yale university press mär 2020 (29 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The unique historical nature of small states that maximise the potential of the sea in relation to larger continental powers is examined by the author of 'The Challenge: Britain Against America In The Naval War Of 1812'.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 399 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The unique historical nature of small states that maximise the potential of the sea in relation to larger continental powers is examined by the author of 'The Challenge: Britain Against America In The Naval War Of 1812'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An unprecedented portrait of Moses's inner world and perplexing character, by a distinguished biblical scholar.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This is a brilliant and hardheaded book. It will frighten those who prefer not to dwell on the unthinkable and infuriate those who have taken refuge in stereotypes and moral attitudinizing.'--Gordon A. Craig, New York Times Book Review.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How popular democracy has paradoxically eroded trust in political systems worldwide, and how to restore confidence in democratic politics.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An accessible and thoughtful book from this leading Muslim scholar, which takes the reader on a personal, theological journey exploring the centrality of Jesus in Christian-Muslim relations.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this new contribution to Yale University Press's Why X Matters series, a distinguished writer and scholar tackles central questions of the discipline of writing. Drawing on his own experience with mentors such as John Updike, John Gardner, and James Baldwin, and in turn having taught such rising stars as Jesmyn Ward, Delbanco looks in particular at questions of influence and the contradictory, simultaneous impulses toward imitation and originality. Part memoir, part literary history, and part analysis, this unique text will resonate with students, writers, writing teachers, and bibliophiles.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Lonely Crowd . . . remains not only the best-selling book by a professional sociologist in American history, but arguably one that has had the widest influence on the nation at large.'--Orlando Patterson, New York Times.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An illuminating vision of the next information revolution, centered on fiber optic infrastructure.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Kohn argues the need to use multiple languages is timely in relation to societal divisions.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'In 1916, the war in Europe having prevented a tour abroad, Harry Houdini wrote a film treatment for a rollicking motion picture. Though the movie was never made, its title, 'The Marvelous Adventures of Houdini: The Justly Celebrated Elusive American, ' provides a succinct summary of the Master Mystifier's life. Born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, Houdini grew up an impoverished Jewish immigrant in the Midwest and became world-famous thanks to talent, industry, and ferocious determination. He concealed as a matter of temperament and professional ethics the secrets of his sensational success. Nobody knows how Houdini performed some of his dazzling, death-defying tricks, and nobody knows, finally, why he felt compelled to punish and imprison himself over and over again. Tracking the restless Houdini's wide-ranging exploits, acclaimed biographer Adam Begley tells the story of a mystifying man's astonishing career'--Dust jacket flap.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this illuminating book, James Davison Hunter and Paul Nedelisky recount the centuries-long, passionate quest to discover a scientific foundation for morality. The 'new moral science' led by such figures as E.O. Wilson, Patricia Churchland and Joshua Greene is only the newest manifestation of an effort that has failed repeatedly. Though claims for its accomplishments are often wildly exaggerated, this new iteration has been no more successful than its predecessors. Hunter and Nedelisky argue that in the end, science cannot tell us how we should live or why we should be good and not evil, and this is for both philosophical and scientific reasons. In the face of this failure, the new moral science has taken a surprising turn. Whereas earlier efforts sought to demonstrate what is right and wrong, the new moral scientists have concluded that right and wrong, because they are not amenable to scientific study, don actually exist. Their (perhaps unwitting) moral nihilism turns the science of morality into a social engineering project. If there is nothing moral for science to discover, the science of morality becomes, at best, a program to achieve arbitrary societal goals -- Provided by the publisher.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At once engaging, personal, and analytical, this book provides the intellectual resources for the critical understanding of art.