Aspiration and Dissonance: Readings in History, Religion, and Global Affairs
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 194
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Copyright: 2024
Pages: 207
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College students in the twenty-first century will venture into a complex society of diversity, multiculturalism, and global interconnectedness. This collection of essays encourages students to think about and respond critically and analytically to the opportunities and challenges posed by modern globalization. In Aspiration & Dissonance: Readings in History, Religion, and Global Affairs, the contributing authors provide eclectic perspectives on and interpretations of provocative topics, such as slavery, ideological revolutions, imperialism, religious tolerance, and terrorism. Each author’s commentary is enhanced by excerpts from primary sources, suggested readings, and questions for further discussion. The interdisciplinary nature of this work makes it an ideal supplementary reader for a wide variety of courses across the humanities and social sciences.
Introduction
CHAPTER I Ideology and Dissonance
Peasant Rebels? by Matthew Kowalski
The Horror of It All: The Great War, Trauma, and the Horror Film in Weimar Germany by Matthew Kowalski
Emma Goldman: Radicalism and Feminism by Joseph Myers
Fascist Ideology: The Italian Case Study by Jeffrey LaMonica
CHAPTER II Ideology and Culture
Cold War Counter-Culture: Dissent West and East by Matthew Kowalski
“Spoiling the Party”: Khrushchev, the Secret Speech, and the Fate of Soviet Socialism by Matthew Kowalski
The Evolution of US/China Relations, 1949–2018 by Jeffrey LaMonica
The Search for an End to the Korean War, 1951–2018 by Jeffrey LaMonica
No Country for Old Revolutions: Putin, Russian National Identity and Cinema by Matthew Kowalski
CHAPTER III Individualism and Nationalism
Unity and Division: The Questions for Early American Constitutions by Joseph Myers
Freedom: Comparing Visions of Community and Individuality by Joseph Myers
Crisis on the Southern Border by Mary Spano
Italian-Americans and Fascist Italy, 1922–1941 by Jeffrey LaMonica
Decolonization: The Fall of the British Empire, 1945–1980 by James Esposito
CHAPTER IV Spiritual Aspirations and Global Diversity
Swami Vivekananda, the Bhagavad Gita, and the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions by Jeffrey LaMonica
The Syrian Civil War: ISIS, Putin, and the International Community by Jeffrey LaMonica
CHAPTER V The Universality of Human Rights
Race, Rights, and Slave Culture by Joseph Myers
Aux Armes: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen in Global Perspective by Anthony Makowski
The British Second Empire, 1830–1914 by James Esposito
The Tenth “Buffalo Soldier” Cavalry Regiment by Mary Spano
Information as Power in Wartime America, 1897–1918 by Jeffrey LaMonica
CHAPTER VI Global Peacekeeping
Four Days in November by Jeffrey LaMonica
The Evolution of American Interventionism by Kevin Cahill
Tactical Advancement and Combat Preparedness in the US Army, 1916–2018 by Jeffrey LaMonica
Operation Eagle Claw: The United States’ First Counterterrorist Operation by Jeffrey LaMonica
The Black Sea Crisis, 2014–15 by Jeffrey LaMonica