stanford university press jun 1961 (4 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One difficulty in writing a balanced history of the American Revolution arises in part from its success as a creator of our nation and our nationalistic sentiment. Unlike the Civil War, unlike the French Revolution, the American Revolution produced no lingering social trauma in the United States-it is a historic event widely applauded by Americans today as both necessary and desirable. But one consequence of this happy unanimity is that the chief losers of the War of Independence-the American Loyalists-have fared badly at the hands of historians. This explains, in part, why the account of the Revolution recorded by self-professed Loyalist and Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, Peter Oliver, has heretofore been so routinely overlooked.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This series of essays offers the general reader a wonderful insight into the life and habits of several of the dwellers of the desert of the southwestern part of the United States and northwestern Mexico.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Soustelle's great book about the Aztecs . . . takes us deep into the life of this great society. . . . Soustelle has the rare quality of entering into the minds of those he is studying and seeing things from their point of view. . . . (His) book is one of the best ever written about the Aztecs, his portrait of their society is a triumph of scholarship, understanding, and literary skill.'--The Times Literary Supplement'Probably the best general summary available of Aztec culture, both for the general reader and for the student.'--Hipanic American Historical Review.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'All students of Japanese history will welcome the completion of this history.These volumes, with the author's earlier works, provide the standard and point of departure for future work in Japanese history.' -The American Historical Review.