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Examines the Mexican-American War from both sides, discussing its impact on both countries at the time and generations later, as well as how it has shaped U.S.-Mexico relations.

Looks at the Mexican-American war and its divisive role in United States politics, evaluates its impact on the careers of James Polk, Henry Clay, and Abraham Lincoln, and how it set the stage for the American Civil War.

Recreates the War of 1812, describing how James Madison, fourth president of the U.S., decided whether to go to war again only thirty years after the American Revolution, and the role the other Founding Fathers played in his decision and its aftermath.

"Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education. Drawing on his own experience of feeling undervalued and invisible in science classrooms as a young man of color, Christopher Emdin offers a new lens on and approach to teaching in urban schools. Putting forth his theory of Reality Pedagogy, Emdin provides practical tools to unleash the brilliance and eagerness of youth and educators alike--both of whom have been typecast and stymied by outdated modes of thinking about urban education, [and] demonstrates the importance of creating a family structure and building communities within the classroom, using culturally relevant strategies like hip-hop music and call-and-response, and connecting the experiences of urban youth to indigenous populations globally"--Provided by publisher.

"[The second in a two volume set that explores] many aspects of the Vietnam War that have not been addressed before, this book supplies new perspectives from academics as well as Vietnam veterans that explore how this key conflict of the 20th century has influenced everyday life and popular culture during the war as well as for the past 50 years"--Amazon.com.

"[The first in a two volume set that explores] many aspects of the Vietnam War that have not been addressed before, this book supplies new perspectives from academics as well as Vietnam veterans that explore how this key conflict of the 20th century has influenced everyday life and popular culture during the war as well as for the past 50 years"--Amazon.com.

Shares the history of hip-hop and discusses its influence on popular culture.

This thoughtful book describes the events that followed the armistice of World War I. Learn about the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 where the leaders of Britain, France, and the United States met to agree on how to deal with the defeated countries. The book also discusses how the penalties placed on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles and the redrawing of the map of Europe would contribute to Germany's rise again and a Second World War.

Collects twelve articles on Arab Americans in the United States, covering studies of race, multiculturalism, Americanization, and Arab American history before and after 9/11.

Explores the popular practices of senses and sensations during the 18th century, from playing a piano made of live cats to using tobacco to cure drowning.