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American Lynching

Rushdy Ashraf H. A.

ISBN: PB: 9780300205879, Yale University Press, March 2014
240 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm

After observing the varying reactions to the 1998 death of James Byrd, Jr. in Texas, called a lynching by some, denied by others, Ashraf Rushdy determined in order to understand this event he needed to understand the long history of lynching in the U...

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Greek & Latin

Attica: Intermediate Classical Greek Readings, Review, and Exercises

Claxton Cynthia L.

ISBN: PB: 9780300178760, Yale University Press, February 2014
288 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 6 black&white illus.

Effective as either a primary or secondary textbook, "Intermediate Greek" fills a gap in the available materials by simultaneously providing a much-needed grammar review and an introduction to primary texts that the students will be working with in t...

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History of Art

Art of the American Frontier The Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Mayer Heydt Stephanie, Besaw Mindy A., Hansen Emma I.

ISBN: HB: 9780300197389, Yale University Press, December 2013
160 pp., 25.4x30.5 cm, 320 colour illus.

The visual history of the American West calls to mind iconic artworks and nostalgia for the past. "Art of the American Frontier" presents more than 300 artworks and artefacts from 1830 to 1930, showcasing the premier collections of the Buffalo Bill C...

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Landscape Architecture

Art of the Louvre's Tuileries Garden

Fonkenell Guillaume, Corey Laura D., Deitz Paula, Guenther Bruce, Kennel Sarah

ISBN: HB: 9780300197372, Yale University Press, December 2013
160 pp., 25.4x30.5 cm, 100 colour and black&white illus.

The Tuileries Garden is a masterpiece of garden design and one of the world's most iconic public art spaces. Designed for Louis XIV by landscape architect Andre Le Notre, it served the now-destroyed Tuileries Palace. It was opened to the public in 16...

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History of Art

American West in Bronze, 1850-1925

Tolles Thayer, Smith Thomas B., Clark Carol, Dippie Brian W., Hassrick Peter H., Lemmey Karen, Murphy Jessica

ISBN: HB: 9780300197433, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, December 2013
256 pp., 25.4x22.9 cm, 245 colour images and black&white illus.

"Themes of the American West" have been enduringly popular, and The American West in Bronze features sixty-five iconic bronzes that display a range of subjects, from portrayals of the noble Indian to rough-and-tumble scenes of rowdy cowboys to tribut...

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History of Art

Contemporary Art

Antonio Berni Juanito and Ramona

Ramirez Mari Carmen, Pacheco Marcelo E.

ISBN: HB: 9780300196481, Yale University Press, December 2013
464 pp., 30.5x24.8 cm, 270 colour illus.

Argentinian figurative artist Antonio Berni (1905-1981) is known for his aesthetic originality and for art steeped in social commentary. In the 1950s, he inaugurated a series of works that documented the lives of two fictional characters, Juanito Lag...

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Political Science

Against the Profit Motive The Salary Revolution in American Government, 1780-1940

Parrillo Nicholas R.

ISBN: PB: 9780300194753, Yale University Press, November 2013
576 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 3 black&white illus.

<p>In America today, a public official's lawful income consists of a salary. But until a century ago, the law frequently authorized officials to make money on a profit-seeking basis. Prosecutors won a fee for each defendant convicted. Tax collect...

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Poetry

Art of Robert Frost

Kendall Tim

ISBN: PB: 9780300198270, Yale University Press, November 2013
350 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm

Widely revered during his lifetime, Robert Frost continues to enchant readers today, nearly a century after the publication of his first volume of poems, "A Boy's Will". This book presents a splendid selection of 64 poems from across Frost's writing...

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Ecology

Nature

All the Trees of the Forest Israel's Woodlands from the Bible to the Present

Tal Alon

ISBN: HB: 9780300189506, Yale University Press, November 2013
368 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 35 black&white illus.

In this insightful and provocative book Alon Tal provides a detailed account of Israeli forests, tracing their history from the Bible to the present, and outlines the effort to transform drylands and degraded soils into prosperous parks, rangelands a...

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History of Art

Music

Art and Music in Venice From the Renaissance to Baroque

Goldfarb Hilliard T.

ISBN: HB: 9780300197921, Yale University Press, October 2013
240 pp., 35.6x24.1 cm, 200 colour illus.

Artistic and musical creativity thrived in the Venetian Republic between the early 16th century and the close of the 18th century. The city-state was known for its superb operas and splendid balls, and the acoustics of the architecture led to complex...

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