Modernism was the artistic and intellectual revolution of the early twentieth century. Yet despite its now-secure location in history, the radical experimental practices of modernism continue to bewilder as much as they excite. *Beginning Modernism* offers a clear and reader-friendly introduction to[...]

This volume marks a new approach to a seminal work of the modern scientific imagination: Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species (1859). Darwin's central theory of natural selection neither originated nor could be contained, with the parameters of the natural sciences, but continues to shape and chal[...]

The black-and-red, pyramid-shaped Sith case appears innocuous. But with the touch of a button, the door of the case lifts, accompanied by lights and "Star Wars" sound effects. The secrets within are revealed - the "Book of Sith" slides into view. The Sith have existed in the galaxy for centuries, lu[...]