When Slavery Was Called Freedom uncovers the cultural and ideological bonds linking the combatants in the Civil War era and boldly reinterprets the intellectual foundations of secession. John Patrick Daly dissects the evangelical defense of slavery at the heart of the nineteenth century's sectional crisis. He brings a new understanding to the role of religion in the Old South and the ways in which religion was used in the Confederacy.Southern evangelicals argued that their...

The War after the War is a lively military history and overview of Reconstruction that illuminates the new war fought immediately after the American Civil War. This Southern Civil War was distinct from the American Civil War and fought between southerners for control of state governments. In the South, African American and white unionists formed a successful biracial coalition that elected state and local officials. White supremacist insurrectionaries battled with these coalitions...

The War after the War is a lively military history and overview of Reconstruction that illuminates the new war fought immediately after the American Civil War. This Southern Civil War was distinct from the American Civil War and fought between southerners for control of state governments. In the South, African American and white unionists formed a successful biracial coalition that elected state and local officials. White supremacist insurrectionaries battled with these coalitions...

Wie können Missverständnisse vermieden, welche Regeln sollten im Umgang mit Personen aus anderen Kulturkreisen beachtet werden? Sie arbeiten im Vertrieb? Lernen Sie, was man alles für eine perfekte "Elevator Speech" beachten sollte, so sind Sie optimal auf ein zufälliges Treffen mit potentiellen Kunden vorbereitet. Verbessern Sie Ihre Englische Grammatik mit Übungen zu "False Friends" und dem Gebrauch von "I wish". Die Sprecher dieser Audio-CD kommen aus der gesamten englischsprachigen Wel...

In Business Spotlight Audio 2/2011 präsentieren wir zwei Spezialthemen. Zunächst geht es um Streit in Meetings. Sind alle am Tisch Ja-Sager? Bloß nicht! Wir zeigen Ihnen, wie Meinungsverschiedenheiten positiv eingesetzt werden können, um bessere Entscheidungen zu treffen. Unser zweites Spezialthema befasst sich mit der Frage, wie wir in Zukunft für die wachsende Zahl älterer Mitbürger sorgen. Wir reden mit einem Querdenker über Technologie und Innovationen, die Europas Firmen entwickeln, u...

Wally K. Daly's acclaimed trilogy about alien invasion, plus three more gripping sci-fi thrillersWally K. Daly was a prolific, award-winning dramatist, whose writing credits included Casualty, Juliet Bravo and Doctor Who. He wrote 38 radio plays during his 30-year career, across a range of genres including comedy, horror and science fiction. This collection includes his best-known SF serial, The Scream Trilogy, and three other thrilling sci-fi dra...