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The playwright, poet, essayist, activist, and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka is also a longtime art collector. In this book of essays, he offers a glimpse into the motivations of the collector, as well as a highly personal look at the politics of aesthetics and collecting. Detailing moments of first encounter with objects that drew him in and continue to affect him, Soyinka describes a world of mortals, muses, and deities that imbue the artworks with history and meaning. Beyond Aesthetics is a passionate discussion of the role of identity, tradition, and originality in making, collecting, and exhibiting African art today. Soyinka considers objects that have stirred controversy, and he decries dogmatic efforts-whether colonial or religious-to suppress Africa's artistic traditions. By turns poetic, provocative, and humorous, Soyinka affirms the power of collecting to reclaim tradition. He urges African artists, filmmakers, collectors, and curators to engage with their aesthetic and cultural histories'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The central figure of the Qur'an is not Muhammad but Allah. The Qur'an, Islam's sacred scripture, is marked above all by its call to worship Allah, and Allah alone. Yet who is the God of the Qur'an What distinguishes the qur'anic presentation of God from that of the Bible In this illuminating study, Gabriel Said Reynolds depicts a god of both mercy and vengeance, one who transcends simple classification. He is personal and mysterious; no limits can be placed on his mercy. Remarkably, the Qur'an is open to God's salvation of both sinners and unbelievers. At the same time, Allah can lead humans astray, so all are called to a disposition of piety and fear. Allah, in other words, is a dynamic and personal God. This eye-opening book provides a unique portrait of the God of the Qur'an.'--Publisher's description.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mu Cao is a bold, pioneering Chinese novelist who dares to challenge the status quo--living openly gay in China and shedding a strong light on the plight of everyday Chinese. This is a humorous, magical realist novel that explores the exploitation of the young living in China's poor countryside.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the years after the Civil War, the banks, railroads, and industrial corporations of Gilded-Age America, abetted by a corrupt political system, concentrated vast wealth in the hands of the few and made poverty the fate of many. In response, a group of hard-pressed farmers and laborers from Texas organized a movement for economic justice called the Texas People's Party-the original Populists. Arguing that these Texas Populists were among the first to elaborate the set of ideas that would eventually become known as modern liberalism, Gregg Cantrell shows how the group broke new ground in reaching out to African Americans and Mexican Americans, rethinking traditional gender roles, and demanding creative solutions and forceful government intervention to solve economic inequality. While their political movement ultimately failed, this volume reveals how the ideas of the Texas People's Party have shaped American political history.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book explores the impact of Chinese growth on Latin America since the early 2000s. Roughly twenty years ago, Chinese entrepreneurs headed to the Western Hemisphere in search of profits and commodities, specifically those that China lacked and that some Latin American countries held in abundance - copper, iron ore, crude oil, soybeans, and fish meal. Focusing largely on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Peru, Carol Wise traces the evolution of political and economic ties between China and these countries and analyzes how success has varied by sector, project, and country. She also assesses the costs and benefits of Latin America's recent pivot toward Asia. Wise argues that while opportunities for closer economic integration with China are seemingly infinite, so are the risks, and contends that the best outcomes have stemmed from endeavors where the rule of law, regulatory oversight, and a clear strategy exist on the Latin American side.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Faced with the prospect of a new Great Depression in 2008 when the collapse of Lehman Brothers set off a global panic, the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and other agencies took extraordinary measures to contain the damage and steady the financial system and the economy. Edited by three of the policymakers who led the government's response to the crisis, with chapters written by the teams tasked with finding policy solutions, this book provides a comprehensive accounting of the internal debates and controversies surrounding the measures that were taken to stabilize the economy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'An aesthetic and social history of art and dance in mid-20th-century New York interpreted by contemporary artist Nick Mauss Over the past decade, Nick Mauss (b. 1980) has pursued a hybrid mode of working that melds the roles of curator, artist, and scholar. This catalogue leans heavily into the scholarship side of his practice, building on his 2018 Whitney Museum exhibition with a closer look at the relationship between modernist ballet and the New York avant-garde. In the 1930s through 1950s, ballet was introduced to a popular audience in New York and was simultaneously influenced by developments in Europe in painting, photography, fashion, music, and poetry. Mauss reflects on this period of rich cross-media production and synergy, ultimately arguing for the inseparability of dance and art history. Reproductions of texts and artworks-by Paul Cadmus, George Platt Lynes, Dorothea Tanning, Carl Van Vechten, and others-are included along with historical images and installation photography of Mauss's Whitney exhibition. Three other distinguished authors contribute essays on the subjects of ballet and the body, Mauss's work as an artist and curator, and performance within museum spaces. Nick Mauss is an artist based in New York'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A new perspective on early Andean civilization focused on emergent social complexity during the first and second millennia B.C.