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Hidden modernity. Fascination of the occult around 1900

Naturverbundenheit, Spiritismus und Theosophie inspirierten um 1900 in Wien Künstler*innen von Arnold Schönberg bis Egon Schiele. Dieser umfangreiche Überblicksband untersucht erstmals die okkulten Aspekt…

Andrew C Willford

Modernity and Malevolence in the Psychiatric Clinic

Modernity and Malevolence in the Psychiatric Clinic is a richly detailed ethnographic study of clinical care at NIMHANS, India's leading mental health institution, offering rich observations of patient-ph…

Justin Parks

Poetry and the Limits of Modernity in Depression America

Furnishing a novel take on the poetry of the 1930s within the context of the cultural history of the Depression, this book argues that the period's economic and cultural crisis was accompanied by an epist…

Jared Michelson

The Doctrine of God and the Crisis of Modernity

In this incisive work, Michelson traces contemporary debates on the doctrine of God back in time to the philosophical critiques of Hume and Kant.Schleiermacher and Barth each offered accounts of the doctr…

Chaos from the Ancient World to Early Modernity

Chaos is a perennial source of fear and fascination. The original ¿formless void¿ (tohu-wa-bohu), chaos precedes the created world: a state of anarchy at the origin of cosmic order. What has secured chaos…

Christopher Watkin

The State of Nature and the Shaping of Modernity

""By exploring the distinct accounts of the state of nature in the writing of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, this book offers a fresh perspective on some of the most pressing debates of our time, s…

Georges Tamer

Islamic Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity

Unveils the profound influence of medieval Islamic philosophy on the thought of Leo Strauss. This study examines the impact of the medieval Muslim philosophers al-F¿r¿b¿, Ibn S¿n¿ (Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd…

Georges Tamer

Islamic Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity

This study examines the impact of the medieval Muslim philosophers al-F¿r¿b¿, Ibn S¿n¿ (Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd (Averroes) on Leo Strauss. Through meticulous source analysis, Georges Tamer critically eval…

Lesa Scholl

Medicine, Theology and Wellness in Britain from the Enlightenment to Modernity

"What is the soul? What is the relationship of the body to the soul? This book focuses on these questions in the context of nineteenth-century Britain, exploring the ways in which medicine and theolo…

Modernity in Health and Disease Diagnosis: The Account from STEM Women

This book gathers contributions highlighting the role of women in science, with a focus on health and disease. Women have contributed in no small way to the wealth of knowledge and discoveries in various …

Gender, Work, and the Transition to Modernity in Northwestern Europe, 1720-1880

It is well-known that gender distinctions structure the modern labour market, but why is this so and how far back in time does the pattern extend? This book uses a unique method to map and explain how gen…

Zygmunt Bauman,

Moderne und Ambivalenz

Die Moderne hat sich eine unlösbare Aufgabe gestellt. Ihr Anspruch, die Welt durchschaubar zu machen, war von vornherein zum Scheitern verurteilt, weil er die grundsätzliche Ambivalenz der Welt und die Zu…

Udo Wille

The Fall of the German Empire: Germany's Path to Modernity

As the 20th century dawned, the German Empire stood as a powerful force in Europe¿an industrial giant, a military powerhouse, and a symbol of imperial ambition. Yet beneath its surface lay the seeds of tr…

Udo Wille

The Fall of the German Empire: Germany's Path to Modernity

As the 20th century dawned, the German Empire stood as a powerful force in Europe¿an industrial giant, a military powerhouse, and a symbol of imperial ambition. Yet beneath its surface lay the seeds of tr…

Houri Berberian, Talinn Grigor

The Armenian Woman, Minoritarian Agency, and the Making of Iranian Modernity, 1860-1979

"With this book, Houri Berberian and Talinn Grigor offer the first history of Armenian women in modern Iran. Foregrounding the work of Armenian women's organizations, the authors trace minoritarian p…

Modernettes

Get It Straight

Henri Meschonnic,

Modernität Modernität

Henri Meschonnic entwirft eine Theorie der Modernität als eines Konflikts, in dem sich die Sprache, das Subjekt, die Gesellschaft und ihre Artikulationen wechselseitig bestimmen. Moderne nicht als eine Ep…

Dag S. Yngvesson

Archipelagic Cinemas

"Archipelagic Cinemas is a beautifully written book, impeccably researched and strongly grounded in Southeast Asian thought. It offers a detailed comparative history of Southeast Asian film style and…

Dag S. Yngvesson

Archipelagic Cinemas

"Archipelagic Cinemas is a beautifully written book, impeccably researched and strongly grounded in Southeast Asian thought. It offers a detailed comparative history of Southeast Asian film style and…