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""Kiffmeyer deepens our understanding of Appalachia's history during the 1960s, when the region was on the front line of the War on Poverty. His succinct, dynamic account of the Appalachian Volunteers highlights the multilayered, powerful challenges facing antipoverty warriors both within and outside the mountains and reveals yet another dimension of the unanticipated consequences of liberal reform during a tumultuous era in American history." -- John Mathew Glenn, Author of Highlander: No Ordinary School" --, ""This well reasoned and meticulously documented work of scholarship should prove useful to southern historians, students of the Great Society era, and anyone interested in the dynamics of social reform movements." -- The Southeastern Librarian" --, This well reasoned and meticulously documented work of scholarship should prove useful to southern historians, students of the Great Society era, and anyone interested in the dynamics of social reform movements., ""Kiffmeyer deepens our understanding of Appalachia's history during the 1960s, when the region was on the front line of the War on Poverty. His succinct, dynamic account of the Appalachian Volunteers highlights the multilayered, powerful challenges facing antipoverty warriors both within and outside the mountains and reveals yet another dimension of the unanticipated consequences of liberal reform during a tumultuous era in American history." --John Mathew Glenn, Author of Highlander: No Ordinary School" --, "Kiffmeyer deepens our understanding of Appalachia's history during the 1960s, when the region was on the front line of the War on Poverty. His succinct, dynamic account of the Appalachian Volunteers highlights the multilayered, powerful challenges facing antipoverty warriors both within and outside the mountains and reveals yet another dimension of the unanticipated consequences of liberal reform during a tumultuous era in American history."--John Mathew Glenn, Author of Highlander: No Ordinary School, ""Kiffmeyer blames [the failure of the Appalachian Volunteers] on its paternalistic outsider mentality, which alienated every group the AV worked with, and the power of local elites. Recommended." -- Choice" --, "This well reasoned and meticulously documented work of scholarship should prove useful to southern historians, students of the Great Society era, and anyone interested in the dynamics of social reform movements." -- The Southeastern Librarian, ""This work will do much to fill what I believe is a real vacuum in twentieth-century Appalachian historiography. Tom Kiffmeyer tells a gripping, human story." -- Chad Berry, author of Southern Migrants, Northern Exiles" --, ""This well reasoned and meticulously documented work of scholarship should prove useful to southern historians, students of the Great Society era, and anyone interested in the dynamics of social reform movements." --The Southeastern Librarian" --, "This work will do much to fill what I believe is a real vacuum in twentieth-century Appalachian historiography. Tom Kiffmeyer tells a gripping, human story." Chad Berry, author ofSouthern Migrants, Northern Exiles, ""Kiffmeyer blames [the failure of the Appalachian Volunteers] on its paternalistic outsider mentality, which alienated every group the AV worked with, and the power of local elites. Recommended." --Choice" --, ""[Kiffmeyer] places the federally funded Appalachian Volunteers, drawn from the ranks of college students, at the center of his story.... [he] offers a powerful indictment of the operation of the War on Poverty on the ground." --American Historical Review" --, "Both timely and long overdue...Reformers to Radicals is an impressive accomplishment documenting the history of the Appalachian Volunteers."--Appalachian Journal, ""Reformers to Radicals provides a valuable contribution to Appalachian and American historiography. It is necessary reading for anyone interested in understanding modern Appalachia's struggle with indigence or the War on Poverty's inability to provide solid and lasting solutions for such a persistent and pervasive problem." -- Jinny Turman-Deal, contributor to West Virginia History: An Open Access Reader " --, Ashmore and Kiffmeyer offer a powerful indictment of the operation of the War on Poverty on the ground, contribute to an understanding of public policy issues, and, in Ashmore's case, add to our knowledge of the civil rights movement after its glory years., As a detailed overview of a critically important but under-examined chapter in Appalachian history, Reformers to Radicals is a welcome contribution to the scholarship., ""The treatment of the clash of cultures the War on Poverty brought to the mountains is the strongest aspect of the book...Kiffmeyer does a nice job fitting the story into the context of the sixties." --William Clayson, Register of the Kentucky Historical Society" --, "Thoroughly researched, well-written, and judicious in tone, the enduring contribution of Reformers to Radicals is in delineating the limits of liberal reformism in a region like Central Appalachia where inequality is so entrenched that only a thorough political restructuring will bring about democratic change."