Voices of Change explores the influence exercised by forty-eight ordinary yet extraordinary Muslim and non-Muslim women as they study and work in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), northwest Pakistan. At the end of the twentieth century there were few women in KP’s public spaces. Today, there are many women in these same spaces. Individually and collectively, they are reshaping societal practices throughout the province. Not least, in KP’s conservative, patriarchal society, they have persua...

The 1890s, argues Timothy B. Smith in his new book, represented the climax of battlefield preservation in America. But what makes this decade so important?This decade was the perfect time for the establishment of these national parks. Five Civil War battlegrounds—at Gettysburg, Chickamauga and Chattanooga, Shiloh, Antietam, and Vicksburg—were commemorated as national sites during this time. Just past the bitterness and racial tensions of Reconstruction and prior to the explosive gr...

“At last, the preservation of Civil War battlefields has received a comprehensive and critical historical treatment. Altogether Fitting and Proper combines a detailed accounting of federal, state, and private activity with an instructive critique of the role post–Civil War racism played in affecting and influencing various preservation efforts. Tim Smith reminds us, in very concrete ways, of the malleable nature of Civil War memory.” —Dwight T. Pitcaithley, New Mexico State Univer...

A rediscovery of patriotism as a virtue in line with the core values of democracy in an extremist ageThe concept of patriotism has fallen on hard times. What was once a value that united Americans has become so politicized by both the left and the right that it threatens to rip apart the social fabric. On the right, patriotism has become synonymous with nationalism and an "us versus them" worldview, while on the left it is seen as an impediment to acknowledging important ethnic, rel...

'EIGHT YEARS WITH RANGERS, MORE THAN 300 GAMES, INCREDIBLE HIGHS, PAINFUL LOWS – AND IT ALL CAME DOWN TO ONE NIGHT IN THE NOU CAMP'24 May 1972. The biggest night in the history of Rangers. Having overcome the might of Italian giants Torino and Beckenbauer's Bayern Munich en route to the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, Dynamo Moscow stood between the Light Blues and the trophy.The stage was set in Barcelona for an unsung hero: Dave Smith. Creator of ...

"This epic account is as thrilling and fast-paced as the raid itself and will quickly rival, if not surpass, Dee Brown's Grierson's Raid as the standard." —Terrence J. Winschel, historian (ret.), Vicksburg National Military ParkWinner, Operational/Battle History, Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book AwardWinner, Fletcher Pratt Literary Award, Civil War Round Table of New YorkThere were other simultane...

From one of France's leading contemporary thinkers, "an astutely reasoned philosophical text, offering a revolutionary analysis of theistic religion" ( The Midwest Book Review).This book is a profound and eagerly anticipated investigation into what is left of a monotheistic religious spirit—notably, a minimalist faith that is neither confessional nor credulous. Articulating this faith as works and as an objectless hope, Nancy deconstructs Christianity in se...

The author of Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame examines the pivotal American Revolutionary War skirmish and the men behind it.In April 1775, a small band of men set out from Hartford and traveled swiftly north toward the shore of Lake Champlain, recruiting men to their expedition along the way. Within only a few days, this loyal group of volunteers arrived in Vermont and, joining forces with Ethan Allen and his legendary Green Mountain Boys, launched...

Step into the chaotic and thrilling world of this anthropomorphic university. What was thought to be a weird coincidence turns into something more. Grab your red solo cup and get ready for a time of your life as every morning starts anew... but... the... same?

Vermont may be small in population, but it looms large with innovation. The state constitution was the first in America to ban slavery, provide for universal male suffrage and establish a system for publicly funded education. Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticonderoga for America's First Victory. An eleven-year-old Willie Johnston was America's youngest Medal of Honor winner, and Grace Coolidge became the one and only First Lady to have a raccoon as a pet while in the White House. In the 1930s,...

D woke into a changed world: months lost, a city occupied, and her abilities more dangerous than she ever imagined. Haunted by fragmented memories of experiments, betrayals, and a gurgling nightmare tell her she was more than a survivor — she was a subject. She becomes the resistance's unlikely trainer for a handful of young Potentials — children and survivors with uncanny gifts but nowhere safe to go.Now the inner-city resistance is a tenuous refuge for thousands, and the council’...

What true statecraft consists of, and how to know a statesman when we see oneIn the modern world we yearn for great leaders but resist them when they come along. In this much-needed essay, Steven B. Smith tells us that a statesman is something far different from a demagogue or a technocrat; he or she incorporates many qualities of leadership—persuasiveness, courage, foresight, judgment—to take people where they need to go while hardly seeming to lead them at all. A...