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The Atlantic in Global History:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge / Seeman, Erik R., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, This reader, composed of original ong>essaysong> by leading authors, expong>andong>s ong>theong> category of ong>theong> Atlantic chronologically, spatially, ong>andong> methodologically. It firmly places ong>theong> Atlantic within global history ong>andong> ong>theong> coverage expong>andong>s into ong>theong> nineteenth ong>andong> twentieth centuries. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> present events that formed ong>theong> nations ong>andong> cultures of ong>theong> Atlantic region ong>andong> show ong>theong>ir global roots ong>andong> how ong>theong>y intertwine with non-Atlantic communities of ong>theong> world.

Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harrison, Lawrence E. / Kagan, Jerome / Harrison, Harrison E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Developing Cultures: ong>Essaysong> on Cultural Change "is a collection of 21 expert ong>essaysong> on ong>theong> institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington ong>andong> Larry Harrison in ong>theong>ir widely discussed book Culture Matters ong>theong> goal of which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in ong>theong> Third World. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects of education, ong>theong> world's major religions, ong>theong> media, political leadership, ong>andong> development projects. ong>Theong> book is companion volume to "Developing Cultures: Case Studies."().

The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berry, Wendell / Wirzba, Norman, PUBLISHER: Shoemaker & Hoard, Essential ong>essaysong> from Wendell Berry's writings on agrarianism, agriculture, ong>andong> community.

The Path to Genocide Essays on Launching the Final Solution

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Christopher R Browning, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, NA

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Last Plays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alexong>andong>er, Caong>theong>rine M. S., PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, Which plays are included under ong>theong> heading 'Shakespeare's last plays', ong>andong> when does Shakespeare's 'last' period begin? What is meant by a 'late play', ong>andong> what are ong>theong> benefits in defining plays in this way? Reflecting ong>theong> recent growth of interest in late studies, ong>andong> recognising ong>theong> gaps in accessible scholarship on this area, leading international Shakespeare scholars address ong>theong>se ong>andong> many oong>theong>r questions. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> locate Shakespeare's last plays - single ong>andong> co-authored - in ong>theong> period of ong>theong>ir composition, consider ong>theong> significant characteristics of ong>theong>ir Jacobean context, ong>andong> explore ong>theong> rich afterlives, on stage, in print ong>andong> oong>theong>r media of ong>Theong> Winter's Tale, Cymbeline, ong>Theong> Tempest, Pericles, ong>Theong> Two Noble Kinsmen ong>andong> Henry VIII. ong>Theong> volume opens with a historical timeline that places ong>theong> plays in ong>theong> contexts of contemporary political events, ong>theong>atrical events, oong>theong>r cultural milestones, Shakespeare's life ong>andong> that of his playing company, ong>theong> King's Men.

The Early Modern Atlantic Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCusker, John J. / Morgan, Kenneth O. / Morgan, Kenneth, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, This book throws new light on ong>theong> interlocking commercial relationships of ong>theong> Atlantic trading world during ong>theong> centuries ending with ong>theong> American ong>andong> French Revolutions. Grouped under four ong>theong>mes--ong>theong> role of merchants ong>andong> ong>theong>ir connections; ong>theong> development of trades; imperial economies; ong>andong> colonial working societies--ong>andong> written by an international team of economic historians, ong>theong>se ong>essaysong> increase our knowledge ong>andong> understong>andong>ing of ong>theong> transatlantic economy. Contributions include studies of individual businessmen, labor patterns, port cities, branches of trade, ong>andong> comparative studies of trading nations.

Principles of the Constitutional Order

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Utley, Robert L., PUBLISHER: University Press of America, ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume consider ong>theong> writings of those who drafted ong>theong> Constitution, as well as ong>theong> arguments pro ong>andong> con presented during ong>theong> ratification debates. ong>Theong> first of ong>theong>se ong>essaysong> examine ong>theong> founding principles from historical, political ong>andong> philosophical perspectives. ong>Theong> second group outlines ong>theong> main Anti-Federalist arguments. A discussion of ong>theong> nature ong>andong> implications of ong>theong> doctrine of separated powers follows ong>andong> ong>theong> volume closes with psycho-historical portraits of Thomas Jefferson ong>andong> John Adams. ong>Theong> volume focuses attention on ong>theong> Founding period so that ong>theong> original character ong>andong> principles of our political order may be seen clearly, in spite of ong>theong> glory ong>andong> veneration with which age ong>andong> custom have draped our constitution.

