Publication date: 1996-11
Dewey code: 782.1092
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Review Richard Wagner's Religious Ideas: A Spiritual Journey / Edwin Mellen Press:
Creator: Debra Barrett-Graves
Publication date: 2003-09
Dewey code: 942.055092
List Price: $120.00
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Review Elizabeth I: Always Her Own Free Woman / Ashgate Publishing:This interdisciplinary collection by historians, cultural critics and literary scholars examines a variety of the political, social and cultural forces at work during the English Renaissance and beyond, forces that contributed to creating a wealth of artistic, literary and historical impressions of Elizabeth, her court, and the time period named after her, the Elizabethan age. Articles in the collection discuss Elizabeths' relationships, investigate the advice given her, explore connections between her court and the arts, and consider the role of Elizabeth's court in the political life of the nation. Some of the ways Elizabeth was understood and represented demonstrate society's fears and ambivalence about early modern women in power, while others celebrate her successes as England's first and only unmarried queen regnant.
Publication date: 2005-08-05
Dewey code: 796
Price: $16.50
Review Duel in the Sun: Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus in the Battle of Turnberry (Maintream Sport) / Mainstream Publishing:Among those who know the game, the Open is generally regarded as golf's ultimate test of mettle, focus and skill; and in 1977, it became the site of one of the most dramatic events in sports history. The torch of supremacy was passed that year, when Tom Watson laid siege to Jack Nicklaus's air of invincibility, defeating the original Great One by a stroke in a ferocious duel spanning the Open's final 36 holes. Shaping the drama of this moment, author Michael Corcoran charts the rich history of the Open before moving on to in-depth portraits of Nicklaus and Watson. "Duel in the Sun" draws on a wide range of interviews with the stars' fellow competitors, caddies, commentators and spectators to tell a story of the rise of a fiercely driven new hero - and the poignant grace of a wise champion welcoming him to the summit of the game.
Creator: Dwight M. Miller
Publication date: 1998-04-30
Dewey code: 973.910922
List Price: $131.95
Price: $131.95
Review Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Documentary History (Contributions in American History) / Greenwood Press:Both Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt were giants in public life. From strikingly different backgrounds, and sharply contrasting styles and approaches, each man left his unique mark upon the presidency. This collection of historical materials chronicles the connections between the lives of Hoover and Roosevelt from their early collaboration during the Wilson administration to their heated competition during the 1932 presidential election and beyond. Letters, reports, and telegrams between the two men and their wives tell a story of both communication and miscommunication between 1917 and 1945. In 12 chapters, plus an introduction and a conclusion, the editors present documents which reveal the sometimes tense relations between Hoover and Roosevelt. Chapter one includes materials from their work on housing and homebuilding issues during the Harding and Coolidge administrations. The next two chapters focus upon Hoover's presidency and Roosevelt's rise as govenor of New York. Chapter four recounts the strong rivalry during the 1932 campaign, and that rivalry is even more apparent in chapter five. The remaining six chapters include material from Roosevelt's tenure as president. [+]These documents reveal Hoover's attitudes toward Roosevelt's New Deal domestic policies, the threatening international situation of the 1930s, and U. S. involvement in the Second World War.
Publication date: 2008
Price: $118.00
Review John Adams (5 Volume Set) (In Slipcase) / Folio Society:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2003-03-07
Dewey code: 944.035092
List Price: $120.00
Price: $119.10
Review Marie Antoinette: Writings on the Body of a Queen / Routledge:Marie-Antoinette is one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in all of French history. Married to the heir to the French throne at age fourteen, Marie-Antoinette was at the center of public attention during the final tumultuous years of the Old Regime and the French Revolution. For a variety of reasons explored in this volume - all of which revolved around her gender - Marie-Antoinette came to represent the monarchy as it came under increasing attack. As both a woman and queen, she became a privileged site of the political contestation and criticism that characterized the end of the eighteenth century in France. Rather than retell the story of her life, the contributors to this volume reveal how crucial political and cultural contests were enacted "on the body of the queen" and on the complex identity of Marie-Antoinette. They explore the difficulties of Marie-Antoinette's position as a woman, a foreigner, and a queen in the final decades of the eighteenth century and help us to understand the waves of pornography and accusations of lesbianism, incest, and treason launched against her. Taken together, these essays suggest that it is precisely because Marie-Antoinette represented the contradictions in the social, political and gender systems of her era that, through her, we can both learn about the French past and shed new light on questions of gender, sexuality, and female power that continue to trouble us today.
