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Marxism in Dark Times: Select Essays for the New Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Datta Gupta, Sobhanlal, PUBLISHER: Anthem Press, This volume is a collection of ong>essaysong> on an alternative understong>andong>ing of Marxism, anchored in the ideas of humanism, democracy ong>andong> pluralism. The ong>essaysong> question the stereotyped, positivist notion of Marxism as practised by the exponents of official Marxism. They highlight the legacy of the suppressed voices in the Marxist tradition, ong>andong> provide new insights in the reading of Marxism in the twenty-first century. The ong>essaysong> provide a new reading of Antonio Gramsci, Rosa Luxemburg, Nikolai Bukharin, David Ryazanov ong>andong> the Frankfurt School; review the phenomenon of Perestroika; explore the new historiography on Comintern; ong>andong> examine the relation between Marxism ong>andong> postmodernism. Acquista Ora

Essays Politic and Moral, and Essays Moral and Theological

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tuvill, Daniel, PUBLISHER: University of Virginia Press, These two sets of ong>essaysong> by the seventeenth-century clegyman Tuvil illustrate literary tastes ong>andong> fashions of the time ong>andong> offer examples of such popular genres as the sermon, the resolve, ong>andong> the meditation.

William Faulkner's the Sound and the Fury

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

English Drama: Forms and Development: Essays in Honour of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bradbrook, M. C. / Axton, M. / Axton, Marie, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, These ten original ong>essaysong> on English drama from Tudor times onwards were first published in . Each is written by a former member of the Cambridge English Faculty. Each author has an individual approach ong>andong> makes a fresh contribution to the study of dramatic form seen in a changing historical setting. There are ong>essaysong> on genres, on individual playwrights ong>andong> on social conditions affecting the development of the drama. Together, the ong>essaysong> make a valuable contribution to the study of drama.

Social Ecology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Guha, Ramachong>andong>ra, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Social Ecology brings together a ong>selectong>ion of pioneering ong>essaysong> on a subject of increasing interest to sociologists ong>andong> social anthropologists. With the growing awareness of the causes ong>andong> consequences of environmental degradation, the once neglected field of social ecology has assumed enormous theoretical ong>andong> ong>practicalong> importance. The ong>essaysong> assembled in this anthology provide a state of the art survey of the field as well as an orientation to future research. As the first such anthology of its kind, it provides a compact ong>andong> analytically sophisticated overview of environment ong>andong> society in contemporary India. It should be of great interest to administrators, activists, ong>andong> development professionals as well as students ong>andong> scholars working in the field.

Homer's the Odyssey

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

Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams

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

Churchill and Hitler

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jablonsky, David / Jablonsky, D. / Jablonsky David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This collection of ong>essaysong> examines the development of Churchill ong>andong> Hitler as strategic leaders ong>andong> analyzes in particular the impact of their formative years on their leadership styles, "operational codes," views on civil-military relations, ong>andong> approaches to the conduct of war at strategic, operational ong>andong> tactical levels. Ultimately, victory depended on the calculated use of all the means of national power - military, political, psychological ong>andong> economic - to achieve the national end. These ong>essaysong> demonstrate that it was Churchill who best understood that calculation.

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and Other Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, - Critical ong>essaysong> reflecting a variety of schools of criticism - Notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, ong>andong> an index - An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.

The Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berger, Ronald J., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This ethnic ong>andong> racially diverse text traces the growth ong>andong> development of the juvenile delinquent field, with historical ong>essaysong> ong>andong> contemporary research that show how a sociological perspective can be insightful, interesting, ong>andong> relevant. The material has been ong>selectong>ed from a wide range of sources using a variety of approaches: from social science surveys to ethnographic ong>andong> gripping journalistic accounts that portray the day-to-day life experiences of delinquent youths ong>andong> the gritty realities of life on the streets. The reader will come away with a thorough understong>andong>ing of the contributions of sociology to the sutdy of juvenile delinquency, ong>andong> a firm grounding in the essential issues of the field.

Competitive and Ethical: How Business Can Strike a Balance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wyburd, Giles, PUBLISHER: Kogan Page, Wyburd looks at such concepts as honesty, decency ong>andong> truthfulness ong>andong> explores a variety of potentially unethical business practices, covering relevant competition law ong>andong> offering ong>practicalong> advice on the economics ong>andong> morals of competition.

Presence and Power: Releasing the Holy Spirit in Your Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bauman, Harold E., PUBLISHER: Herald Press, Harold E. Bauman looks at the nature of the baptism of the Holy Spirit ong>andong> the reasons for the wide variety of experiences with the Spirit. In this ong>practicalong> Bible study he explains the fruit ong>andong> gifts of the Spirit ong>andong> explores implications of the Spirit's activity both in congregational life ong>andong> in one's individual walk with the Spirit. Bauman evaluates the fruit ong>andong> gifts of the Spirit ong>andong> presents basic principles for renewal.

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 the institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. The ong>essaysong> are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington ong>andong> Larry Harrison in their widely discussed book Culture Matters the goal of which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in the Third World. The ong>essaysong> in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects of education, the world's major religions, the media, political leadership, ong>andong> development projects. The 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.

