The Post-American World

The Stories We Tell: How TV and Movies Long for and Echo the Truth, Paperback - Mike Cosper

70,99 RON

The average American watches 5 hours of TV every day.Collectively, we spend roughly $30 billion on movies each year. Simply put, we're entertainmen...

crossway books, carti, carte straina, philosophy & religion, religion & beliefs

elefant.ro

Muslim World in Post-9/11 American Cinema - Kerem Bayraktaroglu

410,99 RON

Description Focusing on the decade following 9/11, this critical analysis examines the various portrayals of Muslims in American cinema. Compariso...

mcfarland & co inc, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

Risk, Uncertainty and Profit, Paperback - Frank H. Knight

100,99 RON 108,99 RON

Reducere. One of the twentieth century's most influential economics texts, Risk, Uncertainty and Profit provided the theoretical basis of the entrepreneurial...

dover publications, carti, carte straina, economics

elefant.ro

St. Landry Parish, Hardcover - Philip Andrepont

143,99 RON

St. Landry Parish, one of the oldest European settlements in Louisiana, has a fascinating history and culture. By the 15th century, the Appalousa I...

arcadia publishing library editions, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology

elefant.ro

The Last to Fall: The 1922 March, Battles, & Deaths of U.S. Marines at Gettysburg - Richard D. L. Fulton

214,99 RON 230,99 RON

Reducere. There's more than one way to fight the Civil War. The 1863 Battle of Gettysburg resulted in horrific slaughter that ultimately ended the Confederat...

legacy publishing, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

elefant.ro

Fort Robinson and the American Century, 1900-1948, Paperback - Thomas R. Buecker

172,99 RON 185,99 RON

Reducere. Most fort histories end when the military lowers the flag for the last time and the soldiers march out. In contrast, Fort Robinson--occupied and us...

university of oklahoma press, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

Going to the Territory, Paperback - Ralph Ellison

100,99 RON 108,99 RON

Reducere. The work of one of the most formidable figures in American intellectual life." -- Washington Post Book World The seventeen essays collected in this...

vintage, carti, carte straina, earth sciences

elefant.ro

The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Eric Rauchway

56,99 RON

The New Deal shaped our nation's politics for decades, and was seen by many as tantamount to the "American Way" itself. Now, in this superb compact...

oxford university press, usa, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

Dancing at the Odinochka, Paperback - Kirkpatrick Hill

69,99 RON

Nearly 150 years ago, when Alaska belonged to Russia and was called Russian America, Erinia Pavaloff lived at the Nulato odinochka on the banks of ...

margaret k. mcelderry books, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL, Hardcover - Chris Serb

235,99 RON

DescriptionDuring World War I, American army camps, navy stations and marine barracks formed football's first true all-star teams, competing agains...

rowman & littlefield publishers, carti, carte straina, sports & active outdoor recreation, ball sports

elefant.ro

Coming Full Circle: The Seneca Nation of Indians, 1848-1934, Hardcover - Laurence M. Hauptman

266,99 RON

The disastrous Buffalo Creek Treaty of 1838 called for the Senecas' removal to Kansas (then part of the Indian Territory). From this low point, the...

university of oklahoma press, carti, carte straina, earth sciences

elefant.ro

The Art of Democracy: A Concise History of Popular Culture in the United States, Paperback - Jim Cullen

178,99 RON 191,99 RON

Reducere. "Cullen's strength comes from his understanding of how the different strands of American society intertwine in imaginative, unpredictable ways ... ...

monthly review press, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology

elefant.ro

Gut Symmetries, Paperback - Jeanette Winterson

93,99 RON 100,99 RON

Reducere. The highwire artist of the English novel redraws the romantic triangle for the post-Einsteinian universe, where gender is as elastic as matter, and...

vintage, carti, carte straina, children's

elefant.ro

A Traitor at the Stone Court, Paperback - Jordan Rivet

110,99 RON 118,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionChange your face. Find the secret. Save the world. As war rages with the dreaded Obsidian King, Mica and the disgraced Lord Caleb chase ...

createspace independent publishing platform, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fantasy

elefant.ro

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

178,99 RON

DescriptionCritical Praise for Gene Smith On Until the Last Trumpet Sounds ""The best recent compact study of the commander of the American Expedit...

wiley, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

elefant.ro

American Energy, Imperiled Coast: Oil and Gas Development in Louisiana's Wetlands, Hardcover - Jason P. Theriot

200,99 RON 215,99 RON

Reducere. In the post--World War II era, Louisiana's coastal wetlands underwent an industrial transformation that placed the region at the center of America'...

louisiana state university press, carti, carte straina, mathematics & science, chemistry

elefant.ro

The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997, Paperback - Piers Brendon

150,99 RON 161,99 RON

Reducere. A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greate...

