Jenkins sets about his task with infectious enthusiasm and draws out all the most important themes in Americas 250-year history The Times In the two hundred and fifty years since its foundation, the United States of America has grown to...Loe edasi...
A history of US-European relations through the long 20th century, focusing on the development of the EU and the economic, political, security and cultural implications for the Atlantic Alliance....Loe edasi...
A history of US-European relations through the long 20th century, focusing on the development of the EU and the economic, political, security and cultural implications for the Atlantic Alliance....Loe edasi...
This volume traces the experiences of seven African American abolitionists who travelled to Ireland during the tumultuous years after the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: Eli Stokes, William Allen, Isaac Davison, William Mitchell, William Troy, James C...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300263480)
Based on extensive inside sources, a revealing account of how the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations transformed both health care and politics in America For nearly a century, every Democratic president—and many Republicans—ente...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300282825)
A world-renowned critic’s haunting and deeply researched account of the subversive acts of literary revenge performed during the 1950s Red Scare hearings In the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s, the House Un-American Activities Committee and th...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: New York University Press, ISBN-13: 9781479832583)
A bold new exploration of Fenian revolutionary activity across the AmericasIn the aftermath of the American Civil War, the Fenian movement stood at a crossroads. Thousands of demobilized Irish soldiers held the power to reshape hist...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Texas Press, ISBN-13: 9781477334102)
A history of European immigrants in Texas and how they redefined racial identity. A history of European immigrants in Texas and how they redefined racial identity. While the creation of a Black-White racial binary...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Texas Press, ISBN-13: 9781477333686)
Leslie Todds study of eighteenth-century polychrome sculptures in Quito tries to answer some core questions: what belief systems were shaped in the viewing and ownership of these figures, and how did a diverse group of viewers interact with them in...Loe edasi...
In Scientists or Spies, Roberta Delson explores the intersection of three historical tropes: World War I, Science, and Pan Americanism, from the period leading up to and through the end of the War (1910-1919). During this time the boundary between s...Loe edasi...
This book demonstrates how monarchy adjusted to the contours of modernity in remarkably diverse kinds of ways and contexts, preserving a central role in the configuration of the post-revolutionary world. It focuses on three geographically and poli...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226834092)
The Chigi Codex makes available for the first time a critical edition and comprehensive study of a late fifteenth-century anthology of sacred musical works. Compiled between 1500 and 1504, The Chigi Codex contains the complete contents of...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226849201)
How evangelical businessmen in the 1930s and 1940s joined their religious and business lives. The evangelical embrace of conservatism is a familiar feature of the contemporary political landscape. What’s less well-known, however,...Loe edasi...
A #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMAS FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2025 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 IN THE Financial Times, Economist, New Statesman, Bloomberg, TIME, Washington Post and The New York Times Superb.....Loe edasi...
Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation tells the unknown story of how ethnic Mexicans built the unprecedented movement that led to the Mendez, et al. v. Westminster School District of Orange County, et al. (1946) decision. Beginning in the 1880s, Da...Loe edasi...
Sole Assassin of President Kennedy, or the Fall Guy for a Conspiracy? Or Something Else? This Updated Edition with Added Material Provides New Answers. Among the many enigmas in the saga of the Kennedy assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald...Loe edasi...
Sari: Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009710596)
This book details the life of a celebrated gangster and Civil War hero to show the ubiquity of violence in nineteenth-century America. It will appeal to students, scholars, and interested readers of true crime, biography, and nineteenth-century Amer...Loe edasi...
This book offers a window into history: to the most famous conflicts fought on American soil, the triumphant victories of its sporting events and even journeys to race in space which jettisoned from the land of the free and the home of the brave....Loe edasi...
This book collects over 20 original essays and a selection of photographs by the famous Swiss writer and photographer, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, from her time spent travelling in the United States during the late 1930s and early 40s. After a rediscove...Loe edasi...
