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''An authoritative account of the semantic conception of theories by one of its chief developers. Suppe has always seen the semantic conception as providing a way of moving beyond empiricist philosophies of science. This book provides the definitive account of his views not only on the issue of realism, but also on a variety of other issues ......
''The best study yet written about the ex-slave as urban wage-earner. It is essential reading for students of Afro-American and working-class history.'' -- Herbert Gutman''This book shows that black and white workers could act together and that a working-class reform movement, at least in one southern city, could challenge the existing status quo. ......
''Here is a new and different kind of armchair guide to the lives of some of the more common insects that people may encounter and some that they won't. In an easy-to-read style it opens a window on a part of the invertebrate world about which most of us know little, but should know more.'' -- Bayard Webster, retired New York Times science writer, ......
Gothic Novels and the Subversion of Domestic Ideology
The Gothic novel emerged out of the romantic mist alongside a new conception of the home as a separate sphere for women. Looking at novels from Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Kate Ferguson Ellis investigates the relationship between these two phenomena of middle-class culture--the idealization of the home and ......
From the arrival of Marquette and Jolliet in 1673 to the emergence of the prairie poets - Edgar Lee Masters, Carl Sandburg, and Vachel Lindsay - in the twentieth century, James Gray traces the saga of the Illinois River and the people of central Illinois. In vivid prose he depicts such famous figures as the French explorer Sieur de La Salle, ......
Every year 100 million visitors tour historic houses and re-created villages, examine museum artifacts, and walk through battlefields. But what do they learn? What version of the past are history museums offering to the public? And how well do these institutions reflect the latest historical scholarship?Fifteen scholars and museum staff members ......
''An important book . . . that I wish every member of Congress and would-be president would carefully study.'' -- George McGovern ''A timely and valuable study that makes a useful contribution to preserving the Constitution and our hopes for survival.'' -- Journal of American History ''To Chain the Dog of War does an excellent job of putting ......
''A must for every individual who has an interest in the West and its people.'' -- American West ''The most pleasant, interesting, and utterly charming book I've read all year.'' -- Bluegrass Unlimited ''An excellent volume for folk music collections.'' -- Library Journal ''John White the singer and performer adds both life and insight to the ......
''Williams provides a thought-provoking overview of popular religion in America that will intrigue specialist and student alike. . . . He has both answered many questions and raised important new ones on the nature and development of American popular religion.'' -- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion ''Pioneering. . . . I for one am glad ......
