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Methods of Book Design, Third Edition
A new edition of this now classic work is long overdue, and, with the filmsetting revolution almost complete, it has been possible to write it. The processes and methods of a book production are of course still changing...
Common Landscape of America, 1580-1845
“A first-rate introduction to a still largely extant North America away from the great cities. This 400-page documentary by a dedicated exploring scholar explains how and why the landscape changed between the times of...
Afro-American Literature in the Twentieth Century
The Achievement of Intimacy
Michael Cooke examines the essential structure of Afro-American literature as it has developed in the twentieth-century, with special attention to works by Jean Toomer, Zora Neal Hurston, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison,...
Can Modern War be Just?
Now that mankind has created the capability of destroying itself through nuclear technology, is it still possible to think in terms of a "just war"? Johnson argues that it is, and in the context of specific case studies he...
China's Foreign Relations in the 1980s
What role will China play in world affairs during the 1980s, now that it has normalized relations with the United States and opened wider its economic doors? In this thoughtful and important book, six respected...
Grimms` Bad Girls and Bold Boys
The Moral and Social Vision of the Tales
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Marxism and Revolution
Karl Kautsky and the Russian Marxists, 1900-1924
This book offers a new interpretation of the origins of Russian Marxism, placing it firmly within the folds of the western European socialist movement. Moira Donald argues that the chief theoretician of German Marxism, Karl...
Wordsworth and the Enlightenment
Nature, Man, and Society in the Experimental Poetry
This book provides a new context for understanding Wordsworth's major poetry by examining the poet's response to Enlightenment attitudes toward nature and society. Alan Bewell argues that at the core of Wordsworth's poetry is...
The Design of Life
Nobel laureate Renato Dulbecco presents a fascinating overview of the current state of information about life processes, ranging from the characteristics and activities of DNA to sexuality, practical aspects of...
Karl Kraus
Apocalyptic Satirist: Culture and Catastrophe in Habsburg Vienna
A fascinating study of the life and work of Karl Kraus, the Austrian satirist whose critiques of the mass media, the military-industrial complex, and technology running out of control have earned him a following...