Historical Dictionary Of The Old South

Author : William L. Richter
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810879157

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Historical Dictionary of the Old South by William L. Richter Pdf

Historical Dictionary of the Old South, Second Edition covers the history of the Old South through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The cross-referenced dictionary section has over 600 cross referenced dictionary entries on politics, culture, and the economy of the Old South. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Old South.

Author : Christopher Saunders,Peter Limb
Publisher : Historical Dictionaries of Afr
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1538130254

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Historical Dictionary of South Africa by Christopher Saunders,Peter Limb Pdf

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of South Africa contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Author : William L. Richter
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0810870002

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The A to Z of the Old South by William L. Richter Pdf

Being considerably different from other regions of the country, most notably regarding its fervent practice of slavery, the land south of the Mason-Dixon line, because of slavery, enjoyed an exceptional prominence in politics, and after the invention of the cotton gin, a high degree of prosperity. However, also because of slavery, it was alienated from the rest of the nation, attempted to secede from the union, and was forced back in only after it lost the Civil War. Numerous cross-referenced entries on prominent individuals, including Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Robert E. Lee, and Abraham Lincoln, as well as others on policies of the time that have since slipped into oblivion are all covered in this book. Economic, social and religious backgrounds trace the seemingly inevitable path to secession, war, and defeat. This reference also includes an introductory essay, a chronology, and a bibliography of the epoch.

Author : Edgar Tristram Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Southern States
ISBN : OCLC:49970846

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Civilization of the Old South by Edgar Tristram Thompson Pdf

Author : Scott Rosenberg,Richard F. Weisfelder
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810879829

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Historical Dictionary of Lesotho by Scott Rosenberg,Richard F. Weisfelder Pdf

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Lesotho covers the full scope of Lesotho’s ancient, colonial, and independence eras. It gives greater emphasis to the more recent period and brings the book fully up-to-date. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on civil society, key events, leaders, governmental, international, religious, and other private organizations, policies, political movements and parties, economic elements, and many other areas that have shaped the country’s trajectory. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Lesotho.

Author : Robert D. Burrowes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Yemen (Republic)
ISBN : 9780810855281

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Historical Dictionary of Yemen by Robert D. Burrowes Pdf

A small and extremely poor Islamic country, Yemen is located on the edge of the Arab world in the southernmost corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It was the product of the unification of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in May 1990. The location of the two Yemens on the world's busiest sea-lane at the southern end of the Red Sea where Asia almost meets Africa gave them strategic significance from the start of the age of imperialism through the Cold War. More vital today is the fact that Yemen shares a long border with oil-rich Saudi Arabia and is a key to efforts both to spread and to end global revolutionary Islam and its use of terror. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Yemen has been thoroughly updated and greatly expanded. Through its list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 800 cross-referenced dictionary entries, greater attention has been given to foreign affairs, economic institutions and policies, social issues, religion, and politics.

Author : Kenneth J. Panton
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 783 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538124208

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Historical Dictionary of the United States by Kenneth J. Panton Pdf

Historical Dictionary of the United States contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Author : Leonard C. Schlup,James Gilbert Ryan
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic reference sources
ISBN : 0765621061

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Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age by Leonard C. Schlup,James Gilbert Ryan Pdf

Covers all the people, events, movements, subjects, court cases, inventions, and more that defined the Gilded Age.

Author : Debra J. Allen
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780810878952

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Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession by Debra J. Allen Pdf

Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession covers the period from 1776, when the nation declared its independence from Great Britain, through 1861, when the Civil War presented the biggest challenge to the continuation of the “republican experiment.” Probably the most common misconception about the diplomatic history of this period is that American leaders tried to stay isolated from world events, when in fact the early United States was part of “one grand, interwoven tapestry” of nations. The Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Revolution to Secession relates the events of this crucial period in American history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on key persons, places, events, institutions, and organizations. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about American diplomacy.

