A History of the United States

A History of the United States

Author: Charles Kendall Adams

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-11

Total Pages: 503

ISBN-13:

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A History of the United States is a schoolbook by Charles Kendall Adams. It was adopted nationally as a high school course and covers mostly the wars on US soil throughout history.


The Force of Comparison

The Force of Comparison

Author: Willibald Steinmetz

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2019-09-01

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1789203368

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In an era defined by daily polls, institutional rankings, and other forms of social quantification, it can be easy to forget that comparison has a long historical lineage. Presenting a range of multidisciplinary perspectives, this volume investigates the concepts and practices of comparison from the early modern period to the present. Each chapter demonstrates how comparison has helped to drive the seemingly irresistible dynamism of the modern world, exploring how comparatively minded assessors determine their units of analysis, the criteria they select or ignore, and just who it is that makes use of these comparisons—and to what ends.