Aby Warburg (1866-1929), founder of the Warburg Institute, was one of the most influential cultural historians of the twentieth century. Focusing on the period 1896-1918, this is the first in-depth, b
Contemporary civil libertarians claim that their works preserve a worthy American tradition of defending free-speech rights dating back to the framing of the First Amendment. Transforming Free Speech
In January 1944, an earthquake reduced the province of San Juan, Argentina, to rubble, leaving perhaps ten thousand dead and one hundred thousand homeless. In The Ruins of the New Argentina, Mark A. H
Preliminary: Over the last decade or so there has been renewed interest in the mathematical modeling of tumor growth. This book presents an overview of recent mathematical models developed to examine
Discusses the history of the United States Navy, including what sailors do in the Navy, their accomplishments on and off the battlefield, and spotlights some United States sailors.
Intended for the music student, the professional musician, and the music lover, Chamber Music: An Essential History covers repertoire from the Renaissance to the present, crossing genres to include st
Intended for the music student, the professional musician, and the music lover, Chamber Music: An Essential History covers repertoire from the Renaissance to the present, crossing genres to include st
Most closely associated with the Nazis and World War II atrocities, eugenics is sometimes described as a government-orchestrated breeding program, other times as a pseudo-science, and often as the fir
Mark McIntosh’s examination of the unique christo-logical thought of twentieth-century theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar provides a valuable example of how christology and spirituality can come togeth
In the 1950s, the American Southwest became a crossroads for Abstract Expressionists from the New York School and the San Francisco Bay Area. Elaine de Kooning, Richard Diebenkorn, and others found in
New to the 4th edition, the chapter on real estate loan transactions has been updated with opinion letters and a section about the ABA Statement on the role of customary practice. Bibliographies have
Introduces the United States Air Force Special Operation Command, known as Pararescuemen because they parachute down to help fallen soldiers, and discusses their history, duties, training, and accompl
Mark Yarhouse gives honest and accurate answers to parents and pastors who have questions about homosexuality. Throughout the book, the author uses a new framework for understanding the issue, carefu
History indicates that there are powerful routes to liberation fromoppression that do not involve violence. Mohandas Gandhi called for ascience of nonviolent action, one based on satyagraha, or the"in
