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One of the most closely-watched and controversial aspects of modern political campaigning is the use of negative, attack tactics. This book examines the role played by negative campaigning through a national survey of professional political consultants.

..". an up-to-date, comprehensive, and accessible single-volume textto introduce the Mau Mau movement and its part in Kenya's nationalism andindependence..." -- International Journal of African HistoricalStudies"Mau Mau and Kenya is a well written work which provides aclear and candid picture of the highly complex movements that were Mau Mau." --African HistoryMau Mau and Kenya traces a unique peasant revoltagainst British colonialism. Was Mau...

This impressive collection, drawn from a wealth of original research into previously untapped sources--including letters, diaries, memoirs, speeches, poems, songs, newspaper articles, advertisements, a

Theodor Kramers Gedichte, von Zeitgenossen wie Thomas Mann und Stefan Zweig, Carl Zuckmayer und Franz Werfel gerühmt, finden heute aufs neue eine begeisterte Leserschaft. Band zwei der dreibändigen "Gesammelten Gedichte", der nun in zweiter, revidierter Auflage vorliegt, enthält mehr als 700 Gedichte, die Kramer selbst vorbereitete, jedoch nicht veröffentlichte. Diese Zyklen sind chronologisch geordnet nach der Zeit ihrer Niederschrift. Theodo...

When Colonel Charles S. Wainwright (1826-1907), later Brevet Brigadier General, was commissioned in the First New York Artillery Regiment of the Army of the Potomac in October 1861, he began a journal. As an officer who fought at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Spotsylvania, and Petersburg, and who witnessed the leadership of Generals McClellan, Hooker, Burnside, Meade, Grant, and Sheridan, he brillia...

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Introduces the reader to the multiple roles and challenges that women faced in the interaction between the social and political dimensions of Arab/Palestinian society on the West Bank. This title contextualizes the role of women within the general socio-political struggles of the West Bank and in the Arab world.

This collection of essays surveys the diverse receptions and workings of Chaucer from the early 16th to the early 17th century. It emphasizes the many kinds of influence that Chaucer and his poems exerted on British letters and culture during these years.

-John SallisAlthough the Romantic Age is usually thought of as idealizing nature as the source of birth, life, and creativity, David Farrell Krell focuses on the preoccupation of three key German Romantic thinkers-Novalis, Schelling, and Hegel-with nature's destructive powers-contagion, disease, and death.

On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Princeton University, leading educators and commentators participated in a symposium jointly sponsored by Princeton and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Universities and Their Leadership is a collection of original essays from presenters at the Princeton Conference on Higher Education. Individually, these essays discuss aspects of contemporary higher education in the U.S. Taken together, they offer a...

From the plot to kidnap George Washington to the fall of Yorktown, this book chronicles the clandestine activities of the spies, counterspies, and double agents who risked life and honor in a silent, anonymous shadow war during the American Revolution.

This anthology of essays, interviews, and autobiographical pieces provides an invaluable overview of the evolution of contemporary music--from chromaticism, serialism, and interdeterminacy to jazz, vernacular, electronic, and non-Western influences. 95 music examples.

Washington Irving (1783-1859) was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and the first to enjoy international acclaim. In addition to his long public service

Theodore Dodge, who fought in the Civil War as a brevet lieutenant-colonel for the United States Army, has written a concise military history of the American Civil War that evenhandedly treats major and minor operations with the space each deserves, presenting a kind of skeleton of the Civil War. 47 maps & charts.

Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) was a choreographic giant in the modern dance world and a champion of African-American talent and culture. This biography tells the moving story of a man who wove his life and culture into his dance. 27 illustrations.

A contribution to Shi'ite Sufism. It brings us to the core of this movement with an analysis of Ibn 'Arabi's life and doctrines. It begins with a spiritual topography of the twelfth century, emphasizing the differences between exoteric and esoteric forms of Islam. It also relates Islamic mysticism to mystical thought in the West.

For women between 35 and 45, who are trying to have a baby or who have already conceived, Maggie Jones evaluates the advantages as well as the risks of later motherhood. Whether the reader is considering her first pregnancy after 35 or is starting a "second" family later in life, this book is written with her in mind.

The Wicked City" presents an account of Chicago's vice, crime, capitalism, and corruption from Pierre the Mole, who sold whiskey to the Indians, through Johnny Torrio and Al Capone, who bootlegged a Great Lake's worth of booze during the Roaring Twenties. 36 illustrations.

General, minister of war, prime minister, and unrepentant ultranationalist, Hideki Tojo was the most powerful leader in the Japanese government during World War II. This clear and compelling portrait of Tojo illuminates the spartan, single-minded, incorruptible personality of the man who chose war rather than succumb to U.S.-induced economic strangulation. 20 photos.

This Is Orson Welles", a collection of penetrating and witty conversations between Welles and Peter Bogdanovich, includes insights into Welles' radio, theater, film, and television work, Hollywood producers, directors, and stars, and almost everything else, from acting to magic to comic strips to bullfighters to gangsters. 93 illustrations.