Cette série explore des thèmes centraux de l'histoire américaine, offrant des aperçus vivants rédigés par des universitaires de premier plan. Chaque volume examine des événements importants, des personnalités et des tendances sociétales qui ont façonné les États-Unis. C'est une ressource idéale pour quiconque cherche à comprendre plus profondément le passé riche et complexe de l'Amérique. La collection offre des perspectives accessibles mais profondes sur le récit américain.
This new interpretation of the causes, course and consequences of America's greatest crisis explores the complex relationships between the local and national contexts, between the experiences of soldiers and civilians, and shows how politics and public opinion decisively shaped the meaning and... číst celé
Mr. Badger's notably successful history is not simply another narrative of the New Deal, nor does the figure of Franklin Roosevelt loom as large in his account as in some others. What he does is to consider important aspects of New Deal activity-in industry, organized labor, agriculture, welfare, and politics-and explores the major problems in interpreting the history of each. "The finest survey since William Leuchtenburg's Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal."-Frank Freidel.
This is a study of recent case studies of the New Deal which assesses the impact of the depression and New Deal programmes on businessmen, industrial workers and the unemployed. It explains the political and ideological constraints which limited the changes wrought by the New Deal.
Colin Bonwick expands and updates the well-received first edition, and incorporates fresh material drawn from recent scholarship. The structure and argument of the book remain as before, but in particular Bonwick pays greater attention to Native Americans, African Americans, and white women. číst celé
Publikacja traktuje o rozwoju amerykańskich kolonii od czasów pierwszej stałejosady w Jamestwon do uzyskania niepodległości trzynastu kolonii, któreutworzyły nowe państwo. Autorzy konce... číst celé