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Marriage of Convenience

Anne-Emanuelle Birn

• Hardcover | Engels | Rochester Studies in Medical History | nr. 8
• In January 1921, after a decade of bloody warfare, Mexico's new government found an unlikely partner in its struggle to fulfill the Revolution's promi... Lees meer

The American Enlightenment

• Hardcover | Engels | Library of the History of Ideas | nr. 11
• Twenty-five essays, culled from the Journal of the History of Ideas , cover the unique participation of America in the international Enlightenment. Th... Lees meer

White Chief, Black Lords

Thomas V McClendon

• Hardcover | Engels | Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora | nr. 46
• A study of colonial Natal, focused on the contradictions related to indirect rule, the legacy of which continues to inform the political and social cl... Lees meer

David Hume and Eighteenth-Century America

Mark G Spencer

• Hardcover | Engels | Rochester Studies in Philosophy
• A thorough examination of the role which David Hume's writings played upon the founders of the United States. This book explores the reception of Davi... Lees meer

Widor

John R Near

• Paperback | Engels | Eastman Studies in Music | nr. 83
• Brings to light the life and work of one of France's most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any language of Charles-Marie Wido... Lees meer

Bacteriology in British India

Pratik Chakrabarti

• Paperback | Engels | Rochester Studies in Medical History | nr. 22
• The first book to provide a social and cultural history of bacteriology in colonial India, situating it at the confluence of colonial medical practice... Lees meer

Charlotte Perkins Gilman [Pb]

• Paperback | Engels
• This collection of essays, edited by Sheryl L. Meyering and with a foreword by Cathy N. Davidson, maps a way for readers to approach Charolotte Perkin... Lees meer

Nation as Grand Narrative

Wale Adebanwi

• Hardcover | Engels | Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora | nr. 70
• A methodical analysis of relations of domination and subordination through media narratives of nationhood in an African context. Nation as Grand Narra... Lees meer

Bedrich Smetana

Kelly St Pierre

• Hardcover | Engels | Eastman Studies in Music | nr. 139
• This book reveals Czech composer Bedrich Smetana as a dynamic figure whose mythology has been rewritten time and again to suit shifting political pers... Lees meer

Kant and the Concept of Community

• Paperback | Engels | North American Kant Society Studies in Philosophy | nr. 9
• An interdisciplanary collection of essays focused on Kant's work on the concept of community. The concept of community plays a central role in Kant's ... Lees meer

Composing for Japanese Instruments

Minoru Miki

• Paperback | Engels | Eastman Studies in Music | nr. 57
• A practical but scholarly guide to Japanese instruments by one of the country's leading composers. The unique sounds of the biwa, shamisen, and other ... Lees meer

The Philosopher's English King

Leon Harold Craig

• Paperback | Engels
• The Philosopher's English King offers a close reading of the Henriad, presenting Shakespeare's teaching on political authority and contributing to the... Lees meer

Decolonizing African Studies

Toyin Falola

• Hardcover | Engels | Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora | nr. 93
• Examines transformational moments and liberation movements in the decolonization of inherited Western academic traditions in Africa. This book explore... Lees meer

Plato's Erotic Thought

Alfred Geier

• Hardcover | Engels | Rochester Studies in Philosophy | nr. 3
• An attempt, by a close reading of three Platonic dialogues, the Symposium, Lysis, and the Phaedrus, to discover the true nature of the object of Eros ... Lees meer

Enlightened Feudalism

Jeremy Hayhoe

• Hardcover | Engels | Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe | nr. 10
• A reassessment of seigneurial justice that presents a new vision of village society in eighteenth-century France. Thousands of seigneurial courts cove... Lees meer

Reviving Haydn

Bryan Proksch

• Hardcover | Engels | Eastman Studies in Music | nr. 124
• Examines the decline and resurgence of Haydn's reputation in an effort to better understand the forces that shape critical reception on a broad scale.... Lees meer

The Rise and Demise of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Atlantic World

• Hardcover | Engels | Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora | nr. 71
• Essays draw on quantitative and qualitative evidence to cast new light on slavery and the transatlantic slave trade as well as on the origins and deve... Lees meer

The Animal/Human Boundary: Historical Perspectives

• Hardcover | Engels | Studies in Comparative History | nr. 2
• An examination of the difficulties in fundamentally differentiating humans from all other animals. The way in which humans articulate identities, soci... Lees meer

Wagner and Venice

John W Barker

• Hardcover | Engels | Eastman Studies in Music | nr. 59
• Explores Wagner's lengthy stays in Venice, his death there, and the meaning of his works -- and his death -- for that great city and its mystique. Ric... Lees meer

Movements, Borders, and Identities in Africa

• Hardcover | Engels | Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora | nr. 40
• A groundbreaking interrogation of the myriad causes and effects of African migration, from the pre-colonial to the modern era. Migration, whether forc... Lees meer

Laughter Between Two Revolutions

Francesco Izzo

• Hardcover | Engels | Eastman Studies in Music | nr. 106
• Tells the forgotten story of post-Rossinian opera buffa, with attention to masterpieces by Donizetti and fascinating comic works by Luigi Ricci, the y... Lees meer

Voices of the Poor in Africa

Elizabeth Isichei

• Paperback | Engels | Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora | nr. 12
• An ambitious new approach to African studies, utilizing indigenous sources to bring back the voices of the native Africans in their own words rather t... Lees meer

The Sense of Injustice and the Origin of Modern Democracy

Bruce J Smith

• Hardcover | Engels
• A careful study of the political thought of Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Locke, revealing the roots of modern democracy In this study of early modern poli... Lees meer

The Broadway Sound

Estate Of Robert Russell Bennett, George J Ferencz

• Paperback | Engels | Eastman Studies in Music | nr. 12
• The previously unpublished autobiography and additional essays by the orchestrator-composer of some of America's most important musical theatre produc... Lees meer