Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The International Studio
Author: Paxton's War
Author: Kerry NewcombPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504001060
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
As the British armies march on Charleston, a young girl dreams of love For two years, General Washington and his rebels have outfoxed the British army, humiliating them so soundly that the redcoats have been forced to change strategy. Let Washington have the Northern colonies, they decide—we will attack the South. And the prime target, the jewel of the Southern states, is Charleston. In this cosmopolitan port city where war is about to erupt, Colleen McClagan watches the sea and waits for her lover’s return. It has been four years since Jason Paxton crossed the Atlantic to study music in Europe, and Colleen has counted every day. When he finally returns to the colonies, the two find they are united not only by love, but also by a thirst for liberty. As Colleen writes revolutionary pamphlets, Jason joins the patriots as a secret agent, staking his life on the hope that the land of his birth will one day be free.
Paris
Author: Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Patricia Wells, Saul Bellow, Jan Morris, and Mavis Gallant delight readers with the sights, sounds, and history of the City of Light. Unlike other travel guides, this book immerses readers in a place, culture, and people other than their own while offering a wealth of information every traveler needs.
The Anatomy of Fascism
Author: Robert O. PaxtonPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307428125
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
What is fascism? By focusing on the concrete: what the fascists did, rather than what they said, the esteemed historian Robert O. Paxton answers this question. From the first violent uniformed bands beating up “enemies of the state,” through Mussolini’s rise to power, to Germany’s fascist radicalization in World War II, Paxton shows clearly why fascists came to power in some countries and not others, and explores whether fascism could exist outside the early-twentieth-century European setting in which it emerged. "A deeply intelligent and very readable book. . . . Historical analysis at its best." –The Economist The Anatomy of Fascism will have a lasting impact on our understanding of modern European history, just as Paxton’s classic Vichy France redefined our vision of World War II. Based on a lifetime of research, this compelling and important book transforms our knowledge of fascism–“the major political innovation of the twentieth century, and the source of much of its pain.”
Jacques Schiffrin
Author: Amos ReichmanPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231548400
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Jacques Schiffrin changed the face of publishing in the twentieth century. As the founder of Les Éditions de la Pléiade in Paris and cofounder of Pantheon Books in New York, he helped define a lasting canon of Western literature while also promoting new authors who shaped transatlantic intellectual life. In this first biography of Schiffrin, Amos Reichman tells the poignant story of a remarkable publisher and his dramatic travails across two continents. Just as he influenced the literary trajectory of the twentieth century, Schiffrin’s life was affected by its tumultuous events. Born in Baku in 1892, he fled after the Bolsheviks came to power, eventually settling in Paris, where he founded the Pléiade, which published elegant and affordable editions of literary classics as well as leading contemporary writers. After Vichy France passed anti-Jewish laws, Schiffrin fled to New York, later establishing Pantheon Books with Kurt Wolff, a German exile. Following Schiffrin’s death in 1950, his son André continued in his father’s footsteps, preserving and continuing a remarkable intellectual and cultural legacy at Pantheon. In addition to recounting Schiffrin’s life and times, Reichman describes his complex friendships with prominent figures including André Gide, Jean-Paul Sartre, Peggy Guggenheim, and Bernard Berenson. From the vantage point of Schiffrin’s extraordinary career, Reichman sheds new light on French and American literary culture, European exiles in the United States, and the transatlantic ties that transformed the world of publishing.
The Presbyterian
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 1584
Book Description
Why France?
Author: Laura Lee DownsPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801444142
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A diverse array of historians provide autobiographical essays in which they explore their intellectual, political, and personal engagements with France and its past.
Writer's Choice
Author: GLENCOEPublisher:
ISBN: 9780026358934
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
An elementary level language arts textbook which develops good writing skills through exercises in reading, writing, and grammar.
Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants
Author: Catalogue of the Allen A. Brown Collection of Music in the Public Library of the City of Boston
Author: Allen A. Brown Collection (Boston Public Library)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description