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Immigration
E-bok, 2009
671 kr
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The U.S. is a nation of immigrants. According to the Department of Homeland Security, in 2012, there were 484,072 new, legal entrants into the United States. Statistics also estimate that around 11.5 million illegal immigrants reside in the U.S. today. This timely edition discusses the history of …
American Counterculture of the 1960s
E-bok, 2010
679 kr
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Senator John F. Kennedy''s 1960 presidential victory signaled a time of renewed hope and opportunity amid a bleak landscape of international tension. Within a few short years, however, Americans would find themselves coping with his untimely death, and fiercely divided over America''s role in …
War in Afghanistan
E-bok, 2011
671 kr
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According to the Associated Press, the war in Afghanistan is the longest war in American history, lasting thirteen years. From a peak of 140,000 troops in 2010, the U.S. and NATO still operate a contingent force of around 13,000 soldiers, despite formally ending involvement in December 2014. This …
Wrestling
E-bok, 2014
671 kr
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Richard Brownell provides an in-depth look at the scientific principles behind collegiate and scholastic wrestling, though fans of the W.W.F. can still appreciate this volume about their favorite sport. A brief history is offered followed by chapters that cover the scientific concepts behind …
Space Exploration
E-bok, 2012
679 kr
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Humans have always wondered about the nature of the universe outside the tangible reaches of Earth. Not until the twentieth century could space be explored in earnest, as advances in rocket, computer, and optical technologies made crewed travel outside the atmosphere possible. Yet even after humans …
Cold War
E-bok, 2014
671 kr
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In today''s worlds of drones, military strikes, and weapons of mass destruction, it''s difficult to imagine a nonviolent war of constant hostility between world super powers. Readers will be intrigued by this conflict known as the Cold War. They will learn that it was a geopolitical, ideological, …
