Between 1974 and 1990 more than thirty countries in southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe shifted from authoritarian to democratic systems of government. This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century. In The Third Wave, Samuel P. Huntington analyzes the causes and nature of these democratic...(展开全部)

Discover Canada Mosey past moose on the Cabot Trail through to the vast Cape Breton Highlands National Park Quench your thirst for high-mountain adventure amidst the jaw-dropping scenery of the wild Rockies Go easy on the maple syrup while sampling the nouvelle cuisine of Montreal and Canada's other foodie havens Spot caribou and arctic wolves while hiking through 'the land t...(展开全部)

Discover Canada Mosey past moose on the Cabot Trail through to the vast Cape Breton Highlands National Park Quench your thirst for high-mountain adventure amidst the jaw-dropping scenery of the wild Rockies Go easy on the maple syrup while sampling the nouvelle cuisine of Montreal and Canada's other foodie havens Spot caribou and arctic wolves while hiking through 'the land t...(展开全部)

"First, I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders, which happened later." Then fifteen-year-old Dell Parsons' parents rob a bank, his sense of normal life is forever altered. In an instant, this private cataclysm drives his life into before and after, a threshold that can never be uncrossed. His parents' arrest and imprisonment mean a threatening...(展开全部)

Poised at the start of the 21st century, we can see clearly that the previous century was marked by momentous changes in the field of design. Aesthetics entered into everyday life with often staggering results. Our homes and workplaces turned into veritable galleries of style and innovation. From furniture to graphics, its all here - the work of artists who have shaped and recr...(展开全部)

Poised at the start of the 21st century, we can see clearly that the previous century was marked by momentous changes in the field of design. Aesthetics entered into everyday life with often staggering results. Our homes and workplaces turned into veritable galleries of style and innovation. From furniture to graphics, its all here - the work of artists who have shaped and recr...(展开全部)

A fashion history from the 18th to the 20th century Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically. Founded in 1978, the KCI hol...(展开全部)