Arguing until Doomsday. Stephen Douglas, Jefferson Davis, and the Struggle for American Democracy, Hardback - Michael E. Woods

Weaving together biography and political history, Michael Woods restores Jefferson Davis and Stephen Douglas's fatefully entwined lives and careers...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Robert WuthnowNumber of pages: 328Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 242 x 33Cover type: Hardb...

Using the analogy of a devastating series of earthquakes, Davutoglu provides a new theoretical approach, conceptualization and methodology for unde...

From the acclaimed historian and bestselling author: a page-turning account of the epic struggle over slavery as embodied by John Brown and Abraham...

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A stirring and passionate defense of the central importance of public education to American democracy, vividly illustrating how the forces of react...

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Dangerous Ground examines how white squatters in the American West came to occupy a central and destabilizing position in US political culture in t...

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Acclaimed as the definitive study of the period by one of the greatest American historians, The Rise of American Democracy traces a historical arc ...

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DescriptionJefferson Davis is a historical figure who provokes strong passions among scholars. Through the years historians have placed him at both...

A thrilling and incisive examination of the post-Reconstruction era struggle for and suppression of African American voting rights in the United St...

One of the most momentous stories of the last century is China's rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that...

An examination of the enduring legacy of Rosa Luxemburg and her importance for activists and intellectuals alike.

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Classic tale of the defiant underdog as the rebel Sertorius defies the might of Rome.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Philip MatyszakIllu...

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With a focus on war and its consequences, this book tells moving stories of how conflict has plunged people into the depths of despair in Afghanist...

A timely, accessible examination of regional human rights court deterrence that combines data analysis with illustrative examples. It will appeal t...

Patrick Galbraith examines Japanese "otaku, " their relationships with fictional girl characters, the Japanese public's interpretations of them as ...

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DescriptionOn 18 April 1947, British forces set off the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. The target was a small island in the North Sea, f...

Reducere. In 1862, looking for an opportunity to attack Union general John Pope, Confederate general Robert E. Lee ordered Maj. Gen. James Longstreet to cond...

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DescriptionBlack French Women and the Struggle for Equality, 1848-2016 explores how black women in France itself, the French Caribbean, Gor e, Daka...

What role did anti-Mexicanism and attacks on Latinx people and their communities play in Donald Trump's political rise and presidential practices? ...

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