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" Ronald Reagan " the Movie: And Other Episodes in Political Demonology
"Fresh, provocative, and full of vitality, this is a first-rate contribution to the study of political culture. It should be read not only by political scientists, political theorists, and … mehr »
geschrieben von Michael P. Rogin (Autor)
"Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen": Nature, Knowledge, Imagery in an Ancient Chinese Medical Text
"The essential reference for ancient Chinese … mehr »
geschrieben von Paul U. Unschuld (Herausgeber)
"What Is Man?" and Other Philosophical Writings
Abbreviations Introduction The Texts … mehr »
geschrieben von Mark Twain (Autor) und Paul Baender (Herausgeber)
100 Myths about the Middle East
Halliday debunks 100 of the most commonly misconstrued "facts" concerning the Middle East in the political, cultural, social and historical spheres. He illuminates the issues without compromising the … mehr »
geschrieben von Fred Halliday (Autor)
This handbook focuses on two sorts of names: those that are well-known as destinations or as geographical features of the state, and those that demand attention because of their problematic origins, … mehr »
geschrieben von William Bright (Autor)
Selected by the New York Public Library as one of the 30 "Outstanding Reference Books of the Past Year" … mehr »
geschrieben von Jethro K. Lieberman (Autor)
Ants belonging to the genus Gnamptogenys are important and diverse predators in the forests of the tropics of the Americas, Southeast Asia and Australasia. The recent rapid accumulation of these ants … mehr »
geschrieben von John E. Lattke (Autor)
A Bat Man in the Tropics: Chasing El Duende
A well known tropical biologist reviews his 40 years in the field, his work on bats, his experiences with … mehr »
geschrieben von Theodore H. Fleming (Autor)
A Brief History of Central America
"The "Breve Historia offers a Latin American point of view . . . and a more explicitly political focus on the twentieth century. . . . It is stimulating reading and usefully controversial in some … mehr »
geschrieben von Hector Perez-Brignoll (Autor) und Susana Stettri De Sawrey (Übersetzung) und Ricardo B. Sawrey (Übersetzung)
A Brief History of the University of California
This concise book tells the absorbing story of the development of one of the greatest public institutions in the country. Beginning with the land grant that established a university in California, the … mehr »
geschrieben von Patricia A. Pelfrey (Autor)
A California State of Mind: The Conflicted Voter in a Changing World
With a section on the ongoing political and economic aftermath of September 11, and a timely discussion of California voters' habits and attitudes (with the November gubernatorial elections looming), … mehr »
geschrieben von Mark Baldassare (Autor)
A Carnage in the Lovetrees: Poems
A sequence of poems about living in an unforgiving world … mehr »
geschrieben von Richard Greenfield (Autor)
A Carnage in the Lovetrees: Poems
A sequence of poems about living in an unforgiving world … mehr »
geschrieben von Richard Greenfield (Autor)
Madhu Natisar Nath is a Rajasthani farmer with no formal schooling. He is also a singer, a musician, and a storyteller. At the center of "A Carnival of Parting" are Madhu Nath's oral performances of … mehr »
geschrieben von Madhu Natisar Nath (Autor) und Ann Grodzins Gold (Solist) und Ann Grodzins Gold (Übersetzung)
Maurizio Viano, masterfully combining analyses of Pasolini's literary and theoretical writings and of all his films, offers the first through study of the theory and practice of Pasolini's cinematic … mehr »
geschrieben von Maurizio Viano (Autor)
A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the "Guideways Through Mountains and Seas"
This beautifully illustrated book offers a fascinating window into the earliest surviving cosmography in China, considered the richest repository of ancient Chinese shamanistic belief and a catalog of … mehr »
geschrieben von Richard E. Strassberg (Solist) und Richard E. Strassberg (Herausgeber)
A Companion to "The Cantos" of Ezra Pound
The "Companion" is a major contribution to the literary evaluation of Pound's great, but often bewildering and abstruse work, "The Cantos." Available in a one-volume paperback edition for the first … mehr »
geschrieben von Carroll F. Terrell (Autor)
A Companion to California Wine
Sullivan's encyclopedic handbook traces the Golden State's wine industry from its mission period and Gold Rush origins down to last year's planting and vintage statistics--a complete reference, in … mehr »
geschrieben von Charles L. Sullivan (Autor) und Hugh Johnson (Solist)
"Absolutely essential reading for anyone interested in a serious consideration of "Piers Plowman and also for anyone planning critical or scholarly investigation on it--in other words, for all … mehr »
geschrieben von John A. Alford (Autor)
A Complicated War: The Harrowing of Mozambique
'A brilliant, sometimes devastating eyewitness report of the civil war, sponsored by South … mehr »
geschrieben von William Finnegan (Autor)
A Concise History of the Third Reich
A highly informed, well written introduction to the history of the "Third Reich" by a leading scholar who has published extensively on the history of Jews in Germany, the Holocaust, and National … mehr »
geschrieben von Wolfgang Benz (Autor) und Thomas Dunlap (Übersetzung)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Our classic and authoritative edition with a new cover to match the … mehr »
