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- catalog abstract "Examines the history and way of life of Jews in Eastern Europe.".
- catalog abstract "Thirty-two fairy tales from the folklore of Africa, Australia, Brazil, India, New Caledonia, and Persia.".
- catalog abstract "In this pertinent and valuable study O'Flaherty answers the crucial questions such as, what solutions did the Hindus offer to the problems of evil? How did these arise and develop historically? And, how if at all can these various solutions be subsumed under a unified world view? The problem of evil, in particular the question of theodicy, has long been overlooked or misunderstood by Indologists, who have maintained that there is no problem of evil in Indian thought, or that it was "solved" by the doctrine of transmigration and karma. Writers on Indian philosophy have touched upon the problem but no one has treated the extensive mythology of evil in Vedic and Puranic texts, which offer the full range of Indian approaches to the problem. The intense emotional weight of the question of evil drove Hindus to generate literally hundreds of diverse and often contradictory alternative answers, presupposing but quickly transcending the logical yet unsatisfying "answer" offered by the doctrine of karma. The very bulk of these texts indicates the importance of the subject in Indian thought, and the failure to take into consideration some of the rather idiosyncratic Indian attitudes to this most basic problem has led to widespread misunderstanding of Indian religious thought in general.".
- catalog abstract "Larry McMurtry's Cheyenne is not a place on the map it's a part of life the best part ... Leaving Cheyenne tells of a love triangle unlike any other: Gideon Fry, heir to Texas ranch; Johnny McCloud his cowboy friend; and Molly, whom they both love and who bears each of them a son. Gid, Molly, and Johnny take turns narrating a deeply human story that spans forty years the story of how finally they all left Cheyenne.".
- catalog abstract "Traces Johnson's life from his Texas childhood through his rise to political power and his successful 1948 senatorial campaign.".
- catalog abstract "This design study of downtown Vancouver prepares design guidelines for a series of character areas within the corridor as a whole. Cf. General introd., v. 1.".
- catalog abstract "Architectural and sculptural study of a 12th century Hindu temple in Karnataka.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the ways people use language in society with chapters on kinesics, dialect, and bilingualism.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu mythological text.".
- catalog abstract "Selections from the autobiography of a Hindi author.".
- catalog abstract "Social and economic history of India during the reign of Aurangzib, Emperor of Hindustan, 1619-1707.".
- catalog abstract "On Freemasonry symbolism; writings by a theosophist.".
- catalog abstract "On the exploits of Rāma, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Indic tales and fables; classical verse work.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed articles.".
- catalog abstract "Articles on the develpoment of Sanskrit studies; special issue of Gāṇḍīvam, brought out on the occasion of the 5th International Sanskrit Conference, Varanasi, India, 1981.".
- catalog abstract "Comparative study of the commentaries on Bhagavadgītā, Hindu philosophical classic, by Śaṅkarācārya, Madhva, 13th century, and Rāmānuja, presenting Advaita, Dvaita, and Viśiṣṭādvaita viewpoints respectively.".
- catalog abstract "Traces a year in the Lincolnshire village of Gerneham, from ploughing through sowing, harvesting, and threshing, with illustrations of village life inspired by the fourteenth-century Luttrell Psalter.".
- catalog abstract "Le vocabulaire de base des sciences économiques et sociales sous forme d'articles en ordre alphabétique à l'intérieur desquels on retrouve les 1200 définitions. Un système de renvois facilite l'accès aux termes apparentés ou complémentaires.".
- catalog abstract "Joseph Zobel est le plus populaire des écrivains antillais. Cette popularité, il la doit à son talent de conteur, mais aussi à sa remarquable faculté de faire revivre les Antilles d'antan. Dans ce recueil, on croise un campagnard qui entreprend une longue marche pour découvrir la mer, on participe à la vie d'un bourg qui s'anime autour de la boutique du coiffeur puis Zobel parle, sans émotion, d'une famille qui illustrait "la négritude en action"; les Nardal. Ce recueil (c'est un peu La Rue Cases-Nègres sous des angles nouveaux), procure un plaisir de lecture aussi grand que le célèbre roman.".
