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Conflicts and Conspiracies: Brazil and Portugal

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maxwell, Kenneth, PUBLISHER: Routledge, A study of Brazil during a critical formative period which illuminates the causes of her special historical development within Latin America. Professor Maxwell analyzes the shifting relationships between Portugal, England and Brazil during the second half of the 18th Century. Through his study, Professor Maxwell is concerned with the social, economic and political significance of the events he describes. An important part of this work is a study of the Minas Conspiracy of .

The Dunciad in Four Books

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pope, Alexander / Rumbold, Valerie, PUBLISHER: Longman Publishing Group, A paperback edition of Pope's notoriously difficult - and notoriously brilliant - The Dunciad in Four Books. This new edition of Pope's "Dunciad "is clearly presented and benefits from a number of features: Explanatory notes are included on the same page as Pope's text and are written in a clear style The prose sections - an integral part of the work - have been annotated as fully as the verse A substantial introduction offers a stimulating and helpful approach to the work, and the bibliography includes suggestions for further reading

Politics of Knowledge: The Commercialization of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ohmann, Richard M. / Radway, Janice, PUBLISHER: Wesleyan, Cultural analysis of the American university system. Richard Ohmann's work is in a class by itself. While editor of College English, and in the three books he published since then, he has created America's most comprehensive vision of how teaching and scholarship are at once part of the university, of society and of history. In Politics of Knowledge, Ohmann's essays and interviews analyze, explain and criticize the roles of the university, the academic professions and publishing in a rearranged America. Focusing on the opposed movements of a more open university and overwhelmingly powerful multinational corporations, he offers language and formulations that will help present generations move closer to the hope that teaching and scholarly work can enhance the lives of all. This scholar, teacher and activist sets his often anecdotal and autobiographical reflections within the broad tapestry of historical, economic and material conditions. It is this combination of the long backward-looking personal perspective and adept critical analysis that have made his work a resource for professors and students alike.

Bruce Cole Agnolo Gaddi

Bruce Cole Agnolo Gaddi (Studies in History of Art & Architecture) i Oxford University Press Gaddi was a member of a family of artists that flourished in the early part of the Renaissance. He painted a series of frescoes in Sants Croce, the most famous of which is the "True Cross", which is situated in the choir and was finished in the late s. This book considers his life and work.

The Southern Highlander and His Homeland

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Campbell, John C., PUBLISHER: University Press of Kentucky, " In John C. Campbell was commissioned by the Russell Sage Foundation to conduct a survey of conditions in Appalachia and the aid work being done in these areas to create "the central repository of data concerning conditions in the mountains to which workers in the field might turn." Originally published in , The Southern Highlander and His Homeland details Campbell's experiences and findings during his travels in the region, observing unique aspects of mountain communities such as their religion, family life, and forms of entertainment. Campbell's landmark work paved the way for folk schools, agricultural cooperatives, handicraft guilds, the frontier nursing service, better roads, and a sense of pride in mountain life -- the very roots of Appalachian preservation.

Charles Simic: Selected Early Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Simic, Charles, PUBLISHER: George Braziller, When this selection of Charles Simic's work first appeared, it was hailed as "easily the best volume of poetry published in .... Simic] is one of the wisest poets of his generation, and one of the best".* For this new edition of his selected poems, Simic has added twenty-eight poems and extensively revised others, making this the most complete collection available of his early work. In the spare, haunting vision of these poems, the familiar takes on a disturbing, often sinister, presence. A fork "resembles a bird's foot/Worn around the cannibal's neck" and a bird's chirp is "Like a match flickering / In a new grave". Life's horrors -- violence, hunger, poverty, illness -- lurk unnervingly in the background. And yet, despite the horror, a sense of wonder pervades these poems, transforming the ordinary world into a mysterious place of unknowable forces. Classic displays of the economy and grace of Simic's work, these poems occupy an established place in American poetry.

Odd Animal Helpers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reyes, Gabrielle, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Paperbacks, See how the most unlikely animals work together Everyday, countless animals and plants work together in unique ways. Although some of these symbiotic relationships are unexpected, like a large rhinoceros needing the help of a small bird, all of them are essential for the animal's survival. This reader will provide a basic introduction to a variety of symbiotic relationships, including those in which only one side benefits.

The Names of Things: Life, Language, and Beginnings in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morrow, Susan Brind, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, A striking, original memoir of the archaeology of language praised as "an etymological wonderment" (William Safire) and "simply and eloquently -- magic".

