Devendra Banhart: …Incredible String Band, Vashti Bunyan, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Bert Jansch, Nick Drake, and Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd.

Asterales: Other families: Members of Pentaphragmataceae are found from Southeast Asia to New Guinea and constitute a single genus of 30 species of herbs. Alseuosmiaceae features five genera with 10 species of shrubs native to Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and New Caledonia. The two genera of Argophyllaceae have a…

Pentaphylacaceae, flowering plant family of the order Ericales, composed of some 12 genera. The family is characterized by small flowers borne singly in the leaf axils (where the leaf stem and the branch meet) and curved embryos. Restructured by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (APG III)

Pentaphylacaceae: …a single tree species (P. euryoides) that is scattered from Sumatra to China. It has spirally arranged evergreen leaves with entire margins (smooth, without teeth). The pollen sacs appear to be borne transversely on the stout filaments, and they open by flaps. There are only two ovules in each…

North Africa: The Greeks in Cyrenaica: …while Barce declined; the term Pentapolis came to be used for the five cities Apollonia, Cyrene, Ptolemais, Taucheira, and Berenice. In 96 bc Ptolemy Apion bequeathed Cyrenaica to Rome, which annexed the royal estates but left the cities free. Disorders led Rome to create a regular province out of Cyrenaica…

moss animal: Size range and diversity of structure: Colonies of the European Pentapora, however, can reach one metre (3.3 feet) or more in circumference; a warm-water gymnolaemate genus, Zoobotryon, which hangs from harbour pilings, and the freshwater phylactolaemate Pectinatella each produce masses that may be one-half metre across. Colonies that form crusts generally cover only a few…

pentarchy, in early Byzantine Christianity, the proposed government of universal Christendom by five patriarchal sees under the auspices of a single universal empire. Formulated in the legislation of the emperor Justinian I (527–565), especially in his Novella 131, the theory received formal

pentastomid, any of about 100 species of tiny parasites belonging to the Pentastomida, now generally considered a subclass of the phylum Arthropoda. Pentastomids range from a few millimetres to 14 cm (about 6 inches) in length and lack respiratory, circulatory, and excretory organs. Pentastomids

pentastomid, any of about 100 species of tiny parasites belonging to the Pentastomida, now generally considered a subclass of the phylum Arthropoda. Pentastomids range from a few millimetres to 14 cm (about 6 inches) in length and lack respiratory, circulatory, and excretory organs. Pentastomids

Torah, in Judaism, in the broadest sense, the substance of divine revelation to Israel, the Jewish people: God’s revealed teaching or guidance for humankind. The meaning of “Torah” is often restricted to signify the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), also called the Law (or the

John Colenso: …this position, presented in his Pentateuch and Book of Joshua Critically Examined (1862–79), for his opposition to the doctrine of eternal punishment for sinners, and for his toleration of polygamy among the Zulus, Colenso was summoned in 1863 by his superior, Bishop Robert Gray of Cape Town, to appear before…

biblical literature: The modern period: …Joseph Herman Hertz’s commentary on The Pentateuch and Haftorahs (1929–36) and in the Soncino Books of the Bible (1946–51). Martin Buber (1878–1965), the great modern Jewish philosopher, imparted to his many studies in biblical literature and religion—including his revolutionary German translation of the Bible (1926 and following), partly executed in…

pentathlon, athletic contest entailing five distinct types of competition. In the ancient Greek Olympics, the pentathlon included a race the length of the stadium (about 183 meters [200 yards]), the long jump, the discus throw, the javelin throw, and a wrestling match between the two athletes who

stinkbug, (family Pentatomidae), any of about 5,000 species of insects in the true bug order, Heteroptera, that are named for the foul-smelling secretions they produce. These odours may be transferred to the resting place of the insect, such as plants, fruits, or leaves, giving them a disagreeable

pentatonic scale, musical scale containing five different tones. It is thought that the pentatonic scale represents an early stage of musical development, because it is found, in different forms, in most of the world’s music. The most widely known form is anhemitonic (without semitones; e.g.,

warship: Greece: The so-called long penteconter, mentioned by Herodotus, was employed in exploring, raiding, and communicating with outlying colonies. Light and fast, with 25 oars to a side, it played an important role in the early spread of Grecian influence throughout the Mediterranean. As the Greek maritime city-states sped the…

