San Antonio College Library

In his first book since the much-acclaimed and much-discussed Barbarian Sentiments, William Pfaff writes an enthralling narrative of the fall of empires and rise of nations - and with them, of that modern nationalism which has become the most powerful political force in the contemporary world. Born in the revolution against oppression and dynasties, nationalism has both created nations and ruined them. It paved the way for Nazism but eventually destroyed...

This episode of the exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary returns to the House as Brexit hits the lords with a bang when they vote on leaving Europe and become the center of the nation's attention. They also have their biggest ceremonial day of the year when the Queen pays her annual visit. Lords turn out in massive numbers to have their say on the most important issue in decades and decide whether to rebel on Brexit or not. And on Queen's Speech...

"Designed to meet the needs of high school and college students, this one-stop resource features narrative history, analysis, biographical profiles, key primary documents, and other reference tools on the Cold War. Based on the latest scholarship, Sibley provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of the Cold War, which lasted from 1945 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Following a timeline of events and narrative historical overview,...

A call to the "western" democratic nations to prepare themselves against the growing threat of the Soviet Union in 1981. Winston S. Churchill (grandson of Sir Winston Churchill) posits that the United States has lost its supremacy to the Soviet Union, and surveys the history of the two countries from the end of World War II to the author's present.

It has shaken conventional media, has had its Italian premiere banned amid huge controversy, has provoked anger and tears among 2 million Italian viewers, has been discussed in more than 50 independently organized debates around the world, and has opened the public's eyes to the full nature of Italy's political, economic, and moral malaise. Directed by Italian filmmaker Annalisa Piras and narrated by former Economist chief editor Bill Emmott, the...