oxford univ press 1995 (19 results)

Condition: UNSPECIFIED. Very good in lightly edgeworn, lightly rubbed dust jacket. First Printing Hardcover.

Very good minus, light edgewear. trade paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. As New in As New in Mylar Cover jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. As new HB in like DJ. "Frontier Missions and the Decline of Congregationalism 1774-1818" Notes, bibliography, index. 1st Ed.

blue hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. remainder copy in fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. red ink mark on top, other edges clean. contents free of markings. partially price clipped dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining. first edition. first printing (NAP). x+274p. 21 glossy full color plates. b&w photos & illustrations throughout. bibliography. index. astronomy. mathematics. biology. philosophy. psychology. mythology. religion. ~ Our likes and dislikes ~ our senses and sensibilities ~ did not fall ready~made from the sky, argues internationally acclaimed author John D. Barrow. We know we enjoy a beautiful painting or a passionate symphony, but what we don't necessarily understand is that these experiences conjure up latent instincts laid down and perpetuated over millions of years. Now, in The Artful Universe, Barrow explores the close ties between our aesthetic appreciation and the basic nature of the Universe, challenging the commonly held view that our sense of beauty is entirely free and unfettered. Barrow argues that the laws of the Universe, its environments and its astronomical appearance, have imprinted themselves upon our thoughts and actions in subtle and unexpected ways. Why do we like certain types of art or music? What games and puzzles do we find challenging? Why do so many myths and legends have common elements? Who created the cornucopia of constellations in the night sky? And why? In this eclectic and entertaining survey, Barrow answers these questions and more as he explains how the landscape of the Universe has influenced the development of philosophy and mythology, and how millions of years of evolutionary history have fashioned our attraction to certain patterns of sound and color. Barrow casts the story of human creativity and thought in a fascinating light, considering such diverse topics as our instinct for language, the origins and uses of color in Nature, why we divide time into intervals as we do, the sources of our appreciation of landscape painting, and whether computer~generated fractal art is really art. Barrow reconsiders the question of whether intelligent extraterrestrial life exists, showlnq that the benefits (and even the likelihood) that might follow from the discovery of life on other worlds could be very different from what we might have been led to expect. Remarkably, we find that some of the properties of the Universe that are essential for the existence of any form of life play a key role in determining psychological and religious responses to the Cosmos. Drawing on a wide variety of examples, from the theological questions raised by St. Augustine and C. S. Lewis to the relationship between the pure math of Pythagoras and the music of the Beatles, The Artful Universe covers new ground and enters a wide~ranging debate about the links between art and nature. It will change our view of the creation of art and the way we see the world in which we live.

Very good minus, light general wear, lightly shaken. Hardcover Lightly edgeworn jacket.

Very good in very lightly edgeworn jacket. First Printing Hardcover.

Good plus or better, light general wear trade paper Sm stain on front cover. Adelphi Paper 295.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Printing. As New in As New in Mylar Cover jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. As new HB in like DJ. Collection of articles, reviews & essays on Huggins' thoughts on the African-American experience. 1st Ed.

xxxv. + 198pp. 8vo Black & white photographs. Beige boards & brown cloth back. 1st Printing. Interviews with: David Diamond, Christa Ludwig, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Myers, Harold Schonberg, John Mauceri, Lukas Foss, Justin Brown, Frederica von Stade, Joan Peyser, Jerry Hadley, Jonathan Miller, Carol Lawrence & others. Fine/Fine dj.

black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. looks new. like new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. tiny erasure spot inside rear cover, otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first printing (#1 in # line) of the revised & expanded edition. xviii+461p. notes. bibliography. index. religion. philosophy. theology. medieval literature. history of christianity. ~ What do Christians believe and why do they believe it? What are the historical roots of modern Christian doctrines, and what logical connections link them together? Now expanded to incorporate discussions of the sacraments, the Church and the ministry, recent ecumenical movements and trends, and women's ordination, this concise introduction to Christian thought provides thorough, yet succinct, answers to these and other important questions. Avoiding a strict chronological approach, the author traces the development of each great issue that formed Christian theology. The text endeavors to show which issues in Christian thought constitute the "common denominators" of Christian belief, and traces the roots of Christian doctrine to their sources, explaining why certain doctrines were adopted and which are logically essential to Christianity. By analyzing the significant issues in Christian thinking from their early formulations to contemporary reexamination, A Short History of Christian Thought demonstrates that classical Christian doctrines are reasonable articulations of basic convictions and that Christian thought is relevant to the full range of human experience.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. black hardcover 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~8"x10"). large book. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover.very fine cond. looks new like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. front flap has corner crease, not torn, not price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). xi+436p. 36 glossy full color plates. 6 b&w maps. b&w photos & illustrations throughout. chronology. further reading. index. medieval history. religion. middle east history. history of christianity. islam. ~ THIS richly illustrated book presents a readable, authoritative, and comprehensive history of the Crusades, from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideals and imagery today. Written by a team of leading Crusade scholars, it covers crusading in many different theatres of war. The ideas of apologists, propagandists, and poets, and the perceptions and motives of the crusaders themselves are described, as are the reactions of the Muslims to Christian holy war. The book highlights the remarkable art and architecture associated with the Crusades, and offers fascinating insights into the history of the knightly orders, such as the Knights Templar and the Knights of St John. The volume includes detailed reference material: maps, chronology, a guide to further reading, and a full index. It will be welcomed by anyone interested in the ideals and history of the Crusades.