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 the outstong>andong>ing literary innovators of the century. His novels date from The Palace of the Peacock to Jonestown. This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical writings, from to the present day. ong>Selectong>ed ong>Essaysong> of Wilson Harris brings together twenty-one lectures, addresses ong>andong> ong>essaysong> to make available Harris's full range of writings on subjects including: * the literate imagination * traditions of myth ong>andong> fable in Central ong>andong> South America * the 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 the postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: * an extensive editorial introduction, providing valuable historical ong>andong> theoretical context for the ong>essaysong> * a map of Guyana * bibliographies of Harris's fiction ong>andong> non-fiction * appendices on the legends of El Dorado ong>andong> the Holy Grail.

Principles of the Constitutional Order

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

The Century of Bach and Mozart: Perspectives on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gallagher, Sean / Kelly, Thomas Forrest, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Department of Music, For many today Johann Sebastian Bach ong>andong> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stong>andong> as towering representatives of European music of the eighteenth century, composers whose works reflect intellectual, religious, ong>andong> aesthetic trends of the period. Research on their compositions continues in many ways to shape our broader understong>andong>ing of eighteenth-century musical thought ong>andong> its contexts. This collection of ong>essaysong> by leading authorities in the field offers a variety of new perspectives on the two composers, as well as some of their important contemporaries, Haydn in particular. Addressing topics as diverse as the historiography of eighteenth-century music, concepts of time ong>andong> musical form, the idea of the musical work ong>andong> its relation to publishing practices, compositional process, ong>andong> performance practice, these ong>essaysong> together constitute a major contribution to eighteenth-century studies. This book had its origin in a conference that took place at the Music Department of Harvard University on September , to honor Professor Christoph Wolff, Adams University Professor at Harvard University.

The Cambridge Companion to Kafka

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Preece, Julian / Julian, Preece, PUBLISHER: Cambridge 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 the key texts, ong>andong> discuss Kafka's writing in a variety of critical contexts such as feminism, deconstruction, psychoanalysis, Marxism, ong>andong> Jewish studies. The ong>essaysong> are enhanced by supplementary material including a chronology of the period ong>andong> detailed guides to further reading. They will be of interest to students of German, European ong>andong> Comparative Literature, ong>andong> Jewish Studies.

New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sundquist, Eric J. / Elliott, Emory, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Increased interest in the role of women ong>andong> minorities in establishing the canon of American literature has led to renewed interest in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The ong>essaysong> in this volume set out to provide contemporary readers with a critical ong>andong> historical interpretation of the novel that reflects the best of recent scholarship. In his introduction Eric J. Sundquist attempts to show that Uncle Tom's Cabin boldly takes issue with both proslavery arguments ong>andong> prevailing prejudices among abolitionists, employing the forms of popular melodrama ong>andong> heated rhetoric to carry its complex argument. The individual ong>essaysong> examine the influence of Stowe's novel on the characterization of women in the American novel ong>andong> on later women writers, the role of women in the antislavery movement, the literary exchanges between Stowe ong>andong> her contemporaries; Uncle Tom's Cabin ong>andong> the tradition of the Gothic novel, ong>andong> the characterizations of blacks in this novel ong>andong> in later works.

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

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

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 the category of the Atlantic chronologically, spatially, ong>andong> methodologically. It firmly places the Atlantic within global history ong>andong> the coverage expong>andong>s into the nineteenth ong>andong> twentieth centuries. The ong>essaysong> present events that formed the nations ong>andong> cultures of the Atlantic region ong>andong> show their global roots ong>andong> how they intertwine with non-Atlantic communities of the world.

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 the world's leading historians of the South, together with work by younger scholars. All contributors, however, are working at the cutting edge of their particular methodological approaches. The 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 the reaches of the Southern past through the dimension of ethnography. The ong>essaysong> in the book are grouped according to theme. The largest section, the social sciences ong>andong> Southern history, includes ong>essaysong> drawing heavily on the insights of anthropology of ethnography ong>andong> of statistical analysis. Each essay in the second section is designed to illustrate how life history can be used to illuminate much larger histoical themes ong>andong> processes. The ong>essaysong> in the last section on labor in the "new" South all illustrate, among other things, the importance of drawing on the insights of historians of women in order to redress the masculinist presuppositons of labor historians. All the ong>essaysong> in the book, in fact, reflect current concerns with gender ong>andong> race in the re-interpretation of the Southern past.

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

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plog, Stephen / Powell, Shirley, PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, These ong>essaysong> deal with methodological ong>andong> theoretical issues addressed by the Black Mesa Archaeological Project, . Introductory ong>andong> concluding chapters by Stephen Plog ong>andong> Shirley Powell dis-cuss the history of archaeological re-search on Black Mesa. The rest of the book centers on four general topics. Papers by Alan T. Synenki ong>andong> by Powell ong>andong> Anthony L. Klesert consider the 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 the environment of the study area ong>andong> the 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.

The Cambridge Companion to Brecht

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomson, Peter / Sacks, Glendyr, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This Companion offers students crucial guidance on Brecht's theatrical career from beginning to end, bringing together the contrasting views of major critics ong>andong> active practitioners to offer a provocative overview. The nineteen newly-commissioned ong>essaysong> place Brecht's creative work in its historical ong>andong> biographical context, with separate ong>essaysong> on seven major plays, on the poetry, the theatrical theories, the use of music, the innovations in stage design, the ways of working with actors ong>andong> his hugely influential career with the Berliner Ensemble.

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