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The Italian Traditions & Puccini
Compositional Theory & Practice in Nineteenth-Century Opera
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2011
“A major contribution . . . not only to Puccini studies but also to the study of nineteenth-century Italian opera in general.” —Nineteenth-Century Music Review
In this groundbreaking survey of the fundamentals, methods, and formulas that were taught at Italian music conservatories during...
by Elizabeth Emma Ferry
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Elizabeth Emma Ferry traces the movement of minerals as they circulate from Mexican mines to markets, museums, and private collections on both sides of the US-Mexico border. She describes how and why these byproducts of ore mining come to be valued by people in various walks of life as scientific...
by Ion Popa
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
In 1930, about 750,000 Jews called Romania home. At the end of World War II, approximately half of them survived. Only recently, after the fall of Communism, have details of the history of the Holocaust in Romania come to light. Ion Popa explores this history by scrutinizing the role of the Romanian...
A Century of Ambivalence, Second Expanded Edition
The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1881 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2001
Now back in print in a new edition!
A Century of Ambivalence
The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1881 to the Present
Second, Expanded Edition
Zvi Gitelman
A richly illustrated survey of the Jewish historical experience in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the post-Soviet era.
Anyone...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Over the centuries, the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers, socialists, and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. Michael L. Morgan, Steven Weitzman, and an international group of leading scholars ask new questions and provide new ways of thinking...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
The lively essays collected here explore colonial history, culture, and thought as it intersects with Jewish studies. Connecting the Jewish experience with colonialism to mobility and exchange, diaspora, internationalism, racial discrimination, and Zionism, the volume presents the work of Jewish historians...
Branch Line Empires
The Pennsylvania and the New York Central Railroads
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
The Pennsylvania and the New York Central railroads helped to develop central Pennsylvania as the largest source of bituminous coal for the nation. By the late 19th century, the two lines were among America’s largest businesses and would soon become legendary archrivals. The PRR first arrived in...
The American West
The Reader
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 1999
"Those who appreciate the impact of history will be impressed with the selection of articles." —Nebraska History
Designed for survey courses—yet in-depth enough to support intensive discussion—these seventeen classic essays traverse the history of the American West, from women's...
The Railroad That Never Was
Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2010
This account of a doomed enterprise is “an important contribution to both rail and road history, as well as to business history”—photos and maps included (The Lexington Quarterly).
Stretching over two hundred miles through Pennsylvania’s most challenging mountain terrain, the South Pennsylvania...
The Electric Pullman
A History of the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Entering an already crowded and established industry, the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company in Ohio began business with surprising success, producing well over 1,000 electric and steam railway cars—cars so durable they rarely needed to be replaced. That durability essentially put the company out...
Woman at the Devil's Door
The Untold True Story of the Hampstead Murderess
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
- Was Jack the Ripper really a woman?
- This is the chilling story of Mary Eleanor Pearcey, a notorious murderer.
- A true crime book, this tale will make all of the readers cringe at her bloody tale.
- A child of a detective, the author began her love for true crime by reading...
by Lee Mandrell, DeeDee Niederhouse-Mandrell
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
Whether you find beauty in a remote forest or a sparkling nighttime cityscape, Illinois offers jaw-dropping scenery and opportunities for adventure with stunning landscapes, natural wonders, small town charms, and big city thrills. Join photographers Lee Mandrell and DeeDee Niederhouse-Mandrell on...
The Great Smoky Mountains
A Visual Journey
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The Great Smoky Mountains have inspired, challenged, and entertained millions of visitors for hundreds of years.To preserve thesplendorof the mountains and valleys for all to enjoy, Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicatedthis beautiful area as a protected area and National Park in 1940. In this breathtaking...
Pragmatism, Nation, and Race
Community in the Age of Empire
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
Pragmatism has been called "the chief glory of our country's intellectual tradition" by its supporters and "a dog's dinner" by its detractors. While acknowledging pragmatism's direct ties to American imperialism and expansionism, Chad Kautzer, Eduardo Mendieta, and the contributors to this volume...