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- catalog abstract "Anonymous commentary on Kālidāsa's Śakuntalā, Sanskrit play.".
- catalog abstract "Glorifying ancient India.".
- catalog abstract "Selection of articles, 1852-1977.".
- catalog abstract "English translation of a work originally published in French in 1929?".
- catalog abstract "Poem on the life and exploits of Rāma, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Articles on the development socially and economically underprivileged people in Uttar Pradesh.".
- catalog abstract "Survey covers the area Thambalkhong, part of Imphal East-Subdivision; sponsored by the Manipur Cultural Integration Conference.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed articles.".
- catalog abstract "The autobiography of a Senegalese woman that investigated post-colonial identity for a young African woman in Belgium. She was a free spirit who not only raised herself in remote, rural Senegal, but also became a "hippie" in Europe, dropping acid and living communally in the era of peace and free love.".
- catalog abstract "A biography of Friedrich Josef Haass.".
- catalog abstract "Profiles eight historical figures who demonstrated particular integrity in the face of opposition, including John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert A. Taft.".
- catalog abstract "The book details the conception and history of the museum. Pictures of the drawings, paintings and sculpture that can be view upon visiting.".
- catalog abstract ""A savage war, a mother's love, and a son's revenge : a personal story."".
- catalog abstract "Examines the lives of 5 women, including Lorna, an Eskimo woman from a coastal village in Alaska.".
- catalog abstract "Poland's history from the thirteenth century to modern times overshadows a 1981 dispute between Janko Buk, the leader of a group of militant farmers, and Szymon Bukowski, the communist Minister of Agriculture.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of the tales and songs told by the old Georgian slave, featuring Brer B'ar, Brer Rabbit, and their animal friends.".
- catalog abstract "King John is a study of a king and his political misfortunes. It is also an examination of a fascinating era -- the early thirteenth century, a period of profound social and political change and unprecedented insecurity. W.L. Warren paints a picture of the king not only by assessing his achievements and failures but also by placing him in the context of the society in which he lived, the actions of his predecessors, and the problems posed by continuities independent of his making. This account of John's reign is revealing and fair-minded, correcting distortions in the accounts of such chroniclers as Rogers of Wendover and Matthew Paris. Warren's analysis of the disputed succession, the conflict with France, the clash with Pope Innocent III, and the events leading to Magna Carta provide an intimate picture of the business of the Crown. Warren is unsparing in his criticism of the king's failings but acknowledges the more remarkable of John's personal qualities. "An account of John's life and reign based on modern research and set forth in a manner that will appeal as much to the general reader as to the student". -- Daily Telegraph.".
- catalog abstract "Details the life of a man whose ambitions and serious flaws made him one of the world's most powerful leaders, placing Churchill's career against the backdrop of the Second World War and the collapse of the British Empire.".
- catalog abstract "The defense attorney who won the $10.5 million settlement in the Karen Silkwood case and a record libel judgement against "Penthouse" Magazine recalls his famous trials and discusses his views on the American judicial system.".
- catalog abstract "For other editions, see Author Catalog.".
- catalog abstract "Tabs, flaps, stand-ups and other movable features depict the workings of the human body.".
- catalog abstract "Here, archaeologically documented, is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Under her, women's roles were far more prominent than in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Stone describes this ancient system and, with its disintegration, the decline in women's status. Index; maps and illustrations.".
- catalog abstract "A lonely art historian absorbed in her research seizes the opportunity to share in the joys and pleasures of the lives of a glittering couple, only to find her hopes of companionship and happiness shattered.".
- catalog abstract "People's hero or lawless marauder? Who was the 'real' Robin Hood - or was there none? And how did the legends of a violent era become the romantic tales of today?".
- catalog abstract "Critically examines nine of Jack London's novels including "A daughter of the snows", "The call of the wild", and "White Fang."".
- catalog abstract "Reconstructs the events, relationships, and achievements that marked the life of the black novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist, assessing her important works and commitment to the black folk tradition.".
- catalog abstract "An examination of the politics of racism and sexism from a feminist perspective, looking at the impact of sexism on African-American women during slavery, the devaluation of African-American womanhood, African-American male sexism, racism within the modern feminist movement, and the African-American woman's involvement in feminism and its experience and relationship to society.".
- catalog abstract "Musical evidence for the use of early percussion instruments is slight, because their parts were hardly ever written down. Contemporary pictures, on the other hand, provide a wealth of information about their conversation and the contexts in which they were used. The authors describe in this book all the known percussion instruments from the Middle ages to the Baroque; trace their historical development; and give practical guidance on their playing technique. -- from back cover.".
