3174 results for '"Charles F. Westoff'

A comprehensive account of how the Athenian constitution was created—with lessons for contemporary constitution-buildingWe live in an era of constitution-making. More than half of the world's...

This revised and updated edition includes a discussion of recent changes in international, especially European, law of money. Although originally intended as a reference work on English law of money,...

This second volume of essays on the Malaysian Constitution includes chapters dealing with: the Malaysian Constitutional Crisis of 1983-84, a description of the constitutional positions of Sabah and...

What is honor? Is it the same as reputation? Or is it rather a sentiment? Is it a character trait, like integrity? Or is it simply a concept too vague or incoherent to be fully analyzed? In the...

A theoretician and professor of mathematical physics shares his conclusions on the existence of God, the possession of free will, and the reality of eternal life from a scientific and logical...

The enthralling, forgotten story of how the world’s first social democracy took shape in the wake of the Russian Revolution.Following the collapse of the Russian Empire, the small nation of Georgia...

Hardcover in very good condition. Page block is foxed. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW

Two representative and important works in one volume by one of the greatest German philosophers.The Birth of Tragedy (1872) was Nietzsche's first book. Its youthful faults were exposed by Nietzsche...

Iconic, groundbreaking interviews of Alfred Hitchcock by film critic François Truffaut—providing insight into the cinematic method, the history of film, and one of the greatest directors of all time...

In this closely integrated collection of essays on colonialism in world history, Frederick Cooper raises crucial questions about concepts relevant to a wide range of issues in the social sciences and...

CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER • CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK • A NEW YORK TIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOKAcclaimed artist Faith Ringgold seamless weaves fiction, autobiography, and African American history...

Frank R. Stockton's stories recreate the events and moods of New Jersey from the days of the Lenni-Lenape Indians and the Dutch colonists to the expolits of New Jerseyans in the Mexican War. Here are...

A National Book Award FinalistA "riveting" (New York Times) look at one year of Viennese life during the twilight of an empireOn January 30, 1889, at the champagne-splashed hight of the Viennese...

Edited and with an Introduction by Frank KermodeA Woman Killed with Kindness by Thomas HeywoodVolpone by Ben JonsonThe Revenger’s Tragedy by Cyril TourneurThe Maid’s Tragedy by John Fletcher and...

This collection of the work of Portuguese author Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935) is an essential introduction to the work of one of the most original European poets of the twentieth century. It includes...

Spend some time with Pedro, Katie Woo's fun-loving friend. From a buggy disaster to a run for class president, Pedro has what it takes to be the hero of first-grade. No matter what he's doing, Pedro...

". . . a wonderful teaching tool for those who are welcoming refugees into their community."—The New York TimesWith haunting echoes of the current refugee crisis this beautifully illustrated book...

“Tender and artful . . . a gently spiritual celebration of life.” —New York Times Book ReviewAcclaimed New York Times bestselling author Francine Prose weaves an ingenious, darkly humorous, and...