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Proud Warriors: African American Combat Units in World War II 骄傲的战士:第二次世界大战中的非裔美国战斗部队

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Journal of American History Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1093/jahist/jaad139

Neil A. Wynn

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The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are 本周：创造我们的非自然节奏的历史

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Journal of American History Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1093/jahist/jaad154

B. Hunnicutt

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Race Unequals: Overseer Contracts, White Masculinities, and the Formation of Managerial Identity in the Plantation Economy 种族不平等:监工合同、白人男子主义与种植园经济中管理身份的形成

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Journal of American History Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1093/jahist/jaad024

Jesse J. Gant

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The Long Civil War: New Explorations of America's Enduring Conflict 《漫长的内战:对美国持久冲突的新探索

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Journal of American History Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1093/jahist/jaad086

M. Stanley

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The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex: The History of a Multibillion-Dollar Institution 美国犹太人慈善综合体:一个数十亿美元机构的历史

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Journal of American History Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1093/jahist/jaad074

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Mexican Americans with Moxie: A Transgenerational History of el Movimiento Chicano in Ventura County, California, 1945–1975 墨西哥裔美国人与Moxie:加州文图拉县墨西哥裔美国人的跨代历史，1945-1975

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