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Road to Somewhere: An American memoir
Paperback,
02/09/2011,
£18.99
£17.09
A photo memoir of one man's travels through America that is as sprawling and chaotic as the country itself.
Domestic Manners Of The Americans
Paperback,
31/07/2006,
£6.00
£5.40
Offers a humorous account of American life and customs in the 19th century.
1493
Paperback,
06/09/2012,
£12.99
£11.69
A sweeping, hugely readable account of history's biggest ecological invasion, when Europe and the Americas collided for the first time in millennia.
American Culture in the 1950's
Paperback,
13/03/2007,
£23.99
£16.79
This book provides a stimulating account of the dominant cultural forms of 1950s America: fiction and poetry; theatre and performance; film and television; music and radio; and the visual arts.
Twenties in America
Paperback,
25/04/2006,
£22.99
£16.09
The first full, balanced account of the politics and history of the 1920s in America.
America
Paperback,
01/09/2010,
£9.99
£8.99
New edition of this classic study of the US, with a new introduction by Geoff Dyer.
Short History of the American Revolutionary War
Paperback,
30/04/2013,
£14.99
£13.49
The American war against British imperial rule (1775-1783) was the world's first great popular revolution. Ideologically defined by the colonists' Declaration of Independence in 1776, the struggle has taken on a mythic character and become emblematic of American national identity.
World to Gain: The Battle for Global Domination and Why America Entered WWII
Paperback,
15/04/2004,
£12.95
£9.06
Routledge Atlas of American History 6ed
7,
02/12/2009,
£20.99
£18.89
An atlas of American history that presents a series of 163 maps, accompanied by informative captions, facts and figures. Covering significant events, it unravels the history of America.
Paine
Paperback,
21/04/1993,
£24.49
£22.04
"Thomas Paine, a singularly injudicious man, requires an exceptionally judicious biographer, and in Mr. Hawke he has at last got one... An absorbing narrative that moves briskly through two revolutions and three countries." -The New Yorker
Failed Crusade, America and the tragedy of Post-Communist Russia
Paperback,
28/11/2001,
£17.99
£12.59
What really happened in Russia after the end of the Soviet Union, and how badly experts and the media misjudged it.
From Ellis Island to JFK: New York's Two Great Waves of Immigration
Paperback,
01/02/2002,
£23.00
£16.10
Two great waves of immigration, one at the start of the 20th century and another in its final decades, transformed the history and personality of New York City. This in-depth comparison of New York's two most recent immigration eras reassesses the myths that surround both sets of immigrants.
Affairs of Honor
Paperback,
02/09/2002,
£11.99
£10.79
A reassessment of the tumultuous culture of politics on the national stage during America's earliest years, when national leaders struggled to define themselves and their role in the new nation. The author shows how the rituals and rhetoric of honour provided ground rules for political combat.
Mourning Lincoln
Paperback,
05/04/2016,
£15.99
£14.39
How did individual Americans respond to the shock of President Lincoln's assassination? Diaries, letters, and intimate writings reveal a complicated, untold story
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Paperback,
13/09/2001,
£25.99
£9.79
"The best memoirs of any general's since Caesar."-Mark Twain.
Essence of Decision : Explaining the Cuban missile Crisis 2ed
Paperback,
19/01/1999,
£28.99
£20.29
A case study of decision making under pressure, this text covers the Cuban missile crisis. Using the missile crisis as a basic frame of reference, it seeks to teach students how to compare and contrast perspectives on foreign affairs.
Negotiated Empires
7,
18/07/2002,
£36.99
£33.29
This innovative volume brings together original essays by leading historians of the Atlantic World, representing the latest developments in historiography of the period.
Why They Couldn't Wait: A Critique of the Black-Jewish Conflict Over Community Control in Ocean-Hill Brownsville, 1967-1971
Paperback,
06/09/2001,
£46.99
£32.89
Examining the infamous conflict between a predominantly black community and a predominantly Jewish teachers' union, Gordon takes a new look at this historically rich and racially diverse community.
Rebordering of North America: Integration and Exclusion in a New Security Context
Paperback,
19/06/2003,
£42.99
£29.39
This volume explores the implications of the terrorist attack on America of September 11th 2001 and the "war on terrorism" for border controls, cross-border relations and economic integration in North America.
Fighting the Good Fight: The Story of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 1865-1977
Paperback,
01/02/2005,
£34.99
£24.49
Recounting the role of the church during emancipation, Jim Crow and black leadership, this incisive book tells the story of one of the most influential African American institutions in the south - the Dexter Avenue Church.
American Encounters: Natives and Newcomers from European Contact to Indian Removal, 1500-1850
Paperback,
01/11/2006,
£49.99
£30.79
Brings together work on early Native American history, offering comprehensive coverage on a range of topics.
Postethnic America: Beyond Multiculturalism
Paperback,
06/04/2006,
£16.99
£9.79
Postethnic America is a bracing reminder of America's universalist promise, and a stirring call for a new form of nationalism.
Unwinding: Thirty Years of American Decline
Paperback,
06/03/2014,
£12.99
£11.69
America is in crisis. In the space of a generation, it has become more than ever a country of winners and losers, as industries have failed, institutions have disappeared and the country's focus has shifted to idolise celebrity and wealth. This book tells the story of America over the years, empathizing with those facing difficult challenges.
