$200 for the Map and Geography Library to purchase Atlas de Mapas Historicos de Honduras / Honduras , an Atlas of Historical Maps . This bilingual atlas of 120 historical maps, including CD-ROM, was compiled by a leading historical and cultural geographer of Central America. The accompanying text illuminates both the characteristics and provenance of each map. The selection, collation, and annotation of the maps adds invaluable context for the geographer or historian studying Honduras.
Approximately $280 for the Modern Languages and Linguistics Library to purchase Dictionnaire de Michel de Montaigne . This dictionary of Michel de Montaigne, the sixteenth-century French humanist, is an essential reference tool for the historical, philosophical, and literary interpretation of Montaigne's writings. The 700 entries include biographical sketches, the history of Montaigne's publications, and an overview of Montaigne's reception around the world as well as detailed explanations of many key concepts in his works.
$300 for the Modern Languages and Linguistics Library to purchase the initial volume of Marcel Proust's manuscript notebooks of In Search of Lost Time. Each volume includes a complete color facsimile of the notebook, a fully annotated transcription, and several indices to situate the featured notebook within the context of the entire work.
$390 for the Undergraduate Library to purchase "Waste = Food." This film on DVD explores the theory of ecologically intelligent design through interviews with its leading proponents, American architect and designer William McDonough and German ecological chemist Michael Braungart. It explores their "intelligent product system," which utilizes completely nontoxic and sustainable production methods.
$425 for the Reference Library to purchase Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics . This four-volume set provides extensive information on the professional ethics of science and technology in an increasingly global society. It is a timely resource, recognized as one of the "Best of Reference 2006" by the New York Public Library.
$600 for the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art to purchase Renoir, catalogue raisonne of paintings, pastels, drawings and watercolors . This is the first volume of the three-volume complete and scholarly catalogue of Auguste Renoir's important oeuvre. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white, it is the major contribution to the Renoir literature in the past two decades. Renoir (1841-1919) was a principal member of the Impressionist circle, which included Claude Monet and Edgar Degas, and one of the most prolific artists at the end of the nineteenth century.
$895 for the Library and Information Science Library to purchase Resources for College Libraries . This seven-volume set identifies a core collection of the best titles in 58 curriculum areas and replaces the 1988 classic, Books for College Libraries.
$1,200 for the Education and Social Science Library to purchase the second edition of Encyclopedia of Language and Education . This newly revised ten-volume set provides insights into international aspects of language teaching and learning. The information will benefit language educators and linguists as well as teachers and students of English as an international language.
$1,249 for the Education and Social Science Library to purchase Handbook of Paleoanthropology . This handbook brings together contributions by the world's leading specialists, providing an indispensable resource for professionals and students alike. It includes Principles, Methods and Approaches (Vol. 1), Primate Evolution and Human Origins (Vol. 2), and Phylogeny of Hominids (Vol. 3).
Approximately $1,260 for the Asian Library to purchase Geng zi shi bian Qing gong dang an hui bian = Archives on Boxer Incident in late Qing China . This 18-volume set provides information from the Qing court regarding the Boxer Incident; the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion of Qing China; Empress Dowager Cixi, the Emperor, and higher officials who fled the Imperial Palace for Xi'an; the 1901 Treaty; and the Boxer Indemnity. One of the most important primary source materials for the late Qing dynasty, it will benefit greatly historians and social scientists.
$1,500 for the Latin American and Caribbean Library to purchase El chileno instruido en la historia topográfica, civil y politica de su pais . This two-volume set by Jose Javier Guzman (1759-1840) published in 1834 represents the first substantial topographical and political history of the recently-established Republic of Chile. It includes a folding plan of the capital city, Santiago de Chile.
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