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An Atlas of the Peninsular War
This is the first comprehensive modern atlas of the Peninsular War, the series of campaigns in Spain and Portugal between Napoleonic France and British forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington. Here a distinguished military...
A Complicated Man
The Life of Bill Clinton as Told by Those Who Know Him
The biography of Bill Clinton as told by 169 of the friends, colleagues, and rivals who know him best"Takiff's excellent oral history . . . helps reveal the many sides of this controversial leader. . ...
Masterworks of The Jewish Museum
Published on the hundredth anniversary of The Jewish Museum, this magnificent book explores the culture, history, and beliefs of the Jewish people by presenting an extraordinary selection of works from the Museum’s...
Lewis & Clark's West
William Clark's 1810 Master Map of the American West
In May 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began an expedition that fundamentally changed Americans' conception of their country. Clark drew dozens of maps and interviewed Indians to create rough charts of areas he did...
Making Make-Believe Real
Politics as Theater in Shakespeare's Time
A penetrating study of the images, symbols, pageants, and creative performances ambitious Elizabethans used to secure political power Shakespeare’s plays abound with kings and leaders who crave a public...
Image Wars
Promoting Kings and Commonwealths in England, 1603-1660
Spin and photo opportunities may appear to have emerged onto the political scene only recently, but in fact image and its manipulation have always been vital to the authority of rulers. This book, the second in Kevin Sharpe’s...
Changing the Odds
Open Admissions and the Life Chances of the Disadvantaged
The open-admissions experiment at the City University of New York was the most ambitious effort ever made to promote equality of opportunity in American higher education. Initiated in 1970, during the heyday of the "great...
560 Broadway
A New York Drawing Collection at Work, 1991-2006
560 Broadway is the first book to explore one of this country’s most remarkable private collections of modern and contemporary American drawings. Featuring such artists as Sol LeWitt, Mel Bochner, Jasper Johns,...
Crop Genetic Diversity in the Field and on the Farm
Principles and Applications in Research Practices
Based on twenty years of global research, this is the first comprehensive reference on crop genetic diversity as it is maintained on farmland around the world. Showcasing the findings of seven experts representing the fields...
Venice and Vitruvius
Reading Venice with Daniele Barbaro and Andrea Palladio
In about 35-25 B.C.E., the Roman architect Vitruvius produced his encyclopedic ten-book summary of the principles of Hellenistic architecture, De architectura (On Architecture). These ideas have stimulated architects...