308 results for '"Durkheim, Emile'

In this analysis of naval arms control between the two world wars, Emily Goldman dissects the underlying assumptions of arms control theory that have guided theorizing and practice for the past...

"These poems are stitched with lush, unforeseen textures and unexhausted time. ...They make the ghost of John Keats smile in ecstasy. Raymond Roussel would have kept this collection under his pillow...

The Edgar-nominated, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Daughter and The Playground weaves a breathtaking tale of betrayal, family, and secrets from the past in this crackling novel of...

"This tour de force is a campus novel, a love story, a coming-of-age narrative, a satire, a performance piece, an M.F.A. exposé, a trove of literary references and a primer on writing." -The New York...

An intimate exploration of an artistic friendship at the heart of the Impressionist movement Édouard Manet (1832-1883) was a pioneer of modern painting, and Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was the sole...

A Nobel Laureate offers impressions and recollections of the development of modern physics. Rather than a chronological approach, Segrè emphasizes interesting, complex personalities who often appear...

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her...

The Gorgeous Nothings is a pivotal book: the first full-color publication of Emily Dickinson's complete envelope writings in facsimile from her visually stunning manuscripts, here in a deluxe,...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"My Body offers a lucid examination of the mirrors in which its author has seen herself, and her indoctrination into the cult of beauty as defined by powerful men. In...

A surprising history unfolded in New Deal– and World War II–era New York City under Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, members of the NYPD had...

Mindful Moments: Serene Scenes for Mindful Coloring is a stunning coloring book complete illustrations of calming nature scenes that will lull you into a relaxed state of mind. Including line...

Translation, before 9/11, was deemed primarily an instrument of international relations, business, education, and culture. Today it seems, more than ever, a matter of war and peace. In The...

A revealing look at the Jewish American encounter with BuddhismToday, many Jewish Americans are embracing a dual religious identity, practicing Buddhism while also staying connected to their Jewish...

Publisher: Bentley Publication date: 1885 Subjects: Malay Archipelago Malay Peninsula aMalaya History / Asia / General History / Asia / Southeast Asia Travel / Australia

A comprehensive, richly illustrated photographic field guide to the ferns and lycophytes of the eastern United States and CanadaThis is a comprehensive photographic field guide to the ferns,...

Award-winning author and critic Emily Raboteau crafts a powerfully moving meditation on race, climate, environmental justice―and what it takes to find shelter.Lessons for Survival is a probing series...

A deeply reported investigation into the battle over identity in China, chronicling the state oppression of those who fail to conform to Xi Jinping's definition of who is "Chinese," from an...