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MerryMakers Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons Puppet
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Anatomical Chart Co. The Eye Anatomical Chart
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£23.98
University of Notre Dame Press Summa Contra Gentiles
Book SynopsisThis is not merely the only complete summary of Christian doctrine that St. Thomas has written, but also a creative and even revolutionary work of Christian apologetics composed at the precise moment when Christian thought needed to be intellectually creative in order to master and assimilate the intelligence and wisdom of the Greeks and the Arabs.
£25.19
University of Notre Dame Press Many Faces of Beauty
Book SynopsisThe volume The Many Faces of Beauty joins the rich debate on beauty and aesthetic theory by presenting an ambitious, interdisciplinary examination of various facets of beauty in nature and human society. The contributors ask such questions as, Is there beauty in mathematical theories? What is the function of arts in the economy of cultures? What are the main steps in the historical evolution of aesthetic theories from ancient civilizations to the present? What is the function of the ugly in enhancing the expressivity of art? and What constitutes beauty in film? The sixteen essays, by eminent scientists, critics, scholars, and artists, are divided into five parts. In the first, a mathematician, physicist, and two philosophers address beauty in mathematics and nature. In the second, an anthropologist, psychologist, historian of law, and economist address the place of beauty in the human mind and in society. Explicit philosophical reflections on notoriously vexing issues,Trade Review“In 2012, the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) sponsored “The Many Faces of Beauty” conference, which offered a deep dive into the debate on beauty and aesthetic theory. This collection of 16 essays from prominent artists, scientists, mathematicians and critics features three Notre Dame scholars: The Huisking Professor of Theology Cyril O’Regan, the Rev. Joyce Professor of German Language and Literature Mark Roche, and J. Dudley Andrew ’67.” —Notre Dame Magazine
£45.90
Knock Knock Knock Knock Nag Note Sticky Notes
Book SynopsisNo matter your notation needs, ensure that even the smallest stuff gets noticed with Keep It Simple Stickies—just as colourful and witty as all your brilliant (or mundane) thoughts.
£6.07
Random House USA Inc The Belly Book
Book SynopsisBefore you get to meet your baby, you spend a swell (so to speak) nine months getting acquainted with your growing belly. The first pregnancy journal devoted 100% to you and your belly, The Belly Book is organized by trimester and includes pages for “time-lapse” belly photos and ultrasound images, as well as prompts for writing about morning sickness, food cravings, maternity clothes you never want to see again, and much more.Her books radiate fun the way tulips radiate spring: they are elegant and spirit-lifting.- New York Times Book Review
£16.14
Peter Pauper Press Inc,US Small Journal Celtic
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HarperCollins Publishers The Times Su Doku Book 14
Book SynopsisTest your powers of logic with these fun Su Doku puzzles.Su Doku is the classic number puzzle.The Times Su Doku Book 14 contains a mix of 150 mind-bending variations, ranging from mercifully Mild to the uber-challenging Super fiendish:10 Mild puzzles60 Difficult puzzles50 Fiendish puzzles30 Super fiendishThis latest edition offers completely new and unpublished puzzles, provided by the puzzle suppliers to The Times, and are of the highest quality.So sharpen your wits and prepare to get solving the only question is: can you make it to the end?
£7.59
HarperCollins Publishers The Times Fiendish Su Doku Book 7
Book SynopsisChallenge yourself at home with word and number puzzlesThis is the seventh title in the Fiendish series the latest volume of quality previously unpublished puzzles from the puzzle providers to the Times.You don't need to be a mathematical genius to solve the puzzles in this collection of Fiendishly difficult puzzles, it is simply a question of logic.Since the first Su Doku puzzle appeared in The Times in November 2004 they have become a phenomenon, with over 5 million copies of the Times Su Doku series sold worldwide.The puzzles in the collection are of the highest quality from the puzzle suppliers to The Times. Perfect for the advanced solver in need of a constant supply of ultra-difficult puzzles, and guaranteed to provide hours of mind-stretching entertainment.
£7.59
Peter Pauper Press Inc,US Journal Blackrock Soar
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HarperCollins Publishers The Times Jumbo Cryptic Crossword Book 14
Book SynopsisChallenge yourself at home with word and number puzzlesThis supremely challenging cryptic collection contains 50 jumbo-sized puzzles, conceived to really challenge your word skills.Selected by The Times'' Crossword Editor, Richard Browne, this original collection will challenge even the most experienced crossword buff.The ultimate and only jumbo cryptic crosswords available, these puzzles will allow you to give the grey matter a real workout. With unique grids of 23 x 23 squares (in comparison to the standard 15 x 15 grid), they require serious word power and cryptic puzzling skill.Put your linguistic prowess to the test with these quality puzzles from the Times' crossword writers.
£10.44
The University of Chicago Press What Is a Dog
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£17.10
The University of Chicago Press Interacting with Print
Book SynopsisA thorough rethinking of a field deserves to take a shape that is in itself new. Interacting with Print delivers on this premise, reworking the history of print through a unique effort in authorial collaboration. The book itself is not a typical monographrather, it is a multigraph, the collective work of twenty-two scholars who together have assembled an alphabetically arranged tour of key concepts for the study of print culture, from Anthologies and Binding to Publicity and Taste. Each entry builds on its term in order to resituate print and book history within a broader media ecology throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The central theme is interactivity, in three senses: people interacting with print; print interacting with the non-print media that it has long been thought, erroneously, to have displaced; and people interacting with each other through print. The resulting book will introduce new energy to the field of print studies and lead to considerable new avenues of investigation.
