wyszukanych pozycji: 2
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A Short, Offhand, Killing Affair: Soldiers and Social Conflict during the Mexican-American War
ISBN: 9780807854051 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Mexican-American War (1846-48) found Americans on new terrain. A republic founded on the principle of armed defense of freedom was now going to war on behalf of Manifest Destiny, seeking to conquer an unfamiliar nation and people. Through an examination of rank-and-file soldiers, Paul Foos sheds new light on the war and its effect on attitudes toward other races and nationalities that stood in the way of American expansionism.
Drawing on wartime diaries and letters not previously examined by scholars, Foos shows that the experience of soldiers in the war differed radically from... The Mexican-American War (1846-48) found Americans on new terrain. A republic founded on the principle of armed defense of freedom was now going to wa...
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cena:
162,61 |
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Human Aging
ISBN: 9780205544011 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 508 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This text offers a readable and friendly presentation of the important methods, findings, and theories of human aging, while actively involving the reader in meaningful exercises and critical thinking. Students are repeatedly challenged to apply information in the text to the older adults in their own lives. Specifically, suggestions for enhancing the lives of their older relatives are offered and encouraged. These include guidelines for discussions they might have regarding social, emotional, and environmental changes as well encouraging intellectual and social interaction. In... This text offers a readable and friendly presentation of the important methods, findings, and theories of human aging, while actively involving the... |
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936,25 |