-Titulo Original : Compact Oxford Spanish Dictionary-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: With over 90,000 words and phrases, and 120,000 translations of contemporary Spanish and English, this dictionary offers excellent coverage of both European and Latin American Spanish. All the words you will need from Spanish and English have been added from computing and technology to health and lifestyle. More than just a dictionary, this handy reference book also includes extensive sections on grammar, culture, and communication, giving you the tools you need to communicate effectively and understand cutural differences. The grammar supplement provides full information on key points of Spanish grammar, including verb tables for quick reference. The section on culture offers lively, useful information on life in the Spanish-speaking world. The communication supplement provides guidance on all types of correspondence, including example letters, emails, r sum s, and text messaging. New to this edition is a section on the internet, covering shopping, banking, buying travel tickets and finding information online.Compact and affordable, this is Oxfords bestselling bilingual dictionary, perfect for students, travelers, business people, and anyone on the go who needs a reliable and easy-to-use Spanish reference. Discover more on oxforddictionaries , Oxfords hub for dictionaries and language reference...

-Titulo Original : Catilines Conspiracy, The Jugurthine War, Histories (oxford Worlds Classics)-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: Sallust was one of the first classical historians to move beyond a dry recitation of fact to paint sharp-edged portraits of the moral and political degeneration of the Roman Republic. Sallusts abrupt and distinctive style is the perfect vehicle for his moral urgency, bitter condemnation, andsatirical cynicism. William W. Batstones new translation, which includes the fragmentary Histories, captures the severity of his Latin style. Catilines Conspiracy describes the bloody rebellion led by the depraved and disaffected Catiline. For Sallust it was especially disturbing because of theunprecedented nature of the crime and the danger it caused. The Jugurthine War offers a graphic depiction of the war against the king of Numidia, highlighting the power struggles in Rome and the brutal battles in Africa. A wide-ranging introduction sets Sallust and his works in their turbulenthistorical context, and considers their achievements as both history and literature. Batstone also provides shorter introductions to each of the three works as well as comprehensive notes, an up-to-date bibliography, and maps of the Mediterranean, Italy, and Africa.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expertintroductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. About the Author William Batstone is Professor of Greek and Latin at Ohio State University...

-Titulo Original : Spain A History-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: In this up-to-date and engaging tour of Spain through the ages, one of the worlds leading authorities on the history of Spain, Sir Raymond Carr, provides an authoritative overview of a country that has played a vital role in the history of the Western world.He tells of prehistoric Spain and of the imposition of Roman rule, which created the idea of Hispania as a single entity. There are knowledgeable discussions of the Visigoth monarchy, Moorish Spain, the establishment of an empire, and the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. Carr examines not only the political and economic development of Spain, but also the extraordinary artistic and literary achievements of the Spanish people. He charts the rise and fall of liberalism in the nineteenth century, and the subsequent period of political instability culminating in the Civil War and authoritarian rule. The book concludes with a look at modern Spain as a fully integrated and enthusiastic member of the European community.Attractively illustrated throughout, Spain: A History is the best historical account of Spain currently available for general readers. Review A wonderful overview of an oft-unexplored history.--Booklist (on the previous edition) About the Author Sir Raymond Carr is the former Warden of St. Antonys College, Oxford University. He is the author of six books on Spanish history, including Modern Spain, 1875-1980...

-Titulo Original : Selected Poetry (oxford Worlds Classics)-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was one of the most versatile minds in European intellectual history, and a shaping influence in the development of English poetry. As a radical young poet in the years following the French revolution, he collaborated with Wordsworth in Lyrical Ballads(1798) and was by turns a dramatist, political journalist, lecturer, and religious thinker. Included in this volume are Kubla Khan, and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, as well as such blank-verse conversation poems as The Eolian Harp, This Lime Tree Bower, My Prison, and Frost at Midnight. Anaccessible and informative Notes and Introduction further illuminate the work of one of the most significant poets of the Romantic period.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expertintroductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. About the Author Heather Jackson is Professor of English at the University of Toronto, and co-editor of the volumes of Coleridges Marginalia and Shorter Works and Fragments in the Bollingen edition of Coleridges Collected Works...

-Titulo Original : American English File Level 3 Student Book With Online Practice-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: New and updated texts, topics, and listenings based on feedback from American English File teachers. New Teacher Resource Center allows you to manage all course resources and teaching materials in one place online.New video listening activity integrated into each even-numbered File. These short documentaries and dramas make class time more dynamic and exciting.New Classroom Presentation Tool shows course content on screen, making it easier than ever for teachers to deliver heads-up, engaging lessons. New Online Practice provides learners with extra practice activities for each File and allows them to check their progress.New Sound Bank videos provide a unique opportunity to watch and listen to a clear model of the English sounds.New interactive videos enable students to listen and record themselves as part of the Rob and Jenny drama.FROM THE PUBLISHERHow will American English File Third Edition get your students talking? Lessons and activities that provide the necessary language, motivation, and opportunity for students to talk with confidence. Learners build confidence to communicate with a proven balance of Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Skills Development in every File. Teachers and students have access to all their American English File resources - video, audio, worksheets and much more - in one easy-to-manage place. About the Author Clive Oxenden has taught English and trained teachers for 23 years, mainly in Spain but also in Turkey, Kuwait, Algeria, and the UK, where he was the RSA tutor at Padworth College in Berkshire. He has spent the last fifteen years teaching at the British Council, Valencia...

