Country Builder's Assistant

Country Builder's Assistant
Author: Asher Benjamin
Publisher: Applewood Books
Total Pages: 65
Release: 1989-05
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1557091048

This book revolutionized 19th-century American architecture and changed forever the type of building that was done in our country.

The Third Revolution

The Third Revolution
Author: Murray Bookchin
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 374
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780304335961

Comprehensive account of the great revolutions that swept over Europe and America.

The Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy and Philosophers

The Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy and Philosophers
Author: J. O. Urmson
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1991
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0415078830

This fully revised third edition of this Concise Encyclopedia brings it completely up-to-date. Featuring lively and engaging entries by some of the leading philosophers of our age, it is a readable reference work and engaging introduction.

French Intellectuals Against the Left

French Intellectuals Against the Left
Author: Michael Scott Christofferson
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2004
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781571814289

Christofferson argues that French anti-totalitarianism was the culmination of direct-democratic critiques of communism & revisions of the revolutionary project after 1956. He offers an alternative interpretation for the denunciation of communism & Marxism by the French intellectual left in the late 1970s.

United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art

United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art
Author: Diane K. Skvarla
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2005-08
Genre: Art
ISBN:

The U.S. Capitol abounds in magnificent art that rivals its exterior architectural splendor. The fine art held by the U.S. Senate comprises much of this treasured heritage. It spans over 200 years of history & contains works by such celebrated artists as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hiram Powers, Daniel Chester French, Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, Walker Hancock, & Alexander Calder. This volume provides previously unpublished information on the 160 paintings & sculptures in the U.S. Senate. Each work of art -- from portraiture of prominent senators to scenes depicting significant events in U.S. history -- is illus. with a full-page color photo, accompanied by an essay & secondary images that place the work in historical & aesthetic context.