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Soft cover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Paperback Edition. POWERFUL: CLASSIC: INDISPENSABLE: AS-NEW First Edition paperback (orig. 1995) probable first printing: AS-NEW cover w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, PRISITNE pristine interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 6.0" x 9.22" x 1.36", 0.76 kg, xiv+504 (518) pp. * ABOUT THE BOOK: Henry Adams sought, late in life, to thwart prospective biographers by writing his own biography. Published soon after his death in 1918, "The Education of Henry Adams" was rightly greeted as a masterpiece. Not until 30 years later, w/ the appearance of the first volume of Ernest Samuels' biography, did it become apparent how much the story had been colored by Adams' singular philosophy of history & how great was the disparity between the protagonist of the "Education" & Adams as he actually was. Upon its completion in 1964, Samuels' life of Henry Adams was hailed as one of the great biographical achievements of our time; its laurels included a Pulitzer Prize. Ernest Samuels has now distilled his ample narrative into a single absorbing volume. We see Adams as a lively undergraduate, in contrast to the jaded young man of the "Education"; as budding writer, newspaper correspondent, eager participant in political maneuvering in Washington & at the American embassy in London; as teacher at Harvard & editor of the North American Review; settled in Washington, as scholar, biographer, historian & novelist; as insatiable traveler; as friend & adviser to statesmen; as elderly cosmopolitan spending half of each year abroad; & always as witty chronicler of the social scene & trenchant commentator on the events of his time. We are drawn into the personal drama of Adams' middle years: his married life w/ Clover; the halcyon period in Washington in the early 1880s, catastrophically terminated by Clover's depression & suicide; his growing passion for Elizabeth Cameron; & his flight to the South Seas. Throughout the book we follow the genesis & progress of his writings, from his muck-racking journalism in President Grant's Washington, through the social & political criticism of his novels, his biographies, & his great History, to the classic "Mont Saint Michel & Chartres", the daring theories of the "Education", & his last essays. Few biographies have so broad a canvas: 60 years of American political, social & intellectual life, from the pre-Civil War years to the First World War. And few offer so revealing a portrait of a complex human being & an extraordinary career. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "One of the most POWERFUL literary-intellectual biographies ever done of an American." -R.W.B. Lewis * SHIPPING: We custom wrap & label & securely package this superb book for shipment via USPS Media Mail at no charge (or via USPS Priority Mail for a nominal $10.00 charge) within the United States or at our posted rates to international destinations via USPS First Class Airmail (recommended) or USPS Priority Airmail.…

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black & black 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. pencil marked copy in good cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. approximately 29 pages in first three chapters with pencil underlining and/or margin notes. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice reading or study copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, no remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright pg. no additional printinds indicateed). endpaper maps. 327p. sources. index. world history. philosophy. religion. politics. middle east history. far east history. ~ THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER II, 2001, forever changed the world as we knew it. In their wake, the quest for international order has prompted a reshuffling of global aims and priorities. In a fresh approach, Gilles Kepel focuses on the Middle East as a nexus of international disorder and decodes the complex language of war, propaganda, and terrorism that holds the region in its thrall. The breakdown of the Israeli Palestinian peace process in 2000 was the first turn in a downward spiral of violence and retribution. Meanwhile, a neoconservative revolution in Washington unsettled U.S. Mideast policy, which traditionally rested on the twin pillars of Israeli security and access to Gulf oil. In Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, a transformation of the radical Islamist doctrine of Bin Laden and Zawahiri relocated the arena of terrorist action from Muslim lands to the West: Islamist radicals proclaimed jihad against their enemies worldwide. Kepel examines the impact of global terrorism and the ensuing military operations to stem its tide. He questions the United States' ability to address the Middle East challenge with Cold War rhetoric, while revealing the fault lines in terrorist ideology and tactics. Finally, he proposes a way out of the Middle East quagmire that triangulates the interests of Islamists, the West, and the Arab and Muslim ruling elites. That path leads through Muslim immigrant communities in the West~the ultimate battlefield where the struggle for the democratization of Islamic societies will be won or lost.…

