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Traces the history of the Gregorian revival from its Romantic origins in a community of French monks at Solesmes, whose founder hoped to rebuild the moral foundation of French culture on the ruins of the Benedictine order.
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Detailing the role played by non-elites, this book presents a perspective on nationalism in the Arab Middle East in the... Læs mere
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A freak accident leaves Frank Eastman a paraplegic. He imagines his existence to be in Los Angeles, the scene of his accident. He settles in a run-down motel near Disneyland with eccentric... Læs mere
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Challenges many of the tenets of establishment ecology. This title presents a convincing case that disorder is what makes the natural world work, and that clinging to romantic notions of nature's grand design only saps the strength of the conservation movement.
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Chronicles the emergence and transformation of hemophilia community. This book sets the story within our national political landscape - where the disease is also a social, psychological, and economic experience.
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An exploration of everyday choices in neonatal intensive care units, which looks at the life-and-death dilemmma. Using case studies,... Læs mere
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A seminal figure in post-World War II literature, Charles Olson (1910-1970) has helped define the postmodern sensibility. This volume presents his work and extends the poetic accomplishment that influenced a generation.
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This is the first in a four-volume sesquicentennial California history series to celebrate the 150th birthday of the state of California. This volume of... Læs mere
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While the typical Japanese male politician glides through his district in air-conditioned taxis, the typical female voter trundles along the... Læs mere
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Focuses on the tangled connections that have bound Jews to African Americans in popular culture and liberal politics. Looking at films from "Birth of a Nation" to "Forrest Gump", this book explores blackface in Hollywood films as an aperture to various issues.
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This text is a mix of social history, literary analysis, political biography and murder mystery. It explores and analyzes the social and cultural dynamics of the Chinese revolution of the 1920s by focusing on the mysterious 1928 assassination of Shen Dingyi.
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A study of how the traditional nuclear family has been supplanted by a variety of relationships that are not defined by blood ties and traditional gender roles.