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The Symbolic Order: A Contemporary Reader On The Arts Debate

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Peter Abbs, PUBLISHER: Taylor & amp amp amp amp amp amp Francis Group, NA

The African-American Bookshelf

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mason, Clifford, PUBLISHER: Citadel Press, Much more than a cursory list of must-reads, ong>Theong> African-American Bookshelf provides sharp political commentary on and meaningful critiques of ong>theong> classic works on subjects of interest to all Americans -- from politics and sports to ong>theong> arts, and from cultural trends and civil rights to military history. Author and scholar Clifford Mason explores titles that are obscure and well-known, from ong>theong> canonical (Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery) to ong>theong> radical (David Walker's Appeal to ong>theong> Coloured Citizens of ong>theong> World). Including books written by authors from ong>theong> beginning of ong>theong> country's history to ong>contemporaryong> writers (ranked from #1 to #50 in ong>orderong> of importance), Mason guides ong>theong> ong>readerong> through ong>theong> highlights -- and lowlights -- of America's past. ong>Theong> African-American Bookshelf illustrates ong>theong> contributions of black men and women to every part of ong>theong> nation's history. This essential volume belongs in ong>theong> library of every informed American ong>readerong> and will appeal to scholars and historians as well as students of history and literature. Acquista Ora

The Earthscan Reader in Population and Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Demeny, Paul / McNicholl, Geoffrey / Paul Demeny, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This ong>readerong> provides information on population and development issues for those seeking ong>theong> middle ground between technical and non-specialist material. It contains contributions to all ong>theong> various aspects of ong>theong> debate from ong>theong> s to ong>theong> s from a wide variety of authors including Kingsley Davis, Herman Daly, Gary Becker, Ester Boserup and Amartya Sen.

The Essential Historiography Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoefferle, Caroline, PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, "ong>Theong> Essential Historiography ong>Readerong>, " not only details ong>theong> history of historical practice and explains historical ong>theong>ories and philosophies in language that is accessible to college undergraduates, it also provides excerpts to illustrate ong>theong>se historical approaches and help students to identify ong>theong>m in ong>theong>ir own writing and in ong>theong> writings of ong>contemporaryong> historians. ong>Theong> book is organized into two main parts. ong>Theong> first part traces ong>theong> origins of ong>contemporaryong> American historical traditions to ong>theong>ir roots in ancient Greece and explains how ong>theong> profession of history emerged and developed in Europe and America through ong>theong> nineteenth century. ong>Theong> second part focuses more specifically on historiographical developments ong>theong> United States since ong>theong> nineteenth century.

The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singh, Renuka, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Giving Buddha's spiritual journey a ong>contemporaryong> dimension, this anthology contains essays by spiritual leaders like His Holiness ong>theong> Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and 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 and meaningful, ong>Theong> Path of ong>theong> Buddha provides a rare glimpse into Buddhism.

Experimental Cinema, the Film Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dixon, Wheeler / Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Experimental Cinema, ong>Theong> Film ong>Readerong>" brings togeong>theong>r key writings on American avant-garde cinema to explore ong>theong> long tradition of underground filmmaking from its origins in ong>theong> s to ong>theong> work of ong>contemporaryong> film and video artists. ong>Theong> "ong>Readerong>" traces ong>theong> development of major movements such as ong>theong> New American Cinema of ong>theong> s and ong>theong> Structuralist films of ong>theong> s, examining ong>theong> work of key practitioners and recovering neglected filmmakers. Contributors focus on ong>theong> ways in which underground films have explored issues of gender, sexuality and race, and foreground important technical innovations such as ong>theong> use of Super 8mm and video. Each section features an editor's introduction setting debates in ong>theong>ir context. ong>Theong> book concludes with a valuable filmography of key films available.

Choice and Democratic Order: The French Socialist Party,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Graham, B. D. / Graham, Bruce Desmond, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Choice and Democratic ong>Orderong> describes ong>theong> history of ong>theong> French Socialist Party (ong>theong> SFIO) during ong>theong> breakdown of peace in ong>theong> late s, ong>theong> period of ong>theong> Vichy regime, and ong>theong> postwar reconstruction. ong>Theong> focus of ong>theong> study is on ong>theong> party's leadership group and, in particular, how it was affected by several phases of internal conflict, ong>theong> most serious of which occurred in and in . Professor Graham emphasizes ong>theong> continuities between ong>theong> pre- and postwar periods, and his approach enables ong>theong> ong>readerong> to observe major figures such as Leon Blum and Guy Mollet working within ong>theong> complex structures of ong>theong>ir party.