The Cambridge Companion to Kafka

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Preece, Julian / Julian, Preece, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, This Companion of specially-commissioned ong>essaysong> offers a comprehensive account of his life ong>andong> work, providing a rounded contemporary appraisal of Central Europe's most distinctive Modernist. Contributions cover all ong>theong> key texts, ong>andong> discuss Kafka's writing in a variety of critical contexts such as feminism, deconstruction, psychoanalysis, Marxism, ong>andong> Jewish studies. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> are enhanced by supplementary material including a chronology of ong>theong> period ong>andong> detailed guides to furong>theong>r reading. ong>Theong>y will be of interest to students of German, European ong>andong> Comparative Literature, ong>andong> Jewish Studies.

New Essays on My Antonia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brien, Sharon / Elliot, Emory, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, My Antonia is ong>theong> Caong>theong>r novel that is most often taught in high school ong>andong> college courses, ong>andong> ong>theong> one that most readers try first when ong>theong>y approach Caong>theong>r. It is at once her most autobiographical novel ong>andong> her most aesong>theong>tically complex; it can be enjoyed both for its simple, pure prose ong>andong> for its literary depth. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume place ong>theong> novel in ong>theong> context of American literary history, African-American music, ong>andong> Souong>theong>rn writing, ong>andong> offer illuminating ways of reading Caong>theong>r's best-known work.

Essays on Medieval German Literature and Iconography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pickering, F. P., PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, In making this selection of twelve ong>essaysong> spanning ong>theong> period , Professor Pickering has borne in mind that many of his recent readers are not students of German, but of comparative literature, art, history or ong>theong>ology, ong>andong> he has translated three of ong>theong> twelve for ong>theong> occasion. He has grouped ong>theong>m according to ong>theong>ir 'approach' ong>andong> introduced each with reference to his oong>theong>r writings.

The Presidency and the Political System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Michael, PUBLISHER: CQ-Roll Call Group Books, ong>Theong> Presidency & ong>theong> Political System, now in an updated sixth edition, incorporates ong>theong> most recent research ong>andong> scholarship on ong>theong> presidency. Each of ong>theong> 20 thought-provoking original ong>essaysong>, written by some of ong>theong> field's most prominent scholars, explores an important aspect of ong>theong> relationship between ong>theong> presidency ong>andong> our political system.

New Essays on Wise Blood

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kreyling, Michael / Elliot, Emory / Kreyling, Michael, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, ong>Theong>se new critical ong>essaysong> on Wise Blood, Flannery O'Connor's explosive first novel, not only question our understong>andong>ing of ong>theong> "Souong>theong>rn Gothic," but launch a new inquiry into ong>theong> nature ong>andong> history of O'Connor's critical reputation. Perceived as a "classic" American writer despite ong>theong> double setbacks of being a woman ong>andong> a twentieth-century author, O'Connor continues to speak with striking clarity ong>andong> disturbing vision to successive generations.

The Cold War-Volume 2: Magill's Choice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gorman, Robert F., PUBLISHER: Salem Press, ong>Theong> three volumes in ong>Theong> Cold War offer a unique event-by-event history of ong>theong> full sweep of ong>theong> Cold War, with up-to-date ong>essaysong> on key events between ong>andong> , a new introduction that surveys ong>theong> origins ong>andong> history of ong>theong> Cold War, ong>andong> a new epilogue which reviews post- developments ong>andong> assesses ong>theong> legacy of ong>theong> Cold War in ong>theong> early twenty-first century. All ong>essaysong> were selected from Salem's popular "Great Events from History" series.

William Faulkner's the Sound and the Fury

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / Faulkner, William, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents ong>theong> most important 20th-century criticism on major works from ong>Theong> Odyssey through modern literature -- ong>Theong> critical ong>essaysong> reflect a variety of schools of criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on ong>theong> contributing critics, a chronology of ong>theong> author's life, ong>andong> an index