£35.10
The University of Chicago Press Europes Steppe Frontier 15001800
Book SynopsisAnalyzes the process whereby the thinly occupied grasslands of southeastern Europe were incorporated into three great empires: the Ottoman, the Austrian, and the Russian.Trade Review"To say that this is the best available introduction to the international history of Eastern Europe may sound to the author a left-handed compliment....Perhaps McNeill himself will oblige us with a sequel." (Historical Journal)"
£22.80
University of Chicago Press The Reformation of Emotions in the Age of
Book SynopsisExamining a variety of works, from revenge plays to Shakespeare's first history tetralogy and beyond, the author explores how this title not only exposed the faultlines of society on stage but also provoked playgoers in the audience to acknowledge all the differences they shared with one another.Trade Review"The Reformation of Emotions in the Age of Shakespeare is a powerful and provocative meditation on the innovative cultural forms and emotional processes that emerged from the violent affective dislocations of memory, identity, and community of the English Reformation. Mullaney addresses issues of wide interest among scholars of early modern literature and culture through evocative readings of both familiar and unfamiliar plays that are consistently surprising, insightful, and original." (William N. West, Northwestern University)
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The University of Chicago Press Invitation to Law and Society An Introduction to
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University of Chicago Press A Naked Singularity A Novel
Book SynopsisDeals with Casi, a child of Colombian immigrants who lives in Brooklyn and works in Manhattan as a public defender - one who, tellingly, has never lost a trial. Never. In this book, we watch what happens when his sense of justice and even his sense of self begin to crack - and how his world then slowly devolves.Trade Review"When I started reading A Naked Singularity, after a page or two I realized I was going to love it-and I did-but why? I've never sat down to analyze what it is that makes me read a book voraciously from cover to cover, fretting when I have to put it down and longing through the day to get back to it. I like, admire, appreciate a whole range of books and am happy to devote my time and attention to them, but the ones that take me over are rarer.... Casi's voice is astonishing, cynical but compassionate, alive to the ridiculous and the pitiful and the horrific but never losing its commitment to morality." -Lian Hearn, author of Tales of the Otori"
£17.88
The University of Chicago Press Banking on Words
Book SynopsisIn this provocative look at one of the most important events of our time, renowned scholar Arjun Appadurai argues that the economic collapse of 2008-while indeed spurred on by greed, ignorance, weak regulation, and irresponsible risk-taking-was, ultimately, a failure of language. To prove this sophisticated point, he takes us into the world of derivative finance, which has become the core of contemporary trading and the primary target of blame for the collapse and all our subsequent woes. With incisive argumentation, he analyzes this challengingly technical world, drawing on thinkers such as J. L. Austin, Marcel Mauss, and Max Weber as theoretical guides to showcase the ways language-and particular failures in it-paved the way for ruin. Appadurai moves in four steps through his analysis. In the first, he highlights the importance of derivatives in contemporary finance, isolating them as the core technical innovation that markets have produced. In the second, he shows that derivatives a
£21.00
The University of Chicago Press Sidereus Nuncius or The Sidereal Messenger
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The University of Chicago Press Katherine Parr
Book SynopsisTo the extent that she is popularly known, Katherine Parr (1512-48) is the woman who survived King Henry VIII as his sixth and last wife. The author assembles the four publications attributed to her - Psalms or Prayers, Prayers or Meditations, The Lamentation of a Sinner, and a compilation of prayers and Biblical excerpts written in her hand.Trade Review"Here we have one of Henry VIII's queens-the one who survived him-in her own words, making laws as regent of England, writing confessional prayers or short childish notes as a little girl.... Katherine Parr is one of the lesser known of Henry's wives, far from the dramatic triangle of Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, but this collection of her writings will remind historians that Parr was an extraordinary woman of letters and passions." (Los Angeles Times) "A testament to a remarkable woman, whose learning and character speak powerfully to us across the centuries." (Literary Review)"
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The University of Chicago Press Patterns in Nature Why the Natural World Looks
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The most beautiful book of 2016."--Publishers Weekly "This cofee-table book showcases the spots, stripes, spirals, and fractals and other intricate patterns found in the natural world."--Live Science "This captivating book is a collection of stunning photographs that capture frequently repeating mathematical patterns in nature. These images depict patterns in living things, from pollen to animals, and in non-living things, from lightning to landscapes. Images are accompanied by brief, but clear, explanations for how these patterns can be generated by Fibonacci ratios, suggesting they result from simple self-organization. Excellent coffee table companion to the author's earlier Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts series, which describe in detail how physics and chemistry influence and interweave with evolution (biology) to create patterns and symmetry in nature. This book is a visual feast that can serve as a source of wonder and inspiration for artists and naturalists as well as scientists." --Forbes "Acclaimed English science writer Ball curates a visually striking, riotously colorful photographic display of the most dramatic examples of the 'sheer splendor' of physical patterns in the natural world. He lightly ties the work together with snippets of scientific history, using bits of physics, chemistry, and mathematics to show that although patterns in living beings can offer clear, functional evolutionary advantages, the small set of design elements that we can see--symmetries, branching fractals, spirals, flowing swirls, spots, and stripes--come from a basic set of organizing properties of growth and equilibrium seeking. . . . This is formidable eye candy for the I-love-science crowd, sure to spark a sense of impressed wonder at the beauty of our universe and our ability to photograph it." --Publishers Weekly "From tigers' stripes to the hexagons that make up honeycombs to the ripples in windblown sand, the natural world is full of order and regularity. Science writer Ball investigates the phenomenon in his new book, Patterns in Nature, with 250 photographs of snowflakes, shells, and more. Nature's patterns follow basic principles of mathematics and physics, leading to similarities in the stripes, spirals, branches and fractals around us. 'There's an abundance of detail in nature that we can't see," he says. "Even in what seems unstructured, there's pattern.'" --Wall Street Journal
£29.45
The University of Chicago Press Against Fairness
Book SynopsisBorn out of democracy and raised in open markets, fairness has become our de facto modern creed. In our zealous pursuit of fairness, we have banished our urges to like one person more than another, one thing over another, hiding them away as dirty secrets of our humanity. In this book, the author drags them triumphantly back into the light.Trade Review"Against Fairness is a terrific book. Stephen T. Asma goes a long way toward convincing readers of a challenging argument. Engagingly written, it avoids the ponderousness that so often characterizes work in philosophy, and I would recommend it to anyone who seems excessively committed to 'fairness' as the sine qua non of just policy." -Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice"
