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"What does it mean to be an American? African American history illuminates the United States' core paradoxes, inviting profound questions about what it means to be an American, a citizen, and a human being. This Very Short Introduction narrates the creation of racialized chattel slavery, the dismantling of that system during the Civil War, and the civil rights disputes that have erupted in the years since Emancipation, including the Black Lives Matter...
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Very short introductions volume 721
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"Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) was a remarkable theologian whose influence has lasted 1,000 years. He offers the first clear account of a libertarian view of free will; his understanding of God is regarded as the definitive expression of classical theism. His ontological argument for the existence of God and his account of the atonement continue to fascinate philosophers and theologians. In the Very Short Introduction Thomas Williams examines the...
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Very short introductions volume 558
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"Humanity's impact on the planet has been profound. From fire, intensive hunting, and agriculture, it has accelerated into rapid climate change, widespread pollution, plastic accumulation, and the mass extinction of species--changes that have left a mark in the geological record of the rocks. Yet, the proposal for a new unit of geological time--the Anthropocene Epoch--has raised debate far beyond geological circles. The Anthropocene has emerged as...
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