A reckoning with the great drama that ensued after war came to an end in 1945. Regime change had come on a global scale, creating the greatest power vacuum in history. Out of the vicious power struggles emerged the modern world as we...
Influence
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Author:Buruma, IanSummary: - Author:Ramsden, JohnSummary:
In this course, Queen Mary University of London professor, John Ramsden, examines the major events of World War I to further understand how they led us to the shaping of this new world.
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Author:Birdsell, SandraSummary: - Author:Hazzard, ShirleySummary:
In war-torn Asia and stricken Europe, men and women, still young but veterans of harsh experience, must reinvent their lives and expectations, and learn, from their past, to dream again. Some will fulfill their destinies, others will...
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Author:Abdul-Jabbar, KareemSummary:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar examines some of the leading political and cultural figures of the Harlem Renaissance--including Marcus Garvey,W.E.B. Du Bois, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Langston Hughes, and many more.
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Author:Abdul-Jabbar, KareemSummary:Listen as jazz critic Stanley Crouch describes the Roaring Twenties and Kareeem discusses how jazz influenced his life.
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Author:Abdul-Jabbar, KareemSummary:Legendary basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar traces his childhood in Harlem, his professional career, and the influence of the Harlem Renaissance on his life and the African-American culture.
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Author:Abdul-Jabbar, KareemSummary:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recounts the birth of Harlem, from the boll weevil to the Great Migration, and discusses how Harlem influenced his life.
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Author:Chomsky, NoamSummary: - Author:Davis, WadeSummary:
Describes British climbers' attempts to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s, discussing such topics as the role of imperial ambition in the expedition and the way in which the ascent reflected England's post-World War I...
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Author:Simmonds, Alan G. V.Summary:
