American Populism: A Social History 1877-1898 (McMath Robert)(Paperback)

American Populism: A Social History 1877-1898 (McMath Robert)(Paperback)

From the first crises in America's farming regions in the 1870s through the fracture and demise of grass-roots protest organizations at the end of the century. American Populism chronicles the Populists' battles with the dominant institutions of an industrializing nation. In this readable and

The American Civil Rights Movement (Green Robert)(Paperback)

The American Civil Rights Movement: A documentary history collects in a single, brief volume, documents reflecting key aspects of the Civil Rights Movement: the voices of social activists (and opponents), the legal struggle in the courts, and governmental responses to civil rights issues - public

An Analysis of Robert D. Putnam's Bowling Alone (Morrow Elizabeth)(Paperback)

American political scientist Robert Putnam wasn't the first person to recognize that social capital - the relationships between people that allow communities to function well - is the grease that oils the wheels of society. But by publishing Bowling Alone, he moved the debate from one primarily

From Fascism to Populism in History (Finchelstein Federico)(Paperback)

What is fascism and what is populism? What are their connections in history and theory, and how should we address their significant differences? What does it mean when pundits call Donald Trump a fascist, or label as populist politicians who span left and right such as Hugo Ch vez, Juan Per n,

The Age of Questions: Or, a First Attempt at an Aggregate History of the Eastern, Social, Woman, American, Jewish, Polish, Bullion, Tubercul (Case Holly)(Paperback)

Prophetic Encounters: Religion and the American Radical Tradition (McKanan Dan)(Paperback)

A broad, definitive history of the profound relationship between religion and movements for social change in AmericaThe United States has always had an active, vibrant, and influential religious Left. In every period of our history, people of faith have envisioned a society of peace and justice,

Capitalizing on Change: A Social History of American Business (Buder Stanley)(Paperback)

Americans love this year's model, relying on the new to be always improved. Enthusiasm for the new, says Stanley Buder, is essential to American business, where innovation and change stoke the engines of economic energy. To really understand the history of business in America, he argues, we must

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (Putnam Robert D.)(Paperback)

Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet--the 20th anniversary edition of Bowling Alone remains a seminal work of social analysis, and its examination of what happened to our sense of community remains more relevant than ever in today's fractured

American Slavery - 1619-1877 (Kolchin Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Beginning with the Colonial period, progressing through the Revolution and the Antebellum period, this book chronologically documents the historical evolution of slavery in the

Comrades - Communism: A World History (Service Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Robert Service's critically acclaimed and compellingly readable history of world

Cannabis - An American History(Paperback / softback)

The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 (Middlekauff Robert)(Paperback)

The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically acclaimed volume--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize--offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American republic. Beginning with the French and Indian War and

M48 Patton: American Cold War Battle Tank (Griffin Robert)(Paperback)

Detailed, highly illustrated history of the M48 Patton main battle tank.The M48 Patton main battle tank was one of the most successful and longest-serving designs produced in the United States, and it is a popular subject with tank modelers and enthusiasts. When it came into service in 1949 it

Major Problems in American History, Volume II (Cobbs Elizabeth)(Paperback)

Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the MAJOR PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY series introduces you to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. This collection serves as the primary anthology for the introductory survey course, covering the

American Transcendentalism: A History (Gura Philip F.)(Paperback)

American Transcendentalism is a sweeping narrative history of America's first group of public intellectuals, the men and women who defined American literature and indelibly marked American reform in the decades before and following the American Civil War. Philip F. Gura masterfully traces their

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (Dunbar-Ortiz Roxanne)(Paperback)

2020 American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book 2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, selected by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children's Book Council 2019 Best-Of Lists: Best YA Nonfiction of 2019 (Kirkus Reviews) - Best Nonfiction of

A Social History of the Media (Briggs Asa)(Paperback)

The first three editions of this bestselling book have established A Social History of the Media as a classic, providing a masterful overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time.This fourth edition has been revised and

Murder at Crossways (Maxwell Alyssa)(Paperback)

In late August 1898, reporter Emma Cross attends the final f te of the Newport social season and discovers the party's over for a visiting prince . . . The approaching end of summer means it's time for the Harvest Festival, the last big event of the season, held by Mamie Fish, wife of millionaire

Social Work and Social Welfare: A Human Rights Foundation (Van Wormer Katherine)(Paperback)

Unique in its use of a human rights framework, Social Work and Social Welfare goes beyond American borders to examine U.S. government policies-including child welfare, social services, health care, and criminal justice-within a global context. Guided by the belief that forces from the global market

American Empire: A Global History (Hopkins A. G.)(Paperback)

A new history of the United States that turns American exceptionalism on its headAmerican Empire is a panoramic work of scholarship that presents a bold new global perspective on the history of the United States. Taking readers from the colonial era to today, A. G. Hopkins shows how, far from

An Introduction to American English (Tottie Gunnel)(Paperback)

An Introduction to American English explores American English in the context of American history and institutions, while also making comparisons with British

Black American History for Dummies (Penrice Ronda Racha)(Paperback)

Go deeper than the Black History you may think you know Black American History For Dummies reveals the terrors and struggles and celebrates the triumphs of Black Americans. This handy book goes way beyond what you may have studied in school, digging into the complexities and the intrigues that

The Gilded Stage: A Social History of Opera (Snowman Daniel)(Paperback)

Fascinating and highly readable, this is the definitive social history of the world's most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous, and politically influential art-form: opera From its beginnings in the Renaissance cities of northern Italy opera has permeated through Europe, America, and beyond, becoming a

The Heartland: An American History (Hoganson Kristin L.)(Paperback)

A history of a quintessentially American place--the rural and small town heartland--that uncovers deep yet hidden currents of connection with the world. When Kristin L. Hoganson arrived in Champaign, Illinois, after teaching at Harvard, studying at Yale, and living in the D.C. metro area with