£20.00
The University of Chicago Press Teaching Artist Handbook Volume One
Book SynopsisBased on the premise that teaching artists have the ability to engage students as fellow artists, this book includes a collection of essays, stories, lists, examples, dialogues, and ideas, all offered with the aim of helping artists create and implement effective teaching based on their own expertise and strengths.Trade Review"The growing field of teaching artistry has needed the Teaching Artist Handbook for a long time. Needed it badly. And here it is, even better than I hoped. Thanks to the authors whose work will help us all get better; congratulations to the field that, because of the book, takes another step into fuller recognition and more powerful practice. This book belongs on every teaching artist's bookshelf-no, on their bedside table." (Eric Booth, author of The Everyday Work of Art: Awakening the Extraordinary in Your Daily Life)
£19.00
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Intensive Bulgarian Volume 2 A Textbook and
Book SynopsisA comprehensive textbook teaching English-speakers to read, write and speak contemporary Bulgarian. Volume two, treating more complex issues of grammar and syntax, contains lessons 16-30 and a cumulative Bulgarian-English glossary covering both volumes.Trade ReviewAlexander is one of the foremost experts in Bulgarian in the world and also one of that language’s most experienced pedagogues. We are extremely fortunate that she has undertaken the task of writing a textbook. The result of her efforts is a magnificent course." —Victor Friedman, Chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago
£30.56
Indiana University Press After the Dinosaurs
Book SynopsisThe Age of Mammals, the Cenozoic Era, has never had its Jurassic Park, but it was an amazing time in earth's history, populated by a wonderful assortment of bizarre animals. This book presents their story, which is part of a larger story of a world emerging from the greenhouse conditions of the Mesozoic.Trade ReviewRecommended. General readers; interested upper—level undergraduates through faculty/researchers. * Choice *. . . Prothero's new book has the advantage of something for everyone. . . . A specialist can read it for a fine overview of many aspects of life throughout the age of mammals; a general reader will get the same overview, plus an introduction to a great many new topics to research further. This is about the most readable volume imaginable . . . * Reports of the National Center for Science Education *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. The End of the Dinosaurs?3. Brave New World: The Paleocene4. Dawn of the Recent: The Eocene5. The Icehouse Cometh: The Oligocene6. The Savanna Story: The Miocene7. The World in Transition: The Pliocene8. Ice Time: The Pleistocene9. Our Interglacial: The HoloceneBibliographyIndex
£29.70
University of Texas Press Aztecs Moors and Christians
Book SynopsisIn this perceptive book, Max Harris seeks to understand the "puzzling and enduring passion" of both Mexicans and Spaniards for festivals of moros y cristianos, mock battles between Spanish Christians and Moors or Aztecs that range from brief sword dancesTrade Review"This is a major contribution to the rich and fascinating cultural history of colonial-era Mexico and the tumultuous clash of European and Native American values, institutions, and technologies... It is beautifully written and makes compelling reading." Robert Potter, Professor of Dramatic Art, University of California, Santa BarbaraTable of Contents Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Part One: Prologue 1. Beheading the Moor (Zacatecas, 1996) 2. Reading the Mask (Cuetzalan, 1988) Part Two: Spain, 1150-1521 3. A Royal Wedding (Lleida, 1150) 4. A Medley of Battles (Zaragoza, 1286-1414) 5. A Martyrdom with Hobby Horses (Barcelona, 1424) 6. A Game of Canes (Jaén, 1462) Part Three: Mexico, 1321-1521 7. The Fields of the Wars of Flowers 8. The Festival of the Sweeping of the Roads 9. The Festival of the Raising of the Banners 10. The Festival of the Flaying of Men 11. The Dance of the Emperor Motecuzoma Part Four: Mexico, 1521-1600 12. The Conquest of Mexico (1524-1536) 13. The Conquest of Rhodes (Mexico City, 1539) 14. The Conquest of Jerusalem (Tlaxcala, 1539) 15. The Tensions of Empire (Mexico City, 1565-1595) 16. The Travels of Alonso Ponce (New Spain, 1584-1589) 17. The Conquest of New Mexico (1598) Part Five: Spain, 1521-1600 18. Touring Aztecs (1522-1529) 19. Royal Entries (Toledo, 1533, and Naples, 1543) 20. Great Balls of Fire (Trent, 1549) 21. Noble Fantasies (Binche, 1549, and Rouen, 1550) 22. Fêted Dreams of Peace (Andalusia, 1561-1571) 23. Changing Tastes (Daroca to Valencia, 1585-1586) 24. Gilded Indians (1521-1600) Part Six: Epilogue 25. Dancing With Malinche (New Mexico and Oaxaca, 1993-1994) Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Offspring of Empire
Book SynopsisExplores a range of themes, including the roots of capitalist development in Korea, the origins of the modern business elite, the nature of Japanese colonial policy and the Japanese colonial state, the relationship between the colonial government and the Korean economic elite, and the nature of Korean collaboration.Trade Review"Should be ranked among the best in the field of Korean studies and should be required reading for those interested in Korea studies and/or serious about Japanese and Asian studies." * Journal of Asian Studies *"Must become required reading for all students of East Asia in the twentieth century." * Journal of the School of Oriental and African Studies *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface 1. Merchants and Landlords 2. An Industrial Bourgeoisie 3. Class and State: The Financial Nexus 4. Class and State: Partners in Management 5. Between Metropole and Hinterland: The Acquisition of Raw Materials and Technology 6. Between Metropole and Hinterland: The Quest for Markets 7. "Without Any Trouble" 8. Class Over Nation Conclusion Notes Guide to Romanization Bibliography Index
£25.19
Orion Publishing Co Cat Bingo
Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated bingo game featuring 64 breeds of cat from around the world. Spot all kinds of cats – from Tonkinese to Siamese, and from Bengals to Birmans – mark them off on your card and … BINGO! Cat Bingo brings a fun and educational twist to the traditional game as players learn the names, colourings and characteristics of their favourite breeds. Contains 64 superbly illustrated cat tokens, one playing board, 12 bingo cards and brightly coloured counters for you to mark up your card. Also includes a leaflet containing information on each of the cats included.
£21.59
Orion Publishing Co Morbid Curiosities: Collections of the Uncommon
Book SynopsisA fascinating insight into the strange world of collectors of the macabre, Morbid Curiosities features 18 unique collections and an extensive interview with each collector, explaining how and why they collect, and showcasing the most remarkable pieces from each collection. The collections include skulls, mummified body parts, taxidermy, occult objects and various carnival, and side-show and criminal ephemera. Detailed captions tell the curious stories behind each object, many of which are being shown outside the private world of their collections for the first time. Morbid Curiosities includes stunning, specially commissioned photography of both the individual objects and the context of how the collector exhibits their work, forming a unique showcase of the bizarre and the intriguing.