--Ronald L. Lewis, Robbins Chair and Professor Emeritus, West Virginia University, ""This work will do much to fill what I believe is a real vacuum in twentieth-century Appalachian historiography. Tom Kiffmeyer tells a gripping, human story." Chad Berry, author of Southern Migrants, Northern Exiles" --, The treatment of the clash of cultures the War on Poverty brought to the mountains is the strongest aspect of the book Kiffmeyer does a nice job fitting the story into the context of the sixties., ""Thoroughly researched, well-written, and judicious in tone, the enduring contribution of Reformers to Radicals is in delineating the limits of liberal reformism in a region like Central Appalachia where inequality is so entrenched that only a thorough political restructuring will bring about democratic change."" -- Ronald L. Lewis, Robbins Chair and Professor Emeritus, West Virginia University, Reformers to Radicals provides a valuable contribution to Appalachian and American historiography. It is necessary reading for anyone interested in understanding modern Appalachia's struggle with indigence or the War on Poverty's inability to provide solid and lasting solutions for such a persistent and pervasive problem., ""Thoroughly researched, well-written, and judicious in tone, the enduring contribution of Reformers to Radicals is in delineating the limits of liberal reformism in a region like Central Appalachia where inequality is so entrenched that only a thorough political restructuring will bring about democratic change." --Ronald L. Lewis, Robbins Chair and Professor Emeritus, West Virginia University" --, ""As a detailed overview of a critically important but under-examined chapter in Appalachian history, Reformers to Radicals is a welcome contribution to the scholarship"" -- Chad Montrie, University of Massachusetts Lowell, North Carolina Historical Review, "The treatment of the clash of cultures the War on Poverty brought to the mountains is the strongest aspect of the bookKiffmeyer does a nice job fitting the story into the context of the sixties."--William Clayson, Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, ""His succinct, dynamic account of the Appalachian Volunteers highlights the multilayered, powerful challenges facing antipoverty warriors, both within and outside the mountains, and reveals yet another dimension of the unanticipated consequences of liberal reform during a tumultuous era in American history." --John Matthew Glenn, Appalachian Heritage" --, Thoroughly researched, well-written, and judicious in tone, the enduring contribution of Reformers to Radicals is in delineating the limits of liberal reformism in a region like Central Appalachia where inequality is so entrenched that only a thorough political restructuring will bring about democratic change., "[Kiffmeyer] places the federally funded Appalachian Volunteers, drawn from the ranks of college students, at the center of his story.... [he] offers a powerful indictment of the operation of the War on Poverty on the ground." -- American Historical Review, "Kiffmeyer blames [the failure of the Appalachian Volunteers] on its paternalistic outsider mentality, which alienated every group the AV worked with, and the power of local elites. Recommended."--Choice, ""Kiffmeyer deepens our understanding of Appalachia's history during the 1960s, when the region was on the front line of the War on Poverty. His succinct, dynamic account of the Appalachian Volunteers highlights the multilayered, powerful challenges facing antipoverty warriors both within and outside the mountains and reveals yet another dimension of the unanticipated consequences of liberal reform during a tumultuous era in American history."" -- John Mathew Glenn, Author of Highlander: No Ordinary School, ""His succinct, dynamic account of the Appalachian Volunteers highlights the multilayered, powerful challenges facing antipoverty warriors, both within and outside the mountains, and reveals yet another dimension of the unanticipated consequences of liberal reform during a tumultuous era in American history." -- John Matthew Glenn, Appalachian Heritage" --, Reformers to Radicals address the many factors that led to the demise of the Appalachian Volunteers in 1970, the most important being the massive repression by local, state, and national political leaders., "This work will do much to fill what I believe is a real vacuum in twentieth-century Appalachian historiography. Tom Kiffmeyer tells a gripping, human story." Chad Berry, author of Southern Migrants, Northern Exiles, ""Reformers to Radicals address the many factors that led to the demise of the Appalachian Volunteers