Kategoria BISAC: History >> United States - General

Tis is simply the best book that has been written about politics in Chicago. In the words of Andrew M. Greeley, "It is a very astute and dispassionate analysis of Chicago political life--far and away the best I have ever seen. Rakove is without illusions about either the right or the left." Rakove brings to his study an intimate knowledge of Chicago and the Daley machine, a practitioner's understanding of street-level politics, and a scholar's background in political theory. Blending anecdote with theory and description in a lively style, Rakove has bridged the gap between scholar and...

..". an excellent broad overview... " Journal of Social History

..". powerfully argued... " Moses Rischin

..". imaginative and soundly based... " Choice

"Highly recommended... " Library Journal

..". an outstanding major contribution to the literature on immigration history." History

..". a very important new synthesis of American immigration history... " Journal of American Ethnic History

..". a state of the art discussion, impressively encyclopaedic... The Transplanted is a tour de force, and a fitting summation to Bodnar s own prolific, creative, and...

..". enthusiastic, well-written... read it if you want to be inspired by a truly heroic woman." New Directions for Women

..". the fullest account to date of Stewart s life and an excellent basis for understanding Stewart s work." History

"This is informative and inspiring source material for today s scholars, lay readers, and professionals ... " Journal of American History

In gathering and introducing Stewart s works, Richardson provides an opportunity for readers to study the thoughts and words of this influential early black female activist, a forerunner to Frederick...

"These essays provide a rich portrait of how the self and its deepest commitments have driven some of the most important, vital scholarship of the last fifty years." --Georgia Historical Quarterly

..". the writing is highly readable and informative for a non-academic audience curious about how history is written." --Magill Book Reviews

To provide a context for understanding current race relations and the goals of the civil rights movement, the editors asked distinguished scholars to reflect upon their careers and how personal experiences have influenced their scholarship....

Now in paperback
Taking Hold of Torah
Jewish Commitment and Community in America
Arnold M. Eisen

A personal meditation on the meaning of Judaism today and a vision for revitalizing Jewish community and tradition in America.

"Arnold M. Eisen offers a personal plea for and a vision of the revitalizing of American Judaism through a renewed relationship to Jewish tradition and the strengthening of Jewish communities." Jewish Book News

..".required reading for Jewish communal professionals, Taking Hold of Torah] spells out the discontents and dreams of the baby...

An important work in the field of diaspora studies for the past decade, this collection has inspired scholars and others to explore a trail blazed originally by Melville J. Herskovits, the father of New World African studies. Since its original publication, the field has changed considerably. Africanism has been explored in its broader dimensions, particularly in the area of white Africanisms. Thus, the new edition has been revised and expanded. Joseph E. Holloway has written three essays for the new volume. The first uses a transnational framework to examine how African cultural survivals...

..". agile, ambitious, and complex..." The Journal of Southern History

"Etcheson adds a fresh dimension to the history of the Old Northwest by examining the way in which Upland Southerners regional heritage affected the evolution of political culture in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois." Choice

..". not only a political account, but also a cultural survey. The book is clearly written, free of jargon, and makes excellent use of both primary and secondary sources.... an outstanding interpretation of the motives and acts of a significant portion of the population of a significant...

This volume brings together essays by leading German and American historians on the subject of the eighteenth-century German emigration. Scholars have traditionally studied the nineteenth century, when the overwhelming majority of German emigrants came to the New World. In this book, contributors focus on an earlier period, when Germans were moving to a variety of destinations: Russia, Prussian Lithuania, and various other German territories as well as North America.

What drove men and women from different regional and social backgrounds to leave their homes during this time? Some...