Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America, Paperback - Kali Nicole Gross

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Hannah Arendt was one of the foremost political theorists of the twentieth century to wrestle with the role of violence in public life. Yet remarka...

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Examines the often graphic depictions of violence which are characteristic of many genres of Latin literature, from Plautine comedy to the Christia...

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A New York Times bestselling author reveals the story of a nearly forgotten moment in American history, when mass violence was not an aberration, b...

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Mary Kaldor's New and Old Wars has fundamentally changed the way both scholars and policy-makers understand contemporary war and conflict.

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The enchanting sequel to the No. 1 New York Times bestseller A Tale of Magic, from the author of The Land of Stories, Chris Colfer. Perfect for rea...

The enchanting sequel to the No. 1 New York Times bestseller A Tale of Magic, from the author of The Land of Stories, Chris Colfer. Perfect for rea...