Shavuot, (“Festival of the Weeks”), second of the three Pilgrim Festivals of the Jewish religious calendar. It was originally an agricultural festival, marking the beginning of the wheat harvest. During the Temple period, the first fruits of the harvest were brought to the Temple, and two loaves of

Pentecost, (Pentecost from Greek pentecostē, “50th day”), major festival in the Christian church, celebrated on the Sunday that falls on the 50th day of Easter. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and other disciples following the Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension

English literature: Drama: …such as Destiny (1976) and Pentecost (1994), his masterly response to the collapse of communism and rise of nationalism in eastern Europe. David Hare similarly widened his range with confident accomplishment; in the 1990s he completed a panoramic trilogy surveying the contemporary state of British institutions—the Anglican church (Racing Demon…

Pentecost, island of Vanuatu, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Espiritu Santo island. Volcanic in origin, it occupies 169 square miles (438 square km) and has a central mountain ridge that rises to 3,104 feet (946 metres) at Mount Vulmat. Many permanent

United Pentecostal Church International: …through the merger of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ and the Pentecostal Church, Inc. The latter formed in 1924 when white members split from the theretofore interracial Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, the first formal Pentecostal denomination. (The Pentecostal Assemblies of the World itself arose during the Jesus Only…

Pentecostal Church of God (PCG), Pentecostal denomination that was organized in Chicago in 1919. It had 960 churches in the United States as of 2024 and is a member of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA). The Pentecostal Church of God (PCG) was founded as the Pentecostal

Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW), African American Protestant denomination, the first formal Pentecostal denomination. As a Jesus Only church, the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW) baptizes in the name of Jesus rather than in the name of the Trinity. In organization it resembles

Pentecostalism, charismatic religious movement that gave rise to a number of Protestant churches in the United States in the 20th century and that is unique in its belief that all Christians should seek a post-conversion religious experience called “baptism with the Holy Spirit.” Recalling the Holy

Pentecostal Church of God (PCG), Pentecostal denomination that was organized in Chicago in 1919. It had 960 churches in the United States as of 2024 and is a member of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA). The Pentecostal Church of God (PCG) was founded as the Pentecostal

Pentecostal Church of God (PCG), Pentecostal denomination that was organized in Chicago in 1919. It had 960 churches in the United States as of 2024 and is a member of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA). The Pentecostal Church of God (PCG) was founded as the Pentecostal

Church of the Nazarene, American Protestant denomination, the product of several mergers stemming from the 19th-century Holiness movement. The first major merger occurred in 1907, uniting the Church of the Nazarene (organized in California in 1895) with the Association of Pentecostal Churches of

United Pentecostal Church International: …of Jesus Christ and the Pentecostal Church, Inc. The latter formed in 1924 when white members split from the theretofore interracial Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, the first formal Pentecostal denomination. (The Pentecostal Assemblies of the World itself arose during the Jesus Only controversy as a split from the Trinitarian…

Church of the Nazarene, American Protestant denomination, the product of several mergers stemming from the 19th-century Holiness movement. The first major merger occurred in 1907, uniting the Church of the Nazarene (organized in California in 1895) with the Association of Pentecostal Churches of

Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA), fellowship of Pentecostal and charismatic Christian churches and denominations in North America. It seeks to provide “a framework for fellowship, dialogue, and cooperation” between such churches, denominations, and ministries, which share a

International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC), Protestant denomination organized in Falcon, North Carolina, in 1911 by the merger of the Fire-Baptized Holiness Church (organized in 1898 by several Pentecostal associations) and the Pentecostal Holiness Church (organized in 1900). A third group,

Pillar of Fire, a white Holiness church of Methodist antecedence that was organized (1901) in Denver, Colo., U.S., as the Pentecostal Union by Alma Bridwell White, who married a Methodist minister. Her evangelistic fervour brought opposition from Methodist officials, which led to her withdrawal

Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA), fellowship of Pentecostal and charismatic Christian churches and denominations in North America. It seeks to provide “a framework for fellowship, dialogue, and cooperation” between such churches, denominations, and ministries, which share a

Pentecostalism, charismatic religious movement that gave rise to a number of Protestant churches in the United States in the 20th century and that is unique in its belief that all Christians should seek a post-conversion religious experience called “baptism with the Holy Spirit.” Recalling the Holy

