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From Jeremiad to Jihad: Religion, Violence, and America, Paperback - John D. Carlson

296,99 RON 317,99 RON

Reducere. Violence has been a central feature of America's history, culture, and place in the world. It has taken many forms: from state-sponsored uses of fo...

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Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America, Paperback - Daniel K. Richter

199,99 RON

In the beginning, North America was Indian country. But only in the beginning. After the opening act of the great national drama, Native Americans ...

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First Peoples in a New World: Colonizing Ice Age America, Paperback - David J. Meltzer

197,99 RON 211,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: David J. MeltzerMore than 12, 000 years ago, in one of the greatest triumphs of prehistory, humans colonized North America,...

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Lucretia Mott's Heresy: Abolition and Women's Rights in Nineteenth-Century America, Paperback - Carol Faulkner

155,99 RON

Lucretia Coffin Mott was one of the most famous and controversial women in nineteenth-century America. Now overshadowed by abolitionists like Willi...

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Accountability Across Borders: Migrant Rights in North America - X. Bada

199,99 RON

DescriptionCollecting the diverse perspectives of scholars, labor organizers, and human-rights advocates, Accountability across Borders is the firs...

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The Story of Silver: How the White Metal Shaped America and the Modern World, Hardcover - William L. Silber

133,99 RON 176,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionHow silver influenced two hundred years of world history, and why it matters todayThis is the story of silver's transformation from soft...

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Women at the Front: Hospital Workers in Civil War America - Jane E. Schultz

192,99 RON

DescriptionAs many as 20, 000 women worked in Union and Confederate hospitals during America's bloodiest war. Black and white, and from various soc...

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White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America, Paperback - Don Jordan

230,99 RON 247,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Don JordanAuthor: Michael WalshWhite Cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage...

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Botox Nation: Changing the Face of America, Paperback - Dana Berkowitz

128,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dana Berkowitz One of NPR's Best Books of 2017 The first in-depth social investigation into the development and rising popu...

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America on Record: A History of Recorded Sound, Paperback - Andre Millard

264,99 RON 283,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1877 Thomas Edison dreamed that one day there would be a talking machine in every home, but even his legendary vision could not have ...

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Commentary on Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist: Homilies 1-47, Paperback - John Chrysostom

311,99 RON 333,99 RON

Reducere. The Homilies on St. John's Gospel come from the period in which Chrysostom attained his greatest fame as pulpit orator, the years of his simple pri...

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Creatures of Cain. The Hunt for Human Nature in Cold War America, Paperback - Erika Lorraine Milam

139,99 RON

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Strangers and Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845, Paperback - Catherine a. Brekus

302,99 RON

Margaret Meuse Clay, who barely escaped a public whipping in the 1760s for preaching without a license; "Old Elizabeth, " an ex-slave who courageou...

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Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830, Paperback - J. H. Elliott

118,99 RON

This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus's arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish c...

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Divided Sovereignties. Race, Nationhood, and Citizenship in Nineteenth-Century America, Paperback - Rochelle Raineri Zuck

199,99 RON

Reveals how constructions of sovereignty shed light on a host of concerns including regional and sectional tensions; territorial expansion and juri...

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Amen. Jews, Christians, and Muslims Keep Faith with God, Paperback - Patrick J. Ryan

425,99 RON

Examines faith as one might examine a gem, gazing at different facets in turn. In this process, Patrick Ryan, a Jesuit who has lived for decades in...

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Pregnancy and Power: A Short History of Reproductive Politics in America, Paperback - Rickie Solinger

213,99 RON 228,99 RON

Reducere. A sweeping chronicle of women's battles for reproductive freedom throughout American history, Pregnancy and Power explores the many forces--social,...

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The Pornification of America: How Raunch Culture Is Ruining Our Society, Hardcover - Bernadette Barton

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. An up-close look at how porn permeates our culture Pictures of half-naked girls and women can seem to litter almost every screen, billboard, and ad...

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An Organ of Murder: Crime, Violence, and Phrenology in Nineteenth-Century America, Paperback - Courtney E. Thompson

222,99 RON 238,99 RON

Reducere. An Organ of Murder explores the origins of both popular and elite theories of criminality in the nineteenth-century United States, focusing in part...

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Psyche and Soul in America: The Spiritual Odyssey of Rollo May, Hardcover - Robert H. Abzug

246,99 RON

In post-World War II America and especially during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s, the psychologist Rollo May contributed profoundly to the popular ...

