The Post-American World

Slavery 101: Mercer Moments in American History, Hardcover - Ken Mercer

177,99 RON 190,99 RON

Reducere. "My Christian faith taught me always to fight hard but only to fight back with the truth. Sadly, I learned that the opposition to Judeo-Christian f...

westbow press, carti, carte straina, philosophy & religion

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The World Since 1945, Paperback - T. Vadney

91,99 RON

Presents history of global change from 1945 onwards. This title explores therapid changes in the Middle East, the end of apartheid in South Africa ...

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Lost in Summerland: Essays, Hardcover - Barrett Swanson

142,99 RON 152,99 RON

Reducere. Barrett Swanson embarks on a personal quest across the United States to uncover what it means to be an American amid the swirl of our post-truth cl...

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The Story of Benjamin Franklin: A Biography Book for New Readers, Paperback - Shannon Anderson

37,99 RON 40,99 RON

Reducere. Discover the life of Benjamin Franklin-a story about curiosity, big ideas, and helping others for kids ages 6 to 9 Benjamin Franklin was a brillian...

rockridge press, carti, carte straina, children's

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The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency, Paperback - John Dickerson

125,99 RON

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the veteran political journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent, a deep dive into the history, evolution, and curren...

random house trade, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences

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Shadow & Claw: The First Half of the Book of the New Sun, Paperback - Gene Wolfe

109,99 RON 117,99 RON

Reducere. "A major work of twentieth-century American literature...Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within.....

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A Woman of Intelligence, Hardcover - Karin Tanabe

138,99 RON

From a master of historical fiction (NPR), Karin Tanabe's A Woman of Intelligence is an exhilarating tale of post-war New York City, and one remark...

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The Executive Order, Hardcover - David Fisher

138,99 RON

In David Fisher's The Executive Order, this one-step-ahead-of-the-headlines thriller, a reporter races to uncover a conspiracy when he learns that ...

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Holdout, Hardcover - Jeffrey Kluger

144,99 RON

When evil forces are going unchecked on Earth, a principled astronaut makes a spilt-second decision to try to seek justice in the only place she kn...

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Beyond Borders: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Fiction Series, Paperback - Peter Vincent Pry

106,99 RON 114,99 RON

Reducere. An EMP is a high-tech means of killing people the old fashioned way - through starvation, disease, and societal collapse. Dr. Peter Vincent PryThey...

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The Reframing of American Education: A Framework for Understanding American Education Post COVID-19, Paperback - Tyrone Burton

96,99 RON 103,99 RON

Reducere. The system of education in America has been separate and unequal since its inception. The imperfect yet perfect storm of COVID-19 and civil unrest ...

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All the Love in the World, Paperback - Cathy Song

121,99 RON 130,99 RON

Reducere. Fiction. Asian & Asian American Studies. Short Stories. ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD is a debut prose collection by award-winning poet Cathy Song. The...

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I Did Not Miss the Boat: Memoir of a Vietnam Hoa Refugee, Paperback - Lea Tran

94,99 RON 101,99 RON

Reducere. "I Did Not Miss the Boat" is the coming of age story of an adolescent girl who struggled to help her family's assimilation into a new country while...

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Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan, Paperback - Ronald H. Spector

114,99 RON 123,99 RON

Reducere. "The best book by far on the Pacific War" (The New York Times Book Review), this classic one-volume history of World War II in the Pacific draws on...

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Master of War: The Life of General George H. Thomas, Paperback - Benson Bobrick

144,99 RON 155,99 RON

Reducere. - A first-rate historian: Benson Bobrick is the author of several celebrated books, including The Fated Sky and Testament . His work has been haile...

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With Light Steam, Paperback - Bryon Macwilliams

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. In 1996 Bryon MacWilliams left the relative stability of the United States for the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, and stayed. Over the course of near...

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Productivity Machines: German Appropriations of American Technology from Mass Production to Computer Automation, Paperback - Corinna Schlombs

198,99 RON

How productivity culture and technology became emblematic of the American economic system in pre- and postwar Germany.The concept of productivity o...

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Displaced Persons: Growing Up American After the Holocaust, Paperback - Joseph Berger

117,99 RON

In this touching account, veteran New York Times reporter Joseph Berger describes how his own family of Polish Jews -- with one son born at the clo...