Pentecost, island of Vanuatu, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Espiritu Santo island. Volcanic in origin, it occupies 169 square miles (438 square km) and has a central mountain ridge that rises to 3,104 feet (946 metres) at Mount Vulmat. Many permanent

church year: Eastern churches: …after Easter, contained in the Pentēkostarion (post-Easter liturgical service book), including the Feast of Ascension, 40 days after Easter, and concluding with the Festival of All Saints on the Sunday after Pentecost. Other special commemorations of the period are the Feast of Orthodoxy, on the first Sunday in Lent, recalling…

Mount Pentelicus: …[1,107 m]), which yields white Pentelic marble on its north slope. In Classical times the peak had 25 quarries on the south slope at elevations between 2,500 and 3,300 feet (760 and 1000 m). These provided excellent marble for most of the buildings and sculptures of Athens in the 5th…

Mount Pentelicus, mountain range enclosing the Attic plain on its northeast but within the nomós (department) of Attica (Modern Greek: Attikí), in Greece. The chief summit, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Athens (Athína), is Kokkinarás (3,632 feet [1,107 m]), which yields white Pentelic marble

Mount Pentelicus, mountain range enclosing the Attic plain on its northeast but within the nomós (department) of Attica (Modern Greek: Attikí), in Greece. The chief summit, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Athens (Athína), is Kokkinarás (3,632 feet [1,107 m]), which yields white Pentelic marble

Mount Pentelicus, mountain range enclosing the Attic plain on its northeast but within the nomós (department) of Attica (Modern Greek: Attikí), in Greece. The chief summit, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Athens (Athína), is Kokkinarás (3,632 feet [1,107 m]), which yields white Pentelic marble

Penthesilea, in Greek mythology, a queen of the Amazons, well respected for her bravery, her skill in weapons, and her wisdom. She led an army of Amazons to Troy to fight against the Greeks. She was said to have killed Achilles, but Zeus brought him back to life, and Achilles killed her. One

Heinrich von Kleist: …and in 1808 he published Penthesilia, a tragic drama about the passionate love of the queen of the Amazons for Achilles. Although this play received little acclaim, it is now thought to contain some of Kleist’s most powerful poetry, with the grimness of plot and intensity of feeling that have…

Dionysus: …Thebes Dionysus was opposed by Pentheus, his cousin, who was torn to pieces by the bacchantes when he attempted to spy on their activities. Athenians were punished with impotence for dishonouring the god’s cult. Their husbands’ resistance notwithstanding, women took to the hills, wearing fawn skins and crowns of ivy…

Louis Joseph, duke of Vendôme was one of King Louis XIV’s leading generals during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14). Vendôme was the son of Louis de Vendôme, duc de Mercoeur, by his marriage to Jules Cardinal Mazarin’s niece, Laure Mancini. Vendôme entered the French Army in 1672 and had

Penthorum: …treated as its own family, Penthoraceae, or is placed in the family Saxifragaceae. Both species have underground stems, toothed leaves, and one-sided flower clusters borne at the branch tips. The ditch, or Virginian, stonecrop (Penthorum sedoides) grows to about 60 cm (2 feet) tall. It has pale greenish yellow flowers…

Penthorum, genus of two species of perennial herbs native to East Asia and eastern North America. The genus is treated as its own family, Penthoraceae, or is placed in the family Saxifragaceae. Both species have underground stems, toothed leaves, and one-sided flower clusters borne at the branch

Penthorum: The ditch, or Virginian, stonecrop (Penthorum sedoides) grows to about 60 cm (2 feet) tall. It has pale greenish yellow flowers and pale green leaves that turn bright orange as they mature. Ditch stonecrop is planted as an ornamental at the edges of pools or in…

Playboy: …from racier publications such as Penthouse, which featured cruder and more-explicit nude photography. Under the leadership of Hefner’s daughter, Christie Hefner, who was appointed president of the parent company in 1982 and served as chief executive officer from 1988 to 2009 (her father remained editor-in-chief), the magazine was recast as…

