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Smoot's Ear

The Measure of Humanity

By: Robert Tavernor

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Smoot's Ear

The Measure of Humanity

By: Robert Tavernor

Measures are the subject of this unusual book, in which Robert Tavernor offers a fascinating account of the various measuring systems human beings have devised over two millennia. He discusses measures in our own time - when space travel presents to humankind a direct encounter with the unfathomable measure of the universe.

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Yale University Press

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0300124929

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9780300124927

On Alberti and the Art of Building

By: Robert Tavernor

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On Alberti and the Art of Building

By: Robert Tavernor

Leon Battista Alberti (1404-72) - writer, painter and sculptor, mathematician and, most famously, architectural theorist and architect - came closer than anyone to the Renaissance ideal of the 'complete man'. Recognised by his contemporaries as an extraordinary person, he helped to shape, through his writings and his practical example in the arts, the way in which the natural and artificial world was perceived and represented during the Renaissance.

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Yale University Press

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0300076150

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9780300076158

Genealogical Abstracts from 18th-century Virginia Newspapers

By: Robert Kirk Headley

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Genealogical Abstracts from 18th-century Virginia Newspapers

By: Robert Kirk Headley

The data abstracted herein have been collected from over 7,100 issues of eighty-one 18th-century Virginia newspapers."--Introduction.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806311991

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Smoot's Ear

The Measure of Humanity

By: Robert Tavernor

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The Measure of Humanity

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Raphael and the Redefinition of Art in Renaissance Italy

By: Robert Williams

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Raphael and the Redefinition of Art in Renaissance Italy

By: Robert Williams

A comprehensive re-assessment of Raphael's artistic achievement and the ways in which it transformed the idea of what art is.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107131502

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9781107131507

Time for Architecture

On Modernity, Memory and Time in Architecture and Urban Design

By: Robert Adam

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Time for Architecture

On Modernity, Memory and Time in Architecture and Urban Design

By: Robert Adam

Using time as a unifying theme, this book critically analyses many of the key concepts in modern architecture and urban design, such as modernity, innovation, timelessness and sustainability. Drawing on the statements of contemporary architects and with reference to a wide range of sources from history, philosophy, sociology and anthropology, as well as studies in diverse subjects such as science fiction, colonialism and archaeology, the text provides a new perspective on much of the thinking behind contemporary design. In addition, it develops original and practical theories on the meanings of modernity, the variable ageing of the environment, the central role of longevity in sustainability, the significance of authenticity in conservation, and the relationship between collective memory and tradition.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527547515

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9781527547513

Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction

By: Robert J. C. Young

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Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction

By: Robert J. C. Young

This innovative and lively book is quite unlike any other introduction to postcolonialism. Robert Young examines the political, social, and cultural after-effects of decolonization by presenting situations, experiences, and testimony rather than going through the theory at an abstract level. He situates the debate in a wide cultural context, discussing its importance as an historical condition, with examples such as the status of aboriginal people, of those dispossessed from their land, Algerian raï music, postcolonial feminism, and global social and ecological movements. Above all, Young argues, postcolonialism offers a political philosophy of activism that contests the current situation of global inequality, and so in a new way continues the anti-colonial struggles of the past. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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OUP Oxford

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0191622273

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9780191622274

Medieval Military Technology, Second Edition

By: Kelly Robert DeVries,Robert Douglas Smith

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Medieval Military Technology, Second Edition

By: Kelly Robert DeVries,Robert Douglas Smith

First published in 1992, Medieval Military Technology has become the definitive book in its field, garnering much praise and a large readership. This thorough update of a classic book, regarded as both an excellent overview and an important piece of scholarship, includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and eighteen new illustrations. The four key organizing sections of the book still remain: arms and armor, artillery, fortifications, and warships. Throughout, the authors connect these technologies to broader themes and developments in medieval society as well as to current scholarly and curatorial controversies.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442604999

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9781442604995

The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction

By: Robert J. McMahon

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The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction

