The Cavalry Maiden is a lively narrative which appeals in our own time as a unique and gripping contribution to the literature of female experience.
The legend touches upon the most sensitive areas of our existence. This book presents a descriptive and analytical study of the legend, one of the most prolific and characteristic form of folklore in contemporary Western civilisation.
Traces the ways in which negative attitudes toward blacks became deeply embedded in French culture.... Læs mere
Some of the most celebrated composers - including Beethoven, Brahms, and Ravel - prepared piano transcriptions of some of their own... Læs mere
Examines over 300 non-fiction films by more than 150 African American film/videomakers and includes an extensive filmography,... Læs mere
The Generals' War is a landmark exploration of the generalship that shaped the very framework of modern warfare as we know it today and provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis on the senior commanders of the Great War.
In a very real sense, the cavalry laid the foundations of the National Park Service and saved the parks for the more than 307 million people who now visit our national parks each year.
Exploring themes of work and labour in everyday life, this work offers a history of how coal miners and their families lived their religion in... Læs mere
Traces the organ profession's rebirth through the careers of Saint-Saens, Franck, Gigout, Guilmant, and Widor and other influential... Læs mere
-Robert AckermannInstrumental Realism has three principal aims: to advocate a "praxis-perceptionapproach to... Læs mere
The resurgent role of religion in post-Soviet Russia and Eurasia