-Titulo Original : Nimitz At War Command Leadership From Pearl Harbor To Tokyo Bay-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: From Americas preeminent naval historian, the first full-length portrait in over fifty years of the man who won the war in the Pacific in World War Two destined, says Andrew Roberts, to be the defining life of Chester Nimitz for a long time to come. Only days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt tapped Chester W. Nimitz to assume command of the Pacific Fleet. Nimitz was not the most senior candidate available, and some, including his new boss, U.S. Navy Admiral Ernest J. King, considered him a deskadmiral, more suited to running a bureaucracy than a theater of war. Yet FDRs selection proved nothing less than inspired. From the precarious early months of the war after December 7th 1941 to the surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay nearly four years later, Nimitz transformed the devastated anddispirited Pacific fleet into the most powerful and commanding naval force in history. From the start, the pressures on Nimitz were crushing. Facing demands from Washington to mount an early offensive, he had first to revive the depressed morale of the thousands of sailors, soldiers, and Marines who served under him. He had to corral independent-minded subordinates includingAdmiral Bill Bull Halsey and General Holland Howlin Mad Smith and keep them focused on shared objectives. He had to maintain a sometimes-fraught relationship with his Army counterpart Douglas MacArthur, and cope with his superiors, including the formidably prickly King and the inscrutable FDR.He had to navigate the expectations of a nation impatient for revenge and eventual victory. And of course, he also confronted a formidable and implacable enemy in the Imperial Japanese Navy, which, until the Battle of Midway, had the run of the Pacific. Craig Symonds Nimitz at War reveals how the quiet man from the Hill Country of Texas eventually surmounted all of these challenges. Using Nimitzs headquarters the eye of the hurricane as his vantage point, Symonds covers all the major campaigns in the Pacific from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. Hecaptures Nimitzs composure, discipline, homespun wisdom, and most of all his uncanny sense of when to assert authority and when to pull back. In retrospect it is difficult to imagine anyone else accomplishing what Nimitz did. As Symonds absorbing, dynamic, and authoritative portrait reveals, itrequired qualities of leadership exhibited by few other commanders in history, qualities that are enduringly and even poignantly relevant to our own moment. Review In December 1941, FDRs choice to take over the shattered US Pacific Fleet was an obscure desk admiral. His selection proved inspired beyond all expectation. Within six months, Nimitz helped set the stage for the ultimate defeat of Japan, holding his own with his superiors while quietly fashioningan outstanding set of subordinate commanders. Symonds has given us a Nimitz for the 21st Century. -- John B. Lundstrom, Author of lack Shoe Carrier AdmiralNimitzs genius lay in his ability to convince others that they could do great things. In that respect he was a force multiplier in the Pacific War, one whose legacy was the Allied victory itself. Immersive, deeply researched, and superbly written, imitz at War will become the standard. --General Mike Hagee, USMC(Ret) 33rd Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, CEO Admiral Nimitz FoundationNimitz at War is the greatest biography yet written about the greatest admiral in American history. -- Ian W. TollCraig Symonds ability to put the reader in the shoes of the admiral who masterminded the US Pacific Fleets response to Pearl Harbor is truly remarkable. In his brilliant pen portraits of Nimitzs comrades (and occasional rivals), Symonds delivers a masterclass in the influence of character ondecision-making. Deeply researched, extremely well-written, and often genuinely exciting, this is destined to be the defining life of Chester Nimitz for a long time to come....

-Titulo Original : The Flag And The Cross White Christian Nationalism And The Threat To American Democracy-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: A bracing examination of a force that imperils American democracy Most Americans were shocked by the violence they witnessed at the nations Capital on January 6th, 2021. And many were bewildered by the images displayed by the insurrectionists: a wooden cross and wooden gallows; Jesus saves and Dont Tread on Me; Christian flags and Confederate Flags; even aprayer in Jesus name after storming the Senate chamber. Where some saw a confusing jumble, Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry saw a familiar ideology: white Christian nationalism.In this short primer, Gorski and Perry explain what white Christian nationalism is and is not; when it first emerged and how it has changed; where its headed and why it threatens democracy. Tracing the development of this ideology over the course of three centuries and especially its influence overthe last three decades they show how, throughout American history, white Christian nationalism has animated the oppression, exclusion, and even extermination of minority groups while securing privilege for white Protestants. It enables white Christian Americans to demand sacrifice from others inthe name of religion and nation, while defending their rights in the names of liberty and property.White Christian nationalism motivates the anti-democratic, authoritarian, and violent impulses on display in our current political moment. The future of American democracy, Gorski and Perry argue, will depend on whether a broad spectrum of Americans stretching from democratic socialists to classicalliberals can unite in a popular front to combat the threat to liberal democracy posed by white Christian nationalism. Review Deeply researched and immensely clarifying, The Flag and the Cross offers a sobering account of the history of white Christian nationalism and the threat it poses in our present moment. Anyone who cares about the fate of American democracy should read this book. -- Kristin Kobes Du Mez, New YorkTimes bestselling author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a NationWhite Christian nationalism is the key concept to understand the authoritarian American right today. In this exceptional investigation, drawing on sociology, social psychology, philosophy, and history, Gorski and Perry show how the various apparently incoherent strands of libertarianism, racism,and authoritarianism combine to make a toxic moral and political stew. This book makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the current moment. -- Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and ThemFor anyone concerned about the future of religion and democracy in America, Gorski and Perrys The Flag and the Cross is essential reading. This book helps us understand how white Christian nationalism divides Americans along racial and religious lines. -- Anthea Butler, author of WhiteEvangelical RacismGorski and Perry make sense of the seemingly senseless January 6 uprising. Built on powerful evidence, they show how white nationalism wove itself into the very fabric of modern conservative values. By making visible the creation of white nationalism, this book gives me hope that we can unmake it.-- Beth Allison Barr, Professor of History at Baylor University and author of The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth About the Author Philip S. Gorski, Professor of Sociology at Yale University, is a comparative and historical sociologist who writes on religion and politics in early modern and modern Europe and North America. His work has been featured and discussed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR and othernational media outlets. He is the author, most recently, of American Babylon: Christianity and Democracy Before and After Trump (2020) and American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present (2017). Samuel L. Perry is a sociologist of A...

