Essays in Idleness

Reducere. Yoshida Kenko (c. 1283-1352) was a Buddhist priest, a reclusive scholar and poet who had ties to the aristocracy of medieval Japan. Despite his lin...

In an age of obsessive productivity and stress, this illustrated ode to idleness invites readers to explore the pleasures and possibilities of slow...

The Tuscan dream holiday turns into a nightmare, before a romantically satisfying - and surprising - resolution. An evocative and contemporary come...

From here to utopia. New directions in political theoryPublisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Malcolm BullNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimen...

This is the only one-volume edition of Virginia Woolf's essays to bring together the best of her essays across the span of her career. Woolf's essa...

From `Of Essay Writing' to `Of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences' Hume embraces a staggering range of social, cultural, political, dem...

Collected here in a single volume for the first time, On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Considerations on Representative Government, and The Subjection o...

We often talk about groups believing, knowing, and testifying. Epistemic claims of this sort are of significant consequence, given that they bear o...

This thought-provoking book challenges the orthodoxy of tourism and development, highlights past and current events as well as the repercussions an...

Justice for Earthlings: Essays in Political Philosophy - David Miller

The Midas touch. Theoretical essays in environmental sociology - Filip Alexandrescu

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Publisher: Liverpool University PressNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 155 x 229 x 9Cover type: UndefinedEditor(s): Alan VardyR...

Sentencing in Canada contains a unique collection of essays that explore all key aspects of sentencing. The contributors include leading academics,...

Essays in Romanticism, a peer-reviewed journal edited by Alan Vardy, is the official journal of the International Conference on Romanticism, succee...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Minnie DriverNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 148 x 218 x 28Cover type: HardbackRedescopera...

Two Voices in One: Essays in Asian and Translation Studies is a collection of papers by eight scholars of international standing.

With an introduction by Sheila Heti A unique love story and a classic work of philosophy, rooted in the mysterious workings of the human heart and ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John Maynard KeynesEssays In Persuasion written by legendary author John Maynard Keynes is widely considered to be one of t...

DescriptionTheatre is often said to offer unique insights into the nature of reality, but this obscures the reality of theatre itself. In Real Thea...

Reducere. At his death in 1990, Walker Percy left a considerable legacy of uncollected nonfiction. Assembled in Signposts in a Strange Land, these essays on ...

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This collection highlights a key metaphor in contemporary discourse about economy and society. The contributors explore how references to reality a...

Reducere. Martin Heidegger was a philosopher most known for his contributions to German phenomenological and existential thought. Heidegger was born in rural...

Reducere. A Los Angeles Times BestsellerA Lit Hub Chicago Review Ms. Magazine March pick A Lambda Literary Most Anticipated Book In this perceptive and provo...

Reducere. In this lively and deeply affecting memoir, Rebecca McClanahan tracks the heartbeat of New York as only a stunned newcomer can: in overheard conver...

Reducere. The book of Jeremiah is often presented as one of the most difficult texts in the Bible, yet it is also a text that speaks with immediacy and power...

This volume is for students and scholars of intellectual property law, practitioners seeking creative arguments from across the field, and policyma...

Reducere. The author of City of Quartz and Planet of Slums attacks the current fashion for empires and white men's burdens in this blistering collection of r...

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Reducere. Barrett Swanson embarks on a personal quest across the United States to uncover what it means to be an American amid the swirl of our post-truth cl...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Milton FriedmanNumber of pages: 334Publication date: 1966Dimensions: 143 x 219 x 18Cover type:...

A collection of essays from Colquhoun's career in architectural theory.Publisher: Black Dog PressAuthor(s): Alan ColquhounIllustration(s): 180 b/w ...

Reducere. Herbert Marcuse's Negations is both a radical critique of capitalist modernity and a model of materialist dialectical thinking. In a series of essa...

Water Security in the Middle East explores the extent and nature of water security problems in transboundary water systems in the Middle East. This...

Analyzes the relationship between language, women and culture in both Western and non-Western contexts. Developing an integration of ontemporary me...