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• Vol.
• 2. N-Z.

This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Hispanic American engagement in U.S. politics, from their increased visibility as governors and other lawmakers at the local, state, and federal levels to their growing importance as a voting constituency. * Features two dozen primary documents, including illuminating sources provided both in the original Spanish and in English translations * Contains approximately 300 encyclopedia entries * Gives special attention to the significant diversity of the Latino population in the United States, with a focus on growing communities of Central American and Dominican origin as well as groups of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban origin * Provides context in historical overview essays that focus specifically on Latino population in their roles as voters and citizens, candidates, and lawmakers in American life * Includes a chronology of events concerning the evolution of Latino American involvement in U.S. politics.
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• Di yi ce. Jiao pin wang lai = Volume I. Protocol and diplomatic exchanges
• di er ce. Tong shang mao yi = Volume II. Commerce and trade
• di san ce. Cai shui jin rong = Volume III. Taxation and finance
• di si ce. Lu kuang shi ye = Volume IV. Railways and mines
• di wu ce. Liu xue ban xiao = Volume V. Edution
• di liu ce. Guo ji hui yi = Volume VI. International conferences
• di qi ce. Qiao wu zhao gong = Volume VII. Chinese meigrants and recruitments
• di ba ce. Zeng he = Volume VIII. The consolidated.

• 第一冊. 交聘往來 = Volume I. Protocol and diplomatic exchanges
• 第二冊. 通商貿易 = Volume II. Commerce and trade
• 第三冊. 財稅金融 = Volume III. Taxation and finance
• 第四冊. 路礦實業 = Volume IV. Railways and mines
• 第五冊. 留學辦校 = Volume V. Edution
• 第六冊. 國際會議 = Volume VI. International conferences
• 第七冊. 僑務招工 = Volume VII. Chinese meigrants and recruitments
• 第八冊. 綜合 = Volume VIII. The consolidated.

本书收入中国第一历史档案馆所藏清代外务部档案中有关中美关系的全部档案.内容涉及外交,军事,文化,教育,商务,实业等各个方面.这套汇编档案是研究清代中美关系的珍贵史料,也是研究近代史及中外关系史必不可少的重要资料.

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This book emphasizes blacks' agency and achievements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, notably outcomes of the Civil Rights Movement. To consider the means or strategies that African Americans utilized in pursuing their aspirations and struggles for freedom and equality, readers can consult subjects delineating ideological, institutional, and organizational aspects of black priorities, with tactics of resistance or dissent, over time and place. The entries include but are not limited to Afro-American Culture; Anti-Apartheid Movement; Anti-lynching Campaign; Antislavery Movement; Black Power Movement; Constitution, US (1789); Conventions, National Negro; Desegregation; Durham Manifesto (1942); Feminism; Four Freedoms; Haitian Revolution; Jobs Campaigns; the March on Washington (1963); March on Washington Movement (MOWM); New Negro Movement; Niagara Movement; Pan-African Movement; Religion; Slavery; Violence, Racial; and the Voter Education Project. While providing an important reference and learning tool, this volume offers a critical perspective on the actions and legacies of ordinary and elite blacks and their non-black allies.
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At the dawn of the twentieth century the universal consensus was that the American Indian was about to "vanish." More than two centuries of devastating wars, forced migrations, confinement, starvation, and disease had cost untold Indian lives, and the Native population was at a historic low. Pressure for land and resources was intense. Advocates and reformers urged the government to "assimilate" Indians by breaking up their remaining land base and stamping out tribal cultures. Yet American Indians did not disappear. Rather, they have adapted and thrived, maintaining much of their cultures, languages, and identities. The Encyclopedia of the American Indian in the Twentieth Century provides a comprehensive overview of this dramatic process through profiles of key individuals, organizations, government policies, and events that have defined Native history since 1900. Providing one-stop alphabetical access to information not readily available in other sources, with extensive cross-references and suggestions for further reading, this authoritative reference work offers the clearest and most unified picture of the American Indian in the twentieth century.
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• Editor's Foreword, Jon Woronoff Preface Acronyms and Abbreviations Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Appendix A Presidents, Secretaries of State and National Security Advisors Appendix B Directors of Central Intelligence Appendix C Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Appendix D Major Ambassadorships Bibliography About the Author.
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This Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy during the Cold War offers readers a comprehensive, accessible survey of the principal actors and events involved in the making of United States foreign policy during a crucial period in the nation's history. The Cold War saw the United States acquire superpower status, and to be closely involved in events around the globe. Foreign policy became a central issue in domestic politics. The confrontations with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and its allies and satellites, and with the forces of international communism dominated U.S. interactions with the world throughout this period. This book covers this turbulent period through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on key persons, policies, events, institutions, and organizations, along with issues such as the division of Germany after World War II, the creation of the People's Republic of China, European economic recovery, communist movements in the third worlds, decolonization, the Vietnam War, and the nuclear arms race. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about U.S. diplomacy during the cold war.
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• Part I. Context of Irish American emigration: coming to America
• Part II. Political activity and economic life: business endeavors and involvement in American politics
• Part III. Cultural and religious life: people, institutions, and organizations
• Part IV. Arts and sciences, sports and popular culture: people and expressions of identity.

