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BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW
: Hundreds of Intriguing Facts About Living in the USA
[Cheryl Russell]
Statistics maven Cheryl Russell -- editorial director of New Strategist Publications and the former editor-in-chief of American Demographics magazine -- has spent a career tracking down the facts that many pundits in the media avoid, don't know, or don't care to know. In "Bet You Didn't Know", a fast-paced adventure in trend spotting, she separates facts from fantasy and applies a hefty dose of common sense to provide a deeper understanding of the processes at work in American society. Whether you are planning to look for a job, invest in the stock market, get married, have children, buy a house, vote, run for political office, or are just looking for some luscious titbits to drop at your party, you had better check Russell's book first to get your facts straight. And you are guaranteed to be amazed by what you find! Russell knowingly focuses her perceptive eye on America's top obsessions.
{
270pp,
155x230mm,
August 2008;
PB,
£12.99,
1591026350:9781591026358
, Prometheus Books
} |
 |
BEFORE THE MAYFLOWER
: A History of Black America
[Lerone Bennett, Jr]
The black experience in America -- starting from its origins in western Africa up to the present day -- is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African American figure. The entire historical timeline of African Americans is addressed, from the Colonial period through the civil rights upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. The most recent scholarship on the geographic, social, economic, and cultural journeys of African Americans, together with vivid portraits of key black leaders, complete this comprehensive reference.
{
804pp,
155x230mm,
October 2008;
HB,
£29.99,
087485007X:9780874850079
, IPG (Johnson Publishing Co.)
} |
 |
DAILY LIFE IN THE INCA EMPIRE
((Daily Life Through History Series))
[Michael Malpass]
Every aspect of life in complex historical eras -- cultural, social, religious, political -- is here described and explained in a clear, accessible way, with copious details on such day-to-day activities as cooking, games, dress, and parenting.
{
176pp,
October 2008;
PB,
£10.95,
0872209326:9780872209329
, Hackett Publishing
} |
 |
DAILY LIFE OF THE AZTECS
: People of the Sun & Earth
((Daily Life Through History Series))
[David Carrasco & Scott Sessions]
Every aspect of life in complex historical eras -- cultural, social, religious, political -- is here described and explained in a clear, accessible way, with copious details on such day-to-day activities as cooking, games, dress, and parenting.
{
288pp,
October 2008;
PB,
£10.95,
0872209334:9780872209336
, Hackett Publishing
} |
 |
CIVIL COMMITMENT OF SEXUALLY DANGEROUS PERSONS
[Nathan James, Kenneth R Thomas & Cassandra Foley]
The 109th Congress passed legislation that allows the federal government to civilly commit "sexually dangerous persons". Civil commitment, as it relates to sex offenders, is when a state retains custody of an individual, found by a judge or jury to be a "sexually dangerous person" by involuntarily committing the person to a secure mental health facility after the offender's prison sentence is done. In 1990, the state of Washington passed the first civil commitment law for sexually dangerous persons. Currently, 18 other states and the federal government have similar laws. Moreover, the Supreme Court, in Kansas v. Hendricks and Kansas v. Crane, ruled that current civil commitment laws are constitutional. The civil commitment of sex offenders centres on the belief that sex offenders are more likely than other offenders to re-offend. However, data on sex offender recidivism is varied. Data show that the recidivism risk for sex offenders may be lower than it is typically thought to be; in fact, some studies show that sex offenders recidivate at a lower rate than many other criminals. Other studies show that, given time, almost all sex offenders will commit a new sex crime. Most discussions about recidivism examine ways to decrease it; for example, by providing sex offenders with treatment. Research on the efficacy of sex offender treatment is promising, but it cannot prove that treatment reduces recidivism.
{
August 2008;
HB,
£45.99,
1604565055:9781604565058
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
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CRISIS
[Thomas Paine]
In the winter of 1776, the American War of Independence, which had been declared c- months before, was in trouble. British troops had quickly advanced through New York E Jersey to crush the rebellion, and the Continental army was in retreat and on the verge of disintegration. At the end of that year, on 23 December, Thomas Paine, who had previously inspired the revolutionary cause with his stirring pamphlet "Common Sense", published the first of a new series of essays aptly titled "The Crisis". Paine had a gift for memorable phrasing and the first words of The Crisis soon became famous. General Washington found the writing so uplifting that later, during the bleak winter of 1777 at Valley Forge, he ordered Paine's essay to be read by all the troops. Paine continued his writing through the duration of the war with eloquent appeals for justice addressed to British leaders and citizens, and uplifting words to bolster the patriots in their fight for independence. A document that provides many insights into the hardships and precarious uncertainties that threatened the birth of our nation, "The Crisis" belongs on every American's bookshelf.
{
320pp,
140x215mm,
July 2008;
PB,
£9.99,
1591026318:9781591026310
, Prometheus Books
} |
 |
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
: The First Amendment -- Its Constitutional History & the Contemporary Debate
((Bill of Rights Series))
[Vikram David Amar (ed)]
This volume collects, edits, and presents some of the most important classic and cutting-edge thinking on the constitutional freedom of speech. Students of law, political science, and all who are interested in understanding the basics of American self-government will be able to see the important themes, values, conflicts, and possible resolutions concerning this, our most cherished, democratic freedom. Vikram David Amar has organised the collection into three major sections: historical foundations, theoretical paradigms, and selected doctrinal battlegrounds. Within this framework, he has selected some of the most significant works that address these various themes, including: William Blackstone's classic "Commentaries on the Laws of England" (1769) and Zacharia Chaffee's timeless essay "Free Speech in War Time" (1919), as well as works from more contemporary constitutional giants such as Cass Sunstein's "Free Speech Now" (1992), Alexander Meiklejohn's "The First Amendment Is an Absolute" (1961), Kathleen Sullivan's "Political Money and Freedom of Speech" (1997), and many more influential articles. At a time when America is trying to export democracy abroad and preserve it at home against a backdrop of international security concerns, figuring out how society should permit its citizens to identify and represent themselves and come together to deliberate collectively is arguably more crucial now than ever before.
{
300pp,
155x230mm,
August 2008;
PB,
£12.99,
1591026326:9781591026327
, Prometheus Books
} |
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LINCOLN AT PEORIA
: The Turning Point
[Lewis E Lehrman]
"Lincoln at Peoria" tells the tale of a hardworking lawyer in Springfield, Illinois at a political turning point. To understand President Abraham Lincoln, one must understand the private citizen who gave the extraordinary antislavery speech at Peoria on October 16, 1854. This three hour address marked the turning point in his political pilgrimage. It dramatically altered the political career of the speaker and, as a result, the history of America. The book examines the seminal Peoria speech and the historical context in which Lincoln delivered it. While some may argue that Lincoln underwent a transformation upon assuming the presidency in1861, the book s author Lewis Lehrman contends, The great divide between the statecraft of his presidential years and his early legislative years originates with the speech at Peoria in 1854. The book emphasises the unmistakable wholeness of character, genius, and enterprise to Lincoln s public life from 1854 to 1865. Lincoln s comprehensive antislavery case made at Peoria inspired his subsequent speeches, public letters, and state papers. The Peoria speech is also Lincoln s primary statement about the nature of early American history and its peculiar institution of slavery. All of his arguments opposed any further extension of slavery in the American republic, founded, as he argued, upon the Declaration of Independence. That all men are created equal, with the inalienable right to liberty, was, for Lincoln, a universal principle that Americans must not ignore. The author of this book insists that Lincoln believed America must get right with the Declaration of Independence. In 1876, the centennial year of the Declaration, the great black abolitionist, Frederick Douglass summarised Lincoln s achievement: ...measuring him by the sentiment of his country, a sentiment he was bound as a statesman to consult, he was swift, zealous, radical, and determined. Admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1837, having served four terms in the State Legislature and a single term in Congress (1846-1848), Abraham Lincoln had substantially withdrawn from politics between 1849 and 1854. During these five years, his Springfield law practice prospered. Travelling often by horse and buggy, he became a well-respected litigator on the 8th judicial circuit of Illinois. Then, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, one of the most explosive congressional statutes of American history, burst upon the Illinois prairie with its passage in May of 1854. Sponsored by the famous Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas, this legislation repealed the prohibition on slavery in that section of the Louisiana Territory north of the 36 30 parallel a restriction on the spread of slavery agreed by North and South in the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The Kansas-Nebraska Act inaugurated an incendiary chapter in the slavery debates of the early American Republic. In response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Lincoln launched his antislavery campaign. He delivered the substance of his arguments at Springfield on October 4, 1854, for which there are only press reports. A longer version came twelve days later at Peoria. The Springfield remarks did not survive, but by preparing them meticulously for publication, Lincoln made sure the Peoria text endured. The Peoria address was rigorous, logical, and grounded in thorough historical research marking Lincoln's re-entry into politics and his preparation for the presidency in 1861. Lincoln s contemporaries noted that the speech catapulted Lincoln into the national debates over slavery and into national politics for the rest of his life.
