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Murder in Canton – A Judge Dee Mystery: A Judge Dee Mystery (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In his attempts to solve three perplexing murders, Judge Dee uncovers a plot to take over key positions in the Tang government.
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Mahler: A Musical Physiognomy (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This text analyzes Mahler's music through his character, his social and philosophical background, and his moment in musical history. It examines the composer's works as a... Læs mere
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Hybrid: The History and Science of Plant Breeding (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Drawing on historical and scientific accounts, as well as a rich trove of anecdotes, this title shows how scientists, amateur breeders, and countless anonymous farmers and gardeners slowly caused the evolutionary pressures of nature to be supplanted by those of human needs.
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Madwomen – The "Locas mujeres" Poems of Gabriela Mistral, a Bilingual Edition: The "Locas mujeres" Poems of Gabriela Mistral, a Bilingual Edition (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) is one of the most important and enigmatic figures in twentieth-century Latin American literature. This book presents a collection of the Locas mujeres poems that explore facets of the self in extremis.
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Logics of History: Social Theory and Social Transformation (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In Logics of History, he reveals the shape such an engagement could take, some of the topics it could illuminate, and how it might affect both sides of the disciplinary divide.
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Jokes: Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
As a philosopher, Ted Cohen is interested in how jokes work, why they work and when they don't. He considers questions of audience, selection of joke... Læs mere
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Milton Friedman on Economics: Selected Papers (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Milton Friedman was lauded as the grandmaster of free-market economic theory in the postwar era. This book collects many of Friedman's papers on topics in... Læs mere
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In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Makes a plea for black America to address its social problems by recourse to experience - and with an eye set on the promise and potential of the future.
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Moving Politics – Emotion and ACT UP`s Fight against AIDS: Emotion and ACT UP's Fight against AIDS (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Chronicles the rise and fall of ACT UP - the organization founded by lesbians and gay men - highlighting a key factor in its trajectory: emotion.... Læs mere
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Living the Drama: Community, Conflict, and Culture among Inner-City Boys (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Looks at three neighborhoods in Boston to analyze the many complex ways that the context of community shapes the daily lives and... Læs mere
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Images in Spite of All: Four Photographs from Auschwitz (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Of one-and-a-half million photographs related to Nazi concentration camps, only four depict the actual process of mass killing perpetrated at the... Læs mere
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Marlborough: His Life and Times, Book One (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. His descendant, Sir Winston... Læs mere
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