black & green 1/2 cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. near fine cond. mint cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. several page corner turndowns, otherwise contents free of markings. (a few stray pencil marks have been erased). dustwrapper in fine cond. a little nick in the rear flap edge, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition. first printing (NAP). xv+943p. references. index. psychology. sociology. anthropology. biology. pedagogy. ~ THIS BOOK is an intellectual tour de force: A comprehensive Darwinian interpretation of human devetopment. Looking at the entire range of human evolutionary history, Melvin Konner tells a compelling and complex story of how cross~cultural and universal characteristics of our growth from infancy to adolescnece became rooted in genetically inherited characteristics of the human form. A study of our evolution starts with one simple truth: humanfbeings take an extraordinarily long time to grow up. Wlhat does this extended period of dependency have to do with human brain growth and social interactions ? And why is play a sign of cognititve coplexity and a spur for cultural evolution? As Konner explores these questions, and topics ranging from bipedal walking to incest taboos, he firmly lays the foundation of psychology in biology. As his book eloquently explains, human learning and the greatest human intellectual accomplishments are rooted in our inherited capacity for attachments to each other. In our love of those we learn from,we find our way as individuals and as a species. Never before has this intersection of the biology and psychology of childhood been so brilliantly described. "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution," wrote Dobzhansky. In this remarkable book, Melvin Konner shows that nothing in childhood makes sense except in the light of evolution. …

grey, black & metallic silver cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. small erasure spot on front flyleaf, otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. a bit of minor rubbing, not torn or price clipped. first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ 462p. notes. works cited. acknowl. index. american history. consitutional history. legal history. politics. american civil right movement. american indians. american civil war. madison. jefferson. hamilton. lincoln. reconstruction. brown vs board of education. nixon tapes. abolition. death penalty. fourteenth amendment. andrew jackson. judicial supremacy. marbury vs madison. plessy vs ferguson. labor conflict. race conflict. secession. slavery. thirteenth amendment. supreme court.…

tan full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. yellow highlighted copy in good cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. approximately 26 pages with yellow highlighter. dustwrapper in vg cond. minor rubbing & wrinkling at spine top & along rear panel, 2" tear along front flap edge, not price clipped (no price listed). reading or study copy. 26 pages with yellow highlighter, otherwise ok. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, no remainder markings. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright page, no additional printings indicated). x+264p. appendix. bibliography. index. world history. history of china. ~ "The Taiwan issue," writes John. K. Fairbank, "is the ticking time bomb in U.S.China policy." Now, before time runs out, Ralph N. Clough offers this masterly analysis of the Taiwan dilemma set against the background of the island's history, politics, and economic development. Clough begins by tracing the changing attitude of the United States toward Taiwan ~from disinterest after World War II to deep concern that began with the Korean War and continued until the peace in Vietnam. He then undertakes a thorough description of the island and its people. He discusses Taiwan's political strµcture, the strengths and weaknesses of its society, and the evolving relationship between native Taiwanese and the mainlanders who arrived after 1945. Clough fully examines the complex military situation and the unfinished civil war between the island and the mainland. He discusses, too, the war of diplomacy between the two Chinas, carrying his account into the 1970s and Taiwan's expulsion from the U .N. With insight and understanding, he describes Taiwan's fight for survival as an independent state and its effort to maintain commercial relations, particularly with Japan. The book concludes with a carefully reasoned analysis of Taiwan's role in U.S.~China relations. Clough's prognosis for the future is marred neither by a pessimist's despair over complexity nor by an optimist's blindness to unhappy facts. His book is a model of historical scholarship combined with the insights derived from practical experience and fieldwork. It will be invaluable to all students, scholars, legislators, and businessmen involved in the formulation of a U.S.~China policy.…

Cloth. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition (stated). First Edition stated, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in red cloth w/gold spine titles. Very Good/No DJ. Cloth stained, pencil check marks in preface, else Fine and unmarked. 359pp inc. Pronunciation. Book.

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tan & grey 1/2 cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition. first printing (NAP). 275p. 4 b&w maps. notes. index. world history. history of israel. history of palestine. middle east history. american history. ~ This vivid behind~the~scenes account of Israeli rule in Jerusalem details for the first time the Jewish state's attempt to lay claim to all of Jerusalem, even when that meant implementing harsh policies toward the city's Arab population. The authors, Jerusalemites from the spheres of politics, journalism, and the military, have themselves been players in the drama that has unfolded in east Jerusalem in recent years and appears now to be at a climax. They have also had access to a wide range of official documents that reveal the making and implementation of Israeli policy toward Jerusalem. Their book discloses the details of Israel's discriminatory policies toward Jerusalem Arabs and shows how Israeli leaders mishandled everything from security and housing to schools and sanitation services, to the detriment of not only the Palestinian residents but also Israel's own agenda. Separate and Unequal is a history of lost opportunities to unite the peoples of Jerusalem. A central focus of the book is Teddy Kollek, the city's outspoken mayor for nearly three decades, whose failures have gone largely unreported until now. But Kollek is only one character in a cast that includes prime ministers, generals, terrorists, European and American leaders, Arab shopkeepers, Israeli policemen, and Palestinian schoolchildren. The story the authors tell is as dramatic and poignant as the mosaic of religious and ethnic groups that call Jerusalem home. And coming at a time of renewed crisis, it offers a startling perspective on past mistakes that can point the way toward more equitable treatment for all Jerusalemites. Amir S. Cheshin, a retired Israeli army colonel, was Senior Adviser on Arab Community Affairs and Assistant to former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek. Bill Hutman was a journalist with the Jerusalem Post. Avi Melamed was Deputy Adviser on Arab Affairs to Mayor Kollek and Adviser on Arab Affairs to Kollek's successor, Ehud Olmert. …

blue 1/2 cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo) with dark blue spine label. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. looks new. like new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright pg. no additional printings indicated). illustrated title pg. x+371p. b&w illustrations & diagrams. sources & suggested reading. illustration credits. index. biology. philosophy. darwinism. theory of evolution. ~ THE INTRICATE FORMS OF LIVING THINGS bespeak design, and thus a creator: nearly 150 years after Darwin's theory of natural selection called this argument into question, we still speak of life in terms of design~the function of the eye, the purpose of the webbed foot, the design of the fins. Why is the "argument from design" so tenacious, and does Darwinism~itself still evolving after all these years~necessarily undo it? The definitive work on these contentious questions, Darwin and Design surveys the argument from design from its introduction by the Greeks, through the coming of Darwinism, down to the present day. In clear, non~technical language Michael Ruse, a well~known authority on the history and philosophy of Darwinism, offers a full and fair assessment of the status of the argument from design in light of both the advances of modern evolutionary biology and the thinking of today's philosophers~with special attention given to the supporters and critics of "intelligent design." The first comprehensive history and exposition of Western thought about design in the natural world, this important work suggests directions for our thinking as we move into the twenty~first century. A thoroughgoing guide to a perennially controversial issue, the book makes its own substantial contribution to the ongoing debate about the relationship between science and religion, and between evolution and its religious critics.…

square silver metallic cloth hardbound 8vo. no dustwrapper. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyrightpg, no additional printings indicated). 322p. notes. acknowledgments. index. world history. history of science. biology. biochemistry. chemical warfare. biological warfare. anthrax letters al qaeda. anthrax in iraq. bacteriology. george w bush. the cobra event. CDC. conspiracy theory. WMD. defense department. ebola virus. epidemiology. michel foucault. saddam hussein. islam. israel. september 11 terrorist attacks. soviet union. twelve monkeys. viruses. smallpox liberalism. …

