How have American Zionists maintained the delicate balance between their Americanism and their Zionism? How did they, as Americans, support the principle of democracy and at the same time, as Jews, support the creation of a Jewish homeland despite the pre-1948 Arab majority in Palestine? Looking at America-Holy Land relations during the years prior to the establishment of the state of Israel, Medoff explores this crucial question of American Jewish identity. Using original, previously unpublished archival material, this study presents an engaging account of a dilemma that is still very much an issue in today's political climate.

Was it possible to achieve peace between Jews and Arabs in Palestine in the 1930s? This study discusses the Fifth Avenue muti-millionaires who believed they could bring peace to the Middle East through secret diplomacy and a generous dose of "Baksheesh" (the Arabic word for bribery).

Washington the eve of the war / Charles P. Stone -- Founder of the Pinkertons shadows a beautiful rebel spy / Allan Pinkerton -- Future head of U.S. Secret Service activities goes on his first mission / Lafayette C. Baker -- How the Confederates got arms and ammunition in Europe / Caleb Huse -- First Confederate cruiser puts out to sea / Raphael Semmes -- Confederacy's first government-owned blockade runner begins her career / James D. Bulloch -- Belle Boyd starts her work as a spy / Belle Boyd -- Union spy tells how he operated / Spencer Kellogg Brown -- Female spy changes her color / S. Emma E. Edmonds -- Carrying a memorized cipher message through the lines / Adam R. Johnson -- Confederate cruiser runs the gauntlet / John Newland Maffitt -- Dummy ironclad goes on a secret mission with no one on board / David Dixon Porter -- Morgan and his men escape from prison / Thomas E. Hines -- Draft riots / Joel Tyler Headley -- Confederate torpedo service / R.O. Crowley -- Tallahassee terrifies New York and New England / John Taylor Wood -- Explosion at City Point / Morris Schaff -- Mosby's greenback raid / John H. Alexander -- Confederates raid Vermont / John W. Headley -- Destruction at the Albemarle / W.B. Cushing -- Confederates try to burn New York City / John W. Headley -- Capturing a Confederate guerrilla leader / Harry Gilmor -- Lee sends his last message to Jefferson Davis / John S. Wise -- Last of the Confederate cruisers / John Thomson Mason.

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Using the ability of the individual to take action as a working measure of the extent of liberty at any time, Oscar Handlin and Mary Handlin identify and describe numerous factors that have had an important effect on American freedom since colonial days. In defining the broad dimensions of the conception, they investigate, among other subjects, the significance of the idea that the state derived power from the consent of the governed, the early concept of the Commonwealth, the later one of police powers, the roles played by governmental institutions, churches, secret lodges, voluntary associations of all kinds, immigration, the professions, continuing social and physical mobility, and the growth of wealth.

"A tribute to Abraham Cahan, founder of a prominent Yiddish language newspaper whose discussion of everything from voting rights to baseball offered crucial guidance to Jewish immigrants"--

A pioneering study of the theatre's treatment of homosexuals and homosexuality from the 1920s to the present day. Only in the 60s did theatres confront heterosexual prejudice and in the wake of AIDS, the issue is once again highly charged.

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Watershed events - including the second Palestinian uprising in 2000, September 11 2001 and the Iraq war - have created major challenges for American Jewry, leading to changes in its perceptions and environment. Through conversations with some of America's most influential Jewish leaders, Manfred Gerstenfeld sheds light on the how the tumultuous events of recent years have affected and will continue to influence the American Jewish population. These include issues surrounding education, assimilation and revitalization, relationships with other religious communities, anti-Semitism and generational change. Of enormous historical value, American Jewry's Challenge serves as a time capsule capturing American Jewry at the dawn of the 21st century.

The Unraveling of Scientism , a companion to Joseph Margolis's Reinventing Pragmatism , follows the thread of American analytic philosophy through the second half of the twentieth century, the period of its greatest influence and activity. Margolis finds that the distinctive features of analytic philosophy were effectively altered, at about mid-century, most pointedly by W. V. Quine. Surprisingly, this was a time of declining conceptual invention and originality among the leading strands of philosophy--pragmatism, logical positivism and the unity of science program, and the principal continental European movements. The Unraveling of Scientism centers on the primary commitment of analytic philosophy through the twentieth century to what Margolis calls "scientism"--the conviction that an unyielding reductionism, applied universally but in an exemplary way in the sciences, can provide a convincing account of the most important philosophical puzzles of the human world, those centered on the nature of the objective world, our knowledge of reality, language, and human existence. Margolis examines the principal puzzles that the analytic movement has addressed and argues that in recent years its claims have been effectively stalemated, perhaps even defeated.

The book reprints a diary found in the Naval War College archives of Joseph K. Taussig, later a distinguished U.S. naval officer, kept when as a naval cadet (midshipman and junior officer) he participated in the Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, and Boxer Rebellion. The text is supported by helpful editorial notes and introduction, as well as by numerous period photographs and the diarist's sketches of the scenes and events.

""Why should advertising only serve the interests of those with money and power?" Since its inception, advertising has remained one of the most powerful commercial tools ever created. Advertising has deeply and thoroughly infiltrated the consumer psyche, shaping views on what to buy, find attractive, and deem valuable, for better or worse. 70 Ads to Save the World offers us a detailed, entertaining, and authoritative account regarding both the virtues and pitfalls of modern advertising through the personal journey of advertising specialist Jerry Mander. With the help of 70+ real-world ads, this illustrated memoir chronicles Mander's experiences in the world of commercial advertising, where he worked with some of the most talented and successful designers of his time and went on to establish two of the first non-profit ad agencies in the world. In 70 Ads, we learn how this service looked and felt in the latter half of the 20th century, and how it might look and feel in a future where we harness advertising to create a more just, regenerative, and creative society"--

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War gaming has become a characteristic feature of modern life. From amateur clubs to professional academicians playing the war game in the company of military circles, we have come up against the phenomenon of the "robotization" of human life. Irving Louis Horowitz argues that those who protest the idea that war is a game do so on moral grounds that leave unanswered tough questions: What is the alternative to playing the game? What will become of us if we allow the opponent to become the better "player" in an all-or-nothing game of extinction? Horowitz provides answers in a logical manner while focusing on facts and ethical alternatives to risky ethics. The work is divided into three sections: The New Civilian Militarists, Thermonuclear Peace and Its Political Equivalents, and General Theory of Conflict and Conflict Resolution. Included are such topics as arms, policies, and games; morals, missiles, and militarism; and conflict, consensus, and cooperation. Horowitz concludes that it is time to register the fact that the basic option to destructive uses of science is not traditional morality, but better science--a science of survival. With a new introduction by Howard Schneiderman along with a major essay and other materials not included in the original edition, this classic work is a worthy contribution to intellectual debate in the twenty-first century and a must read for military strategists, sociologists, and historians.

This book obviously does not set out a complete record of the Nixon scandals or of the Nixon career. It doesn't even include all the cartoons about Nixon or relating to him--which probably number more than those Block did on almost any other public figure (good or bad), including such long-in-the-limelight persons as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin. It does include a large number of the Nixon cartoons, along with dates of some incidents, and comments and recollections about their subject--a political career which in some way has affected all of us.