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Philosophy

Decoding Chomsky Science and Revolutionary Politics

Knight Chris

ISBN: PB: 9780300228762, ISBN: HB: 9780300221466, Yale University Press, February 2018
304 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm

A fresh and fascinating look at the philosophies, politics, and intellectual legacy of one of the twentieth century's most influential and controversial minds Occupying a pivotal position in postwar thought, Noam Chomsky is both the founder of modern...

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Europe

Christianity

Catholics on the Barricades Poland, France, and "Revolution", 1939-1956

Kosicki Piotr H.

ISBN: HB: 9780300225518, Yale University Press, February 2018
424 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 13 black&white illus.

This collective intellectual biography examines generations of deeply religious thinkers whose faith drove them into public life, including Karol Wojty³a, future Pope John Paul II, and Tadeusz Mazowiecki, the future prime minister who would dismantle...

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Political Science

Law

Constitutional Cliffhangers A Legal Guide for Presidents and Their Enemies

Kalt Brian C.

ISBN: PB: 9780300234305, Yale University Press, January 2018
264 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm

The United States Constitution's provisions for selecting, replacing, and punishing presidents contain serious weaknesses that could lead to constitutional controversies. In this compelling and fascinating book, Brian Kalt envisions six such controve...

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Fiction

Influence Peddlers

Kaddour Hedi

ISBN: PB: 9780300222883, Yale University Press, October 2017
344 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm

Gather together French colonialists, young nationalists eager for independence, and local Maghreb leaders in a small North African city of the 1920s. Bring a collection of brash American filmmakers and celebrities into the picture. Dangerous cultural...

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History of Art

Modigliani Unmasked

Klein Mason, Nathanson Richard

ISBN: HB: 9780300225495, Yale University Press, September 2017
172 pp., 29.8x20.3 cm, 165 colour illus., 5 black&white illus.

One of the great artists of the 20th century, Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) is celebrated for revolutionizing modern portraiture, particularly in his later paintings and sculpture. "Modigliani Unmasked" examines the artist's rarely seen early works o...

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History of Art

Thannhauser Gallery Marketing Van Gogh

Koldehoff Stefan, Stolwijk Chris, Koldehoff Nora, Hageman Monique, Fontanella Megan M., Herzog Gunter

ISBN: HB: 9780300226591, Yale University Press, Mercatorfonds, September 2017
304 pp., 26.7x19.7 cm, 95 colour illus., 75 black&white illus.

While legend has it that Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) sold only one work during his lifetime, it was not long after his death that sales of his paintings began to shatter auction house records. In this carefully researched book, leading Van Gogh scho...

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Military

Fashion

Fashion in Steel The Landsknecht Armour of Wilhelm von Rogendorf

Krause Stefan, Haag Sabine, Zajic Andreas

ISBN: HB: 9780300230864, Yale University Press, September 2017
128 pp., 27.3x24.1 cm, 100 colour illus., 15 black&white illus.

This sumptuously illustrated book celebrates a curious masterpiece of German Renaissance art – the Landsknecht armor of Wilhelm von Rogendorf (1523). Recently conserved to its original glory, this magnificent suit of armor, made for a trusted courtie...

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Poetry

Readings in Contemporary Poetry An Anthology

Katz Vincent

ISBN: PB: 9780300230017, Yale University Press, August 2017
312 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 150 colour illus.

For over three decades, Dia Art Foundation has gathered renowned and visionary poets to present their work in conversation with one another in monthly events through its Readings in Contemporary Poetry series. This collection anthologizes ninety-four...

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Europe

Children's World Growing Up in Russia (1890-1991)

Kelly Catriona

ISBN: HB: 9780300112269, Yale University Press, August 2017
480 pp., 24.6x17.1 cm, 115 black&white illus.

How a country views its children reveals a great deal. This landmark history of childhood in twentieth-century Russia presents an enthralling and detailed picture of a society where childhood was celebrated everywhere, but children's real needs were...

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Middle East

Great Partition The Making of India and Pakistan (New Edition)

Khan Yasmin

ISBN: PB: 9780300230321, Yale University Press, July 2017
288 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 25 black&white illus.

This new edition of Yasmin Khan's reappraisal of the tumultuous India-Pakistan Partition features an introduction reflecting on the latest research and on ways in which commemoration of the Partition has changed, and considers the Partition in light...

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