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In May 1790, the French National Assembly renounced wars of
conquest. Two years later, France declared war on Austria and
invaded Belgium and the Rhineland, claiming it was to spread the
benefits of the Revolution. Soon, however, military and economic
crises drove a shift in the nature of France's war effort. What
started as a war for liberty became a war for conquest, one that
brought devastating exploitation to the Rhineland. It was during
this time that French foreign policy became influenced by the idea
of attaining the natural frontiers - the Alps, the Pyrenees, and,
most significantly, the Rhine. Although often portrayed as a
diplomatic tradition of the French monarchy, Jordan R. Hayworth
shows how the natural frontiers policy was born during the
Revolution. In addition, he examines the intense and consequential
debates that arose over the policy, which caused much confusion in
the war and helped to undermine France's democratic experiment.
Roman Polanski: Behind the Scenes of His Classic Early Films is a
rare portrait of the artist in the act of creation. Journalist,
film historian, and playwright Jordan Young takes Polanski watchers
onto the set of a movie made under the worst possible conditions,
by a crew who hated each other and a cast barely on speaking terms.
A practical field guide to the common lichens found in the
northeastern megalopolis, including New York City, Toronto,
Boston/New Haven, Philadelphia, Baltimore/Washington, D.C., and as
far west as Chicago "A must-read for all who seek the wonders and
diversity of nature in the city. Accessible, clear, and packed with
invitations to curiosity."-David George Haskell, author and winner
of The John Burroughs Medal forThe Songs of Trees Lichens are
dynamic, symbiotic organisms formed by close cooperation between
fungi and algae. There are over 20,000 identified species
performing essential ecosystem services worldwide. Extremely
sensitive to air pollution, they have returned to cities from which
they were absent for decades until the air became cleaner. This
guide is the first to introduce urban naturalists to over 60 of the
common lichens now found in cities and urban areas throughout
northeastern North America--in parks and schoolyards, on streets,
and in open spaces. Divided into three sections -- lichen basics,
including their biology, chemistry, morphology, and role in human
history; species accounts and descriptions; and an illustrated
glossary, index, and references for further reading -- the book
aims to connect city dwellers and visitors with the natural world
around them. The descriptions, exquisite photographs, and line
drawings will enable users to enter the hidden world of lichens.
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