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Higher Wisdom, Paperback - Roger Walsh

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Reducere. Psychedelics have been a part-often a central and sacred part-of most societies throughout history, and for half a century psychedelics have rumble...

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Racialized Visions, Paperback - Vanessa K. Valdés

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Reducere. As a Francophone nation, Haiti is seldom studied in conjunction with its Spanish-speaking Caribbean neighbors. Racialized Visions challenges the no...

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Human Becomings, Paperback - Roger T. Ames

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Reducere. Human Becomings, Roger T. Ames argues that the appropriateness of categorizing Confucian ethics as role ethics turns largely on the conception of p...

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Jouissance, Paperback - Néstor a. Braunstein

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Reducere. Whether inscribed within the context of capitalist or neoliberal logic and its imperative to "enjoy, " as a critique of all forms of heteronormativ...

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A Voyage with Hitchcock, Paperback - Murray Pomerance

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Reducere. Following from An Eye for Hitchcock and A Dream for Hitchcock, this third volume of reflections upon Alfred Hitchcock's work gives extensive medita...

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Rock on Record, Paperback - Albin J. Zak

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Reducere. An introductory textbook for Rock Music Appreciation and History courses, Rock on Record traces the story of rock from the late 1940s through the p...

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The Critical Margolis, Paperback - Joseph Margolis

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Reducere. Pragmatism's revival since 1980 can be credited to several thinkers, among them the longtime professor of philosophy at Temple University, Joseph M...

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Jewish Veganism and Vegetarianism: Studies and New Directions, Paperback - Jacob Ari Labendz

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Reducere. In recent decades, as more Jews have adopted plant-based lifestyles, Jewish vegan and vegetarian movements have become increasingly prominent. This...

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Ummah: A New Paradigm for a Global World, Paperback - Katrin A. Jomaa

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Reducere. How can we live together without alienation, avoidance, and fear? How can we complement one another such that each of us can uniquely contribute to...

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Gaming Sexism. Gender and Identity in the Era of Casual Video Games, Hardback - Amanda C. Cote

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An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York's Irish and Italians, Paperback - Paul Moses

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Reducere. An Unlikely Union tells the dramatic story of how two of America's largest ethnic groups learned to love and laugh with each other after decades of...

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Gender Violence (Second Edition): Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Paperback (2nd Ed.) - Laura L. O'Toole

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Contributor(s): Editor: Laura L. O'TooleEditor: Jessica R. SchiffmanEditor: Margie L. Kiter EdwardsFrom the murder of schoolgirls in a rural Amish ...

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Asian American Media Activism: Fighting for Cultural Citizenship, Paperback - Lori Kido Lopez

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Lori Kido LopezChoice Top 25 Academic TitleHow activists and minority communities use media to facilitate social change and...

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Phillis Wheatley Chooses Freedom: History, Poetry, and the Ideals of the American Revolution, Hardcover - G. J. Barker-Benfield

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Reducere. DescriptionThe dramatic story of Phillis Wheatley, a free, black poet who resisted the pressures of arranged marriage, truly embodying the ideals o...

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The School-To-Prison Pipeline: Structuring Legal Reform, Paperback - Catherine Y. Kim

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Contributor(s): Author: Catherine Y. KimAuthor: Daniel J. LosenAuthor: Damon T. HewittThe "school-to-prison pipeline" is an emerging trend that pus...

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Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility, Paperback - Dorceta Taylor

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From St. Louis to New Orleans, from Baltimore to Oklahoma City, there are poor and minority neighborhoods so beset by pollution that just living in...

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The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North: Segregation and Struggle Outside of the South, Paperback - Brian Purnell

183,99 RON

DescriptionDid American racism originate in the liberal North? An inquiry into the system of institutionalized racism created by Northern Jim Crow ...

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Polluted Promises: Environmental Racism and the Search for Justice in a Southern Town, Paperback - Melissa Checker

200,99 RON

Association for Humanist Sociology 2007 Book Award co-winnerJulian Steward Award 2006 Runner-Up Over the past two decades, environmental racism has...

