1,657円 Through meticulous research, Hidden Disgrace pierces through the veil of descriptions of Indians as either savages or "Noble Savages" and describes them as real people with both strengths and weaknesses. Likewise, it takes a hard look at the notion the conquest of North and South America by Europ...

1,491円 The Chronicles examine the possibilities of an addition, not a singular amendment, to the American Constitution for establishing a freedom that could not have existed before the twenty first century. The medical and genetic technologies have advanced during the last generation to the point that a...

825円 “The memories within the millions of people who experienced Crystal Beach, even just once, will never be lost.” One of Canada’s greatest entertainment centres existed for one hundred years in an isolated little village in one of the southernmost corners of Ontario, just across the lake from Buffa...

6,096円 The Irish Famine saw hapless Irish citizens starve to death and die of disease, while the population of a neighbouring country, England, lived in relative bounty and apparent disinterest. After the Famine investigates the subsequent emigration of many surviving Irish to Eastern Ontario and tells ...

2,400円 Hannah Arendt sah in der Verfassung und den Institutionen der amerikanischen Republik die neuzeitliche Gründung politischer Freiheit. Die hier versammelten Beiträge einer internationalen Tagung diskutieren Arendts Verhältnis zur politischen Geschichte und Kultur Amerikas und fragen u.a., welchen ...

357円 King Coal is a 1917 novel by Upton Sinclair that describes the poor working conditions in the coal mining industry in the western United States during the 1910s, from the perspective of a single protagonist, Hal Warner. As in his earlier work, The Jungle, Sinclair uses the novel to express his so...

357円 Excerpt: "Life has given you one of its precious treasures, a child; a body to nurture, a character to train, a mind with endless possibilities of growth, a soul with hidden stores of tenderness and beautyーall these are Nature's gifts. Modern science has shown that within the child's soul lies m...

6,797円 Thinking Critically About the Kennedy Assassination uses the tools of critical thinking, historical research, and philosophical inquiry to debunk the many myths and conspiracy theories surrounding JFK’s shocking and untimely death. As we approach the 60th anniversary of the violent public assassi...

1,800円 Juan Miranda, un cartagenero de condición libre, padeció esclavitud en Nueva York en el siglo XVIII. Aun adolescente, enfurecidos corsarios de Curazao lo atraparon en un navío en la costa de Venezuela, hacia 1733. Miranda estuvo preso en la isla neerlandesa; sin embargo, un capitán inglés lo sacó...

2,000円 Angesichts des russischen Überfalls auf die Ukraine wirkt der Westen geschlossen wie lange nicht. Doch die Weltmacht ist angeschlagen. Sie wird sich zunehmend auf ihr nationales Interesse und die Auseinandersetzung mit China konzentrieren. Zu glauben, die USA würden unsere Interessen auch in Zuku...

1,780円 'A masterclass in spotting the early signs of a crisis' Nouriel Roubini 'This is the historical perspective we need' John Kay 'A first point of entry for anybody who wants to learn how the world sleep-walked into multiple crashes' Daron Acemoglu 'Fascinating, well-written and authoritative' Tim H...

9,450円 When James Monroe became president in 1817, the United States urgently needed a national transportation system to connect new states and territories in the west with older states facing the Atlantic Ocean. In 1824, the Supreme Court declared that Congress had the power to regulate traffic on all ...