yale university press apr 2020 (37 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sinan Antoon returns to the Iraq war in a poetic and provocative tribute to reclaiming memory.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A trenchant analysis of sacrifice as the foundation of the modern, as well as the ancient, social order.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A landmark account that reveals the long history behind the current Catalan and Scottish independence movements.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An eloquent call to draw on the lessons of the past to address current threats to international order.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The thinking on manners and civility that characterised early modern England is analysed in relation to its political and broader cultural implications, for example the perceived logic that reconciled this gentility with slavery and social injustice.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An enthralling account of the entwined histories of Britain, Spain, and their empires in the Americas.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Few artists have had as much of an impact on American popular culture as Stan Lee. The characters he created-Spider-Man and Iron Man, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four-occupy Hollywood's imagination and production schedules, generate billions at the box office, and come as close as anything we have to a shared American mythology. This illuminating biography focuses as much on Lee's ideas as it does on his unlikely rise to stardom. It surveys his cultural and religious upbringing and draws surprising connections between celebrated comic book heroes and the ancient tales of the Bible, the Talmud, and Jewish mysticism. Was Spider-Man just a reincarnation of Cain Is the Incredible Hulk simply Adam by another name From close readings of Lee's work to little-known anecdotes from Marvel's history, the book paints a portrait of Lee that goes much deeper than one of his signature onscreen cameos.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A wide-ranging and original introduction to the Anthropocene (the Age of Humanity) that offers fresh, theoretical insights bridging the sciences and the humanities.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Ben Hecht's critically acclaimed autobiographical memoir, first published in 1954, offers incomparably pungent evocations of Chicago in the 1910s and 1920s, Hollywood in the 1930s, and New York during the Second World War and after'.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Explore the wonders of wild Mongolia through the eyes of a distinguished field biologist.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the repressive context of East European Communist regimes, how did young girls and boys come to realize their sexuality What did they do with that self-awareness--and later on, as adults, what strategies did they employ in their dealings with the regime Queer Encounters with Communist Power answers these questions as it interweaves a groundbreaking queer oral history project with meticulous, original research into the discourse on homosexuality and transsexuality in Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1989. Contrary to expectations, the book reveals that despite the Czechoslovak Communist regime's brutality in many areas of life, the state did not carry out a hateful or seditious campaign against homosexual and non-heterosexual people. Rather, the official state sexology offices functioned from the late 1970s onward as essentially the first gay clubs in socialist Czechoslovakia. Interweaving the memories of non-heterosexual Czech women born between 1929 and 1952, Vera Sokolov 's study both enriches and challenges existing scholarship on lesbian and gay history during this era, promising to radically change the way we view gender, sexuality, and everyday life during East European socialism.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A radically new cosmological view from a groundbreaking neuroscientist placing the human brain at the center of humanity's universe.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The forgotten story of how ordinary families managed financially in the Victorian era--and struggled to survive despite increasing national prosperity.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'What is time This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years. Why does time seem to speed up with age What is its connection with memory, anticipation, and sleep cycles 0Award-winning author and mathematician Joseph Mazur provides an engaging exploration of how the understanding of time has evolved throughout human history and offers a compelling new vision, submitting that time lives within us. Our cells, he notes, have a temporal awareness, guided by environmental cues in sync with patterns of social interaction. Readers learn that, as a consequence of time's personal nature, a forty-eight-hour journey on the Space Shuttle can feel shorter than a six-hour trip on the Soyuz capsule, that the Amondawa of the Amazon do not have ages, and that time speeds up with fever and slows down when we feel in danger. 0With a narrative punctuated by personal stories of time's effects on truck drivers, Olympic racers, prisoners, and clockmakers, Mazur's journey is filled with fascinating insights into how our technologies, our bodies, and our attitudes can change our perceptions. Ultimately, time reveals itself as something that rides on the rhythms of our minds. 'The Clock Mirage' presents an innovative perspective that will force us to rethink our relationship with time, and how best to use it.'--Provided by publisher.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Francis Poulenc is a key figure in twentieth-century classical music, as well as an unorthodox and striking individual. Roger Nichols draws upon Poulenc's music and other primary sources to write an authoritative life of this great artist. Although associated with five other French composers in what came to be called 'Les Six', Poulenc was very much sui generis in personality and in his music, where he excelled over a wide repertoire-opera, songs, ballet scores, chamber works, piano pieces, sacred and secular choral works, orchestral works and concertos. This book fully covers this wide range, while also describing the vicissitudes of Poulenc's life and the many important relationships he had with major figures such as Satie, Ravel, Stravinsky, Diaghilev, Cocteau and others.'