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A Very Short IntroductionPart geographical location, part time period, and part state of mind, the American West is a concept often invoked but rarely defined. Though popular culture has carved out a short and specific time and place for the region, author and longtime Californian Stephen Aron tracks "e;the West"e; from the building of the...

Volume 5: Historical Writing Since 1945The fifth volume of The Oxford History of Historical Writing offers essays by leading scholars on the writing of history globally since 1945. Divided into two parts, part one selects and surveys theoretical and interdisciplinary approaches to history, and part two examines select national and regional...

Black Women Entertainers and the Civil Rights MovementHow It Feels to Be Free examines the role of black female entertainers in the Civil Rights movement....

To understand China, it is essential to understand Confucianism. First formulated in the sixth century BCE, the teachings of Confucius would come to dominate Chinese society, politics, economics, and ethics. In this Very Short Introduction, Daniel K. Gardner explores the major philosophical ideas of the Confucian tradition, showing their profound...

Music and Citizenship in the Sixties CountercultureThe Republic of Rock uncovers the lost story of rock music and citizenship in the sixties counterculture by tracing the way people in two key places--San Francisco and Vietnam--used rock to make sense of their lives and the world around them....

Ancient AcharnaiIn ancient Athenian democracy there were one hundred and thirty-nine official demes, or recognized population centres, which formed the foundation of the political system introduced by Kleisthenes in 508/7 BC. Enrolment in one of these demes was a prerequisite for citizenship and participation in the Athenian socio-political system....