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The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State

de Jill Lepore ...

Narrado por Jill Lepore ...

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9 hora 8 minutos

“Lepore is our best scholar of the culture of governance. … Here she repudiates the prospect of AI as a replacement for democracy. This is the issue of our times … Lepore is the voice of sanity.”—Jaron Lanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget“Much in history is headlong but few grand transformations have been more precipitate or more heedless than the rise of … the Artificial State,” writes Jill ... Leer más

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“Lepore is our best scholar of the culture of governance. … Here she repudiates the prospect of AI as a replacement for democracy. This is the issue of our times … Lepore is the voice of sanity.”—Jaron Lanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget“Much in history is headlong but few grand transformations have been more precipitate or more heedless than the rise of … the Artificial State,” writes Jill
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

de Omar El Akkad ...

Narrado por Omar El Akkad ...

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5 hora 21 minutos

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values."[A] bracing memoir and manifesto." —The New York Times"I can’t think of a more important piece of writing to read right now. I found hope here, and help, to face what the world is now ... Leer más

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values."[A] bracing memoir and manifesto." —The New York Times"I can’t think of a more important piece of writing to read right now. I found hope here, and help, to face what the world is now
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WTF America?!

The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy

de Ben Meiselas, Brett Meiselas, Jordy Meiselas ...

Narrado por Ben Meiselas, Brett Meiselas, Jordy Meiselas ...

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10 hora 52 minutos

From the founders of MeidasTouch, the independent news network that helped redefine how millions of people consume news, WTF America?! is an unflinching look at how the United States and the world arrived at this dangerous moment—with authoritarian movements gaining ground and democratic institutions under relentless attack—and, more importantly, how we can fight our way back and reclaim the ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

From the founders of MeidasTouch, the independent news network that helped redefine how millions of people consume news, WTF America?! is an unflinching look at how the United States and the world arrived at this dangerous moment—with authoritarian movements gaining ground and democratic institutions under relentless attack—and, more importantly, how we can fight our way back and reclaim the
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A People's History of the United States

Highlights from the Twentieth Century

de Howard Zinn ...

Narrado por Matt Damon ...

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8 hora 44 minutos

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLERRead by Matt Damon and Howard Zinn""A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future."" –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLERRead by Matt Damon and Howard Zinn""A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future."" –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official
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The Audacity of Hope

Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

de Barack Obama ...

Narrado por Barack Obama ...

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6 hora 10 minutos

In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. Now, in The Audacity of Hope, Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics–a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the “endless clash of armies” we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the ... Leer más

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In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. Now, in The Audacity of Hope, Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics–a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the “endless clash of armies” we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the
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How Democracies Die

de Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt ...

Narrado por Fred Sanders ...

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8 hora 24 minutos

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The urgent and influential guide to the forces that have undermined democracies across the globe—forces running rampant in the United States today—hailed as “a touchstone” (The New Yorker) that “comes at exactly the right moment” (The Washington Post)“Comprehensive, enlightening, and terrifyingly timely.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)“[Levitsky and ... Leer más

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The urgent and influential guide to the forces that have undermined democracies across the globe—forces running rampant in the United States today—hailed as “a touchstone” (The New Yorker) that “comes at exactly the right moment” (The Washington Post)“Comprehensive, enlightening, and terrifyingly timely.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)“[Levitsky and
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Hiding in Plain Sight

The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America

de Sarah Kendzior ...

Narrado por Sarah Kendzior ...

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9 hora 31 minutos

**New York Times bestselling author Sarah Kendzior documents the truth about the calculated rise to power of Donald Trump since the 1980s and how the erosion of our liberties made an American demagogue possible.This program is read by the author.**The story of Donald Trump’s rise to power is the story of a buried American history – buried because people in power liked it that way. It was visible ... Leer más

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**New York Times bestselling author Sarah Kendzior documents the truth about the calculated rise to power of Donald Trump since the 1980s and how the erosion of our liberties made an American demagogue possible.This program is read by the author.**The story of Donald Trump’s rise to power is the story of a buried American history – buried because people in power liked it that way. It was visible
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American Fascists

The Christian Right and the War on America

de Chris Hedges ...

Narrado por Chris Hedges, Eunice Wong ...

