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• catalog abstract "Descriptions of 61 data sources containing utilization data, health status data, and resource data. Arranged alphabetically by organizations. Entries give descriptive information. Appendixes include acronyms and glossary.".
• catalog abstract "No. 11, 1966 includes index to the Kunteres, 1919-45, by G. Kressel.".
• catalog abstract "An overview of African history from prehistoric times to the present.".
• catalog abstract "Primary thrust of papers is legal, but also includes economic, political and planning concerns. Resources discussed include oil, gas and water.".
• catalog abstract "Gives direct interpretations of the provisions of the 1951 and 1970 Indian Acts that have been made by Canadian courts. Intended as a basic guide to the complexities of the Indian Act and their implications. Reviews the 1970 Indian Act, and provides the original text for each sections, a layman's explanation of the text, and a brief summary of the court decisions relative to that section.".
• catalog abstract "Study which attempts to identify and describe the legal and administrative nature of Indian reserves in the Atlantic provinces. Seeks to determine the rights of ownership of the Indians and of the provinces.".
• catalog abstract "Gladwell Richardson was born on Sept. 4, 1903 in Alvarado, Texas. He divided his childhood between Oklahoma and Arizona. Gladwell was self-taught and attended two institutions of higher education. He worked on the Houck Trading Post from 1918-1920 when he joined the Marines in San Francisco and soon released because of this age. A few months later he joined the Navy with his parents consent where he served in the states and the South Pacific. After his time in the service was over he returned to help with the trading post.".
• catalog abstract "A history and criticism of the works of the English author, William Somerset Maugham.".
• catalog abstract "Maḥberet 1. includes Maʻaśeh Rabi Eliʻezer ben Horḳanos in seven versions; Ḥeleḳ 3 [z.o. 2] includes Tana de-ve Eliyahu zuṭa.".
• catalog abstract "Biography of a Canadian lawyer, judge and politican well-known for his work on aboriginal landclaims in Canada and Alaska.".
• catalog abstract "Contains collected poems sharing and enlightening the American black experience.".
• catalog abstract ""This volume, the third of five in Joseph Frank's widely acclaimed biography of Dostoevsky, begins with the writer's return to St. Petersburg, after a ten-year Siberian exile. Having met with sudden fame as the highly praised young author of Poor Folk in 1845, Dostoevsky was abruptly forgotten after his arrest and exile for political conspiracy. He came back to the capital determined to reestablish his literary reputation. Now as the editor of and writer for two literary journals that joined in the cultural and social ferment of Russia in the early 1860s, Dostoevsky was to discover the themes that would underlie his mature masterpieces. Frank describes the intricate process of the novelist's self-definition, in interaction with all the forces of the "stir of liberation" under Alexander II."--Cover.".
• catalog abstract "Examines the origins of social welfare in the United States, from the days of the colonial poorhouse through the current tragedy of the homeless, and explains why the disliked and often criticized system still exists.".
• catalog abstract "The actions and political rhetoric of the day seem to affirm the commitment of many Muslims to a more Islamic political, social, and economic order. But despite the pervasiveness of this phenomenon and its geopolitical significance, our understanding of the contemporary Islamic world has remained astonishingly limited. More than half of the world's 800 million Muslims live in Asia, and yet most people continue to think of Islam as an essentially Arab phenomenon. This wide-ranging volume brings together previously unpublished writings by leading authorities on Islamic affairs to provide the fullest picture of the diverse roles played by Islam in Asian public life today. Central topics include how Islam is presented in the public life--government, national ideology, law, and political parties--of Asian Muslims, and the ways in which Islam influences both the domestic politics and foreign policies of Muslim countries today.".
• catalog abstract "The numerous dense woodlands and swamps that covered the western portions of European Russia presented severe problems for the German invaders and occupation forces. In conformance with the assignment, this study had to be confined to a discussion of tactical principles when operating in those areas. Apart from tactical principles, however, another problem calls for serious consideration -- the problem of education and training, of teaching self-confidence to young men of military age and of training them in the art of improvisation. The need for this training is pointed out in the final section of this study.".
• catalog abstract ""The psychology of enmity"--Jacket subtitle.".
• catalog abstract "This volume is an anthology of articles written by some 30 female scholars and writers. Each woman draws upon mastery of her discipline and on a commitment to eliminating the social and personal costs of sexism; and also the arguments from current social customs and "Nature" that the editors feel lock both men and women into life-denying stereotypes of masculinity and femininity.".
