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Bob Dylan: Through the Open Window, 1956–1963
Av Sean Wilentz
Inbunden, 2026
300 kr
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“A treasure trove of wonderful images from the Bard’s early years and an absolute must for his fans everywhere.” (Booklist starred review)Bob Dylan’s early work and emergence in the Greenwich Village music scene come to life through exclusive and unseen images and revelatory reporting by a …
Richard Hofstadter: Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, The Paranoid Style inAmerican Politics, Uncollected Essays 1956-1965 (LOA #330)
Av Richard Hofstadter, Sean Wilentz
Inbunden, 1900
479 kr
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Together for the first time: two masterworks on the undercurrents of the American mind by one of our greatest historians Richard Hofstadter's Anti-Intellectualism in American Life and The Paranoid Style in American Politics are two essential works that lay bare the worrying trends of irrationalism, …
Bob Dylan In America
Av Sean Wilentz
Häftad, 2011
198 kr
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A brilliantly written and groundbreaking book about Dylan's music – now the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2016 – and its musical, political and cultural roots in early 20th-century AmericaGrowing up in Greenwich Village in the 1960s Sean Wilentz discovered the music of Bob Dylan as a …
Age of Reagan: A History, 1974 - 2008
A History, 1974 - 2008
Av Sean Wilentz
Häftad, 2009
183 kr
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Chants Democratic
New York City and the Rise of the American Working Class, 1788-1850
Av Sean Wilentz
Häftad, 2004
435 kr
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Since its publication in 1984, Chants Democratic has endured as a classic narrative on labor and the rise of American democracy. In it, Sean Wilentz explores the dramatic social and intellectual changes that accompanied early industrialization in New York. He provides a panoramic chronicle of New …
Chants Democratic
New York City and the Rise of the American Working Class, 1788-1850
Av Sean Wilentz
Inbunden, 2004
1884 kr
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Since its publication in 1984, Chants Democratic has endured as a classic narrative on labor and the rise of American democracy. In it, Sean Wilentz explores the dramatic social and intellectual changes that accompanied early industrialization in New York. He provides a panoramic chronicle of New …
Chants Democratic
New York City and the Rise of the American Working Class, 1788-1850
Av Sean Wilentz
E-bok, 2004
286 kr
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Since its publication in 1984, Chants Democratic has endured as a classic narrative on labor and the rise of American democracy. In it, Sean Wilentz explores the dramatic social and intellectual changes that accompanied early industrialization in New York. He provides a panoramic chronicle of New …
Chants Democratic
New York City and the Rise of the American Working Class, 1788-1850
Av Sean Wilentz
E-bok, 2004
321 kr
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Since its publication in 1984, Chants Democratic has endured as a classic narrative on labor and the rise of American democracy. In it, Sean Wilentz explores the dramatic social and intellectual changes that accompanied early industrialization in New York. He provides a panoramic chronicle of New …
Kingdom of Matthias
A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th-Century America
Av Sean Wilentz, Paul E. Johnson
E-bok, 2012
252 kr
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Paul Johnson and Sean Wilentz brilliantly recapture the forgotten story of Matthias the Prophet, imbuing their richly researched account with the dramatic force of a novel. In the hands of Johnson and Wilentz, the strange tale of Matthias opens a fascinating window into the turbulent movements of …
Kingdom of Matthias
A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th-Century America
Av Sean Wilentz, Paul E. Johnson
E-bok, 2012
252 kr
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Paul Johnson and Sean Wilentz brilliantly recapture the forgotten story of Matthias the Prophet, imbuing their richly researched account with the dramatic force of a novel. In the hands of Johnson and Wilentz, the strange tale of Matthias opens a fascinating window into the turbulent movements of …
Best American History Essays on Lincoln
Häftad, 2009
624 kr
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This new volume in the Best American History Essays series brings together classic writing from top American historians on one of our greatest presidents. Ranging from incisive assessments of his political leadership, to explorations of his enigmatic character, to reflections on the mythos that has …
Politicians and the Egalitarians
The Hidden History of American Politics
Av Sean Wilentz
Inbunden, 2016
289 kr
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Sean Wilentz presents two key insights that reveal a much-needed vision of American political history. Firstly, partisanship has almost always been a feature of American history and has made possible its greatest social reforms. Secondly, the recent attention to economic inequality has a long …
Rose & the Briar
Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad
Häftad, 2005
339 kr
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Praised by Robbie Robertson of The Band as "a classic & a ticket to ride," The Rose & the Briar assembles an astonishing group of writers and artists: Paul Muldoon, Stanley Crouch, R. Crumb, Jon Langford of the Mekons, Sharyn McCrumb, Luc Sante, Joyce Carol Oates, Dave Marsh, and more than a dozen …
Rise of American Democracy
Jefferson to Lincoln
Av Sean Wilentz
Häftad, 2006
290 kr
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Acclaimed as the definitive study of the period by one of the greatest American historians, The Rise of American Democracy traces a historical arc from the earliest days of the republic to the opening shots of the Civil War. Ferocious clashes among the Founders over the role of ordinary citizens in …
No Property in Man
Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation’s Founding, With a New Preface
