331 results for 'Cornel Barbu'

Joseph Cornell and Surrealism explores the connections between American artist Joseph Cornell and the Surrealist movement during the 1930s and 1940s. This collection of essays examines how Cornell's...

Dime-Store Alchemy: The Art of Joseph CornellA poetic reflection on the life and work of American surrealist artist Joseph Cornell, written by poet Charles Simic. Simic's prose is as enchanting as...

George Yancy's comprehensive text offers a systematic and thematic approach to Cornel West's philosophical work. It explores his distinctive form of prophetic pragmatism, historicist and...

The Cornell Journal of Architecture 11 Fear explores the concept of fear in architecture and its potential to inspire change. Anthropologists have identified fear as an innate trait among many...

Blues of a Lifetime: Autobiography of Cornell WoolrichThis autobiography offers a unique insight into the life and work of suspense novelist Cornell Woolrich, author of Rear Window. Within its pages,...

Elegy for Joseph Cornell is a multifaceted work that defies easy categorisation. It's a collection of prose poems, microfictions, and metafictional pieces that explore the life and art of its subject...

The Cornell Notes Study System: Tropical Edition provides a structured approach to note-taking. This spiral-bound notebook features college ruled medium lines for recording lecture and classroom...

The Cornel West Reader is a comprehensive collection of essays, articles, and writings by one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. Through his work, Cornel West weaves together diverse...

Black is the Night: Stories inspired by Cornell WoolrichA gritty and thrilling anthology of 30 new short stories in tribute to pulp noir master, Cornell Woolrich. Featuring an all-star lineup of...

The Cornell Notes Study System notebook provides a structured approach to note-taking, with cue and summary sections, college ruled medium lines for notes, and space for dates, subjects, and topics...

Hardcover, 231 pages, published 2018. John Cleese shares his experiences as a professor at Cornell University in this collection of talks, essays, and lectures. Over nearly twenty years, he has...

A comprehensive and deeply personal biography of the iconic singer-songwriter Chris Cornell, Total F*cking Godhead sheds new light on the life and career of a music legend. With input from those who...

The Naked Tree: A Novel (Cornell East Asia Series) by Pak Wan-Suh and Yu Youngnan is set against the backdrop of the Korean War, exploring themes of cultural clashes, racial prejudice, and...

The Cornell Notes Study System notebook offers a structured approach to note-taking, ideal for students and professionals in science, chemistry, math, and architecture. With its unique quadrille grid...

The Cornell Notes Study System notebook offers a structured approach to note-taking, perfect for students and anyone looking to improve their study skills. With its standard cue and summary sections,...

The All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series brings together expert coverage and up-to-date resources from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology's website. This comprehensive guide is perfect...

The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality: Cutting Edge Thinking and PracticeThis comprehensive guide offers the latest thinking on best practices and strategies for hospitality...

A compact and efficient notebook designed to help you stay organised. This college ruled Cornell notebook features a fill-in Table of Contents for easy navigation, 100 numbered pages, and bold cover...

The southeastern United States is home to a diverse range of bird species. This comprehensive guide from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology provides expert coverage and up-to-date information on the 210...

This comprehensive guide to waterfowl identification focuses on the distinctive white patterns and shapes of these birds. With over 25 species featured, it includes both silhouettes and full-color...

The Archidamian War by Donald Kagan is a meticulously researched history of the first ten years of the Peloponnesian War. This second volume in Kagan's tetralogy presents a chronological account of...

Donald Kagan's first volume in his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War offers a fresh evaluation of the origins and causes of this ancient conflict. By re-examining the evidence produced by...

The Great Wall of Money: Power and Politics in China's International Monetary Relations By Eric Helleiner and Jonathan Kirshner, Cornell University Press, 2014. China has become an increasingly...

A practical and stylish notebook for note-taking and study. This 8.5 x 11 inch college ruled design features a fill-in Table of Contents, dot grid pattern for notes, and bold cover with colorful...

Alliance Politics by Glenn H. Snyder offers valuable insights into the complex relationship between politics and military alliances. Snyder's work integrates ideas from various fields, including...

