Americas 100

La 'Historia General de la República del Ecuador' se publicó en siete volúmenes que vieron la luz entre 1890 y 1903. En esta obra se expone el desarrollo histórico del ser humano en territorio ecuat……続きを見る

La 'Historia General de la República del Ecuador' se publicó en siete volúmenes que vieron la luz entre 1890 y 1903. En esta obra se expone el desarrollo histórico del ser humano en territorio ecuat……続きを見る

La 'Historia General de la República del Ecuador' se publicó en siete volúmenes que vieron la luz entre 1890 y 1903. En esta obra se expone el desarrollo histórico del ser humano en territorio ecuat……続きを見る

El argumento principal de este libro es la historia de las tentativas que hizo sin fruto el capitán general don Bernardo O’Higgins para establecer en Chile la dictadura. La conclusión que se deduce ……続きを見る

Brazil is one of the most important but puzzling countries in the world. A nation of 200 million people, it has vast natural resource reserves, rich cultural traditions, a middle class undergoing ex……続きを見る

In the face of an outpouring of research on Holocaust history, Holocaust Angst takes an innovative approach. It explores how Germans perceived and reacted to how Americans publicly commemorated the ……続きを見る

Ever since Fidel Castro assumed power in Cuba in 1959, Americans have obsessed about the nation ninety miles south of the Florida Keys. America's fixation on the tropical socialist republic has only……続きを見る

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin | Summary and Key Takeaways in 20 minutes or less. Inside this summary you will get the following in 20 minutes or……続きを見る

From 1901 to 1938 the Lake Shore Electric claimed to beーand was considered by manyー"The Greatest Electric Railway in the United States." It followed the shore of Lake Erie, connecting Cleveland an……続きを見る

The matter-of-fact descriptive title of this interesting little volume on railroading in the pre–Civil War South does not do justice to Alvarez’s coverage of the subject. Along with his full account……続きを見る

Fidel Castro was born August 13, 1926 at Birán in the province of Holguín, is a masterpiece of Cuban State, former president of Cuba. It was one of the main leaders of the Cuban revolution (which ov……続きを見る

This trailblazing study explores Adams’s political thought across his entire career in law and public service. Winner of the Sally and Morris Lasky Prize of The Center for Political History Lebanon ……続きを見る

This book furthers dialogue on the separation of church and state with an approach that emphasizes intellectual history and the constitutional theory that underlies American society. Mark Douglas Mc……続きを見る

This study explores the organization, scale, complexity, and integration of Aztec commerce across Mesoamerica at Spanish contact. The aims of the book are threefold. The first is to construct an in-……続きを見る

This authoritative and readable survey is a comprehensive historical overview of federal taxation and fiscal policy in the United States, extending from the era of the American Revolution to the pre……続きを見る

Was Nancy Clem a respectable Indianapolis housewifeーor a cold-blooded double murderess? In September 1868, the remains of Jacob and Nancy Jane Young were found lying near the banks of Indiana’s Whi……続きを見る

A Guerra Revolucionária Americana é o segundo livro da série de textos de apoio da Coleção Educação Popular, publicada pela Editora Kotev, título que também integra a Trilogia Expansão Ocidental: Co……続きを見る

Using newly declassified documents, this book explores why U.S. military leaders after World War II sought to monitor the far north and understand the physical environment of Greenland, a crucial te……続きを見る

Brings to life the hard-fought battle over the creation and ratification of the Constitution. There is perhaps no more critical juncture in American history than the years in which Americans drafted……続きを見る

Hong Kong has undergone sweeping transformation since its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. This is a multidisciplinary assessment of the new regime and key issues, challenges, crises and oppor……続きを見る

This collection fills the need for a resource that adequately conceptualizes the place of non-European histories in the larger narrative of world history. These essays were selected with special emp……続きを見る

In early 1944, with the outcome of World War II by no means certain, many in the United States felt that FDR, as wartime Commander-in-Chief, was an indispensable part of prosecuting the war to a vic……続きを見る

This book makes the case that several East Central European countries have emerged as fully consolidated democracies. As such, they may be integrated into the mainstream of political science researc……続きを見る

When the first edition of Why Budgets Matter was published in 2003, the federal budget had fallen back into deficit. At the time, fairly modest changes in taxes and spending would have ensured that ……続きを見る

Emilie Davis was a free African American woman who lived in Philadelphia during the Civil War. She worked as a seamstress, attended the Institute for Colored Youth, and was an active member of her c……続きを見る

This edition of Study Briefs presents a comprehensive condensed overview of significant historical events in the United States (US) from its prehistory (1000 AD) until 1877. It is a jump-start orien……続きを見る

In recent decades, the international recognition of Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez has placed Colombian writing on the global literary map. A History of Colombian Literature explores the gene……続きを見る

By tracing the effects of unprecedented immigration, the advent of the new woman, and the little-known vaudeville careers of performers like the Elinore Sisters, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers……続きを見る

Implementing a never-before-seen approach to sea literature, American Sea Literature: Seascapes, Beach Narratives, and Underwater Explorations explores the role of American maritime activities and t……続きを見る

The most influential East-West artistic, cultural, and literary exchange that has taken place in modern and postmodern times was the reading and writing of haiku. Here, esteemed contributors investi……続きを見る