Authors
- Friedrich Engels
- Karl Marx
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Review Collected Works (Collected Work of Marx & Engels) / Lawrence & Wishart Ltd:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1998-12
Dewey code: 782.42166092
List Price: $120.00
Price: $119.99
Review Understanding Elvis: Southern Roots vs. Star Image (Garland Studies in American Popular History and Culture) / Routledge:Although the importance of Elvis Presley's Southern heritage has long been recognized, few have considered the complex connection between the performer's career and his Southern roots. This study investigates how that identity affected each stage of Presley's career. Elvis Presley's career can be divided into three phases, each of which is signified by a specific image. Each image is coded by a certain style of music, mode of dress, and arena of performance. The evolution from one career phase to another was instigated by a specific event and represented a deliberate calculation on the part of Presley's manager to attract a wider audience. The first stage spans the years 1956 through 1958, after the singer was introduced to a national audience and before he was drafted into the army. His image as a notorious rock 'n' roller created a national controversy and was spurred by negative depictions of Presley in the media-many attributing his controversial performing style and appearance to his Southern background. His music was a fusion of rhythm and blues and country-western; or, two types of music indigenous to the South and foreign to the mainstream entertainment industry based in New York City. The second phase of Elvis' career included his stint as a movie star, in which most aspects of his Southern identity were extracted from his leading man image to enhance his appeal to the mainstream. And, finally, the last stage of his career focused on his image as a Las Vegas performer. [+]Despite the gaudy costumes, Elvis reconnected to his identity as a Southerner in the 1970s by returning to country music and songwriters as a source of inspiration. Bibliography. Index.
Publication date: 1996-01-15
Review Mahatma Gandhi,the Congress and the Partition of India / Sangam Bks.:
Publication date: 2000-01-15
Dewey code: 782.1092
List Price: $119.95
Price: $212.00
Review Richard Wagner's Spiritual Pilgrimage / Edwin Mellen Press:
Publication date: 1996-07-01
Dewey code: 297.4092
List Price: $161.00
Price: $120.15
Review Dreams, Sufism and Sainthood: The Visionary Career of Muhammad Al-Zawawi (Studies in the History of Religions) (Studies in the History of Religions) / Brill Academic Publishers:Based on Muhammad al-Zawawi's extraordinary diary of 109 dream conversations with the Prophet Muhammad, this study provides a rare, intimate view of 15th-century North African Muslim life. The study reconstructs Zawawi's lifestory over a critical ten-year period and examines his career as a sufi in the historical context of North Africa and Mamluk Cairo. Psychological aspects of Zawawi's religious experience are thoroughly explored. The concluding chapter provides an introduction to the role of dreams and visions in medieval Islam. Particular attention is paid to the way Zawawi and his successors used their visions to legitimate claims to being awliya', or living saints.
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Publication date: 2006
Review Mornings on Horseback, The Story of an Extraordinary Family, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt [UNABRIDGED] (Audiobook):From the best-selling author of Truman comes the story of a remarkable little boy, seriously handicapped by recurrent and almost fatal asthma attacks, and his struggle to manhood. A book that is at once an enthralling story that does away with several old myths and breaks entirely new ground. It is a book about life intensely lived, about family love and loyalty, about grief and courage, about blessed mornings on horseback beneath the wide blue skies of the Badlands.