By: Robert J. McMahon

The massive disorder and economic ruin following the Second World War inevitably predetermined the scope and intensity of the Cold War. But why did it last so long? And what impact did it have on the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, and the Third World? Finally, how did it affect the broader history of the second half of the twentieth century - what were the human and financial costs? This Very Short Introduction provides a clear and stimulating interpretive overview of the Cold War, one that will both invite debate and encourage deeper investigation. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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OUP Oxford

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0191577588

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9780191577581

Lineage Book of Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors

By: Robert Glenn Thurtle

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Lineage Book of Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors

By: Robert Glenn Thurtle

This work, a verbatim transcription of the three successful charters defining the scope and authority of the Virginia Company and listing its stockholders in England and Virginia, is an important companion work to Professor Craven's booklet above. The text of the three charters is taken from a contemporary copy discovered among the Chancery Rolls of the Public Record Office in London shortly before this work's original publication. The accompanying documents serve to illustrate some of the practical issues pertaining to the administration of the colony, and, taken together, this collection may be construed as the Virginia "constitution" for the colony's first fifteen years of existence.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806350873

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9780806350875

Rousseau: A Very Short Introduction

By: Robert Wokler

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Rousseau: A Very Short Introduction

By: Robert Wokler

In this study of Rousseau's life and works, across a range of disciplines, Robert Wokler shows how his thinking and writing were all inspired by an ideal of mankind's self-realization in a condition of unfettered freedom.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0192801988

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9780192801982

Travels in the History of Architecture

By: Robert Harbison

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Travels in the History of Architecture

By: Robert Harbison

Mies van der Rohe, master of modern architecture, declared that “Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together.” In Travels in the History of Architecture, renowned architectural writer Robert Harbison takes a closer look at these bricks, providing an engaging and concise companion to the great themes and aesthetic movements in architecture from antiquity to the present day. Travels in the History of Architecture beings its journey with the great temples of the Egyptians and the shrines of Classical Greece and Rome and then provides a complete survey of architecture through the present day. Each chapter of this dynamic and approachable volume focuses on a movement in architectural history, including Byzantine, Baroque, Mannerism, Historicism, Functionalism, and Deconstruction. Unique to this work is Harbison’s wide-ranging approach, which draws on references and examples outside of architecture—from literature, art, sculpture, and history—to further illustrate and contextualize the themes and ideas of each period. For example, the travel writing of Pausanias illustrates the monuments of ancient Greece, a poem in praise of marble decoration reveals how the builders of the cathedral of Hagia Sophia viewed their creation, and a French rococo painting speaks to the meaning behind the design of the English landscape garden. Original, yet authoritative, Travels in the History of Architecture will be in an indispensable guide for everyone curious to know more about the world’s most famous structures, as well as for students of art and architectural history seeking a definitive introduction.

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Reaktion Books

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1861896905

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Medieval Military Technology

By: Kelly Robert DeVries,Kelly DeVries,Robert Douglas Smith

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Medieval Military Technology

By: Kelly Robert DeVries,Kelly DeVries,Robert Douglas Smith

This thorough update of a classic book includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and new illustrations.

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1442604972

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The Urban Section

An analytical tool for cities and streets

By: Robert Mantho

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The Urban Section

An analytical tool for cities and streets

By: Robert Mantho

The design of streets, and the connections between streets of different character, is the most important task for architects and urbanists working in an urban context. Considered at two distinct spatial scales – that of the individual street – the Street Section – and the complex of city streets – the City Transect – Urban Section identifies a range of generic street types and their success or otherwise in responding to climatic, cultural, traditional, morphological, social and economic well being. Using comparative studies a profile of best practice in street and city design is identified, showing methodologies in both the analysis of, and design for, successful streets and public places – place-making. In uniquely dealing with both the historic and contemporary description and analysis of urban ‘streets’ around the world, the work is of both academic and professional interest to architects, urban planners and designers, highway engineers, landscape and urban design advisers in both the public and private sectors; students, amenity and civic societies, city authorities and government agencies.

