Threshold Phenomena reexamines Jacques Derrida's thinking of hospitality, from his well-known writings of the 1990s to his recently-published seminars on the same topic. The book follows Derrida's rereadi…
"Nancy's text fascinates because it is not simply an analysis, a text written on or about Derrida, but also an act of memory, a testimonial to a life lived."--Marc Redfield, Brown University
"Derrida, Su…
Provides vital new evidence that Union veterans remained stubbornly opposed to the nation's reconciliationist tendencies and unwilling to surrender the causes for which they fought
Union soldiers' servic…
Provides vital new evidence that Union veterans remained stubbornly opposed to the nation's reconciliationist tendencies and unwilling to surrender the causes for which they fought
Union soldiers' servic…
"Features the exhilarating atmosphere of Harlem as the arts and intellectual movement catches fire. . . . It's shocking in the manner of pre- Code Hollywood."--Publishers Weekly
"One of the period's few …
"Startling Figures is about Catholic fiction in a secular age and the rhetorical strategies Catholic writers employ to reach a skeptical, indifferent, or even hostile audience. Although characters in cont…
The first comprehensive treatment in seventy years of the American Art-Union's remarkable rise and fall
For over a decade, the New York-based American Art-Union shaped art creation, display, and patronag…
The first comprehensive treatment in seventy years of the American Art-Union's remarkable rise and fall
For over a decade, the New York-based American Art-Union shaped art creation, display, and patronag…
Cybernetic Capitalism develops a critical systems theory in order to conceptualize the cybernetic rationalization of contemporary capitalism. Today, the book argues, capital no longer aims at total commun…
"Cybernetic Capitalism works to develop a critical systems theory on the basis of an encounter between the Frankfurt School notion of instrumental reason and the fundamental innovation of Luhmannian syste…
This stunning book reveals the tradition of `sentimental empiricism in postwar French theory, which makes reading practices and perceptual experiences central to politics. Davide Panagia expertly examine…
This stunning book reveals the tradition of `sentimental empiricism in postwar French theory, which makes reading practices and perceptual experiences central to politics. Davide Panagia expertly examine…
Exploring the silence of prayer in Post-Kantian philosophy and traditional spirituality
A Philosophy of Prayer explores prayer within the perspective of post-Kantian philosophy. Against a background of t…
Exploring the silence of prayer in Post-Kantian philosophy and traditional spirituality
A Philosophy of Prayer explores prayer within the perspective of post-Kantian philosophy. Against a background of t…
"Paustian shows how imaginative literature by African writers equips us to move beyond Eurocentric representations of Africa that depend on colonialist and naïve neoliberal ideas. The book sets out engagi…
The story of the origin of Vatican Radio provides a unique look at the history of World War II
The book offers the first wide-ranging study on the history of Vatican Radio from its origins (1931) to the …
The story of the origin of Vatican Radio provides a unique look at the history of World War II
The book offers the first wide-ranging study on the history of Vatican Radio from its origins (1931) to the …
"Insects as a companion species? In Pettman's engaging and beautifully composed bestiary, writing for animals is writing with animals. Telling the Bees is a smart, at times bitterly funny, and persistentl…
"Insects as a companion species? In Pettman's engaging and beautifully composed bestiary, writing for animals is writing with animals. Telling the Bees is a smart, at times bitterly funny, and persistentl…
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