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Divided Sovereignties. Race, Nationhood, and Citizenship in Nineteenth-Century America, Hardback - Rochelle Raineri Zuck

467,99 RON

Zuck argues that, in the decades between the ratification of the Constitution and the publication of Sutton Griggs's novel Imperium in Imperio in 1...

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Irish-American Autobiography. Athletes, Priests, Pilgrims, and More, Paperback - James Silas Rogers

282,99 RON

Is there still a distinct Irish identity in America? This highly original survey says yes, though it's often an indirect one. Opening a new window ...

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Familial Fitness. Disability, Adoption, and Family in Modern America, Paperback - Sandra M. Sufian

250,99 RON

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Sandra M. SufianIllustration(s): 5 halftones, 2 line drawings, 1 tablesNumber of pages: 368Pub...

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Rising Road: A True Tale of Love, Race, and Religion in America, Paperback - Sharon Davies

237,99 RON 254,99 RON

Reducere. It was among the most notorious criminal cases of its day. On August 11, 1921, in Birmingham, Alabama, a Methodist minister named Edwin Stephenson ...

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How the Color Line Bends. The Geography of White Prejudice in Modern America, Paperback - ***

169,99 RON

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Nina M. (Inaugural fellow, Inaugural fellow, McKinsey Center for the Future of Work) YancyNumber o...

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America, Goddam. Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice, Hardback - Treva B. Lindsey

149,99 RON

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

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Familial Fitness. Disability, Adoption, and Family in Modern America, Hardback - Sandra M. Sufian

752,99 RON

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Sandra M. SufianIllustration(s): 5 halftones, 2 line drawings, 1 tablesNumber of pages: 360Pub...

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Trading Freedom. How Trade with China Defined Early America, Hardback - Dael A. Norwood

302,99 RON

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Dael A. NorwoodIllustration(s): 21 halftones, 2 line drawingsNumber of pages: 312Collection: A...

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More Precious than Peace. A New History of America in World War I, Hardback - Justus D. Doenecke

226,99 RON

Publisher: University of Notre Dame PressAuthor(s): Justus D. DoeneckeIllustration(s): 47 b&w illustrations, 4 mapsNumber of pages: 560Publication ...

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The Sources of Christian Ethics: Tranlated from the Third Edition, Paperback (3rd Ed.) - Servais Pinckaers

244,99 RON 262,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Servais PinckaersTranslator: Mary Thomas NobleForeword by: Romanus CessarioRecognized worldwide as one of the most importan...

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To Save the Soul of America, January 1961-August 1962, Hardcover - Martin Luther King

415,99 RON 445,99 RON

Reducere. Preserving the legacy of one of the twentieth century's most influential advocates for peace and justice, The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., is...

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Who Will Lead Us': The Story of Five Hasidic Dynasties in America, Hardcover - Samuel C. Heilman

259,99 RON 278,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Samuel C. HeilmanHasidism, a movement many believed had passed its golden age, has had an extraordinary revival since it wa...

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Opening the Gates to Asia: A Transpacific History of How America Repealed Asian Exclusion, Paperback - Jane H. Hong

251,99 RON 269,99 RON

Reducere. Over the course of less than a century, the U.S. transformed from a nation that excluded Asians from immigration and citizenship to one that receiv...

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Social Justice and Subsidiarity: Luigi Taparelli and the Origins of Modern Catholic Social Thought, Hardcover - Thomas C. Behr

908,99 RON

Luigi Taparelli, SJ, 1793-1862, in his Theoretical Treatise of Natural Right Based on Fact, 1840-43, presents a neo-Thomistic approach to social, e...

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Kabbalah and the Founding of America: The Early Influence of Jewish Thought in the New World, Hardcover - Brian Ogren

287,99 RON 308,99 RON

Reducere. Explores the influence of Kabbalah in shaping America's religious identity In 1688, a leading Quaker thinker and activist in what is now New Jersey...

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The Soul of Judaism: Jews of African Descent in America, Hardcover - Bruce D. Haynes

325,99 RON 348,99 RON

Reducere. A glimpse into the diverse stories of Black Jews in the United States What makes a Jew? This book traces the history of Jews of African descent in ...

