Feeling Like a State: Desire, Denial, and the Recasting of Authority (Cooper Davina)(Paperback)

Feeling Like a State: Desire, Denial, and the Recasting of Authority (Cooper Davina)(Paperback)

A transformative progressive politics requires the state's reimagining. But how should the state be reimagined, and what can invigorate this process? In Feeling Like a State, Davina Cooper explores the unexpected contribution a legal drama of withdrawal might make to conceptualizing a more socially

Recasting Islamic Law: Religion and the Nation State in Egyptian Constitution Making (Scott Rachel M.)(Paperback)

By examining the intersection of Islamic law, state law, religion, and culture in the Egyptian nation-building process, Recasting Islamic Law highlights how the sharia, when attached to constitutional commitments, is reshaped into modern Islamic state law.Rachel M. Scott analyzes the complex

Scripture Alone: Exploring the Bible's Accuracy, Authority, and Authenticity (White James R.)(Paperback)

A denial of the sufficiency of Scripture is at the core of almost every form of opposition to the Christian faith today. Scripture Alone is written to instill a passionate love for and understanding of the Bible. In this defense of God's inspired Word, readers will comprehend what 'God's Word'is,

The Denial of Death (Becker Ernest)(Paperback)

Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the why of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie -- man's

The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World (de Haas Hein)(Paperback)

Migration is a central dynamic in globalization that is recasting contemporary states and societies in distinctive, powerful ways. Now with more balanced coverage of Western and non-Western regions, this leading text has been revised and updated with the latest theories, policy information, and

Black Immigrants in the United States: Essays on the Politics of Race, Language, and Voice (Cooper Ayanna)(Paperback)

A Short History of Revolutionary Cuba: Revolution, Power, Authority and the State from 1959 to the Present Day (Kapcia Antoni)(Paperback)

Few island nations have stirred the soul like Cuba. From Hemingway's intoxicating Havana to Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club, outsiders have persistently been fascinated by Cuba for its music (jazz to rumba), its rich literature, its art and dance (danz n to mambo) and perhaps above all for its

Hester : A Novel - Laurie Lico Albanese

A dazzlingly inventive tale of troubled legacies, desire and unsung power, inspired by The Scarlet Letter.Glasgow, 1829: Isobel, a young seamstress, and her husband Edward set sail for New England, in flight from his mounting debts and addictions. But, arriving in Salem, Massachusetts, Edward soon

States of Denial - Knowing about Atrocities and Suffering (Cohen Stanley)(Paperback / softback)

A New book by one of the most important names on the Polity list. Stan Cohen is one of the world's most respected criminologists, and author of many classic studies in the

When Children Love to Learn: A Practical Application of Charlotte Mason's Philosophy for Today (Cooper Elaine)(Paperback)

They're hallmarks of childhood. The endless 'why' questions. The desire to touch and taste everything. The curiosity and the observations. It can't be denied-children have an inherent desire to know. Teachers and parents can either encourage this natural inquisitiveness or squelch it. There is joy

Denial: A Memoir of Terror (Stern Jessica)(Paperback)

'Denial is one of the most important books I have read in a decade....Brave, life-changing, and gripping as a thriller....A tour de force.'--Naomi Wolf One of the world's foremost experts on terrorism and post-traumatic stress disorder, Jessica Stern has subtitled her book Denial, 'A Memoir of

Original Mini-Cooper: The Restorer's Guide to 997 & 998 Cooper and 970,1071 & 1275 Cooper S (Parnell John)(Pevná vazba)

Has any other British car ever equaled the cult status of the Mini, particularly the 'hot' Cooper and Cooper S versions built from 1961 to 1971? Their fanatical following says not. Genuine examples are expensive and highly prized today, but fake Coopers abound and many cars have been

Invisible Cities (Calvino Italo)(Paperback)

'Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.' -- from Invisible Cities In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo -- Mongol

She Felt Like Feeling Nothing, 1 (Sin R. H.)(Paperback)

New York Times Bestseller From the bestselling author of the Whiskey, Words, and a Shovel series comes this poetic reminder of women's strength. There are moments when the heart no longer wishes to feel because everything it's felt up until then has brought it nothing but anguish. In She Felt Like

Might, Right, Prosperity and Consent - Representative Democracy and the International Economy 1919-2001 (Thompson Helen)(Paperback / softback)

This book offers an original analysis of the problem of the authority of the state in democracies. Unlike many discussions of democracy that treat authority as a problem primarily of domestic politics or normative values, this book puts the international economy at the centre of the analysis. This

Me and My Big Mouth!: Study Guide (Meyer Joyce)(Paperback)

Wish you could take control of the words you speak, instead of feeling like your mouth has a mind of its own? With God's help you can! This companion study guide to 'ME AND MY BIG MOUTH!' takes you from, 'Oh, no, I can't believe I just said that!' to learning God's language.This book will show you

Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer History (Love Heather)(Paperback)

Feeling Backward weighs the costs of the contemporary move to the mainstream in lesbian and gay culture. While the widening tolerance for same-sex marriage and for gay-themed media brings clear benefits, gay assimilation entails other losses--losses that have been hard to identify or mourn, since

Genesis The Beginning of Desire (Zornberg Avivah Gottlieb)(Paperback)

Genesis: The Beginning of Desire breathes new life into the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Rachel, and Joseph. Zornberg brings biblical, midrashic, and literary sources together, weaving them into a seamless tapestry and illuminating the tensions that grip

Living by Inches: The Smells, Sounds, Tastes, and Feeling of Captivity in Civil War Prisons (Kutzler Evan A.)(Paperback)

From battlefields, boxcars, and forgotten warehouses to notorious prison camps like Andersonville and Elmira, prisoners seemed to be everywhere during the American Civil War. Yet there is much we do not know about the soldiers and civilians whose very lives were in the hands of their enemies

Befriending Our Desires (Sheldrake Philip)(Paperback)

Desire is at the heart of what it is to be human. The power of desire, while embodied and sensuous, is God-given and the key to all human spirituality. Humanity is blessed with a deep longing that is infinite in extent and can only ultimately be satisfied in God. Befriending Our Desires portrays

Between the Covers: Jilly Cooper on Sex, Socialising and Survival (Cooper Jilly)(Paperback)

'No one else can make me laugh and cry quite like Jilly Cooper.' Gill Sims'Jilly Cooper's non-fiction is just as entertaining as her novels.' Pandora Sykes____________________'One truth I have learnt, as middle age enmeshes me like Virginia creeper, is that I shall never change-because my capacity

Escape from Evil (Becker Ernest)(Paperback)

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Denial of Death, a penetrating and insightful perspective on the source of evil in our world. 'A profound, nourishing book...absolutely essential to the understanding of our troubled times.' --Anais Nin 'An urgent essay that bears all the marks of a

Critical Theory and Feeling: The Affective Politics of the Early Frankfurt School (Mussell Simon)(Paperback)

This book examines the vital role of affect and feeling within the work of the early Frankfurt School. The author investigates a range of concepts - including melancholia, hope, (un)happiness, objects, and mimesis - and argues that a contemporary reading of critical theory needs to accommodate an

Yankee Leviathan: The Origins of Central State Authority in America, 1859 1877 (Bensel Richard Franklin)(Paperback)

This book describes the impact of the American Civil War on the development of central state authority in the late nineteenth century. The author contends that intense competition for control of the national political economy between the free North and slave South produced secession, which in turn