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Making Pagans

Theatrical Practice and Comparative Religion in Early Modern England

by John Kuhn ...

Series series Published in cooperation with the Folger Shakespeare Library
How early modern theatrical practice helped construct the category of “pagan” as a tool of European self-definition and colonial ambitionIn Making Pagans, John Kuhn argues that drama played a powerful role in the articulation of religious difference in the seventeenth century. Tracing connections between the history of stagecraft and ethnological disciplines such as ethnography, antiquarianism, ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

How early modern theatrical practice helped construct the category of “pagan” as a tool of European self-definition and colonial ambitionIn Making Pagans, John Kuhn argues that drama played a powerful role in the articulation of religious difference in the seventeenth century. Tracing connections between the history of stagecraft and ethnological disciplines such as ethnography, antiquarianism,
... Read more
Making Pagans

Theatrical Practice and Comparative Religion in Early Modern England

by John Kuhn ...

Series series Published in cooperation with the Folger Shakespeare Library
How early modern theatrical practice helped construct the category of “pagan” as a tool of European self-definition and colonial ambitionIn Making Pagans, John Kuhn argues that drama played a powerful role in the articulation of religious difference in the seventeenth century. Tracing connections between the history of stagecraft and ethnological disciplines such as ethnography, antiquarianism, ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

How early modern theatrical practice helped construct the category of “pagan” as a tool of European self-definition and colonial ambitionIn Making Pagans, John Kuhn argues that drama played a powerful role in the articulation of religious difference in the seventeenth century. Tracing connections between the history of stagecraft and ethnological disciplines such as ethnography, antiquarianism,
... Read more
Science Be Dammed

How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River

by Eric Kuhn, John Fleck ...

Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

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Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly
... Read more

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Fear and Learning in America

Bad Data, Good Teachers, and the Attack on Public Education

by John Kuhn ...

Series series Teaching for Social Justice Series
In this moving account*,* “America’s Superintendent” John Kuhn lays bare the scare tactics at the root of the modern school “reform” movement. Kuhn conveys a deeply held passion for the mission and promise of public education through his own experience as a school administrator in Texas. When his “Alamo Letter” first appeared in the Washington Post, it galvanized the educational community in a ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

In this moving account*,* “America’s Superintendent” John Kuhn lays bare the scare tactics at the root of the modern school “reform” movement. Kuhn conveys a deeply held passion for the mission and promise of public education through his own experience as a school administrator in Texas. When his “Alamo Letter” first appeared in the Washington Post, it galvanized the educational community in a
... Read more
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The Girl From the Marsh Croft (Unabridged)

by Selma Lagerlöf ...

Narrated by John Kuhn, Richard Pacitto, Roy Sparks ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

In the tranquil Swedish countryside, a young woman named Helga emerges from the depths of the Marsh Croft, a mysterious and isolated dwelling. With her enigmatic past and captivating presence, she sets tongues wagging in the nearby village. As Helga's story unfolds, secrets unravel, revealing a web of love, loss, and the indomitable spirit of a woman who defies societal norms. Join Helga on her ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

In the tranquil Swedish countryside, a young woman named Helga emerges from the depths of the Marsh Croft, a mysterious and isolated dwelling. With her enigmatic past and captivating presence, she sets tongues wagging in the nearby village. As Helga's story unfolds, secrets unravel, revealing a web of love, loss, and the indomitable spirit of a woman who defies societal norms. Join Helga on her
... Read more
They Call Me Ishmael

by John D. Kuhns ...

Set in the South Pacific and based on true events, this is a novel about war, gold, interracial friendship, and the emergence of a new nation.Growing up in Bougainville, an island archipelago in the South Pacific, Ishmael always wanted to be a soldier. The Crisis—a brutal civil war with Papua New Guinea ignited by the gargantuan Panguna Mine—gives him his chance. As the guerrilla leader of the ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Set in the South Pacific and based on true events, this is a novel about war, gold, interracial friendship, and the emergence of a new nation.Growing up in Bougainville, an island archipelago in the South Pacific, Ishmael always wanted to be a soldier. The Crisis—a brutal civil war with Papua New Guinea ignited by the gargantuan Panguna Mine—gives him his chance. As the guerrilla leader of the
... Read more
Global Virology V: 21st Century Vaccines and Viruses