Mapping out the development of the great American restaurant, the author takes us on a nostalgic journey in From Boarding House to Bistro (originally published in 1990) through the history of a nations eating houses....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: The Lyons Press, ISBN-13: 9781493077021)
In the mid-twentieth century, Walter Beinecke began buying up downtown storefronts and buildings in Nantucket, Massachusetts and his efforts laid the groundwork for the island’s revitalization. Massachusetts State Historian Jack Warner tells the f...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780190933340)
A richly detailed collection of transcripts of Henry Kissingers secretly recorded phone conversations from his time in the Nixon administration that touch on every important issue of Kissingers day and provide a sweeping view of his era. ...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: New York University Press, ISBN-13: 9781479839728)
Tells the history of St. Vincents Hospital and the transformative impact of Catholic health care in New York City.St. Vincent’s Hospital began with a simple, but radical mission: to care for all those in need regardless of race, cr...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Harvard University Press, ISBN-13: 9780674302518)
A sharp analysis of the propaganda partnerships between US presidents and private organizations that fueled the Cold War and paved the way for the War on Terror.How do US presidents motivate public support for their foreign policy a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: New York University Press, ISBN-13: 9781479839452)
Shows how apocalypticism helped drive anti-slavery abolitionism and inspire progressive social reform in nineteenth-century AmericaIn March 1844, Melissa Botsford of Meriden, Connecticut, defiantly left her local Methodist church be...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: New York University Press, ISBN-13: 9781479839469)
Shows how apocalypticism helped drive anti-slavery abolitionism and inspire progressive social reform in nineteenth-century AmericaIn March 1844, Melissa Botsford of Meriden, Connecticut, defiantly left her local Methodist church be...Loe edasi...
A visually stunning and profoundly accessible edition of the U.S. Constitution—hand-lettered and illustrated by master calligrapher Sam Fink—inviting readers of all ages to rediscover the foundation of American democracy. This editi...Loe edasi...
Sari: New Hispanisms: Cultural and Literary Studies
(Ilmumisaeg: 11-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807186053)
Within the global Spanish empire of the early modern era, the signifier portugués carried an expansive variety of associations. It could mean, depending on the observer, being either Spanish or foreign, Catholic or Jewish, useful or deleterious, loy...Loe edasi...
A sweeping cultural history of the dancing that defined New York CityThroughout the twentieth century, in theaters, ballrooms, and nightclubs, dancers blazed trails of resistance and revolution. From the exuberant endurance of dance...Loe edasi...
Jenkins sets about his task with infectious enthusiasm and draws out all the most important themes in Americas 250-year history The Times In the two hundred and fifty years since its foundation, the United States of America has grown to...Loe edasi...
A history of US-European relations through the long 20th century, focusing on the development of the EU and the economic, political, security and cultural implications for the Atlantic Alliance....Loe edasi...
A history of US-European relations through the long 20th century, focusing on the development of the EU and the economic, political, security and cultural implications for the Atlantic Alliance....Loe edasi...
This volume traces the experiences of seven African American abolitionists who travelled to Ireland during the tumultuous years after the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: Eli Stokes, William Allen, Isaac Davison, William Mitchell, William Troy, James C...Loe edasi...
Located 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, the island of Nantucket pivoted to a tourist destination in the early to mid-20th century. Former whaling captains mansions on Main Street were restored with historical accuracy. Small businesses and art g...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300263480)
Based on extensive inside sources, a revealing account of how the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations transformed both health care and politics in America For nearly a century, every Democratic president—and many Republicans—ente...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Delaware Press, ISBN-13: 9781644534199)
How did workers experience cut glass during its cultural heyday? Rather than privilege the stories of factory owners or wealthy consumers, Undercut: Cut Glass in Working-Class Life during the Long Gilded Age refracts the medium’s history th...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300282825)
A world-renowned critic’s haunting and deeply researched account of the subversive acts of literary revenge performed during the 1950s Red Scare hearings In the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s, the House Un-American Activities Committee and th...Loe edasi...
A rich, lively history of brewing in Wisconsin’s capital city and the creative people who brought it to life. Wisconsin has long been known as “The Beer State,” and the history of its capital city brims with stories of brewing innovati...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Castle Point Books, ISBN-13: 9781250904126)
A veteran journalists gritty, darkly funny memoir about growing up Italian American in 1960s Brooklyn.Mid-century Gowanus: Decades before the Whole Foods went up and the lofts were refurbished, a raucous, unruly, proudly Italian Am...Loe edasi...
