Volume 5 of the Revolutionary War Series covers the preliminary phase of the New York campaign, the period from mid-June to mid-August 1776 when the stage was set for Washington's greatest challenge
This book brings together the work of pioneering scholars in the field- critics who are exploring the psychosexual tensions within Bishop's vision and the uncanny way her poetics of dislocation challe
Provides the history of the use and interpretation of time. Suitable for students and researchers in social and cultural history, this title examines the various ways that time has been calculated by
Picasso's name has become synonymous with creative genius, but who was he - a public figure who lived his life in the headlines, or a private person, unpredictable and filled with secrets? This portra
The sampling inspection tables presented in this book were developed for use in the manufacture of communication apparatus and equipment for the Bell Telephone System. It assembles under one cover th
Joseph Kosuth's writings, like his installations, assert that art begins where mere physicality ends. The articles, statements, and interviews collected here, produced over a period of twenty-four yea
Ross Chambers, an eminent critic of French literature, proposes an original theory of the development of French modernism. His bold rereading of mid-nineteenth-century texts, from Madame Bovary to Les
Arnold Zack, one of the foremost experts on arbitration, with over thirty years in the field and an international reputation, has written a comprehensive handbook on the subject. Union advocates, mana
This policy-relevant study grew out of an evaluation conducted by its authors - all scholars at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam - of the Wo
Volume one, Cartography in prehistoric, ancient, and medieval Europe and the Mediterranean was published in 1987. Volume two focuses on mapping in non-Western cultures, an area of study historically
Focuses on the progress made in deciphering the complicated Maya hieroglyphic code, effectively penetrating the world and minds of the creators of Maya art.
On Flowers by Kathryn Kleinman and Sara Slavin is an exquisite full-color volume that celebrates the wonder and beauty of flowers. In arrangements by outstanding designers and in stunning photographs,
The 2/E of Communicating Effectively in English presents a highly interactive, experiential format for developing stronger speaking and listening skills in a variety of contexts - interpersonal, small
Dermatology in Europe 1989 is the published proceedings of the 1st Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology which was held in Florence, Italy, in September 1989. 2,000 specialis
Study and exploitation of photochemistry in organized media is a field, if not in its infancy, barely past adolescence. This fine group of chapters, written by numerous experts in this area, will set
Revised and updated text (first edition, 1984) covers the normal physiology of the blood, the pathophysiology of hematological disorders, and the principles, techniques, and interpretation of the rele
We've taken some of the world's best stories from dark, musty anthologies and brought them into the light, giving them the individual attention they deserve. Each book in the series has been designed
This scholary treatise is the first collection of studies on the molecular basis of staphylococcal biology.It is detailed and comprehensive in its presentation of the staphylococci as a biogenetic ent
Paul Goldberger Calls Michael Graves "the most truly original voice that American architecture has produced in some time."Graves's monograph, Buildings and Projects, documents more than 100 works, inc
John Thomas, a boy who lives in the woods of Tennessee with his stern guardian Luke, leads a lonely, solitary life. One morning after a storm, he finds an injured bird and makes his pet. When another
For two decades the German edition of this book has been a standard reference point for students of the philosophy of the social sciences in Germany. Today it still stands as a unique and masterful gu
KEYNOTE ADDRESS.Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis: Twenty Years of Search and Findings (A. Merzhanov).SOLID-STATE COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS.Recent Progress in Combustion Synthesis of High-Perform
Part one of the classic Civil War study of General Ulysses S. Grant, written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Bruce Catton, introduces General Grant as he undertakes his first Civil War command, and follows h
A classic work of military history, follows the enigmatic commander in chief of the Union forces through the last year and a half of the Civil War. It is both a revelatory portrait of Ulysses S. Grant
What kind of bugs are in the yard-long yellow box? A bunch of bouncing brown basketball bugs, of course. Learning one's colors was never more fun than in this ingeniously illustrated and engineered po
Details one of the greatest Gothic buildings in the world, the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Chartres, France, exploring its history, its structure, and its glass artistry
A key figure in the Italian "Autonomia" Movement reads Marx's Gr?ndrisse, developing the critical and controversial theoretical apparatus that informs the "zero-work&quo
