influence

A social history of America during the Clinton administration, an era characterized by celebrity and scandal, economic prosperity, and scientific, technological, and medical revolution.

Examines the ideological conflict between Galileo's scientic based worldview and the Church which considered such ideas to be heretical.

Examines the career of Alexander III of Macedonia, analyzing ancient sources to determine the truth about the legendary king's accomplishments, and discussing his military and political prowess, intellect, and personal characteristics.

Collection of 120 poems by thirty twentieth century New England poets who were influenced by Robert Frost including Wallace Stevens, Galway Kinnell, Robert Lowell, and John Hollander.

An examination of the experiences of the survivors of Joseph Stalin's Gulag that draws on interviews with victims to describe the challenges they faced after returning home and the political conflict that was caused by their imprisonment.

Challenges the claims of anthropologists Napoleon Chagnon and Jacques Lizot that the lives of the Yanomami Indians of Venezuela and Brazil are characterized by violence and sexual depravity, and examines the roles these anthropologists and others may have played in corrupting these people.

Provides a history of Lincoln's place in American thought offering insight into evolution and struggles of American politics and society and into the character of Lincoln.