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The Civil War EraFilled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and        challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard        one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully        integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the...

1763 and the Transformation of North AmericaIn this superb volume in Oxford&'s acclaimed Pivotal Moments series, Colin Calloway reveals how the Treaty of Paris of 1763 had a profound effect on American history, setting in motion a cascade of unexpected consequences, as Indians and Europeans, settlers and frontiersmen, all struggled to adapt to new...

This interdisciplinary book is a contribution to the history of ideas that tries to locate and assess the causes for the large gap between Enlightenment hopes for the future and present realities....

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Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins,  The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology celebrating the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory....

Who Should Intervene?This book considers who should undertake humanitarian intervention in response to        an ongoing or impending humanitarian crisis. It develops a normative account of        legitimacy to assess not only current interveners, but also the desirability of        potential reforms to the mechanisms and agents of humanitarian...