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Women and Authorship in Revolutionary America


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2005 | 172 Pages | ISBN: 0754653382 | EPUB | 1 MB
In distinct contrast to earlier studies on early US women’s authorship, this book argues that women writers in Revolutionary America viewed civic participation as a key component of the social role of authorship, and that they used authorship as a means to contribute publicly to the evolving creation of the new nation’s political and social identities.Angela Vietto here analyzes poetry, letters, religious texts, essays and plays by early American writers Mercy Otis Warren, Sarah Osborn and Susanna Anthony, Hannah Adams, Eunice Smith, Jenny Fenno, Sarah Pogson Smith, Judith Sargent Murray and Hannah Griffitts, among others.

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Moyers on America A Journalist and His Times


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English | 2005 | ISBN: 1400095360 | EPUB | pages: 256 | 0.2 mb
During the fifty years he has been variously a reporter, a political spokesperson, and a broadcaster, Bill Moyers has demonstrated a deep commitment to understanding the workings of our government and the role of the individual in society. His essays and commentaries, such as the recent "Shivers Down the Spine," "A Time for Anger," and "Journalism Under Fire," are argued over and passed along as soon as they appear in print or on the Internet. Identifying what he sees as a political system increasingly at the mercy of a corporate ruling class, he urges a reengagement with the spirit of community that makes the work of democracy possible. Not only a trenchant critique of what is wrong, Moyers on Americais also a call to arms for the progressive promise of the people of America, in whom his faith is strong.

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Citizenship in America and Europe Beyond the Nation-State


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English | 2009 | pages: 276 | ISBN: 0844743100 | PDF | 0,8 mb
Traditional notions of citizenship are linked to the idea of the democratic nation-state, a sovereign entity capable of defending itself against foreign and domestic enemies. But these notions have become increasingly problematic as the very concept of the nation-state is challenged, not only by ethnic and religious conflicts, but also by increased global mobility and the political integration of nation-states into international organizations-most prominently, the European Union. Will the concept of citizenship as we know it survive the decline of the nation-state?

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1990s to 2010 (Hispanic America)


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English | 2010 | pages: 84 | ISBN: 0761441808 | PDF | 6,6 mb
Discusses the growth of the Hispanic population, addresses immigration issues, and predicts demographic changes.

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Politics in America A Guide to the Two-Party System


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English | 2021 | ISBN: 1638715092 | EPUB | pages: 124 | 0.1 mb
This book is designed to enlighten novice and undecided voters about politics in America. To start with, it describes the types of people who make up the two major political parties. Liberal to conservative democrats and libertarians to social conservatives are covered . Next, it discusses the parties’ respective histories, ranging from 1800 to the present day. Then it explains the ideologies of each, from social issues to economics to the environment. This is followed by a summary of various landmark Congressional legislation. Next, it provides terse commentary on issue relevant to a given election, from taxes to abortion to national security. Lastly, it summarizes concept every voter should understand before casting their ballot on Election Day.

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Obama’s Radical Transformation of America Year One The Survival of Socialism in a Post-Soviet Era


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English | 2010 | ISBN: 1594034753 | EPUB | pages: 48 | 0.2 mb
In only one year, Obama has saddled Americans with a skyrocketing deficit that will leave future generations deeply in debt; a health-care plan that prescribes a cure worse than the illness; catastrophically expensive environmental schemes; and a foreign policy that appeases enemies and punishes friends.

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How Obama is Transforming America Through Immigration


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English | 2010 | ISBN: 1594034885 | EPUB | pages: 48 | 0.2 mb
President Obama and his allies have made no secret about their immigration goals: easy amnesty, loose enforcement, and ever-higher levels of legal immigration. One prominent labor leader has boasted that continued mass immigration "will solidify and expand the progressive coalition for the future."

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