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This first book-length examination of the Klan in Alabama represents exhaustive research that challenges traditional interpretations.

-- User's guide-- A comprehensive biography of the playwright-- Detailed plot summaries of each play-- Extracts from important critical essays that examine important aspects of each work-- A complete bibliography of the writer's plays-- A list of critical works about the playwright and his works-- An index of themes and ideas covered in the plays

-- User's guide-- A comprehensive biography of the playwright-- Detailed plot summaries of each play-- Extracts from important critical essays that examine important aspects of each work-- A complete bibliography of the writer's plays-- A list of critical works about the playwright and his works-- An index of themes and ideas covered in the plays

Recursive Functions and Metamathematics deals with problems of the completeness and decidability of theories, using as its main tool the theory of recursive functions. This theory is first introduced and discussed. Then Gödel's incompleteness theorems are presented, together with generalizations, strengthenings, and the decidability theory. The book also considers the historical and philosophical context of these issues and their philosophical...

One chicken, two ice cream cones, 50 eggs--these child-centered images and boldly designed pages enrich, educate, and shout, "Let's count!" Full-color photos.

Why do Black Americans go to Africa? How do they react to their ancestral motherland? Why do some return to the States and others remain? Obviously each has an individual story, but in these in-depth interviews, Professor Robert Johnson gives voice to many of their reasons and responses.The interviews speak to the essential question of Black Americans and their links-emotional, spiritual, and even physical-to Africa, or the lack thereof. After...

This work unfolds the idea of "nothing" out of a Titian painting of Danae and the shower of gold. Jaffee's philological and pictorial argument links, across several languages, such seemingly disparate concepts as money, coins, mothers (through the mint's matrix), subjects, courtiers, prostitutes (through etymologies that join minting, standing-under, standing-for), ciphers, codes, and the codex form. This ambitious book is a cultural history ...

Celik examines how the easing of the East-West tensions, the end of the Cold War, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union affects Turkey's foreign policy. During the Cold War, Ankara's role as a front-line state in containing Soviet expansionism had greatly influenced its foreign policy orientation as well as its foreign policy behavior. As such, changes in the structure of the international system were bound to alter the ways in which Turk...

The key for any beginning radiologist who wishes to recognize pathological findings is to first acquire an ability to distinguish them from normal ones. This outstanding guide gives beginning radiologists the tools they need to systematically approach and recognize normal MR and CT images. Highlights include: Reference-quality images from the author's own teaching files show all standard normal findings as seen in CT and MRI Checklists in ea...

Senior scholars consider how party elites influence electoral politics in several important countries

Die Autoren zeigen gesellschaftliche Hintergründe der Aggressivität auf und stellen darüber hinaus die Frage nach der Erkennbarkeit aggressiver Tendenzen bei Gruppen und Individuen.

This guide to the piano literature for the one-handed pianist surveys over 2, 100 individual piano pieces which include not only concert literature but pedagogical pieces as well. Following the introduction are four chapters cataloguing original works for the right hand alone, original works for the left hand alone, music arranged or transcribed for one hand alone, and concerted works for one hand in concert with other pianists, instruments, o...

A dual-language edition of contemporary stories from throughout the Hispanic world, perfect for learners of either language This volume of ten short stories, with parallel translations, offers students of Spanish at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature, without having constantly to refer back to a dictionary. Richly diverse in themes and styles, the stories are by both new and well-established writers and...

Janet and Allan Ahlberg created some of the world's most popular picture books, including EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN, both winners of the Greenaway Medal, and THE BABY'S CATALOGUE, inspired by their daughter Jessica. Janet died in 1994 and Allan, a former teacher, now lives in London.

Suitable for children just starting to learn to read, this title features funny skeletons that are definitely not the scary sort.

The robbers of London town plan a desperate crime one Christmas Eve - to steal all the toys they can lay their hands on! Fortunately, the robbers meet their match in brave office Pugh who leaps into action and arrests the villains - all except Grandma Swagg who manages to get away.

Within a historical perspective, the author explains the "culture of debt" - its definition, how it got to be such a major burden, why we can't live without it, and ways to manage it better. He addresses the development of debt over the course of this century in both the US and world economies.

These papers were presented at the workshop on High Performance Computing and Gigabit Wide Area Networks held in September 1998 in Essen, Germany. The aim of the workshop was to analyse the interplay between computer network technology, communication software and the performance of mathematical algorithms used for large scale computations in wide area high speed computer networks. Only through interdisciplinary research with the co-operation o...

An account of the history, structure, and operation of the First and Second Banks of the United States.

Lee provides an in-depth analysis of China's diplomatic strategy in bilateral and multilateral negotiations on the South China Sea. Based on both documentary research and the personal experiences of the author at conferences and meetings on the issue, Lee highlights the approach adopted by China in its dealings with other parties to the dispute. Professor Lee also examines the state of cross-strait dialogues between Taiwan and China on the Sou...