Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 36,76 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1426320922
Beginning with a thematic section covering topics from early America to civil rights, population, and the new millennium, the United States Encyclopedia then delves into essays on each state and the U.S. territories. Also included: U.S. facts and figures, a listing of the presidents, and overviews of important historical American documents.
Author : Richard J. Samuels
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1009 pages
File Size : 50,73 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0761929274
Covers the origin, development, and results of all major national security policies over the last seven decades. A thoroughly interdisciplinary work, the encyclopedia views national security from a historical, economic, political, and technological perspective.
Author : Larry Sabato
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 38,53 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1438109946
Presents a complete reference guide to American political parties and elections, including an A-Z listing of presidential elections with terms, people and events involved in the process.
Author : Donald C. Bacon
Publisher :
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 23,11 MB
Release : 1995
Category :
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Author : James S. Pula
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 24,44 MB
Release : 2010-12-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0786462221
At least nine million Americans trace their roots to Poland, and Polish Americans have contributed greatly to American history and society. During the largest period of immigration to the United States, between 1870 and 1920, more Poles came to the United States than any other national group except Italians. Additional large-scale Polish migration occurred in the wake of World War II and during the period of Solidarity's rise to prominence. This encyclopedia features three types of entries: thematic essays, topical entries, and biographical profiles. The essays synthesize existing work to provide interpretations of, and insight into, important aspects of the Polish American experience. The topical entries discuss in detail specific places, events or organizations such as the Polish National Alliance, Polish American Saturday Schools, and the Latimer Massacre, among others. The biographical entries identify Polish Americans who have made significant contributions at the regional or national level either to the history and culture of the United States, or to the development of American Polonia.
Author : Gwendolyn Mink
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 918 pages
File Size : 22,58 MB
Release : 2004-11-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1576076083
The first interdisciplinary reference to cover the socioeconomic and political history, the movements, and the changing face of poverty in the United States. Poverty in the United States: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, and Policy follows the history of poverty in the United States with an emphasis on the 20th century, and examines the evolvement of public policy and the impact of critical movements in social welfare such as the New Deal, the War on Poverty, and, more recently, the "end of welfare as we know it." Encompassing the contributions of hundreds of experts, including historians, sociologists, and political scientists, this resource provides a much broader level of information than previous, highly selective works. With approximately 300 alphabetically-organized topics, it covers topics and issues ranging from affirmative action to the Bracero Program, the Great Depression, and living wage campaigns to domestic abuse and unemployment. Other entries describe and analyze the definitions and explanations of poverty, the relationship of the welfare state to poverty, and the political responses by the poor, middle-class professionals, and the policy elite.
Author : DK
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,58 MB
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1465483675
Uncover the key moments that shaped American history in this extensive history encyclopedia for children. Get the background on the Battle of Yorktown and discover what started the American Revolution. Learn the legends of the Wild West. Relive the atmosphere of the "Roaring Twenties." Covering everything from the cultures of the first Native Americans right up to the events of the present day, American History: A Visual Encyclopedia is the ultimate reference tool for exploring the history of one of the most remarkable nations in the world. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, American History: A Visual Encyclopedia gives detailed historical information and brings it to life with more than 750 photographs and paintings, plus extensive maps, charts, and state-specific information. Each double-page spread focuses on one aspect of the nation's history, be it the Civil War or civil rights, the Great Depression or the Moon landing. Complete texts of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are included in the book for easy reference for classroom work or reports. Perfect as both an irreplaceable homework help and a fascinating read, American History: A Visual Encyclopedia showcases the incredible journey the United States of America has made to become a major 21st century power.
Author : James J. F. Forest
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 10,25 MB
Release : 2002-06-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 1576078965
Surveys the changing landscape of American higher education, from academic freedom to virtual universities, from campus crime to Pell Grants, from the Student Privacy Act to student diversity. In the years following World War II, college and university enrollment doubled, students revolted, faculty unionized, and community colleges evolved. Tuition and technology soared, as did the number of first-generation, minority, and women students. These changes radically transformed the American system of postsecondary education. Today, that system is in trouble. Its aging professoriate prepares for retirement, but low academic salaries can no longer attract the best minds to replace them. A flood of corporate dollars funds commercial research, but money for basic research—the seedbed of American scientific preeminence—has dried up. Colleges and universities also face heated competition with for-profit education providers for students, faculty, and external financial support, along with the costs of providing remedial education to growing numbers of students who are unprepared for postsecondary education. Higher Education in the United States provides a comprehensive analysis of these issues and others that scholars and practitioners of higher education study, discuss, and grapple with on a daily basis.
Author : Bruce Frohnen
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 1355 pages
File Size : 14,91 MB
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1497651573
“A must-own title.” —National Review Online American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia is the first comprehensive reference volume to cover what is surely the most influential political and intellectual movement of the past half century. More than fifteen years in the making—and more than half a million words in length—this informative and entertaining encyclopedia contains substantive entries on those persons, events, organizations, and concepts of major importance to postwar American conservatism. Its contributors include iconic patriarchs of the conservative and libertarian movements, celebrated scholars, well-known authors, and influential movement activists and leaders. Ranging from “abortion” to “Zoll, Donald Atwell,” and written from viewpoints as various as those which have informed the postwar conservative movement itself, the encyclopedia’s more than 600 entries will orient readers of all kinds to the people and ideas that have given shape to contemporary American conservatism. This long-awaited volume is not to be missed.
Author : Vicki Ruíz
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 16,81 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
A comprehensive, historical encyclopedia that covers the full range of Latina economic, political, and cultural life in the United States.