The Irish have had a significant impact on America across three centuries, helping to shape politics, law, labor, war, literature, journalism, entertainment, business, sports, and science. This encyclopedia explores why the Irish came to America, where they settled, and how their distinctive Irish-American identity was formed. Well-known Irish Americans are profiled, but the work also captures the essence of everyday life for Irish-Americans as they have assimilated, established communities, and interacted with other ethnic groups. The approximately 200 entries in this comprehensive, one-stop reference are organized into four themes: the context of Irish-American emigration; political and economic life; cultural and religious life; and literature, the arts, and popular culture. Each section offers a historical overview of the subject matter, and the work is enriched by a selection of primary documents.
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• List of Entries
• Editorial & Staff Pages
• Introduction
• Preface
• Common Abbreviations Used in This Work
• Topical Outline of Entries
• Directory of Contributors
• Index.
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements (OEPoL) provides a comprehensive source of information on the diverse historical and contemporary experiences of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Incorporating key material from the acclaimed four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States (OUP, 2005), this ground-breaking publication addresses the significant ways in which the Latino and Latina populations have shaped the political, legal, and social institutions of the United States, with new and updated scholarship on political movements and organizations, important legal cases, minority-rights laws, and immigration legislation. The two-volume OEPoL contains over 450 topical entries written by key academics, intellectuals, and scholars. The articles range from expansive survey essays, to biographies that document the lives of important individuals in Latino and Latina history, to interdisciplinary entries focused on essential themes and issues. Supplemented by over 50 images and a bibliography of suggested readings for each entry, OEPoL ensures that this timely, increasingly prominent subject receives the reference coverage it deserves.
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Includes the major accomplishments of each administration, key legislation, diplomatic triumphs, profiles of cabinet members, results, political legacies, foreign policy endeavors, social impact, family lives, tons of little-known facts, and much more; Arranged chronologically for easy reference, it is a complete review of everything you'd ever need to know about the chief executives: the major accomplishments and events of their terms; their personalities and personal habits; their careers before the presidency; their Supreme Court appointments, cabinet members, election results, and groundbreaking legislation; and their wives, families, friends, and foes; Features selections of the most significant primary documents of each administration, from the Bill of Rights through Obama's speech on race. And it contains the unexpected, featuring little-known facts about each president like his hobbies, ethnic background, odd behaviors and outlandish penchants.
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The SAGE Encyclopedia of African Cultural Heritage in North America provides an accessible ready reference on the retention and continuity of African culture within the United States. Our conceptual framework holds, first, that culture is a form of self-knowledge and knowledge about self in the world as transmitted from one person to another. Second, that African people continuously create their own cultural history as they move through time and space. Third, that African descended people living outside of Africa are also contributors to and participate in the creation of African cultural history. Entries focus on illuminating Africanisms (cultural retentions traceable to an African origin) and cultural continuities (ongoing practices and processes through which African culture continues to be created and formed). Thus, the focus is more culturally specific and less concerned with the broader transatlantic demographic, political and geographic issues that are the focus of similar recent reference works. We also focus less on biographies of individuals and political and economic ties and more on processes and manifestations of African cultural heritage and continuity. Key features include: * A two-volume A-to-Z work, available in a choice of print or electronic formats *350 signed entries, each concluding with Cross-references and Further Readings *150 figures and photos * Front matter consisting of an Introduction and a Reader's Guide organizing entries thematically to more easily guide users to related entries * Back matter consisting of a comprehensive Annotated Bibliography and an appendix utilizing material from African Reflections on the American Landscape, a publication produced by the National Park Service * Signed articles concluding with cross-references.
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• Volume
• 1. Arts to family life and gender roles
• volume
• 2. Housing and community to science and technology.

