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Both a biography of American physicist DeWitt Bristol Brace and a study of the processes by which scientific knowledge and associated instrumentation were transferred from Europe to the United States and from the east coast to the American frontier, this book traces Brace's scientific education and follows his career.

Conventional agriculture has attempted to exploit arable land by applying chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and irrigation water. This volume argues that instead of changing the environment, we can change the adaptation of the plants that we grow in it.

A collection of thirty-seven poems, which also contains Professor Slote's introduction.

A study of the legacy of the Western tradition of prison writing in twentieth-century French literature.

Following World War II, Americans entertained a far more international political, cultural, and intellectual awareness as well as a greater fascination with development, progress, and modernity than ever before. This title charts the responses of novelists, travel writers, and literary intellectuals to the nation's engagement in world affairs.

The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a revolutionary period in the lives of women, and the shifting perceptions of women and their role in society were equally apparent in the courtroom. Women Who Kill Men examines eighteen sensational cases of women on trial for murder from 1870 to 1958.

Analyses the development of the criminal justice system in Argentina, focusing on the city of Buenos Aires as a case study. This work concentrates on the formative period of the postcolonial penal system, from the installation of the second Audiencia in 1785 to the promulgation of the Argentine national constitution in 1853.

A study of the German presence in Africa in the modern period that exposes forms of cultural domination that derive from a philosophy of progress and 'good intentions'. Highlighting patterns of domination that did not disappear with decolonization, it disputes assumptions about why global inequality has not only persisted but increased.

Does knowing a person's gender give us a reliable sense of how aggressive, competitive, or emotional he or she is? In this volume, leading scholars address the relationship between gender and aggression, competition and emotion.

Examines the intersection of national identity and the popular press in nineteenth-century Germany. Central to this study is the Gartenlaube, a magazine that became, by the 1870s, the most widely read magazine in Germany. It contained a host of writings that touched on the themes of the German nation and national identity.

Police detective Angus Campbell, a dour and methodical Scottish American policeman, cordially disliked his partner, the ebullient and overweight Irish cop Patrick O'Rourke. And the feeling was cordially reciprocated by O'Rourke. Both were annoyed - but not really concerned - about orders to guard the frantic millionaire John Cobb.

A collection of contemporary writing which represents the historical specificities and contradictions of South African Jewish life under apartheid. The contributors include Nadine Gordimer, Rose Zwi, Dan Jacobson, Albie Sachs, Pieter-Dirk Uys and Matthew Krouse.

A work that originally appeared in 1928 in "Western Story Magazine". In this book, Thunder Moon is betrayed yet again and forced to flee his home among those from whom he was abducted as a child. Returning to the plains that have been the scene of his exploits, he finds the shadows of the encroaching whites lengthening on the lodges of his people.

Collects three short novels and one short story. This title includes stories such as "The Black Rider," "The Dream of Macdonald", "Partners," and "The Power of Prayer".

Reputed to be a conservative group, the Nobel Prize committee astonished the world in 1985 by giving its prize to Claude Simon, one of the most adventurous and challenging of modern authors whose writing defies easy classification. This study shows exactly how inventive and challenging he is.

Addresses issues previously viewed as primarily technical concerning the germplasm debate: that is, how, what, and where to store the range of genetic materials necessary to reproduce plants. By examining Brazil, Chile, France, and the United States, tis book shows how different cultures respond to the decline in genetic diversity.

Features interviews that takes one to the heart of modern German Jewish history. This title offers accounts of the Weimar Republic, the Nazi era, the Holocaust, and the divided Germany of the Cold War era. It includes vivid descriptions of the new united Germany, with its alarming resurgence of xenophobia and anti-Semitism.

Offers a contribution to the reassessment of postmodern culture and theory. This title examines how the Holocaust and Jews have been represented in a range of French poststructuralist works. It concludes that French thought "encrypts but does not fully confront the trauma of the Holocaust."

The relationship between text and music is a central issue in fifteenth-century music studies. This work focuses on the French songs of Guillaume Dufay and proposes a basis for determining some rules of common procedure for interpreting both underlay and style. It examines questions of rhythm and declamation.