Varieties of Southern History: New Essays on a Region and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salmond, John A. / Clayton, Bruce / Salmond, John, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This is a unique collection of ong>essaysong> by some of ong>theong> world's leading historians of ong>theong> South, togeong>theong>r with work by younger scholars. All contributors, however, are working at ong>theong> cutting edge of ong>theong>ir particular methodological approaches. ong>Theong> book, for example, includes both an essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Rhys Isaac, ong>andong> one by Rutgers University graduate student Beth Hale. Yet, both have a common concern to explore ong>theong> reaches of ong>theong> Souong>theong>rn past through ong>theong> dimension of ethnography. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in ong>theong> book are grouped according to ong>theong>me. ong>Theong> largest section, ong>theong> social sciences ong>andong> Souong>theong>rn history, includes ong>essaysong> drawing heavily on ong>theong> insights of anthropology of ethnography ong>andong> of statistical analysis. Each essay in ong>theong> second section is designed to illustrate how life history can be used to illuminate much larger histoical ong>theong>mes ong>andong> processes. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in ong>theong> last section on labor in ong>theong> "new" South all illustrate, among oong>theong>r things, ong>theong> importance of drawing on ong>theong> insights of historians of women in order to redress ong>theong> masculinist presuppositons of labor historians. All ong>theong> ong>essaysong> in ong>theong> book, in fact, reflect current concerns with gender ong>andong> race in ong>theong> re-interpretation of ong>theong> Souong>theong>rn past.

The Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Biology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ruse, Michael / Hull, David L., PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, ong>Theong> philosophy of biology is one of ong>theong> most exciting new areas in ong>theong> field of philosophy ong>andong> one that is attracting much attention from working scientists. This Companion, edited by two of ong>theong> founders of ong>theong> field, includes newly commissioned ong>essaysong> by senior scholars ong>andong> up-ong>andong>-coming younger scholars who collectively examine ong>theong> main areas of ong>theong> subject - ong>theong> nature of evolutionary ong>theong>ory, classification, teleology ong>andong> function, ecology, ong>andong> ong>theong> problematic relationship between biology ong>andong> religion, among oong>theong>r topics. Up-to-date ong>andong> comprehensive in its coverage, this unique volume will be of interest not only to professional philosophers but also to students in ong>theong> humanities ong>andong> researchers in ong>theong> life sciences ong>andong> related areas of inquiry.

Critical Essays on Daniel Defoe: Daniel Defoe

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lund, Roger D. / Bartels Emily, C., PUBLISHER: Twayne Publishers, ong>Theong> full range of literary traditions comes to life in ong>theong> Twayne Critical ong>Essaysong> Series. Volume editors have carefully selected critical ong>essaysong> that represent ong>theong> full spectrum of controversies, trends ong>andong> methodologies relating to each author's work. ong>Essaysong> include writings from ong>theong> author's native country ong>andong> abroad, with interpretations from ong>theong> time ong>theong>y were writing, through ong>theong> present day. Each volume includes: -- An introduction providing ong>theong> reader with a lucid overview of criticism from its beginnings -- illuminating controversies, evaluating approaches ong>andong> sorting out ong>theong> schools of thought -- ong>Theong> most influential reviews ong>andong> ong>theong> best reprinted scholarly ong>essaysong> -- A section devoted exclusively to reviews ong>andong> reactions by ong>theong> subject's contemporaries -- Original ong>essaysong>, new translations ong>andong> revisions commissioned especially for ong>theong> series -- Previously unpublished materials such as interviews, lost letters ong>andong> manuscript fragments -- A bibliography of ong>theong> subject's writings ong>andong> interviews -- A name ong>andong> subject index

Selected Essays of Wilson Harris: The Unfinished Genesis of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Wilson / Bundy, ong>Andong>rew / Bundy, A. F. M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Wilson Harris is one of ong>theong> outstong>andong>ing literary innovators of ong>theong> century. His novels date from ong>Theong> Palace of ong>theong> Peacock to Jonestown. This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical writings, from to ong>theong> present day. Selected ong>Essaysong> of Wilson Harris brings togeong>theong>r twenty-one lectures, addresses ong>andong> ong>essaysong> to make available Harris's full range of writings on subjects including: * ong>theong> literate imagination * traditions of myth ong>andong> fable in Central ong>andong> South America * ong>theong> North American literary imagination, from Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville ong>andong> Ralph Ellison, to William Faulkner ong>andong> Jean Rhys * inheritances ong>andong> legacies of writers of ong>theong> postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: * an extensive editorial introduction, providing valuable historical ong>andong> ong>theong>oretical context for ong>theong> ong>essaysong> * a map of Guyana * bibliographies of Harris's fiction ong>andong> non-fiction * appendices on ong>theong> legends of El Dorado ong>andong> ong>theong> Holy Grail.

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, This is ong>theong> first general social ong>andong> political history of Malaya. Focusing on ong>theong> years to , ong>theong> last years of British rule ong>andong> ong>theong> achievement of independence, it embraces a wealth of social, economic ong>andong> cultural, as well as political ong>theong>mes. It contains new research on ong>theong> impact of ong>theong> Second World War in Malaya, ong>theong> origins ong>andong> course of ong>theong> Communist Emergency, ong>andong> ong>theong> response of Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism ong>andong> social change. A concluding chapter takes ong>theong>se ong>theong>mes forward into ong>theong> s to shed new light on ong>theong> emergence of this important Souong>theong>ast Asian nation.

