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Criminal justice in eighteenth-century mexico
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholar...
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Athenian culture and society
This work explores the dynamic relationship between Athenian culture and society, focusing on Athens between the Persian Wars (490–480 B.C.) and the rise of Alexander the Great in 336 B.C., a period marked by extraordinary cultural flourishing. Athens is identified as a hub of innovation in democ...
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Studies in inductive logic and probability, volume ii
Studies in Inductive Logic and Probability, Volume II—edited by Richard C. Jeffrey—delivers the long-awaited completion of Rudolf Carnap’s “Basic System of Inductive Logic” and, with it, a definitive bridge between logical probability and modern Bayesian thought. Opening with the posthumous Part ...
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Contemplating the ancients
Contemplating the Ancients: Aesthetic and Social Issues in Early Chinese Portraiture delves into the intriguing world of ancient Chinese art, exploring portraits that transcend physical likeness to embody deeper societal and aesthetic values. Focusing on the iconic composition of the Seven Worthi...
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The poetry of homer
Sather Classical Lectures: The Poetry of Homer, Volume Fifteen provides a profound exploration of Homeric poetry through the lens of its poetic essence rather than its historical or critical origins. Prepared by Samuel Eliot Bassett before his untimely passing in 1936, the lectures argue for a re...
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Phil swing and boulder dam
Phil Swing and Boulder Dam is an exploration into the legislative and political intricacies surrounding the creation of Hoover Dam, focusing on the contributions of California Congressman Phil Swing. This study sheds light on Swing's pivotal role in advancing the Boulder Canyon Project Act, while...
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Managed integration
Managed Integration: Dilemmas of Doing Good in the City by Harvey Luskin Molotch is a groundbreaking sociological study of how urban communities navigated racial transition in mid-twentieth-century Chicago. Focusing on the South Shore neighborhood, Molotch probes the tensions between ecological f...
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The origins of the seder
The Origins of the Seder: The Passover Rite and Early Rabbinic Judaism delves into the transformation of the Passover celebration from its biblical roots to the structured Seder ritual we recognize today. Focusing on Mishnah Pesahim 10, this study examines how rabbinic Judaism redefined the festi...
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Epigrams of martial englished by divers hands
Epigrams of Martial Englished by Divers Hands offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the most influential Roman poets, providing a selection of his sharp, satirical, and often provocative works. Martial, known for his witty and biting commentary on the social, political, and sexual norms of...
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The politicized market economy
The Politicized Market Economy: Alcohol in Brazil's Energy Strategy examines Brazil's ambitious National Alcohol Program (Proalcool) as a case study in the interplay between government policies and market forces in a politicized market economy. The book develops a comprehensive model for understa...
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End of the affair
Eleanor M. Gates’s End of the Affair: The Collapse of the Anglo-French Alliance, 1939-40 offers a meticulous diplomatic and military history that probes one of World War II’s most consequential ruptures: the breakdown of cooperation between Britain and France in the face of German aggression. Spa...
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Auditing with the computer
Auditing with the Computer examines the transformative impact of electronic data-processing (EDP) systems on modern auditing practices. This forward-looking book explores the challenges and opportunities posed by integrating computerized information systems into business operations. It highlights...
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Italian marxism
Italian Marxism by Paul Piccone delves into the nuanced and often contentious development of Marxist thought within Italy, exploring its theoretical evolution and political ramifications. Far from being a monolithic or clearly defined ideology, Italian Marxism is presented as a rich, though fragm...
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Personal rule in black africa
Personal Rule in Black Africa: The Dynamics and Challenges of Institutionless Governance offers an in-depth exploration of governance systems across Black African states, focusing on the pervasive model of personal rule. This study contends that political authority in much of Black Africa operate...
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Aspects of prehistory
The exploration of prehistory provides a comprehensive perspective on the antecedents of human societies and civilizations, bridging the gap between scientific universality and the narrow scope of written histories. Prehistory reveals a shared human past, documented through fossils, and highlight...
