Skip to main content

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Artículos no disponibles para compra.
Por favor revisa tu carrito. Puedes eliminar los artículos no disponibles ahora o los eliminaremos nosotros automáticamente al momento de pagar.
artículosartículo
artículosartículo

Recomendado para ti

Loading...
  • Staking Claims to a Continent

    John A. Macdonald, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and the Making of North America

    de James Laxer ...
    Staking Claims to a Continent is a highly readable examination of how Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln, and Sir John A. Macdonald took part in a daring game of nation building that has impacted the global order to the present day.Three political leaders presided over the reshaping of the North American continent during the fiery 1860s. Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln were both born in Kentucky ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A House Divided

    Watching America's Descent into Civil Conflict

    de James Laxer ...
    In this Anansi Digital Publication, James Laxer analyzes the descent of the United States into civil conflict. At a time when American society is roiled by deep divisions over immigration, guns, the role of the state, and the economic crisis, Laxer makes the case that serious conflict is likely to be generated from the right of the American political spectrum, from the forces he refers to as "Old ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Empire

    Series Libro 2 - Groundwork Guides
    A fascinating look at empires and imperialism, and the new kind of empire the United States has become. An excellent introduction for young adults.The United States presides over the most far-flung imperial system ever established. Empire compares the American Empire to those of the past, finding that much can be learned from the fates of the British, Roman, Chinese, Incan, and Aztec empires.James ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Oil: A Groundwork Guide

    A Groundwork Guide

    Series Libro 5 - Groundwork Guides
    "[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail Oil, our main source of energy, underlies the world's economy. In the twentieth century its availability and relatively low price allowed for the industrial growth and ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Travels Through the Golden State

    A California Diary

    de James Laxer ...
    In this Anansi Digital Publication, James Laxer takes the pulse of America from the vantage point of Southern California at a time when the United States is riven with debates about immigration, guns, and how to tackle the economic crisis.From his perch in a little cottage in wealthy La Jolla on the outskirts of San Diego, Laxer talked to local people in the winter of 2013 on the streets, in cafes ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • California Dry

    Diary During the Great Drought

    de James Laxer ...
    In this digital publication, James Laxer writes a diary of the time he spent in California in the winter of 2014 during the great drought.  In Los Angeles and the vicinity of Palm Springs, Laxer looks at the golden state at a time when its way of life is facing an existential threat as a consequence of the worst drought in the history of the state.  To Laxer, Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, ... Leer más

    $2.18 USD

  • Democracy

    Series Libro 9 - Groundwork Guides
    An investigation of the origins of democracy in a range of countries and societies, from ancient Greece to modern times, and the threats that democracy is under today. An excellent introduction to democracy for young adults.In this eye-opening work, political scientist and award-winning author James Laxer warns readers that our common assumptions about democracy — that it is a natural progression ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The NDP Needs a Radical Makeover

    de James Laxer ...
    The purpose of this writing is to shake up the NDP in a time of turbulent transformation. In truth, in many parts of the country, and that certainly includes Ontario, even politically active millennials don’t have a clear idea of what distinguishes the NDP from the other political parties. That is a flashing warning sign.Can the NDP be overhauled from bottom to top to make it the voice of a new ... Leer más

    Gratis

La gente que leyó estos también disfrutó

  • Playing with Fire

    The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics

    **The New York Times bestseller!"A thriller-like, propulsive tour through 1968, told by a man who is in love with American politics and who knows how all the dots connect. Brilliant and totally engrossing."-Rachel Maddow"Delightful...brings to life the most fascinating election of modern times."-Walter IsaacsonFrom the celebrated host of MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, an ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Nations Apart

    How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America

    de Colin Woodard ...
    **"A world-class intellectual. . . . [Colin Woodard’s] research can help Americans rediscover their common identity in spite of all the attempts to divide them." —Garry Kasparov"A powerful paradigm for understanding the defining hot button issues of contemporary America and the action we can take to bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic." —The Next Big Idea Club“A lucid exercise in ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Three Roads to Gettysburg

    Meade, Lee, Lincoln, and the Battle That Changed the War, the Speech That Changed the Nation

    de Tim McGrath ...
    An epic, revelatory account of the Battle of Gettysburg, where George Meade, Lincoln's unexpected choice to lead the Union army, defeated Robert E. Lee and changed the course of the Civil War, from the award-winning author of James Monroe: A LifeBy mid-1863, the Civil War, with Northern victories in the West and Southern triumphs in the East, seemed unwinnable for Abraham Lincoln. Robert E. Lee’s ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • The Land Trap

    A New History of the World's Oldest Asset

    de Mike Bird ...
    How the world’s oldest asset secretly shapes our modern economyIn The Land Trap, Mike Bird—Wall Street editor at The Economist—reveals how this ancient asset still exerts outsize influence over the modern world. From the speculative land grabs of colonial America to China's real estate crisis today, Bird shows how fortunes are built—and destroyed—on the bedrock of land.Tracing three centuries of ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD