Knihy 2014, yale university press
- The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
- Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
- anglické
- Yale University Press
- 418
- 2014
A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' The Communist Manifesto is edited with an introduction by Gareth Stedman-Jones in...
- Great War Seen from the Air
Great War Seen from the Air
- Stichelbaut, Birger
- anglické
- Yale University Press
- 396
- 2014
Aerial photography was a relatively new technology at the onset of World War I and was embraced as an indispensable tool of wartime intelligence by all nations involved in the...
- Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons
- Rothkopf, Scott
- anglické
- Yale University Press
- 288
- 2014
Examining the breadth and depth of thirty-five years of work by Jeff Koons (b. 1955), one of the most influential and controversial artists of the 20th century, this highly...
- Of Africa - W. Soyinka
Of Africa - W. Soyinka
- Soyinka, Wole
- Yale University Press
- 224
- 2014
A member of the unique generation of African writers and intellectuals who came of age in the last days of colonialism, Wole Soyinka has witnessed the promise of independence...
- Fania Oz-Salzberger, Amos Oz: Jews and Words
Fania Oz-Salzberger, Amos Oz: Jews and Words
- Oz, Amos;Oz-Salzberger, Fania
- Yale University Press
- 248
- 2014
Why are words so important to Jews? Novelist Amos Oz and historian Fania Oz-Salzberger roam the gamut of Jewish history to explain the integral relationship of Jews and words....
- The First Thousand Years - Robert Louis Wilken
The First Thousand Years - Robert Louis Wilken
- Wilken, Robert Louis
- Yale University Press
- 416
- 2014
An authoritative and poignant account of the first millennium of Christian history How did a community that was largely invisible in the first two centuries of its existence...
- Earthmasters
Earthmasters
- Hamilton, Clive
- Yale University Press
- 264
- 2014
This book goes to the heart of the unfolding reality of the twenty-first century: international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have all failed and before the end of...
- My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom
- Douglass, Frederick
- Yale University Press
- 432
- 2014
"David Blight has produced a fine edition of Douglass' second autobiography. This is an essential work in African-American and American history, and displays Douglass'...
- Liberty's Dawn
Liberty's Dawn
- Griffin, Emma
- Yale University Press
- 320
- 2014
This remarkable book looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an intimate firsthand account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced...
- History of South Africa
History of South Africa
- Thompson, Leonard
- Yale University Press
- 416
- 2014
A fresh and penetrating exploration of South Africa's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present "I did not think it was possible for a...
- Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to Metaphysics
- Heidegger, Martin
- Yale University Press
- 320
- 2014
This new edition of one of Heidegger's most important works features a revised and expanded translators' introduction and an updated translation, as well as the first English...
- Bonsai
Bonsai
- anglické
- Yale University Press
- 224
- 2014
Know, grow, and create beautiful bonsai. Step-By-Step Bonsai is the ultimate introduction to bonsai trees, with illustrated step-by-step projects to make bonsai for beginners...
- Gardens of the British Working Class
Gardens of the British Working Class
- Willes, Margaret
- Yale University Press
- 388
- 2014
Spanning four centuries, Margaret Willes's vibrant people's history examines the myriad ways that the popular cultivation of plants, vegetables, and flowers has played an...
- What art is
What art is
- Arthur C. Danto
- anglické
- Yale University Press
- 192
- 2014
A lively meditation on the nature of art by one of America's most celebrated art critics What is it to be a work of art? Renowned author and critic Arthur C. Danto addresses...
- Great Charles Dickens Scandal
Great Charles Dickens Scandal
- Slater, Michael
- Yale University Press
- 232
- 2014
Was Charles Dickens the secret lover of young actress Nelly Ternan? How would a man of his renown have hidden such an affair? This engaging book is the first complete account of...
- John Singer Sargent - Ormond Richard
John Singer Sargent - Ormond Richard
- Elaine Kilmurray, Richard Ormond
- anglické
- Yale University Press
- 424
- 2014
After John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) determined to curtail his internationally successful portrait practice, he had more freedom to paint where and what he wanted. Volume VIII...
- Winter Mythologies and Abbots - Michon Pierre
Winter Mythologies and Abbots - Michon Pierre
- Michon, Pierre
- anglické
- Yale University Press
- 128
- 2014
Michon's exquisite short narratives transport us to the heart of the Middle Ages as witnesses to the double-edged power of belief This welcome volume brings to...
- Erotic Doll
Erotic Doll
- Smith, Marquard
- Yale University Press
- 288
- 2014
Since the 19th century, dolls have served as commodities but also as objects of possession and obsession, love and lust. That century witnessed the emergence of the term...
- Last Lover
Last Lover
- Can Xue
- anglické
- Yale University Press
- 336
- 2014
In Can Xue's extraordinary book, we encounter a full assemblage of husbands, wives and lovers. Entwined in complicated, often tortuous relationships, these characters step into...
- Leonard Bernstein Letters
Leonard Bernstein Letters
- Bernstein, Leonard
- anglické
- Yale University Press
- 624
- 2014
An extraordinary selection of revealing letters to and from one of the titans of 20th-century music Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic and versatile musician--a brilliant...
- Montys Men Buckley John
Montys Men Buckley John
- Buckley, John
- anglické
- Yale University Press
- 384
- 2014
Historian John Buckley offers a radical reappraisal of Great Britain's fighting forces during World War II, challenging the common belief that the British Army was no match for...
- It's Complicated Boyd Danah
It's Complicated Boyd Danah
- Boyd, Danah
- Yale University Press
- 296
- 2014
What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this eye-opening...
- Birthright
Birthright
- Kellert, Stephen R
- Yale University Press
- 264
- 2014
" If you're looking for epic fantasy in a modern setting, Birthright is for you." -- Kirkus For the Rhodes family, losing their son was the most devastating thing that could...
- Shadows Gombrich E H
Shadows Gombrich E H
- E H Gombrich
- anglické
- Yale University Press
- 96
- 2014
In this intriguing book, E.H. Gombrich, who was one of the world's foremost art historians, traces how cast shadows have been depicted in Western art through the centuries....