vintage, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

Twilight of the American Century, Paperback - Andrew J. Bacevich

145,99 RON 156,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionAndrew Bacevich is a leading American public intellectual, writing in the fields of culture and politics with particular attention to wa...

university of notre dame press, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

The Best American Travel Writing 2019, Paperback - Jason Wilson

79,99 RON

DescriptionAn eclectic compendium of the best travel writing essays published in 2018, collected by Alexandra Fuller. BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING ...

mariner books, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

Rabindranath Tagore: An Anthology, Paperback - Rabindranath Tagore

145,99 RON 156,99 RON

Reducere. The first Asian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Rabindranath Tagore mesmerized the world with his spiritual insights and finely wroug...

st. martins press-3pl, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

Rise and Decline of the American Century, Hardcover - William O. Walker

350,99 RON

DescriptionIn 1941 the magazine publishing titan Henry R. Luce urged the nation's leaders to create an American Century. But in the post-World-War-...

cornell university press, carti, carte straina, economics

elefant.ro

The American Home Front: 1941-1942, Paperback - Alistair Cooke

94,99 RON 101,99 RON

Reducere. In nearly three thousand BBC broadcasts over fifty-eight years, Alistair Cooke reported on America, illuminating our country for a global audience....

grove press, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

Fanon, Paperback - John Edgar Wideman

94,99 RON 101,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John Edgar WidemanA philosopher, psychiatrist, and political activist, Frantz Fanon was a fierce, acute critic of racism an...

mariner books, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

The Edna Lewis Cookbook, Paperback - Edna Lewis

110,99 RON 118,99 RON

Reducere. Edna Lewis was recently honored with the issuance of a postal stamp by the US Post Office. She is renowned as one of the greatest American chefs an...

axios press, carti, carte straina, lifestyle

elefant.ro

Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World, Paperback - Linda Hirshman

91,99 RON 98,99 RON

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWASHINGTON POST BESTSELLERThe author of the celebrated Victory tells the fascinating story of the intertwined lives of San...

harper perennial, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

Warning Order: China Prepares for Conflict, and Why We Must Do the Same, Paperback - Fred Fleitz

49,99 RON 53,99 RON

Reducere. Ever since Richard Nixon opened relations with Communist China, Chinese intentions have been a matter of incessant and often fevered speculation in...

createspace independent publishing platform, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction, Paperback - Alec Nevala-Lee

88,99 RON

DescriptionHugo and Locus Award FinalistAn Economist Best Book of the YearA Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of 2018"An amazing and engrossing ...

dey street books, carti, carte straina, mathematics & science, science: general issues

elefant.ro

The Ecological Indian: Myth and History, Paperback - Shepard Krech

110,99 RON 118,99 RON

Reducere. The idea of the Native American living in perfect harmony with nature is one of the most cherished contemporary myths. But how truthful is this lar...

w. w. norton & company, carti, carte straina, earth sciences

elefant.ro

Creating Judaism: History, Tradition, Practice, Paperback - Michael Satlow

232,99 RON

How can we define "Judaism, " and what are the common threads uniting ancient rabbis, Maimonides, the authors of the Zohar, and modern secular Jews...

columbia university press, carti, carte straina, philosophy & religion, religion & beliefs

elefant.ro

Creative Haven the Saturday Evening Post Americana Coloring Book, Paperback - Marty Noble

28,99 RON

-This coloring book is a delight - -- Sharing Craft IdeasThirty-one ready-to-color cover illustrations by some of The Saturday Evening Post's most ...

dover publications, carti, carte straina, lifestyle

elefant.ro

Flower Net, Paperback - Lisa See

93,99 RON 100,99 RON

Reducere. "Lisa See begins to do for Beijing what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did for turn-of-the-century London or Dashiell Hammett did for 1920s San Francisco: ...

random house trade, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, crime & mystery fiction

elefant.ro

Smith House II, Hardcover - Michael Prokopow

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. Over the course of his distinguished career, architect Arthur Erickson (1924-2009) designed numerous houses, each an exercise in transforming the n...

oro editions, carti, carte straina, the arts, architecture

elefant.ro

Africa in World Affairs: Politics of Imperialism, the Cold War and Globalisation, Paperback - Rajen Harshe

255,99 RON

DescriptionAfrica finds itself at the centre stage of world politics in the twenty-first century. To truly determine its rising influence and role ...

routledge chapman & hall, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, society & culture: general

elefant.ro

The Ignorance of Bliss: An American Kid in Saigon, Paperback - Sandy Hanna

111,99 RON 119,99 RON

Reducere. Description"Very early in my life I became a self-appointed spy." The Ignorance of Bliss tells the true story of ten-year-old Sandy, who moves with...

post hill press, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

Postracial Resistance: Black Women, Media, and the Uses of Strategic Ambiguity, Paperback - Ralina L. Joseph