Author : Richard Buel Jr.,Jeffers Lennox
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442262997

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Historical Dictionary of the Early American Republic by Richard Buel Jr.,Jeffers Lennox Pdf

The drafting and ratification of the federal constitution between 1787 and 1788 capped almost 30 years of revolutionary turmoil and warfare. The supporters of the new constitution, known at the time as Federalists, looked to the new national government to secure the achievements of the Revolution. But they shared the same doubts that the Anti-federalists had voiced about whether the republican form of government could be made to work on a continental scale. Nor was it a foregone conclusion that the new government would succeed in overcoming parochial interests to weld the separate states into a single nation. During the next four decades the institutions and precedents governing the behavior of the national government took shape, many of which are still operative today. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Early American Republic contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about American history.

Author : David Owusu-Ansah
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810875005

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Historical Dictionary of Ghana by David Owusu-Ansah Pdf

Ghana, the former British colony of the Gold Coast, is historically known for being the first country to the south of the Sahara to attain political independence from colonial rule. It is known for its exports of cocoa and a variety of minerals, especially gold, and it is now an oil exporting country. But Ghana’s importance to the African continent is not only seen in its natural resources or its potential to expand its agricultural output. Rather the nation’s political history of nationalism, the history of military engagement in politics, record of economic depression and the ability to rise from the ashes of political and economic decay is the most unique character of the country. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Ghana covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Ghana.

Author : Vitali Silitski,Jan Zaprudnik
Publisher : Historical Dictionaries of Eur
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015074240329

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Historical Dictionary of Belarus by Vitali Silitski,Jan Zaprudnik Pdf

The political map of Eastern Europe changed dramatically in December 1991 when the leaders of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine huddled together in a Bielavie'a Forest retreat and decided to dissolve the 15 union republics, which composed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). One of those republics was the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR). A United Nations member since 1945, Belarus has a rich cultural heritage that is seen as a promising base for the development of a solid national identity and for real independence. It is this cultural heritage and sense of history that nourish the ongoing efforts of the nationalist minority, as well as the larger democratic opposition, to resist the regime of President Alaksandr Luka'enka who is bent on restoring ties to Russia. Thus Belarus, with its burdens of the past and potential for the future, finds itself in a struggle that will affect not only its own destiny, but also the international structure of Eastern Europe. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Belarus--through its chronology, introductory essays, appendixes, map, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects--traces Belarus' history and provides a compass for the direction the country is heading.

Author : David H. Shinn,Thomas P. Ofcansky
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810874572

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Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia by David H. Shinn,Thomas P. Ofcansky Pdf

The Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia, Second Edition covers the history of Ethiopia through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has several hundred cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Ethiopia.

Author : Leo Schelbert
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 1236 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0810864479

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Historical Dictionary of Switzerland by Leo Schelbert Pdf

Switzerland's exceptional scenic beauty of valleys, lakes, and mountains, its central location on international trade routes, and its world famous banking system are just a few elements that have contributed to its rise in the global market. This relatively small nation is actively engaged in the maintenance of peace among nations and at the forefront of technological research. Consisting of twenty-six member states, called cantons, the history of the Swiss Confederation is as rich and varied as its culture and people. The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland features the nation's multicultural and democratic traditions and institutions, its complex history, and its people's involvement in past and present world affairs. This is done through a list of abbreviations and acronyms, a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, maps, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions, as well as significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. This informative, concise, and accurate reference corrects the numerous false impressions of this important country.

Author : William L. Richter
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810879591

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Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction by William L. Richter Pdf

The second edition of this highly readable, one-volume Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction looks to place the war in its historical context. The more than 800 entries, encompassing the years 1844-1877, cover the significant events, persons, politics, and economic and social themes of the Civil War and Reconstruction. An extensive chronology, introductory essay, and comprehensive bibliography supplement the cross-referenced dictionary entries to guide the reader through the military and non-military actions of one of the most pivotal events in American history. The dictionary concludes with a selection of primary documents. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Civil War and Reconstruction.