Edited by Paul Shapshak, Seetharaman Balaji, Pandjassarame Kangueane, Jens H. Kuhn, Charurut Somboonwit, John T. Sinnott ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The purpose of this fifth volume in the Global Virology series is to describe and propose vaccines, focusing primarily on viral vaccines. In addition to human vaccines, animal viral vaccines are included since animals are used in vaccine research, and the spread of diseases to, from, and among animals, birds, and humans permeates the ecosystem.Due to climatic, geographical, and social factors, ... Read more

$382.99 CAD

The purpose of this fifth volume in the Global Virology series is to describe and propose vaccines, focusing primarily on viral vaccines. In addition to human vaccines, animal viral vaccines are included since animals are used in vaccine research, and the spread of diseases to, from, and among animals, birds, and humans permeates the ecosystem.Due to climatic, geographical, and social factors,
... Read more
Brecht Collected Plays: 4

Round Heads & Pointed Heads; Fear & Misery of the Third Reich; Senora Carrar's Rifles; Trial of Lucullus; Dansen; How Much Is Your Iron?

by Bertolt Brecht ...

Translated by Tom Kuhn, John Willett, H. R. Hays, Martin Kastner, Rose Kastner, Wolfgang Sauerlander ...

Series Book 4 - World Classics
Now in paperback, the long-awaited volume of Brecht's classic plays from the 1930sVolume 4 of Brecht's Collected Plays contains works from the 1930s, straddling fateful years in German political and cultural history - as well as in Brecht's own life. Round Heads and Pointed Heads, based on Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, is a powerful political allegory on Nazi racial policy and conditions in ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Now in paperback, the long-awaited volume of Brecht's classic plays from the 1930sVolume 4 of Brecht's Collected Plays contains works from the 1930s, straddling fateful years in German political and cultural history - as well as in Brecht's own life. Round Heads and Pointed Heads, based on Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, is a powerful political allegory on Nazi racial policy and conditions in
... Read more
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich

by Bertolt Brecht ...

Translated by John Willett ...

Series series Modern Classics
Also known as The Private Life of the Master Race, this is a sequence of twenty-four realistic sketches showing how "ordinary" life under the Nazis was subtly permeated by suspicion and anxiety. Written in exile in Denmark and first staged in 1938 it was inspired in part by his recent trip to Moscow where he had been researching tasks for the anti-Nazi effort. ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Also known as The Private Life of the Master Race, this is a sequence of twenty-four realistic sketches showing how "ordinary" life under the Nazis was subtly permeated by suspicion and anxiety. Written in exile in Denmark and first staged in 1938 it was inspired in part by his recent trip to Moscow where he had been researching tasks for the anti-Nazi effort.
... Read more
The Selected Letters of John Cage

by John Cage ...

This annotated selection of more than five hundred letters by the groundbreaking composer and avant-garde icon covers every phase of his career.This volume reveals the intimate life of John Cage with all the intelligence, wit, and inventiveness that made him such an important composer and performer. The missives range from lengthy reports of his early trips to Europe in the 1930s through his years ... Read more

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This annotated selection of more than five hundred letters by the groundbreaking composer and avant-garde icon covers every phase of his career.This volume reveals the intimate life of John Cage with all the intelligence, wit, and inventiveness that made him such an important composer and performer. The missives range from lengthy reports of his early trips to Europe in the 1930s through his years
... Read more
The Good Person Of Szechwan

by Bertolt Brecht, Tom Kuhn, Charlotte Ryland ...

Translated by John Willett ...

Series series Student Editions
'Brecht's dark, dazzling world-view...makes an absolutely devastating impact. The play is fuelled by the brilliant perception that everyone requires such a dual or split personality to survive.' Evening StandardThree gods come to earth hoping to discover one really good person. No one can be found until they meet Shen Te, a prostitute with a heart of gold. Rewarded by the gods, she gives up her ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

'Brecht's dark, dazzling world-view...makes an absolutely devastating impact. The play is fuelled by the brilliant perception that everyone requires such a dual or split personality to survive.' Evening StandardThree gods come to earth hoping to discover one really good person. No one can be found until they meet Shen Te, a prostitute with a heart of gold. Rewarded by the gods, she gives up her
... Read more
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Science Be Dammed

How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River

by Eric Kuhn, John Fleck ...

Narrated by Joel Richards ...

Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly
... Read more

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