Av Sean Wilentz
Häftad, 2019
201 kr
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“Wilentz brings a lifetime of learning and a mastery of political history to this brilliant book.”—David W. Blight, author of Frederick DouglassA New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the YearAmericans revere the Constitution even as they argue fiercely over its …
Andrew Jackson
The American Presidents Series: The 7th President, 1829-1837
Av Sean Wilentz, Arthur M Schlesinger Jr
Inbunden, 2005
324 kr
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Harry S. Truman
The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953
Av Robert Dallek, Arthur M Schlesinger Jr m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
397 kr
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William Howard Taft
The American Presidents Series: The 27th President, 1909-1913
Av Jeffrey Rosen, Arthur M Schlesinger Jr m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
311 kr
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Herbert Hoover
1923-1933
Av William E. Leuchtenburg, Arthur M. Schlesinger m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
324 kr
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Catapulted into national politics by his heroic campaigns to feed Europe during and after World War I, Herbert Hoover - an engineer by training - exemplified the economic optimism of the 1920s. This book assesses Hoover's policies and legacy in the face of one of the darkest periods of American …
George H.W. Bush
Av Timothy Naftali, Arthur M Schlesinger Jr m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
302 kr
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Av Charles Peters, Arthur M. Schlesinger m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
406 kr
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Few figures in American history are as compelling and complex as Lyndon Baines Johnson, who established himself as the master of the U.S. Senate in the 1950s and succeeded John F. Kennedy in the White House after Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963. Charles Peters, a keen observer of …
John F. Kennedy
The 35th President, 1961-1963
Av Alan Brinkley, Arthur M. Schlesinger m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
324 kr
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a new kind of president. He redefined how Americans came to see the nation's chief executive. He was forty-three when he was inaugurated in 1961 - the youngest man ever elected to the office - and he personified what he called the "New Frontier" as the United States …
Jimmy Carter: 39th President,1977-1981
The American Presidents Series
Av Julian E. Zelizer, Arthur M. Schlesinger m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
397 kr
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A peanut farmer from Georgia, Jimmy Carter rose to national power through mastering the strategy of the maverick politician. As the face of the 'New South', Carter's strongest support emanated from his ability to communicate directly to voters who were disaffected by corruption in politics. But …
George W Bush
Av James Mann, Arthur M. Schlesinger m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
311 kr
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George W. Bush stirred powerful feelings on both sides of the aisle. Republicans viewed him as a resolute leader who guided America through the worst terrorist attack in its history and retaliated in Afghanistan and Iraq, while Democrats saw him as an overmatched president, subservient to his …
Ronald Reagan
The American Presidents Series: The 40th President, 1981-1989
Av Jacob Weisberg, Sean Wilentz m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
180 kr
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The conservative icon who reshaped American politics and laid the groundwork for the end of the Cold War In the second half of the twentieth century, no American president defined his political era as did Ronald Reagan. He ushered in an age that extolled smaller government, tax cuts, and strong …
Rites of Power
Symbolism, Ritual, and Politics Since the Middle Ages
Av Sean Wilentz
Häftad, 1999
401 kr
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Rites of Power provides a sweeping overview of the symbolism of power from tenth-century France to modern Britain. Approaching their topic from an eclectic range of intellectual traditions, the authors turn the study of politics, social relations, and cultural creation into a single endeavor.The …
Bob Dylan In America
Av Sean Wilentz
E-bok, 2011
147 kr
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A brilliantly written and groundbreaking book about Dylan's music – now the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2016 – and its musical, political and cultural roots in early 20th-century AmericaGrowing up in Greenwich Village in the 1960s Sean Wilentz discovered the music of Bob Dylan as a …
Harry S. Truman
The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953
Av Robert Dallek, Sean Wilentz m. fl.
Ljudbok, 2008
297 kr
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The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century In April 1945, after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the presidency fell to a former haberdasher and clubhouse politician from Independence, Missouri. …
Abraham Lincoln
The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865
Av George S. McGovern, Sean Wilentz m. fl.
Ljudbok, 2008
297 kr
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America''s greatest president, who rose to power in the country''s greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president—the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the …
Andrew Jackson
The American Presidents Series: The 7th President, 1829-1837
Av Sean Wilentz, Jr. Arthur M. Schlesinger
E-bok, 2007
174 kr
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The towering figure who remade American politics—the champion of the ordinary citizen and the scourge of entrenched privilege "It is rare that historians manage both Wilentz''s deep interpretation and lively narrative." - Publishers Weekly The Founding Fathers espoused a republican government, but …