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Vexed with Devils: Manhood and Witchcraft in Old and New England, Hardcover - Erika Gasser

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Contributor(s): Author: Erika GasserStories of witchcraft and demonic possession from early modern England through the last official trials in colo...

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Immigrants Under Threat: Risk and Resistance in Deportation Nation, Paperback - Greg Prieto

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Contributor(s): Author: Greg PrietoA portrait of two Mexican immigrant communities confronting threats of deportation, detention, and dispossession...

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Tolerance Trap. How God, Genes, and Good Intentions are Sabotaging Gay Equality, Hardback - Suzanna Danuta Walters

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Takes on received wisdom about gay identities and gay rights, arguing that we are not "almost there, " but on the contrary have settled for a water...

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Stuck: Why Asian Americans Don't Reach the Top of the Corporate Ladder, Hardcover - Margaret M. Chin

208,99 RON 223,99 RON

Reducere. A behind-the-scenes examination of Asian Americans in the workplace In the classroom, Asian Americans, often singled out as so-called "model minori...

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Haiti's Paper War: Post-Independence Writing, Civil War, and the Making of the Republic, 1804-1954, Paperback - Chelsea Stieber

244,99 RON 262,99 RON

Reducere. Turns to the written record to re-examine the building blocks of a nation Picking up where most historians conclude, Chelsea Stieber explores the c...

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Mutiny on the Rising Sun: A Tragic Tale of Slavery, Smuggling, and Chocolate, Hardcover - Jared Ross Hardesty

162,99 RON

A little-known story of mutiny and murder illustrating the centrality of smuggling and slavery in early American society On the night of June 1, 17...

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The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea During the Great Irish Famine, Hardcover - Cian T. McMahon

261,99 RON 280,99 RON

Reducere. A vivid, new portrait of Irish migration through the letters and diaries of those who fled their homeland during the Great Famine The standard stor...

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China's Grand Strategy: A Roadmap to Global Power?, Paperback - David B. H. Denoon

239,99 RON

Leading scholars examine China's global strategic plans, from Hong Kong to military power, to economic dominance Over the past few decades, China h...

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Brokering Servitude: Migration and the Politics of Domestic Labor During the Long Nineteenth Century, Hardcover - Andrew Urban

311,99 RON

The history of domestic labor markets in 19th century America From the era of Irish Famine migration to the passage of quota restrictions in the 19...

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Trans Medicine. The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender, Paperback - Stef M. Shuster

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Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough, Hardcover - Pawan Dhingra

163,99 RON 175,99 RON

Reducere. An up-close look at the education arms race of after-school learning, academic competitions, and the perceived failure of even our best schools to ...

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A View from Abroad: The Story of John and Abigail Adams in Europe, Hardcover - Jeanne E. Abrams

152,99 RON 163,99 RON

Reducere. Reveals how the European travels of John and Abigail Adams helped define what it meant to be an American From 1778 to 1788, the Founding Father and...

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Progressive Punishment: Job Loss, Jail Growth, and the Neoliberal Logic of Carceral Expansion, Paperback - Judah Schept

201,99 RON

Winner, 2017 American Society of Criminology's Division on Critical Criminology and Social Justice Best Book AwardThe growth of mass incarceration ...

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The Business of Birth: Malpractice and Maternity Care in the United States, Paperback - Louise Marie Roth

283,99 RON 303,99 RON

Reducere. How the fear of malpractice affects mothers and reproductive choices Giving birth is a monumental event, not only in the personal life of the woman...

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The Myth of Colorblind Christians: Evangelicals and White Supremacy in the Civil Rights Era, Paperback - Jesse Curtis

261,99 RON 280,99 RON

Reducere. Reveals how Christian colorblindness expanded white evangelicalism and excluded Black evangelicals In the decades after the civil rights movement, ...