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A stunning look at the profound impact of the jet plane on the mid-century aesthetic, from Disneyland to Life magazine.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Beginning with Paul Strand's 'From the Viaduct' in 1916 and continuing through the present day, 'Photography's Last Century' examines moments in the history of the medium. Featuring nearly 100 works, it includes examples of works by artists, including Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Walker Evans, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Man Ray, and Cindy Sherman, as well as a group of lesser-known practitioners who helped define photography in the 20th and early 21st centuries. Jeff Rosenheim's text addresses the avant-garde artists of the early decades of the 20th century, the changing role of the camera after the Second World War, the rise of the international market for fine photographic prints in the 1960s, the photography boom in the late 1970s, and the implications of calling this period the 'last' century of photography.'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia (February 23-August 23, 2020).

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the first detailed analysis of elite men's clothing in 17th-century Scotland and its influence on English male fashion. Focusing on the years 1566 through 1701, it centers on the clothing choices of five Stuart royals: James VI and I, Prince Henry, Charles I, Charles II, and James VII and II. The engaging text brims with details about the wardrobes and habits of Scottish royalty, such as how the men selected fabric and kept clothes clean. The book is organized along three themes: the significance of the Stuarts' Scottish heritage in the style they developed; the role of Scots in exporting their style to London and beyond; and the reception of Stuart style among the male elite in Scotland. Maria Hayward explores how Stuart style was displayed in sport, at political and social events, and at church. The book also reveals the importance of vital supporting players - namely, the courtiers who helped kings and princes develop their style, as well as the tailors who disseminated it to men beyond the royal court.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Catalog of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, March 4-July 5, 2020; and at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, from August 14, 2020-January 19, 2021.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated survey of 19th-century paintings in the Netherlands.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The first half of the 20th century saw prolific cultural exchange between the United States and Mexico, as artists and intellectuals traversed the countries' shared border in both directions. For U.S. artists, Mexico's monumental public murals portraying social and political subject matter offered an alternative aesthetic at a time when artists were seeking to connect with a public deeply affected by the Great Depression. The Mexican influence grew as the artists Josâe Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros traveled to the United States to exhibit, sell their work, and make large-scale murals, working side-by-side with local artists, who often served as their assistants, and teaching them the fresco technique. Vida Americana examines the impact of their work on over 70 artists including Aaron Douglas, Marion Greenwood, Philip Guston, Isamu Noguchi, and Jackson Pollock. It provides a new understanding of art history, one that acknowledges the wide-ranging and profound influence the Mexican muralists had on the style, subject matter, and ideology of art in the United States between 1925 and 1945'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This authoritative guide to the architecture of County Cork covers all sites and buildings of merit, great and small. Comprehensive and easy to use, this guide covers the architectural riches of Ireland's largest county. The many atmospheric castles and tower houses include Carrigadrohid, Lohort, and Kanturk; among later country houses, Kilshannig and Fota represent Irish Georgian architecture at its best. Coastal towns such as Kinsale and Youghal are built on Viking and Norman foundations. Many of the architectural highlights are in the city of Cork, where the Georgian streets and quays are diversified by grand neoclassical public buildings, presided over by the Gothic Revival masterpiece of St. Fin Barre's Cathedral. The strategic importance of Cork harbor is reflected in its diverse fortifications, especially those of the Stuart, Hanoverian, and Victorian periods'--Publisher's website.