Readers will learn why Italian immigrants left Italy, where they settled in America once they arrived, and how they became one of the most influential cultures on American society.
"A veteran war correspondent journeys to remote mountain communities across the globe--from Albania and Chechnya to Nepal and Colombia--to investigate why so many conflicts occur at great heights..."----Provided by publisher.
A comprehensive five-volume reference on the defining conflict of the second half of the 20th century, covering all aspects of the Cold War as it influenced events around the world.
Presents a guide to the U.S. Congress, covering its origins, development, powers, and congressional procedures, and discusses the pressures on congress from the constituency, the media, the President, the Supreme Court, and lobbyists.
More than two hundred alphabetically arranged entries offer nontechnical explanations of congressional operations, background on the development of the modern Congress, information on such subjects as the legislative process and the congressional committee system, profiles of individual committees, and short biographies of important members of Congress, past and present.