Provides a comprehensive textbook for students, scholars, and laypersons to learn to speak and understand the language of the Omaha Nation. The original and creative pedagogical method of teaching Omaha language through Omaha culture used in this textbook consists of a structured series of lesson plans.

The three volumes of North American Exploration appraise the full scope of the exploration of the North American continent and its oceanic margins from prior to the arrival of Columbus until the end of the nineteenth century. More than an assessment of historical events, these volumes portray the process of exploration. Without forgetting the romance of discovery, the authors recognize that exploration encompasses a great deal more than the adventures themselves. All explorers are conditioned by the time, place, and circumstances of their efforts; these determine objectives, the behavior of explorers, and the consequences of their discoveries. The second volume includes the exploration of North America from the Spanish entrada of the sixteenth century to the British and Russian explorations of the Pacific coastal regions at the end of the eighteenth century—a time during which North America was largely defined and understood in terms of advancing scientific viewpoints during the European Enlightenment. Discovery gave way to Exploration and supposition to understanding.

The third volume of North American Exploration, covering 1784 to 1914, charts a dramatic shift in the purpose, priorities, and results of the exploration of North America. As the nineteenth century opened, exploration was still fostered by the growth of empire, but by the 1830s commercial interests came to drive most exploratory ventures, particularly through the fur trade. By midcentury, however, as imperial rivalries lessened and the fur trade declined, exploration was driven by the growing scientific spirit of the ageΓÇöalthough the science was often conducted in the service of a search for railroad routes or natural resources linked to military concerns. A clear transition took place as the spirit of the Enlightenment gave way to economic imperatives and to the science of the post-Darwinian age and exploration passed beyond discovery and geographical definition. This volume explores the resultant beginnings of an understanding of the continent and its native peoples.

Presents the letters of Henry James, one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language. Aimed at students of James and of American and English literature, culture and criticism, this work reflects on a range of topics - from James' own life and literary projects to questions on art, literature, and criticism.

From the early sixties to the late seventies, defensive end Ron McDole experienced football's golden age from inside his oldschool, twobar helmet. In The Dancing Bear McDole traces his life from his humble beginnings in Toledo, Ohio, to his four years at the University of Nebraska, his marriage to high school sweetheart Paula, and his long, accomplished professional career.

Throughout its existence┬áthe Federal District Court of Nebraska has echoed the dynamics of its time, reflecting the concerns, interests, and passions of the people who have made this state┬átheir home.┬áEcho of Its Time┬áexplores the court’s development, from its inception in 1867 through 1933, tracing the careers of its first four judges:┬áElmer Dundy, William Munger, Thomas Munger (no relation), and Joseph Woodrough,┬áwhose rulings addressed an array of issues and controversies echoing macro-level developments within the state, nation, and world. Echo of Its Time both informs and entertains while using the court’s operations as a unique and accessible prism through which to explore broader themes in the history of the state and the nation.┬á The book explores the inner workings of the court through Thomas Munger’s personal correspondence, as well as the court’s origins and growing influence under the direction of its legendary first judge, Elmer Dundy.┬áDundy handled many notable and controversial matters and made significant decisions in the field of Native American law, including Standing Bear v. Crook and Elk v. Wilkins. From the turn of the century through 1933┬áthe court’s docket reflected the dramatic and rapid changes in state, regional, and national dynamics, including labor disputes and violence, political corruption and Progressive Era reform efforts, conflicts between cattle ranchers and homesteaders, wartime sedition and “slacker” prosecutions, criminal enterprises, and the endless battles between government agents and bootleggers during Prohibition.

Tanella Boni is a major African poet, and this book, The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn, is her first full collection to be translated into English. These poems wrestle with the ethnic violence and civil war that dominated life in West Africa's Ivory Coast in the first decade of the new millennium.

Takes a fresh look at sound in the poetry and prose of colonial Latin American poet and nun Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (1648/51-95). Hearing Voices highlights the importance of sound and - in most cases - its relationship with gender in Sor Juana's work and early modern culture.