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Form and purpose in boswell's biographical works
Form and Purpose in Boswell's Biographical Works provides a detailed comparative analysis of James Boswell’s three major biographical works: The Life of Johnson, The Tour to the Hebrides, and the Account of Corsica. Through this examination, the book challenges the traditional view that Boswell’s...
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Regimes in tropical africa
Regimes in Tropical Africa: Changing Forms of Supremacy, 1945–1975 offers a comparative study of political transformation across twenty-six African countries in the critical decades from decolonization through the mid-1970s. Beginning with the postwar introduction of mass suffrage, competitive pa...
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Logic of discovery and diagnosis in medicine
Logic of Discovery and Diagnosis in Medicine provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the interplay between philosophy of science, artificial intelligence (AI), and clinical diagnostic processes. Stemming from a conference held at the University of Pittsburgh, this volume unites contributions...
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Religion in chinese society
Religion in Chinese Society: A Study of Contemporary Social Functions of Religion and Some of Their Historical Factors by C. K. Yang offers a sweeping reinterpretation of how religion saturates Chinese social life. Challenging the long-held view of China as “unreligious,” Yang demonstrates—throug...
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Internal resistances
Internal Resistances: The Poetry of Edward Dorn offers a comprehensive analysis of Edward Dorn's work, examining his distinctive poetic voice and his critique of American society. This volume presents Dorn as a poet who, through his nomadic and marginal lifestyle, engages with and challenges the ...
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Asian medical systems
Asian Medical Systems: A Comparative Study explores the enduring relevance and evolution of traditional medical practices in Asia, emphasizing their interplay with modern cosmopolitan medicine. The book examines three major medical traditions—Chinese, South Asian (Ayurveda), and Mediterranean (Yu...
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Governing the island of montreal
Located at the junction of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers, Montreal Island is the main contact point between French and English Canadians. Prior to Quebec's "Quiet Revolution" of the 1960s, local governments in Montreal both reflected and perpetuated the mutual isolation of French and English...
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Business and politics in india
Business and Politics in India delves into the intricate interplay between the business community and the Indian political system, offering a comprehensive analysis of interest group behavior and its impact on public policy. By exploring the evolution of business organizations, this book examines...
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The golden and the brazen world
The Golden and the Brazen World: Papers in Literature and History, 1650–1800 examines the evolving relationship between literature and history, inspired by Sir Philip Sidney's Defence of Poetry. Sidney's distinction between poetry's "golden world," which idealizes and conveys moral truths, and hi...
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Pan-africanism reconsidered
Pan-Africanism Reconsidered captures a transformative moment in African and global history, offering profound insights into the evolution and implications of Pan-Africanism during a critical juncture—the decolonization era of the 20th century. Set against the backdrop of the 1960 Third Annual Con...
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Money and plan
Money and Plan concerns the changing role of money and finance in the East European countries as they enact economic reforms designed to decentralize economic decisions, extend enterprise autonomy, and rationalize the management of their economies. The book is the first in the Western world to ad...
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Alexis de tocqueville: selected letters on politics and society
This title opens a new window into the life and thought of Alexis de Tocqueville, presenting him as not only a political thinker but also a person deeply shaped by the tensions and ideals of his time. Known for Democracy in America, Tocqueville’s insights into American democracy have often oversh...
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The salt-sea mastodon
Salt-Sea Mastodon: A Reading of *Moby-Dick, by Robert Zoellner, offers a bold and original critical exploration of Herman Melville’s great novel. Written, as Zoellner explains, “in sheer self-defense” against the terrifying power of *Moby-Dick*, the book seeks to understand the sources of the nov...
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The custom house of desire
The Custom-House of Desire: A Half-Century of Surrealist Stories is an intriguing anthology that explores the breadth and depth of surrealist storytelling over a fifty-year period. Through the lens of both imagination and desire, the collection reveals how surrealist writers challenge conventiona...
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Substance and structure of language
Substance and Structure of Language, edited by Jaan Puhvel, brings together a landmark series of lectures from the 1966 Linguistic Institute at UCLA, capturing the intellectual vitality of a summer that gathered some of the field’s most influential voices. While two specialized series—the Indo-Eu...
