Poet and Journalist, Max Eastman is perhaps the most famous example of an American intellectual who during his life moved across the entire political spectrum
The House of the Prophet is Louis Auchincloss's novel of Felix Leitner, one of the most influential men of his time. Political philosopher, columnist, adviser to presidents,... Læs mere
Is war necessary? In Peace and War prominent anthropologists and other social scientists explore the cultural and social factors leading to war
This book represents the vitality, diversity, and distinctiveness of contemporary Puerto Rican letters and writers. It is concerned with the image and identity of the Puerto Rican as it is reflected in literature.
In February 1945, Israele Zolli, chief rabbi of Rome's ancient Jewish community, shocked his co-religionists in Italy and... Læs mere
Nearly one hundred years after the Henry Street Settlement was founded, this venerable institution still serves the people of the lower East Side of New York
This book is concerned with global communications revolution and political power. It offers a fascinating combination of astuteness together with intellectual provinciality.
A by-product of the amazing changes now taking place within the Soviet Union is a change in rhetoric no less than reality
While there are estimates of the number of people killed by Soviet authorities during particular episodes or campaigns, until now, no one has tried to calculate the complete human toll of Soviet genocides and mass murders since the revolution of 1917
This fourth volume of Edel's Science, Ideology and Value focuses in a Deweyan vein on the functional requirements at the base of the social sciences and humanities... Læs mere
Three of the largest and strategically most important nations in the world -the Soviet Union, China, and India - are currently in the throes of historic change
The appearance of ideologically motivated anti-communist insurgent groups in the Third World is an important new phenomenon that has received little serious attention