2150 results for '"Scheid, Teresa L.'

The nineteenth century is frequently referred to as the golden age of the amateur naturalist. This study focuses on how the enthusiasm for natural history in the 19th century produced characteristic...

"This is the book on porcelain we have been waiting for. . . . A remarkable achievement."—Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber EyesA sweeping cultural and economic history of...

The development of Western man's ideas about himself and his universe is the central concern of a study of European thinkers of the last four centuries

"Space is not a passive vacuum; it has properties that constrain the patterns that exist within it." Thus does the author set the stage for a broad presentation of and informal introduction to the...

An escape from minimalism celebrating bold color, curves, patterns, and the unconventional in contemporary interiors.The distinctive visual language, bright colors, and unexpected materials of the...

Briefly traces the life of the French dramatist, analyzes Genet's plays and their major themes, and assesses his contributions to the theater

The astonishing story of the billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai who became one of Hong Kong’s leading activists for democracy and is today China’s most famous political prisoner.Jimmy Lai escaped...

A robust yet accessible introduction to the idea, history, and key applications of differential privacy—the gold standard of algorithmic privacy protection.Differential privacy (DP) is an...

The Jewish people's historical claims to a small area of land bordering the eastern Mediterranean are not only the foundation for the modern state of Israel, they are also at the very heart of...

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Until now there has been no comprehensive Third World history. Over five years in preparation, Global Rift fills that gap. Stavrianos reached back to the true beginnings of the economic Third World...

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearHow the fight for civil rights in America became an important front in the Cold WarIn 1958, an African American handyman named Jimmy Wilson was...

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In the late 1930s, a young man--turned out of his home--finds his fate on the vast Adirondack estate of one of the nation's wealthiest men, where several extraordinary men and women contribute to his...

A philosophical case against religious violenceWe live in an age beset by religiously inspired violence. Terms such as “holy war” are the stock-in-trade of the evening news. But what is the...

China's Great Leap Famine of 1959-61 resulted in 30 million deaths, making it easily the worst famine in human history. Yet unlike the Cultural Revolution - that other massive catastrophe of Mao's...

Innovative field work reveals how infrastructural systems--buildings, laws, algorithms, excavators, regulations, toxins--maintain white supremacy within the urban landscape For decades, Detroit...

For the first time in history, the capabilities of the U.S. military far outstrip those of any potential rival, either singly or collectively, and this reality raises fundamental questions about its...

A hero of Czech and Jewish legend, Rabbi Loew is known to posterity as the creator of the Golem, an artificial man endowed with superhuman powers. This book not only analyzes the legends and their...