-Titulo Original : Stealth: The Secret Contest To Invent Invisible Aircraft-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: On a moonless night in January 1991, a dozen U.S. aircraft appeared in the skies over Baghdad. To the Iraqi air defenses, the planes seemed to come from nowhere. Their angular shape, making them look like flying origami, rendered them virtually undetectable. Each aircraft was more than 60 feet in length and with a wingspan of 40 feet, yet its radar footprint was the size of a ball bearing. Here was the first extensive combat application of Stealth technology. And it was devastating.Peter Westwicks new book illuminates the story behind these aircraft, the F-117A, also known as the Stealth Fighter, and their close cousin the B-2, also known as the Stealth Bomber. The development of Stealth unfolded over decades. Radar has been in use since the 1930s and was essential to the Allies in World War Two, when American investment in radar exceeded that in the Manhattan Project. The atom bomb ended the war, conventional wisdom has it, but radar won it. That experience also raised a question: could a plane be developed that was invisible to radar? That question, and the seemingly impossible feat of physics and engineering behind it, took on increasing urgency during the Cold War, when the United States searched for a way both to defend its airspace and send a plane through Soviet skies undetected. Thus started the race for Stealth.At heart, Stealth is a tale of not just two aircraft but the two aerospace companies that made them, Lockheed and Northrop, guided by contrasting philosophies and outsized personalities. Beginning in the 1970s, the two firms entered into a fierce competition, one with high financial stakes and conducted at the highest levels of secrecy in the Cold War. They approached the problem of Stealth from different perspectives, one that pitted aeronautical designers against electrical engineers, those who relied on intuition against those who pursued computer algorithms. The two different approaches manifested in two very different solutions to Stealth, clearly evident in the aircraft themselves: the F-117 composed of flat facets, the B-2 of curves. For all their differences, Lockheed and Northrop were located twenty miles apart in the aerospace suburbs of Los Angeles, not far from Disneyland. This was no coincidence. The creative culture of postwar Southern California-unorthodox, ambitious,and future-oriented-played a key role in Stealth. Combining nail-biting narrative, incisive explanation of the science and technology involved, and indelible portraits of unforgettable characters, Stealth immerses readers in the story of an innovation with revolutionary implications for modern warfare. Review [A] valuable contribution to Cold War history. -- Tom RicksIn his elegant Stealth, Peter Westwick balanc[es] a modest level of technical detail with a keen eye for the people involved, drawing on extensive interviews and oral histories. The vividness Mr. Westwick achieves is all the more impressive given the secrecy of the stealth world. -- Konstantin Kakaes, The Wall Street JournalA rich, compelling, and eye-opening book. -- Daniel J. Kevles, author of The PhysicistsWestwick does a good job of explaining the engineering principles at work, the competitive instinct of the engineers which motivated them more than did a patriotic desire to gain the upper hand over the Soviet Union and the advantages of a close partnership between the private sector and the state. -- Lawrence Freedman, Foreign AffairsThis concise, highly readable history of the creation, development, and application of one of the most important technologies of the Cold War brings clarity and a thorough understanding to this complex subject. -- F. Robert van der Linden, Science About the Author Peter Westwick teaches history at the University of Southern California and directs the Aerospace History Project at the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West. His books include Into the Black: JPL and the...

-Titulo Original : The Enchanted April (oxford Worlds Classics)-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: To Those who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine. Small medieval castle on the shores of the Mediterranean to be let For the month of April, above a bay on the Italian Riviera.Four very different women--the dishevelled and downtrodden Mrs Wilkins, the sad, sweet-faced Mrs Arbuthnot, the formidable widow Mrs Fisher, and the ravishing socialite Lady Caroline Dester--are drawn to the shores of the Mediterranean that April. As each, in turn, blossoms in the warmth of the Italian spring and finds their spirits stirring, quite unexpected changes occur.The Enchanted April (1922) is a deceptive and timely novel immured in a post-war context, a period noted for its wistful and sometimes satiric writings. Von Arnims novel is part of this oeuvre and portrays an escape to a carefully described pastoral enclave away from encroaching urbanisation and the spread of new technologies, in an era when the Great War had left many emotionally and physically starved. The journey to San Salvatore by four unhappy women is an escape from stifling parochialism, constraining social and gendered expectations as well as stultifying insularity, but the evocation of an extraordinarily aesthetic and enchanted location suggests more than personal recuperation.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Review Anchored within the lives of four very different women, this overtly potent novel is endemic of the era in which it was written, whilst simultaneously timeless and all transcending. -- David Marx: Book Reviews About the Author ISOBEL MADDISON is Fellow Emerita at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, where she was College Lecturer and Director of Studies in English (2007-2021), as well as being Vice President from 2013-2019. She works primarily on the connections between modernism and popular literature. Her publications include Elizabeth von Arnim: Beyond the German Garden (2013). Isobel is a founding member of the International Elizabeth von Arnim Society, and she remains on the steering group and was President of the society between 2015-2019...