Firms play a significant role in shaping trade policy. However, their influence is not solely driven by material interests. Instead, firms are often embedded in complex political settings that shape...

The Privatized Military Industry: A New Era in Warfare. P. W. Singer explores how corporations are increasingly involved in military operations, providing skills and services that were previously...

The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition by Donald Kagan In 415 BC, Athens embarked on a disastrous expedition to Sicily, which would prove to be one of the most costly wars in Greek history...

Time and Eternity by Brian Leftow explores the nature of God's eternity in a significant contribution to ongoing philosophical debates. The author presents a powerful defence of the notion that God...

The Origins of Alliance by Stephen M. Walt explores how states form alliances and why they do so.Walt examines five general hypotheses about the causes of alliances, drawing on diplomatic history and...

John Dewey and American Democracy by Robert B. Westbrook is a masterful intellectual biography that explores the evolution of one of America's most important philosophers. Through a combination of...

Lucifer: The Devil in the Middle Ages by Jeffrey Burton Russell is a comprehensive survey of how the devil has been depicted in art, literature and treatises during the medieval period. Russell's...

Rising Titans, Falling Giants: How Great Powers Exploit Power Shifts By Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson Cornell University Press, 2023 This book explores how rising great powers navigate their...

Learn to identify waterfowl with ease using this comprehensive guide. By focusing on shape and colour pattern, you'll be able to make quick identifications based on flashes of white at a distance.The...

The Odyssey Re-formed by Frederick Ahl and Hanna M. Roisman offers a fresh perspective on Homer's epic poem. This new reading is directed at both general students of literature and classicists,...

Dictators at War and Peace explores the foreign policy behavior of authoritarian regimes. Jessica L. P. Weeks examines how different types of nondemocratic governments approach military action, using...

The Hypocritical Hegemon: How the United States Shapes Global Rules Against Tax Evasion and Avoidance by Lukas Hakelberg This book examines how US domestic politics influences global tax policy,...

A reassessment of American expansionism during the late Jacksonian era challenges the traditional notion of "manifest destiny". Thomas R. Hietala examines the complex factors behind policymaking,...

A Certain Idea of Europe by Craig Parsons explores the development of the European Union as a unique exception in international politics. Parsons argues that a particular set of ideas generated in...

Negotiating the World Economy by John S. Odell is a comprehensive analysis of economic negotiations that shape international relations. This insightful book examines ten major economic negotiations...

Powerful and inventive poems explore love in contemporary life by Chong Hyon-jong, a respected poet from Korea. His unique poetic language combines narrative lyricism with provocative philosophy,...

Sweet Deal, Bitter Landscape: Gender Politics and Liminality in Tanzania's New EnclosuresBy Youjin B. Chung, published by Cornell University Press in 2024.This book explores the complex implications...

Mathematics: From the Ideal to the Uncertain explores how mathematical concepts have evolved in response to real-world phenomena. Historically rooted in notions of order and ideal form, mathematics...

A compact and efficient Cornell notebook for note-taking, featuring a narrow ruled design with dot grid pattern. This 106-page paperback is ideal for studying and organization. The notebook's layout...

God Without the Supernatural: A Defense of Scientific Theism by Peter Forrest explores the idea that the existence of God can be supported by natural facts. Forrest examines various aspects of the...

The Globalizers: The IMF, the World Bank, and Their Borrowers by Ngaire Woods This book takes readers inside the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, two institutions that have shaped the...

This thought-provoking work addresses a fundamental dilemma in Christian thought: reconciling faith in God with the existence of horrendous evil. Marilyn McCord Adams, a philosopher and practicing...

The global financial crisis of 2007-2008 had far-reaching consequences for world politics. In "American Power after the Financial Crisis", Jonathan Kirshner examines how this event altered the...

The Utopian Alternative Fourierism in Nineteenth-century America by Carl GuarneriThis narrative explores the American Fourierist movement, tracing its roots in social and economic upheaval of the...

The Transformation of American Air Power by Benjamin S. Lambeth explores the evolution of US air power since the 1960s, from its limitations in Southeast Asia to its current capabilities in joint...

Networked Politics: Agency, Power, and Governance explores how networks shape international relations. A team of political scientists examines networks in key areas such as human rights, security...

