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Discusses what happened after the American Civil War ended and during the reconstruction period.

A history of the period between Jeffersonian democracy and Jacksonian democracy, examining the personalities and experiences the characterized the transition from lesser to greater governmental control.

Traces the political and social changes that occurred in France following the French Revolution, the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, and the emergence of the modern democratic French Republic.

Presents background information on the War of 1812, the creation and conservation of the actual Star-Spangled Banner flag, and the adoption of the song as the U.S.'s national anthem, and discusses such topics as the song's place in American culture and the controversy over flag burning.

A series of essays on aspects of Lincoln as a military leader, the Civil War, and the changes in the South.

An interpretation of the French Revolution examining the stresses in the social and political order, the ideas of the wealthy that were circulated at that time, and the living conditions of the French peasantry.

Explores the impact the Civil War had on America, discussing the political, social, and economic struggles the nation faced after the war ended.

The revolution, guided by Fidel Castro, that overthrew the Cuban Batista government in 1959, has lacked the world-wide understanding of other revolutions in history. This book explores the revolution's effects on the Cuban public and addresses the everyday realities brought about by the implementation of post-revolutionary social and economic programs.

Traces the political relationship between the United States and China from the 1989 student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square to the end of the Clinton administration in 2000.