Authors:Stanley Wolpert, Stanley A. Wolpert,
Publisher: Charles Scribners Sons/Reference
Keywords: volume, india, encyclopedia
Number of Pages: 2000
Published: 2005-11-28
List price: $539.00
ISBN-10: 0684313499
ISBN-13: 9780684313498

Home to a fifth of the world’s population and the largest democracy in the world, India holds a prominent place in current events yet remains misunderstood in many ways by students, professionals and others who seek a single, authoritative source for information on this important region. The Encyclopedia of India meets this need, encompassing the history, cultures, geography and religions of India from ancient times to the present day. Across the four volumes of the Encyclopedia, readers are invited to explore India in a comprehensive reference work of more than 600 alphabetically arrang

Author: Valerie Steele
Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
Keywords: library, daily, life, scribner, volume, clothing, fashion, encyclopedia
Number of Pages: 1600
Published: 2004-09-22
List price: $395.00
ISBN-10: 0684313944
ISBN-13: 9780684313948

From diapers to Dior, saris to serapes, the world of clothing is nearly as vast and as ancient as the human race. Tracing the stylistic and functional threads that unite clothing across time and cul-tures -- as well as delving into the divergent styles and significance of apparel -- this A to Z encyclopedia is the essential resource for exploring the relationship between culture and couture. This broad-based set surveys clothing, body adornment, and examines the origins of clothing, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress. It also presents information on

Author: Uta Hagen
Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
Keywords: actor, challenge
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1991-08-21
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 0684190400
ISBN-13: 9780684190402

Theoretically, the actor ought to be more sound in mind and body than other people, since he learns to understand the psychological problems of human beings when putting his own passions, his loves, fears, and rages to work in the service of the characters he plays. He will learn to face himself, to hide nothing from himself -- and to do so takes an insatiable curiosity about the human condition. from the Prologue Uta Hagen, one of the world’s most renowned stage actresses, has also taught acting for more than forty years at the HB Studio in New York. Her first book, Respect for Acting

Author: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
Keywords: yearling
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 1985-10-01
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 0684184613
ISBN-13: 9780684184616

In this classic story of the Baxter family of inland Florida and their wild, hard, satisfying life, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings has written one of the great novels of our times. A rich and varied story - tender in its understanding of boyhood, crowded with the excitement of the backwoods hunt, with vivid descriptions of the primitive, beautiful hammock country, with humor and earthy philosophy - The Yearling is a novel for readers of all tastes and ages. Its glowing picture of life that is far and refreshingly removed from modern patterns of living becomes universal in its revelation of simple c

Authors:Alexander Deconde, Richard Dean Burns, Fredrik Logev
Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
Keywords: policy, foreign, american, encyclopedia
Number of Pages: 1887
Published: 2001-12-17
List price: $420.00
ISBN-10: 0684806576
ISBN-13: 9780684806570

This revised version of the original 1978 edition has been expanded with 44 new essays, all written by respected post-Cold War scholars who bring the latest perspectives to their topics. Of the original essays, 33 have been revised by new scholars and 43 have been revised by the original contributors. General category coverage includes concepts and doctrines, policymaking, commerce and science, human rights and arms control, with specific articles on topics ranging from anti-imperialism to environmental diplomacy, from refugee policies to terrorism and countermeasures. (20020901)

Author: John and Olshaker, Mark Douglas
Publisher: Scribners
Keywords: haunt, cases
Published: 2000
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0743212398
ISBN-13: 9780743212397

Author: Anjum Siddiqui
Publisher: Sharpe Reference
Keywords: developments, globalization, economic, asia, south, india
Number of Pages: 419
Published: 2007-01-31
List price: $110.95
ISBN-10: 0765614529
ISBN-13: 9780765614520

South Asia has become a major center of attention on the world stage with the U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan since 9/11, the ongoing concern over Islamic fundamentalism in Pakistan, and India’s emergence as a regional economic power. In addition, the age-old problems of South Asia - mass poverty, poor infrastructure, misgovernance, rampant corruption, political uncertainty, and regional wars - add to the increased interest in the region. Incorporating the most current information available, the expert international contributors to this handbook examine the economies and geo-pol