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- catalog abstract "Ethnic relations in Sri Lanka, with reference to the Tamils; addresses and statements, by Sri Lankan statesmen and diplomats.".
- catalog abstract "Signed articles, arranged alphabetically by subject, intended as a practical tool for those responsible for the protection of the health of industrial workers throughout the world. Emphasizes preventive action. Contains approximately 200 new entries that reflect new knowledge or developments since the previous edition. Entries tend to be lengthy and give references. Some illustrations, cross references. Index of authors (with identifications and locations). Subject index. v. 1, A-K; v. 2, L-Z.".
- catalog abstract "Una colección de artículos sobre Ciudad de México.".
- catalog abstract "Consists of selected Prakrit passages illustrating grammatical rules from the 8th adhyaya of the Siddhahemaśabdānuśāsana (Prākr̥tavyākaraṇa) by Hemacandra, 1088-1172.".
- catalog abstract "Hymn to Dattātreya, classical exponent of the Mahanubhavas, Vaishnava sect.".
- catalog abstract "Poem on the life and activities of Madhva, 13th century Vaishnava religious leader and exponent of Dvaita school in Indic philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Commentary on ten verses from Govindalīlāmr̥ta, poem on the love of Krishna and Rādhā, Hindu deities, by Kr̥ṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, b. 1518, representing the Chaitanya school in Vaishnavism.".
- catalog abstract "Study on the date of the Mahābhārata War.".
- catalog abstract "Pictorial biography.".
- catalog abstract "The Lotha Naga language belongs to the central group of Naga languages of the Tibeto-Burman language family. It is spoken by the Lotha people who live mainly in the Wokha district of Nagaland. The text studies the structure of this language and covers phonology, morphhology and syntax.".
- catalog abstract "Life and teachings of Śaṅkarācārya, exponent of the Advaita philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Samavedic rituals, according to the Kauthama recension.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu mythological text.".
- catalog abstract "Study of Karnataka, 10th cent.-12th cent.".
- catalog abstract "Commentary on a Hindu philosophical classic, from the Ārya Samāj viewpoint.".
- catalog abstract "Description of Badrīnāth, India, place of Hindu pilgrimage center and hymn to Badarīśa, form of Vishnu, Hindu presiding deity.".
- catalog abstract "Verse commentary on the Rudrādhyāya portion comprising hymns to Rudra, Hindu deity, from the Taittirīyasaṃhitā in Yajurveda.".
- catalog abstract "Poem in praise of Sūrya, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Bibliography of Sanskrit works on Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948.".
- catalog abstract "Verse manual compiled from Saivite Agamas for the renovation and consecration of temples and idols according to traditions of Siddhanta Sivaism.".
- catalog abstract "La névrose d'échec dans le domaine intellectuel ou le problème de l'échec pathologique. Essai de compréhension à partir des principes de la psychologie et de la psychanalyse.".
- catalog abstract "Ouvrage général sur le pays, bien documenté.".
- catalog abstract "Michael Foucault's writing has shaped the teaching of half a dozen disciplines, ranging from literary criticism to the history of criminology. But none of his books offers a satisfactory introduction to the entire complex body of his work. The Foucault Reader precisely serves that purpose. It contains selections from each area of Foucault's thought, a wealth of previously unpublished writings, and an interview with Foucault during which he discusses his philosophy with unprecedented candor.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of excerpts from the author's fiction and essays covers people, politics, and nature from California to North Carolina to Europe, and from New York to southern Mexico to Australia.".
- catalog abstract "Recent black women writers discuss their lives and work, followed by critical essays by both men and women.".
- catalog abstract "A non-fictional tale of the Kentucky and Tennessee tobacco wars and farmers' revolt against the impoverishing tobacco prices of the "Duke Trust." Story of James B. Duke's tobacco empire and Dr. David Amoss from Kentucky, who led the secret organiztion known as the "Night Riders.".
- catalog abstract "Provides accounts of the major confrontations of the Cold War since 1945.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the work of Anne Tyler, Alice Walker, Gail Godwin, Beverly Lowry, Shirley Ann Grau, Lisa Alther, Ellen Douglas, Doris Betts, Elizabeth Spencer, Mary Lee Settle, Berry Morgan, Rita Mae Brown, Toni Cade Bambara, Ellen Gilchrist, Lee Smith, Joan Williams, and Bobbie Ann Mason.".
- catalog abstract ""Relates how the mystical tradition can enable Western psychology to come to terms with the essential problems of meaning, self, and human progress."--Amazon.com.".
- catalog abstract "Biblical quotes and sepia photos illustrate facets of our temporal lives.".
