CK - Americas 12

Black man, White man, Red mllan, Yellow Man, Brown Man. African, Arab, Asian, Englishman, European, German, Irishman, Jew, Mexican Native American, Russian, Scotsman, Spaniard, White Anglo-Saxon. At……続きを見る

Distrust of public institutions, which reached critical proportions in Britain and the United States in the first two decades of the twenty-first century, was an important theme of public discourse ……続きを見る

Waar komt ons verlangen naar eenvoud vandaan? Journalist en historicus Roderick Nieuwenhuis gaat in Simpel Leven na wat er zo aansprekend is aan minimalisme en ontspullen. Waarom hechten we zo aan o……続きを見る

This hugely influential work marked a turning point in US history and culture, arguing that the nation’s expansion into the Great West was directly linked to its unique spirit: a rugged individualis……続きを見る

Based on the only interviews ever carried out with the two main conspirators of the 11th September attacks, MASTERMINDS OF TERROR is the incredible account of how Ramzi Binalshibh and Khalid Sheikh ……続きを見る

Der amerikanische Journalist George Packer beschreibt, wie die USA sich in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten aus der Diplomatie zurückgezogen haben, und dokumentiert den Rückgang des amerikanischen Einflu……続きを見る

This magisterial new history elucidates a momentous transformation process that changed the world: the struggle to create, for the first time, a modern Atlantic order in the long twentieth century (……続きを見る

Rethinking American Women's Activism traces intersecting streams of feminist activism from the nineteenth century to the present. This enthralling narrative brings to life an array of women activist……続きを見る

This book implements a new approach to the study of manipulative tactics in selected Congressional debates in the early history of the United States, highlighting the ways in which language can be u……続きを見る

Cuban Legends of Boxing highlights the professional careers of Cuba's original five International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees. Featherweight champ Kid Chocolate became a national hero when he capt……続きを見る

En este análisis sobre los procesos que han constituido la ficción teórica del Alto Cauca, una región que incluye municipios de los departamentos del Cauca (Santander de Quilichao, Buenos Aires y Su……続きを見る

This book examines the American Sixties, and how that period’s socio-political essence was reflected and refracted in certain forms of the period’s music. Its five main chapters bear the names of fa……続きを見る

This book traces the historical development of the World History course as it has been taught in high school classrooms in Texas, a populous and nationally influential state, over the last hundred y……続きを見る

As the first volume of this two-part study established, major newspapers across the United States used framing and gatekeeping to shape the narratives of the tumultuous civil rights movement. Beginn……続きを見る

African American Studies: The Discipline and Its Dimensions is a comprehensive resource book that recounts the development of the discipline of African American Studies and provides a basic referenc……続きを見る

Das Buch erforscht die Beteiligung Brasiliens an den Weltausstellungen des 19. Jahrhunderts, mit denen das tropische Kaiserreich potenzielle Einwanderer und Investoren ködern wollte. Die Inszenierun……続きを見る

The life stories of twelve of the most influential women in colonial and early American and Canadian history come together in this fascinating book that will leave you inspired. From first ladies Ma……続きを見る

There has been a considerable amount of literature in the last 70 years claiming that the American founders were steeped in modern thought. This study runs counter to that tradition, arguing that th……続きを見る

An absorbing account of how two Jewish brothers devoted themselves to the struggle for racial equality in the United States. In the late nineteenth century, Joel and Arthur Spingarn grew up in New Y……続きを見る

Frank Fools Crow - 1890-1989 -, comme son illustre et célèbre oncle Nicholas Black Elk, aura été toute sa vie le chef cérémoniel et Saint-Homme des Sioux lakotas. Par la mémoire qu'anime en permanen……続きを見る

What would America have been without the Scots? Andrew Carnegie, the humble weaver's son who went there to become the world's richest man, thought it might have been 'a poor show'. This book is an u……続きを見る

In 2017, over 200 million Americans witnessed the spectacular total eclipse of the Sun, and the 2024 eclipse is expected to draw even larger crowds. In anticipation of this upcoming event, this book……続きを見る

This book offers both a biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only the second-ever woman appointed to the Supreme Court, and a historical analysis of her impact. Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life in American ……続きを見る

State Oddities takes a different kind of look at the American nation, spotlighting the fun foibles, peculiarities, and twists in each of the 50 states that are (mostly) united under the Stars and St……続きを見る

If you believe in ghosts, you're in good company. Haunted Histories brings America's most ghostly locales to life, illuminating their role in shaping U.S. history and detailing how they became the n……続きを見る

This book covers 26 independence wars that have irrevocably changed the world, beginning with the Maccabean Revolt against Rome (167–160 BCE) and ending with the Tamil War for Independence in Sri La……続きを見る

The 1850s United States witnessed a far-reaching political, social, and economic crisis. Symptomatic of this, a wide range of narrative fiction from sentimental novels to sensational drama identifie……続きを見る

Gold Dust (1980) looks at the adventures and ordeals, delusions and successes and catastrophes of the men and women – the forty-niners – caught up in the gold rush. The author tells the story of the……続きを見る

From the author of When America Stopped Being Great, an insightful and urgent reassessment of America's past, present and future – as a country which is forever at war with itself. The Forever War t……続きを見る

This edition from Osprey Publishing presents the full story of the American Civil War. The four long years of Civil War saw fighting across America on an unprecedented scale, incurring losses to bot……続きを見る