geschrieben von Mark Twain (Autor) und Bernard L. Stein (Herausgeber)
A Courtship After Marriage: Sexuality and Love in Mexican Transnational Families
This is one of the very first volumes exploring the lives, private or otherwise, of migrants in the American Southeast. Given recent census results, which showed enormous growth in Mexican migration … mehr »
geschrieben von Jennifer S. Hirsch (Autor)
A Courtship After Marriage: Sexuality and Love in Mexican Transnational Families
This is one of the very first volumes exploring the lives, private or otherwise, of migrants in the American Southeast. Given recent census results, which showed enormous growth in Mexican migration … mehr »
geschrieben von Jennifer S. Hirsch (Autor)
Wily, raunchy, and heroic. A trickster, lecher, and supreme survivor. Such is the magical Coyote, that mythic Native American figure whose various roles are recounted here in a wonderful selection of … mehr »
geschrieben von William Bright (Autor)
A Critic Writes: Selected Essays by Reyner Banham
"Reyner Banham's special skill was to take objects that we otherwise might take for granted and to open our eyes and minds to their visual and cultural associates. Unlike many historians he had an … mehr »
geschrieben von Reyner Banham (Herausgeber) und Paul Barker (Herausgeber) und Sutherland Lyall (Herausgeber)
A Critical Cinema 2: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers
"MacDonald's general introduction and those focused on his interviewees are first rate. . . . This work is exceptionally important, a really major contribution to film studies."--David E. James, … mehr »
geschrieben von Scott MacDonald (Autor)
A Critical Cinema 5: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers
"A Critical Cinema 5 "is the fifth volume in Scott MacDonald's Critical Cinema series, the most extensive, in-depth exploration of independent cinema available in English. In this new set of … mehr »
geschrieben von Scott MacDonald (Autor)
A Critical Cinema: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers
"A Critical Cinema 5 "is the fifth volume in Scott MacDonald's Critical Cinema series, the most extensive, in-depth exploration of independent cinema available in English. In this new set of … mehr »
geschrieben von Scott MacDonald (Autor)
A Critical Cinema: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers
"An invaluable addition to the first three volumes of A Critical Cinema. This volume continues an exciting journey through the landscape of the different forms of the non-commercial cinema that is … mehr »
geschrieben von Scott MacDonald (Autor)
A Critical Cinema: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers
"An invaluable addition to the first three volumes of A Critical Cinema. This volume continues an exciting journey through the landscape of the different forms of the non-commercial cinema that is … mehr »
geschrieben von Scott MacDonald (Autor)
A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War
"A remarkable book, in which Forsythe uses his thorough knowledge of the ancient evidence to reconstruct a coherent and eminently plausible picture which in turn illuminates early Roman society more … mehr »
geschrieben von Gary Forsythe (Autor)
A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War
"A remarkable book, in which Forsythe uses his thorough knowledge of the ancient evidence to reconstruct a coherent and eminently plausible picture which in turn illuminates early Roman society more … mehr »
geschrieben von Gary Forsythe (Autor)
A Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China
"A very important study of one of the most important institutions in Chinese history, one without which the China we have today would certainly be a vastly different place."--Peter Bol, author of … mehr »
geschrieben von Benjamin A. Elman (Autor)
A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America
"Tracing the beliefs in various conspiracies and mega-conspiracies in literature, apocalyptic and political writing, and popular culture, Barkun creates an exceptional and invaluable genealogy of the … mehr »
geschrieben von Michael Barkun (Autor)
A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America
With a calm approach and scrupulous academic bearings, Barkun navigates through the history of conspiracy theories from the cosmic to the comic, from Biblical prophecy to Internet alerts. Millennial … mehr »
geschrieben von Michael Barkun (Autor)
A Different Nature: The Paradoxical World of Zoos and Their Uncertain Future
An accessible and beautifully illustrated survey of zoos that explores what they have been in the past … mehr »
geschrieben von David Hancocks (Autor)
A Different Shade of Colonialism: Egypt, Great Britain, and the Mastery of the Sudan
A history of the three-way colonial relationship among Britain, Egypt, and the Sudan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unlike most books on colonialism, this one deals explicitly with race … mehr »
geschrieben von Eve M. Troutt Powell (Autor) und Eve Troutt Powell (Autor)
A Dubious Past: Ernst Ja, Nger and the Politics of Literature After Nazism
A comprehensive portrait of the reception of writings by novelist and cultural critic Ernst Junger (1895-1998), one of the most complex and fascinating figures in 20th century German culture. A … mehr »
geschrieben von Elliot Yale Neaman (Autor) und E. Y. Neaman (Autor)
A Fascination for Fish: Adventures of an Underwater Pioneer
The memoirs of a pioneering aquarist, developer of all the important aquariums in … mehr »