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8 hora 10 minutos

Twenty-five years ago, when Pat Robertson and other radio and televangelists first spoke of the United States becoming a Christian nation that would build a global Christian empire, it was hard to take such hyperbolic rhetoric seriously. Today, such language no longer sounds like hyperbole but poses, instead, a very real threat to our freedom and our way of life. In American Fascists, veteran ... Leer más

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Twenty-five years ago, when Pat Robertson and other radio and televangelists first spoke of the United States becoming a Christian nation that would build a global Christian empire, it was hard to take such hyperbolic rhetoric seriously. Today, such language no longer sounds like hyperbole but poses, instead, a very real threat to our freedom and our way of life. In American Fascists, veteran
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The Open Society and Its Enemies

New One-Volume Edition

de Karl Popper ...

Narrado por Liam Gerrard ...

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23 hora 17 minutos

One of the most important books of the twentieth century, Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy and a powerful attack on the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. Popper was born in 1902 to a Viennese family of Jewish origin. He taught in Austria until 1937, when he emigrated to New Zealand in anticipation of the Nazi annexation of ... Leer más

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One of the most important books of the twentieth century, Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy and a powerful attack on the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. Popper was born in 1902 to a Viennese family of Jewish origin. He taught in Austria until 1937, when he emigrated to New Zealand in anticipation of the Nazi annexation of
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One Nation After Trump

A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported

de E.J. Dionne Jr., Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann ...

Narrado por E.J. Dionne Jr., Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann ...

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10 hora 12 minutos

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — read by the authors.A call to action from three of Washington's premier political scholar-journalists, One Nation After Trump offers the definitive work on the threat posed by the Trump presidency and how to counter it.American democracy was never supposed to give the nation a president like Donald Trump. We have never had a president who gave rise to such ... Leer más

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — read by the authors.A call to action from three of Washington's premier political scholar-journalists, One Nation After Trump offers the definitive work on the threat posed by the Trump presidency and how to counter it.American democracy was never supposed to give the nation a president like Donald Trump. We have never had a president who gave rise to such
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The Conspiracy to End America

Five Ways My Old Party Is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy

de Stuart Stevens ...

Narrado por Jeff Bottoms ...

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5 hora 53 minutos

Lincoln Project adviser and bestselling author of It Was All a Lie, Stuart Stevens offers an ominous warning that the GOP is dragging our country toward autocracy—and if we don’t wake up to the crisis in our system, 2024 may well have been our last free and fair election.Today’s Republican party is not a “normal” political party in the American tradition. It has become an autocratic movement ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

Lincoln Project adviser and bestselling author of It Was All a Lie, Stuart Stevens offers an ominous warning that the GOP is dragging our country toward autocracy—and if we don’t wake up to the crisis in our system, 2024 may well have been our last free and fair election.Today’s Republican party is not a “normal” political party in the American tradition. It has become an autocratic movement
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Democracy at Work

A Cure for Capitalism

de Richard D. Wolff ...

Narrado por Shawn Compton ...

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6 hora 7 minutos

Capitalism as a system has spawned deepening economic crisis alongside its bought-and-paid-for political establishment. Neither serves the needs of our society. Whether it is secure, well-paid, and meaningful jobs or a sustainable relationship with the natural environment that we depend on, our society is not delivering the results people need and deserve.One key cause for this intolerable state ... Leer más

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Capitalism as a system has spawned deepening economic crisis alongside its bought-and-paid-for political establishment. Neither serves the needs of our society. Whether it is secure, well-paid, and meaningful jobs or a sustainable relationship with the natural environment that we depend on, our society is not delivering the results people need and deserve.One key cause for this intolerable state
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This Is the Plan

How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy

de Ben Wikler ...

Narrado por Ben Wikler ...

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9 hora 32 minutos

"Ben Wikler is one of the most strategic and respected leaders of his generation. If we do what this book says, we will win." ―Nancy PelosiFrom one of the most successful Democratic strategists of the last decade, a revelatory account of what you―yes, you**―can do to defeat Trumpism.**This Is the Plan is a hope-unleashing answer for anyone who has looked at the wreckage of American politics and ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

"Ben Wikler is one of the most strategic and respected leaders of his generation. If we do what this book says, we will win." ―Nancy PelosiFrom one of the most successful Democratic strategists of the last decade, a revelatory account of what you―yes, you**―can do to defeat Trumpism.**This Is the Plan is a hope-unleashing answer for anyone who has looked at the wreckage of American politics and
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Rage and the Republic

The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution

de Jonathan Turley ...

