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Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters
A Hollywood History
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2010
427 kr
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This title considers the history of the American blockbuster - the large-scale, high-cost film - as it evolved from the 1890s to today. The pantheon of big-budget, commercially successful films encompasses a range of genres, including biblical films, war films, romances, comic-book adaptations, …
Workbook for Language Skills
Exercises for Reading, Writing, and Retrieval
Av Wayne State University Press
Inbunden, 2009
1145 kr
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This is the revised and updated 'tan book' of functional, easy-to-read exercises for spelling, writing, word retrieval, and reading comprehension skills. Since its original publication in 1984, the "Workbook for Language Skills" has sold thousands of copies to clinicians and individuals looking for …
Virgin Territory
Representing Sexual Inexperience in Film
Av Wayne State University Press, Tamar Jeffers McDonald m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
353 kr
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This is a critical and in-depth investigation of how virginity is represented in film. In ""Virgin Territory"" contributors consider virginity as it is produced and marketed in film. With chapters that span a range of periods, genres, and performances, this collection proves that although it seems …
Connecting the Dots
Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2007
635 kr
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In its twenty years of existence, the Heidelberg Project has inspired awe in visitors from around the world, drawn praise from the international art community, and provoked extensive discussions in its own backyard. In 1986, Tyree Guyton created the project with the idea of visibly transforming the …
Broken Symmetry
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2006
250 kr
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"Broken Symmetry" is a collection drawn from the experiences of daily life and organized through the context of mathematics. Poet Jack Ridl uses remarkably clear and precise language to express a singular awareness of the world around us. Some of the poems in this volume deal with the universal …
After Kie?lowski
The Legacy of Krzysztof Kieslowski
Av Wayne State University Press, Steven Woodward
Häftad, 2009
383 kr
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This title traces the legacy of Krzysztof Kieslowski in films made after his death using his scripts or ideas and in the work of other filmmakers. Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski died unexpectedly in March 1996 at precisely the moment he had reached the height of his career and gained a …
Disciplining Germany
Youth, Reeducation, and Reconstruction After the Second World War
Av Wayne State University Press
2007
746 kr
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During Hitler's reign, the Nazis deliberately developed and exploited a youthful image and used youth to define their political and social hierarchies. After the war, with Hitler gone but still requiring cultural exorcism, many intellectuals, authors, and filmmakers turned to these images of youth …
Pocketful of Passage
Av Wayne State University Press
2007
288 kr
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"A Pocketful of Passage" is based on the memories of Annie Bowen Hoge, whose father was a lighthouse keeper on the Great Lakes for many years. Every summer until she was nine, Annie went with her brother, sister, and mother to live at Passage Island, where her father tended the signal that guided …
Appraising the Human Developmental Sciences
Av Wayne State University Press, Gary W. Ladd
Häftad, 2007
392 kr
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Badger Boy in Blue
The Letters of Chauncey H. Cooke
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2007
293 kr
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Chauncey H. Cooke enlisted in the Union army in 1862 at only sixteen, after lying about his age. Like many soldiers, Cooke saw only limited action in battle, but his letters to family members paint a realistic and compelling picture of daily life in the Civil War. Alongside dramatic descriptions of …
Dear Chester, Dear John
Letters Between Chester Himes and John a. Williams
Av Wayne State University Press
Inbunden, 2008
308 kr
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This is a revealing collection of correspondence between Chester Himes and John A. Williams, two prominent twentieth-century African American novelists.Chester Himes and John A. Williams met in 1961, as Himes was on the cusp of transcontinental celebrity and Williams, sixteen years his junior, was …
Britton on Film
The Complete Film Criticism of Andrew Britton
Av Wayne State University Press, Barry Keith Grant
Häftad, 2008
498 kr
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For fifteen years before his untimely death, Andrew Britton produced a body of undeniably brilliant film criticism that has been largely ignored within academic circles. Though Britton’s writings are extraordinary in their depth and range and are closely attuned to the nuances of the texts they …
Learning to Cook in 1898
A Chicago Culinary Memoir
Av Wayne State University Press
2007
318 kr
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"Learning to Cook in 1898" is more than just a cookbook or a collection of nostalgic recipes. While the volume does contain treasured family recipes, the book's primary focus is on the efforts Irma Rosenthal took to educate herself about cooking, nutrition, health, and household management as a …
Summer Dreams
The Story of Bob-lo Island
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2008
323 kr
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This is a definitive history of Bob-lo Island, a Canadian amusement park in the mouth of the Detroit River and a favorite recreation spot for generations of Detroit-area residents. Located twenty miles south of Detroit where the Detroit River meets Lake Erie, Bob-lo Island was the ultimate summer …
Race and Remembrance
A Memoir
Av Wayne State University Press, Steve Palackdharry
Häftad, 2008
323 kr
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This is a memoir of respected Detroit civic and civil rights leader Arthur L. Johnson. "Race and Remembrance" tells the remarkable life story of Arthur L. Johnson, a Detroit civil rights and community leader, educator, and administrator whose career spans much of the last century. In his own words, …
