“…These debates grew increasingly fierce during the post-World War II period, the landmarks of which were the notions of intentional fallacy and the death of the author. …”

“…In Brutal Aesthetics, leading art historian Hal Foster explores how postwar artists and writers searched for a new foundation of culture after the massive devastation of World War II, the Holocaust, and the atomic bomb. Inspired by the notion that modernist art can teach us how to survive a civilization become barbaric, Foster examines the various ways that key figures from the early 1940s to the early 1960s sought to develop a brutal aesthetics adequate to the destruction around them. …”

“…Her "picture anthropology" demonstrates how buildings changed irrevocably and substantially through their interaction with photography, beginning with the emergence of mass-printed photographically illustrated texts in Germany before World War II and concluding with the postwar age of commercial advertising. …”

“…Can cooperation persist without the dominance of a single power, such as the United States after World War II? To answer this pressing question, Robert Keohane analyzes the institutions, or "international regimes," through which cooperation has taken place in the world political economy and describes the evolution of these regimes as American hegemony has eroded. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.4 The Origins of No-par Stock Issues3.5 The Boom and the Bust; 3.6 Post-World War II; References; Chapter 4. 200 Years of Dividend Practices; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Dividend Patterns; 4.3 Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs); 4.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Government debt at a glance: General government debt as a percentage of GDP is projected to surpass the World War II peak…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.1 Evolution of the International Monetary System: Before the end of World War II2.2 Evolution of the International Monetary System: The Bretton Woods System; 2.3 After Bretton Woods; 2.4 Going Forward; Summary; Key Terms; Questions; Notes; Chapter 3: Modern Central Banking Roles and Functions: What Exactly Is a Central Bank?…”

“…This is a ground-breaking history of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, part of the Indian National Army led by Bengali revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose during World War II. The Regiment, a hitherto forgotten part of "the Forgotten Army", was composed largely of teenage volunteers from Malayan rubber estates, girls who had never seen India yet were eager to enlist to liberate India from colonial bondage. …”

“…International treaties, conventions, and organizations to protect refugees were established in the aftermath of World War II to protect people escaping targeted persecution by their own governments. …”

“…This sweeping work is the first comprehensive English-language study of Jewish resistance in the Netherlands during World War II. Adopting a comparative approach, Ben Braber explores the situation of Jews in the Netherlands against the backdrop of their experiences in other Western European countries. …”

“…In the years following World War II the health and well-being of the nation was of primary concern to the British government. …”

“…Widerøe’s story also includes a fair share of drama, particularly during World War II when both Germans and the Allies vied for his collaboration. …”

“…"Both postwar fiction and literary criticism," the author writes, "are deeply indebted to the rise of cryptography in World War II." Still more surprising, in Rosenheim's view, Poe is not merely a source for such literary instances of cryptography as the codes in Conan Doyle's "The Dancing-Men" or in Jules Verne, but, through his effect on real cryptographers, Poe's writing influenced the outcome of World War II and the development of the Cold War. …”

“…Focusing on the period since World War II, Peter Uwe Hohendahl explores key debates on the function of critical theory, illuminating the diverse positions and alliances among the participants. …”

“…It was this experience that, following the tragic years of World War II, was to give rise to the current European construction. …”

“…This unprecedented demographic explosion is accompanied by another major change: Exposure to the world economy, that began after World War II and became particularly significant after independence.These two shocks will have far-reaching effects on all aspects of the region's economies and societies. …”

“…Referred to as "the high prophet of quality" by the New York Times , Deming was instrumental in the spectacular rise of Japanese industry after World War II and influenced many of the world's most innovative managers in the ensuing decades. …”

“…This book shows how vernacular communities commemorate their traumatic experiences of World War II. It draws on four case studies: Kałków-Godów, Michniów, Jedwabne and Markowa, to argue that it is still possible in the Polish countryside to discover milieux de mémoire. …”

“…Box reveals the unlikely events that led him to a career in statistics, beginning with his job as a chemist conducting experiments for the British army during World War II. At this turning point in his life and career, Dr. …”

“…Since World War II, when the diet and fitness industries promoted mass obsession with weight and body shape, fat has been a dirty word. …”