£21.25
University of Texas Press The Dread of Difference Gender and the Horror
Book SynopsisNow updated to include contemporary developments in the horror film genre and the critical thinking about it, Barry Keith Grant’s groundbreaking exploration of the cinema of fear has sold over 8,000 copies.Trade Review"These essays are highly intelligent, yet also highly readable, and because of that, the book comes highly recommended. It’s a fantastic, meaty-thick collection as is, but also a good gateway for cinephiles who haven’t yet dared make the leap into reading film criticism, as opposed to the mere 'movie review.’" * Flick Attack *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One1. When the Woman Looks (Linda Williams)2. Horror and the Monstrous-Feminine: An Imaginary Abjection (Barbara Creed)3. Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film (Carol Clover)4. The Monster and the Homosexual (Harry M. Benshoff)Part Two5. “It Will Thrill You, It Will Terrify You, It Might Even Horrify You”: Gender, Reception, and Classic Horror Cinema (Rhona J. Berenstein)6. Bringing It All Back Home: Family Economy and Generic Exchange (Vivian Sobchack)7. Trying to Survive on the Darker Side: 1980s Family Horror (Tony Williams)8. Genre, Gender, and the Aliens Trilogy (Thomas Doherty)9. Taking Back the Night of the Living Dead: George Romero, Feminism, and the Horror Film. (Barry Keith Grant)10. Gender, Genre, Argento (Adam Knee)11. “Beyond the Veil of the Flesh”: David Cronenberg and the Disembodiment of Horror (Lianne McLarty)12. The Horror Film in Neoconservative Culture (Christopher Sharrett)13. Torture Porn and Uneasy Feminisms: Rethinking (Wo)men in Eli Roth’s Hostel Films (Maisha Wester)Part Three14. Horror, Femininity, and Carrie’s Monstrous Puberty (Shelley Stamp)15. The Monster as Woman: Two Generations of Cat People (Karen Hollinger)16. Here Comes the Bride: Wedding Gender and Race in Bride of Frankenstein (Elizabeth Young)17. Burying the Undead: The Use and Obsolescence of Count Dracula (Robin Wood)18. Old Times in Werewolf of London (Robert Spadoni)19. Daughters of Darkness: The Lesbian Vampire on Film (Bonnie Zimmerman)20. Birth Traumas: Parturition and Horror in Rosemary’s Baby (Lucy Fischer)21. The Place of Passion: Reflections on Fatal Attraction (James Conlon)22. Feminine Horror: The Embodied Surrealism of In My Skin (Adam Lowenstein)23. Uncanny Horrors: Male Rape in Twentynine Palms (Lisa Coulthard)Selected BibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndex
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University of Texas Press Flintknapping
Book SynopsisThe most detailed handbook on flintknapping currently available, and the only one written from the archaeological perspective of interpreting stone tools as well as making them.Trade ReviewA mid-range user’s guide to flintknapping is long overdue. There have been some admirable attempts to produce such a volume, but these have been targeted at specific, fairly narrow audiences. Not so with Flintknapping.... [Whittaker’s] clear aim is to reach professional archaeologists as well as hobbyists. I believe he achieves this goal with incredible skill and humor.... I highly recommend this book to everyone interested in flintknapping. * Plains Anthropologist *This is the best, most thorough summary available on flaked stone technology. The book skillfully blends instruction on how to make stone tools with information on how to interpret flaked stone artifacts. * Northern Arizona Archaeology Society Newsletter *Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Using This Book Learning to Knap 2. Flintknapping: Basic Principles Flintknapping Conchoidal Fracture Properties of Material Flakes and Cores 3. A Brief History of Flintknapping Prehistory of Stone Tools Recent "Stone-Age" People Modern Knapping Further Readings Other Resources: Finding Other Knappers 4. Raw Materials Stone Quality Stone Materials Heat-Treating Collecting Material: Ethical and Practical Considerations 5. Safety Proper Technique Eyes Hands Other Body Parts Lungs Waste Disposal Benefits 6. Hard-Hammer Percussion Material and Equipment Percussion-Flaking Principles: An Experiment Percussion Flaking Platforms The Face of the Core Terminations Curvature Starting a Core Summary: Nine Essentials Examples 7. Pressure Flaking Tools Raw Material First Principles Working Position Beginning Platform Preparation Thinning Notching Other Pressure-Flaking Techniques Summary: Six Essentials Application: Small Triangular Points from the Southwest Pressure-Flaking Problems Patterned Pressure Flaking 8. Soft-Hammer Percussion and Bifaces Definitions Tools Beginning Soft-Hammer Principles and Results Biface Thinning Flakes Fracture Theories The Blow Platforms Biface Stages Knapping Strategy and Other Considerations Example: A Basic Biface Biface Problems: Prehistoric Mistakes Summary 9. Blades and Fluting Blades Platforms Holding Punches The Blow Fluting Example: Fluted Point 10. Using Stone Tools Stone vs. Steel Edges and Cutting Making a Projectile Foreshaft Going On 11. Archaeological Analysis of Stone Tools Typology Stone Tool Types and Change through Time What People Did with Stones Sources of Variation: Why Stone Tools Are Not All Alike Analyzing Stone Tool Materials Technology and What It Tells Us Figuring Out Function Questions of Style Conclusions Appendix: Resources for Knappers References Index
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University of Washington Press Pictorial Anatomy of the Dogfish
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1) The Skeleton 2) The Muscles 3) The Digestive and Respiratory Systems 4) The Circulatory System 5) The Urogenital System 6) The Nervous System 7) The Sense Organs Bibliography
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University of Washington Press Art and Intimacy
Book SynopsisDetails why the arts encourage us to show that we care about important thingsTrade Review"Ellen Dissanayake gives us a deep and even moving investigation of art’s capacity to touch every corner of our emotional lives." -- Denis Dutton * Washington Post *"Not since Dewey's Art as Experience has there been such an impressive effort to develop a naturalist aesthetics that also takes into account the experience of transcendence." -- Thomas Leddy * Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism *"Dissanayake offers an account of the origin of the arts and a cleverly argued case for a naturalist aesthetics. The premise is that 'the biological phenomena of love is originally manifested-expressed and exchanged-by means of emotionally meaningful rhythms and modes that are jointly created and sustained by mothers and their infants in ritualized, evolved interaction,' and that 'from these rudimentary and unlikely beginnings grow adult expressions of love, both sexual and generally affirmative, and the arts.'..The work draws on disciplines ranging from cultural anthropology and art history to evolutionary psychology and cognitive archaeology, with contributions from infant and developmental psychology and neuroscience..Well researched and interestingly written." * Choice *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Introduction: Love and Art Mutuality Belonging Finding and Making Meaning "Hands-on" Competence Elaborating Taking the Arts Seriously Appendix: Toward a Naturalistic Aesthetics Notes References Cited Index of Names Index of Subjects
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University of Washington Press Outline of Cat Anatomy with Reference to the
Book SynopsisThe cat has been used as a subject for dissection in the study of mammalian anatomy for almost two centuries. This book employs anatomical terms used in human rather than veterinary anatomy and includes illustrations of human anatomy that may be compared with those of the cat. It is useful for students who do not have access to human dissections.Table of ContentsPreface 1) The Skeleton 2) The Muscles 3) The Respiratory and Digestive Systems 4) The Urogenital System 5) The Circulatory System 6) The Nervous System 7) The Eye 8) The Ear 9) Definitions of Descriptive Terms Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press The Coptic Tapestry Albums and the Archaeologist
