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The American Century

A History of the United States Since the 1890s

By: Robert D. Johnston,Walter LaFeber,Richard Polenberg,Nancy Woloch

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The American Century

A History of the United States Since the 1890s

By: Robert D. Johnston,Walter LaFeber,Richard Polenberg,Nancy Woloch

The new edition of this classic text on modern U.S. history seamlessly blends political, social, cultural, intellectual, and economic themes into an authoritative and readable account of America’s national story since the 1890s. Written by four highly respected scholars, this book has been fully updated with new coverage of the Trump and Biden presidencies, the culture wars, deep political polarization, and the crisis of democracy. The text’s most distinctive quality is its close attention to both history within the United States and the relationships the country has forged with the rest of the world. The eighth edition remains engaging and approachable while continuing to include the most recent scholarship. Each chapter contains a special feature section devoted to cultural topics including the arts and architecture, sports and recreation, technology, and education. Web links to additional online resources accompany each feature, offering complementary learning opportunities to students. While carefully attending to the complexity of history, The American Century traces the long roots of some of the most pressing current issues in the United States and continues to be a compelling resource for students of recent American history.

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598

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Taylor & Francis

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1040049761

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9781040049761

The Clash

U.S.-Japanese Relations Throughout History

By: Walter LaFeber

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The Clash

U.S.-Japanese Relations Throughout History

By: Walter LaFeber

One of America's leading historians tells the entire story behind the disagreements, tensions, and skirmishes between Japan--a compact, homogeneous, closely-knit society terrified of disorder--and America--a sprawling, open-ended society that fears economic depression and continually seeks an international marketplace. Photos.

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550

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393318370

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9780393318371

Literature 1982, Part 2

By: Siegfried Böhme,Professor Dr. Walter Fricke,Herbert Hefele,Inge Heinrich,Wilfried Hofmann,Dietlinde Krahn,Vladimir R. Matas,Dr. Lutz D. Schmadel,Gert Zech

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Literature 1982, Part 2

By: Siegfried Böhme,Professor Dr. Walter Fricke,Herbert Hefele,Inge Heinrich,Wilfried Hofmann,Dietlinde Krahn,Vladimir R. Matas,Dr. Lutz D. Schmadel,Gert Zech

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts, which has appeared in semi-annual volumes since 1969, is devoted to the recording, summarizing and indexing of astronomical publications throughout the world. It is prepared under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (according to a resolution adopted at the 14th General Assembly in 1970). Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documenta tion of literature in all fields of astronomy and astrophysics. Every effort will be made to ensure that the average time interval between the date of receipt of the original literature and publication of the abstracts will not exceed eight months. This time interval is near to that achieved by monthly abstracting journals, compared to which our system of accumu lating abstracts for about six months offers the advantage of greater convenience for the user. Volume 32 contains literature published in 1982 and received before February 11, 1983; some older literature which was received late and which is not recorded in earlier volumes is also included. We acknowledge with thanks contributions to this volume by Dr. J. Bou~a, Prague, who surveyed journals and publications in Czech and supplied us with abstracts in English.

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857

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3662123371

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9783662123379

Tiger-Wolf

By: Walter Copeland

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Tiger-Wolf

By: Walter Copeland

Scott is a high school student who has learned to manifest an animal body in addition to other skills gained through his research into ethereal energy. However, when he tries to use these abilities to help someone, he inadvertently learns more about the death of his father as well as someone else who not only possesses the same knowledge of ethereal manifestation but knows things about Scott's childhood no one else could. With the aid of this mysterious ally, Scott learns of the dark ethereal entity responsible for so much of the pain of his childhood. When this dark entity unites with Scott's slightly unstable school adversary, he and his enigmatic ally must find a way to fight them on both a physical and spiritual level.