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The Black Bruins: The Remarkable Lives of UCLA's Jackie Robinson, Woody Strode, Tom Bradley, Kenny Washington, and Ray Bartlett, Paperback - James W.

111,99 RON 119,99 RON

Reducere. The Black Bruins chronicles the inspirational lives of five African American athletes who faced racial discrimination as teammates at UCLA in the l...

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The Riches of This Land: The Untold, True Story of America's Middle Class, Hardcover - Jim Tankersley

150,99 RON 161,99 RON

Reducere. Vivid character-driven narrative, fused with important new economic and political reporting and research, that busts the myths about middle class d...

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The Greek Civil War: Strategy, Counterinsurgency and the Monarchy, Paperback - Spyridon Plakoudas

315,99 RON

The Greek Civil War (1946-1949) was one of the few instances in the post-World War II era of a clear-cut and permanent victory by right-wing govern...

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Lone Star, Paperback - Paullina Simons

110,99 RON 118,99 RON

Reducere. From the bestselling, acclaimed author of Tully and The Bronze Horseman comes the unforgettable love story between a college-bound young woman and ...

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Matters of Chance, Paperback - Jeannette Haien

107,99 RON 115,99 RON

Reducere. Matters of Chance is a glorious, aptivating novel about Morgan and Maude Shurtliff, who fall in love and marry in the years before World WarII. Una...

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There Was a Time: James Brown, the Chitlin' Circuit, and Me, Hardcover - Alan Leeds

139,99 RON 149,99 RON

Reducere. "Alan Leeds was a proteg of James Brown and a true historian of the world that nurtured the great entertainer. Alan was a witness to the vibrant bl...

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M24 Chaffee, Vol. 1: American Light Tank in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, Hardcover - David Doyle

140,99 RON

DescriptionThe M24 Chaffee was the finest light tank developed by the US during WWII. This tank was developed by Cadillac, which, along with farm e...

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African American Cinema Through Black Lives Consciousness, Paperback - Mark a. Reid

256,99 RON 274,99 RON

Reducere. African American Cinema through Black Lives Consciousness uses critical race theory to discuss American films that embrace contemporary issues of r...

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Unburnable, Paperback - Marie-Elena John

92,99 RON 99,99 RON

Reducere. Haunted by scandal and secrets, Lillian Baptiste fled Dominica when she was fourteen after discovering she was the daughter of Iris, the half-crazy...

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From Odessa with Love: Political and Literary Essays in Post-Soviet Ukraine, Paperback - Vladislav Davidzon

244,99 RON 262,99 RON

Reducere. Born in Tashkent, raised in Moscow and New York City, an editor in Odessa, a correspondent in Paris, there seems nowhere Davidzon hasn't been, no o...

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American Time Bomb: Attica, Sam Melville, and a Son's Search for Answers, Hardcover - Joshua Melville

184,99 RON

"American Time Bomb is a vital read for this moment. " --Heather Ann Thompson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Blood in the Water: The Attica ...

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Apples of North America: A Celebration of Exceptional Varieties, Paperback - Tom Burford

115,99 RON 124,99 RON

Reducere. "For all of us who cherish the apple, its utility, its flavors, and its powers of revelation and connection." --Adrian Higgins, garden columnist, T...

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From Odessa with Love: Political and Literary Essays in Post-Soviet Ukraine, Hardcover - Vladislav Davidzon

785,99 RON 841,99 RON

Reducere. "Born in Tashkent, raised in Moscow and New York City, an editor in Odessa, a correspondent in Paris, there seems nowhere Davidzon hasn't been, no ...

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National Development in Romania and Southeastern Europe, Paperback - Paul Michelson

208,99 RON

This book honors Cornelia Bodea, academician, scholar, professor, teacher, and, above all, friend and colleague to three generations of American an...

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The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb, Paperback - Gar Alperovitz

160,99 RON 172,99 RON

Reducere. With a new preface by the author Controversial in nature, this book demonstrates that the United States did not need to use the atomic bomb against...

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Hawaii Nei: Island Plays, Paperback - Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl

196,99 RON 210,99 RON

Reducere. Hawaii Nei brings together three plays by one of Hawaii's finest playwrights. A compassionate portrait of early nineteenth- century Hawaii, The Con...

