4358 results for '"De Assis, Machado'

In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world? Western exceptionalism--the idea...

WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTIONA TIME 10 Best Nonfiction Book of 2024 • An NPR Book We Love 2024 • A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 • A Boston Globe Best Book of 2024“A...

A distinguishing characteristic of contemporary Chinese art is a fusion between traditional Asian forms and references to Western art and pop culture. From Heaven to Earth features the work of 16...

A gripping and lushly illustrated graphic novel on World War II that looks through the eyes of major players such as Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt In...

A fascinating account of how Shakespeare's works were understood and valued by readers and writers from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, before Shakespeare's biography came to dominate...

This history of international monetary relations since World War II combines an analysis of events with an examination of the economic theories devised to explain them, showing how theoretical...

Why would the world's most famous mystery writer disappear for eleven days? What makes a woman desperate enough to destroy another woman's marriage? How deeply can a person crave revenge? "Sizzles...

Bonhoeffer's theological brilliance, committed discipleship, ecumenical insight and courageous participation in the struggle against Nazism have profoundly shaped contemporary Christian understanding...

Taking the ongoing genocide in Palestine as a point of departure, The Exterminating Empire traces capital’s centuries-long war against life itself. From the slave plantations and scorched-earth...

A scholarly edition of The Clarendon Edition of the Works of John Locke: Correspondence: Letters 849-1241 by E. S. de Beer. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction,...

This revealing look at life in ancient Rome offers a compelling journey through the vivid landscape of politics, domestic life, entertainment, and inequality experienced daily by Romans of all social...

In this captivating narrative, Chanel’s Riviera explores the fascinating world of the Cote d’Azur during a period that saw the deepest extremes of luxury and terror in the twentieth century.The Cote...

This book presents the work of the New York based, Spanish architect Julio Salcedo in a series of built and speculative projects. Salcedo's houses, early achievements that stunned both academic and...

A lifelong hunter and wild-game gourmet who has traveled the globe on expeditions with world-class sportsmen, Guy de la Valdéeacute;ne purchased an 800-acre farm outside Tallahassee and set out to...

'I have no secrets; my unhappiness is the story of my entire life.' A key figure in the literary world of post-Revolutionary Paris, Claire de Duras was a writer of exceptional talent, admired by...

The first full and authoritative biography of an American--indeed a world-wide--musical and cultural legend. "No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did...

"Hot Pants and Spandex Suits looks at representations of gender and its intersection with sexuality and race through the figure of the superhero. It places superheroes in their socio-historical...

Jean-Marc Bustamante, Villa Medici, is the catalogue for the French Academy in Rome's latest exhibition of the same name, on display from February 5th through May 6th, 2012. Other than the renowned...

This deeply-reported narrative illuminates the battle for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Boy Scouts of America, a decades-long struggle led by teenagers, parents, activists, and everyday Americans.Weaving...

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year “Powerful.” —The New Yorker“Brilliant.” —The Wall Street Journal"Astounding." —NPR“Forceful, clear and morally engaged.” —The Washington Post“Subversive.”...