red & tan ½ cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. very fine cond. mint cond. looks brand new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~first edition. first printing (nap). ix+222p. notes. index. science. biology. psychology. molecular biology. genetics. eugenics. evolution. natural selection. ~ If molecular biologists had to designate one category of molecules as essential to life, it would be proteins, not DNA. Yet, seemingly every week, feature stories describe genes that may be responsible for personality, intelligence, even happiness. In The Misunderstood Gene, Michel Morange points out that DNA and its genes are the centerpiece of modern biology primarily because they can be modified. But they are only the memory that life invented so that proteins can be efficiently reproduced. There is far more richness and meaning in the structure and interactions of proteins, he tells us, than in all the theoretical speculations on the role of genes. In this tour of recent findings in molecular biology, Professor Morange shows us how genes contribute to biological processes and complex human behavior~when they do. He makes it clear that we do not have to choose between rigid genetic determinism and fearful rejection of any specific role for genes in development or behavior. The Misunderstood Gene demystifies the power of modern genetics and refocuses biology on the many complex interactions that start with our genes, but do not necessarily end there. The sequencing of the human genome, now complete, is just the beginning of the story. This compact, accessible book will engage and enlighten all readers concerned about the promise and peril of genetic research.…

dark grey & tan 1/2 cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic cover. very fine cond. mint cond. nice clean copy. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwr. very fine cond., mint cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. first edition. first printing ( nap). gift quality. 275p. 3 b&w maps. epilogue. notes. index. world history. politics. middle east history. history of israel. israeli~palestinian conflict. history of jerusalem. teddy kollek. terrorism. american history. american foreign policy. absentee property law. expropriation of arab land. gaza strip. housing development. housing construction. intifada. israeli knesset. mount of olives. history of jordan. shin bet. six day war. street violence. rioting. strikes. temple mount. waqf. west bank. 1948 war of independence. six day war. yom kippur war. zionism.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. FINE First Edition hardcover (Orig. 1998) First Printing * 6.50" x 9.50" x 1.68", 1.12 kg, x+726 (736) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: A panorama of a whole civilization, a world on the verge of cataclysm, unfolds in this magisterial work by the foremost historian of 18th-century France. Since Tocqueville's account of the Old Regime, historians have struggled to understand the social, cultural, & political intricacies of this efflorescence of French society before the Revolution. France in the Enlightenment is a brilliant addition to this historical interest. France in the Enlightenment brings the Old Regime to life by showing how its institutions operated & how they were understood by the people who worked within them. Daniel Roche begins with a map of space & time, depicting France as a mosaic of overlapping geographical units, w/ people and goods traversing it to the rhythms of everyday life. He fills this frame w/ the patterns of rural life, urban culture, & government institutions. Here as never before we see the 18th-century French "culture of appearances" : the organization of social life, the diffusion of ideas, the accoutrements of ordinary people in the folkways of ordinary living--their food & clothing, living quarters, reading material. Roche shows us the 18th-century France of the peasant, the merchant, the noble, the King, from Paris to the provinces, from the public space to the private home. By placing politics & material culture at the heart of historical change, Roche captures the complexity & depth of the Enlightenment. From the finest detail to the widest view, from the isolated event to the sweeping trend, his masterly book offers an unparalleled picture of a society in motion, flush w/ the transformation that will be its own demise. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to international destinations at our posted rates.…

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. ABOUT THE BOOK: Spanning evolutionary science from its inception to its latest findings, from discoveries and data to philosophy and history, this book is the most complete, authoritative, and inviting one-volume introduction to evolutionary biology available. Clear, informative, and comprehensive in scope, Evolution opens with a series of major essays dealing with the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, with major empirical and theoretical questions in the science, from speciation to adaptation, from paleontology to evolutionary development (evo devo), and concluding with essays on the social and political significance of evolutionary biology today.A second encyclopedic section travels the spectrum of topics in evolution with concise, informative, and accessible entries on individuals from ­Aristotle and Linneaus to Louis Leakey and Jean Lamarck; from T. H. Huxley and E. O. Wilson to Joseph Felsenstein and Motoo Kimura; and on subjects from altruism and amphibians to evolutionary psychology and Piltdown Man to the Scopes trial and social Darwinism. Readers will find the latest word on the history and philosophy of evolution, the nuances of the science itself, and the intricate interplay among evolutionary study, religion, philosophy, and ­society.Appearing at the beginning of the Darwin Year of 2009—the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species—this volume is a fitting tribute to the science Darwin set in motion. * ABOUT THE EDITORS: MICHAEL RUSE is Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science, Florida State University. He is the founder and editor of the journal Biology and Philosophy, and has appeared on "Quirks and Quarks" and the Discovery Channel. JOSEPH TRAVIS is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Biological Science at Florida State University. EDWARD O. WILSON (Foreword) is Pellegrino University Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University. In addition to two Pulitzer Prizes (one of which he shares with Bert Hölldobler), Wilson has won many scientific awards, including the National Medal of Science and the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.* SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL (or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost charge) & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to all international destinations at our posted rates.…