• catalog abstract "Provides information on developments in evolutionary theory, discussing such topics as the Cambrian population explosion, Velikovsky's theories, and others.".
• catalog abstract "These essays, which cover a wide range of topics, were written by Professor Hart between 1953 and 1981, and first appeared in a variety of different books and journals.".
• catalog abstract "Presents a historical survey of the East India Company from 1600 to 1858.".
• catalog abstract "In the Indian context.".
• catalog abstract ""Cumulative index to United States treaties and other international agreements 1950-1970 : 1 UST-21 UST, TIAS nos. 2010-7034."--T.p.".
• catalog abstract "In the Indian context.".
• catalog abstract "Elliot Willensky, born in Brooklyn and now official Borough Historian, takes us back to a sweeter time when a trip on the new BMT subway was a delightful adventure, when summer days were a picnic on the sand and evenings were Nathan's hotdogs at Coney Island and a whirl of lights, spills, and chills at dazzling Luna Park. For Brooklyn, the years between 1920 and 1957 were a special time. It was in 1920 that the subway system reached to Brooklyn's outer edge--linking the entire borough with Manhattan and making it an ideal spot for millions of new families to build their homes. The end of the era came in 1957--the last year that Brooklyn's beloved Dodgers played at Ebbets Field before moving to sunny California. For many loyal fans the fate of "Dem Bums" represents the fate of Brooklyn.--From publisher description.".
• catalog abstract ""A Caribbean Island is up for grabs, and there are five who plan to grab it! [...] Each one believes that when the crucial moment comes, what they have will be what most people want ..."--Back cover.".
• catalog abstract ""The most influential art theorist and critic of his age, an outstanding man of letters, a sensitive painter and draughtsman, Ruskin's social criticism shocked and angered the establishment and many of his admirers. First and foremost an outcry against injustice and inhumanity, 'Unto this last' is also a closely argued assault on the science of political economy, which dominated the Victorian period. Ruskin was a profoundly conservative man who looked back to the Middle Ages as a Utopia, yet his ideas had a considerable influence on the British socialist movement. And in making his powerful moral and aesthetic case against the dangers of unhindered industrialization he was strangely prophetic. This volume shows the astounding range and depth of Ruskin's work, and in an illuminating introduction the editor reveals the consistency of Ruskin's philosophy and his adamant belief that questions of economics, art and science could not be separated from questions of morality. In Ruskin's words, 'There is no wealth but life'"--Back cover.".
• catalog abstract "Biography of the author's father, recounting stories she heard of pioneer life while hiding behind the stove or wood box, and tales told to her by Old Jules himself, and providing a portrait of the upper Niobrara country in western Nebraska during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.".
• catalog abstract "Grosse Île is in Montmagny County.".
• catalog abstract "This volume covers the history and design of gardens across the globe--from the earliest known examples to the present day. It includes articles on roof gardens, water gardens, secret gardens, and other special types of gardens. It contains essays on garden elements such as fountains, grottoes, herbaceous borders, hedges and follies, and accounts of garden history in individual countries. Definitions of English and foreign-language garden terms are given, as well as biographies of designers, patrons, plant-collectors, and garden enthusiasts. Also included is information on landscape gardening, public parks, and international exhibitions.".
• catalog abstract "Here is the world's military history from ancient times to the present. Each time period has highlights, outstanding leaders, unusual developments, etc.".
• catalog abstract ""The lords and other landowners of Ireland, known, together with their relations, as the Ascendancy long after they had ceased to be in the ascendant, entered a twilight period just over a century ago when they lost most of their political power at the same time as their economic foundations were eroded by agricultural depression and agrarian disturbances. This is their story during the hundred years of their decline." [1870s to 1960s] --Preface.".
• catalog abstract "The second edition of this textbook for students of politics and sociology presents an up to date coverage of the topics and issues which comprise the interests of political sociology.".
• catalog abstract "An ethnohistory of the contact between western Woods Cree Indians and Hudson's Bay Company traders in the Cumberland House - The Pas region from 1640 to 1840, showing the significant control the Cree had over the trading relationship.".
• catalog abstract "This book is a portrait of the only man in history to win election to a third and fourth term as president of the United States. The symbol of strength and power to a nation besieged by war and depression, Roosevelt is described as one of the greatest players in the game of politics. This book is one man's view of his many facets.".
• catalog abstract "This collection of Hopi legends represents an important effort to preserve the Hopi teaching stories, traditionally passed from one generation to the next in an oral fashion.".
• catalog abstract "A companion to The Oxford Shakespeare; and a comprehensive reference work on Shakespearean textual problems.".