Authors
- Robert B. Sherman
- Richard M. Sherman
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1998-12
Dewey code: 781.542092273
List Price: $65.00
Price: $155.00
Review Walt's Time - From Before to Beyond / Camphor Tree Publishers:
Authors
- Douglas Thompson
- Michael Flatley
Publication date: 2006-04-07
Review Lord of the Dance: My Story / Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd:
Authors
- Rebecca Bell-Metereau
- Christopher Frost
Dewey code: 194
List Price: $120.00
Price: $120.00
Review Simone Weil: On Politics, Religion and Society (Women of Ideas series) / Sage Publications Ltd:This book provides a unique presentation of Simone WeilÆs life, work, and her contributions to feminist thought. Long before postmodern or deconstructionist ideas became current, Weil was concerned with recognizing the absence of consistency and the continual presence of reversals and contradictions in life. The struggle to clarify her "reading" of reality and her perceptions of meaning was an ongoing one and she challenged contemporary views on complex issues such as human nature, good and evil, divinity, and truth. In this introduction to Simone WeilÆs ideas, and the political and intellectual circumstances of her work, the authors make WeilÆs complex and at times elusive ideas accessible to readers. They offer their own interpretation of her work and delineate how WeilÆs ideas evolved, while providing compelling excerpts from WeilÆs writings to let her speak for herself. Her work offers a voice for those segments of society that are generally underrepresented, misrepresented, or totally silent in conventional historical and philosophical writings. Simone Weil will be valuable reading for students and academics involved in womenÆs studies, philosophy, psychology, political and social theory, and for anyone with an interest in the life and work of this passionate individual.
Publication date: 1990-12
Dewey code: 973.3092
Price: $17.95
Review Benjamin Franklin (American cavalcade) / Marshall Cavendish Corp:A biography of Benjamin Franklin from his birth in Boston in 1706 through his years as printer, statesman, inventor, author, and reformer.
Publication date: 1927
Review Forerunners of Lincoln in the Ohio Valley: With historic summaries / Press of Brandt & Fowler:
Publication date: 2005-09-30
Dewey code: 016.97382092
List Price: $125.00
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Review Ulysses S. Grant: A Bibliography (Bibliographies of the Presidents of the United States) / Praeger Publishers:In Ulysses S. Grant: A Bibliography, Dr. Kelsey has created an invaluable resource for Grant scholars. The bibliography consists of twenty chapters covering Grant's early life, his careers both as soldier and as president, his associations with various individuals, his post-presidency activities, the role alcohol played in his life, his battle with throat cancer, and ultimately, his tragic death. What makes this book truly special is that Kelsey cites not only the usual books and journals but also a wide variety of nontraditional materials ranging from manuscripts to musical scores. Additionally, she has created a list of cited journals with OCLC numbers, making precise identification of old and obscure journals easy for researchers. Kelsey's sources are varied and multidimensional: she includes scholarly, popular, and ephemeral works to present the fullest possible picture of the legendary president. Kelsey also lists many obscure sources on not only Grant but also his associates, including all his cabinet members. The work includes citations about Julia Dent Grant Other Grant family members Grant's cabinet members John Rawlins William Tecumseh Sherman Ely Parker Abraham Lincoln Libraries of all types could benefit from including this resource in the reference collection. The text might get the most use in historical society libraries, as well as in the libraries of colleges and universities. [+]Public libraries and private individuals interested in Grant and the Civil War would also appreciate the book's comprehensive nature.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1989-01-01
Dewey code: 150.1952
List Price: $110.00
Price: $187.06
Review Farewell to Innocence: Freud and Psychoanalysis / Routledge:
Publication date: 2000-12-07
Dewey code: 938.07072
List Price: $264.99
Price: $153.86
Review From Arrian to Alexander: Studies in Historical Interpretation (Oxford Scholarly Classics) / Oxford University Press, USA:This book provides a new perspective on the sources of Alexander's reign by rigorously examining the methods of historians of the time, particularly those of Arrian. Revealing Arrian's attitude toward his subject matter, approach to sources, techniques in writing speeches, and the degree to which he imposed his own judgement of his subject matter, Bosworth presents a clearer and more accurate picture of the persona of Alexander the Great, while offering new insights into two vital problems of documentation-the Royal Journals and the purported Last Plans.
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