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Chang (history, Stanford U.) provides the historical context for the complex position and experiences of Asian Americans in his introduction to this group of papers first presented at the spring 1998
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This volume contains a new translation of Against the Ethicists, together with an introduction and extensive commentary. Those who have discussed this work in the past have tended to underestimate it,
Provides an introduction to the history and development of the airplane and explains how an airplane works. Includes information on Orville and Wilbur Wright and other inventors who helped influence t
This textbook provides a thorough introduction to Newtonian Mechanics and is intended for university students in physics, astronomy and engineering. It is based on a course for which Dr. Knudsen earne
These twelve elegant and masterly stories, never before available in English, make a wonderful introduction to the work of Spain's most important contemporary author. When I Was Mortal collects a doze
This new, second edition of the popular college textbook offers the beginning philosophy student a comprehensive introduction to several aspects of one of the most influential schools of thought in th
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An inspirational anthology containing the most important teachings of the prophet Muhammad offers an insightful introduction to Islam and its central doctrine of focusing one's life on the will of God
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Translated from the French, this book is an introduction to first-order model theory. Starting from scratch, it quickly reaches the essentials, namely, the back-and-forth method and compactness, which
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For nearly three decades Japanese Culture has garnered high praise as an accurate and well-written introduction to Japanese history and culture. This widely used undergraduate text is now available in
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A unique, much-needed introduction to molecular symmetry and group theory Elements of Molecular Symmetry takes the topic of group theory a step further than most books, presenting a quantum chemistry
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Stuart England is an invaluable introduction to the political, religious and social history of seventeenth-century England. It provides a wide-ranging and lively account of core events, drawing on bot
Suitable for the student and general reader, this succinct introduction to the work of 17th century poet Andrew Marvell emphasizes some of his lesser known works, addressing his experiments in praise
