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New York: The New York Academy of Sciences, 1987. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Trade paperback. Very good. xi, [1], 155, [1] pages. Illustrations. References. Cover h… Mehr…

New York: The New York Academy of Sciences, 1987. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Trade paperback. Very good. xi, [1], 155, [1] pages. Illustrations. References. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Published since 1823, the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (first published as the Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York) is one of the oldest continuously published scientific serials in the United States. This issue devoted to Chaotic Phenomena in Astrophysics. Dr. Buchler was a professor emeritus of Physics at the University of Florida as the time of his 2012 death. Heinrich Karl Eichhorn (1927 - 1999) was a primary founder of modem astrometry and a man whose essential nature was innovation was lost with his passing . Heinz believed in a broad definition of astrometry, so as to include location and motion measured by any means, including radial velocities and interferometry; and his rigorous thinking was legendary among active astrometrists and students alike. Openness to the ideas of others and enthusiastic encouragement were major components of his image. The New York Academy of Sciences (originally the Lyceum of Natural History) was founded in January 1817. It is one of the oldest scientific societies in the United States. An independent, non-profit organization with more than 20,000 members in 100 countries, the Academy's mission is "to advance scientific research and knowledge; to support scientific literacy; and to promote the resolution of society's global challenges through science-based solutions". Founded on January 29, 1817, the New York Academy of Sciences was originally called the Lyceum of Natural History. Convened by the Academy's founder and first President, Samuel L. Mitchill, the first meeting of the Lyceum took place at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, located on Barclay Street near Broadway in lower Manhattan. The principal activities of the early Lyceum focused on hosting lectures, collecting natural history specimens, and establishing a library. In 1823, the Lyceum began publishing its own scientific journal, then the Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, now the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. By 1826 the Lyceum owned "the richest collection of reptiles and fish in the country," however a fire in 1866 destroyed the collection completely. Following the fire, the Academy turned its focus away from collecting and instead to research, scientific publishing, and disseminating scientific information. From the outset, the New York Academy of Sciences membership was unique among scientific societies, with a democratic structure that allowed anyone to become a member, from laymen to respected professional scientists. For that reason, the membership has always included a mix of scientists, business people, academics, those working in government, and public citizens with an interest in science. Prominent members have included two United States Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, as well as numerous well-known scientists such as Asa Gray (who served as the Superintendent of the Academy starting in 1836), John James Audubon, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, and Margaret Mead (who served for a time as the Vice President of the Academy). Prior to 1877, the Academy only admitted men, but on November 5, 1877, they elected Erminnie A. Smith the first female member. Membership has also included numerous Nobel Prize winners over the years. Early Academy members played prominent roles in the establishment of New York University in 1831 and the American Museum of Natural History in 1858. The Academy has made significant contributions to the scientific community during the course of its history, including publishing one of the first studies on environmental pollution in 1876; conducting a scientific survey of Puerto Rico from 1907-1934; the first conference on antibiotics on 21 July 1948; hosting an important gathering and publishing the first volume on the cardiovascular effects of smoking in 1960;[9] the founding of a Women in science Committee in 1977; the world's first major scientific conference on AIDS in 1983; and a conference on SARS in 2003. In 2006, the Academy moved into its current home on the 40th floor of 7 World Trade Center., The New York Academy of Sciences, 1987, Toulouse, Privat 1977 . 