{
352pp,
155x230mm,
September 2008;
HB,
£18.50,
0811703614:9780811703611
, Stackpole Books
} |
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OUTLINE OF U.S. HISTORY
[George Clack, Mildred Sola Neely & Alonzo Hamby (eds)]
This is a publication of the U.S. Department of State. The first edition (1949-50) was produced under the editorship of Francis Whitney, first of the State Department Office of International Information and later of the U.S. Information Agency. Richard Hofstadter, professor of history at Columbia University, and Wood Gray, professor of American history at The George Washington University, served as academic consultants. D. Steven Endsley of Berkeley, California, prepared additional material. It has been updated and revised extensively over the years by, among others, Keith W. Olsen, professor of American history at the University of Maryland, and Nathan Glick, writer and former editor of the USIA journal, Dialogue. Alan Winkler, professor of history at Miami University (Ohio), wrote the post-World War II chapters for previous editions. This new edition has been completely revised and updated by Alonzo L Hamby, Distinguished Professor of History at Ohio University. Professor Hamby has written extensively on American politics and society.
{
August 2008;
PB,
£25.99,
1604564954:9781604564952
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
 |
TERRIBLE MISTAKE
: The Murder of Frank Olson & the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments
[H P Albarelli, Jr]
Following nearly a decade of research, this account solves the mysterious death of biochemist Frank Olson, revealing the identities of his murderers in shocking detail. It offers a unique and unprecedented look into the backgrounds of many former CIA, FBI, and Federal Narcotics Bureau officials -- including several who actually oversaw the CIA's mind-control programs from the 1950s to the 1970s. In retracing these programs, a frequently bizarre and always frightening world is introduced, coloured and dominated by many factors -- Cold War fears, the secret relationship between the nation's drug enforcement agencies and the CIA, and the government's close collaboration with the Mafia.
{
336pp,
125x230mm,
August 2008;
PB,
£16.99,
0977795373:9780977795376
, IPG (Trine Day)
} |
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AMERICA IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS
: Presentations & Interpretations
[Josef Jarab & Marcel Arbeit & Jenel Virden (eds)]
It was to be expected that the European Association for American Studies Conference held in Prague in the spring of 2004 could not avoid debating the impact and the aftermath of 9/11 on American life, culture, and national mentality. The essays collected in this volume push through history testing some of the basic principles upon which America was founded and exists, but they also look back in an attempt to seek and reveal discernible agents behind the general reaction to the terrorist attack and the war on terror. One reiterated message of relevance in the contributions promulgates the difference between taking a critical stand and falling for dogmatic, cheap and undesirable anti-Americanism.
{
306pp,
180x260mm,
December 2006;
PB,
£30.50,
9053839925:9789053839928
, V U University Press
} |
 |
AMERICAN CENTURY
: A Chronology & Orientation (1900-2007)
[David E Nye & Thomas Johansen]
Because of its rapid growth, ubiquitous popular culture, and global power, almost everyone knows many things about the United States. But often these many facts float about rather freely. For those who need a chronology and orientation mixed with scholarly insight, this is the book you need. For research, for studying, for trivia. And for putting the right events in the right order. The book is a timeline: it organises the political, social, literary, and cultural events of each year of the twentieth century, plus the beginning of the 21st century, with very short essays suggesting how these many events fit into larger patterns.
{
151pp,
155x230mm,
January 2008;
PB,
£11.00,
8776742504:9788776742508
, University Press of Southern Denmark
} |
 |
BEYOND THE CRISIS IN US AMERICAN STUDIES
[David E Nye (ed)]
This volume celebrates the 40th anniversary of the journal "American Studies in Scandinavia", which began publication in 1967. This book is an invitation to develop a dialogue across the Atlantic. For too long European scholars have watched Americanists in the United States as though looking through a one-way window, invisible to those arguing on the other side of the glass. For too long US Americanists have scarcely realised that what appeared a mirror could be a window.
{
257pp,
155x230mm,
December 2007;
PB,
£20.50,
8776742520:9788776742522
, University Press of Southern Denmark
} |
 |
BOOK REVIEWS ON PRESIDENTS & THE PRESIDENCY
[Frank Columbus (ed)]
This new book presents 245 in-depth and incisive book reviews about presidents and the presidency of the United States. This book is a must reference in political science, current affairs and sociology.
{
296pp,
180x260mm,
January 2008;
HB,
£52.99,
1600219535:9781600219535
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
 |
CHINA-UNITED STATES TRADE
: Inextricably Intertwined?
[Barton V Celone (ed)]
U.S.-China economic ties have expanded substantially over the past several years. Total U.S.-China trade, which totaled only $5 billion in 1980, rose to $343 billion in 2006. China is also now the 2nd largest U.S. trading partner, its 2nd largest source of U.S. imports, and its 4th largest export market. With a huge population and a rapidly expanding economy, China is a potentially huge market for U.S. exporters. However, economic relations have become strained over a number of issues, including China's large and growing trade surpluses with the United States; its failure to fully implement its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, especially in regards to intellectual property rights (IPR); its refusal to adopt a floating currency system; and its maintenance of industrial policies and other practices deemed unfair and/or harmful to various U.S. economic sectors. China is a major supplier of consumer products (such as toys), and an increasingly important supplier of various food products. Reports of unsafe seafood, pet food, toys, tires, and other products imported from China over the past year have raised concern in the United States over the health, safety, and quality of imported Chinese products. This book presents important analyses which deal in part with whether the US economy would seriously falter with a substantial decrease in trade activity with China.
{
151pp,
180x260mm,
March 2008;
HB,
£59.50,
160456198X:9781604561982
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
 |
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
: Oversight, Processes & Procedures
[Carol S Plesser (ed)]
This new book focuses on the Congress of the United States which has evolved continuously since its founding. Although critics abound, both in and outside congress itself, it is most certainly true that the tasks and responsibilities assigned to Congress present a challenge to an organisation which is sometimes unwieldy to say the least. Information has become so ubiquitous in the age of the internet that Congress seems to struggle to keep up. Congress is largely run by the permanent staff which is now in excess of 30,000 people. It is pushed, pulled and jerked by lobbying groups whose interests are more often than not in opposition to the best interests of the majority of the population.
