yale university press jan 2000 (8 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From a senior U.S. senator comes this fascinating and critically acclaimed account of the development of secrecy as a mode of regulation in American government since World War I.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This authoritative and timely book presents a balanced and accessible discussion of the diagnosis of breast cancer and the risks, benefits, and limitations of treatment alternatives, particularly tamoxifen. For this revised edition, the authors have added new information regarding the latest developments in the use of tamoxifen, especially the results of the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial. Other current issues discussed are raloxifene in chemoprevention, the use of hormone replacement therapy in breast cancer, new biologic agents, and other prevention strategies.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this lively anthology, leading film actors from the silent era to the present-Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Marcello Mastroianni, Henry Fonda, Meryl Streep, and many others-describe the art and technique of acting for film. Illustrated with over fifty movie stills, the book provides a fascinating mix of shoptalk, anecdotal history, personal reminiscence, philosophy, and practical acting advice from a stellar cast of favorite screen performers.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An investigation of the transformation from paganism to Christianity between the fourth and eighth centuries. It reassesses the triumph of Christianity, contending that it was neither tidy nor quick, and it shows that two religious systems were both valid during this interactive period.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This highly acclaimed critical exploration of modern drama begins with Bchner and Ibsen and then discusses the major playwrights who have shaped modern theater-Strindberg, Chekhov, Pirandello, Brecht, Beckett, and Handke. A new introduction by the author assesses developments of recent years. Reviews of the earlier editions: 'The best single study of the astonishing transformations dramatic art has undergone in the last century or so.'-Thomas R. Edwards, New York Times Book Review 'In its field this is one of the choice books of the century. It moves toward the deepest sources of some great plays, so it deepens their effect on us.'-Stanley Kauffmann 'The Making of Modern Drama has no rivals. Richard Gilman's account of his fascinating subject is written with love, measure, and authority.'-Susan Sontag 'Gilman's book on the genesis and development of contemporary drama is acute, beautifully accomplished, and, I think, important.'-Donald Barthelme.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The concept of the Renaissance is interrogated through the work of scholars who have supported or queried Burckhardt's ideas. The questions posed concentrate on the themes of the source and dispersal of the Renaissance.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Although the French Revolution is associated with efforts to dechristianize the French state and citizenry, it actually had long-term religious -- even Christian -- origins, claims Dale Van Kley in this controversial new book. Looking back at the two and a half centuries that preceded the revolution, Van Kley explores the diverse, often warring religious strands that influenced political events up to the revolution.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this important book, experts in the field survey current psychoanalytic theory and discuss its principles, technical aspects, clinical phenomena, and applications. Both an introduction to and statement of mainstream American psychoanalysis today, the book will be a standard reference for psychoanalytic trainees, authors, and teachers.