Based on a series of lectures given by I. M. Gelfand at Moscow State University, this book actually goes considerably...... more

original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor, grace, largeheartedness, and deep wisdom." -- Huston Smith, author of...... more

colors. The implications of this research create a new awareness of how we can positively impact the earth and our personal...... more

First published in 1945, Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s monumental Phénoménologie de la perception signalled the arrival of a...... more

In 1884, the distinguished German jurist Daniel Paul Schreber suffered the first of a series of mental collapses that...... more

globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford’s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of...... more

topic of Jean-Luc Nancy’s masterwork. Corpus is a work of literary force at once phenomenological, sociological, theological...... more

A masterly new translation of Rabelais’s robust scatalogical comedy Parodying everyone from classic authors to his own...... more

variables, Bernoulli trials and the De Moivre-Laplace theorem, a detailed treatment of Markov chains, continuous Markov...... more

result, called by one critic "the greatest short story collection of all time" (Leonard Barkan, Princeton University) is a...... more

. Puffin Classics come with additional end material including author profile, things to think about and do, a guide to who’s...... more

by some of history s most innovative thinkers. Acclaimed for their striking and elegant package, each volume features a...... more

bilingual edition of The Book of Images contains a number of the great poet’s previously untranslated pieces. Also included are...... more

question for the first time in his work on collective memory, which established him as a major figure in the history of...... more

Richard A. Silverman s series of translations of outstanding Russian textbooks and monographs is well-known to people...... more

A collaboration representing multiple nationalities, professional perspectives, and denominational traditions, this...... more

The Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible created by Jews seeking a place of legitimacy for diaspora...... more

a long historical evolution of the idea of Christian knighthood and holy war. Carl Erdmann developed this argument first...... more

a long historical evolution of the idea of Christian knighthood and holy war. Carl Erdmann developed this argument first...... more

structure. Beginning with a critical introduction for nonspecialists and specialists alike, Frances Pritchett and Owen Cornwall...... more

. The work was intended as a continuation of the earlier chronicle of Helmold of Bosau, and covers the years 1172-1209, in...... more

theory. He brings together political theory, critical social science, and a keen sense of the power of popular movements to...... more

Hired to write a travel article for a magazine, Ulan-Bator ventures to Mongolia, where he finds a cast of odd and...... more

Communion with the Lord is sweeter than honey. In his meditations, Abraham Kuyper reveals a side of himself unseen in...... more

A superb new edition of Epictetus s famed handbook on Stoicism--translated by one of the world s leading authorities on...... more

For 872 days during World War II, the city of Leningrad endured a crushing blockade at the hands of German forces...... more

Sara Lovestam’s Wonderful Feels Like This is "a coming-of-age tale of a young artist and is as soulful as it is...... more

A hypnotic novel intertwining the author s past with James Earl Ray s attempt to escape after shooting Martin Luther...... more

English-speaking world with extensive commentary by the compiler, Wang Xiang, and annotations by the translator. As a female...... more

provides the necessary historical and literary context for understanding the novel, as well as a foreword by Olga Matich...... more

literature). It tells the story of a disgruntled factory worker who, finding himself on the streets, takes the opportunity to...... more

in Ionia, a set of Greek colonies located in present-day Turkey. Contrasting Athenian democracy with Ionian isonomia-a...... more

in Ionia, a set of Greek colonies located in present-day Turkey. Contrasting Athenian democracy with Ionian isonomia-a...... more

house churches. It offers a structure of prayer offices and blessing rituals for all times of day and year, and articulates...... more

In Search of the Grail continues Svetislav Basara s Cyclist Conspiracy, a fantastical exploration of civilizational...... more

The Dual State, first published in 1941, remains one of the most erudite books on the logic of dicta... more

This monograph by a prominent Russian expert was a ground-breaking contribution to the literature on the theory of wave...... more

structure. Beginning with a critical introduction for nonspecialists and specialists alike, Frances Pritchett and Owen Cornwall...... more

Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of...... more

the turning point for the divine mission of the Ramavatara, the incarnation of Lord Visnu as a human prince, who will...... more

the results and their significance for the future use of offshore wind energy in a style that is understandable for...... more

P. A. Gorner’s English translation of Ernst Tugendhat’s major philosophical work brought new perspectives to some of...... more

is a translation into English of a major work of scholarship by a leading historian of modern Japan, and may be...... more

its founding ideology - Zionism - is anything but a simple reaction to antisemitism. Dispelling the notion that every Jew...... more

Marie-Madeleine was a German Jew, lesbian poet and novelist whose eroticism and love for morphine was revealed in many...... more

This book introduces for the first time selected poetry, letters, and other writings by the German w... more

their sources and advocates "acousmatic" listening-listening without visual access to a sound’s cause-to disentangle...... more

their sources and advocates "acousmatic" listening-listening without visual access to a sound’s cause-to disentangle...... more

The Spring and Autumn (Chunqiu) is a chronicle kept by the dukes of the state of Lu from 722 to 481 B.C.E. Luxuriant...... more

all times in the real-life concerns of a young writer during the late communist and postcommunist eras in the former...... more

noteworthy medieval biblical interpreters who commented on Genesis between the ninth and fifteenth centuries. Representing a...... more

My Papa Murdered Mikhoels is an autobiographical account of the author’s life in the Russian worlds ... more

President Anwar Sadat and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. In later years, however, the organization issued a surprising...... more

them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them....... more

intricate relationship between natural law and natural rights (later human rights), the emergence of an idiom and a theory of...... more

is a translation into English of a major work of scholarship by a leading historian of modern Japan, and may be...... more

This book explores how the Budapest School of Psychoanalysis took shape and examines the role played... more

Marc Bloch said that his goal in writing Feudal Society was to go beyond the technical study a medievalist would...... more