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A vital work of political philosophy by one of the leading French philosophers of the twentieth century, which remains as a provocative contribution to limits on the use of violence. This Routledge...

"A brilliant selection . . . Canetti's range astonishes." ―Claire Messud, Harper'sA career-spanning collection of writings by the Nobel laureate Elias Canetti, edited and introduced by Pulitzer Prize...

Leading economists propose solutions to the problems of globalizationGlobalization has expanded economic opportunities throughout the world, but it has also left many people feeling dispossessed,...

A groundbreaking study of one of the greatest encyclopedias of the medieval Islamic world—al-Nuwayri’s The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of EruditionShihab al-Din al-Nuwayri was a fourteenth-century...

A groundbreaking study of one of the greatest encyclopedias of the medieval Islamic world—al-Nuwayri’s The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of EruditionShihab al-Din al-Nuwayri was a fourteenth-century...

"'Shopping is consumerist rape, '" says Mummy, "'but I really like these shoes.'" The latest in the Dung Beetle Learning series, Mummy, John and Susan are taken on a thrilling Christmas adventure...

As a child, Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in Galilee. The townspeople were proud of their ancient Christian heritage and lived at peace with their Jewish neighbors. But early in...

Insights into power, spectacle, and performance in the courts of Middle Eastern rulersIn recent decades, scholars have produced much new research on courtly life in medieval Europe, but studies on...