8. Conclusion
Steven Grosby
in Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction
‘Conclusion’ places this discussion of nationalism in the wider context of current research. Nationalism research increased in the early twentieth century as the world tried to come to ...
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Conclusion
Gerard L. Weinberg
in World War II: A Very Short Introduction
The ‘Conclusion’ shows how the world was changed forever by World War II, during which around sixty million people had been killed, the majority of them civilians. There were huge losses in ...
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6. The institutional peace
Oliver P. Richmond
in Peace: A Very Short Introduction
‘The institutional peace’ introduces a form of peace that has been influential in the modern era, one that relies on international institutions and law to support the consolidation of a ...
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Aerial Warfare: A Very Short Introduction
Frank Ledwidge
Aerial warfare has dominated war-making for over 100 years, and despite regular announcements of its demise, it shows no sign of becoming obsolete. Aerial Warfare: A Very Short Introduction ...
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3. A historical departure
Andrew F. Cooper
in The BRICS: A Very Short Introduction
‘A historical departure’ describes how the BRICS, as both a diplomatic project and an international institution, is different from past groups. The catalyst for the BRICS members’ new type ...
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1. The problem
Steven Grosby
in Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction
‘The problem’ asks: What are nations? What is nationalism? How do the two differ? Throughout history humans have grouped together into societies based on their ancestry and location, which ...
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1. “When the Negro was in vogue”
Cheryl A. Wall
in The Harlem Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
The Harlem Renaissance was, in the 1920s and 1930s, called the New Negro Renaissance. Black people redefined themselves and announced their entrance into modernity. They responded to its ...
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The Harlem Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
Cheryl A. Wall
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural awakening among African Americans between the two world wars. It was the cultural phase of the “New Negro” movement, a social and political phenomenon ...
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7. Crisis and war, 1930–1945
Walter A. Friedman
in American Business History: A Very Short Introduction
Herbert Hoover, the first self-described “businessman” to assume the presidency, inherited a troubled economy. “Crisis and war, 1930–1945” outlines his successor Roosevelt’s “New Deal” and ...
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American Military History: A Very Short Introduction
Joseph T. Glatthaar
American Military History: A Very Short Introduction outlines the forces shaping the American military for the past 400 years. Since the colonial period, the United States has ...
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Introduction
Gerard L. Weinberg
in World War II: A Very Short Introduction
The enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led people to hope that there would never be another such catastrophe. How then did it come about that there ...
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1. Two approaches to freemasonry
Andreas Önnerfors
in Freemasonry: A Very Short Introduction
‘Two approaches to freemasonry’ explains that the view of freemasonry is characterized by two main approaches: idealization and distrust. It outlines two very opposed, but representative ...
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4. The high tide of Progressivism, 1908–1917
Walter Nugent
in Progressivism: A Very Short Introduction
‘The high tide of progressivism, 1908–1917’ explores how progressivism grew in the years leading up to World War I. After the financial crisis of 1907 the public realised that reform was ...
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2. Three centuries of freemasonry
Andreas Önnerfors
in Freemasonry: A Very Short Introduction
‘Three centuries of freemasonry’ explores each century of freemasonry history, highlighting key events and trends. It begins in the late 1710s when freemasonry emerged as a specialized form ...
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3. Nationalisms
Donald Wright
in Canada: A Very Short Introduction
In theory, Canada is one nation. ‘Nationalisms’ shows that the reality is more complex. English Canada, Quebec, and First Nations groups have distinct identities, as does Newfoundland. The ...
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Borders: A Very Short Introduction
Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen
Borders: A Very Short Introduction challenges the perception of borders as passive lines on a map, revealing them instead to be integral forces in the economic, social, ...
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1. A very bordered world
Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen
in Borders: A Very Short Introduction
We hear constantly of controversies concerning the political, cultural, and economic borders of the world. Borders are central features in current international disputes relating to ...
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2. The dry crusade
W. J. Rorabaugh
in Prohibition: A Very Short Introduction
‘The dry crusade’ describes the increasing number of anti-liquor reformers who wanted state and national prohibition. Key groups were the Women’s Crusade and Woman’s Christian Temperance ...
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The Treaty of Versailles: A Very Short Introduction
Michael S. Neiberg
Signed on June 28, 1919, between Germany and the principal Allied powers, the Treaty of Versailles formally ended World War I. Problematic from the very beginning, the treaty was seen even ...
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7. A Navy Second to None: The U.S. Navy and World War I (1900–1939)
Craig L. Symonds
in American Naval History: A Very Short Introduction
The U.S. Navy thrived during the Theodore Roosevelt administration with several new battleships commissioned—the Great White Fleet—and the construction of the Panama Canal, which opened in ...
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