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To understand Canada's history of Britishness, Vance looks into the military past of both countries. The fabric of Canadian life in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries owes a great deal to the presence of British military. And this, observes Vance, is a two-way relationship: he reminds us that during the two World Wars, close to a million Canadians travelled to the United Kingdom. In this form of reverse colonialism, Canadians established modest outposts in Britain, and parts of the country were Canadianized.

Deftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, "Lost Hawaii" brings to life the ensuing clash between a vulnerable Polynesian people and relentlessly expanding capitalist powers. Portraits of royalty and rogues, sugar barons, and missionaries combine into a sweeping tale of the Hawaiian Kingdom's rise and fall. At the center of the story is Lili'uokalani, the last queen of Hawai'i.

"In Islam Through Western Eyes, Jonathan Lyons unpacks Western habits of thinking and writing about Islam, conducting a careful analysis of the West's grand totalizing narrative across one thousand years of history. He observes the discourse's corrosive effects on the social sciences, including sociology, politics, philosophy, theology, international relations, security studies, and human rights scholarship. He follows its influence on research, speeches, political strategy, and government policy, preventing the West from responding effectively to its most significant twenty-first-century challenges: the rise of Islamic power, the emergence of religious violence, and the growing tension between established social values and multicultural rights among Muslim immigrant populations.".

Introduces the reader to Canadian people, resources, and economic conditions and discusses its influence on the United States.

Illustrates African contributions to contemporary culture, including the significance of the African diaspora, and examines the continuing influence of the superpowers on the affairs of Africa.

New York businessman Ed Horman and his daughter-in-law Beth put aside their past differences and work together to find his son, Charles, an American writer and filmmaker who disappeared during a military coup while working in South America.

Presents a reconstruction of the events of August 1953 when the U.S. overthrew Iran's democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh in what was called Operation Ajax, and discusses the lasting effects of the plot, linking it to the rise of Muslim fundamentalists and terrorism in the modern world.

An analysis of Europe's encounter with American culture during the twentieth century, looking at how foreign countries have been able to preserve their national and ethnic identities while taking advantage of the modern global economy.