A biography of noted Indiana businessman John Purdue, whose donations of time and money led to the founding of Indiana's greatest land-grant... Læs mere
Providing a reference to the economic, social, political, scientific, and technological changes that have most affected farming in America, this book is a story of... Læs mere
This work explores the use of the grammatical figure called the chiasmus in the work of Miguel de Unamuno. He explores concepts, usually... Læs mere
This text is designed to take the reader through the entire manufacturing process of hardwood plywood. Beginning with an explanation of lay terminology, it then addresses the many processes by which hardwood and decorative veneers can be cut and manufactured.
This work is a collection of papers in comparative cultural studies, rather than the single-culture approach, applied in the study of Central European culture. It proposes that a Central European culture, as controversial and debated as the notion may be, exists.
Analyses La Rochefoucauld's ideas on truth and falsehood in the context of his views on self-love, on the passions, and on vice and virtue. The book also explores his views on the subject in relation to what he sees as the extremely fragile foundations of the social contract.
This volume brings together a series of accounts, from ordinary servicemen and women, detailing their experiences of the Vietnam War. Some are heroic, some are frightening, while others verge from the amusing to the nigh on unbelievable.
"A fascinating venture into diverse but contiguous and even overlapping worlds that points out unexpected relationships between modern linguistics, textual analysis, philosophy,... Læs mere
These letters of George Ade are arranged chronologically and annotated with explanatory material. The work includes an introduction and autobiography.
Treadway's work is the first comprehensive study of Montenegro's relations with her Great-Power neighbors on the eve of World War I. "An excellent contribution".--"Eastern European Quarterly".
This volume covers the following topics: moral standings of animals, history of the methods of argumentation, knowledge of the animal mind, nature and value of regulatory structures, and how respect for animals can be converted from theory to action in the laboratory.
Demonstrates that ""only when we hear both the doctor's and the patient's voice will we have a medicine that is truly human"". The second edition of this text features a revised and expanded appendix and an additional chapter on the myths of self-narrative and ethical concerns.