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"This is the story of America at her peak: a world power deluging the population with consumer goods and entertainment to distract from the fear of nuclear war and the hyper competition with the USSR and China. It allows the reader to understand the impacts of the Cold War on American culture, psyche and politics. A Long Cold War is cultural history covering 1945-1991. Written in an almanac or journal form, it gives the reader details about daily life and international events, from the headlines as they happened and with summaries of average salaries and prices, and the books, music, movies and television shows of the times. It is a good read for the history-minded and the casual reader as well, in its entirety or as a trip down Memory Lane for those with nostalgia for specific years."--Provided by publisher.

This book examines how credit and finance schemes affect the financial lives of vulnerable people around the world. These schemes include payday lending, matched savings, and financial literacy in the Global North, and micro-credit and mobile banking in the Global South. Buckland sets these schemes within the context of financialization and seeks to identify strengths, weaknesses, and ways to enhance the well-being of vulnerable people. This book's coverage of a wide range of financial products and geographic regions makes for a unique and innovative perspective on this topic. It presents a balanced critique of credit and finance schemes under the assumption that reform is the most practical means to improve human well-being.--

True Tales from the Campaign Trail finds Democratic and Republican political consultants putting aside their differences to offer entertaining and honest insights into the art of the political campaign. First-hand accounts from across the spectrum detail the trials and tribulations of primaries for Ted Kennedy, Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton; fraught Senate races fought with direct mail; and down-and-dirty tricks pulled in local elections. The variety of funny foibles and lessons learned makes for an engaging celebration of the democratic process and the campaign trail

Introduction -- Darwin and morality -- Havelock Ellis : eugenic and sexual revolutionary -- Darwin, Kinsey and the sexual revolution -- Abortion leader Margaret Sanger : Darwinist, racist and eugenicist -- Evolution exploited to justify abortion -- The failure of psychoanalysis -- Freud and Darwinism -- Friedrich Nietzsche : anti-Christian Darwin disciple -- Social Darwinism leads to murder : the cases of Anders Behring Breivik and Charles Manson -- Benjamin Spock and Chet Raymo : the "baby doctor" and the Catholic turned atheist -- Academia's Darwinian war against Christian morality -- Preaching Darwinism : a history of church support for eugenics -- Hitler's Darwinian goals for the world -- Karl Pearson : racist, warmonger and white supremacist -- Darwinism destroys aesthetic sensibility -- The failed attempt to prove Jewish inferiority by a skeleton collection -- Darwinism motivated Japanese sadism during World War II.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword, by Augusto "Gus" Flores Jr. -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I. Crooked Politics in the Calumet Region -- 1. Getting Intoxicated at First Political Fundraiser -- 2. Murders and Mysteries: Babe Lopez and Jay Given -- 3. Pointing Fingers: Conservatives Blame Democratic Party Rule -- 4. In Defense of Public Officials in "Da Region" -- Part II. Lake County, Indiana: Ground Zero for Hoosier Corruption -- 5. East Chicago: "Last City Machine in America" -- 6. Gary: Corruption Goes Back Decades -- 7. Lake Station: Modern-Day Corruption -- 8. Porter County: Political Seepage into Coffee Creek -- Part III. Efforts Through the Decades to Curb Political Crime -- 9. Shared Ethics Advisory Commission -- 10. Women's Citizens Committee -- 11. Northwest Indiana Crime Commission -- Part IV. Current Corruption and Future Remedies -- 12. Analysis from a Political Science Perspective -- 13. Lawyered Up: Defense Attorneys Testify -- 14. Behind Bars: Firsthand Accounts from Sentenced Pols -- 15. What Can or Should Be Done? -- Epilogue: An Author's Epiphany -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- About the Photographer -- About the Author.

"In the depths of a depression in 1894, a highly successful Gilded Age businessman named Jacob Coxey led a group of jobless men on a march from his hometown of Massillon, Ohio, to the steps of the nation's Capitol. Though a financial panic and the resulting widespread business failures caused millions of Americans to be without work at the time, the word unemployment was rarely used and generally misunderstood. In an era that worshipped the self-reliant individual who triumphed in a laissez-faire market, the out-of-work "tramp" was disparaged as weak or flawed, and undeserving of assistance. Private charities were unable to meet the needs of the jobless, and only a few communities experimented with public works programs. Despite these limitations, Coxey conceived a plan to put millions back to work building a nationwide system of roads and drew attention to his idea with the march to Washington. In Coxey's Crusade for Jobs, Jerry Prout recounts Coxey's story and adds depth and context by focusing on the reporters who were embedded in the march. Their fascinating depictions of life on the road occupied the headlines and front pages of America's newspapers for more than a month, turning the spectacle into a serialized drama. These accounts humanized the idea of unemployment and helped Americans realize that in a new industrial economy, unemployment was not going away and the unemployed deserved attention. This unique study will appeal to scholars and students interested in the Gilded Age and US and labor history."

"This history of the Indian Wars of the Trans-Mississippi begins with the earliest clashes between Native Americans and Anglo-European settlers. It provides a comprehensive narrative of the conflict in eight parts, covering eight geographical regions, with an epilogue on Wounded Knee"--

Conquering Tunis -- The sultan, the tsar and the shah -- The Battle for Barbary -- An apt man in Constantinople -- Unholy alliances -- Sultana Isabel -- London turns Turk -- Mahomet's dove -- Escape from the Seraglio -- Sherley fever -- More than a Moor -- Epilogue

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- List of Acronyms -- 1 The World in a Glass -- 2 Territorial Governance -- 3 Bordeaux: From One to Ten Thousand Chateaux -- 4 Bordeaux's Territories: Leader and Aspirant -- 5 Napa: Terroir to the new World -- 6 Chianti Classico: Globalizing Sangiovese -- 7 An Invitation to Variety -- Endnotes