American History
"Americas"The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean
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The Changing Face of Latin America & the. The most authoritative history available of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. 3rd edition With illustrations, col. map. 3 rev ed. Paperback, 715 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 964g.
Author: Winn, Peter
ISBN: 0520245016
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History
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"A City Upon a Hill"How the Sermon Changed the Course of American History
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Offers a different vehicle to tell the national story. This book shows that what America says and believes can often be better than what it does, serving as a national conscience amid centuries of triumphalist claims. It gathers together four centuries of disparate strands and provides a grip for defining a nation. With illustrations. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 203 x 135 mm. Weight: 428g.
Author: Witham, Larry
ISBN: 0061338125
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History
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"Patriots and Cosmopolitans"Hidden Histories of American Law
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Ranging from the founding era to Reconstruction, this book explores the legal and constitutional foundations of American nationhood through the little-known stories of five patriots and critics. It also shows how law and constitutionalism have powerfully shaped and been shaped by the experience of nationhood at key moments in American history. With 8 halftones. Hardback, 392 pages. Size: 244 x 163 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Witt, John Fabian
ISBN: 0674023609
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History
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"A Savage Kingdom"Virginia and the Founding of English America
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Presents the epic history of the first Virginia Colony and the story of Pocohontas. This work challenges the prevailing view that the Virginia enterprise was driven by profit and crippled by incompetence. It aims to capture the epic scale of the story by setting the Virginia venture in a global context. With illustrations, maps. Hardback, 480 pages. Size: 240 x 159 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Woolley, Benjamin
ISBN: 0007131690
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History
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"African Americans in the Early Republic 1789-1831"
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"American History" series; With maps. Paperback, 264 pages. Size: 203 x 133 mm. Weight: 295g.
Author: Wright, Donald R.
ISBN: 0882958976
Publisher: Harlan Davidson Inc
Date: 1993 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History
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"From Wealth to Power"The Unusual Origins of America's World Role
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"Princeton Studies in International History and Politics" series; What turns rich nations into great powers? How do wealthy countries begin extending their influence abroad? This book seeks to answer these questions by examining the most puzzling case of a rising power in modern history - that of the United States. With 2 tables 4 maps 1 line illus.. New ed. Paperback, 216 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 314g.
Author: Zakaria, Fareed
ISBN: 0691010358
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 1999 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History
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"American Radicalism"
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"Blackwell Readers in American Social & Cultural History" series; This collection contains scholarly essays on significant events and figures, covering 200 years of American history and the radical tradition. With 5. Paperback, 368 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 544g.
Author: (Pope, Daniel, ed.)
ISBN: 0631218998
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: C 1500 to C 1800
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"The American Republic"Primary Sources
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This volume provides critical, original documents revealing the character of American discourse on the nature and importance of local government, the purposes of federal union, and the role of religion and tradition in forming America's drive for liberty. With illustrations. Paperback, 724 pages. Size: 280 x 215 mm. Weight: 1751g.
Author: (Frohnen, Bruce, ed.)
ISBN: 0865973334
Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc.,U.S.
Date: 2002 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: C 1500 to C 1800
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"The Aztec World"
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Offers an illustrated survey of the Aztecs. This book covers subjects like cosmology, religion, human sacrifice and political history. It also covers such contemporary concerns as the environment and agriculture, health and disease, women and social status and urbanism. With 240 colour, 50 b&w images. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 279 x 229 mm. Weight: 1504g.
Author: (Brumfiel, Elizabeth M., ed.)
ISBN: 0810972786
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: C 1500 to C 1800
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"Coastal Encounters"The Transformation of the Gulf South in the Eighteenth Century
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Brings together leading experts to provide a portrait of the Gulf South in the eighteenth century. This work depicts the transitions - demographic, cultural, social, political, and economic - that took place from the Atlantic coast of Florida to the Gulf coast of Mexico during this period. With 6 maps, 2 figures, 17 tables. Paperback, 416 pages. Size: 229 x 162 mm. Weight: 436g.
Author: (Brown, Richmond F., ed.)
ISBN: 0803262671
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: C 1500 to C 1800
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"A Companion to the American Revolution"
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"Blackwell Companions to American History" series; A guide to the themes, events, and concepts of a major turning point in early American history. It discusses the status and experiences of women, Native Americans, and African Americans, and aspects of social and daily life during this period. It describes the effects of the revolution abroad. With 0. New ed. Paperback, 796 pages. Size: 247 x 174 mm. Weight: 1270g.
Author: (Greene, Jack P., ed.)
ISBN: 1405116749
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: C 1500 to C 1800
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"The Federalist"The Essential Essays By Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, With Related Documents
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"Bedford Series in History & Culture" series; Jack Rakove presents the most crucial and frequently studied Federalist essays, published in 1787 and 1788 supporting the ratification of the Constitution, with an introduction to contemporary scholarly thinking about the Constitution and the role these essays played in its adoption. With bibliography, index. First. Paperback, 200 pages. Size: 209 x 138 mm. Weight: 275g.
Author: (Rakove, Jack N., ed.)
ISBN: 031224732X
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate American History: C 1500 to C 1800
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"Liberty and American Experience in the Eighteenth Century"
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Examines some of the central themes and ideologies central to the formation of the United States. This book provides an examination of various facets of the Founders' lives and thoughts, as well as their times, to help readers understand the events that went into their country's creation. Paperback, 472 pages. Size: 230 x 155 mm. Weight: 812g.
Author: (Womersley, David, ed.)
ISBN: 0865976295
Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc.,U.S.
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) American History: C 1500 to C 1800
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"New World, First Nations"Native Peoples of Mesoamerica and the Andes Under Colonial Rule
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This volume compares the colonial experience of native peoples of the conquered Aztec, Maya and Inca civilizations, from the 16th to the early 19th centuries. With illustrations, maps. Hardback, 304 pages. Size: 230 x 150 mm. Weight: 543g.
Author: (Cahill, David, ed.)
ISBN: 1903900638
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: C 1500 to C 1800
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"Papers of John Adams October 27, 1782 - May 31, 1783"
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"Adams Papers: Adams Family Correspondence" series; John Adams reached Paris on October 26, 1782, for the final act of the American Revolution: the peace treaty. This volume chronicles his role in the negotiations and the decision to conclude a peace separate from France. With 12 halftones. Hardback, 608 pages. Size: 248 x 165 mm. Weight: 1366g.
Author: (Lint, Gregg L., ed.)
ISBN: 0674026071
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: C 1500 to C 1800 (V. 14)
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