Oxford University Press
A World History
$21.69
Global in scope, William McNeill's widely acclaimed one-volume history emphasizes the four Old World civilizations of the Middle East, India, China, and Europe, paying particular attention to their interaction across time as well as the impact on historical scholarship in light of the most recent ar..
A World of Nations: The International Order Since ...
$10.86
Now updated to address recent developments in the post-9/11 world, A World of Nations, Second Edition, provides an analytical narrative of the origins, evolution, and end of the Cold War. Much more than a simple account of the long struggle between the two superpowers, this vibrant text opens with c..
A Year Full of Poems
$8.72
Product DescriptionNow children mayGo out of doors,Without their coats,To candy stores.The apple branchesAnd the pearMay float their blossomsThrough the air,And Daddy mayGet out his hoeTo plant tomatoesIn a row,And, afterwards,May lazilyLook at some baseballOn TV.--from "May" by John UpdikeFrom Janu..
Abina and the Important Men: A Graphic History
$11.57
Abina and the Important Men is a compelling and powerfully illustrated "graphic history" based on an 1876 court transcript of a West African woman named Abina, who was wrongfully enslaved and took her case to court. The book is a microhistory that does much more than simply depict an event inthe pas..
Abortion in America: The Origins and Evolution of ...
$40.27
'The history of how abortion came to be banned and how women lost--for the century between approximately 1870 and 1970--rights previously thought to be natural and inherent over their own bodies is a fascinating and infuriating one. Author: Mohr, James C. Publisher: Oxford University Press Binding: ..
Abortion in America: The origins and evolution of ...
$14.09
'The history of how abortion came to be banned and how women lost--for the century between approximately 1870 and 1970--rights previously thought to be natural and inherent over their own bodies is a fascinating and infuriating one. Author: Mohr, James C Publisher: Oxford University Press Binding: H..
Abortion Politics, Women's Movements, and the Demo...
$15.77
Containing the results of a cross-national research project on abortion politics in eleven democratic states (between the 1960s and 2000), this volume marks major progress in abortion research. It develops a comprehensive research design to examine whether or not women's policy agencies (institution..
Abraham Lincoln
$8.68
Best-selling author James M. McPherson follows the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks from his early years in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois, to his highly successful law career, his marriage to Mary Todd, and his one term in Congress. We witness his leadership of the Republican anti-slavery mov..
Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America: A Biography
$17.21
In Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, historian William Gienapp provides a remarkably concise, up-to-date, and vibrant biography of the most revered figure in United States history. While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War, Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's ea..
Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution
$7.51
James McPherson has emerged as one of America's finest historians. Battle Cry of Freedom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the Civil War, was a national bestseller that Hugh Brogan, in The New York Times Book Review, called "history writing of the highest order." In that volume, McPherson gathe..
Abroad: British Literary Traveling between the War...
$10.27
A book about the meaning of travel, about how important the topic has been for writers for two and a half centuries, and about how excellent the literature of travel happened to be in England and America in the 1920s and 30s. Author: Fussell, Paul Publisher: Oxford University Press Binding: Paperbac..
Abroad: British Literary Traveling Between the War...
$11.11
Distinguishing the art of travel from today's tourism, this nostalgic, controversial study eulogizes the final age of travel between 1918 and 1939 in the fascinating context of British travel writings Author: Fussell, Paul Publisher: Oxford University Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-..
Absent Minds: Intellectuals in Britain
$33.74
A richly textured work of history and a powerful contribution to contemporary cultural debate, Absent Minds provides the first full-length account of "he question of intellectuals" n twentieth-century Britain--have such figures ever existed, have they always been more prominent or influential elsewh..
Accidental Logics: The Dynamics of Change in the H...
$23.97
Health care reform has become one of the most prevalent topics in recent policy discourse within and across nations. In the 1990s, common features of the health care arena elevated the importance of bargaining relationships among large, sophisticated entities as the dominant mode of decision-making,..
Acting as a Way of Salvation: A Study of Raganuga ...
$120.90
Sixteenth-century Hindu theologian Rupa Gosvamin established a technique by which, in imitating one of the significant figures in Krishna's dramatic world, a devotee might actually become the character whose part he or she was playing. Haberman here demonstrates that the Hindu view of reality accept..
Activity and Participation in Late Antique and Ear...
$237.23
Activity and Participation in Late Antique and Early Christian Thought is an investigation into two basic concepts of ancient pagan and Christian thought. The study examines how activity in Christian thought is connected with the topic of participation: for the lower levels of being to participate i..
Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disa...
$10.80
As the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning Steinberg's Acts of God is a provoc..
Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 18...
$10.15
It was a contest of titans: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two heroes of the Revolutionary era, once intimate friends, now icy antagonists locked in a fierce battle for the future of the United States. The election of 1800 was a thunderous clash of a campaign that climaxed in a deadlock in the Ele..
Adaptive Thinking: Rationality in the Real World (...
$19.79
Where do new ideas come from What is social intelligence Why do social scientists perform mindless statistical rituals This vital book is about rethinking rationality as adaptive thinking: to understand how minds cope with their environments, both ecological and social.Gerd Gigerenzer proposes an..
Addictions: A Comprehensive Guidebook
$176.17
In the 14 years since the first edition of Addictions was published, a wealth of substantive and crucial new findings have been added to our knowledge of alcohol and other substance use disorders. This primary reference has now been updated and expanded to include 38 chapters, all completely rewritt..
Adeline Mowbray (Oxford World's Classics)
$40.98
Product DescriptionPersonal as well as political, Adeline Mowbray (1804) is loosely based on the relationship between Amelia Opie's friends, Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin. Written in a period of conservative reaction in Britain, the novel recalls the earlier radical era of the 1790s. Encour..
Adolphe (Oxford World's Classics)
$9.46
Adolphe enjoys all the advantages of a noble birth and an intellectual ability, yet he is haunted by the meaninglessness of life. Thus, he merely seeks distraction in the pursuit of the beautiful, but older and married Ellenore. The young Adolphe, inexperienced in the language of love, fallsfor her ..
Adult Learning Disabilities and ADHD: Research-Inf...
$25.58
Based on the author's popular workshop, this concise volume provides scientific and practical guidance on assessing learning disabilities and ADHD in adults. It includes instructions for accessing the author's downloadable PowerPoints, as well as a Continuing Education component (3 credits) that is ..
Adult Neurogenesis: Stem Cells and Neuronal Develo...
$46.99
The discovery of adult neurogenesis and of stem cells in the brain has changed our view of the mature brain. Though we now know that the adult brain can make new neurons, it normally does so only in two privileged regions, the olfactory bulb and the hippocampus. Yet stem cells, which havethe potenti..
Advanced Chemistry (Advanced Science)
$27.36
Advanced Chemistry breaks new ground for A-Level texts with revolutionary computer-generated graphics of molecules that will bring chemistry to life for your students. With full mathematical support within 'Maths boxes' and at the end of the book, Advanced Chemistry will completely inspire and suppo..