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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in CriticismThe first comprehensive selection in any language of the non-fiction--much of it appearing here in English for the first time--of “one of...

Essays examine democracy, patriotism, political life, the nature of virtue, and the culture of Germany

Communication Across Cultures explores how cultural context affects the use and (mis)interpretation of language. It provides an accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to language and language...

Destino e compito, finalmente presentato con un'attenta traduzione al pubblico italiano da Elena Sciarra, fu scritto da Thomas Mann durante il suo esilio americano, e più precisamente nell'estate del...

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books...

A stunning showcase of film critic Manny Farber’s best writing on classic movies and film titans, from Martin Scorsese to Werner Herzog Farber was an early discoverer of many filmmakers later...

Karl Mannheim's thought cuts across much of twentieth-century sociology, politics, history, philosophy, and psychology. This enlarged anthology convincingly demonstrates his centrality to present-day...

Fotobog med motiver fra New York og New Yorkere af den siden 1996 i New York levende fotograf.

Hermann Broch (1886-1951) is remembered among English-speaking readers for his novels The Sleepwalkers and The Death of Virgil, and among German-speaking readers for his novels as well as his works...

On the conflicting drives of wanderlust and exile in the art of the great German ExpressionistFor German painter Max Beckmann (1884-1950), travel was of fundamental existential significance. In the...

Translated and with an introduction by Jack ZipesA collection of twenty-two fairy tales by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, most translated into English for the first time, show the influence of...

Regardless of the clichés associated with Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Max Beckmann (1884-1950), and Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) in the "public" private sphere, their exploration of the theme "woman"...