- catalog abstract ""In a style both dramatic and poetic, Kaidara provides a rare view into the 1000-year tradition of the Fulani people of West Africa. This tale recounts the adventures of three characters searching for gold and knowledge, as related by Amadou Hampâté Bâ. Local tradition and Islamic events are beautifully woven together in his exploration of the cosmogony and esoteric tradition of the Fulani. The hero of Kaidara searches for the spiritual knowledge needed to qualify him as a leader--knowledge which is shrouded in secrecy and ritual. Only through spiritual means can power be legitimately attained. The hero and his two companions, journeying toward the land of Kaidara, are challenged by objects, animals and events."--Back cover.".
- catalog abstract "This is the definitive study of John Tradescant the elder and his son, two remarkable men who traveled to new or little-known lands in search of botanical treasures - John the elder to Russia, the Near East, and North Africa, and John the younger to the new colony of Virginia. They worked for a series of eminent patrons including Robert Cecil, the Duke of Buckingham, and Charles I, for whom they supervised the creation of some of the great gardens of the period. Identifying the varieties of plants which were first grown by the Tradescants or introduced to the country by one of them, this study also features extensive appendices reproducing the complete texts of the Tradescants' lists of plants as well as the Musaeum Tradescantianum, the younger Tradescants' catalog of the museum collection. Each plant is identified with its modern botanical name, making this an essential work for all those interested in the history of gardening and British plants.".
- catalog abstract "Two women are found murdered, several other young women are raped two or three times by the same man, and the men and women of the 87th precinct have their professional skills tested to the limit.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the federal and Indian antagonists, and of the battle's place in the context of the Plains Indian Wars.".
- catalog abstract "Follows fifteen years in the history of the Comanche people, from an 1838 attack by a Comanche raiding party on Madoc's Fort in Texas, to a surprise assault by white soldiers on a Comanche settlement in 1853.".
- catalog abstract "Joseph Fielding Smith (1838-1918) was born in Far West, Missouri to Hyrum Smith (1800-1844) and Mary Fielding. After his father's martyrdom, he traveled with his mother to Utah. She died while he was still young and he lived in several homes while growing up. While still in his teenage years, he served a mission to Hawaii. In 1866 he became a counselor to Brigham Young. He served the remaining years as a counselor in the First Presidency, an apostle and as the sixth president of the LDS Church. He had six wives and was the father of a number of children.".
- catalog abstract ""Es le relato de un viaje de ida y vuelta en busca de los orígnes. Novela de enigmática belleza donde el aparente movimiento del protagonista es en realidad un descenso hacia la identidad. La mujer como redención e incógnita, las ciudades como escenarios del desarraigo, la espera como forma de la huída, conforman un marco cuyo seco misterio radica en los artificios de la memoria"--Cover page 4.".
- catalog abstract "Papers presented at a conference, Worcester College, Oxford, Dec. 1982, under the auspices of the British Society for Population Studies.".
- catalog abstract "Mythological text on the cult of Sūrya, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Manual of rituals for the worship of Hindu deities.".
- catalog abstract "Viśiṣṭādvaita commentary of Brahmansūtra by Bādarāyaṇa; includes works on the life and work of the author.".
- catalog abstract "Papers and proceedings.".
- catalog abstract "Poem on the life and activities of Chaitanya, 1486-1534, Vaishnava religious leader from Bengal.".
- catalog abstract "Compendium of the basic tenets of the Mīmāṃsā philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Classical Jaina hymns.".
- catalog abstract "Covers the period 1969-1977.".
- catalog abstract "Comprises articles on the history, literature, arts and culture of Karnataka.".
- catalog abstract "Manuel de niveau secondaire. SDM.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the unique problems encountered by rural social workers when dealing with seasonal farm workers, native Indians on reserves and the rural poor in Canada. Gives a historical overview of rural society and examines the threat posed to it by the urban industrial centre.".
- catalog abstract "The cedar provided a wealth of raw materials vital to the early Northwest Coast Indian way of life, its art and culture. Author explains, through descriptions and drawings, the tools and techniques used, as well as the superbly crafted objects and their uses--all in the context of daily and ceremonial life.".
- catalog abstract "Tells how Nazi war criminals emigrated to America under assumed identities and now live quiet, prosperous lives among us.".
