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To Begin the World Anew: The Genius and Ambiguities of the American Founders
ISBN: 9780375713088 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Bernard Bailyn has distilled a lifetime of study into this brilliant illumination of the ideas and world of the Founding Fathers. In five succinct essays he reveals the origins, depth, and global impact of their extraordinary creativity. The opening essay illuminates the central importance of America's provincialism to the formation of a truly original political system. In the chapters following, he explores the ambiguities and achievements of Jefferson's career, Benjamin Franklin's changing image and supple diplomacy, the circumstances and impact...
Two time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Bernard Bailyn has distilled a lifetime of study into this brilliant illumination of the ideas and world of ...
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74,08 zł |
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The First Emancipator: Slavery, Religion, and the Quiet Revolution of Robert Carter
ISBN: 9780375761041 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Andrew Levy] brings a literary sensibility to the study of history, and has written a richly complex book, one that transcends Carter's story to consider larger questions of individual morality and national memory."
-The New York Times Book Review In 1791, Robert Carter III, a pillar of Virginia's Colonial aristocracy, broke with his peers by arranging the freedom of his nearly five hundred slaves. It would be the largest single act of liberation in the history of American slavery before the Emancipation Proclamation. Despite this courageous move-or perhaps because of... " Andrew Levy] brings a literary sensibility to the study of history, and has written a richly complex book, one that transcends Carter's story to con...
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95,87 zł |
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The Devil in Massachusetts: A Modern Enquiry Into the Salem Witch Trials
ISBN: 9780385035095 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This historical narrative of the Salem witch trials takes its dialogue from actual trial records but applies modern psychiatric knowledge to the witchcraft hysteria. Starkey's sense of drama also vividly recreates the atmosphere of pity and terror that fostered the evil and suffering of this human tragedy.
This historical narrative of the Salem witch trials takes its dialogue from actual trial records but applies modern psychiatric knowledge to the witch...
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95,87 zł |
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America's Nation-Time: 1607-1789
ISBN: 9780393008210 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The study of American history has become so complex in recent years that readers now often face a choice between a broad survey simplified to the point of distortion and daunting array of specialized studies. The need remains for a lucid overview of the principal events of each period of the nation s history, together with a balanced interpretation of their significance. Benjamin W. Labaree s America s Nation-Time provides such an overview and interpretation for the colonial period."
The study of American history has become so complex in recent years that readers now often face a choice between a broad survey simplified to the poin...
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108,94 zł |
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The American Colonies: From Settlement to Independence
ISBN: 9780393009996 / Angielski / Miękka / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the following pages, Simmons combines a narrative introduction to early American history with the findings of recent scholarship. As general synthesis is bound to reflect recent scholarship as well as the interests of the author, some of the areas of early American life which seemed to Simmons of particular importance but which are only now being systematically treated are only briefly mentioned. Early American law and legal institutions; crime and punishment; treatment of the poor; and aspects of family life, of wealth distribution, and of social structure may be referred to. Simmons...
In the following pages, Simmons combines a narrative introduction to early American history with the findings of recent scholarship. As general synthe...
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121,79 zł |
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Roger Williams: The Church and the State
ISBN: 9780393304039 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A classic of its kind, Edmund S. Morgan's Roger Williams skillfully depicts the intellectual life of the man who, after his expulsion in 1635 from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, founded what would become Rhode Island. As Morgan re-creates the evolution of Williams's thoughts on the nature of the church and the state, he captures with characteristic economy and precision the institutions that informed Williams's worldview, from the Protestant church in England to the Massachusetts government in the seventeenth century. In doing so, Morgan reveals the origins of a perennial and heated... A classic of its kind, Edmund S. Morgan's Roger Williams skillfully depicts the intellectual life of the man who, after his expulsion in 1635 from ... |
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87,15 zł |
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Empire of Fortune: Crowns, Colonies, and Tribes in the Seven Years War in America
ISBN: 9780393306408 / Angielski / Miękka / 548 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Empire of Fortune focuses on the so-called "French and Indian War"--the bitter last-ditch struggle between the British and the French empires in the New World. Challenging traditional historians, Francis Jennings reveals in absorbing detail the political and military realities behind the myths.
Empire of Fortune focuses on the so-called "French and Indian War"--the bitter last-ditch struggle between the British and the French empires...
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141,62 zł |
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The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England
ISBN: 9780393317596 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Confessing to "familiarity with the devils," Mary Johnson, a servant, was executed by Connecticut officials in 1648. A wealthy Boston widow, Ann Hibbens was hanged in 1656 for casting spells on her neighbors. The case of Ann Cole, who was "taken with very strange Fits," fueled an outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Hartford a generation before the notorious events at Salem. More than three hundred years later, the question "Why?" still haunts us. Why were these and other women likely witches--vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft and possession? Carol F. Karlsen reveals the... Confessing to "familiarity with the devils," Mary Johnson, a servant, was executed by Connecticut officials in 1648. A wealthy Boston widow, Ann Hi... |
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82,75 zł |
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Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier
ISBN: 9780393319767 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. James Merrell's brilliant book is an account of the "go-betweens," the Europeans and Indians who moved between cultures on the Pennsylvania frontier in efforts to maintain the peace. It is also a reflection on the meanings of wilderness to the colonists and natives of the New World. From the Quaker colony's founding in the 1680s into the 1750s, Merrell shows us how the go-betweens survived in the woods, dealing with problems of food, travel, lodging, and safety, and how they sought to bridge the vast cultural gaps between the Europeans and the Indians. The futility of these efforts became...
James Merrell's brilliant book is an account of the "go-betweens," the Europeans and Indians who moved between cultures on the Pennsylvania frontier i...
