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Whose Freud? The Place of Psychoanalysis in Contemporary Culture
by Peter Brooks Alex WolochFeatures contributors, Judith Butler, Frederick Crews, Leo Bersani, Juliet Mitchell, Robert Jay Lifton, Richard Wollheim and other theorists from such fields as literature, philosophy, film, history, cultural studies, neuroscience, psychotherapy. Under discussion in all these articles is whether Freud is still relevant, specifically whether psychoanalysis is still a valid theory of mind, if its therapeutic applications have been rendered obsolete by drugs, how psychoanalysis still figures in debates about sexual identity despite its rejection by many feminists, and how Freud's work still contributes to cultural analysis. The editor's conclusion is that Freud is not only still relevant but the "presiding genius of our culture and the author of its symptomatic illnesses. " Papers were delivered in a 1998 symposium at Yale, the locale from which Freud launched his original invasion of the US psyche nearly a century before.
Christian Perspectives on Legal Thought
by Michael W. Mcconnell Robert F. Cochran Angela C. CarmellaDifferent American legal scholars have joined together to produce 'Christian Perspectives On Legal Thought', a book that views legal thought from various Christian perspectives.
Quantitative Evaluation of HIV Prevention Programs
by Edward H. Kaplan Ron BrookmeyerThis book shows the quantitative evaluation of HIV issues.
The Indian Slave Trade: The Rise of the English Empire in the American South, 1670-1717
by Alan GallayDiscusses very early American Indian slave trade by the British.
Friends Hold All Things in Common: Tradition, Intellectual Property, and the Adages of Erasmus
by Kathy EdenResponding in 1523 to a request from his friend John Botzheim, then Canon of Constance, to provide a catalogue of his works, Erasmus recalls among many other things the unfortunate events that occasioned his making a collection of Greek and Roman proverbs--the project that secured his literary fame throughout Europe and that has come down to us as the Adages.
The History of South Africa
by Leonard Monteath ThompsonA leading scholar of South Africa provides a fresh and penetrating exploration of that country's history from the earliest known human habitation to the present, focusing primarily on the experiences of its black inhabitants.
Christ's Churches Purely Reformed: A Social History of Calvinism
by Philip BenedictThis sweeping book tells the story of Calvinism's origins, expansion, and impact across Europe from the upheavals of the early Reformation to the end of the seventeenth century. The faith's fundamental doctrines, diverse ecclesiastical institutions, and significant consequences for lived experience are all explored, revealing the ongoing interplay between a dynamic religious tradition and the worlds in which it took root. Book jacket.
Every Farm a Factory: The Industrial Ideal in American Agriculture
by Deborah FitzgeraldDuring the early decades of the 20th century, agricultural practice in America was transformed from a pre-industrial to an industrial activity. In this study Deborah Fitzgerald argues that farms became modernised in the 1920s because they adopted not only new machinery but also the financial, cultural and ideological apparatus of industrialism.
The Ship of State: Statecraft and Politics from Ancient Greece to Democratic America
by Norma ThompsonThe stimulus for this book initially came from Tocqueville's study of America.
Sleeping like a Baby: A Peek into Baby's Night Life
by Avi SadehBased on research with sleep-disturbed babies and their sleep-deprived parents, Dr. Sadeh suggests a variety of practical solutions to babies' and young children's sleep problems. He helps parents to understand the natural sleep patterns of babies, and to consider their own family's situation and needs. Illustrations.
Rhyme's Reason: A Guide to English Verse (3rd edition)
by John HollanderIn his classic text, Rhyme's Reason, the distinguished poet and critic John Hollander surveys the schemes, patterns, and forms of English verse, illustrating each variation with an original and witty self-descriptive example.
The Nile Basin: National Determinants of Collective Action
by John WaterburyJohn Waterbury applies collective action theory and international relations theory to the challenges of the ten Nile nations.
I, Maya Plisetskaya
by Maya Plisetskaya Antonina W. Bouis Tim SchollMaya Plisetskaya, one of the world's foremost dancers, rose to become a prima ballerina of Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet after an early life filled with tragedy and loss. In this spirited memoir, Plisetskaya reflects on her personal and professional odyssey, presenting a unique view of the life of a Soviet artist during the troubled period from the late 1930s to the 1990s. Plisetskaya recounts the execution of her father in the Great Terror and her mother's exile to the Gulag. She describes her admission to the Bolshoi in 1943, the roles she performed there, and the endless petty harassments she endured, from both envious colleagues and Party officials. Refused permission for six years to tour with the company, Plisetskaya eventually performed all over the world, working with such noted choreographers as Roland Petit and Maurice Béjart. She recounts the tumultuous events she lived through and the fascinating people she met-among them the legendary ballet teacher Agrippina Vaganova, George Balanchine, Frank Sinatra, Rudolf Nureyev, and Dmitri Shostakovich. And she provides fascinating details about testy cocktail-party encounters with Khrushchev, tours abroad when her meager per diem allowance brought her close to starvation, and KGB plots to capitalize on her friendship with Robert Kennedy. Gifted, courageous, and brutally honest, Plisetskaya brilliantly illuminates the world of Soviet ballet during an era that encompasses both repression and cultural détente. Still prima ballerina assoluta with the Bolshoi Ballet, Maya Plisetskaya also travels around the world performing and lecturing. At the Bolshoi's gala celebrating her 75th birthday, President Vladimir Putin presented her with Russia's highest civilian honor, the medal for service to the Russian state, second degree. Tim Scholl is professor of Russian language and literature at Oberlin College. Antonina W. Bouis is the prize-winning translator of more than fifty books, including fiction, nonfiction, and memoirs by such figures as Andrei Sakharov, Elena Bonner, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character (Abridged)
by David Riesman Reuel Denney Nathan GlazerAbridged and revised with a forward by professor Todd Gitlin, "The Lonely Crowd" is indispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand the social character of the United States. Its now-classic analysis of the "new middle class" opens exciting new dimensions in our understanding of the psychological, political, and economic problems that confront the individual in contemporary American society.
