Labor in America: A History, Paperback - Melvyn Dubofsky

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...

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

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...

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

This collection of essays by leading American historians explains how and why the fight against unionism has long been central to the meaning of co...

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 ...

Reducere. When a Civil War substitute broker told business associates that "Men is cheep here to Day, " he exposed an unsettling contradiction at the heart o...

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 /...

Reducere. In the early twentieth century, the brutality of southern prisons became a national scandal. Prisoners toiled in grueling, violent conditions while...

Short and accessible introductions to historical figures and their legacy as felt across the moverments and ideas that have shaped our understandin...

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....

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

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

Freedom Bound: Law, Labor, and Civic Identity in Colonizing English America, 1580–1865 - Christopher Tomlins

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 ...

The intersection of food and immigration in North America, from the macroscale of national policy to the microscale of immigrants' lived, daily foo...

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

Reducere. This is a turbulent time for the conservation of America's natural and cultural heritage. From the current assaults on environmental protection to ...

Reducere. More than twenty-five years after his death, iconic writer and nature activist Edward Abbey (1927-1989) remains an influential presence in the Amer...

Reducere. Increasing your wealth is a worthwhile pursuit. Doing so while achieving personal fulfillment is vital. But attaining wealth should never come at t...

Samuel Roskelley's autobiography, written for the benefit of his family, shows that he could tell a story--his story--and make it live in words and...

Reducere. In this second edition of his in-depth and gripping account of the Arizona Miners' Strike of 1983, Jonathan D. Rosenblum describes in a new epilogu...

Reducere. In 1907, pioneering labor historian and economist John Commons argued that U.S. management had shown just one symptom of originality, namely playin...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - When did America give up on fairness? The author of Fantasyland tells the epic history of how America decided that big ...