The Four Great Temples: Buddhist Archaeology, Architecture, and Icons of Seventh-Century Japan
The Four Great Temples is a masterful, multifaceted study that will fundamentally alter and enrich current understanding of Japan's ancient Buddhist temples. It is sure to generate considerable discussion among scholars in the fields of Japanese and Asian history, art history, and Buddhist studies.
For history buffs of all ages! From the Boston Tea Party to Woodstock, from Gettysburg to Whitewater, this wide-ranging survey is an easy way to experience the rich saga of U.S. history. You'll find:
Trivia and off-beat stories about American culture and customs
Little-known facts about every U.S. President
Appendixes with texts of the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and more.
English has been spoken in Ireland for over 800 years, making Irish English the oldest variety of the language outside Britain. This book traces the development of English in Ireland from the late middle ages to the present day, revealing how Irish English arose, how it has developed, and how it continues to change. Presenting a comprehensive survey of Irish English at all levels of linguistics, this book will be invaluable to historical linguists, sociolinguists, syntacticians and phonologists alike.
The second edition of A BIOGRAPHY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE continues to examine the structure of language. The textbook discusses three important issues: languages and language change are systematic; the inner history of a language is profoundly affected by its outer history of political and culural events; and the English of the past has everywhere left its traces on present-day English. By uncovering the language's past, one can better communicate with it.
Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back
Asphalt Nation is a powerful examination of how the automobile has ravaged America's cities and landscape over the past 100 years together with a compelling strategy for reversing our automobile dependency. Jane Holtz Kay provides a history of the rapid spread of the automobile and documents the huge subsidies commanded by the highway lobby, to the detriment of once-efficient forms of mass transportation.
