Thomas F : 389 books
The Stronghold
How Republicans Captured Congress but Surrendered the White House
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Once the party of presidents, the GOP in recent elections has failed to pull together convincing national majorities. Republicans have lost four of the last six presidential races and lost the popular vote in five of the last six. In their lone victory, the party incumbent won—during wartime—by the...
Church and Estate
Religion and Wealth in Industrial-Era Philadelphia
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2013
In Church and Estate, Thomas Rzeznik examines the lives and religious commitments of the Philadelphia elite during the period of industrial prosperity that extended from the late nineteenth century through the 1920s. The book demonstrates how their religious beliefs informed their actions and shaped...
The Crusades Controversy
Setting the Record Straight
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2017
This short book, written by medieval historian Thomas Madden, offers a fresh perspective on the Crusades. He refutes the commonly held belief that the Crusades are the reason for the current tensions between Islam and the West and that Catholics are to blame for starting them in the first place. Closing...
Comparative Patent Remedies
A Legal and Economic Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
Nations throughout the world receive more patent applications, grant more patents, and entertain more patent infringement lawsuits than ever before. To understand the contemporary patent system, it is crucial to become familiar with how courts and other actors in different countries enable patent...
Moser
Legacy in Wood
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers has set the standard for fine woodworking and meticulously hand-crafted furniture for more than forty years. In this modern age of inexpensive mass production, Moser furniture stands out because every piece is hand-made by a master craftsman (or woman). Generally minimalist...
Katherine Anne Porter and Mexico
The Illusion of Eden
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
In 1920, an unknown journalist named Katherine Anne Porter first sojourned in Mexico. When she left her "familiar country" for the last time in 1931, she was the celebrated author of Flowering Judas and Other Stories and had accumulated a wealth of experiences and impressions that would inspire numerous...
North America
The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North...
Empires of Trust
How Rome Built--and America Is Building--a New World
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2008
An acclaimed historian offers an optimistic view of the future of the United States in the light of Roman history
Maybe the end of the American ascendancy is not upon us. Maybe the U.S. will continue to dominate the world for centuries. Now award-winning historian Thomas Madden delivers an...
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by Col. Thomas F. Berry
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack - 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities.
First published in 1914, these are the recollections of Colonel Thomas Berry, taken from his diary kept during service in the Confederate...
by Thomas F Remington
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2015
Highly regarded for its comprehensive coverage, up-to-date scholarship, and comparative framework, Politics in Russia is an authoritative overview of Russia's contemporary political system and its recent evolution.Area specialist Thomas Remington focuses on four areas of change in this text state...
The Politics of Institutional Choice
The Formation of the Russian State Duma
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2000
Events in Russia since the late 1980s have created a rare opportunity to watch the birth of democratic institutions close at hand. Here Steven Smith and Thomas Remington provide the first intensive, theoretically grounded examination of the early development of the State Duma, the lower house of the...
World of Faith and Freedom
Why International Religious Liberty Is Vital to American National Security
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2008
Virtually every trouble spot on the planet has some sort of religious component. One need only consider Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran, Israel and Palestine, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Russia, and China, to name but a few. Looming behind national issues, of course, is the problem of regional Islamist extremism...
by Thomas F. Kistner
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2000
Nelligans Legacy is a story of big time New Jersey politics and vicious treachery. The novel is written with such a firm grip on the way things really are in this hotbed of ambition and intrigue that it could only have been written by someone who has spent a great deal of time in those trenches. Tom...
Places That Count
Traditional Cultural Properties in Cultural Resource Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2003
Places That Count offers professionals within the field of cultural resource management (CRM) valuable practical advice on dealing with traditional cultural properties (TCPs). Responsible for coining the term to describe places of community-based cultural importance, Thomas King now revisits this...