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Harvard University Press Reference Library
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America is a nation making itself up as it goes along—a story of discovery and invention unfolding in speeches and images, letters and poetry, unprecedented feats of scholarship and imagination. In more than 200 original essays, this history brings together the nation’s many voices.
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The U.S. has always been a nation of immigrants, shaped by successive waves of new arrivals. This comprehensive guide provides an authoritative account of the most recent surge of immigrants. Based on the latest U.S. Census data and scholarly research, this book is an essential reference for anyone curious about the changing face of America.
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Covering more than 50 central terms and concepts in entries written by leading experts, this book offers an overview of this new subdiscipline of biology, providing the core insights and ideas that show how embryonic development relates to life-history evolution, adaptation, and responses to and integration with environmental factors.
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Religious beliefs and practices, which permeated all aspects of life in antiquity, traveled well-worn routes throughout the Mediterranean. New gods encountered by travelers abroad were sometimes taken home to be adapted and adopted. This first basic reference work on the topic offers an expansive, comparative perspective.
