yale university press apr 2009 (8 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A brief, passionate book about the nature of poetry and its use in the world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Inspired by the process of creating a library for his 15th-century home near the Loire, in France, Manguel, the acclaimed writer on books and reading, has taken up the subject of libraries in this captivating meditation on their meaning and significance.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dramatic social and economic change during the middle ages altered the lives of the people of Britain in far-reaching ways, from the structure of their families to the ways they made their livings. In this engagingly written economic history, Christopher Dyer provides a vivid new account of British medieval life from the Viking invasions through the Norman conquest to the colonial expansion of the sixteenth century.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In seiner Monografie '1948. Der erste arabisch-israelische Krieg' beleuchtet Benny Morris die Hintergründe und Ereignisse, die zum Ende des Britischen Mandats in Palästina, zur Zersplitterung der arabisch-palästinensischen Gesellschaft und schließlich zur Geburt des Staates Israel führten. Im Fokus der Betrachtung steht dabei die unmittelbare Reaktion auf die Staatsgründung: der panarabische Angriffskrieg.Morris' akribische Auswertung der seit den 1980er Jahren zugänglichen israelischen und internationalen Archive ermöglicht einen klaren, dokumentarischen Blick auf die vielfach mythologisierte Geschichte des Krieges von 1948 und seine politischen wie militärischen Akteure. Gegen die mithin geschichtsvergessenen und ressentimentgeladenen Debatten um Israel und Palästina, um Zionismus und Vertreibung liefert dieses erstmals in deutscher Sprache erscheinende Buch somit die dringend benötigte historische Aufklärung.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Presents the story of Spain's three-hundred-year tenure on the continent. From the first Spanish-Indian contact through Spain's gradual retreat, this title offers an assessment of the impact of each civilization upon the other.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Trame: A Contemporary Italian Reader' brings together short stories, poems, interviews, excerpts from movie scripts and novels, and other works by 33 renowned authors. The readings cover familiar themes--youth, family, immigration, politics, women's voices, identity--from the fresh perspective of a new generation of Italian writers. By presenting a rich array of materials and many points of view, 'Trame'highlights the cultural complexity of contemporary Italy. Each text is accompanied by a diverse selection of activities and exercises that help students read authentic texts and build their language skills. These include: - pre-reading activities that introduce important themes;- vocabulary lists with definitions in Italian;- writing exercises;- post-reading activities in discussion and analysis. With its range of readings and exercises, 'Trame' is designed to be easily adaptable to instructors' different needs and class levels. It is ideally suited to high-intermediate and advanced Italian language and culture courses.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Focuses on Homer Page's New York photographs taken while he was a Guggenheim Fellow during the late '40s.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - No area of Wales is more rewarding to the architectural traveler than Gwynedd--the historic counties of Anglesey, Caernarfon and Merioneth, which are the setting for many of Wales's greatest buildings. This book examines the buildings of the region, from Beaumaris, Caernafon, Conwy, and Harlech castles and atmospheric medieval churches to Nonconformist chapels and houses in distinctive vernacular traditions.