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Now substantially revised and updated, this balanced and lively history of the People's Republic of China offers a narrative and interpretive appraisal of this great nation since its post-World War...

Unravelling the thought of Alexander Kluge and Oskar NegtCollaborators for more than four decades, lawyer, author, filmmaker, and multimedia artist Alexander Kluge and social philosopher Oskar Negt...

It has long been assumed that large-scale industry was one of the pillars of support for the Vichy regime which ruled France - under the German aegis - from 1940 to 1944. In particular it has been...

Traces the career of Werner Best, jurist and ideologue, who was second in command to Heydrich from 1933-40, a high official in the German military government in occupied France, and German High...

Adopting a historical approach, this introducion discusses in chronological sequence the theories of some of the major ethical philosophers. Norman redraws the traditional boundaries of the...

The first major publication on the life and work of America’s celebrated mid-century modern graphic designer Rudolph de Harak. Rudolph de Harak (1924–2002) is one of the most influential graphic...

"Over the course of most of the twentieth century, new technologies drove increasing diversification and specialization within the economy. Du Pont, for example, which invented nylon during the...

Pragmatism is experiencing a powerful revival. But the new pragmatism has not yet expressed itself in a new aesthetic, and not since Dewey's Art as Experience (1934) has there been a comprehensive...

Describes favorite bird-watching sites in all six New England states, lists special local species, and offers advice on observing hawks and seabirds

Spurred by the Gold Rush of 1859, settlers of diverse backgrounds and nationalities trekked to Colorado and began building towns. Existing accounts of their struggles and those of townbuilders...

Anarchist and libertarian, Kostelanetz combines the creed “the best things in life are free” characteristic of the former with the approval of enterprise and competitive markets associated with the...

World War II 1943-45.This remarkable study of Montgomery and his campaigns, from Sicily to the German surrender on Lüneburg Heath, provides the most authoritative verdict on a man whose position,...

Edited By Richard D. Ryder ; Foreword By Peter Singer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

The first comprehensive study of Pliny the Elder’s economic thought—and its implications for understanding the Roman Empire’s constrained innovation and economic growthThe elder Pliny’s Natural...

No detailed description available for "Physiognomonica Pseudaristotelis, Graece et Latine, Adamantii cum epitomis Graece, Polemonis e recensione Georgii Hoffmanni Arabice et Latine continens".

A beautiful field guide featuring notes, photos, and illustrations of more than 100 species of butterflies and moths. A compact version of DK's bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of...

"Painting as a Way of Life offers a fresh look at a brief yet transformative moment in French art. At the beginning of this period, France's painting industry was still underdeveloped compared to...

Accounts of the apocalyptic endings of previous civilizations, cultures, and peoples--from the sack of Rome to Auschwitz--form an inquiry into disaster, atrocity and resilience