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Manifest Design: American Exceptionalism and Empire
ISBN: 9780801488467 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Praise for the earlier edition "A fascinating, thought-provoking book. . . . Hietala shows that it was not destiny but design and aggression that enabled the United States to control Texas, New Mexico, and California." Historian "Hietala has examined an impressive array of primary and secondary materials. . . . His handling of the relationship between the domestic and foreign policies of the decade shatters some myths about America's so-called manifest destiny and deserves the attention of all scholars and serious students of the period." Western Historical... Praise for the earlier edition "A fascinating, thought-provoking book. . . . Hietala shows that it was not destiny but design and aggression... |
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Fight of the Century: Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the Struggle for Racial Equality
ISBN: 9780765607232 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is a revealing look at the history of race relations in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century portrayed through the lives and times of the first two African-American heavyweight boxing champions, Jack Johnson and Joe Louis. Incorporating extensive research into the black press of the time, the author explores how the public careers and private lives of these two sports figures both define and explain vital national issues from the early 1900s to the late 1940s.
This is a revealing look at the history of race relations in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century portrayed through the li...
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