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First published in 1990, East of Existentialism was written to explore new perspectives on eternal questions such as `Who am I?¿, `Why am I here?¿, and `Where am I going?¿.

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First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Sets out the remarkable story of the American frontier, which became, almost from the beginning, an archetypal narrative of the new American nationas successful expansion.

?By bringing together the contributions of long-established scholars this book offers a fitting recognition of the work of Everett Dick. In addition, it provides a fascinating glimpse into the directions of on-going research, as well as pointing out future paths social historians should explore.?-Societas, A Review of Social History

Covers American history from Reconstruction through the first half of Reagan's administration.

In this little classic, first published in 1977, Ray A. Billington outlines the three-century-long process of westering that forged the American characteristics of resourcefulness, individualism and democracy, and upward social mobility. "The American Frontiersman" looks at the mountain men of the fur trade who succumbed to the wilderness world in which they found themselves and in which they were forced to begin the climb upward to civilizati...

A criticism of theism, and in particular monotheism, "Religion Without God questions the assumption that rejecting God means rejecting religion. Drawing on Western philosophical critiques of religion and non-theistic Eastern religions, Billington shows how a religion without God could work. The concept of religion without God has informed not only the theories of Nietzsche, Kant and Spinoza, but also expressions of belief in Indian and Chinese...

Ray Billington explores the spirituality of Eastern thought and its differences from and relationships with the Western religious tradition by presenting the main principles of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Jainism and Confucianism. Billington discusses the central themes of religious philosophy, comparing Eastern and Western views of belief of God, the soul, moral decision-making, nature, faith and authority. He then challenges theism, particul...

The hypothesis advanced in Frederick Jackson Turner's 1893 essay, The Significance of the Frontier in American History was that the pioneering experience accounted for some of the distinctive characteristics of the American people. After opening with a summary of the appearance, acceptance, and subsequent dismissal of the theory, this study carefully defines the "frontier” and reviews recent evidence on its political, social, and economic char...

The book is divided into several parts: the historical uses of the limerick, concentrating on the American frontier and on World War II, limericks assembled from the files of the Society of the Fifth Line, and organization of scholars whose job it is to produce an original verse for each meeting of the membership, samples of the classic limerick form, some original, some contributed, some culled from published and unpublished collections, and ...

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This first part of Billington's popular American history has basic facts, names and dates underlined so that important information can be seen at a glance. Includes typical questions and answers, as well as helpful hints on how to prepare for examinations.

Ray Billington explores the spirituality of Eastern thought and its differences from and relationships with the Western religious tradition by presenting the main principles of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Jainism and Confucianism. Billington discusses the central themes of religious philosophy, comparing Eastern and Western views of belief of God, the soul, moral decision-making, nature, faith and authority. He then challenges theism, particul...