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World War Ii On The Big Screen - 450+ Films, 1938-2008

by Doris Milberg

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 This sweeping study of Hollywoodâ€™s depictions of World War II, and of the motion picture industry during wartime, describes more than 450 films in chronological order, while providing a historical perspective on the times and the events depicted. Films discussed include Casablanca, The Battle of Midway, Der Fuhrerâ€™s Face and Letters from Iwo Jima.
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Dostoevskys Dialectics & The Problem Of

by Ksana Blank

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 Expanding on the classical triad of Goodness, Beauty, and Truth, the author guides us through Dostoevsky's most difficult paradoxes: goodness that begets evil, beautiful personalities that bring about grief, and criminality that brings about salvation. Do
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Voltaire For Russia - A. P. Sumarokov'S Journey From Poet-Critic To Russian Philosophe

by Amanda Ewington

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 Examines the tumultuous literary career of Alexander Petrovich Sumarokov in relation to that of his French contemporary, Voltaire. The author uncovers Sumarokov's personal devotion to Voltaire as a new framework for understanding not only his works but al
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Renaissance Drama V 38

by William N. West

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 An annual interdisciplinary publication, devoted to drama and performance as a central feature of Renaissance culture. The essays in each volume explore the traditional canon of drama, the significance of performance, broadly construed, to early modern cu
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In Search Of Korean Traditional Opera - Discourses Of Ch'Angguk

by Andrew Killick

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 Focuses on the ch'angguk, a form of musical theater that has developed over the last hundred years from the older narrative singing tradition of p'ansori. This title examines the history and current practice of ch'angguk as an attempt to invent a traditional Korean opera form to compare with those of neighboring China and Japan.
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Webbased Instruction - A Guide For Libraries

by Su Sharpless Smith

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 Expanding on the practical how-to guide for public, academic, school, and special libraries, the author offers library instructors the confidence to take Web-based instruction into their own hands. Updated to include new tools and trends, including curren
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Retool Your School - The Educator'S Essential Guide To Google'S Free Power Apps

by James Lerman

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 An examination of Google Applications, arguing that they are the best free online learning tools available. Discover how students and educators can collaborate with Google Documents, how a literature class can take lit trips with Google Maps, how parents
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Lafayette - Prisoner Of State

by Paul S. Spalding

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Poverty And Perception In Jamaica - A Comparative Analysis Of Jamaican Households

by Dick Thornburgh

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Michael Moore - Filmmaker, Newsmaker, Cultural Icon

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 Indispensable perspectives on America's top documentary filmmaker and political commentator
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Pompeii'S Living Statues - Ancient Roman Lives Stolen From Death

by Eugene Dwyer

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 An intriguing look at contemporary views regarding the casts of victims from Mt. Vesuvius' eruption
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Tennis & Philosophy - What The Racket Is All About

by David Baggett

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 Using tennis as a resource for philosophical analysis, the authors consider philosophical issues within the sport and profiles the likes of John McEnroe, Roger Federer and the Williams sisters to examine topics such as the ethics of rage to the role of ri
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Contesting Community - The Limits And Potential Of Local Organizing

by Eric Shragge, James Defilippis e Robert Fisher

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Acting For America - Movie Stars Of The 1980s

by Robert Eberwein

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 Focuses on the way film icons have engaged in and defined some major issues of cultural and social concern to America during the 1980s. Sections explore how movie stars' films create increased audience awareness of advances in feminism, new ideas about masculinity, and the complex political atmosphere under Reagan.
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Witchcraft And The Papacy - An Account Drawing On The Formerly Secret Records Of The Roman Inquisition

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 Based on newly available materials, this traces the role of the papacy in witchcraft prosecutions from medieval times to the eighteenth century. Decker contends that the post-medieval papacy played a restraining role at the height of the witch-hunting fre
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Aislinge Meic Conglinne - The Vision Of Mac Conglinne

by Lahney Preston-Matto

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 An accomplished and original eleventh-century satiric narrative poem, this is the first time this text is available as a stand-alone translation. The volume includes an introduction that places the romance in its rich historical and literary context, and
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Inside The Tv Writer'S Room - Practical Advice For Succeeding In Television

by Lawrence Meyers

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 A collection of interviews with some of today's top episodic TV writers contains revealing insights to why people become television writers and what makes them successful. Each chapter's topic is distilled into a practical lesson for both professionals and aspirants to heed if they wish to find or maintain success in writing for television.
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Schumann - A Chorus Of Voices

by John C. Tibbetts

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 In this collection of interviews and conversations, more than thirty biographers, musicians, critics, and commentators offer their own unique perspectives on Schumann's life, work, controversies, and place in the history of Romantic music. Gathered by Sch
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Sustainable Wastewater Management In Dev - New Paradigms And Case Studies From The Field

by Carsten Hollander Laugesen, Hans Brix, Ole Fryd e Thammarat Kootatep

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 Investigates the complex political, economic, and cultural reasons that so many developing nations lack the ability to provide effective wastewater treatment. The authors examine the failures of traditional planning, design and implementation, and offer l
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Animating Space - From Mickey To Wall-E

by J.P. Telotte

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 Focusing on American animation, the author tracks the development of animation in line with changing cultural attitudes toward space, and examines innovations that have elevated the medium from a novelty to a fully realized art form. It also explores the
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Kurdish Quasistate - Development And Dependency In Post-Gulf War Iraq

by Denise Natali

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 Explains the nature of the Kurdish north transformation, once an isolated outpost for the Iraqi army and local militia, now an internationally recognized autonomous region, and how it has influenced the relationship between the Kurdistan region and Iraq's
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Western Sahara - War, Nationalism, And Conflict Irresolution

by Jacob Mundy e Stephen Zunes

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 Examines the origins, evolution, and resilience of the Western Sahara conflict, deploying a diverse array of sources and firsthand knowledge of the region gained from multiple research visits. By shifting geographical framesâ€"local, regional, and internationalâ€"this provides a robust analysis of the stakes involved.
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Wilderness Into Civilized Shapes - Reading The Postcolonial Environment

by Laura (Western Carolina University) Wright

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 Wright rearticulates questions about the role of the writer of fiction as environmental activist and spokesperson, the connections between animal ethics and environmental responsibility, and the potential perpetuation of a neocolonial framework founded on western commodification and resource-based imperialism.
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X Marks The Spot - Women Writers Map The Empire For British Children, 1790â€“1895

by Megan A. Norcia

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 Nineteenth century geography primers shaped the worldview of Britain's ruling classes and laid the foundation for an increasingly globalized world. Written by middle-class women these primers employed rhetorical tropes in order to plot other cultures alon
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