The Four Elements of Architecture and Other Writings, Paperback - Gottfried Semper

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A polemic writing by the famous ``Red Rosa`` Luxemburg, Reform or Revolution (1899) explains why capitalism can never overcome its internal contrad...

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This volume illustrates the variety of William Morris's prose, while focusing on one theme: the earthly paradise. The "Nowhere" of News from Nowher...