- catalog abstract "Revised version of author's master's thesis "The musical culture of the Blood Indians". Based on fieldwork done in 1968, this is an analytical description of the musical life of the Blood Indians of south-western Alberta.".
- catalog abstract "Includes editorial introduction to the life and work of the author.".
- catalog abstract "Classification of melodies in Karnatic music.".
- catalog abstract "Treatise on devotion (bhakti) presenting the Chaitanya school in Vaishnavism".
- catalog abstract "Verse work on Hindu mathematics.".
- catalog abstract "Folk tales of the people of Tengnoupal District, Manipur.".
- catalog abstract "Papers and proceedings of a conference.".
- catalog abstract "With reference to Kerala, 1961-1971.".
- catalog abstract "Life and customs of the people of northeastern India. Life and customs of the people of northeastern India.".
- catalog abstract "Autobiography of an Indian naval officer.".
- catalog abstract "On the recent mass religious conversion to Islam in Tamil Nadu.".
- catalog abstract "This book is concerned with the major variations in the organization of the human family: what they are, what causes them and what differences they make. - Preface.".
- catalog abstract "Articles on radical humanism.".
- catalog abstract "Manual of ritual for the worship of Śiva, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "William Blake thought that John Milton had been betrayed by both his commentators and his illustrators, and he set out to recover Milton's vision, particularly in Paradise Lost, from the misguided academic and Augustan misinterpretation to which it had been subjected. The Moment of Explosion: Blake and the Illustration of Milton is the first detailed. analysis of all of Blake's illustrations for Milton's poetry. Blake explicitly believed he was correcting errors that Milton wanted corrected, and he felt that his illustration was interpretive criticism in its highest sense, a re-vision that would broadcast Milton's revolutionary ethic afresh. Stephen C. Behrendt blends a close reading of Blake and Milton with meticulous and provocative examination of the illustrations of Blake, his predecessors, and his contemporaries. The focus on visual art as criticism establishes the book as a major essay on the interaction of the arts within and across cultural periods. Fifty-four black-and-white illustrations document that radical, Romantic assault by Blake on tradition in the name of tradition. The highlight of the book is Blake's two sets of Paradise Lost illustrations, reproduced here in twenty-four color plates - Blake's final statements on Paradise Lost and the culmination of his aesthetic and critical development. This beautiful book presents a wealth of illustration previously scattered or inaccessible. It will be of major interest to students of Blake, Milton, Romanticism, art history, and the history of ideas. -- Book jacket.".
- catalog abstract "Tells of the trial of the Nazi high command at Nuremberg at the end of World War II, and gives information on the careers of the defendants. This book is composed for the most part from original sources and the trial record. Norman Birkett, one of the two British judges at Nuremberg, called it "the greatest trial in history." Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, the American prosecutor, observed, "This trial has a scope that is utterly beyond anything that has ever been attempted." A unique event in modern history- the first and only time the leaders of a defeated nation have been placed on trial- what happened at Nuremberg has eluded the efforts of writers to bring it to life for more than thirty-five years. Now, this book tells the complete story in vivid, dramatic terms. Employing massive files of the National Archives, documentary collections of key figures, and interviews with leading participants, the author relates what actually happened in court and what went on behind the scenes. He brings to life the prosecution, the defense and the judges, and he traces some unforgettable portraits of the defendants themselves. Also illuminated are many of the seemingly inexplicable occurrences of the Nazi regime, providing the first comprehensive account of Nazi criminality and atrocities, their development, and the staggering consequences. Never again will any person be able to claim seriously that the holocaust is an invention or that the German leaders were not really war criminals- the evidence, produced not only by the prosecution but in many cases also by the defense, is overwhelming. Timely and absorbing, this book takes its place as one of the definitive books on the Hitler era.".
- catalog abstract "Chiefly papers.".
- catalog abstract "Study carried out in a district in Uttar Pradesh.".
- catalog abstract "Study of Tēvāram, part of Tirumuṟai, Tamil Shaivite devotional literature.".
- catalog abstract "Treatise, presenting viewpoint of the Chaitanya school in Vaishnavism, on the Bhagavatas, incarnations of Vishnu, and devotion (bhakti)".
- catalog abstract "Festschrift honoring K. Kunjunni Raja, Sanskritist; comprises articles on his life and works and Sanskrit studies.".
- catalog abstract "Hagiography of Hazrat Babajan, 1806?-1931, Poona-based Afghan female mystic of the Qalanrariyah order in Sufism.".
