Zbirka: Ameriška zgodovina
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Last Stand(2011) PHILBRICK, NATHANIELTells the story of the American West. Whether it is cast as a tale of unmatched bravery in the face of impossible odds or of insane arrogance receiving its rightful comeuppance, this title continues to captivate the imagination. It reconstructs the build-Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Challenging U.S. Apartheid(2006) GRADY-WILLIS, WINSTON A.A history of Black struggles for human dignity, equality, and opportunity in Atlanta from the early 1960s through the end of the initial term of Maynard Jackson, the city's first Black mayor, in 1977. It highlights the work of grassroots activists, who taVezava: Mehka29,93 € -
Lavender and Red(2016) HOBSON, EMILY K.LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other social movements. This book recounts a far different story: a history of queer radicals who understood their sexual liberation as intertwined with solidaritVezava: Mehka40,39 € -
Bill Clinton(2021) MANEY, PATRICK J.Offers an indepth perspective on the 42nd president of the United States and the transformative era over which he presided. Patrick Maney goes beyond personality and politics to examine the critical issues of the day: economic and fiscal policy, businessVezava: Mehka53,21 € -
Paradox of Paternalism(2022) MANLEY, ELIZABETH S.Explains how women activists from across the political spectrum engaged with the state by working within both authoritarian regimes and inter-American networks, founding modern Dominican feminism, and contributing to the rise of twentieth-century women'sVezava: Mehka53,38 € -
Civil Rights Movement(2021) DIERENFIELD, BRUCE J.Now in its second edition, The Civil Rights Movement recounts the story of how thousands of African Americans overcame segregation, exercised their right to vote, and improved their economic standing, and how millions more continue to fight for racial jusVezava: Mehka76,02 € -
Movement in Every Direction(2022)Through images and texts both historical and contemporary, this book looks at the Great Migration and its profound and ongoing impactVezava: Trda57,03 € -
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Italian Culture in America(2020) GIORDANO, RALPH G.While Thomas Jefferson's affinity for Italy is well known, studying his role in assimilating Italian culture into the American project is a new venture. Surveying Jefferson as an Italophile reveals a wide spectrum of cultural appreciation.Vezava: Trda232,56 € -
No One Left to Lie To(2021) HITCHENS, CHRISTOPHERTen years since the death of the world-renowned and controversial intellectual, this stylish edition is one of twelve commemorating Christopher Hitchens' most wry and provocative works.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Access to History for the IB Diploma: The Second World War and the Americas 1933-1945 Second Edition(2016) WRIGHT, JOHNThe renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigor.Vezava: Mehka64,15 € -
American Intelligence(2019) LAFFERTY, BEN P.Taking up the New Hampshire newspaper industry as its case study, American Intelligence unpacks the ways in which an unprecedented quantity of printed material was gathered, distributed, marketed, and consumed, as well as the strong influence that it hadVezava: Mehka49,81 € -
How the Streets Were Made(2020) BAILEY, YELENAExamines the creation of “the streets” not just as a physical, racialized space produced by segregationist policies but also as a sociocultural entity that has influenced our understanding of blackness in America for decades.Vezava: Mehka55,16 € -
Gildersleeve(2018)It was 1905 when the man destined to become Waco's photographer first opened his shop. Fred Gildersleeve documented the city he loved, establishing his legacy through iconic images that have become Waco's visual memory. The 186 Gildersleeve images in thisVezava: Trda46,27 €
