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In 1939, the 65-year old French political economist Charles Rist was serving as advisor to the Frenc... more

A celebrated study of the origins of ancient Greek philosophy, now in English for the first time How... more

theory. This work includes a preface by Michel Kail and Raoul Kirchmayr and an afterword by Fredric Jameson, who makes a...... more

St phen Rostain s book is a culmination of 25 years of research on the extensive human modification ... more

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John Rawls was one of the most important political philosophers of our time, and promises to be an e... more

John Rawls was one of the most important political philosophers of our time, and promises to be an e... more

Spanning the period from Alexander the Great s accession to the throne in 336 BC to the defeat by Oc... more

Creolization of Language and Culture is the first English edition of Robert Chaudenson’s landmark te... more

Ending the Terror makes accessible for the first time to an English-speaking readership a major revi... more

How does a society emerge from Stalinism? This is the question of the day in Eastern Europe. In this... more

An internationally respected Roman Catholic leader on the mystery-sacrament of marriageMarriage and ... more

A longtime friend and student of the late Pope John Paul II, Stanislaw Grygiel in this book reflects... more

Now in a comprehensively updated edition, this indispensable handbook analyzes how international hum... more

This memoir portrays the dreadful experiences of Camillo Adler and his family as Austrian refugees i... more

These meditations on the Gospel of Mark, with the exception of the second part on the Passion, were ... more

This introduction to, commentary on, and translation into English of the first book of letters by Qu... more

This book traces Nava Shean’s life on the stage, providing a first-hand account of life in Terezin c... more

The Tomáraho, a subgroup of the Ishir (Chamacoco) of Paraguay, are one of the few remaining indigeno... more

This memoir by the second most powerful Communist Party leader during the early Gorbachev years prov... more

Evens is the finest ambassador for Belgian illustration since Herg . --The Guardian Brecht Evens, t... more

Cooperativism and Democracy contains a selection of texts in socio-political thought focusing on Pol... more

Madagascar from A to Z is a children’s alphabet book written in English and translated into Malagasy... more

The book is based on a course given by J.-P. Serre at the Coll ge de France in 1980 and 1981. Basic ... more

Yang Mu, a pivotal figure in the development of modern Chinese literature, is one of the most widely... more

A radically interdisciplinary inquiry into the origins of human consciousness, community, and potent... more

A comprehensive, alphabetized dictionary of terms used in veterinary epidemiology, this book is an e... more

Non-linguistic conflicts--economic, religious, territorial--are often projected on to language diffe... more

Free Rein is a gathering of seminal essays by André Breton, the foremost figure among the French sur... more

English Edition by Michele Win Tai Mak Features the most up-to-date edition of Eurocode 2: Design of concrete...... more

Roberto Arlt, celebrated in Argentina for his tragicomic, punch-in-the-jaw writing during the 1920s ... more

Herman Scherchen (1891-1966), the distinguished German conductor, was largely self-taught in music. ... more

"Originally published in Arabic language by Al-Adab, as Al-Rihla: Ayyam Talibah Misriyah fi Amrika, ... more

A Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestseller. Two-time Man Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel n... more

A Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestseller. Two-time Man Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel n... more

A Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestseller. Two-time Man Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel n... more

Traveling the Path of Compassion is the commentary on The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva by... more

The Cooperativism and Democracy, edited by Bartlomiej Blesznowski is not purely a scientific book, b... more

In Paper Tiger, the Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world s ... more

In Paper Tiger, the Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world s ... more

With lively, engaging stories and exquisite portraits, this volume is sure to inspire. I believe th... more

Among the writings from the Dunhuang Caves, discovered in the mid-twentieth Century, are the Zen equ... more

Nine hundred years ago, the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa, inspired his disciples through his teachin... more

Living and working closely together, people who participate in Dharma groups have unique challenges ... more

Business networks consist of independent businesses that enter into interrelated contracts, conferri... more

The "May Fourth Movement" of 1919 is generally seen as the central event in China’s transformation f... more

The Man and the Statesman, the first volume in Liberty Fund s six-volume series, may be considered t... more

Guilhem Olivier s Mockeries and Metamorphoses of an Aztec God is a masterful study of Tezcatlipoca, ... more

Explores the question of how a culture is born. The author compares the historical itineraries of Ne... more

Nicolas de Cues est un penseur qui, par ses experiences comme politicien et diplomate itinerant, a e... more

it in print, first published in 1969. Michele Martin has produced a stellar new translation, which is accompanied by a...... more

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A deft reconstruction of what Georges Bataille envisioned as a continuation of his work La Somme Ath... more