W.S. Van Dyke: One Take Woody: Penthouse (1933) was a change of pace for Van Dyke: a snappy screwball-crime hybrid, with Warner Baxter as a lawyer who requires the help of a moll (Myrna Loy) to bring down a mobster (C. Henry Gordon). The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) featured heavyweight…

penthouse, enclosed area on top of a building. Such a structure may house the top of an elevator shaft, air-conditioning equipment, or the stairs leading to the roof; it can also provide living or working accommodations. Usually a penthouse is set back from the vertical face of a building, thus

theatre design: The 20th century and beyond: …Washington in Seattle built the Penthouse Theater, which proved to be a more practical model for the numerous theatres-in-the-round that followed. At roughly the same time, a number of theatres designed to imitate Elizabethan theatres—such as the indoor Maddermarket Theatre (1921) in Norwich, Eng., and the open-air Old Globe Theatre…

Penticton, city, southern British Columbia, Canada. It lies between Skaha and Okanagan lakes, 245 miles (394 km) east of Vancouver. The site was first settled in 1865, its name being derived from a Salish Indian word, phthauntauc (pen-hik-ton), meaning “place to stay forever.” Centred in an apple-,

pentimento, (from Italian pentirsi: “to repent”), in art, the reappearance in an oil painting of original elements of drawing or painting that the artist tried to obliterate by overpainting. If the covering pigment becomes transparent, as may happen over the years, the ghostly remains of earlier

Pentium, family of microprocessors developed by Intel Corp. Introduced in 1993 as the successor to Intel’s 80486 microprocessor, the Pentium contained two processors on a single chip and about 3.3 million transistors. Using a CISC (complex instruction set computer) architecture, its main features

Intel: Pentium microprocessor: …mistake was the so-called “Pentium flaw,” in which an obscure segment among the Pentium CPU’s 3.1 million transistors performed division incorrectly. Company engineers discovered the problem after the product’s release in 1993 but decided to keep quiet and fix the problem in updates to the chip. However, mathematician Thomas…

Robert Louis Stevenson: Early life: …century) led to his writing The Pentland Rising, his first printed work. During his years at the university he rebelled against his parents’ religion and set himself up as a liberal bohemian who abhorred the alleged cruelties and hypocrisies of bourgeois respectability.

pentlandite, a nickel and iron sulfide mineral, the chief source of nickel. It is nearly always found with pyrrhotite and similar minerals in silica-poor rocks such as those at Bushveld, S.Af.; Bodø, Nor.; and Sudbury, Ont., Can. It has also been found in meteorites. Pentlandite forms crystals that

sedative-hypnotic drug: …trade names), amobarbital (Amytal), and pentobarbital (Nembutal). When taken in high-enough doses, these drugs are capable of producing a deep unconsciousness that makes them useful as general anesthetics. In still higher doses, however, they depress the central nervous and respiratory systems to the point of coma, respiratory failure, and death.…

pentode, vacuum-type electron tube with five electrodes. Besides the cathode filament, anode plate, and control grid of the triode and the added screen grid of the tetrode, there is still another grid (suppressor grid) placed between the screen grid and the anode plate and maintained at cathode

bazooka: …8 ounces (225 grams) of pentolite, a powerful explosive that could penetrate as much as 5 inches (127 mm) of armour plate. To escape backblast, the operator held the bazooka on his shoulder with about half the tube protruding behind him. During the Korean War the M20 “Super Bazooka” was…

number game: Polyominoes: Somewhat more fascinating are the pentominoes, of which there are exactly 12 forms (Figure 19B). Asymmetrical pieces, which have different shapes when they are flipped over, are counted as one.

polyether: Penton, a chlorine-containing polyether unaffected by many chemicals, is fabricated into sheets used for lining storage tanks and the like.

polysaccharide: Other homopolysaccharides include pentosans (composed of arabinose or xylose) from woods, nuts, and other plant products; and fructans (levans) composed of fructose, such as inulin from roots and tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke and dahlia. Mannose homopolysaccharides occur in ivory

metabolism: The phosphogluconate pathway: Many cells possess, in addition to all or part of the glycolytic pathway that comprises reactions [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11], other pathways of glucose catabolism that involve, as the first unique step, the oxidation of…

metabolism: The phosphogluconate pathway: Many cells possess, in addition to all or part of the glycolytic pathway that comprises reactions [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11], other pathways of glucose catabolism that involve, as the first unique step, the oxidation of…