• catalog abstract "A critical edition of the complete works in old spelling and punctuation, with a general introduction and brief factual introductions to each work by Stanley Wells, and an essay on the language of Shakespeare's time by Vivian Salmon.".
• catalog abstract "This is the account of Mark Twain's early mining days and the beginning of his long literary career.".
• catalog abstract "Includes information on all facets of Alaska - the land, transportation, national parklands, cities, flying, camping, floating Alaska's rivers, wildlife, fishing and hunting. Appendices include populations and zip codes, times and temperatures, cost of living, education, etc.".
• catalog abstract "In the late 1870's, a small band -- including Cecil, who hopes to capture a grizzly bear cub and train it for the vaudeville circuit, Charley; a trapper in search of gold; Sutton; and two Indian women --make their way westward into the American wilderness.".
• catalog abstract "A selection of forty-two stories written between 1829 and 1968.".
• catalog abstract "Major stories, drama, poetry, essays, interviews, and reminiscences from the 20th century South.".
• catalog abstract "A boy's story of growing up on an ancestral farm in Georgia in the early 1900s.".
• catalog abstract "The story of four people whose passion, loyalty, commitments, and courage are tested by the twin upheavals of the Irish revolution and World War I.".
• catalog abstract "Offers a view of Thoreau's life and his extraordinary achievement in their nineteenth-century context.".
• catalog abstract "A Moravian Childhood in Bethlehem -- Hilda and Ezra in Pennsylvania -- E.P. and H.D. in London -- "Priapus" and "Hermes" -- Hawk as Hawk and Hawk as Persona -- A Feminist Stance -- The Secret Doctrine of the Image -- "Orion Dead": The Logic of Imagism -- Imagism and Moravianism -- The Center of the Circle: H.D. as Poet and Muse -- The Sacrifice of Iphigeneia -- The War Poems -- Poetry of Rural England -- In the Gloire -- Tracks in the Sand -- Tenderness -- The Paternity of the Child -- "Pilate's Wife" -- The Escaped Cock -- The Ankh and the Cross -- The Priestess of Isis -- "Notes on Thought and Vision" -- The Man on the Boat -- Writing on the Wall -- The Road to Freud -- The Professor -- To Bryher from Vienna -- D. H. Lawrence Everywhere -- Crossing the Line -- The Wall Do Not Fall -- Tribute to the Angels -- The Flowering of the Rod -- Coming Out -- Helen and Achilles in Egypt -- The Argument of "Pallinode" -- Helen and Paris -- The Spiral Shell and the Spiral Stair -- Theseus and Helen -- The Moon -- "Eidolon" -- Helen and Odysseus.".
• catalog abstract "Publisher description: In 1851 Frank Blackwell Mayer, a talented young artist from Baltimore, traveled to Minnesota Territory to attend the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux between the Dakota Indians and the United States government. "He went," notes Bertha Heilbron in the introduction, "not to participate in the negotiations, but to observe Indian life at first hand and to find subjects for his brush and pencil ... With a sure stroke he pictured the scenes and the inhabitants--red and white--of the frontier; with a fluent pen he described all that he saw through the sensitive eye of the artist." Mayer's diary is a travel narrative, an eyewitness account of a critical treaty signing, and a candid personal view of the development of the artist in mid-nineteenth century America. His words and drawings offer a lively and important resource for historians of art and the frontier, as well as readers of regional history. This edition includes an additional section of Mayer's diary that was discovered after the book was first published in 1932. Bertha Heilbron's helpful introductions and annotation provide important historical information for both parts oif this valuable document.".
• catalog abstract "A Hidatsa Indian man, living in North Dakota at the turn of the century, relates the story of his life and the history and customs of his people.".
• catalog abstract "The story of Nils Vaag and his travels from a poor region of Norway to urban Minnesota in 1912.".
