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"This... volume shows how and why mid-twentieth-century decolonization transformed societies and cultures and continues to shape today's world. The introduction explores decolonization as both a historical era and an aspirational movement. A rich collection of primary sources combines the voices of the colonized and the colonizers in Africa, Asia, and throughout the world to recapture the intensity and variety of the independence struggles"--Goodreads.

"Presents the politics and root issues of the Civil War and examines how President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation changed history."--Provided by publisher.

Examines the lives and achievements of some of the world's greatest scientists, including Marie Curie, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein.

"Sheila Pree Bright's moving photographs of Civil Rights activists and Black Lives Matter protests"--Provided by publisher.

This book examines shifting public opinion on various issues with social media and how people have communicated throughout history, tracing the path of how Americans think about social media with each chapter providing insightful commentary on a selected primary source.

"A unique, panoramic look at women's history in the United States through the lens of ordinary objects from, by, and for . . . women. Featuring more than 280 artifacts from 16 Smithsonian museums and archives, and more than 135 essays from 95 Smithsonian authors, this book tells women's history as only the Smithsonian can"--Provided by.