520pp.ills.avec 32 ills.hors-texte, toile, jaq., ed.orig., exemplaire numéroté: no. 5665/7100, dans la collection "Univers de la France et des Pays Francophones, série Histoire des villes" vol. 37, bel état, Toulouse, Privat 1977, Ireland: Arts Council of Ireland, 1980. Book. Illus. by B/W Illus.. Near Fine.Trade Paperback 1st Irish Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Crane Bag Vol.4 No.1 1980 Images of the Irish Woman 'Women in Irish Mythology" Proinsias Mac Cana The most concise explanation of the Feminine heart of the Celtic 'Sovereignty' myth conceivable." "Sheela-na-gig" Anne Madden, also "Woman in Early Irish Myths and Sagas" Muireann Ni Bhrolchain' The Joyce I knew' lol much more cover illustration Louis Le Brocquy cover. Clean. NOT a library copy.A collectible treasure of Celtic woman and myth! Since 1977 Three Geese in Flight Celtic Books specializing in Celtic Goddess in Arthurian legend, Arts Council of Ireland, 1980, Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1987. cloth. Top edges foxed, else fine. Octavo. Illustrated With four additional items: 1)Thomas Wolfe, by C. Hugh Holman. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, (1960). Number six in the University of Minnesota pamphlets on American writers series. Octavo, wrappers. Minor insect damage to rear wrapper, else fine. 2) A Thomas Wolfe Collection, by Duane Schneider. Exhibition catalogue for an exhibition of books at Vernon Roger Alden Library, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, March1-April 15, 1977. Athens, Croissant & Company. Octavo, wrappers. Fine. One of 300 copies. 3) Thomas Wolfe 75. Asheville Celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Birth of Thomas Wolfe October 2-5, 1975. Schedule of events flyer, including information about each of the Wolfe scholars speaking (C. Hugh Holman, Louis D. Rubin Jr., Richard Walser, and Floyd C. Watkins). 4) Asheville Bids Thomas Wolfe, Come Home New York Times newspaper article (October 4, 1975) about the 75th anniversary celebration, by Wayne King., University of Pittsburgh Press, 1987, (LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Kaprow, Allan. ROY LICHTENSTEIN AT CALARTS: DRAWINGS AND COLLAGES FROM THE ARTIST'S COLLECTION. Valencia, CA: The California Institute of the Arts, 1977. First Edition 1/5000. Tall 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good. 112pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Louis Danziger. This is a nicely designed catalogue published in conjunction with a 1977 Roy Lichtenstein exhibition held at The California Institute of the Arts. It contains copious reproductions of paintings and preparatory works on paper along with photographs of the noted Pop artist at work and play in his Southampton studio. A handsome example showing some wear minor wear and surface abrasions at the heel of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. LC 77-308 Inventory Number: 022865, The California Institute of the Arts, 1977, Good. 1987. Softcover. Text in French. Illustrated with drawings of stamps and cards relating to tuberculosis. Avril 1987, No 14 ., 1987, Chicago, IL: The Lakeside Press, 1977. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/good. xii, 241, [1] pages. DJ has some wear, soiling, small tears and chips. Adele Chomeau Starbird was Washington University's Dean of Women from 1931-1959. She wrote columns for a major local paper for many years which were widely syndicated, and it is from those columns that these essays are drawn. Starbird received both her B.A. (1927) and M.A. (1933) from Washington University. She also studied at Columbia University, partially completing a doctoral degree in French language and literature. After her husband's death in 1916, Starbird began teaching French at Mary Institute. In 1931 she became the Dean of Women at Washington University. She received a W.U. distinguished faculty award in 1967, an honorary degree from Lindenwood University, and was decorated by the French Government with Les Palmes de Academique. For over 30 years she wrote a popular newspaper column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "The Dean Speaks Up." In 1977, a collection of her columns was published in the book Many Strings to My Lute. Among those who paid tribute to her work was actress and alumni Mary Wickes, who described Starbird as "... that increasingly rara avis - a true lady, cultured and worldly.", The Lakeside Press, 1977, New York. 1957. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Slightly Brown Fade Rectangular Mark On Front Endpaper, Otherwise Very Good In Slightly Worn Dustjacket. Translated from the Spanish by Harriet De Onis. 150 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Joseph Low. FROM THE PUBLISHER - This extraordinary tale of Haiti in the era of Toussaint L’Ouverture and Henri-Christophe is fiction, but most of the people who cross its magic-filled pages really lived. The chronology, the place names, even the events are largely true to historical fact. Through the eyes of one long-lived Negro - Ti Noel - we the readers see the happenings of an incredible time. But the principal character of THE KINGDOM OF THIS WORLD is not Ti Noel or Henri-Christophe, but Haiti itself in the most violent period of its dramatic and bloody history. Voodoo, race hatred, erotomania, fantastic grandeurs of false elegance, the incredible Citadel of La Ferrière, Sans Souci, King’ Henri-Christophe’s body set into the mortar of his weird fortress-all these elements, plus half a hundred more (including wonderful glimpses of Pauline Bonaparte) pour from this brilliantly lighted, tropical, superbly written, and unique book. By the man of whom Dame Edith Sitwell has written: ‘Carpentier is, most certainly, one of the greatest writers alive at this time.’. Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (December 26, 1904 - April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essay writer, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous ‘boom’ period. Carpentier was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. For a long time it was believed that he was born in La Habana where his family moved immediately before his birth, but following his death a birth certificate was found in Switzerland. His mother was a Russian professor of languages and his father was a French architect. At 12, his family moved to Paris, where he began to study music theory at the lycee Jeanson de Sailly. When they returned to Cuba in the 1920s, he began a study of architecture which he never completed. He also studied music. Carpentier became a cultural journalist, writing mostly about avant-garde developments in the arts, particularly music. His journalistic work was also considered as leftist and helped found the Cuban Communist Party. Together with the composer Amadeo Roldán, he helped organize the Cuban premieres of works by Stravinsky and Poulenc. 1927, Carpentier was arrested for opposing the Gerardo Machado y Morales dictatorship and spent forty days in jail. It is during this brief period in jail when he started working on his first novel, Ecué-Yamba-O (1933), an exploration of Afro-Cuban traditions among the poor of the island, which he later disavowed for being superficial. He was released in early 1928. After his release, he escaped Cuba with the help of poet journalist Robert Desnos who had lent him his passport and papers. While exiled in France, Carpentier was introduced to the surrealists by Desnos, including André Breton, Paul Eluard, Louis Aragon, Jacques Prévert, and Antonin Artaud. He also met Guatemalan author Miguel Angel Asturias, whose work on pre-Columbian mythology influenced his writing. He continued to earn his living writing, both in French and Spanish, on contemporary culture, as well as contributing to the Communist Party journal. While in France, he made several visits to Spain, during which he developed a fascination for the Baroque. In 1937 (during the Spanish Civil War) he attended an international conference in Madrid of writers against fascism. Carpentier returned to Cuba and continued to work as a journalist at the outbreak of World War II. He also began research on a book on Cuban music. It was published in 1946 as La musica in Cuba (Music in Cuba). He also wrote stories which were later collected in The War of Time (1958). While in Cuba, Carpentier also attended a voodoo ceremony that was to develop his interest in Afro-Cubanism. In 1943, Carpentier, accompanied by French theatrical director Louis Jouvet, made a crucial trip to Haiti, during which he visited the fortress of the Citadelle La Ferriere and the Palace of Sans-Souci, both built by the black king Henri Christophe. This trip, along with readings from Oswald Spengler’s cyclical interpretation of history, provided the inspiration for his second novel, The Kingdom of this World (1949). In 1945, Carpentier moved to Caracas. From 1945 to 1959 he lived in Venezuela, which is the obvious inspiration for the unnamed South American country in which much of The Lost Steps is set. In 1949, he finishes his novel The Kingdom of this World. This novel has a prologue that ‘outlines Carpentier’s faith in the destiny of Latin America and the aesthetic implications of its peculiar cultural heritage.’ He returned to Cuba after the Fidel Castro’s Communist revolution in 1959. He worked for the State Publishing House while he completed the baroque-style book, Explosion in a Cathedral (1962).’ This novel discusses the advent of the Enlightenment and the ideas of the French Revolution in the New World. It has twin leitmotifs of the printing press and the guillotine and can be read as a ‘meditation on the dangers inherent in all revolutions as they begin to confront the temptations of dictatorship.’ After reading the book Gabriel García Márquez is said to have discarded the first draft of One Hundred Years of Solitude and begun again from scratch. In 1966, he settled in Paris as he served as Cuban ambassador to France. In 1975 he was the recipient of the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca. He received the Cervantes Prize in 1977 and was recipient of the French Laureates Prix Médicis étranger in 1979 for La harpe et l’ombre. Carpentier was struggling with cancer as he completed his final novel and he died in Paris on April 24, 1980. His remains were returned to Cuba for interment in the Colon Cemetery, Havana. Carpentier is widely known for his baroque style of writing and his theory of ‘lo real maravilloso,’. It was in the prologue to The Kingdom of this World, a novel of the Haitian Revolution, that he described his vision of ‘lo real maravilloso’ (‘But what is the history of Latin America but a chronicle of magical realism?’). Some critics interpret the ‘real maravilloso’ as being synonymous with magical realism. His most famous works include - Ecue-yamba-o! (Praised Be the Lord!, 1933); The Kingdom of this World (1949); The Lost Steps (1953); El acoso (1956) (Manhunt); War of Time (1958); El siglo de las luces (1962) (Explosion in a Cathedral); El recurso del método (1974) (Reasons of State); Concierto barroco (1974) (Concierto barroco), based on the 1709 meeting of Vivaldi, Handel and Domenico Scarlatti, with cameo appearances by Wagner and Stravinsky, and fictional characters from the new world who inspire the Venetian composer’s opera, Motezuma; La consagración de la primavera (1978) (The Consecration of Spring); El arpa y la sombra (1978) (The Harp and the Shadow) dealing with Columbus. (original title: El Reino de Este Mundo, 1949 - E.D.I.A.P.S.A. in Mexico, D.F.). inventory #23271, Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, 1977. Softcover. VG+ internally; bump to very tail of spine; light rubbing to spine hinges. Generally a very good copy.. Bright blue ill. wraps. xii, 375 pp. with color frontis and 424 bw plates. Collection includes prints, drawings, illustrated books, periodicals, and posters. Catalogue from the exhibition of March to April 1977 at the Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, followed by the New Orleans Museum of Art, City Art Museum of St. Louis, and the Busch-Reisinger Museum of Harvard University. Divided into main sections of Influences and Predecessors, Expressionism, Expressionism and the Exhibitions, Expressionism and Literature, Expressionism and Revolution 1918-1922, Later Independents, and The Third Reich. Includes a bibliography, index, and map of Europe. Quite an in-depth, informative catalogue. Distributed by Alan Wolfsy Fine Arts., Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, 1977, Palais des academies, 1977-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good., Palais des academies, 1977-01-01, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1977. paperback. fine. Marseille, Musée Cantini, février-mars 1977, Grenoble, Musée de peinture et de sculpture, avril-mai 1977, Saint-Étienne, Musée d'art et d'industrie, été 1977, Paris, Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou, automne 1977, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1977, (LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Kaprow, Allan. ROY LICHTENSTEIN AT CALARTS: DRAWINGS AND COLLAGES FROM THE ARTIST'S COLLECTION. Valencia, CA: The California Institute of the Arts, 1977. First Edition 1/5000. Tall 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine. 112pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Louis Danziger. This is a nicely designed catalogue published in conjunction with a 1977 Roy Lichtenstein exhibition held at The California Institute of the Arts. It contains copious reproductions of paintings and preparatory works on paper along with photographs of the noted Pop artist at work and play in his Southampton studio. A most handsome example showing just a bit of light wear along the spine. LC 77-308 Inventory Number: 022864, The California Institute of the Arts, 1977, Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1977. (USA) Limited dark brown leather with gold designs, 417 pp. Brown Moire 'silk' endpapers. All edges gilt. Ribbon marker. Two page introduction by author for this edition. Limitation not stated. SIGNED by author on special page, tissue-protected. Just a very slight hint of rubbing just to one lower corner tip otherwise Fine; no dj. as issued. (2.5 JM HOQ 101/3. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by KLAVINS, Uldis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Franklin Library, 1977, New Orleans, LA: Souithern Historical Association Good Journal Collection Seven programs included: 39th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 7, 8, 9. and 10, 1973; 40th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, Nov. 6, 7, 8, and 9, 1974; 41st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Nov. 12, 13, 14, and 15, 1975; 42nd Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 10, 11, 12, 13, 1976; 43rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, La., NOv. 9, 10, 11, and 12, 1977; 44th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 8, 9, 10, and 11, 1978; 45th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 14, 15, 16, and 17, 1979. Old stickers removed from covers.. Paper. Good/ ., Souithern Historical Association, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1981. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 344 p. Maps. Footnotes. Bibliography of Archive Collections. Index. McMahon looks closely at one area where American diplomacy played an important role in the end of the European imperial order Indonesia placing America's later policy in Indochina, in historical context. From Wikipedia: "Jump to: navigation, search Dr. Robert McMahon Nationality United States Fields International Relations Institutions University of Florida Ohio State University Alma mater University of Connecticut Robert J. McMahon is an American historian of the foreign relations of the United States and a leading scholar of the Cold War. He currently holds the chair of Ralph D. Mershon Distinguished Professor at Ohio State University. McMahon received his PhD from the University of Connecticut in 1977. He taught at the University of Florida from 1982 to 2005, when he moved to Ohio State University. He has held visiting positions at the University of Virginia and University College Dublin. McMahon holds a joint appointment with the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at OSU. McMahon served as 2001 president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.", Cornell University Press, 1981<

ISBN: 9780801413889

The disintegration of former colonial empires in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East after World War II profoundly affected the international balance of power, irrevocably altering the poli… Mehr…

The disintegration of former colonial empires in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East after World War II profoundly affected the international balance of power, irrevocably altering the political map of the world. The United States was in a unique position to influence the outcome of the struggles for independence in the Third World. In Colonialism and Cold War, Robert J. McMahon looks closely at one area where American diplomacy played an important role in the end of the European imperial order: Indonesia, the archipelago that had been the jewel of the Dutch colonial empire since the early seventeenth century.McMahon begins with an overview of the history of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia and of the subsequent rise of nationalism among the peoples of the East Indies. He then traces the evolution of American policy toward Indonesia during the four years of the Dutch-Indonesian conflict, analyzing the factors that altered the course of that policy from initial support for the Dutch to halting and reluctant support for the nationalists.The case of Indonesia illuminates American foreign relations as a whole in the postwar period. McMahon demonstrates the fundamental link between American colonial policy and the Cold War, showing that the official attitude toward Indonesia was determined by a global geopolitical strategy aimed at containing communism. His study places American policy in Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, in historical context by discussing the roots of that policy and comparing the cases on Indonesia and Indochina. Media > Book, [PU: Cornell University Press]<

ISBN: 9780801413889

The disintegration of former colonial empires in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East after World War II profoundly affected the international balance of power, irrevocably altering the poli… Mehr…

The disintegration of former colonial empires in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East after World War II profoundly affected the international balance of power, irrevocably altering the political map of the world. The United States was in a unique position to influence the outcome of the struggles for independence in the Third World. In Colonialism and Cold War, Robert J. McMahon looks closely at one area where American diplomacy played an important role in the end of the European imperial order: Indonesia, the archipelago that had been the jewel of the Dutch colonial empire since the early seventeenth century. McMahon begins with an overview of the history of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia and of the subsequent rise of nationalism among the peoples of the East Indies. He then traces the evolution of American policy toward Indonesia during the four years of the Dutch-Indonesian conflict, analyzing the factors that altered the course of that policy from initial support for the Dutch to halting and reluctant support for the nationalists. The case of Indonesia illuminates American foreign relations as a whole in the postwar period. McMahon demonstrates the fundamental link between American colonial policy and the Cold War, showing that the official attitude toward Indonesia was determined by a global geopolitical strategy aimed at containing communism. His study places American policy in Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, in historical context by discussing the roots of that policy and comparing the cases on Indonesia and Indochina. Colonialism and Cold War McMahon, Robert J., Cornell University Press<