Wandering Paysanos: State Order and Subaltern Experience in Buenos Aires during the Rosas Era, Ricardo D. Salvatore
Автор: McPherson James M. Название: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era ISBN: 019516895X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195168952 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3999.00 р. Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление.
Описание: Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War--the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry--and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself--the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory. The book's title refers to the sentiments that informed both the Northern and Southern views of the conflict: the South seceded in the name of that freedom of self-determination and self-government for which their fathers had fought in 1776, while the North stood fast in defense of the Union founded by those fathers as the bulwark of American liberty. Eventually, the North had to grapple with the underlying cause of the war--slavery--and adopt a policy of emancipation as a second war aim. This "new birth of freedom," as Lincoln called it, constitutes the proudest legacy of America's bloodiest conflict. This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war that transformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty.
Автор: Saul David Название: All The King`s Men ISBN: 0141027932 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141027937 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 2771.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed heroism in battle and stoicism in peace, despite appalling treatment. This book tells their story: of brutal discipline and inedible food, of loyalty and low pay, and of barracks and battlefield.
Описание: This monumental work, the second of two Library of America volumes, culminated Henry Adams's lifelong fascination with the American past. Writing at the height of his powers, Adams understood the true subject as the consolidation of the American nation and character, and his treatment has never been surpassed. Covering the eight years spanning the presidency of James Madison, this volume chronicles "Mr. Madison's War"--the most bungled war in American history. The President and Congress delay while the United States is bullied and insulted by both England and France; then they plunge the country into the War of 1812 without providing the troops, monies, or fleets to wage it. The incompetence of the commanders leads to a series of disasters--including the burning of the White House and Capitol while Madison and his cabinet, fleeing from an invading army, watch from the nearby hills of Maryland and Virginia. The war has its heroes, too: William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe and Andrew Jackson at New Orleans, Commodores Perry and Decatur and the officers and crew of the Constitution. As Adams tells it, though, disgrace, is averted by other means: the ineptitude of the British, the skill of the American artillerymen and privateers, and the diplomatic brilliance of Albert Gallatin and John Quincy Adams, who negotiated the peace treaty at Ghent. The history, full of reversals and paradoxes, ends with the largest irony of all: the United States, the apparent loser of the war, emerges as a great new world power destined to eclipse its European rivals. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Автор: Charan, Ram Название: Leadership in the era of economic uncertainty ISBN: 0071626166 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780071626163 Издательство: McGraw-Hill Рейтинг: Цена: 3773.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For decades, Rex Nelson has been traveling Arkansas. Throughout his career as a sportswriter, political writer, senior staff member in the governor`s office, and presidential appointee Nelson has written millions of words about Arkansas and its people. In this collection of columns, he brings to life the personalities, communities, festivals, and tourist attractions that make Arkansas unique.
Автор: Hartley Janet M Название: Russia, 1762-1825 ISBN: 0275978710 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780275978716 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 14652.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A study of the Russian Empire at the peak of its military power and success (1762-1825), this important book examines how a country with none of the obvious trappings of modernization was able to significantly expand its territory.
Описание: This award-winning graded readers series is full of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. The Olympics, the Paralympics and the more contemporary extreme action sports, X Games, are the greatest celebrations of
Автор: Rogers, Robert Название: Journals of robert rogers of the ranges ISBN: 1846770106 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846770104 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5595.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book consists of transcribed interviews with people who have had a mental breakdown and come out the other side. Those interviewed, recount painful experiences of being misunderstood, derided, bullied, abused - in their personal and professional lives but also during treatment, by unsympathetic or negligent GPs and mental health practitioners.
Автор: Robert J. Lieber Название: The American Era ISBN: 0521857376 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521857376 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5227.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This controversial book addresses the world role America has begun to undertake in light of recent terrorist events. The book argues that if America does not respond actively to terrorist threats, no one else will take the initiative.
Автор: Darnell, John Manassa, Colleen Название: Tutankhamun`s armies ISBN: 0471743585 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780471743583 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4118.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: We think of Tutankhamun`s age as one of rich tombs and religious obsession, but it was also a time of complicated and ultimately successful political machinations and military campaigns.
Автор: Lilly, Robert J. Название: Taken by force ISBN: 023050647X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780230506473 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6567.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Using military records and trial transcripts, this title throws light on one of the consequences of the US Army`s presence in Western Europe between 1942 and 1945: the rape of an estimated 14,000 civilian women. It makes a contribution to our understanding of sexual violence in armed conflict.
Автор: Aydin, Cemil Название: The Politics of anti-westernism in asia ISBN: 0231137788 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780231137782 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 8712.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Challenges the notion that anti-Westernism in the Muslim world is a political and Offers a perspective on how religious tradition and the experience of European colonialism interacted with Muslim and non-Muslim discontent with globalization, the international order, and modernization.
Автор: Edling, Max M Название: A Revolution in Favor of Government ISBN: 0195374169 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195374162 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4909.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this trenchant new interpretation of America's origins, Max Edling shows that the Federalists were primarily concerned with building a government that could act vigorously in defense of American interests. The Constitution transferred the powers of war-making and resource-extraction from the states to the national government, thereby creating a nation-state invested with all the important powers of Europe's eighteenth-century 'fiscal-military states.'A strong centralized government such as this, however, challenged the American people's deeply ingrained distrust of unduly concentrated authority. To secure the Constitution's adoption in the face of this inherent suspicion, the Federalists had to balance the formation of a powerful national government with the strong current of anti-statism in the American political tradition. They did so, Edling argues, by designing a government that would be powerful in times of crisis, but which would make only limited demands on the citizenry and have a sharply restricted presence in society. Taking advantage of a newly published letterpress edition of the constitutional debates, A Revolution in Favor of Government recovers a neglected strand of the Federalist argument, making a persuasive case for rethinking the formation of the federal American state.
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