Condition: UNSPECIFIED. light green & brown 1/2 cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. price clipped dustwrapper in fine cond., not worn or torn. first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. ix+223p. b&w illustration. 2 appendices. key to brief citations. notes. line index to the play. index of names. religion. theology. english history. english reformation. english civil war. sorcery. witchcraft. scottish history. english literature. renaissance england. english theatre. dramaturgy. thaumaturgy. ~In Witches and Jesuits, Wills focuses on a single document to open up a window on an entire society. He begins with a simple question: If Macbeth is such a great tragedy, why do performances of it so often fail? The stage history of Macbeth has created a legendary curse on the drama. Superstitious actors try to evade the curse by referring to Macbeth only as "the Scottish play," but production after production continues to soar in its opening scenes, only to sputter towards anticlimax in the later acts. By critical consensus there seems to have been only one entirely successful modern performance of the play, Laurence Olivier's in 1955. Drawing on his intimate knowledge of the vivid intrigue and drama of Jacobean England, Wills restores Macbeth's suspenseful tension by returning it to the Context of its own time, recreating the burning theological and political crises of Shakespeare's era. He reveals how deeply Macbeth's original 1606 audiences would have been affected by the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when a small cell of plotters came within a hairbreadth of successfully blowing up not only the King, but the Prince his heir, and all members of the court and Parliament. Wills likens their shock to that endured by Americans following Pearl Harbor or the Kennedy assassination. Furthermore, Wills' documents, the Jesuits were widely believed to be behind the Plot, acting in conjunction with the Devil, and so pervasive was the fear of witches that just two years before Macbeth's first performance, King James I added to the witchcraft laws a decree of death for those who procured "the skin, bone, or any other part of any dead person~to be employed or used in any manner of witchcraft, sorcery, charm, or enchantment." We see that the treason and necromancy in Macbeth were more than the imaginings of a gifted playwright~they were dramatizations of very real and potent threats to the realm. In this new light, Macbeth is transformed. Wills presents a drama that is more than a well scripted story of a murderer getting his just penalty. It is the struggle for the soul of a nation. The death of a King becomes a truly apocalyptic event, and Malcolm, the slain King's son, attains the status of a man defying cosmic evil. The guilt of Lady Macbeth takes on the Faustian aspect of one who has singed her hands in hell. The witches on the heath, shrugged off as mere symbols of Macbeth's inner guilt and ambition by some interpreters, emerge as independent agents of the occult with their own (or their Master's) terrifying agenda. Restoring the theological politics and supernatural elements that modern directors have shied away from, Wills points the way towards a Macbeth that will finally escape the theatrical curse on "the Scottish play." Rich in insight and a joy to read, Witches and Jesuits is a tour de force of scholarship and imagination by one of our foremost writers, essential reading for anyone who loves the language.

brown full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). no dustwrapper. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean with minor rubbing along the edges, two tiny nicks along bottom of front & rear covers. edges clean. contents free of markings. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright page, no additional printings indicated). glossy full color frontis. illustration. xxxvi+633p. 40 glossy b&w full page plates. 36 b&w figures. 12 appendices. major sources. index. biography of Benjamin Henry Latrobe [1764~1820]. biography. art history. history of architecture. american history. history of washington dc. american literature ~ "Latrobe's life, then, is a tale of rise, and of decline and fall. How did it happen that this man~this brilliant architect and engineer, this designer of so many of the country's most distinguished buildings, this single~minded creator of the architectural profession in the United States, this architect whose two pupils William Strickland and Robert Mills became in turn the country's most distinguished architects to carry forward the development of the profession~how did it come that Latrobe, apparently almost forgotten, was to die nearly penniless in New Orleans? It is a long story, in which character and the conditions of life in the young country all had their part. It is the story of a man ahead of his time, a man with a vivid imagination that not only could create buildings of superb power and restraint but could also see (almost too clearly) the advantages that America~in those days spreading so rapidly into the west and in the east changing gradually from an agricultural to a commercial and industrial base~could gain from steam power and the development of machines.

biblio. tiny top-edge chip, a good+ copy in dj. 2nd ptg 8vo xii,271pp. Illustrated by charts & tables.

