American History - April 2015

American History Magazine from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the celebration of 224 years of glorious freedom, American History explores and examines the changing times and growing history of the United States. In-depth articles and engaging essays from top historians and journalists give readers a complete overview of a never-ending story: the story of America.

Delve into the intriguing world of word histories with fascinating stories about our living, growing language. Discover the origins of more than 1,500 words and enjoy over 600 engaging articles. Explore the stories behind our vocabulary.

KET for Schools prepares students for University of ESOL Examinations' KET for Schools exam. It provides essential exam practice, tips and strategies combined with fun, communicative activities, ensuring lessons are varied and engaging - and that students are ready for the exam.
With its contemporary design and up-to-date material, Key for Schools Result is the complete preparation pack for the exam.

From Freud to Babbitt, from Animal Farm to Sartre to the Great Society, from the Theory of Relativity to counterculture to Kosovo, The Modern Mind is encyclopedic, covering the major writers, artists, scientists, and philosophers who produced the ideas by which we live. Peter Watson has produced a fluent and engaging narrative of the intellectual tradition of the twentieth century, and the men and women who created it.

British Identities before Nationalism: Ethnicity and Nationhood in the Atlantic World, 1600-1800

This book examines the status and uses of ethnicity in political debate during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the era that immediately preceded the onset of modern racialist and nationalist thinking. Ranging widely across the political cultures of England, Scotland, Ireland and revolutionary America, it also considers European influences and comparisons as well as engaging historically with current debates over nationalism and identity.