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The story of race and ethnicity in the US today is one not of discrete racial groups and categories , but is instead a broader story of inequalities and challenges that cross all categories. The traditional "group-by-group" approach to teaching this course does not accurately reflect this story. It can make it a challenge to teach about intersectionality, which is inextricably linked to racial inequality , and it is an approach that does not refl...

The story of race and ethnicity in the US today is one not of discrete racial groups and categories , but is instead a broader story of inequalities and challenges that cross all categories. The traditional "group-by-group" approach to teaching this course does not accurately reflect this story. It can make it a challenge to teach about intersectionality, which is inextricably linked to racial inequality , and it is an approach that does not refl...

BY THE PEOPLE: Debating American Government, Brief Sixth Edition presents essential content in a compelling story embellished with historical examples and context geared for today’s students. Each new edition builds on this successful approach to engage students in the rich and important debates of our time and ensures they become thoughtful and informed citizens.

Engineering Your Future is an authoritative guide to the academic expectations and professional opportunities in engineering, a field that is both academically rigorous and creatively demanding. Today's engineering students are faced with endless career opportunities. This text clarifies those options and directs students down the path to a rewarding career in the engineering field. Engineering Your Future: A Brief Introduction to Engineering, Si...

Introduction to Criminology: A Brief Edition provides students with coverage of core concepts supported by student-tested pedagogical tools that promote student engagement, thought-provoking classroom discussions, and critical-thinking skills.

Writing in Music demystifies music writing conventions and methods by offering strategies for the types of writing that students most often encounter in college courses on music. The book offers guidance through the writing process and, for research assignments, through the research process. Geared for an audience of music majors and other students taking undergraduate music-major courses--as well as for master's students in music desiring more t...

Revised and updated throughout, the fourth edition of Brief History of Ancient Greece presents the political, social, cultural, and economic history and civilization of ancient Greece in all its complexity and variety. Written by leading authorities on the classical world, and updated with enhancements by new co-author Georgia Tsouvala, this captivating study covers the entire period from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Era.

Featuring vibrant full color throughout, A Brief Introduction to the New Testament,Fourth Edition, is a concise version of Bart D. Ehrman’s best-selling The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, Sixth Edition. Retaining the approach of the longer textbook while condensing and simplifying much of its material, this volume looks at the New Testament from a consistently historical and comparative p...

This is the concise version of Bart Ehrman’s The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, which is the #1 best-selling New Testament book in the market. This book condenses and simplifies The New Testament for instructors who do not have time to teach the unabridged version of the text. Ehrman’s exceptionally engaging writing brings the story of the New Testament to life for students, and the book’s introduction f...

Engaging and accessible to students from all backgrounds, A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context, Third Edition, is an updated and concise version of Michael D. Coogan’s best-selling The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, Third Edition (OUP, 2013). Coogan works primarily from a historical and critical methodology but also introduces students to literary analysi...

Engaging and accessible to students from all backgrounds, A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context, Fourth Edition, is an updated and concise version of Michael D. Coogan’s best-selling The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, Fourth Edition (OUP, 2018). Coogan works primarily from a historical and critical methodology but also introduces students to literary analy...

Introduction to Criminal Justice: A Brief Edition 2e provides students with a mainstream table of contents and critical perspective, supported by boxed features to promote engaging and thought-provoking classroom discussions. The text includes extensive pedagogical tools to help students succeed and develop critical thinking skills.

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This textbook for the prehistory course in archaeology introduces the archaeological past from approximately seven million years ago through later politically complex stories. The author does not attempt to discuss every archaeologically important site and development in prehistory and early history, but instead presents key issues from earlier prehistory and then organizes the chapters on politically complex societies using a similar framework. ...