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The Cambridge History of the American Civil War, Hardcover - Aaron Sheehan-Dean

2.874,99 RON 3.920,99 RON

Reducere. The Cambridge History of the American Civil War provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of the American Civil War. With contributions from...

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The Archaeology of the North American Great Plains, Hardback - ***

958,99 RON

People often see the Plains as a vast, empty space where cowboys and Indians fought. This book highlights a rich history of change over time on the...

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American Legal History: Cases and Materials, Paperback - Kermit L. Hall

932,99 RON 998,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis highly acclaimed text provides a comprehensive selection of the most important documents in American legal history, integrating the...

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History of American Literature and Culture of the First World War, Hardback - ***

872,99 RON

The collection explores the various, often conflicting representations of the war offered by US writers, artists, intellectuals, and political figu...

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African American Literature in Transition, 1865-1880: Volume 5, 1865-1880. Black Reconstructions, Hardback - ***

872,99 RON

This volume provides the richest study available of African American literature during the years immediately following the Civil War. Studying auth...

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Cambridge History of the American Civil War: Volume 2, Affairs of the State, Hardback - ***

825,99 RON 1.125,99 RON

Reducere. This volume explores the political and social dimensions of the Civil War in both the North and South. Chapters explore the military leadership of ...

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African American Art: A Visual and Cultural History, Paperback - Lisa Farrington

803,99 RON 860,99 RON

Reducere. African-American Art: A Visual and Cultural History offers a current and comprehensive history that contextualizes black artists within the framewo...

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Uncontrollable Blackness: African American Men and Criminality in Jim Crow New York, Hardcover - Douglas J. Flowe

748,99 RON 801,99 RON

Reducere. Early twentieth-century African American men in northern urban centers like New York faced economic isolation, segregation, a biased criminal justi...

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Hessians. German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War, Hardback - ***

729,99 RON

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Friederike (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, Penn State Abington) B...

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Nineteenth-Century American Literature and the Discourse of Natural History, Hardback - Juliana Chow

684,99 RON

This book discusses how literary writers re-envisioned species survival and racial uplift through ecological and biogeographical concepts of disper...

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Return to Vietnam. An Oral History of American and Australian Veterans' Journeys, Hardback - ***

684,99 RON

Between 1981 and 2016, thousands of American and Australian Vietnam War veterans returned to Viet Nam. This oral history tells their story and expl...

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Women before the court: Law and patriarchy in the Anglo-American world, 1600-1800, Hardcover - Lindsay R. Moore

684,99 RON

DescriptionThis book offers an innovative, comparative approach to the study of women's legal rights during a formative period of AngloAmerican his...

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America's Response to China: A History of Sino-American Relations, Hardcover - Warren I. Cohen

682,99 RON

America's Response to China has long been the standard resource for a succinct, historically grounded assessment of an increasingly complicated rel...

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American Religions: A Documentary History, Paperback - R. Marie Griffith

681,99 RON 729,99 RON

Reducere. Religion has played a complex, vibrant, and multifaceted role in our nation's history. One of the most effective ways to help students explore its ...

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In Plain Sight: Nineteenth-Century American Women's Poetry and the Problem of Literary History, Hardcover - Alexandra Socarides

664,99 RON 711,99 RON

Reducere. In Plain Sight explores how the poetry of nineteenth-century American women that was once so visible within American culture could have, with the e...

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Hard-Fighting Soldiers. A History of African American Churches of Christ, Hardback - Edward J. Robinson

651,99 RON

In the first full-length scholarly synthesis of the African American Churches of Christ, Edward J. Robinson provides a comprehensive look at the ch...

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Nonprofit Neighborhoods. An Urban History of Inequality and the American State, Hardback - Claire Dunning

639,99 RON

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Claire DunningIllustration(s): 23 halftonesNumber of pages: 336Collection: Historical Studies ...

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American Mediterraneans. A Study in Geography, History, and Race, Hardback - Professor Susan Gillman

639,99 RON

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Professor Susan GillmanIllustration(s): 26 halftonesNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022...

