Renunciation and Longing. The Life of a Twentieth-Century Himalayan Buddhist Saint, Hardback - Annabella Pitkin

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Annabella PitkinIllustration(s): 7 halftonesNumber of pages: 280Collection: Buddhism and Moder...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Annabella PitkinIllustration(s): 7 halftonesNumber of pages: 288Collection: Buddhism and Moder...

'Almost a prerequisite for any serious study of Sufism in European languages': this was the verdict of Seyyed Hossein Nasr in his review of the fir...

The story of the famous painting by Picasso and its diverse meanings from its conception to the present day

Explores the many aspects and outcomes of NASA's research in life sciences, a little-understood endeavor that has often been overlooked in historie...

Reducere. A writer investigates her family's secret history, uncovering a story that spans a century, two World Wars, and three generations. Hadley Freeman k...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 240 x 36Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Associate Pr...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Rebecca BirrellNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 242 x 36Cover type: Hardb...

Twentieth-Century Influences on Twenty-First-Century Policing argues that to fully understand contemporary American policing, we must first underst...

Reducere. Anandamayi Ma has inspired millions of individuals of diverse faiths and circumstances—from Prime Ministers, artists, and industrialists to shopkee...

Publisher: Four Courts Press LtdNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 165 x 240 x 34Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Felix M. LarkinR...

Reducere. At the height of his literary prowess, Xu Zhimo was the most famous living poet in all of China. With his round spectacles and aristocratic profile...

Acclaimed author follows the work of the Situationist International after May 1968.Publisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): McKenzie WarkNumber of pages: 2...

This widely acclaimed book, first published in 1974, was a classic from its first day in print. Written in a direct, inviting way by Harry Braverma...

Reducere. The first major biography of legendary war correspondent Martha Gellhorn casts "a vivid spotlight on one of the most undercelebrated women of the 2...

An argument that Modernism is a cognitive phenomenon rather than a cultural one.At the beginning of the twentieth century, poetry, music, and paint...

This book examines the Red Love vogue that swept across the Asia-Pacific in the 1920s and 1930s as part of a worldwide interest in socialism and fo...

Publisher: Tate PublishingAuthor(s): Nicolette JonesIllustration(s): 46 illustrationsNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 246 x 30...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The emergence of photography and film in the twentieth century helped to establish a dominant culture of images. This extended treatment of the poe...

Of Limits and Growth offers new perspectives on environmentalism, post-1945 international history, and the origins of sustainability.

Presents the history of how two countries on the northern edge of Europe built societies in the twentieth century that became objects of inspiratio...

Reducere. Containing just the twentieth-century chapters from Howard Zinn's bestselling A People's History of the United States, this revised and updated edi...

Secularism can be stifling for religious actors seeking a voice in public life. But it can also be empowering. Sarah Shortall tells the story of Fr...

20/20 provides an account of modern architecture through the prism of 20 of the most influential houses built over the past century, including exam...

Philip Larkin's Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse provoked controversy and dispute on first publication in 1973. It was also considere...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Micaela BaranelloIllustration(s): 39 music examples, 6 b-w photographs, 1 tableNumber of pages:...

Taking literary food studies in a new direction to explore the connections between what or how one eats and what one is. Focusing primarily on four...

Reducere. In 1821 William Becknell and five comrades traveled from Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico, then the northern provincial capital of New Sp...

As Lillian Faderman writes, there are "no constants with regard to lesbianism, " except that lesbians prefer women. In this groundbreaking book, sh...