Rise and Decline of the American Century (Walker William O.)(Pevná vazba)

Rise and Decline of the American Century (Walker William O.)(Pevná vazba)

In 1941 the magazine publishing titan Henry R. Luce urged the nation's leaders to create an American Century. But in the post-World-War-II era proponents of the American Century faced a daunting task. Even so, Luce had articulated an animating idea that, as William O. Walker III skillfully shows in

American Originals: Creative Interiors (Abranowicz William)(Pevná vazba)

Who are the American Originals? They are photographer William Abranowicz's pantheon of extraordinary subjects--painters, poets, rock stars, designers, tastemakers, politicians, performers--for whom the home represents the ultimate canvas of self-expression. In every one of the more than 250

Collected Poems (Yeats William Butler)(Pevná vazba)

As well as being one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century and the recipient of the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) is the greatest lyric poet that Ireland has produced. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound,

Decline and Fall of the Westerham Railway - A Prelude to Beeching (Strutt Ron)(Pevná vazba)

Walker Evans: American Photographs (Evans Walker)(Pevná vazba)

A 75th-anniversary facsimile edition of one of the most significant photobooks ever publishedMore than any other artist, Walker Evans invented the images of essential America that we have long since accepted as fact, and his work has influenced not only modern photography but also literature, film

By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy Seals (Milligan Benjamin H.)(Pevná vazba)

A gripping history chronicling the fits and starts of American special operations and the ultimate rise of the Navy SEALs from unarmed frogmen to elite, go-anywhere commandos--as told by one of their own. 'This tour de force confirms what we all suspected: SEALs are slightly crazy, and our nation

Twentieth Century Fox: A Century of Entertainment (Troyan Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment--the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915-2015). The controversies and scandals are here, as are the extraordinary achievements. Among other firsts, the book offers fun tours

The Rise and Decline of Fundamental Rights in Eu Citizenship (Yong Adrienne)(Pevná vazba)

This book argues that there is an inherent relationship between EU fundamental rights and EU citizenship: they both have the same objective of guaranteeing protection for the individual. This is underpinned by the development of case law in the field by the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). Here,

Leaves of Grass (Whitman Walt)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of poetry by the 19th-century American poet, Walt

Film Criticism as a Cultural Institution (Walmsley-Evans Huw)(Pevná vazba)

At the beginning of the 21st century film criticism was described as in crisis. The decline of print journalism, a series of lay-offs of prominent critics, and the rise of 'amateur' reviewing online spurred a conversation about the decline, even death, of film criticism. This discourse flourished

Worldmaking After Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination (Getachew Adom)(Pevná vazba)

Decolonization revolutionized the international order during the twentieth century. Yet standard histories that present the end of colonialism as an inevitable transition from a world of empires to one of nations--a world in which self-determination was synonymous with nation-building--obscure just

William Hogarth: A Complete Catalogue of the Paintings (Einberg Elizabeth)(Pevná vazba)

William Hogarth (1697-1764) was among the first British-born artists to rise to international recognition and acclaim and to this day he is considered one of the country's most celebrated and innovative masters. His output encompassed engravings, paintings, prints, and editorial cartoons that

Not With A Bang But A Whimper - The Politics and Culture of Decline (Dalrymple Theodore)(Pevná vazba)

Gothic Imagination in Latin American Fiction and Film (Serrano Carmen A.)(Pevná vazba)

Traces how Gothic imagination from the literature and culture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe and twentieth-century US and European film has impacted Latin American literature and film culture. Serrano argues that the Gothic has provided a way to critique issues including colonization,

The Vanishing Race (Dixon Joseph K.)(Pevná vazba)

A century ago, a Philadelphia philanthropist sponsored a series of journeys to the American West to document Native American cultures and traditions. The Wanamaker Expeditions, conducted between 1908 and 1913, visited Crow Agency, Montana, near the site of the Battle of Little Bighorn. In words and

Billion Dollar Loser - The Epic Rise and Fall of WeWork (Wiedeman Reeves)(Pevná vazba)

THE SPECTACULAR RISE AND EXPLOSIVE FALL OF

Godsend (Wray John)(Pevná vazba)

Inspired by the story of John Walker Lindh, the 'American Taliban,' Whiting Award-winning author John Wray explores the circumstances that could impel a young American to abandon identity and home to become an Islamist militant. Like many other eighteen-year-olds, Aden Sawyer is intently focused on

Education and the American Workforce (Gaquin Deirdre A.)(Pevná vazba)

Education and the American Workforce contains a variety of information from the American Community Survey relating to education and workforce characteristics. Information includes detailed tables on school enrollment, educational attainment, employment status, occupation, industry, income,

Working Girls: An American Brothel, Circa 1892 / The Private Photographs of William Goldman (Johnson Robert)(Pevná vazba)

Working Girls chronicles the unique and artful private photographs of commercial photographer William Goldman, whose collection of work captures the deep appreciation and understanding of the group of women who lived and worked at a brothel in Reading, Pennsylvania, circa 1892. Taken two decades

Human Comedy (Saroyan William)(Pevná vazba)

A novel of an American family in

Ezra Stoller: A Photographic History of Modern American Architecture (Serraino Pierluigi)(Pevná vazba)

A captivating history of 20th-century Modern American architecture, as seen through the eyes of a legendary photographerIt is impossible to overstate the importance of photography's role in shaping the world's perception of architecture. And towering above the ever-growing crowd of image-makers is

The Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan (Wynn Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

The Comanche Empire (Hamalainen Pekka)(Paperback)

From the author of Lakota America, an award-winning history of the rise and decline of the vast and imposing Comanche empire 'Cutting-edge revisionist western history.'--Larry McMurtry, The New York Review of Books 'A landmark study that will make readers see the history of southwestern B rbaros

Royals and Rebels - The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire (Atwal Priya)(Pevná vazba)