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Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gabilliet, Jean-Paul / Beaty, Bart / Nguyen, Nick, PUBLISHER: University Press of Mississippi, Originally published in France and long sought in English translation, Jean-Paul Gabilliet's "Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books" documents the rise and development of the American comic book industry from the s to the present. The book intertwines aesthetic issues and critical biographies with the concerns of production, distribution, and audience reception, making it one of the few interdisciplinary studies of the art form. A thorough introduction by translators and comics scholars Bart Beaty and Nick Nguyen brings the book up to date with explorations of the latest innovations, particularly the graphic novel. The book is organized into three sections: a concise history of the evolution of the comic book form in America; an overview of the distribution and consumption of American comic books, detailing specific controversies such as the creation of the Comics Code in the mid-s; and the problematic legitimization of the form that has occurred recently within the academy and in popular discourse. Viewing comic books from a variety of theoretical lenses, Gabilliet shows how seemingly disparate issues--creation, production, and reception--are in fact connected in ways that are not necessarily true of other art forms. Analyzing examples from a variety of genres, this book provides a thorough landmark overview of American comic books that sheds new light on this versatile art form.

Jihad in the Arabian Sea

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pecastaing, Camille, PUBLISHER: Hoover Institution Press, The lands and coasts across the Bab el Mandeb--the tiny strait that separates the Red Sea from the Indian Ocean--at the southern tip of the Red Sea, have for centuries had a forbidding reputation as lands of piracy and privation. In "Jihad in the Arabian Sea, " Camille Pecastaing examines the twenty-first-century challenges facing this troubled and treacherous region. He looks at the past and present of the key players in the area, including Somalia, Yemen, Eritrea, Djibouti, the Sudan, and Ethiopia, reviewing the terrorist activities of Al Qaeda, the state of lawlessness that has led to the rise of piracy in the western Indian Ocean, the rise of the radical Shabab group, and the spread of extremist forms of Islam in the south. Pecastaing displays a real feel for the land, seamlessly blending history and current headlines to paint a picture of a region that, for most of the past two thousand years, has never quite evolved into the era of the modern state. He shows how the current challenges of civil war, piracy, radical Islamism, and terrorism, along with a real risk of environmental and economic failure on both sides of the strait, could lead to still more social dislocation and violence in this strategically important area.

The History of Jamaica: Or, General Survey of the Antient

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Long, Edward / Edward, Long, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Edward Long's three-volume work marks a major turning point in the historiography of Jamaica, as the first attempt at a comprehensive description of the colony, its history, government, people, economy and geography. The son of a prominent Jamaican plantation owner, Long () spent twelve years running his father's property, an experience which permeates his vision of the island's past, present and future. Throughout his book, Long defends slavery as 'inevitably necessary' in Jamaica, suggesting the institution to be implicit in the 'possession of British freedom'. Volume 1 gives an overview of British colonial government in Jamaica, a history of the island's initial colonisation by Spain, and an account of the economy, including population and export figures and details of prices paid for slaves during the eighteenth century. This important book provides fascinating insights into eighteenth-century colonial Jamaica and the ideology of its commercial and administrative elite.

A Social History of England,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crick, Julia / Van Houts, Elisabeth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The years between 900 and saw transformative social change in Europe, including the creation of extensive town-dwelling populations and the proliferation of feudalised elites and bureaucratic monarchies. In England these developments were complicated and accelerated by repeated episodes of invasion, migration and changes of regime. In this book, scholars from disciplines including history, archaeology and literature reflect on the major trends which shaped English society in these years of transition and select key themes which encapsulate the period. The authors explore the landscape of England, its mineral wealth, its towns and rural life, the health, behaviour and obligations of its inhabitants, patterns of spiritual and intellectual life and the polyglot nature of its population and culture. What emerges is an insight into the complexity, diversity and richness of this formative period of English history.

The Rise of Neoconservatism: Intellectuals and Foreign

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ehrman, John, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, This is the first book to analyze the history of neoconservatism and trace its influence on foreign policy, using new information from interviews and archives. Ehrman focuses on key individuals-Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Norman Podhoretz, and Elliott Abrams, showing the development of their ideas and their place in American conservatism today

Kentucky

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kummer, Patricia K., PUBLISHER: Social Studies Collections, This 52-book series covers each of the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Each book discusses the state flag and symbols, statistics, history, land features, population makeup, historic landmarks, economy, and fascinating sites of the state. Back-of-the-book sections include a listing of famous citizens of the state and a time line of historical events. Challenged students are able to use these books successfully for writing research reports because of the simple organization and straightforward subtitles. This series explores and supports the standards under "The History of the Student's Own State or Region," as required by the National Standards for History; it also supports National Geography Standards.

