Explore the monumental work of The Cambridge Modern History, a multi-volume series that offers an in-depth account of the world's history from the 15th century to the modern era.
Arguably the most prolific and most widely read philosopher of our time, Slavoj i ek has made indelible interventions into many disciplines of the so-called human sciences that have transformed the terms of discussion in these fields.
Information overload, the shallows, weapons of mass distraction, the googlization of minds: countless commentators condemn the flood of images and information that dooms us to a pathological attention deficit.
In its original formulation, culture' was intended to be an agent for change, a mission undertaken with the aim of educating the people' by bringing the best of human thought and creativity to them.
Redefining the face of the American farmer The growing trend of organic farming and homesteading is changing the way the farmer is portrayed in mainstream media, and yet, farmers of color are still largely left out of the picture.
Within the so-called seduction community, the ability to meet and attract women is understood as a skill which heterosexual men can cultivate through practical training and personal development.
This book traces the emergence of the concept of self-identity in modern Western culture, as it was both reflected in and advanced by the development of autobiographical practice in early modern England.
Robert Kastenbaum, creator of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Death, has now collected and edited a source of reliable information on adult development that is accessible to the general reader, useable by professionals, and perfect for those who are simply browsing.
More than 100 tried-and-true Southern recipes accompanied by antic-filled stories and time-tested tips for cooking and entertainingSome Southern cooks keep their prized family recipes under lock and key, but not Mary Martha Greene.
Signataire en 1971 du Manifeste des 343 en faveur de l’avortement libre, Claudine Monteil a eu la chance de militer aux côtés de Simone de Beauvoir pour les droits des femmes.
The acclaimed author transforms a single day on his small farm into a “gorgeously thoughtful meditation on the natural world” and our place in it (Vancouver Sun).
In a blend ofWiredmagazine andThe Boys on the Bus,the man who invented Internet politics tells the story of how it was done and reveals how every sector can benefit from tech revolution.
In books such as The Aesthetics of Disappearance, War and Cinema, The Lost Dimension, and The Vision Machine, Paul Virilio has fundamentally changed how we think about contemporary media culture.
The Sonderkommando the special squad of enslaved Jewish laborers who were forced to work in the gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz-Birkenau comprise one of the most fascinating and troubling topics within Holocaust history.
Whether valorized as the heartland or derided as flyover country, the Midwest became instantly notorious when COVID-19 infections skyrocketed among workers in meatpacking plants-and Americans feared for their meat supply.
With a sharp eye for social detail and the pressures of class inequality, Alfred Hitchcock brought to the American scene a perspicacity and analytical shrewdness unparalleled in American cinema.
The aim of this book is both to illustrate and to discuss some of the main varieties of cultural history which have emerged since the questioning of what might be called its "e;classic"e; form, exemplified in the work of Jacob Burckhardt and Johan Huizinga.
This timely book examines the rise of posthumanism as both a material condition and a developing philosophical-ethical project in the age of cloning, gene engineering, organ transplants and implants.
70 The Dawn of New Beginning is about the thirteen-year journey of Joseph's suffering"e;"e;from being a prisoner until he became the prime minister of Egypt.
This wide-ranging and innovative book develops an original theory of the media and their impact on the modern world, from the emergence of printing to the most recent developments in the media industries.
A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modernIn this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains.
In the United Kingdom, the notion of a common culture has always been suggestive of a national culture which is accessible to all and provides various kinds of benefits to all, including participation in national cultural life.
In a chapel in the old crenellated church of Mary of Zion in Aksum, Ethiopia is kept an object that emperors, patriarchs and priests have assured the world is the most important religious relic of all time: the tabota Seyon, Ark of the Covenant, the Ark of Zion.
One of the most prolific and respected scholars today, Manuel Castells has given us a new language for understanding the impact of information and communication technologies on social life.