Basic Debate

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Phillips, Leslie / Hicks, William S. / Springer, Douglas R., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill/Glencoe, Ideal for beginning debaters "Basic Debate" teaches ong>theong> fundamentals of debate, from ong>theong> skills of analysis and research to techniques of cross-examination and logical reasoning. Students using this program naturally develop ong>theong> confidence to move with ease through many academic pursuits. In-depth coverage of ong>theong> role of ethics in research, preparation of evidence, and debate competition promotes critical thinking, while an expanded chapter on Lincoln-Douglas debate brings historical perspective. Acquista Ora

Relics for the Present Contemporary Reflections on the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cooper Levi, PUBLISHER: ong>Theong> Toby Press LLC, NA

Constructing Fatherhood: Discourses and Experiences

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lupton, Deborah / Barclay, Lesley, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), It is a very impressive book. Its coverage of ong>contemporaryong> discourses of faong>theong>rhood is comprehensive. ong>Theong> ong>theong>oretical stance is one that allows for complexity and fluidity. ong>Theong> authors write well, making even esoteric sociological and cultural ong>theong>ory accessible. I recommend it' - "British Journal of Social Work " Constructing Faong>theong>rhood provides an analysis of ong>theong> social, cultural and ong>symbolicong> meanings of faong>theong>rhood in ong>contemporaryong> western societies. ong>Theong> authors draw on poststructuralist ong>theong>ory to analyze ong>theong> representation of faong>theong>rhood in ong>theong> expert' literature of psychology, sociology and ong>theong> health sciences, and in popular sources such as television, film, advertisements and child-care and parenting manuals

The Rottweiler Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elsden, Judy / Elsden, Larry, PUBLISHER: Howell Books, This ong>contemporaryong> view focuses on ong>theong> temperament of ong>theong> Rottweiler and ong>theong> importance of understanding how its mind works. Drawing on thirty years of experience in ong>theong> breed, ong>theong> authors provide a complete guide to character and behavior traits and illustrate ong>theong> correct way to rear, train, and show ong>theong> dog.

The Art of Nature Photography: Perfect Your Pictures

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Benvie, Niall, PUBLISHER: Amphoto Books, This definitive, up-to-ong>theong>-minute book on ong>theong> popular field of nature photography instructs ong>theong> ong>readerong> in ong>theong> techniques needed to create stunning images based on ong>theong> very latest camera and computer innovations.

Life of Jesus

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Neil, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, Some of ong>theong> world's greatest paintings depict scenes from ong>theong> life of Jesus, including ong>theong> Annunciation, ong>theong> Nativity, ong>theong> Baptism, ong>theong> Sermon on ong>theong> Mount, ong>theong> Last Supper, ong>theong> Trail, ong>theong> Crucifixion, ong>theong> Resurrection and ong>theong> Ascension. In addition to ong>theong> book's main large paintings, magnificently reproduced, smaller paintings are used as commentary. Moreover, ong>symbolicong> elements, such as ong>theong> lily, ong>theong> dove and ong>theong> open book in ong>theong> Annunciation are explained, and each of ong>theong> people represented is identified through a graphic reduction of ong>theong> main painting. ong>Theong> New Testament texts accompanying each image adumbrate and enhance each visual scene, deepening ong>theong> ong>readerong>'s understanding of ong>theong> painting. A clear, informative and visually pleasurable introduction to Jesus' life as rendered by some of ong>theong> greatest painters of all time.

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Simpson's Contemporary Quotations Revised Edition: Most

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Simpson, James B. / Simpson, PUBLISHER: William Morrow & Company, Completely revised and expanded, ong>theong> new edition of this extremely entertaining, one-of-a-kind collection of ong>theong> best quotations from ong>theong> past 50 years contains twice as many quotes as ong>theong> previous edition (which sold hardcover copies). With more than quotes from ong>theong> famous, ong>theong> infamous, ong>theong> renowned and ong>theong> obscure, "Simpson' s ong>Contemporaryong> Quotations" is a treasury of ong>theong> most memorable, important and funniest comments uttered between and today. In ong>orderong> to make finding ong>theong>se quotes as easy as possible, ong>theong> book is first divided into three parts: ong>Theong> World, Humankind and Communications and ong>Theong> Arts. Each of ong>theong>se three parts is ong>theong>n divided into 60 subsections, within which ong>theong> quotes are organized alphabetically. ong>Theong> book also features two indexes, one by source and one by subject and key line. Acquista Ora

The Gun Control Debate: You Decide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisbet, Lee, PUBLISHER: Promeong>theong>us Books, "Thought provoking, should help bring balance and accuracy to ong>theong> debate". -- Booklist

History and Life Treasures of the World Source Readings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Donna Maier, Heidi Roupp, PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley Longman, This text covers ong>theong> Renaissance to ong>theong> present day. Case Studies on ong>Contemporaryong> Issues provide hands-on, project-based examination of key issues in ong>theong> world today.

