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Book SynopsisThis work traces the development of country music and its institutionalization from Fiddlin' John Carson's pioneering recordings in Atlanta in 1923 to the posthumous success of Hank Williams. The book also explores what it means to be authentic within popular culture.

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Book SynopsisThis study traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, organizing its history with significant attention to the tools used for these acts. In this revised edition Edward L.Shaughnessy contributes a new introduction.Trade Review"This admirable monograph covers the whole field of epigraphy and the technique of human communication, including the origins and development of paper and the use of it for writing, down to the time of the invention of printing." - Journal of Asian Studies "The best study on the subject, this book should be recommended not only to students of book history and of Chinese culture, but to those in other disciplines who are seeking evidence of the early stages of communication in Chinese Civilization." - Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies

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Book SynopsisPaleography, which often overlaps with archaeology, deciphers ancient inscriptions and modes of writing to reveal the knowledge and workings of earlier societies. In this classic paleographic study of China, T. H.

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Book SynopsisThis work on terrorism is based on complex observations of actual movement participants and addresses a broad spectrum of terrorist activity- from Italian left-wing terrorists to Basque nationalist groups to the international terrorism of the Middle East.

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Book SynopsisExplores the history of men's dress in America to consider how capitalism and democracy emerged at the center of social life during the century between the Revolution and the Civil War. This book illuminates the critical links among culture, ideology, political economy, and fashion in antebellum America.Trade Review"A marvelous work of history, imaginatively conceived, scrupulously researched, and gracefully composed." - Jean-Christophe Agnew, Yale University"

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Book SynopsisOver the course of 150 years, Europe's protean technologies inspired and underpinned the globalizing ambitions of European nations. This book aims to show how technology mediated European influence in the rest of the world and how this mediation in turn transformed Europeans.Trade Review“Europeans Globalizing is part of an ambitious research agenda that questions Europe’s history through a transnational history of technology. … the range and scope of the book as well as the thoughtfulness with which the authors discuss their disparate topics are impressive. … the transnational approach provides a refreshing perspective on Europe’s identity and connections to the world. It is a welcome and important contribution to the literature on Europe’s place in the technological Great Divergence.” (Marten Boon, EuropeNow Journal, europenowjournal.org, April, 2017)Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Europeans Mapping and being Mapped 2. Europe's Significant Others 3. Wars and Peace at Home and Abroad 4. Scrambling for Eurafrica: Resources and Axes of Infrastructure 5. From the Raj to the Yellow Peril 6. A New World Order and the Collapse of Colonialism 7. The Reconstruction Period

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Book SynopsisJansson documents how presidents from FDR to Clinton have made ill-advised choices that squandered trillions of dollars. Using Office of Management and Budget projections through 2004, Jansson shows how the madness continues-and how an informed electorate can put an end to it.Trade ReviewThis isn't a polemical book, it's a somber one that makes you realize how routinely we've come to mistake absurd polemics for common sense. -- Paul Rosenberg Denver Post Jansson's analysis is persuasive on several points... will surely fuel additional interest. -- A. Scott Henderson, Furman University The Historian Provides a systematic, informative, and suprisingly absorbing survey...yields important insights. -- Mark H. Leff, University of Illinois--Urbana Journal of American History Jansson is able to critically juxtapose the Bush and Clinton presidencies of the late 1980s and 1990s, sharing compelling comparisons of various budgetary considerations...The Sixteen-Trillion-Dollar Mistake is an excellent source concerning the ongoing evolution of social policy in the United States, and the multiple political forces that can drive policy resource provision and implementation. -- David Woody, University of Texas at Arlington The Social Policy Journal There is no other book quite like this... It could hardly appear at a better time... Jansson writes lucidly and at times with some panache... Breaks new ground. Virginia Quarterly Review [A] lucid, remarkably flowing, critical history of American government spending and national priorities from 1932 to the present. Publishers Weekly (starred review)Table of ContentsPreface 1. Failed National Priorities from FDR to Clinton 2. Roosevelt as Magician 3. Roosevelt's Dilemma 4. The Conservatives' Revenge 5. Truman's Nightmare 6. Truman's Bombshells 7. Eisenhower's Ambivalence and Kennedy's Obsession 8. Johnson's Policy Gluttony 9. Nixon's Megalomania 10. Reagan's Fantasies 11. Reagan's Gordian Knot 12. Bush's Myopia 13. Clinton as Backpedaler and Counterpuncher 14. Clinton Boxes with Reagan's Shadow 15. On the Magnitude of Failed National Priorities Notes Collections, Oral Histories, Interviews Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisExamining figures from Thomas More to Stephen Greenblatt, from George Hickes to Seamus Heaney, from George Eliot to Paul de Man, this book illuminates the wanderings of exiles, emigres, dissenters, and the socially estranged as they helped form the modern university disciplines of philology and rhetoric, literary criticism and literary theory.Trade ReviewWriting in a lively, engaging, and sometimes humorous manner, Lerer (Stanford Univ.) fills this book with intricate reasoning about the profession of scholarship and thus provides a unique approach to the study of textual criticism over the ages... a dizzying but enjoyable romp over a road not taken before. Choice A lively historical survey of how people discovered and developed new forms of expression bundled into the English language. -- James A. Cox The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Pursuit of Error: Philology, Rhetoric, and the History of Scholarship 1. Errata: Mistakes and Masters in the Early Modern Book 2. Sublime Philology: An Elegy for Anglo-Saxon Studies 3. My Casaubon: The Novel of Scholarship and Victorian Philology 4. Ardent Etymologies: American Rhetorical Philology, from Adams to de Man 5. Making Mimesis: Exile, Errancy, and Erich Auerbach Epilogue: Forbidden Planet and the Terrors of Philology

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewEasy-to-digest prose and modest portions make these stories compulsively readable, and reveal new angles on old stories.Publishers Weekly (starred review) Publishers Weekly (starred review) Clear and engaging... erudite and entertaining... Recommended. Choice Eating History covers an enormous amount of ground and is something of a mini-encyclopedia with many entries, each densely packed with information. Smith is a talented storyteller, so the copious facts and figures are presented well, nicely sprinkled with interesting anecdotes. -- Sylvia Lovegren Gastronomica ...a great read... Yum.fiTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Oliver Evans's Automated Mill 2. The Erie Canal 3. Delmonico's 4. Sylvester Graham's Reforms 5. Cyrus McCormick's Reaper 6. A Multiethnic Smorgasbord 7. Giving Thanks 8. Gail Borden's Canned Milk 9. The Homogenizing War 10. The Transcontinental Railroad 11. Fair Food 12. Henry Crowell's Quaker Special 13. Wilbur O. Atwater's Calorimeter 14. The Cracker Jack Snack 15. Fannie Farmer's Cookbook 16. The Kelloggs' Corn Flakes 17. Upton Sinclair's Jungle 18. Frozen Seafood and TV Dinners 19. Michael Cullen's Super Market 20. Earle MacAusland's Gourmet 21. Jerome I. Rodale's Organic Gardening 22. Percy Spencer's Radar 23. Frances Roth and Katharine Angell's CIA 24. McDonald's Drive-In 25. Julia Child, the French Chef 26. Jean Nidetch's Diet 27. Alice Waters's Chez Panisse 28. TVFN 29. The Flavr Savr 30. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Spin-Offs Epilogue Bibliography

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewEasy-to-digest prose and modest portions make these stories compulsively readable, and reveal new angles on old stories.Publishers Weekly (starred review) Publishers Weekly (starred review) Clear and engaging... erudite and entertaining... Recommended. Choice Eating History covers an enormous amount of ground and is something of a mini-encyclopedia with many entries, each densely packed with information. Smith is a talented storyteller, so the copious facts and figures are presented well, nicely sprinkled with interesting anecdotes. -- Sylvia Lovegren Gastronomica ...a great read... Yum.fiTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Oliver Evans's Automated Mill 2. The Erie Canal 3. Delmonico's 4. Sylvester Graham's Reforms 5. Cyrus McCormick's Reaper 6. A Multiethnic Smorgasbord 7. Giving Thanks 8. Gail Borden's Canned Milk 9. The Homogenizing War 10. The Transcontinental Railroad 11. Fair Food 12. Henry Crowell's Quaker Special 13. Wilbur O. Atwater's Calorimeter 14. The Cracker Jack Snack 15. Fannie Farmer's Cookbook 16. The Kelloggs' Corn Flakes 17. Upton Sinclair's Jungle 18. Frozen Seafood and TV Dinners 19. Michael Cullen's Super Market 20. Earle MacAusland's Gourmet 21. Jerome I. Rodale's Organic Gardening 22. Percy Spencer's Radar 23. Frances Roth and Katharine Angell's CIA 24. McDonald's Drive-In 25. Julia Child, the French Chef 26. Jean Nidetch's Diet 27. Alice Waters's Chez Panisse 28. TVFN 29. The Flavr Savr 30. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Spin-Offs Epilogue Bibliography