Russia

Abraham Ascher From the emergence of the first Slavic state to the election of new President Dmitry Medvedev, this is a concise and thoughtful guide to the complex and turbulent history of Russia and its people. A skilful blend of detail and analysis, thi (cod. I_)

Man Walks Into a Pub: A Sociable History of Beer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Pete, PUBLISHER: Pan Books, In "Man Walks into a Pub," Pete Brown takes us on a journey through the amazing history of beer, from the first sacred sip of ancient Egyptian bouza to the last pint of lager on a Friday night. It's an extraordinary tale of yeast-obsessed monks and teetotaling prime ministers; of exploding breweries, a bear in a yellow nylon jacket, and a Canadian who changed the drinking habits of a nation. It's also the story of the rise of the British pub, from humble origins through an epic, thousand-year struggle to survive bad government and misguided commerce.

A Narrative History of Experimental Social Psychology: The

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Patnoe, Shelley, PUBLISHER: Springer, "A Narrative History of Experimental Social Psychology" presents lengthy and intensive interviews with the contemporary scientists that founded and shaped the field of social psychology. The story of social psychology is told through the autobiographical narratives of leading figures, such as Dorwin Cartwright, Harold Kelley, Kurt Back, Robert Krauss, Stanley Schachter, and Leon Festinger. The author traces the beginning of the field from the close-knit group of students around Kurt Lewin to the major research groups responsible for the scientific origins of the discipline. The interviews offer unique insights into the beginnings of the fields and prospects for future trends.

Finding Families, Finding Ourselves: A History of Adoption

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Strong-Boag, Veronica, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This is a broad survey of the history of adoption in Canada. Strong-Boag uses the analytic lenses of race, class, religion, and gender to examine the historical meaning of adoption, for adoptive and biological parents and for children. Acquista Ora

The Munich Galleries Being a History of the Progress of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Florence Jean Ansell Frank Roy Fraprie, PUBLISHER: Books LLC, NA

Nursing History Review Volume 6: Official Journal of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lynaugh, Joan E. / Brodie, Barbara / D'Antonio, Patricia O'Brien, PUBLISHER: Springer Publishing Company, "Nursing History Review," an annual peer-reviewed publication of the American Association for the History of Nursing, is a showcase for the most significant current research on nursing history. Regular sections include scholarly articles, over a dozen book reviews of the best publications on nursing and health care history that have appeared in the past year, and a section abstracting new doctoral dissertations on nursing history. Historians, researchers, and individuals fascinated with the rich field of nursing will find this an important resource.

Contradiction and Conflict: The Popular Church in Nicaragua

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sabia, Debra, PUBLISHER: University Alabama Press, Sabia examines the complex interaction of religious belief and political inspiration among internal divisions of Nicaragua's popular church. Contradiction and Conflict explores the rich history, ideology, and development of the popular church in Nicaragua. From careful assessments within the context of Nicaragua's revolutionary period (s-), this book explains the historical conditions that worked to unify members of the Christian faith and the subsequent factors that fragmented the Christian community into at least four identifiable groups with religious and political differences, contradictions, and conflicts. Debra Sabia describes and analyzes the rise, growth, and fragmentation of the popular church and assesses the effect of the Christian base communities on religion, politics, and the nation's social revolutionary experiment.

A Quick History of Grand Lake: Including Rocky Mountain

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Geary, Michael M., PUBLISHER: Western Reflections Publishing Company, Grand Lake is Colorado's largest natural body of water. Even though located at an elevation of , it has been attracting humans to its shores for thousands of years. A Quick History of Grand Lake presents a concise and interesting account of the people and events that have influenced the human history of Grand Lake and its immediate vicinity -- including Rocky Mountain National Park and the Grand Lake Lodge.

