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Transcendental Style in FilmTranscendental Style in Film
- anglické
- University of California Press
- 228
- 2018
- University of California Press
Publikace: Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer. "With a new introduction, acclaimed director Paul Schrader revisits and updates his study and contemplation of...
Giraffe Reflections - D. PetersonGiraffe Reflections - D. Peterson
- Peterson, Dale
- anglické
- University of California Press
- 232
- 2013
- University of California Press
The most comprehensive book on giraffes to appear in the last fifty years, this volume presents a magnificent portrait of a group of animals who, in spite of their legendary...
The Modern World-System Volume 1 - Immanuel WallersteinThe Modern World-System Volume 1 - Immanuel Wallerstein
- Immanuel Wallerstein
- anglické
- University of California Press
- 443
- 2011
- University of California Press
Immanuel Wallerstein's highly influential, multi-volume opus, "The Modern World-System", is one of this century's greatest works of social science. An innovative, panoramic...
The Hadza - F. MarloweThe Hadza - F. Marlowe
- Marlowe, Frank
- University of California Press
- 336
- 2010
- University of California Press
In "The Hadza", Frank Marlowe provides a quantitative ethnography of one of the last remaining societies of hunter-gatherers in the world. The Hadza, who inhabit an area of...
Los Angeles - R. BanhamLos Angeles - R. Banham
- Banham, Reyner
- University of California Press
- 296
- 2009
- Banham, Reyner
Reyner Banham examined the built environment of Los Angeles in a way no architectural historian before him had done, looking with fresh eyes at its manifestations of popular...
Three Kingdoms - L. Guanzhong Part TwoThree Kingdoms - L. Guanzhong Part Two
- Guanzhong, Luo
- University of California Press
- 504
- 1999
- University of California Press
"Three Kingdoms" tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. This...
On Russian Music - R. TaruskinOn Russian Music - R. Taruskin
- Taruskin, Richard
- University of California Press
- 416
- 2010
- University of California Press
Over the past four decades, Richard Taruskin's publications have redefined the field of Russian-music study. This volume gathers thirty-six essays on composers ranging from...
Europe and the People without History E. WolfEurope and the People without History E. Wolf
- Eric R Wolf
- anglické
- University of California Press
- 536
- 2010
- University of California Press
Offering insight and equal consideration into the societies of the "civilized" and "uncivilized" world, "Europe and the People Without History" deftly explores the historical...
The Western Way of War - V. HansonThe Western Way of War - V. Hanson
- Hanson, Victor Davis
- anglické
- University of California Press
- 320
- 2009
- University of California Press
The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics-that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens-but also the...
Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty - H. SilverLet's Get to the Nitty Gritty - H. Silver
- Silver, Horace
- životopisy
- University of California Press
- 282
- 2006
- University of California Press
Horace Silver is one of the last giants remaining from the incredible flowering and creative extension of bebop music that became known as "hard bop" in the 1950s. This...
Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life A. KaprowEssays on the Blurring of Art and Life A. Kaprow
- Kaprow, Allan
- University of California Press
- 297
- 2003
- University of California Press
Allan Kaprow's 'happenings' and 'environments' were the precursors to contemporary performance art, and his essays are some of the most thoughtful, provocative, and influential...
The Modern World-System IV - I. Wallerstein
- Wallerstein, Immanuel
- University of California Press
- 396
- 2011
- University of California Press
Immanuel Wallerstein's highly influential, multi-volume opus, "The Modern World-System", is one of this century's greatest works of social science. An innovative, panoramic...