| Major Problems in American Religious History: Documents and Essays Contributor(s): Allitt, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0495912433 ISBN-13: 9780495912439 Publisher: Cengage Learning OUR PRICE: $132.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General |
| Series: Major Problems in American History (Wadsworth) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.50 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the MAJOR PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY series introduces readers to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. The collection of essays and documents in MAJOR PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY presents a carefully selected group of readings organized to allow you to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw your own conclusions. Each chapter includes introductions, source notes, and suggested readings. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allitt, Patrick: - Patrick Allitt is Cahoon Family Professor of American History at Emory University, and an Americanist specializing in religious, intellectual, and environmental history. He graduated from Oxford, England in 1977 and earned his Ph.D. in American History in 1986 from the University of California, Berkeley. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Divinity School (1985-1988) and has been at Emory since 1988. Author of six books, he is also the presenter of six lecture series with The Teaching Company (http: //www.teach12.com) on aspects of American and British history. His current research and writing project is a history of the intellectual and political opponents of environmentalism, from the 1960s to the early twenty-first century. |