wyszukanych pozycji: 103
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Blue & Gray Diplomacy: A History of Union and Confederate Foreign Relations
ISBN: 9781469629087 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In this examination of Union and Confederate foreign relations during the Civil War from both European and American perspectives, Howard Jones demonstrates that the consequences of the conflict between North and South reached far beyond American soil.
Jones explores a number of themes, including the international economic and political dimensions of the war, the North's attempts to block the South from winning foreign recognition as a nation, Napoleon III's meddling in the war and his attempt to restore French power in the New World, and the inability of Europeans to understand the... In this examination of Union and Confederate foreign relations during the Civil War from both European and American perspectives, Howard Jones demonst...
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181,59 |
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The Bay of Pigs
ISBN: 9780199754250 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In The Bay of Pigs, Howard Jones provides a concise, incisive, and dramatic account of the disastrous attempt to overthrow Castro in April 1961. Drawing on recently declassified CIA documents, Jones deftly examines the train of missteps and self-deceptions that led to the invasion of U.S.-trained exiles at the Bay of Pigs.
Ignoring warnings from the ambassador to Cuba, the Eisenhower administration put in motion an operation that proved nearly unstoppable even after the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. The CIA and Pentagon, meanwhile, both voiced confidence in the outcome of the invasion,... In The Bay of Pigs, Howard Jones provides a concise, incisive, and dramatic account of the disastrous attempt to overthrow Castro in April 1961. Drawi...
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76,00 |
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Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations from 1897, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780742558267 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 638 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In this updated edition of Crucible of Power, Howard Jones draws on his remarkable breadth as a historian of U.S. foreign relations to produce a distinguished survey of America's growth from an emerging power in the 1890s to its present day position of global preeminence. Comprehensive, tempered, and highly accessible, Jones demonstrates the complexities facing U.S. policy makers and the limitations on their actions. The balanced and thoughtful approach to controversial issues and situations makes this book exceptional for classroom use. This new edition includes a number of revisions and...
In this updated edition of Crucible of Power, Howard Jones draws on his remarkable breadth as a historian of U.S. foreign relations to produce a disti...
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392,62 |
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Edafos: Divine Wind
ISBN: 9781954753938 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 736 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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81,06 |
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Mutiny on the Amistad
ISBN: 9780195038293 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume presents the first full-scale treatment of the only instance in history where African blacks, seized by slave dealers, won their freedom and returned home. Jones describes how, in 1839, Joseph Cinque led a revolt on the Spanish slave ship, the Amistad, in the Caribbean. The seizure of the ship by an American naval vessel near Montauk, Long Island, the arrest of the Africans in Connecticut, and the Spanish protest against the violation of their property rights created an international controversy.
The Amistad affair united Lewis Tappan and other abolitionists who put the "law... This volume presents the first full-scale treatment of the only instance in history where African blacks, seized by slave dealers, won their freedom a...
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103,89 |
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My Lai: Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent Into Darkness
ISBN: 9780190056704 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A trenchant and haunting account of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and its aftermath.
A trenchant and haunting account of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and its aftermath.
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108,54 |
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Towards a New Social Work
ISBN: 9781032567655 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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147,18 |
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Making Money on Your Vacation Rental Home
ISBN: 9780984265411 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A new book just hitting the marketplace will be a welcome guide to many cash strapped owners of vacation and second homes in this difficult real estate environment. Making Money on Your Vacation Rental Home is the title of this detailed "how to" book recently published by Howard Jones, a CPA and licensed real estate broker who has owned and managed his own vacation rental homes. Subtitled An Essential Handbook for Managing Your Short Term Vacation and Resort Rental Property for Maximum Enjoyment and Profit, this comprehensive 400 page handbook includes a chapter by chapter guide for rental...
A new book just hitting the marketplace will be a welcome guide to many cash strapped owners of vacation and second homes in this difficult real estat...
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149,19 |
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Abraham Lincoln and a New Birth of Freedom: The Union and Slavery in the Diplomacy of the Civil War
ISBN: 9780803275652 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In Abraham Lincoln and a New Birth of Freedom, Howard Jones explores the relationship between President Lincoln's wartime diplomacy and his interrelated goals of forming a more perfect Union and abolishing slavery. From the outset of the Civil War, Lincoln's central purpose was to save the Union by defeating the South on the battlefield. No less important was his need to prevent a European intervention that would have facilitated the South's move for independence. Lincoln's goal of preserving the Union, however, soon evolved into an effort to form a more perfect Union, one that rested on the...
