The second edition of "Takin' it to the streets" revises the comprehensive collection of primary documents of the 1960s that has become the leading reader on the era. Adopted nationwide, this anthology brings together representative writings, many of which have been unavailable for years orhave neve..
About the AuthorAlexander Bloom is Professor of History and American Studies at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. He is the author of Prodigal Sons: The New York Intellectuals and Their World (Oxford, 1986) and co-editor of "Takin' It to the Streets": A Sixties Reader (Oxford, 1995).Product Descript..
The third edition of "Takin' it to the streets" revises the comprehensive collection of primary documents from the 1960s that has become the leading reader about the era. Adopted nationwide, this anthology brings together representative writings, many of which had been unavailable for years orhad ne..
In 28, Stephanie Nolen, the Toronto Globe and Mail's Africa Bureau Chief, puts a human face on the crisis created by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Through riveting anecdotal stories, Nolen brings to life people involved in every aspect of the crisis and explores the effects of an epidemic that well exceeds th..
A wolf trades in his "growl" for "spoken words" in order to impress a group of educated farmyard animals he has met. Full-color illustrations. Author: Becky Bloom Publisher: Siphano Picture Books Binding: paperback Language: english ISBN-10: 190307830X ISBN-13: 9781903078303..
To understand why, you'll need to know how ...- an Australian metals trader named Garry-with help from the CIA-inadvertently triggered the invasion of Iraq - coalition troops were killed by bombs made with explosives that, according to the White House, never existed - the United States Air Force bom..
Lacks Dj, Green cloth, Black title label on spine, White stain on rear board. embossed blind stamp from the library of previous owner on ffep and title page, else unmarked text Author: Bloomfield, Leonard Publisher: Indiana University Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 025333327X IS..
An acclaimed geometer explores the fundamental connections between space, time, and life that have not yet been fully understood.A most unusual guide to the solar system, A Little Book of Coincidence suggests that there may be fundamental relationships between space, time, and life that have not yet..
The second volume in Harold Bloom's series of works which reveal his theory of revisionism, demonstrating his theory that patterns of imagery in poems represent both a response to and a defence against the influence of precursor poems. Author: Bloom, Harold Publisher: Oxford University Press Binding..
Presents Bergman's creative adaptations of three stage works - "Nora", "Julie" and "Scenes From a Marriage" - in which women come to grips with the possibilities of sexual and social emancipation. The book allows Bergman devotees to compare the director's cinematic and theatrical techniques. Author:..
An essential text for PA courses on Human Resource Management as well as Public Management and Law, this book illuminates the role of the reasonable public servant, who strives to perform authorized functions efficiently, yet in a manner that aligns with constitutional values embodied in the Bill of..
This book focuses on the essentials that public managers should know about administrative law-why we have administrative law, the constitutional constraints on public administration, and administrative law's frameworks for rulemaking, adjudication, enforcement, transparency, and judicial and legisla..
ReviewThis anthology explores the varying and complex interactions between American guests and their host communities. . . . Useful to scholars investigating cultural and social relations between Americans and Mexicans south of the border. H-TravelThis collection should be useful to scholars inves..
Provides a research and study guide for three plays by Aeschylus, including plot summaries, lists of characters, and critical reviews. Author: Bloom, Harold Publisher: Chelsea House Pub Binding: library Language: English ISBN-10: 0791063550 ISBN-13: 0000791063550..
This volume focuses on the principal African-American poets from colonial times through the Harlem Renaissance, paying tribute to a heritage that has long been overlooked. Works covered in this text include poems by Phillis Wheatley, widely recognized as the first volume of poetry published by an Af..
Combines biographical information with critical analyses of Albert Camus, with essays commenting on Camus' use of ethics and imagery. Author: Bloom, Harold Publisher: Chelsea House Pub Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0791073815 ISBN-13: 9780791073810..
Award-winning historian Mark Stoler offers a complete diplomatic and military history of the U.S. and Britain during World War II. By examining the war and the unique relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt, Stoler emphasizes the unprecedented co-operation between Britain and the USA, but also ..
Presents critical essays that discuss literary works written in the United States between 1919 and 1941, including "The Great Gatsby," "The Sun Also Rises," and "Light in August". Author: Bloom, Harold Publisher: Chelsea House Pub Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0791082369 ISBN-13: 978..
What Tom Vanderbilt did for traffic and Brian Wansink did for mindless eating, Jonathan Bloom does for food waste. The topic couldn't be timelier: As more people are going hungry while simultaneously more people are morbidly obese, American Wasteland sheds light on the history, culture, and mindset ..
A number of 'histories of Israel' have been written over the past few decades yet the basic methodological questions are not always addressed: how do we write such a history and how can we know anything about the history of Israel In Ancient Israel Lester L. Grabbe sets out to summarize what we know..
In this new study Edward Norman examines the state of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion, and argues that its patently ailing condition is not the consequence merely of a difference of view over major questions of belief and practice, but of problems intrinsic to its very nature. It is..
An overview of the work features a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary of the plot, and critical and analytical views of the work. Author: Bloom, Harold Publisher: Chelsea House Pub Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 079108583X ISBN-13: 9780791085837..
This book evaluates all the biblical commentaries of St Thomas Aquinas for the modern age with each commentary examined by an expert, specialist scholar in that field. Each chapter focuses on the two or three major themes of its particular commentary and also relates the themes of the commentaries t..
Acclaimed Alaskan duo Debbie S. Miller and Jon Van Zyle bring the beautiful and mysterious arctic lands to life in this smart, stunning picture book.Imagine a land where the sun rises at 1:58 a.m. in the summer and shines for less than four hours on a winter's day. The animals in the wilderness near..
"Are trees alive How do they breathe They don't have noses."And so begins a conversation between the author and her daughter that leads to a remarkable discovery: Trees are like children in so many ways! They may look very different from people, but trees have roots that hold them to the ground li..