Narrado por Jonathan Turley ...

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15 hora 50 minutos

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROn the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, law professor, legal analyst, and bestselling author of The Indispensable Right Jonathan Turley explores how the unique origins of American democracy set it apart from other revolutions, whether it can survive and thrive in the 21st century, and how the unfinished story of the revolution will play out in ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROn the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, law professor, legal analyst, and bestselling author of The Indispensable Right Jonathan Turley explores how the unique origins of American democracy set it apart from other revolutions, whether it can survive and thrive in the 21st century, and how the unfinished story of the revolution will play out in
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Why Nothing Works

Who Killed Progress—and How to Bring It Back

de Marc J. Dunkelman ...

Narrado por David de Vries ...

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13 hora 32 minutos

**A provocative exploration of the forces that keep us from getting things done, and how we can restore confidence in government“Dunkelman summarizes the history perfectly.” —David Brooks, The New York TimesNamed a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times • The Economist**America was once a country that did big things. But today, even while facing a host of pressing challenges—a housing shortage, ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

**A provocative exploration of the forces that keep us from getting things done, and how we can restore confidence in government“Dunkelman summarizes the history perfectly.” —David Brooks, The New York TimesNamed a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times • The Economist**America was once a country that did big things. But today, even while facing a host of pressing challenges—a housing shortage,
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Our Own Worst Enemy

The Assault from within on Modern Democracy

de Tom Nichols ...

Narrado por Tom Nichols ...

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7 hora 30 minutos

Over the past three decades, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have increasingly embraced illiberal politicians and platforms. Democracy is in trouble—but who is really to blame?In Our Own Worst Enemy, Tom Nichols challenges the current depictions of the rise of illiberal and anti-democratic movements in the United States and elsewhere as the result ... Leer más

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Over the past three decades, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have increasingly embraced illiberal politicians and platforms. Democracy is in trouble—but who is really to blame?In Our Own Worst Enemy, Tom Nichols challenges the current depictions of the rise of illiberal and anti-democratic movements in the United States and elsewhere as the result
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Liberalism and Its Discontents

de Francis Fukuyama ...

Narrado por Christopher Ragland ...

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5 hora 13 minutos

An audiobook about the challenges to liberalism from the right and the left by the bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order.Classical liberalism is in a state of crisis. Developed in the wake of Europe’s wars over religion and nationalism, liberalism is a system for governing diverse societies, which is grounded in fundamental principles of equality and the rule of law. It emphasizes ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

An audiobook about the challenges to liberalism from the right and the left by the bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order.Classical liberalism is in a state of crisis. Developed in the wake of Europe’s wars over religion and nationalism, liberalism is a system for governing diverse societies, which is grounded in fundamental principles of equality and the rule of law. It emphasizes
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How to Stop Fascism

History, Ideology, Resistance

de Paul Mason ...

Narrado por Paul Mason ...

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11 hora 5 minutos

Brought to you by Penguin.The far right is on the rise across the world. From Modi's India to Bolsonaro's Brazil and Erdogan's Turkey, fascism is not a horror that we have left in the past; it is a recurring nightmare that is happening again - and we need to find a better way to fight it.In How to Stop Fascism, Paul Mason offers a radical, hopeful blueprint for resisting and defeating the new far ... Leer más

$17.45 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.The far right is on the rise across the world. From Modi's India to Bolsonaro's Brazil and Erdogan's Turkey, fascism is not a horror that we have left in the past; it is a recurring nightmare that is happening again - and we need to find a better way to fight it.In How to Stop Fascism, Paul Mason offers a radical, hopeful blueprint for resisting and defeating the new far
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Invisible Rulers

The People Who Turn Lies into Reality

de Renée DiResta ...

Narrado por Anna Caputo ...