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589

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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1637108052

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9781637108055

Belle of the Brawl

A Biographical Memoir of Walter Malone Baskin

By: Thomas P. Reynolds,Walter Malone Baskin

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Belle of the Brawl

A Biographical Memoir of Walter Malone Baskin

By: Thomas P. Reynolds,Walter Malone Baskin

Belle of the Brawl is the story of 1st Lt. Walter Malone Baskin, a World War II bomber pilot who volunteered to do an extra tour of combat duty in the 8th Air Force. This riveting story tells of a young man from Mississippi who left his family to fight for freedom in the war-torn skies of Europe in a variety of combat pilot roles in various aircraft. He flew with skill and courage, finally giving his life, but leaving a legacy of being a genuine hero. Features hundreds of photos including actual aerial combat; indexed.

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430

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Turner Publishing Company

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1618587757

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9781618587756

Promised Land, Crusader State

The American Encounter with the World Since 1776

By: Walter A. McDougall

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Promised Land, Crusader State

The American Encounter with the World Since 1776

By: Walter A. McDougall

Promised Land, Crusader State' is a reinterpretation of the traditions that have shaped U.S. foreign policy from 1776 to the present. Looking back over two centuries, Walter McDougall draws a striking contrast between America as Promised Land and a contrary vision of America as Crusader State.

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316

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0395901324

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9780395901328

Inevitable Revolutions

The United States in Central America

By: Walter LaFeber

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Inevitable Revolutions

The United States in Central America

By: Walter LaFeber

Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica are five small countries, and yet no other part of the world is more important to the US.

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468

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393309649

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9780393309645

The American Century

A History of the United States Since the 1890s

By: Walter LaFeber,Richard Polenberg,Nancy Woloch

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The American Century

A History of the United States Since the 1890s

By: Walter LaFeber,Richard Polenberg,Nancy Woloch

The new edition of this classic text on modern U.S. history brings the story of contemporary America into the second decade of the twenty-first century with new coverage of the Obama presidency and the 2012 elections. Written by three highly respected scholars, the book seamlessly blends political, social, cultural, intellectual, and economic themes into an authoritative and readable account of our increasingly complex national story. The seventh edition retains its affordability and conciseness while continuing to add the most recent scholarship. Each chapter contains a special feature section devoted to cultural topics including the arts and architecture, sports and recreation, technology and education. Adding to the readers' learning experience is the addition of web links to each of these features, providing numerous complementary visual study tools. These links become live, and illustrations appear in full color, in the ebook edition. An American Century instructor site provides instructors who adopt the book with high interest features--illustrations, photos, maps, quizzes, an elaboration of key themes in the book, PowerPoint presentations, and lecture launchers on topics including the Versailles Conference, the "Military-Industrial Complex" Speech by Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Tet Offensive, and the prospects for a Second American Century. In addition, students have free access to a multimedia primary source archive of materials carefully selected to support the themes of each chapter.

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768

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Routledge

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1317478398

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9781317478393

Public Persons

By: Walter Lippmann

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Public Persons

By: Walter Lippmann

This set of brief pieces examines the relation of power to knowledge. Lippmann paid little homage to the innate wisdom of the people. While he had no wish to disenfranchise citizens, he believed elites drove the engines of power. His point was that liberty and democracy require government that will, when necessary, "swim against the tides of private feelings." Because the public is too divided, poorly informed, and too self-regarding, authority has to be delegated, perhaps to "intelligence bureaus," or at least to those who are wiser than the many that have the power to decide vexing questions on their own merits.Lippmann knew that in the real world we cannot expect to be ruled by philosopher-kings. While ready to settle for less, he was not ready to settle for politicians who get ahead "only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle and otherwise manage to manipulate demanding and threatening elements in their constituencies." The seducers and bamboozlers were generally in charge, and because they were in an age "rich with varied and generous passions" they had become disorderly and deranged.Public Persons is the informal side of The Public Philosophy. Lippmann tries to account for the decline of Western democracies and prescribe for their revival. He concludes that it is not possible to discover by rational inquiry the conditions that must be met if there is to be a good society. Lippmann saw tension between private impulses and transcendent truth as the "inexhaustible theme of human discourse." The occasional harmonies in the lives of saints and the deeds of heroes and the excellence of genius are glorious. But glory was the exception, wretchedness the rule. In this casual volume both are given a human face.

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Routledge

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1351495631

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