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In 1631, at the epicenter of the worst excesses of the European witch-hunts, Friedrich Spee, a Jesuit priest, published the Cautio Criminalis, a book speaking out against the trials that were sending thousands of innocent people to gruesome deaths.

"e;By restoring morality to phenomenology, and phenomenology to East European politics, Gubser has rewritten the intellectual history of the twentieth century.

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

This book reexamines the historical thinking of Liang Qichao (1873-1929), one of the few modern Chinese thinkers and cultural critics whose appreciation of the question of modernity was based on first-hand experience of the world space in which China had to function as a nation-state.

Unruly women are not often represented in a good light.

The Messianic Reduction is a groundbreaking study of Walter Benjamin's thought.

The philosopher Stanley Cavell once asked, "e;Can a human being be free of human nature?

An inspiring book about dedication, the love of dogs, and the physical endurance and mental toughness needed to run the Iditarod sled dog race -- from a female perspective.

Challenging the conventional understandings of literary naturalism defined primarily through its male writers, Donna M.

What if you just trusted the whisper of calling placed on your heart?

Sex trafficking is not a recent phenomenon.

By the twentieth century, North Carolina's progressive streak had strengthened, thanks in large part to a growing number of women who engaged in and influenced state and national policies and politics.

I Am Happier to Know You is the inspiring story of how, on wings of faith, single, midlife author and seasoned freelance journalist Jeanne M.

Twin brothers David and Jason Benham grew up with big dreams of baseball and an even bigger trust in God.

It is never too late, nor can you ever get so far from God that He will not accept you.

Ever since his astonishing victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, John Daly, known affectionately on the PGA Tour as "e;Big 'Un,"e; has enthralled fans with his big drives, bigger personality, and "e;Grip It and Rip It"e; approach to golf -- and to life.

A Wall Street Journal BestsellerA compelling look inside the mind and powerful leadership methods of America s coaching legend, John Wooden "e;Team spirit, loyalty, enthusiasm, determination.

Extraordinary Women Who Revolutionized TechnologyEmbark on an exhilarating journey through the untold stories of the fierce female trailblazers who paved the way in the digital world.

"e;Mike's final 12 days at sea .

In the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, Democrats and Republicans were locked in a fierce battle for the female vote.

"e;The ethnography of Japan is currently being reshaped by a new generation of Japanologists, and the present work certainly deserves a place in this body of literature.

The classic account of how the Equal Rights Amendment failed, and what that means for democratic politics and equality.

The complaint of Catherine Morland in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, that history has 'hardly any women at all' is not an uncommon one.

For decades, the history of sexuality has been a multidisciplinary project serving competing agendas.

When we think of Catholicism, we think of Europe and the United States as the seats of its power.

When we consider the concept of sexual abuse and harassment, our minds tend to jump either towards adults caught in unhealthy relationships or criminals who take advantage of children.

Worries about scientific objectivity seem never-ending.

Figuring the Population Bomb traces the genealogy of twentieth-century demographic facts that created a mathematical panic about a looming population explosion.

One out of five children, and one out of two single mothers, lives in destitution in America today.

Best-selling author Umberto Eco's latest work unlocks the riddles of history in an exploration of the "e;linguistics of the lunatic,"e; stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make sense of the world.

Previous studies of the practice of footbinding in imperial China have theorized that it expressed ethnic identity or that it served an economic function.

As the New York Yankees' star centerfielder from 1936 to 1951, Joe DiMaggio is enshrined in America's memory as the epitome in sports of grace, dignity, and that ineffable quality called "e;class.

Katrina Jagodinsky’s enlightening history is the first to focus on indigenous women of the Southwest and Pacific Northwest and the ways they dealt with the challenges posed by the existing legal regimes of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Riveting and eloquent, the collected writings of a key figure—and one of the first female leaders—of the eighteenth-century evangelical movement Sarah Osborn (1714–1796) was one of the most charismatic female religious leaders of her time and one of relatively few colonial women whose writings have been preserved.

In our hearts, we all want to experience closeness with God.

Deep in the forested Vietnamese island of Cat Bac, a jungle seethes with the irrepressible force of its own history.

The Women's Liberation Movement held a foundational belief in the written word's power to incite social change.

Discover how your differences can become the strength of your marriage in this real-life guide to both living with and loving your spouse.

This provocative and illuminating book provides a new perspective on the development of political thought from Homer to Machiavelli, Tocqueville, and Gertrude Stein (who is introduced here, for the first time, as a writer of political significance).

"e;A genial exercise in public philosophy"e; (Kirkus, starred review) from one of the world's best-known popular philosophers"e;Simon Critchley is an international treasure that rare and real philosopher who embraces Rousseau's 'Aofeeling of existence,' David Bowie's vision of love, and Philip K.

In this wide-ranging discussion of Kabbalah—from the mystical trends of medieval Judaism to modern Hasidism—one of the world’s foremost scholars considers different visions of the nature of the sacred text and of the methods to interpret it.

In the wake of the monstrous projects of Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and others in the twentieth century, the idea of utopia has been discredited.

Although demographically a minority in Kerala, India, Syrian Christians are not a subordinated community.

Discover a renewed biblical vision for sex, singleness, and relationships, and transform into an empowered woman of faith equipped to navigate today's dating culture with vision, clarity, and freedom.

How can women’s rights be seen as a universal value rather than a Western value imposed upon the rest of the world?

A compelling account of how women shaped the common law right to privacy during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Drawing on a wealth of original research, Jessica Lake documents how the advent of photography and cinema drove women—whose images were being taken and circulated without their consent—to court.

Both a precursor to and a critical member of the French New Wave, Agnes Varda weaves documentary and fiction into tapestries that portray distinctive places and complex human beings.

During the early twentieth century, a diverse group of African American women carved out unique niches for themselves within New York City's expansive informal economy.

We all have past experiences we wish we could redo or undo altogether.