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UNINA9910454684403321 |
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Borstelmann Thomas |
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The Cold War and the color line [[electronic resource] ] : American race relations in the global arena / / Thomas Borstelmann |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, c2001 |
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1 online resource (xi, 369 p.) |
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Cold War - Social aspects - United States |
African Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century |
Civil rights movements - United States - History - 20th century |
Black people - Civil rights - South Africa - History - 20th century |
Civil rights movements - South Africa - History - 20th century |
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United States Race relations Political aspects |
United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 |
United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 Social aspects |
Southern States Race relations Political aspects |
South Africa Race relations Political aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-356) and index. |
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Preface Prologue 1. Race and Foreign Relations before 1945 2. Jim Crow's Coming Out 3. The Last Hurrah of the Old Color Line 4. Revolutions in the American South and Southern Africa 5. The Perilous Path to Equality 6. The End of the Cold War and White Supremacy Epilogue Notes Archives and Manuscript Collections Index |
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Offers a comprehensive examination of how the Cold War intersected with the final destruction of global white supremacy. Thomas Borstelmann pays close attention to the two Souths - Southern Africa and the American South - as the primary sites of white authority's last stand. |
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UNINA9910792324803321 |
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Cameron David W |
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'Sorry, lads, but the order is to go' [[electronic resource] ] : the August Offensive, Gallipoli : 1915 / / David W. Cameron |
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Sydney, Australia, : UNSW Press, 2009 |
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1 online resource (384 p.) |
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World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Turkey - Gallipoli Peninsula |
Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey) History, Military 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 358-361) and index. |
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pt. 1. Preparation -- pt. 2. 6 August 1915 -- pt. 3. 7 August 1915 -- pt. 4. 8 August 1915 -- pt. 5. 9 August 1915 -- pt. 6. 10 August 1915. |
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The August Offensive was the last attempt by the Allied forces to break the stalemate with the Turkish defenders that had developed since the Anzac landings in late April 1915. It resulted in some of the bloodiest battles on the Gallipoli peninsula - which included the battles for Leane's Trench, Lone Pine, The Nek, Chunuk Bair, Hill Q and Hill 971. Drawing from letters, diaries and official reports from both Commonwealth and Turkish sources, David Cameron recreates in compelling detail the five days of the August offensive. He describes the complexity behind the battles and how they affected |
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