History/Philosophy Books
Contributing Articles in History/Philosophy Books
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Through Women's Eyes: An American History
In Through Women's Eyes: An American History With Documents, Ellen Carol DuBois and Lynn Dumenil blend primary sources with women's history to create a unique textbook.
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Bomb Power by Garry Wills, Author of Under God
Pulitzer-Prize winner Garry Wills argues that atomic power changed republican government in Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State.
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Melbourne – A City Lost and Found
In this fascinating history of the family demolishing firm, Whelan the Wreckers, Melbourne writer Robyn Annear re-imagines a lost city and brings it back to life.
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Chile: Death in the South by Jacobo Timerman
Jacobo Timerman, a Ukrainian Jew who emigrated to Argentina as a boy, looks at oppression under General Augusto Pinochet's military coup in Chile: Death in the South.
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Bonnie Tsui Details Female Civil War Soldiers
Followers of the War Between the States will enjoy this group of fighters, spies, and leaders who showed that not all 19th century war heroes of the US and CSA were men.
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The Cosmic Race by José Vasconcelos
In The Cosmic Race ("La Raza Cósmica" in Spanish), José Vasconcelos argues that racial diversity and interbreeding will produce one superior race. Is it code for purity?
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions changed how historians and scientists view scientific progress, not as a linear march but as bold paradigm shifts.
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Gordon S. Wood's Empire of Liberty
Wood provides an excellent overview of the early American republic, emphasizing the egalitarian forces unleashed by the Revolution that influenced society.
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Exchanges, A Global History Reader, Vol. I
Exchanges: A Global History Reader, Vol. I To 1500 by Getz, Hoffman and Rodriguez takes the world history textbook reader concept to a new analytical level.
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Exchanges, A Global History Reader, Vol. II
Exchanges: A Global History Reader by Getz, Hoffman, and Rodriguez synthesizes theory and primary sources to shift the paradigm in how we read and teach world history.
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The 50th Law by 50 Cent & Robert Greene – Review
50 Cent and Robert Greene reveal how fear limits success. Employing life stories from 50 and history's powerful people, the authors share a basic rule - fear nothing.
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The Other America
Michael Harrington's book, The Other America: Poverty in the United States, provides a sobering analysis of poverty in the United States in the 1960s.
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New Books Honor African Americans
Dr. and Mrs. King exchange words of love amid hate, rioting and violence. The NAACP advances the cause of equality while Jim Crow Laws are alive and doing damage today.
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New Books Celebrate African American Identity
New books celebrate African American culture and history, all of which are worth reading in conjunction with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January.
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Lifestyles and Customs of Thomas More's Utopia
Utopia, a work by the 16th century humanist Thomas More, challenges the reader to examine the way a society should be run.
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