219,99 RON

DescriptionHow Black women in the spotlight negotiate the post-racial gaze of Hollywood and beyond From Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, and Shonda R...

new york university press, carti, carte straina, computing & information technology, graphical & digital media applications

elefant.ro

Harlot's Ghost, Paperback - Norman Mailer

165,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. With unprecedented scope and consummate skill, Norman Mailer unfolds a rich and riveting epic of an American spy. Harry Hubbard is the son and gods...

random house trade, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

The End of Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America, Paperback - Rick Wartzman

102,99 RON

DescriptionHaving a good, stable job used to be the bedrock of the American Dream. Not anymore. In this richly detailed and eye-opening book, Rick ...

publicaffairs, carti, carte straina, economics

elefant.ro

False Flag 911: How Bush, Cheney and the Saudis Created the Post-911 World, Paperback - Philip Marshall

97,99 RON 104,99 RON

Reducere. From the flight deck of a Boeing 767, airline captain Philip Marshall pulls back the veil of deception surrounding the 911 attacks. In gripping, au...

booksurge publishing, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, politics & government

elefant.ro

The Collector's Apprentice, Paperback - B. A. Shapiro

73,99 RON

Description"A clever and complex tale of art fraud, theft, scandal, murder, and revenge." --Publishers Weekly In this surprising, noirish page-turn...

algonquin books, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, historical fiction

elefant.ro

Grand Improvisation: America Confronts the British Superpower, 1945-1957, Paperback - Derek Leebaert

147,99 RON 158,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionA new understanding of the post World War II era, showing what occurred when the British Empire wouldn't step aside for the rising Ameri...

picador usa, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

Reagan: An American Journey, Paperback - Bob Spitz

107,99 RON

DescriptionFrom New York Times bestselling biographer Bob Spitz, a rich biography of an epic American life, capturing what made Ronald Reagan so be...

penguin books, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White, Paperback - Melissa Sweet

62,99 RON

DescriptionA New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award A People Magazine Best Children's BookA Washington Post Best Book A Publish...

houghton mifflin, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

Immigrant, Montana, Paperback - Amitava Kumar

90,99 RON 97,99 RON

Reducere. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Carrying a single suitcase, Kailash arrives in post-Reagan America fro...

vintage, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

The Betrayal of the Negro, from Rutherford B. Hayes to Woodrow Wilson, Paperback - Rayford Whittingham Logan

126,99 RON 135,99 RON

Reducere. Between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the end of World War I in 1918, African Americans experienced their nadir. The Betrayal of the Negro ...

da capo press, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

Tenured Radicals 3ed PB, Paperback - Roger Kimball

102,99 RON 110,99 RON

Reducere. Since Tenured Radicals first appeared in 1990, it has achieved a stature as the leading critique of the ways in which the humanities are now taught...

rowman & littlefield publishers, carti, carte straina, lifestyle

elefant.ro

Victory Without Peace: The United States Navy in European Waters, 1919-1924, Hardcover - William N. Still Jr

692,99 RON

DescriptionVictory Without Peace concentrates on the U.S. Navy in European and Near Eastern waters during the post-World War I era. As participants...

us naval institute press, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

elefant.ro

Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging, Paperback - Alex Wagner

96,99 RON

DescriptionAn acclaimed journalist travels the globe to solve the mystery of her ancestry, confronting the question at the heart of the American ex...

one world, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court, Hardcover - Richard Brookhiser

161,99 RON 173,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe life of John Marshall, Founding Father and America's premier chief justice In 1801, a genial and brilliant Revolutionary War veteran...

basic books, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

elefant.ro

The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo, Paperback - Joseph Balkoski

136,99 RON 146,99 RON

Reducere. This classic of military history tells the exciting story of the fall of St. L , the first major objective of the invading American armies in Norma...

stackpole books, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

elefant.ro

Call Me American: A Memoir, Paperback - Abdi Nor Iftin

75,99 RON

Abdi Nor Iftin first fell in love with America from afar. As a child, he learned English by listening to American pop and watching action films sta...

vintage, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

Penguin Minis: Looking for Alaska, Paperback - John Green

62,99 RON

Description"Will slip equally well into a pocket as a Christmas stocking." - The Wall Street Journal, "What to Give, " holiday gift guide. Introduc...

dutton books for young readers, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, sociology & anthropology

elefant.ro

The Habit of Turning the World Upside Down: Our Belief in Property and the Cost of That Belief, Paperback - Howard Mansfield

158,99 RON

DescriptionWhile reporting on citizens fighting natural gas pipelines and transmission lines planned to cut right across their homes, Howard Mansfi...

bauhan pub, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance, Paperback - Mark Whitaker

