Constructing the Spanish Empire in Havana examines the political economy surrounding the use of enslaved laborers in the capital of Spanish imperial Cuba from 1
How American westward expansion was governmentally engineered to promote the formation of a white settler nation Westward expansion of the United States is most
"After a humiliating defeat in the Crimean War, the Russian Empire struggled to reassert its position as a global power. A small noble family returned from the
An architectural and cultural history looks at the excitement and politics involved in the building of the Empire State Building, the technological breakthrough
"It is the world's most famous skyscraper, a gleaming Art Deco tower of steel, concrete and marble that is the enduring symbol of New York. Conceived by Governo