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. LUCID: INVALUABLE: CAPTIVATING: COMPLETE: ACUTE: VIVID: AS-NEW: First Edition (Orig. 1989) First Printing: NEAR FINE jacket w/ slightest wear along edges & corners, AS-NEW library-durable linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & w/ titles ELEGANTLY gilt-stamped n gilt-bordered burgundy title panel on spine, IMPECCABLE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMMACULATE cream-marbled end-papers, PRISTINE interior handsomely-printed on SUPERB unblemished acid-free archival paper * 6.50" x 9.50" x 1.54", 1.18 kg, xii+692 (704) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: For three decades, beginning with the "Symphonie fantastique" composed in 1830, Hector Berlioz & his music embodied the élan & exuberance of the Romantic era. This CAPTIVATING & sumptuously illustrated biography is not only a COMPLETE account of Berlioz's life, but an ACUTE analysis of his compositions & description of his work as conductor & critic, as well as a VIVID picture of his musical world. D. Kern Holoman paints a full-length portrait of Berlioz: his personal & family life, his intellectual development & pursuits, his methods of composing (Berlioz at his work table, so to speak), the aim & style of his music criticism & travel writing, his innovations in staging & conducting performances, & his interaction w/ other composers, including Liszt, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Schumann, Glinka, Brahms, Verdi, Saint-Saëns, Gounod. In discussing Berlioz's music, Holoman talks about specific techniques, takes note of influences & borrowings, & analyzes the concept of programmatic music developed in "Symphonie fantastique", "Harold in Italy", "Romeo & Juliet", & "The Damnation of Faust".While following Berlioz's career, we get a rich sense of the world in which he moved. We see the requirements & excitements of foreign concert tours, the music publishing & instrument-making businesses, the development of the modern concept of orchestral conducting, the use of newspapers for publicity, the composer's working relations w/ impresarios & soloists. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "A LUCID biographical study of a type & on a scale hitherto unavailable for Berlioz. This is an INVALUABLE chronicle of a remarkable life." -Julian Rushton * ABOUT THE AUTHOR: D. KERN HOLOMAN was Professor of Music at the University of California, Davis, & the author of the first thematic catalog of Berlioz's works (1897) & editor of the New Berlioz Edition's "Romeo & Juliet". His "Berlioz" will be prized by music lovers everywhere, whether devoted listeners or practicing professionals. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or via USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee of $16.00 & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to all international destinations at our posted below-cost rates or as quoted on request.…

tan & black 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. looks new. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (nap). 485p. b&w photos & illustrations. notes. credits. index. american history. biography. american revolution. war of 1812. british empire. economics. ~ In 1776 the United States government started out on a shoestring and quickly went bankrupt fighting its War of Independence against Britain. At the war's end, the national government owed tremendous sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens. But lacking the power to tax, it had no means to repay them. The Founders and Finance is the first book to tell the story of how foreign~born financial specialists ~immigrants~ solved the fiscal crisis and set the United States on a path to long~term economic success. Pulitzer Prize~winning author Thomas K. Mccraw analyzes the skills and worldliness of Alexander Hamilton (from the Danish Virgin Islands), Albert Gallatin (from the Republic of Geneva), and other immigrant founders who guided the nation to prosperity. Their expertise with liquid capital far exceeded that of native~born plantation owners Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, who well understood the management of land and slaves but had only a vague knowledge of financial instruments, currencies, stocks, and bonds. The very rootlessness of America's immigrant leaders gave them a better understanding of money, credit, and banks, and the way each could be made to serve the public good. The remarkable financial innovations designed by Hamilton, Gallatin, and other immigrants enabled the United States to control its debts, to pay for the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and ~barely ~ to fight the War of 1812, which preserved the nation's hard~won independence from Britain.…

