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On Christmas Day 1941 the Japanese captured Hong Kong, and Britain lost control of its Chinese colony for almost four years. The Japanese occupation was a turning point in the slow historical process by which the British were to be expelled from the colony and from four centuries of influence in East Asia.

This volume tells the intertwined stories of photography and the American West - a new medium and a new place that came of age together in the 19th century. It demonstrates how Americans first came to understand western photographs and, consequently, to envision their expanding nation.

This third edition of Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones's history of the Central Intelligence Agency includes a new prologue that discusses the history of the CIA since the end of the Cold War, focusing in particular on the intelligence dimensions of the terrorist attacks on 9/11.

An exploration of the profound shift in the way European kings and queens were regarded by their subjects between the Reformation and the Enlightenment. The author offers insights into the relations between kings and their subjects and the interplay between monarchy and religion.

A comprehensive and wide-ranging account of the historical atlas. It explores the role, development and nature of this important reference tool and discusses its impact on the presentation of the past.

A history of the German invasion of Russia in 1941, in the light of archival material. It challenges the view that Stalin was about to invade Germany when Hitler made a pre-emptive strike, arguing that Stalin was actually negotiating for peace in order to redress the European balance of power.

An account of how scientists came to understand that the bodies of all living things are composed of microscopic units (cells). Harris uses the primary literature to reconstruct events. He also considers contemporary social and political contexts and how these influenced the experiments.

An examination of the tradition of Jewish messianism and mystical knowledge. The author attempts to prove that far from being incompatible religious tendencies, messianism and mysticism are in fact closely related phenomena, messianism regularly emerging from mystical experiences.

Natural resources issues are complex, often emotional, and almost always political. This text explains how to address and resolve the human issues underlying natural resources problems.

Although the French Revolution is associated with efforts to "dechristianise" the French state, it actually had religious - even Christian - origins, claims this text. Looking back at the centuries preceding the revolution, it explores the religious strands that influenced political events.

How does a president choose the judges he appoints to the lower federal bench? In this analysis, a leading authority on lower federal court judicial selection tells the story of how nine presidents over a period of 56 years have chosen federal judges.

An approach to the philosophical understanding of a person. Countering prevailing theories on the nature of persons, it submits an account of the mind dynamically conceived and proposes that we take as fundamental the process of living as a person.

This critical exploration of modern drama starts with Buchner and Ibsen and then discusses the major playwrights who have shaped modern theatre - Strindberg, Chekhov, Pirandello, Brecht, Beckett and Handke. An introduction by the author assesses developments over the years.

A perspective on the practice of diplomacy during the second half of the 20th century and the diplomatic changes of the post-Cold War era. Abba Eban interweaves history with personal reminiscences to show how the wisdom of the past can help in negotiating and maintaining peace in the future.

In 1989, in the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the head of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), Achille Occheto, insisted that the PCI drop its name and adopt a new one. This text tells of the ensuing struggle within the PCI and of the symbols and myths connected to the story.

This text examines Sophocles' Oedipus' Tyrannus in the context of 5th-century Athens. In attempting to discover what the play meant to Sophocles' contemporaries, the book casts fresh light on its timeless and universal nature. This edition has a new preface and suggested reading list.

Not only a biography of Florence Kelley, a leading reformer in the Progressive Era, this book also serves as a political history of the USA during a period of change when women worked to end the abuses of unregulated industrial capitalism.

The Civil War and Interregnum have usually been marginalized as a literary period. This study shows that these central years of the 17th century constituted a turning point not only in the political, social and religious history but in literary genre, the use of language and its meaning.

This text presents the author's theories about the meaning of literature and the shape of literary texts. Using examples from classic literary texts, as well as the Bible and television, it examines the relation of time to narrative form.

Karen Horney is regarded by many as one of the most important psychoanalytic thinkers of the 20th century. This book argues that Horney's inner struggles, in particular her compulsive need for men, induced her to embark on a search for self-understanding.

Explains the ecosystem concept, the idea that flora and fauna interact with their environment to form an ecological complex, tracing its evolution, describing how numerous American and European researchers contributed to its evolution, and discussing the explosive growth of ecosystem studies.

The CIA and its World War II predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), were for many years populated largely by members of Ivy League Colleges, particularly Yale. This study explores the underlying bonds between the university and the intelligence communities.

A study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome and the Near East. The author discusses topics such as the function of competition and violent games in ancient society, the significance of combat sport in myth and literature, and their cultic functions.

Presents the work produced by Hans W. Frei in the last decade of his life. The book is based on his 1983 Schaffer Lectures at Yale University and his 1987 Cadbury Lectures at the University of Birmingham. It presents his reflections on issues and options in contemporary Christian theology.

Drawing on literary works dealing with medical power, Brody argues that proposals to reduce or eliminate the power of the physician are misguided. Instead, there should be guidelines to enable the physician to share with the patient the information and responsibility for deciding on treatment.

Aimed at beginning students of Arabic seeking to develop oral skills in colloquial Levantine Arabic. The emphasis is on the use of meaningful drills, activities that are appropriate to the context in which the language will be spoken, and a balance between linguistic accuracy and active use.

An investigation of the origins of human sexual excitement; Stoller uses as source material pornography, daydreams and rituals that are commonly regarded as perverted. He suggests that similar elements are present in the erotic fantasies of both perverse and non-perverse people.

Aims to uncover a hidden level of agreement among theories of human evolution. Analyzing classic texts on evolution by Darwin and Keith as well as relatively recent accounts by Dart, Robinson and Tobias, the book reveals that they have a common narrative form based on the universal hero tale.

The author proposes a new kind of democracy for the modern era, one which gives citizens more power and more opportunities to exercise this power thoughtfully. He suggests a solution to the problem of inadequate deliberation, in particular within the American presidential nomination system.

In this study of American 19th-century secret orders, the author argues that religious practices and gender roles became increasingly feminized in Victorian America and that secret societies, such as the Freemasons, offered men and boys an alternative, male counterculture.