wyszukanych pozycji: 11
Have a Nice Doomsday: Why Millions of Americans Are Looking Forward to the End of the World
ISBN: 9780061152245 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In Have a Nice Doomsday, Nicholas Guyatt searches for the truth behind a startling statistic: 50 million Americans have come to believe that the apocalypse will take place in their lifetime. They're convinced that, any day now, Jesus will snatch up his followers and spirit them to heaven. The rest of us will be left behind to endure massive earthquakes, devastating wars, and the terrifying rise of the Antichrist. But true believers aren't sitting around waiting for the Rapture. They're getting involved in debates over abortion, gay rights, and even foreign policy. Are they devout... In Have a Nice Doomsday, Nicholas Guyatt searches for the truth behind a startling statistic: 50 million Americans have come to believe th... |
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70,01 zł |
Have a Nice Doomsday : Why millions of Americans are looking forward to the end of the world
ISBN: 9780091910884 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 50 million Americans have come to believe the apocalypse will take place in their own lifetimes. They're convinced that, any day now, Jesus will snatch up his followers and spirit them to heaven. For the rest of us, things are going to get very nasty. This
50 million Americans have come to believe the apocalypse will take place in their own lifetimes. They're convinced that, any day now, Jesus will snatc...
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88,48 zł |
Another American Century?: The United States and the World Since 9/11
ISBN: 9781842774298 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Did September 11th change everything? Is George W. Bush responsible for America's international isolation? Why did the United States declare 'war on terror', and what does this war mean for the future of the world?
ANOTHER AMERICAN CENTURY answers these questions with a sweeping and penetrating study of the United States since the end of the Cold War. Nicholas Guyatt reveals the economic, diplomatic and military dimensions of American foreign policy, and investigates what Americans say and believe about their relationship with the rest of the world. A major new chapter discusses September... Did September 11th change everything? Is George W. Bush responsible for America's international isolation? Why did the United States declare 'war on t...
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126,12 zł |
The Absence of Peace: Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
ISBN: 9781856495806 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Why does the Israeli army still occupy the vast majority of the West Bank?
Why has the Palestinian standard of living declined dramatically since the beginning of the Oslo peace process? Why do suicide bombers attack Israel's cities? Fifty years after Israel's founding, why is there no peace between Israelis and Palestinians? The Absence of Peace offers an answer to all these questions, combining an analysis of the political events surrounding the Oslo process with an account of life on the ground in the West Bank and Gaza Strip under the 'peace' regime. Nicholas Guyatt... Why does the Israeli army still occupy the vast majority of the West Bank?
Why has the Palestinian standard of living declined dramatically since ... |
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105,14 zł |
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607-1876
ISBN: 9780521867887 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 341 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Nicholas Guyatt offers a completely new understanding of a central question in American history: how did Americans come to think that God favored the United States above other nations? Making sense of previously diffuse debates on manifest destiny, millenarianism, and American mission, Providence and the Invention of the United States explains the origins and development of the idea that God has a special plan for America. The benefits and costs of this idea deserve careful consideration.
Nicholas Guyatt offers a completely new understanding of a central question in American history: how did Americans come to think that God favored the ...
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260,28 zł |
The Hated Cage: An American Tragedy in Britain’s Most Terrifying Prison
ISBN: 9780861542215 / Miękka / 2023 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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62,19 zł |
The Hated Cage: An American Tragedy in Britain’s Most Terrifying Prison
ISBN: 9781786079893 / Twarda / 2022 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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129,64 zł |
Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation
ISBN: 9780198796541 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The surprising and counterintuitive origins of America's racial crisis Why did the Founding Fathers fail to include blacks and Indians in their cherished proposition that "all men are created equal"? The usual answer is racism, but the reality is more complex and unsettling. In Bind Us Apart, historian Nicholas Guyatt argues that, from the Revolution through the Civil War, most white liberals believed in the unity of all human beings. But their philosophy faltered when it came to the practical work of forging a colour-blind society. Unable to convince others - Land themselves - that racial...
The surprising and counterintuitive origins of America's racial crisis Why did the Founding Fathers fail to include blacks and Indians in their cheri...
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130,76 zł |
War, Empire and Slavery, 1770-1830
ISBN: 9780230229891 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering southern India, the Caribbean, North and South America, and southern Africa, this volume explores the impact of revolutionary wars and how people's identities were shaped by their experiences.
The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering ...
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391,77 zł |
War, Empire and Slavery, 1770-1830
ISBN: 9781349311088 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 299 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering southern India, the Caribbean, North and South America, and southern Africa, this volume explores the impact of revolutionary wars and how people's identities were shaped by their experiences.
The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering ...
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391,77 zł |
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876
ISBN: 9780521687300 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Nicholas Guyatt offers a completely new understanding of a central question in American history: how did Americans come to think that God favored the United States above other nations? Making sense of previously diffuse debates on manifest destiny, millenarianism, and American mission, Providence and the Invention of the United States explains the origins and development of the idea that God has a special plan for America. The benefits and costs of this idea deserve careful consideration.
Nicholas Guyatt offers a completely new understanding of a central question in American history: how did Americans come to think that God favored the ...
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182,31 zł |