pentosuria, inborn error of carbohydrate metabolism, characterized by the excessive urinary excretion of the sugar xylitol. It is caused by a defect in the enzyme xylitol dehydrogenase, by which xylitol is normally metabolized. No disabilities are incurred, and no dietary or other measures are

anesthetic: General anesthetics: , thiopental), the benzodiazepines (e.g., midazolam), or other drugs such as propofol, ketamine, and etomidate. These systemic anesthetics result in a rapid onset of anesthesia after a single dose, because of their high solubility in lipids and their relatively high

anesthetic: General anesthetics: , thiopental), the benzodiazepines (e.g., midazolam), or other drugs such as propofol, ketamine, and etomidate. These systemic anesthetics result in a rapid onset of anesthesia after a single dose, because of their high solubility in lipids and their relatively high

Pentremites, extinct genus of stemmed, immobile echinoderms (forms related to the starfish) abundant as marine fossils in rocks of the Carboniferous Period (from 359 million to 299 million years ago), especially those in the midcontinent region of North America. The genus is mainly restricted to

amyl alcohol, any of eight organic compounds having the same molecular formula, C5H11OH, but different structures. The term is commonly applied to mixtures of these compounds, which are used as solvents for resins and oily materials and in the manufacture of other chemicals, especially amyl

penumbra, (from Latin paene, “almost”; umbra, “shadow”), in astronomy, the outer part of a conical shadow cast by a celestial body, in which the light from the source is partially blocked—as compared to the umbra (q.v.), the shadow’s darkest, central part, where the light is totally excluded.

Penutian languages, proposed major grouping (phylum or superstock) of American Indian languages spoken along the west coast of North America from British Columbia to central California and central New Mexico. The phylum consists of 15 language families with about 20 languages; the families are

kalanchoe: Major species: …the panda plant (Kalanchoe tomentosa); penwiper plant (K. marmorata); velvet leaf, or felt bush (K. beharensis); and devil’s backbone, or mother of thousands (K. daigremontiana). A range of attractive potted plants, commonly known as florist’s kalanchoe and distinguished by their colourful flowers, have been derived from K. blossfeldiana; they are…

Penwith, former district, Cornwall unitary authority, extreme southwestern England. It is a promontory, including the Land’s End peninsula at the westernmost tip of the island of Great Britain, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the English Channel to the south. Penwith has contrasting

history of technology: Steam engines: …successful steam locomotive for the Penydarren tramroad in South Wales in 1804. The success, however, was technological rather than commercial because the locomotive fractured the cast iron track of the tramway: the age of the railroad had to await further development both of the permanent way and of the locomotive.

Penza, oblast (region), western Russia, occupying the western flank of the Volga Upland, which falls gently to the Oka–Don Plain in the extreme west. The oblast lies in the zone of forest-steppe. About one-fifth of its surface is in pine or oak forest, mostly in the Sura Basin, but natural

Penza, city and administrative centre of Penza oblast (region), western Russia, at the confluence of the Penza and Sura rivers. The city was founded in 1663 as a major fortress. After 1684 it formed the western end of the Syzran defensive line. It was frequently attacked by the Crimean Tatars,

Penzance, town (parish), Cornwall unitary authority, southwestern England. It overlooks Mount’s Bay, where the English Channel meets the Atlantic Ocean. The area’s remarkably equable climate allows many subtropical plants to flourish. Early vegetables and flowers are raised locally and on the

Gulf of Shelikhov: …the bays of Gizhiga and Penzhina. The tidal ranges in these bays are about 36 to 43 feet (11 to 13 metres) and are among the greatest in the world, and there has been discussion of developing tidal power sites there, especially at Penzhina Bay. The gulf is named for…

Gulf of Shelikhov: …the bays of Gizhiga and Penzhina. The tidal ranges in these bays are about 36 to 43 feet (11 to 13 metres) and are among the greatest in the world, and there has been discussion of developing tidal power sites there, especially at Penzhina Bay. The gulf is named for…

Arno Penzias was a German American astrophysicist who shared one-half of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physics with Robert Woodrow Wilson for their discovery of a faint electromagnetic radiation throughout the universe. Their detection of this radiation lent strong support to the big-bang model of

Arno Penzias was a German American astrophysicist who shared one-half of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physics with Robert Woodrow Wilson for their discovery of a faint electromagnetic radiation throughout the universe. Their detection of this radiation lent strong support to the big-bang model of

