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by Seyla Benhabib
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Interpreting the work of one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, The Reluctant Modernism of Hannah Arendt rereads Arendt's political philosophy in light of newly gained insights into the historico-cultural background of her work. Arguing against the standard interpretation of Hannah...
by Sanford Lakoff
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
At a time when political labels are hurled carelessly in the public square, Sanford Lakoff provides a careful and highly accessible introduction to ten political ideas that have shaped modern thinking. Each chapter traces the history and examines the meaning of one of these ideas, clarifying its meaning...
by Basil Bernstein
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2000
This book, the fifth in the series developing Bernstein's code theory, presents a lucid account of the most recent developments of this code theory and, importantly, shows the close relation between this development and the empirical research to which the theory has given rise. Pedagogy, Symbolic...
Anarchy as Order
The History and Future of Civic Humanity
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2009
This original and impressively researched book explores the concept of anarchy—"unimposed order"—as the most humane and stable form of order in a chaotic world. Mohammed A. Bamyeh traces the historical foundations of anarchy and convincingly presents it as an alternative to both tyranny...
Citizen-Soldiers and Manly Warriors
Military Service and Gender in the Civic Republican Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 1999
What happens in a tradition that links citizenship with soldiering when women become citizens? Citizen Soldiers and Manly Warriors: Military Service and Gender in the Civic Republican Tradition provides an in-depth analysis of the theory and practice of the citizen-soldier in historical context. Using...
The London Stage 1920-1929
A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Theatre in London has celebrated a rich and influential history, and in 1976 the first volume of J. P. Wearing’s reference series provided researchers with an indispensable resource of these productions. In the decades since the original calendars were produced, several research aids have become...
The London Stage 1930-1939
A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Theatre in London has celebrated a rich and influential history, and in 1976 the first volume of J. P. Wearing’s reference series provided researchers with an indispensable resource of these productions. In the decades since the original calendars were produced, several research aids have become...
The London Stage 1890-1959
Accumulated Indexes
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Theatre in London has celebrated a rich and influential history, and in 1976 the first volume of J. P. Wearing’s reference series provided researchers with an indispensable resource of these productions. In the decades since the original calendars were produced, several research aids have become...
The London Stage 1950-1959
A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Theatre in London has celebrated a rich and influential history, and in 1976 the first volume of J. P. Wearing’s reference series provided researchers with an indispensable resource of these productions. In the decades since the original calendars were produced, several research aids have become...
The London Stage 1940-1949
A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2014
Theatre in London has celebrated a rich and influential history, and in 1976 the first volume of J. P. Wearing’s reference series provided researchers with an indispensable resource of these productions. In the decades since the original calendars were produced, several research aids have become...
John Brown Speaks
Letters and Statements from Charlestown
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2015
This collection of writings by John Brown in the fateful days after his raid on Harper's Ferry showcase the depth of conviction of Brown's character. Paired with Louis DeCaro's narrative of the aftermath, trial, and execution of John Brown in Freedom's Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia,...
China on Film
A Century of Exploration, Confrontation, and Controversy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
Leading scholar Paul G. Pickowicz traces the dynamic history of Chinese filmmaking and discusses its course of development from the early days to the present. Moving decade by decade, he explores such key themes as the ever-shifting definitions of modern marriage in 1920s silent features, East-West...
Building a New China in Cinema
The Chinese Left-Wing Cinema Movement, 1932-1937
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2002
Building a New China in Cinema introduces English readers for the first time to one of the most exciting left-wing cinema traditions in the world. This unique book explores the history, ideology, and aesthetics of China's left-wing cinema movement, a quixotic film culture that was as political as...
Living Our Story
Narrative Leadership and Congregational Culture
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
Living Our Story explores how good narrative work—the retrieval, construction, and performance of valued stories—takes place in ministry. Authors Larry A. Golemon, Lee Ramsey, N. Graham Standish, Tim Shapiro, Carol Johnson, Mike Mather, Niles Elliot Goldstein, and Diana Butler Bass examine this...