{
September 2007;
HB,
£52.99,
1600218555:9781600218552
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
 |
CONSTITUTIONALISM
: Ancient & Modern
[Charles Howard McIlwain]
This book explores the very roots of liberty by examining the development of modern constitutionalism from its ancient and medieval origins. Derived from a series of lectures delivered by Charles Howard McIlwain at Cornell University in the 1938-39 academic year, these lectures provide a useful introduction to the development of modern constitutional forms. McIlwain explores what he calls "the two fundamental correlative elements of constitutionalism for which all lovers of liberty must yet fight" -- "the legal limits to arbitrary power and a complete political responsibility of government to the governed". Despotic power has risen to challenge constitutional governments in many countries, and within this text, McIlwain shows how constitutional safeguards that have been set against government by force have grown in the Western world. McIlwain also outlines the general principles of constitutionalism, especially as an Anglo-American tradition, and traces its development from the law and custom of the Roman Republic through the English common law to the establishment of America’s constitutional government. In Chapter I McIlwain writes, "For perhaps never in its long history has the principle of constitutionalism been so questioned as it is questioned today, never has the attack upon it been so determined or so threatening as it is just now. The world is trembling in the balance between the orderly procedure of law and the processes of force which seem so much more quick and effective... Whether in the end we decide for law or for force, ...we should retrace the history of our constitutionalism". In tracing the rise of constitutionalism from the ancient Greeks through the modern era, this brief volume on the history of constitutionalism in Western political thought is arguably the leading study of the legal limitations on the power of government.
{
154pp,
155x230mm,
December 2007;
PB,
£6.95,
0865976961:9780865976962
, Liberty Fund
} |
 |
FORTUNE'S A RIVER
: The Collision of Empires in Northwest America
[Barry Gough]
This is the most authoritative and readable account to date of just how British Columbia became British and how Oregon, Washington and Alaska became American. By the closing years of the 18th century, the stage was set for a major international confrontation over the Northwest Coast. Imperial Russia was firmly established in Alaska, Spain was extending its trade routes north from Mexico, Captain James Cook had claimed Northwest America for England and Captain Robert Gray had claimed the Columbia River region for the United States. Open warfare between Spain and England was narrowly averted during the Nootka Sound Controversy of 1789-1794, and again between Britain and the US in the War of 1812, when a British warship seized American property in Oregon. In FORTUNE'S A RIVER, noted historian Barry Gough re-examines this Imperial struggle for possession of the future British Columbia and fully evokes its peculiar drama. It turned out the great powers were reluctant conquerors in this area. Russia and Spain withdrew of their own accord. Britain was in a position to dominate, but couldn't be bothered. The US vaguely wished to fulfil its manifest destiny by securing the Northwest Coast, but it was not a priority. In the end the battle was carried on by private enterprise and individuals of vision. Alexander Mackenzie established an overland route to the coast and with his partners Simon Fraser and David Thompson, set up a network of fur trading forts south to Oregon. US president Thomas Jefferson countered by sending out the Lewis and Clark expedition to strengthen American claims and an American entrepreneur, John Jacob Astor, established a lonely US outpost at Astoria. Gough examines each of the players in this territorial drama, bringing them fully to life and vividly recounting their hardships and struggles. "Fortune's A River" is a major historical work that reads like a wild west adventure.
{
413pp,
155x230mm,
December 2007;
HB,
£24.99,
1550174282:9781550174281
, Harbour Publishing
} |
 |
GI INGENUITY
: Improvisation, Technology & Winning WWII
[James Jay Carafano]
Real Battles. Real Soldiers. Real Stories. "GI Ingenuity" is in large part an old-fashioned combat narrative, with mayhem and mass slaughter at centre stage. The U.S. forces that fought in Normandy during the summer of 1944 met a battle-hardened German enemy and a forbidding landscape of earthen hedgerows, sunken roads, and thick bushes and trees. American GIs lacked the combat experience of their opponents but made up for it with their ability to innovate, adapt, improvise, and experiment on the battlefield, finding ingenious ways to blow through hedgerows and slam the Germans with massive firepower. Their innovations helped win World War II and transformed the American way of war.
{
262pp,
155x230mm,
February 2008;
PB,
£10.99,
0811734684:9780811734684
, Stackpole Books
} |
 |
GO IF YOU THINK IT YOUR DUTY
: A Minnesota Couple's Civil War Letters
[Andrea R Foroughi]
During the American Civil War, James Madison Bowler and Elizabeth Caleff Bowler courted, married, became parents, and bought a farm. They attended dances, talked politics, and confided their deepest fears. Because of the war, however, they experienced all of these events separately, sharing them through hundreds of letters from 1861 to 1865 while Madison served in the Third Minnesota Volunteer Regiment. The couple's separation which led Madison to battle in the Tennessee Surrender and the Dakota War of 1862 challenged their commitment to the war and to each other. These poignant letters provided them a space to voice their fear for and frustration with each other, and they now provide readers with a window into one couple's Civil War.
{
336pp,
155x230mm,
January 2008;
HB,
£21.99,
0873516001:9780873516006
, Minnesota Historical Society Press
} |
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HERE THERE ARE TIGERS
: The Secret Air War in Laos & North Vietnam, 1968-69
[Reginald Hathorn]
At the height of the Vietnam War, in 1968 and 1969, Reginald Hathorn flew 229 combat missions as a forward air controller for the U.S. Air Force. He inserted Special Forces teams into North Vietnam and Laos, completed missions for the CIA, and flew missions with the Lao Army. Most of the time, he flew into Laos and called in airstrikes against targets inside that country -- in a war which did not officially exist, about which the world knew nothing, and which the U.S. government denied.
{
228pp,
155x230mm,
April 2008;
PB,
£10.50,
0811734692:9780811734691
, Stackpole Books
} |
 |
HISTORY OF TEXAS, 4TH EDITION
[Robert A Calvert, Arnoldo De Leon & Gregg Cantrell]
The principle that all people make history continues to drive the Fourth Edition of our well-loved text, one that continues to consider the different cultures within the state as well as the unique heritage shared by all Texans. Unlike other surveys of the Lone Star State, "The History of Texas" goes beyond accounts of well-known figures to consider the lives of ordinary Texans, as seen in the continued and expanded coverage of topics such as agriculture, industrialisation, urbanisation, economic disparity, migration patterns, and demographic change. Like its predecessors, the Fourth Edition features the history of folklore, music, literature, sports, religion, and other important aspects of Texas culture that help determine the flavour of Texas, past and present. In response to the feedback of instructors and students alike, this edition has been reedited and revised, making it more accessible to student readers of all levels and representative of the very latest historical research. Additions include broader discussions of American Indian peoples, the activities in Texas of the French explorer La Salle, the lead up to and the battles and other events comprising the Texas Revolution, and the affinity between Texas and southern culture that ensued once the Republic became a state in 1845. In addition, the description of Reconstruction in Texas has been reorganised and simplified to help students grasp better this complex topic. Naturally, the final chapter has -- in light of the rapid movements in politics, the economy, and culture -- undergone extensive revision, bringing the coverage through the election of 2006. Still the best-illustrated survey of Texas history, "The History of Texas" remains the most inclusive, relevant, and up-to-date account of all those who call the Lone Star State home.
{
504pp,
175x255mm,
August 2007;
PB,
£30.99,
0882952552:9780882952550
, Harlan Davidson
} |
 |
IMMIGRATION CRISIS
: Issues, Policies & Consequences
[Paul W Hickman & Thomas P Curtis (eds)]
One of the hottest topics in America is the burning issue of immigration. On the one hand, immigration is what has kept America growing and prospering. On the other hand, the demographics are politically sensitive, the emotions high and sometimes mean-spirited, and some state government services in as bad shape as America's bridges. This book presents important issues on this nontrivial issue
{
212pp,
180x260mm,
March 2008;
HB,
£52.99,
1604560967:9781604560961
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
 |
INVASION & TRANSFORMATION
: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Conquest of Mexico
[Rebecca P Brienen & Margaret A Jackson (eds)]
This book examines the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and transformations in political, social, cultural, and religious life in Mexico during the Conquest and the ensuing colonial period. In particular, contributors consider the ways in which the Conquest itself was remembered, both in its immediate aftermath and in later centuries. Was Moteuczoma really as weak as history portrayed him? As Susan D Gillespie instead suggests in 'Blaming Moteuczoma', the representation of Moteuczoma as a scapegoat for the Aztec defeat can be understood as a product of indigenous resistance and accommodation following the imposition of Spanish colonialism. Chapters address the various roles (real and imagined) of Moteuczoma, Cortés, and Malinche in the fall of the Aztecs; the representation of history in colonial art; and the complex cultural transformations that actually took place.