The Power of Inaction Bank Bailouts in Comparison by Cornelia Woll Bank bailouts following the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the onset of the Great Recession highlighted the significant influence...

Strategic Negotiations: A Theory of Change in Labor-management Relations by Richard E. Walton, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld and Robert B. McKersie provides an alternative framework for analyzing the...

Bullets Not Ballots: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Counterinsurgency Warfare. Jacqueline L. Hazelton's new analysis challenges the long-held assumption that winning "hearts and minds" is key...

Tosaka Jun's Critical Reader offers a unique insight into modern Japan's most important critic of capitalism and everyday life in wartime Japan. This collection of translations features some of...

Japan's Renaissance: The Politics of the Muromachi Bakufu A detailed and comprehensive account of Japan's second shogunate, this book offers an insightful analysis of the political economy of...

How China Escaped the Poverty Trap by Yuen Yuen Ang offers game-changing ideas for socio-economic development and analysis. This book advances a new paradigm in political economy, shedding light on...

The first complete English translation of Shi no Genri, one of the most important attempts at a theory of literature written in the modern period, is now available. Hagiwara Sakutaro's work presents...

Barry R. Posen argues that the United States has grown incapable of moderating its ambitions in international politics, pursuing a grand strategy that he calls "liberal hegemony" which is unnecessary...

Ethnic conflict has long been a driving force behind wars worldwide. Yet, it remains an enigma. Stuart Kaufman challenges the notion that ethnic tensions are permanent and instead seeks to understand...

Vision of a Phoenix: The Poems of Ho Nansorhon offers a unique glimpse into the life and work of one of Korea's finest poets. Written during the Golden Age of Sino-Korean poetry, these poems reflect...

From Convergence to Crisis: Labor Markets and the Instability of the Euro explores why some European countries were more affected by the sovereign debt crisis than others. Alison Johnston argues that...

Language and Power: Exploring Political Cultures in Indonesia by Benedict R. O'Gorman Anderson explores the complex relationships between power, language, and culture in Indonesia. This collection of...

Atomic Assurance: The Alliance Politics of Nuclear Proliferation by Alexander Lanoszka explores how alliances impact nuclear proliferation. The author examines the effectiveness of military alliances...

Reorienting the Manchus: A Study of Sinicization, 1583-1795 by 黃培 This study explores how the Manchu people adopted Chinese ways of life from the 16th to the late 18th centuries. The author examines...

The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime By Oriana Skylar Mastro In the midst of war, how do warring parties decide whether to engage in direct talks with their enemy? What...

The Origins of Nonliberal Capitalism: Germany and Japan in Comparison by Wolfgang Streeck and Kozo Yamamura This book explores the origins of nonliberal capitalism in Germany and Japan, challenging...

Understanding the power of ideas in shaping economic policy is crucial for grasping the development of Latin America's economies. In "Ideas and Institutions", Kathryn Sikkink examines the impact of...

Elizabeth F. Drexler examines the persistence of impunity for those responsible for the Indonesian genocide of 1965-66, arguing that it is not just a legal status but also a cultural and social...

The effectiveness of air power in achieving military objectives is a topic of ongoing debate. Robert A. Pape examines over thirty air campaigns to provide a systematic answer, arguing that attacking...

Steven J. Ericson's Financial Stabilization in Meiji Japan challenges prevailing views of the 1880s financial reforms in Japan. This book offers a fresh perspective on the policies implemented by...

The Fruits of Fascism: Understanding Postwar Prosperity in Historical Perspective by Simon Reich. Simon Reich's 1990 study challenges traditional explanations for the divergent economic performances...

Ending Empire: A Study of Territorial Partition and Sovereignty. The dissolution of empires in the 20th century was a complex process, with varying outcomes for different countries. While some...

William J. Wainwright explores the relationship between reason and emotion in his philosophical work "Reason and the Heart: A Prolegomenon to a Critique of Passional Reason". He argues that there may...

Twilight of the Titans: Great Power Decline and Retrenchment examines how declining great powers choose to behave during shifts in the hierarchy of international power. Challenging conventional...