brown full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright page, no additional printings indicated). viii+339p. endnotes. index. american history. jewish history. religion. politics. ~ Home to nearly half of the world's Jews, America also harbors its share of anti~Jewish sentiment. In a country founded on the principle of religious freedom, with no medieval past, no legal nobility, and no national church, how did anti~Semitism become a presence here? And how have America's beginnings and history affected the course of this bigotry? Frederic Cople Jaher considers these questions in A Scapegoat in the New Wilderness, the first history of American anti~Semitism from its origins in the ancient world to its first widespread outbreak during the Civil War. Comprehensive in approach, the book combines psychological, sociological, economic, cultural, anthropological, and historical interpretation to reveal the nature of anti~Semitism in the United States. Jaher sets up a comparative framework, in which American anti~Semitism is seen in relation to other forms of ethnic and religious bigotry He compares America's treatment of Jews to their treatment in other eras and countries, and notes variations by region, social group, and historical period. Jaher shows us that although anti~Semitism has been less pronounced in America than in Europe, it has had a significant place in our culture from the beginning, a circumstance he traces to intertwining religious and secular forces reaching back to early Christianity, with its doctrinal animosity toward Jews. He documents the growth of this animosity in its American incarnation through the 1830s to its virulent and epidemic climax during the Civil War. Though Christianity's dispute with Judaism accounts for the persistence of anti~Semitism, Jaher reveals the deeper roots of this pathology of prejudice in the human psyche ~ in primal concerns about defeat, enfeeblement, and death, or in visceral responses of intergroup and interpersonal envy and rivalry. An in~depth study of all phases of anti~Jewish feeling as it is manifested in politics, economic behavior, cultural myth and legend, religious and social interaction, and the performing arts, this uniquely comprehensive work offers rare insight into the New World's oldest ethnic and religious hatred.…

blue & black & white decorative trade paperback 8vo. fine cond. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. minor rubbing along the cover edges. edges clean. contents clean & free of markings. 10th printing. b&w map. xxiv +413p. 10 appendices. 9 b&w illustrations. concordances of old & new Kalevala. bio of Lonnrot by A. Anttila. Lonrott's prefaces. glossary of proper names. list of charms. reference list of finnish names. "A Prose Translation with Foreword and Appendices". cover of book embossed with the "hannunvaakuna" ancient finnish good luck sign. ancient history. ancient religion. prehistory. mythology. folklore. history of finland. anthropology. musicology. poetry. world literature. ancient europe. ~ The national folk epic of Finland is here presented in an English translation that is both scholarly and eminently readable. To avoid the imprecision and metrical monotony of earlier verse translations, Magoun has used prose, printed line for line as in the original so that repetitions, parallelisms, and variations are readily apparent. The lyrical passages and poetic images, the wry humor, the tall~tale extravagance, and the homely realism of the Kalevala come through with extraordinary effectiveness. "This authoritative new translation of the Kalevala, together with the materials the volume contains relating the poetic style of the Finnish songs to the style of other orally composed poetry, is especially significant to students of European folklore. Both Professor Magoun and the Harvard University Press have placed many generations of folklorists in their debt." ~ Journal of American Folklore. "For English students of theKalevala, unless they have a good working knowledge of both Swedish and Finnish, this is an indispensable book." ~Folklore. …

red cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding tight, slight slant at top. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. price clipped dustwrapper in near fine cond. 1" tear on rear. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). xiii+315p. b&w photo illustrations. notes. seleceted bibliography. index. biography. russian history. russian revolution. political philosophy. ~ When Vladimir llich Lenin died, Soviet Russia came to a standstill. Mourners, mute and reverent, trooped through the silent Moscow streets in the January cold to stand in line outside his bier. The year was 1924 and, as Nina Tumarkin shows, the process by which the founder of Bolshevism was subtly transformed into a demigod had been underway for some time. His idealization as a cult figure had been developing throughout the civil war, furnishing the Communist Party with a powerful legitimizing symbol. The stability of the new state required some such central image, and Tumarkin traces the piecemeal development of organized political veneration through Lenin's long illness and immediately after his death. With the leader gone, the regime that ruled Russia in his name sought to sustain the emotions of solidarity unleashed by his death. So the cult was formed, celebrating Lenin's living power through his writings, his portraits, and his body, embalmed and displayed in the hastily built Lenin Mausoleum. The growth of the Lenin cult was in part spontaneous, with roots in peasant culture, Orthodox ritual, and the peculiar history of the Russian revolutionary intelligentsia. But Tumarkin forcefully demonstrates that the cult was, to an even greater degree, a planned operation designed to create a secular religion through which the masses might more easily be won over. Until now, the mystical and ritualistic aspects of Communist Party politics have been underemphasized in works dealing with early Soviet history. Lenin Lives! demonstrates the galvanizing power of ritual in the establishment of a post~revolutionary regime. This book is enhanced by striking illustrations.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Scarce (Loeb Classical Library). Olive green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on the cover and along the spine. The book is xxi + 504 pages in length, with a foldout map at the rear. The text is in Greek with facing English translation. This copy is clean and in very fine condition. The inside front gate has a crack. Photographs are available. …

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Eamines the life and works of those who defended freedom and dignity in occupied Europe during the period of Nazi aggression and rule. Looks at Camus, Sartre, de Beauvoir in France, Pavese, Levi and Silone in Italy, and Eich, Richter and Boell in Germany, among others. Notes, Selected Bibliography, Index. …

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1981.

hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Hardcover. Ex-library, with library numbering on spine foot of dust jacket. Upper edge of back jacket and jacket spine are quite sunned. Jacket spine ends are a little worn and creased. Jacket leading corners are slightly worn. Lower leading corner of front flap is clipped. Hardcover spine ends are bumped. Hardcover leading corners are slightly bent. One or two small marks on page block. Binding is sound and pages are tight throughout. Text is clear. AF. Ex-Library.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. 288pp, illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Medium sized lender's stamp on title page. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has significant chipping to top edge, price unclipped. . 4to. The story of Greenwich; time keeper of the world.…

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. SPLENDID: SUBLIME: NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. 2014) Unstated First Printing NEW handsomely-&-cleverly-illustrated mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & showing $39.95 orig. pub. price at top-tight inside-front flyleaf, NEW silk-finish golden-wheat linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & w/ titles ELEGANTLY gilt-stamped on spine, NEW binding w/ tight signatures & black banding at spine caps, IMPECCABLE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMMACULATE ocher-gold card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior SUPERBLY designed & printed on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 6.50" x 10.25" x 2.28", 1.90 kg, iv+xiv+1172+x (1200) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: The 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Geographically & culturally boundless, w/ contributions from Great Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia, India, the Caribbean, & Southern Africa; influenced by great novelists working in other languages; & encompassing a range of genres, the story of the novel in English unfolds like a richly varied landscape that invites exploration rather than a linear journey. In "The Novel: A Biography", Michael Schmidt does full justice to its complexity. Like his hero Ford Madox Ford in "The March of Literature", Schmidt chooses as his traveling companions not critics or theorists but "artist practitioners," men & women who feel "hot love" for the books they admire, & fulminate against those they dislike. It is their insights Schmidt cares about. Quoting from the letters, diaries, reviews, & essays of novelists & drawing on their biographies, Schmidt invites us into the creative dialogs between authors & between books, & suggests how these dialogs have shaped the development of the novel in English. Schmidt believes there is something fundamentally subversive about art: he portrays the novel as a liberalizing force & a revolutionary stimulus. But whatever purpose the novel serves in a given era, a work endures not because of its subject, themes, political stance, or social aims but because of its language, its sheer invention, & its resistance to cliché--some irreducible quality that keeps readers coming back to its pages. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "Michael Schmidt is one of literature's most ambitious champions, riding out against the naysayers, the indifferent, & the purse holders, determined to enlarge a readers' vision & rouse us all to pay attention. He has now turned his prodigious energies to telling the story of the novel's transformation through time: a Bildungsroman of the genre from a persevering & unappeasable lover." -Marina Warner * ABOUT THE AUTHOR: MICHAEL SCHMIDT is Professor of Poetry at the University of Glasgow & a writer in residence at St John's College, Cambridge. He is founder & editorial & managing director of Carcanet Press & for more than four decades editor of PN Review, the literary magazine. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE custom wraps & labels & securely packages this superb book for shipment via USPS Media Mail at no charge (or via USPS Priority Mail for a below-cost charge) within the United States, & at our posted rates to international destinations via postal-regulation Mandated USPS Priority Airmail with our below-cost fees quoted on request.…

