social history

Using newsreels, documentary films and still photographs, the events of the 20th century are portrayed.

A study of how democracy is suffering from the forces of consumerist capitalism, which has broken down the borders between countries, creating a global village of communications, information, entertainment, and commerce; and religious and tribal fundamentalism, which is splintering the world into small, intolerant factions.

Describes everyday aspects of the Middle Ages, including eating, cooking, building, housing, clothing, dressing, cleaning, relaxing, playing, fighting, and healing; also includes an annotated list of medieval artifacts in North America, and a bibliography.

Discusses life during the age of chivalry in medieval Europe, with an overview and timeline of the years between 410 and 1456, and looks at religion, life in a monastery, being a knight, the crusades, cathedrals, and other related topics.

Presents a comprehensive historical narrative that describes how and why ancient civilizations such as the Anasazi, Maya, and the Polynesian culture on Easter Island failed and fell into ruin and examines how lessons learned from the past can help in preserving the future.

Discusses what everyday life was like in Viking times by using photographs of actual objects and illustrations with text.

Contains 180 essays arranged in fourteen thematic sectionsthat examine the processes and people of the American socialstructure.