in 1970, the most important being the massive repression by local, state, and national political leaders." -- Journal of Southern History" --, "Reading this book, one is gripped by a sense of tragedy...Well researched and vigorously written, this book provides great insights into why the War on Poverty failed." -- Journal of American History, This work will do much to fill what I believe is a real vacuum in twentieth-century Appalachian historiography. Tom Kiffmeyer tells a gripping, human story., ""Both timely and long overdue...Reformers to Radicals is an impressive accomplishment documenting the history of the Appalachian Volunteers." -- Appalachian Journal" --, ""Both timely and long overdue...Reformers to Radicals is an impressive accomplishment documenting the history of the Appalachian Volunteers." --Appalachian Journal" --, ""As a detailed overview of a critically important but under-examined chapter in Appalachian history, Reformers to Radicals is a welcome contribution to the scholarship" -- Chad Montrie, North Carolina Historical Review" --, Kiffmeyer deepens our understanding of Appalachia's history during the 1960s, when the region was on the front line of the War on Poverty. His succinct, dynamic account of the Appalachian Volunteers highlights the multilayered, powerful challenges facing antipoverty warriors both within and outside the mountains and reveals yet another dimension of the unanticipated consequences of liberal reform during a tumultuous era in American history., "Reformers to Radicals address the many factors that led to the demise of the Appalachian Volunteers in 1970, the most important being the massive repression by local, state, and national political leaders." -- Journal of Southern History, ""Reformers to Radicals provides a valuable contribution to Appalachian and American historiography. It is necessary reading for anyone interested in understanding modern Appalachia's struggle with indigence or the War on Poverty's inability to provide solid and lasting solutions for such a persistent and pervasive problem." --Jinny Turman-Deal, West Virginia History" --, "Reformers to Radicals address the many factors that led to the demise of the Appalachian Volunteers in 1970, the most important being the massive repression by local, state, and national political leaders."--Journal of Southern History, "Winner of the 201 Kentucky Archives Month Certificate of Merit for Writing or Other Production." --, Reformers to Radicals provides a compelling case study of the political and social tensions that enveloped the United States in the 1960s. Kiffmeyer places AVs' story into the national narrative of a radical, oppositional consciousness emerging out of the idealism of the civil rights movement and the Great Society., Both timely and long overdue...Reformers to Radicals is an impressive accomplishment documenting the history of the Appalachian Volunteers., ""The treatment of the clash of cultures the War on Poverty brought to the mountains is the strongest aspect of the book...Kiffmeyer does a nice job fitting the story into the context of the sixties." -- William Clayson, Register of the Kentucky Historical Society" --, "[Kiffmeyer] places the federally funded Appalachian Volunteers, drawn from the ranks of college students, at the center of his story.... [he] offers a powerful indictment of the operation of the War on Poverty on the ground."--American Historical Review, "Ashmore and Kiffmeyer offer a powerful indictment of the operation of the War on Poverty on the ground, contribute to an understanding of public policy issues, and, in Ashmore's case, add to our knowledge of the civil rights movement after its glory years." -- American Historical Review, "Reformers to Radicals provides a valuable contribution to Appalachian and American historiography. It is necessary reading for anyone interested in understanding modern Appalachia's struggle with indigence or the War on Poverty's inability to provide solid and lasting solutions for such a persistent and pervasive problem." -- Jinny Turman-Deal, West Virginia History, Kiffmeyer blames [the failure of the Appalachian Volunteers] on its paternalistic outsider mentality, which alienated every group the AV worked with, and the power of local elites. Recommended., ""Reformers to Radicals provides a compelling case study of the political and social tensions that enveloped the United States in the 1960s. Kiffmeyer places AVs' story into the national narrative of a radical, oppositional consciousness emerging out of the idealism of the civil rights movement and the Great Society." --Rob Weise, Associate Professor of History, Eastern Kentucky University" --, ""The treatment of the clash of cultures the War on Poverty brought to the mountains is the strongest aspect of the book…Kiffmeyer does a nice job fitting the story into the context of the sixties."" -- William Clayson, College of Southern