-Titulo Original : Our Own Worst Enemy The Assault From Within On Modern Democracy-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: A contrarian yet highly engaging account of the spread of illiberal and anti-democratic sentiment throughout our culture that places responsibility on the citizens themselves.Over the past three decades, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have increasingly embraced illiberal politicians and platforms. Democracy is in trouble--but who is really to blame?In Our Own Worst Enemy, Tom Nichols challenges the current depictions of the rise of illiberal and anti-democratic movements in the United States and elsewhere as the result of the deprivations of globalization or the malign decisions of elites. Rather, he places the blame for the rise of illiberalism on the people themselves. Nichols traces the illiberalism of the 21st century to the growth of unchecked narcissism, rising standards of living, global peace, and a resistance to change. Ordinary citizens, laden with grievances, have joined forces with political entrepreneurs who thrive on the creation of rage rather than on the encouragement of civic virtue and democratic cooperation. While it will be difficult, Nichols argues that we need to defend democracy by resurrecting the virtues of altruism, compromise, stoicism, and cooperation--and by recognizing how good weve actually had it in the modern world.Trenchant, contrarian, and highly engaging, Our Own Worst Enemy reframes the debate about how democracies have ended up in this dire state of affairs and what to do about it. Review While democracy does battle with other political ideologies--fascism, communism, socialism--its most difficult battle is always with itself, the inherent contradiction that is both its greatest strength and most glaring vulnerability. The challenges we face in the 21st century are of a different magnitude, but rooted in this central truth: Democracy takes work. Tom Nichols outstanding book is where we begin. -- Ian Bremmer, President and Founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO MediaMaybe its not imaginary conspiracies but rather our own failures--moral, intellectual, political--that are leading Americans to support incompetent, inarticulate and even authoritarian politicians. Thats the thesis that Tom Nichols argues amusingly and persuasively in this book before concluding that reform must begin from within. -- Anne Applebaum, staff writer for The Atlantic, and author of Twilight of DemocracyNichols has nailed the problem that ails our democracies -- and it is us: The narcissism, self-indulgence and nostalgia that come from a society in which the depth of our pockets are matched by the shallowness of our minds. Nichols neither gives into despair nor falls for simplistic solutions. He offers a wise, acute and unblinking measure of our failings--and the glimpse of a way out. -- Edward Luce, S national editor and columnist, Financial Times, and author of The Retreat of Western LiberalismThe eloquent jeremiad, that brilliant form of lamentation, is alive and well in the able hands of Tom Nichols. You dont have to agree with him on everything to appreciate his deep commitment to liberal democracy, his horror in the face of authoritarian demagoguery, and his call on democratic citizens to embrace knowledge and virtue. Nichols is that rarest of creatures, a happy scold who believes that deep down, even we terribly flawed human beings are capable of aspiring to higher purposes. -- E. J. Dionne Jr, author of Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our CountryTaking freedom and democracy for granted is a fatal mistake. Our Own Worst Enemy explains why even the greatest nation on Earth isnt immune to the destructive effects of cynicism and ignorance. It is both a history lesson and a sharp examination of painful recent events. The forces of illiberalism are on the rise, and its not clear that liberal democracy is up to the challenge. This book makes the essential case that ignoring politics is a luxu...

-Titulo Original : The Collected Peter Pan (oxford Worlds Classics Hardback Collection)-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: To die will be an awfully big adventure.Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, is one of the immortals of childrens literature. J. M. Barrie first created Peter Pan as a baby, living in secret with the birds and fairies in the middle of London, but as the children for whom he invented the stories grew older, so too did Peter, reappearing in Neverland, where he was aided in his epic battles with Red Indians and pirates by the motherly and resourceful Wendy Darling.Peter Pan has become a cultural icon and symbol for escapism and innocence, remaining popular with both children and adults.In this collected edition, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst brings together five of the main versions of the Peter Pan story, from Peter Pans first appearance in The Little White Bird, to his novelisation of the story, the stage version, and unrealised silent film script. This edition contains a lively introduction, detailed explanatory notes, original illustrations, and appendices that include Barries coda to the play that was only performed once. About the Author J. M. BarrieRobert Douglas-Fairhurst is the author of Becoming Dickens (Harvard UP, 2011), winner of the 2011 Duff Cooper Prize, and has edited editions of Dickenss Great Expectations, Henry Mayhews London Labour and the London Poor, and Kingsleys The Water-Babies for Oxford Worlds Classics. He writes regularly for publications including the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, TLS, and the New Statesman...

