2625 results for '"Jenkin, Michael'

Die "Volksgemeinschaft" hatte seit dem Ersten Weltkrieg in Deutschland in nahezu allen Parteien politische Konjunktur. Aber während der Begriff bei den Sozialdemokraten beispielsweise ein Synonym für...

In Books 8 and 9 of the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle distinguishes among three forms of friendship: a primary kind motivated by the other's character and two other kinds motivated by utility and...

A fascinating exploration of the urbanism at the heart of Utopian thinkingThe vision of Utopia obsessed the nineteenth-century mind, shaping art, literature, and especially town planning. In City of...

An incisive account of the foreign policy beliefs of American Jews from the nineteenth century to the presentHow do American Jews envision their role in the world? Are they tribal―a people whose...

The “philosopher of truth” (Jill Lepore, The New Yorker) shows why truth is an essential democratic value—and how it can be strengthenedDo any of us really care about truth when it comes to politics?...

A whistleblower. A 100-GB-leak of confidential internal documents. A corporation in crisis A riveting tale of journalistic enterprise, ethics, and the courage to follow the evidence where it leads...

The catalogue for the exciting exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, Masters of Fire presents a comprehensive overview of the little-known yet...

“‘The Intimate City’ is a joyful miscellany of people seeing things in the urban landscape, the streets alive with remembrances and ideas even when those streets are relatively empty of people...

When Michael Holroyd's multivolume life of Bernard Shaw was published, it was hailed as a masterpiece, and William Golding predicted that it would take its place "among the great biographies." Now...

A radical argument by the leading constitutional scholar that American constitutional law lacks the resources to address our current problems, and risks making them worse Constitutional theorists on...

An enhanced edition of Food Rules—beautifully illustrated and packed with additional food wisdomMichael Pollan’s Food Rules prompted a national discussion helping to change the way Americans approach...

Awesome Man, our favorite superhero, is back, and in this fantastic sequel from New York Times bestselling author Michael Chabon, he must prepare for his greatest threat yet! Awesome Man's secret...

An accomplished Oxford scholar delivers a dynamic new history covering the last chapter of the emperor's life—from his defeat in Russia and the drama of Waterloo to his final exile—as the world...

This illuminating study of Benjamin’s final essay helps unlock the mystery of this great philosopherRevolutionary critic of the philosophy of progress, nostalgic of the past yet dreaming of the...

How racism and discrimination have been central to democracies from the classical period to todayAs right-wing nationalism and authoritarian populism gain momentum across the world, liberals, and...

A potent glimpse into the behind-the-scenes workplace control mechanisms which prevent workers from defending themselves from exploitationFor most economists, labor is simply a commodity, bought and...

Relating his experiences caring for endangered whales, a veterinarian and marine scientist shows we can all share in the salvation of these imperiled animals.The image most of us have of whalers...

Extending the human life-span past 120 years. The "green" revolution. Evolution and human psychology. These subjects make today's newspaper headlines. Yet much of the science underlying these topics...

An accessible, concise, and beautifully written survey of American art and architecture from 1600 to the present. This new survey provides a complete history of American art and architecture from its...

In an important new contribution to the literature of chaos, two distinguished researchers in the field of physiology probe central theoretical questions about physiological rhythms. Topics discussed...