- catalog abstract ""This is the true story of Jim Stockdale, a navy fighter pilot shot down and taken prisoner during the Vietnam War; and his wife, Sybil, who, back home in California, carried on a valiant fight on behalf of her husband and all other POWs during the eight years of his imprisonment. Vice Admiral Stockdale entered the fray as a commander in 1964, when the American commitment totaled about 16,00o men, and left it in 1973, when the number was about the same. In between, however, our commitment had shot up to over thirty times that number. The truth about the Tonkin Gulf incidents--and how they precipitated our huge investment of treasure and blood--is a story Jim Stockdale has protected for twenty years, almost eight of them at great risk in a Communist prison. Sybil and Jim tell their story in alternating chapters--Jim recounting his experiences in prison during those years; Sybil telling of her struggle to get the U.S. government to acknowledge the inhumane treatment of POWs in North Vietnam and to enforce the terms of the Geneva Convention--all the while raising four sons on her own. ... It will likely contain some surprises for American readers, but nothing is revealed here that is not already known by the North Vietnamese government."--Prologue.".
- catalog abstract "This collection of thirteen "doctor stories," six poems on medical matters, and a selection from The Autobiography "can help many others take a knowing look at the medical profession."--Back cover.".
- catalog abstract "Gives a descriptive account of Metis culture through an analysis of the history and social organization of the settlers who live at the East Prairie Metis Colony. Field work was carried out in the summer and fall of 1970.".
- catalog abstract "Young man achieves his life's ambition as head of a threshing crew in the middle-west.".
- catalog abstract ""This guide...is a finding aid for individuals conducting research into the exploration, settlement, and development of...North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana."--Pref.".
- catalog abstract "This book "examines a transatlantic chain migration from Balestrand, a Norwegian fjord district, to its daughter settlements in the nineteenth-century rural Upper Middle West. The book considers the social and economic conditions in Europe prior to the emigration as well as the immigrants' cultural adaptations to the American environment."--Dust jacket.".
- catalog abstract "Contains "The innocents abroad, a travel guide and stinging satire of his fellow American travelers," and "Roughing it, the old Western frontier adventures of Mark Twain."".
- catalog abstract "Text, photographs, paintings, and maps explore ancient civilizations of the past to around 1500 A.D.".
- catalog abstract "Deals with Spears position as senior editor of the Toronto Star.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the biblical story of the Exdous and shows its part in shaping Western political thought and action.".
- catalog abstract "Outcome of an expedition by a joint team comprising archaeologists and earth scientists from the Department of History, Culture, and Archaeology, University of Allahabad, and the Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley.".
- catalog abstract "Presents an overview of archaeological findings and conclusions concerning the ancient inhabitants of the American Southwest.".
- catalog abstract "Study, with text and summary in English, Kannada, and Sanskrit, of inscriptions of South Indian kings, 4th-11th centuries.".
- catalog abstract "In the context of Ladakh.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses various accounts of the flood around the world and the quest for Noah's Ark, Atlantis, Velikovsky and his theories of cosmic catastrophism, the search for ancient astronauts in the Bible, the Piri Reis map, the Nazca lines, the Palenque "astronaut", mysteries of the Egyptian pyramids, and early voyagers to the Americas, including the Vikings, Atlanteans, Southeast Asians, Africans, and people from the ancient Near East.".
- catalog abstract ""Ciudades desiertas narra la historia de Susana y Eligio, dos chilangos que ponen a prueba su amor en un pequeño pueblo perdido de Estados Unidos. La historia inicia cuando a Susana le ofrecen participar en un programa de escritores en el vecino país del norte; propuesta que le viene como anillo al dedo porque Susana necesita su propio espacio, su propia aventura, sentirse viva. Sin pensarlo dos veces ni consultarlo con Eligio, su esposo y actor con poco trabajo, toma el primer avioón que la llevaraá a recuperar su vida."--Alfaguara.".
- catalog abstract "Describes Darwin's famous voyage aboard the H.M.S. Beagle and documents the development of his ideas, and the controversy that greeted them.".
- catalog abstract "This text portrays the life of the scientist, describes his contributions to pioneering atomic research, and examines the related House Un-American Activities Committee's investigation.".
- catalog abstract "Bibliography: p. 257-264.".
- catalog abstract "The author describes the mystical experience that changed her life, and an accompanying essay analyzes its meaning.".
- catalog abstract "The author interprets the findings of an oral history "project dealing with Connecticut Workers and A Half Century of Technological Change, 1930-1980" sponsored by the Center for Oral History, University of Connecticut, with assistance from the National Endowment for the Humanities.".
- catalog abstract "Depicts the life and political career of Henry Cisneros and discusses his policies as mayor of San Antonio, Texas.".
- catalog abstract "In an effort to save his own life and the lives of his boyhood friends, a young soldier during World War II makes a wager with death. "He pits his local sandlot team against some of the greatest baseball players of all time."--Audio cassette container.".