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewEngagingly written HistoryWireTable of ContentsThe Birth of the Father The Dream Cartwright, Dreaming Again Across the Plains Visions and Revisions Paradise Bound Paradise Found The Last Gasp of the Great Sailing Ships Missionary Baseball Starting All Over Again: It's Gonna Be Rough-but We're Gonna Make It The New Fire Chief Freemasonry Comes to Hawaii A Gift from the Sea-and a Loss Back to Baseball DeWitt and His Brothers Cartwright & Co., Ltd. Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr., American The Social Whirl Advisor to the Queen Deaths and New Life King Sugar Baseball on the Plantations Spalding's World Tour-First Stop, Hawaii The Final Dissolving Cartwright's Second Life: Myth Into History Appendix 1: Chronology of the Life of Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. Appendix 2: Did Cartwright "Really Invent" Baseball? Or, How Did the Game Evolve Before He Arrived? A Short Survey of Two Vexed Questions Notes and References Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisEvan Friss traces the colorful and fraught history of bicycles—and bicyclists—in New York City. He uncovers the bicycle’s place in the city over time, showing how the bicycle has served as a mirror of the city’s changing social, economic, infrastructural, and cultural politics.Trade ReviewIn On Bicycles, Evan Friss fills in the missing chapters that bicycles hold in New York City’s near-miraculous transportation history and shows how the city’s streets are finally catching up with them. -- Janette Sadik-Khan, Bloomberg Associates and former commissioner of the New York City Department of TransportationThis social history of the transformation of New York’s relationship to cycling is elegantly researched, gracefully written, and nearly as delightful as the bicycle itself. -- Kim Phillips-Fein, author of Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity PoliticsTwo hundred years ago, the first riding machines that resembled what would become bicycles began pouring into Manhattan, and New York City would never be the same again. On Bicycles is brilliantly researched, noting the battles against local government, sexism, the automobile, and the railways, as the bicycle fought its way to become more popular today than ever before. Vive le vélo! -- Phil Liggett MBE, "The Voice of Cycling"Witty and wise, engaged and engaging, surprising, fun and fabulous—I’m running out of adjectives to describe Evan Friss’s wondrous new book. Move over Amsterdam: New York City is a bicycling city too, though with fits and starts, grunts and guffaws, and more than a handful of bike haters (some in high places). A great way to learn about the history of the city that never sleeps—and has never stopped arguing about its bicycles and bicyclists. -- David Nasaw, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Professor of History, CUNY Graduate CenterA fresh and personalized perspective on what the bicycle has meant to New Yorkers over the years. -- David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The HistoryA superb history of New York’s cycling cultures over the last two centuries, On Bicycles surveys the evolution of the bicycle in the city from urban menace and medium of feminist liberation to weekend joyride and mainstay of the transportation network. Written with verve and precision, it reads like a long glide down Broadway with the wind at your back, catching green light after green light. -- Samuel Zipp, author of Manhattan Projects: The Rise and Fall of Urban Renewal in Cold War New YorkAn essential contribution to multiple fields—New York history, transportation history, urban history, and planning history—this compelling and fascinating story takes you along with ease, artfully offering a barrage of digestible information, including previously unknown morsels. Even the most well-read New Yorkers, cyclists, and urban historians will find something new here. -- Owen Gutfreund, Hunter CollegeA thoughtful, entertaining look at an essential form of transportation in New York City. * Publishers Weekly *[An] absorbing new book... -- Ginia Bellafante * New York Times *On Bicycles is a joyful read and a welcome retreat from stodgy, jargon-filled historical treatments . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Traces the colorful and fraught history of cycling in New York City. * New York Almanac *What we should take away from this illuminating history is that the bicycle has endured. Indeed, a new golden age may be on the horizon. * Journal of Cultural Geography *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Rough Start2. Up and Down3. Moses4. The Ban5. BloombergEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisEvan Friss traces the colorful and fraught history of bicycles—and bicyclists—in New York City. He uncovers the bicycle’s place in the city over time, showing how the bicycle has served as a mirror of the city’s changing social, economic, infrastructural, and cultural politics.Trade ReviewIn On Bicycles, Evan Friss fills in the missing chapters that bicycles hold in New York City’s near-miraculous transportation history and shows how the city’s streets are finally catching up with them. -- Janette Sadik-Khan, Bloomberg Associates and former commissioner of the New York City Department of TransportationThis social history of the transformation of New York’s relationship to cycling is elegantly researched, gracefully written, and nearly as delightful as the bicycle itself. -- Kim Phillips-Fein, author of Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity PoliticsTwo hundred years ago, the first riding machines that resembled what would become bicycles began pouring into Manhattan, and New York City would never be the same again. On Bicycles is brilliantly researched, noting the battles against local government, sexism, the automobile, and the railways, as the bicycle fought its way to become more popular today than ever before. Vive le vélo! -- Phil Liggett MBE, "The Voice of Cycling"Witty and wise, engaged and engaging, surprising, fun and fabulous—I’m running out of adjectives to describe Evan Friss’s wondrous new book. Move over Amsterdam: New York City is a bicycling city too, though with fits and starts, grunts and guffaws, and more than a handful of bike haters (some in high places). A great way to learn about the history of the city that never sleeps—and has never stopped arguing about its bicycles and bicyclists. -- David Nasaw, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Professor of History, CUNY Graduate CenterA fresh and personalized perspective on what the bicycle has meant to New Yorkers over the years. -- David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The HistoryA superb history of New York’s cycling cultures over the last two centuries, On Bicycles surveys the evolution of the bicycle in the city from urban menace and medium of feminist liberation to weekend joyride and mainstay of the transportation network. Written with verve and precision, it reads like a long glide down Broadway with the wind at your back, catching green light after green light. -- Samuel Zipp, author of Manhattan Projects: The Rise and Fall of Urban Renewal in Cold War New YorkAn essential contribution to multiple fields—New York history, transportation history, urban history, and planning history—this compelling and fascinating story takes you along with ease, artfully offering a barrage of digestible information, including previously unknown morsels. Even the most well-read New Yorkers, cyclists, and urban historians will find something new here. -- Owen Gutfreund, Hunter CollegeA thoughtful, entertaining look at an essential form of transportation in New York City. * Publishers Weekly *[An] absorbing new book... -- Ginia Bellafante * New York Times *On Bicycles is a joyful read and a welcome retreat from stodgy, jargon-filled historical treatments . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Traces the colorful and fraught history of cycling in New York City. * New York Almanac *What we should take away from this illuminating history is that the bicycle has endured. Indeed, a new golden age may be on the horizon. * Journal of Cultural Geography *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Rough Start2. Up and Down3. Moses4. The Ban5. BloombergEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisBrian R. Dott explores how the non-native chile went from obscurity to ubiquity in China, influencing not just cuisine but also medicine, language, and cultural identity. The Chile Pepper in China sheds new light on the piquant cultural impact of a potent plant and raises broader questions regarding notions of authenticity in cuisine.Trade ReviewExtensive source materials in both Chinese and English form the bedrock for this impressive study into how a relatively unassuming American import so radically changed one country’s cuisines and traditional pharmacopoeia. The history of the humble chile in China is a fascinating one, especially as viewed through Brian R. Dott’s affectionate yet scholarly lens. -- Carolyn Phillips, author of All Under Heaven: Recipes from the 35 Cuisines of ChinaA learned as well as lively book with many surprises. How chile peppers came to China from the New World just starts a story involving taste, regionalism, adaptation, and folklore. Chiles were key to Chinese cuisine’s subtlety and variety, and not just in Sichuan and Hunan either. -- Paul Freedman, author of Food: The History of Taste and Ten Restaurants That Changed AmericaThis is an absolutely wonderful book. It combines scholarship and good food writing—the enormous amount of effort in compiling the databases is duly and modestly cloaked in good prose. -- Eugene Anderson, author of The Food of ChinaA valuable resource for anyone interested in Chinese culinary culture or the global history of the chilli as symbol — ‘vitamin, vegetable, preservative and spice’. Dott’s research is extensive, while his writing is entertaining, digestible and peppered with much fascinating information. -- Fuchsia Dunlop * Spectator *It reminds us to look for culinary innovation not only where we often do, in the flashy kitchens of professional chefs, but also in the long-term historical processes of everyday life, the contributions to which, like the chile in China, may be ‘found everywhere.’ * Gastronomica *A book that can be easily understood and enjoyed by casual readers, something not all academic non-fiction books can say. -- Jason Flatt * But Why Tho? *There is much to praise about the book: its painstaking research, its sensitivity to the diversities of regional and historical contexts within China, and the top-notch storytelling. On the last point, Dott deserves special mention. The Chile Pepper in China will be one of the few books that will be read and savored by academics and civilians alike. * Twentieth-Century China *With its lucid, lively style, copious illustrations, and recipes this book could be a model for studies of the assimilation of other New World ingredients, especially in India and China. It will be of great value to students and academics and anyone with an interest [in] Chinese cuisine and culture. * Food, Culture, and Society *A satisfying history to [chiles] origins as well as their cultural significance in China. * Asian Review of Books *The definitive English-language study of how the pepper arrived in China, how it became part of local cuisine and medical practice, and how it even established itself as a core part of identity formation in southwest China. But one of its most provocative contributions has little to do with China and everything do with the chili pepper's unique relationship to globalization. * The Cleaver and the Butterfly *It all adds up to a compelling case for how a foreign plant became a national spice. * Economic Times *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChinese Dynasties and RegimesIntroduction1. Names and Places: How the Chile Found Its Way “Home” to China2. Spicing Up the Palate3. Spicing Up the Pharmacopeia4. Too Hot for Words: Elite Reticence Toward Chile Peppers 5. Chiles as Beautiful Objects and Literary Emblems6. Mao’s Little Red Spice: Chiles and Regional Identity ConclusionAppendix A. Late Imperial Recipe CollectionsAppendix B. Medical Texts ConsultedNotesBibliographyIndexColor Plates

