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The Man Who Flattened the Earth: Maupertuis and the Sciences in the Enlightenment (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Self-styled adventurer, literary wit, and statesman of science, Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis stood at the center of... Læs mere
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About Religion: Economies of Faith in Virtual Culture (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Travelling from high culture to pop culture and back again, this book approaches cyberspace and Las Vegas through Hegel and Kant and reads Melville's "The Confidence-Man" through the film "Wall Street".
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Malraux, the Absolute Agnostic- or, Metamorphosis as Universal Law (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
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Posthumous Love: Eros and the Afterlife in Renaissance England (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
For Dante and Petrarch, posthumous love was a powerful conviction. Exploring the boundaries that Renaissance English poets drew between earthly and heavenly existence, this book seeks to understand this shift and its consequences for English poetry.
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The Man-Made City: The Land-Use Confidence Game in Chicago (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
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Truth and the Heretic: Crises of Knowledge in Medieval French Literature (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Seeks to understand why French literature of the period celebrated the very characters who were so persecuted in society at large. This book explores the relation between orthodoxy... Læs mere
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The Best in Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide to Children's Literature, 1966-72 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
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Theory as Practice: Ethical Inquiry in the Renaissance (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
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Silencing the Guns in Haiti: The Promise of Deliberative Democracy (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
On October 15, 1994, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was returned to power as Haiti's leader. In a blend of political, historical and moral concerns, the author of this study here provides an account of Aristide's reinstatement and explores the uncertain fate of democracy in Haiti.
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A Catalogue of the Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
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Gallery Bundu: A Story about an African Past (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The hastiness of David's decision will shadow his every move for the rest of his life and will lead him to eventually return to Niger and try to make amends.... Læs mere
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