Key Issues in the American Saga:the Quest for FreedomLulu.com, 2005 - 232 páginas Peter Hitchen's award winning dissertation and 8 other articles skillfully examine many of the principal issues concerning the American quest for freedom in dialectical response to its own institutions.The dissertation offers a fascinating insight into the forces that shaped post-emancipation race issues within the United States of America and the old British Empire. Whilst essay topics include the War of Independence, Indian allotment, African Americans, the Civil War, Vietnam and Civil Rights. Of value for the student and equally of interest to those looking for surveys to many important facets of US history from the 18th to the 20th century. **Spend $25 - $100 AND GET FREE POSTAGE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD** |
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Acknowledgements | 4 |
The Economic Situation | 13 |
Land Monopoly | 29 |
Violence the Underpinning of Control | 63 |
Conclusion | 79 |
Essays in United States History | 89 |
The refusal and subsequent acceptance of Black enlistment during the Civil | 105 |
How effective was the Dawes Act in forcing Indian assimilation? | 121 |
A critical assessment of the forces that created the Black urban ghetto | 135 |
What was the American contribution to victory in the 1st World War | 155 |
How and why the United States become involved in the Vietnam War | 169 |
The principal causes of a change in attitude of Black society towards | 187 |
The principle causes of change in Negro domestic fortunes 19601980 | 207 |
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