Summarizes the history of racism in Cuba from the nineteenth century through the Revolution of 1959. Analyzes the ways in which the condition of socialism in Cuba has eliminated institutional racism through laws and public positions, education, and internationalist involvements. (EF)

The development of Africa-oriented social movements is divided into five periods: (1) the genesis of the return-to-Africa movement, 1790-1840; (2) the quest for nationality, 1845-1861; (3) the roots of Pan-Africanism, 1870-1915; (4) the Garvey movement, 1916-1930; and (5) the recent Black liberation movement, inspired by Malcolm X and operating in…

Surveys the history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) on the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty. Highlights milestones in the Organization's history of dealing with the Soviet Union, from containment to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Discusses needs, tasks, and challenges that NATO faces in the 1990s.…

Outlines the history of the ideals and enactment of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Includes a discussion of the origins of the concept of human rights, the impact of World War II, the role of nongovernmental organizations, and the process of drafting and adopting the UDHR. (DSK)

The reaction of Great Britain's influential conservative newspaper, the "Times" of London, to the Russian Revolution of November 1917, offers an example of emotional and zealous journalism. (Author)

The monograph reviews the life and development of James Burrill Angell, president of the University of Michigan (1871-1909), with special emphasis on his internationalist perspective and its implications for higher education. An examination is made of James Burrill Angell's sojourns into the world of international diplomacy and politics during the…

Discusses the sociocultural context of education in the Comoro Islands, where effects of French colonization combine with Islamic influences. Examines education and cultural changes under French colonialism prior to independence in 1975. Since then, political changes resulted in establishment of French and South African hegemony. One table, 5…

The booklet contains the text of eight selected documents on human rights. The documents are Excerpts from the UN Charter; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights; International Covenant on Civil and Political…

The document consists of six papers dealing with major national and international issues in the 20th century. The papers were presented at a 1977 Yale University conference convened for the purpose of providing factual information on important historical issues to high school classroom teachers and encouraging the teachers to develop curriculum…