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Rediscover one of the greatest dance writers of the twentieth century"Aloff, herself a fine writer and critic, has plucked the best of Agnes de Mille, one of the most vivid writers in dance, and made a bouquet of them that is as pungent as de Mille's writing."--Alexandra Tomalonis, editor ofDance View"De Mille can be witty, wise, irascible, poignant. As editor, Aloff delivers her subject to the reader in full regalia, and the result is a remar...

In Transcending Textuality, Ariadna Garca-Bryce provides a fresh look at post-Trent political culture and Francisco de Quevedos place within it by examining his works in relation to two potentially rival means of transmitting authority: spectacle and print. Quevedos highly theatrical conceptions of power are identified with court ceremony, devotional ritual, monarchical and spiritual imagery, and religious and classical oratory. At the same ti...

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The last decades of the Ming dynasty, though plagued by chaos and destruction, saw major advances in knowledge and technology. This title sheds light on the development of scientific thinking in China, the purpose of technical writing, and its role in and effects on Chinese history.

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An up-to-date geological excursion guide to the dramatic landscape of the North-West Highlands of Scotland.

Die Darstellung der Religionen folgt deren jeweiligem Selbstverständnis. Grundlegende Sachinformation sowie ein erweiterter, reicher Quellenteil mit Texten und Bildern machen die Weltreligionen zu einer wegweisenden, fächerverbindend konzipierten Arbeitshilfe für den Kursunterricht. Die Weltreligionen haben eine große globale Bedeutung - nicht zuletzt sind sie im Kräftespiel der Politik aktiv. Die Arbeitsbücher für Religion - Ethik - ...

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This novel satirizes the era of political greed and corruption following the Civil War. The themes are exemplified through two narratives: a poor Tennessee family trying to sell 75, 000 acres of unimproved land and two young upper-class men seeking their fortune in land.

Understanding what your emotions and feelings are telling you about yourself is very useful, even for little kids! This lighthearted and whimsical kid-friendly book helps kids learn to recognize and identify their own emotions and what to do when those feelings get too big or out of control. Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs is cleverly written and playfully illustrated and will be read again and again by young and old alike.

While children are still in high school, they can prepare for college life with this book by assessing their "living-on-your-own" skills such as problem solving/decision making, communication, self-awareness, and identifying what needs improving. Parents can work with their child to make a plan to meet these challenges head on and get ready for college.

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The Anthem Guide to Short Fiction' contains 20 classic short stories by well-known and respected authors. Some of the stories included are rarely anthologized in the contemporary publishing market. Accordingly, the selection provides a fresh perspective on each author and his or her place in the literary canon. The guide also features individual biographical notes for each writer and a short introduction of his or her short story. Each story i...

Sprawl" is one of the ugliest words in the American political lexicon. Virtually no one wants America's rural landscapes, farmland, and natural areas to be lost to bland, placeless malls, freeways, and subdivisions. Yet few of America's fast-growing rural areas have effective rules to limit or contain sprawl. Oregon is one of the nation's most celebrated exceptions. In the early 1970s Oregon established the nation's first and only comprehensiv...

Scholars have recently achieved new insights into the many ways in which the dead and the living interacted from the Late Preclassic to the Conquest in Mesoamerica. The eight essays in this volume were written by well-known scholars who offer cross-disciplinary and synergistic insights into the varied articulations between the dead and those who survived them.

Landslides represent one of the most destructive natural catastrophes. They can reach extremely long distance and velocity, and are capable of wiping out human communities and settlements. Yet landslides have a creative facet as they contribute to the modification of the landscape. They are the consequence of the gravity pull jointly with the tectonic disturbance of our living planet.Landslides are most often studied within a geotechnical and ...

The Mekong Delta of Vietnam is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world.  The Mekong River fans out over an area of about 40, 000 sq kilometers and over the course of many millennia has produced a region of fertile alluvial soils and constant flows of energy.  Today about a fourth of the Delta is under rice cultivation, making this area one of the premier rice granaries in the world.  The Delta has always proven a difficult e...

In early modern Europe, the king's body was literally sovereign. This title demonstrates the ways in which democratic societies have continued many of the rituals and practices associated with kingship in displaced, distorted, and, usually, unrecognizable forms.