936 results for '"Trager, Philip'

NOW A HIT STREAMING SERIES • A “bold, absorbing novel” (The New York Times Book Review) of the lost American dream, the acts of friendship, loyalty, and love that arise from its loss, and two young...

What happens to the relationship between business and literature when storytelling becomes a privileged form of communication for organizations.Corporations love a good story. Microsoft employs a...

Que savons-nous sur l'extermination des Juifs ? Tout ou presque tout sur l'organisation du crime, les méthodes appliqués, le nombre des victimes. Peu de choses assurées, en revanche, sur le moment et...

Pierre Guillaume de Roux. 2011. In-8. Broch. Bon tat, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intrieur frais. 495 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 928-Ecrivains

In this compelling study of the crack business in East Harlem, Philippe Bourgois argues that a cultural struggle for respect has led some residents of 'El Barrio' away from the legal job market, and...

A profound, important book, a moving personal detective story and an uncovering of secret pasts, set in Europe’s center, the city of bright colors—Lviv, Ukraine, dividing east from west, north from...

This third in the popular five-volume series celebrates the emergence of individualism and the manifestations of a brugeoning self-consciousness. It explores the Renaissance era which was...

The theme of this extraordinary book is the evolution of the modern conception of family life and the modern image; of the nature of children. Aries traces the evolution of the concept of childhood...

Seul l'Occident moderne s'est attaché à bâtir l'opposition, donc la discontinuité supposée, entre la nature et la culture. L'anthropologie perpétue dans la définition même de son objet - la diversité...

How meaning works—from monkey calls to human language, from spoken language to sign language, from gestures to music—and how meaning is connected to truth.We communicate through language, connecting...

‘Theory’ – a magical glow has emanated from this word since the sixties. Theory was more than just a succession of ideas: it was an article of faith, a claim to truth, a lifestyle. It spread among...

Philippe Daverio is one of Italy's most important contemporary art historians, whose discerning comments about art are voraciously consumed by the public through his writing as editor of the famed...

The description for this book, The Frick Collection, An Illustrated Catalogue, Volume VIII: Limoges Painted Enamels, Oriental Rugs , and English Silver, will be forthcoming.

"In one lifetime, GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, has ballooned from a narrow economic tool into a global article of faith. It is our universal yardstick of progress. As The Little Big Number...

In dieser Studie wird der Zionismus nicht primär als politische Bewegung betrachtet, sondern als eine 'Kulturpoetik' verstanden und analytisch fruchtbar gemacht. Das Verhältnis von Text und...

Nach einer Einführung in den Palästina-Konflikt werden in knappen Abschnitten zahlreiche Gesichtspunkte eines möglichen Friedens untersucht. Dazu gehören die Sicherheit Israels, die PLO und ihr...

Au-delà de tout ce qu'elle peut éclairer indirectement, la vie d'Henri Bergson (1859-1941) tire son intérêt d'elle-même. Elle permet d'abord de mieux comprendre une oeuvre philosophique, centrée sur...

Gustav Klimt's visionary talent comes alive in this sumptuous book that features 90 impeccably reproduced works including 6 stunningly detailed fold-out spreads. This stunning volume offers readers...