• catalog abstract "This volume contains the proceedings of the third in a series of conferences entitled, The International Symposium on Biological Reactive Intermediates. The first was held at the University of Turku in Finland, in 1975, the second at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, in 1980 and the most recent at the University of Maryland in the United States, in 1985. The significance of these conferences has been emphasized by the rapid growth of mechanistic toxicology over the last decade. These conferences were initially stimulated by the attempt to uncover the significance behind the observations that the toxicity of carcinogenic responses produced by many chemicals was associated with the observation that their metabolism led to the formation of chemcially reactive electrophiles which covalently bound to.nucleophilic sites in cells such as proteins, nucleic acid or fats. Recently, newer concepts have arisen which have necessitated the expansion of subjects covered by the conference. For example, the application of newer knowledge of the role of active oxygen species in reactive metabolite formation, the concept of suicide substrates, examination of the function of glutathione in cells, application of immunological techniques and molecular biological probes to the solution of toxicological problems all had an impact on the study of the biological reactive intermediates. Many workers in the field are now asking questions such as: What is the meaning of covalent bonding of reactive metabolites to proteins? How does covalent binding of reactive metabolites to DNA pave the way for a carcinogenic response? What role does genetics play in determining toxicological responses? These and other questions were raised at the symposium. The study of biological reactive intermediates began with the pathfinding observations of Betty and Jim Miller of the McArdle Institute of the University of Wisconsin, and it is to them that this symposium was dedicated. They have played an important role in previous symposia in this series. They are not people who readily sit back on their laurels and accept acclaim. At the symposium each made a major presentation, they both attended every session and they were among the most active questioners. Their overall contribution to the symposium helped to insure that the scientific quality of the discussions was excellent and the meeting was an exciting intellectual adventure. We must thank them for all that they have contributed to our understanding of these phenomena, as well as, for their vital contribution to this symposium.The meeting was held at the excellent facilities in the The Center for Adult Education of the University of Maryland at College Park, MD on June 6-8, 1985. Support for the symposium came from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the U.S. Environmental. Protection Agency, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc., the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics, the Drug Metabolism Section of International Union of Pharmacology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Thomas Jefferson University, the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of Maryland.The organizing committee for the conference included A.H. Conney (Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.), G.G. Gibson (University of Surrey), J.R. Gillettee (National Institutes of Health), D.J. Jollow (Medical University of South Carolina), J.J. Kocsis (Thomas Jefferson University), R.E. Menzer (University of Maryland), J.0. Nelson (University of Maryland), R. Snyder (Rutgers University) and C.M. Witmer (Rutgers University). The rapid progress that has been enjoyed in the study of biological reactive intermediates in recent years means that complete coverage of the field in a brief symposium is not possible. Nevertheless, active discussion abounded and it fell upon the session chairmen to insure that time was adequate for both presenters and discussers. The highly dedicated and efficient chairmen were: G. G. Gibson (University of Surrey, Guildford), F. DeMatteis (MRC Toxicology Unit, Carshalton), P.N. Magee (Temple University, Philadelphia), D.Y. Cooper (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia), H. Greim (Gesellschaft fur Strahlen- and Umweltforschung MBH, Munich), D.J. Reed (Oregon State University, Corvallis), K.J. Netter (University of Marburg, Marburg), H. Kappus (Free University of Berlin, West Berlin), R. W. Estabrook (University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas), A. Hildebrandt (Max von Pettenkofer Institute, West Berlin), H. Bolt (University of Dortmund, Dortmund). Modern toxicology is a biological science with chemical overtones, which must ultimately explain how chemicals cause adverse changes in biological systems. As these interactions enlighten us, we will learn more about the underlying principles of life itself. In parallel, we will also apply our new knowledge to attempt to solve the problems of exposure to chemicals in the various environments and media characteristic of life in society. Thus, the small band of investigators that met in Turku in 1975 has not only grown in numbers and accomplishment but is also beginning to have an impact social policy. Of utmost importance, however, is that few if any among these researchers consciously directed their efforts at anything other than pursuing scientific knowledge, thereby enforcing the adage that the intellectual effort involved in the pursuit of excellence in science will bear fruit when properly applied. It was a pleasure for all attendees to gather together again to continue our discussions. This group has demonstrated the ability to communicate their results to their colleagues and discuss the results in a cordial and cooperative manner which has set an example to their students, many of whom are now working in this area. We plan to continue these discussions in the future and to maintain these close scientific relationships which have potentiated our productivity.".
• catalog abstract "The author examines power of charisma in political leadership and its consequences in the history of the 20th century including Gandhi, Hitler, Castro, Franklin Roosevelt, Sukarno, the Ayatollah Khomeini, and Mussolini.".
• catalog abstract "A narrative with all the drama of good fiction, this book is an accurate, day-by-day account of the pivotal event of American history--the 1787 Convention that drafted the Constitution. Transported to Philadelphia with fifty-five delegates from twelve states, the reader shares their four-month struggle to create a new framework of government to preserve a shaky Union. Written with the immediacy of vivid reporting, the book reverberates with great speeches for and against principles that today form the bedrock of American government. From the sometimes angry debates of men whose characters and motivations are revealed through their actual words and acts, readers will see the Constitution take form, vote by vote, clause by clause. The book also follows the delegates as they dine in Philadelphia's inns and taverns, meet to devise strategy, attend church, or sample the pleasures of the country's largest city. Readers will be left with a new understanding of the nation's beginnings and the closest thing to a sense of having been there.--From publisher description. "The making of the United States Constitution"--Jacket subtitle.".
