Federal Taxation in America: A History, Paperback - W. Elliot Brownlee

Reducere. This authoritative and readable survey is a comprehensive historical overview of federal taxation and fiscal policy in the United States, extending...

America's evolution from a loose union of colonies to the world-shaping economic force of the twentieth century, explained.

The Puritans called Baptists "the troublers of churches in all places" and hounded them out of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Four hundred years later, ...

Reducere. This book, designed to give a survey history of American labor from colonial times to the present, is uniquely well suited to speak to the concerns...

The story of religion in America is one of unparalleled diversity and protection of the religious rights of individuals. But that story is a muddie...

Reducere. Whether conveyed through newspapers, photographs, or Billie Holliday's haunting song "Strange Fruit, " lynching has immediate and graphic connotati...

Reducere. In this sweeping history, Alexander Kitroeff shows how the Greek Orthodox Church in America has functioned as much more than a religious institutio...

Reducere. Muslims are neither new nor foreign to the United States. They have been a vital presence in North America since the 16th century. Muslims in Ameri...

Reducere. "A fascinating window on the evolution of Jewish integration into American society and culture." - Alan M. Kraut, American UniversityAbout the Auth...

Reducere. Follies in America examines historicized garden buildings, known as follies, from the nation's founding through the American centennial celebration...

Reducere. This classic work by the distinguished economist traces the history of nine American ethnic groups--the Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, Af...

Reducere. This landmark work of lesbian history focuses on how certain late-nineteenth-century and twentieth-century women whose lives can be described as le...

Reducere. The product of two of Oklahoma's foremost authorities on the history of the 46th state, Oklahoma: A History is the first comprehensive narrative to...

It's hard to imagine, but as late as the 1950s, athletes could get kicked off a team if they were caught lifting weights. Coaches had long believed...

Reducere. Forsyth County, Georgia, at the turn of the twentieth century, was home to a large African American community that included ministers and teachers,...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John Charles ChasteenBorn in Blood and Fire, Fourth Edition has been extensively revised to heighten emphasis on current cu...

Reducere. "Leave now, or die " Those words-or ones just as ominous-have echoed through the past hundred years of American history, heralding a very unnatural...

Reducere. Beginning in 1760, this comprehensive history charts the growth and development of the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren church family up a...

Reducere. ABoston Globe Best Non-Fiction Book of 2007 Amazon.com Editors pick as one of the 10 best history books of 200 Winner of the 2007 John Lyman Award ...

Mosquitoes in Hawaii, sea lampreys in the Great Lakes, mountain goats in the Olympic Mountains of Washington State not one of these species is nati...

This book offers a comprehensive, region-wide examination of the politics of taxation in Latin America, one of the most pressing issues to confront...

Reducere. But the story is by no means entirely grim and solemn. Young explorers get lost in the woods and climb trees to escape "roaring lions." There is a ...

Reducere. The Crash forced Hoover, and then Roosevelt and the nation, to reexamine old solutions and address pressing questions of recovery and reform, econo...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Edward L. AyersBut at the time, on the borderlands of Pennsylvania and Virginia, no one expected war, and no one knew how i...

Reducere. In this "penetrating new analysis" (New York Times Book Review) Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of twentieth-century America...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Edmund S. MorganThis book makes the provocative case here that America has remained politically stable because the Founding...

Reducere. The pioneering work in the study of the role of Black Americans during Reconstruction by the most influential Black intellectual of his time. This ...

America has nearly five thousand miles of coastline. What would it be like to travel from the islands of Maine to the stepping-stones of the Florid...

Reducere. 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 ...

DescriptionAt the crux of America's history stand two astounding events: the immediate and complete destruction of the most powerful system of slav...

DescriptionThe unforgettable saga of one enslaved woman's fight for justice--and reparations Born into slavery, Henrietta Wood was taken to Cincinn...

Reducere. DescriptionGray Ghosts of the Confederacy is a history of the Confederate guerrillas who-under the ruthless command of such men as William C. Quant...

Articulating eight decades of American style through the emotive language of clothing-from celebrated designers that established the modern legacy ...

Designed specially for undergraduate course use, this textbook is both an introduction to the study of American slavery and a reader of core texts ...

Reducere. Racism in America: A Reference Handbook diverges from the typical focus of accounts of racism on interpersonal prejudice and discrimination to situ...

Publisher: Santa Fe Writer's ProjectAuthor(s): Liz PratoNumber of pages: 210Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 215 x 17Cover type: Paperback /...

Readers will understand all the events- from the seemingly inconsequential to the major- that framed Colonial American life. Includes sections on f...

Reducere. Delivering Health Care in America, Eighth Edition is the most current and comprehensive overview of the basic structures and operations of the U.S....

Bubblegum. The History of Plastic Pop - Nick Brownlee

Conspiracy theories have been a part of the American experience since colonial times. There is a rich literature on conspiracies involving, among o...

Contributor(s): Author: Ellen LitmanIn twelve "pristine, entrancing" (Booklist) linked stories, Ellen Litman introduces an unforgettable cast of Ru...

Reducere. Recipient of the 2002 Bruce Catton Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Historical Writing. In this "stunning collection of documents" (Washington Pos...

Reducere. Here is the vibrant, colorful, high-stepping story of tap -- the first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form, exp...

Largely out of sight, they rapidly built and funded a new empire of think tanks and academic institutions and professional organisations, lobbying ...

Provides an introduction to US international taxation useful to both US and non-US students and practitioners interested in the topic. This Nutshel...

Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award``A masterly synthesis of scientific research and personal observation.`` -Wall Stre...