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Welcome to Cambridge University Press - the Americas
Cambridge University Press publishes the finest academic and educational writing from around the world and is dedicated to advancing knowledge, education, learning and research. Since publishing its first work in 1584, Cambridge now publishes over 2500 titles and 200 journals every year.


Featured Titles
Latin Alive
Joseph B. Solodow
In Latin Alive, Joseph Solodow tells the story of how Latin developed into modern French, Spanish, and Italian, and deeply affected English as well.
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Art as Plunder
Margaret M. Miles
This book examines the ancient origins of debate about art as cultural property. What happens to art in time of war? Who should own art, and what is its appropriate context?
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Benign Bigotry
Kristin J. Anderson
Benign Bigotry uses a fresh, original format to examine subtle prejudice by addressing commonly held cultural myths based on assumptions that appear harmless but actually foster discrimination.
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Too Smart for Our Own Good
Craig Dilworth
We are destroying our natural environment at a constantly increasing pace, and in so doing undermining the preconditions of our own existence. Why is this so? This book reveals that our ecologically disruptive behavior is in fact rooted in our very nature as a species.
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Sneak Peek
Beyond Smoke and Mirrors
Burton Richter
This book assesses the sensible, senseless and biased proposals for averting the potentially disastrous consequences of global warming, allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions on switching to more sustainable energy provision.
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A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy
Pierre-Yves Bely, Carol Christian, Jean-René Roy
Using non-technical language, the authors summarize current astronomical knowledge, taking care to include the important underlying scientific principles.
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Featured Textbooks
Global Warming
John Houghton
John Houghton's market-leading textbook is now in full color and includes the latest IPCC findings, making it the definitive guide to climate change.
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First Language Acquisition
Eve V. Clark
This new edition of Eve Clark's highly successful textbook focuses on children's acquisition of a first language.
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Featured Journals
Library Picks
Iraq, 1990–2006 Set
Edited by Philip E. Auerswald
The revelatory volumes of Iraq, 1990–2006: A Diplomatic History through Documents detail the diplomatic saga involving Iraq and the international community from 1990 to 2006. |
Dictionary of Irish Biography 9 Volume Set
Edited by James McGuire
Published in collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy, the Dictionary of Irish Biography is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical reference work available both in print and online for Ireland. |
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