“…Why has "fascist" come to carry such negative associations? In Fascism Comes to America Bruce Kuklick explores the history of the use and meaning of fascism in American politics and culture for the past hundred years. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Protestant Adjustment to Catholic Growth: 1917-1939; II. Catholicism in America Comes of Age: 1939-1955; III. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…What goes around comes around : the circulation of proverbs in contemporary life / Kimberly J. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Critical Reflections on Energy and History in the Americas -- 1 | Unpacking Latin American Oil and Gas Policies: Views on Energy as a Market, Common, and Political Good -- 2 | Primary Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Chile,1844-2010 -- 3 | The Commercial and Political Dynamics of the Crude Oil Industry: The Case of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group in Venezuela, 1913-1924 -- 4 | Exxon and the Rise of Producer Power in Venezuela -- 5 | Current Concerns: Canadian-United States Energy Relations and the St. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Contents of the Unabridged Democracy in America; Democracy in America: An Introduction; Editor's Note; Translator's Note; Democracy in America; Volume One; Introduction; Part One; Chapter 2; The Reasons for Some Peculiariities; Chapter 3; That the Outstanding Feature of the Social State Is Democratic; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; The Municipal System in America; The Limits of the Township; Powers of the Township in New England; The Township as an Individual Entity; The Municipal Spirit in New England…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Iacob -- European mass killing and European commemoration / Timothy Snyder -- Part Two. Politics of memory and constructing democracy -- Why World War II memories remain so troubled in Europe and East Asia / Daniel Chirot -- Post-authoritarian memories in Europe and Latin America / Eusebio Mujal-Leon and Eric Langenbacher -- Divided memory revisited : the Nazi past in West Germany and in postwar Palestine / Jeffrey Herf -- On the relationship between politics of memory and the state's rapport with the communist past / Alexandru Gussi -- Part Three. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…DVD 3: La guerra llega a los Estados Unidos = War comes to America (66 min, 1945) ; El soldado negro = The negro soldier (40 min, 1944) ; Mr. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover Page; The Cursillo Movement in America; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface New Beginnings; Introduction Finding Christ and Community in America; Chapter One Los Orígenes Mallorquines; Chapter Two Coming to America; Chapter Three A Focus on Christian Experience; Chapter Four Blooming Where We're Planted; Chapter Five Teens Encounter Christ; Chapter Six Feeding Bodies and Souls; Chapter Seven Maverick yet Mainstream; Epilogue Cursillo Weekends, Fourth-Day Spirituality, and the Future; Appendix One Cursillo Chronology; Appendix Two Glossary; Notes; Index…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Brazil Is the New America: How Brazil Offers Upward Mobility in a Collapsing World; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The World in 2050; A Preview of the Future; A Decrease in Productive Capacity; Squandering Prosperity; Chapter 2: The Original America Is the New Brazil; The Country of the Future; The Origins of America; The Mythic Brazil; A Difficult Dream to Realize; Can America's Destiny Be Fulfilled in Brazil?…”

“…The contributions to this volume consider topics such as the immigrant experience in coming to America after the trauma of the Holocaust; how the Shoah has shaped more recent interpretation of the Hebrew Bible; the role that survivors have fulfilled in educating American youth not only about the Holocaust itself, but also about how values - especially in regard to tolerance - can and must be shaped by eye-witness testimony on the Shoah; the impact of Holocaust in film, especially in "third-generation" cinema; the issues and difficulties of presenting the Shoah in children's literature; the dialogue between Christians and Jews, especially in America, and how that dialogue has been constructively influenced and shaped by the Holocaust; the way in which Jewish business activities have altered in the post-World War II environment and in the aftermath of the Holocaust and how the lessons of the Shoah have facilitated the change from nationalist to global economy; how the image and awareness of the Holocaust developed in the American media. …”

“…Above all, it is a wildly funny, tender portrait of two men who come to form an almost impossible friendship, and a completely improbable work of art"…”