The Fortunes of Everyman in Twentieth-Century German Drama: War, Death, Morality, Hardcover - Brian Murdoch

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In the third and final volume in his trilogy, Young examines the work of eight German philosophers and theologians of the period. Essential reading...

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Traces of War examines how the trauma of the Second World War influenced the work of the brilliant generation of writers and intellectuals who live...

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War and Revolution identifies and takes to task a reactionary trend among contemporary historians, one that's grown increasingly apparent in recent...

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A landmark in contemporary social science, this pioneering work by Thomas Piketty explains the facts and dynamics of income inequality in France in...

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These highly original essays illuminate Virginia Woolf and a selection of other twentieth-century writers and artists. Based on detailed research a...

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A major new account of poetry in the twentieth century.

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Final volume of the seven-volume Cambridge History of the Book in Britain series, focusing on the twentieth century and beyond. The book is for stu...