A history of American society and the American nation, written by the celebrated English journalist. Keenly sensitive to the contradictions that Americans embody within themselves--materialism vs. prudism, naivete vs. cynicism--Johnson attempts to show the ways in which the America character shaped, and was shaped by, American history.
For undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Organizational Behavior, Leadership, and Organizational Development. Used by more than a million people throughout the world, this highly readable text provides a comprehensive examination of the applied behavioral sciences, and focuses on fundamental ideas which have stood the test of years of ...
The religious revival that flourished in the early nineteenth century and changed American life found its most spectacular expression in Rochester, New York. The revival, in Rochester and elsewhere, made the United States the most militantly Protestant nation on earth and had an enormous influence on many Northern antebellum reform movements, ...
The Prophet Mathias (Robert Matthews) was the leader of one of the most bizarre religious cults in 1830s America, in New York City. Within three years of the founding of the cult, he found himself the subject of America's first major newspaper scandal, a drama involving not just religious fanaticism but sexual depravity and homicide as well. This ...
You spoke and Thomson Wadsworth listened. This compact version is part of the "Thomson Advantage Books", which offers our comprehensive texts in a lower-cost format. This black and white version of "Liberty, Equality, Power" includes eight 4-page color map inserts to bring the regions to life. While the compact version includes fewer photos than ...
Featuring more than 15 illustrations and more than five chapters, this sex book includes pages that help to bring a smile, a blush of crimson, or a moment of awe.
You spoke and Thomson Wadsworth listened. This compact Version is part of the "Thomson Advantage Books", which offers our comprehensive texts in a lower-cost format. This black-and-white version of "Liberty, Equality, Power" includes eight 4-page color map inserts to bring the regions to life. While the compact version includes fewer photos than ...
In the 1820s, a fellow named Sam Patch grew up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, working there (when he wasn?t drinking) as a mill hand for one of America?s new textile companies. Sam made a name for himself one day by jumping seventy feet into the tumultuous waters below Pawtucket Falls. When in 1827 he repeated the stunt in Paterson, New Jersey, ...
Exploring Geology by Reynolds/Johnson/Kelly/Morin/Carter is an innovative textbook intended for an introductory college geology course, such as Physical Geology. This ground-breaking, visually spectacular book was designed from cognitive and educational research on how students think, learn, and study.
You spoke and Thomson Wadsworth listened. This compact version is part of the "Thomson Advantage Books", which offers our comprehensive texts in a lower-cost format. This black and white version of "Liberty, Equality, Power" includes eight 4-page color map inserts to bring the regions to life. While the compact version includes fewer photos than ...
Understanding the past helps us navigate the present and future. When you read this text, you will not only learn about American History, you will be exposed to movies and music that tell the stories of American History in addition to the reading material you expect in a college level history book. A highly respected, balanced, and thoroughly ...
With an emphasis on elections and their importance in our political system, Morris Fiorina and Paul Peterson's groundbreaking text offers a stimulating, analytical approach to American government that engages students as it gives them a unique understanding of their political system as it exists and functions today. The accessibility of instant ...
Understanding the past helps us navigate the present and future. When you read this text, you will not only learn about American History, you will be exposed to movies and music that tell the stories of American History in addition to the reading material you expect in a college level history book. A highly respected, balanced, and thoroughly ...
"The world tended to see the Jews as a race which ruled itself in antiquity and set down its records in the Bible; had then gone underground for many centuries; had emerged at last only to be slaughtered by the Nazis; and, finally had created a state of its own, controversial and beleaguered. But these were merely salient episodes. I wanted to ...
The new edition of this highly affordable Penguin Academic Series book provides a lively, engaging introduction to American government that now been updated to include complete coverage of the 2006 midterm elections, the campaigns and results, and the most relevant and important issues and events that have dominated the headlines and national ...
A two-volume anthology that places the Western literary tradition and its canon within a world context. Selections are divided into 6 major literary periods, with each period subdivided into Representative Texts, Western Texts, The World Context, and Background Texts.
From a legendary historian comes "a concise and entertaining survey" ("The Wall Street Journal") of perhaps the most revolutionary, and romanticized, era of human history.
Do the private practices of intellectuals match the standard of their public principles? How great is their respect for truth? What is their attitude to money? How do they treat their spouses and children - legitimate and illegitimate? How loyal are they to their friends? Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand Russell, Brecht ...
In this accessible history of Christianity, Johnson examines his subject in conjunction with Western European intellectual, social, and political events.
Designed to offer a clear, concise, and accessible way to explore the familiar and unfamiliar territories of world literature, this two-volume version of "The Bedford Anthology of World Literature" offers students and teachers a broad and carefully balanced selection of literary works supported by extensive historical background and generous ...
See first-hand how the interplay of various forces shaped today's U.S. nation and its people into the powerhouse it is today. "Liberty, Equality, Power, Enhanced Concise Edition, 4E" shows you how to use the maps, images, and charts in the book to give you an edge in your study of history. A brief introduction to the text - Studying from Primary ...
A personal view of the history of art follows every period from prehistoric times to today, examining both major movements and lesser-known contributors.
See first-hand how the interplay of various forces shaped today's U.S. nation and its people into the powerhouse it is today. "Liberty, Equality, Power Concise Edition, 4E" shows you how to use the maps, images, and charts in the book to give you an edge in your study of history. A brief introduction to the text - Studying from Primary Source ...
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