Albert Speer: Hitler's Architect

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ramen, Fred, PUBLISHER: Rosen Publishing Group, 100+ Page Biographies That Help Students Grasp the Enormity of the Holocaust The history of the Holocaust is in many ways the story of individuals. These biographies examine the key figures during this shameful time in human history. Focusing both on the victims and the perpetrators of evil, these titles recount the depravity, suffering, and courage that took place during the Holocaust. These gripping and affecting books help teens understand the heroic, infamous, and little-known people of the Holocaust. They will inspire teens to understand the meaning of moral commitment and to say "never again." An excellent supplement to the history and social studies curricula.

A History of Greek Philosophy: Volume 1, the Earlier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Guthrie, William K. / Guthrie, W. K. C. / W. K. C., Guthrie, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, All volumes of Professor Guthrie's great history of Greek philosophy have won their due acclaim. The most striking merits of Guthrie's work are his mastery of a tremendous range of ancient literature and modern scholarship, his fairness and balance of judgement and the lucidity and precision of his English prose. He has achieved clarity and comprehensiveness.

Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Porter, Dorothy, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Health, Civilization and the State" examines the social, economic and political issues of public health provision in historical perspective. Focusing on Britain, Continental Europe and the United States, Dorothy Porter provides a comprehensive outline of the development of public health care from the ancient world to the modern state. Covering a broad range of historical issues, the book includes discussion of: pestilence, public order and morality in pre-modern times; the Enlightenment and its effects; health care centralization in Victorian Britain; localization of health care in the United States; population issues and family welfare; the rise of the classic welfare state; and current attitudes towards public health as we approach the twenty-first century.

The Heritage of World Civilizations: Volume I, to ,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Craig, Albert M. / Kagan, Donald / Ozment, Steven E., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Brief yet detailed, this book provides a thoughtful history of human civilizations while maintaining a balance between the Western world and the rest of global civilization. It covers the general intellectual and material history of human societies and cultures that have left some kind of written and/or archeological record behind. A four-part organization covers the coming of civilization, empires and cultures of the ancient world, consolidation and interaction of world civilizations, and the world in transition. For anyone trying to understand the historical experiences that have informed and shaped the world's cultures.

The Duke of Naxos: Of the House of Nasi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roth, Cecil, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society of America, Read the story of Joseph Nasi, Duke of Naxos, Lord of Tiberias, a heroic leader who profoundly affected the history of sixteenth-century Jews of Eastern Europe. A biography based on meticulous research, a study of human character and the effect of a hero upon his age.

Ultimate History of Porsche

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Parragon Publishing, PUBLISHER: Parragon Publishing, Fully illustrated and highly detailed, The Ultimate History of Porsche tells all about this famous sporting marque. The German company's often turbulent history has produced many of the world's most desirable cars and numerous sporting success. Here both are amply celebrated in lavish detail and color to bring you the ultimate in sports car history

Cofanetto Michael Jackson "The King Of Pop"

Cofanetto Originale Michael Jackson contenente: Off the wall Thriller Bad Dangerous History: past, present and future Blood on the dance floor Invincible Video greatest hits: history History on film Volume II Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous tour + Libretti illustrati: The Collection The Legend

History and Memory: Suffering and Art

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schweizer, Harold, PUBLISHER: Bucknell University Press, The essayists in this collection ponder the relationship between history and suffering, and ask what forms of narrative could articulate or mediate such a relationship. Included are genres as different as philosophy, photography, lyrical poetry, and political satire, in order to trace the outlines of a revisionist historiography that would not belie the discontinuous history of those who suffer.

The Battle of Loos

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Warner, Philip, PUBLISHER: Wordsworth Editions, The Wordsworth Military Library covers the breadth of military history, including studies of individual leaders and accounts of major campaigns and great conflicts.

Current Diagnosis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Conn, Rex B. / Borer, William Z. / Kersey, Ray, PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders Company, This volume of this classic resource delivers the very latest diagnostic methods for a comprehensive set of disorders Concise, authoritatively written articles describe both the most effective approach to the investigation of a clinical problem and the most direct route to the diagnosis of a specific condition. Superb coverage of all of today's diagnostic procedures--including history, physical findings, imaging studies, and laboratoy tests--provide the reader with practical, state-of-the-art guidance.

A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Manchester, William, PUBLISHER: Back Bay Books, From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth-the dense explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as some of its most spectacular villains- the Renaissance.

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