Lehrman American Studies Center

Books

• Dynamics of World History by Christopher Dawson
  • 5/5 Stars

  Several major themes run through Dawson's work, including the interdependence of history and sociology; the need to go beyond nationalist history toward a history of the entire process of cultural development; the need to study not abstract Man but particular…

• Marriage: The Dream That Refuses to Die by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
  • 5/5 Stars

  Nearly everywhere and at all times, marriage has enjoyed a privileged status as the primary social unit-the essential bond that created alliances between families and a bridge between the sexes. In joining a man and woman, marriage attempted to…

• Doomed Bourgeois In Love: Essays on the Films of Whit Stillman by Mark C. Henrie
  • 5/5 Stars

  Critics have praised the films of writer/director Whit Stillman for their exceptionally intelligent portrayal of the lives and loves of the "urban haute bourgeoisie." His three comedies of manners-"Metropolitan," "Barcelona," and "The Last Days of Disco"-sparkle with urbane and ironic…

• Remembered Past: John Lukacs on History, Historians, and Historical Knowledge—A Reader by John Lukacs
  • 5/5 Stars

  Among the most accomplished historians of his generation, John Lukacs has written more than twenty books and hundreds of essays and reviews. His scholarship encompasses the history of the modern age, focusing especially on the political, ideological, intellectual, and military…

• Tolerance in the 21st Century: Prospects and Challenges by Gerson Moreno-Riano
  • 5/5 Stars

  Tolerance in the 21st Century investigates some of the key philosophical and practical dilemmas surrounding the implementation and realization of tolerance in the 21st century.

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Images

• Eric Voegelin ( ISI )
  • 5/5 Stars
• The Creation of Adam ( Wikipedia )
  • 5/5 Stars
• Alexis de Tocqueville ( http://www.onlipix.com/ )
  • 0/5 Stars