REVIEW: "...provides exciting readings of indigenous rationalizations of the history of the Spanish invasion and the colonizers' effort to assert their sense of superiority in their allegiance to Spanish imperial expansion. Together, these essays successfully force the reader to question conventional readings of both Spanish and indigenous conquest narratives." -- Cristián Roa de la Carrera, University of Illinois at Chicago.
{
231pp,
155x230mm,
December 2007;
HB,
£36.99,
0870818864:9780870818868
, University Press of Colorado
} |
 |
JEWEL OF LIBERTY
: Abraham Lincoln's Re-election & the End of Slavery
[David E Long]
The Jewel of Liberty marks a milestone in Civil War and Lincoln history, combining in-depth research with challenging new arguments to present the case for the election of 1864 -- which returned Lincoln to office and cemented emancipation -- as the most important in American history. Had Lincoln lost, the Confederacy might have achieved its two main goals, independence as a nation and the perpetuation of slavery. Never in our past has the nature and future of the nation depended so much on the ballot box.
REVIEW: "This Splendid book is the best account of Northern politics during the Civil War to hae appeared in years." -- James M McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Day of Freedom "The Jesel of Liberty is the most important study of Lincoln and the Civil War to appear in more than a decade." -- Stephen B Oates, author of Abraham Lincoln
{
368pp,
155x230mm,
April 2008;
PB,
£12.50,
0811734412:9780811734417
, Stackpole Books
} |
 |
LOUISIANA
: A History, 5th Edition
[Bennett H Wall (ed)]
From its ancient Indian peoples to its troubled beginning as a French colony to the tragic events of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana has a history that, whatever else one might say about the state, has never been dull. This fifth edition of our classic survey history of Louisiana reflects a re-examination on the part of its esteemed team of authors of recent historical findings as well as of their own research, ensuring that "Louisiana: A History" will continue to present the most comprehensive and current account of the many different peoples that have and currently do make the rich, colourful land known as Louisiana their home.
{
512pp,
155x230mm,
January 2008;
PB,
£21.99,
0882952587:9780882952581
, Harlan Davidson
} |
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LYNCHING IN COLORADO, 1859-1919
[Stephen J Leonard]
In this examination of more than 175 lynchings, Stephen J Leonard illustrates the role economics, migration, race, and gender played in the shaping of justice and injustice in Colorado. One of the first comprehensive studies of the phenomenon in a Western state, LYNCHING IN COLORADO provides an essential complement to recent studies of Southern lynchings, demonstrating that at times the land of purple mountain's majesty was just as lynching-prone as was the land of Dixie. Written for general fans of Western history as well as scholars of American culture, LYNCHING IN COLORADO shows Westerners at their worst and their best as they struggled to define law and order.
{
246pp,
155x230mm,
December 2002;
HB,
£16.99,
0870816802:9780870816802
, University Press of Colorado
} |
 |
MAKING OF FDR
: The Story of Stephen T Early, America's First Modern Press Secretary
[Linda Lotridge Levin]
In this engrossing narrative that brings to life key people and events during a calamitous time in American history, this book documents how Stephen Early remade what had been just a routine White House briefing function into the modern high-visibility role of the presidential press secretary. The book chronicles the lifelong loyalty of Early to President Roosevelt including their close but often tumultuous professional and personal relationship.
{
538pp,
155x230mm,
November 2007;
HB,
£18.99,
159102577X:9781591025771
, Prometheus Books
} |
 |
MEXICAN MOSAIC
: Brief History of Mexico
[Jürgen Buchenau]
Our new brief text highlights Mexico's stunning geographical, ethnic, and social diversity. In the sixteenth century, diseases brought by the Spanish conquerors wiped out almost 90 percent of the indigenous population. Since then, Mexico -- first as a colony of Spain and, after 1821, as an independent nation -- has exported thousands of tons of silver, affecting currencies and prices as far away as China and India. In the century following independence, Mexico was invaded six times by three different European nations (Britain, France, and Spain) as well as the United States, the latter conflict resulting in the loss of half of Mexico's territory. More recently, Mexico has played an ever more important part in the world economy. Focused primarily on the period since independence in 1821, this brief text effectively summarises Mexico's rich history, delineating some of the major processes at the national level and hinting at regional and local counter-currents.
{
164pp,
155x230mm,
April 2008;
PB,
£10.99,
0882952633:9780882952635
, Harlan Davidson
} |
 |
NEW TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRESS
[Filip N Gustavsson (ed)]
This book deals with new research in the fields of passenger and freight transportation modes: policy analysis, formulation and evaluation; planning; interaction with the political, socioeconomic and physical environment; design, management and evaluation of transportation systems.
{
238pp,
180x260mm,
March 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
1604560320:9781604560329
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
 |
OVER (T)HERE
: Transatlantic Essays in Honor of Rob Kroes
[Kate Delaney & Ruud Janssens (eds)]
In this volume European and American scholars reflect on mutual cultural interpenetrations over the past centuries: European culture in the U.S., American culture in Europe. The exchange of people, images, and ideas has been unceasing, and the resulting cultural transformations continue to reverberate in politics, literature, art, media, religion, commerce, and education. The field of American Studies and the related disciplines of literature and history also come in for fresh and thought-provoking scrutiny from both sides of the Atlantic. All of these concerns find a common home in the scholarship and teaching of Rob Kroes, the founding editor of this series, and his work has inspired the essays in this volume and made a permanent contribution to American Studies worldwide.
{
202pp,
180x260mm,
December 2005;
PB,
£25.50,
905383978X:9789053839782
, V U University Press
} |
 |
PATRONS, PARTISANS, & PALACE INTRIGUES
: The Court Society of Colonial Mexico 1702-1710
[Christoph Rosenmüller, Ph.D.]
Palace intrigues & clientelism drove politics at the viceregal court of colonial Mexico. By carefully reconstructing social networks in the court of Viceroy Duke of Alburquerque (1702-1710), Christoph Rosenmüller reveals that the Duke presided over one of the most corrupt viceregal terms in Mexican history. Alburquerque was appointed by Spain’s King Philip V at a time when expanding state power was beginning to meet with opposition in colonial Mexico. The Duke & his retainers, though seemingly working for the crown, actually built close alliances with locals to thwart the reform efforts emanating from Spain. Alburquerque collaborated with contraband traders & opposed the secularization of Indian parishes. He persecuted several local craftsmen & merchants, some of whom died after languishing in jail, accusing them of treason to bolster his own credentials as a loyal official. In the end, however, the dominant clique at the royal court in Madrid sought revenge. Alburquerque was forced to pay an unheard-of indemnity of 700,000 silver pesos to regain the king’s favour. Dealing with a topic & period largely ignored by historiography, Rosenmüller demonstrates the vast patronage power of the viceroy at the historical watershed between the expiring Habsburg dynasty & the incoming Bourbon rulers. His analysis shows that precursors of the Bourbon reforms & the struggle for Mexican independence were already at play in the early eighteenth century.
