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A succinct history of the Chartist movement, the first fully national struggle of working people to improve their working conditions.

The second volume in this study of Franco-British relations, tracing the very different experiences of France and Britain in World War II and their consequences. These developments are explored in this account of the half-century since 1940, charting the long separation between the two countries.

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Tin has been used since ancient times to make vessels of many sorts. Here is a tribute to the men and women who made and decorated utilitarian tinwares on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Shirley DeVoe has gathered a rich history of the manufacturing process and methods of decoration. Her examples demonstrate the variety of wares and details which help identify English and American workmanship.

This book awaited artist's manual is the first definitive sourcebook of its kind. In it, William Veasey teaches decorative decoy artists to accurately paint the details of waterfowl and gamebird bills and feet, as well as those of birds of prey. Bills and Feet is an authoritative work which will allow the craftsman to achieve a more lifelike effect with his carvings. Illustrated in full color, it is a must for the serious decoy artist.

Each 96 page, hard cover book in the series is 10 1/2" x 7 5/8" and contains color and black and white photos, drawings, charts, and catalog facsimiles. Each classic model is presented in its historic and developmental aspects.

The history of the 18 leading luxury wristwatch companies of Switzerland richly illustrated with beautiful photos. Here are the most important and elegant watches of Audemars Piguet, Baume & Mercier, Blancpain, Breguet, Cartier, Chopad, Corum, Ebel, Gerald Genta, Gerard-Perregaux, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Rolex, Ulysse Nardin, Vacheron Constantin, and Technisches Kapitel, making this an indispensible reference for collect...

Children and adults alike with enjoy this cut and assemble Shaker village. Six architectural models in H-O scale are included, printed on heavy stock in full color: a great round stone barn, four-story brick communal dwelling, schoolhouse, gambrel-roof church, laundry, and privy. To add to the experience there is a brief history of Shakers in America, a description of the buildings, and instructions for assembly.

This nineteenth century catalog of the Society de Beaux Arts of Paris displays a wide variety of bronze editions of the successful sculptures of the period. Such popular artist as the talented Moreau family, especially Auguste Moreau, Lemony and Allouard are represented, as well as many others. An index list the prices set for these pieces by the Society, providing fascinating insight into the nineteenth century art market.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Progress: Fact and Fiction / Wright, Georg Henrik von -- Impact and Limits of the Idea of Progress in Antiquity / Burkert, Walter -- Philosophical Commitments and Scientific Progress / Crombie, A.C. -- The Chinese "Cyclic" View of History vs. Japanese "Progress" / Nakayama, Shigeru -- Political Progress: Reality or Illusion? / Blondel, Jean -- Progress and the Future / Rescher, Nicholas -- Progress an...

This is the first comprehensive description of Pierre Bourdieu's theory of culture and habitus. Within the wider intellectual context of Bourdieu's work, this book provides a systematic reading of his assessment of the role of `cultural capital' in the production and consumption of symbolic goods. Bridget Fowler outlines the key critical debates that inform Bourdieu's work. She introduces his recent treatment of the rules of art, explains the...

Five plays by important women writers in the Dutch theatre.

Collection of twelve, often heartrending and sometimes comic, tales in which the central themes are family ties and life choices. By a leading American writer whose previous works include "Pigs In Heaven" and "High Tide in Tucson".

Mozart schrieb Die Entführung aus dem Serail als Auftragsoper des Volkskaisers Joseph II., der für seine Untertanen gutes deutsches Musiktheater wünschte - statt der damals üblichen italienischen Oper. Der damaligen Modewelle Exotik gemäß, war das Thema gerade richtig gewählt, und Mozart machte sich mit Freude an die Vertonung des komödiantischen Stoffs, der dank seiner Musik - man denke nur an die schwierigen Koloratur-Arien der Konstanze - a...

Verdi, der im Verlauf der fünfziger Jahre des 19. Jahrhunderts bereits fünf Opern komponiert hatte, stieß auf der Suche nach einem geeigneten Libretto auf ein Manuskript von Eugène Scribe, das schon anderen Komponisten als Sujet gedient hatte. Obwohl der politische Aspekt in der Handlung nur am Rande eine Rolle spielte, verlangten die Zensurbehörden die Verlagerung des Geschehens in ein Land außerhalb von Europa. Die römische Uraufführung am 1...

Guiseppe Verdis Oper "Rigoletto", die tragische Geschichte des gleichnamigen Hofnarren, liegt hier im vollständigen italienischen Textbuch nebst der an den meisten deutschen Opernhäusern verwendeten Übertragungen mit zahlreichen Notenbeispielen vor. Kurt Pahlen kommentiert das Werk durch musikbezogene Hinweise sowie Erläuterungen zur inneren und äußeren Handlung. Eine das Geschehen zusammenfassende Inhaltsangabe und ein Abriss der Entstehungsg...

Fidelio" ist Beethovens einzige Oper. Die Handlung entspringt einer historischen Begebenheit, die sich - wie der französische Dichter J.N. Bouilly sagt - in Tours ereignet hat. Was Beethoven faszinierte, war die große Idee: Leornores unverbüchliche Treue zu ihrem Ehemann Florestan, den sie unter Lebensgefahr aus dem Kerker errettete. Als die Oper - die zunächst "Leonore" heißen sollte - am 23. Mai 1814 in Wien endlich mit triumphalen Erfolg üb...

Die Verbreitung von Musik in den Medien und durch die zahlreichen großen und kleinen Schallplattenfirmen hat in den letzten Jahren dazu geführt, dass das Angebot beinahe unüberschaubar geworden ist. Den Grundpfeilern des Repertoires, den sinfonischen Werken etwa von Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms oder Bruckner, haben sich scheinbar entlegene Werke hinzugesellt, Werke, die man wiederentdeckt hat oder die fälschlich unterschätzt worden sind. Dieser E...

Mama's away one night and her son can't sleep. He tries to relax by counting stars, but the more stars he sees, the more determined he is to count every single one of them. Then the boy finds that Daddy can't sleep either, and together the two of them set off on an unforgettable all-night journey of discovery. Full color.

An explanation of why Congress can, at times, pass difficult and controversial legislation