The Science of Abolition: How Slaveholders Became the Enemies of Progress 0300236808, 9780300236804

The Science of Abolition: How Slaveholders Became the Enemies of Progress 9780300258554

A revealing look at how antislavery scientists and black and white abolitionists used scientific ideas to discredit slav

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The Fluid Envelope of our Planet: How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science 9781442697744

A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet is an engagi

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The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine 9780300188875

Almost daily we hear news stories, advertisements, and scientific reports that promise genetic medicine will make us liv

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The First Coming: How the Kingdom of God Became Christianity

Sheehan, professor of philosophy at Loyola, argues that Jesus dispensed with literal gods and formal religions, preachin

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The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet : How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science [1 ed.] 9781442697744, 9781442612709

A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet is an engagi

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The Canaanites and Philistines: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Israelites’ Enemies in the Land that Became Israel

*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Include

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The History of the Abolition of African Slave-Trade 9788027240265

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The Financial Crisis of Abolition 9780300150490

From 1850 to 1914, Brazil enjoyed a long period of political and financial stability that was interrupted just once. Dur

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The Abolition of Man 0061949132, 9780061949135

In the classic The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century, sets out to pe

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The Interest: How The British Establishment Resisted The Abolition Of Slavery 9781473566361

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