The American Promise; Value Edition; has long been a favorite with students who value the text’s readability; clear chronology; and lively voices of ordinary Americans; all in a portable format. Instructors have long valued the full narrative accompanied by a 2-color map program and the rich instructor resources of the parent text made available at an affordable price. The sixth edition introduces a breakthrough in teaching and learning through the addition of LaunchPad; which combines carefully-curated new assignments and assessments integrated with the full-length parent text e-book—the same narrative in the Value Edition but with full color art and maps and more features for analysis—in its own intuitive course space. The American Promise Value Edition with LaunchPad now provides the best formats for every activity—the print book allows for a seamless reading experience while LaunchPad provides the right space for active learning assignments and dynamic course management tools that measure and analyze student progress. LaunchPad comes with a wealth of primary sources and special critical thinking activities to help students progress toward learning outcomes; LearningCurve; the adaptive learning tool that students love to use to cement their understanding of the text and instructors love to assign to prepare students for class; and a suite of instructor resources from videos to test banks that make teaching simpler and more effective. What's in the LaunchPad
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This is a history of the development of Buddhism in ChinaBy Richard L. RankinChina still has the largest Buddhist population in the world. In history; China played an important role in the preservation of Mahayana texts. In the 7th century C.E. the Buddhist monk Xuanzang travelled extensively in India and returned with numerous Sutras and texts that he translated into Chinese. After the Moghul incursion into the Northern Indian Subcontinent; Buddhism disappeared from India and was entirely forgotten there. But some of the lost books of this time were preserved in Chinese and later translated into other languages. This book is an overview that might lead you to explore more out of curiosity.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. One StarBy Doug Ostobook by a christian missionary to convert chinese.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Decent overview but trapped in the missionary viewBy Mahendra AnÄgÄrikaThis is a book; rather a textbook; to be used by the Christian missionaries being sent to China in early 20th century. At some points; it has very valid observations and conclusions but most other times; the superiority conceit is quite evident. Good book for a Buddhist and a student of religions.