Covering everything from the arts to food and drink, religion, social customs, and technology, this two-volume set provides an in-depth, accessible look at the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of the American Civil War. * Offers an insightful examination of the era of the Civil War that balances social and political topics * Provides accessible entries intended for high school readers authored by contributors who are experts in their fields * Serves to illuminate the racial, religious, and ethnic diversity of the wartime experience through detailed explorations of the daily experiences of everyday Americans.
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• Historical overview
• Origins and early years of the Cold War
• McCarthyism, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the culture of the Cold War
• Cuban missile crisis
• Vietnam, détente, and Watergate
• The end of the Cold War and beyond
• Biographies : Dean Acheson ; Elizabeth T. Bentley ; Charles E. Bohlen ; John Foster Dulles ; J. William Fulbright ; William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. ; Thomas Emmet Hayden ; J. [John] Edgar Hoover ; George F. Kennan ; Robert F. Kennedy ; Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger ; Fulton Lewis, Jr. ; George C. Marshall ; Joseph R. McCarthy ; George McGovern ; Arthur A. Miller ; Edward R. Murrow ; Paul H. Nitze ; Fulton John Sheen
• Primary documents : Yalta Agreement, February 11, 1945 ; "The Long Telegram," George F. Kennan, February 22, 1946 ; The Truman Doctrine, March 12, 1947 ; Truman Loyalty Oath, March 21, 1947 ; The Marshall Plan, June 5, 1947 ; Senator Joseph McCarthy's Lincoln Day Speech, Wheeling, West Virginia, February 9, 1950 ; National Security Council Report 68, United States objectives and programs for national security, April 14, 1950 ; "Declaration of Conscience," Senator Margaret Chase Smith, June 1, 1950 ; Speech on Massive Retaliation, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, January 12, 1954 ; President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address, January 17, 1961 ; Address to the nation by President John F. Kennedy on the Cuban Missile Crisis, October 22, 1962 ; President John F. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, June 26, 1963 ; President Lyndon B. Johnson's Address at The Johns Hopkins University, "Peace without Conquest," April 7, 1965 ; Detente with the Soviet Union, June 28, 1968 ; Joint Communique of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China, the Shanghai Communique, February 27, 1972 ; President Jimmy Carter's Remarks at the Signing of the Peace Treaties between Egypt and Israel, March 26,1979 ; President Ronald Reagan's Remarks at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Evangelicals, "The Evil Empire" Speech, Orlando, Florida, March 8, 1983 ; President Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" Speech, Berlin, June 12, 1987 ; Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty ; President George H.W. Bush's State of the Union Address, January 28, 1992.

The Cold War not only comprised the dominant theme in American foreign policy during the second half of the 20th century; its influence was also imbedded into American culture. The half-century duration of the Cold War was an extended learning period during which the United States found that it could no longer remain an isolationist nation in a complex, quickly evolving, and dangerous world. This book covers the entire scope of the Cold War, from its background and origins before and after World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991, providing coverage of key events and concepts, such as the containment policy, McCarthyism, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, detente, and nuclear arms policies. The single-volume work also provides an annotated bibliography, primary documents, and biographies of key personalities during the Cold War, such as John Foster Dulles, J. Edgar Hoover, George F. Kennan, Henry Kissinger, Edward R. Murrow, and Ronald Reagan.
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• v. 1. A-H
• v. 2. I-Z
• v. 3. Primary documents
• v. 4. Primary documents ; Appendix.

