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Avedon at Work: In the American West (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Acclaimed for his portraits of people and women of great beauty, Richard Avedon was one of the 20th century's greatest photographers - but perhaps not the most... Læs mere
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Controlling Desires: Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Now with new chapters on Greek vase painting and Roman artifacts and wall paintings, Controlling Desires is the essential classroom and general introduction to sexual practices, attitudes, and beliefs in the classical world.
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Arab-Islamic Philosophy: A Contemporary Critique (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examines the status of Arab thought in the late twentieth century. This book questions the philosophical positions of the liberals, the Marxists, and the... Læs mere
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Dinarchus, Hyperides, and Lycurgus (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Combines the surviving speeches of three orators who stand at the end of the classical period: Dinarchus, Hyperides, and Lycurgus.
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Hollywood Incoherent: Narration in Seventies Cinema (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Looking at iconic films such as The Godfather, The French Connection, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver & A Woman Under the Influence, this book reveals that the narrative and stylistic innovations of the 1970s opened a new era in American cinema.
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The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual: Devotional Practices of Pakistan and India (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Presents the first in-depth study of the female voice in Sufi practice in the subcontinent of Pakistan and India.
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Anthropology and History in Yucatan (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A collection of ten essays that offer interpretations of the survival and adaptation of lowland Maya culture from its earliest contact with the Spanish to the 1970s.
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The Book of Dede Korkut: A Turkish Epic (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Provides introduction to the language and background of the legends as well as a history of Dede Korkut scholarship. This title features tales that are suitable... Læs mere
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Brazil and the Quiet Intervention, 1964 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Relying principally on documents from the Johnson and Kennedy presidential libraries, Phyllis Parker unravels the events of the 1964 Goulart coup in fascinating detail.
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Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A haunting ode to a lost friend, this memoir by the acclaimed author of Rat Girl offers the most personal, empathetic look at the creative genius and often-tormented life of singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt that is ever likely to be written.
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Homeric Questions (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Offers a historical model for understanding how, when, where, and why the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" were ultimately preserved as written texts. This book draws on the comparative... Læs mere
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Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A tour de force by a New York Times best-selling author and master storyteller who captures the rich history of a state that sits at the center of the nation, yet defiantly stands apart.
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