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Whether inspired by the Frankfurt School or Antonio Gramsci, the impact of critical theory on the study of international relations has grown considerably since its advent in the early 1980s.

Edward Baring sheds fresh light on Jacques Derrida, one of the most influential yet controversial intellectuals of the twentieth century.

This book consists of ten essays that examine the ways in which language has been used to evoke what Lawrence L.

This volume provides a systematic re-examination of the Frankfurt School's theory of antisemitism and, employing this critical theory, investigates the presence of antisemitism in 20th- and 21st-century politics and society.

A critical catalogue of how lawyers use history - as authority, as evocation of lost golden ages, as a nightmare to escape and as progress towards enlightenment.

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'A brilliant display of fireworks, attacking the widespread and banal notion that "e;in the beginning"e; sexual activity was guilt-free and delicious, being repressed and blighted only by the gloom of Victorianism' Spectator We talk about sex more and more, but are we more liberated?

In the last decade, we have witnessed the return of one of the most controversial terms in the political lexicon: totalitarianism.

A moving narrative history of the professional footballers who fought and died in World War I, with a foreword by Gary Lineker.

A New Statesman 'most anticipated title of the year'Compelling.

Francisco Vitoria work has been translated here into English.

The first cross-disciplinary history of women''s international thought, analysing leading international thinkers of the twentieth century.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 'You need this.

In this incisive new work, Eli Friedlander demonstrates that Walter Benjamin's entire corpus, from early to late, comprises a rigorous and sustained philosophical questioning of how human beings belong to nature.

"e;Ladies and gentlemen, here is the result of event nine, the one mile: first, #41, Roger Bannister .

Daniel Breazeale presents a critical study of the early philosophy of J.

An important re-evaluation of radicalism, loyalism and republicanism in British political thought during the French Revolution.

Historians of sexuality have often assumed that medieval people were less interested in sex than we are.

The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist looks at the life and times of the Chicago Bulls superstar— “The best Jordan book so far” (The Washington Post).

Superficially, Wittgenstein and Heidegger seem worlds apart: they worked in different philosophical traditions, seemed mostly ignorant of one another's work, and Wittgenstein's terse aphorisms in plain language could not be farther stylistically from Heidegger's difficult prose.

The first man to set foot on the summit of Everest, the man who led a team of tractors to the South Pole, the man who jetboated up the Ganges from the ocean to the sky has, for the first time, gathered all the remarkable adventures of a long life into one volume.

In Newspaper City, Phillip Gordon Mackintosh scrutinizes the reluctance of early Torontonians to pave their streets.

This book critically engages with the proliferation of literature on postcapitalism, which is rapidly becoming an urgent area of inquiry, both in academic scholarship and in public life.

An exploration of the traditional rites of auspicious building and crafting*; Explains the ceremonial beginnings and Hermetic principles in the laying out of foundations not only for sacred buildings like temples but also for homes and barns*; Examines the principles and ceremonies of electional astrology and details how to compute natural time, as opposed to clock time*; Shares examples from ancient Egypt, Iran, India, and Europe that range from the Stone Age to the Renaissance and include secret societiesWhen we make things--whether a building, a sacred space, or a magical object--there is a precise moment when the artifact comes into being as a separate entity.

Traditions throughout the world and across history have tackled fundamental questions about the human condition.

This transformative account of early modern intellectual life culminates with new interpretations of two of its leading minds: Pierre Bayle and Isaac Newton.

A fully illustrated biography of Max Verstappen, from karting in the junior races at age 10 to his third time winning the world championship at the end of 2023.

As early as Aristotle's Problem XXX, intellectual superiority has been linked to melancholy.

The final two volumes in the CWE contain an edition and translation of Erasmus's poetry.

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This book examines the relationship between humans and nature that evolved in medieval Europe over the course of a millennium.

The influential scholar of religion Mircea Eliade envisioned a spiritually destitute modern culture coming into renewed meaning through the recovery of archetypal myths and symbols.

Reach for the Racquet is the story of a young Sikh man, Meva Dhesi, who overcomes adversity following a horrific car accident and ultimately achieves his dreams of becoming a competitive badminton and Para badminton player.

Moving Beyond Borders is the first book-length history of Black health care workers in Canada, delving into the experiences of thirty-five postwar-era nurses who were born in Canada or who immigrated from the Caribbean either through Britain or directly to Canada.

A critical revaluation of the humanist tradition, Borrowed Light makes the case that the 20th century is the "e;anticolonial century.

This edited collection explores the histories of trade, a peculiar literary genre that emerged in the context of the historiographical and cultural changes promoted by the histoire philosophique movement.

This book examines Hegel within his broader historical and philosophical contexts and introduces his highly varied and influential works.

Despite recent advances in the study of black thought, black women intellectuals remain often neglected.

This study explores the rise and nature of modernist approaches to economics, sociology, international relations, administration, language, history and anthropology.

In this classic text, now in its fourth edition, Gilbert Rist provides a complete and powerful overview of what the idea of development has meant throughout history.

In seventeenth-century philosophy the mind-body problem and the nature of personal immortality were two of the most controversial and sensitive issues.

Yasuma Takata (1883-1971), nicknamed 'the Japanese Marshall' by Martin Bronfenbrenner, dominated sociology and then economics in Japan over a long period.

This was originally a two volume set which is now bound as one.

To one woman, running was more than a passionit was a lesson in perseverance.

The long-awaited photographic memoir from basketball superstar Dwyane Wade, beautifully designed with hundreds of photos from Wades life on and off the court.

In den 1970er Jahren blickten viele junge, linksalternative Deutsche auf der Suche nach Alternativen nach Dänemark.