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"Thorough and convincing... likely to become the standard work on the subject." Library Journal

"Highly readable." Medieval Literature

"A major work of synthesis." Walter E. Kaegi

"Burns has achieved much for the modern study of Ostrogoths." Antiquaries Journal

Over 500 stories and quotes from Fulbright Program alumni about their experiences A comprehensive guide to the application process Advice from...

"Excellent." --The Reader's Review

"Thomas Burns takes us thoroughly through this moment of crisis, giving us a precise analysis of the principal players in this period of transition."--Military Illustrated

"The book is well-written and throws new light on the events in the West a short while before the Fall of the Empire. Highly recommended " --The Journal of Indo-European Studies

"With this impressive study Burns has greatly enriched late antique scholarship." --Religious Studies Review

"This is a substantial and well documented book which has reminded me that the...

If you're black in America, at some point you may have wondered where you would be, on a spiritual level, if not for the slave trade. If the answer to that question makes you uncomfortable, ask yourself why. If you're interested in exploring the secrets Christianity and other religions have kept hidden, this book is for you.

Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, but in the subsequent ten years, the city has demonstrated both remarkable resilience and frustrating stagnation. In Reforming New Orleans, Peter F. Burns and Matthew O. Thomas chart the city's recovery and assess how successfully officials at the local, state, and federal levels transformed the Big Easy in the wake of disaster. Focusing on reforms in four key sectors of urban governance--economic development, education, housing, and law enforcement--both before and after Katrina, they find lessons for cities hit by sudden shocks,...

Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, but in the subsequent ten years, the city has demonstrated both remarkable resilience and frustrating stagnation. In Reforming New Orleans, Peter F. Burns and Matthew O. Thomas chart the city's recovery and assess how successfully officials at the local, state, and federal levels transformed the Big Easy in the wake of disaster. Focusing on reforms in four key sectors of urban governance--economic development, education, housing, and law enforcement--both before and after Katrina, they find lessons for cities hit by sudden shocks,...