4454 results for '"Kammen, Daniel M.'

While no one would dispute Wagner's ranking among the most significant composers in the history of Western music, his works have been more fiercely attacked than those of any other composer. Alleged...

Despite the perennial claims of politicians that our courts are coddling hardened criminals, the fact is that America already sends a higher proportion of its citizens to prison—and for longer...

White Backlash provides an authoritative assessment of how immigration is reshaping the politics of the nation. Using an array of data and analysis, Marisa Abrajano and Zoltan Hajnal show that fears...

There are plenty of guides out there for humans about training their dogs - as if humans have ever been the ones in charge. One dog has at last agreed to share the insights gained through years of...

Surprising readings of Chaucer and a fresh estimate of his contribution to early humanismMichaela Paasche Grudin believes that for Chaucer speech is the heart of culture and that his major work...

Spinoza rejects fundamental tenets of received morality, including the notions of Providence and free will. Yet he retrains rich theories of good and evil, virtue, perfection, and freedom. Building...

The Twentieth Century is one of a series which attempts to describe the social, political, religious and intellectual climate in which the visual arts developed in a particular period as well as the...

This thorough and reliable survey of American painting and sculpture from colonial times to the present day covers all the major artists and their works, outlines the social and cultural background...

This is less a textbook, more a clearly-written chronological narrative of Edward's life and reign. Sadler covers all the main issues, including Piers Gaveston, the Templars, the military and...

La civilisation de la Grce classique valorise la libert avec d'autant plus de force qu'elle repose en partie sur l'esclavage et qu'elle s'est construite en partie par opposition la Perse soumise au...