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Explores Soviet prosecution records to tell the hidden story of ordinary citizens who were arrested for expressing discontent during the Khrushchev and Brezhnev years.

Captures the ominous, yet hopeful spirit of Joel's prophecy. This volume offers insights into how Joel's words relate to the modern world.

Discusses the "Book of Hours", unquestionably the most intimate and most widely used book of the later Middle Ages. This title examines surviving copies of the personal prayer books which were used for private, domestic devotions, and in which people commonly left traces of their lives.

Illustrated with images and photographs, this book traces the architecture of the synagogue in Britain and Ireland from its discreet Georgian- and Regency-era beginnings to the golden age of the grand 'cathedral synagogues' of the High Victorian period.

Works of art are eloquent intermediaries. This title provides an introduction to the painted pottery that served specific utilitarian functions and that afforded artists a medium for depicting their gods and heroes and the details of daily existence.

In 1891, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) traveled to Tahiti in an effort to live simply and to draw inspiration from what he saw as the island's exotic native culture. This book addresses both the artist's representation of Tahiti in the woodcut medium and the impact these works had on his artistic practice.

Exploring the final decade of each century from the 15th to the 20th, this work investigates factors such as cultural and economic attitudes, and artistic, scientific and political change. It finds that a consciousness of time has influenced the way people perceive their place in history.

Examines the power of the Supreme Court and cites specific cases which illustrate its relationship with other political institutions.

Dieter Roth's unique and eclectic Tischmatten ('Table Mats') incorporate drawings, paintings, photographs, and ephemeral materials. This title offers an interpretation of these significant yet often misunderstood works, which Roth himself considered to have influenced the development of his painting in the late 1980s.

Takes readers inside Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie's private collection of contemporary British art, an intended gift to the Yale Center for British Art, which includes major works by Ian Stephenson, Patrick Caulfield, and John Walker, as well as important prints by Howard Hodgkin and R B Kitaj.

The celebrated Spanish sculptor Juan Munoz (1953-2001) died at the height of his powers, when he was considered 'one of the most complex artists. This title includes 30 photographs, documents a group of Munoz installations at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.

Suitable for students, beginning the study of Ancient Greek, this title provides a grammar-based approach. It includes chosen vocabularies and vocabulary notes; clear and complete presentations of all necessary morphology and syntax; large numbers of drills and drill sentences; and, sample passages from a variety of Greek authors.

A text and workbook for students beginning the study of Ancient Greek. It includes carefully chosen vocabularies and extensive vocabulary notes; clear and complete presentations of all necessary morphology and syntax; large numbers of drills and drill sentences; and abundant unabridged sample passages from a variety of Greek authors and texts.

In 1989, the Cold War abruptly ended and it seemed as if the world was at last safe for democracy. But a spirit of uneasiness, discontent, and world-weariness soon arose and has persisted in Europe, in America, and elsewhere. Investigating the thinking of Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Tocqueville, this title explores the nature of liberal democracy.

"The Hikayat Banjar", a 17th-century native court chronicle from Southeast Borneo, characterizes the irresistibility of natural resource wealth to outsiders as 'the banana tree at the gate'. This title employs this phrase as a root metaphor to frame the history of resource relations between the indigenous people of Borneo and the world system.

The Constitution was written to shape human behaviour and affairs, and it does so by appealing to people's hearts, not only their minds. This title presents an interdisciplinary analysis that focuses on the emotions that underlie constitutional law, with many cogent examples.

A text and workbook for students beginning the study of Ancient Greek. It includes carefully chosen vocabularies and extensive vocabulary notes; clear and complete presentations of all necessary morphology and syntax; large numbers of drills and drill sentences; and abundant unabridged sample passages from a variety of Greek authors and texts.

Suitable for students beginning the study of Ancient Greek, this title includes vocabularies and vocabulary notes; presentations of all necessary morphology and syntax; large numbers of drills and drill sentences; and, unabridged sample passages from a variety of Greek authors and texts.

What was it like at the opening night of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" or Wagner's "Das Rheingold"? This introduction to the world of opera takes us behind the scenes, during premiere performances of five operas.

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), philosopher and reformer, is one of the most influential thinkers of the modern age. This introduction to his writings presents a representative selection of texts authoritatively restored by the Bentham Project, University College London.

An examination of the competing ideological traditions that have fought for dominance in American public schools since the 19th century. It considers what the social consequences are when certification and degrees become more important than the acquisition of knowledge.

Since political theorist Leo Strauss' death in 1973, American interpreters have heatedly debated his intellectual legacy. This title offers an assessment of the whole of Strauss' thought, a daunting task owing to the vastness and scope of Strauss' writings. It is suitable for those who seek to understand his philosophy and legacy.

William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598) was Elizabeth I's closest adviser. This revealing biography shows, the driving force behind the Queen's reign for four decades. It helps us redefine our understanding of the Elizabethan period.

Introduces the traditional houses, barns, watermills and chapels of the Lake District and the surrounding hills and valleys that make up the county of Cumbria. This title explains how the building types have developed over the centuries.

A catalogue that presents 135 paintings - works by artists from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It includes portraits from the famed War Gallery created by English painter George Dawe, who was awarded a prestigious commission to produce more than 300 images of Russian generals for the Gallery of 1812 in the historic Winter Palace.

Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill Press, founded in 1757, is the most celebrated of the early English private presses. This title draws on a remarkable array of surviving images of the Printing House, many of them newly discovered and previously unstudied.