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54 produkter
American Exceptionalism
Häftad, 2024
314 kr
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The idea that America is exceptional, whether because of its founding creed, natural abundance, or Protestant origins, has been the subject of fierce debate going back to the founding. Rather than argue for one side or the other, Volker Depkat explores the diverse ways in which Americans have …
Popular Justice
A History of Lynching in America
Av Manfred Berg
Häftad, 2015
387 kr
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Lynching has often been called "America's national crime" that has defined the tradition of extralegal violence in America. Having claimed many thousand victims, "Judge Lynch" holds a firm place in the dark recesses of our national memory.In Popular Justice, Manfred Berg explores the history of …
Bounds of Their Habitation
Race and Religion in American History
Av Paul Harvey
Häftad, 2017
373 kr
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There is an “American Way” to religion and race unlike anyplace else in the world, and the rise of religious pluralism in contemporary American (together with the continuing legacy of the racism of the past and misapprehensions in the present) render its understanding crucial. Paul Harvey’s Bounds …
How America Eats
A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture
Häftad, 2014
534 kr
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How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture, by food and social historian Jennifer Wallach, sheds a new and interesting light on American history by way of the dinner table. It is, at once, a study of America’s diverse culinary history and a look at the country’s unique and …
How America Gets the News
A History of U.S. Journalism
Inbunden, 2024
475 kr
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This concise history of American journalism—including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and digital—introduces readers to the news media from the first colonial newspapers to today’s news conglomerates and the rise of the digital media. Authors Ford Risley and Ashley Walter examine …
How America Gets the News
A History of U.S. Journalism
E-bok, 2024
514 kr
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This concise history of American journalism—including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and digital—introduces readers to the news media from the first colonial newspapers to today’s news conglomerates and the rise of the digital media. Authors Ford Risley and Ashley Walter examine …
Making America's Public Lands
The Contested History of Conservation on Federal Lands
Inbunden, 2022
446 kr
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In the United States, the federal government owns more than a quarter of the nation’s landscape—nearly 640 million acres; or more than a million square miles, which, if consolidated, would make it the tenth largest nation on earth. Primarily managed by four federal agencies—the Bureau of Land …
Germans in America
A Concise History
Inbunden, 2021
534 kr
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This book offers a fresh look at the Germans—the largest and perhaps the most diverse foreign-language group in 19th century America. Drawing upon the latest findings from both sides of the Atlantic, emphasizing history from the bottom up and drawing heavily upon examples from immigrant letters, …
American Agriculture
From Farm Families to Agribusiness
Inbunden, 2021
534 kr
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American Agriculture tells the story of farming in American from contact between Native Americans and Europeans to the present. Agricultural historian Mark V. Wetherington provide a narrative overview of significant historical trends explored through specific crop regions and their emergence over …
Wartime America
The World War II Home Front
Inbunden, 2018
1104 kr
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Designed to give students a concise compass to probe the history of World War II America and to assess the war’s impact on American life, the new edition of Wartime America retains the framework of the original edition but adds new important focus on topics such as other home fronts, the lives of …
Wartime America
The World War II Home Front
Häftad, 2018
475 kr
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Designed to give students a concise compass to probe the history of World War II America and to assess the war’s impact on American life, the new edition of Wartime America retains the framework of the original edition but adds new important focus on topics such as other home fronts, the lives of …
Organized Crime in America
Inbunden, 2025
322 kr
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Whether known as “the mob,” “the Mafia,” “the Outfit,” or any other number of terms, organized crime played an important role in the development of American society in the twentieth century—and what went on in the U.S. at the time helped shape organized crime as it became part of the …
United States and Mexico
Unequal Neighbors
Av Jürgen Buchenau, John David Smith
Inbunden, 2026
359 kr
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A lively, accessible introduction to the asymmetrical relationship between the United States and Mexico, one of the most formative international relationships in geopolitics today. The border between the US and Mexico is the world’s longest between a wealthy industrialized nation and a part of the …
American Exceptionalism
Inbunden, 2021
607 kr
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The idea that America is exceptional, whether because of its founding creed, natural abundance, or Protestant origins, has been the subject of fierce debate going back to the founding. Rather than argue for one side or the other, Volker Depkat explores the diverse ways in which Americans have …
American Exceptionalism
E-bok, 2021
337 kr
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The idea that America is exceptional, whether because of its founding creed, natural abundance, or Protestant origins, has been the subject of fierce debate going back to the founding. Rather than argue for one side or the other, Volker Depkat explores the diverse ways in which Americans have …
To Reach the Nation's Ear