Under the Radar
Paperback,
01/05/2014,
£8.99
£8.09
1961. A squadron of Vulcan aircraft, Britain's most lethal nuclear bomber, flies towards the east coast of the United States. Highly manoeuvrable, the great delta-winged machines are also equipped with state of the art electronic warfare devices that jam American radar systems. This title deals with the lives of British pilots.
Twentieth Century America: The Intellectual and Cultural Context
Paperback,
21/01/1991,
£68.99
£34.29
The multi-volume Longman literature in English series aims to provide students of literature with a critical introduction to the major genres in their historical and cultural context. This book looks at cinema, painting and architecture in 20th-century America, as well as the culture of politics.
American War of Independence
Hardback,
01/04/2016,
£25.00
£22.50
Two hundred and forty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States, the story of how America overthrew the British is as meaningful today as it was when the ink was still wet on the document. This book brings the drama of the Revolutionary War to life.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Paperback,
03/01/1998,
£10.99
£9.89
Describes how the American Indians lost their land and lives to a dynamically expanding white society. This book described the opening of the West from the Indians' viewpoint. It focuses on a national disgrace.
O My America!: Second Acts in a New World
Paperback,
06/03/2014,
£12.99
£11.69
The author rediscovered America thirty-five years after her first Greyhound trip across the country. She returns in turbulent midlife to trace the steps of six women who fled various sorts of trouble in nineteenth-century England and went to the United States to reinvent themselves. This book tells her story.
Last Days of Detroit
Paperback,
06/02/2014,
£10.99
£9.89
Once America's capitalist dream town, the Silicon Valley of the Jazz Age, Detroit became the country's greatest urban failure, having fallen the longest and the furthest. The city of Henry Ford, modernity, and Motown found itself blighted by riots, arson, unemployment, crime and corruption.
In America
Paperback,
19/11/2015,
£12.99
£11.69
In 1960, John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and cities from New York to New Orleans. The trip became Travels With Charley, one of his best-loved books. Half a century on, Geert Mak sets off from Steinbeck's home.
Penguin history of the United States of America NEW ED
Paperback,
29/03/2001,
£14.99
£13.49
From early British colonisation to the Reagan years, this title captures an array of dynamic personalities and events. In a broad sweep of America's triumphant progress, it explores the period leading to Independence from the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of 'the American character' - the good and the bad.
America, Empire of Liberty: A New History
Paperback,
07/01/2010,
£14.99
£13.49
It was Thomas Jefferson who envisioned the United States as a great 'empire of liberty.' This title takes Jefferson's phrase as a key to the saga of America - helping unlock both its grandeur and its paradoxes.
Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory
Hardback,
11/02/2016,
£30.99
£27.89
A study of the massacre at Wounded Knee in history and memory.
American People in World War II :Freedom From Fear Part II
Paperback,
11/03/2004,
£13.99
£9.79
Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. This volume tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of the unprecedented calamaties of World War II.
One Summer
Paperback,
22/05/2014,
£10.99
£9.89
In summer 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day, a sensational murder trial, and an unknown aviator named Charles Lindbergh who became the most famous man on earth. This book brings to life a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and changed the world.
Colossus: Rise and fall of the American Empire
Paperback,
02/06/2005,
£10.99
£9.89
Is America the new world empire? Presidents from Lincoln to Bush may have denied it but, this book shows, the US is in many ways the greatest imperial power of all time. This title reveals, is an empire running on empty, weakened by chronic defecits of money, manpower and political will.
Indian Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction: First Nations' Voices Speak Out
Paperback,
01/06/2005,
£14.99
£13.49
According to an early 1990s study, 95 per cent of what college students know about Native Americans was acquired through the media, leading to widespread misunderstandings of First Nations people. This title contends that negative 'Indian' stereotypes do physical, mental, emotional, and financial harm to First Nations individuals.
Changing Presentation of the American Indian
Paperback,
01/07/2004,
£18.99
£17.09
Examines the ways in which Indians and their cultures have been represented by museums and presents new directions.
Oregon Trail
Paperback,
10/07/2008,
£9.99
£8.99
The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. His detailed description of the journey, set against the vast majesty of the Great Plains, has emerged through the generations as a classic narrative of one man's exploration of the American Wilderness.
Culture Wars: The Struggle to Control the Family, Art, Education, Law, and Politics in America
Paperback,
23/09/1992,
£23.99
£21.59
"A riveting account of how Christian fundamentalists, Orthodox Jews, and conservative Catholics have joined forces in a battle against their progressive counterparts for control of American secular c"
War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State
Hardback,
29/01/2016,
£19.99
£17.99
A ground-breaking history of Prohibition and a new creation story for the powerful American state.
Issues in American Politics: Polarized Politics in the Age of Obama
Paperback,
23/04/2013,
£42.99
£38.69
This guide to contemporary American political practices, processes and institutions contains essays covering phenomena such as the Tea Party upsurge in the Republican Party, Obama's health care reforms, recent changes to campaign funding emanating from the key Citizens' United Supreme Court decision, and more.
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