Nevada, Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, ""[Kiffmeyer] places the federally funded Appalachian Volunteers, drawn from the ranks of college students, at the center of his story.... [he] offers a powerful indictment of the operation of the War on Poverty on the ground." -- American Historical Review" --, "Kiffmeyer blames [the failure of the Appalachian Volunteers] on its paternalistic outsider mentality, which alienated every group the AV worked with, and the power of local elites. Recommended." -- Choice, "Ashmore and Kiffmeyer offer a powerful indictment of the operation of the War on Poverty on the ground, contribute to an understanding of public policy issues, and, in Ashmore's case, add to our knowledge of the civil rights movement after its glory years." --American Historical Review, ""Reading this book, one is gripped by a sense of tragedy...Well researched and vigorously written, this book provides great insights into why the War on Poverty failed." -- Journal of American History" --, ""Ashmore and Kiffmeyer offer a powerful indictment of the operation of the War on Poverty on the ground, contribute to an understanding of public policy issues, and, in Ashmore's case, add to our knowledge of the civil rights movement after its glory years." -- American Historical Review" --, "As a detailed overview of a critically important but under-examined chapter in Appalachian history, Reformers to Radicals is a welcome contribution to the scholarship"-- Chad Montrie, North Carolina Historical Review, ""Reformers to Radicals provides a compelling case study of the political and social tensions that enveloped the United States in the 1960s. Kiffmeyer places AVs' story into the national narrative of a radical, oppositional consciousness emerging out of the idealism of the civil rights movement and the Great Society." -- Rob Weise, Associate Professor of History, Eastern Kentucky University" --, �Reformers to Radicals provides a compelling case study of the political and social tensions that enveloped the United States in the 1960s. Kiffmeyer places AVs� story into the national narrative of a radical, oppositional consciousness emerging out of the idealism of the civil rights movement and the Great Society.�, "Reformers to Radicals provides a valuable contribution to Appalachian and American historiography. It is necessary reading for anyone interested in understanding modern Appalachia's struggle with indigence or the War on Poverty's inability to provide solid and lasting solutions for such a persistent and pervasive problem."--Jinny Turman-Deal, contributor to West Virginia History: An Open Access Reader, ""Reading this book, one is gripped by a sense of tragedy...Well researched and vigorously written, this book provides great insights into why the War on Poverty failed." --Journal of American History" --, Reading this book, one is gripped by a sense of tragedy... Well researched and vigorously written, this book provides great insights into why the War on Poverty failed., "Reading this book, one is gripped by a sense of tragedy...Well researched and vigorously written, this book provides great insights into why the War on Poverty failed."-- Journal of American History, ""Reformers to Radicals provides a compelling case study of the political and social tensions that enveloped the United States in the 1960s. Kiffmeyer places AVs' story into the national narrative of a radical, oppositional consciousness emerging out of the idealism of the civil rights movement and the Great Society."" -- Rob Weise, Associate Professor of History, Eastern Kentucky University, ""Reformers to Radicals provides a valuable contribution to Appalachian and American historiography. It is necessary reading for anyone interested in understanding modern Appalachia's struggle with indigence or the War on Poverty's inability to provide solid and lasting solutions for such a persistent and pervasive problem." -- Jinny Turman-Deal, West Virginia History" --, "This work will do much to fill what I believe is a real vacuum in twentieth-century Appalachian historiography. Tom Kiffmeyer tells a gripping, human story."--Chad Berry, author of Southern Migrants, Northern Exiles, "Reformers to Radicals provides a compelling case study of the political and social tensions that enveloped the United States in the 1960s. Kiffmeyer places AVs' story into the national narrative of a radical, oppositional consciousness emerging out of the idealism of the civil rights movement and the Great Society."--Rob Weise, Associate Professor of History, Eastern Kentucky University, His succinct, dynamic account of the Appalachian Volunteers highlights the multilayered, powerful challenges facing antipoverty warriors, both within and outside the mountains, and reveals yet another dimension of the unanticipated consequences of liberal reform during a tumultuous era in American history., "His succinct, dynamic account of the Appalachian Volunteers highlights the multilayered, powerful challenges facing antipoverty warriors, both within and outside the mountains, and reveals yet another dimension of the unanticipated consequences of liberal reform during a tumultuous era in American history."