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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1922.
Language
English
Description
In late 1921, then secretary of commerce Herbert Hoover decided to distill from his experiences a coherent understanding of the American experiment he cherished. The result was the 1922 book American Individualism. In it, Hoover expounded and vigorously defended what has come to be called American exceptionalism: the set of beliefs and values that still makes America unique. He argued that America can make steady, sure progress if we preserve our...
7) The Russian Revolution of 1905: the workers' movement and the formation of Bolshevism and Menshevism
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[1967]
Language
English
Author
Series
Hoover Institution publication ; 76, etc
Publisher
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University
Pub. Date
1968-73.
Language
English
Series
Publisher
Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Pub. Date
[1980]
Language
English
Description
The essays in The United States in the 1980s, written by a group of renowned and widely respected specialists, are a major contribution to a balanced discussion of the choices that lie ahead. The authors analyze the central issues, describe the policy options open to the country, and recommend specific courses of action to deal with or mitigate the problems confronting the United States--in recognition of the fact that the major problems of the new...
Author
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive survey of Estonian history, placing recent events into historical perspective. The author analyzes the country's post-communist transition, its strategic geopolitical location, and the role of ethnic Estonians in shaping the history of the area.