Book SynopsisInterweaves the creation of the Coptic textiles in the Greco-Roman city of Antinoe with their discovery by the archaeologist Albert Gayet. This book features album pages and covers illustrated in colour, along with archival photographs from Gayet's expeditions. It includes technical drawings that illustrate the weaving techniques of the Copts.Trade Review“Master weaver, scholarly detective, and sensitive connoisseur, Nancy Hoskins combines all these skills to describe and identify this unusually wide range of Egyptian Coptic textile fragments. Her descriptions of weaving techniques create a fundamental glossary of technical terms, which all who study textiles should use. The detailed data on each piece are a benchmark for all who work in the field.”—Jere L. Bacharach, Director, American Research Center in Egypt"The author's obvious love of her studies, her dedication to her field, and her expertise in presenting her findings will give readers great pleasure. Scholars of textiles, collectors, art historians, and weavers of all levels of experience will find this book very inspiring." * Handwoven *"Scholarly research and meticulous attention to detail mark this fascinating study of Coptic tapestries." * Complex Weavers Newsletter *"High-quality images of a wide range of Egyptian Coptic Tapestry fragments, scholarly yet readable insights, and clear diagramming of techniques make this book a beautiful and valuable resource." * Fiberarts *Table of ContentsForeword Preface Introduction Part One The Archaeologist of Antinoe, Albert Gayet Part Two The Antinoe Textiles: Fiber, Fabric, and Fashion Part Three The Text and Textile Albums Connections and Conclusions Appendixes Bibliography Index
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Vintage Publishing Gimsons Kings and Queens
Book SynopsisAndrew Gimson is the author of Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson, published by Simon & Schuster in 2006 and described as brilliant', scintillating' and an effervescent delight'. He writes for a wide range of newspapers and magazines, and is a contributing editor to ConservativeHome.com. He lives in London.Trade ReviewThis is the stuff of history lessons long ago, and long forgotten by most of us. Essentially Horrible Histories for grown-ups, splendidly enhanced by Martin Rowson’s typically scabrous portraits -- Marcus Berkmann * Spectator *What is most valuable is the way this turns out to be the neatest and most revealing way to tell the story of this country. The chapter on Henry VIII, for example, is a masterpiece of vivid narrative, which somehow manages to dramatise, in ten pages, so many factors about why we are who we are -- Charles Moore, author of Margaret Thatcher * Telegraph *Gimson's Kings and Queens is unfailingly entertaining and frequently moving. In addition, the monarchs are wonderfully caricatured in all their sneers and jowls by political cartoonist Martin Rowson -- Suzi Feay * London Magazine *The most entertaining and instructive book on the English monarchy you will ever read * Daily Telegraph *[An] entertaining romp through England’s monarchs… an amusing, quirky reminder of what older generations were taught at school. Gimson's Kings and Queens is the natural successor to Sellar and Yeatman's 1930 classic, 1066 and All That -- Tim Bouverie * Sunday Telegraph *
£13.49
University of Washington Press Haida Gwaii
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Vintage Publishing Sticky Monsters
Book SynopsisJohn Kenn Mortensen's pen is full of wonderfully creepy monsters which crawl onto sticky yellow note pads when darkness falls.Here we have collected some of the best monster drawings in a delectable hardback edition.Trade ReviewI’ve probably already seen more monsters than most do in their whole life, but I’m still none the wiser as to why some monsters work and others don’t. I know even less about why certain monsters push a special button at the back of my brain, evoking all kinds of half-forgotten dreams and feverish imaginings from my earliest childhood. What I do know is that John's monsters absolutely hit the spot * Geek Culture *Mortensen's drawings are quite wonderful. The yellow sticky canvas is transformed, the monsters come to life, each with their own personality. And oh, how many monsters and so many types: forest monsters, ghouls, ghost monsters, continental monsters, furry monsters, twin monsters, tentacled monsters, fish monsters, invisible monsters and a single human monster .... It is an incredibly fine concept. Each one completely individual and irrepressible. The monsters are cute at the same time as sinister, and often have a slightly Victorian vibe – tentacles and tweed * Naked Literature Magazine *
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The University of Chicago Press The Appian Way Ghost Road Queen of Roads Culture
Book SynopsisTo walk on remnants of the storied Appian Way, from Rome to Italy, is to walk in the footsteps of ghosts. In this book, the author is our guide to those ghosts - and the layers of history they represent. It takes us on a trek with him back in time, to the campaigns of Garibaldi, the revolt of Spartacus, and the glory days of Imperial Rome.Trade Review"Layer upon layer, Italy's storied past unfolds in Kaster's captivating journey along the venerable Queen of Roads. I cannot imagine a more perfect guide to such a rich trove of ancient and modern memories. Illuminating, erudite, entertaining, and evocative." (Adrienne Mayor, author of The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy) "How many Great Pyramids match the amount of earth moved to make the greatest Roman road? More than you think-until you have read Kaster's The Appian Way: Ghost Road, Queen of Roads, a work of erudite classical commentary as well as excellent advice for travelers today." (Peter Stothard, author of On the Spartacus Road: A Journey through Ancient Italy) "A wonderful preface for any traveler planning an outdoorsy day in Rome or, especially, a trip through southern Italy. Kaster's enthusiasm for the road and the people (past and present) who populate it is contagious." (Booklist)"
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Vintage Publishing The Hedgerow Handbook
Book Synopsis''Nozedar is a font of botanical insight''GuardianWITH A FOREWORD BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, TOM COXCelebrate the 10th anniversary of the definitive guide to hedgerow foraging with this special edition of the bestselling The Hedgerow Handbook, by esteemed author Adele Nozedar, featuring a foreword from Tom Cox.The hedgerow is one of the most iconic and distinctive features of the British countryside, so familiar that we often take it for granted. Take a closer look, though, and you''ll see that the diversity and variety of plant species that form hedgerows, and the animals and insects that they shelter, are a complete world of delight.Angelica to ash, bird cherry to borage, pineapple weed to plantain and wild garlic to wimberries, The Hedgerow Handbook is a directory of our best known and most useful hedgerow plants, each entry botanically illustrated in colour to help you identify the plant or flower, along with its history and folklore, and its culinary and medicinal uses, from the traditional to the unusual.The ultimate guide for nature-lovers and foragers alike, discover how you can transform wild and natural hedgerow ingredients into fresh and delicious recipes. From Elderflower Champagne and Blackberry Sorbet to Wild Raspberry and Meadowsweet Jam, the hedgerow has more possibilities than you could ever imagine.