--John Matthew Glenn, Appalachian Heritage, ""As a detailed overview of a critically important but under-examined chapter in Appalachian history, Reformers to Radicals is a welcome contribution to the scholarship" --Chad Montrie, North Carolina Historical Review" --, ""Reformers to Radicals address the many factors that led to the demise of the Appalachian Volunteers in 1970, the most important being the massive repression by local, state, and national political leaders." --Journal of Southern History" --, "Both timely and long overdue...Reformers to Radicals is an impressive accomplishment documenting the history of the Appalachian Volunteers." -- Appalachian Journal, "This well reasoned and meticulously documented work of scholarship should prove useful to southern historians, students of the Great Society era, and anyone interested in the dynamics of social reform movements."--The Southeastern Librarian, ""Thoroughly researched, well-written, and judicious in tone, the enduring contribution of Reformers to Radicals is in delineating the limits of liberal reformism in a region like Central Appalachia where inequality is so entrenched that only a thorough political restructuring will bring about democratic change." -- Ronald L. Lewis, Robbins Chair and Professor Emeritus, West Virginia University" --, ""His succinct, dynamic account of the Appalachian Volunteers highlights the multilayered, powerful challenges facing antipoverty warriors, both within and outside the mountains, and reveals yet another dimension of the unanticipated consequences of liberal reform during a tumultuous era in American history."" -- John Matthew Glenn, Appalachian Heritage, "Winner of the 2010 Kentucky Archives Month Certificate of Merit for Writing or Other Production." --, ""This work will do much to fill what I believe is a real vacuum in twentieth-century Appalachian historiography. Tom Kiffmeyer tells a gripping, human story." Chad Berry, author of Southern Migrants, Northern Exiles" -- Chad Berry, author of Souther Migrants, Northern Exiles, ""Ashmore and Kiffmeyer offer a powerful indictment of the operation of the War on Poverty on the ground, contribute to an understanding of public policy issues, and, in Ashmore's case, add to our knowledge of the civil rights movement after its glory years." --American Historical Review" --
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22
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College Graduate Student
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Table Of Content
Preface to the Paperback Edition Acknowledgments Introduction: A Time for Change 1. On the Brink of War: The Council of the Southern Mountains and the Origins of the War on Poverty in Appalachia 2. The Shot Heard Round the World: The Battle for Mill Creek, Kentucky, and the Culture of Poverty 3. A Splendid Little War: Helping People Help Themselves, 1964 4. The War to End All Wars: A National Quest to End Appalachian Poverty, 1965-1966 5. The New Model Army: The Appalachian Volunteers Splits from the Council of the Southern Mountains 6. Operation Rolling Thunder: The Political Education of Mountaineers and Appalachian Volunteers 7. Peace without Victory: Three Strikes and a Red Scare in the Mountains Conclusion: Live to Fight Another Day Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
The Appalachian Volunteers formed in the early 1960s, determined to eliminate poverty through education and vocational training and improve schools and homes in the mountainous regions of the southeastern United States. In Reformers to Radicals: The Appalachian Volunteers and the War on Poverty, Thomas Kiffmeyer illustrates how the activists ultimately failed, mainly because they were indecisive about the fundamental nature of their mission. The AVs, many of them college students, were also distracted by causes not directly connected with the war on poverty, such as civil rights and opposition to the Vietnam War. Despite some progress, the organization finally lost the support of the national government, and more important, of the Appalachian people, setbacks from which it never recovered., In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy challenged Americans to do something for their country. Thousands of young people answered his call, launching an era of flourishing social activism that eclipsed any in U.S. history. Citizens rallied behind an endless variety of social justice organizations to change the country's social and political landscape. As these social movements gained momentum, the severe poverty of the Appalachian region attracted the attention of many spirited young Americans. In 1964, a group of them formed the Appalachian