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Black Camelot: African-American Culture Heroes in Their Times, 1960-1980
ISBN: 9780226847177 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In the wake of the Kennedy era, a new kind of ethnic hero emerged within African-American popular culture. Uniquely suited to the times, burgeoning pop icons projected the values and beliefs of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and reflected both the possibility and the actuality of a rapidly changing American landscape.
In "Black Camelot," William Van Deburg examines the dynamic rise of these new black champions, the social and historical contexts in which they flourished, and their powerful impact on the African-American community. "Van Deburg manages the enviable feat of... In the wake of the Kennedy era, a new kind of ethnic hero emerged within African-American popular culture. Uniquely suited to the times, burgeoning po...
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142,51 zł |
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White Racism: A Psychohistory
ISBN: 9780231057974 / Angielski / Miękka / 301 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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228,75 zł |
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American Myth and the Legacy of Vietnam
ISBN: 9780231058797 / Angielski / Miękka / 241 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Probing the effect of the Vietnam War on the American self-image, the author uses popular culture, literature, and film to study how the myths and symbols of the war reflected the politics of Americans.
Probing the effect of the Vietnam War on the American self-image, the author uses popular culture, literature, and film to study how the myths and sym...
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164,43 zł |
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The Public Years of Sarah and Angelina Grimké: Selected Writings, 1835-1839
ISBN: 9780231068017 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Sarah Moore Grimke and Angelina Emily Grimke were the first women in America coming from a southern slave-holding family to speak publicly on behalf of the abolition of slavery. This book contains a collection of eloquent political writings. It includes a introduction situating the Grimkes' in an historical and political context.
Sarah Moore Grimke and Angelina Emily Grimke were the first women in America coming from a southern slave-holding family to speak publicly on behalf o...
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258,81 zł |
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman: A Nonfction Reader
ISBN: 9780231076173 / Angielski / Miękka / 345 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) is best known as the author of the short story The Yellow Wallpaper and a utopian novel, Herland. This reader offers a representative sample of her nonfiction writing. Presented chronologically, it emphasizes her thoughts on gender, evolution, economics, radical political movements, and women's groups.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) is best known as the author of the short story The Yellow Wallpaper and a utopian novel, Herland. This reader off...
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228,75 zł |
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All the Nations Under Heaven: An Ethnic and Racial History of New York City
ISBN: 9780231078795 / Angielski / Miękka / 353 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In certain neighborhoods of New York City, an immigrant may live out his or her entire life without even becoming fluent in English. From the Russians of Brooklyn's Brighton Beach to the Dominicans of Manhattan's Washington Heights, New York is arguably the most ethnically diverse city in the world. Yet no wide-ranging ethnic history of the city has ever been attempted. In All the Nations Under Heaven, Frederick Binder and David Reimers trace the shifting tides of New York's ethnic past, from its beginnings as a Dutch trading outpost to the present age where Third World immigration...
In certain neighborhoods of New York City, an immigrant may live out his or her entire life without even becoming fluent in English. From the Russians...
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234,77 zł |
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The Washington Community, 1800-1888
ISBN: 9780231083812 / Angielski / Miękka / 307 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) -- "Political Science Quarterly" -- "Political Science Quarterly" |
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282,87 zł |
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Down the Asphalt Path: The Automobile and the American City
ISBN: 9780231083911 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Imagine a world without automobiles, traffic lights, and interstate highways. Or the words commuter and parking. For a nation that prides itself on the freedom of movement and the long weekend, this seems nearly impossible. In Down the Asphalt Path, Clay McShane examines the uniquely American relation between automobility and urbanization. Writing at the cutting edge of urban and technological history, McShane focuses on how new transportation systems--most important, the private automobile--and new concepts of the city redefined each other in modern America. We...
Imagine a world without automobiles, traffic lights, and interstate highways. Or the words commuter and parking. For a nation that pride...
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222,75 zł |
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The Papers of Alexander Hamilton: Additional Letters 1777-1802, and Cumulative Index, Volumes I-XXVII
ISBN: 9780231089265 / Angielski / Twarda / 685 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Vols. 8-27 have various assistant and associate editors.
Vols. 8-27 have various assistant and associate editors.
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908,15 zł |
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The End of American Innocence: A Study of First Years of Our Own Time, 1912-1917
ISBN: 9780231096539 / Angielski / Miękka / 439 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) An historical account of the political and intellectual atmosphere of the USA in the early 20th century, which contends that the old order was being challenged and altered long before World War I. The study examines the ideas and literature of the periods before and after the War.
An historical account of the political and intellectual atmosphere of the USA in the early 20th century, which contends that the old order was being c...
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234,77 zł |
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The Crisis of the Middle Class
ISBN: 9780231099776 / Angielski / Miękka / 379 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Lewis Corey presents the reader with a detailed description of the crisis that is confronting the middle class. This crisis which has as its underlying cause the economic paralysis that confronts the world and the inability of government to help master the means of production and distribution. This situation has created an unnecessary poverty and, through social pressure and dislocation, brought about a new social order.
Lewis Corey presents the reader with a detailed description of the crisis that is confronting the middle class. This crisis which has as its underlyin...
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258,81 zł |
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The Presidency and the Politics of Racial Inequality: Nation-Keeping from 1831 to 1965
ISBN: 9780231107235 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) From the abolition of slavery to the civil rights movement one hundred years later, one of the primary characteristics of America's development as a nation has been the steady struggle for and expansion of the horizons of citizenship. Pivotal in any equal rights movement is the response of the White House: how the president addresses any such movement profoundly affects its chances for success. Russell L. Riley examines the logic of presidential behavior with regard to equality movements. Focusing on the most explosive and enduring of such movements--the struggle for social and economic...
