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The article is devoted to the problems of the history of the Russian peasantry. The author proposes to study them using the methods of oral history. Differences between different generations of respondents are noted, due to the breakdown of material and spiritual culture that occurred in the 1930s-1960s. The general features of the oral stories of the peasants are highlighted.

The historical decline in forest cover in the Philippines appears to be tapering off, following the pattern seen in temperate countries in the past. After summarizing the history of deforestation in the country, the paper proposes a political economy model which can be used to explain this general trend, and then tests it by applying it to the history of deforestation in the Philippines during the twentieth century.

Comments on SA 0206/E5569. A discussion of the 4 subsystems of which the general action system is composed is made. The following are viewed: the hierarchy of control, levels of soc structure, functional interchanges, equilibrium & change, action theory & history writing & the progressive synthesis. L. Galambos feels that an acceptable synthesis of Amer history bur'cy will be of central importance. H. Rosen.

This two-volume history of the Royal Artillery is one of the earliest published on that subject, and covers the period from its formation in 1716 to Waterloo, a hundred years of history. This volume takes the history of the Regiment to Waterloo and the defeat of Napoleon, and in connection with performance of the Artillery in that battle the author devotes an Appendix to a letter from Wellington to Lord Mulgrave, then Master-General of the Ordnance, in which he wrote: ""To tell you the truth ...

Vols. for have subtitle: Quarterly of the National Archives. ; Not distributed to depository libraries. ; Title from cover. ; Writings on American history ; Recently published articles ; Historical abstracts. Part B. Twentieth century abstracts ; Historical abstracts. Part A. Modern history abstracts ; America, history and life ; Humanities index ; Index to U.S. government periodicals ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Vols. for -19 published by: National Archives Trust Fund in cooperation with the General Services Administration; by: National Archives Trust Fund Board and the National Archives and Records Administration.

From a review of the first edition: "For those of us whose minds unhinge at the sheer immensity of the Library of Congress, with its maze of corridors, multilayered stacks and circuitous subterranean passages, this study will prevent many a false step."--Smithsonian Since the first edition of this book appeared in 1972, there have been many changes in the Library, including a massive reorganization begun in 1977 under the leadership of Daniel J. Boorstin, the present Librarian of Congress. This completely revised and updated look at the Library brings the story up to date, discussing the Library's history, how it works, how the user can take advantage of its many services, where it is going, and how it meets the wide-ranging needs of Congress, other federal government offices, and the library, scholarly, and creative worlds. The authors emphasize the recent impact of technology on what is the largest information-storage and retrieval "machine" in the world. Lively writing and accessible language make this book an ideal introduction to the Library of Congress for the visitor, the first-time user, or the general reader, but it is also a must for every library and librarian, as well as an excellent textbook for library administration courses. The information it contains will make it of great interest even to the most experienced users of the Library.

Stirring portraits of five military commanders (Themistocles of ancient Athens, the Byzantine general Belisarius, William Tecumseh Sherman, Matthew Ridgway, and David Petraeus) warriors whose dynamic leadership changed the course of war and history, filled with Hanson's trademark insight and depth of historical vision.

"From an award-winning historian, a groundbreaking portrait of pervasive exploitation and radical resistance in America, told through the turbulent history of St. Louis. From Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition to the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, American history has been made in St. Louis. And as Walter Johnson shows in this searing book, the city exemplifies how imperialism, racism, and capitalism have persistently entwined to corrupt the nation's past. St. Louis was a staging post for Indian removal and imperial expansion, and its wealth grew on the backs of its poor black residents, from slavery through redlining and urban renewal. But it was once also America's most radical city, home to anti-capitalist immigrants, the Civil War's first general emancipation, and the nation's first general strike -- a legacy of resistance that endures. A blistering history of a city's rise and decline, The Broken Heart of America will forever change how we think about the United States."--

In a world where we take for granted the ability to communicate instantly across vast distances and time, world history has come of age. We increasingly reflect on history from a position which no longer privileges Europe or the West, and from a global perspective which ranges from the Pacific Rim to the Balkans, and from Latin America to the Middle East. Compiled by an international team of contributors, area editors and general editors, The Cambridge Dictionary of Modern World History provides a much needed guide to the main global events, personalities and themes from the eighteenth century to the present. Major themes of war, politics, society and religion are covered, alongside more recent subjects within the discipline; from globalization and the environment to transnational social movements and human rights. This is an essential new work of reference not only for scholars and students but also for the wider general public