--Provided by publisher.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This comprehensive survey of Catholic history in what became the United States spans nearly five hundred years, from the arrival of the first Spanish missionaries to the present. Distinguished historian Leslie Tentler explores lay religious practice and the impact of clergy on Catholic life and culture as she seeks to answer the question, What did it mean to be a 'good Catholic' at particular times and in particular places In its focus on Catholics' participation in American politics and Catholic intellectual life, this book includes in-depth discussions of Catholics, race, and the Civil War; Catholics and public life in the twentieth century; and Catholic education and intellectual life. Shedding light on topics of recent interest such as the role of Catholic women in parish and community life, Catholic reproductive ethics regarding birth control, and the Catholic church sex abuse crisis, this engaging history provides an up-to-date account of the history of American Catholicism.'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1620, separatists from the Church of England set sail across the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. Understanding themselves as spiritual pilgrims, they left to preserve their liberty to worship God in accordance with their understanding of the Bible. There exists, however, an alternative, more dispiriting version of their story. In it, the Pilgrims are religious zealots who persecuted dissenters and decimated the Native peoples through warfare and by stealing their land. The Pilgrims' definition of liberty was, in practice, very narrow. Drawing on original research using underutilized sources, John G. Turner moves beyond these familiar narratives in his sweeping and authoritative new history of Plymouth Colony. Instead of depicting the Pilgrims as otherworldly saints or extraordinary sinners, he tells how a variety of English settlers and Native peoples engaged in a contest for the meaning of American liberty. From dust jacket.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An innovative, internationally developed system to help advance science learning and instruction for high school students.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - By examining the myriad myths surrounding Central European universities, Czech historians Luká Fasora andJirí Hanu take a diachronic approach to investigating the issues facing higher learning in the region. Using careful historical research, the authors point out vast discontinuities, comparing how the philosophy of education from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century has changed and how this evolution relates to the current administrative goals of higher education. As they confront the history and myths of university education, the authors do not shy away from exploring difficult questions, such as whether political and economic influences have completely transformed the goals and structure of today's universities in Central Europe. Though focused on university systems in a specific geographic region, the findings have wide-ranging implications for higher education the world over.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Includes work by Robert Adams, Jean (Hans) Arp, Lynda Benglis, Alighiero Boetti, Louise Bourgeois, Constantin Brancusi, Liz Deschenes, Fritz Dietl, Lucio Fontana, Rachel Harrison, Vlastislav Hofman, Louise Lawler, Sherrie Levine, Piero Manzoni, Allan McCollum, Barnett Newman, Hâelio Oiticica, Claes Oldenburg, Blinky Palermo, Sigmar Polke, Medard Rosso, Joel Shapiro, Cindy Sherman, Alina Szapocznikow, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Robert Watts, Christopher Williams.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A detailed look at a genre that combines virtuoso printmaking techniques, sophisticated imagery, and engaging, playful poetry.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Explores the political, social, and aesthetical dimensions of Spartakiads-mass Czechoslovak gymnastic demonstrations and sporting parades held every five years from 1955 to 1985 to mark the 1945 liberation of Czechoslovakia.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The challenges to health, wellness, and health equity in the United States are massive. No matter what side of the discussion health care leaders are on, insufficient mental health care, adverse childhood experiences, substance use disorders, high infant mortality rate, and declining life expectancy for women are issues that leadership can rally around. The second volume in the Interdisciplinary Community-Engaged Research for Health series explores hands-on approaches that leaders can take in their community.Creating Culture through Health Leadershipfocuses on the practitioner's view of community engagement and how health care leaders can build a culture of health through community-grown solutions. Volume editor Lina Svedin invites contributors from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Leaders program to share transformative leadership skills that advance health and equity for all. Svedin's contributors span the fields of business, technology, architecture, education, urban farming, and the arts, and represent subject matter experts, mentors, and coaches in the private, public, nonprofit, and social sectors. The volume is a collection of innovative, engaging case studies that illuminate how health care administrators and managers can collaborate to lead change within their organization, in their regional system, and throughout the nation.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Catalogue of an exhibition of the same name held at the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey on March 17-June 14, 2020 and at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, England on July 12-October 18, 2020.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'What I want to do is code-switch. To have there be layers of history and politics, but also this heady, arty stuff--inside jokes, black humor--that you might have to take a while to research if you want to really get it.'--Sanford Biggers.