-Titulo Original : Taking America Back For God Christian Nationalism In The United States-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: How did so many white, conservative Christians come to embrace Donald Trump? Why do many argue so vigorously for preserving Confederate monuments and against the teaching of Critical Race Theory? Why do many Americans seem so unwilling to acknowledge the injustices that ethnic and racial minorities experience in the United States? Why do a sizeable proportion of Americans continue to oppose womens equality in the workplace and in the home? To answer these questions, Taking America Back for God points to the phenomenon of Christian nationalism, the belief that the United States is-and should be-a Christian nation. Christian ideals and symbols have long played an important role in American public life, but Christian nationalism is about far more than whether the phrase under God belongs in the pledge of allegiance. At its heart, Christian nationalism demands that we must preserve a particular kind of social order, an order in which everyone--Christians and non-Christians, natural-born and immigrants, whites and minorities, men and women recognizes their proper place in society. In this award-winning book, the first comprehensive empirical analysis of Christian nationalism in the United States, Taking America Back for God illustrates the influence of Christian nationalism on todays most contentious social and political issues. Drawing on multiple sources of national survey data as well as in-depth interviews, Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry document how Christian nationalism shapes what Americans think about who they are as a people, what their future should look like, and how they should get there. Americans stance toward Christian nationalism provides powerful insight into what they think about immigration, Islam, gun control, police shootings, atheists, gender roles, and many other political issues-very much including who they want in the White House. Taking America Back for God is a guide to one of the most important-and least understood-forces shaping American politics. Review The narrative and research in this book are impressive. Throughout the results chapters, the authors support quantitative findings with detailed quotes from qualitative interviews that brilliantly illustrate larger theoretical arguments.... This book should be essential reading for social scientists who work in the intersection of politics and religion. -- Journal for the Scientific Study of ReligionWhitehead and Perry present a powerful case that, in understanding contemporary American politics, what matters most is not whether individuals affirm a particular religious, party or even ethnic affiliation; what matters most is whether they support Christian nationalism. -- Journal of Contemporary ReligionTaking America Back for God is an urgent read.... A bold and incisive book for the present and the future. -- Katie Gaddini, Patterns of PrejudiceThrough careful social science work, Perry and Whitehead identify the force called Christian Nationalism.... Many timely and important lessons are here for us. -- Tim Keller, Life in the GospelTaking America Back for God has been well received within the field of sociology of religion. It adds complexity and nuance to previous ways of discussing the relationship between religion and politics, and should be of interest to pollsters, pundits, and anyone interested in that intersection. -- V. Jacquette Rhoades, Reading ReligionTaking America Back for God is the most thorough, empirical treatment of Christian nationalism in the age of Trump.... Like the most important books, Taking America Back for God will shape the conversation regarding religion and politics. -- Andrew R Lewis, University of Cincinnati, Sociology of ReligionTaking America Back for God is full of helpful insights. -- Journal of Church and StateWhitehead and Perry map out the extraordinarily diverse and fractured views of Americans on the relationship between Christian nationalism and...

-Titulo Original : Ulysses Second Edition (oxford Worlds Classics)-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: - What is your nation if I may ask, says the citizen.- Ireland, says Bloom. I was born here. Ireland.Ulysses, one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, has had a profound influence on modern fiction. In a series of episodes covering the course of a single day, 16 June 1904, the novel traces the movements of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus through the streets of Dublin. Each episode has its own literary style, and the epic journey of Odysseus is only one of many correspondencies that add layers of meaning to the text.Today critical interest centres on the authority of the text, and this edition, complete with an invaluable introduction, notes, and appendices, republishes without interference, the original 1922 text. Jeri Johnsons commentary guides the reader through this highly allusive novel in an edition acclaimed by scholars and general readers alike. This updated edition includes new explanatory notes, a revised introduction, and expanded bibliography.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. About the Author James JoyceJeri Johnson is Peter Thompson Fellow and Tutor in English at Exeter College, Oxford, and Associate Professor of English at the University of Oxford. She came to England from America in 1978 and worked at Oxford with Richard Ellman, who inspired her interest in, and love of, Joyce. She has written on Joyce, textual theory, feminist literary theory, and Virginia Woolf...

