Bøker av Michael Wayne Santos

There are many studies of the Cold War, but none has sought to understand the period in the broader context of human history as this one does. Michael Wayne Santos examines the interplay of the long-standing limits on human decision-making, our propensity for story-telling, and need for certitude in a period of chaos and confusion.

Many Americans wonder how our politics became dysfunctional-and what it will take to fix it. Historian Michael Santos takes readers on a journey to the heart of the American nation and the values that have allowed us to overcome previous challenges, sometimes in spite of ourselves.

Clouds of White Sail tells the story of how early-twentieth-century fishermen from New England and the Maritime Provinces used the International Fishermen's Races to reignite the public's love affair with the beauty of their ships and the romance of the sea in order to hold onto their way of life.

This book offers a systematic, integrated, chronological, multi-disciplinary approach to reinvigorate the teaching of the liberal arts and put them back at the center of a student's educational experience.