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Exiled Emissary: George H. Earle III, Soldier, Sailor, Diplomat, Governor, Spy, Paperback - Christopher J. Farrell

238,99 RON 255,99 RON

Reducere. Exiled Emissary is a biography of the colorful life of George H. Earle, III - a Main Line Philadelphia millionaire, war hero awarded the Navy Cross...

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Tennis: A History from American Amateurs to Global Professionals, Paperback - Greg Ruth

151,99 RON

Analyzing how tennis turned pro The arrival of the Open era in 1968 was a watershed in the history of tennis--the year that marked its advent as a ...

university of illinois press, carti, carte straina, sports & active outdoor recreation

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Safe to Fall, Paperback - Bonnie N. Lawlor

155,99 RON 166,99 RON

Reducere. A remarkable collection of deeply felt writings on the experience of studying the embodied spiritual discipline of Bharata Natyam, the Classical Da...

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Science Fiction Film: Predicting the Impossible in the Age of Neoliberalism, Hardcover - Eli Park Sorensen

855,99 RON 915,99 RON

Reducere. By presenting a new political framework, the book looks at the sci-fi film genre's important critical role in a post-political world, deepening and...

edinburgh university press, carti, carte straina, the arts

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Post Romantic: Poems, Hardcover - Kathleen Flenniken

136,99 RON

In her wide-ranging third book, poet Kathleen Flenniken undertakes the difficult task of re-seeing what is before us. Post Romantic fuses personal ...

university of washington press, carti, carte straina, biography

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Why Containment Works: Power, Proliferation, and Preventive War, Hardcover - Wallace J. Thies

419,99 RON 449,99 RON

Reducere. Why Containment Works examines the conduct of American foreign policy during and after the Cold War through the lens of applied policy analysis. Wa...

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Finna: Poems, Paperback - Nate Marshall

85,99 RON 92,99 RON

Reducere. Sharp, lyrical poems celebrating the Black vernacular--its influence on pop culture, its necessity for familial survival, its rite in storytelling ...

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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Paperback - Tom Dalzell

377,99 RON 404,99 RON

Reducere. The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English presents all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang an...

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Empire in Waves: A Political History of Surfing, Paperback - Scott Laderman

229,99 RON 246,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionSurfing today evokes many things: thundering waves, warm beaches, bikinis and lifeguards, and carefree pleasure. But is the story of sur...

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I'm Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen--My Journey Home, Paperback - Shoshana Johnson

106,99 RON 114,99 RON

Reducere. SHOSHANA HOLDS NOTHING BACK in this harrowing account of an ordinary woman caught in extraordinary circumstances. She reveals decisions made by cha...

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Nazi Gold: The Sensational Story of the World's Greatest Robbery - And the Greatest Criminal Cover-Up, Paperback - Ian Sayer

69,99 RON

"Nazi Gold" is the real-life story of the theft of a fabulous treasurethe German national gold and foreign currency reserves, which disappeared in ...

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Law Enforcement Intelligence: A Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies, Paperback - Ph. D. David L. Carter

152,99 RON

This intelligence guide was prepared in response to requests from law enforcement executives for guidance in intelligence functions in a post-Septe...

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Decolonial Daughter: Letters from a Black Woman to Her European Son, Paperback - Lesley-Ann Brown

81,99 RON

A Trinidadian-American writer and activist explores motherhood, migration, identity, nationhood and how it relates to land, imprisonment, and genoc...

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We Are All Suspects Now: Untold Stories from Immigrant Communities After 9/11, Paperback - Tram Nguyen

137,99 RON 147,99 RON

Reducere. In an ironic reversal of the American dream, a staggering 20, 000 members of the immigrant community of Midwood, Brooklyn (known as Little Pakistan...

beacon press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences

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A Generation Removed: The Fostering and Adoption of Indigenous Children in the Postwar World, Hardcover - Margaret D. Jacobs

167,99 RON 179,99 RON

Reducere. On June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case Adoptive Couple vs. Baby Girl, which pitted adoptive parents Matt and Melanie Capobianco ag...

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Peter Taylor: A Writer's Life, Paperback - Hubert Horton McAlexander

128,99 RON

"Splendid. . . . McAlexander's biography only makes it clearer than ever that Peter Taylor was our last great southern man of letters."--Chicago Tr...

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Poverty Is Not Natural, Paperback - George Cutis

85,99 RON

Across Europe, politicians and economists remain locked into micromanaging the welfare state established post-war, tweaking it here and tweaking it...