- catalog abstract "Study of urban geography of Gauhati, Capital of Assam.".
- catalog abstract "On the working of Catholic priests in India.".
- catalog abstract "Report of a study confined to institutions in Delhi.".
- catalog abstract "Reports and resolutions of an agricultural workers' union supported by the Communist Party of India.".
- catalog abstract "Histoire et critique littéraires.".
- catalog abstract "Reburn is the story that relates a young man's initiation into the sailors life; White-Jacket is the story that is a semi-autobiographical account of experiences in the U.S. Navy; Moby-Dick, or the whale is the most famous of Melville's works, and tells the story of Ahab, a ship captain that has become obessed with the hunt for the whale he has named Moby-Dick.".
- catalog abstract "Eighteen folktales from the author's ancestral homeland, including "The Unforgettable Sneeze," "The Ruby Ring," and "The Leopard and the Jinn."".
- catalog abstract "The celebrated film critic's reviews of major motion pictures during this era are presented together with his comments on trends and changes in the industry.".
- catalog abstract "Based in part on conferences held at Siena in Dec. 1980 and at the University of Frankfurt in Feb. 1981.".
- catalog abstract "Making Scenes is Robert Brustein's own dramatic account of his turbulent tenure as head of the most important and controversial theatrical venture in the last decade - a candid, absorbing, and superbly written memoir of life in the arts. In Making Scenes, Robert Brustein - for thirteen years, dean of the Yale School of Drama and founding director of the Yale Repertory Theatre - traces the development of these two institutions during the period he helped build them into what the Washington Post has called "the preeminent alternative theatrical enterprise in the country." It was a time of ferment, and Brustein's efforts to forge a new American theatre through daring production and comprehensive training took place against the background of significant events in the history of both the university and the society: the anti-Vietnam war activities of the sixties; the tour of the Living Theatre and the arrest of some of its members in New Haven; the disruption of play production by radical action; the May Day rally in support of the Black Panthers. All of these events in vivid prose by one who was both a witness and a participant. -- from dust cover.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed articles.".
- catalog abstract "History of the reign of G̲ẖiyās̲ al-Dīn Balban, Sultan of Delhi, fl. 1266-1286.".
- catalog abstract "Study on Gauḍapāda Ācārya's Gauḍapādakārikā, verse exposition of Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad presenting teh Vedanta school in Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed articles on the problems of the socially and economically underprivileged people of Jharkhand region.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu canonical text.".
- catalog abstract "This is the first monograph to analyze and compare the federal science policies under the most recent administrations--those of Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan. It focuses on four areas of research: basic research, defense R & D, energy R & D, and space R & D. In pursuing new goals for the federal science policy, the author states, the Reagan administration has: more sharply demarcated the roles of the federal government and the private sector, substantially curtailing support for demonstration and commercialization projects -- relied on indirect incentives to foster industrial innovation, dismantling programs of direct government intervention undertaken by the Carter administration dramatically revised priorities, allocating more than 60 percent of federal R & D support to defense and 66 percent of energy R & D support to nuclear programs. Despite these far-reaching changes, the administration has reaffirmed the importance of science to the advancement of national goals and the need for the federal government to support basic research. The concluding chapter sets forth five policy recommendations that build on areas of consensus in the three administrations and address emerging issues.".
- catalog abstract "On the exploits of Sahaji, King of Tanjore, fl. 1684-1712, against Mogul invasion headed by Aurangzib, Emperor of Hindustan, 1619-1707.".
- catalog abstract "Supercommentary on Madhva's Brahmasūtrabhāṣya, 13th century commentary of Bādārayaṇa's Brahmasūtra; Dvaita point of view in Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "On materialism and spiritualism.".
- catalog abstract "Verse work on Vīraśaiva sect in Hinduism; in the form of a dialog between Hānagalla Kumāraśivayogī, 1867-1930, and his disciple, Pañcāksarārya, 1892-1944.".
- catalog abstract "Collection of partial texts of three verse works on Hindu gemmology.".
- catalog abstract "Programme of action for the development and utilization of new and renewable energy, adopted at the U.N. Conference, Nairobi, 10-21 August 1981.".
- catalog abstract "Abstracts of papers.".
- catalog abstract "Life and activities of Swami Rāghavēndra, 1601-1661, Madhva leader and exponent of the Dvaita school in Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "On the eastern Gangas, branch of the Ganga dynasty from Mysore which ruled Orissa, 1078-1402.".
- catalog abstract "Hymns to Ganesa, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "History of the Calcutta Police.".