In Abraham Lincoln and a New Birth of Freedom, Howard Jones explores the relationship between President Lincoln's wartime diplomacy and his interrelat...
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63,76 |
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Union in Peril: The Crisis over British Intervention in the Civil War
ISBN: 9780807873960 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Jones studies the crisis in Anglo-American relations during the Civil War and its impact on the South's attempt to win foreign support during the crucial years of 1861 and 1862. He argues that the central issue was the possibility that Britain would grant diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy, a move that would have legitimized secession and undermined the Constitution.
Originally published in 1992. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were... Jones studies the crisis in Anglo-American relations during the Civil War and its impact on the South's attempt to win foreign support during the cruc...
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186,49 |
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Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations to 1913
ISBN: 9780742565340 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations to 1913 presents a straightforward, balanced, and comprehensive history of American international relations from the American Revolution to 1913. Howard Jones demonstrates the complexities of the decision-making process that led to the rise and decline of the United States (relative to the ascent of other nations) in world power status. Howard Jones focuses on the personalities, security interests, and expansionist tendencies behind the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy and highlights the intimate relationship...
Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations to 1913 presents a straightforward, balanced, and comprehensive history of American interna...
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294,41 |
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Education and Neuroscience: Evidence, Theory and Practical Application
ISBN: 9780415638807 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book brings together contributions from scientists and educators at the forefront of interdisciplinary research efforts involving neuroscience and education.
This book brings together contributions from scientists and educators at the forefront of interdisciplinary research efforts involving neuroscience an...
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274,79 |
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Tales from the Rain: Early Weird Fiction
ISBN: 9781637890165 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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68,00 |
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A german Reader with Notes and Vocabulary : mit englischem Preface
ISBN: 9783747755976 / Niemiecki Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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89,88 |
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Never too much: No rules
ISBN: 9781539326663 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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81,04 |
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Dreamglass Days
ISBN: 9781326709815 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. These 17 stories were all first published in the Manchester-based literary magazine, "Sein und Werden." Also included is "The Circus of Dreams," commissioned especially for this book.
These 17 stories were all first published in the Manchester-based literary magazine, "Sein und Werden." Also included is "The Circus of Dreams," commi...
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35,13 |
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Education and Neuroscience : Evidence, Theory and Practical Application
ISBN: 9780415564960 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book brings together contributions from scientists and educators at the forefront of interdisciplinary research efforts involving neuroscience and education. It includes consideration of what we know about brain function that may be relevant to educational areas including reading, mathematics, music and creativity. The increasing interest of educators in neuroscience also brings dangers with it, as evidenced by the proliferation of neuromyths within schools and colleges. For this reason, it also reviews some of the more prominent misconceptions, as well as exploring how educational... This book brings together contributions from scientists and educators at the forefront of interdisciplinary research efforts involving neuroscience... |
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736,16 |
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Evolution of the Learning Brain: Or How You Got to Be So Smart...
ISBN: 9781138824454 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. How do brain regions that first appeared in fishes influence our learning today? How did primates evolve and what does it mean to have a "social brain"? What light does evolution shed on learning difficulties and disorders? How might technology influence how our brains evolve in the future?
This fascinating book tells the emerging story of how learning has evolved. It provides a fresh perspective on the nature of human learning and on the educational implications today of a biological history that stretches across 600 million years. How do brain regions that first appeared in fishes influence our learning today? How did primates evolve and what does it mean to have a "social brain...
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760,69 |
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Evolution of the Learning Brain: Or How You Got to Be So Smart...
ISBN: 9781138824461 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. How do brain regions that first appeared in fishes influence our learning today? How did primates evolve and what does it mean to have a "social brain"? What light does evolution shed on learning difficulties and disorders? How might technology influence how our brains evolve in the future?
This fascinating book tells the emerging story of how learning has evolved. It provides a fresh perspective on the nature of human learning and on the educational implications today of a biological history that stretches across 600 million years. How do brain regions that first appeared in fishes influence our learning today? How did primates evolve and what does it mean to have a "social brain...
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103,02 |
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The Whispers of Berg: Polo
ISBN: 9781466206199 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A children's tale of the triumph of character and courage in the face of prejudice. Polo is a young Zebra, born with just one stripe. While the other zebra fear he will attract prey and shun him, Polo ultimately teaches them that working together we can always be stronger.
A children's tale of the triumph of character and courage in the face of prejudice. Polo is a young Zebra, born with just one stripe. While the other ...
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59,83 |