The Republic of Violence. The Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson's America, Hardback - J.D. Dickey

A New York Times bestselling author reveals the story of a nearly forgotten moment in American history, when mass violence was not an aberration, b...

Reducere. An explosive, long-forgotten story of police violence that exposes the historical roots of today's criminal justice crisis A deeply researched and ...

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Reducere. Unpublished documents reveal an Andrew Jackson who committed mutiny and shed tears as he thought his mistakes would lead to the deaths of teenage s...

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Bestselling author Douglas Century reveals the untold story of the epic rise and fall of Boris Nayfeld, also known as Biba, one of the most notorio...

American urbanites once lived alongside livestock and beasts of burden. But as cities grew, human-animal relationships changed. The city became a p...

Publisher: Encounter Books, USANumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x 235 x 34Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): William B. AllenR...

Publisher: Regan ArtsAuthor(s): Javier SinayTranslator: Robert CrollNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 235 x 160 x 28Cover type:...

Reducere. In February 1971, racial tension surrounding school desegregation in Wilmington, North Carolina, culminated in four days of violence and skirmishes...

Reducere. After World War I, artists without formal training "crashed the gates" of major museums in the United States, diversifying the art world across lin...

Publisher: Anthem PressAuthor(s): Andrew NetteNumber of pages: 254Collection: Anthem Studies in Australian Literature and CulturePublication date: ...

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 ...

Reducere. Have you ever wondered how a man like Adolf Hitler could have come into power?How did he legally become a dictator by using a democratic process?Or...

Monumental cornerstone work on the Revolutionary/Napoleonic Army and its commanders. This is a thoroughly documented work of immense scholarship. I...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Jeannie N. ShinozukaIllustration(s): 17 halftonesNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2022Dim...

Reducere. In noting that political violence was the product of choices made by political actors rather than the result of irresistible forces ...Schumann iss...

Reducere. LUCKY... OR BLESSED? The history of the United States displays an uncanny pattern: At moments of crisis, when the odds against success seem overwhe...

A news-making, in-depth biography of the man known as America's Mayor after 9/11, but who today is the subject of FBI investigations and is now kno...

An in-depth and revealing account of the violence that has swept the Central African Republic.

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Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Douglas CenturyNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 230 x 31Cover type: PaperbackRedescop...

Islamophobia is not specific to France but nowhere does it dominate public debate in the same way. This book offers a sharp, accessible examination...

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing CompanyAuthor(s): Philip WangNumber of pages: 496Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 240 x 35Co...

Reducere. A thrilling day-by-day account of the final months of the Weimar Republic, documenting the collapse of democracy in Germany and Hitler's frightenin...

Publisher: HyperionAuthor(s): Jason ReidNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 239 x 29Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecu...

Presenting the fierce and vital writing of organizers, lawyers, scholars, poets, and policy makers, Color of Violence radically repositions the ant...

Not Made by Slaves describes the efforts of early-nineteenth-century businesses to end plantation slavery by promoting commerce in "legitimate" goo...

DescriptionExplore the Captivating History of the Roman Republic When we think of ancient Rome, the first notion that comes to mind is the one of t...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Angie DeboHere is the story of the Choctaws, a proud and gifted tribe among the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians. It is the...

Reducere. As runaway slaves fled from the South to escape bondage, slave catchers followed in their wake. The arrival of fugitives and slave catchers in the ...

"Whatever Happened to the Yoyo?"Walk the Dog, Rock the Baby, Around the World - where are they now?Discover how the fad of 1970s and 1990's school ...

'Groundbreaking, deeply researched and profoundly heart-rending' Peniel Joseph, New York Times A radical reckoning with the racial inequality of Am...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Treva B. LindseyNumber of pages: 342Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 149 x 218 x 31Cover type:...

Reducere. This detailed study of the excavation and restoration of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, takes readers back to the roots of historical archaeology. B...

Reducere. Writing during the Great Depression, William Z. Foster describes burning injustices in the economic orthodoxy, and predicts the gradual emergence o...

Kurt Jackson's Sea captures the beauty of the artist's constantly evolving relationship with one of nature's most challenging subjects.Illustration...