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Growing Up Latinx. Coming of Age in a Time of Contested Citizenship, Paperback - Jesica Siham Fernandez

183,99 RON

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Jesica Siham FernandezIllustration(s): 2 b/w illustrationsNumber of pages: 264Collection: Critical P...

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Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in the Face of Atrocity Crimes, Paperback - Jennifer (New York University) Trahan

219,99 RON

The book makes the case that existing legal obligations constrain how the UN Security Council permanent members use their veto. Through the lens of...

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Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough, Paperback - Pawan Dhingra

145,99 RON 156,99 RON

Reducere. An up-close look at the education arms race of after-school learning, academic competitions, and the perceived failure of even our best schools to ...

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Black Patience. Performance, Civil Rights, and the Unfinished Project of Emancipation, Paperback - Julius B. Fleming Jr.

172,99 RON

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Julius B. Fleming Jr.Illustration(s): 12 b/w illustrationsNumber of pages: 320Collection: Performanc...

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Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas, Paperback - Rebecca Solnit

163,99 RON

"The maps themselves are things of beauty... a document of its time, of our time."--Sadie Stein, New York Times "One is invited to fathom the many ...

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The Economics of Microfinance. second edition, Paperback - Jonathan (New York University) Morduch

310,99 RON

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Jonathan (New York University) MorduchIllustration(s): 17 figures, 22 tables; 39 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumbe...

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Intuition and Reflection in Self-Consciousness, Paperback - Kitaro Nishida

257,99 RON 276,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionNishida Kitaro's reformulation of the major issues of Western philosophy from a Zen standpoint of "absolute nothingness" and "absolutely...

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Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of New York, Paperback - Alan E. Bessette

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. Mycologists Alan and Arleen Bessette offer a complete guide to mushroom identification in New York State. Written for readers interested in the saf...

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Concise Yoga Vasistha, Paperback - ***

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Translator: Swami VenkatesanandaIntroduction by: Christopher Key ChappleThe Concise Yoga Vasistha a clear, provocative summary of o...

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Gnostic Apocalypse: Jacob Boehme's Haunted Narrative, Paperback - Cyril O'Regan

259,99 RON 278,99 RON

Reducere. Jacob Boehme, the seventeenth-century German speculative mystic, influenced the philosophers Hegel and Schelling and both English and German Romant...

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Idea of Prose, Paperback - Giorgio Agamben

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Reducere. This book consists of prose pieces that find a new form of expression for philosophy, an expression showing the inseparability of idea and prose--t...

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Manifesto for Philosophy, Paperback - Alain Badiou

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Reducere. Contra those proclaiming the end of philosophy, Badiou aims to restore philosophical thought to the complete space of the truths that condition it....

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AIA Guide to New York City, Paperback - Norval White

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Hailed as "extraordinarily learned" (New York Times), "blithe in spirit and unerring in vision, " (New York Magazine), and the "definitive record o...

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Psychosynthesis: A Psychology of the Spirit, Paperback - John Firman

261,99 RON 280,99 RON

Reducere. Conceived by Italian psychiatrist Roberto Assagioli, psychosynthesis is one of the first Western psychologies that addresses both spiritual develop...

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C. I. Lewis, Paperback - Murray G. Murphey

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Reducere. Noted scholar-historian Murray G. Murphey explores the life and intellectual work of C. I. Lewis (1883-1964), the central figure in American philos...

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Ceremony Men, Paperback - Jason M. Gibson

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Reducere. By analyzing one of the world's greatest collections of Indigenous song, myth, and ceremony-the collections of linguist/anthropologist T. G. H. Str...

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Thinking Faith after Christianity, Paperback - Martin Koci

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Reducere. This book examines the work of Czech philosopher Jan Patočka from the largely neglected perspective of religion. Patočka is known primarily for his...

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The Concise Srimad Bhagavatam, Paperback - Swami Venkatesananda

279,99 RON 299,99 RON

Reducere. This is a condensed version of a long Purana of 18, 000 verses. By means of stories from the lives of avatars, sages, and kings, it popularized the...