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130,73 zł |
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Great Issues in American History, Vol. I: From Settlement to Revolution, 1584-1776
ISBN: 9780394705408 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This first volume of Great Issues in American History -- three volumes of documents that cover the history of America from its settlement to the present -- gives us a generous sampling from the major political controversies in the Colonial period. Included are such documents as Richard Hakluyt's "Discourse of Western Planting" (1584), "Letter from Christopher Columbus to the King and Queen of Spain" (undated, probably 1694), "The Third Virginia Charter" (1612), Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" (1776) and "The Declaration of independence" (July 4, 1776). Each has an explanatory headnote, and...
This first volume of Great Issues in American History -- three volumes of documents that cover the history of America from its settlement to the prese...
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82,36 zł |
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English and the Discourses of Colonialism
ISBN: 9780415178488 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. English and the Discourses of Colonialism opens with the British departure from Hong Kong marking the end of British colonialism. Yet Alastair Pennycook argues that this dramatic exit masks the crucial issue that the traces left by colonialism run deep.
This challenging and provocative book looks particularly at English, English language teaching, and colonialism. It reveals how the practice of colonialism permeated the cultures and discourses of both the colonial and colonized nations, the effects of which are still evident today. Pennycook explores the extent to which English... English and the Discourses of Colonialism opens with the British departure from Hong Kong marking the end of British colonialism. Yet Alastai...
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239,01 zł |
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The United States, 1763-2001
ISBN: 9780415290296 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text approaches the teaching and learning of early US history from 1763 to 2000 at A level, meeting the needs of teachers and students studying for the revised AS and A2 exams. The book focuses on the key topics within the period. Each topic is then comprehensively explored to provide background, essay-writing advice and examples, source work and historical skills exercises. This resource for teachers and students uses essay styles and source exercises from each of the exam boards, AQA, Edexcel and OCR.
This text approaches the teaching and learning of early US history from 1763 to 2000 at A level, meeting the needs of teachers and students studying f...
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192,23 zł |
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Colonial and Imperial
ISBN: 9780415380065 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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2442,58 zł |
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Over the Threshold: Intimate Violence in Early America
ISBN: 9780415918053 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the Threshold is the first in-depth work to explore the topic of intimate violence in the American colonies and the early Republic. The essays examine domestic violence in both urban and frontier environments, between husbands and wives, parents and children, and masters and slaves. This compelling collection puts commonly held notions about intimate violence under strict historical scrutiny, often producing surprising results.
Over the Threshold is the first in-depth work to explore the topic of intimate violence in the American colonies and the early Republic. The ...
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207,83 zł |
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Within Her Power : Propertied Women in Colonial Virginia
ISBN: 9780415928557 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An engaging and comprehensive study of property-owning women in the colony of Tidewater, VA during the 16th century.
An engaging and comprehensive study of property-owning women in the colony of Tidewater, VA during the 16th century.
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701,59 zł |
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Piety and Power: Gender and Religious Culture in the American Colonies, 1630-1700
ISBN: 9780415933926 / Angielski / Twarda / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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701,59 zł |
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Daughters of Eve: Pregnant Brides and Unwed Mothers in Seventeenth Century Essex County, Massachusetts
ISBN: 9780415948609 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study examines cases of fornication, bastardy, and paternity cases brought before the courts in Essex County, Massachusetts between 1640 and 1692. Prosecution and conviction rates, sentencing patterns, and socio-economic data, as well as attitudes, were analysed to determine that women who bore illegitimate children were punished more severely than their male partners, and regarded with contempt by the majority of women. Couples who married following out-of-wedlock sex faced less opprobrium and were reintegrated into the community following a series of humiliating shame rituals.
This study examines cases of fornication, bastardy, and paternity cases brought before the courts in Essex County, Massachusetts between 1640 and 1692...
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701,59 zł |
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The French-Indian War 1754-1760
ISBN: 9780415968386 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book traces the background and course of the French-Indian War, fought out in the forests, plains and forts of the North American Frontier. Despite early French success against a British Army unskilled in woodland fighting, the British learned quickly from their Native American allies and emerged victorious at Louisbourg and Quebec.
This book traces the background and course of the French-Indian War, fought out in the forests, plains and forts of the North American Frontier. Despi...
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701,59 zł |
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Agents of Wrath, Sowers of Discord: Authority and Dissent in Puritan Massachusetts, 1630-1655
ISBN: 9780415977319 / Angielski / Twarda / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Agents of Wrath, Sowers and Discord reconciles two conflicting schools of thought within the historiography of American Puritanism, and provides a new look at religious and political controversy in colonial New England. Addressing more recent scholarship that dismisses the notion of a discernable Puritan identity, Timothy L. Wood challenges previous interpretations that have depicted a monolithic Puritan establishment ruthlessly crushing all principled opposition within the colony, and instead emphasizes the enormous importance the colony's leadership placed upon balancing their allegiance to...
Agents of Wrath, Sowers and Discord reconciles two conflicting schools of thought within the historiography of American Puritanism, and provides a new...
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701,59 zł |
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An Amer Family in the Colnial Perio
ISBN: 9780486433660 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in the early 20th century, this book contributed significantly to an understanding of the forces at work in the evolution of family institutions in the United States. The first of a three-volume series, the text describes the American family as a product primarily of European folkways, economic transition to modern capitalism, and its distinctive environment -- a virgin continent. Exhaustive in its use of primary and secondary sources, The American Family in the Colonial Period will be invaluable to students of early American history and of interest to all who enjoy...
First published in the early 20th century, this book contributed significantly to an understanding of the forces at work in the evolution of family in...
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86,93 zł |
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