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Cover -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1 Race and the Character of the FBI -- CHAPTER 2 Secret Reconstruction, 1871-1905 -- CHAPTER 3 Proud Genesis, 1905-1909 -- CHAPTER 4 Loss of Mission, 1909-1924 -- CHAPTER 5 The First Age of Reform, 1924-1939 -- CHAPTER 6 Counterespionage and Control, 1938-1945 -- CHAPTER 7 The Alienation of Liberal America, 1924-1943 -- CHAPTER 8 Gestapo Fears and the Intelligence Schism, 1940-1975 -- CHAPTER 9 Anachronism as Myth and Reality, 1945-1972 -- CHAPTER 10 A Crisis of American Democracy, 1972-1975 -- CHAPTER 11 Reform and Its Critics, 1975-1980 -- CHAPTER 12 Mission Regained, 1981-1993 -- CHAPTER 13 Strife and Slippage, 1993-2001 -- CHAPTER 14 9/11 and the Quest for National Unity -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

In this introduction to the special issue on peace history, the emergence of this sub-field of both history and peace research is briefly described, and some of its organizational aspects as well as scholarly achievements are highlighted. The increasing breadth of peace history since its establishment in the 1960s is illustrated, particularly through its focus on grass-roots peacemaking and attention to topics that in the past have been frequently marginalized by mainstream history (with its concentration on traditional diplomatic history and elite foreign policy decisionmaking). The growth of civil society and citizens' increasing involvement in issues concerning war and peace are providing a rich source for historical analysis. A summary is included of the six case studies which follow. They deal with such subjects as women's anti-war campaigning in the 1930s, conscientious objectors in the 1940s and the anti-nuclear movements of the 1970s and 1980s. Spanning the 20th century and drawn from three continents, these studies show the potential as well as the difficulties inherent in popular peace advocacy.

This book deals with the history of mining and smelting from the Renaissance to the present. Martin Lynch opens with the invention, sometime before 1453, of a revolutionary technique for separating silver from copper. It was this invention which brought back to life the rich copper-silver mines of central Europe, in the process making brass cannon and silver coin available to the ambitious Habsburg emperors, thereby underpinning their quest for European domination. Lynch also discusses the Industrial Revolution and the far-reaching changes to mining and smelting brought about by the steam engi

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Ways in to the Text -- Who Was Michel Foucault? -- What Does The History of Sexuality Say? -- Why Does The History of Sexuality Matter? -- Section 1: Influences -- Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context -- Module 2: Academic Context -- Module 3: The Problem -- Module 4: The Author's Contribution -- Section 2: Ideas -- Module 5: Main Ideas -- Module 6: Secondary Ideas -- Module 7: Achievement -- Module 8: Place in the Author's Work -- Section 3: Impact -- Module 9: The First Responses -- Module 10: The Evolving Debate -- Module 11: Impact and Influence Today -- Module 12: Where Next? -- Glossary of Terms -- People Mentioned in the Text -- Works Cited.