{
278pp,
155x230mm,
April 2008;
PB,
£20.99,
1552382346:9781552382349
, University of Calgary Press
} |
 |
REVOLUTIONARY WRITINGS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON
[Edited & with an Introduction by Richard B Vernier; Foreword by Joyce Appleby]
Alexander Hamilton's thought has, for over two hundred years, been noted for its deviations from American revolutionary Whig orthodoxy. From a conventional Whig at the beginning of his career, Hamilton developed a Federalist viewpoint that liberty depended above all on the creation of a powerful central government. In this collection, we find the seeds of this development, as Hamilton's early optimistic confidence in the triumph of American Whig principles begin to give way, under the influence of his experience during the Revolution, to his mature Federalism.
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206pp,
155x230mm,
March 2008;
PB,
£8.95,
0865977062:9780865977068
/
HB,
£13.95,
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, Liberty Fund
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RUNNING WITH DILLINGER
: The Story of Red Hamilton & Other Forgotten Canadian Outlaws
[Edward Butts]
This book picks up where "The Desperate Ones: Canada's Forgotten Outlaws" (1550026100) left off. Here are more remarkable true stories about Canadian crimes and criminals -- most of them tales that have been buried for years. The stories begin in colonial Newfoundland, with robbery and murder committed by the notorious Power Gang. As readers travel across the country and through time, they will meet the last two men to be hanged in Prince Edward Island, smugglers who made Lake Champlain a battleground, a counterfeiter whose bills were so good they fooled even bank managers, and teenage girls who committed murder in their escape from jail. They will meet the bandits who plundered banks and trains in Eastern Canada and the West, and even the United States. Among them were Same Behan, a robber whose harrowing testimony about the brutal conditions in the Kingston Penittentiary may have brought about his untimely death in "The Hole"; and John "Red" Hamilton, the Canadian-born member of the legendary Dillinger gang.
{
232pp,
155x230mm,
April 2008;
PB,
£13.00,
1550026836:9781550026832
, Dundurn Press
} |
 |
TEACHING & STUDYING US HISTORY IN EUROPE
: Past, Present & Future
[Cornelis A van Minnen & Sylvia L Hilton (eds)]
The authors of the essays in this volume provide us with historical overviews of the development of US history in thirteen European countries, together with their perceptions and analyses of the current situation and future prospects. The essays offer insights into the possible connections between government policies (on both sides of the Atlantic), popular interest, student demand and individual scholars' commitment to the academic pursuit of knowledge about US history in European universities. At the same time, they contribute towards a better understanding of the complex ways in which European historians of the United States have navigated the different (often conflicting) demands, constraints and opportunities, arising from their official job descriptions and institutional affiliations, within widely varying academic paradigms and systems of higher education.
{
268pp,
180x260mm,
January 2008;
PB,
£28.00,
9086590497:9789086590490
, V U University Press
} |
 |
TROUBLED STATE
: Civil War Journals of Franklin Archibald Dick
[Gari Carter]
"Troubled State" is the private Civil War journals of Franklin Archibald Dick, a St. Louis attorney and brother-in-law of Union Major General Frank Blair, Jr, who was concerned about keeping Missouri pro-Union during the turbulent Civil War years. Franklin Dick's perspective of important historical events include the early Camp Jackson incident when he was Captain Nathaniel Lyon's assistant adjutant general, and when he served as Missouri's provost marshal general under Major General Samuel Curtis. After the war, Franklin Dick practiced law with Montgomery Blair, President Lincoln's postmaster general.
{
269pp,
155x230mm,
October 2007;
HB,
£23.50,
1931112746:9781931112741
, Truman State University Press
} |
 |
WHITE HOUSE STUDIES COMPENDIUM
: Volume 6
[Anthony J Eksterowicz & Glenn P Hastedt (eds)]
The American Presidency has become one of the most powerful offices in the world with the ascendency of American power in the 20th century.'White House Studies Compendium' brings together piercing analyses of the American presidency -- dealing with both currect issues and historical events.The compendia are the bound issues of 'White House Studies' with the addition of a comprehensive subject index.
{
447pp,
180x260mm,
February 2007;
HB,
£96.99,
1600216803:9781600216800
, Nova Science Publishers
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|
GO IF YOU THINK IT YOUR DUTY
: A Minnesota Couple's Civil War Letters
[Andrea R Foroughi]
During the American Civil War, James Madison Bowler and Elizabeth Caleff Bowler courted, married, became parents, and bought a farm. They attended dances, talked politics, and confided their deepest fears. Because of the war, however, they experienced all of these events separately, sharing them through hundreds of letters from 1861 to 1865 while Madison served in the Third Minnesota Volunteer Regiment. The couple's separation which led Madison to battle in the Tennessee Surrender and the Dakota War of 1862 challenged their commitment to the war and to each other. These poignant letters provided them a space to voice their fear for and frustration with each other, and they now provide readers with a window into one couple's Civil War.
{
336pp,
155x230mm,
January 2008;
HB,
£21.99,
0873516001:9780873516006
, Minnesota Historical Society Press
} |
 |
GUIDEBOOK TO THE HISTORIC SITES OF THE WAR OF 1812, 2ND EDITION
[Gilbert Collins]
There have been guidebooks to military sites before, but no other book has covered the War of 1812 in its entirety. This well-illustrated updated edition covers more than 400 historic sites of the War of 1812, both well-known and obscure, in both Canada and the United States. The author has used old pen and ink drawings from the last century to give a 'then and now' feel to the book. Curious to know what is at the site of the Battle of Queenston Heights? Besides giving readers a detailed history of the events that occurred at the sites, the author describes what they have to offer visitors today, be it a historical plaque, historic house, or major interpretative centre. This book is a handy tool for both travellers and historians. It remains the only book on the market offering a comprehensive guide to nearly all of the sites in our last war with the United States.
{
388pp,
155x230mm,
May 2006;
PB,
£12.99,
1550026267:9781550026269
, Dundurn Press
} |
 |
LAST INVASION OF CANADA
: The Fenian Raids, 1866-1870
[Hereward Senior]
In the years leading up to Confederation, the Fenians engaged in a series of border raids against Canada. These incursions provided an external threat which influenced the Maritimes in particular to join Confederation.
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226pp,
155x230mm,
July 1991;
HB,
£14.99,
1550020854:9781550020854
, Dundurn Press
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LIBERTY & AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
[David Womersley (ed)]
Written by some of today's premiere scholars of American history, Liberty and American Experience in the Eighteenth Century examines some of the central themes and ideologies central to the formation of the United States including: David Womersley's introduction includes a discussion of Edmund Burke's theories on property rights and government, setting the foundation for the various themes of liberty found in this volume. In 'Of Liberty and the Colonies: A Case Study of Constitutional Conflict in the Mid-Eighteenth Century British American Empire', Jack Greene examines other forms of government and uses those examples to argue that the founding was not the conservative process that many have previously supported. Robert Ferguson explores the roles of law and religion in the formation of a free and liberal society in 'The Dialectic of Liberty: Law and Religion in Revolutionary America'. In 'Religious Conscience and Original Sin: An Exploration of America's Protestant Foundations', Barry Shain supports Ferguson's contention that religion had a profound impact on the outlook of the colonists. John Danford, in 'Riches Valuable at All Times and to All Men: Hume and the Eighteenth-Century Debate on Commerce and Liberty', examines the spiritual context of the Founders in regard to the Enlightenment, arguing that the Founders preferred known ways of governance and economics to untried and untested theory. 'Moral Sense Theory and the Appeal to Natural Rights in the American Founding' by R G Frey suggests that there are conflicting viewpoints between moral sense theory and the idea of natural rights in the founding period. David Wootton presents an opposing view of the Founders in 'Liberty, Metaphor, and Mechanism: Checks and Balances and the Origins of Modern Constitutionalism'. He suggests that the ideas formed in the Enlightenment were seized upon by the Founders and that the result was a much more progressive system than could have been predicted. 'In Scottish Thought and the American Revolution: Adam Ferguson's Response to Richard Price', Ronald Hamowy discusses the consequences of the colonial conflict and pays tribute to the intellectual force of American affairs. Lance Banning examines the divisions in thought among the revolutionaries regarding the nature of liberty and the manner in which liberty was to be preserved in 'Federalism, Constitutionalism, and Republican Liberty: The First Constructions of the Constitution'. In 'Is There a James Madison Problem?', Gordon Wood presents the disparity in Madison's political thought from the 1780s to the 1790s. 'Liberty and American Experience in the Eighteenth Century' provides an examination of various facets of the Founders' lives and thoughts, as well as their times, to help readers understand the events that went into their country's creation.
