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Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Using the history of the Potts-Johnsons, who lived in the Port Harcourt region of Nigeria from 1912-1984, as a case study, this book reviews the migration history of the Saro in the Niger River delta. Schubert in the European Imagination, Volume 2 Series: Eastman Studies in Music A richly detailed examination of the historical reception of Franz Schubert in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe, with a concentration on fin-de-siècle Vienna. Schubert in the European Imagination, Volume 1 Series: Eastman Studies in Music How Franz Schubert and his compositions were viewed in nineteenth-century European criticism, literature, and the visual arts, from Schumann to George Eliot to Whistler. Schumann's Piano Cycles and the Novels of Jean Paul Series: Eastman Studies in Music A study on the influence which the German novelist Jean Paul Friedrich Richter had upon Robert Schumann's music. Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An analysis of the historical and scientific effects of technology transfer from an imperial to colonial setting. A Scientist's Tools for Business Volume providing an invaluable link between basic scientific principles and their application in the business world. The Scottish Enlightenment Series: Rochester Studies in Philosophy A collection of essays dealing with the history of the Scottish Enlightenment, its connection with the European Enlightenment in general, such major figures as Francis Hutcheson, Thomas Reid, and David Hume, and the making of the Scottish identity. The Scourge of Demons Series: Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe A fascinating examination of a case of group possession and alleged witchcraft in a convent in Carpi, Italy. The Sea on Fire: Jean Barraqué Series: Eastman Studies in Music The life and works of one of the most difficult yet rewarding composers of modern time. Sea on Fire Series: Eastman Studies in Music Seeing America A stunning, full-color volume that examines 82 pieces in the University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery's American collection and their connections to American history, culture, literature, and politics. Seeing America A stunning, full-color volume that examines 82 pieces in the University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery's American collection and their connections to American history, culture, literature, and politics. Selected Essays on Kant by Lewis White Beck Series: North American Kant Society Studies in Philosophy A collection of Lewis White Beck's most important essays on Immanuel Kant's philosophy. Shaping the College Experience Outside the Classroom Study of the employment programs devised for students in America. Shifting Boundaries of Public Health Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History New perspectives on the history of twentieth century public health in Europe. Snow in the Cities A useful chronicle of the evolution of the technology of snow removal. URBAN HISTORY A history of the social effects of and political response to the regular heavy snowfalls in the `snow belt' cities of the United States. Sources and Methods in African History Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An overview of the ongoing methods used to understand African history. Sources and Methods in African History Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An overview of the ongoing methods used to understand African history. State of Nature or Eden? Series: Rochester Studies in Philosophy State of Nature or Eden? Thomas Hobbes and his Contemporaries on the Natural Condition of Human Beings aims to explain how Hobbes' state of nature was understood by a contemporary readership, whose most important reference point for such a condition was the original condition of human beings at the creation, in other words in Eden. Strongly Coupled Plasma Physics The Sublime An important work offering a viable theory for the concept of "Sublime" in philosophy. The Substance of Things Heard Series: Eastman Studies in Music A choice selection of essays, reviews and interviews providing insights into musical performance, composition in the late 20th century and very early 21st, and the nature of opera. Sudan's Blood Memory: Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A history of Southern Sudan, from pre-colonial times to the present. Sudan's Blood Memory (paperback edition) Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A history of Southern Sudan, from pre-colonial times to the present. Sufi City Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A book about contemporary urban design, a metaphysical worldview and a cultural process that transcends the pre-colonial/colonial/post-colonial divides. Sufism and Jihad in Modern Senegal Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Examines through the use of Murid oral and written sources the creation of an "alternative modernity" as an understanding of historical change by Sufi notables and disciples. Sundry title - URP |