-Titulo Original : The American War In Afghanistan A History-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: The first authoritative history of Americans longest war by one of the worlds leading scholar-practitioners, this New York Times notable book of 2021 has now been updated to cover the final phase of the conflict.The American war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001 and ended in 2021, was the longest armed conflict in the nations history. In The American War in Afghanistan, Carter Malkasian provides the first comprehensive history of the entire conflict. Drawing from a deep well of local knowledge and a rich array of primary sources, Malkasian moves through the wars multiple phases: the 2001 invasion and after; the resurgence of the Taliban in 2006; the Obama-era surge; the various resets in strategy that occurred from 2011 onward, culminating in the US exit from the war in 2021; and finally the calamitous ending. Today, the Taliban run the country, having achieved the victory they always thought inevitable. Although the al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed and no major attack on the American homeland occurred after 2001, the United States was unable to end the violence or hand of the war to the Afghan authorities, which did not survive without US military backing. This new paperbackedition explains why the war had such a disappointing outcome and also includes a detailed account of the end of the war. A wise and all-encompassing portrait of the conflict, The American War in Afghanistan will remain the authoritative account for years to come. Review Penetrating...estimable...a broad-reaching and quietly authoritative overview of U.S. involvement, from 9/11 onward. [Malkasian] is good on military operations...No less important, he enlightens us on the Afghan part of the story - on the tribal system and its variations; on the forbidding geography, so vital in the fighting; on the Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar and his decision-making; on the complex and ever-shifting relationships between the government of Hamid Karzai and the warlords in the provinces.--Fredrik Logevall, The New York Times Book Review A full an authoritative account of US involvement in Afghanistan...Malkasian combines meticulous scholarship with a practitioners eye. --Foreign Affairs A sweeping history of the 20-year encounter between Americans and Afghans...Malkasian is drawn to two conflicting, but not irreconcilable, themes: American officials made a series of colossal errors that continually frustrated their own goals, and the Taliban probably would have returned to power even if the foreigners had gotten things right. Perhaps both are true. --Foreign Policy A powerful new book. -- Fareed Zakaria, The Washington Post [A] comprehensive history of the longest armed conflict in US history...Malkasian gives a blow-by-blow of American phases of the war...A sweeping, deeply researched account that will gratify specialists and nonspecialists alike. -- Kirkus, Starred Review A rigorous, blow-by-blow chronicle of the US war in Afghanistan...Synthesizing a vast array of literature from both sides of the conflict, including Oval Office transcripts and Taliban war poetry, Malkasian gets deep into the weeds, but offers a refreshingly nuanced and well-informed perspective. Foreign policy wonks will savor this comprehensive reckoning with Americas forever war. -- Publishers Weekly About the Author Carter Malkasian, Special Assistant for Strategy to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (General Joseph Dunford), from 2015 to 2019.Carter Malkasian was the Special Assistant for Strategy to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, from 2015 to 2019. He has extensive experience working in Afghanistan through multiple deployments throughout the country. The highlight of his work is nearly two years in Garmser district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, as a State Department political officer and the district stabilization team leader. He is the author of War Comes to G...

-Titulo Original : American English File 2e 2 Studentbook With Online Practice-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: Four-skills American English course with a communicative methodology, engaging texts, and a strong pronunciation syllabus - designed to get students speaking. With texts and topics that make learners want to speak, American English File is the course that gets students talking. It gives you full skills coverage with a clear focus on pronunciation, plus wide-ranging support and resources too. Resources include Test Generator CD-ROMs, DVDs, Multi-ROMs, and websites. The highly popular teachers site has extra lesson ideas and resources for you to download. About the Author Clive Oxenden has taught English and trained teachers for 23 years, mainly in Spain but also in Turkey, Kuwait, Algeria, and the UK, where he was the RSA tutor at Padworth College in Berkshire. He has spent the last fifteen years teaching at the British Council, Valencia...

-Titulo Original : Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Area For Kids English-spanish Dictionary-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: Accelerate your students Academic Language Development with the second edition of the Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas for Kids program. This research-based program: Is flexible enough to be used in any teaching situation. Provides explicit instruction through research-based routines by Kate Kinsella. Makes vocabulary with the academic language learners need to be successful. Is standards based and aligned to the Common Core State Standards and other leading research on what works most effectively About the Author Kate Kinsella, Ed.D., is a teacher educator at San Francisco State University and a consultant to state departments of education and school districts...

-Titulo Original : The Assommoir (oxford Worlds Classics)-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: in this life, even if you dont ask for much you still end up with bugger all! In a run-down quarter of Paris, Gervaise Macquart struggles to earn a living and support her family. She earns a pittance washing other peoples dirty clothes in the local washhouse, and dreams of having her own laundry. But in order to start her business she must incur debt, and her feckless husband cannot resist the lure of the Assommoir, the local bar that supplies all the working men with cheap spirits and absinthe. As her money troubles grow, so Gervaises life begins to spiral out of control, and she is trapped in a vicious web of want and neglect. The Assommoir is a pivotal novel in Zolas Rougon-Macquart series. In it he lays bare the terrible poverty of the Parisian underclass, living in overcrowded tenements, addicted to drink, a world of squalor, and casual violence. It contains some of Zolas most powerful and graphic writing, unforgettable portrayals of individuals and their environment, and the fine line between self-respect and ruin. About the Author Émile Zola Brian Nelson is Emeritus Professor (French Studies and Translation Studies) at Monash University, Melbourne, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His publications include Zola: A Very Short Introduction, The Cambridge Introduction to French Literature, The Cambridge Companion to Zola, Zola and the Bourgeoisie, and translations of Zolas His Excellency Eugene Rougon, Earth (with Julie Rose), The Fortune of the Rougons, The Belly of Paris, The Kill, Pot Luck and The Ladies Paradise. He has also translated Swann in Love by Marcel Proust. He was awarded the New South Wales Premiers Prize for Translation in 2015. Robert Lethbridge is Emeritus Honorary Professor of nineteenth-century French Literature at Cambridge University and Professor Emeritus of French Language and Literature at the University of London. He was formerly Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridg...