• catalog abstract "A collection of some of Ellen Gilchrist's best short stories.".
• catalog abstract "Analysizes the concept of fame throughout history. Includes chapters on Homer, Alexander the Great, Pompey, Cicero, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, caligula, Nero, Jesus Christ, St. Augustine, Charlesmagne, St. Francis of Assisi, Dante Alighieri, Geoffrey Chaucer, Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, Benjamin Franklin, John Keats, William Hazlitt, Thomas Carlyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Baudelaire, Abraham Lincoln, Mathew Brady, P.T. Barnum, et al.".
• catalog abstract "During the thirteenth century, the widespread conviction that the Christian lands in Syria and Palestine were of utmost importance to Christendom, and that their loss was a sure sign of God's displeasure with Christian society, pervaded nearly all levels of thought. Yet this same society faced other crises: religious dissent and unorthodox beliefs were proliferating in western Europe, and the powers exercised, or claimed, by the kings of Europe were growing rapidly. The sources presented here illustrate the rising criticism of the changing Crusade idea. They reflect a sharpened awareness among Europeans of themselves as a community of Christians and the slow beginnings of the secular culture and political organization of Europe.".
• catalog abstract ""This is a collection in translation of essays by Paul Ricoeur which presents a comprehensive view of his philosophical hermeneutics, its relation to the views of his predecessors in the tradition and its consequences for the social sciences. The volume has three parts. The studies in the first part examine the history of hermeneutics, its central themes and the outstanding issues it has to confront. In Part II, Ricoeur's own current, constructive position is developed. A concept of the text is formulated as the implications of the theory are pursued into the domains of sociology, psychoanalysis and history. Many of the essays appear here in English for the first time; the editor's introduction brings out their background in Ricoeur's thought and the continuity of his concerns. The volume will be of great importance for those interested in hermeneutics and Ricoeur's contribution to it, and will demonstrate how much his approach offers to a number of disciplines."--Book cover.".
• catalog abstract "A Nobel Laureate offers impressions and recollections of the development of modern physics. Rather than a chronological approach, Segrè emphasizes interesting, complex personalities who often appear only in footnotes. Readers will find that this book adds considerably to their understanding of science and includes compelling topics of current interest.".
• catalog abstract "Etude historique consacrée aux minorités et aux dissidents, à leurs combats, leurs victoires et leurs défaites depuis la déportation des Acadiens.".
• catalog abstract ""Sponsored by ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Committee on Medicine and Law [and] American Society of Law and Medicine.".
• catalog abstract "British and American experts in political communication discourse on a variety of topics involving governments, the mass media and the public: journalists and public institutions, the uses of television, secrecy, manipulation of information, public ignorance, all the usual topics. Questions of foreign policy are not the main fare, but all the essays are relevant to the handling of international news. The American contributors are especially pointed in their criticism of both official Washington and the U.S. media for deceiving or shortchanging the public. -- from http://www.foreignaffairs.com (Feb. 21, 2014).".
• catalog abstract "Développement du théâtre pour enfants au Québec: contribution des organismes et des compagnies théâtrales, analyse des spectacles les plus importants, apport des auteurs les plus marquants.".
• catalog abstract "Presents a state of the art of clinical aspects of seizure disorders in children with emphasis on clinical and electroencephalographic description of seizures and delineation of epileptic syndromes.".
• catalog abstract "This book examines the relationship between law and morals, especially relating them to issues and events of current interest, and argues for broader participation in the debate, since it raises questions which touch the lives of us all.".
• catalog abstract ""When architect Emery Roth died in 1948, he left a remarkable legacy of over 250 apartment buildings in New York City alone; executed not in the modern mode, but in a wonderful eclectic mix of Italian, French, and Spanish Renaissance styles. Many of these grand old buildings: the San Remo, the Beresford, the Ritz Tower have survived, adding an ineffable sense of style, sophistication, and romance to the urban fabricand relief from the ubiquitous glass and steel box. Historian Ruttenbaum has researched his subject meticulously, tracing Roth's career from his arrival in the United States from Hungary in 1884 up until he passed control of his firm over to his equally prolific sons in the 1940s."--Library Journal.".