- catalog abstract "Contains the notes and memoranda of the Committee's chair, Stanley S. Surrey.".
- catalog abstract "A study based on Goethe's poem "Das Tagebuch" (1810).".
- catalog abstract "L'auteur, éminent critique et historien du fantastique, n'a pas la main aussi heureuse. Selon nous, dans le roman malgré ce qu'en pense l'éditeur "oeuvre troublante, à la frontière incertaine de la réalité et de l'imaginaire".".
- catalog abstract "This book presents biographical information on Edna St. Vincent Millay's life and critical interpretation and discussion of her literary works.".
- catalog abstract "This work is a sequel to the author's wartime diaries - "Ancentral voices" and "Prophesying peace", and takes the story on into 1946-47 around England on behalf of the National Trust.".
- catalog abstract "Alphabetically arranged articles identify names, dates, and terms significant in Jewish history, literature, music, science, and other fields.".
- catalog abstract "Traces the history of the Jews in the United States and their role in the political, cultural, and industrial development of the country. Also discusses the causes and origins of anti-semitism.".
- catalog abstract "Introduces the geography, history, government, culture, and people of Israel.".
- catalog abstract "Eighteen-year-old Paul struggles with the question of God's existence after being raised as an atheist by his father, a Holocaust survivor.".
- catalog abstract "Copy 2.".
- catalog abstract "A chronological survey of Jewish civilization, from earliest times of the Entebbe rescue of June 27, 1976.".
- catalog abstract "Each letter of the alphabet introduces a word or a name describing the customs and origins of Hanukkah.".
- catalog abstract "Released from a concentration camp after World War II, a sixteen-year-old boy settles on an Israeli kibbutz but finds his new life threatened by the growing conflict between Arabs and Jews.".
- catalog abstract "Lost in the Sinai Desert after a battle, an Egyptian boy and Israeli girl find they must trust each other in order to survive.".
- catalog abstract "Devotional poem in praise of Krishna and Rādhā, Hindu deities.".
- catalog abstract "Classical treatise, with commentaries, on Sanskrit poetics.".
- catalog abstract "Articles.".
- catalog abstract "Life and works of Mir Taqi Mir, d. 1810, Urdu poet.".
- catalog abstract "Life and works of Ḵẖvājah Alt̤āf Ḥusain Ḥālī, 1837-1914, Urdu poet.".
- catalog abstract "Life and works of Candā Jhā, 1830-1909, Maithili poet.".
- catalog abstract "Verse work glorifying ancient Karavīra region, Hindu pilgrimage center comprising some parts of Kollhapur and Sangli district, Maharashtra.".
- catalog abstract "Basic compendium, with a 10th century commentary, of the Vaiśeṣika school in Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "English translation of articles, previously published in the Sunday ed. of Sin Chew Jit Poh daily, August 1979-July 1980.".
- catalog abstract "Historical study on the 1842 revolt against the British annexation and administration of Saugor and Nerbudda territories of present-day Madhya Pradesh, by the native chiefs of the region.".
- catalog abstract "Articles, speeches, etc., dating up to 1980, by a former Marxist member of the Indian parliament.".
- catalog abstract "Life and works of Tegh Bahadur, 1621-1675, 9th guru of the Sikhs.".
- catalog abstract "Experiences of an Indian civil servant, most relating to Rajasthan during the seventies.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the nature and history of espionage and describes episodes from both world wars, the cold war, and more recent times.".
- catalog abstract "Gathers lyric poems, satire, and essays about the German countryside and literature, by the nineteenth-century romantic poet.".
- catalog abstract "On the nature of revolution in socialist movement.".
- catalog abstract "Commentaries on Yāska's Nirukta, classical commentary on Nighnṭu, anonymous thesaurus of Vedic synonyms, setting forth Vedic etymology.".
- catalog abstract "Study covers the period 1957-1969.".
- catalog abstract "On caste system in India; sociological approach.".