The Cold War Reference Guide: A General History and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schwartz, Richard A., PUBLISHER: McFarland & Company, For over forty years much of the world was held captive by a conflict between two wholly incompatible economic ideologies--capitalism and communism--and the two primary superpower countries who practiced them, the United States and the Soviet Union. Written in accessible language for readers with little or no previous knowledge about the subject, this work is first a general history of the Cold War, with an overview of its root causes and the policies and theories that were in place from through . A thoroughly annotated chronology of important Cold War events follows. Short biographies of some of the major United States political figures and world leaders conclude the work.

Go Gator and Muddy the Water: Writings by Zora Neale Hurston

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hurston, Zora Neale / Bordelon, Pamela, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, When Pamala Bordelon was researching a work on the Florida Federal Writers Project, she discovered writings in the collection that were unmistakably from the hand of Zora Neale Hurston, one of the leading writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Over half of the works included here have not been published or are only available in the Library of America edition of Hurston's works. As Hurston's fans know, all of her novels draw upon her deep interest in folklore, particularly from her home state of Florida. Here we see the roots of that work, from the wonderful folktale of the monstrous alligator living in a local lake to her recording of folk songs to her work on children's games and the black church. There are also fiery and controversial essays on race and the work of black artists. In a biographical essay, Pamala Bordelon, with the help of Hurston's niece, has re-created the years during which Hurston was working for the FWP and living in Eatonville. She has put together the portrait of a serious writer and folklorist who was running tight on money, but big on spirit. This book is an important new addition to Hurston's work.

The Impressionists: The Origins of Modern Painting

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salvi, Francesco / Salvi, Fransesco / Galante, L. R., PUBLISHER: Peter Bedrick Books, The art world of the nineteenth century Paris was thrown into turmoil when a group of young painters first exhibited their work. The "Impressionists," as they have came to be known, revolutionized painting, portraying contemporary city life and depicting nature in a completely new way. The Impressionists caused controversy with their revolt against traditional painting methods, their extraordinary new techniques and styles, and their way of life in the cafes of Paris and in the French countryside. This book presents their stories and the work that made them famous. It describes their personal life and their relationships with each other, and their difficulties with official institutions and the conservative art world of the time. It also analyses their techniques, materials and subjects which ushered in a whole new way of looking at the world. Featuring the life and work of Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cezanne, Pissaro, Sisley, Morisot, Cassatt, Guillaumin, and Caillebotte.

The Cambridge Companion to Chomsky

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGilvray, James, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential thinkers of modern times. The most cited writer in the humanities, his work has revolutionized the field of linguistics, and has dominated many other disciplines including politics and the philosophy of mind and human nature. This Companion brings together a team of leading linguists, philosophers, cognitive scientists and political theorists to consolidate the disparate strands of Chomsky's thought into one accessible volume and an essential guide to one of the leading intellectual figures of our time.

Today is Valentines Day

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hallinan, P. K., PUBLISHER: Ideals Publications, Exploring the magic of a beloved childhood holiday, P.K. Hallinan takes us through the enchantment of this day of celebrating the many loves in our lives. Children will identify with the lovable characters as we see Valentine's Day through the eyes of a child.

Tragedy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Valency, Maurice, PUBLISHER: New Amsterdam Books, This introduction to Greek tragedy, the origin of much of our modern drama, is the work of a remarkable scholar who is also a practical man of theater. The author of magisterial studies of Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov and Shaw, and of symbolism in the theater from the nineteenth century to our times, Maurice Valency has written for the stage and for television, and he translated, adapted and collaborated in producing two great Broadway successes Giraudoux's the Mad Woman of Chaillot and Durrenmatt's The Visit.

Modernism to Realism on the Soviet Stage: Tairov-

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Worrall, Nick, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first book to deal with the work of three important Soivet theatre directors - Alexander Tairov, Evgeni Vakhtangov and Nikolai OkHlopkov - who, although familiar names in the West, are not often the subjects of full-length studies. The present one therefore sets out to introduce their work to theatre specialists and non-specialists alike, analysing individual productions and placing them within the context of their time. The active working life of the three directors spans, in varying stages, the period of revolution and civil war with its accompanying radical artistic innovations; the conservative phase of socialist realism in the s and s; and the more flexible and creative artistic years of the late s and s. The book contains a number of photographs of the original productions as well as a chronology of theatrical and historical events. Worrall's study will be of interest to students and scholars of Russian studies and theatre history.

