What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Waltz examines the ideas of major thinkers throughout the history of Western civilization. He explores... Læs mere
A disturbing account of the Vichy period, demonstrating how in the interests of stability, French national feeling favored collboration with the German-controlled regime.
Simultaneously an introduction to Hegel and a fundamental reimagining of Hegel’s project, this book presents a radical Hegel for the twenty-first century. Todd McGowan contends that the revolutionary core of Hegel’s thought is contradiction.
Aubrey Clayton traces the history of the flaw that underlies modern statistics, beginning with the seventeenth-century... Læs mere
This book provides an accessible guide to making healthy diets from sustainable food systems available to all. Glenn Denning bridges... Læs mere
The acclaimed philosopher Peter Sloterdijk offers a magisterial and profound investigation into the vicissitudes of historical change and the nature of modernity.
Dan Sinykin explores how changes in the publishing industry have affected fiction, literary form, and what it means to be an author.
Julia Kristeva explicates her foundational distinction between the semiotic and the symbolic and explores their interrelationships. Linking the psychosomatic to the... Læs mere
Julia Kristeva offers an extensive and profound consideration of the nature of abjection. Drawing on Freud and Lacan, she analyzes the nature of attitudes toward... Læs mere
This groundbreaking book explains why and how so many people consume little or no news despite unprecedented abundance and ease of access.