The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singh, Renuka, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Giving Buddha's spiritual journey a contemporary dimension, this anthology contains ong>essaysong> by spiritual leaders like His Holiness ong>theong> Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche ong>andong> Lama Thubten Yeshe on ong>theong> impact of Buddhist philosophy on ong>theong>m. Equally poignant are ong>theong> accounts of oong>theong>rs who, dissatisfied with ong>theong> present world, embark on a search for salvation. Varied ong>andong> meaningful, ong>Theong> Path of ong>theong> Buddha provides a rare glimpse into Buddhism.

Papers on the Archaeology of Black Mesa, Arizona, Volume II

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plog, Stephen / Powell, Shirley, PUBLISHER: Souong>theong>rn Illinois University Press, ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> deal with methodological ong>andong> ong>theong>oretical issues addressed by ong>theong> Black Mesa Archaeological Project, . Introductory ong>andong> concluding chapters by Stephen Plog ong>andong> Shirley Powell dis-cuss ong>theong> history of archaeological re-search on Black Mesa. ong>Theong> rest of ong>theong> book centers on four general topics. Papers by Alan T. Synenki ong>andong> by Powell ong>andong> Anthony L. Klesert consider ong>theong> measurement of relationships be-tween surface ong>andong> subsurface deposits. ong>Essaysong> by Kathy Bagley Baumgartner, Shereen Lerner, ong>andong> Powell discuss func-tional interpretations of material re-mains. Analyses of ong>theong> environment of ong>theong> study area ong>andong> ong>theong> procurement of food are presented by Richard I. Ford, Michele Seme, ong>andong> David Eckles. Trade relationships between groups on north-ern Black Mesa ong>andong> groups in surround-ing regions are explored by Margerie Green ong>andong> Katharine W. Fernstrom.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions of ong>theong> Brain ong>andong> of Each of Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility of Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, ong>andong> Talents, or ong>theong> Moral ong>andong> Intellectual Dispositions of Men ong>andong> Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration of ong>theong> Brain ong>andong> Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Culture

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bigsby, Christopher, PUBLISHER: ong>Cambridgeong> University Press, ong>Theong> ong>Cambridgeong> Companion to Modern American Culture offers a comprehensive, authoritative ong>andong> accessible overview of ong>theong> cultural ong>theong>mes ong>andong> intellectual issues that drive ong>theong> dominant culture of ong>theong> twentieth century. This companion explores ong>theong> social, political ong>andong> economic forces that have made America what it is today. It shows how ong>theong>se contexts impact upon twentieth-century American literature, cinema ong>andong> art. An international team of contributors examines ong>theong> special contribution of African Americans ong>andong> of immigrant communities to ong>theong> variety ong>andong> vibrancy of modern America. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> range from art to politics, popular culture to sport, immigration ong>andong> race to religion ong>andong> war. Varied, extensive ong>andong> challenging, this Companion is essential reading for students ong>andong> teachers of American studies around ong>theong> world. It is ong>theong> most accessible ong>andong> useful introduction available to an exciting range of topics in modern American culture.

Entrepreneurs: The Boston Business Community,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Conrad Edick / Viens, Kaong>theong>ryn P., PUBLISHER: Massachusetts Historical Society, This volume broadens ong>theong> scope of Boston business history by including ong>essaysong> on subjects such as 18th-century women shopkeepers ong>andong> African American businessmen in ong>theong> antebellum period along with writings focused on more traditional topics such as ong>theong> China trade ong>andong> ong>theong> New Englong>andong> textile industry.

Charles Kuralt's American Moments

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kuralt, Charles / Freundlich, Peter, PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, To generations of Americans, Charles Kuralt was ong>theong> wong>andong>erer transfixed by ong>theong> richness he found in every corner of ong>theong> country. ong>Theong> project he was working on before he died was An American Moment with Charles Kuralt, a series of TV ong>essaysong> about ong>theong> people, places ong>andong> ideas that define ong>theong> national spirit. Kuralt's longtime friend Peter Freundlich has edited ong>andong> collected ong>theong>se ong>essaysong>. ong>Theong> result is an enchanting ong>andong> touching book that brings back Charles Kuralt's distinctive voice ong>andong> celebrates ong>theong> American character ong>andong> traditions he so loved.

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