Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras – serie
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Historical Dictionary of Revolutionary America
Inbunden, 2005
1603 kr
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The American Revolution was perhaps the most significant event in modern history. It forever demonstrated the ability of a significantly smaller group of people to rebel against their oppressors. On top of that it also gave birth to what would become the most powerful country in the world. And …
Historical Dictionary of United States Political Parties
Inbunden, 2009
2473 kr
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The constitution that establishes the institutional framework for American national government makes no mention of political parties. Yet for over two centuries, political parties have competed in encouraging, organizing, and directing political activity in the United States. This volume compiles …
Historical Dictionary of the Clinton Era
Inbunden, 2012
1893 kr
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William Jefferson Clinton’s legacy remains a matter of significant contention among historians, political scientists, and pundits even after a decade of time to reflect. The narrative of Clinton’s two terms may be, in some sense, the tale of two different men—or at least two incongruous public …
Historical Dictionary of the George W. Bush Era
Inbunden, 2009
1893 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of the George W. Bush Era details the key events and major trends that defined the 43rd president of the United States from 2001-2008. The dictionary comprises detailed entries on important personalities, including the president, his advisors, his family, his opponents, …
Historical Dictionary of the Eisenhower Era
Av Burton I. Kaufman, Diane Kaufman
E-bok, 2008
1629 kr
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U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower first entered into the public eye during World War II as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. In 1952, he was elected as the 34th President of the United States and served two terms. During those terms he oversaw the cease-fire of the Korean …
Historical Dictionary of the Progressive Era
Av Catherine Cocks, Peter C. Holloran m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
2879 kr
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The Progressive Era, the period in the United States between 1898 and 1917, was a time of great social, political, and industrial change. Following the Spanish-American War of 1898, an event that signaled the emergence of the United States as a great power, the country soon was involved in its …
Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age
E-bok, 2009
723 kr
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The Gilded Age was an important three-decade period in American history. It was a time of transition, when the United States began to recover from its Civil War and post-war rebuilding phase. It was as a time of progress in technology and industry, of regression in race relations, and of stagnation …
Historical Dictionary of United States Political Parties
E-bok, 2009
2728 kr
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The constitution that establishes the institutional framework for American national government makes no mention of political parties. Yet for over two centuries, political parties have competed in encouraging, organizing, and directing political activity in the United States. This volume compiles …
Historical Dictionary of the Nixon-Ford Era
E-bok, 2008
1678 kr
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The presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford encompassed some of the most turbulent and significant years of the 20th century. Nixon was elected near the end of a decade characterized by struggles for civil rights, years of war in Vietnam, and widespread cultural rebellion. …
Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction
E-bok, 2004
1544 kr
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The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated. There was a very real possibility that the union could have been sundered, resulting in a very different American history, and probably, world history. But the union was held together by …
Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt-Truman Era
Av Neil A. Wynn
E-bok, 2008
2205 kr
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The 1930s were dominated by economic collapse, stagnation, and mass unemployment. This crisis enabled the Democrats to recapture the White House and embark upon a period of reform unsurpassed until the 1960s. Roosevelt''s New Deal laid the foundations of a welfare system that was further …
Historical Dictionary of the George W. Bush Era
E-bok, 2009
2020 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of the George W. Bush Era details the key events and major trends that defined the 43rd president of the United States from 2001-2008. The dictionary comprises detailed entries on important personalities, including the president, his advisors, his family, his opponents, …
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court
Av Artemus Ward, Christopher Brough m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
2080 kr
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The US Supreme Court is an institution that operates almost totally behind closed doors. This book opens those doors by providing a comprehensive look at the justices, procedures, cases, and issues over the institution’s more than 200-year history. The Court is a legal institution born from a …
Historical Dictionary of the Clinton Era
E-bok, 2012
2087 kr
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William Jefferson Clinton’s legacy remains a matter of significant contention among historians, political scientists, and pundits even after a decade of time to reflect. The narrative of Clinton’s two terms may be, in some sense, the tale of two different men—or at least two incongruous public …
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress
E-bok, 2011
1372 kr
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Consisting of two houses-the Senate and the House of Representatives-and 535 members-100 Senators and 435 Representatives, the U.S. Congress forms the legislative branch of the United States Government. Primarily charged with composing the laws of the United States, the Congress also is responsible …
