Oxford University Press

In this book, Edwin S. Gaustad traces the conflicted and often difficult relationship between religion and government throughout American history, beginning with the colonists' concerns after the Revolution and continuing through the 1990s and the current debate about religion in schools. Additional material consists of chronology, further reading...

Considered by many as one of the finest novels in the English language, The Portrait of a Lady is both a dramatic Victorian tale of betrayal and a wholly modern psychological study of a woman caught in machinations she only comes to understand too late. This new edition usefully tracks the major textual changes James made for his New York Edition....

Livy's account of the Hannibalic War in his Third Decade is a narrative history of unparalleled richness, drama, and depth. In the first full-scale study of this key work, D. S. Levene explores the things that make it distinctive not only within Livy's writing but also within all ancient historiography....

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At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts one of the widest varieties of plants in the wold, with habitats ranging from tidal mangrove swamps, and lowland rainforests, to dry tropical evergreen and deciduous forests.   Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica is a must-have reference guide for beginner and expert naturalists alike....

An eye-opening overview of international human rights and social justice, this exemplary introductory text focuses on current global problems of pressing concern for social workers....