69,99 RON

DescriptionA brilliant, lively account of the Black Renaissance that burst forth in Pittsburgh from the 1920s through the 1950s--"Smoketown will ap...

simon & schuster, carti, carte straina, earth sciences

elefant.ro

Entangled: A History of American Methodism, Politics, and Sexuality, Paperback - Ashley Dreff

220,99 RON 236,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis book maps how American Methodists have responded to sexual change since World War II. It argues that the current United Methodist i...

new room books, carti, carte straina, philosophy & religion, religion & beliefs

elefant.ro

New World Coming: The 1920s and the Making of Modern America, Paperback - Nathan Miller

115,99 RON 124,99 RON

Reducere. The images of the 1920s have been indelibly imprinted on the American imagination-from jazz, bootleggers, flappers, talkies, the Model T Ford, Babe...

da capo press, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

The Society of the Cincinnati: The History of the Hereditary Group Established by the Founding Fathers After the Revolutionary War, Paperback - Charle

45,99 RON 49,99 RON

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes the Founding Fathers' quotes about the society *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Omni...

createspace independent publishing platform, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

elefant.ro

An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice, Paperback - Khizr Khan

98,99 RON

DescriptionThis inspiring memoir by the Muslim American Gold Star father and captivating DNC speaker is the story of one family's pursuit of the Am...

random house trade, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

The Last Republicans: Inside the Extraordinary Relationship Between George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, Paperback - Mark K. Updegrove

99,99 RON 106,99 RON

Reducere. A groundbreaking look at the lives of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, the most consequential father-son pair in American history, often in th...

harper paperbacks, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

Lonesome Melodies: The Lives and Music of the Stanley Brothers, Paperback - David W. Johnson

148,99 RON

Carter and Ralph Stanley--the Stanley Brothers--are comparable to Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs as important members of the earliest generation o...

university press of mississippi, carti, carte straina, the arts, music

elefant.ro

Free Air, Paperback - Sinclair Lewis

30,99 RON

Wealthy young socialite Claire Boltwood sets out with her father on a journey from Minneapolis to Seattle in a 70-horsepower Gomez-Dep roadster, on...

dover publications, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: special features

elefant.ro

Fort Benning, Paperback - Kenneth H. Thomas Jr

115,99 RON 124,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionEstablished outside Columbus, Georgia, in October 1918 by the United States Army as Camp Benning, the base was moved to its permanent lo...

arcadia publishing (sc), carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

elefant.ro

The MG T-Series: The Sports Cars the World Loved First - John Nikas

100,99 RON

DescriptionAlthough not the first sports cars produced by Morris Garages (MG), the MG T-Series set themselves apart, with an impressive radiator fl...

amberley publishing, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

elefant.ro

Female Force: William M. Marston the Creator of Wonder Woman, Paperback - Loyd Gant

30,99 RON 33,99 RON

Reducere. Extraordinary characters spring from extraordinary minds. See the history that inspired comic book's first major female super-hero in this American...

tidalwave productions, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, contemporary lifestyle fiction

elefant.ro

The Passage: A Novel (Book One of the Passage Trilogy), Hardcover - Justin Cronin

169,99 RON 181,99 RON

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This thrilling novel kicks off what Stephen King calls "a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in A...

ballantine books, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, thriller

elefant.ro

We Demand: The University and Student Protests, Paperback - Roderick A. Ferguson

113,99 RON 121,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Roderick A. FergusonIn the post-World War II period, students rebelled against the university establishment. In student-led...

university of california press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, education

elefant.ro

The City of Ember, Paperback - Jeanne DuPrau

42,99 RON

A modern-day classic. This highly acclaimed adventure series about two friends desperate to save their doomed city has captivated kids and teachers...

yearling books, carti, carte straina, children's

elefant.ro

The Nazi Hunters, Paperback - Andrew Nagorski

108,99 RON 116,99 RON

Reducere. More than seven decades after the end of the Second World War, the era of the Nazi Hunters is drawing to a close. Their saga is finally told in thi...

simon & schuster, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

elefant.ro

Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner, Paperback - Judy Melinek MD

69,99 RON

"Fun...and full of smart science. Fans of CSI--the real kind--will want to read it" (The Washington Post): A young forensic pathologist's "rookie s...

scribner book company, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar, Paperback - Rob Goodman

100,99 RON 108,99 RON

Reducere. ``Cato, history's most famous foe of authoritarian power, was the pivotal political man of Rome; an inspiration to our Founding Fathers; and a caut...

st. martin's griffin, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro

The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African American Literary Criticism, Paperback - Henry Louis Gates Jr

114,99 RON 123,99 RON

Reducere. Hailed in The New York Times Book Review as "eclectic, exciting, convincing, provocative" and in The Washington Post Book World as "brilliantly ori...

oxford university press, usa, carti, carte straina, biography

elefant.ro