history

A history of mathematics from early number systems to the paradoxes of set theory.

Presents a comprehensive guide that describes the creation, production, and interpretation of Victorian and Edwardian theater and examines the music, actors, staging, and issues of class and gender.

An introduction to English theatre that traces its history and development from the restoration of Charles II to the death of Queen Victoria.

Reproduces eighty-nine key images from throughout the history of modern science, each with information about its origin and meaning; covering astronomy, Earth, mathematics, and physics.

Explores the early history of American tap dancing to 1903, and discusses the international influences and personalities that contributed to its development.

A history of the African-American contribution to dance, discussing the role of dance during slavery, its place in the minstrel and traveling shows, its connection to the big band sound, and contemporary reinterpretations of African-American movement in vocal harmony groups, marching bands, and Greek step teams.

Describes the legacy of Pythagoras, the ancient Greek mathematician and mystic who contemplated the order and symmetry behind musical beauty, discussing Platonists, string theory, and Bertrand Russell.

Examines literary and political background of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s renowned "I have a dream" speech, and also discusses historical and political uses of the speech since its original delivery on August 28, 1963.

Contains a collection of critical essays on the works of Kate Chopin; and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom, chronology of the author's life, and notes on the various contributors.