Published by Oxford University Press Inc, United States, New York, 2011
ISBN 10: 0195181727 ISBN 13: 9780195181722
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ever since the film industry relocated to Hollywood early in the twentieth century, it has had an outsized influence on American politics. Through a series of gripping chapters on larger-than-life figures in American cinema--Charlie Chaplin, Louis Mayer, Edward G. Robinson, Harry Belafonte, Ronald Reagan, George Murphy, Jane Fonda, Charlton Heston, Warren Beatty, and Arnold Schwarzenegger--Hollywood Left and Right tells the compelling story of how Hollywood emerged as a vital center of American politics. From Chaplin, whose movies almost always displayed his leftist convictions, to Schwarznegger's nearly seamless transition from action blockbusters to the California governor's mansion, Steve Ross traces the intersection of Hollywood and political activism through the twentieth century and into the 21st. Significantly, Hollywood Left and Right challenges the commonly held belief that Hollywood is a bastion of liberalism. The real story, as Ross shows in this passionate yet highly entertaining work, is a far more complicated one. The Left and the Right each gained ascendancy in Tinseltown at different times, but while the Hollywood Left was usually more vocal and visible, it was the Right that achieved the most, capturing a Senate seat (Murphy), a governorship (Schwarzenegger), and--ultimately--the Presidency (Reagan). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press, 1986
ISBN 10: 0930741110 ISBN 13: 9780930741112
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Published by Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, Oxford, 1992
ISBN 10: 0192891847 ISBN 13: 9780192891846
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Renaissance has long been recognized as a brilliant moment in the development of Western civilization. However, little attention has been devoted to the distinct contributions of philosophy to Renaissance culture. This volume introduces the reader to the philosophy written, read, taught, and debated during the period traditionally credited with the `revival of learning'. The authors examine the relation of Renaissance philosophy to humanism and the universities, the impact of rediscovered ancient sources, the recovery of Plato and the Neoplatonists, and the evolving ascendancy of Aristotle. Renaissance Philosophy also explores the original contributions of major figures including Bruni, Valla, Ficino, Pico della Mirandola, Pomponazzi, Machiavelli, More, Vitoria, Montaigne, Bruno, and Campanella. Renaissance Philosophy demonstrates the uses of ancient and medieval philosophy by Renaissance thinkers, and throws light on the early modern origins of modern philosophy. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Herald Printers, 1978
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Published by Arcadia Publishing, 2007
ISBN 10: 0738530506 ISBN 13: 9780738530505
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Published by Oxford University Press Inc, United States, New York, 2007
ISBN 10: 0195327101 ISBN 13: 9780195327106
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A gripping and beautifully written narrative that reads like a novel, Fire in the City presents a compelling account of a key moment in the history of the Renaissance, illuminating the remarkable man who dominated the period, the charismatic Girolamo Savonarola. Lauro Martines, whose decades of scholarship have made him one of the most admired historians of Renaissance Italy, here provides a remarkably fresh perspective on Savonarola, the preacher and agitator who flamed like a comet through late fifteenth-century Florence. The Dominican friar has long been portrayed as a dour, puritanical demagogue who urged his followers to burn their worldly goods in "the bonfire of the vanities." But as Martines shows, this is a caricature of the truth--the version propagated by the wealthy and powerful who feared the political reforms he represented. Here, Savonarola emerges as a complex and subtle man, both a religious and a civic leader--who inspired an outpouring of political debate in a city newly freed from the tyranny of the Medici. In the end, the volatile passions he unleashed--and the powerful families he threatened--sent the friar to his own fiery death. But the fusion of morality and politics that he represented would leave a lasting mark on Renaissance Florence. For the many readers fascinated by histories of Renaissance Italy--such as Brunelleschi's Dome or Galileo's Daughter, and Martines's acclaimed April Blood--Fire in the City offers a vivid portrait of one of the most memorable characters from that dazzling era. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, Oxford, 2011
ISBN 10: 0199583528 ISBN 13: 9780199583522
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Four hundred years ago, in 1610, Galileo published the Siderius nuncius, or Starry Messenger, a 'hurried little masterpiece' in John Heilbron's words. Presenting to the world his remarkable observations using the recently invented telescope - of the craters of the moon, and the satellites of Jupiter, observations that forced changes to perceptions of the perfection of the heavens and the centrality of the Earth - the appearance of the little book is regarded as one of the greatest moments in the history of science. It was also a point of change in the life of Galileo himself, propelling him from professor to prophet. But this is not the biography of a mathematician. Certainly he spent the first half of his career as a professor of mathematics and has been called 'the divine mathematician'. Yet he was no more (or less) a mathematician than he was a musician, artist, writer, philosopher, or gadgeteer. This fresh lively new biography of the 'father of science', planned to coincide with the 400th anniversary of publication of the Starry Messenger, paints a rounded picture of Galileo, and places him firmly within the rich texture of late Renaissance Florence, Pisa, and Padua, amid debates on the merits of Ariosto and Tasso, and the geometry of Dante's Inferno - debates in which the young Galileo played an active role. Galileo's character and career followed complex paths, moving from the creative but cautious humanist professor to a 'knight errant, quixotic and fearless', with increasing enemies, and leading ultimately and inevitably to a clash with a pope who was a former friend. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Arcadia, 2005
ISBN 10: 0738530557 ISBN 13: 9780738530550
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 9780738530550. Trade Paperback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Slight wear to corners and edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. No Signature.