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Book SynopsisJulia Hauser explores the global history of vegetarianism from the mid-nineteenth century to the early Cold War. She demonstrates that vegetarians in India and the West shared notions of purity, which drew some toward not only internationalism and anticolonialism but also racism, nationalism, and violence.Trade ReviewVegetarianism’s political and ecological imperatives have long wanted for a historian capable of excavating their roots. Julia Hauser offers an electric, wholly original account of the nationalist and international politics, racial paradigms, and unexpected encounters between German, Swiss, American, and Indian thinkers as they crafted modern vegetarianism’s moral stance. -- Benjamin Siegel, author of Hungry Nation: Food, Famine, and the Making of Modern IndiaCentral today to many modern lifestyles and movements, vegetarianism is in fact rooted in a deep history, now masterfully explored by Julia Hauser. Rich in detail, often surprising, and written in clear prose, this study is sure to challenge established notions of West and East, modern and traditional, left and right. Much food for thought! -- Paul Nolte, Free University BerlinTable of ContentsIntroduction1. In Search of Purity: European Vegetarians and Their Spheres of Projection2. Evolution, Cows, and Communalism: Vegetarianism and the Colonial Encounter in India, ca. 1880–19123. The Chicago Effect: Internationalizing Vegetarianism4. Between Buddha, Gandhi, Sufism, and Militant Masculinity: Relating to South Asia in Interwar German and Swiss Vegetarianism5. Race, Nation, and Peace: (Re-)Internationalizing Vegetarianism After the Second World WarEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisCodes of Modernity explores the global history of Chinese script reforms—efforts to alphabetize or simplify the writing system—from the 1890s to the 1980s.Trade ReviewA brilliant book on the political economy of script reforms in modern China. For the first time, Uluğ Kuzuoğlu clarifies how the technologies of writing, such as the making of new or simplified scripts to manage labor, information flow, and so on, became increasingly central to the political struggles over the future of China and its place in the world. This rich and well-researched study is a major contribution to the fields of Chinese history and global history. -- Lydia H. Liu, author of The Freudian RobotKuzuoğlu’s achievements in Codes of Modernity are unmatched. Analyzing a dazzling array of transnational historical, linguistic, and communications phenomena, he presents nothing less than the ascendancy of China’s twentieth-century political economy of information. Kuzuoğlu proves convincingly that it both shared features with and departed from global labor regimes of economy and efficiency. -- Christopher A. Reed, author of Gutenberg in Shanghai: Chinese Print Capitalism, 1876-1937Uluğ Kuzuoğlu's Codes of Modernity is not only one of the most rigorous and fascinating histories of Chinese scripts ever written, it is also a story of media, of the conditions of thought and language, and of the technological mythologies structuring the goals of 'modernity' that were central to China's ongoing transformations during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This is a field-defining book, as rich in analysis as it is in archival insights. Kuzuoğlu brilliantly reframes the history of China's efforts at language and script reform as part of a much larger economy of information and knowledge work. Codes of Modernity brings questions about the evolving conditions of Chinese orthography into conversation with the rise of information capitalism, computation, and global politics. Codes of Modernity will be indispensable to scholars of Chinese writing, but it also deserves a much wider readership—a book of archival treasures and powerful synthesis for anyone interested in the evolution of information technologies over the past two centuries. -- R. John Williams, author of The Buddha in the Machine: Art, Technology, and the Meeting of East and West Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Alphabetic Labor Time: Scripts, Wires, and Brains in the Late Qing2. The National Phonetic Alphabet: Scripts and the Birth of Language Politics3. Basic Chinese: Cognitive Management and Mass Literacy4. Simplification of Chinese Characters: Mining, Counting, Seeing5. The New Dunganese Alphabet: Latinization Across Eurasia6. The Chinese Latin Alphabet: A Revolutionary Script7. The Empire of PinyinEpilogue: A New Age of CodesNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Tobias Higbie's Labor's Mind: A History of Working-Class Intellectual Life is a slim volume with an expansive reach. . . . It suggests that education, formal or informal, can spark radical social change. . . . Higbie's book is profoundly optimistic, if subtly so." --American Historical Review"Labor's Mind places working people's ideas and intellect--not just their quotidian lives and labor--at the center of historical study. Higbie has given us a rich portrait of working men and women thinking as the United States emerged as a global industrial power, a portrait they richly deserve." --North Carolina Historical Review"A major contribution to the history of American working people's thought and movement-building in the modern era. Brophy would be pleased." --Journal of American History"Recommended." --Choice"Labor's Mind cogently demonstrates how democratic education plays a key role in improving the daily and future lives of working people." --H-Net Review"Higbie's book helps us understand people like Williams, Mills, and Keylor. They--and the men and women featured in his book--belong to a long and continuing tradition among working-class people. Such folks fascinate me and, if you read this book, they will come to fascinate you as well." --Society for US Intellectual History"Higbie productively tackles the ambiguity of class position. Labor is of many minds, and with Higbie's helpful start, scholars must now move on to examine the character of the labor mind in its diverse and changing formations." --International Review of Social History"Labor's Mind serves to remind us of the rich and neglected intellectual life of the American working class." --Journal of American Culture "Labor's Mind places working people's ideas and intellect--not just their quotidian lives and labor--at the center of historical study. Higbie has given us a rich portrait of working men and women thinking as the United States emerged as a global industrial power, a portrait they richly deserve." --North Carolina Historical Review "Higbie makes the point that, contrary to widespread prejudices about working class intelligence, laborers were not blank slates. They often brought an enthusiasm, a determination to rise above injurious labels, and a sense of adventure. A valuable addition to a still under-researched topic."--Laura Hapke, author of Labor's Canvas: American Working-Class History and the WPA Art of the 1930s

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Book SynopsisLeonard Arrington, who died in 1999, is considered by most, if not all, serious scholars of Mormon and western history as the single most important figure to write on LDS history. Great Basin Kingdom is perhaps his greatest work. A classic in Mormon studies and western history, Great Basin Kingdom offers insights into the underdeveloped' American economy, a comprehensive treatment of one of the few native American religious movements, and detailed, exciting stories from little-known phases of Mormon and American history. This edition includes thirty new photographs and an introduction by Ronald W. Walker that provides a brief biography of Arrington, as well as the history of the work, its place in Mormon and western historiography, and its lasting impact.Trade Review"A masterful account of the politics and practices that enabled Mormons to settle in the hostile environment of the Great Basin."--The Christian Century"A landmark book."--David Brion Davis, New York Review of Books"Easily the most informative single volume yet published on the Mormons in Utah. It is economic history written in proper fashion, by an author who never forgets that economic factors cannot be studied in isolation from the prevailing social, intellectual, and political climate."--Rodman W. Paul, Mississippi Valley Historical Review"Arrington's most important book."--Thomas G. Alexander, Journal of American History

