Words and Worlds: A Lexicon for Dark Times, Paperback - Veena Das

Reducere. Born in a time of anxiety, Words and Worlds examines some of the disquieting challenges that societies now face. Through an inquiry into a politica...

Contributes to contemporary thinking about violence and how it affects everyday life. This book examines case studies including the extreme violenc...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Veena DasNumber of pages: 160Collection: After the PostcolonialPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 138 x 214 x 19Co...

Affliction inaugurates a novel way of understanding the trajectories of health and disease in the context of poverty. Focusing on low-income neighb...

How might we speak of human life amid violence, deprivation, or disease so intrusive as to put the idea of the human into question? How can scholar...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jr. William F. BuckleyThis boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the author's most erudite, out...

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Reducere. The architectural historian and critic Kenneth Frampton 'never recovered' from the force of Hannah Arendt's teaching at The New School in New York....

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Hannah ArendtEssays on Karl Jaspers, Rosa Luxemburg, Pope John XXIII, Isak Dinesen, Bertolt Brecht, Randall Jarrell, and ot...

"This is a truly illuminating and necessary book. Jeffrey Isaac lucidly explores the moral and political dilemmas of this turbulent fin-de-siecle, ...

DescriptionPrior to his disappearance, Herbert Crowley was an innovator at the dawn of comics, and a defining figure of the early 20th century avan...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr Anna (Durham University, UK) RowlandsNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 138 x ...

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Reducere. Ordinary words. Extraordinary magic.Passable. The word echoes daily in Emi of Stagmount's mind. Never a failure. Never a success. Not good enough b...

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The perfect book for when you need a practical pick-me-up on life's tough days

Reducere. In its 122 brief essays, Worlds in Words traces the history and links among key concepts in Western cultures. Beginning with Proto-Indo-European ro...

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"Power thoughts" providing timeless wisdom and inspiration. The right quote at the right time can make all the difference in your day and this book...

Featuring numerous updates, revisions, and enhanced coverage, Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon, 4th Edition, present the la...

It is well known that the world is transitioning to an irrevocable urban future whose epicentre has moved into the cities of Asia and Africa. What ...

Reducere. Yonda: words beyond worlds, by Quay "Kain" Weston, bends recollections of the past, reflections on the present, and observations in the future to d...

This charming, illustrated compendium of Latin words and English derivatives, includes over 365 words required for Latin GCSE. Key notes on grammar...

The perfect Christmas gift to entertain and engross any reader. Meet 100 of the most remarkable people from The Sunday Times Magazine's acclaimed c...

DescriptionIn honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Robert Francis Kennedy's death, an inspiring collection of his most famous speeches accompanied ...

Wise words for our troubled times to soothe the soul and calm the mind.

What will become of us in these trying times? How will we pass the time that we have on earth? In gorgeously rendered graphic form, Light in Dark T...

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Reducere. The book analyses some of the features of the prose written by two of the most well-known and eminent contemporary English writers: David Lodge and...

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Tara, an immigrant woman in the American South, is trapped in a loveless, abusive arranged marriage, until she discovers self-love-a powerful force...

Reducere. Maria Baldwin (1856--1922) held a special place in the racially divided society of her time, as a highly respected educator at a largely white New ...

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Contributor(s): Author: Sharon DarrowIn Worlds within Words: Writing and the Writing Life, Sharon Darrow shows that a writer, through the process o...

Reducere. From Table of Contents: Frames that separate metafiction from fiction A Self-begetting Novel An Implied and Ironic Narrator The Fictionality of the...

What does an abolitionist world look like? Insights from today's international abolitionist movement reveal a world to win.Illustrations: 20 B & W ...

Youth (and their parents, mentors, and leaders) are continually seeking a devotional from a mainline Christian perspective that honors them. Differ...

DescriptionThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.Th...