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472pp,
155x230mm,
July 2006;
PB,
£6.95,
0865976295:9780865976290
, Liberty Fund
} |
 |
MINNESOTA IN THE CIVIL & INDIAN WARS -- 2-VOLUME SET
: 1861-1865
[Minnesota Board of Commissioners]
A handsome and critical addition to the library of every historian, genealogist, and Civil War buff, this rare two-volume set is the official record of Minnesota’s participation in the Civil and Dakota Wars. Published in two parts in the 1890s and written by the men who fought in battle, "Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars" contains regimental rosters (names lists with ages, muster dates, transfers, and remarks) as well as detailed narratives describing the wartime service of each regiment, battery, battalion, and brigade -- their marches, campaigns, battles, surrenders, wounded lists, furloughs, re-enlistments, and return to Minnesota. Letters, telegrams, and descriptions related to the development of the Dakota War, including dispatches written from the field, offer a personal face to this wartime history. Included is a 144-page index to all the regimental rosters, making this an invaluable research tool. Together, these volumes are the essential reference for Minnesota’s troops and their campaigns.
{
1642pp,
185x260mm,
October 2005;
HB,
£99.99,
0873515196:9780873515191
, Minnesota Historical Society Press
} |
 |
OUTLINE OF US HISTORY
[Alonzo Hamby]
'Outline of U.S. History' is a publication of the U.S. Department of State. The first edition (1949-50) was produced under the editorship of Francis Whitney, first of the State Department Office of International Information and later of the U.S. Information Agency. Richard Hofstadter, professor of history at Columbia University, and Wood Gray, professor of American history at The George Washington University, served as academic consultants. D. Steven Endsley of Berkeley, California, prepared additional material. It has been updated and revised extensively over the years by, among others, Keith W. Olsen, professor of American history at the University of Maryland, and Nathan Glick, writer and former editor of the USIA journal, Dialogue. Alan Winkler, professor of history at Miami University (Ohio), wrote the post-World War II chapters for previous editions. This new edition has been completely revised and updated by Alonzo L. Hamby, Distinguished Professor of History at Ohio University. Professor Hamby has written extensively on American politics and society.
{
279pp,
180x260mm,
March 2007;
HB,
£45.99,
1600214576:9781600214578
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
 |
TOO AFRAID TO CRY
: Maryland Civilians in the Antietam Campaign
[Kathleen A Ernst]
The battle at Antietam Creek, the bloodiest day of the American Civil War, left more than 23,000 men dead, wounded, or missing. Facing the aftermath were the men, women, and children living in the village of Sharpsburg and on surrounding farms. In Too Afraid to Cry, Kathleen Ernst recounts the dramatic experiences of these Maryland citizens--stories that have never been told -- and also examines the complex political web holding together Unionists and Secessionists, many of whom lived under the same roofs in this divided countryside.
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300pp,
155x230mm,
March 2007;
PB,
£12.50,
0811734242:9780811734240
, Stackpole Books
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UNITED STATES, 2ND EDITION
: A Brief Narrative History
[Link Hullar & Scott Nelson]
Like its popular predecessor, the second edition of The United States: A Brief History is a basic, readable, and affordable core text for the introductory survey of United States history. The book is not intended as the only resource for students in such courses: its length, approach, and price encourage the use of supplementary books, research projects, and primary documents (many of which are now available on the Internet). Nevertheless, this innovative survey will come as a welcome relief to the average student, who may be intimidated, overwhelmed, and overextended financially by the massive texts that dominate the genre. Even many so-called brief editions can weigh in a nearly a thousand pages, leaving many student readers lost in a maze of confusing, daunting, and expensive information. The new edition boasts an introduction by Philip Weeks on the pre-Columbian American Indian nations who inhabited what became the continental United States -- an important chapter in the history of the nation. Furthermore, the text has been refined or altered in places -- both to accommodate new information and in response to the feedback of both students and instructors. In taking a cultural literacy approach to decide what to include in the text, Hullar and Nelson highlight names, terms, and concepts common to an educated person's understanding of American history. Big ideas, major themes, important events, and basic facts unfold in a chronological narrative that tells a lively story in user-friendly fashion. Each chapter concludes with a list of important terms for study and short-essay questions. The appendices include for handy reference an annotated text of The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States, and a list of the Presidents of the United States.
{
234pp,
150x210mm,
January 2006;
PB,
£12.99,
0882952293:9780882952291
, Harlan Davidson
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URBAN AMERICA IN THE MODERN AGE, 2ND EDITION
: 1920 to the Present
[Carl Abbott]
Since the appearance of "Urban America in the Modern Age" in 1987, the study of American cities has flourished. In this long-awaited second edition, Carl Abbott draws on the recent works of historians who have explored issues of urban growth, municipal politics, immigration and ethnicity, "suburbanization", and environmental change. The fascination with growth and change in the nation’s metropolitan areas spans a wide range of scholarly fields, and the new edition also benefits from scholarship in disciplines closely related to urban history, including geography, political science, sociology, and urban planning. Featuring an entirely new chapter covering the years since 1980 and a bank of interesting photographs, the second edition of "Urban America in the Modern" Age further explores and fine-tunes the themes and topics central to its predecessor -- the physical form of metropolitan areas, their sources of growth and mix of ethnic and racial groups, the shaping of and responses to public policy, and ideas of community planning.
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230pp,
140x215mm,
January 2007;
PB,
£12.99,
0882952471:9780882952475
, Harlan Davidson
} |
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WITNESS TO GETTYSBURG
: Inside the Battle That Changed the Course of the Civil War
[Richard Wheeler]
From the events that led to the clash at Gettysburg in July 1863 to the retreat of Robert E Lee's defeated Confederates, Richard Wheeler uses the words of participants -- both Northern and Southern -- to bring one of the Civil War's bloodiest, most pivotal battles to life. Wheeler blends these compelling personal accounts into a startlingly vivid tapestry of war and a dramatic narrative that entertains as well as informs. This is eyewitness history at its best.
{
273pp,
155x230mm,
February 2006;
PB,
£12.50,
0811732851:9780811732857
, Stackpole Books
} |
 |
AMERICA ON NOTICE
: Stemming the Tide of Anti-Americanism
[Glenn E Schweitzer & Carole D Schweitzer]
During the past decade, the image of America in many parts of the world has steadily deteriorated. In this perceptive analysis of the causes of anti-Americanism, Glenn and Carole Schweitzer chart a proactive course for change that will create a more positive attitude toward America and deter terrorism, while encouraging international cooperation to solve some of the world's most pressing problems. The authors begin by showing how and why growing American military and economic power in recent years, coupled with questionable foreign policy choices, have generated negative foreign perceptions of America, especially in Muslim countries. They also address how the growing Muslim populations, with few resources and little room to expand, display increased resentment toward American wealth, while their overcrowded cities have become breeding grounds for hatred directed toward America. Beyond highlighting key problem areas, the Schweitzers devote most of the book to recommending realistic, doable solutions. They want to see US leadership that gives priority to: a new emphasis in foreign assistance on job creation and sustainable solutions; expanded international educational opportunities and the adoption of modern university curricula, particularly in the Muslim world; a change in current US policies that justify military interventions; greater support of capabilities in the developing countries to control infectious diseases; modification of the US double standard that allows for the increase in American nuclear weapons capabilities while denying others the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes; a strengthening of the role of the United Nations to prevent and resolve international security crises; and more assertive US actions in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a major source of much of the anti-American feeling in the Middle East. The authors also stress the importance of listening to and considering the views of leaders of other societies, in contrast to simply pronouncing US policies and intentions. Also, they urge more effective support of local television stations to communicate accurate and balanced views of American society, culture, and policies. Reflecting decades of experience in international relations, this important assessment of America’s role in the world will interest everyone concerned with American security and the prospects for global peace.