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15 hora

**An eye-opening look at the small communities of propagandists revolutionizing politics, culture, and society.“Essential and riveting reading.” —Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation**Invisible Rulers is about a profound transformation in power and influence that is altering our politics, our government, and even our relationships with friends and neighbors. Today, online propagandists ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

**An eye-opening look at the small communities of propagandists revolutionizing politics, culture, and society.“Essential and riveting reading.” —Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation**Invisible Rulers is about a profound transformation in power and influence that is altering our politics, our government, and even our relationships with friends and neighbors. Today, online propagandists
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The Myth of Left and Right

How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America

de Hyrum Lewis, Verlan Lewis ...

Narrado por Hyrum Lewis ...

Series series Studies in Postwar American Political
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4 hora 23 minutos

A groundbreaking argument that the political spectrum today is inadequate to twenty-first-century America and a major source of the confusion and hostility that characterize contemporary political discourse.As American politics descends into a battle of anger and hostility between two groups called "left" and "right," people increasingly ask: What is the essential difference between these two ... Leer más

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A groundbreaking argument that the political spectrum today is inadequate to twenty-first-century America and a major source of the confusion and hostility that characterize contemporary political discourse.As American politics descends into a battle of anger and hostility between two groups called "left" and "right," people increasingly ask: What is the essential difference between these two
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Become America

Civic Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy

de Eric Liu ...

Narrado por Eric Liu ...

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10 hora 28 minutos

What does it mean to be an engaged American in today's divided political landscape, and how do we restore hope in our country? In a collection of "civic sermons" delivered at gatherings around the nation, popular advocate for active citizenship Eric Liu takes on these thorny questions and provides inspiration and solace in a time of anger, fear, and dismay over the state of the Union.Here are 19 ... Leer más

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What does it mean to be an engaged American in today's divided political landscape, and how do we restore hope in our country? In a collection of "civic sermons" delivered at gatherings around the nation, popular advocate for active citizenship Eric Liu takes on these thorny questions and provides inspiration and solace in a time of anger, fear, and dismay over the state of the Union.Here are 19
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Weimar America

A Warning for a Decadent Democracy

de Rod Dreher ...

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9 hora

A prophetic and bestselling conservative writer warns of the looming totalitarian threat from the radical right as well as the woke left.Antisemitism, which today pervades the woke left and has spread to the radicalized right, is one historical symptom of a society at risk of falling under totalitarianism. In this prophetic cri de coeur, Rod Dreher warns complacent Americans that we have entered a ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

PEDIDO ANTICIPADO

A prophetic and bestselling conservative writer warns of the looming totalitarian threat from the radical right as well as the woke left.Antisemitism, which today pervades the woke left and has spread to the radicalized right, is one historical symptom of a society at risk of falling under totalitarianism. In this prophetic cri de coeur, Rod Dreher warns complacent Americans that we have entered a
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The People and the Ballot

A History of American Party Politics

de Joshua Kaplan ...

Narrado por Joshua Kaplan ...

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7 hora 14 minutos

The study of political parties gets straight to the heart of American politics. The story of political parties is about how we get along with one another. Political parties grew outside the Constitution and the more formal framework of government. No one planned or even wanted them. Parties developed as a response to the dream of a unified government. While parties have taken the country to the ... Leer más

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The study of political parties gets straight to the heart of American politics. The story of political parties is about how we get along with one another. Political parties grew outside the Constitution and the more formal framework of government. No one planned or even wanted them. Parties developed as a response to the dream of a unified government. While parties have taken the country to the
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Exceptional History, An: The Birth of American Democracy

de Jeffrey B. Webb, Ph.D. ...

Narrado por Jeffrey B. Webb, Ph.D. ...

Series series Learn25: History
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6 hora 14 minutos

This brilliant course celebrates the American experiment to test a revolutionary form of government. Today, democracy remains at the core of our nation’s political, social, and economic organization. Now, you can explore its miraculous and fragile origins in the colonial and revolutionary eras (1607–1790).In 15 erudite lectures, celebrated history professor and author Jeffrey B. Webb gets you to ... Leer más

$17.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This brilliant course celebrates the American experiment to test a revolutionary form of government. Today, democracy remains at the core of our nation’s political, social, and economic organization. Now, you can explore its miraculous and fragile origins in the colonial and revolutionary eras (1607–1790).In 15 erudite lectures, celebrated history professor and author Jeffrey B. Webb gets you to
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