Secret Ritual of the Knights of the Ancient Essenic Order

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weaong>theong>rby, C. J., PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing, Reprint of ong>theong> rare edition. Don't confuse this ritual with ong>theong> so-called code-books of ong>theong> "Modern ong>Orderong> of Essenes" (Freemasonry) because this is something different ong>Theong>se rituals of this non-masonic ong>orderong> inculcate patriotism, opposition (by lawful means) to tyranny and ong>theong> discovery of ong>theong> laws of God. Includes ong>theong> opening and closing ceremonies and ong>theong> ritual of ong>theong> three degrees.

They Dare to Speak Out

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Findley, Paul, PUBLISHER: Lawrence Hill Books, A former congressman exposes ong>theong> role of ong>theong> Israeli lobby in suppressing free debate on ong>theong> Middle East and in shaping American policy in ong>theong> region. More than copies sold.

Umwelt-Lesebuch: Green Issues in Contemporary German Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodbody, Axel / Goodbody, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, ong>Theong> environment plays a central role in ong>contemporaryong> German political culture. Umwelt-Lesebuch provides essential information on ong>theong> key ong>theong>mes of deforestation, nuclear power, endangered species, ong>theong> changing landscape, and ong>theong> darker side of technology and progress, giving an overview of ong>contemporaryong> German responses to ong>theong> global ecological problems of our time. It contains thirty-four German literary texts on environmental issues written in ong>theong> last twenty-five years. ong>Theong>se texts, passages from novels such as Gunter Grass' Die Rattin, essayistic prose such as Christa Wolf's Storfal, and poems, protest songs, and speeches by West and East Germans have been chosen as much for ong>theong>ir literary quality as for ong>theong>ir role in furong>theong>ring public debate on ecological issues and promoting environmental consciousness. ong>Theong>y are introduced in English and accompanied by notes, exercises and a glossary.

Kant: A Biography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kuehn, Manfred, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>theong> first full-length biography in more than fifty years of Immanuel Kant, one of ong>theong> giants among ong>theong> panong>theong>on of Western philosophers, and one of ong>theong> most powerful and influential in ong>contemporaryong> philosophy. Taking account of ong>theong> most recent scholarship, Manfred Kuehn allows ong>theong> ong>readerong> to follow ong>theong> same journey that Kant himself took in emerging as a central figure in modern philosophy. Manfred Kuehn was formerly Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. A specialist on German philosophy of ong>theong> period, he is ong>theong> author of numerous articles and papers on Immanuel Kant.

The Heidegger Controversy: A Critical Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wolin, Richard, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), This anthology is a significant contribution to ong>theong> debate over ong>theong> relevance of Martin Heidegger's Nazi ties to ong>theong> interpretation and evaluation of his philosophical work. Included are a selection of basic documents by Heidegger, essays and letters by Heidegger's colleagues that offer ong>contemporaryong> context and testimony, and interpretive evaluations by Heidegger's heirs and critics in France and Germany. In his new introduction, "Note on a Missing Text," Richard Wolin uses ong>theong> absence from this edition of an interview with Jacques Derrida as a springboard for examining questions about ong>theong> nature of authorship and personal responsibility that are at ong>theong> heart of ong>theong> book. Richard Wolin is Professor of Modern European Intellectual History and Humanities at Rice University. He is ong>theong> author of "Walter Benjamin, ong>Theong> Politics of Being: ong>Theong> Political Thought of Martin Heidegger, and ong>Theong> Terms of Cultural Criticism: ong>Theong> Frankfurt School, Existentialism and Poststructuralism."

Alice Walker

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Brings togeong>theong>r ong>theong> best criticism on ong>theong> most widely read poets, novelists, and playwrights -- Presents complex critical portraits of ong>theong> most influential writers in ong>theong> English-speaking world -- from ong>theong> English medievalists to ong>contemporaryong> writers

Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fiadjoe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge Cavendish, Taking a critical look at ong>theong> major areas of constitutional and administrative law, Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law places a firm emphasis on ong>theong> protection of citizens' rights and good governance. ong>Theong> third edition of this book builds on ong>theong> success of ong>theong> previous two editions, setting-out ong>theong> established legal principles through Caribbean cases, along with critique and commentary of ong>theong> law where appropriate. ong>Contemporaryong> issues and changes in Caribbean public law are addressed including: ong>theong> refining of ong>theong> rules governing judicial review; recent cases dealing with ong>theong> death penalty; and ong>theong> likely impact on CARICOM initiatives on ong>theong> rights of citizens.

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