Автор: Summers Название: A Dangerous Stir ISBN: 1469620154 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781469620152 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6653.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Reconstruction policy after the Civil War, observes Mark Wahlgren Summers, was shaped not simply by politics, principles, and prejudices. Also at work were fears--often unreasonable fears of renewed civil war and a widespread sense that four years of war had thrown the normal constitutional process so dangerously out of kilter that the republic itself remained in peril. To understand Reconstruction, Summers contends, one must understand that the purpose of the North's war was--first and foremost--to save the Union with its republican institutions intact. During Reconstruction there were always fears in the mix--that the Civil War had settled nothing, that the Union was still in peril, and that its enemies and the enemies of republican government were more resilient and cunning than normal mortals. Many factors shaped the reintegration of the former Confederate states and the North's commitment to Reconstruction, Summers agrees, but the fears of war reigniting, plots against liberty, and a president prepared to father a coup d'etat ranked higher among them than historians have recognized. Both a dramatic narrative of the events of Reconstruction and a groundbreaking new look at what drove these events, A Dangerous Stir is also a valuable look at the role of fear in the politics of the time--and in politics in general.
Автор: Sharon Hartman Strom, Frederick Stirton Weaver Название: Confederates in the Tropics: Charles Swett`s Travelogue of 1868 ISBN: 1617038326 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781617038327 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4712.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Charles Swett (1828-1910) was a prosperous Vicksburg merchant and small plantation owner who rallied behind the Confederate cause. After the war some of Swett`s peers invited him to explore the possibility of settling in British Honduras. Confederates in the Tropics uses Swett`s 1868 travelogue to explore the motives of would-be Confederate migrants` fleeing defeat and Reconstruction.
Автор: Peter M.R. Stirk Название: European Unity in Context: The Interwar Period ISBN: 1474288502 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474288507 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 17424.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines the question of European unity, from 1918 to 1939. It focuses on the diversity of the various ideas and images of unity, illustrating how seriously they were taken by political actors at the time, and on the complex interplay of ideology and interest which shaped the idea and reality of Europe in this turbulent period. European Unity in Context takes an interdisciplinary approach to the question of Europe, incorporating the perspectives of historians, social scientists and literary specialists and thus offers valuable insights for students and scholars in history, politics, and literature alike.
Автор: M. L. Smith, Peter M.R. Stirk Название: Making the New Europe: European Unity and the Second World War ISBN: 1474290299 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474290296 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 17424.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume evaluates the notion of European Unity in a period when European identity was subjected to the destructive consequences of Nazi and Fascist domination of much of the Continent. By presenting the competing visions of transformation and reconstruction played out during the war years the book aims to provide broader-based and more complex insights into forces that shaped the post-war period than those in conventional accounts that locate the thinking about European unity only in the years after 1945.
Автор: Dietrich William Название: Northwest Passage: The Great Columbia River ISBN: 0295999322 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780295999326 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 4460.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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In this new edition of Northwest Passage , Dietrich updates the status of the mighty Columbia River, discussing the health of its salmon runs, the state of its dams, and the river’s growing importance in light of climate change.
For more information about the author go to: http://williamdietrich.com
Автор: Cronin Paul Название: A Time to Stir: Columbia `68 ISBN: 0231182740 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780231182744 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For seven days in April 1968, students occupied five buildings on the Columbia University campus. A Time to Stir captures the reflections of those who participated in and witnessed the Columbia rebellion with more than sixty essays that shed light on the politics, passions, and ideals of the 1960s and the complicated legacy of the uprising.
Take a pub crawl through 12 Pennsylvania taverns with rebellious pasts, where the stakes were high and the rum was flowing. Meet the scalawags and insurrectionists of the American Revolution, Whiskey Rebellion, the boozy Fries Rebellion, the tumultuous Canal Era, the Underground Railroad, the Battle of Gettysburg (and the making of the movie ), the Molly Maguires, and Prohibition.
Savor the food and drink at these still-standing inns:
City Tavern, Philadelphia: Epicenter of revolt.
General Warren Historic Hospitality, Malvern: Espionage afoot.
Blue Bell Inn, Blue Bell: George Washington finds sanctuary.
McCoole's at the Historic Red Lion Inn, Quakertown: Rumbling for tax relief.
Tavern at the Sun Inn, Bethlehem: Crossroads of the Revolution.
Jean Bonnet Tavern, Bedford: Hotbed of the Whiskey Rebellion.
Black Bass Hotel, Lumberville: Life and much death on the canal.
Dobbin House Inn, Gettysburg: Underground Railroad safe harbor.
Farnsworth House Inn and Sweney's Tavern, Gettysburg: Bullets and bravado.
Wooden Keg Tavern, St. Clair: The fighting Molly Maguires.
Two Rivers Brewing Company, Easton: Speakeasy on the Delaware.
Horse Inn, Lancaster: Knock three times and whisper low.
Explore every nook, cranny, fireside, hiding place, secret door, and gallows. With her inquisitive nature and cheeky humor, author M. Diane McCormick uncovers the quirks and historical marvels that you won't find on the back of the menu.
Автор: Hayden, Brian (university Of British Columbia, Vancouver) Название: The power of ritual in prehistory ISBN: 1108426395 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108426398 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 16790.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is the only book in eighty years to deal with traditional secret societies from a comparative perspective. It is also the only study undertaken with an archaeological viewpoint. The conclusions will be eye-opening not only for archaeologists, but for anthropologists, students of religion, and political scientists.
Автор: Elias Megan J. Название: Stir It Up: Home Economics in American Culture ISBN: 0812221214 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780812221213 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 4117.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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For Americans who came of age in the mid-twentieth century, home economics conjures memories of burnt toast and sewing disasters. But as historian Megan Elias shows in Stir It Up, home economics began as an idealistic reform movement in higher education in the early 1900s. Leaders of this movement sought to discover and disseminate the best methods for performing domestic work while creating new professional options for women that were based on elements of home life. Home and family were treated as subjects for scientific analysis; students wore lab coats while baking bread and performed rigorous tests on the palatability of their work. The Federal Bureau of Home Economics supplied a grateful audience with informational bulletins as Americans seemed to accept the idea that home could be a site for social change. A major shift occurred in the 1950s, when new ideas about women's roles seemed to divert home economics into more traditional channels, and "home ec" became identified with the era's conformist culture. Even as home economists were redefining family dynamics and influencing government policies, such as school lunch programs, their field was becoming an object of scorn, especially to the feminists of the 1960s. Stir It Up explains what the successes and failures of home economists can tell us about American culture. The book concludes with an examination of contemporary attitudes toward domesticity, putting the phenomena of Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Ty Pennington, and the "Mommy Wars" into historical context.
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