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Legislative History of American Immigration Policy, 1798-1965, Hardcover - E. P. Hutchinson

600,99 RON

Legislative History of American Immigration Policy, 1798-1965, Hardcover

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A History of African American Poetry, Hardcover - Lauri Ramey

548,99 RON

DescriptionAfrican American poetry is as old as America itself, yet this touchstone of American identity is often overlooked. In this critical hist...

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A Social History of American Technology, Paperback - Ruth Schwartz Cowan

539,99 RON 577,99 RON

Reducere. A Social History of American Technology, Second Edition, tells the story of American technology from the tools used by its earliest inhabitants to ...

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Essays on American Indian and Mormon History, Hardback - Brenden W. Rensink

528,99 RON

American Indians have long played a central role in Mormon history and its narratives. Their roles, however, have often been cast in support of tra...

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Hell of a Vision. Regionalism and the Modern American West, Hardback - Robert Dorman

522,99 RON

Publisher: University of Arizona PressAuthor(s): Robert DormanIllustration(s): mapsNumber of pages: 268Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 161 x 236 ...

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The Pyramids (New and Revised): The Archaeology and History of Egypt's Iconic Monuments, Hardcover - Miroslav Verner

518,99 RON 555,99 RON

Reducere. An authoritative account by preeminent Egyptologist Miroslav Verner covering over 70 of Egypt's and Sudan's pyramids, their historical and politica...

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Down to Earth: Nature's Role in American History, Paperback - Ted Steinberg

508,99 RON 544,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIn this ambitious and provocative text, environmental historian Ted Steinberg offers a sweeping history of the United States--a history ...

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Ancient Egyptian Architecture in Fifteen Monuments, Hardback - Felix Arnold

499,99 RON

Publisher: American University in Cairo PressAuthor(s): Felix ArnoldNumber of pages: 124Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 198 x 251 x 23Cover type:...

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A History of African American Theatre, Paperback - James V. Hatch

480,99 RON

This definitive history of African-American theatre embraces companies from across the U.S., as well as the anglophone Caribbean and African-Americ...

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South Yemen's Independence Struggle: Generations of Resistance, Hardcover - Anne-Linda Amira Augustin

479,99 RON 513,99 RON

Reducere. A bold firsthand account of one of the persistent Arab uprisings, in Yemen At its beginning in 2007, the Southern Movement in South Yemen was a loo...

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Sacred Flames: The Power of Artificial Light in Ancient Egypt, Hardcover - Meghan E. Strong

476,99 RON 510,99 RON

Reducere. A fascinating examination of the role of lighting in ancient Egyptian culture Artificial lighting is one of the earliest tools used by humans. By t...

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'To Save the People from Themselves'. The Emergence of American Judicial Review and the Transformation of Constitutions, Hardback - ***

437,99 RON

In this expansive history, Steinfeld develops a thorough, systematic account describing how American judicial review was brought into being during ...

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Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: The Russian Soul in the West, Hardcover - David P. Deavel

427,99 RON

For many Americans of both right and left political persuasions, the Russian bear is more of a bugbear. On the right, the country is still mentally...

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Creating Their Own Image: The History of African-American Women Artists, Paperback - Lisa E. Farrington

421,99 RON 451,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionHailed as "a captivating and thorough study of a long-ignored aspect of America's art history" (CHOICE ), Creating Their Own Image offer...

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The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology, Paperback - Timothy Pauketat

417,99 RON 447,99 RON

Reducere. This volume explores 15, 000 years of indigenous human history on the North American continent, drawing on the latest archaeological theories, time...

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Capitalizing on Change: A Social History of American Business, Paperback - Stanley Buder

415,99 RON

Americans love "this year's model, " relying on the "new" to be always "improved." Enthusiasm for the new, says Stanley Buder, is essential to Amer...

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Slavery, Freedom, and Expansion in the Early American West, Hardback - John Craig Hammond

410,99 RON

Examines how the demands of western settlers, the potential of western disunion, and local, popular politics determined the fate of slavery and fre...

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Opposing Viewpoints in American History, Volume 1: From Colonial Times to Reconstruction, Paperback - William Dudley

409,99 RON 438,99 RON

Reducere. This unique two-volume set combines selected pairs of documents from Greenhaven's Opposing Viewpoints: American History Series with other carefully...

