Sculpted Ear. Aurality and Statuary in the West, Paperback - Ryan Mccormack

Examines the relationship between sound and statuary in Western aesthetic thought in light of discourses on aurality emerging within the field of s...

Examines the relationship between sound and statuary in Western aesthetic thought in light of discourses on aurality emerging within the field of s...

Reducere. Never bring a gun to a sword fight.Years after the conclusion of a civil war, Tomas wanders the endless grasslands of the frontier, still searching...

The history of how the Luftwaffe planned to knock out Holland in a surgical, lightning campaign, but instead suffered wounds against the outnumbere...

Reducere. A True Book: Westward Expansion takes readers on an amazing journey to a fascinating time in U.S. history when the country was experiencing dynamic...

Over the last millennium, musical notation has become a powerful system of symbolic, non-verbal communication among musicians that permits the tran...

Is it possible to speak of western racism before the eighteenth century? In this book, leading historians argue that racism can be traced back to t...

Reducere. In the decades following the Civil War, scores of African Americans served in the U.S. Army in the West. The Plains Indians dubbed them buffalo sol...

DescriptionAcross the West, hard-right leaders are surging to power on platforms of ethno-economic nationalism, Christianity, and traditional famil...

Clad in the black robe of his priestly order and armed only with a crucifix, for more than a quarter of a century Father De Smet relentlessly tramp...

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 ...

Reducere. The Braided Pony saloon is no stranger to gun fire and blood stains on the floor. But when a mysterious gunslinger turns up dead in Ruby's room, it...

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DescriptionIn this edited collection, Gioia Woods and her contributors bring together histories, biographies, close readings, and theories about th...

Reducere. In the fall of 1913, Laura and Earle Smith, a young Iowa couple, made the gutsy--some might say foolhardy--decision to homestead in Wyoming. There,...

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 ...

Reducere. With a new Introduction by the author, this "erudite and brilliantly readable book" (The Observer, London) expertly dissects the political, economi...

Reducere. In 1927, Beatrice Cannady succeeded in removing racist language from the Oregon Constitution. During World War II, Rowena Moore fought for the righ...

Paperback of the standard biography of Gold Meir, the first elected female leader in the West.

A timely reconsideration of the life and times of one of the West's most prominent Muslim converts.Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdNumber of ...

Reducere. An epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, Blood Meridian brilliantly subverts the conventions of the ...

The Closed Circle offers an unprecedented inside view into how one of the world's most influential Islamist groups operates. Lorenzo Vidino marshal...

This beautiful picture book follows the journey of a young gray wolf who garnered nationwide attention when he became the first wild wolf in Califo...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Heather HansmanIllustration(s): 1 halftoneNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2022Dimensions...

Fran Martin explores how young Chinese women negotiate competing pressures on their identity while studying abroad, between expectations of fulfill...

Reducere. Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckie's The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African Americ...

How 12 Tibetan Buddhist Teachers Succeed in Merging East and West - including Pema Ch dr n, Joan Halifax, and Thubten Chodron, among others Persona...

DescriptionOf the many iconic towns of the old West, none has quite captured our imagination like Deadwood. From the legacy of Wild Bill Hickok and...

Reducere. With a reputation as the hot-air balloon capital of the world and the home of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta(R), the skies of the sou...

Reducere. Most water control projects in the American West depend on huge gravity dams, whose stability lies in massive quantities of concrete and earth or r...

Reducere. Raising good Muslim children in the West can be a challenge. Implement the Eastern Islamic teachings with more understanding of the psychological d...

DescriptionJefferson Davis is a historical figure who provokes strong passions among scholars. Through the years historians have placed him at both...

Reducere. In Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance, John Riddle showed, through extraordinary scholarly sleuthing, that women ...

Reducere. Never bring a gun to a sword fight.Years after the conclusion of a civil war, Tomas wanders the endless grasslands of the frontier, still searching...

An important addition to extant scholarship on the border U.S Southwest, Forging Arizona recovers a forgotten case that reminds readers that the bo...

Reducere. A biography of Sacagawea, the Native American woman who served as an interpreter on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Reducere. Bobbie Kalman, author of the acclaimed Historic Communities and Early Settler Life series, explores the action and adventure that made the West fam...

A biography of the Welsh poet, regarded as one of the greats of the post-war period and whose work is published by Penguin, Orion and Bloodaxe. Thi...

The workings of Western intelligence in our day--whether in politics or the arts, in the humanities or the church--are as troubling as they are mys...

After World War II and the Communist Revolution in China, Mark's father, H. Thomas Luke, a graduate of Yenching University in Beijing, escaped with...

Reducere. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST is a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic Emmy Award-winning Western series that turned the genre inside out, featurin...

'Coffin roads' are a marked feature of the landscape of the Scottish Highlands and islands - many are now popular walking and cycling routes. This ...

Publisher: Little, BrownAuthor(s): Konstantin KisinPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x 215 x 19Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lectur...

Reducere. The Buffalo Soldiers were African Americans who served in the Regular Army between the Civil War and World War I and fought in some of the most dif...

Bold and daring adventures of boy hero Oolaf in the world of Vikings!