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  • Audiobook

    Thomas Carlyle (Unabridged)

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    Unabridged

    49 min

    A short biography (1902) of a famous writer (Carlyle) by another famous writer (Chesterton). The first half exhibits Chesterton’s sly wit as he ruminates upon Carlyle’s work; the second half is straightforward biography. There are a great many pictures and portraits in the physical text. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Classical Traditions in Science Fiction

    Series series Classical Presences
    For all its concern with change in the present and future, science fiction is deeply rooted in the past and, surprisingly, engages especially deeply with the ancient world. Indeed, both as an area in which the meaning of "classics" is actively transformed and as an open-ended set of texts whose own 'classic' status is a matter of ongoing debate, science fiction reveals much about the roles played ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Declaration of Independence

    “Let us re-adopt the Declaration of Independence, and with it, the practices, and policy, which harmonize with it. ... If we do this, we shall not only have saved the Union: but we shall have saved it, as to make, and keep it, forever worthy of the saving.” – Abraham Lincoln ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The U.S. Constitution with The Declaration of Independence and The Articles of Confederation

    Collected here in one affordable volume are the most important documents of the United States of America: The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation. These three documents are the basis for our entire way of life. Every citizen should have a copy. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Foundations of Freedom

    Common Sense; The Declaration of Independence; The Articles of Confederation; The Federalist Papers; The U.S. Constitution

    Common Sense inflamed its readers and ignited the American Revolution. It was here that our constitutional form of government was first suggested. The forces that were focused and unleashed by Common Sense led directly to The Declaration of Independence. The Declaration led to the American Revolution and the United States' victory in that revolution led to the Articles of Confederation. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy

    Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy is the first collection of essays in English focusing on how fantasy draws deeply on ancient Greek and Roman mythology, philosophy, literature, history, art, and cult practice. Presenting fifteen all-new essays intended for both scholars and other readers of fantasy, this volume explores many of the most significant examples of the modern genre-including the ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Once and Future Antiquities in Science Fiction and Fantasy

    Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception
    In 15 all-new essays, this volume explores how science fiction and fantasy draw on materials from ancient Greece and Rome, 'displacing' them from their original settings-in time and space, in points of origins and genre-and encouraging readers to consider similar 'displacements' in the modern world. Modern examples from a wide range of media and genres-including Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials ... Read more

    $29.19 USD

  • Digressions in Deep Time

    Ecocritical Approaches to Literature and the Arts

    Series series Ecocritical Theory and Practice
    “Deep time” is a term which attempts to capture temporal scales far beyond human comprehension. These are stretches of time epitomised by geological and cosmic scale processes, vast enough to make the entirety of human existence appear as little more than a footnote. The past few years have seen a boom in texts dedicated to the study of deep time, extending across a broad range of disciplines ... Read more

    $109.39 USD

  • Arbitration Law Handbook

    The Arbitration Law Handbook collects together in one volume the laws in force in more than twenty countries, with the main procedural rules used in each of those countries. Each section has a short overview identifying relevant treaty obligations, the main arbitral bodies and the principal laws in force. Additionally, there is an international section in which the UNCITRAL Model Law and ... Read more

    $610.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    Infectious Disease

    A Very Short Introduction

    Narrated by Gina Rogers ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 44 min

    Infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic upheavals change the transmission pathways that spread disease. But where does disease come from? How is it transmitted from one person to another? And why are some individuals more susceptible than others?In this Very Short Introduction, Marta Wayne and ... Read more

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  • The Democratic State

    Series series Studies in Government and Public Policy
    One outcome of the declining economic growth and rising political conflict of the 1980s has been a renewed interest in political theory and increased questioning about the durability of the capitalist state. More and more political scientists are critically assessing the prevailing pluralist vision of the relationships between the state and the economy. Is the capitalist state able to adjust to ... Read more

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  • Orientalism's Interlocutors

    Painting, Architecture, Photography

    Series series Objects/Histories
    Until now, Orientalist art—exemplified by paintings of harems, slave markets, or bazaars—has predominantly been understood to reflect Western interpretations and to perpetuate reductive, often demeaning stereotypes of the exotic East. Orientalism's Interlocutors contests the idea that Orientalist art simply expresses the politics of Western domination and argues instead that it was often produced ... Read more

    $28.79 USD