- catalog abstract "Rendering with interpretative notes of selected folk poems of Santals, Hos, and Koyas in Orissa.".
- catalog abstract "Vaishnavite ritualistic codes.".
- catalog abstract "Treatises on the significance of Rādhā, Hindu deity, in the theory of devotion, viewpoint of the Chaitanya school in Vaishnavism.".
- catalog abstract "Presents the mythology of sub-Saharan Africa, including beliefs on creation, birth, death, and oracles, with texts of some legends and animal fables.".
- catalog abstract "Los textos incluidos en este volumen son producto de su reflexiones en torno a cuestioes que tiene que ver con con el desarrollo economico, político y social del área. Tres autores se reunen en esta obra para escribir sobre la crisis del capitalismo y la crisis de las teorias economicas , así como para reflexionar sobre la estructura social y política de los países más industrialiazados de Aérica latina.".
- catalog abstract "This book is about the size, the shape and the architectural nature of the Globe playhouse of Shakespeare's time, the most important theatre in English history. The design of the second Globe, and by extension the first, has been a subject of keen debate for many years, fostered by recurrent attempts to reconstruct the playhouse, both in London and Detroit. Professor Orrell here offers fresh ways of looking at some well-known documents and newer evidence. By using detailed diagrams and seventeenth-century panoramas, the author is able to establish the accuracy of Hollar's famous 'Long View' of London, and by reconstructing his methods arrives at an exact measurement of the diameter of the second Globe. These findings document many advances in our hard knowledge of the theatre buildings of Shakespeare's time, to the point where reconstructions may be undertaken with confidence.".
- catalog abstract ""This directory was compiled and published as part of the University of Minnesota's Ethnic Fraternal Project (1977-81). ...Intended to stimulate and facilitate the research use of ethnic fraternal records, this directory is composed of two sections. The first section--six essays--describes the history and development of ethnic fraternal benefit associations as well as the variety of research for which fraternal records can be used. The second section of the directory lists ethnic fraternal benefit associations. Entries for each fraternal include information about the fraternal's organizational history, activities, and extant records." -- Pref.".
- catalog abstract "This dictionary explains the origins of those words found in the German language of today which are of foreign origin. Also included are unusual contemporary words. Each entry begins with a brief definition of the word followed by its origin.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the military and political events, battles, campaigns, and leaders of World War II in China, Burma, and India.".
- catalog abstract "On an Indian statesman and Panjabi litterateur; includes selected short stories and poems.".
- catalog abstract "History of the Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur,Tamil Nadu.".
- catalog abstract "Hymns to Śiva, Hindu deity, with autocommentray expounding the Śaktiviśiṣṭādvaita point of view in Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Aphoristic work, with 16th century commentary, on Vedic sacrifices, according to the Lāṭyāyana school in the Kauthuma recension of the Sāmaveda.".
- catalog abstract "Verse work on Vedic phonology for the chanting of Atharva vedic texts.".
- catalog abstract "On Sanskrit literature, Hindu religion, and philosophy in Orissa.".
- catalog abstract "Verse commentary on Bādarāyaṇa's Brahmasūtra, presenting the Dvaita approach in Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Guide to official data on population movements, including titles of selected tables from the official statistics of each country for the years covered.".
- catalog abstract "Paru en 1970, ce livre a suscité des nombreux débats chez les psychanalystes. L'auteur y définit vigoureusement et rigoureusement une position qui ébranle les idées reçues. Pour lui, ce qu'il appelle l'espace analytique n'est pas une donnée brute de l'expérience : il est construit; le psychanalyste n'est pas neutre, simple déchiffreur d'un sens déjà lè, déposé dans l'événement ; l'interprétation ne vient pas dévoiler la réalité d'un passé, elle fabrique une vérité. Une spychanalyse est moins remémoration que création à deux. En reconnaissant que leur science est éminemment conjecturale, les analystes perdront assurément quelques illusions positivistes mais ils gagneront avec leurs patients un "plus de vérité". -- Back cover.".