• catalog abstract "A vivid account of a year inside a so-called colored highschool in South Africa showing us life under apartheid with all its cruelty and irrationality.".
• catalog abstract "Contains 55 sonnets in English and German.".
• catalog abstract "Traces the history of dance from the ancient world to the present and discusses the contributions of influential dancers and choreographers.".
• catalog abstract "Provides a comprehensive report on the mother-child bond and the emotional effects of and behavioral response to maternal deprivation. A young child when removed from his mother and placed with strangers is distressed; subsequently he often becomes despairing and, later still, detached. There is evidence that reactions of this kind may underlie much psychopathology. In these volumes, John Bowlby, a pioneer in the field, considers the implications of these observations for psychoanalytic theory. Volume 1, Attachment, is devoted to an analysis of the nature of the child's tie to his mother. An examination of instinctive behavior leads to a theoretical formulation of attachment behavior- how it develops, how it is maintained, and what function it fulfills. Volume 2, Separation, will apply this theoretical scheme to the problems of separation anxiety and grief and the pathological forms they often assume. Volume 3, Loss, develops the study into consideration of mourning, depression, and defensive processes. The research contained in this volume set is based on years of observation and study, and is a pioneering work on several counts. Not only is it the most ambitious and exhaustive study of the subject ever undertaken, it also embodies a departure in psychoanalytic investigation. From Freud onwards, most analysts have worked from an existing condition backward to an earlier development. Dr. Bowlby here extrapolates forward from potentially pathogenic events to illuminate the pathways of the developing personality.".
• catalog abstract ""The aim of this book is twofold. First, it sets out to introduce the reader to the field of general linguistics. It takes up such questions as: how do linguistics approach the enormously complex task of describing (and perhaps ultimately explaining) language? What concepts do they need and what kind of methodology do they employ? The second aim is to introduce the reader to the study of child-language developments. This is an area within the field of psycholinguistics as is one that has seen significant advances in the last twenty years of so. ... The overall aim, then is a fairly modest one--to provide those with a general interest in language with an informal introduction to what sometimes appears to be a rather forbidding and perhaps rather abstract subject, and to show the relevance of many basic concepts in linguistics to the study of language development in children."--Preface.".
• catalog abstract "Annotation In his previous books Allen Guttmann has provided incisive perspectives on Avery Brundage's role in the Olympic movement and on the nature of modern sports. Now, in his latest book, the accomplished historian of sport turns his attention from the playing field to the grandstand. Sports Spectators, the first historical study of the subject from antiquity to today, is at once erudite and entertaining; comprehensive and succint.Guttmann first examines the history of sports spectators, starting with Ancient Greece and Rome. He then moves on to the Renaissance and traces three early sports -the tournament, archery, and early versions of football. The author then focuses on the emergenece of sports in post-Renaissance England, and discusses the curious spectacle of animal sports (bear- and bull-baiting and cockfighting), as well as the first appearance of combat sports such as sword fighting, stick fighting, and boxing. The book concludes its historical view by exploring contemporary baseball, football, rowing, tennis, and golf.From his chronological narrative, Guttmann shifts to detailed analysis of the economic, sociological, and psychological aspects of sports spectatorship. Who were, and are, sports spectators? What is their gender and social class? Have they normally been participants as well as fans? What are the political functions of sports-watching? What are the social dynamics of spectatorship?Guttmann provides fresh insights which will be useful to scholars and fascinating to everyone. Sports Spectators also looks at the dramatic transformations radio and television have made, and offers an incisive critique of today's sports-related violence, including the increasingly frequent incidences of spectator hooliganism. How violent (or peaceful) have spectators traditionally been? Has spectator violence increased or decreased?You needn't be a season ticket-holder to enjoy Sports Spectators. Allen Guttmann makes the history of fandom come alive for any reader interested in Western culture and what forms of entertainment reveal about us, as well as those concerned with the recent growth of spectator violence.".
• catalog abstract "The American college presidency is examined, with attention to characteristics of those who become college presidents, how long they serve and where they go after leaving the presidency, and internal/external factors affecting their performance. The analysis is based in part on 800 interviews with presidents, their spouses, and other close associates that were undertaken for a 1984 report, "Presidents Make A Difference: Strengthening Leadership in Colleges and Universities." Brief notes on 24 college presidents illustrate the diversity of these leaders. Reasons presidents give for seeking/accepting and refusing presidencies are identified. The book also considers: experiences of new presidents; similarities between college presidents and corporate executives; general responsibilities of the executive group and board and core responsibilities of the president; skills required of the president; strategies and styles employed by presidents; historical trends affecting the presidency; external influences such as public regulation; internal influences such as student and staff input; four presidential models; and the context of 11 types of institutions. Appended materials include: advice offered by 16 presidents, attributes considered by presidential search committees, and a nine-page annotated bibliography. (SW): reprinted from ERIC.".
