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Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet fro...

Sacks, David
Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet from A to Z
A fun, lively, and learned excursion into the alphabet-and cultural history.Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our messages and tell our stories. While we encounter these tiny shapes hundreds of times a day, we take for granted the long, fascinating history behind one of the most fundamental of human inventions: the alphabet.The heart of the book is the 26 fact-filled...

CHF 26.50

The Birth of the Orchestra: History of an Institution, 16...

Spitzer, John / Zaslaw, Neal
The Birth of the Orchestra: History of an Institution, 1650-1815
This is the story of the orchestra, from 16th-century string bands to the 'classical' orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Spitzer and Zaslaw document orchestral organization, instrumentation, social roles, repertories, and performance practices in Europe and the American colonies, concluding around 1800 with the widespread awareness of the orchestra as a central institution in European life.

CHF 535.00

Contrasting Prisoners' Rights: A Comparative Examination ...

Lazarus, Liora
Contrasting Prisoners' Rights: A Comparative Examination of Germany and England
This volume aims to provoke reflection on the English conception and treatment of prisoners' rights, through juxtaposition with the conception of prisoners' rights in Germany. First, the German and English understandings of prisoners' legal status are examined, secondly these understandings are placed against the background of broader social, political, and legal factors, and thirdly, the methodological problems of comparative law are addressed.

CHF 218.00

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy: Summer 2004 Volume ...

Sedley, David
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy: Summer 2004 Volume XXVI: Summer 2004
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books. OSAP is now published twice yearly, in both hardback and paperback. In this volume, articles range from Heraclitus to Proclus, with several on each of Aristotle and Plato. Editor: David Sedley, Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of C...

CHF 178.00