America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s, Isserman Maurice, Kazin Michael
Автор: Kazin, Alfred Название: Alfred Kazin`s America ISBN: 0060512768 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780060512767 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 1880.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: “Alfred Kazin chose America as his subject, and his intellectual awakening is itself something of an American legend…Ted Solotaroff’s selection of his work is a fitting tribute, a book that will be a starting point for further reading, both of Kazin and of the native writers to whom he devoted himself” --The New Yorker
Автор: Kazin, Michael Название: Populist persuasion ISBN: 1501714538 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501714535 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3003.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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In The Populist Persuasion, the distinguished historian Michael Kazin guides readers through the expressions of conflict between powerful elites and "the people" that have run through our civic life, filling it with discord and meaning from the birth of the United States until the present day.
Kazin argues persuasively that the power of populism lies in its adaptable nature. Across the political spectrum, commentators paste the label on forces and individuals who really have just one big thing in common: they are effective at blasting "elites" or "the establishment" for harming the interests and betraying the ideals of "the people" in nations that are committed, at least officially, to democratic principles. Kazin’s classic book has influenced debates over populism since its publication. The new preface to this edition brings the story up to date by charting the present resurgence of populist discourse, which was front and center in the 2016 elections and in the Brexit debate.
Описание: WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SKIING HISTORY ASSOCIATION'S ULLR AWARD "Compelling and readable . . . I had serious trouble putting this book down."--John C. McManus, author of Fire and Fortitude and The Dead and Those About to Die The epic story of the US Army's 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy's mountains in 1945, spearheading the Allied advance to the Alps and final victory At the start of World War II, the US Army had two cavalry divisions--and no mountain troops. The German Wehrmacht, in contrast, had many well-trained and battle-hardened mountain divisions, some of whom, by 1943, had blocked the Allied advance in the Italian campaign. Starting from scratch, the US Army developed a unique military fighting force, the 10th Mountain Division, drawn from the ranks of civilian skiers, mountaineers, and others with outdoor experience. The resulting mix of Ivy League students, park rangers, Olympic skiers, and European refugees formed the first specialized alpine fighting force in US history. By the time they deployed to Italy at the beginning of 1945, this ragtag group had coalesced into a tight-knit unit. In the months that followed, at a terrible cost, they spearheaded the Allied drive in Italy to final victory. Ranging from the ski slopes of Colorado to the towering cliffs of the Italian Alps, The Winter Army is a saga of an unlikely band of soldiers forged in the heat of combat into a brotherhood whose legacy lives on in American mountain fighters to this day.
Автор: Kazin Michael Название: War Against War: The American Fight for Peace 1914-1918 ISBN: 1476705917 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476705910 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Цена: 2184.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A dramatic account of the Americans who tried to stop their nation from fighting in the First World War--and came close to succeeding. In this "fascinating" (Los Angeles Times) narrative, Michael Kazin brings us into the ranks of one of the largest, most diverse, and most sophisticated peace coalitions in US history. The activists came from a variety of backgrounds: wealthy, middle, and working class; urban and rural; white and black; Christian and Jewish and atheist. They mounted street demonstrations and popular exhibitions, attracted prominent leaders from the labor and suffrage movements, ran peace candidates for local and federal office, met with President Woodrow Wilson to make their case, and founded new organizations that endured beyond the cause. For almost three years, they helped prevent Congress from authorizing a massive increase in the size of the US army--a step advocated by ex-president Theodore Roosevelt. When the Great War's bitter legacy led to the next world war, the warnings of these peace activists turned into a tragic prophecy--and the beginning of a surveillance state that still endures today. Peopled with unforgettable characters and written with riveting moral urgency, War Against War is a "fine, sorrowful history" (The New York Times) and "a timely reminder of how easily the will of the majority can be thwarted in even the mightiest of democracies" (The New York Times Book Review).
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