United States category: 34172 books
by John R. Burch Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Poverty has always been a part of the fabric of American life, and this installment in the Documentary and Reference Guides series fills the gaps left by most educational treatments of the subject, beginning with an examination of poverty at the state and local levels as it was during the early 19th...
Visions of Freedom
Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976-1991
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2013
During the final fifteen years of the Cold War, southern Africa underwent a period of upheaval, with dramatic twists and turns in relations between the superpowers. Americans, Cubans, Soviets, and Africans fought over the future of Angola, where tens of thousands of Cuban soldiers were stationed,...
New Directions in Slavery Studies
Commodification, Community, and Comparison
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
In this landmark essay collection, twelve contributors chart the contours of current scholarship in the field of slavery studies, highlighting three of the discipline’s major themes—commodification, community, and comparison—and indicating paths for future inquiry.
New Directions in Slavery...
Behind Closed Doors
IRBs and the Making of Ethical Research
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. The story of how IRBs work today is a story about their past as well as their present, and Behind Closed Doors is the first...
Mexicanos, Third Edition
A History of Mexicans in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2019
Responding to shifts in the political and economic experiences of Mexicans in America, this newly revised and expanded edition of Mexicanos provides a relevant and contemporary consideration of this vibrant community. Emerging from the ruins of Aztec civilization and from centuries of Spanish contact...
Becoming Mexican American
Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 1995
Twentieth-century Los Angeles has been the locus of one of the most profound and complex interactions between variant cultures in American history. Yet this study is among the first to examine the relationship between ethnicity and identity among the largest immigrant group to that city. By focusing...
Culture of Empire
American Writers, Mexico, and Mexican Immigrants, 1880–1930
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
A history of the Chicano community cannot be complete without taking into account the United States' domination of the Mexican economy beginning in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, writes Gilbert G. González. For that economic conquest inspired U.S. writers to create a "culture...
An American Language
The History of Spanish in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
"This is the most comprehensive book I’ve ever read about the use of Spanish in the U.S. Incredible research. Read it to understand our country. Spanish is, indeed, an American language."—Jorge Ramos
An American Language is a tour de force that revolutionizes our understanding...
Serving the Nation
Cherokee Sovereignty and Social Welfare, 1800–1907
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Well before the creation of the United States, the Cherokee people administered their own social policy—a form of what today might be called social welfare—based on matrilineal descent, egalitarian relations, kinship obligations, and communal landholding. The ethic of gadugi, or work coordinated...
A History of the Book in America, 5-volume Omnibus E-book
Includes all Five Volumes
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
The five volumes in A History of the Book in America offer a sweeping chronicle of our country's print production and culture from colonial times to the end of the twentieth century. This interdisciplinary, collaborative work of scholarship examines the book trades as they have developed and spread...
Federal Fathers and Mothers
A Social History of the United States Indian Service, 1869-1933
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2011
Established in 1824, the United States Indian Service (USIS), now known as the Bureau of Indian Affairs, was the agency responsible for carrying out U.S. treaty and trust obligations to American Indians, but it also sought to "civilize" and assimilate them. In Federal Fathers and Mothers,...
The Coup
1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
An “absorbing” account of the CIA’s 1953 coup in Iran—essential reading for anyone concerned about Iran’s role in the world today (Harper’s Magazine).
In August 1953, the Central Intelligence Agency orchestrated the swift overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected leader and installed...
Napa Valley & Lake Tahoe Travel Guide
Attractions, Eating, Drinking, Shopping & Places To Stay
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2015
Vineyards dot California’s Napa Valley (Wine Country) and tourists flock to the United States’ premier wine-growing region, with its year round sunshine and quaint Napa Valley towns like Calistoga and Napa. This is a lovely area to visit the attractive and diverse wineries, while tasting fine...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the nation's highest-ranking military officer. He presides over the Joint Chiefs of Staff and provides military advice to the civilian leadership. Soon after the Joint Chiefs of Staff came into existence during World War II, Admiral William D. Leahy became...