Who's who in the Theatre

Who's who in the Theatre
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 806
Release: 1912
Genre: Actors
ISBN:

Issues for 1914-67 include "Notable productions and important revivals of the London stage from the earliest times."

Before Religion

Before Religion
Author: Brent Nongbri
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2013-01-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300154178

Examining a wide array of ancient writings, Brent Nongbri dispels the commonly held idea that there is such a thing as ancient religion. Nongbri shows how misleading it is to speak as though religion was a concept native to pre-modern cultures.

The Armies of the Streets

The Armies of the Streets
Author: Adrian Cook
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813162556

In July 1863 New York City experienced widespread rioting unparalleled in the history of the nation. Here for the first time is a scholarly analysis of the Draft Riots, dealing with motives and with the reasons for the recurring civil disorders in nineteenth-century New York: the appalling living conditions, the corruption of the civic government, and the geographical and economic factors that led up to the social upheaval.