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The Growth of the Law
Judge Cardozo develops further in this book the theory of law expressed in The Nature of Judicial Process. Having dealt with the question, “How do I decide a case?” he now asks, “How should I decide it?”...
The Flute
This book tells the story of the flute in the musical life of Europe and North America from the twelfth century to the present day. It is the first history to illustrate the relationship that has bound the instrument,...
Yale French Studies, Number 102
Belgian Memories
Part 1Pierre Mertens, Perasma: A Novel (excerpt) Antoon Van den Braembussche, The Silenced Past: Trauma and Taboo in Belgian MemoriesLuc de Heusch, Ceci n’est pas la...
Friends Along the Way
A Journey Through Jazz
A celebrated jazz writer offers fascinating portraits of friends he’s known during a lifetime in jazz For more than half a century, jazz writer and lyricist Gene Lees has been the friend of many in the...
The Murder of Mr. Grebell
Madness and Civility in an English Town
On a winter night in 1743, a local magistrate was stabbed to death in the churchyard of Rye by an angry butcher. Why did this gruesome crime happen? What does it reveal about the political, economic, and cultural patterns...
Farming the Red Land
Jewish Agricultural Colonization and Local Soviet Power, 1924–1941
This is the first history of the Jewish agricultural colonies that were established in Crimea and Southern Ukraine in 1924 and that, fewer than 20 years later, ended in tragedy. Jonathan Dekel-Chen opens an extraordinary...
A New Republic
A History of the United States in the Twentieth Century
An eminent historian offers his views on American democracy In A New Republic, one of America’s most respected historians offers a major statement on the nature of our political system and a critical...
A Woman's Guide to Sexual Health
A prominent gynecologist explains how to make the best choices for female reproductive health in this authoritative, easy-to-read guide This book is for every woman who has wished for an unhurried,...
Leeds
Pevsner City Guide
Leeds has a rich commercial tradition and fine buildings to match. This absorbing book provides the first authoritative and detailed guide to that architecture. The city’s prosperity, founded on the wool trade, is...
Peasant Power in China
The Era of Rural Reform, 1979–1989
Between 1979 and 1989, rural life in China was transformed: the communes were dismantled, tiny family farms were created, government domination of commerce and enterprise was eased, and many entrepreneurial ventures were...