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Pageantry and Patriotism in Cold-War AmericaThis book explores a widely lived yet little remembered facet of America&'s cultural and political history: the Cold War as experienced at the grassroots level. Here, Fried traces the cresting of modern patriotic observance during World War II and then shows how patriotic and civic activists afterwards...

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Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. Milton's influence has been felt by many writers since, none more so in recent times than the novelist Philip Pullman, author of   His Dark Materials.His...

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This book maps out Middle Eastern law from its earliest records to the compendia        of the Islamic classical age through to the latest decisions of Middle Eastern high        courts. It focuses on the way legislators and courts conceive of law and apply it,        and introduces its main sources and legal concepts in a manner accessible to...

In the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle examines the nature of happiness, which he defines as a specially good kind of life. He considers the nature of practical reasoning, friendship, and the role and importance of the moral virtues in the best life. This new edition features a revised translation and valuable new introduction and notes....