Legacy of Andrew Jackson: Essays on Democracy, Indian Removal, and Slavery, Paperback - Robert V. Remini

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In A Short History of the United States, National Book Award winner Robert V. Remini offers a much-needed, concise history of our country. This acc...

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Betafo, a rural community in central Madagascar, is divided between the descendants of nobles and descendants of slaves. Anthropologist David Graeb...

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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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The Fiction of Narrative traces the arc and evolution of White's field-defining thought and will become standard reading for students and scholars ...

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A lively and bold blueprint for moving beyond the "era of institutional failure" by transforming our outmoded political and economic systems to be ...

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Inseparable from the history of the Indians of Southern California is the role of the Indian agent--a government functionary whose chief duty was, ...

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