Conceived and written as a history of the modern world rather than a truncated Western Civilization book, this text is one of the most highly praised history texts ever published. It has been adopted at more than 1000 schools and has been translated into six languages. Lloyd Kramer joins the author team for this ninth edition that includes two new ...
This classic work details what happened in France during the year 1789, the first year of the French Revolution. First published in 1939 for the sesquicentennial of the Revolution, the book was suppressed by the Vichy government after the outbreak of the Second World War and the subsequent collapse of the Third Republic. Since, most copies of the ...
In its fifth year (1793-1794), the French Revolution faced a multifaceted crisis that threatened to overwhelm the Republic. In response the government instituted a revolutionary dictatorship and a "reign of terror," with a Committee of Public Safety at its head. R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative follows the Committee's deputies individually and ...
Since the publication of the first edition, the use of protocols has spread from conferences and workshops to everyday school and university settings. Responding to educators' ongoing needs, this new edition features seven completely new protocols. This teaching and professional development tool is essential for anyone working with collaborative ...
For car and motorcycle enthusiasts, there is no more important place than the garage. "Dream Garages" takes the reader into more than 20 of these havens for the motor mad, from grease-monkey heaven, accidental creations, and purpose-built shrines. Each garage is profiled along with the owner, and accompanied by fabulous images from top ...
"A book of keen interest to the Philologist but not exclusively for the specialist, since principles of linguistic matters are given as need arises". -- Higher Education Journal.
'Mood' (subjunctive, etc.) and 'modality' (can, may, must, etc.) are familiar terms in linguistics, but this is the first book to present a systematic and principled description, across a wide variety of languages, of what can be considered a single grammatical category. The notion of modality is notoriously vague and a number of definitions have ...
The Kaplan PMBR FINALS Series is designed to provide students with all the ammunition needed to succeed on their law school exams. Unlike other commercial outline series, "Kaplan PMBR FINALS: Torts "features several integrated sections: substantive course outlines, question summary outlines, practice questions, and fully detailed explanatory ...
The Kaplan PMBR FINALS Series is designed to provide students with all the ammunition needed to succeed on their law school exams. Unlike other commercial outline series, "Kaplan PMBR FINALS: Criminal Law" features several integrated sections: substantive course outlines, question summary outlines, practice questions, and fully detailed ...
This laboratory manual is an ideal supplementary text for introductory soil science courses. A revision of an earlier edition, it serves to emphasise the importance of soils in producing crops, in serving as a buffer in the environment and as a building medium, and in a multitude of other uses.
The first major clash between a European and Asian state in the modern era signalled the beginning of Japan's rise as a major power on the world stage. Watched by the rest of the world's superpowers, this incredibly violent war was disastrous for the Russians who, despite their superior numbers, were defeated by the Japanese underdogs in a ...
The most up-to-date source of clinically focused information on the medical care of the increasing elderly population. This text features relevant diagnostic and treatment content needed by every provider of healthcare to older adults. The text covers the major diseases and disorders of the elderly with particular attention to the care of the ...
This study of the Greek language is divided into two parts. The first is an outline history of the language and the second is a comparative-historical account of the grammar. The chapters in the first part deal with the pre-history (Greek and Indo-European, and the Anatolian languages), the Linear B tablets, the Greek dialects, the literary ...
Numerous selections from Schumann's Album for the Young have long been favorites of intermediate students, and few collections fail to include the "Soldier's March," the "Happy Farmer" or the "Wild Horseman." This historically informed edition of the entire collection clearly differentiates the markings of the first edition from Clara Schumann's ...
The author of this book has translated selections from the abundant writings of the versatile French political figure and writer Marc-Antoine Jullien, weaving them together with his own extensive commentary into an absorbing narrative of Jullien's life and times. Jullien's hopes and fears for the "progress of humanity" were typical of many of the ...
Anorexia nervosa, known as the "slimmer's disease", is a condition that predominantly affects young women. Although its causes are unclear, the tendency towards obsessive dieting may often have its roots in emotional traumas or family problems. Parents and siblings may be drawn into a confusing situation of not fully understanding what is going on ...
With chapters which correspond to the episodes of a BBC2 television series, this is a record of the life and times of rock and roll performers and songwriters from the post-war years to the present. Three additional "essay" chapters explore some of the "bigger" issues.
In the years of expanding state authority following the Black Death, English common law permitted the leasing of parishes by their rectors and vicars, who then pursued interests elsewhere and left the parish in the control of lay lessees. But a series of statutes enacted by Henry VIII between 1529 and 1540 effectively reduced such clerical ...
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Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