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Book SynopsisBusiness leaders, conservative ideologues, and even some radicals of the early twentieth century dismissed working people''s intellect as stunted, twisted, or altogether missing. They compared workers toiling in America''s sprawling factories to animals, children, and robots. Working people regularly defied these expectations, cultivating the knowledge of experience and embracing a vibrant subculture of self-education and reading. Labor''s Mind uses diaries and personal correspondence, labor college records, and a range of print and visual media to recover this social history of the working-class mind. As Higbie shows, networks of working-class learners and their middle-class allies formed nothing less than a shadow labor movement. Dispersed across the industrial landscape, this movement helped bridge conflicts within radical and progressive politics even as it trained workers for the transformative new unionism of the 1930s. Revelatory and sympathetic, Labor''s Mind reclaims a foTrade Review"Tobias Higbie's Labor's Mind: A History of Working-Class Intellectual Life is a slim volume with an expansive reach. . . . It suggests that education, formal or informal, can spark radical social change. . . . Higbie's book is profoundly optimistic, if subtly so." --American Historical Review"Labor's Mind places working people's ideas and intellect--not just their quotidian lives and labor--at the center of historical study. Higbie has given us a rich portrait of working men and women thinking as the United States emerged as a global industrial power, a portrait they richly deserve." --North Carolina Historical Review"A major contribution to the history of American working people's thought and movement-building in the modern era. Brophy would be pleased." --Journal of American History"Recommended." --Choice"Labor's Mind cogently demonstrates how democratic education plays a key role in improving the daily and future lives of working people." --H-Net Review"Higbie's book helps us understand people like Williams, Mills, and Keylor. They--and the men and women featured in his book--belong to a long and continuing tradition among working-class people. Such folks fascinate me and, if you read this book, they will come to fascinate you as well." --Society for US Intellectual History"Higbie productively tackles the ambiguity of class position. Labor is of many minds, and with Higbie's helpful start, scholars must now move on to examine the character of the labor mind in its diverse and changing formations." --International Review of Social History"Labor's Mind serves to remind us of the rich and neglected intellectual life of the American working class." --Journal of American Culture "Labor's Mind places working people's ideas and intellect--not just their quotidian lives and labor--at the center of historical study. Higbie has given us a rich portrait of working men and women thinking as the United States emerged as a global industrial power, a portrait they richly deserve." --North Carolina Historical Review "Higbie makes the point that, contrary to widespread prejudices about working class intelligence, laborers were not blank slates. They often brought an enthusiasm, a determination to rise above injurious labels, and a sense of adventure. A valuable addition to a still under-researched topic."--Laura Hapke, author of Labor's Canvas: American Working-Class History and the WPA Art of the 1930s

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Roger Grant's thoughtful and well-researched study of a handful of late-comer railroads in western Iowa is far more than a regional addition to the existing literature. Not every railroad was a Pennsylvania or a Santa Fe, and not every builder was a Vanderbilt or Harriman, but hometown folk pursuing local rail construction projects provide a valuable case study that showcases the optimism still extant during the twilight years of railroad expansion, the result being these short and often marginal late arrivals."—Carlos A. Schwantes, co-author of Crossroads of a Continent: Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921"Roger Grant has done another masterful job in presenting an aspect of railroad history that is too often overlooked. The last burst of railroad construction, particularly in the Midwest, is overshadowed by the tumultuous years after the First World War. Grant has taken the histories of five short line railroads in Iowa and placed them in the larger context of the sunset of railroad expansion in the United States. In doing so he's produced an interesting an enjoyable book for scholars and the general reader."—Nick Fry, Curator, John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library at University of Missouri - St. LouisTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Sunset Years: Railroad Fever2. Atlantic Northern & Southern Railway: Cass County3. Iowa & Southwestern Railway: Railroad Problems4. Creston, Winterset & Des Moines Railroad: An Empty Corridor5. Iowa & Omaha Short Line Railway: Treynor6. Des Moines & Red Oak Railway: Gestation of an Interurban7. Epilogue: The Sunset Complex MattersNotes

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Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive analysis of the history, archaeology, and ethnology of copper in sub-Saharan Africa. This book introduces the ritual, social, and political aspects of copper working and consumption, deals with the copper trade and examines the roles it played in traditional sub-Saharan African society.Trade ReviewRed Gold of Africa is researched with a depth of scholarship that will leave future historians green with envy. It is also written with a literary eloquence which makes each new idea a joy to savour. The judgements are made with humane detachment and cool humour to enhance their persuasive force. The book is a masterpiece." —Journal of African History"Eugenia W. Herbert addresses the subject from a multidisciplinary perspective, examining technology, history, oral tradition, economics, symbolic anthropology, and archaeology." —American Historical Review"Red Gold of Africa is a sensitive piece of scholarship, an important addition to the literature for those who seek understanding of culture through its material and technological rendition." —Technology and Culture

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Book SynopsisSuitable for classroom use, this comprehensive volume demonstrates social, economic, and cultural changes on the African continent and internationally.

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Book SynopsisTraces how existing commercial networks adapted to changes in the Atlantic slave trade during the first half of the nineteenth century. Slave Trade and Abolition reveals how women known as donas were often important cultural brokers.Trade ReviewWell researched and organized, this is a major social and economic study on Luanda's past. Oliveira examines new sources and convincingly demonstrates the central role African women played in the social and economic organization of Luanda. Mandatory reading for those interested in urban slavery, slave trade, and African's urban past."" - Mariana P. Candido, University of Notre Dame""In describing women's urban work in relation to food production, land ownership, legal issues regarding marriage and inheritance, and the shift from the international slave trade to 'legitimate' trade while continuing to rely on slave labor, Oliveira brings new insights to African history with her focus on nineteenth-century Luanda."" - Kathleen Sheldon, University of California, Los Angeles

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Book SynopsisProvides a starting point for teachers to illuminate this crucial event in world history. Using a vast array of source materials - from literature and film to survivor testimonies and interviews - the contributors demonstrate how to guide students through these sensitive and painful subjects within their specific historical and social contexts.Table of Contents Acknowledgments xi Introduction: The Challenges and Necessity of Teaching the Holocaust in the Twenty-First Century 3 Laura J. Hilton and Avinoam Patt Part One: Teaching Specific Content Antisemitism: Understanding Its Meaning, Context, and History When Teaching the Holocaust 19 Jonathan Elukin The Rise of Nazism 32 Mark E. Spicka Legislation as a Path to Persecution 45 Russel Lemmons and Laura J. Hilton Jewish Responses to Nazism in Vienna after the Anschluss 60 Ilana F. Offenberger Understanding the Holocaust in the Context of World War II 81 Waitman Wade Beorn Tools of the State: The Universe of Nazi Camps 95 Geoffrey P. Megargee The Decentralized System of Nazi Ghettos in Eastern Europe 108 Martin Dean Teaching about Collaboration: A Case Study Approach 127 Steven P. Remy Resistance and Rescue 142 Laura J. Hilton Life in the Aftermath: Jewish Displaced Persons 159 Avinoam Patt Postwar Trials and Justice 178 Gabriel N. Finder Part Two: Sources, Methods, and Media for Teaching the Holocaust Teaching with Holocaust Diaries: Voices from the Chasm 199 Amy Simon Strategies for Teaching the Holocaust with Memoirs 213 Jennifer Goss Teaching Holocaust Literature in the Twenty-First Century 228 Victoria Aarons The Grey Zone of Holocaust Education: Teaching with Film 243 Alan S. Marcus Survivor Testimonies and Interviews 261 Margarete Myers Feinstein Teaching with Photographs 275 Valerie HÉbert Teaching the Holocaust in Museums 294 Daniel Greene Memorials, Monuments, and the Obligation of Memory 309 Stuart Abrams Why Should We Teach the Holocaust Today and Tomorrow? 326 Robert Hadley Contributors 341 Index 347

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Book SynopsisNearly a decade of fiercely divisive debate over foxhunting in Britain culminated with passage of the Hunting with Dogs Act of 2004. This book recounts the long and colourful history of hunting in Britain, offers a fresh perspective on the conflicts, and concludes with a critique of the hunting controversies.Trade Review"'A strikingly rich and subtle social history of hunting.' Tristram Hunt 'A highly readable and scholarly account of hunting, showing its immovable place in the history, politics and identity of our country.' Roger Scruton '... a serious, intelligent and readable history of blood sport.' Jane Shilling, The Sunday Telegraph 'Seven' 'Not only is her thorough and insightful book an endlessly fascinating piece of cultural history, of great interest even to those who might imagine that hunting is a subject of no relevance, but it's also quite scrupulously unbiased.' James Delingpole, Literary Review 'Griffin's book commands admiration because it attempts to be scrupulously fair.' Max Hastings, The Sunday Times 'Emma Griffin has written a balanced and analytical history.' Jane Ridley, The Spectator '... an even-handed overview rich in scholarship and ripe in detail at all levels of the social scale.' Iain Finlayson, Times 'Her thorough research enables Griffin to draw some poignant conclusions. One is that hunting can be many things - from a means of obtaining food and clothing to a display of wealth and skill, and utilitarian to recreational - but ultimately a hunter's actions cannot be removed from the questions of land and power.' The Field"

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSelected as an outstanding book by University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries Finalist for Independent Publisher Book Awards 2004 in the Photography category Winner of the 2005 Congress on Research in Dance award for Outstanding Publication in Dance Research Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2005Finalist for the 2003 Theatre Library Association’s George Freedley Award “There is simply no other history of twentieth-century dance that is as detailed, comprehensive, and readable as No Fixed Points. Much thought has gone into it, along with prodigious research.”—Lynn Garafola, co-editor of The Ballets Russes and Its World "If anyone wants to know the history of international dance during the 20th century, they need look no further than this comprehensive and authoritative account of it, skillfully compiled by Nancy Reynolds."—Moira Shearer "No Fixed Points is a monumental tribute to dance in the twentieth century. Astoundingly well researched, insightful, clear, and inspiring, it is a real treasure."—Frederic Franklin; Dancer, Director, Choreographer "Nancy Reynolds and Malcolm McCormick focus an enormous spectrum of information into a clear and elegant narrative. At the same time they make us feel the passion that produced contemporary dance and that continues to drive its revolution."—Christine Dakin, Artistic Director, Martha Graham Dance Company "A book that’s both an indispensable reference, and a reading experience as absorbing as an adventure tale. An achievement at once vital and invaluable."—Alan M. Kriegsman

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Book SynopsisA profusely illustrated survey of posters from the French Revolution to the present.

