Author: Brian Ward
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: documentary, american, history, readers, uncovering, reader, 1960s, past
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-11-10
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1405163305
ISBN-13: 9781405163309

Drawn from a wide range of perspectives and showcasing a variety of primary source materials, Brian Ward’s The 1960s: A Documentary Reader highlights the most important themes of the era. Supplies students with over 50 primary documents on the turbulent period of the 1960s in the United States Includes speeches, court decisions, acts of Congress, secret memos, song lyrics, cartoons, photographs, news reports, advertisements, and first-hand testimony A comprehensive introduction, document headnotes, and questions at the end of each chapter are designed to encourage stude

Authors:Robert P. Ingalls, David K. Johnson,
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: documentary, readers, american, past, history, uncovering, states, reader, united
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-03-04
List price: $31.95
ISBN-10: 1405167149
ISBN-13: 9781405167147

Encompassing political, social, and cultural issues, this primary source reader allows students to hear the voices of the past, giving a richer understanding of American society since 1945. Comprises over 50 documents, which incorporate political, social, and cultural history and encompass the viewpoints of ordinary people as well a variety of leaders An extended introduction explains to students how to think and work like historians by using primary sources Includes both written texts and photographs Headnotes contextualize the documents and questions encourage students to engage critically w

Authors:Vince Burns, Kate Dempsey Peterson,
Publisher: Greenwood
Keywords: documentary, reference, guides, guide, terrorism
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2005-06-30
List price: $78.95
ISBN-10: 0313332134
ISBN-13: 9780313332135

Examining the roots of global terrorism and its current state, Terrorism: A Documentary and Reference Guide includes over 70 documents that illustrate political and ethnic terrorism, terrorism’s role in the Cold War, and its significance in Middle East violence. Much of the material relates to the lead-up to the September 11 attacks and its aftermath, and each annotated document is followed by detailed analyses along with exhaustive print and online bibliographies. Other features in this must-have sourcebook on modern terrorism include 65 photographs, 50+ sidebars, and a comprehensive bi

Author: Steven Mintz
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: documentary, american, readers, history, past, reader, voices, mexican, uncovering
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-05-19
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 1405182601
ISBN-13: 9781405182607

This short, comprehensive collection of primary documents provides an indispensable introduction to Mexican American history and culture. Includes over 90 carefully chosen selections, with a succinct introduction and comprehensive headnotes that identify the major issues raised by the documents Emphasizes key themes in US history, from immigration and geographical expansion to urbanization, industrialization, and civil rights struggles Includes a ’visual history’ chapter of images that supplement the documents, as well as an extensive bibliography

Authors:Barry Keith Grant, Jeannette Sloniowski,
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Keywords: documentary, film, television, series, contemporary, video, readings, documenting, close
Number of Pages: 488
Published: 1998-07
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0814326390
ISBN-13: 9780814326398

An examination of the developments in the history of documentary fimmmaking.

Author: Camilla Townsend
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: american, history, documentary, readers, past, uncovering, reader, indian
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2009-05-05
List price: $31.95
ISBN-10: 1405159081
ISBN-13: 9781405159081

This Reader from the Uncovering the Past  series provides a comprehensive introduction to American Indian history. Over 60 primary documents allow the voices of natives to illuminate the American past Includes samples of native languages just above the full translations of particular texts Provides comprehensive introductions and headnotes, as well as images, an extensive bibliography, and suggestions for further research Includes such texts as a decoded Maya inscription, letters written during the French and Indian War on the distribution of small pox blankets, and

Author: David John Lu
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Keywords: japan, history, documentary, present, tokugawa, period
Number of Pages: 410
Published: 1996-11-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0765600366
ISBN-13: 9780765600363

An updated edition of David Lu’s acclaimed "Sources of Japanese History", this two volume book presents in a student-friendly format original Japanese documents from Japan’s mythological beginnings through 1995. Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history, this classroom resource offers insight not only into the past but also into Japan’s contemporary civilisation. This volume covers from the late 18th century up to 1995. Three major criteria used in the document selection were that: the selection avoids duplicati