-Titulo Original : Everybody Up 2 Student Book With Audio Cd Language Level Beginning To High Intermediate. Interest Level Grades K-6. Approx. Reading Level K-4-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: Everybody Up motivates children to learn by linking the English classroom to the wider world. The more links you make, the more children are likely to remember. Its the way they naturally learn.Links to other school subjectsColorful cross-curricular lessons at the end of every unit provide a practical link to other school subjects. Learning content through English is meaningful and inspiring to children.Links to values and real lifeReal-life stories teach important life lessons such as being helpful. Values and good citizenship will please parents and help teachers with classroom management.Links between school and homeA special Everybody Up Friend in each lesson provides children with language they can take home and demonstrate to their parents. Plus, the songs are so catchy they will want to practice them at home.Links with students around the worldJoin our Global Sing-along and sing along with children in other countries! The songs in Everybody Up are written by award-winning songwriters, each with a different style. Theres something for everyone.Links to standardized English testsEverybody Up helps prepare children for standardized tests through the Test Center CD-ROM and the skills focus in Levels 5 and 6. About the Author Patrick Jackson spent a year in Japan where he began teaching children and creating EFL materials...

-Titulo Original : The Oxford Book Of Latin American Poetry-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: Here is the first anthology to present a full range of multilingual poetries from Latin America, covering over 500 years of a poetic tradition as varied, robust, and vividly imaginative as any in the world. Editors Cecilia Vicuña and Ernesto Livon-Grosman present a fresh and expansive selection of Latin American poetry, from the indigenous responses to the European conquest, through early feminist poetry of the 19th century, the early 20th century Modernismo and Vanguardia movements, later revolutionary and liberation poetry of the 1960s, right up to the experimental, visual and oral poetries being written and performed today. Here readers will find several types of poetry typically overlooked in major anthologies, such as works written or chanted in their native languages, the vibrant mestizo (mixed) creations derived from the rich matrix of spoken language in Latin America, and even the mysterious verses written in made-up languages. In addition to the giants of Latin American poetry, such as Cesar Vallejo, Vicente Huidobro, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, Haroldo and Augusto de Campos, and Gabriela Mistral, the editors have included a selection of vital but lesser known poets such as Pablo de Rohka, Blanca Varela, and Cecilia Meireles, as well as previously untranslated works by Simo n Rodriguez, Bartolome Hidalgo, Oliverio Girondo, Rosa Araneda, and many others. In all, the anthology presents more than 120 poets, many in new translations--by Jerome Rothenberg, W.S. Merwin, and Forrest Gander, and others--specially commissioned for this anthology, and each accompanied by a biographical note. The book features both English and original language versions of the poems, a full bibliography, and an introduction by the editors. Sure to stand as the definitive anthology for decades to come, The Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry remaps the territory, offering new ways of looking at a poetry as diverse and complex as Latin America itself. Review Impressive in its scope, variety, and sheer liveliness, THE OXFORD BOOK OF LATIN AMERICAN POETRY is a must for poetry explorers eager to venture into the many wonders that lie beyond the boundaries of English. --Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate No better way of falling in love with Latin America...a magisterial anthology. --Ariel Dorfman, Washington Post The most comprehensive, representative, and up-to-date survey in English of Latin American Poetry, bar none. --Library Journal Huge, much needed antholog[y]. --Philadelphia Inquirer Its uniqueness is evident...exciting...If one were forced to choose only one volume of Latin American poetry to take to a desert island, this would be the one. --Rain Taxi Fascinating...an extensive and thorough compendium...This comprehensive volume will be useful and informative for Latin American scholars, as well as the general public interested in exploring unusual forms of poetry. --Catholic Library World The Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry is a strikingly inclusive anthology attentive to concrete and visual poetry. --Times Literary Supplement Should revitalize our interest in Latin American poetry...Demonstrate[s] the extent to which translation can generate exciting innovations in poetic techniques and forms. --Pleiades An essential resource for US teachers and students of poetry as we move away from the study of an isolated American poetry and toward the teaching of a more inclusive poetry of the Americas...The Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry serves as a compass for those of us interested in remapping the hemisphere to reflect our actual connections and relations in and across languages. --Jacket 2 Innovative...This compelling anthology advances our understanding of the genre and belongs on our shelves and in our classrooms. --World Literature Today Incredibly encompassing. --Coldfront About the Author Cecilia Vicuña is an independent poet, artist, and editor. Ernesto Livon-Grosm...

-Titulo Original : ?que Hay? Cuaderno Csec Second Edition-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: This is the updated 2nd edition of a course for students of CSEC Spanish. Relevant and lively, it consists of a Students Book each with 2 audio CDs, a Workbook and a Teachers Guide...

-Titulo Original : Inside Reading 2e Student Book 3 By Bruce Rubin (2012-02-21)-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: Inside Reading Student Book 3 by Rubin, Bruce [Oxford University Press, 2012] (Paperback) 2nd Edition [ Paperback ] About the Author Bruce Rubin is a well-respected OUP author...

