Dana R. Fisher argues that there is a realistic path forward for climate action—but only through mass mobilization that responds to the growing severity and frequency of disastrous events.
This book presents essays by Eric R. Kandel. They vary widely in subject matter, but each essay focuses on the interaction of art and science.
An incisive look at some of today’s most contested health risks—both real and illusory.
In this wide-ranging introduction, Julia Kristeva presents the evolution and emergence of linguistics.
Julia Kristeva’s Time and Sense is a major reassessment of Marcel Proust and In Search of Lost Time. Not only a meditation on Proust, it is also a commentary on how the experience of literature is manifested in time and sensation.
A thorough examination of the manner in which three of the most unsettling modern writers—Aragon, Sartre, and Barthes—affirm their personal rebellion followed by Kristeva's own ideas on the future of rebellion.
I Have No Enemies is the definitive biography of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, offering a meticulously researched account of the twists and turns of a remarkable life.
Julia Kristeva illustrates the advances and impasses of rebel culture through the experiences of three twentieth-century writers: the existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre, the surrealist Louis Aragon, and the theorist Roland Barthes.
Based on original sources, notably the vast collection of unpublished papers in the Center for Dewey Studies, this book tells the full story of the life and times of the eminent American philosopher, pragmatist, education reformer, and man of letters.
Oil Leaders offers an unprecedented glimpse into the strategic thinking of top figures in the energy world... Læs mere
Leigh Gilmore provides a new account of #MeToo that reveals how storytelling by survivors propelled the call for sexual justice beyond courts and high-profile cases. She reframes #MeToo as a breakthrough moment within a longer history of feminist thought and activism.
Soft Burial is one of the most remarkable—and most controversial—recent works of Chinese literature. Part mystery, part historical fiction, and part social exposé, the novel intercuts different generations, regions, and time periods.