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Swedish legends and folktales
Swedish Legends and Folktales by John Lindow gathers nineteenth- and twentieth-century oral narratives—legends, folktales, and first-person memorates—from across rural Sweden to reveal how storytelling reflected and shaped everyday life. Moving from Skåne’s market villages to the mountain shielin...
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Japan's new middle class
Japan’s New Middle Class: The Salary Man and His Family in a Tokyo Suburb by Ezra F. Vogel is a landmark sociological study that captures the rise of white-collar life in postwar Japan. Drawing on immersive fieldwork in the suburban community of “Mamachi” between 1958 and 1960, Vogel examines the...
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From two to five
Discover the enchanting and insightful world of childhood in From Two to Five by Kornei Chukovsky, a beloved classic that delves into the whimsical yet profound ways young children perceive and interact with the world. This timeless book captures the linguistic genius, poetic inclinations, and bo...
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Interpretations in shakespeare's sonnets
Interpretations in Shakespeare's Sonnets offers a deep exploration into the timeless beauty and complexity of Shakespeare’s celebrated poetic collection. The book examines how Sonnets have been both misunderstood and admired across centuries, tracing historical biases and shifting critical percep...
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Man's estate
In Man's Estate, the exploration of masculine identity takes center stage as Shakespeare’s works are examined through the lens of psychoanalytic theory and historical context. Shakespeare's male characters grapple with the challenges of defining and sustaining their manhood within the constraints...
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Public higher education in california
Public Higher Education in California offers a comprehensive analysis of the development, challenges, and transformations of California’s higher education system, particularly in the context of rapid expansion and societal upheaval. Published as part of the Western Center of the American Academy ...
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The heart
The Heart: Its Function in Health and Disease is a comprehensive exploration of the heart and its role in human health, designed to bridge the gap between technical scientific literature and popular medical information for a general audience. Aimed at educated readers without a medical background...
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Morality and power in a chinese village
Morality and Power in a Chinese Village: The Peasant as Moral Philosopher delves into the intricate interplay of moral philosophy, communal values, and political transformations in Chen Village, a small farming community in Guangdong Province, China. This study spans two tumultuous decades, from ...
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Modern brazilian short stories
The seventeen stories in this anthology have been carefully chosen to provide a wide, representative range of recent and contemporary Brazilian themes and styles. The scenes vary from a nearly abandoned village or a ranch in the northeastern backlands to the streets of Rio and Sao Paulo. The char...
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Ghostlier demarcations
Why do modern poets quote from dictionaries in their poems? How has the tape recorder changed the poet's voice? What has shopping to do with Gertrude Stein's aesthetics? These and other questions form the core of Ghostlier Demarcations, a study of modern poetry as a material medium. One of today'...
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The hudson's bay company as an imperial factor, 1821-1869
The Hudson's Bay Company as an Imperial Factor: 1821-1869 explores the rise, consolidation, and eventual decline of the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trade monopoly in British North America. Beginning in 1821, with the company's amalgamation with the North West Company, and ending in 1869 with the s...
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Brain physiology and psychology
Brain Physiology and Psychology offers a curated collection of groundbreaking papers that have shaped our understanding of the brain and its relationship to psychological processes. Tailored for both students and seasoned researchers, this volume bridges the disciplines of physiology and psycholo...
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Administrative law
Administrative Law: The Informal Process provides an in-depth exploration of the evolution and functions of administrative agencies within the American legal and governmental systems. Addressing the critical role of agencies in rule-making and adjudication, this work examines the constitutional c...
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Roots of rebellion
Roots of Rebellion: Workers' Politics and Organizations in St. Petersburg and Moscow, 1900–1914 by Victoria E. Bonnell is a landmark study of the forces that shaped the Russian labor movement in the years leading up to the First World War and the revolutions of the early twentieth century. Drawin...
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The making of south east asia
This book deals mainly with the earlier, formative epochs that marked the flowering in the region of the Great Traditions of Hinduism and of Buddhism. Following a succinct sketch of the prehistoric period, the book moves on to a chronological account of the developments from the Chinese conquest ...