Lives of the Popes, Volume 1: Antiquity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Platina, Bartolomeo / D'Elia, Anthony F., PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Bartolomeo Platina (), historian, political theorist, and author of a best-selling cookbook, began life as a mercenary soldier and ended it as the head of the Vatican Library. A papal official under the humanist Pope Pius II, he was a member of the humanist academies of Cardinal Bessarion and Pomponio Leto, and was twice imprisoned for conspiring against Pope Paul II. Returning to favor under Pope Sixtus IV, he composed his most famous work, a biographical compendium of the Roman popes from St. Peter down to his own time. The work critically synthesized a wide range of sources and became the standard reference work on papal history for early modern Europe, reprinted dozens of times and translated into a number of languages. A characteristic work of Renaissance humanism, it used Christian antiquity as a standard against which to criticize modern churchmen. This edition contains the first complete translation into English and an improved Latin text. Volume 1, the first of a projected four, covers the period from the founding of the church through ad 461.

Night Fairies #1: Ava the Sunset Fairy: A Rainbow Magic Book

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meadows, Daisy, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Paperbacks, The Night Fairies' magic is missing --- and now Fairyland is in the dark Night is not right Nothing is more magical than nighttime The Night Fairies are careful to keep it that way... until their special bags of magic dust go missing. Jack Frost and his goblins are surely causing trouble again. Now Fairyland and the human world are in the dark During Rachel and Kirsty's first night at Camp Stargaze, they notice that the sunset is... green Can they help Ava the Sunset Fairy set things right? Find the missing bag of magic dust in each book and help save the nighttime magic

Theorizing Social Work Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thompson, Neil, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This important new text from Neil Thompson explores the relationship between social work theory and social work practice in a way that promotes reflective practice and identifies the value and limitations of different theoretical positions from an applied perspective. The book is outstanding for its clarity, balance, organization and integrity.

Proven Guilty

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Butcher, Jim, PUBLISHER: Roc, The White Council of Wizards has drafted Harry Dresden as a Warden and assigned him to look into rumors of black magic in Chicago. Malevolent entities that feed on fear are loose in the Windy City, but it's all in a day's work for a wizard, his faithful dog, and a talking skull named Bob...

Masters of the Universe Bust Teela 18 cm

Sideshow Collectibles is excited to present the next release in Tweeterhead,s Masters of the Universe quarter scale bust line, the beautiful and strong-willed protector of Castle Grayskull - Teela. As captain of the Royal Guard and protector of Prince Adam of Eternia, Teela is a heroic warrior and fighter. Masters of the Universe fans don,t miss your chance to add this stunning collectible to your desk at work or your shelf at home!

Magic for a Price: An Allie Beckstrom Novel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Monk, Devon, PUBLISHER: Roc, For most of her life, Allison Beckstrom has used magic and accepted the heavy price it exacts. But now that all magic is poisoned, it's no longer just using people--it's killing them. With Portland about to descend into chaos, Allie needs to find a way to purify the wells of tainted magic beneath the city. But the only options left to her are grim: attempt to close down magic forever, or follow her father's plan to set magic into the right hands--even though she's learned to never trust his word. Now, Allie will have to make a choice and face the darkness of her own deepest fears, before time runs out for them all...

Fiscal Austerity and Aging: Shifting Government

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Newcomer, Robert J. / Estes, Carroll L. / Estes, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), The authors draw on the work they have done for a major research centre, in order to assess both the shifts in policy towards the elderly which have been wrought by the austerity politics of the s, and the likely long-term impact of such changes. The views taken of older people, the history of public policy toward the aged, the shifting responsibility between state and federal government are discussed.

Julia Alvarez: Writing a New Place on the Map

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnson, Kelli Lyon, PUBLISHER: University of New Mexico Press, A closer look at the work of one of today's most widely read Latina authors.

Forestry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Drake, Jane / Love, Ann / Cupples, Pat, PUBLISHER: Kids Can Press, In a picture-book format, the Canada at Work series introduces young children to the people, machines and environmental concerns involved in forestry. It explores the different methods used to cut down trees, the inside workings of a sawmill, pulp and paper mill and the importance of reseeding. Canadian in every detail, this book will help kids appreciate the work involved in bringing forestry products to their homes.

Long-Term Counselling

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shipton, Geraldine / Smith, Eileen, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Counselling can be a long-term process, whether by initial design or because of the emergence of new concerns within work originally planned as short-term or focused. Occasionally, counselling is long-term by default, when the counsellor or client cannot face ending or when the counsellor cannot envisage other ways of working with a client. This book examines the complex and varied issues which can arise, with an emphasis throughout on skilled, professional and ethical practice. Encouraging trainees and practitioners to think about the day-to-day realities and issues of long-term work, the book considers working parameters and issues of definition, setting and orientation. It also focuses on assessing and managing the work

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