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Redefines American modernist poetry in light of developments in modern painting, particularly cubism. This work places the poetry of well-known modernists such as Pound, Eliot, and Williams alongside the harder-to-find work of important experimentalists such as Mina Loy, Louis Zukofsky, Gertrude Stein, and George Oppen.

Rudolf Carnap and WV Quine, two of the twentieth century's important philosophers, corresponded at length - and over a long period of time - on matters personal, professional, and philosophical. Their friendship encompassed issues and disagreements that go to the heart of contemporary philosophic discussions. This title presents their letters.

Have the American people grown more politically sophisticated, or do they remain relatively ignorant of the political world? Did a 'great leap forward' take place during the 1960s in which our citizenry became involved and adept voters? This book addresses these questions that have long befuddled political scientists and policymakers.

An account of what Ecology called 'the ultimate social disaster of: evolving pesticide-resistant insects, the destruction of their natural predators and parasites, emergent populations of insect pests, downstream water pollution, atmospheric pollution, the 'accidental' killing of wildlife and people, and the bankruptcies of small farmers.

An account of the Western metal miners that includes details of their bitter struggle for unpaid wages, for industrial safety legislation, for corporate liability in the event of mine accidents and for workmen's compensation. It looks at miners in the larger context of American industrialization during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Analyzing the 'democratic' features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century BC, this work traces their development from Solon's judicial reforms to the flowering of popular sovereignty, when the people assumed the right both to enact all legislation and to hold magistrates accountable for implementing what had been enacted.

Examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of contemporary thought, exploring the way the trickster links animality and ritual transformation; culture, sex, and laughter; cosmic process and personal history; and, divination and social change.

Our common image of the Middle Ages, constructed partly from popular accounts by Tuchman and Huizinga, is a period in European history when cultural activity was in decay. This title convincingly challenges this notion by presenting evidence of a lively medieval court culture in the northern Netherlands.

Collects the art criticism of a turn-of-the-century critic and depicts his role in the acceptance of modern art and photography as an art form in the United States.

Examines the application of the materialist conception of history to the analysis of Chinese history in a period when Marxist ideas first gained currency in Chinese intellectual circles. This title raises questions about earlier interpretations of Marxist historiography by scholars who based their opinions primarily on post-1949 writings.

Explores the rhetoric and ritual of Indian elites undercolonialism, focusing on the city of Surat in the Bombay Presidency. This book examines how local elites appropriated and modified the liberal representative discourse of Britain and thus fashioned a "public' culture that excluded the city's underclasses.

This account of the female revolutionaries during the French Revolution describes their lives within political, social, historical and gender-specific contexts. It highlights the importance of these women in creating their political and social roles as female citizens within the New Republic.

Surveys the efforts to promote equal rights in the fifties and sixties, and examines government policy changes.

Focuses on the two operas of Alban Berg. If you have ever had any questions about Berg's opera Wozzeck, this book answers them for you. Each paragraph, each quoted music example, each analysis moves the argument forward in a clear incisive manner.

In its analytical sophistication, its critical insights and in the implications which it has for our understanding not only of Alban Berg but of a whole body of post-diatonic music, this title presents us with a sophisticated musical analysis of the composer.

Drawing on the life stories of Native Americans solicited by historians during the 19th century and, later, by anthropologists concerned with amplifying the cultural record, this title examines the Indian autobiography as a specific genre of American writing.

Collects the official and unofficial documents relating to the interval of American military rule. Containing neither the whole truth nor nothing but the truth, this title offers many-sided versions of what people believed or wanted others to accept; they must be taken with a grain of salt.

Offers an analytical account of the origins of the Arab-Zionist conflict and its development from early in the twentieth century until 1948, focusing on the period when Britain ruled Palestine under mandate from the League of Nations.

Spans the great divide in the affairs of the American Garvey movement that resulted from the imprisonment of its leader - Marcus Garvey - in 1925. This work tells the story of Garvey's failed efforts to win the appeal against his conviction for mail fraud, his incarceration, and the massive grass-roots petition movement mobilized in his defense.

Twenty of America's most prominent sociologists, including Jessie Bernard, Guenther Roth, Cynthia Fuchs Epstein, Barbara Rosenblum, Pepper Schwartz, David Riesman, Alice S. Rossi and Reinhard Bendix, recount the intellectual and biographical events that shaped their careers.

A collection that examines the history of women's participation in literary, journalistic, educational, and political activity in Latin American history.

How is it possible to will the eternal recurrence of each moment of one's life, if both this decision and the states of affairs governed by it appear to be predestined? Suitable for Nietzsche studies, this title is of interest to those concerned with understanding the philosopher's work.

No one seriously interested in the character of public knowledge and the quality of debate over American alliances can afford to ignore the complex link between press and policy and the ways in which mainstream journalism in the US portrays a Third World ally. This title includes the case of Iran that offers a particularly view of these dynamics.

Looks at the development of the Black American middle class, discusses salary, discrimination, and considers Black mobility, standards of living, and the effects of changing ecomomic conditions.