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Apt and tender and candid.--Donald Revell; A New Collection from the editor of THE BEST AMERICAN POETRY

"Astonishingly honest, bittersweet, hilarious, and heart-breaking: no time like now is a book you must read!"-Marjorie Perloff

"I recommend this poet to anyone listening for an original voice that is gentle as well as penetrating."--George MacBeth

The Movement and Circulation of Materials, People, and Practices across the Eurasian Continent over Nearly Two Millennia

Every Ravening Thing is the most exciting book I've read in a very long time.--Chase Twichell

Reveals Both the Gendered and Material Dimensions of Knowledge Production

Divine Destiny and the Popularization of Space Exploration in America

The Pressures of Modern Life and Their Impact on Bodily and Mental Health in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Explores the complex contours and contested meanings of religious freedom in Russia, from 1520 to the 1990s.

A Historical Investigation of Mechanism in Seventeenth-Century Debates

A descriptive account of the court of Tsar Ivan IV, in sixteenth-century Moscow, as seen through the eyes of papal envoy and Jesuit Antonio Possevino S.J.

This volume offers an unusual variety of topics presented during the fifth annual Oberlin Colloquium in Philosophy. Essays topics include: a dispute of the standard deductivist account of scientific testability; two definitions of "nonsense" that are closely related and correlate to science's concern with truth and philosophy's concern with concepts; contesting the causes of voluntary actions purported in Hart and Honore's Causation and the Law; distinguishing two kinds of metaphysical tasks-taxonomic and evaluative; and discussions of "what a thing is" in terms of its qualities and particulars and the distinction between numerical and conceptual differences, universals and individuation.

The first biography of Fred Newton Scott, one of the most influential figures in language studies during the early twentieth century.

In this volume Kintgen explains the differences between the way contemporary readers and those of the sixteenth century interpreted texts. He draws fascinating and convincing conclusions about the practice of reading, and successfully relates his arguements to the fields of literary studies and cognitive science.

Using Ecuador as her case study, she shows how industrial growth has given birth to an exclusive, ingrown bourgeoisie that is highly dependent on the state and foreign capital and is increasingly alienated from the peasants and urban poor.

Introduces to a larger audience the work of a group of Mexican writers whose work reflects the stimulus of the ""boom"" of the 1960s, especially in the experimental nueva novella. Duncan views the work of six writers in the context of more well known writers of the period, and concludes with a chapter on other recent innovators in Mexican literature.

This book examines the strange marriage of convenience, from 1899 to 1939, between the French Catholic church and the ultra-rightist, chauvinist, monarchist, and anti-Semitic organization called the Acton Francaise.

An in-depth view of the vital aspects of local politics-access to political office, individual office holder's accountability to the public, the performance of councils as collective political bodies, and the often high turnover of personnel.

This pioneering study of the dynamics of city politics in one of Puerto Rico's largest townships examines the fascinating career of Benjamin Cole. A quasi-legendary figure in island politics, Cole's spectacular success offers insights in the currents of change that swept the island from the 1960s through the 1990s.

Interest and Institutions is a collection of essays written by distinguished political scientist Robert Salsibury, a leading analyst of interest group politics. He offers his theories on the workings and influence of groups, organizations, and individuals in many different areas of American politics.

With the development of a strong parliamentary system, Orlow shows how close Prussia came to realizing its goal of lasting democracy for the entire Reich, and how far it fell when the Nazis took power.

Eighteen essays address the problems of executive leadership in the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.

Steenson offers new interpretations of the history and nature of socialist movements in Germany, France, Austria, and Italy, from after Karl Marx's death until World War I.

This book combines theory and research to analyze attempts to improve traffic safety through stricter drinking-age laws, seat-belt requirements, and deterrents to drunk driving.

The definitive account of the expulsion laws passed in 1827-1829 and 1833-34 and the chaos they caused in the new Mexican republic.

The definitive political biography of Swedish prime minister Tage Erlander. This book is both the study of an individual style of leadership and the role of the prime minister in a parliamentary state. It shows Erlander as a complex and engaging intellectual fiercely loyal to his party, agitative yet dedicated to cooperation between parties.

Based on census data, Soltow presents an exhautive survey of wealth distribution in the early United States, with a particular focus on the 1798 census for the First Direct Tax.

Nicholas Rescher outlines a general theory for the cost-effective use of intellectual resources, and discusses the requirements of cooperation, communication, cognitive importance, cognitive economy, and then applies his model to several case studies.

During the 1970s, Canada, Great Britain, and the United States witnessed unprecedented inflation, unemployment, and sluggish growth. This book examines government changes in economic policymaking and the public's response to such changes, and sheds light on the political economy of three of the world's oldest democracies.