Asian Americans are a growing, minority population in the United States. After a 46 percent population growth between 2000 and 2010 according to the 2010 Census, there are 17.3 million Asian Americans today. Yet Asian Americans as a category are a diverse set of peoples from over 30 distinctive Asian-origin subgroups that defy simplistic descriptions or generalizations. They face a wide range of issues and problems within the larger American social universe despite the persistence of common stereotypes that label them as a "model minority" for the generalized attributes offered uncritically in many media depictions. Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia provides a thorough introduction to the wide-ranging and fast-developing field of Asian American studies. Published with the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), two volumes of the four-volume encyclopedia feature more than 300 A-to-Z articles authored by AAAS members and experts in the field who examine the social, cultural, psychological, economic, and political dimensions of the Asian American experience. The next two volumes of this work contain approximately 200 annotated primary documents, organized chronologically, that detail the impact American society has had on reshaping Asian American identities and social structures over time. Features: More than 300 articles authored by experts in the field, organized in A-to-Z format, help students understand Asian American influences on American life, as well as the impact of American society on reshaping Asian American identities and social structures over time. A core collection of primary documents and key demographic and social science data provide historical context and key information. A Reader's Guide groups related entries by broad topic areas and themes; a Glossary defines key terms; and a Resource Guide provides lists of books, academic journals, websites and cross references. The multimedia digital edition is enhanced with 75 video clips and features strong search-and-browse capabilities through the electronic Reader's Guide, detailed index, and cross references. Available in both print and online formats, this collection of essays is a must-have resource for general and research libraries, Asian American/ethnic studies libraries, and social science libraries.
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• Volume
• 1. A-F
• Volume
• 2. G-O
• Volume
• 3. P-Z.

