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In the spirit of The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, American National Biography, and African American National Biography-all three published by Oxford University Press-Dictionary of African Biography is a major biographical dictionary covering the lives and legacies of notable African men… More

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...A guide to biographical information of 70,000 artists...- RQ More

Recognized as the primary American symphonist of the 20th century, Roger Sessions (1896-1985) is one of the leading representatives of high modernism. This title brings together material, such as letters, lectures, interviews, and articles, to focus on the life and music of this major American… More

At the time of his death in 2004, Jacques Derrida was arguably the most influential and the most controversial thinker in contemporary philosophy. This title offers a biographical overview of this important philosopher, drawing on Derrida's own accounts of his life, as well as the narratives of… More

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...Most libraries will find that they own a number of the cited sources; they should consider purchase of this useful, easy-to-read tool. More

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Volume 18 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the second of two volumes to deal with Australians who died between 1981 and 1990. It includes articles by 560 authors on 670 individuals with surnames from L to Z, recording the lives of Australians whom many of us remember from the recent… More

This text focuses on biography and source studies. Contributors such as Carole Klein and Edward Butscher discuss writers such as Doris Lessing and Sylvia Plath, and themes covered include psychoanalysis, criticism and art. More

The latest from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography-authoritative and accessible biographies of more than 800 people who shaped national life and who died from 2001 onwards, with over 250 portrait images. This volume extends the coverage of the Oxford DNB, first published as a 60-volume… More

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A psychological, social and political examination of Emerson's life and experience of symbolic loss that demonstrates the importance and purpose of individual and social transformation and revitalizes Emerson's literary importance for contemporary American society. More

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Jane Leade (1624-1704) is probably the most prolific woman writer and most important female religious leader in late seventeenth-century England, yet, she still remains relatively unknown. By exploring her life and works as a prophetess and mystic, this book opens a window into the world of a… More

In this work, John Updike lays out his sceptical, yet generous, reflections on reading and writing about the lives of literary figures. More

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A biography of Allan MacLeod Cormack, a physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1979 for his pioneering contributions to the development of the computer-assisted tomography (CAT) scanner, an honor he shared with Godfrey Hounsfield. More

This new third edition of A Bibliography of Medical and Biomedical Biography details readily available sources of information in the English language on significant figures in the history of medicine and the biomedical sciences. Archival collections are also noted and a representative selection of… More

The Dictionary of Irish Biography is brought up-to-date in volumes 10 and 11, covering over 600 prominent Irish figures who died between 2003 and 2010. Notable figures include the novelist John McGahern, politicians Charles J. Haughey and David Ervine, the footballer George Best, and the comedian… More

Embracing the whole of ancient history and literature over more than two thousand years, the three volumes of A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology provide a wealth of information on every significant figure mentioned by the Greek and Roman writers in the areas of history,… More

This book, drawn from the award-winning online Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, tells the story of our recent past through the lives of those who shaped national life. More

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F C Erasmus became the Union of South Africa's Defence Minister in 1948. Erasmus initiated a process of ridding the Defence Force of officers whom he believed were associated with the government of Jan Smuts. This title presents his portrait. More

In the first serious critical study of literary biography, David Ellis uncovers the principles which biographers adopt in their efforts to make sense of their subjects' lives. More

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The African American National Biography presents history through a mosaic of the lives of thousands of individuals, illuminating the abiding influence of persons of African descent on the life of this nation from the arrival of Esteban in Spanish Florida in 1529 through to notable black citizens of… More

Sir Charles Hartley belonged to the second generation of 19th-century civil engineers, having grown up under the direct influence of the great triumvirate of Brunel, Locke, and Robert Stephenson. This biography covers the whole life experience - professional, social and family. More

Ironically subtitled ""A biography of Judge Lynch"" this text looks at the author's first hand experiences of lynching and the cultural and economic foundations for the act. More

…and more accessible to students and interested readers, while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars. Dictionary of literary biography provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history More

Fame and Infamy considers the central question of characterization within Greek and Roman historiography and biography from a fresh perspective, combining close readings of texts of individual authors and overarching exploration into questions of how and why characterization in the ancient world… More

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Virginia Claypool Meredith's role in directly managing the affairs of a large and prosperous farm in east-central Indiana opened doors that were often closed to women in late nineteenth century America. Her status allowed her to campaign for the education of women, in general, and rural women, in… More

Examines the process of creating modern diplomacy and its contribution in defining the foreign policy of European states and developing international relations. This title includes the impact of the relations with states on home policy at a time when the concept of Europe gradually started to… More

Published in 1994, this is a paperback edition edition of a study of the life and writings of literary pioneer, Lydia Maria Child. Her writing made and impact on American life as she addressed the issues of her time: slavery, women's rights, treatm More

Surveying the practice of biographical writing in Renasaince Italy and Reformation Germany, this collection begins with an analysis of Italian biographies, 1450 to 1550, from Valla through Machiavelli to Vasari. It is suitable for scholars of the Italian Renaissance, German humanism and the Lutheran… More

Taking an empirical approach, this book presents a sociological study of the development, use, and evolution of standardized computer systems and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software packages. More

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This biography of Charles Masterman is based on the Masterman papers at the University of Birmingham library and places Masterman in his political and social context. It examines his education, career in journalism, and then his promising career in politics. More