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Civil War Settlers. Scandinavians, Citizenship, and American Empire, 1848-1870, Hardback - ***

409,99 RON

Civil War Settlers is the first thorough analysis of Scandinavian Americans, examining citizenship, settler colonialism and whiteness in the Civil ...

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Destruction of the Steamboat Sultana. The Worst Maritime Disaster in American History, Hardback - Gene E. Salecker

399,99 RON

In Destruction of the Steamboat Sultana: The Worst Maritime Disaster in American History paroled prisoners, civilian passengers, guards, crewmember...

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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945, Hardcover - David M. Kennedy

396,99 RON 424,99 RON

Reducere. Award NamePulitzer PrizeAward categoryHistoryBetween 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression ...

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Divorce, American Style: Fighting for Women's Economic Citizenship in the Neoliberal Era, Hardcover - Suzanne Kahn

396,99 RON 424,99 RON

Reducere. In the 1970s, the divorce rate in the United States doubled, and longtime homemakers suddenly found themselves at risk of poverty, not only because...

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Cold War Correspondents. Soviet and American Reporters on the Ideological Frontlines, Hardback - Dina Fainberg

394,99 RON

Taken together, these sources illuminate a rich history of private and professional lives at the heart of the superpower conflict.Illustrations: 3 ...

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Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians: 2: Internal Medicine, Hardcover - Eugen Strouhal

387,99 RON

A comprehensive survey of medical knowledge and practice in ancient Egypt focusing on internal medicine written by leading authorities in the field...

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The Cambridge History of American Poetry, Paperback - Alfred Bendixen

387,99 RON

The Cambridge History of American Poetry offers a comprehensive exploration of the development of American poetic traditions from their beginnings ...

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The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789, Hardcover - Robert Middlekauff

386,99 RON 414,99 RON

Reducere. The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically acclaimed volume--a finalist for the Pulitzer Priz...

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Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American History, Paperback - Jane Caplan

384,99 RON 411,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionDespite the social sciences' growing fascination with tattooing--and the immense popularity of tattoos themselves--the practice has not ...

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Millenarian Dreams and Racial Nightmares: The American Civil War as an Apocalyptic Conflict, Hardcover - John H. Matsui

383,99 RON 410,99 RON

Reducere. In Millenarian Dreams and Racial Nightmares, John H. Matsui argues that the political ideology and racial views of American Protestants during the ...

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Justifying Revolution: Law, Virtue, and Violence in the American War of Independence, Hardcover - Glenn A. Moots

381,99 RON 408,99 RON

Reducere. The American imagination still exalts the Founders as the prime movers of the Revolution, and the War of Independence has become the stuff of legen...

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Slavery. Interpreting American History, Paperback - ***

378,99 RON

While the depth of Americans' historiographical engagement with slavery is not surprising, the range and sheer volume of writing on the subject can...

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Congress's Own: A Canadian Regiment, the Continental Army, and American Union, Hardcover - Holly A. Mayer

369,99 RON

Colonel Moses Hazen's 2nd Canadian Regiment was one of the first "national" regiments in the American army. Created by the Continental Congress, it...

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Tempest: Hurricane Naming and American Culture, Hardcover - Liz Skilton

368,99 RON

DescriptionLiz Skilton's innovative study tracks the naming of hurricanes over six decades, exploring the interplay between naming practice and wid...

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War and Remembrance: The Story of the American Battle Monuments Commission, Hardcover - Thomas H. Conner

367,99 RON

Description"No soldier could ask for a sweeter resting place than on the field of glory where he fell. The land he died to save vies with the one w...

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Spiritual Socialists: Religion and the American Left, Hardcover - Vaneesa Cook

367,99 RON

Refuting the common perception that the American left has a religion problem, Vaneesa Cook highlights an important but overlooked intellectual and ...

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Jurisprudence of Style. A Structuralist History of American Pragmatism and Liberal Legal Thought, Hardback - Justin Desautels-Stein

364,99 RON

Justin Desautels-Stein focuses on the development of pragmatic liberalism, between 1870 and the present. Using property law, constitutional law, an...