This three-volume work represents a leading reference resource for Asian American studies that gives students, researchers, librarians, teachers, and other interested readers the ability to easily locate accurate, up-to-date information about Asian ethnic groups, historical and contemporary events, important policies, and notable individuals. Written by leading scholars in their fields of expertise and authorities in diverse professions, the entries devote attention to diverse Asian and Pacific Islander American groups as well as the roles of women, distinct socioeconomic classes, Asian American political and social movements, and race relations involving Asian Americans.
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In the last decade, the Latina/o population has established itself as the fastest growing ethnic group within the United States, and constitutes one of the largest minority groups in the nation. While the different Latina/o groups do have cultural commonalities, there are also many differences among them. This important work examines the historical, regional, and ethnic/racial diversity within specific traditions in rich detail, providing an accurate and comprehensive treatment of what constitutes "the Latino experience" in America. The entries in this three-volume set provide accessible, in-depth information on a wide range of topics, covering cultural traditions including food; art, film, music, and literature; secular and religious celebrations; and religious beliefs and practices. Readers will gain an appreciation for the historical, regional, and ethnic/racial diversity within specific Latina/o traditions. Accompanying sidebars and "spotlight" biographies serve to highlight specific cultural differences and key individuals.
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• List of Articles
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preface to the First Edition
• Introduction
• Editorial Note
• AFRICAN AMERICAN NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
• Directory of Contributors
• African American Prizewinners
• Index by Birthplace
• Realm of Renown.
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The African American National Biography presents history through a mosaic of the lives of thousands of individuals, illuminating the abiding influence of persons of African descent on the life of this nation from the arrival of Esteban in Spanish Florida in 1529 through to notable black citizens of the present day. The original eight-volume set has now been expanded to twelve handsome volumes in its second edition, bringing the total number of lives profiled to nearly 5,000. The AANB continues to grow along with the field of African American biographical research, providing for continuous updates to the online edition, each entry written and signed by distinguished scholars. This is a remarkable achievement, a tenfold increase over the number of biographies contained in 2004's award-winning and substantial African American Lives. In addition to Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois and Martin Luther King Jr., the AANB includes a wide range of African Americans from all time periods and all walks of life. Lives profiled include those already recognized as giants of black history, figures whose stories have never been told and that readers will be discovering for the first time, and living people who are shaping the era in which we now live. The names within are both famous and nearly-forgotten. In the words of AANB editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "These stories, long buried in the dusty archives of history, will never be lost again. And that is what scholarship in the field of African American Studies should be all about.".
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• List of Articles
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preface to the First Edition
• Introduction
• Editorial Note
• AFRICAN AMERICAN NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
• Directory of Contributors
• African American Prizewinners
• Index by Birthplace
• Realm of Renown.
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The African American National Biography presents history through a mosaic of the lives of thousands of individuals, illuminating the abiding influence of persons of African descent on the life of this nation from the arrival of Esteban in Spanish Florida in 1529 through to notable black citizens of the present day. The AANB continues to grow along with the field of African American biographical research, providing for continuous updates to the online edition, each entry written and signed by distinguished scholars. This is a remarkable achievement, a tenfold increase over the number of biographies contained in 2004's award-winning and substantial African American Lives. In addition to Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois and Martin Luther King Jr., the AANB includes a wide range of African Americans from all time periods and all walks of life. Lives profiled include those already recognized as giants of black history, figures whose stories have never been told and that readers will be discovering for the first time, and living people who are shaping the era in which we now live. The names within are both famous and nearly-forgotten. In the words of AANB editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "These stories, long buried in the dusty archives of history, will never be lost again. And that is what scholarship in the field of African American Studies should be all about.".
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• Preface Introduction The American Counties Appendices Appendix A: Counties by State Appendix B: Dates of Creation Appendix C: County Rank by Population Appendix D: County Rank by Area Appendix E: Eliminated Counties Biblios Bios.
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Most Americans give little thought to their county's size, population, when it was created, or how its name came about. But such information can be very helpful to anyone, particularly researchers and genealogists, investigating local or state history. Drawing on information obtained from the 2010 Census, the 6th edition of The American Counties provides up-to-date data on each county's: *land area *population *county seat *date of creation *name origin *dates of governmental organization, elimination, and re-creation This edition includes information on counties created since the previous edition was published as well as more precise "date of creation" details for many colonial counties. If a county is named for a geographical feature-river, mountain, lake, etc.-the origin of the name and the meaning of any Indian or foreign words is provided. For those counties that were named after a specific individual, a brief sketch of the person's life is provided, including updated biographical information from previous editions. The Introduction has been expanded to address such topics as counties with similar names, persons who have more than one namesake county, the paucity of counties named for women, the practice of creating counties in uninhabited regions, and legislators naming counties for each other. At the request of many readers, the 6th edition contains new appendices ranking all counties nationally by population and area, as well as an appendix listing counties that have been eliminated. Containing information on all 3,143 counties and county equivalents (independent cities, parishes, boroughs, etc.) in the United States, the 6th edition of The American Counties is an essential resource for researchers looking for basic information on counties in the United States.
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• 1. The arts
• 2. Business and the economy
• 3. Education
• 4. Fashion and design
• 5. Government and politics
• 6. Law and justice
• 7. Lifestyles and social trends
• 8. The media
• 9. Medicine and health
• 10. Religion
• 11. Science and technology
• 12. Sports.

American Decades: Primary Sources, 2000-2009 is the eleventh volume in the best-selling Gale series; it covers the first decade of the twenty-first century. The title is a cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school students and teachers, public librarians and general researchers who need a single, consistent reference to explore and analyze the events, people and social trends that have impacted contemporary history. Its thirteen chapters cover world events, the arts, business and the economy, education, fashion, government and politics, law and justice, lifestyles and social trends, media, medicine and health, religion, science and technology, and sports.
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