American History: From C 1900
"The American Future"A History
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The American Future: A History. Hardback, 400 pages. Size: 240 x 162 mm. Weight: 809g.
Author: Schama, Simon
ISBN: 1847920004
Publisher: Vintage
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: From C 1900
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"L.A. City Limits"African American Los Angeles From the Great Depression to the Present
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"George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies" series; In 1964, an Urban League survey ranked Los Angeles as the most desirable city for African Americans to live in. In 1965, the city burst into flames during one of the worst race riots in the nation's history. How the city came to such a pass is the story told in this history of modern black Los Angeles. With 15 b/w photographs, 8 maps. New ed. Paperback, 303 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Sides, Josh
ISBN: 0520248309
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: From C 1900
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"Modern Latin America"
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"Modern Latin America (Paperback)" series; Includes a chapter on Colombia and information on such issues as: the impact of 9/11 on US - Latin American relations; drug trafficking; women and women's roles in Latin American society and politics, and highlighting the fragility and uncertainty of democracy in Latin America. With numerous halftones; tables and line drawings. 6 rev ed. Paperback, 528 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 735g.
Author: Skidmore, Thomas E. Smith, Peter H.
ISBN: 019517013X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) American History: From C 1900
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"Acts of God"The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America
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As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question - Could any of this have been avoided? Focusing on America's worst natural disasters, this work argues that it is wrong to see these tragedies as random outbursts of nature's violence or expressions of divine judgment. With 20 halftones & line drawings. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 234 x 154 mm. Weight: 486g.
Author: Steinberg, Theodore
ISBN: 0195309685
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: From C 1900
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"Us Navy Aircraft Carriers 1922-45"Pre-War Classes
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"New Vanguard" series; Covers the design, development and operation of USN aircraft carriers built prior to World War II, including their aircraft and weaponry. This book also explains their various successes and losses such as the first carrier vs carrier battle at Midway; the battle of the Coral Sea; the battle of the Philippine Sea; and the Operation Torch landings. With 43 b/w illustrations, 7 colour illustrations. Paperback, 48 pages. Size: 248 x 184 mm. Weight: 166g.
Author: Stille, Mark
ISBN: 1841768901
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: From C 1900
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"Race in Another America"The Significance of Skin Color in Brazil
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Talks about the subject of race relations in Brazil. This book seeks to understand the reality of race in Brazil and how well it squares with the traditional and revisionist views of race relations. It seeks to understand some of the political pathologies of buying too readily into unexamined ideas about race relations. With 27 line illus. 5 halftones.. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 234 x 160 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Telles, Edward E.
ISBN: 0691127921
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: From C 1900
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"Mastering Modern United States History"
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"Master" series; This text covers the key developments in American History from 1900 to 1980. It provides comprehensive coverage of each president from Theodore Roosevelt to Jimmy Carter. Dramatic events such as the Wall Street Crash, Pearl Harbor, Cuban Missile Crisis and the Watergate Scandal are fully explored. With index. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 586g.
Author: Traynor, John
ISBN: 0333730054
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: A / as Level American History: From C 1900
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"Labor Rights Are Civil Rights"Mexican American Workers in Twentieth-Century America
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"Politics & Society in Twentieth Century America" series; In 1937, Mexican workers were among the strikers and supporters beaten, arrested, and murdered by Chicago policemen in the now infamous Republic Steel Mill Strike. This book paints a multifaceted portrait of the complexities and contours of the Mexican American struggle for equality from the 1930s to the postwar era. With 20 halftones.. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 561g.
Author: Vargas, Zaragosa
ISBN: 0691134022
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: From C 1900
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"Americans and the Wars of the Twentieth Century"
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"American History in Depth" series; Outlines the causes, courses and consequences of the major wars of the Twentieth century in American history, examining how the US became involved, how the wars were fought; and what the domestic consequences were. With illustrations. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 294g.
Author: Virden, Jenel
ISBN: 0333726618
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate American History: From C 1900
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"Farewell My Nation"The American Indian and the United States in the Nineteenth Century
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"American History" series; This updated and revised second edition incorporates new primary research and a photographic section which expands its scope to include the entire 19th century. Its Aftermath seeks to correct a misconception that the history of the American Indian somehow ended with the passing of the 19th century. With photographs, index. Hardback, 266 pages. Size: 205 x 136 mm. Weight: 325g.
Author: Weeks, Philip (Kent State University, Ohio, Usa)
ISBN: 0882959565
Publisher: Harlan Davidson Inc
Date: 2001 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: From C 1900
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"The Wild West Catalog"
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With 300 colour & b+w illustrations. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 305 x 228 mm. Weight: 1400g.
Author: Wexler, Bruce
ISBN: 1904740049
Publisher: Colin Gower Enterprises
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: From C 1900
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"America, 1917-45"
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"Heinemann Advanced History" series; A study of America between 1917 and 1945. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The two AS sections deal with narrative and explanation of the topic. The A2 section reflects the different demands of the higher level examination. With illustrations, maps, portraits. Paperback, 250 pages. Weight: 466g.
Author: Willoughby, Douglas Willoughby, Susan
ISBN: 0435327232
Publisher: Pearson Education, Oxford
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: A / as Level American History: From C 1900
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"A Crack in the Edge of the World"The Great American Earthquake of 1906
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A burgeoning city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. In 1906 the dreams of this city, came crashing down beneath the rippling wave of a horrifying earthquake. This story delves beneath the surface of the earth, and explains why the world moves as it does. It portrays the lives of the people who suffered and survived the devastation. With illustrations. Paperback, 464 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 346g.
Author: Winchester, Simon
ISBN: 0141016345
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: From C 1900
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"Places of Last Resort"The Expansion of the Farm Frontier Into the Boreal Forest in Canada, C.1910-1940
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Describes the colonization of marginal lands among the boreal fringes of Canada. This book explores the last significant expansion of farm settlement in Canada, documenting the painful discovery of the limits of traditional farming. With 10 b&w photographs, 17 tables. Paperback, 264 pages. Size: 214 x 168 mm. Weight: 313g.
Author: Wood, J. David
ISBN: 0773530975
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Date: 2006 (Canada)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: From C 1900
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"A People's History of American Empire"
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Opens with the events of 9/11 and then tracks back to explore the cycles of US expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq, while taking in World War I, Central America, Vietnam, and the Iranian revolution. With chiefly illustrations. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 280 x 216 mm. Weight: 935g.
Author: Zinn, Howard
ISBN: 1845298314
Publisher: Constable and Robinson
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: From C 1900
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