Verenigde Staten, Nederland, 2000 - 2009

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• Island at the Center of the World Russell Shorto Engelstalig Paperback 9781400078677 April 2005 416 pagina's In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual... Vanaf 10,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• 1491 Charles C. Mann Engelstalig Paperback 9781862078765 November 2006 576 pagina's It was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small roaming bands of indigenous people. Here, Charles Mann provides... Vanaf 14,88 Bekijk exemplaren
• Iconic America Tommy Hilfiger, George Lois Engelstalig Gekartonneerd met stofomslag 9780789315731 335 pagina's A celebration of American pop culture captures the unique qualities and eclecticism of American design and its influence on international culture in a colorful array of more than 350 iconic... Vanaf 20,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• 11 september David Gray Griffin Nederlandstalig Paperback 9789056378561 320 pagina's De aanslagen van 11 september 2001 hebben de wereld veranderd, maar er is weinig bekend over wat er die dag werkelijk gebeurde. Een toenemend aantal deskundigen heeft ernstige twijfels bij... Vanaf 12,50 Bekijk exemplaren
• The island at the centre of the world Russell Shorto Oudengels Gekartonneerd met stofomslag 9780385603249 432 pagina's Vanaf 17,50 Bekijk exemplaren
• John Adams David McCullough Engelstalig Paperback 9780743223133 752 pagina's In this powerful, epic biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible,... Vanaf 12,50 Bekijk exemplaren
• The coldest winter: America and the Korean War David Halberstam Engelstalig Gekartonneerd met stofomslag 9781401300524 719 pagina's A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the lesser-known elements of heroism and pathos that marked the Korean War, in a narrative successor to The Best and the Brightest that evaluates... Vanaf 15,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• Fabricating the Absolute Fake J. Kooijman Engelstalig Onbekend 9789053564929 Juni 2008 179 pagina's Vanaf 11,50 Bekijk exemplaren
• Imperial life in the emerald city Rajiv Chandrasekaran Engelstalig Gekartonneerd 9781400044870 320 pagina's A journalist and former Baghdad bureau chief for The Washington Post furnishes a revealing look at life in Baghdad's Green Zone, the headquarters for the American occupation in Iraq,... Vanaf 15,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings A Five-Generation History of the Ultimate Irish-Catholic Family Thomas Maier Gekartonneerd met stofomslag 9780465043170 676 pagina's Meticulously researched both here and abroad, THE KENNEDYS examines the Kennedy's as exemplars of the Irish Catholic experience. Beginning with Patrick Kennedy's arrival in the Brahmin world... Vanaf 8,50 Bekijk exemplaren
• This Republic of Suffering Drew Gilpin Faust Engelstalig Paperback 9780375703836 Januari 2009 346 pagina's Vanaf 8,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• The Puritan Origins of American Patriotism George Mckenna Engelstalig Paperback 9780300143256 448 pagina's Vanaf 10,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• John Adams David McCullough Engelstalig Hardback 9780684813639 Januari 2001 752 pagina's Vanaf 15,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• One nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001 Rudolph W. Giuliani [Intro] Engelstalig Gekartonneerd met stofomslag 9780316525404 192 pagina's Offers a photographic account of the events of September 11, 2001, the rescue efforts in the days following the attacks, and the response of a nation united in sadness, pride, and resolve. Vanaf 15,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• Summer for the Gods Edward J. Larson Engelstalig Paperback 9780465075102 Januari 2006 330 pagina's In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the 20th century's most contentious dramas: the Scopes trial that pit William Jennings Bryan and... Vanaf 15,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• Big Chief Elizabeth Giles Milton Gekartonneerd met stofomslag 9780340748817 416 pagina's In April 1586, Queen Elizabeth I acquired a new and exotic title. A tribe of North American Indians had made her their weroanza - 'big chief'. The news was received with great joy, both by... Vanaf 14,50 Bekijk exemplaren
• Muckraking! Unknown Engelstalig Paperback 9781565846814 392 pagina's Collects over one hundred classics of American investigative journalism, including Frederick Douglass' "Escape to Freedom," John Steinbeck's "Harvest Gypsies," and Ralph Nader's "Unsafe at... Vanaf 9,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• Empowered Participation - Reinventing Urban Democracy Archon Fung Engelstalig Paperback 9780691126081 Januari 2006 304 pagina's Offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of the ways in which participatory democracy can be used to effect social change. Using city-wide data and six neighborhood case studies, this book... Vanaf 12,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• The Forgotten Man Amity Shlaes Engelstalig Paperback 9780061285271 736 pagina's It's difficult today to imagine how America survived the Great Depression. Only through the stories of the common people who struggled during that era can we really understand how the... Vanaf 10,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• When in the Course of Human Events Charles Adams Gekartonneerd met stofomslag 9780847697229 257 pagina's Using primary documents from both foreign and domestic observers, prominent scholar Charles Adams makes a powerful and convincing case that the Southern states were legitimately exercising... Vanaf 12,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman William T. Sherman Engelstalig Paperback 9780140437980 Januari 2000 855 pagina's Vanaf 12,50 Bekijk exemplaren
• American Empire Christopher Layne, Bradley A. Thayer Paperback 9780415952040 153 pagina's With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States emerged as the lone, unrivaled superpower on the world stage. America's military, diplomatic and economic--not to mention its... Vanaf 15,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• America's Longest War : The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 with Poster George Herring Paperback 9780072536188 384 pagina's Comprehensive yet concise, America’s Longest War provides a complete and balanced history of the Vietnam War. It is not mainly a military history, but seeks to integrate military,... Vanaf 12,50 Bekijk exemplaren
• Freethinkers Susan Jacoby Engelstalig Paperback 9780805077766 417 pagina's "Jacoby accomplishes her task with clarity, thoroughness, and an engaging passion." -Los Angeles Times Book Review At a time when the separation of church and state is under attack as... Vanaf 15,00 Bekijk exemplaren