Invention of Peace
by Michael HowardThroughout history the overwhelming majority of human societies have taken war for granted and made it the basis for their legal and social structures. Not until the Enlightenment in the eighteenth century did war come to be regarded as an unmitigated evil and one that could be abolished by rational social organization, and only after the massive slaughter of the two world wars did this become the declared objective of civilized states. Nevertheless, war in one form or another continues unabated. In this elegantly written book, a preeminent military historian considers why this is so. Is war in some sense still a necessary element in international order? Are war and peace in fact complementary? Does not peace itself breed the conditions that will ultimately lead to war? And if nuclear weapons have made war ultimately suicidal for mankind, what can be done about it? Having devoted half a century largely to studying these questions, Michael Howard offers us his reflections. Unless they can be answered, he notes, the twenty-first century is unlikely to be any more peaceful than the centuries that preceded it.
Islamic Art and Architecture: 650-1250
by Richard Ettinghausen Oleg Grabar Marilyn Jenkins-Madina"This illustrated book provides an overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, a time of the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, flowering in the vast area from the Atlantic to India. Inspired by Ettinghausen and Grabar's original text, this book has been completely rewritten and updated to take into account recent information and methodological advances. "--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Jack the Ripper and the London Press
by L. Perry CurtisPerry Curtis reveals mutilation murders by Jack the Ripper as told by different London newspapers.
Nietzsche's Task: An Interpretation of Beyond Good and Evil
by Laurence LampertLaurence Lampert reveals the true meaning of the book "Beyond Good and Evil" by Nietzsche.
The Empirical Stance
by Bas C. Van Fraassen"What is empiricism and what could it be? Bas C. van Fraassen, one of the world's foremost contributors to philosophical logic and the philosophy of science, here undertakes a fresh consideration of these questions and offers a program for renewal of the empiricist tradition. The empiricist tradition is not and could not be defined by common doctrines but embodies a certain stance in philosophy, van Fraassen says. This stance is displayed first of all in a searing recurrent critique of metaphysics, and second in a focus on experience that requires a voluntarist view of belief and opinion. "--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Futurism: An Anthology
by Lawrence Rainey Christine Poggi Laura WittmanIn 1909, F. T. Marinetti published his incendiary Futurist Manifesto, proclaiming, "We stand on the last promontory of the centuries!!" and "There, on the earth, the earliest dawn!" Intent on delivering Italy from "its fetid cancer of professors, archaeologists, tour guides, and antiquarians," the Futurists imagined that art, architecture, literature, and music would function like a machine, transforming the world rather than merely reflecting it. But within a decade, Futurism's utopian ambitions were being wedded to Fascist politics, an alliance that would tragically mar its reputation in the century to follow. Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of Futurism, this is the most complete anthology of Futurist manifestos, poems, plays, and images ever to be published in English, spanning from 1909 to 1944. Now, amidst another era of unprecedented technological change and cultural crisis, is a pivotal moment to reevaluate Futurism and its haunting legacy for Western civilization.
Making Good Citizens: Education and Civil Society
by Diane Ravitch Joseph P. ViterittiLeading thinkers from a variety of disciplines probe the relation between a healthy democracy and education. Contributors such as Jean Bethke Elshtain, Nathan Glazer, Robert Putnam, Jack Rakove, and Alan Wolfe discuss topics that range from the place of religion in public life to political conflict in a pluralist society to the problems of racial inequality.
Benjamin V. Cohen: Architect of the New Deal
by William LasserThis is a biography of Benjamin V. Cohen focusing on the "New Deal" giant.
Bright Pages: Yale Writers, 1701-2001
by J. D. McClatchyCollege years -- when ideas collide, literature intrigues and inspires, lasting passions are first fired -- can stamp a young writer for life. This extraordinary book contains the work of dozens of writers whose experiences at Yale over the past three centuries exerted a powerful force on their writing lives. Formed and nurtured by the unique intellectual community of the university, writers as diverse as Noah Webster and Gloria Naylor emerged from Yale to make their own fresh contributions to our nation's remarkable literary heritage. From the galaxy of authors Yale has produced, J. D. McClatchy selects a rich and varied sample. He includes sermons, essays, poems, short stories, and excerpts from novels. The book opens with a section devoted to the work of four great teachers of writing at Yale in recent decades: John Hersey, Robert Penn Warren, John Hollander, and Robert Stone. The middle and most generous section of the volume focuses on writers who have been working since the end of the Second World War. Each of these selections casts a strong light on its author and his or her work. In the final section, McClatchy draws on the work of earlier literary figures from James Fenimore Cooper to Thornton Wilder, in many cases retrieving little-known material. A stroll through the pages of this bountiful anthology, dazzling in the diversity of its offerings, will appeal to any reader. Each of the authors was challenged and inspired by Yale. In this volume, each in turn challenges and inspires us.
Learning Policy: When State Education Reform Works
by David K. Cohen Heather C. HillThis book reports on one of the more significant school-improvement policies in late-twentieth-century America: California's decade-long effort to change and improve mathematics teaching in the state's public schools.
Spanish Rome, 1500-1700
by Thomas James DandeletRome was an old but vigorous remnant of its ancient imperial glory, rich in religious authority; Spain was a rising giant on the road to becoming the world's first modern global empire, rich in New World gold. Dandelet (history, U. of California-Berkeley) tells the story of interaction between the two empires during the 16th and 17th centuries.