Articles written by Michael LeFlem
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Public History and the Problem of Perspective
History is always subjective unless one considers dates and facts as constituting the entire discipline. How we write history determines how the public understands it.
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Anti-Americanism in Latin America
In his recent book, historian Alan McPherson attempts to get at the root of Latin American Anti-Americanism by comparing four countries' experiences with the U.S.
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The Happening (2008)
M. Night has replaced style with heavy handedness for the last time with 2008's The Happening. If he still has any money left, he'd do well to put it in the bank.
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Countdown to Director Oliver Stone's "W"
Oliver Stone's upcoming biopic of President George W. Bush casts an unflattering shadow over much of his earlier career.
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Weezer's Demise: An Interpretation
Weezer is over. Finished. Exit stage left. But before we bid them farewell, we would do well to pay them the respect of seeing just how this all came to pass.
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The Siege of Budapest
For 108 days, the beleaguered citizens of Budapest endured some of the war's bloodiest fighting as the Red Army and the Wehrmacht vied for control the city.
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Japan's Visions of Empire
Incorporating racial biases is essential to understanding more fully the brutality which characterized the Pacific War.
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Stalin's Rise to Power
Through a combination of ruthlessness and guile, Stalin succeeded in consolidating his power in the vast Soviet bureacracy of his early career.
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African Identity
For centuries the West has portrayed Africa as a dark and forbidding continent. This article presents a few suggested readings to dispel this myth.
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Race and the Pacific Theater
Driven by racial stereotypes and a profound misunderstanding of Japanese culture, the United States' fight against the Japanese was unusually vicious.
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Cultural Imperialism
In his slim volume Cultural Imperialism, critical theorist John Tomlinson begs scholars to reconsider the scope and impact of Western culture on non-Western regions.
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Book Review: The American Enemy (2005)
With anti-Americanism on the rise across the world, Philippe Roger's American Enemy is a timely inquiry into the historical roots of France's impression of America.
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Defying Hitler
In this powerful book, Sebastian Hafner details his experiences in Germany during Hitler's rise to power and World War Two
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Moral Authority and Imperialism
For centuries Western European nations justified their colonial expansion through notions of racial superiority.
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The Gulag Archipelago
For decades the Soviet Union threw innocent citizens into gulags in accord with the systematic terror and paranoia that characterized the totalitarian state.
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John Fowles' The Magus
Continuing the trends of Two Existential Love Stories, John Fowles' The Magus is an ambitious psychological tale of love and betrayal.
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Two Existential Love Stories
Though considerably different in scope and plot, The Sheltering Sky, and High Fidelity both beg us to reconsider love and existence in the modern age.
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The CIA and Latin America
In 1954 the CIA overthrew the democratically elected president of Guatemala, Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. In doing so, they paved the way for decades of unchecked violence.
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