wyszukanych pozycji: 6
The Bad City in the Good War: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Diego
ISBN: 9780253215468 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "Riders were very appropriate to a western war, but these horsemen could not have been more different. One group patrolled the oceanfront of The City after dark. While the residents of the nearby Sunset District and Seacliff huddled around the radios in their living rooms, curtains pulled and blinds lowered, listening to war news or to One Man s Family, other residents rode the beaches. Mounted on their own ponies, the men of the San Francisco Polo Club labored through the sands of China Beach, Baker Beach, and the Ten Mile Beach, looking for Imperial Japanese intruders." from the... "Riders were very appropriate to a western war, but these horsemen could not have been more different. One group patrolled the oceanfront of The Ci... |
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115,37 zł |
Japanese American Relocation in World War II: A Reconsideration
ISBN: 9781108419291 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Lotchin argues that the World War II relocation of Japanese-Americans was motivated by fear of Japan, rather than racism.
Lotchin argues that the World War II relocation of Japanese-Americans was motivated by fear of Japan, rather than racism.
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428,81 zł |
San Francisco, 1846-1856: From Hamlet to City
ISBN: 9780252066313 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Now back in print with a new introduction by the author, this is the classic study of America's most admired instant city, from its days as a sleepy Mexican village, through the Gold Rush and into its establishment as a major international port. Roger Lotchin examines the urbanizing influences in San Francisco and compares these to other urban centers, doing so against a diverse backdrop of vigilantes, opium dens, and other unforgettable institutions.
Now back in print with a new introduction by the author, this is the classic study of America's most admired instant city, from its days as a sleepy M...
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141,61 zł |
Fortress California, 1910-1961: From Warfare to Welfare
ISBN: 9780252071034 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Analyzing the growth of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco from 1910 to 1961, the author discredits the assumption that the industrialization of the Sunbelt was a result of a partnership between industry and the military. He argues that municipalities used federal resources to build urban empires and metropolitan-military complexes.
Analyzing the growth of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco from 1910 to 1961, the author discredits the assumption that the industrialization o...
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115,37 zł |
Japanese American Relocation in World War II: A Reconsideration
ISBN: 9781108410397 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Lotchin argues that the World War II relocation of Japanese-Americans was motivated by fear of Japan, rather than racism.
Lotchin argues that the World War II relocation of Japanese-Americans was motivated by fear of Japan, rather than racism.
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160,35 zł |
The Way We Really Were: The Golden State in the Second Great War
ISBN: 9780252068195 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Examines wartime changes in the circumstances of immigrant groups.
Examines wartime changes in the circumstances of immigrant groups.
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89,15 zł |