One Nation, Two Cultures. A Searching Examination of American Society in the Aftermath of Our Cultural Rev olution, Paperback - Gertrude Himmelfarb

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Gertrude HimmelfarbNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2001Dimensions: 202 x 130 x 13Cover type: Paperb...

Contrasting the Enlightenments in the three nations, this book demonstrates the primacy and wisdom of the British, exemplified in such thinkers as ...

Reducere. The tradition of horses in Native American culture, depicted through images, essays, and quotes. For many Native Americans, each animal and bird th...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Ai WeiweiNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 44Cover type: Paperback / softba...

DescriptionThe deep divides that define politics in the United States are not restricted to policy or even cultural differences anymore. Americans ...

Reducere. This is the publication of the influential Rede Lecture by British scientist and novelist C. P. Snow. Its thesis was that "the intellectual life of...

This crucial new work draws on empirical findings from rural North India in relation to madness and subjectivity, revealing the different structure...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Ai WeiweiNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 242 x 164 x 37Cover type: HardbackRedescoper...

The Two Cultures Controversy: Science, Literature and Cultural Politics in Postwar Britain - Guy Ortolano

With our democracy at risk, we the people need to define the rules, "Citizen Rules", for how we are governed to serve the national interest.Publish...

Reducere. The American Legion was founded in 1919, shortly after the harrowing conflict of World War I drew to a close; this book describes the founding, and...

Reducere. Based on the song that President Joe Biden quoted in his inaugural address, this picture book celebrates the beauty and diversity of this country a...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ken FalkeAuthor: Josh GoldbergYour struggle may come in different forms, and be given one of many different names, such as ...

Reducere. In its heyday Motown Records was a household word, one of the most famous and successful black-owned businesses in American history, and, arguably,...

Reducere. Kashmir remains one of the world's most militarized areas of dispute, having been in the grips of an armed insurgency against India since the late ...

DescriptionOn a Thursday in November of 2013, Guadalupe Morales waited anxiously with her sister-in-law and their four small children. Every Latino...

Collective Trauma, Collective Healing is a guide for mental health professionals working in response to large-scale political violence or natural d...

Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. This title discusses major differences ...

Reducere. One of The New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of 2015 and a NYT Bestseller Widely acclaimed as a masterpiece, Asne Seierstad's One of Us i...

The evolution of the battle for true equality in America seen through the men, ideas, and politics behind the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments passe...

Sheds light on Civil War-era journalism, battlefield medicine, and the "good death"Illustrations: 0

Identifying a new approach to disaster response: spontaneous, compassionate, and impromptu actions to alleviate suffering.

Reducere. The voice behind the popular grief podcast Coming Back: Conversations on Life After Loss puts pen to paper in her first book to create a powerful p...

Reducere. The author finds herself on her own, after thirteen years of abuse at the hands of various people. She realized she knew everything about how to su...

Reducere. In this New York Times bestselling investigation, Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on America's power grid is not only possible but like...

Contributor(s): Author: Leon F. LitwackWinner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book AwardBased on hitherto unexamined sources: interviews wit...

Reducere. One of the most talked-about books in years, A Nation of Victims established Charles Sykes as a persuasive, witty, and controversial commentator on...

Reducere. The Cultural Front charts the extraordinary upsurge of cultural activity and theory in America that began during the Great Depression and embraced ...

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 ...

In the Aftermath of the Pandemic is an accessible, non-technical treatment manual for psychotherapists seeking to help patients suffering from psyc...

Reducere. Early one May morning in 1874, in the hills above Williamsburg, Massachusetts, a reservoir dam suddenly burst, sending an avalanche of water down a...

President Nixon's announcement on April 30, 1970, that US troops were invading neutral Cambodia as part of the ongoing Vietnam War campaign sparked...

Memories of Post-Imperial Nations: The Aftermath of Decolonization, 1945–2013 - Dietmar Rothermund

Reducere. "An incisive look at immigration, assimilation, and national identity" (Kirkus Reviews) and the landmark immigration law that transformed the face ...

Reducere. 'O that we might advise one another as to what to do; to help one another to recover from our weaknesses ' Following Jesus is not easy. It involves...

Reducere. To kill is one of the greatest crimes against humanity―to kill repeatedly, often accompanied by sexually motivated acts that are also taboo, is bey...

Focused on three key themes - Helpers and Heroes, Your New Normal and Acts of Kindness, this book presents a unique portrait of the UK during the 2...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Nick TimothyNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 228 x 339 x 27Cover type: Paperback / softbackR...

Reducere. How old are you? The more thought you bring to bear on the question, the harder it is to answer. For we age simultaneously in different ways: biolo...

This book documents the journey of the survivors of sexual violence as they navigate the gruelling criminal justice and health care systems and the...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): David M. SchneiderNumber of pages: 148Publication date: 1980Dimensions: 155 x 229 x 9Cover typ...

Japan as a 'Normal Country'? is a thematic and geographically comparative discussion of the unique limitations of Japanese foreign and defence policy.

Reducere. In this eye-opening companion volume to her acclaimed history Founding Mothers, number-one New York Times bestselling author and renowned political...

Reducere. Since the late 1950s Stan Brakhage has been in the forefront of independent filmmaking. His body of work - some seventy hours - is one of the large...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Geniece Crawford MondeIllustration(s): 5 tablesNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimens...

Reducere. What does the Bible hide and to what extent can we trust the Holy Scriptures? The "archaeology" of biblical texts yielded many interesting and surp...

Whether you're a businessperson beginning to work in the United States or a foreign student visiting for a semester, this new edition of American W...