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14 produkter
Satan in America
The Devil We Know
Inbunden, 2009
782 kr
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Satan in America tells the story of America's complicated relationship with the devil. "New light" evangelists of the eighteenth century, enslaved African Americans, demagogic politicians, and modern American film-makers have used the devil to damn their enemies, explain the nature of evil and …
Satan in America
The Devil We Know
Häftad, 2010
542 kr
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Satan in America tells the story of America's complicated relationship with the devil. "New light" evangelists of the eighteenth century, enslaved African Americans, demagogic politicians, and modern American film-makers have used the devil to damn their enemies, explain the nature of evil and …
Never Surrender
Confederate Memory and Conservatism in the South Carolina Upcountry
Häftad, 2004
527 kr
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Near Appomattox, during a cease-fire in the final hours of the Civil War, Confederate general Martin R. Gary harangued his troops to stand fast and not lay down their arms. Stinging the soldiers' home-state pride, Gary reminded them that "South Carolinians never surrender." By focusing on a …
Monsters in America
Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting
Häftad, 2018
395 kr
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Monsters arrived in 2011 - and now they are back. Not only do they continue to live in our midst, but, as historian Scott Poole shows, these monsters are an important part of our past - a hideous obsession America cannot seem to escape. Poole's central argument in Monsters in America is that …
In the Mountains of Madness
The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of H.P. Lovecraft
Häftad, 2016
180 kr
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Palmetto State
The Making of Modern South Carolina
E-bok, 2012
271 kr
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The captivating, colorful, and controversial history of South Carolina continues to warrant fresh explorations. In this sweeping story of defining episodes in the state''s history, accomplished historians Jack Bass and W. Scott Poole trace the importance of race relations, historical memory, and …
Palmetto State
The Making of Modern South Carolina
Häftad, 2012
239 kr
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The captivating, colorful, and controversial history of South Carolina continues to warrant fresh explorations. In this sweeping story of defining episodes in the state's history, accomplished historians Jack Bass and W. Scott Poole trace the importance of race relations, historical memory, and …
In the Mountains of Madness
The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of H.P. Lovecraft
E-bok, 2016
126 kr
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In the Mountains of Madness interweaves the biography of the legendary writer with an exploration of Lovecraft as a phenomenon. It aims to explain this reclusive figure while also challenging some of the general views held by Lovecraft devotees, focusing specifically on the large cross-section of …
Dark Carnivals
Modern Horror and the Origins of American Empire
Inbunden, 2022
262 kr
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The panoramic story of how the horror genre transformed into one of the most incisive critiques of unchecked American imperial power The American empire emerged from the shadows of World War II. As the nation’s influence swept the globe with near impunity, a host of evil forces followed—from …
Dark Carnivals
Modern Horror and the Origins of American Empire
Häftad, 2023
198 kr
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The panoramic story of how the horror genre transformed into one of the most incisive critiques of unchecked American imperial power The American empire emerged from the shadows of World War II. As the nation’s influence swept the globe with near impunity, a host of evil forces followed—from …
Wasteland
The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror
Ljudbok, 2018
337 kr
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Historian and Bram Stoker Award nominee W. Scott Poole traces the confluence of history, technology, and art that gave us modern horror films and literature. In the early twentieth century, World War I was the most devastating event humanity had yet experienced. New machines of war left tens of …
Dawn of Religious Freedom in South Carolina
Av Orville Vernon Burton, Peter Clarke m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
453 kr
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Although South Carolina's colonial charter promised a safe harbor of religious freedom for those who were oppressed, eighteenth-century religious minorities in the colony found their rights were subjugated to those of the Anglicans. ""The Dawn of Religious Freedom in South Carolina"" contains eight …