Condition: UNSPECIFIED. large, thick, dark blue & decorative gilt (minor spine decorations) clothbound 8vo.(9.5"x6/25"). dustwrapper in protective plastic. very fine cond. a few page corners (293~302)were slightly bent at the bottom (carelessness), othw. mint cond. looks brand new. binding tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwr. very fine, not worn or torn or price clipped. first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). gift quality.xxv+744p. 10 b&w maps. 36 glossy b&w plates. 13 figures. notes. appendix. select bibliography. index. world history. english history. biography. medieval history. anglo~saxon chronicle. viking wars. monasticism. history of christianity. annals of st neots. king athelstan. st augustine of canterbury. st augutstine of hippo. venerable bede. bayeux tapestry. boethius. charlemagne. charles the bald. charlest the fat. charles the simple. st dunstan. carolingian forts. gregory the great. historia regnum. history or ireland. clanmacnoise. lindisfarne. louis the pios. kingdom of mercia. odin. st oswald. pastoral care.

tan, yellow & red 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). xii+564p. glossy b&w photo illustrations. notes. bibliography. index. biography. american history. latin american history. musicology. ~ Louis Moreau Gottschalk was an American original. A spellbinding piano virtuoso, he was America's first internationally recognized composer, whose "classical" works received accolades from Hector Berlioz and Victor Hugo, and whose arch~romantic melodies became for Americans the standard expressions of common emotions. Perhaps most important, his immensely popular Louisiana and Caribbean pieces~such as Danza, Pasquinade, or Bamboula~anticipated ragtime by fifty years. Indeed, the colorful and exotic textures of Gottschalk's music establish him at the head of what is today the mainstream of popular American culture. In Bamboula!, S. Frederick Starr presents an authoritatively researched, engagingly written biography of America's first authentic musical voice. Starr paints for us a striking portrait of Gottschalk's childhood in 1830s New Orleans, a city madly devoted to music, where opera companies, music halls, fiddlers and banjo~pickers, church choirs, and Army bands all contributed to what Starr calls "the most stunning manifestation of Jacksonian democracy in the realm of culture to be found anywhere in America." We meet Gottschalk's French~speaking maternal grandmother and also his African~American nurse Sally, both of whom regaled him with the songs, legends, and lore of the Creole world, which would inform some of his finest music. We travel with Gottschalk to Paris, where he was a sensation, playing in fashionable salons for the likes of Lamartine, Gautier, and Dumas; and we join his flight from the Revolution of 1848 to a town north of Paris, where he composed his first great works~Bamboula, La Savane, Le Bananier, and Le Mancenillier~all published over the name "Gottschalk of Louisiana." Starr describes Gottschalk's successful return to New York City in the early 1850s, where he enjoyed a degree of popularity never before accorded to an American performer or composer, becoming our first homegrown concert idol. But Starr also examines the life~long struggle between the Catholic Gottschalk and earnest Protestant champions of "serious" music, a battle that pitted the austere values of northern Europe against the brighter sensibilities of Paris, Louisiana, and the West Indies. Based on extensive research, including hundreds of letters written by Gottschalk (in French, Spanish, and English) which are used here for the first time, Bamboula! illuminates an exotic but tragic life, as well as one of the most democratic phases of American cultural life, a world of bustling impresarios and America's first bohemian circle. A major biography in every sense, it will help reestablish Gottschalk's place in American musical history.

Condition: UNSPECIFIED. Quarto, hardcover, fine in VG black and gray pictorial dj. 582 pages with b/w and colour photographs and illustrations. Authoritative and wide-ranging history of theatre from early African and American and Greek-Roman times to the present, drawing on the latest scholarly research and including three essays on the main theatres of Asia and theatre since 1970. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. ] Hardback, thick octavo, purple foil-stamped titling on light purple cloth covers, xviii + 636 pages, Neare Fine/no dj. Tight binding, very clean inside and out incl endpapers, no names, no writing. Scant bit of external wear, corners nearly perfect, spine-ends very lightest bit of shelf bumping. RWR5 American History Radical Politics Political Activism.

Hardcover. 1st ed. + Repr. 584, 423 S. : Ill. Ex.-Libr., Good condition. ISBN: Vol. I: 019855558X. Vol. II: 9780198557333. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2085.