5215 results for '"Silsbee, Robert H.'

". . . dipping into this collection is much like opening a holiday gift and discovering a marvelous little toy that then holds your attention by some curious performance. . . . This book precisely...

In this historical study of psychology and Catholicism, Kugelmann aims to provide clarity in an area filled with emotion and opinion. From the beginnings of modern psychology to the mid 1960s, this...

In American high schools, teenagers must navigate complex youth cultures that often prize being “real” while punishing difference. Adults may view such social turbulence as a timeless, ultimately...

His latest book vibrates with the strange political and literary energies of ancien régime France. The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France traces the merging of philosophical, sexual,...

The critical story of thirteen empires, showing their key role in the foundation of today’s global civilization. For over five hundred years, empires have been a feature of the political landscape,...

This useful text provides a comprehensive introductory overview of the study of victims and victimization. Victimization is here considered as a reflection of American society. Taking a broad...

First published in 1936, this now-classic volume spans a time of rapid and far-reaching change in England--from Gladstone's first ministry, through the great contest with Disraeli, the Home Rule...

This book provides an important rereading of dramatic language in the comedies of Etherege, Wycherley, and Congreve. Demonstrating that comic wit of the late 1600s was a potent means by which to...

Sitôt la Libération advenue, la Résistance est entrée dans un processus de mythification, valorisant les figures emblématiques au détriment des acteurs anonymes et popularisant la vision d'un France...

An incisive survey of the American prison establishment by an eminent environmental psychologist, with many controversial suggestions for reform.

475pp. DJ: Very Good w/ price clipped, some small chips around spine edges & corners, faint tanning. The Book: Very Good+++ w/ two price sticker traces on front paste-down.