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Book SynopsisHere is a vital new source of need-to-know information for cotton industry professionals. Unlike other references that focus solely on growing the crop, this book also emphasizes the cotton industry as a whole, and includes material on the nature of cotton fibers and their processing; cotton standards and classification; and marketing strategies.Trade Review"This text is a remarkable, Scholarly work. In the preface it states that the author's aim is to provide the reader with an appreciation of cotton's rich history and understanding of current technology and a glimpse of its future. The book certainly makes a valiant effort to cover a wide range of subject concerning cotton." (E-Streams, Volume 4, no. 6 - June 2001)Table of ContentsORIGIN AND HISTORY. The Origin and Domestication of Cotton (C. Brubaker, et al.). Taxonomy and Gemplasm Resources (A. Percival, et al.). Develpoment of the World Cotton Industry (O. May & K.Lege). History of Cultivar Development in the United States (C. Smith, etal.). THE COTTON PLANT. Morphology and Anatomy of the Cotton Plant (D. Oosterhuis & J.Jernstedt). Physiology of the Cotton Plant (J. Cothren). Cotton Fiber Quality (C. Benedict, et al.). The Cotton Seed (N. Hopper & R. McDaniel). Qualitative Genetics (R. Percy & R. Kohel). Techniques for Development of New Cultivars (D. Calhoun & D.Bowman). Future Horizons: Biotechnology for Cotton Improvement (A. Paterson& R. Smith). PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION HAZARDS. Production Statistics (C. Smith). Production Practices (J. Silvertooth, et al.). Insect and Mite Pests of Cotton ( B. Leonard, et al.). Diseases of Cotton (A. Bell). Cotton Nematodes (A. Robinson). Weeds and Their Control (C. Bryson, et al.). Cotton Marketing (C. Anderson). PROCESSING AND PRODUCTS. Ginning (W. Mayfield, et al.). Classing of Fiber (H. Ramey). The Spinning Process (H. Smith & R. Zhu). Yarn Preparation, Fabric Formation, and Finishing (J. Price, etal.). Cottonseed Processing (S. Gregory, et al.). Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers readers a well-rounded and accurate account of the amazing and unpredictable sequence of inter-related events experienced by the field of scholarly publishing in the 20th century. Examining the related worlds of book, journal, and electronic publishing; information technology; and library advances, this is the first work to record the trends of the modern history of the information/knowledge transfer process. Using an analysis of the past 100 years, it also makes predications regarding future trends and the roles of the publishing and library communities in tomorrow''s information marketplaceTrade Review"contains 15 essays that summarize the strange sequence of interrelated events through which the information/knowledge transfer process passed.... The editors...sought out the foremost living players in the worlds of books, journals, electronic media, and libraries...the list of contributors reads like an all-star...roster." (Reference & Research Book News, August 2002) "...provides a unique view into the world of scholarly publishing...there are no works that treat so thoroughly the history, current situation, and future prospects of scholarly publishing..." (College & Research Libraries, Vol. 64, No. 1, January 2003)Table of ContentsForeword (P. Wiley). Preface (R. Abel and L. Newlin). Acknowledgments. 1. The Growth of Printed Literature in the Twentieth Century (A. Henderson). 2. Introduction: The Change of Book and Journal Infrastructure: Two Publishers, Consolidation, and Niche Publishers (R. Abel). 3. Growth and Change in Trade Publishing: What I Learned at the Library (S. Vaughan). 4. Growth and Change in Trade Book Publishing: What I Learned From the Numbers (S. Oda). 5. Textbook Publishing (R. Follett). 6. University Press Publishing in the United States (P. Givler). 7. The Creative Role of the Professional or STM Publisher (J. Dill). 8. Diversity and the Growth of Serious/Scholarly/Scientific Journals (A. Henderson). 9. From Bibliotheque to Omnitheque (A. Veaner). 10. Development of Public Libraries (B. Dean). 11. The Growth of Scholarly and Scientific Libraries (H. Edelman). 12. Appearance and Growth of Computer and Electronic Products in Libraries (R. Shoffner). 13. The Economic Crisis in Libraries: Causes and Effects (M. Gorman). 14. The Impact of the Library Budget Crisis on Scholarly Publishing (J. Goellner). 15. The Place of Scholarly and Scientific Libraries in an Increasingly and More Widespread Competitive Information Knowledge Marketplace (C. Hamaker). Conclusion (R. Abel and L. Newlin). Coda (K. Strauch and B. Strauch). Index. Contributors.

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Book SynopsisThis is a lively, narrative history of the world's great weather tragedies - the greatest storms in history - and the epic quest by pioneering scientists to figure out how to accurately predict the weather. It tells the story of the development of meterology from the time of Aristotle up to current-day breakthroughs in weather prediction.Trade Review"A fascinating volume in which John D. Cox looks at both thescience and the personalities of the men who made modernmeteorology." (The Associated Press) "...a fascinating volume in which John D. Cox looks both atthe science and personality of the men who made modernmeteorology..." (The Associated Press, 14 October 2002) "...This lively, inspiring account reveals thecourage and bravery of the early weather pioneers..."(Firstscience.com, 15 May 2003)Table of ContentsIntroduction. PART I: A Newborn Babe. 1. Benjamin Franklin: Chasing the Wind. 2. Luke Howard: Naming the Clouds. 3. James Glaisher: Taking to the Air. PART II: American Storms. 4. William C. Redfield: Walking the Path of Destruction. 5. James P. Espy: "The Storm Breeder". 6. Elias Loomis: Mapping the Storm. 7. Joseph Henry: Setting the Stage. 8. Matthew Fontaine Maury: A Storm of Controversy. 9. William Ferrel: A Shy Genius. PART III: The Main Artery. 10. Robert FitzRoy: Prophet Without Honor. 11. Urbain J. J. Le Verrier: Clouds over Crimea. 12. Cleveland Abbe: "Ol' Probabilities". 13. John P. Finley: Down Tornado Alley. 14. Mark W. Harrington: Civilian Casualty. 15. Isaac Monroe Cline: Taking Galveston by Storm. 16. Gilbert Walker: The Southern Oscillation. 17. C. LeRoy Meisinger: Death by Daring. PART IV: Together at the Front. 18. Vilhelm Bjerknes: The Bergen Schoolmaster. 19. Lewis Fry Richardson: The Forecasting Factory. 20. Jacob Bjerknes: From Polar Front to El Ni?o. 21. Tor Bergeron: A Gifted Vision. 22. Carl-Gustaf Rossby: Conquering the Weather Bureau. 23. Sverre Petterssen: Forecasting for D-Day. PART V: Suddenly New Science. 24. Jule Gregory Charney: Mastering the Math. 25. Jerome Namias: The Long Ranger. 26. Edward N. Lorenz: Calculating Chaos. 27. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita: Divining the Downburst. 28. Ants Leetmaa: Out on a Limb. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe untold story of the world''s premier bourbon and the family that made it #1 American Still Life tells the intertwined true stories of America''s favorite whiskey and the family dynasty that produces it to this very day. Jim Beam is the world''s top-selling bourbon whiskey, with sales of over five million cases per year. Not a day has passed in the 207 years of Jim Beam''s existence when a Beam family member has not been master distiller. Dedicated to quality, and dedicated to the family legacy, the Beams have shepherded their particularly American spirit to the top of their industry. And they''ve done it in an industry beset by challenges, from government regulation and prohibition, to changing consumer tastes, to fierce new global competition. By creating a brand of unparalleled quality and consistency, and by tying the success of their product with the good name of the family, the Beams have established a lasting legacy as perhaps one of the greatest famiTrade ReviewHow does a sour mash corn whiskey brand go from being a Kentucky family's "adjunct farming activity" to founding a corporation that ships over five million cases worldwide each year? Pacult (Kindred Spirits: The Spirit Journal Guide to the World's Distilled Spirits and Fortified Wines) extensively researched the story of the Beam family, which is just as much a 19th-and 20th-century American history. The young country's struggles with slavery, Prohibition and war, its sociopolitical maturation and its shift from the agricultural to an industrial economy all come into play. A prolific spirits writer, Pacult has an expert's grasp on the topic, which carries the book through its slow periods. Upstanding citizens to a man, the Beams don't always make for scintillating reading - no scoundrels, no scandals - and only Jim Beam's grandson Booker Noe, the refreshingly blunt, six-foot-four, 360-pound former master distiller, emerges as a character with any color. Trying to keep all the Beams straight might make readers feel like they've just downed a few shots of the bourbon itself. Most interesting is Pacult's examination of American popular culture and its effect on the bourbon business: how bourbon became déclassé in the 1970s, the venerable spirit losing out to sexy newcomer vodka (and its inadvertent pitchman, James Bond), and how scotch whiskey's rising popularity in the 1980s fueled the production of bourbon's answer to the single-malt, the small-batch bourbon. The book could use a few more colorful details, however, such as the bit about temperance activist Carry Nation and her ax attacks on taverns. (Aug.) (Publishers Weekly, June 16, 2003) "...It's a fascinating glimpse of American political history..." (Drinks International, December 2003)Table of ContentsForeword vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xv Part One: The Foundations 1 Jacob Beam and Surviving in a Harsh Land 3 2 David Beam and Pre-Civil War Kentucky 37 3 David M. Beam and the Debris of War 59 Part Two: The Dynasty 4 Jim Beam and the Making of a Bourbon Whiskey Brand 85 5 T. Jeremiah and Carl Beam: Jim Beam Bourbon Steps onto the World Stage 115 6 Booker Noe: Big Man, Small Batch 141 7 Other Beams: Behind Every Good Bourbon Whiskey 169 8 Finding a Crown for the Jewel 189 Appendix A Tasting Notes on Jim Beam Bourbons 209 Appendix B The Jim Beam Bourbon Timeline 221 Bibliography 229 Index 233