- catalog abstract "Narrates and interprets Sheridan's western career as commander of the army from the Missouri to the Rockies and from Mexico to Canada. This definitive account of Sheridan's western career not only traces his central role in the final military defeat of the Indians but fills out the other sides of the general, who commanded Chicago after its great fire, quelled its labor riots, launched Buffalo Bill Cody on his career, served as an observer in the Franco-Prussian War, played a key role in the 1876 election crisis, and championed a national park system free from commercial exploitation. - Back cover.".
- catalog abstract ""Sexualforschung und -aufklärung sind bislang verdrängte oder vergessene Kapitel unserer Sozial- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Das vorliegende Buch enthält--unterstützt von zahlreichen Dokumenten, Fotos und Originalzitaten--eine übersicht über Strömungen und Ziele der Sexualforschung in der Weimarer Republik sowie ein Kapitel über den frühen Aufklärungsfilm in Deutschland."--P. [2].".
- catalog abstract "This text reassesses U.S. and Japanese strategy and offers interpretations of the Pacific War.".
- catalog abstract "The author relates her experiences growing up in the Derbyshire countryside of central England during the late nineteenth century.".
- catalog abstract "Hardened traitor or duped innocent, Emma made her unintentional mark on history. A close-up study of a simple woman caught up in complications beyond her control that tragically, inevitably, led to her downfall.".
- catalog abstract "Note: This book is concerned with traditional Balinese culture, as it existed up until the 20th century, and as it still exists in the villages of Bali which are removed from the larger towns and tourist centres ...".
- catalog abstract "This bibliographic and organizational guide to traditional Pentecostalism includes historical information on churches, associations, and evangelistic and missionary agencies, schools, and individual proponents and critics of the movement worldwide, and related bibliography. Churches and other agencies are classified by doctrinal tradition. More than 6,000 items are included.".
- catalog abstract "The autobiography of an eminent foreign correspondent who began her career with the Chicago Daily News.".
- catalog abstract "Une présentation pour large public d'éléments contenus dans la vaste synthèse interdisciplinaire parue sous le titre: "L'enfant et son langage". Le début du langage; comment parler au bébé; le monde des mots; les troubles du langage.".
- catalog abstract "The aim of the book is thus to present, substantively, significant writing on African Philosophy, in a form which will be useful both in the classroom and in the library of those interested in Africa.".
- catalog abstract ""This collection of major new essays offers a full range of alternative ways of looking at the economy. The alternatives adopted here focus on the post-Keynesian body of thought. The authors call into question the traditional ways of thinking on a number of economic issues... The essays offered here represent a serious challenge to the prevailing orthodoxies and demand new ways of thinking about economics."--p. [4] of cover.".
- catalog abstract "Commemorative volume on the life and works of Rammanohar Lohia, 1910-1967, socialist politician and thinker, with a selection of his speeches and writings.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu mythological text.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu mythological text.".
- catalog abstract "Study covers the period from 1937 to 1939.".
- catalog abstract "Covers the period, 1773-1971.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu tantric text.".
- catalog abstract "Life and philosophy of Maṇavāḷa Māmuni, 1370-1444, and Veṅkaṭanātha, 1268-1369, exponents of Śrī Vaiṣṇavism.".
- catalog abstract "Articles, with reference to riots in Biharsharif, Bihar, 1980-81.".
- catalog abstract ""The New Yorker reports on China"--Jacket subtitle.".
- catalog abstract ""Nathan Bedford Forrest ... fought like the devil. The author, a strong Forrest partisan, implies that if Forrest's abilities had been recognized in time the western campaign might have had a different outcome"--Jacket.".
- catalog abstract "This book makes something of a summary statement regarding the more than 40 million people who left their homelands in Asia, North America, Europe and elsewhere after the second decade of the 19th century and moved to American cities and towns.".
- catalog abstract """Moira Ferguson has selected wisely from well-known and little-known figures and from fiction, polemic and poetry to illustrate the long and diverse history of feminist reflection up to and including Mary Wollstonecraft ... Good reading for scholars and a fine book for classroom use."--Natalie Zemon Davis." -- from back cover.".
- catalog abstract "History of stage coach lines that served South Texas during the 19th Century.".
- catalog abstract "Traces the life of the American novelist and journalist, discusses his major works, and assesses his place in literature.".
- catalog abstract "A biography of the popular author follows his career from his first success to his death, detailing Saroyan's rise and fall, and noting the place in his life of ambition, anti-Semitism and compulsive gambling.".