A History of African American Public Speaking
Inbunden, 2022
446 kr
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Throughout much of American history, African Americans have been denied easy access to most of the traditional modes of effective reform, such as newspapers, legislative assemblies, unions and political parties. Public speaking has thus been one of the most critically important means by which …
We the People
The 500-Year Battle Over Who is American
E-bok, 2019
337 kr
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"We the People." The Constitution begins with those deceptively simple words, but how do Americans define that "We"? In We the People , Ben Railton argues that throughout our history two competing yet interconnected concepts have battled to define our national identity and community: exclusionary …
Years of Rage
White Supremacy in the United States from the Klan to the Alt-Right
Av D. J. Mulloy
E-bok, 2021
330 kr
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Years of Rage is a revealing—and frightening—history of the many and varied white supremacist groups that have operated in the United States from the rebirth of the Klan in 1915 through to the rise of the alt-right and the presidency of Donald J. Trump. Historian D. J. Mulloy explores the …
Enemies of the State
The Radical Right in America from FDR to Trump
Av D. J. Mulloy
Häftad, 2020
387 kr
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The rise of the alt-right alongside Donald Trump’s candidacy may be seem unprecedented events in the history of the United States, but D. J. Mulloy shows us that the radical right has been a long and active part of American politics during the twentieth century. From the German-American Bund to the …
Of Thee I Sing
The Contested History of American Patriotism
Inbunden, 2021
475 kr
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When we talk about patriotism in America, we tend to mean one form: the version captured in shared celebrations like the national anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. But as Ben Railton argues, that celebratory patriotism is just one of four distinct forms: celebratory, the communal expression of …
Hoops
A Cultural History of Basketball in America
Inbunden, 2022
475 kr
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From its early days as a sport to build “muscular Christianity” among young men flooding nineteenth-century cities to its position today as a global symbol of American culture, basketball has been a force in American society. It grew through high school gymnasiums, college pep rallies, and the fits …
Veterans and America
From the Revolution to Today
Inbunden, 2025
384 kr
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A concise history of America's relationship with its veterans, from the Revolution and Civil War to Vietnam and Afghanistan.Millions of veterans live among us and are part of one the largest social groups in America. They have redefined civil rights, activism, and public policy for our entire …
Veterans and America
From the Revolution to Today
E-bok, 2025
418 kr
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A concise history of America's relationship with its veterans, from the Revolution and Civil War to Vietnam and Afghanistan.Millions of veterans live among us and are part of one the largest social groups in America. They have redefined civil rights, activism, and public policy for our entire …
Of Thee I Sing
The Contested History of American Patriotism
Häftad, 2024
305 kr
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When we talk about patriotism in America, we tend to mean one form: the version captured in shared celebrations like the national anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. But as Ben Railton argues, that celebratory patriotism is just one of four distinct forms: celebratory, the communal expression of …
To Reach the Nation's Ear
A History of African American Public Speaking
Häftad, 2024
314 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Throughout much of American history, African Americans have been denied easy access to most of the traditional modes of effective reform, such as newspapers, legislative assemblies, unions and political parties. Public speaking has thus been one of the most critically important means by which …
Making America's Public Lands
The Contested History of Conservation on Federal Lands
Häftad, 2024
314 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the United States, the federal government owns more than a quarter of the nation’s landscape—nearly 640 million acres; or more than a million square miles, which, if consolidated, would make it the tenth largest nation on earth. Primarily managed by four federal agencies—the Bureau of Land …
Hoops
A Cultural History of Basketball in America
Häftad, 2024
314 kr
Lägg i varukorg
From its early days as a sport to build “muscular Christianity” among young men flooding nineteenth-century cities to its position today as a global symbol of American culture, basketball has been a force in American society. It grew through high school gymnasiums, college pep rallies, and the fits …
Germans in America
A Concise History
Häftad, 2024
314 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book offers a fresh look at the Germans—the largest and perhaps the most diverse foreign-language group in 19th century America. Drawing upon the latest findings from both sides of the Atlantic, emphasizing history from the bottom up and drawing heavily upon examples from immigrant letters, …
American Agriculture
From Farm Families to Agribusiness
Häftad, 2024
314 kr
Lägg i varukorg
American Agriculture tells the story of farming in American from contact between Native Americans and Europeans to the present. Agricultural historian Mark V. Wetherington provide a narrative overview of significant historical trends explored through specific crop regions and their emergence over …
All-American Rebels
The American Left from the Wobblies to Today
Häftad, 2024
314 kr
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From women’s suffrage to Civil Rights for African Americans, to the environment, and the gay and lesbian liberation movement, the American Left has achieved notable successes in the 20th and 21st centuries. Sometimes celebrated and sometimes reviled, the Left has taken on many forms and reinvented …
