In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, ... Zobraziť viac
This final volume in Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar's landmark trilogy argues that twentieth-century women of letters-from Virginia Woolf, Marianne Moore, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and H.D. to Zora Neale Hurston, Sylvia Plath, Toni Morrison, and... Zobraziť viac
The hydra rears its many heads in a flurry of teeth and poisonous fumes. The cyborg lays waste to humanity with a ruthless, expressionless stare... Zobraziť viac
An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo’s cobalt mining operation—and the moral implications that affect us all. Zobraziť viac
Yuval Noah Harari returns in August 2018 with a new book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. In bringing his focus to the here and now, Harari will help us to grapple with a world that is increasing ... Zobraziť viac
A study of the multifaceted phenomenon of non-Jews in Europe embracing, popularizing, and reintegrating Jewish culture into the mainstream, particularly in places where there is today a post-Holocaust "Jewish vacuum." Zobraziť viac
"This excellent volume focuses on the writings of Jews in Greek and shows clearly that they are not to be seen as apologetic or defensive writings but as evidencing the vitality and creativity of a self-confident Judaism. . . . A book of broad... Zobraziť viac
In this classic work, Herbert Marcuse takes as his starting point Freud''s statement that civilization is based on the permanent subjugation of the human instincts, his reconstruction of the prehistory of mankind - to an interpretation of the basic... Zobraziť viac
National Bestseller Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary To compose his stunning documentary film I Am Not... Zobraziť viac
Argues that as a version of the social model of disability, architectural disability is not exclusively the property of physically disabled people. Others who are afflicted by it include women. This book argues that to counter this problem, the axiom... Zobraziť viac
Frequently hilarious, sometimes disturbing, always entertaining, these compelling encounters with people on the edge of madness will have you wondering just what we’re capable of... Zobraziť viac
In spite of the double burden of racial and gender discrimination, African-American women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known. In Black Feminist Thought, originally published in 1990, Patricia Hill Collins set out to... Zobraziť viac
Full of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, Pageboy is a love letter to the power of being seen... Zobraziť viac
A brilliant new theory of how society works from one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time... Zobraziť viac
Saffy has a secret. A secret that she is deeply ashamed of. It's not the fact that she's a serial killer in her free time. In fact, she's quite proud of that. After all she's only killing the bad men... Zobraziť viac
Everyone's got that history, I guess. Everyone's got a story... Zobraziť viac
A collection of the world's most mind-boggling, thought-provoking, and downright hilarious theories... Zobraziť viac
As a society, there is a tendency to elevate romantic love. But what about friendships? Aren't they just as - if not more - important? So why is it hard to find the right words to express what these uniquely complex bonds mean to us?... Zobraziť viac
In his widely acclaimed book Time to Start Thinking, Financial Times columnist and commentator Edward Luce charted the course of American economic and geopolitical decline, proving to be a prescient voice on our current social and political turmoil... Zobraziť viac
This is not a comprehensive study of every sexual quirk, kink and ritual across all cultures throughout time, as that would entail writing an encyclopaedia. Rather, this is a drop in the ocean, a paddle in the shallow end of sex history... Zobraziť viac