- catalog abstract "Anonymous verse work on astrological, ritualistic, and architectural considerations in designing Hindu temples.".
- catalog abstract "Reminiscences of an Indian sociopolitical activist and former Marxist.".
- catalog abstract "Genealogy of the rulers of Rajasthan.".
- catalog abstract "Ce fac-similé reproduit la partie illustrée d'un document ayant figuré dans la bibliothèque du Roi Soleil, dont la partie textuelle est malheureusement perdue. Il s'agit de 80 dessins datant probablement du tout début du 18e siècle qui illustrent principalement la faune mais aussi la flore et les tatouages indigènes de la Nouvelle-France. L'ouvrage est accompagné d'extraits de l'avant-propos du Baron Marc de Villiers et d'une transcription du texte manuscrit des illustrations.".
- catalog abstract "Two sections of a verse work, with commentary, on the philosophy and rituals of Saivism in Kashmir.".
- catalog abstract "Jaina narratives on ancient Indian kings and dynasties, most, of Bengal, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan; upto 13th century.".
- catalog abstract "On Hindu philosophy and Sanskrit semantics; transcript of lectures delivered at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, 1980.".
- catalog abstract "Two digests on Hindu ritualistic codes for auspicious and in auspicious months and defilement following death of a relation.".
- catalog abstract "On nature of salvation, according to the Advaita school in Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "On the exploits of Rāma, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Biography of a Hindi litterateur.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed papers on the writings of the Indo-English novelist R.K. Narayan, b. 1906.".
- catalog abstract "Banaras version of a Hindi folklore.".
- catalog abstract ""Toward the end of World War II, newspapers revealed what American soldiers had discovered months before - when Sherman tanks tried to slug it out with the heavier German Panzers, they came out second best. Historical argument has it that the hidebound conservatives of the Army effectively blocked the introduction of superior fighting vehicles based on their tactical dogmas that tank destroyers - not tanks - should fight German armor. "Faint Praise" disagrees with this notion, and instead reveals that problems in tank development resulted from a complicated and often confusing melange of technology, doctrine, combat experience, intelligence, and personalities. Further, it dispels the myth that soldiers were pleading for a better armed Sherman throughout the war. The demand for big guns did not start until mid-1944, leaving little time for a technological solution to Panzer-killing. Using new, fascinating sources and a fresh look at some old ones, "Faint Praise" considers the full spectrum of historically relevent facts, from technological capabilities to operational history, to provide a new answer to the tank question of World War II."".
- catalog abstract ""The story of one of the bitterest union conflicts in history. It was a contest of union men against union men, in which a group of reformers tried to wrest control from entrenched leaders. This is the story of the Sudbury Incident, the events leading up to it and the worldwide repercussions that followed."--Pub. desc.".
- catalog abstract "Autobiography of a young girl growing up in WW I England.".
- catalog abstract "An account of the collapse of the SPD/FDP parliamentary coalition, 1980-82.".
- catalog abstract "These papers present a picture of the growth of Islamic economics, money, interest and "quirad", interest-free banking, fiscal policy and "zakat."".
- catalog abstract ""Proceedings of a workshop, Toronto, Canada, 17 December 1981.".
- catalog abstract "Examines influences on Hawthorne and his creative methods, then focuses on five of his tales and four major novels.".
- catalog abstract "Une approche non conventionnelle du problème de l'éducation des sourds. Histoire critique des méthodes d'enseignement du langage aux sourds en France. L'oralisme a été privilégié. L'auteur propose l'utilisation de la communication par signes pour conduire à l'oralisme. Réflexions sur la scolarisation et la socialisation des enfants sourds.".
- catalog abstract "It is about a young Black man who is trying to make it as a professional photographer and is surrounded by caricatures of Black people gone wrong. The exception is a girl friend who is a free and sovereign spirit. The young man's confidence is shattered when he is turned down for the grant he has counted on.".
- catalog abstract "Der Grosse Schauspielführer wendet sich an alle, denen das Schauspiel mehr ist, als nur flüchtige Abendunterhaltung. Er ist ein wertvolles Nachschlagewerk für jeden, der sich über die Bühnenwerke aus drei Jahrtausenden unterrichten will. Dieses Buch bietet einen Querschnitt der literarischen Strömungen von Äschylus bis zu den modernen Bühnenwerken von Brecht bis Sartre. Auf über 1000 Seiten werden mehr als 1100 Werken beschrieben und in ihrer Form und Aussage verdeutlicht. - Jacket.".