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In this new and accessible book, Italy’s best known feminist philosopher examines the moral and poli... more

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This is the first work to offer a collection of Polanyi’s texts never before published in English. T... more

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In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roo... more

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Originally published in Italian in 1978, The Transmission of Sin is a study of the origins of the do... more

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narrative. Adam Simms translation preserves the eloquence of the French original, and his introduction and explanatory...... more

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A beautifully illustrated volume designed for the student and practitioner of Natural Magic.... more

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