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In The Rise and Fall of American Art, 1940s-1980s, Catherine Dossin challenges the now-mythic perception of New York as the undisputed center of the art world between the end of World War II and the……続きを見る

Holocaust as Fiction seeks to explain and critically evaluate the extraordinary success of Schlink's internationally acclaimed novel, The Reader , the widely read "Selb" detective trilogy, and two p……続きを見る

La consolidación de los Estados constitucionales de Derecho ha generado una serie de consecuencias en la vida cotidiana de las personas. Hoy el aseguramiento, protección y promoción de los derechos ……続きを見る

Jonathan Wheeldon offers a rare and unusually reflective insider account of the transformational challenges of the music industry, and the cultural industries in general, over the past 15 years. He ……続きを見る

The story of Joseph Clark Grew (1880-1965) is the story of the modern American diplomatic tradition. Grew served the U.S. government for over forty years, with an impressive career that included two……続きを見る

In searching for answers as to why young people differ vastly from their parents and grandparents when it comes to turning out the vote, A New Engagement challenges the conventional wisdom that toda……続きを見る

Now available in paperback, Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills' Baseball: The Early Years recounts the true story of how baseball came into being and how it developed into a highly organized b……続きを見る

As Mary Ann Glendon writes in this fascinating new book, the relationship between politics and the academy has been fraught with tension and regret-and the occasional brilliant success-since Plato h……続きを見る

The 2012-2013 economic crisis in the Republic of Cyprus is commonly attributed to a number of factors, including the exposure of Cypriot banks to over leveraged local property companies; the knock-o……続きを見る

New York Times Bestseller! Pretty Karla Brown was a former high school cheerleader, savagely murdered in broad daylight in St. Louis. The case seemed impossibly complicated, but years of work by pol……続きを見る

Japón había invadido China y ocupado Manchuria en 1931. Mao en 1938 define la táctica de Frente Único Antijaponés, el que se conformaría en 1937, tras el "incidente de Sian" en el que dos generales ……続きを見る

Health and happiness are fundamental to human quality of life. The United Nations World Happiness Report 2012 reflects a new worldwide call for governments to include happiness as a criterion to the……続きを見る

Metropolitan government and metropolitan governance have been ongoing issues for more than sixty years in the United States. Based on an extensive survey and a review of existing literature, this bo……続きを見る

The wider region of the Eastern Mediterranean is in transition. What is being evinced is a situation of continuous volatility, centering on developments such as the ’Arab Spring,’ the Greek sovereig……続きを見る

This book provides an unprecedented portrayal of a lively shari'a court in contemporary West Jerusalem, which belongs to the Israeli legal system but serves Palestinian residents of the eastern part……続きを見る

This volume explores possibility of constructing a political outcome from the theory of the early years of the Frankfurt School, countering the commonly-made criticism that critical theory is highly……続きを見る

The Polish composer Karol Szymanowski is one of the most fascinating musical figures of the early twentieth century. His works included four symphonies, two violin concertos, the operas Hagith and K……続きを見る

The first authorized Twitter book, Twitter Wit is a collection of the most clever one-liners posted on the massively popular social networking and micro-blogging website. Featuring a foreword by Twi……続きを見る

“[A] remarkably revealing history.…This well-researched, opinionated account does a fine job of filling a surprisingly empty historical niche.” ーPublishers Weekly Citizen-in-Chief, The Second Lives……続きを見る

Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Pädagogische Soziologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik), 87 Quellen im Literaturverzeichn……続きを見る

In Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, award-winning journalist Anne Dowsett Johnston combines in-depth research with her own personal story of recovery, and delivers a groun……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Regionalgeographie, Note: gut, Universität Trier (Geographie / Geowissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Fachexkursion, 15 Qu……続きを見る

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: A, University of Flensburg, language: English, abstract: The K……続きを見る

Winner of the 2005 Book Prize from the Association for Humanist Sociology A portrait of the contentious, controversial history of the Manhattan elite's favorite fabled summer playground In this abso……続きを見る

Read the Authors' Op-Ed on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sin No More offers a vivid examination of some of the most morally and politically disputed issues of our time: abortion, gay rights, assist……続きを見る

This is an untold, beautifully-written spy story set in wartime occupied France with a brilliant but ruthless British secret agent at its heart. A spy story like no other. Game of Spies uncovers a l……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Arbeit, Beruf, Ausbildung, Organisation, Note: 1,0, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Veranstaltung: Arbeit und Management in Europa, 40……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich BWL - Wirtschaftspolitik, Note: 2,5, Universität Potsdam, Veranstaltung: Seminar im Hauptsudium 'Aktuelle Probleme der monetären und realwirtschaftlich……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Systeme - Historisches, Note: 2,0, Universität Passau (Lehrstuhl für Politikwissenschaft I), Veranstaltung: Einführung in das Stud……続きを見る

Existing studies of early modern Scotland tend to focus on the crown, the nobility and the church. Yet, from the sixteenth century, a unique national representative assembly of the towns, the Conven……続きを見る