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Book SynopsisProvides an integrated view of the five kinds of enabling technologies in terms of knowledge media architectures such as: multimedia and hypermedia, object oriented GUI and visual programming, reusable component software and component integration, network publishing and electronic commerce, and object oriented and multimedia databases.Trade Review"…very interesting…recommended…" (E-Streams, Vol. 7, No. 4)Table of ContentsPreface. 1 Overview and Introduction. 1.1 Why Meme Media? 1.2 How Do Meme Media Change the Reuse of Web Contents? 1.3 How Do Meme Media Work? 1.4 Frequently Asked Questions and Limitations. 1.5 Organization of this Book. 2 Knowledge Media and Meme Media. 2.1 Introduction to Knowledge Media and Meme Media. 2.2 From Information Technologies to Media Technologies. 2.3 Summary. References. 3 Augmentation Media Architectures and Technologies—A Brief Survey. 3.1 History and Evolution of Augmentation Media. 3.2 History and Evolution of Knowledge-Media Architectures. 3.3 Meme Media and their Applications. 3.4 Web Technologies and Meme Media. 3.5 Summary. References. 4 An Outline of IntelligentPad and Its Development History. 4.1 Brief Introduction to IntelligentPad. 4.2 IntelligentPad Architecture. 4.3 Worldwide Marketplace Architectures for Pads. 4.4 End-User Computing and Media Toolkit System. 4.5 Open Cross-Platform Reusability. 4.6 Reediting and Redistribution by End-Users. 4.7 Extension toward 3D Representation Media. 4.8 Summary. References. 5 Object Orientation and MVC. 5.1 Object-Oriented System Architecture—A Technical Introduction. 5.2 Class Refinement and Prototyping. 5.3 Model, View, Controller. 5.4 Window Systems and Event Dispatching. 5.5 Summary. References. 6 Component Integration. 6.1 Object Reusability. 6.2 Components and Application Linkage. 6.3 Compound Documents and Object Embedding/Linking. 6.4 Generic Components. 6.5 What to Reuse—Components or Sample Compositions? 6.6 Reuses and Maintenance. 6.7 Integration of Legacy Software. 6.8 Distributed Component Integration and Web Technologies. 6.9 Summary. References. 7 Meme Media Architecture. 7.1 Current Megatrends in Computer Systems. 7.2 Primitive Media Objects. 7.3 Composition through Slot Connections. 7.4 Compound-Document Architecture. 7.5 Standard Messages between Pads. 7.6 Physical and Logical Events and their Dispatching. 7.7 Save and Exchange Format. 7.8 Copy and Shared Copy. 7.9 Global Variable Pads. 7.10 Summary. References. 8 Utilities for Meme Media. 8.1 Generic Utility Functions as Pads. 8.2 FieldPad for the Event Sharing. 8.3 StagePad for Programming User Operations. 8.4 Geometrical Management of Pads. 8.5 Proxy Pads to Assimilate External Objects. 8.6 Legacy Software Migration. 8.7 Special Effect Techniques. 8.8 Expression Pad. 8.9 Transformation Pads. 8.10 Summary. References. 9 Multimedia Application Framework. 9.1 Component Pads for Multimedia Application Frameworks. 9.2 Articulation of Objects. 9.3 Hypermedia Framework. 9.4 Summary. References. 10 IntelligentPad and Databases. 10.1 Relational Databases, Object-Oriented Databases, and Instance Bases. 10.2 Form Bases. 10.3 Pads as Attribute Values. 10.4 Multimedia Database. 10.5 Hypermedia Database. 10.6 Geographical Information Databases. 10.7 Content-Based Search and Context-Based Search. 10.8 Management and Retrieval of Pads. 10.9 Summary. References. 11 Meme Pool Architectures. 11.1 Pad Publication Repository and the WWW. 11.2 Pad Publication and Pad Migration. 11.3 Web Pages as Pad Catalog. 11.4 URL-Anchor Pads. 11.5 HTMLViewerPad with Embedded Arbitrary Composite Pads. 11.6 New Publication Media. 11.7 Annotation on Web Pages. 11.8 Piazza as a Meme Pool. 11.9 Reediting and Redistributing Web Content as Meme Media Objects. 11.10 Redistribution and Publication of Meme Media Objects as Web Content. 11.11 Summary. References. 12 Electronic Commerce for Pads. 12.1 Electronic Commerce. 12.2 From Pay-per-Copy to Pay-per-Use. 12.3 Digital Accounting, Billing, and Payment. 12.4 Ecology of Pads in the Market. 12.5 Superdistribution of Pads. 12.6 Pad Integration and Package Business. 12.7 Summary. References. 13 Spatiotemporal Editing of Pads. 13.1 Geometrical Arrangement of Pads. 13.2 Time-Based Arrangement of Pads. 13.3 Spatiotemporal Editing of Pads. 13.4 Information Visualization. 13.5 Summary. References. 14 Dynamic Interoperability of Pads and Workflow Modeling. 14.1 Dynamic Interoperability of Pads Distributed across Networks. 14.2 Extended Form-Flow System. 14.3 Pad-Flow Systems. 14.4 Dynamic Interoperability across Networks. 14.5 Workflow and Concurrent Engineering. 14.6 Summary. References. 15 Agent Media. 15.1 Three Different Meanings of Agents. 15.2 Collaborative-and-Reactive Agents and Pads. 15.3 Mobile Agents and Pads. 15.4 Pad Migration and Script Languages. 15.5 Summary. References. 16 Software Engineering with IntelligentPad. 16.1 IntelligentPad as Middleware. 16.2 Concurrent Engineering in Software Development. 16.3 Components and Their Integration. 16.4 Patterns and Frameworks in IntelligentPad. 16.5 From Specifications to a Composite Pad. 16.6 Pattern Specifications and the Reuse of Pads. 16.7 IntelligentPad as a Software Development Framework. 16.8 Summary. References. 17 Other Applications of IntelligentPad. 17.1 Capabilities Brought by the Implementation in IntelligentPad. 17.2 Tool Integration Environments and Personal Information Management. 17.3 Educational Applications. 17.4 Web Page Authoring. 17.5 Other Applications. 17.6 Summary. 18 3D Meme Media. 18.1 3D Meme Media IntelligentBox. 18.2 3D Application Systems. 18.3 IntelligentBox Architecture. 18.4 Example Boxes and Utility Boxes. 18.5 Animation with IntelligentBox. 18.6 Information Visualization with IntelligentBox. 18.7 Component-Based Framework for Database Reification. 18.8 Virtual Scientific Laboratory Framework. 18.9 3D Meme Media and a Worldwide Repository of Boxes as a Meme Pool. 18.10 Summary. References. 19 Organization and Access of Meme Media Objects. 19.1 Organization and Access of Intellectual Resources. 19.2 Topica Framework. 19.3 The Application Horizon of the Topica Framework. 19.4 Queries over the Web of Topica Documents. 19.5 Related Research. 19.6 Summary. References. 20 IntelligentPad Consortium and Available Software. 20.1 IntelligentPad Consortium. 20.2 Available Software. 20.3 Concluding Remarks. Author Index. Subject Index. About the Author.

