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  • Orientalism and Islamby Michael Curtis

    Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 22.00

    Through an historical analysis of the theme of Oriental despotism, Curtis reveals the complex positive and negative interaction between Europe and the Orient. more...

  • Property, Piracy and Punishmentby Hans W. Blom

    BRILL 2009; US$ 144.00

    In 1604-1605, Hugo Grotius wrote "De iure praedae", a commentary on the law of booty and prize. This title features essays that discuss "De iure praedae" and its intellectual sources, exploring how Grotius as a humanist, theologian, jurist and politician proceeded in this his first exercise in the theory of natural law and rights. more...

  • Donati Graeciby Federica Ciccolella

    BRILL 2007; US$ 258.00

    Offers a study of four Greek grammars modelled on a Latin elementary grammar called Ianua of Donatus; they represent a tradition of Greek studies contemporaneous with, and parallel to, the "official" Byzantine-humanist grammar that made the revival of Greek in the West possible. more...

  • Etiam Realis Scientiaby Caroline Gaus

    BRILL 2008; US$ 130.00

    Research on the medieval doctrine of the transcendentals is characterized by one debate: its characteristic peculiarity vs its structural correspondence to the modern concept of transcendentality. This study on Peter Aureol's ( 1322) doctrine of transcendentals offers a contribution to that discussion. more...

  • Western Marxism and the Soviet Unionby Marcel van der Linden

    BRILL 2007; US$ 136.00

    The 'Russian Question' was a central problem for Marxism in the twentieth century. Numerous attempts were made to understand the nature of Soviet society. If the Soviet Union did not have a socialist society, then how should its nature be understood? This book tries to portray the development of these theoretical contributions since 1917. more...

  • Institutio Oratoriaby Jan Rothkamm

    BRILL 2009; US$ 144.00

    Bringing together four eminent Seventeenth century philosophers and investigating educational background, preferred language(s), reading habits as well as writing strategies, this book offers an illustration of the important part played by Rhetoric in the making of Early Enlightenment Philosophy. more...

  • Soviet Marxism-Leninismby Alfred B. Evans

    ABC-CLIO 1993; US$ 31.95

    This study examines the development of Marxist-Leninist ideology in the U.S.S.R. from its origins to the collapse of the Soviet regime. Alfred Evans argues that Soviet Marxism-Leninism was subject to significant adaptation under various leaders, contrary to the widespread impression that official Soviet ideology remained static after Stalin. While... more...

  • Scientific Development and Misconceptions Through the Ages: A Reference Guideby Robert E. Krebs

    ABC-CLIO 1999; US$ 67.00

    The evolution of science through the ages has often been marred by people's misconceptions. From pre-historic times, when myths played a major role in people's lives, to present-day debates concerning the environment, people have sought ways to explain the world around them and have often come up with incorrect answers. Science has grown through the... more...

  • The Verge of Philosophyby John Sallis

    University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 19.00

    The Verge of Philosophy is both an exploration of the limits of philosophy and a memorial for John Sallis’s longtime friend and interlocutor Jacques Derrida. The centerpiece of the book is an extended examination of three sites in Derrida’s thought: his interpretation of Heidegger regarding the privileging of the question; his account... more...

  • Derrida Dictionaryby Simon Morgan Wortham

    Continuum International Publishing 2010; US$ 110.00

    The Derrida Dictionary is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the world of Jacques Derrida, the founder of deconstruction and one of the most important and influential European thinkers of the twentieth century. Meticulously researched and extensively cross-referenced, this unique book covers all his major works, ideas and influences and provides... more...