Community, Myth and Recognition in Twentieth-Century French Literature and Thought (Continuum Literary Studies) Author: Nikolaj Lübecker Publisher: Continuum Edition: Illustrated edition Publication Date: 2010-01-19 Language: English Paperback: 188 pages ISBN-10: 082643830X ISBN-13: 9780826438300 Book Description Taking as its point of departure the notion of community in mid-twentieth century French literature and thought, this ambitious study seeks to uncover the ways in which Breton, Batail...
A Short History of Nearly Everything Author: Bill Bryson Publisher: Random House Large Print Edition: Large Print edition Publication Date: 2003-05-06 Language: English Paperback: 960 pages ISBN-10: 0375432000 ISBN-13: 9780375432002 Book Description One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate jouey — into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail — well,...
Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America Author: Michael O. Emerson , Christian Smith Publisher: Oxford University Press Edition: N/A Publication Date: 2000-07-20 Language: English Paperback: 224 pages ISBN-10: 0195131401 ISBN-13: 9780195131406 Book Description In recent years, the leaders of the American evangelical movement have brought their characteristic passion to the problem of race, notably in the Promise Keepers movement and in reconciliation theology....
Contract Law in Hong Kong Author: Michael J. Fisher , Desmond G. Greenwood Publisher: Hong Kong Univ Pr Edition: N/A Publication Date: 2007-01-01 Language: English Paperback: 430 pages ISBN-10: 9622098657 ISBN-13: 9789622098657 Book Description Contract Law in Hong Kong is the first comprehensive textbook on this topic for more than ten years. The 16 chapters of the book use case studies to cover all basic contract concepts in a reader-friendly style. Particular emphasis is placed on what make...
Contemporary America Author: Russell Duncan , Joe Goddard Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan Edition: N/A Publication Date: 2003-05-01 Language: English Paperback: 304 pages ISBN-10: 0333915763 ISBN-13: 9780333915769 Book Description Assuming no prior knowledge, Contemporary America provides a lively but leaed introduction to the politics, society, economy, culture, and inteational role of the US at the start of the 21st century. Introductory chapters set the scene in terms of history and natural a...
Confronting The Classics Author: Professor Mary Beard Publisher: Profile Books Ltd Edition: Main edition Publication Date: 2014-03-13 Language: English Paperback: 320 pages ISBN-10: 1781250499 ISBN-13: 9781781250495 Book Description Mary Beard is one of the world”s best-known classicists – a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for communicating with a wide audience both though her TV presenting and her books.In a series of sparkling essays, she explores our rich classical heritage...
Inside the Gas Chambers: Eight Months in the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz by: Shlomo Venezia (Author) Publisher: Polity Publication Date: 2009/2/2 Language: English Print Length: 232 pages ISBN-10: 0745643833 ISBN-13: Book Description This is a unique, eye-witness account of everyday life right at the heart of the Nazi extermination machine. Slomo Venezia was bo into a poor Jewish-Italian community living in Thessaloniki, Greece. At first, the occupying Italians protected his family; but when the...
Confucianism (Ancient Philosophies) Author: Paul R. Goldin Publisher: University of Califoia Press Edition: First Edition () Publication Date: 2011-03-11 Language: English Paperback: 176 pages ISBN-10: 0520269705 ISBN-13: 9780520269705 Book Description This book presents a concise, balanced overview of China’s oldest and most revered philosophy. In clear, straightforward language, Paul R. Goldin explores how Confucianism was conceived and molded by its earliest masters, discusses its main tene...
Collective Killings in Rural China during the Cultural Revolution (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics) Author: Yang Su Publisher: Cambridge University Press Edition: 1st edition () Publication Date: 2011-02-21 Language: English Paperback: 320 pages ISBN-10: 0521198089 ISBN-13: 9780521198080 Book Description The violence of Mao’s China is well known, but its extreme form is not. In 1967 and 1968, during the Cultural Revolution, collective killings were widespread in rural China in ...
Flight 777: The Mystery of Leslie Howard by: Ian Colvin (Author) Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation Publication Date: 2020/4/26 Language: English Print Length: 288 pages ISBN-10: 1526766795 ISBN-13: Book Description On 1 June 1943 Flight 777, a Douglas DC-3, en route from Lisbon to Britain, was shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German aircraft. Among the dead was the actor Leslie Howard, who had retued from Hollywood to England to help the British war effort. Also on board was Howard’s ta...
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