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University of Washington Press Manchus and Han
Book SynopsisChina's 1911-12 Revolution, is thought of primarily as a change in governmental style, from imperial to republican, traditional to modern. But to what extent was the revolution not only anti-monarchical, but also anti-Manchu? This title explores this provocative and complicated question.Trade Review"Edward Rhoad's fascinating narrative has made an important contribution to the ongoing debate on the 'Manchu question' in Qing history. Readers interested in China's late imperial social and political history, and ethnic relations, or simply wishing to know more about the astonishing 'rise and fall' of the Manchus and their empire will be rewarded by this solidly researched and very readable book." * School of Oriental and African Studies *"A pleasure to read. . . . For its thorough research and judicious conclusions, Manchus and Han is a valuable addition to the literature on ethnicity and politics in early 20th-century China." * The Historian *"This engaging and well-documented study makes significant contributions to our understanding both of late 19th and early 20th century Chinese history, and of China's continuing struggle with ethnic heterogeneity. The fact that the book is readable, well-written and at times even suspenseful, enhances its usefulness and appeal." * China Quarterly *"Superbly produced and the best kind of academic writing." * American Historical Review *"A powerful contribution . . . to the literature on the 1911 revolution." * Journal of Asian Studies *"A volume worthy of worldwide celebration. It is the first monograph written in either English or Chinese dedicated to the study of the relationship between the Manchus and the Han Chinese from the middle of the nineteenth century through most of the twentieth. It is also a significant addition the growing research on the history of the Manchus and Qing dynasty (1636-1911) by accomplishing the very challenging task of dealing with the Manchu-Han relationship during and after the 1911 Revolution. The awarding of the 2002 Joseph Levenson Book Prize to Rhoads for this volume demonstrates the academic recognition of this remarkable achievement." * China Review International *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Separate and Unequal 2. Cixi and the "Peculiar Institution" 3. Zaifeng and the "Manchu Ascendency" 4. The 1911 Revolution 5. Court and Manchus after 1911 Conclusion Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Stories for Future Generations Qulirat Qanemci
Book SynopsisFor ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul John - widely respected as a dean of Yupik elders - held an audience of Yupik students rapt at Nelson Island High School in southwest Alaska. This book records one elder's attempt to create a moral universe for future generations through stories about the special knowledge of the Yupik people.Trade Review"Fienup-Riordan is renowned for her intelligent anthropological essays and for her close involvement with Yup'ik communities..[This] volume is remarkable because it presents not only an incredible variety of narratives, but also documents the wealth of oral narratives that one individual might possess. The book is a marvelous contribution to the study of Eskimo literature and oratory." * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Kangrilnguum ayuquciq man'a tekilluku --Paul John's life up to this time Taun qanemiciq ayaagturatullrulliniuq arulaiyuunani --That story went on and on without stopping A'ka Tamaani Yuullrat --Life in the Past Cingumailriit kingumta yuitnek --To encourage future generations Allamek-gguqella yuituq --They say the world is populated by on one else [but relatives] Yuut Ungungssit-llu --Humans and Animals Tan'gaurluq nakacuut ayautellrat --The boy who was taken away by bladders Yuuk malruk atertellrek --Two who drifted away Yuilqumun ayalleq nunameggnek --The one who left her village and went to the wilderness Enret aulukellrata iqukegtarii --A good ending for taking care of bones Nunakun ciutelget --Those who have ears through the ground Tan'gaurluum Qayassiigmi Uitallra --The boy who had an experience on Qayaassiq Tamaani Cat Paivngallratni --Back When Extraordinary Beings Were Present Qamungelria --The old bear Amiingirayulit --Those who are good at blocking doors Anglingnarlit --The ones who grow Kiirraraarmeng Yuullret --Those Who Lived Alone Angun-ciissiq-llu --The man and the ciissiq Apalek --One with a grandfather Angutet Arnat-llu --Men and Women Angutem Anrutaanek arcaqakinrilnguq --The one who didn't think much of a man's stomach Arnaq anagkenglleq --The woman who won Aavacin --Aavacin Uqilalria arnaq --A woman who was a fast runner Malrugnek nulialek --The one with two wives Aipaqellrianun alerquun --Advice to couples Angayuqat Irniarit-llu --Parents and Children Aanaka-llii ner'aqa-llii --I have eaten my mother Umyuamek catevkarillerkaq --The way the mind can be hurt Angelria angun --The big man Qetunraq qamiqurrlainaq --Son who was nothing by a head Yupiuyaraq --Becoming a Yup'ik Person Elpecenek uptuci --You are getting yourselves ready Niicugninqegcaarturaasqelluki qanrucetullruit --They told them to listen thoroughly and attentively Nasaurluut waten elpeciucetun ayuqucirkaatnek qanaataqluki --He would give advice to young girls like you about proper behavior and conduct Tan'gaurliq kangingaqami taugaam taqtuli --Boy who had to find out for himself Alerquutet iinrutun ayuqut --Advice is like medicine Ungalek --One with a beard Qanruyutelten maligtengnaqu'urluki ernikina ernerpak --Try to follow what was said to you all day Kass'at yuullrat qacignarqenrituq --White people do not live easy lives Anngaat Uyuraat-llu --Older Brothers and Younger Siblings Anngaan nayagani-llu --The older brother and his younger sister Anngaq uyuraq-llu --The older brother and the younger brother Anngaqelriik --Those to who were brothers Anngaq nayagani-llu --An older brother and his younger sister Angalkut --Shamans Tumaralria --Tumaralria Tumaralria Kangangaq-llu --Tumaralria and Kangangaq Kukugyarpak --Kukugyarpak Aatama atallranek --My father's deceased father Angalkut --Angalkut Angalkunek qanemcit --Stories of angalkut Temcinarqerrlulriit --Some That Are Slightly Funny Temcinarqerrlulriit --Some that are slightly funny Tengssuucet akaar paqnanarqellruut --Airplanes were interesting a long time ago Cam Ayagniqarraallra --Origins Nunivaam yung'eqarraallra --How Nunivak first got its people Yupiit atunem anguyakutellrat --Yupiit going to war against each other Nukalpiat --Great Hunters Nukalpialler --The bad nukalpiaq Nukalpiaq alegyunglleq imarpigmek --A nukalpiaq who became confident [he could travel and hunt] on the ocean Tamaani yuut ucurnarqellratni --In those days when people did things to be pround of Asgirpagkaq Uqumyaar-llu --Adgirpagkaq and Uqumyaar Pamailnguaraurluuq --One who was always slow to respond Yuut atertellri --People who drifted away Atertaulleq yuk --The person who drifted away Tan'gaurluq tengyugngalria --The boy who could fly Ellminek Ikayuryqraq Yuilqumi --Yup'ik Survival Tools Makuat --Glittering particles used as compasses Anuqem tungai ellaliuryaraq-llu --Weather directions and forecasting Ellaliuryaraq --Checking the weather Ellarrlugmi cayaraq --What to do during a storm Ayuqucin pascirluku yuugi --Start living with something to back you up Yugtun igautellrit Kass'atun-llu mumigtellrit --Yup'ik transcription and translation Notes Glossary References