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Routledge

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1136163018

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9781136163012

World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

By: Robert P. Crease

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World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

By: Robert P. Crease

“Shows that the story of metrology . . . can in the right hands make for a riveting read.”—The Economist Millions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. But achieving such a network was anything but easy, as Robert P. Crease, physicist and philosopher, demonstrates in this endlessly fascinating, always entertaining look at just how this international system evolved. From the link between musical pitch and distance in the dynasties of ancient China and the use of figurines to measure gold in West Africa to the creation of the French metric and British imperial systems, Crease takes readers along on one of history’s greatest philosophical and scientific adventures.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393082040

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9780393082043

Evidence

By: Romilly Edge,The City Law School,James Griffiths,Paul McKeown,Robert McPeake

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Evidence

By: Romilly Edge,The City Law School,James Griffiths,Paul McKeown,Robert McPeake

Drawing on the authors' extensive experience at the Bar, Evidence provides an excellent introduction to the essential principles of the law of evidence in both civil and criminal litigation. The manual clearly explains the key rules of evidence, while its practical approach ensures that trainee barristers are prepared to conduct litigation in pupilage and beyond. This manual has been fully revised to cover all recent developments in both civil and criminal evidence, ensuring that you have the most up-to-date information.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198714416

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9780198714415

Maryland Marriage Evidences, 1634-1718

By: Robert Barnes

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Maryland Marriage Evidences, 1634-1718

By: Robert Barnes

The present volume contains marriage records taken from religious and civil sources and, in addition, marriage references taken from land, court, and probate records."--Introduction.

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0806317604

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Evidence

By: The City Law School,,James Griffiths,Paul McKeown,Robert McPeake

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Evidence

By: The City Law School,,James Griffiths,Paul McKeown,Robert McPeake

Providing the student with a thorough working knowledge of the law of evidence, essential for any barrister whether in the preparation of a case or in the conduct of litigation in court, this manual examines the principles of evidence as well as their application in practice.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199657343

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9780199657346

Myth: A Very Short Introduction

By: Robert A. Segal

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Myth: A Very Short Introduction

By: Robert A. Segal

This book is not about myths, but about approaches to myth, from all of the major disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. The fate of the preternaturally beautiful Adonis is one of the main fables upon which Segal focuses, in an attempt to analyse the various different theories of myth. Where the theory does not work, he substitutes another myth, showing that, for all their claims to all-inclusiveness, certain theories, in fact, only apply to specific kinds of myths. A uniform set of questions is provided, to elucidate both the strengths and the weaknesses of the conjectures. A survey of the past 300 years of theorizing on myth, this book takes into account the work of such prominent thinkers as Albert Camus, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Roland Barthes, C. G. Jung, and Sigmund Freud. Finally, Segal considers the future study of myth, and the possible function of myth in the world as the adult equivalent of play. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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0191577804

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Becoming Heinrich Schenker

Music Theory and Ideology

By: Robert P. Morgan

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Becoming Heinrich Schenker

Music Theory and Ideology

By: Robert P. Morgan

Much controversy surrounds Schenker's mature theory and its attempt to explain musical pitch motion. Becoming Heinrich Schenker brings a new perspective to Schenker's theoretical work, showing that ideas characteristic of his mature theory, although in many respects fundamentally different, developed logically out of his earlier ideas. Robert P. Morgan provides an introduction to Schenker's mature theory and traces its development through all of his major publications, considering each in detail and with numerous music examples. Morgan also explores the relationship between Schenker's theory and his troubled ideology, which crucially influenced the evolution of his ideas and was heavily dependent upon both the empirical and idealist strains of contemporary German philosophical thought. Relying where possible on quotations from Schenker's own words, this book offers a balanced approach to his theory and a unique overview of this central music figure, generally considered to be the most prominent music theorist of the twentieth century.

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1316061809

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9781316061800

Index to Heirs-At-Law, Next of Kin, Legatees, Missing Friends, Encumbrancers, and Creditors or their Representatives in Chancery Suits

By: Robert Chambers

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Index to Heirs-At-Law, Next of Kin, Legatees, Missing Friends, Encumbrancers, and Creditors or their Representatives in Chancery Suits

By: Robert Chambers

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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3382137119

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9783382137113

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