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James H Billington
The icon and the axe : an interpretive history of Russian culture
by James H Billington
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43 editions published between 1966 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 2,265 libraries worldwide
Does America need a foreign policy? : toward a diplomacy for the 21st century
by Henry Kissinger
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2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 1,636 libraries worldwide The former Secretary of State under Richard Nixon argues that a coherent foreign policy is essential and lays out his own plan for getting the nation's international affairs in order.
Fire in the minds of men : origins of the revolutionary faith
by James H Billington
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17 editions published between 1980 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,457 libraries worldwide
In Lincoln's hand : his original manuscripts
by Abraham Lincoln
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 1,015 libraries worldwide A collection of writings includes images of a variety of handwritten speeches, letters, and childhood notebooks, accompanied by commentary by James M. McPherson, Ken Burns, Doris Kearns Goodwin, John Updike, Toni Morrison, and other notables.
Russia transformed : breakthrough to hope : Moscow, August 1991
by James H Billington
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9 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 827 libraries worldwide
An introduction to The death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
by Dan Stone
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2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 814 libraries worldwide Readings of excerpts from and critical analysis of Leo Tolstoy's The death of Ivan Ilyich, a novel about Christian faith and the nature of life and death.
Mikhailovsky and Russian populism
by James H Billington
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12 editions published between 1958 and 1970 in English and held by 691 libraries worldwide
Russia in search of itself
by James H Billington
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8 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 644 libraries worldwide
The rescue : a romance of the shallows
by Joseph Conrad
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2 editions published in 1920 in English and held by 558 libraries worldwide
Virtue, public and private : essays by James H. Billington ... [et al.] ; edited and with a foreword by Richard John Neuhaus
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4 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 444 libraries worldwide
The face of Russia : anguish, aspiration, and achievement in Russian culture
by James H Billington
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5 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and held by 397 libraries worldwide "Billington explains how Russia's rich tradition of art, spirituality, and culture has affected the country's political process and its struggle toward democracy."--Jacket.
Before the revolution : St. Petersburg in photographs, 1890-1914
by M. P Iroshnikov
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1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 379 libraries worldwide
The face of Russia
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4 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 295 libraries worldwide Explores the art and culture of Russia in a journey across history, encompassing Russia's architecture, paintings, music, literature and cinema. Part 1 examines icon painting, the first Russian art form, and reveals the spiritual ideas that have animated Russia for 1000 years, and witnesses recent restorations of churches and monasteries from Kiev to the Kremlin. Part 2 examines Russian architecture from Eastern-inspired onion domes to Western-type palaces. Also looks at the work of Gogol who revealed the human suffering behind Russia's facade. His Dead Souls inspired 19th-century radicals and Soviet dissidents, and continues to influence Russian artists today. Part 3 explores Russian music and cinema and looks at how new media forms are shaping Russia today. Musorgsky's opera Boris Godunov dramatized the conflict between power and the people. Sergei Eisentsein retold history with silent films of such power that they became more real than actual events.
Final report to Congress on the Joint Resolution to Establish a National Policy on Permanent Papers
by James H Billington
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2 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 246 libraries worldwide
The Library of Congress presents historic presidential speeches, 1908-1993
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1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 125 libraries worldwide This set of speeches features the actual voices of seventeen American presidents from 1908-1993. They were selected by the staff of the Library of Congress, surviving first ladies, and the living presidents and their staffs.
Books and the world
by James H Billington
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4 editions published between 1988 and 1989 in English and held by 98 libraries worldwide
Fatima
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4 editions published between 1984 and 2005 in English and Spanish and held by 35 libraries worldwide Focuses on reported miraculous occurrences and prophecies in the village of Fátima, Portugal in 1917 and connects them to massive world events including World War I and the Russian Revolution. James H. Billington speaks briefly (ca. 1 min.) about the Russian Revolution.
The face of Russia. Part 1, The face on the firewood
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1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 34 libraries worldwide Explores the art and culture of Russia in a journey across history, encompassing Russia's architecture, paintings, music, literature and cinema. Part 1 examines icon painting, the first Russian art form, reveals the spiritual ideas that have animated Russia for 1,000 years, and witnesses recent restorations of churches and monasteries from Kiev to the Kremlin.
The face of Russia. Part 3, Facing the future
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1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 30 libraries worldwide Explores the art and culture of Russia in a journey across history, encompassing Russia's architecture, paintings, music, literature and cinema.
The face of Russia. Part 2, The facade of power
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1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 29 libraries worldwide Explores the art and culture of Russia in a journey across history, encompassing Russia's architecture, paintings, music, literature and cinema. Part 2 examines Russian architecture from Eastern-inspired onion domes to Western-type palaces. Also looks at the work of Gogol who revealed the human suffering behind Russia's facade. His Dead Souls inspired 19th-century radicals and Soviet dissidents, and continues to influence Russian artists today. more
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Arts, Russian Asia--Malay Archipelago Attempted coup (Soviet Union : 1991) Billington, James H Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich) Church architecture Civilization Civilization--Philosophy Conference proceedings Criticism, interpretation, etc. Eisenstein, Sergei,--1898-1948 Exhibition catalogs Fiction Films for the hearing impaired Government publications--Standards History Icon painting Intellectual life International relations Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865 Lingard, Tom (Fictitious character) Manners and customs Manuscripts, American Mertvye dushi (Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich) Mikhaĭlovskiĭ, N. K.--1842-1904 Motion pictures Music--Instruction and study National characteristics, Russian Nationalism Paper--Preservation--Government policy Permanent paper--Government policy Personal narratives Pictorial works Political and social views Political science Populism Post-communism Presidents Rescues Revolutionaries Revolutions Russia Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg Smertʹ Ivana Ilʹicha (Tolstoy, Leo, graf) Soviet Union Tolstoy, Leo,--graf,--1828-1910 United States Virtue Yachting
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Alternative Names
Bilingdun, Zhanmusi H.
Billington, Džejms Ch. 1929- Russ. Vorlageform, RAK-WB
Billington, Dzheims Kh. 1929- Russ. Vorlageform, AACR
Billington, Dzheĭms Kh. (Dzheĭms Khėdly)
Billington, Dzheims Khedly 1929- Russ. Vorlageform, AACR
Billington, J. H. (James Hadley), 1929-
Billington, James H.
Billington, James Hadley 1929-....
Billington, James Handley.
Hadley Billington, James 1929-
Zhanmusi H. Bilingdun
詹姆斯 H. 比灵顿
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English
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Russian (9) Undetermined (5) No Linguistic content (4) Japanese (2) Spanish (1) German (1) (1) French (1) Chinese (1) Serbian (1) Persian (1) Polish (1) Korean (1) Covers
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