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University of Washington Press War in a European Borderland Occupations and
Book SynopsisExamining the many regime changes that took place in occupied Ukraine during WWI. This book traces the similarities among the various occupying forces as well as the important differences that shaped the individual regimes. It also provides historical background to events in Ukraine, and offers lessons on the problems faced by occupying powers.Trade Review"Mark von Hagen has produced a very condensed but solid work on one of the most complex yet insufficiently studied topics of the Great War. I highly recommend his book . . ." -- Ernest Gyigel * Journal of Ukrainian Studies *"The book provides an illuminating and clearly focused outline that will benefit university teachers. Students also will appreciate a condensed and lucid version of a period that historians are often reluctant to approach because of its sheer complexity and rapidly changing regimes." * The International History Review *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction 1. Outbreak of War and the Transformation of Austrian Galicia 2. Russian War Aims and Wartime Propaganda 3. The Ukrainian Adventure of the Central Powers 4. The Brusilov Offensive and the Second Russian Occupation Regime 5. The German Occupation of Ukraine 1918 Bibliography
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University of Washington Press The Imperial Museums of Meiji Japan
Book SynopsisIt was not until Japan's opening to the West during the Meiji period (1868-1912) that terms for "art (bijutsu) and "art museum" (bijutsukan) were coined. This title documents Japan's unification of national art and cultural resources to forge a modern identity influenced by European museum and exhibition culture.Trade Review"Imperial Museums of Meiji Japan offers more than specific analyses of several iconic Meiji buildings and their complex contexts. . . it suggests a basic paradigm for studying architecture in modern Japan not as a series of buildings or as the work of particular designers, but as a set of intersections between discourses that range far outside the formal, spatial, and technical dimensions that until recently occupied historians of Meiji architecture." * Monumenta Nipponica *"While Tseng's focused study may at first attract those who have a direct interest in the topic, the book's engrossing, eloquent narrative works it into a volume of uncommon general appeal. Comprehensively viewed, the book moreover addresses issues not only advancing architectural and museum studies in Meiji Japan, but also straddling the far-reaching concerns of empire, nationalism, modernization, westernization, cultural heritage, and cultural policy at the same time that it delves into localized concerns of the administration of the Imperial Household, the formation of the Imperial Museums' collections and the evolution of their treatment of object-artifacts." * Museum Anthropology Review *"Clearly written and handsomely produced..This knowledgeable study highlights the political purposes and architectural designs of the four institutions, with secondary attention to their collections and exhibitions." * Journal of Japanese Studies *"Tseng's presentation is smart, deft, and clean. Her writing is crisp and steady, rather elegant at times, and mostly free of burdensome jargon. The volume is graciously and colorfully illustrated with many striking images—some captured by the author herself—that please the eye and edify the mind. This work should prove rich enough in technical architectural details to satisfy those who are so inclined. Tseng marshals an admirable range of source materials, both visual and textual. In addition to the buildings themselves, she consults architectural plans and drawings, official and private reports by designers, critical reviews, and even a novel, all to good effect. Her assessment of these materials is insightful yet judiciously measured as to inspire confidence in the reader. In sum, Tseng's strong work contributes much to an emerging scholarship on cultural struggles and public exhibitions in Meiji Japan." * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Encounters and Translations: The Origins of Hakubutsukan and Bijutsu 2. The Museum in Ueno Park: Styling the Nation 3. The Age of the Imperial Museum 4. The Imperial Kyoto Museum: Locating the Past within the Present 5. The Imperial Nara Museum: Administering History and Religion 6. The Hyokeikan Art Museum: Debating the Permanent Place of Art Conclusion Appendix Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
£54.00
University of Texas Press Los Lobos
Book SynopsisLos Lobos leaped into the national spotlight in 1987, when their cover of La Bamba became a No. 1 hit. But what looked like an overnight achievement to the band's new fans was actually a way station in a long musical journey that began in East Los Angeles in 1973 and is still going strong. Across four decades, Los Lobos (Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, and Steve Berlin) have ranged through virtually the entire breadth of American vernacular music, from rockabilly to primal punk rock, R&B to country and folk, Mexican son jarocho to Tex-Mex conjunto and Latin American cumbia. Their sui generis sound has sold millions of albums and won acclaim from fans and critics alike, including three Grammy Awards.Los Lobos, the first book on this unique band, traces the entire arc of the band's career. Music journalist Chris Morris draws on new interviews with Los Lobos members and their principal collaborators, as well as his own rTrade Review"A useful cultural history that is sure to please fans and musicologists. " * Kirkus Reviews *"Morris is the ideal teller of this tale, drawing on decades of his own fandom and reportage and a wealth of experience in both consumer and trade journalism (including long, distinguished runs at the Reader, the Hollywood Reporter and Billboard). . . . Morris writes with care and insight about each Los Lobos record, providing