With a sweeping view of the United States' place in the world at the end of World War II, Capitals of the World tells the dramatic, surprising, and at times comic story of hometown promoters in pursuit of an extraordinary prize and the diplomats who struggled with the balance of power at a pivotal moment in history. Charlene Mires is Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University-Camden. She is the author of Independence Hall in American Memory and a co-recipient of a Pulitzer Prize in journalism.
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With a sweeping view of the United States' place in the world at the end of World War II, Capitals of the World tells the dramatic, surprising, and at times comic story of hometown promoters in pursuit of an extraordinary prize and the diplomats who struggled with the balance of power at a pivotal moment in history. Charlene Mires is Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University-Camden. She is the author of Independence Hall in American Memory and a co-recipient of a Pulitzer Prize in journalism.
- ISBN:
- 9780814707944
- 9780814707944
- Category:
- History of the Americas
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 04-03-2013
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- New York University Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 328
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x153x30mm
- Weight:
- 0.73kg
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