Tracy W. Mcgregor
Humanitarian, Philanthropist, and Detroit Civic Leader
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2008
427 kr
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This is a biography of Detroit philanthropist Tracy McGregor and his wife, Katherine Whitney McGregor, that details their support of charities and social movements in the first decades of the twentieth century.In the turbulent era from 1890 to the late 1930s, Detroit emerged as a leading industrial …
Art in Detroit Public Places
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2008
153 kr
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This is the third edition of a favorite guide to major examples of public art in metropolitan Detroit, updated for the first time since 1999. The Detroit area is home to numerous significant works of public art in its parks, libraries, schools, and hospitals. This new and updated edition of a …
Challenges of Equality
Judaism, State, and Education in Nineteenth-century France
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2009
586 kr
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This title explores the relationship between Judaism, state, and education in France from the establishment of the Jewish Consistory in 1808 until the separation of church and state in 1905.Historians have typically characterized nineteenth-century French Jewry as largely eager to assimilate, or, …
Back to School
Jewish Day School in the Lives of Adult Jews
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2008
296 kr
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This is a groundbreaking study on the impact of Jewish day schools in the lives of parents and children.Beyond the walls of their synagogues, Jewish adults are creating religious meaning in new and diverse ways in a range of unconventional sites. In "Back to School", authors Alex Pomson and Randal …
Golden Underground
Av Wayne State University Press
2009
355 kr
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New from accomplished poet Anthony Butts, this is a collection of modern free verse with an attention to formal syntax and a keen religious sensibility. "The Golden Underground" takes its title from a section of Wallace Stevens' poem "Sunday Morning". Like "Sunday Morning", "The Golden Underground" …
Mediating Modernity
Challenges and Trends in the Jewish Encounter with the Modern World
Av Wayne State University Press, Lauren B. Strauss m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
487 kr
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This is a landmark collection of essays by prominent academics in modern Jewish and German-Jewish history, honoring Michael A. Meyer, a pioneer in those fields.In "Mediating Modernity", contemporary Jewish scholars pay tribute to Michael A. Meyer, scholar of German-Jewish history and the history of …
Honeymooners
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2009
275 kr
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This title examines the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of the Honeymooners in the context of postwar American values. "The Honeymooners" chronicles the lives of New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden and his wife, Alice, as they search for domestic happiness inside a confining …
On Michael Haneke
Av Wayne State University Press, Brian Price m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
368 kr
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This title considers the films of Michael Haneke, who has emerged as a major figure in world cinema over the last fifteen years. Austrian director Michael Haneke is recognized for films that explore the most pressing social questions of our time while simultaneously pushing the boundaries of style …
Journey to a Nineteenth-Century Shtetl
The Memoirs of Yekhezkel Kotik
Av Wayne State University Press, David Assaf
Häftad, 2008
472 kr
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A masterpiece of modern Yiddish literature, the first volume of memoirs by Yekhezkel Kotik, translated into English and annotated.Originally published in Warsaw in 1913, this beautifully written memoir offers a panoramic description of the author's experiences growing up in Kamieniec Litewski, a …
Finding Home and Homeland
Jewish Youth and Zionism in the Aftermath of the Holocaust
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2009
628 kr
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This is an inspiring examination of young survivors of the Holocaust and their role in the creation of the state of Israel. Although they represented only a small portion of all displaced persons after World War II, Jewish displaced persons in postwar Europe played a central role on the …
Members of the Tribe
Native America in the Jewish Imagination
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2010
333 kr
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This is a history of representations of American Indians in Jewish literature and popular media. In ""Members of the Tribe: Native America in the Jewish Imagination"", author Rachel Rubinstein examines interventions by Jewish writers into an ongoing American fascination with the 'imaginary Indian'. …
Byron and the Jews
Av Wayne State University Press
Inbunden, 2010
852 kr
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Investigates why, of all the British Romantic poets, Byron is the most frequently translated into Hebrew and Yiddish and how Jews used translations of Byron's works to help construct a new Jewish identity. Scholars of Byron, Jewish identity, and those interested in translation and reception studies …
Storied Independent Automakers
Nash, Hudson, and American Motors
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2009
414 kr
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This book explores the business history of three major independent American automakers - Nash Motor Company, the Hudson Motor Car Company, and the American Motors Company - that faced fierce competition from the 'Big Three'. With roots extending back to the first decade of the twentieth century, …
Slasher Killings
A Canadian Sex-crime Panic, 1945-1946
Av Wayne State University Press
Häftad, 2009
293 kr
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This title examines the postwar Windsor slasher killings and the social consequences of the public paranoia that followed. As the city of Windsor, Ontario, celebrated the end of World War II and the return of its troops with parades and public revelry, the industrial city in the south of Canada was …