Arno Penzias was a German American astrophysicist who shared one-half of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physics with Robert Woodrow Wilson for their discovery of a faint electromagnetic radiation throughout the universe. Their detection of this radiation lent strong support to the big-bang model of

peonage, form of involuntary servitude, the origins of which have been traced as far back as the Spanish conquest of Mexico, when the conquerors were able to force the poor, especially the Indians, to work for Spanish planters and mine operators. In both the English and Spanish languages, the word

peony, (genus Paeonia), genus of about 30 species of flowering plants (family Paeoniaceae) known for their large showy blossoms. All but two species are native to Europe and Asia, and several species are cultivated as ornamentals and for the floral industry. There are three distinct groups of

Paeoniaceae, the peony family (order Saxifragales), consisting of only the genus Paeonia with about 33 species distributed in Europe, Asia, and western North America. Economically, the group is important for various garden species of peonies, whose showy large blossoms grow in a wide range of forms

People, weekly American magazine specializing in stories about the personal lives of celebrities. The New York-based magazine is one of the best-selling weeklies in the world and the most profitable asset of its publisher, Time, Inc. In the decades since the American actress Mia Farrow appeared on

Alan Bennett: In People (2012) an aristocratic former model whose wealth is gone must decide what to do with her family’s dilapidated home. Set in the geriatric ward of an embattled Yorkshire hospital, Allelujah! (2018) was viewed as a critique on Britain’s National Health Service.

John Sturges: Bad, Magnificent, and Great: The People Against O’Hara (1951), adapted from an Eleazar Lipsky novel, centred on a lawyer (Spencer Tracy) who turns to alcohol to cope with the stresses of a murder trial. Sturges then contributed one of the eight episodes in the epic production It’s a Big…

Bernard Malamud: …Malamud appeared in 1983, and The People, and Uncollected Stories was published posthumously in 1989. The People, an unfinished novel, tells the story of a Jewish immigrant adopted by a 19th-century American Indian tribe. One critic spoke of “its moral sinew and its delicacy of tone.”

Continental Airlines, Inc.: (founded 1980), People Express Airlines (1981), and Presidential Airlines (1985)—were merged into Continental Airlines, significantly increasing the company’s aircraft and routes, but it continued to lose money and continued to be debt-ridden. Bitter conflicts between the airline unions and Texas Air’s corporate management (headed by chairman Frank…

Concerned Women for America: …CWA and the liberal group People for the American Way over the place of religion in American public life, parental rights, free exercise of religion, and control of the schools. Though the parents and CWA won a victory at the trial court level in 1986, the school board and People…

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), nongovernmental organization (NGO) committed to ending abusive treatment of animals in business and society and promoting consideration of animal interests in everyday decision making and general policies and practices. PETA was founded in 1980 by

the Rascals: Hit-making popularity: …(1968, number 3), and “People Got to Be Free” (1968, number 1), the last written shortly after the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy.

Shirley Hazzard: A collection of character sketches, People in Glass Houses (1967), satirizes the intricate idealistic world of the United Nations, where she worked from 1952 to 1962.

Charles Bukowski: …Slouching Toward Nirvana (2005) and The People Look Like Flowers At Last (2007).

Tony Hillerman: …Chee (who first appeared in People of Darkness [1980]) use the latest police crime-solving methods coupled with traditional Navajo beliefs (hozro, or harmony) in their detection. The lyrical novels, which were prized for their authenticity, explored the conflicts between traditional Native American values and those of modern society. The works…

Jean Renoir: Early years: …codirected the communist propaganda film La Vie est à nous (The People of France). The same year, he recaptured the flavour of his early works with a short film, Une Partie de campagne (released 1946; A Day in the Country), which he finished with great difficulty. A masterpiece of impressionist…

Italy: Shifting power: …new party known as the People of Freedom (Popolo della Libertà; PdL)—clinched a third term as prime minister.

Olav Duun: …novels, collectively entitled Juvikfolke (1918–23; The People of Juvik), describing the development of a peasant family through several generations (from 1814 to 1920) and symbolically tracing the development of the Norwegian people from a state of unself-conscious primitivism to one of civilized humanism complicated by throwbacks to their earlier violent…