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  • The Liberal Tradition in America

    The Classic on the Causes and Effects of Liberal Thought in the U.S.

    de Louis Hartz ...
    This "brilliantly written" look at the original meaning of the liberal philosophy has become a classic of political science ( American Historical Review).Winner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation AwardAs the word "liberal" has been misused and its meaning diluted in recent decades, this study of American political thought since the Revolution is a valuable look at the "liberal tradition" that has ... Leer más

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  • The Founding of New Societies

    Studies in the History of the United States, Latin America, South Africa, Canada, and Australia

    The pioneering political scientist presents his "fragment theory" of class, culture and ideology in post-colonial societies around the world.In his groundbreaking work, The Liberal Tradition in America, Louis Hartz demonstrated that beneath America's history of political conflict was an enduring consensus around Lockean liberal principles. In The Founding of New Societies, Hartz continues his ... Leer más

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  • The Necessity of Choice

    Nineteenth Century Political Thought

    Edición de Louis Hartz ...
    Louis Hartz is best known for his classic study, The Liberal Tradition in America. At Harvard University, his lecture course on nineteenth-century politics and ideologies was memorable. Through the editorial hand of Paul Roazen, we can now share the experience of Hartz's considerable contributions to the theory of politics.At the root of Hartz's work is the belief that revolution is not produced ... Leer más

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    The Forgotten History & Principles of the Declaration of Independence

    A historian's "revealing and much-needed retelling of the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the events that led up to it" (William D. Watkins, author of The New Absolutes).Tying American history to our current political climate, The Founders' Revolution is designed to help readers understand the principles embedded in the Declaration of Independence. The book unpacks the intent of the ... Leer más

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  • Washington

    The Indispensable Man

    This "perceptive" and "satisfying" biography of George Washington by an award-winning historian "deserves a place on every American's bookshelf" ( The New York Times Book Review).James Thomas Flexner's masterful four-volume biography of America's first president, which received a special Pulitzer Prize citation and a National Book Award for its concluding installment, is the definitive chronicle ... Leer más

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  • Slavery and Public History

    The Tough Stuff of American Memory

    "A fascinating collection of essays" by eminent historians exploring how we teach, remember, and confront the history and legacy of American slavery ( Booklist Online).In recent years, the culture wars have called into question the way America's history of slavery is depicted in books, films, television programs, historical sites, and museums. In the first attempt to examine the historiography of ... Leer más

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  • King Arthur's Wars

    The Anglo-Saxon Conquest of England

    de Jim Storr ...
    The story of an era shrouded in mystery, and the gradual changing of a nation's cultural identity.We speak English today, because the Anglo-Saxons took over most of post-Roman Britain. How did that happen? There is little evidence: not much archaeology, and even less written history. There is, however, a huge amount of speculation. King Arthur's Wars brings an entirely new approach to the subject ... Leer más

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  • Proof

    The Science of Booze

    de Adam Rogers ...
    A New York Times bestseller, science journalist Adam Rogers's Proof is a spirited narrative on the fascinating art and science of alcohol, sure to inspire cocktail party chats on making booze, tasting it, and its effects on our bodies and brains, from "one of the best science writers around" ( National Geographic).Winner of Gourmand Award for Best Spirits BookAn IACP Cookbook Awards WinnerFinalist ... Leer más

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  • Zeno and the Tortoise

    How to Think Like a Philosopher

    From the author of The Latest Answers to the Oldest Questions, a philosophical guide that's "great for sounding cleverer than you really are" ( Men's Health).For those who don't know the difference between Lucretius's spear and Hume's fork , Zeno and the Tortoise explains not just who each philosopher was and what he thought, but exactly how he came to think in the way he did.In a witty and ... Leer más

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  • The Wrong Enemy

    America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014

    de Carlotta Gall ...
    A journalist with deep knowledge of the region provides "an enthralling and largely firsthand account of the war in Afghanistan" ( Financial Times).Few reporters know as much about Afghanistan as Carlotta Gall. She was there in the 1990s after the Russians were driven out. She witnessed the early flourishing of radical Islam, imported from abroad, which caused so much local suffering. She was ... Leer más

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  • The Cycles of American History

    A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian discusses "the Cold War, political parties, the presidency, and many broader philosophical issues [with] incisive wit" ( Library Journal).A celebrated historian, speechwriter, and adviser to President Kennedy, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. draws on decades of astute observation to construct a dialectic of American politics, or as Time magazine called it, a "recurring ... Leer más

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  • A People's History of the American Revolution

    How Common People Shaped the Fight for Independence

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    "The best single-volume history of the Revolution I have read." —Howard ZinnUpon its initial publication, Ray Raphael's magisterial A People's History of the American Revolution was hailed by NPR's Fresh Air as "relentlessly aggressive and unsentimental." With impeccable skill, Raphael presented a wide array of fascinating scholarship within a single volume, employing a bottom-up approach that has ... Leer más

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