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Neighbours and nationals in an african city ward
This study analyses the way in which tribal ties are maintained in the development of a tribally mixed, middle class community in Kampala, Uganda. Political independence in the early nineteen sixties in much of Africa created expectations of increased development, education and living standards. ...
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China's continuous revolution
China's Continuous Revolution: The Post-Liberation Epoch 1949-1981 explores the ambitious and transformative era of China's political landscape after the founding of the People's Republic in 1949. This meticulously researched volume delves into the ideology of continuous revolution under the dict...
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Studies in the theory of ideology
The study of ideology has traditionally been concerned not only with political ideas and doctrines, but also with the ways in which social relations are sustained through the representation of institutions and events. These traditional concerns have been transformed in recent years by investigati...
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Environmental protest and citizen politics in japan
Environmental Protest and Citizen Politics in Japan examines the development and significance of citizens' movements in Japan, particularly those centered around environmental activism, from the early 1970s. The author initially set out to study political behavior and participation, believing tha...
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Labor in developing economies
Labor in Developing Economies provides a comprehensive exploration of the complexities of labor markets in seven diverse nations, offering a critical lens into the intersections of trade unionism, political systems, and economic development. The countries studied—including Indonesia, Israel, Paki...
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Propertius: love and war
Propertius: ‘Love’ and ‘War’: Individual and State Under Augustus presents a nuanced exploration of the poetry of Propertius, addressing the apparent contradictions within his work and their implications for understanding the interplay between personal identity and political allegiance in Augusta...
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Principia, vol. ii: the system of the world
Sir Isaac Newton’s Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World is one of the most influential scientific works in history, laying the mathematical and physical foundations for classical mechanics and the universal laws of motion. This second volume, The System of the...
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Fiction and the shape of belief
Fiction and the Shape of Belief explores how eighteenth-century fiction negotiates the relationship between narrative form and ethical conviction. Sheldon Sacks develops a critical “grammar” of fictional types—satire, apologue, and action—and demonstrates how each embodies belief in distinct ways...
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Personal religion among the greeks
Personal Religion among the Greeks offers a groundbreaking exploration of the private, intimate dimensions of Greek piety that are often overshadowed by studies of civic ritual and myth. In these Sather Classical Lectures, André-Jean Festugière moves beyond temples, festivals, and state cults to ...
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Mathematical optimization techniques
Mathematical Optimization Techniques offers a comprehensive exploration of optimization methods and their applications, as presented at the 1960 Symposium on Mathematical Optimization Techniques in Santa Monica, California. Bringing together mathematicians, scientists, and engineers, the symposiu...
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Fathers work for their sons
This book delves into the dynamic changes in Nigeria's economy, particularly focusing on the intersection of agricultural development and the burgeoning petroleum industry in the 1970s. The study centers on Yoruba cocoa farmers in Oy State, offering a detailed analysis of how the cocoa-producing ...
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Lear's self-discovery
Lear's Self-Discovery explores the profound theme of self-awareness in Shakespeare’s King Lear, emphasizing its intellectual and dramatic significance. The book investigates how Shakespeare crafted one of literature's greatest dramas of self-discovery, where Lear's journey of self-awareness is bo...
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The structure of scientific inference
Mary Hesse’s The Structure of Scientific Inference offers a rigorous, accessible reorientation of how science actually advances—beyond verificationism and simple falsification—to a dynamic, network-based account of theory, observation, and meaning. Engaging Duhem, Quine, Kuhn, and Feyerabend, Hes...
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Magicians of manumanua
Magicians of Manumanua: Living Myth in Kalauna takes readers on a profound journey into the rich cultural and political life of Kalauna, a village on Goodenough Island, now often referred to by its traditional name, Nidula. The narrative begins with the author’s first encounter with the village i...
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Parallel systems
Parallel Systems: Redundancy in Government challenges the conventional wisdom that efficiency in public administration is best achieved by eliminating duplication. Drawing on real-world examples, including the infamous failure of the American rescue expedition to Iran, this book makes a compellin...