Remapping East Asia: The Construction of a Region by T. J. Pempel explores the complex dynamics and implications of regionalism in East Asia. This collection of expert analyses examines the people,...

God and Other Minds: A Study of the Rational Justification of Belief in God by Alvin PlantingaThis philosophical work explores the rational justification of belief in God, examining the nature of...

Priests of Prosperity: How Central Bankers Transformed the Postcommunist WorldJuliet Johnson's in-depth study explores the transformation of postcommunist central banks, from command-economy cash...

The Power to Divide: Wedge Strategies in Great Power Competition by Timothy W. Crawford explores the use of wedge strategies as a form of divisive statecraft designed to isolate adversaries from...

This collection of Chinese shadow plays brings to light seven traditional performances from the Qing and early Republican periods in Shaanxi and Shanxi. By examining these silent masses' mentality...

Why Containment Works: Power, Proliferation, and Preventive War examines American foreign policy during and after the Cold War through the lens of applied policy analysis. Wallace J. Thies argues...

The Fear of Conspiracy brings together eighty-five speeches, documents, and writings that illustrate the role played in American history by the fear of conspiracy and subversion. Spanning two...

Covert Regime Change: America's Secret Cold WarLindsey A. O'Rourke explores the often-overlooked world of foreign-imposed regime change, revealing the complex motivations and strategies behind state...

Priests of Prosperity: How Central Bankers Transformed the Postcommunist WorldJuliet Johnson's in-depth exploration of the postcommunist central banking world reveals how Western-style monetary...

Frozen Moments: Writings on Kabuki, 1966-2001 is a collection of fifteen essays by Samuel L. Leiter, one of America's leading scholars of Japan's kabuki theatre.Over nearly four decades, Leiter...

Jorg Rupke's new book On Roman Religion challenges traditional views of religious practice in ancient Rome. He argues that it was not uniform and static, but rather a lived religion with individual...

The development of the hydrogen bomb in 1950 was a pivotal moment in nuclear history. This book provides a detailed account of the events leading up to President Truman's decision, drawing on newly...

The United States has never felt at home abroad. Its identity is rooted in its perception as a distinct country, with divided institutions and individualistic markets existing alongside nationalistic...

The Unipolar Era: Why America Will Remain the World's Sole Superpower Michael Beckley argues that the United States has unique advantages over other nations, which will allow it to remain the world's...

In the Hegemon's Shadow: Leading States and the Rise of Regional Powers The relationship between established powers and emerging nations is a crucial aspect of world politics. Few studies have...

Stunning shifts in worldviews have shaped modern international affairs. How do societies rethink their views on international order and security? Jeffrey W. Legro explores this question in Rethinking...

Secession and Security: Explaining State Strategy Against SeparatistsAhsan I. Butt examines how states respond to separatist movements, exploring the strategies employed by governments in response to...

Global Finance, Local Control Corruption and Wealth in Contemporary Russia by Igor Olegovich Logvinenko explores how Russia's reentry into global capital markets at the dawn of the twenty-first...

This collection of essays explores how ideas shape foreign policy decisions. A new framework for understanding the role of ideas in policy making is introduced, and well-crafted case studies test its...

Romania's Holy War Soldiers, Motivation, and the Holocaust by Grant T. Harward is a detailed examination of Romania's role in World War II. Contrary to common perceptions, Romanian soldiers were not...

Secession and Security: Explaining State Strategy Against SeparatistsAhsan I. Butt examines how states respond to separatist movements, exploring the strategies employed by governments in response to...

Taming Japan's Deflation: The Debate Over Unconventional Monetary Policy explores the persistent bouts of deflation in post-bubble Japan and how they were addressed. Despite warnings from economists,...

The Space that Remains: Reading Latin Poetry in Late Antiquity by Aaron Pelttari is a systematic study of fourth-century poets whose work was previously overlooked. This book offers a fresh...

Central banks have long been seen as conservative institutions, but in recent years they've taken bold action to address economic challenges. Manuela Moschella explores how central banks transformed...

Drunk on Genocide: Alcohol and Mass Murder in Nazi Germany by Edward B. Westermann explores how alcohol consumption became a key part of rituals of humiliation in the camps, ghettos, and killing...