During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the fertile islands of Zanzibar and Pemba became of central importance to East Africa’s growing contact with the international economy as the
This upper-level undergraduate textbook provides a modern view of algebra with an eye to new applications that have arisen in recent years. A rigorous introduction to basic number theory, rings, fiel
"Norman R. Shapiro has clearly established himself as the outstanding English interpreter of farce in America." - Robert Scanlan, Harvard University Fourteen comic plays of Eugene Marin Labiche, one
Ball (engineering, U. of Waterloo) recounts the trials and triumphs of the Canadian Niagara Power Company, which has been generating electric power continuously since 1905. Throughout the text, he dem
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A credible and meaningful text for the initiate. Aurum Solis includes a clear definition of magic for readers who want to undertake a reliable study of magic, drawing on multiple sources. Ogdoadic mag
French poet Paul Verlaine, a major representative of the Symbolist Movement during the latter half of the nineteenth century, was one of the most gifted and prolific poets of his time. Norman Shapiro'
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This book evolved from the notes for a course of the same title that we’ve taught for the last eighteen years at the University of Wisconsin to graduate students in cancer biology, genetics, molecular
French poet Paul Verlaine, a major representative of the Symbolist Movement during the latter half of the nineteenth century, was one of the most gifted and prolific poets of his time. Norman Shapiro
In a masterly translation by Norman Shapiro, this selection of poems from Les Fleurs du mal demonstrates the magnificent range of Baudelaire's gift, from the exquisite quatrains to the formal challen
