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Politics and Religion in Early Bourbon France

Politics and Religion in Early Bourbon France


Alison Forrestal, Eric Nelson



About the Author ALISON FORRESTAL is a Lecturer in Early Modern History at the National University of Ireland, Galwa...
Britain, Hanover and the Protestant Interest, 1688-1756 (Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History)

Britain, Hanover and the Protestant Interest, 1688-1756 (Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History)


Andrew C. Thompson



Review (A) painstakingly researched and authoritative account. A major account of early eighteenth-century British foreig...
African American women during the Civil War

African American women during the Civil War


Ella Forbes



African American women during the Civil War...
Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers

Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers


Rebecca Hillauer



About the Author Rebecca Hillauer is a freelance print and radio journalist who lives in Germany. ...
From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, Second Edition

From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, Second Edition


Shaye J. D. Cohen



About the Author Shaye J. D. Cohen is Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy at Harvard University...
History, Theory, Text: Historians and the Linguistic Turn

History, Theory, Text: Historians and the Linguistic Turn


Elizabeth A. Clark



Review History, Theory, Text offers a survey of the debates that have surrounded the discipline of history from the late-...
The Deuteronomic School: History, Social Setting, and Literature (Studies in Biblical Literature 2)

The Deuteronomic School: History, Social Setting, and Literature (Studies in Biblical Literature 2)


Person, Raymond F.



About the Author Raymond F. Person, Jr., Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Semitic Studies (1991), The Graduate School, Duke Univ...
Einstein Defiant: Genius versus Genius in the Quantum Revolution

Einstein Defiant: Genius versus Genius in the Quantum Revolution


Edmund Blair Bolles



From Publishers Weekly Albert Einstein sought throughout his career to understand the ways of "the Old One," his nickname...
Liaisons of Life: From Hornworts to Hippos, How the Unassuming Microbe Has Driven Evolution

Liaisons of Life: From Hornworts to Hippos, How the Unassuming Microbe Has Driven Evolution


Tom Wakeford



From Publishers Weekly Wakeford, a biologist and award-winning science writer, fires a shot across the bow of contemporar...
China Contested: Western Powers in East Asia (Arbitrary Borders)

China Contested: Western Powers in East Asia (Arbitrary Borders)


Matthew J. Flynn



From School Library Journal Grade 10 Up—As the subtitle indicates, most of the text focuses on interactions betwee...
Event History Analysis : Regression for Longitudinal Event Data (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)

Event History Analysis : Regression for Longitudinal Event Data (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)


Paul D. Allison



About the Author Paul D. Allison is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches advanced gra...
Encyclopedia of Lesbian Histories and Cultures: Volume 1 (Special - Reference)

Encyclopedia of Lesbian Histories and Cultures: Volume 1 (Special - Reference)


Bonnie Zimmerman



From Library Journal Zimmerman (women's studies, San Diego State Univ.) and Haggerty (English, Univ. of California, River...
V.S. Naipaul, Second Edition

V.S. Naipaul, Second Edition


Bruce King



Review Praise for the first edition:"The introduction to this volume is perhaps the best 15-page essay on Naipaul and his...
Hero of the Heartland: Billy Sunday and the Transformation of American Society,1862–1935

Hero of the Heartland: Billy Sunday and the Transformation of American Society,1862–1935


Robert F. Martin



From Library Journal Billy Sunday, baseball player for the Chicago Whitestockings, "entrepreneurial evangelist," and the ...
Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion

Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion


Ronald L. Numbers



From Defining myth as just “a claim that is false,” editor Numbers and 24 other scholars debunk 25 falseho...
The Elements of the Theory of Algebraic Numbers

The Elements of the Theory of Algebraic Numbers


Reid, Legh Wilber



The Elements of the Theory of Algebraic Numbers...
Julius Caesar: The Cambridge Dover Wilson Shakespeare (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies)

Julius Caesar: The Cambridge Dover Wilson Shakespeare (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies)


William Shakespeare



From School Library Journal Grade 5-8-One of the marks of Shakespeare's greatness is the continued interest in adapting h...
Althusser and the Renewal of Marxist Social Theory

Althusser and the Renewal of Marxist Social Theory


Robert Paul Resch



About the Author Robert Paul Resch is Assistant Professor of History at Texas A & M University. ...
Imperial Desire: Dissident Sexualities And Colonial Literature

Imperial Desire: Dissident Sexualities And Colonial Literature


Philip Holden



Imperial Desire: Dissident Sexualities And Colonial Literature...
The Precious Raft of History: The Past, the West, and the Woman Question in China

The Precious Raft of History: The Past, the West, and the Woman Question in China


Joan Judge



Review "Judge's study of the 'woman question' does justice to its dynamism, complexity and transitional character. She ha...
The Vernacular Spirit: Essays on Medieval Religious Literature

The Vernacular Spirit: Essays on Medieval Religious Literature




Review "The important themes of vernacularity, spirituality, and gender in the later Middle Ages are explored here across...
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Centennial Edition (6 Volume Set)

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Centennial Edition (6 Volume Set)


Laura Diane Kuhn, Nicolas Slonimsky



Amazon.com Review The splendid Biographical Dictionary of Musicians was begun in 1900 by Theodore Baker. Nicolas Slonims...
A Faithful Sea: The Religious Cultures of the Mediterranean, 1200-1700

A Faithful Sea: The Religious Cultures of the Mediterranean, 1200-1700


Adnan Husain, K. E. Fleming



Review "A beguiling entry into a fascinating history. Subtle analyses, rich case studies, and moving vignettes beckon ...
New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (Dictionary of Scientific Biography (8 Vols))

New Dictionary of Scientific Biography (Dictionary of Scientific Biography (8 Vols))


Noretta Koertge



From School Library Journal Grade 10 Up—These approximately 740 articles update information found in the Dictionary...
Archive for the Psychology of Religion - Archiv für Religionspsychologie (English - German Edition)

Archive for the Psychology of Religion - Archiv für Religionspsychologie (English - German Edition)


Jacob A. Belzen, Leslie J. Francis, Ralph W. Hood



About the Author Jacob A. Belzen is Professor of Psychology of Religion at the University of Amsterdam. His specialisatio...
Man and his Dwelling Place: An Essay towards the Interpretation of Nature (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion)

Man and his Dwelling Place: An Essay towards the Interpretation of Nature (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion)


James Hinton



Book Description Man and His Dwelling Place, published in 1859, was far ahead of its time and provides important insights...
Life in Nature (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion)

Life in Nature (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion)


James Hinton



Book Description This 1862 book on the human body by the English surgeon and popular science writer James Hinton is an ex...
The Destiny of Man: Viewed in the Light of his Origin (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion)

The Destiny of Man: Viewed in the Light of his Origin (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion)


John Fiske



Book Description American historian John Fiske published in 1884 this discussion of humanity's origin, destiny and place ...
Northern Lights on the Dead Sea Scrolls: Proceedings of the Nordic Qumran Network 2003-2006

Northern Lights on the Dead Sea Scrolls: Proceedings of the Nordic Qumran Network 2003-2006


Cecilia Wassen, Aandres Klostergaard Petersen, Hanne Von Weissenberg, Mikael Winninge, Torleif Elgvin



Northern Lights on the Dead Sea Scrolls: Proceedings of the Nordic Qumran Network 2003-2006...
History of Homosexuality in Europe, 1919-1939

History of Homosexuality in Europe, 1919-1939


Florence Tamagne



History of Homosexuality in Europe, 1919-1939...