The Notion of Authority (Kojeve Alexandre)(Paperback)

The Notion of Authority (Kojeve Alexandre)(Paperback)

In The Notion of Authority, written in the 1940s in Nazi-occupied France, Alexandre Koj ve uncovers the conceptual premises of four primary models of authority, examining the practical application of their derivative variations from the Enlightenment to Vichy France. This foundational text,

Introduction to the Reading of Hegel: Lectures on the Phenomenology of Spirit (Kojeve Alexandre)(Paperback)

This collection of Kojeve's thoughts about Hegel constitutes one of the few important philosophical books of the twentieth century-a book, knowledge of which is requisite to the full awareness of our situation and to the grasp of the most modern perspective on the eternal questions of

Atheism (Kojve Alexandre)(Paperback)

One of the twentieth century's most brilliant and unconventional thinkers, Alexandre Koj ve was a Russian migr to France whose lectures on Hegel in the 1930s galvanized a generation of French intellectuals. Although Koj ve wrote a great deal, he published very little in his lifetime, and so the

The Black Circle: A Life of Alexandre Kojve (Love Jeff)(Paperback)

Alexandre Koj ve (1902-1968) was an important and provocative thinker. Born in Russia, he spent most of his life in France. His interpretation of Hegel and his notorious declaration that history had come to an end exerted great influence on French thinkers and writers such as Raymond Aron, Georges

The Content of the Form: Narrative Discourse and Historical Representation (White Hayden)(Paperback)

Hayden White probes the notion of authority in art and literature and examines the problems of meaning--its production, distribution, and consumption--in different historical epochs. In the end, he suggests, the only meaning that history can have is the kind that a narrative imagination gives to

LaToya Ruby Frazier: The Notion of Family(Paperback / softback)

History of Alexander (Curtius Rufus Quintus)(Paperback / softback)

The essential history of Alexander the Great, compelling and brilliantly realized Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has

The End: A Conversation (Badiou Alain)(Paperback)

The notion of 'the end' has long occupied philosophical thought. In light of the horrors of the twentieth century, some writers have gone so far as to declare the end of philosophy itself, emphasizing the impossibility of thinking after Auschwitz. In this book the distinguished philosopher Alain

Organizational Accidents Revisited (Reason James)(Paperback)

Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents introduced the notion of an 'organizational accident'. These are rare but often calamitous events that occur in complex technological systems operating in hazardous circumstances. They stand in sharp contrast to 'individual accidents' whose damaging

The Spirituality of the Body (Lowen Alexander)(Paperback)

In The Spirituality of the Body, Alexander Lowen provides a unique perspective about the nature of spirituality. Lowen views the body as the outer manifestation of the spirit and defines grace as the divine spirit acting within the body. For the healthy individual the divine spirit is experienced

The Voice of the Body (Lowen Alexander)(Paperback)

The Voice of the Body is the first publication in a single volume of Alexander Lowen's public lectures known as 'The Lowen Monographs.' This historical collection of twenty-two lectures by one of the founders of contemporary body-psychotherapy embodies the groundbreaking principles of Bioenergetics

The Use of the Self (Alexander F. M.)(Paperback)

The world famous classic by the originator of the Alexander Technique, with a new perspective by Anthony Kingsley.Frederick Matthias Alexander was born in Tasmania in 1869. In his twenties, he became a professional reciter of dramatic pieces. After almost completely losing his voice he pioneered a

Philosophical Posthumanism (Ferrando Francesca)(Paperback)

The notion of 'the human' is in need of urgent redefinition. At a time of radical bio-technological developments, and in light of the political and environmental imperatives of our age, the term 'posthuman' provides an alternative. The philosophical landscape which has developed as a response to

The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander (Romm James)(Paperback)

Arrian's Campaigns of Alexander, widely considered the most authoritative history of the brilliant leader's great conquests, is the latest addition to the acclaimed Landmark series. After twelve years of hard-fought campaigns, Alexander the Great controlled a vast empire that was bordered by the

Alexander and the Curly Wurly Caterpillar (Quirk Christopher)(Paperback)

Alexander and the Curly Curly Caterpillar follows the adventure of the main character Alexander, after he loses his favourite toy ball in a dark and scary bush. Alexander has to crawl in past prickly thorns and flower buds to try and retrieve it. Once in the bush he gets lost, cold, wet and dirty

Biopolitics: An Advanced Introduction (Lemke Thomas)(Paperback)

The first systematic overview of the notion of biopolitics and its relevance in contemporary theoretical debate The biological features of human beings are now measured, observed, and understood in ways never before thought possible, defining norms, establishing standards, and determining average

Communitas: The Origin and Destiny of Community (Esposito Roberto)(Paperback)

Roberto Esposito, a leading Italian philosopher, deconstructs the notion of community by examining its etymological roots in the Latin munus, or gift, and then reads against classical political interpretations of

Inheritance from Mother (Mizumura Minae)(Paperback)

Now in paperback, this Osaragi Jiro Award-winning novel demystifies the notion of the selfless Japanese mother and the adult daughter honor-bound to care for her. Mitsuki Katsura, a Japanese woman in her mid-fifties, is a French-language instructor at a private university in Tokyo. Her husband,

40 on Justice: The Prophetic Voice on Social Reform (Sulaiman Omar)(Paperback)

A collection of 40 Hadith (sayings) of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) focusing on the notion of social justice in

Alexander Hamilton (Chernow Ron)(Paperback / softback)

The biography of one of America's founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, which became the basis for the hugely successful Broadway show

The Second Sex (De Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback)

Simone de Beauvoir's essential masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of 'woman,' and a revolutionary exploration of inequality and otherness. Unabridged in English for the first time, this long-awaited edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were

God of War: The Epic Story of Alexander the Great (Cameron Christian)(Paperback)

The ultimate historical adventure novel: the life of Alexander the Great in a single, epic volume. To many he was a god. To others he was a monster. The truth is even more extraordinary. As a boy, Alexander dreamed of matching the heroic feats of Achilles. At eighteen he led the Macedonian cavalry

Alexander the Great - The Truth Behind the Myth (Cartledge Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The acclaimed biography of one of history's greatest icons, Alexander the Great. The acclaimed biography of one of history's greatest icons, Alexander the

The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World (Wulf Andrea)(Paperback)

The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world--and in the process created modern environmentalism. NATIONAL BEST SELLER One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of