Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970, Paperback - Gordon H. Chang

Reducere. Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970 is the first comprehensive study of the lives and artistic production of artists of Asian ancestry active ...

Reducere. "Gripping . . . Chang has accomplished the seemingly impossible . . . He has written a remarkably rich, human, and compelling story of the railroad...

Reducere. DescriptionThis landmark volume sheds light on the lives and experiences of the Chinese workers who made up 90% of the workforce that built the Cen...

This book focuses on the Jesus of the popular Christian culture shared by not only church-, kirk-, and chapel-goers, but also the growing numbers o...

Reducere. The years between 1850 and 1930 witnessed the first large-scale migration of peoples from East Asia and South Asia to North America and the emergen...

Reducere. DescriptionThe history of theater in New York is captured in the images of the Billy Rose Theatre Division of the New York Public Library for the P...

Fort Dodge was founded in 1850 as a military post to police the Iowa frontier. A subsequent land boom created fortunes that were reinvested in the ...

DescriptionA groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America o...

Reducere. The history of American watchmaking is a microcosm of the history of American manufacturing. It is at its heart a story of the factory system produ...

From 1970, things were changing in Ireland - the Celtic Tiger had finally woken, and the rules for everything from gender roles and religion to int...

This book is a brief history of the human-caused climate change debate from its origins in the 19th century until today. The goal is to put the pol...

For many years, spiritual direction was regarded as an elitist activity, designed for the benefit of the clergy and a few specially devout laity. T...

Reducere. American history is filled with many great people of Asian ancestry who have contributed greatly to the country's culture. Because of their contrib...

Publisher: Lehigh University PressAuthor(s): Joan O'MaraNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 179 x 253 x 18Cover type: Paperback /...

Reducere. The quiet of the night was again shattered by the thunderous roll of incoming artillery shells, spaced five seconds apart, ripping the jungle to pi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Stephen PuleoBetween 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis from an insulated New England town into one o...

Our breath catches and we jump in fear at the sight of a snake. We pause and marvel at the sublime beauty of a sunrise. These reactions are no acci...

From a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, the powerful story of a precarious United States as it expands across a contested continentPublisher: WW N...

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...

Reducere. From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Ingrassia comes a narrative of America like no other: a cultural history that explores how cars have bo...

Reducere. Over the course of less than a century, the U.S. transformed from a nation that excluded Asians from immigration and citizenship to one that receiv...

The essays in this volume engage directly with topical issues around art and gender, globalization, cultural difference, and curating, as well as e...

DescriptionClimate models have evolved into Earth system models with representation of the physics, chemistry, and biology of terrestrial ecosystem...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionKorean Americans: A Concise History tells the untold stories of the pioneering immigrants, the newly discovered tale of the first Koreat...

Publisher: Jordan Schnitzer Family FoundationAuthor(s): Carolyn VaughanNumber of pages: 104Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 236 x 312 x 16Cover ty...

A recovery of the vital role Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Americans played in US intelligence services in Asia during World War II. Spies deep beh...

One Medicine War on Cancer describes the innovation of comparative cancer medicine that changed the course of how veterinarians deal with malignanc...

"A monumental work on the design and construction of the clipper ships at their apogee . . . a boon to maritime historians and modelmakers." --Wood...

Reducere. Have you ever wondered how the world got to where it is today? Get ready to discover the rich history of our planet. You will be astonished to lear...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. The Pattons is an exceptional portrait of the famous military family, eloquently written by the grandson of its most illustrious member, George S. ...

Reducere. A prominent Navajo educator once told historian Peter Iverson that "the five major sports on the Navajo Nation are basketball, basketball, basketba...

Reducere. DescriptionIt would be incorrect to say that Asian American literature began during the Civil Rights Movement. Since the late nineteenth century, C...

Highly illustrated history of European fortifications and fortified lines of the world wars.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): H W Kaufmann...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Gordon S. WoodOne of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution.--New York Times Book R...

Reducere. When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings h...

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Reducere. DescriptionBill Spiller was forty-seven when he was forced by desperate finances to caddie at the Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles. One day Sp...

A comprehensive, compelling, and clearly written title that provides a rich examination of the history of Asians in the United States, covering wel...

The definite account of how regime change in the Middle East has proven so tempting to American policymakers for decades - despite never achieving ...

In popular memory, Ellis Island is typically seen as a gateway for Europeans seeking to join the 'great American melting pot'. But as this fresh ex...

Reducere. Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial/ethnic population in the United States. Especially since the 1990s, readings by Asian American bibli...

DescriptionAsian Americans have made significant contributions to American history, society, and culture. This book presents key events in the Asia...