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The Tomb Chapel of Menna (Tt 69): The Art, Culture, and Science of Painting in an Egyptian Tomb, Paperback - Melinda Hartwig

364,99 RON

The most detailed set of studies ever on all aspects of one of the most beautifully decorated Egyptian non-royal tombs, new in paperback This lavis...

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American Carnage: Wounded Knee, 1890, Hardcover - Jerome A. Greene

361,99 RON 387,99 RON

Reducere. As the year 1890 wound to a close, a band of more than three hundred Lakota Sioux Indians led by Chief Big Foot made their way toward South Dakota'...

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Opposing Viewpoints in American History, Volume 2: From Reconstruction to the Present, Paperback - William Dudley

361,99 RON

This unique two-volume set combines selected pairs of documents from Greenhaven's Opposing Viewpoints: American History Series with other carefully...

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The Union Blockade in the American Civil War: A Reassessment, Hardcover - Michael Bonner

360,99 RON 386,99 RON

Reducere. Swashbuckling stories of the Union naval blockade of the Southern states and the blockade runners who smuggled goods to the Confederacy have long b...

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Beyond the Politics of the Closet: Gay Rights and the American State Since the 1970s, Hardcover - Jonathan Bell

360,99 RON 386,99 RON

Reducere. In the 1970s, queer Americans demanded access not only to health and social services but also to mainstream Democratic and Republican Party politic...

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Black Freethinkers. A History of African American Secularism, Paperback - Christopher Cameron

359,99 RON

Argues that, contrary to historical and popular depictions of African Americans as naturally religious, freethought has been central to black polit...

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The Oxford Handbook of the American Revolution, Paperback - Edward G. Gray

359,99 RON 490,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe Oxford Handbook of the American Revolution draws on a wealth of new scholarship to create a vibrant dialogue among varied approaches...

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Makers: A History of American Studio Craft, Hardcover - Janet Koplos

356,99 RON

Here is the first comprehensive survey of modern craft in the United States. Makers follows the development of studio craft--objects in fiber, clay...

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Rival Visions: How Jefferson and His Contemporaries Defined the Early American Republic, Hardcover - Dustin Gish

351,00 RON

The emergence of the early American republic as a new nation on the world stage conjured rival visions in the eyes of leading statesmen at home and...

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Borderlands of Slavery: The Struggle Over Captivity and Peonage in the American Southwest, Hardcover - William S. Kiser

350,99 RON

It is often taken as a simple truth that the Civil War and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery in the United States. In the ...

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Saving Faith. Making Religious Pluralism an American Value at the Dawn of the Secular Age, Hardback - David Mislin

350,99 RON

Chronicling the transformative historical moment when Americans began to reimagine their nation as one strengthened by the diverse faiths of its pe...

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Unwelcome Guests. A History of Access to American Higher Education, Hardback - ***

349,99 RON

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University PressAuthor(s): Steven J. (Rutgers University-Newark) DinerNumber of pages: 225Publication date: 2022Dimensions...

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Justice Daniel Cohalan 1865-1946: American Patriot and Irish-American Nationalist, Hardcover - Doorley

347,99 RON 372,99 RON

Reducere. Justice Daniel Cohalan, or the 'Judge' as he became known, is best remembered today for his tempestuous relationship with Irish nationalist leader ...

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American Democratic Socialism: History, Politics, Religion, and Theory, Hardcover - Gary Dorrien

342,99 RON

A sweeping, ambitious history of American democratic socialism from one of the world's leading intellectual historians and social ethicists "Dorrie...

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Becoming American in Creole New Orleans, 1896-1949, Hardcover - Darryl Barthé

340,99 RON 364,99 RON

Reducere. Extensive scholarship has emerged within the last twenty-five years on the role of Louisiana Creoles in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuri...

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Ancient Egyptian Statues. Their Many Lives and Deaths, Hardback - Simon Connor

339,99 RON

Publisher: American University in Cairo PressAuthor(s): Simon ConnorIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 204Publication date...

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Fatal Revolutions. Natural History, West Indian Slavery, and the Routes of American Literature, Paperback - Christopher P. Iannini

338,99 RON

Drawing on letters, illustrations, engravings, and neglected manuscripts, Christopher Iannini connects two dramatic transformations in the eighteen...

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