The author traces the history of the entire family of bagpipes around the world before the ascendency of the modern Scottish bagpipes.

L'après-guerre est généralement considérée par les Américains comme une guerre froide entre l'URSS et les États-Unis. Cependant, ce point de vue est insuffisant, car il ne tient pas compte du fait que la période a également ...

One question that arises in the study of baseball in East Asia is why baseball caught on so readily with certain countries, when in others the sport is nearly nonexistent. One of the broadest, most obvious answers to this ...

In any credible discussion as to the decisive events in the First World War, one must invariably delve into the category of sea power. Competition between countries produced a rivalry on the oceans, which in turn helped ...

Upon achieving independence, the United states fell heir to the problems created through the contact of white settlers and American Indians. The American government found itself without an adequate Indian policy. The new ...

The author traces the evolution of the "pin-up girl" from the Victorian era Gibson Girl to the airbrushed drawings of artists like George Petty and Alberto Vargas in the mid-20th Century "girlie magazines like Esquire.

In order to discern the meaning of the Confederate symbol in Brazilian society, analysis of the racial values of the "Confederados" is imperative. There is a clear linkage between the racial views of the older generation ...

The biography of Orlando Hurley Moore is an example of heroism:. on the battlefield, in staking his career upon his ideals, and in his private life facing the day to day. personal problems confronting him and his family ...

The body of historical work on the American Labor movement of the 1930's, though voluminous and growing every year, still contains many gaps. The field abounds with well known studies of the broader labor movement of this ...