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  • Toward Postmemory

    Second Generation Holocaust Survivors in Contemporary Polish Memoir Literature

    by Anna Kuchta ...
    Series Book 20 - Studies in Jewish History and Memory
    The book thoroughly explores postmemory in the Polish historical and political contexts to reveal the multidimensional identity strategies of the second generation of Jews in Poland after the Holocaust, also called the "generation after". Kuchta provides a captivating reflection by focusing on transgenerational transmission of trauma, strategies adapted toward the Holocaust legacy, and ways of ... Read more

    $76.99 CAD

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    Love's Prophet

    by Lawrence J. Friedman, Anke M. Schreiber ...
    This "brilliantly comprehensive study" explores the influential thinker's contributions to psychology, philosophy and more—"academic biography at its best" ( Kirkus, starred review).Erich Fromm was a political activist, psychologist, psychoanalyst, philosopher, and one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century. Known for his theories of personality and political insight, Fromm ... Read more

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  • Nietzsche - The Key Ideas: Teach Yourself

    by Dr Roy Jackson ...
    Nietzsche remains one of the most influential philosophers of our time and this book is the definite guide to his philosophy. Whether you're a philosophy student struggling with phrases like 'the superman' and 'the will to power', or whether you simply want to understand more about the life and work of this fascinating man, this easy-to-navigate guide will help you to demystify Nietzsche's ... Read more

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  • The Banality of Evil

    Hannah Arendt and 'The Final Solution'

    by Bernard J. Bergen ...
    This highly original book is the first to explore the political and philosophical consequences of Hannah Arendt's concept of 'the banality of evil,' a term she used to describe Adolph Eichmann, architect of the Nazi 'final solution.' According to Bernard J. Bergen, the questions that preoccupied Arendt were the meaning and significance of the Nazi genocide to our modern times. As Bergen describes ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Warped Mourning

    Stories of the Undead in the Land of the Unburied

    by Alexander Etkind ...
    Series series Cultural Memory in the Present
    After Stalin's death in 1953, the Soviet Union dismantled the enormous system of terror and torture that he had created. But there has never been any Russian ban on former party functionaries, nor any external authority to dispense justice. Memorials to the Soviet victims are inadequate, and their families have received no significant compensation. This book's premise is that late Soviet and post ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Nietzsche Made Simple: Flash

    by Roy Jackson ...
    The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. Nietzsche Made Simple is a short, simple and to-the-point guide to Nietzsche. In just 96 pages, the reader will discover all his ideas, from the Superman to the Will to Power. Ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely ... Read more

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  • Ernst Bloch

    by Vincent Geoghegan ...
    Ernst Bloch is perhaps best known for his subtle and imaginative investigation of utopias and utopianism, but his work also provides a comprehensive and insightful analysis of western culture, politics and society. Yet, because he has not been one of easiest of writers to read his full contribution has not been widely acknowledged. Block developed a complex conceptual framework, and presented this ... Read more

    $104.99 CAD

  • Hitler's Favorite Jew

    The Enigma of Otto Weininger

    by Allan Janik ...
    Otto Weininger (1880-1903) is the most controversial figure to emerge from fin de siècle Vienna. The son of a Jewish goldsmith, he studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Vienna and spoke six languages by the time he was 21. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1902, he converted to Christianity and, in 1903, he published his book Sex and Character—a groundbreaking and highly provocative ... Read more

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  • Great Thinkers in 60 Minutes - Volume 4

    Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Kafka, Arendt

    by Walther Ziegler ...
    Series Book 4 - Great Thinkers in 60 Minutes
    "Great Thinkers in 60 Minutes Volume 4" comprises the five Books "Schopenhauer in 60 Minutes", "Nietzsche in 60 Minutes", "Wittgenstein in 60 Minutes", "Kafka in 60 Minutes", and "Arendt in 60 Minutes". Each short study sums up the key idea at the heart of each respective thinker and asks the question: "Of what use is this key idea to us today?" But above all the philosophers get to speak for ... Read more

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  • Marxism and Literary Criticism

    by Terry Eagleton ...
    Is Marx relevant any more? Why should we care what he wrote? What difference could it make to our reading of literature? Terry Eagleton, one of the foremost critics of our generation, has some answers in this wonderfully clear and readable analysis. Sharp and concise, it is, without doubt, the most important work on literary criticism that has emerged out of the tradition of Marxist philosophy and ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Trauma in First Person

    Diary Writing During the Holocaust

    by Amos Goldberg ...
    An examination of what can be learned by looking at the journals and diaries of Jews living during the Holocaust.What are the effects of radical oppression on the human psyche? What happens to the inner self of the powerless and traumatized victim, especially during times of widespread horror? In this bold and deeply penetrating book, Amos Goldberg addresses diary writing by Jews under Nazi ... Read more

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  • Aesthetics and Politics

    by Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Bertolt Brecht, Georg Lukacs ...
    Series series Radical Thinkers
    No other country and no other period has produced a tradition of major aesthetic debate to compare with that which unfolded in German culture from the 1930s to the 1950s. In Aesthetics and Politics the key texts of the great Marxist controversies over literature and art during these years are assembled in a single volume. They do not form a disparate collection but a continuous, interlinked debate ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD