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"Shows how the intelligent analysis of the history of a single commodity can be used to pry open the history of an entire world of social ... More

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Now available with a new Index, Kuhn's classic book offers "a landmark intelleectual history which has attracted attention far beyond its own ... More

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Focault interprets his writings about sexuality, politics and punishment stressing the contribution of each to the portrait of society he is ... More

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When one defines "order" as a sorting of priorities, it becomes beautifully clear as to what Foucault is doing here. With virtuoso showmanship, he ... More

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An eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, Boethius was also an exceptional Greek scholar, and it was to the Greek philosophers ... More

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In recent years the question of madness and how to define it has become the centre of a great deal of discussion. This is the question the ... More

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This is a new, improved translation of the most influential publication of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Adorno and Horkheimer aimed "to ... More

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Written three years before his death this book presents Jung at his very best. Offering clear and crisp insight into some of his major ideas and ... More

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This celebrated work is the keystone of the thought of the Frankfurt School. It is a wide-ranging philosophical and psychological critique of the ... More

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In his pioneering treatise on education, the great French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) presents concepts that had a significant ... More

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..". sparkles with wit, intelligence and bold characterization." --Women's Review of Books ..". a ripping yarn... admirable translation... sensitive ... More

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Marshall Sahlins centers these essays on islands--Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand--whose histories have intersected with European history. But he is also ... More

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Includes the complete "Communist Manifesto" and substantial extracts from "On the Jewish Question, the German Ideology, Grundrisse, "and "Capital," a ... More

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"Nelson spent a year among the Koyukon people of western Alaska, studying their intimate relationship with animals and the land. His chronicle of ... More

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J.M. Roberts's renowned History of the World is widely considered the finest available one-volume survey of the major events, developments, and ... More

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A brilliant powerful and important book....This is a brutal indictment Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one. --Jonathan ... More

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From thoughtful pieces on the historian's role to striking insights into America's past and present to trenchant observations on the international ... More

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the ... More

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Whether as performers or spectators, more people enjoy dance today than ever before. Its extraordinary range extends from classical ballet and avant ... More

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Selections of the noted philosopher's work from each of the disciplines that he has influenced - ranging from literary criticism to the history of ... More

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This is a major work by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, whose writings have been deeply influential on subsequent generations of philosophers. ... More

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