Books in the H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series series

Cheddi Jagan and the Politics of Power: British Guiana's Struggle for Independence

This collection of thirteen essays brings together original work from sixteen scholars in various disciplines, ranging from theatre and literature to history and music, to address the complex roles of black performers, entrepreneurs, and consumers in American mass culture during the early twentieth century.

Miguel La Serna's gripping history of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) provides vital insight into both the history of modern Peru and the link between political violence and the culture of communications in Latin America.

Revolt of the Provinces: The Regionalist Movement in America, 1920-1945

For much of the 19th century and all of the 20th, the per capita rate of suicide in Cuba was the highest in Latin America and among the highest in the world - a condition made all the more extraordinary in light of Cuba's historic ties to the Catholic church. This title presents an illustrated social and cultural history of suicide in Cuba.

Wilhelm II (1859-1941), King of Prussia and German Emperor from 1888 to 1918, reigned during a period of unprecedented economic, cultural, and intellectual achievement in Germany. In this book and a second volume, historian Lamar Cecil provides the first comprehensive biography of one of modern history's most powerful - and most misunderstood - rulers.