{
325pp,
155x230mm,
August 2006;
HB,
£18.99,
1591024285:9781591024286
, Prometheus Books
} |
 |
ANECDOTES & STORIES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
: Lincoln Classics
[James B McClure]
150 anecdotes and stories about Abraham Lincoln, organised into the major phases of his life: Early Life Stories; Professional Life Stories; White House Stories; War Stories; and Miscellaneous Stories. Published in 1879, the anecdotes reveal the zest and potency that made Lincoln such a remarkable man. The stories are narrated by many of Lincoln's colleagues and friends. A Stackpole Classics Reprint.
{
256pp,
140x215mm,
September 2006;
PB,
£10.99,
0811733467:9780811733465
, Stackpole Books
} |
 |
CIVIL RIGHTS LEGACY OF HARRY S TRUMAN
[Raymond H Geselbracht, Editor]
President Harry S Truman's contribution to civil rights is generally viewed as substantial and important. But some historians are inclined to regard his achievement as meagre, hesitantly undertaken, polluted by political motives, and inadequate. The essays in this volume include the perspectives of historians and political scientists, of a member of Truman's White House staff, and of descendants of slaves -- including General Colin Powell, Congressman John Lewis, and former Congresswoman Carrie Meek. These essays renew a continuing dialog into the meaning of some of President Truman's most important decisions.
{
224pp,
155x230mm,
September 2007;
PB,
£19.50,
1931112673:9781931112673
, Truman State University Press
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 |
CONGRESSIONAL LOBBYING
: Issues & Reform
[Peter N Almande (ed)]
This book deals with congressional lobbying which is defined as a concerted effort designed to achieve some result, typically from government authorities and elected officials. It can consist of the outreach of legislative members, public actions (eg mass demonstrations), or combinations of both public and private actions (eg encouraging constituents to contact their legislative representatives). As a professional occupation it is also known as 'government affairs' or 'public affairs'. Practitioners may work in specialist organisations or as part of government relations or as public relations consultancies.
{
126pp,
180x260mm,
September 2007;
PB,
£45.99,
1600219225:9781600219221
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
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CONSTITUTIONALISM
: Ancient & Modern
[Charles Howard McIlwain]
This book explores the very roots of liberty by examining the development of modern constitutionalism from its ancient and medieval origins. Derived from a series of lectures delivered by Charles Howard McIlwain at Cornell University in the 1938-39 academic year, these lectures provide a useful introduction to the development of modern constitutional forms. McIlwain explores what he calls "the two fundamental correlative elements of constitutionalism for which all lovers of liberty must yet fight" -- "the legal limits to arbitrary power and a complete political responsibility of government to the governed". Despotic power has risen to challenge constitutional governments in many countries, and within this text, McIlwain shows how constitutional safeguards that have been set against government by force have grown in the Western world. McIlwain also outlines the general principles of constitutionalism, especially as an Anglo-American tradition, and traces its development from the law and custom of the Roman Republic through the English common law to the establishment of America’s constitutional government. In Chapter I McIlwain writes, "For perhaps never in its long history has the principle of constitutionalism been so questioned as it is questioned today, never has the attack upon it been so determined or so threatening as it is just now. The world is trembling in the balance between the orderly procedure of law and the processes of force which seem so much more quick and effective... Whether in the end we decide for law or for force, ...we should retrace the history of our constitutionalism". In tracing the rise of constitutionalism from the ancient Greeks through the modern era, this brief volume on the history of constitutionalism in Western political thought is arguably the leading study of the legal limitations on the power of government.
{
154pp,
155x230mm,
December 2007;
PB,
£6.95,
0865976961:9780865976962
, Liberty Fund
} |
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CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT
[Derrick J Dreiole]
With the aftermath of natural disasters and terrorism, policymakers and administrators have given renewed attention to crisis response, emergency planning, and continuity of operations issues. Continuity of government planning is designed to ensure the survival of a constitutional form of government, the continuity of essential federal functions, and the avoidance of potential operational interruptions. This book brings together important analyses on governmental policies that safeguard lives and property during national emergencies.
{
102pp,
155x230mm,
May 2007;
HB,
£39.50,
1600212557:9781600212550
, Nova Science Publishers
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DEBATES IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION OF 1787
[James Madison]
The very future of the nation was at stake... In the summer of 1787, fifty-five of the leading figures in the recently independent United States of America travelled to Philadelphia as delegates to the Federal Convention to address problems arising from implementation of the Articles of Confederation as the governing document establishing federal authority and the rights of the newly formed states. The very future of the nation was at stake. Despite the sweltering heat that summer, the windows were kept shut and locked, lest outsiders hear what was being said. This handsome, affordable paperback edition contains James Madison's entire narrative of the stirring historic debates that led to the creation of one of the free world’s most respected documents: the Constitution of the United States. Known today as the 'Father of the Constitution', Madison clearly and precisely chronicles the often-heated discussions, and his is the primary record of the events that established the United States government, its division of power, and ultimately the character of American democracy. Through Madison’s words we understand the essence of the personalities involved and the conflict and compromise that was inherent in the drafting of the document. The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 includes Madison’s notes and remarks as well as other requisite information for interpreting the events of that historic year. The work is divided into three parts: "Antecedents of the Federal Convention of 1787", which presents the complete text of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation; "The Federal Convention of 1787", a day-by-day description of the debates surrounding the formation of the Constitution; and "The Constitution, Its Ratification, and Amendments", which presents the complete text of the Constitution, documents attesting to its ratification, and the Bill of Rights. With a preface by University of Richmond historian Robert Alley, this landmark work is absolutely indispensable for historians, scholars, and all those who treasure America's heritage.
{
675pp,
155x230mm,
December 2006;
PB,
£29.99,
1591024714:9781591024712
, Prometheus Books
} |
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DECENCY WARS
: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture
[Frederick S Lane]
Janet Jackson's infamous 'wardrobe malfunction' at the 2004 Superbowl precipitated a nation-wide controversy. To judge by the hysterical reaction, one would think that nothing so shocking had ever been seen on television. Yet, remarkably, during the conservative 1950s, similar breast-baring accidents on television (by Faye Emerson and Jayne Mansfield) raised barely a stir. Is America on the verge of another puritanical era? Is this new Puritanism the result of something more than just concerns for public decency? First Amendment and emerging technology specialist Frederick S Lane examines America's changing attitudes toward decency and the politics of decency in this timely book. He takes a strong and unequivocal position that it is inappropriate and dangerous for the government to try to regulate morality. He accuses religious conservatives of starting 'decency wars' for motives no more noble than profit and political gain. As Lane astutely points out, such controversies generate a flood of books, speeches, and syndicated radio and television programs. More importantly, they fill the coffers of conservative politicians and 'non-profits'. Lane first sets the stage for the current controversy by reviewing the history of the decency debate from the invention of the camera as the catalyst for public decency concerns, through the mixing of morality and politics by the Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition, to the recent activist stance by the Federal Communications Commission against perceived indecency. He spells out strategies for combating the rising influence of the Religious Right's puritanical ploys by emphasising that decency standards are a private and personal responsibility, not a matter of law enforcement. He asserts that we must continuously educate the public regarding the ruinous effects of government censorship, watered-down textbooks, and homophobia. Moreover, he stresses the supreme importance of supporting existing and new organisations to counteract the propaganda from groups like the Christian Coalition and Focus on the Family. Including interviews with politicians, religious leaders, entertainers, and other individuals across the spectrum of American culture, this compelling book is essential reading for understanding one of the most fiercely debated social issues of the American nation.