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Published by Huntington Library Press, 1989
ISBN 10: 0873280997 ISBN 13: 9780873280990
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.27.
Published by The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press, 1986
ISBN 10: 0930741145 ISBN 13: 9780930741143
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Published by Philadelphia: The Church Historical Society, ., 1940
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Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, x, 295 pp. Very Good, with darkened spine and light edgewear. From Preface: The author, while collecting materials in Great Britain for The Anti-Slavery Movement in England, A Study in English Humanitarianism, covering the years from 1770 to 1833, became convinced that a further analysis of earlier sources of humanitarian opinion was clearly indicated. The development of the eighteenth century humanitarian mood was not in itself sufficient to explain great reservoirs of sentiment favorable to the protection of native peoples. Organized ameliorative activities, even if originally at least partially a product of the new mood, obviously in turn intensified humanitarian sentiments and made effective action possible. Outstanding among such humanitarian bodies were the older Anglican missionary socieities, founded at the opening of the eighteenth century. The richness of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel records for historical purposes, British as well as American, was first stressed by Professor Charles M. Andrews in the American HIstorical Review, in an article entitled, "Materials in British Archives for American Colonial History," which appeared in January, 1905. And three years later, the value of religious records for the study of "the broad story of American culture," and "a full understanding of American character and spriti," was ably stated by the late Dr. J. Franklin Jameson in a presidential address, "The American Acta Sanctorium," which was published in the American Historical Review in January, 1908. New York, American Society, Americana, U.S.-iana, Humanitarianism, Sociology, Altruism. bslic.
NY: Exposition Press, copyright 1948. 60 pages. 9x5.75", cloth, dj. Youth in Freeport, California, camping & climbing in Sierra Nevadas, Dana Bartlett, John Bidwell. Dj nicked, nibbled, clipped, else VG.
Published by Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1980
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
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Published by Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1980
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Fine, store sticker, pamplet, pre-columbian sculpture from exhibition at university of california, No date given, circa 1980, Very clean, square, a nice copy with b/w plates.
Published by CA State Dept. of Education, Calif., 1988
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. 0801107121 Large soft covered slight wear pages clean & white. Calif dept of education sacramento, 1988.
Washington: GPO, 1948. 47 pages. 9x6", pamphlet. Delivered to Stockton public schools during centennial, placed into Congressional Record by Johnson. VG.
Published by Published by Santa Fe Federal Savings & Loan Association, [Santa Fe?], 1978
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Condition: Nr Fine. 1st Edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated half-tone reproductions of historical b/w photographs. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6" Original publisher's brown leatherette cloth binding with gilt stamping.
Published by Studio for Southern California History, 2012
ISBN 10: 0981967647 ISBN 13: 9780981967646
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 0.79.
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Publication Date: 2004
Seller: T. Cadman WW2 Books, Carmichael, CA, U.S.A.
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Arcadia (Charleston) 2004, first edition, 128 pp, photos, one WW2 chapter, very good, softcover,
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1331740436 ISBN 13: 9781331740438
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Published by CA State Dept. of Education, Sacramento, CA, 1988
ISBN 10: 0801107121 ISBN 13: 9780801107122
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: good. 28, 122, wraps, illus., some wear and soiling to covers, highlighting/underlining to text.
