This book consists of transcripts from two lecture courses on ethical relation Levinas delivered at the Sorbonne. In seeking to explain his thought to students, he utilizes a clarity and an intensity
A translation of the German Metaphysik: Begriff und Probleme , published by Suhrkamp Verlag in 1998. Adorno (1903-69), a prominent member of the Frankfurt School, delivered the 18 essays in 1965. The
In launching modern economics, Adam Smith paved the way for laissez-faire capitalism, Marxism, and contemporary social science. This book scrutinizes Smith's disparagement of politics and religion to
This incisive book deals with the use of the criminal law to enforce morality, in particular sexual morality, a subject of particular interested and importance since the publication of the Wolfenden R
This is the first study of its kind to provide such a broadly comparative and in-depth analysis of children and empire.Youth and Empire brings to light new research and new interpretations on two rela
This book examines Bakhtin as a Modernist, "exilic" thinker, engaged with the question of ethical subjectivity, aligned with contemporary Continental philosophers such as Bergson, Merleau-Ponty, and L
This book examines Bakhtin as a Modernist, "exilic" thinker, engaged with the question of ethical subjectivity, aligned with contemporary Continental philosophers such as Bergson, Merleau-Ponty, and L
Captives and Corsairs uncovers the forgotten story of Muslim corsair raids on French ships and shores and the resulting captivity of tens of thousands of French subjects and citizens in North Africa f
Stalin and Togliatti reveals the dependence of the Italian Communist Party on Soviet decision making in the early Cold War and the willingness of Stalin to sacrifice the interests of the Italian Comm
In the first two volumes of Technics and Time, Bernard Stiegler worked carefully through Heidegger's and Husserl's relationship to technics and technology. Here, in volume three, he turns his attentio
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty examines the first twenty years of the organization, policies, and impact of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, arguably one of the most important and successful
This book offers a comprehensive evaluation of the two preeminent post-WWII political philosophers, John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas. Both men question how we can be free and autonomous under coer
"This is a highly informed, scholarly, and very readable discussion of the differences between the two leading political theorists of the last half-century. Hedrick offers a careful analysis of Haberm
Some of the most innovative works of poetry and art in the postwar period (1945–1970) engaged in a "contextual practice"—both a way of making art and a new relationship between art and li
The book provides a clear assessment of the New Labour public policies and their outcomes in Britain under the leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown from 1997–2009. Authors Florence Faucher
The book provides a clear assessment of the New Labour public policies and their outcomes in Britain under the leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown from 1997–2009. Authors Florence Faucher
In a world dominated by considerations of material and security threats, Japan provides a fascinating case for why, and under what conditions, a state would choose to adopt international norms and la
Why is it that political conflict between countries sometimes undermines commerce between those states, and yet at other times it seems to have little or no effect on cross-border economic flows? Th
Why is it that political conflict between countries sometimes undermines commerce between those states, and yet at other times it seems to have little or no effect on cross-border economic flows? Th
While it is generally believed that the gender gap in earnings and advancement in business is a worldwide phenomenon, there have been few studies outside of the Western World. Yu (sociology, Universit
The global rise of political religion is one of the defining and most puzzling characteristics of current world politics. Since the early 1990s, religious parties have achieved stunning electoral vic
In Housing Problems, Susan Bernstein studies the actual houses of Goethe, Walpole, and Freud alongside textual articulations of the architectonic problems of design, containment, shelter, and fragmen
Exemplarity and Chosenness is a combined study of the philosophies of Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) and Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929) that explores the question: How may we account for the possibility of
Exploring the contours of the citizenship that encompasses sexual identity, Cossman (law, U. of Toronto) argues that it is a process of becoming recognized subjects and encompasses the practices of in
This book takes a surprising look at the hidden world of broccoli, connecting American consumers concerned about their health and diet with Maya farmers concerned about holding onto their land and mak
This book takes a surprising look at the hidden world of broccoli, connecting American consumers concerned about their health and diet with Maya farmers concerned about holding onto their land and ma
Market forces have profoundly affected the contemporary research university's fundamental tasks of creating and disseminating knowledge. They arguably have provided American universities access to gre
Market forces have profoundly affected the contemporary research university's fundamental tasks of creating and disseminating knowledge. They arguably have provided American universities access to gre
The defeat of Islam in Spain in 1492 marks the rise of European universalist and messianic ideologies that are at the true heart of the so-called "clash of civilizations," argues Majid (English, U. of
This book argues that the “clash of civilizations” that is supposed to be a feature of the post-Cold War environment is not necessarily caused by the dogma of world religions or cultural incompatibili
Before Gertrude Stein became the twentieth century's preeminent experimental writer, she spent a decade conducting research at Harvard's psychological laboratory and the Johns Hopkins Medical School.
The last several decades have witnessed major restructuringseconomic, political, and culturalin the international arena. The depth and scope of these changes have prompted anthropologists to rethink m
Esterhammer (English and comparative literature, U. of Western Ontario, Canada) offers a context and methodology for reading Romantic literature, based on an exploration of philosophies of language fr