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. NEW: First Edition hardcover (Orig. 2010) First Printing * 6.36" x 9.50" x 1.38", 0.80 kg, xii+452 (464) pp ABOUT THE BOOK: Few poetic forms have found more uses than the sonnet in English, & none is now more recognizable. It is one of the longest-lived of verse forms, & one of the briefest. A mere 14 lines, fashioned by intricate rhymes, it is, as Dante Gabriel Rossetti called it, "a moment's monument." From the Renaissance to the present, the sonnet has given poets a superb vehicle for private contemplation, introspection, & the expression of passionate feelings & thoughts "The Art of the Sonnet" collects 100 exemplary sonnets of the English language (& a few sonnets in translation), representing highlights in the history of the sonnet, accompanied by short commentaries on ea. of the poems. The commentaries by Stephen Burt & David Mikics offer new perspectives & insights, &, taken together, demonstrate the enduring as well as changing nature of the sonnet. The authors serve as guides to some of the most-celebrated sonnets in English as well as less-well-known gems by 19th- & 20th-century poets. Also included is a general introductory essay, in which the authors examine the sonnet form & its long & fascinating history, from its origin in medieval Sicily to its English appropriation in the 16th century to sonnet writing today in the United States, the United Kingdom, & other English-speaking parts of the world. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: STEPHEN BURT is Professor of English at Harvard. DAVID MIKICS is Professor of English at the University of Houston. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & packages this fine book w/ our greatest elegance & care for FREE shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL within the United States & its territories or via USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below cost fee of $14.00 w/ shipping to all international destinations via USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL at our posted rates.…

Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. cracking spine some wear and creasing around edges; creased spine; signed by previous owners; slight discoloring due to age Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

blue & white 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (nap). 375p. b&w photo illustrations. notes. bibliography. index. american history. biography. american civil war. politics. ~ IN IN A METICULOUSLY RESEARCHED AND engagingly written narrative, Brian McGinty rescues the story of Abraham Lincoln and the Supreme Court from long and undeserved neglect, recounting the compelling history of the Civil War president's relations with the nation's highest tribunal and the role it played in resolving the agonizing issues raised by the conflict. Lincoln was, more than any other president in the nation's history, a "lawyerly" president, the veteran of thousands of courtroom battles, where victories were won, not by raw strength or superior numbers, but by appeals to reason, citations of precedent, and invocations of justice. He brought his nearly twenty~five years of experience as a practicing lawyer to bear on his presidential duties to nominate Supreme Court justices, preside over a major reorganization of the federal court system, and respond to Supreme Court decisions~some of which gravely threatened the Union cause. The Civil War was, on one level, a struggle between competing visions of constitutional law, represented on the one side by Lincoln's insistence that the United States was a permanent Union of one people united by a "supreme law," and on the other by Jefferson Davis's argument that the United States was a compact of sovereign states whose legal ties could be dissolved at any time and for any reason, subject only to the judgment of the dissolving states that the cause for dissolution was sufficient. Alternately opposed and supported by the justices of the Supreme Court, Lincoln steered the war~torn nation on a sometimes uncertain, but ultimately triumphant, path to victory, saving the Union, freeing the slaves, and preserving the Constitution for future generations. …

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Dust Jacket. Third Edition. 227 pages; Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Pencil markings throughout, but only minor margin lines. Smudges to exterior edge of pages, minor. Bump to cover edge. Cocked spine, slightly.; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…