Books by Catherine Porter

In eleven acute and widely ranging essays, Irigaray reconsiders the question of female sexuality in a variety of contexts that are relevant to ... More

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An intimate discussion of sex and philosophy

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A guided-transportation system intended for Paris, Aramis represented a major advance in personal rapid transit: it combined the efficiency of a ... More

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Broadly comparative history of French nationality, from the French Revolution to the present, tying the politics of nationality to those of ... More

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A translation of recent essays by the eminent literary critic, Tzvelan Todorov.

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"This work was originally published in French as ... Le versant animal. Bayard Editions, 2007"--T.p. verso

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International interest in the work of Avital Ronell has expressed itself in reviews, articles, essays, and dissertations. For "Fighting Theory, " ... More

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The eminent scholar and critic Louis Marin considered the paintings and the writings of Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) an enduring source of inspiration ... More

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A vital and underappreciated dimension of social interaction is the way individuals justify their actions to others, instinctively drawing on their ... More

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Moving beyond the modernist institutions of "mononaturalism" and "multiculturalism," Latour develops the idea of "multinaturalism," a complex ... More

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Part history, part confession, part manifesto, Literature and Its Theorists is Tzvetan Todorov's bold statement of what literature is and what ... More

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What makes us modern? This is a classic question in philosophy as well as in political science. However it is often raised without including science ... More

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Around the world, when people think of vacation it's the beach they want--even when long distances must be traversed, the seashore is the place to ... More

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This is a collection of twenty-two essays by an eminent philosopher, critic, and theorist that appeared between 1971 and 1992. The book interrogates ... More

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Socrates is an elusive figure, Sarah Kofman asserts, and he is necessarily so since he did not write or directly state his beliefs. "With Socrates," ... More

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Focusing on theories of verbal symbolism, Tzvetan Todorov here presents a history of semiotics.

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In a book full of playful irony and striking insights, the controversial social philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky draws on the history of fashion to ... More

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In Symbolism and Interpretation, Tzvetan Todorov examines two aspects of discourse: its production, which has traditionally been the domain of ... More

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This novel, set in Russia during Brezhnev's time, concerns itself with the atmosphere of fear, superstition and greed amongst the ruling elite in the ... More

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The secret lives of the women silenced behind the Kremlin wall--from the Russian Revolution to the collapse of the Soviet Union--are finally revealed ... More

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In a series of brilliant snapshots, each a distinct bit of a larger story, Maurice Sartre's "Histoires Grecques" spans the grand narrative of Greek ... More

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The development of theorems in logic is generally thought to be a solitary and purely cerebral activity, and therefore unobservable by sociologists. ... More

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Modern first editions and other books of the 20th century can reach surprisingly high prices. This superb guide to prices and quality takes a closer ... More

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They were not the "Banquet Years, " those anxious wartime years when poets and novelists were made to feel embarrassed by their impulse to write ... More

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The ancient Middle East was the theater of passionate interaction between Phoenicians, Aramaeans, Arabs, Jews, Greeks, and Romans. At the crossroads ... More

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