1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462634303321

Autore

Delpar Helen

Titolo

Red Against Blue [[electronic resource] ] : The Liberal Party in Colombian Politics, 1863 - 1899

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2010

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Library Alabama Classics

Disciplina

320.9/861

320.9861

Soggetti

Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1863-1885

Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1886-1903

Partido Conservador (Colombia) -- History

Partido Liberal (Colombia) -- History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1. The Origins of Colombian Liberalism: A Backward Glance; 2. Party Alignment in Nineteenth-Century Colombia: A Regional Survey; 3. A Liberal Profile; 4. The Evolution of Liberal Thought; 5. The Political Process in a Federal Setting; 6. The Crisis of Liberalism; 7. In the Role of the Vanquished; 8. Road to Revolution; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Delpar provides a history of Colombia's liberal party covering a period in which it was first the dominant party (1863-1885) and then the party of opposition (1886-1899). Delpar's study is well written and firmly grounded in extensive research [and] will occupy a prominent position in the sparse historiography of the late 19th century Colombia." - Hispanic American Historical Review (HAHR)  "Delpar has given us a book that is disarmingly unpretentious yet offers considerably more than the title implies. As a discussion of the Liberal Party during the latter part of the 19th ce



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792357303321

Autore

Pease Donald E

Titolo

Theodor Seuss Geisel [[electronic resource] /] / Donald E. Pease

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-46584-8

9786612465840

0-19-971735-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Lives and legacies

Disciplina

813

813.52

813.54

813/.52

Soggetti

Authors, American - 20th century

Illustrators - United States

Children's literature - Authorship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; One: DR. SEUSS'S PASSAGE HOME; Two: BECOMING DR. SEUSS; Three: DR. SEUSS RETURNS; Four: DR. SEUSS AND HELEN GEISEL'S EMPIRE; Five: DR. SEUSS'S LEGACY; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dr. Seuss' infectious rhymes, his blue-tufted, strong-willed creatures, and his knack for pithy, roundabout plots have been entertaining children and adults for decades. And as Donald Pease shows in this marvelous biography, the seemingly haphazard trajectory of Theodor Geisel's life bears a close resemblance to the zigzag plot lines of his children's books. Here is an engaging look at a man who indeed lived a zigzag life, by turns a cartoonist, ad agency artist (for Flit bug killer), author, caricaturist, documentary-film writer and producer, political cartoonist, and editor. Pease follows Ge



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784969503321

Autore

Clark Stuart

Titolo

Vanities of the eye : vision in early modern European culture / / Stuart Clark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-281-16404-6

9786611164041

0-19-153047-6

1-4294-8992-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (428 p.)

Classificazione

15.70

Disciplina

121.35

121/.35

Soggetti

Vision

Philosophy, Modern

Europe Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Species : visions and values -- Fantasies : seeing without what was within -- Prestiges : illusions in magic and art -- Glamours : demons and virtual worlds -- Images : the reformation of the eyes -- Apparitions : the discernment of spirits -- Sights : King Saul and King Macbeth -- Seemings : philosophical scepticism -- Dreams : the epistemology of sleep -- Signs : vision and the new philosophy.

Sommario/riassunto

In this original and fascinating book, Stuart Clark investigates the cultural history of the senses in early modern Europe. At a time in which the nature and reliability of human vision was a focus for debate in medicine, art theory, science, and philosophy, there was an explosion of interest in the truth (or otherwise) of miracles, dreams, magic, and witchcraft. Was seeing really believing? Vanities of the Eye wonderfully illustrates how this was woven into contemporary. works such as Macbeth - deeply concerned with the dangers of visual illusion - and exposes early modern theories on the rel