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Shortly after the September 11th tragedies, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights urged its State Advisory Committees to monitor possible civil rights violations in their states against Muslims, Sikhs, Arabs and South Asians. This report was submitted by the New York Advisory Committee, and explores such issues as racial profiling by law enforcement, special federal registration requirements for foreign nationals from predominately Islamic countries, and the civil rights implications of expanded government powers under the USA Patriot Act.

This collection of essays and articles from the New York State Historical Association is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of New York state and its people. Focusing on a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, and social issues, this book provides a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the state's rich and varied history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, together with 4 related essays.

Published to accompany a centennial exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, from October 1993 through early January 1994, this intensively researched volume contains more than 250 full-color reproductions that explore the entire range of the artist's career.

Includes special sessions.

This volume catalogs the more than two hundred remarkable and varied pieces of European sculpture and metalwork--dating from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century--amassed by Robert Lehman, one of the foremost art collectors of his generation. Highlights of the collection's exemplary aquamanilia, bronze sculptures, medals, and plaquettes include a medieval aquamanile, the finest of its type, depicting the theme of foolish love in the fable of Phyllis and Aristotle, as well as a commanding figure of Mars in the guise of a musketeer loading his weapon, dating to the seventeenth century. Each work in this catalog is illustrated, in many cases with new color photography, and elucidated by in-depth scholarly discussion.