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Book SynopsisProvides the first comprehensive review of the evolution of tropical rain forests on a continent by continent basis, within an up--to--date tectonic, palaeogeographical and palaeoclimatic framework primarily by reference to the record of fossil pollens and spores.Trade Review"No other book contains such an in-depth study of the history and evolution of rain forests set in a geological framework...this will stand as a definitive treatise on the subject." (Biologist, November 2000) "This book gives an unsurpassed state of the art account and should be used and read by all students of tropical rain forests, vegetation history and history of Angiosperms" (Blumea, Vol 44/2, 1999) "...will be of interest to all concerned with tropical rain forests." (Bois et Forest des Tropiques, Vol 265, 2000) "...The quality and the high number of illustrations ...as well as a well-selected, although not exhaustive, bibliography, makes this book enjoyable to read." (Journal of Quaternary Science, July 2003) Table of ContentsPresent-Day Tropical Rain Forests. Geological Time Framework, Palaeoecological and Palaeoclimate Definitions. Geological Evidence for Rain Forests. Early Angiosperm History and the First Megathermal Rain Forests. South and Middle America. Africa. India. Southeast Asia and the Eastern Pacific. Australasia. Northern Hemisphere Megathermal Rain Forests. Interplate Dispersal Paths and Land Bridges. Synthesis. The Future of Rain Forests? Appendix. Glossary. References. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on oral histories from archives as well as new interviews with living participants, Conquering Heroines chronicles a pivotal period in the histories of the University of Michigan and the women's movement.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent case study of a nation-wide problem."—Senior Women Web, Jo Freeman, Feminist Scholar and author of We Will Be Heard

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Book SynopsisPresents essays from an interdisciplinary group of scholars who explore The Dybbuk’s original Yiddish and Hebrew productions and offer critical reflections on the play’s enduring influence. The collection will appeal to scholars, students, and theater practitioners, as well as general readers.Trade ReviewOffers new insights into The Dybbuk and of some of its noteworthy productions and adaptations…The book augments earlier scholarship that situates the play squarely among the great achievements of 20th-century Western theater, astutely probes its complicated and nuanced gender politics, walks us through numerous examples of how it was received in its early years, and takes us on a tour of how it has inspired, and continues to inspire, artists and audiences." - Joel Berkowitz, University of Wisconsin"The essays in this volume, like The Dybbuk and its performers themselves, roam across Europe, the United States, and the Middle East as they examine the play’s origins, incarnations, and the controversies it has raised. The scholarship is not only sound and well-written, but also engaging and often moving." - Barbara Henry, University of Washington

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAndrew Gould's Origins of Liberal Dominance is a splendid contribution to comparative politics. Ranging confidently over four well-chosen cases, this book shows that institutions, historical starting points, and political choices shaped modern liberalism. The lessons hold for the present as well as the past, and far beyond Europe." —Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, Harvard University

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Book SynopsisLutheran preacher and theologian Andreas Osiander played a critical role in spreading the Lutheran Reformation in sixteenth-century Nuremberg. This is the first book to concentrate on his attitudes toward both Jews and Turks, and it does so within the dynamic interplay between his apocalyptic thought and lived reality in shaping Lutheran identity.Table of Contents Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Chronology Introduction Chapter One. Kabbalistic Encounters: Osiander as a Christian Hebraist Chapter Two. Jewish Mirrors I: Osiander and Lutheran Identity Chapter Three. Jewish Mirrors II: Osiander and Lutheran Resistance Chapter Four. Turkish Mirrors I: Osiander and Imperial Dreams Chapter Five. Turkish Mirrors II: Osiander and Lutheran Reform Chapter Six. Blood Libel: Osiander’s Defense of Jewish Toleration in Context Conclusion Appendix: English Translation of Andreas Osiander’s Blood Libel Treatise Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe volumes of The Greek State at War are an essential reference for the classical scholar. Professor Pritchett has systematically canvassed ancient texts and secondary literature for references to specific topics; each volume explores a unique aspect of Greek military practice. In Part V he takes up stone throwers, slingers, and booty.

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Book SynopsisDrawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this study is a treatment of women, gender and sexuality in 17th-century opera. It explores the operatic manifestations of female chastity, power, transvestism, androgyny and desire.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Editorial Principles Introduction 1. The Emblematic Woman 2. Bizzarrie Femminile: Opera and the Accademia degli Incogniti 3. Didone and the Voice of Chastity 4. "Disprezzata regina": Woman and Empire 5. The Nymph Calisto and the Myth of Female Pleasure 6. Semiramide and Musical Transvestism 7. Messalina la Meretrice: Envoicing the Courtesan Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOffers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction: The Uncertainty of Sound PART 1: A NEW ERA IN ELECTRICAL ENTERTAINMENT 2 Electric Affinities 3 Virtual Broadway, Virtual Orchestra: De Forest and Vitaphone 4 Fox-Case, Movietone, and the Talking Newsreel 5 Enticing the Audience: Warner Bros. and Vitaphone 6 Battle of the Giants: ERPI and RCA Consolidate Sound 7 The Big Hedge: Hollywood's Defensive Strategies 8 Boom to Bust 9 Labor Troubles 10 Inaudible Technology 11 Exhibition: Talkies Change the Bijou PART 2: THREE SEASONS: THE FILMS OF 1928-1931 12 The New Entertainment Vitamin: 1928-1929 13 Taming the Talkies: 1929-1930 14 The Well-Tempered Sound Track: 1930-1931 15 The Sound of Custard: Shorts, Travelogues, and Animated Cartoons 16 Outside the Mainstream 17 Foreign Affairs PART 3: HEARING THE AUDIENCE 18 The Voice Squad 19 Constructive Criticism: The Fans' Perspective 20 Buying Broadway: THE JAZZ SINGER's Reception 21 "The Great Ninety Per Cent" Appendix 1: Selected Box Office Grosses, 1928-1931 Appendix 2: Academy Awards Related to Sound, 1927-1931 List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Picture Sources General Index Index of Films

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Book SynopsisFounded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction I The Luxembourg Gallery, I750-79 2 D' Angiviller's Louvre Project 3 The Revolutionary Louvre 4 The Musee Central des Arts 5 Alexandre Lenoir and the Museum of French Monuments Conclusion Appendix I Arrangement of Paintings in the Luxembourg Gallery, I750 Appendix II D' Angiviller's Grands Hommes of France, by Salon Appendix III Partial Reconstruction of the Hanging Scheme at the Musee Central des Arts in I797-8 Abbreviations Used in Notes Notes Bibliography Photographic Credits Index

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Book SynopsisLegal thought in America has always focused on the rules rather than on the persons affected by the rules. This text aims to restore the balance by taking a person-centred view of the law. The author shows how even great jurists have chosen the masks of the law over persons.Trade Review"A classic work, highly influential, widely cited." - Martin Shapiro, author of Seeking the Center "I am struck by the timelessness of the work. I have always thought of it as a great book. What I now see is that it is a book that will never be out of date. The reason is simple: it brings a great legal mind of our own time into conversation with the greatest legal minds of the past." - Robert P. George, author of The Clash of Orthodoxies "Persons and Masks of the Law is a brilliant conception, beautifully realized. I congratulate the author on this sparely and wholly expressed idea." - Robert K. Merton, Columbia University "A beautifully written and probing discussion by an eminent legal philosopher. Professor Noonan strips the facade from judge-made law, and exposes the often unpleasant reality that citizens must confront daily." - Norman Dorsen, New York University School of Law "Noonan's analyses challenge even as they charm; simultaneously they constitute both pieces of creative scholarship and literary gems. I have read and re-read this slim volume and have strongly recommended it to students as an example of how an imaginative scholar can start with what seems commonplace and force us to reexamine our own conclusions - and occasionally values." - Walter F. Murphy, editor of American Constitutional InterpretationTable of ContentsPreface to the 2002 Edition Foreword 1. THE MASKS OF THE PARTICIPANTS 2. VIRGINIAN LIBERATORS 3. THE OVERLORD OF AMERICAN LAW AND THE SOVEREIGN OF COSTA RICA 4. THE PASSENGERS OF PALSGRAF 5. THE ALLIANCE OF LAW AND HISTORY Notes and References Index

