wyszukanych pozycji: 15
FDR: Transforming the Presidency and Renewing America
ISBN: 9780755637164 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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180,29 zł |
Reagan: American Icon
ISBN: 9781838606671 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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96,53 zł |
FDR
ISBN: 9781350447950 / Miękka / 2024 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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78,66 zł |
The Age of Deficits: Presidents and Unbalanced Budgets from Jimmy Carter to George W. Bush
ISBN: 9780700616855 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The debate over the federal budget-and the deficit spending it tends to produce-has assumed a renewed urgency for reasons that are painfully clear to all of us. Over the past thirty-two years-from the presidency of Jimmy Carter through that of George W. Bush-the U.S. government has in fact balanced its budget in only four of them, while the fiscal challenges confronting President Obama make a balanced budget anytime soon a remote possibility. Iwan Morgan's book provides a much-needed historical perspective on this perennially troubling issue The prominent role of Congress notwithstanding,...
The debate over the federal budget-and the deficit spending it tends to produce-has assumed a renewed urgency for reasons that are painfully clear to ...
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342,57 zł |
Reagan: American Icon
ISBN: 9781780767475 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Chosen as one of the best politics books of 2016 by The Sunday Times (UK) Ronald Reagan is one of the most important--and arguably most successful--presidents in modern American history. He is broadly credited with renewing American prosperity in the wake of the most miserable economic era since the 1930s, laying the foundations for Cold War victory and doing much to bring about the late twentieth century shift to the right in American politics. In this book, Iwan Morgan presents the first thoroughly-researched biography of Reagan, based on original materials and...
Chosen as one of the best politics books of 2016 by The Sunday Times (UK) Ronald Reagan is one of the most important--and arguabl...
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236,11 zł |
Nixon
ISBN: 9780340760321 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book examines Richard Nixon's place in history, from his many achievements to his notable shortcomings to the Watergate scandal which has often defined his presidency. In his lifetime Nixon attempted to change perspectives to remodel his shattered image and portray himself as a great leader brought down by one mistake. Since his death in 1994, historians have been reassessing his achievements and in this latest addition to the Reputations series the Nixon presidency is reexamined to discern how Nixon's reputation has evolved and how far it corresponds to his actions and their... This book examines Richard Nixon's place in history, from his many achievements to his notable shortcomings to the Watergate scandal which has ofte... |
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230,81 zł |
From Sit-Ins to Sncc: The Student Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s
ISBN: 9780813049595 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Central to the collection s theme is the idea that SNCC] was diffuse with different visions, and not a hierarchy. The approach was local, and the results hinged on the locality. . . . Adds much to the discussion of the nonviolent resistance movement. Choice Provides fresh and original insights into the student protest movement of the 1960s. A must for anyone interested in the history of the SNCC or the civil rights struggle. Kevern Verney, Edge Hill UniversityThe contributors provide provocative analyses of such topics as the dynamics of grassroots student civil rights...
Central to the collection s theme is the idea that SNCC] was diffuse with different visions, and not a hierarchy. The approach was local, and the res...
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128,30 zł |
Hollywood and the Great Depression: American Film, Politics and Society in the 1930s
ISBN: 9781474431927 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This volume examines how the political, economic and social changes of the Great Depression impacted on Hollywood and how it responded to them.
This volume examines how the political, economic and social changes of the Great Depression impacted on Hollywood and how it responded to them.
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150,00 zł |
Hollywood and the Great Depression: American Film, Politics and Society in the 1930s
ISBN: 9780748699926 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This volume examines how the political, economic and social changes of the Great Depression impacted on Hollywood and how it responded to them.
This volume examines how the political, economic and social changes of the Great Depression impacted on Hollywood and how it responded to them. |
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472,22 zł |
The Liberal Consensus Reconsidered: American Politics and Society in the Postwar Era
ISBN: 9780813054261 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "An exceptionally fine collection that distills the very latest writing on midtwentieth-century U.S. politics and society."--Gareth Davies, author of From Opportunity to Entitlement: The Transformation and Decline of Great Society Liberalism "Offers a diverse mix of interpretations that demonstrate how this era was often marked by intense political and cultural conflict. Rightly cautions against drawing too sharp a contrast between this period and the polarization of our time."--Timothy N. Thurber, author of Republicans and Race: The GOP's Frayed Relationship with African Americans, 1945-1974...
"An exceptionally fine collection that distills the very latest writing on midtwentieth-century U.S. politics and society."--Gareth Davies, author of ...
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556,36 zł |
The Presidential Image: A History from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump
ISBN: 9781838604745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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131,12 zł |
The Presidential Image: A History from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump
ISBN: 9781788313599 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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419,75 zł |
Presidents in the Movies: American History and Politics on Screen
ISBN: 9781349295050 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Morgan and his contributors show how films blend myth and reality to present a positive message about presidents as the epitome of America's values and idealism until unpopular foreign wars in Vietnam and Iraq led to a darker portrayal of the imperial presidency, operated by Richard Nixon and Bush 43.
Morgan and his contributors show how films blend myth and reality to present a positive message about presidents as the epitome of America's values an...
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429,96 zł |
Assessing George W. Bush's Legacy: The Right Man?
ISBN: 9781349291342 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This book examines the legacy of the Bush presidency in term of presidential leadership, politics, and public policy. It focuses on Bush's expansion of presidential power in pursuit of the 'war on terror, ' the ideological and pragmatic foundations of presidential politics, and the complexity of Bush's domestic and foreign policy legacies
This book examines the legacy of the Bush presidency in term of presidential leadership, politics, and public policy. It focuses on Bush's expansion o...
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195,42 zł |
Reconfiguring the Union: Civil War Transformations
ISBN: 9781349463503 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. From the perspective of the North, the Civil War began as a war to restore the Union and ended as a war to make a more perfect Union. The Civil War not only changed the moral meaning of the Union, it changed what the Union stood for in political, economic, and transnational terms. This volume examines the transformations the Civil War brought to the American Union as a politico-constitutional, social, and economic system. It explores how the war changed the meaning of the Union with regard to the supremacy of the federal government over the states, the right of secession, the rights of...
From the perspective of the North, the Civil War began as a war to restore the Union and ended as a war to make a more perfect Union. The Civil War no...
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195,42 zł |