{
367pp,
155x230mm,
August 2006;
HB,
£18.99,
1591024277:9781591024279
, Prometheus Books
} |
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FOCUS ON US PRESIDENTS, PRESIDENCY & PRESIDENTIAL ACTION
[Robert P Watson (ed)]
The 21st century has yet to create its legacy. At the outset, however, America is the sole military superpower and one of the top economic superpowers. At this time, there seems no more powerful nor more responsible post in the world than the Presidency of the United States. This book includes in its scope the men and perhaps women who will occupy the Oval Office, their considerable powers and their actions.
{
161pp,
155x230mm,
May 2007;
HB,
£45.99,
1600213146:9781600213144
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
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LAST DAYS OF DEMOCRACY
: How Big Media & Power-Hungry Government Are Turning America into a Dictatorship
[Elliot D Cohen PhD & Bruce W Fraser PhD]
In this chilling account of an America in political and cultural decline, media critics Elliot D. Cohen and Bruce W. Fraser show how mainstream media corporations like CNN, Fox, and NBC (General Electric) together with giant telecoms like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T have become administration pawns in a well-organised effort to hijack America. Cohen and Fraser show in blunt terms how incredible power, control, and wealth have been amassed in the hands of an elite few while the rest of us have been systematically manipulated, deceived, and divested of our freedom. Calling attention to the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), a carefully devised plan for international dominion launched by high officials in the Bush administration, this book tells the story of an America quietly being stripped of its democratic way of life on its way to becoming a full-blown authoritarian state. The authors detail how mainstream media have failed us in covering issues crucial to the survival of American democracy -- the Bush administration's domestic spying program; the facts about the September 11 attacks; presidential election fraud; the events leading up to the Iraq war; and the selling out of Internet freedom, to name just some. They reveal how corporate media have systematically attempted to dumb down and distract us from reality with sex and violence; how government has used corporate media to "shock and awe" Americans into surrendering their constitutional rights in the name of the "War on Terrorism"; and how media personalities have been complicit in the mass deception. The final chapter points out important ways in which Americans can counter the erosion of democracy by relying less on mainstream media and more on independent news sources, through grassroots activism, peaceful assembly, and exercising their free speech, and by using critical thinking to expose the dangers we face.
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333pp,
140x215mm,
June 2007;
PB,
£13.50,
1591025044:9781591025047
, Prometheus Books
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LINCOLN
: and the American Manifesto
[Allen Jayne]
In this compelling study of the moral principles that most influenced the thinking of Abraham Lincoln, historian Allen Jayne argues persuasively that Lincoln regarded the Declaration of Independence, above all other documents, as the most important embodiment of American principles. This "American manifesto", as Jayne calls it, with its eloquent expression of the ideals of individual liberty and government created to protect and preserve that liberty, was the script that Lincoln followed in his struggle to preserve the Union and extend individual liberties to African Americans. Moreover, Jayne demonstrates that Lincoln's philosophy was rooted, not in a Bible-based evangelical Christian perspective, but in the European Enlightenment and deism, which so profoundly influenced the thinking of Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers. Jayne begins with a chapter devoted to the influence of deism on Jefferson's formulation of the Declaration of Independence. Next, he discusses Lincoln's adoption of the deistic perspective and the crucial role that the Declaration played in his thoughts and actions. He also considers Lincoln's moral sense, based on deism's tolerance of different belief systems and universal moral idealism. Finally, he describes Lincoln's role as chief advocate for the Declaration's principles and how the Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address reflect this underlying philosophy. This insightful look into the thinking of one of our nation's greatest presidents during a time of crisis is highly relevant in today's climate of religious extremism and debates over the balance between individual liberty and national security.
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392pp,
155x230mm,
April 2007;
HB,
£18.99,
1591025028:9781591025023
, Prometheus Books
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LINCOLN & HIS WORLD, VOLUME 1
: The Early Years, Birth to Illinois Legislature
[Richard Lawrence Miller]
Quoting from eyewitness accounts, Richard Lawrence Miller allows Lincoln and his contemporaries to tell the story of this monumental American and bring a fascinating era of American history to life. The book covers Lincoln's birth through his first election to the Illinois legislature in 1834. Subsequent volumes will deal with Lincoln's life up to the White House years.
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443pp,
180x260mm,
August 2006;
HB,
£19.99,
0811701875:9780811701877
, Stackpole Books
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PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN & THE CIVIL WAR
[James R Gilmore]
Long out of print and previously available only in rare bookshops, this intimate portrait is a valuable source of firsthand information about our sixteenth president. Gilmore, a Civil War-era journalist who wrote for the New York Tribune and the Atlantic Monthly, first interviewed Lincoln on the day after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861 and, over the course of the following years, would come to know the president well. More than just a firsthand account of Lincoln and his wartime leadership, the book also provides a glimpse into Civil War journalism and includes detailed accounts of Gilmore's interactions with Horace Greeley and the story of his behind-enemy-lines interview of Confederate president Jefferson Davis.
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338pp,
155x230mm,
March 2007;
PB,
£12.50,
0811702618:9780811702614
, Stackpole Books
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PERSONAL TRAITS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
: From the Notes of John Nicolay, Lincoln's Private Secretary
[Helen Nicolay]
An intimate look at the personal character and personality traits of one of America's most respected men. Included are Lincoln's attitude and actions regarding the handling of money, work, those in authority, forgiveness, opponents, discipline of colleagues, wife and children, and humility in the use of great public power. A Stackpole Classics Reprint.
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387pp,
140x215mm,
September 2006;
PB,
£12.50,
0811733475:9780811733472
, Stackpole Books
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RUSES FOR WAR
: American Interventionism Since World War II:Newly Updated & Revised Edition
[John Quigley]
As a prelude to war in 2003, the administration of George W. Bush did its utmost to convince the public that Saddam Hussein's Iraq posed a threat to American security from the secret development of weapons of mass destruction. Within a year of the US invasion of Iraq, it became clear that no such weapons existed. Sadly, this was not the first time the American public was urged to support a war for reasons that turned out later to be scarcely credible. As law professor John Quigley amply demonstrates in this damning indictment of US military interventionism since World War II, the Bush administration's actions fit a decades-old pattern of going to war on a pretence rather than informing the public of the government's true intentions. The book analyses each instance of military intervention abroad by the United States since World War II from the perspective of what the government told the public, or did not tell it, about the reasons for war. Quigley concludes that the government's explanations differed greatly from reality. Why were American troops committed to Korea in 1950? Was it to stop the onslaught of world communism, as President Truman claimed? Why did the US Marines land in the Dominican Republic in 1966? President Johnson argued that it was to protect Americans in danger. This is the same defence used by President Reagan when he sent troops to Grenada in 1983. Quigley also analyses the stated versus actual reasons for intervention in the first Gulf War, Somalia, Kosovo, and other trouble spots. What emerges from his research is a tale of cover-ups, distortions, and manipulation of the media by our country's leaders for the purpose of gaining public support.
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434pp,
155x230mm,
March 2007;
PB,
£11.99,
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