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  • Adorno and Existence

    by Peter E. Gordon ...
    From the beginning to the end of his career, the philosopher Theodor W. Adorno sustained an uneasy but enduring bond with existentialism. His attitude overall was that of unsparing criticism, verging on polemic. In Kierkegaard he saw an early paragon for the late flowering of bourgeois solipsism; in Heidegger, an impresario for a “jargon of authenticity” cloaking its idealism in an aura of pseudo ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Walter Benjamin

    The Pearl Diver

    by Peter E. Gordon ...
    Series series Jewish Lives
    An accessible and authoritative biography of Walter Benjamin that guides the reader through the complexity of his intellectual legacy and the turbulence of his time“A short, serene volume. . . . Gordon avoids treating his subject in allegorical terms, in part because Benjamin always resisted conscription into a story larger than his own.�—Anahid Nersessian, New YorkerWalter Benjamin (1892†... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Victorian School Manager

    by Peter Gordon ...
    First published in 1974. Graham Balfour, in a lecture delivered in February 1921, first drew attention to the growing importance of the elementary school manager in the system of educational administration during the period with which this study is concerned: “Local administrators of education, other than trustees a hundred years ago, there were none. Indeed it is very curious how imperceptibly ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • A Precarious Happiness

    Adorno and the Sources of Normativity

    by Peter E. Gordon ...
    A strikingly original account of Theodor Adorno’s work as a critique animated by happiness**—now in paperback.**"Gordon’s confidently gripping and persistently subtle interpretation brings a new tone to the debate about Adorno’s negativism."—Jürgen HabermasTheodor Adorno is often portrayed as a totalizing negativist, a scowling contrarian who looked upon modern society with despair. Peter E. ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Adorno and Existence

    by Peter E. Gordon ...
    From the beginning to the end of his career, the philosopher Theodor W. Adorno sustained an uneasy but enduring bond with existentialism. His attitude overall was that of unsparing criticism, verging on polemic. In Kierkegaard he saw an early paragon for the late flowering of bourgeois solipsism; in Heidegger, an impresario for a “jargon of authenticity” cloaking its idealism in an aura of pseudo ... Read more

    $25.49 USD

  • The Silver Way

    China, Spanish America and the birth of globalisation 1565-1815: Penguin Specials

    by Peter Gordon, Juan Jose Morales ...
    Series series Penguin China | Penguin Specials
    Long before London and New York rose to international prominence, a trading route was discovered between Spanish America and China that ushered in a new era of globalisation. The Ruta de la Plata or ’Silver Way’ catalysed economic and cultural exchange, built the foundations for the first global currency and led to the rise of the first ‘world city’. And yet, for all its importance, the Silver Way ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • Migrants in the Profane

    Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization

    by Peter E. Gordon ...
    Series series The Franz Rosenzweig Lecture Series
    A beautifully written exploration of religion’s role in a secular, modern politics, by an accomplished scholar of critical theoryMigrants in the Profane takes its title from an intriguing remark by Theodor W. Adorno, in which he summarized the meaning of Walter Benjamin’s image of a celebrated mechanical chess-playing Turk and its hidden religious animus: “Nothing of theological content will ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • Authoritarianism

    Three Inquiries in Critical Theory

    by Wendy Brown, Peter E. Gordon, Max Pensky ...
    Series series TRIOS
    Three distinguished scholars draw on critical theory to address the causes and circumstances behind the rise of autocracies and oligarchies.Across the Euro-Atlantic world, political leaders have been mobilizing their bases with nativism, racism, xenophobia, and paeans to "traditional values," in brazen bids for electoral support. How are we to understand this move to the mainstream of political ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Politics and Society

    The Journals of Lady Knightley of Fawsley 1885-1913

    by Peter Gordon ...
    Louisa Mary, Lady Knightley of Fawnsley, was a woman of unusually wide interests, especially in the field of public affairs. In an age when few opportunities arose for women to make a contribution to political and feminist matters, Lady Knightley was an early pioneer of both causes. Denied the vote as a woman, she was a leading advocate of the campaign for constitutional, non-militant action to ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Eating Well Everyday

    by Peter Gordon ...
    'Peter Gordon's food is the finest example of culinary magic.'Yotam OttolenghiUsing easily sourced ingredients and simple methods, the Godfather of fusion cooking Peter Gordon has created over 170 dishes that demonstrate his passion for innovative flavours and textures in an everyday setting.From Chorizo on Tomato-rubbed Toast with Soft-boiled Egg to start the day, via soups and pasta dishes such ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • One for the Gods

    by Gordon Merrick ...
    Series Book 2 - The Peter & Charlie Trilogy
    In the follow-up to the gay romance bestseller The Lord Won't Mind, Peter and Charlie's marriage is put to the test when a young Frenchman enters their livesAfter a decade together in a steady, happy relationship, a trip to the sun-baked Mediterranean is exactly what Peter and Charlie need. Peter, now an art dealer, and Charlie, an artist, travel to the Riviera to attend to some business. However, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Philosophers as Educational Reformers (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 10)

    The Influence of Idealism on British Educational Thought

    by Peter Gordon, John White ...
    This volume assesses how far the ideas and achievements of the 19th century British Idealist philosophical reformers are still important for us today when considering fundamental questions about the structure and objectives of the education system in England and Wales. Part 1 examines those ideas of the Idealists, especially T. H. Green, which had most bearing on the educational reforms carried ... Read more

    $265.99 USD