Published by [San Francisco ?], 1885
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Single sheet. Extracted leaf [p. 8] from a magazine or jounal [Hutchings?]. 9-1/8" x 5-9/16" Surrounding the image of the bank are 3 captions, one in each margin. From left to right: "The Oldest Chartered Commercial Bank on the Pacific Coast, N. W. Cor. of Pine and Sansome Sts."; "View Looking Westward and up Pine Street (the Wall Street of San Francisco)." & "The Pacific Bank is most Conveniently Locacted in the Centre of the Financial District of San Francisco." Age-toning. Some chips to margins, with 2 horizontal fold-lines. Very Good. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve.
Published by Arcadia Publishing, 2004
ISBN 10: 073852915X ISBN 13: 9780738529158
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Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.65.
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Published by Distributed in the United States by B. DeBoer, New York, N.Y., 1996
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Paperback. Condition: Near fine. Quarto in illus green sepia wraps; 78pp + adverts. Numerous illus in b/w and sepia; plans and diagrams. Special issue devoted to the topic of: "Mayors and City Design" Includes articles on Richmon, California, Oakland, CA; Stockton, CA; Oklahoma City, Greensboro, NC; and many others, Urban planning. Architecture -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals. Environmental engineering -- Periodicals. Urban beautification -- Periodicals. Architectural design -- Periodicals. Design -- Périodiques. Places -- Périodiques. Architecture du paysage -- Périodiques. Villes -- Embellissement -- Périodiques. Environnement, Technique de l' -- Périodiques. Note(s): Title from cover./ Sponsored by: Pratt Institute School of Architecture; University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning. Near fine wirh minor edge-wear.
Published by Arcadia Publishing Library Editions 9/7/2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 1531616674 ISBN 13: 9781531616670
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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Camp Roberts 0.91. Book.
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Published by Oxford University Press Inc, United States, New York, 2012
ISBN 10: 0199766231 ISBN 13: 9780199766239
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. By long convention, "American history" began during the early seventeenth century along the Atlantic Seaboard with the English colonies at Jamestown in Virginia and Plymouth in New England. From that eastern origin, America supposedly expanded westward, reaching only the Appalachian mountains by the end of the colonial period. In this version of history, earlier Spanish and contemporary French settlements seemed irrelevant except as enemies that brought out the best in the English as they remade themselves into Americans. Indians appeared only as wild and primitive peoples engaged in an ultimately futile resistance to American destiny. And historians formerly treated African slaves in passing as unfortunate aberrations in a fundamentally upbeat story of Englishmen becoming freer and more prosperous by colonizing an abundant continent of "free land." During the past generation, however, historians have broadened our understanding of colonial America by adopting both a trans-Atlantic and a trans-continental perspective, examining the interplay of Europe, Africa, and the Americas through the flows of goods, people, plants, animals, capital, and ideas. In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Taylor presents the current scholarly understanding of colonial America to a broader audience. American colonization derived from a global expansion of European exploration and commerce, beginning in the fifteenth century. In an Atlantic and global perspective, the English had to share the stage with the French, Spanish, Dutch, and Russians, each of whom created alternative Americas. By comparing the diverse colonies of rival empires, Taylor aims to recover what was truly distinctive about the English enterprise in North America. In particular, he intends to pay greater attention to slavery as central to the economy, culture, and political thought of the colonists and, by taking a "Continental approach," to restore the importance of native peoples to the colonial story. To adapt to the new land, the colonists needed the expertise, guidance, alliance, and trade of the Indians who dominated the interior. The new historical approach emphasizes the ability of the diverse natives to adapt to the newcomers and to compel concessions from them. In sum, colonial America produced an unprecedented mixing of radically diverse peoples--African, European, and Indian--under stressful circumstances for all. The colonial intermingling of peoples,microbes, plants, and animals from different continents was unparalleled in speed and volume in global history. Everyone had to adjust to a new world of unpredictable social and cultural hybrids that compromised and complicated the ambitious plans of empire-builders. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2004
ISBN 10: 1531615465 ISBN 13: 9781531615468
Seller: Lakeside Books, Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.
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Published by Published by the Security-First National Bank, Los Angeles, 1930
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112 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Booklet - modest wear, VG+. Envelope - age-toned, with sealing flap torn, Good only. White paper covers printed in orange & black. Original mailing envelope. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve 1st printing (Kruska & Robinston 229; Rocq 13618).
Published by Wide World Magazine, Newnes, London, 1929
Seller: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., United Kingdom
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 6 pages, illustrated. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: 14 x 22 cms. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Wide World Magazine Articles; Inventory No: 511390. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1913 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 22 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.