Zbirka: Ameriška zgodovina
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South(2022) REED, ADOLPH L., JR.A narrative account of Jim Crow as people experienced it.Vezava: Trda23,15 € -
Murder in McComb(2020) BROWN, TRENTWhat remained of the decomposed body of twelve-year-old Tina Marie Andrews was discovered in the woods outside of McComb, Mississippi, on August 23, 1969. Trent Brown's Murder in McComb is the first comprehensive examination of the case, the lengthy invesVezava: Trda56,93 € -
Sweet Land of Liberty(2021) SANCTON, TOMExamines how the French left perceived and used the image of the United States against the backdrop of major historical developments in both countries between the Revolution of 1848 and the Paris Commune of 1871. Along the way, Tom Sancton weaves in the vVezava: Trda75,17 € -
Violence and the Caste War of Yucatan(2019) GABBERT, WOLFGANG (LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAT HANNOVER)This book analyzes the extent and forms of violence in one of the most significant indigenous rural revolts in nineteenth-century Latin America. Combining historical, anthropological, and sociological research, it shows how violence played a role in the eVezava: Trda171,86 € -
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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: Trda145,91 € -
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 t27,43 € -
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 €
