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Peasant Icons: Representations of Rural People in Late Nineteenth-Century Russia more books like this

by Frierson, Cathy A. other copies of this book

Description: Very Good. 0195072944 Bookstore label(s) affixed to cover exterior. In the thirty years after Russian peasants were emancipated in 1861, they became a major focus of Russian intellectual life. This text is the first to examine the revealing images of the newly-freed peasant created by Russian writers, scholars, journalists, and government officials during the first three decades of the post-Emancipation period, as the identity and fate of the Russian peasant became an integral component in the ... read more

American Catholic Religious Thought more books like this

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Description: Fine. 0809128845 Bookstore label(s) affixed to cover exterior. Have American Catholics produced any creative and theological responses to the issues and forces that have confronted them over the last three centuries or has little worthwhile been added to the classical European formulations by citizens of the New World? In his introduction to this collection of original writings, Patrick Carey argues that American Catholics, from John Carroll to John Courtney Murray, have exhibited a fresh, ... read more

The Heir of Redclyffe (Oxford World's Classics) more books like this

by Yonge, Charlotte M. other copies of this book

Description: Very Good. 0192831321 Bookstore label(s) affixed to cover exterior. 'Sternly as he was wont to treat his impulses, he did not look on his affection as an earthborn fancy, liable to draw him from higher things, and therefore to be combated; he deemed her rather a guide and guard whose love might arm him, soothe him and encourage him...' First published in 1853, The Heir ofRedclyffe was among the. most successful novels of the century, equalling even the work of Dickens and Thackeray in ... read more

Bandanna (Faber Poetry) more books like this

by Muldoon, Paul; Hagen, Daron other copies of this book

Description: Very Good. 0571197620 Following his highly praised Shining Brow (1993), which was also written as an opera libretto for the American composer Daron Aric Hagen, Paul Muldoon's Bandanna takes us into very different territory. Its action is set in a small town on the Mexican border; it includes illegal immigrants and a corrupt law officer among its dramatis personae; but at its heart is an old-fashioned tale of sexual jealousy and murderous revenge. The drama is powered by a strong emotional ... read more

Manifest Design: Anxious Aggrandizement in Late Jacksonian America more books like this

by Hietala, Thomas R. other copies of this book

Description: Good. 0801497760 Some pages with highlighting and/or annotation. "A fascinating, thought-provoking book. Hietala has made a very important contribution. [He] has great command of the sources and a superb ability to sum up very complex events in a sentence or two. This book shows that it was not destiny but design and aggression that enabled the United States to control Texas, New Mexico and California."-Historian 'The importance of mid-1840s expansionism has rarely been doubted, though its ... read more

Movies, the: a Short History, Revised Edition (Trade Version) more books like this

by Mast, Gerald; Kawin, Bruce F. other copies of this book

Description: Very Good. 0205196705 Approximately 3 pages with neat yellow highlighting. A revision of the classic text which served as the foundation for contemporary modern film history courses, covering the birth of the technology to the thematic contents of director Quentin Tarantino. The text highlights international advances in film narrative, Hollywood's evolution from Griffith to the most contemporary directors, including specific discussions of German, French, and Japanese film, Soviet montage, ... read more

Antarctic Odyssey: Endurance and Adventure in the Farthest South more books like this

by Collier, Graham; Collier, Patricia Graham other copies of this book

Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 0786706538 Dust jacket condition: Very good. Tear to jacket at front flap fold This beautifully illustrated account arose from several visits to both East and West Antarctica by author Graham Collier. Traveling on small, ice-strengthened expedition ships and on one occasion a converted Russian icebreaker, he recalls the stories of the early South-Polar explorers, often while standing on the sites of their triumphs and disasters. Starting from the Magellan Straits ... read more

Last of the Great Scouts: the Life Story of Col. William F. Cody more books like this

by Wetmore, Helen Cody other copies of this book

Description: Fine. No Jacket(As issued); Dust jacket condition: No Jacket(As issued). Facsimile reprint of the 1899 edition printed by Duluth Press Publishing Company. 295 pages. Your order on its way to you by the next business day! read more

Clay Sculpting for Digital Media more books like this

by Reese, Stephanie other copies of this book

Description: Very Good. 0130852465 Text free of underlining, writing and highlighting. Bookstore label(s) affixed to cover exterior. Build natural and organic clay models for computer. animation step-by-step! Use up-to-the-minute techniques and materials during the entire process of creating and designing a clay maquette and digital model. Ideal for every student and professional of video game production, cinematic special effects, advertising, education, forensic animation, and more! * Complete workshop ... read more