rich geographical, cultural, and historical context along the way." * The Huffington Post *"How Los Lobos navigated the move to performing electric in front of the Mohawk-hair generation, enjoyed success with the soundtrack from La Bamba, dealt with music business missteps and never stopped experimenting and collaborating is a fascinating tale. The book was a fast read for me; I was unable to put it down. Morris excels at keeping the storyline moving with equal measures of factlets and anecdotes. . . . Dream in Blue brings into sharper focus a truer narrative of what growing up and being successful in America looks like." * No Depression *"Writer Chris Morris’ new biography, Los Lobos: Dream in Blue, offers overwhelming evidence that the band deserves to glide its way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame." * Los Angeles Times *"Both informative and engrossing . . . Chris Morris is to be commended for putting the story of this most American of bands to paper, and Dream In Blue will satisfy the most ardent of fans. Highly recommended." * The Big Takeover *"The best books about music and musicians are a direct reflection of their subjects and Chris Morris' chronicle on Los Lobos, Dream in Blue, is just such a book." * All About Jazz *"Few musical acts have been as well served by their chronicler as Lobos are with Dream In Blue by Morris, a veteran Los Angeles music journalist who has seen the Wolves perform and followed their music since their first gig . . . Dream In Blue may be a short and quick read, but in its tight, fact-based richness, Morris gives Los Lobos the smart and insightful book this distinctive and distinguished musical act merits." * Best Classic Bands *"Morris writes in such a way that you can almost smell and taste the smells and tastes of East L.A. in the boom of the psychedelic era and its aftermath." * PopMatters *"[An] insightful and affectionate history." * Austin Chronicle *"A dream of a read for fans of the Lobos." * AllMusicBooks.com *"Chris Morris’s Los Lobos: Dream in Blue gives both fans and critics a satisfying chronicle of Los Lobos’ journey through critical and popular successes, failures, and artistic responses to the challenges faced by the ever-evolving, genre-defying group." * Southwestern American Literature *Table of Contents Prologue: Cinco de Mayo 1. The Neighborhood: Life and Music in East L.A. 2. Homeboys: Growing Up and Garfield 3. A Beginning: The Founding of Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles 4. Recording por La Raza: The Making of Si Se Puede! and Just Another Band from East L.A. 5. Happy Hour: Going Electric at Las Lomas and a Baptism of Fire at the Olympic 6. Wolves of Hollywood: Los Lobos’ Arrival on the Punk Scene and at the Whisky 7. Arrivals: Steve Berlin, Slash Records, T Bone Burnett, and the Grammys 8. Quantum Leap: How Will the Wolf Survive? 9. Breakdowns: The Graceland Session and By the Light of the Moon 10. Numero Uno with a Bullet: La Bamba 11. Rooted and Rocked: La Pistola y El Corazon and The Neighborhood 12. Let’s Try This: Kiko, Latin Playboys, and Colossal Head 13. Side Tracks: Papa’s Dream, Soul Disguise, Houndog, Dose 14. In the Mouse’s House: Disney, Hollywood Records, This Time, and Good Morning Aztlán 15. Homecomings: The Ride, The Town and the City, Tin Can Trust Epilogue. 40: Back at the Whisky Gracias Very Much Listening, Reading, and Viewing
£17.09
University of Texas Press Among Women From the Homosocial to the
Book SynopsisThis book explores a wide variety of textual and archaeological evidence for women's homosocial and homoerotic relationships from prehistoric Greece to fifth-century CE Egypt.Trade Review"This book is the most thorough account of female homo-erotic materials from the ancient Mediterranean I have yet seen in English... I can easily see it becoming a standard work on ancient female homo-eroticism." John S. Rundin, Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Texas at San AntonioTable of Contents Abbreviations Acknowledgments 1. Introduction (Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz) 2. Imag(in)ing a Women's World in Bronze Age Greece: The Frescoes from Xeste 3 at Akrotiri, Thera (Paul Rehak) 3. Aphrodite Garlanded: Erôs and Poetic Creativity in Sappho and Nossis (Marilyn B. Skinner) 4. Subjects, Objects, and Erotic Symmetry in Sappho's Fragments (Ellen Greene) 5. Excavating Female Homoeroticism in Ancient Greece: The Evidence from Attic Vase Painting (Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz) 6. Women in Relief: "Double Consciousness" in Classical Attic Tombstones (John G. Younger) 7. Glimpses through a Window: An Approach to Roman Female Homoeroticism through Art Historical and Literary Evidence (Lisa Auanger) 8. Ovid's Iphis and Ianthe: When Girls Won't Be Girls (Diane T. Pintabone) 9. Lucian's "Leaena and Clonarium": Voyeurism or a Challenge to Assumptions? (Shelley P. Haley) 10. "Friendship and Physical Desire": The Discourse of Female Homoeroticism in Fifth-Century CE Egypt (Terry G. Wilfong) Works Cited Notes on Contributors Index
£27.90
University of Texas Press Realm of the Saint
Book SynopsisThis book presents a systematic history of Moroccan Sufism through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries C.E. and a comprehensive study of Moroccan Sufi doctrine, focusing on the concept of sainthood.Trade ReviewThis highly original study explicates brilliantly the doctrinal and metaphysical aspects of premodern Moroccan Sufism and provides a thorough sociological analysis of the cult of saints. -- ChoiceTable of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Transliteration of Foreign Terms Introduction. Morocco and the Problem of Sainthood in Islamic Studies Part I. Sainthood and Authority in Morocco: The Origins and Development of a Paradigm Chapter One. Sainthood in an Urban Context: Sulaha', 'Scholars, and "Anchors of the Earth" Chapter Two. Arbiters of the Holy in the Countryside: Rural Legists, Spiritual Masters, and Murabitun Chapter Three. Knowledge, Power, and Authority in Monographic Biography Chapter Four. Qualifying the Ineffable: Sainthood in the Hagiographical Anthology Part II. The Paradigm Institutionalized Chapter Five. Moroccan Sufism in the Marinid Period Chapter Six. An Emplotment of a Paradigmatic Saint: The Career of Muhammad ibn Sulaymán al Jazuli Chapter Seven. The Ideology of Paradigmatic Sainthood: The Jazfilite Doctrine of the "Muhammadan Way" Chapter Eight. Paradigmatic Sainthood in the Material World: The Jazuliyya and the Rise of the Sharifian State Conclusion. Power and Authority in Moroccan Sainthood Notes Glossary of Technical Terms Selected Bibliography Index
£30.60
MU - University of Texas Press The Jaguar Within Shamanic Trance in Ancient
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