A thorough recounting of the great legislator’s life and deed... unlikely to be bettered anytime soon... Tameez is expert at explaining Sumner’s legal thought... One cannot help wishing we had a Charles Sumner in Washington today.—The...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: New York University Press, ISBN-13: 9781479832583)
A bold new exploration of Fenian revolutionary activity across the AmericasIn the aftermath of the American Civil War, the Fenian movement stood at a crossroads. Thousands of demobilized Irish soldiers held the power to reshape hist...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN-13: 9780593803363)
The spectacular story of the Great Centennial Exhibition of 1876—held in the shadow of a highly contested presidential election that triggered the collapse of Reconstruction and laid the foundations of the Republican Party we know today...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Delaware Press, ISBN-13: 9781644534205)
How did workers experience cut glass during its cultural heyday? Rather than privilege the stories of factory owners or wealthy consumers, Undercut: Cut Glass in Working-Class Life during the Long Gilded Age refracts the medium’s history th...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Texas Press, ISBN-13: 9781477334102)
A history of European immigrants in Texas and how they redefined racial identity. A history of European immigrants in Texas and how they redefined racial identity. While the creation of a Black-White racial binary...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Random House USA Inc, ISBN-13: 9780593729939)
The chilling account of Americas first serial killers, whose brutal string of murders on the post-Revolutionary frontier reveal the violence at the heart of the young United StatesNo one knew Wiley Harpe’s name in 1797 as he stood in...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Texas Press, ISBN-13: 9781477333686)
Leslie Todds study of eighteenth-century polychrome sculptures in Quito tries to answer some core questions: what belief systems were shaped in the viewing and ownership of these figures, and how did a diverse group of viewers interact with them in...Loe edasi...
The untold story of how a generation of LGBTQ Minnesotans found a voice, a purpose, and community in a Twin Ports bar.When Bob Jansen was fired from his job as a professor at a religious university in Duluth, he didn’t go quiet...Loe edasi...
A kaleidoscopic history that shows how the quest to worship freely became one of the nation’s most vexing tensions, shaping life for believers and nonbelievers alikeIt seemed providential: a vast, bountiful continent appeared to Euro...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Chicago Review Press, ISBN-13: 9781641606998)
America’s founding generation drank a staggering amount of alcohol by today’s standards. It influenced their politics, built and sustained their relationships, and drove the economy. Booze was not a small part of colonial society, n...Loe edasi...
In Scientists or Spies, Roberta Delson explores the intersection of three historical tropes: World War I, Science, and Pan Americanism, from the period leading up to and through the end of the War (1910-1919). During this time the boundary between s...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Penguin USA, ISBN-13: 9780593657249)
A National Bestseller • A Washington Post Notable Book • Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Forbes, NPR, Vulture, Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, Slate, LitHub, Kirku...Loe edasi...
This book demonstrates how monarchy adjusted to the contours of modernity in remarkably diverse kinds of ways and contexts, preserving a central role in the configuration of the post-revolutionary world. It focuses on three geographically and poli...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226834092)
The Chigi Codex makes available for the first time a critical edition and comprehensive study of a late fifteenth-century anthology of sacred musical works. Compiled between 1500 and 1504, The Chigi Codex contains the complete contents of...Loe edasi...
New perspectives on the battles that opened the Confederacy to invasion In early 1862, the Civil War had been raging for almost ten months, and the Confederacy had enjoyed virtually uninterrupted success. From seizing federal property to e...Loe edasi...
Steven E. Woodworth, Charles D. Grear, Michael Burns, Blakeney K. Hill, Brian S. Wills, Jonathan M. Steplyk, Sheilah R. Elwardani
Sari: Civil War Campaigns in the West
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Southern Illinois University Press, ISBN-13: 9780809339983)
New perspectives on the battles that opened the Confederacy to invasion In early 1862, the Civil War had been raging for almost ten months, and the Confederacy had enjoyed virtually uninterrupted success. From seizing federal property to e...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226849201)
How evangelical businessmen in the 1930s and 1940s joined their religious and business lives. The evangelical embrace of conservatism is a familiar feature of the contemporary political landscape. What’s less well-known, however,...Loe edasi...
Sari: Pioneering Women: Leaders and Trailblazers, Sponsored by the Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership, Texas Woman's University
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Texas A & M University Press, ISBN-13: 9781648433856)
In 1964, the task of racial desegregation of public schools hung over the country. In Denton, North Texas town, a remarkable alliance transcended racial divides, ignited a city-wide grassroots civil rights movement. Denton Womens Interracial Fellow...Loe edasi...
Sari: Becoming Modern: Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Massachusetts Press, ISBN-13: 9781625349354)
An examination of early American literature that highlights how racial divides exacerbated—and were exacerbated by—the spread of infection In April of 1721, the HMS Seahorse arrived in Boston from the West Indies, causing a s...Loe edasi...
