Zbirka: Ameriška zgodovina
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Confederate Reckoning(2012) MCCURRY, STEPHANIEThe attempt to repress a majority of its own population backfired on the Confederate States of America as the disenfranchised demanded to be counted and considered in the great struggle over slavery, emancipation, democracy, and nationhood. This title preVezava: Mehka38,13 € -
Viva la Revolucion(2018) HOBSBAWM, ERICViva La Revolucion is Hobsbawm's magisterial work on Latin America, the fruit of forty years' writing about the continent.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
World on Fire(2011) FOREMAN, DR AMANDAAs America descended into Civil War, British loyalties were torn between support for the North, which was against slavery, and defending the South, which portrayed itself as bravely fighting for its independence. This book gives fresh accounts of Civil WaVezava: Mehka30,84 € -
Red Meat Republic(2020) SPECHT, JOSHUARed Meat Republic reveals the complex history of exploitation and innovation behind the food we consume today.Vezava: Mehka25,84 € -
Schools of Our Own(2019) HAYES, WORTH KAMILIRecounts how a diverse contingent of educators, nuns, and political activists embraced institution building as the most effective means to attain quality education. This book makes a fascinating addition to scholarly debates about education, segregation,Vezava: Mehka40,86 € -
Manhattan '45(2011) MORRIS, JANIn 1945, New York City stood at the pinnacle of its cultural and economic power. From its beguilingly idiosyncratic architectural style to its unmistakable slang, post-War New York springs to life through Morris's brisk, affectionate prose.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
American Counter-Revolution in Favor of Liberty(2018) JANKOVIC, IVANThis book presents the case that the origins of American liberty should not be sought in the constitutional-reformist feats of its “statesmen” during the 1780s, but rather in the political and social resistance to their efforts.Vezava: Trda91,19 € -
Devil's Playground(2019) BLOOMFIELD, GARY L.Gary Bloomfield presents here the first unvarnished accounts of the tension and the impact serving on the line can bring. Just one example: Though firefights are rare, US soldiers often hear North Korean soldiers and their laughter and the taunts, but t44,89 € -
A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear(2020) HONGOLTZ-HETLING, MATTHEWHow the tiny town of Grafton, NH, became a radical experiment in small government--until the bear attacks started.Vezava: Trda35,64 € -
Libertines(2022) MARTINEZ, J. MICHAELHistorian Michael Martinez surveys political sex scandals in American history, from the earliest years of the Republic to today, to explore how these events impacted the politics of the day and the legacy they left for future generations of American leadeVezava: Trda34,22 € -
Beef, Bible and Bullets(2021) LAPPER, RICHARDBeef, bible and bullets looks at the social, political and economic trends that brought a maverick right-wing populist to office in Latin America's largest economy. -- .Vezava: Trda35,64 € -
Lost Cove, North Carolina(2021) SMITH, CHRISTY A.In this first historically comprehensive book on Lost Cove, North Carolina, the author paints a portrait of an isolated yet thriving settlement that survived for almost one hundred years. From its founding before the Civil War to the town's ultimate decliVezava: Mehka58,72 € -
War on the Border(2022) GUINN, JEFFFrom bestselling author Jeff Guinn, the dramatic story of how U.S.-Mexico border tensions erupted into open warfare in 1916, as a U.S. military expedition crossed the border to try to capture Mexican guerrilla Pancho Villa -- a military incursion whose efVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Vintage Signs of America(2017) SELTZER, DEBRA JANEA terrific, lavishly illustrated look at the fascinating world of American roadside signs.Vezava: Mehka22,42 €