geschrieben von David C. Powell (Autor) und Sylvia A. Earle (Solist)
A Garland of Feminist Reflections: Forty Years of Religious Exploration
Rita M. Gross has long been acknowledged as a founder in the field of feminist theology. One of the earliest scholars in religious studies to discover how feminism affects that discipline, she is … mehr »
geschrieben von Rita M. Gross (Autor)
A Garland of Feminist Reflections: Forty Years of Religious Exploration
Rita M. Gross has long been acknowledged as a founder in the field of feminist theology. One of the earliest scholars in religious studies to discover how feminism affects that discipline, she is … mehr »
geschrieben von Rita M. Gross (Autor)
A Generation Divided: The New Left, the New Right, and the 1960s
This book is a brilliant and nuanced study of sixties activists on both the right and left. Klatch draws from in-depth interviews to provide a close look at the differences and some surprising … mehr »
geschrieben von Rebecca E. Klatch (Autor)
A collection of essays on mining and economic development in California from the Gold Rush through the end of the 19th century. This is the second in a series of four volumes comemmorating the state's … mehr »
geschrieben von Richard J. Orsi (Herausgeber) und James J. Rawls (Herausgeber)
In one of the most thorough studies ever prepared of a California language, Hill's grammar reviews the phonology, morphology, syntax and discourse features of Cupeno, a Uto-Aztecan (takic) language of … mehr »
geschrieben von Jane H. Hill (Autor)
About this book Mr. Burke contributes an introductory and summarizing remark, "What is involved, when we say what people are doing and why they are doing it? An answer to that question is the subject … mehr »
geschrieben von Kenneth Burke (Autor)
A Greek Roman Empire: Power and Belief Under Theodosius II (408-450)
"This masterful study will have its place on every ancient historian's bookshelf."--Claudia Rapp, author of … mehr »
geschrieben von Fergus Millar (Autor)
A Guide to the Coral Reefs of the Caribbean
Inspired by the Caribbean section of "The World Atlas of Coral Reefs," and augmented with detailed maps and colorful illustrations, this guidebook informs readers about the natural history of coral … mehr »
geschrieben von Mark D. Spalding (Autor) und Corinna Ravilious (Autor)
"The "Handbook provides an extensive apprenticeship tour into medieval Occitan studies, illustrating richly their challenges and rewards. A wonderful resource for the novice as well as the specialist, … mehr »
geschrieben von F. R. Akehurst (Herausgeber) und Judith M. Davis (Herausgeber)
A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms, Second Edition
The first edition of this widely used work has been reprinted many times over two decades. With a unique combination of alphabetical and descriptive lists, it provides in one convenient, accessible … mehr »
geschrieben von Richard A. Lanham (Autor)
A Heart at Fire's Center: Life & Music of Bernard Herrmann
This first major biography of the composer explores the interrelationships between Herrmann's music and his turbulent personal life, using much previously unpublished information to illuminate … mehr »
geschrieben von Steven C. Smith (Autor)
A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann
1992 ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award in the pop category, Society … mehr »
geschrieben von Steven C. Smith (Autor)
A History of Modern Germany Since 1815
An accessible textbook for courses on … mehr »
geschrieben von Frank B. Tipton (Autor)
A History of Modern Germany Since 1815
An accessible textbook for courses on … mehr »
geschrieben von Frank B. Tipton (Autor)
A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State
The "Tibetan Question," the nature of Tibet's political status vis-a-vis China, has been the subject of often bitterly competing views while the facts of the issue have not been fully accessible to … mehr »
geschrieben von Melvyn C. Goldstein (Autor)
A History of Modern Tibet, Volume 2: The Calm Before the Storm: 1951-1955
It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened--and why--during the 1950s. In a book that continues the story of … mehr »
geschrieben von Melvyn C. Goldstein (Autor)
A History of Russian Music: From Kamarinskaya to Babi Yar
"At last there is a short and comprehensive introduction to Russian music and its history that is up to date in research, sophisticated in viewpoint, elegantly written, and completely free of … mehr »
geschrieben von Francis Maes (Autor)
A History of Russian Music: From Kamarinskaya to Babi Yar
A history of Russian music in the 19th and 20th centuries, from Glinka, the "father of Russian music," through the late works of Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich. This book breaks through the … mehr »
geschrieben von Francis Maes (Autor) und Arnold Pomerans (Übersetzung) und Erica Pomerans (Übersetzung)
A History of the Greek City States, 700-338 B. C.
List of Maps List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Preface Part I. The Development of the City-State and the Persian Wars Part II. The Era of Hegmonic Leagues Part III. Leagues of More Equal … mehr »
geschrieben von Raphael Sealey (Autor)
A History of the Habsburg Empire, 1526-1918
Preface I. Toward the Union of the Habsburg Lands II. Turks and Protestants (1526-1648) III. An Empire Evolves and Asserts Itself (1648-1748) IV. Late Renaissance and Baroque Age in the Habsburg Lands … mehr »
geschrieben von Robert A. Kann (Autor)
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