Volunteers, an organization intent on eradicating poverty in eastern Kentucky and the rest of the Southern mountains. In Reformers to Radicals: The Appalachian Volunteers and the War on Poverty, Thomas Kiffmeyer documents the history of this organization as their youthful enthusiasm led to radicalism and controversy. Known informally as the AVs, these reformers sought to improve the everyday lives of the Appalachian poor while also making strides toward lasting economic change in the region. Considering themselves "poverty warriors," the AVs helped residents by refurbishing schools and homes and by offering much-needed educational opportunities, including job training and remedial academic instruction. Their efforts brought temporary relief to the Appalachian poor, but controversy was soon to follow. Within two years of the group's formation, they faced nationwide accusations that they were "seditious" and "un-American." Kiffmeyer explains how these activists, who worked for a worthy cause, ignited a firestorm of public criticism that ultimately caused their mission to fail. Before the decade was over, the Volunteers had lost the support of the federal and state governments and of many Appalachian people -- an irreversible setback that caused the group to disband in 1970. The Appalachian Volunteers' failure was caused by multiple factors. They were overtly political, attracting divisive reactions from local and state governments. They were indecisive in defining the true nature of their cause, creating dissension within the group's ranks. They were engaged in a struggle to "integrate" the poor into mainstream American culture, which alienated the AVs from many of the very people they sought to help. They were also caught up in the unrest of the civil rights and anti--Vietnam War movements, which distracted them from their core mission. Reformers to Radicals chronicles a critical era in Appalachian history while also investigating the impact the 1960s' reform attitude had on one part of a broader movement in the United States. Kiffmeyer revisits an era in which idealistic young Americans, spurred on by President Kennedy's call to action, set out to remake America., In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy challenged Americans to do something for their country. Thousands of young people answered his call, launching an era of flourishing social activism that eclipsed any in U.S. history. Citizens rallied behind an endless variety of social justice organizations to change the country's social and political landscape. As these social movements gained momentum, the severe poverty of the Appalachian region attracted the attention of many spirited young Americans. In 1964, a group of them formed the Appalachian Volunteers, an organization intent on eradicating poverty in eastern Kentucky and the rest of the Southern mountains. In Reformers to Radicals: The Appalachian Volunteers and the War on Poverty, Thomas Kiffmeyer documents the history of this organization as their youthful enthusiasm led to radicalism and controversy. Known informally as the AVs, these reformers sought to improve the everyday lives of the Appalachian poor while also making strides toward lasting economic change in the region. Considering themselves "poverty warriors," the AVs helped residents by refurbishing schools and homes and by offering much-needed educational opportunities, including job training and remedial academic instruction. Their efforts brought temporary relief to the Appalachian poor, but controversy was soon to follow. Within two years of the group's formation, they faced nationwide accusations that they were "seditious" and "un-American." Kiffmeyer explains how these activists, who worked for a worthy cause, ignited a firestorm of public criticism that ultimately caused their mission to fail. Before the decade was over, the Volunteers had lost the support of the federal and state governments and of many Appalachian people--an irreversible setback that caused the group to disband in 1970. The Appalachian Volunteers' failure was caused by multiple factors. They were overtly political, attracting divisive reactions from local and state governments. They were indecisive in defining the true nature of their cause, creating dissension within the group's ranks. They were engaged in a struggle to "integrate" the poor into mainstream American culture, which alienated the AVs from many of the very people they sought to help. They were also caught up in the unrest of the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements, which distracted them from their core mission. Reformers to Radicals chronicles a critical era in Appalachian history while also investigating the impact the 1960s' reform attitude had on one part of a broader movement in the United States. Kiffmeyer revisits an era in which idealistic young Americans, spurred on by President Kennedy's call to action, set out to remake America.