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Post-American World. And The Rise Of The Rest, Paperback - Fareed Zakaria

69,99 RON

The growth of countries such as India, China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Kenya generates a fresh landscape. This book shows how the West must...

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The President and American Capitalism since 1945, Hardcover - Mark H. Rose

959,99 RON

This volume describes the many ways presidential actions have affected the development of capitalism in the post-World War II era. Contributors sho...

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Guard of Honor, Paperback - James Gould Cozzens

245,99 RON 263,99 RON

Reducere. Guard of Honor is a neglected masterpiece that stands comparison with the greatest novels of the Second World War--essayist Noel Perrin deemed it "...

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National Geographic Kids Mission: Panda Rescue: All about Pandas and How to Save Them, Paperback - Kitson Jazynka

89,99 RON 96,99 RON

Reducere. The mission of this book is to get up close to giant pandas to learn all about their lives, the challenges they face, and what can be done to help ...

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Black Women in White America: A Documentary History, Paperback - Gerda Lerner

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

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

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A Pelican Book: Hermeneutics: Facts and Interpretation in the Age of Information, Paperback - John D. Caputo

62,99 RON

Is anything ever not an interpretation? Does interpretation go all the way down? Is there such a thing as a pure fact that is interpretation-free? ...

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Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy, Paperback - Michael Green

100,99 RON

DescriptionIn 1922 the US Navy commissioned its first small experimental aircraft carrier. This was followed into service by two much larger and ca...

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Until the Last Trumpet Sounds: The Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing, Paperback - Gene Smith

121,99 RON 130,99 RON

Reducere. Critical Praise for Gene Smith On Until the Last Trumpet Sounds ""The best recent compact study of the commander of the American Expeditionary Forc...

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If All the Seas Were Ink: A Memoir, Paperback - Ilana Kurshan

81,99 RON

Description**WINNER of the 2018 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and the 2018 Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish literature****2018 ...

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Ascend Ascend, Paperback - Janaka Stucky

90,99 RON 97,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionWritten over the course of twenty days, coming in and out of trance states brought on by intermittent fasting and somatic rituals while ...

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Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World, Paperback - Charles J. Chaput

98,99 RON 105,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionCharles J. Chaput's Strangers in a Strange Land is a vivid critique of American life today, but also an empowering guide to how Christia...

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Hope of Nations: Standing Strong in a Post-Truth, Post-Christian World, Paperback - John S. Dickerson

90,99 RON 97,99 RON

Reducere. Every week a terrorist attack, riot, or political scandal makes the headlines--and we feel the world around us shaking again. We struggle to separa...

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Icarus Burning, Paperback - Hiromi Yoshida

81,99 RON

Hiromi Yoshida's debut poetry chapbook, Icarus Burning, offers a tantalizing glimpse into the post-9/11 world of fallen icons, failed hook-ups, and...

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The Tribe: The Inside Story of Irish Power and Influence in Us Politics, Hardcover - Caitriona Perry

125,99 RON

In The Tribe, Caitr ona Perry is on familiar ground, returning to Washington and the green strongholds of the United States.Irish Americans were on...

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America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, Hardcover - Robert B. Zoellick

182,99 RON

Ranging from Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson to Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, and James Baker, America in the World t...

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Orientalist Lives: Western Artists in the Middle East, 1830-1920, Hardcover - James Parry

335,99 RON 359,99 RON

Reducere. In one of the most remarkable artistic pilgrimages in history, the nineteenth century saw scores of Western artists heading to the Middle East. Ins...

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Ann Strange Owl: A Northern Cheyenne Memoir, Paperback - Sharon Arms

112,99 RON 120,99 RON

Reducere. From her birth in a one-room cabin the 1930s on the Northern Cheyenne reservation in Montana, Ann Strange Owl's memoir chronicles her remarkable li...

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Yoga and Meditation at the Library, Paperback - Jenn Carson

562,99 RON 602,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionYoga and meditation have a proven track record of lowering stress levels, helping to treat mental health issues such as depression and p...

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Ghost Town, Paperback - Robert Coover

82,99 RON 88,99 RON

Reducere. A nameless rider plods through the desert toward a dusty Western town shimmering on the horizon. In his latest novel, Robert Coover has taken the f...

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