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court
Av Artemus Ward, Christopher Brough m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
2294 kr
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The US Supreme Court is an institution that operates almost totally behind closed doors. This book opens those doors by providing a comprehensive look at the justices, procedures, cases, and issues over the institution’s more than 200-year history. The Court is a legal institution born from a …
Historical Dictionary of Colonial America
E-bok, 2011
1458 kr
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The years between 1450 and 1550 marked the end of one era in world history and the beginning of another. Most importantly, the focus of global commerce and power shifted from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, largely because of the discovery of the New World. The New World was more than …
Historical Dictionary of the Carter Era
Av Diane Kaufman, Scott Kaufman
Inbunden, 2013
1893 kr
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James Earl Carter, Jr. – better known as Jimmy Carter – was not the greatest or most popular president of the United States but he did accomplish quite a lot in the fields of civil rights, energy and foreign policy during his term from 1977 to 1981. However, the economy fared badly and he lost face …
Historical Dictionary of the Old South
Inbunden, 2013
2473 kr
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The South played a prominent role in early American history, and its position was certainly strong and proud except for the “peculiar institution” of slavery. Thus, it drew away from the rest of an expanding nation, and in 1861 declared secession and developed a Confederacy… that ultimately lost …
Historical Dictionary of the Old South
E-bok, 2013
2669 kr
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The South played a prominent role in early American history, and its position was certainly strong and proud except for the “peculiar institution” of slavery. Thus, it drew away from the rest of an expanding nation, and in 1861 declared secession and developed a Confederacy… that ultimately lost …
Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction
E-bok, 2011
1801 kr
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The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated. Many historians regard the Civil War as the defining event in American history. At stake was not only freedom for 3.5 million slaves but also survival of the relatively new American …
Historical Dictionary of the Carter Era
Av Diane Kaufman, Scott Kaufman
E-bok, 2013
2087 kr
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James Earl Carter, Jr. – better known as Jimmy Carter – was not the greatest or most popular president of the United States but he did accomplish quite a lot in the fields of civil rights, energy and foreign policy during his term from 1977 to 1981. However, the economy fared badly and he lost face …
Historical Dictionary from the Great War to the Great Depression
Av Neil A. Wynn
Inbunden, 2013
2328 kr
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The period from 1913 to 1933 is not often seen as a coherent entity in the history of the United States. It is more often viewed in terms of two distinct periods with the pre-war era of political engagement, idealism, and reform known as “progressivism” separated by World War I from the …
Historical Dictionary from the Great War to the Great Depression
Av Neil A. Wynn
E-bok, 2013
2512 kr
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The period from 1913 to 1933 is not often seen as a coherent entity in the history of the United States. It is more often viewed in terms of two distinct periods with the pre-war era of political engagement, idealism, and reform known as “progressivism” separated by World War I from the …
Historical Dictionary of the Kennedy-Johnson Era
Av Richard Dean Burns, Joseph M. Siracusa
Inbunden, 2015
2183 kr
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The recent commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s election as the thirty-fifth president of the United States serves as a reminder of a period of time that many Americans perceive as idyllic. Just as his election, despite a near-run thing, had instilled a pervasive sense of …
Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier
Av Jay H. Buckley, Brenden W. Rensink
Inbunden, 2015
1748 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier covers early Euro-American exploration and development of frontiers in North America but not only the lands that would eventually be incorporated into the Unites States it also includes the multiple North American frontiers explored by Spain, …
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Presidency
Inbunden, 2015
2120 kr
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This book covers the development of the presidential office within the context of constitutional interpretations of presidential power and socio-political and economic developments, as well as foreign affairs events, from 1789-2015. It provides details on the men who have held the office, and …
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Presidency
E-bok, 2015
2338 kr
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This book covers the development of the presidential office within the context of constitutional interpretations of presidential power and socio-political and economic developments, as well as foreign affairs events, from 1789-2015. It provides details on the men who have held the office, and …
Historical Dictionary of the Early American Republic
Av Richard Buel Jr., Jeffers Lennox
Inbunden, 2016
2038 kr
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The drafting and ratification of the federal constitution between 1787 and 1788 capped almost 30 years of revolutionary turmoil and warfare. The supporters of the new constitution, known at the time as Federalists, looked to the new national government to secure the achievements of the Revolution. …
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Constitution
Inbunden, 2016
1556 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Constitution covers the Founding of the American Republic and the Framers, the drafting of the Constitution, constitutional debates over ratification, and traces key events, Supreme Court chief justices, amendments, and Supreme Court cases regarding the …