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A venture in history
A Venture in History: The Production, Publication, and Sale of the Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft by Harry Clark offers a revealing account of how one of the nineteenth century’s most ambitious historical enterprises came into being. Between 1874 and 1890, San Francisco publisher and bookseller Hu...
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Shakespeare's perjured eye
Fineman argues that in the sonnets Shakespeare developed an unprecedented poetic persona, one that subsequently became the governing model of all literary subjectivity. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out...
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Folk literature of the sephardic jews, vol. iii
Folk Literature of the Sephardic Jews: Judeo-Spanish Ballads from Oral Tradition offers a comprehensive exploration of the rich oral traditions within the Sephardic Jewish community, focusing on ballads that trace their roots to medieval epic narratives. Drawing from a collection of ballads recor...
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Partner in empire
Partner in Empire: Dwarkanath Tagore and the Age of Enterprise in Eastern India presents a detailed exploration of the life and ambitions of Dwarkanath Tagore, a visionary entrepreneur and civic leader in 19th-century Bengal. Set against the backdrop of British colonial expansion and the industri...
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Free trade and economic integration in latin america
Free Trade and Economic Integration in Latin America: The Evolution of a Common Market Policy offers a comprehensive analysis of Latin America's progress toward regional economic integration and the creation of a common market. The study is divided into three sections: Part I explores the early e...
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China: an interpretive history
China: An Interpretive History offers a compelling exploration of the origins of Chinese civilization, delving into the fascinating intersection of historical fact and cultural narrative. Beginning with the discovery of "Peking Man," this book examines the deep geological and evolutionary roots t...
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Table wines
Table Wines: The Technology of Their Production, Second Edition by M. A. Amerine and M. A. Joslyn is a comprehensive guide to the economic and technical challenges shaping the modern wine industry. The authors address the central problems of rising production costs and the imperative to maintain ...
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Henry fielding
Henry Fielding: Mask and Feast by Andrew Wright offers a probing reevaluation of one of the eighteenth century’s most inventive literary figures. Tracing Fielding’s career as novelist, playwright, and satirist, Wright emphasizes the centrality of performance, festivity, and spectacle in shaping b...
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The fatal dowry
The Fatal Dowry is a Jacobean play co-written by Philip Massinger and Nathan Field, likely composed around 1619, although it was not published until 1632. It showcases a collaboration that reflects both authors' distinctive styles, with Massinger contributing the more rhetorical and forensic scen...
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Rainforest corridors
Rainforest Corridors: The Transamazon Colonization Scheme offers a sweeping examination of one of the most ambitious—and controversial—development projects in the history of the tropics. Beginning in 1970, the Brazilian government set out to integrate the vast Amazonian interior with the rest of ...
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Kor
The signing of the Gdansk Agreements in August 1980 signaled the birth of the Solidarity independent trae union movement. The sixteen months that followed until the December 1981 declaration of martial law remain one of the most fascinating chapter in the history of communist states. But the even...
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Old california houses
Old California Houses: Portraits and Stories by Marion Randall Parsons is both an art book and a work of historical imagination. Originating in a painter’s sketching tour, the volume preserves vignettes of California’s architectural and cultural past—old adobes, mission-era ranch houses, miners’ ...
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Stream of consciousness in the modern novel
Stream of Consciousness in the Modern Novel by Robert Humphrey is a foundational study that clarifies one of the most elusive terms in modern literary criticism. While “stream of consciousness” has often been applied loosely to a wide range of works, Humphrey offers a precise definition: fiction ...
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The berlin police force in the weimar republic
The Berlin Police Force in the Weimar Republic explores the history of Berlin's law enforcement during Germany’s tumultuous Weimar era (1919–1933), focusing on its role as a microcosm of the nation's broader political and social challenges. The study emphasizes the importance of German historiogr...
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Mao's way
This major biography of Mao draws on never before seen documents to reveal surprising details about Mao's rise to power and leadership in China. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brigh...