From the abolition of slavery to the civil rights movement one hundred years later, one of the primary characteristics of America's development as a n...
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258,81 zł |
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Unwelcome Strangers: American Identity and the Turn Against Immigration
ISBN: 9780231109574 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Is it time for America--a country founded and forged by immigrants--to shut its doors? After decades of liberal policies that welcomed ever greater numbers of immigrants, America is seeing a surge in anti-immigration sentiment. Congressional debates, polls, incidents of violence, and the growing strength of anti-immigration groups all indicate a growing nativism. In Unwelcome Strangers, David M. Reimers enters into the emotionally charged immigration debate, looking at all sides of the argument. Who are the nativists, and are any of their views legitimate? This balanced investigation...
Is it time for America--a country founded and forged by immigrants--to shut its doors? After decades of liberal policies that welcomed ever greater nu...
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210,71 zł |
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The Presence of the Past: Popular Uses of History in American Life
ISBN: 9780231111485 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Some people make photo albums, collect antiques, or visit historic battlefields. Others keep diaries, plan annual family gatherings, or stitch together patchwork quilts in a tradition learned from grandparents. Each of us has ways of communing with the past, and our reasons for doing so are as varied as our memories. In a sweeping survey, Roy Rosenzweig and David Thelen asked 1,500 Americans about their connection to the past and how it influences their daily lives and hopes for the future. The result is a surprisingly candid series of conversations and reflections on how the past infuses the...
Some people make photo albums, collect antiques, or visit historic battlefields. Others keep diaries, plan annual family gatherings, or stitch togethe...
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667,65 zł |
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The Presence of the Past: Popular Uses of History in American Life
ISBN: 9780231111492 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Some people make photo albums, collect antiques, or visit historic battlefields. Others keep diaries, plan annual family gatherings, or stitch together patchwork quilts in a tradition learned from grandparents. Each of us has ways of communing with the past, and our reasons for doing so are as varied as our memories. In a sweeping survey, Roy Rosenzweig and David Thelen asked 1,500 Americans about their connection to the past and how it influences their daily lives and hopes for the future. The result is a surprisingly candid series of conversations and reflections on how the past infuses the...
Some people make photo albums, collect antiques, or visit historic battlefields. Others keep diaries, plan annual family gatherings, or stitch togethe...
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153,47 zł |
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The Columbia History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960
ISBN: 9780231118088 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Latinos are now the largest so-called minority group in the United States--the result of a growth trend that began in the mid-twentieth century--and the influence of Latin cultures on American life is reflected in everything from politics to education to mass cultural forms such as music and television. Yet very few volumes have attempted to analyze or provide a context for this dramatic historical development. The Columbia History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960 is among the few comprehensive histories of Latinos in America. This collaborative, interdisciplinary volume...
Latinos are now the largest so-called minority group in the United States--the result of a growth trend that began in the mid-twentieth century--and t...
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548,10 zł |
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The Columbia History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960
ISBN: 9780231118095 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Latinos are now the largest so-called minority group in the United States--the result of a growth trend that began in the mid-twentieth century--and the influence of Latin cultures on American life is reflected in everything from politics to education to mass cultural forms such as music and television. Yet very few volumes have attempted to analyze or provide a context for this dramatic historical development. The Columbia History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960 is among the few comprehensive histories of Latinos in America. This collaborative, interdisciplinary volume...
Latinos are now the largest so-called minority group in the United States--the result of a growth trend that began in the mid-twentieth century--and t...
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234,77 zł |
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The Columbia Guide to Irish American History
ISBN: 9780231120708 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Once seen as threats to mainstream society, Irish Americans have become an integral part of the American story. More than 40 million Americans claim Irish descent, and the culture and traditions of Ireland and Irish Americans have left an indelible mark on U.S. society. Timothy J. Meagher fuses an overview of Irish American history with an analysis of historians' debates, an annotated bibliography, a chronology of critical events, and a glossary discussing crucial individuals, organizations, and dates. He addresses a range of key issues in Irish American history from the first Irish...
Once seen as threats to mainstream society, Irish Americans have become an integral part of the American story. More than 40 million Americans claim I...
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517,35 zł |
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Living Legacies at Columbia
ISBN: 9780231138840 / Angielski / Twarda / 685 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) From Margaret Mead and Zora Neale Hurston to Lionel Trilling and Lou Gehrig, Columbia University has been home to some of the most important historians, scientists, critics, artists, physicians, and social scientists of the twentieth century. (It can also boast a hall-of-fame athlete.) In Living Legacies at Columbia, contributors with close personal ties to their subjects capture Columbia's rich intellectual history. Essays span the birth of genetics and modern anthropology, constitutionalism from John Jay to Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Virginia Apgar's test, Lou Gehrig's swing, journalism...
From Margaret Mead and Zora Neale Hurston to Lionel Trilling and Lou Gehrig, Columbia University has been home to some of the most important historian...
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230,20 zł |
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The Columbia Sourcebook of Muslims in the United States
ISBN: 9780231139564 / Angielski / Twarda / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Since September 11, 2001, Muslims in the United States have become the subject of genuine curiosity and compassion as well as increased government surveillance and harassment. Who are these Muslims? What is their history, and where do they come from? Do they share a common culture? Do they vary in their beliefs? Bringing together an unusually personal collection of essays and documents from an incredibly diverse group of Americans who call themselves Muslims, Edward E. Curtis "finds Islam" in the American experience from colonial times to the present. Sampling from speeches, interviews,...
Since September 11, 2001, Muslims in the United States have become the subject of genuine curiosity and compassion as well as increased government sur...
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547,83 zł |
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