- catalog abstract "The first detailed account of Hawaii's quest for statehood.".
- catalog abstract ""This reassessment of J. M. Keynes's The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money results from the author's experience in using Keynes's book as the core of her macroeconomics courses for undergraduates. It is intended to encourage others to bring the General Theory back into mainstream teaching because it 'gives a far richer understanding of the structure of macroeconomic interactions and methods of analysing them than much of what has been written since...'"--p. [4] of cover.".
- catalog abstract "Annotated bibliography on works about North American native women. Includes citations of Canadian works.".
- catalog abstract "In the Indian context.".
- catalog abstract "History of Sri Venkatesvara Temple at Tirupati.".
- catalog abstract "On the Śaivasiddhānta school in Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "On the Tirupati Temple and presiding deity Sri Venkatesvara, form of Vishnu, Hind deity.".
- catalog abstract "Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda, 1863-1902, Hindu religious leader.".
- catalog abstract "Medieval treatise, with commentary, on Sanskrit poetics.".
- catalog abstract "On the Dvaita philosophy of Madhva, 13th century Hindu philosopher.".
- catalog abstract "Devotional poems in praise of Śiva, Hindu deity, and Vīraśaivite exponents.".
- catalog abstract "Commemoration volume honoring Sir Robert Bristow, b. 1880, architect of the Cochin Port.".
- catalog abstract "Study of An area of darkness, The overcrowded barracoon, and India : a wounded civilization, three non-fictional writings on India by Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, English fiction writer.".
- catalog abstract ""57 Jewish holiday crafts for young children"--Cover.".
- catalog abstract ""A guide to the order of the Friday night observance in the Jewish home--from the dropping of coins into the tzedakah box through the blessing after the Shabbat meal." Songs, a challah recipe, and craft ideas are included.".
- catalog abstract "In 132 A.D. a young man follows the leadership of Bar Kochba in the second Hebrew insurrection against the Romans.".
- catalog abstract "Photographs and brief text introduce the ancient and modern history, the geography, people, government, and economy of the Biblical country reborn in modern times.".
- catalog abstract "Proceedings of conference on treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union held in Quito, Ecuador in 1975.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of Chassidic tales adapted from Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin about life in Poland among religious Jews.".
- catalog abstract ""Cet ouvrage représente, en même temps qu'un court essai sur l'histoire de la science arabe, un programme pour le travail que doit accomplir notre Commission chargée de la publication d'un corpus scriptorum arabicorum de scientia naturali et arte medica. Je crois nécessaire d'indiquer brievement sa genèse et les vues auxquelles il répond."--Preface.".
- catalog abstract "Memoirs, 1927-1977, of M. Chalapathi Rau, 1909-1983, Indian journalist.".
- catalog abstract "In the Indian context.".
- catalog abstract "Illustrated biography that reconstructs and explains Einstein's scientific ideas, achievements and personal views.".
- catalog abstract "Description of Lapland by traveller and adventurer of uncertain origin. Translation of German original, Kurze Beschreibung des Lapplandes, published in Bremen, 1707. Includes biography of author by translators Leif Lindin, Sture Packalen and Ingvar Svanberg.".
- catalog abstract "This gathering of all Dylan Thomas's stories, ranging chronologically from the dark, almost surrealistic tales of Thomas's youth to such gloriously rumbustious celebrations of life as A Child's Christmas in Wales and Adventures in the Skin Trade, charts the progress toward his mastery of the comic idiom. The book includes an entertaining, informative reflection on Thomas by another Welsh poet and storyteller, Leslie Norris, as well as a brief listing of publication details by Professor Walford Davies.".
- catalog abstract "English translation of an Oriya classical narrative poem, with an introduction to the life and works of the poet.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed articles.".
- catalog abstract "Verse epitome on devotion (bhakti) presenting the Chaitanya point of view in Vaishnavism.".
- catalog abstract "Comparative study of the lives and contributions of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, 1820-1891, litterateur and social reformer, and Ramakrishna, 1836-1886, Hindu religious leader from Bengal.".