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Words of Destiny, Paperback - Caterina Guenzi

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Reducere. Astrologers play an important role in Indian society, but there are very few studies on their social identity and professional practices. Based on ...

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Varieties of American Sufism, Paperback - Elliott Bazzano

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Reducere. From Rumi poetry and Sufi dancing or whirling, to expressions of Africanicity and the forging of transnational bonds to remote locations in Senegal...

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Demons of Change, Paperback - Andrei A. Orlov

266,99 RON 285,99 RON

Reducere. Antagonistic imagery has a striking presence in apocalyptic writings of Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity. In these visionary accounts, ...

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Experimental Phenomenology, Second Edition, Paperback - Don Ihde

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Reducere. Since the initial publication of Experimental Phenomenology in 1977, Don Ihde's groundbreaking career has developed from his contributions to the p...

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The Awakening of Modern Japanese Fiction, Paperback - Michihiro Ama

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Reducere. The Awakening of Modern Japanese Fiction is the first book to treat the literary practices of certain major modern Japanese writers as Buddhist pra...

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On Metaphysical Necessity, Paperback - Franklin I. Gamwell

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In this collection of essays, Franklin I. Gamwell offers a defense of transcendental metaphysics, especially in its neoclassical form, and builds a...

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Disciplining Women, Paperback - Deborah Elizabeth Whaley

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Reducere. Black Greek-letter organizations offer many African Americans opportunities for activism, community-building, fostering cultural pride, and cultura...

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Translating New York. The City's Languages in Iberian Literatures, Paperback - Regina Galasso

241,99 RON

Publisher: Liverpool University PressAuthor(s): Regina GalassoIllustration(s): 9 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 216Collection: Cont...

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Thinking Through Confucius, Paperback - David L. Hall

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Reducere. Thinking Through Confucius critically interprets the conceptual structure underlying Confucius' philosophical reflections. It also investigates thi...

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Theosophy across Boundaries, Paperback - Hans Martin Krämer

291,99 RON 312,99 RON

Reducere. Theosophy across Boundaries brings a global history approach to the study of esotericism, highlighting the important role of Theosophy in the gener...

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Building Pedagogues, Paperback - Zachary A. Casey

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Reducere. Antiracist professional development for white teachers often follows a one-size-fits-all model, focusing on narrow notions of race and especially w...

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Native Foodways, Paperback - Michelene E. Pesantubbee

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Reducere. Native Foodways is the first scholarly collection of essays devoted exclusively to the interplay of Indigenous religious traditions and foodways in...

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Self-Direction, Paperback - Valerie J. Bradley

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Reducere. In the past, when people with disabilities and older adults needed help with activities of daily living and navigating their communities, they rare...

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Leadership and Legacy, Paperback - Tom Lansford

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Reducere. Historic, intriguing, and important in so many ways, the Obama presidency will be studied by scholars and students for years to come. With the rise...

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The Primary Way, Paperback - Chung-Ying Cheng

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Reducere. In The Primary Way, the distinguished scholar of Chinese philosophy Chung-ying Cheng synthesizes his lifetime of work on the Yijing, also known as ...

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Translating New York. The City's Languages in Iberian Literatures, Hardback - Regina Galasso

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Complete Poetry of Osip Emilevich Mandelstam, Paperback - Burton Raffel

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Reducere. Osip Emilevich Mandelstam, the great twentieth-century Russian poet, was once thought to be buried forever in secret files and condemned to oblivio...

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Perpetual Movement: Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, Paperback - Neil Badmington

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Reducere. The first book-length study in English of Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948), Perpetual Movement offers both a production history that draws extensivel...

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DIY on the Lower East Side, Paperback - Andrew Strombeck

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Reducere. The severe financial austerity imposed on New York City during the 1975 fiscal crisis resulted in a city falling apart. Broken windows, crumbling w...

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