-Titulo Original : Ib Spanish B Course Book Oxford Ib Diploma Program-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: Developed with the IB, this course book exactly matches the 2011 syllabus for SL and HL, and is packed with support straight from the IB to ensure exceptional achievement. It covers all the core and optional topics, and includes a unit on literature to strengthen learners beyond functional language-learning. - The most comprehensive and written specifically for the most recent Language B syllabus, including all the options - Authentic and current Spanish texts resonate with learners and drive discussion, strengthening critical thought - The best integration of the IB philosophy, with creative TOK building outward-looking learners - Thoroughly holistic approach, driving the most complex levels of language acquisition - Packed with assessment support direct from the IB, with exam-style questions giving unrivalled insight into IB assessment - Supported by a focused Skills and Practice book to hone skills directly relevant to IB assessment and optimizing achievement About the Series: Oxfords IB Diploma Course Books are essential resource materials designed in cooperation with the IB to provide students with extra support through their IB studies. Course Books provide advice and guidance on specific course assessment requirements, mirroring the IB philosophy and providing opportunities for critical thinking. Review The Oxford IB course books are the best ever resource for both teachers and students. They are practical, insightful and fully in line with the IB Course outcomes. l iPat Hanson, IB Coordinator, Academy of the Holy Cross, USA l All of the Oxford IB course books are terrific. Carolyn Hawkins, IB Coordinator, Cookeville High School, USA We have adopted most of the Oxford course books for our school. We find them well written, well linked to TOK issues and age appropiate. Sheta Saha, IB Coordinator, Chatsworth International School, Singapore About the Author Ana Valbuena and Suso Rodriguez-Blanco are well-respected in their field...

-Titulo Original : Command The Politics Of Military Operations From Korea To Ukraine-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: Using examples from a wide variety of conflicts, Lawrence Freedman shows that successful military command depends on the ability not only to use armed forces effectively but also to understand the political context in which they are operating. Command in war is about forging effective strategies and implementing them, making sure that orders are appropriate, well-communicated, and then obeyed. But it is also an intensely political process. This is largely because how wars are fought depends to a large extent on how their aims are set. It is also because commanders in one realm must possess the ability to work with other command structures, including those of other branches of the armed forces and allies. In Command, Lawrence Freedman explores the importance of political as well as operational considerations in command with a series of eleven vivid case studies, all taken from the period after 1945. Over this period, the risks of nuclear escalation led to a shift away from great power confrontations and towards civil wars, and advances in communication technologies made it easier for higher-level commanders to direct their subordinates. Freedman covers defeats as well as victories. Pakistani generals tried to avoid surrender as they were losing the eastern part of their country to India in 1971. Iraqs Saddam Hussein turned his defeats into triumphant narratives of victory. Osama bin Laden escaped the Americans in Afghanistan in 2001. The UK struggled as a junior partner to the US in Iraq after 2003. We come across insubordinate generals, such as Israels Arik Sharon, and those in the French army in Algeria, so frustrated with their political leadership that they twice tried to change it. At the other end of the scale, Che Guevara in Congo in 1966 and Igor Girkin in Ukraine in 2014 both tried to spark local wars to suit their grandiose objectives. Freedman ends the book with a meditation on the future of command in a world that is becoming increasingly reliant on technologies like artificial intelligence. A wide-ranging and insightful history of the changing nature of command in the postwar era, this will stand as a definitive account of a foundational concept in both military affairs and politics. About the Author Lawrence Freedman was Professor of War Studies at Kings College London from 1982 to 2014 and Vice-Principal of the College from 2002 to 2013. He was the Official Historian of the Falklands Campaign and a member of the UK Inquiry into the Iraq War. He is the author of several books, including Strategy: A History (Oxford)...

-Titulo Original : A Sand County Almanac And Sketches Here And There-Fabricante : Oxford University Press-Descripcion Original: Few books have had a greater impact than A Sand County Almanac, which many credit with launching a revolution in land management. Written as a series of sketches based principally upon the flora and fauna in a rural part of Wisconsin, the book, originally published by Oxford in 1949, gathers informal pieces written by Leopold over a forty-year period as he traveled through the woodlands of Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona, Sonora, Oregon, Manitoba, and elsewhere; a final section addresses the philosophical issues involved in wildlife conservation. Beloved for its description and evocation of the natural world, Leopolds book, which has sold well over 2 million copies, remains a foundational text in environmental science and a national treasure. Review Reborn for Earth Day 50, the 2020 edition includes an introduction by author and conservationist, Barbara Kingsolver. A land ethic, Leopold wrote, enlarges the boundaries of the community to include not only humans, but also soils, waters, plants, and animals. Leopold promoted values based on caring for people, for land, and for all the connections among them. -- Virginia Small, Shepherd Express For those who may not yet have read this remarkable work of twentieth-century American nature writing, the publication of this new edition of A Sand County Almanac is the perfect opportunity to remedy that oversight. And for those who already have, and perhaps have worn out their present copy from repeated readings, the release of this new edition offers a convenient (to justify...) opportunity to replace the older one. -- Johannes Riutta, The Well Read Naturalist These writings were and remain an ecological call to action in the face of a natural world under threat. This book is fundamentally a celebration of the human potential, when nurtured, to notice nature, and of the miraculous experiences possible for those who do. To anyone who has wondered at the natural world, or who cares about retaining the option, it is well worth reading. -- Gavin Charles, The Canadian Field Naturalist This edition gives a new generation of readers a chance to drink from the source of some of the best ecological thinking and writing of the twentieth century. -- Ed Block, Agate Magazine Aldo Leopolds A Sand County Almanac was my first book of nature writing and changed my view of the world with such words as: It is warm behind the driftwood now, for the wind has gone with the geese. So would I - if I were the wind. I still have my original, yellowed and marked-up copy and will never let it go. --Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing About the Author Aldo Leopold, long a member of the National Wildlife Federations Conservation Hall of Fame, was posthumously honored in 1978 with the John Burroughs Medal in tribute to a lifetime of work in conservation and, in particular, for A Sand County Almanac...