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Buying America from the Indians: Johnson v. McIntosh and the History of Native Land Rights, Hardcover - Blake A. Watson

391,99 RON 419,99 RON

Reducere. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Johnson v. McIntosh established the basic principles that govern American Indian property rights to this day. In t...

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The Color of Christ: The Son of God & the Saga of Race in America, Paperback - Edward J. Blum

150,99 RON 161,99 RON

Reducere. How is it that in America the image of Jesus Christ has been used both to justify the atrocities of white supremacy and to inspire the righteousnes...

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The Modeling of Nature: Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Nature in Synthesis, Paperback - William A. Wallace

249,99 RON 267,99 RON

Reducere. The philosophy of science movement is in disarray. The collapse of logical empiricism, and the rise of historicism and social construtivism have le...

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The Immortality of the Soul; The Magnitude of the Soul; On Music; The Advantage of Believing; On Faith in Things Unseen, Paperback - St Augustine

311,99 RON 333,99 RON

Reducere. The five works of Augustine translated in this volume (De immortalitate animae, De quantitate animae, De musica, De utilitate credendi, and De fide...

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Sharing in Christ's Virtues: For the Renewal of Moral Theology in Light of Veritatis Splendor, Paperback - Livio Melina

123,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Livio MelinaTranslator: William E. MayThe encyclical Veritatis splendor (The Splendor of Truth) represents the first docume...

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Human Action in Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham, Paperback - Thomas M. Osborne

236,99 RON 253,99 RON

Reducere. This book sets out a thematic presentation of human action, especially as it relates to morality, in the three most significant figures in Medieval...

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Canonical Collections of the Early Middle Ages (Ca. 400-1400): A Bibliographical Guide to the Manuscripts and Literature, Paperback - Lotte Kery

308,99 RON 330,99 RON

Reducere. In this first volume of the new History of Medieval Canon Law series, Lotte K ry presents a bibliographical survey of the chronological and systema...

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In Pursuit of Knowledge. Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America, Paperback - Kabria Baumgartner

141,99 RON

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Kabria BaumgartnerNumber of pages: 320Collection: Early American PlacesPublication date: 2022Dimensi...

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Catholic Witness in Health Care: Practicing Medicine in Truth and Love, Paperback - John M. Travaline

325,99 RON 348,99 RON

Reducere. Catholic health care is about ethics but also "ethos" - not only what we shouldn't do but a vision for what we should do with love. The issues it f...

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Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans, Books 6-10, Paperback - Origen

305,99 RON 327,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: OrigenTranslator: Thomas P. ScheckThis volume completes the first English translation of Rufinus's Latin version of Origen ...

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Inspiration and Interpretation a Theological Introduction to Sacred Scripture, Paperback - Denis Farkasfalvy

238,99 RON 255,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Denis FarkasfalvyInspiration and Interpretation provides readers with a much needed general theological introduction to the...

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Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans, Books 1-5, Paperback - Origen

308,99 RON 330,99 RON

Reducere. Origen of Alexandria's Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans is the oldest extant commentary on Romans (ca. 246). This volume presents the first ...

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Fantastic Short Stories by Women Authors from Spain and Latin America. A Critical Anthology, Paperback - ***

182,99 RON

This critical anthology provides a selection and critical readings of fictions by Spanish and Latin American women writers, covering a range of fan...

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For the Common Good: A New History of Higher Education in America, Hardcover - Charles Dorn

188,99 RON 202,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Charles DornAre colleges and universities in a period of unprecedented disruption? Is a bachelor's degree still worth the i...

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The Frozen Echo: Greenland and the Exploration of North America, Ca. A.D. 1000-1500, Paperback - Kirsten A. Seaver

199,99 RON 213,99 RON

Reducere. It is now generally accepted the Leif Eriksson sailed from Greenland across the Davis Strait and made landfalls on the North American continent alm...

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Polish Peasant in Europe and America. A Classic Work in Immigration History, Paperback - Florian Znaniecki

119,99 RON

Focusing on the immigrant family, this title brings together documents and commentary that is suitable for teaching United States history survey co...

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The Trials of Psychedelic Therapy: LSD Psychotherapy in America - Matthew Oram

284,99 RON

DescriptionAfter LSD arrived in the United States in 1949, the drug's therapeutic promise quickly captured the interests of psychiatrists. In the d...

