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Who really was Jesus Christ? How did Christianity spread around the world? How has Christian belief changed over the last 50 years?Providing the answers to these and many other questions, A History of Christianitycharts the 2, 000-year-long history of the world’s largest religion. This richly illustrated overview covers everything from the Old Testament to the present day, including topics such as the early martyrs, the birth of the monasterie...

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Lange, kalte Winternächte: Zeit, um den Kamin zu entzünden, Zeit für Geistergeschichten. Ob in den wilden Mooren von Yorkshire, auf dem verschneiten Gelände eines Spukhauses oder auf dem belebten Londoner Weihnachtsmarkt - diese Geschichten, die von Gespenstern vergangener Tage erzählen, jagen dem Lesenden die köstlichsten Schauer über den Rücken. So herrlich britisch wie ein Yorkshire Pudding, so stimmungsvoll und gruselig wie >Eine Weihnacht...

Collins has written the book that Knight has long deserved."--American Literary ScholarshipUnderstanding Etheridge Knight introduces readers to a major--but understudied--American poet. Etheridge Knight (1931-1991) survived a shrapnel wound suffered during military service in Korea, as well as a drug addiction that led to an eight-year prison sentence, to publish five volumes of poetry and a small cache of powerful prose. His status in the fro...

Applies new understandings of realism as a political aesthetic to Progressive Era Literature, arguing for its radicalism politically and culturally

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The short story is frequently described as American literature's preeminent form, yet new research on how it emerged in all its complexity, diversity, and originality has been scant in recent years. This book addresses that gap by offering ground-breaking insights into the genre's history, preoccupations, key figures, and possible futures.

The short story is frequently described as American literature's preeminent form, yet new research on how it emerged in all its complexity, diversity, and originality has been scant in recent years. This book addresses that gap by offering ground-breaking insights into the genre's history, preoccupations, key figures, and possible futures.

Christian Shakespeare? The question was put to each contributor to this collection of essays. They received no further guidance about how to understand the question nor how to shape their responses. No particular theoretical approach, no shared definition of the question was required or encouraged. Rather, they were free to join, in whatever way they thought useful, the extensive discourse about the impact that the Christian faith and the reli...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough...

Originally published in 1974 this book examines the problems confronting the London public transport system in the 1970s. After an historical introduction the book pays particular attention to planning, capital investment, co-ordination, the relationship between transport and housing and the competition between road and rail.

This book is not an academic treatise. It is a concise story that tells what America's multinationals did to the US economy and how they did it. It is an applied and actionable book which includes many suggested solutions that function as steps the reader can take in their company.