Language, its nature, and its uses have always been controversial topics. This engaging study brings into focus those highly charged years in America Between 17

Overview: Language, its nature, and its uses have always been controversial topics. This engaging study brings into focus those highly charged years in America

Using concepts of historical geography, Rosemarie Zagarri examines how Americans' notions about space influenced the writing of the U.S. Constitution and the sh

The volumes of The Cambridge history of the English language reflect the spread of English from its beginnings in Anglo-Saxon England to its current role as a m

This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on con