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Excerpt from Sixteen Saviours or One?: The Gospels Not BrahmanicDuring the quarter of a century following our Revolution, the in¿uence of the Age of Reason was paramount among the radical democracy of New York. Dr. John W. Francis has given'in his. Old New York a fearful picture of the demoralization of the period. Elihu Palmer, a blind man and apostate minister, lectured regularly to a chosen circle, by which he was regarded as infallible, an...

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Excerpt from Spinning Tops: The Operatives Lecture of the British Association MeetingThis is not the lecture as it was delivered. Instead of two pages of letterpress and a-wood cut, the reader may imagine that for half a minute the lecturer played with a spinning top or gyrostat, and occasionally ejaculated words of warning, admonition, and explanation towards his audience. A verbatim report would make rather uninterest ing reading, and I have...

Pivotal to the transformation of higher education in the 21st Century is the nature of pedagogy and its role in advancing the aims of various stakeholders. This book brings together pre-eminent scholars from Australia, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and the USA to critically assess teaching and learning issues that cut across most disciplines. In addressing long-standing and newly emerging issues, the researchers examine the scientific evide...

A historical account of the North Pacific region from an American economic and social viewpoint. From 18th-century explorers, through American expansion and the World Wars, to modern American-Asian relations, this text addresses the continuing importance of this region to the United States.

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In studying the withdrawal from Iraq, RAND assessed logistical constraints, trends in insurgent activity, the readiness of Iraqi security forces, and implications for the size of the residual U.S. force and for security in Iraq and the region. This report presents alternative schedules: one consistent with the Obama administration1s intentions, one somewhat slower, and another faster. It also identifies steps to alleviate constraints and risks.

Explores the issue of slavery, examining the origins of the institution, the abolition movement, the lives of the slaves, and much more.