• catalog abstract "A new, alternative, integrated approach to the developmental study of language and culture.".
• catalog abstract "The dramatic moral crisis that is central to the "Bhagavad-Gita" has inspired centuries of Indian philosophers as well as Western thinkers. Renown translator Barbara Stoler Miller presents here a new English-language version of this exemplary text of Hindu culture.".
• catalog abstract "Chapters on courtship, marriage, motherhood, housework, decorating, health, leisure, and religion evoke the livesof Victorian women.".
• catalog abstract "Traces the history of the Atlantic Alliance from 1949 to the present day.".
• catalog abstract "Locke's Essay ... (1690) withstood an onslaught by traditional theologians, for rejecting orthodox theology and the concept of innate ideas: as he suggested that God could make matter think. The Essay quickly became one of the most influential books of the eighteenth century, and its contributions to the philosophy of space and time, matter and power were quickly hailed as formative contributions to ... philosophy''--Amazon.com.".
• catalog abstract "This compilation contains the most interesting, evocative, and amusing sections of letters, diaries, memoirs, etc., describing Beethoven's accomplishments as well as his strange personality. Traits and characteristics of the great composer are described by his contemporaries, including musical giants Rossini, Weber, and Liszt, and poets Goethe and Grillparzer, as well as other acquaintances. 16 portraits of Beethoven are included.".
• catalog abstract "Leah Marcus's The Politics of Mirth: Jonson, Herrick, Milton, Marvell, and the Defense of Old Holiday Pastimes is a fascinating study of why James and Charles promoted some types of rural sport and festival and of how certain literary texts participated in promoting or critiquing royal policy. . . . Marcus provocatively links texts not often studied in conjunction with one another, and she provides strong and detailed readings of those texts. -- Publsiher's website.".
• catalog abstract "After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas.".
• catalog abstract ""The purpose of this book is to trace the main developments in Greek philosophy during the period which runs from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. to the end of the Roman Republic (31 B.C.)."--Preface.".
• catalog abstract ""Michel Foucault has become famous for a series of books that have permanently altered our understanding of many institutions of Western society. He analyzed mental institutions in the remarkable Madness and Civilization; hospitals in The Birth of the Clinic; prisons in Discipline and Punish; and schools and families in The History of Sexuality. But the general reader as well as the specialist is apt to miss the consistent purposes that lay behind these difficult individual studies, thus losing sight of the broad social vision and political aims that unified them. Now, in this superb set of essays and interviews, Foucault has provided a much-needed guide to Foucault. These pieces, ranging over the entire spectrum of his concerns, enabled Foucault, in his most intimate and accessible voice, to interpret the conclusions of his research in each area and to demonstrate the contribution of each to the magnificent - and terrifying - portrait of society that he was patiently compiling. For, as Foucault shows, what he was always describing was the nature of power in society; not the conventional treatment of power that concentrates on powerful individuals and repressive institutions, but the much more pervasive and insidious mechanisms by which power "reaches into the very grain of individuals, touches their bodies and inserts itself into their actions and attitudes, their discourses, learning processes and everyday lives" Foucault's investigations of prisons, schools, barracks, hospitals, factories, cities, lodgings, families, and other organized forms of social life are each a segment of one of the most astonishing intellectual enterprises of all time -- and, as this book proves, one which possesses profound implications for understanding the social control of our bodies and our minds." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random046/79003308.html.".
• catalog abstract "Meteorites, those mysterious relics of the Solar System's birth, are a topic of continuing interest to scientist and layperson alike, and their interpretation has undergone dramatic changes over time. Burke provides a most thorough and readable account of the fascinating evolution of scientific thought on the subject of meteorites. The curious folklore and legends that have grown up around meteorites also receive their due share of attention. Contemporary meteorite research and the host of new techniques used in its conduct are also described. The copious notes and 56-page bibliography will appeal to the more scholarly reader. --From Library Journal.".
• catalog abstract "An empirical evaluation of the Commissioner system, as implemented in Delhi.".
