In his new preface E. O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how The Insect Societies led him to write Sociobiology, and how the... Læs mere
Representation—in visual arts and fiction—play an important part in our lives and culture. Walton presents a theory of... Læs mere
What exactly is neoliberalism, and where did it come from? This volume attempts to answer these questions by exploring neoliberalism’s origins and growth as a political and economic movement. Now with a new preface.
This richly illustrated annotated edition brings unmatched vitality to Austen’s most passionate and introspective love story. Commentary alongside the text explains difficult allusions, while... Læs mere
Tuck traces the black freedom struggle in all its diversity, from the first years of freedom during the Civil War to... Læs mere
From Sources of the Self to A Secular Age, Charles Taylor has shown how we create ways of being, as individuals and as a society.... Læs mere
Kugel’s The Bible As It Was has been universally praised. Here is the full scholarly edition, expanding the author’s... Læs mere
Lysias took the side of democracy against the Thirty Tyrants in 404 BC. Of a much larger number about thirty complete speeches by him survive. Fluent, simple, and graceful in style yet vivid in description, they suggest a passionate partisan who was also a gentle, humorous man.
The twelfth-century Latin beast epic Ysengrimus is one of the great comic masterpieces of the Middle Ages. It recounts the persecution of the wolf Ysengrimus--who represents a hybrid... Læs mere
Sophocles (497/6–406 BC), considered one of the world’s greatest poets, forged tragedy from the heroic excess of myth and legend. Seven complete plays are extant, including... Læs mere