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Michael Meyer
An empowering and gripping story of a pioneer of women's rights written by a critically-acclaimed writer and historian, for fans of Hallie Rubenhold, Hermione Lee and prize-winning Victorian histories.
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Michael Century
Northern Sparks explores modern Canadian innovation in media arts and technology since 1967, focusing on the intersection of art, science, technology, and policy –
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Michael Sage
For its first two centuries the Roman Empire enjoyed a relatively peaceful existence. There were short periods of trouble and instability, but they had no lasting effect. At the end…
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Michael G Smith
Drawing upon Julius Kahn's personal correspondence, architectural drawings, company records, and contemporary news and journal articles, Michael Smith reveals how this man - whose family had immigrated to the US…
Michael P Wright
A clash between cultures has happened many times throughout history. Events from 1979 to this point leading the western and Muslim cultures into a crusade with no present way out…
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The world events between the Christians and the Muslims that have been happening since December 1979 until now. One event and one war after another has led to the 10th…
This collection of ten chapters and three interviews focuses on the past two decades of Quebec cinema and takes an in-depth look at a Montreal-based filmmaking industry whose increasingly diverse…
The Gothic and Twenty-First-Century American Popular Culture examines the gothic mode deployed in a variety of texts that touch upon inherently US American themes, demonstrating its versatility and ubiquity across…
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Michael Holman
Eye-witness reports on the state of Southern Africa, written by the Financial Times's former Africa Editor, Michael Holman, for the FT and other media over 50 years, providing rare insights…
Michael Sullivan
"Eddies Along the River" is a fanciful memoir of growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota during the turbulent 1950's, 60's and 70's. The mighty Mississippi is the river of the…
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Michael Grudzielanek
From rural farms to urban neighborhoods, from winter snows to the leisurely days of summer, a Polish-American family of Wisconsin artists captured the essence of change in this collection of…
Michael J. Burke
This book examines spectral haunting through the philosophies of Levinas and Derrida. Arguing that moral obligation can appear terrifying to the complacent self, the text interrogates ethical responsibility in contemporary…
Michael J. Seth
Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this engaging text provides a concise history of Korea from the beginning of human settlement in the region through the late nineteenth…
Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into…
Michael Marder, Giovanbattista Tusa
"A glossary of conceptual terms (with short essay-entries explaining the reasons) for the 21st century (and how we may work through this century) by leading names in philosophy and cultural…
Journalists are increasingly incorporating user-generated content into news stories. Tracing recent shifts in journalism practice around the world, Eyewitness Textures examines the creative adaptation and strategies of journalists and news…
A selection of fifteen essays that trace the history of American diplomacy from Eisenhower to Trump. Penned by American statesmen, these essays illuminate US foreign policy through the Cold War…
Stephen Walsh
When one thinks of "great" classical music, we harken back to the nineteenth century and the Romantic tradition. The emotional resonance of nineteenth century has moved generations musicians and resonated…
The sound image of Otherness has been a significant source of inspiration for Western music, especially since the late eighteenth century. Encounters with the racial and geographical Other fomented interest…
North of America takes a fresh, sharp-eyed look at how Canadians of all stripes reacted to political, economic, and cultural events and influences emanating from postwar America.
Environmental Policy brings together top scholars to evaluate the changes and continuities in American environmental policy since the late 1960s and help students think critically about their implications for current…
This collection examines contemporary children's literature, film, and video games to explore how everyday realities like trauma, disaster, and death impact the experience of childhood in America today. Thus, the…
Michael Humbert
It is the year NC 135 Twenty-five years have passed since the cataclysmic Mech War ended, and humanity finally seems to have returned to some semblance of normalcy. Unfortunately the…
Michael Arkush
Advance Praise The Fight of the Century brings back memories of a different and troubled time both in sports and in our country. It is vividly reported and a perfect…
Iwan Rhys Morus
Part of the new Icon Science series: a collection of the best of Icon’s entertaining and informative introductions to groundbreaking moments in science history.
Michael Rapport
This history of Europe from the French Revolution to the First World War weaves together political, economic, social and cultural developments.
Michael Sanderson
This title, first published in 1975, analyses the ways in which developments in Victorian universities have shaped both the structure and the assumptions of British higher education in the twentieth…
Michael Klein
A fresh perspective on the postwar cultural history of the United States.
Thomas Traherne
Thomas Traherne (c. 1636-1674) was an English poet, clergyman, theologian, and religious writer. Perhaps more than any spiritual writer of his age, Traherne is profoundly cognizant of the Glory of…
Michael Meckna
Musical performance on brass instruments has blossomed in the 20th century because of technical improvements in horn making, a vastly increased literature, and an astonishing number of outstanding players.
Michael Rhodes
Trains railways photography photographs photting photo old steam diesel electric
This groundbreaking anthology will serve as the standard for years to come. Editor Michael Hofmann has assembled brilliant translations of the major German poets, from Rilke and Brecht to Durs…
Michael Borgstrom
This book addresses a central question in literary studies: how can a case be made for the field's value without an articulation of its social effects? In response, the book…
Socrates, son of Sophroniscus, of Alopece is arguably the most richly and diversely commemorated of all ancient thinkers. This book gives an Introduction summarizing the reception of Socrates up to…
Michael Longley
In a particularly turbulent century that witnessed, among other things, emigration, the 1916 uprising, world wars, the Troubles and the hunger strikes, the shifting perspectives of the poets, reporting on…
Michael Worek
The story of the winners of the world’s most prestigious prize, now updated to include the 2009 recipients.
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Michael Pratt
The bold shapes and startling patterns on dinnerware of the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s are displayed in over 480 dazzling color photographs. Much of the best work of six…