• catalog abstract "Lila Abu-Lughod lived with a community of Bedouins in the Western Desert of Egypt for nearly two years, studying gender relations and the oral lyric poetry through which women and young men express personal feelings. The poems are haunting, the evocation of emotional life vivid. But her analysis also reveals how deeply implicated poetry and sentiment are in the play of power and the maintenance of a system of social hierarchy. What begins as a puzzle about a single poetic genre becomes a reflection on the politics of sentiment and the relationship between ideology and human experience. -- Publisher description.".
• catalog abstract "This volume explores various forms of religious belief and practice, past and present, as they relate to cultural patterns of the family in East Asia.".
• catalog abstract "The authors of this book demonstrate that fieldwork is first and foremost a human pursuit. They draw upon published and unpublished accounts of fieldworkers' personal experiences to develop the thesis that an appreciation of fieldwork as a unique mode of inquiry depends upon an understanding of the role the human element plays in it. They analyze the processes involved when people study people firsthand, focusing upon the recurrent human problems that arise and must be solved. The human processes and problems, they argue, are common to all fieldwork, regardless of the disciplinary backgrounds or the specific interests of individual researchers.".
• catalog abstract "Papers are divided into six sections: Systems for disposition. - Crown interest holders: rights and remedies. - Public/special interest participation. - The negotiation of major natural resource developments. - Public resource corporations.".
• catalog abstract "Describes about 900 historically significant places in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Includes modern place names, archaelogical information, precise geographical location, and maps.".
• catalog abstract "The present volume is not intended as a competitor with Brockelmann and Hitti, Gibb and von Grunebaum, Rosenthal and Lewis, Levi-Provençal and Spuler and Gabrieli-to name but a few of the brilliant historians whose writings have done so much to recover and reinterpret the record. Its scope is at once more modest and, in a certain way, more fundamental. This book is a series of documents illustrating the development of Islamic civilization, texts translated from the languages in which they were originally composed by famous protagonists of that culture. The intention is to present a panorama of Muslim life and thought and achievement as depicted from within. The translations, a considerable part of which has not been published hitherto, are all the work of a single scholar and represent the gleanings of more than thirty years of assiduous reading. They are meant to throw light on the literary, intellectual and religious movements within Islam, as well as illuminating something of the politics and the sociology, ranging from the origins in the sixth century down to the present day. It should of course be confessed that they constitute the merest fragments of literatures preserved in overwhelming abundance, exceeding many times what has survived from ancient Greece and Rome, a repertory of many tens of thousands of volumes, the majority still in manuscript, not a few of immense length. The passages chosen, however, have been taken from the most highly esteemed and authoritative works; and the attempt has been made to construct a balanced and rounded picture. -- from Introduction (p. [9]-10).".
• catalog abstract "Analyzes the specifics of mental illness and the forms attributed to it by psychology and determines the social conditions that define the status of mental illness.".
• catalog abstract ""Oleg Grabar, in this book of exceptional subtlety and taste, surveys and extends his own important contributions to the study of early Islamic art history and works out an original and imaginative approach to the elusive and complex problems of understanding Islamic art. ... He has given us a stunning example of the creative possibilities that inhere in the tension between the study of concrete materials in accord with a specific discipline and reflection on the meaning of the specific subject for the civilization as a whole."--American Historical Review - back cover.".
• catalog abstract "For abstract see: Data Juridica (1986); p. 579, nr. 86.3061.".
• catalog abstract "Reporting, editing, and publication of the proceedings of the Indian Parliament.".
• catalog abstract "This book offers a systematic analysis of the moral principles that should apply to biomedicine. We understand "biomedical ethics" as one type of applied ethics. In our discussions of ethical theory per se, we offer anaylses of levels of moral deliberation and justification and of the ways two major approaches interpret principles, rules, and judgments. The systematic core of the book presents four fundamental moral principles--autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.".
• catalog abstract "On New Year's Eve, eight wealthy New Yorkers fly in their private rotors for a holiday picnic in the forbidden O-Zone, contaminated by nuclear waste. A chance encounter with a band of aliens there will change their lives.".
• catalog abstract "Comprises proceedings and theme paper by Shriram Maheshwari.".
• catalog abstract "Collection of articles and essays, many previously published, related to the history of the state of Jalisco (Mexico).".
• catalog abstract "List of members in v. 1- .".
• catalog abstract "Jenny reflects on the summers she and her parents have spent in a mountain summer colony where she's found all the people she's liked best and from whom she's learned to judge life, even though, as a Jew, she's never felt quite accepted.".
• catalog abstract "A history and description of the city of Galway.".

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