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English
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"With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of the classic national bestseller chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools--with its emphasis on great men in high places-- to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from...
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Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Presenting a brief but thorough account of the cultural, economic and political history of the state of Israel, a public intellectual sheds light on the past of this complex nation, one rife with conflict, so that readers can understand its future. --Publisher's description
"The first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts' (The...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2009, c2002
Language
English
Description
This anthology brings together a stimulating and entertaining collection of works from the confident and creative period of 1660-1700. The literature of this time is by turns refined, poignant, and brash. Alongside major works such as Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel and Mac Flecknoe, printed in their entirety, is a substantial group of lyrics by Rochester, while Milton's Paradise Lost provides a running commentary on the Restoration scene. Scurrilous...
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Beacon Press
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English
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Covers the entirety of U.S. disability history, from pre-1492 to the present. Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. It places the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American narrative. In many ways, it's a familiar telling. In other ways, however, it is a radical repositioning of U.S. history. By doing so, the book casts new...
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Publisher
Phaidon
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
This is a concise overview of the most extraordinary landmarks built around the world since the turn of the millennium. It features such noteworthy projects as the Casa da Musica in Portugal by OMA, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in the US by Frank Gehry, Federation Square in Australia by Bates Smart and more.
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A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Joseph J. Ellis. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country's founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed to secede from the British Empire, the British were dispatching the largest armada ever to cross the Atlantic to crush the rebellion in the cradle. The Continental...
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Mainstreams of civilization volume 2
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
[c1966]
Language
English
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
c.1995
Language
English
Description
The Age of Enlightenment of the eighteenth century, also called the Age of Reason, was named for an intellectual movement that shook the foundations of Western civilization. Philosophers of this era who championed radical ideas such as individual liberty and rational inquiry into the universe around them planted seeds for modern liberalism, cultural humanism, science and technology, and laissez-faire capitalism.
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This volume presents a survey of modern art. This term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation. Modern artists experiment with new ways of seeing and with fresh ideas about the nature of materials and functions of art. A tendency toward abstraction is characteristic of much modern art. This text traces the development of trends and influences in painting, sculpture, photography...
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Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"The African diaspora - a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism - has generated a wide array of artistic achievements, from blues and reggae, to the paintings of the pioneering African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner and video creations of contemporary hip-hop artists. This book concentrates on how these works, often created during times of major social upheaval and transformation, use black culture both as a subject...
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McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"This comprehensive introduction to art and design explores making artifacts as a process of making meaning. Making Art: Form and Meaning offers a framework for understanding how all the aspects of an artwork -- subject matter, medium, form, process, and contexts -- interact. The text's wide array of examples and its emphasis on late-modernism and postmodern art give students a thorough look at the expressive possibilities of traditional design elements...