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The author of this text offers a theory of consciousness. He proposes that conscious experience must be understood as an irreducible entity similar... Læs mere
A concise history of slavery in America, including the daily life of American slaves, the laws that sought to legitimize white supremacy, the anti-slavery movement, and the abolition of slavery
The Revised Standard Version dramatically shaped the course of English Bible translation work in the latter half of the Twentieth Century. It is... Læs mere
The Oxford History of the Prison is an informative account of the growth and development of the prison in Western society,... Læs mere
Famed for their temples, pyramids and great cities, the Maya, Toltec, Aztecs and other ancient civilizations created an intricate and long-lasting mythology about themselves, their world and the afterlife.
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Fifth Sun offers a comprehensive history of the Aztecs, spanning the period before conquest to a century after the conquest, based on rarely-used Nahuatl-language sources written by the indigenous people.
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