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Aurora, Illinois, États-Unis
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Afghanistan, Afrique du Sud, Albanie, Algérie, Allemagne, Andorre, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua-et-Barbuda, Arabie saoudite, Argentine, Arménie, Aruba, Australie, Autriche, Azerbaïdjan, Bahamas, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Belgique, Bermudes, Bhoutan, Bolivie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Botswana, Brunéi Darussalam, Brésil, Bulgarie, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bélize, Bénin, Cambodge, Cameroun, Canada, Chili, Chine, Chypre, Colombie, Corée du Sud, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Danemark, Djibouti, Espagne, Estonie, Fidji, Finlande, France, Gabon, République du, Gambie, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenade, Groenland, Grèce, Guatemala, Guinée, Guinée équatoriale, Guinée-Bissau, Guyana, Géorgie, Haïti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hongrie, Inde, Indonésie, Irlande, Islande, Israël, Italie, Jamaïque, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirghizistan, Kiribati, Koweït, Laos, Lesotho, Lettonie, Liban, Libéria, Liechtenstein, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Macao, Macédoine, Madagascar, Malaisie, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malte, Maroc, Mauritanie, Mexique, Moldavie, Monaco, Monde entier, Mongolie, Montserrat, Monténégro, Mozambique, Namibie, Nauru, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norvège, Nouvelle-Zélande, Népal, Oman, Ouganda, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Panama, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Paraguay, Pays-Bas, Philippines, Pologne, Porto Rico, Portugal, Pérou, Qatar, Roumanie, Royaume-Uni, Rwanda, République centrafricaine, République de Croatie, République dominicaine, République du Congo, République démocratique du Congo, République tchèque, Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis, Saint-Marin, Saint-Vincent-et-les Grenadines, Sainte-Hélène, Sainte-Lucie, Salvador, Samoa, Serbie, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapour, Slovaque, Slovénie, Sri Lanka, Suisse, Suriname, Suède, Swaziland, Sénégal, Tadjikistan, Tanzanie, Taïwan, Tchad, Thaïlande, Togo, Tonga, Trinité-et-Tobago, Tunisie, Turkménistan, Turquie, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-et-Futuna, Yémen, Zambie, Zimbabwe, Égypte, Émirats arabes unis, Équateur, Érythrée, État de la Cité du Vatican, Éthiopie, Île Maurice, Îles Caïmans, Îles Salomon, Îles Turks et Caicos, Îles Vierges (États-Unis), Îles du Cap-Vert
Lieux exclus :
Barbade, Guadeloupe, Guyane française, Libye, Martinique, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Polynésie française, Russie, Réunion, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Expédition et manutention | À | Service | Livraison*Voir les remarques sur la livraison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expédition sans frais | États-Unis | Economy Shipping | Livraison prévue entre le ven. 28 juin et le lun. 1 juil. à 43230 |
| 15,99 $US (environ 21,85 $C) | États-Unis | Expedited Shipping | Livraison prévue au plus tard le jeu. 27 juin à 43230 |
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Taxe de vente pour cet objet (145715795706)
Taxe de vente pour cet objet (145715795706)
Le vendeur facture une taxe de vente pour les États suivants :
| État | Taux de la taxe de vente |
|---|---|
| Missouri (MO) | 8.238% |
Modalités de renvoi
| Après réception de l'objet, contactez le vendeur dans un délai de | Mode de remboursement |
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| 30 jours | Remboursement |
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Évaluations comme vendeur (5 227 627)
i***3 (110)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.
Dernier mois
Achat vérifié
thanks
g***a (5)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.
Dernier mois
Achat vérifié
Excellent
k***w (341)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.
Dernier mois
Achat vérifié
Arrived quickly and in condition described. Good add to library. Will buy again from this buyer.