El presente artículo pretende recuperar la historia de lucha y resistencia de los trabajadores de la Petroquímica General Mosconi (PGM) a través de la metodología de la historia oral, ya que dicha historia se encuentra hoy invisibilizada. En el desarrollo del mismo se intenta recuperar la trayectoria laboral y política de sus trabajadores y cómo esta fue marcando su subjetividad, primero con las movilizaciones de julio de 1975 y luego por la represión durante la última dictadura militar argentina. ; This article aim to recover the history of struggle and resistance of the workers in the petrochemical General Mosconi (PGM) through the methodology of oral history, because this history today is hidden. In the development of the same tries to recover his career both work and political and how it was marking its subjectivity, first with the protest in July of 1975 and then by repression during the last military dictatorship in Argentina. ; Facultad de Trabajo Social

Historians tend to lack an integral view of the major factors of the physical world. The separation of phenomena according to disciplinary traditions is a general custom. Usually, historians pay attention to the interplay between technology and the physical environment only when something extraordinary takes place or when things do not work in an expected way. This article examines the significance of water in human history and past interactions between technology and water issues. Humanity has used technology to govern, control, and subdue water. Nevertheless, water and the environment in general have not yielded entirely to human domination. It is claimed that the maltreatment of the natural world contains a risk of environmental backlash. Some droughts, floods, salinization, and waterborne diseases are examples of human-induced environmental problems. Water-related environmental issues illustrate the close connection between environmental history and the history of technology, which are as interconnected as the two sides of a coin.

History consists of the general and the particular. The existence of the general is the reason why history repeats itself. In the annals of the past it is surprising to find, time and again, that what is often considered as modern and unique has happened before. Closer study reveals that men, when confronted with a similar set of circumstances have reacted, throughout recorded history, in patterns revealing a marked degree of similarity. If we are to gain a measure of rational control over an otherwise frequently anti-rational—and therefore anti-human—world, it is essential that we know these patterns. They show that men so often do what they do not want to do; they are caught in a chain of circumstances which they could have broken only if they had realized what the last link would be while they were forging the first or were permitting events to forge it for them.

The autonomy granted to local communities (such as towns, municipalities, and city-states) by larger, central powers (such as empires, kings, lords, and central states) is a recurrent feature of European history over time, from Antiquity to the contemporary period. This volume explores the political, social, and cultural aspects of this feature in a diachronic and comparative perspective, from the Roman Empire to today's city partnerships. To this end, it uses the concept of polycentric governance. Originally developed by political economist Vincent Ostrom in the 1960s and then expanded by the 2009 winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, political scientist Elinor Ostrom, this concept characterises the interdependent system of relations between different actors involved in a process and, for that reason, it is frequently used in policy studies. This volume applies the concept of polycentric governance to historical studies as a heuristic device to analyse the multilayer systems into which cities were integrated at various points in European history, as well as the implications of the coexistence of different political structures. Fourteen chapters examine the structures, the dynamics, and the discourse of polycentric governance through various case studies from the Roman Empire, from medieval towns, from early modern Europe, and from contemporary cities. The volume suggests that for extended periods of time throughout European history, polycentric governance has played a pivotal role in the organisation and distribution of political power

This Palgrave Pivot examines the history of literacy with illiterate and semi-literate people in mind, and questions the clear division between literacy and illiteracy which has often been assumed by social and economic historians. Instead, it turns the spotlight on all those in-between, the millions who had some literacy skills, but for whom reading and writing posed difficulties. Its main focus is on those we have often labelled 'illiterates', rather than those who enjoyed full competence in reading and writing in modern society. In offering a historical perspective on the 'problem' of illiteracy in the modern world, it also questions some enduring myths surrounding the phenomenon. This book therefore has a revisionist objective: it intends to challenge conventional wisdom about illiteracy

This book focuses on the current internal and external situation China is facing both from a macro perspective and a theoretical height, and puts forward practical development strategies and diplomatic ideas. It is of great methodological significance. At home, the development thought after the conclusion of the hundred-year change is the guiding thought for China's further development, and abroad, the international communication and the construction of international order highlighted by the hundred-year change also have important reference significance for the world's development