conferences

"... At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the nature of advice itself. ... Lewis Hyde's new introduction explores the context in which these letters were written and how the author embraced his isolation as a creative force. This edition also includes Rilke's later work The Letter from the Young Worker"--Provided by publisher.

A narrative of African-Americans during the American Revolutionary period and their struggles for freedom as many fled slavery to fight for the British.

"In this historical investigation, Hunt looks at the pioneers who converged abolitionism and women's rights, creating a blueprint for an intersectional feminism ahead of its time"-- Provided by publisher.

Contains nine essays that describe the importance of the electric guitar, as an invention and as a part of American culture, and examines not just the guitar itself, but also influential musicians, record producers, and electronics engineers.

A collection of essays about ways that genocide can be prevented.

Contains task group summaries from a conference in which scientists explored assistive devices for the body and mind.

A collection of articles and documents that reflect on the different ways the Allies could have ended and prevented the Holocaust during World War II.

A collection of essays in which eyewitnesses, scholars, and writers discuss the escalating, step-by-step process in the destruction of German Jewry which led to the systematic extermination of millions of Jews during World War II.

Presents an account of a 1992 conference at which representatives from Cuba--including Fidel Castro, the former Soviet Union, and the United States, met to discuss the causes and course of the Cuban Missile Conference on the occasion of its fortieth anniversary.