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Precious nonsense
Precious Nonsense is a fascinating exploration of the unique ways in which language, pattern, and meaning intersect in some of literature's most revered works. Examining Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Ben Jonson’s epitaphs on his children, and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the book argues t...
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Bad mouth
Bad Mouth: Fugitive Papers on the Dark Side examines the pervasive and complex ways in which language is used to harm, distort, and alienate. Through a series of essays, the book explores the concept of "counter-language"—words deployed as weapons to insult, deceive, and subvert standards of trut...
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Michele barbi's life of dante
Michele Barbi’s Life of Dante stands as a masterful and concise exploration of the great poet's life, works, and enduring legacy. Originally appearing in the Enciclopedia Italiana in 1931 and later expanded into a book in 1933, Barbi's biography is celebrated for its synthesis of early Dante comm...
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One of the children
One of the Children: Gay Black Men in Harlem provides a groundbreaking ethnographic account of the lives of gay black men residing in Harlem. This community, often overlooked in academic literature, is presented through the lens of the author’s two-year participant-observation fieldwork, revealin...
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Surviving without governing
Surviving Without Governing: The Italian Parties in Parliament by Giuseppe Di Palma examines the paradox at the heart of postwar Italian politics: a system of extraordinary social and economic upheaval, marked by chronic instability and yet surprising endurance. Written in the midst of the 1970s ...
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Contemporary italian poetry
Hermeticism, Futurism, and post-war neo-realistic poetry are some of the movements covered in the lengthy and detailed introduction. Selections from Quasimodo, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1959, Pavese, Ungaretti, Montale, and Bartolini.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived...
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Communications and national integration in communist china
Communications and National Integration in Communist China explores the unprecedented efforts of Mao Zedong’s government to unify a vast, diverse nation through mass persuasion and propaganda. Dr. Liu delves into the innovative, low-cost communication systems—wired loudspeakers, grassroots discus...
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Rural small-scale industry in the people's republic of china
Rural Small-Scale Industry in the People’s Republic of China explores the sprawling, shape-shifting world of county-jurisdiction factories—some “rural,” many in county towns; some “small,” others with 500+ workers—visited by a 12-member, China-savvy delegation in summer 1975. Framed by self-relia...
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Background to Nationalism offers a compelling exploration of the historical and social forces that shaped Nigeria's journey toward independence. This groundbreaking study examines how Nigeria, the most populous African nation, emerged as a focal point of the broader movement for self-det...
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Spontaneity and tradition
Spontaneity and Tradition: A Study in the Oral Art of Homer by Michael N. Nagler offers a groundbreaking reappraisal of the Iliad and the Odyssey through the lens of oral poetics. Building on the work of Milman Parry and Albert Lord, Nagler demonstrates how Homer’s epics are best understood as or...
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California slavic studies, volume viii
The California Slavic Studies, Volume VIII delves into the intricate cultural, ideological, and historical dynamics of Slavic studies with a focus on significant Russian and Eastern European topics. This volume includes essays like "Paris 1848: A Russian Ideological Spectrum" and "Russian Ministe...
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The uses of science in the age of newton
The Uses of Science in the Age of Newton edited by John G. Burke brings together leading historians of science to examine the contested relationship between knowledge, utility, and society in seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century England. Moving beyond the older assumption that science develo...
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The greek struggle for independence 1821-1833
The Greek Struggle for Independence 1821–1833 is an illuminating exploration of Greece’s historic fight for sovereignty and the birth of the modern Greek state. Chronicling the revolution’s early achievements and its far-reaching implications, the book details the nation’s transformation from a f...
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The composer's voice
Music, we are often told, is a language. But if music is a language, then who is speaking? The Composer's Voice tries to answer this obvious but infrequently raised question. In so doing, it puts forward a dramatistic theory of musical expression, based on the view that every composition is a sym...
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A marriage made in heaven
With remarkably original formulations, Naomi Seidman examines the ways that Hebrew, the Holy Tongue, and Yiddish, the vernacular language of Ashkenazic Jews, came to represent the masculine and feminine faces, respectively, of Ashkenazic Jewish culture. Her sophisticated history is the first book...
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