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Plea Bargaining's Triumph: A History of Plea Bargaining in America - George Fisher

223,99 RON

Though originally an interloper in a system of justice mediated by courtroom battles, plea bargaining now dominates American criminal justice. This...

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Race, Reform, and Rebellion: The Second Reconstruction and Beyond in Black America, 1945-2006, Paperback - Manning Marable

259,99 RON 278,99 RON

Reducere. Since its original publication in 1984, Manning Marable's Race, Reform, and Rebellion has become widely known as the most crucial political and soc...

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Unlocking Divine Action: Contemporary Science and Thomas Aquinas, Paperback - Michael J. Dodds

212,99 RON

Our ability to talk about God's action in the world is closely tied to our understanding of causality. With the advent of modern Newtonian science ...

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Lynching and Spectacle: Witnessing Racial Violence in America, 1890-1940, Paperback - Amy Louise Wood

272,99 RON 292,99 RON

Reducere. Lynch mobs in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America exacted horrifying public torture and mutilation on their victims. In Lynching a...

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Decolonizing Museums: Representing Native America in National and Tribal Museums, Paperback - Amy Lonetree

249,99 RON 267,99 RON

Reducere. Museum exhibitions focusing on Native American history have long been curator controlled. However, a shift is occurring, giving Indigenous people a...

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One Faith No Longer: The Transformation of Christianity in Red and Blue America, Paperback - George Yancey

244,99 RON 262,99 RON

Reducere. Irreconcilable differences drive the division between progressive and conservative Christians-is there a divorce coming? Much attention has been pa...

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A Catechism for Business: Tough Ethical Questions & Insights from Catholic Teaching, Paperback - Andrew Abela

169,99 RON 181,99 RON

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The Heart of Whiteness: Normal Sexuality and Race in America, 1880-1940, Paperback - Julian B. Carter

210,99 RON 225,99 RON

Reducere. In this groundbreaking study, Julian Carter demonstrates that between 1880 and 1940, cultural discourses of whiteness and heterosexuality fused to ...

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Ebony Magazine and Lerone Bennett Jr.: Popular Black History in Postwar America, Paperback - E. James West

201,99 RON 216,99 RON

Reducere. From its launch in 1945, Ebony magazine was politically and socially influential. However, the magazine also played an important role in educating ...

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Obstacle Course: The Everyday Struggle to Get an Abortion in America, Hardcover - David S. Cohen

136,99 RON 146,99 RON

Reducere. It seems unthinkable that citizens of one of the most powerful nations in the world must risk their lives and livelihoods in the search for access ...

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Free Traders: Elites, Democracy, and the Rise of Globalization in North America, Paperback - Malcolm Fairbrother

214,99 RON

Today's global economy was largely established by political events and decisions in the 1980s and 90s, when scores of nations opened up their econo...

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Mushrooms of North America in Color: A Field Guide Companion to Seldom-Illustrated Fungi, Paperback - Alan Bessette

106,99 RON 114,99 RON

Reducere. With 72 out-of-the-ordinary species represented, this book sets out to bridge the gap among regional field guides, and to give an enhanced view of ...

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Logic as a Liberal Art: An Introduction to Rhetoric and Reasoning, Paperback - Rollen Edward Houser

251,99 RON 269,99 RON

Reducere. In the twenty-first century there are two ways to study logic. The more recent approach is symbolic logic. The history of teaching logic since Worl...

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Parading Through History: The Making of the Crow Nation in America 1805 1935, Paperback - Frederick E. Hoxie

184,99 RON 197,99 RON

Reducere. This history of the Crow Indians links their nineteenth-century nomadic life and their modern existence. The Crows not only withstood the dislocati...

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Beatriz Allende. A Revolutionary Life in Cold War Latin America, Hardback - Tanya Harmer

301,00 RON

This biography of Beatriz Allende - revolutionary doctor and daughter of Salvador Allende - portrays what it means to live, love, and fight for cha...

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Making Social Welfare Policy in America: Three Case Studies Since 1950, Paperback - Edward D. Berkowitz

255,99 RON

American social welfare policy has produced a health system with skyrocketing costs, a disability insurance program that consigns many otherwise pr...

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Exceptional America: What Divides Americans from the World and from Each Other, Paperback - Mugambi Jouet

124,99 RON

Why did Donald Trump follow Barack Obama into the White House? Why is America so polarized? And how does American exceptionalism explain these soci...

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