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In the autumn of 1777, near Saratoga, New York, an inexperienced and improvised American army led by General Horatio Gates faced off against the highly trained British and German forces led by...

The first global history of 1917--a year of calamitous events, and of pivotal importance in the development of the First World War.Author: David StevensonPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication...

The dramatic story of a last-ditch attempt to avert catastrophe in Europe, on the eve of the Second World War.Author: ANN. SHUKMANPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Jun 01,...

Eighth in the author's 20 novel series: Rougon-Macquart.Author: Émile ZolaPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Dec 26, 2017Number of Pages: 320 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

Author: Christine Haylett, Jeffrey Britton, Margaret Leacock, Yorley Mendez, Georgia Pinnock, Angie Ramnarine, Lesbia TesoreroPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Jul 01, 2020Number of...

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Adrian Bardon's A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time is a short introduction to the history, philosophy, and science of the study of time--from the...

There are few disciplines as exciting and forward-looking as medicine. Unfortunately, however, many modern practitioners have rather lost sight of the origins of their discipline. 'A Cabinet of...

Byzantium has long been regarded by many as one big curiosity - decadent, degenerate, superstitious, theocratic, effeminate. With its tales and trivia - ranging across religion, bureaucracy, food,...

This casebook is designed to introduce the Roman law concerning delicts, private wrongs which broadly resemble torts in Anglo-American law. The Roman law of delict is unusually interesting, since...

This is a facsimile of the 1817 fourth edition of Hannah Adams's pioneering harbinger of the scholarly study of religion. The book surveys the diversity of religion, mostly of historical and...

Author: Robert HinePublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Jul 01, 2019Number of Pages: 736 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0198821484ISBN-13: 9780198821489

A Farewell To Ice: A Report From The ArcticAuthor: P. WadhamsPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Sep 05, 2017Number of Pages: 256 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Compared to other animals, the way humans live - our manners, morals, habits, experiences, relationships, technology, values - changes at a bewildering speed. Why is this? Felipe Fern?ndez-Armesto...

One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the...

A History Of Us: All The People: Since 1945 A History Of Us Book Ten (A History Of Us, 10)Author: Joy HakimPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Aug 12, 2010Number of Pages: 304...

Chronicles the history of the United States from the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution to the end of World War I.Author: Joy HakimPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: February...

Discusses the events leading up to the American Revolution, including how the colonies became an independent country, the effects of the French and Indian War, and influential leaders such as George...

Chronicles the history of the United States from the time of the Missouri Compromise, when Maine and Missouri became states, until Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency.Author: Joy...

Recounts the settling of the original thirteen colonies, from the Europeans' arrival in the New World to the beginnings of westward expansion. and the opening of the Wilderness Road.Author: Joy...

Hakim's ten-volume history of the United States makes American history as exciting as an adventure story and as stimulating as a suspense yarn. She tells stories with all the fascinating sides of...

Common Core Classroom Collections include a mix of titles representing the level of complexing and quality required by the Common Core State Standards--Publisher's website.Author: Joy HakimPublisher:...

A History Of Us: War, Peace, And All That Jazz: 1918-1945 A History Of Us Book NineAuthor: Joy HakimPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: Feb 09, 2007Number of Pages: 224 pagesLanguage:...

A History of US: War, Terrible War: 1855-1865 A History of US Book SixAuthor: Joy HakimPublisher: Oxford University PressPublication Date: February 06, 2007Number of Pages: 176 pagesLanguage:...

2018 marks the centenary not only of the Armistice but also of women gaining the vote. A Lab of One's Own commemorates both anniversaries by exploring how the War gave female scientists, doctors, and...

This book offers deconstructive readings of classical texts from the Christian tradition. Working within a Heideggerian model of the "end of metaphysics," David Odell-Scott offers readings that...

A Promised Land illuminates the key role that Jewish Americans and Judaism played in the country's founding, engaging the larger question of guaranteeing religious freedom at a critical juncture in...

Few books have had a greater impact than A Sand County Almanac, which many credit with launching a revolution in land management. Written as a series of sketches based principally upon the flora and...

In his sequel to the best-selling Into the Silent Land, Martin Laird guides the reader more deeply into the sanctuary of Christian meditation. He focuses here on negotiating key moments of difficulty...

A Telic Theory of Trust approaches trust as a kind of aimed performance, capable of not only success but also of competence and aptness. J. Adam Carter shows how this illuminate the nature of trust,...

Alisa, 42, found herself in an Emergency Room in southern California, with no recollection of how she had gotten there. Her problem started many years earlier when, bored and unsatisfied in her...