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Book SynopsisTells the story of the Tour de France since its creation in 1903. This book links the history of the Tour to key moments and themes in French history. It examines the popularity of Tour racers, and explores how their public images have changed.Trade Review"There are several books to tell you who first won the yellow jersey or the identity of the youngest post-war winner of the Tour de France, the kind you might receive as a gift. This is sort of book you'd buy for yourself." //Inrng: The Inner Ring "This book is filled fascinating material... Thompson has made a great deal of sense out of this complicated story." Podium Cafe "A comprehensive history of France from the race's inception, long before Greg LeMond or Lance Armstrong were born." The Bike Blog-Albany Times UnionTable of ContentsPreface to the 2008 Edition Acknowledgments Introduction 1. La Grande Boucle: Cycling, Progress, and Modernity 2. Itineraries, Narratives, and Identities 3· The Geants de La Route: Gender and Heroism 4. L 'Auto's Ouvriers de La PedaLe: Work, Class, and the Tour de France, 1903-1939 5· The Forr;ats de La Route: Exploits, Exploitation, and the Politics of Athletic Excess, 1903-1939 6. What Price Heroism? Work, Sport, and Drugs in Postwar France Epilogue Appendix: Racers' Occupations Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA collection that features an assortment of ephemera, or paper collectibles, related to food. Suitable for food lovers, collectors, designers, and curators alike, it includes images of postcards, match covers, menus, labels, posters, brochures, valentines, packaging, advertisements, and other materials from 19th- and 20th-century America.Trade Review"A food lover's print version of the Antiques Roadshow... Perfect for the foodie collector and history buff." Epicurious.com " The 352 color plates, accompanied by informed, diverting text [tell] us much about who we've been as well as what we've eaten ... and drunk." Wall Street Journal "What makes this book special is Weaver's careful, engaging contextualization of each piece, giving the reader a comprehensive understanding of how the ephemera fit into everyday life." STARRED REVIEW Library Journal "Every page has at least two or three stories you'll want to repeat over a good meal." John Mariani's Virtual Gourmet "Weaver provides insightful commentary." -- George M. Eberhart College & Research Libraries News "The artwork ... is a wonder to behold, filled with colorful examples of culinary imagination. The text is as fascinating as the pictures." Minneapolis Star Tribune "A lovely coffee-table book to open serendipitously, or a thoughtful reference for those who wish to dive in more deeply." -- Denise Ramzy GastronomicaTable of ContentsPreface: Seduced by Yum-Yum Introduction: Why Culinary Ephemera? 1 Almanacs and Calendars 2 Americans Abroad 3 Beer, Wine, and Other Drinking Ephemer 4 Broadsides, Handbills, and Posters 5 Brochures and Advertising Literature 6 Business Cards 7 Diet and Health 8 Labels 9 Match Covers 10 Menus 11 Postcards 12 Recipe Books and Product Pamphlets 13 Sheet Music 14 Stoves, Canning, and Cooking Classes 15 Trade Cards 16 Valentines and Mottos 17 Wrappers and Packaging 18 Wild Cards Epilogue: The Legacy of Yum-Yum Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFood and cuisine are important subjects for historians across many areas of study. Food, after all, is one of the most basic human needs and a foundational part of social and cultural histories. This book delivers an unprecedented review of the state of historical research on food, endorsed by the American Historical Association.Trade Review"Any remaining doubts about the legitimacy of food history are put to rest by this edited volume." -- A. B. Audant CHOICETable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface Paul Freedman Introduction: Food History as a Field Warren Belasco Part One: Regional Histories 1. Premodern Europe Ken Albala 2. China E.{ths}N. Anderson 3. India Jayanta Sengupta 4. Out of Africa: A Brief Guide to African Food History Jessica B. Harris 5. Middle Eastern Food History Charles Perry 6. Latin American Food between Export Liberalism and the Via Campesina Jeffrey M. Pilcher 7. Food and the Material Origins of Early America Joyce E. Chaplin 8. Food in Recent U.S. History Amy Bentley and Hi'ilei Hobart 9. Influence, Sources, and African Diaspora Foodways Frederick Douglass Opie 10. Migration, Transnational Cuisines, and Invisible Ethnics Krishnendu Ray Part Two: Cuisine 11. The French Invention of Modern Cuisine Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson 12. Restaurants Paul Freedman 13. Cookbooks as Resources for Social History Barbara Ketcham Wheaton Part Three: Problems 14. The Revolt against Homogeneity Amy B. Trubek 15. Food and Popular Culture Fabio Parasecoli 16. Post-1945 Global Food Developments Peter Scholliers List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisWith a uniquely balanced combination of salty, sweet, sour, and spicy flavors, Thai food burst onto Los Angeles's culinary scene in the 1980s. Flavors of Empire examines the rise of Thai food and the way it shaped the racial and ethnic contours of Thai American identity and community. Full of vivid oral histories and new material from the archives, this book explores the factors that made foodways central to the Thai American experience. Starting with American Cold War intervention in Thailand, Mark Padoongpatt traces how informal empire allowed U.S. citizens to discover Thai cuisine abroad and introduce it inside the United States. When Thais arrived in Los Angeles, they reinvented and repackaged Thai food in various ways to meet the rising popularity of the cuisine in urban and suburban spaces. Padoongpatt opens up the history, politics, and tastes of Thai food for the first time, all while demonstrating how race emerges in seemingly mundane and unexpected places.Trade Review"I highly recommend this book; it is a feast of great flavours." * Pacific Affairs *"Padoongpatt provides a much-needed narrative on Thai Americans in Los Angeles by focusing on Thai food and its connection to globalism, policy, immigration, race, notions of empire, and making place in Los Angeles." * Journal of Asian American Studies *"An important contribution that not only illuminates the formation of the Thai American community but also offers a novel approach that takes foodways as a critical entry point to explore the entanglements of American empire, Thai migration and racialization." * Gastronomica *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: From Thailand to Thai Town 1 • “One Night in Bangkok”: Food and the Everyday Life of Empire 2 • “Chasing the Yum”: Food Procurement and Early Thai Los Angeles 3 • Too Hot to Handle? Restaurants and Thai American Identity 4 • “More Than a Place of Worship”: Food Festivals and Thai American Suburban Culture 5 • Thailand’s “77th Province”: Culinary Tourism in Thai Town Conclusion: Beyond Cooking and Eating Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Notaker’s impressive work of research calls for cookbooks to be read and valued the same as literature . . . . A History of Cookbooks also serves up a wonderful history of publishing, since that first printed Italian cookbook coincides with the advent of Gutenberg’s press" * Print Magazine *“This stirring work will enhance our engagement with the kitchens of our ancestors.” * Times Literary Supplement *"A complex and dense read, and the author is to be complimented on maintaining clarity throughout. For the food historian it is a useful reminder that cookbooks have scope beyond that of mere instruction, and for the literary historian it highlights the complexities that underlie apparently simple manuals. It is a book for serious students of both fields." * Petits Propos Culinaires *“It is the work of a polyglot, a researcher passionate about his subject, and an indefatigable reader. . . . Henry Notaker’s work is a reference book worth having in any good library.” * Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies *"Well-argued and researched work, taking a new and intriguing approach to a popular subject.” * CHOICE *"...a dense but well-argued and researched work, taking a new and intriguing approach to a popular subject." * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIllustrations Preface Acknowledgments PART ONE. FOOD AND TEXT-COOK AND WRITER Prologue: A Rendezvous 1. The Cook 2. Writer and Author PART TWO. THE TEXT AND ITS FORM 3. The Origin and Early Development of Modern Cookbooks 4. Printed Cookbooks: Diffusion, Translation, and Plagiarism 5. Organizing the Cookbook 6. Naming the Recipes 7. Pedagogical and Didactic Approaches 8. Paratexts in Cookbooks 9. The Recipe Form 10. The Cookbook Genre PART THREE. THE TEXT AND ITS WORLD 11. Cookbooks for the Rich and the Poor 12. Health and Medicine in Cookbooks 13. Recipes for Fat Days and Lean Days 14. Vegetarian Cookbooks 15. Jewish Cookbooks 16. Cookbooks and Aspects of Nationalism 17. Decoration, Illusion, and Entertainment 18. Taste and Pleasure 19. Gender in Cookbooks and Household Books Epilogue: Cookbooks and the Future Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Notaker’s impressive work of research calls for cookbooks to be read and valued the same as literature . . . . A History of Cookbooks also serves up a wonderful history of publishing, since that first printed Italian cookbook coincides with the advent of Gutenberg’s press" * Print Magazine *“This stirring work will enhance our engagement with the kitchens of our ancestors.” * Times Literary Supplement *"A complex and dense read, and the author is to be complimented on maintaining clarity throughout. For the food historian it is a useful reminder that cookbooks have scope beyond that of mere instruction, and for the literary historian it highlights the complexities that underlie apparently simple manuals. It is a book for serious students of both fields." * Petits Propos Culinaires *“It is the work of a polyglot, a researcher passionate about his subject, and an indefatigable reader. . . . Henry Notaker’s work is a reference book worth having in any good library.” * Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies *"Well-argued and researched work, taking a new and intriguing approach to a popular subject.” * CHOICE *"...a dense but well-argued and researched work, taking a new and intriguing approach to a popular subject." * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIllustrations Preface Acknowledgments PART ONE. FOOD AND TEXT-COOK AND WRITER Prologue: A Rendezvous 1. The Cook 2. Writer and Author PART TWO. THE TEXT AND ITS FORM 3. The Origin and Early Development of Modern Cookbooks 4. Printed Cookbooks: Diffusion, Translation, and Plagiarism 5. Organizing the Cookbook 6. Naming the Recipes 7. Pedagogical and Didactic Approaches 8. Paratexts in Cookbooks 9. The Recipe Form 10. The Cookbook Genre PART THREE. THE TEXT AND ITS WORLD 11. Cookbooks for the Rich and the Poor 12. Health and Medicine in Cookbooks 13. Recipes for Fat Days and Lean Days 14. Vegetarian Cookbooks 15. Jewish Cookbooks 16. Cookbooks and Aspects of Nationalism 17. Decoration, Illusion, and Entertainment 18. Taste and Pleasure 19. Gender in Cookbooks and Household Books Epilogue: Cookbooks and the Future Notes References Index

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