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Hardback. Maurice Blanchot is a towering yet enigmatic figure in twentieth-century French thought. Both his fiction and his criticism played a determining role in how postwar French philosophy was written, especially in its intense concern with the question of writing as such. This volume collects his political writings from 1953 to 1993. Translator(s): Paul, Zakir. Series: French Voices. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823229970
- ISBN
- 9780823229970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.15
€ 109.15
Hardback. Offers a portrait of home front Ohio, and how a young boy, his sister, and his mother waited out their war, scanning newspapers and magazines for news of Dad and devouring letters full of humor and expressions of love for and pride in his family and dreams of a good life after the war. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823229796
- ISBN
- 9780823229796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.97
€ 53.97
Paperback. Fordham University is the quintessential American-Catholic institution - and one now looked upon as among the best Catholic universities ion the country. This book offers an account of Fordham's one hundred thirty-seven years. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBT; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 633.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823229772
- ISBN
- 9780823229772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.75
€ 42.75
Hardback. Tells stories of Greek Leftists as paradigmatic figures of abjection, given that between 1929 and 1974 tens of thousands of Greek dissidents were detained and tortured in prisons, places of exile, and concentration and rehabilitation camps. This title presents the history of how Greek Left was constituted by Greek state as a zone of danger. Num Pages: 256 pages, 44 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFF; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823229673
- ISBN
- 9780823229673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.26
€ 120.26
Hardback. In this innovative book, Edmund L. Drago tells the first full story of white children and their families in the most militant Southern state, and the state where the Civil War erupted. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823229376
- ISBN
- 9780823229376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.56
€ 103.56
Hardback. Shows that we can conceive and live with a pluralism of standpoints with conflicting standards for truth-with the truth of each being entirely unaffected by the truth of the others. This book emphasizes the importance of the nonargumentative features of the dialogues: their drama, myths, fictions, anecdotes, and humor. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823229130
- ISBN
- 9780823229130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.65
€ 93.65
Hardback. Moral philosophy and poststructuralism have long been considered two antithetical enterprises. This title argues that Judith Butler's work makes possible a productive encounter between moral philosophy and poststructuralism, rethinking responsibility and critique as key concepts at the juncture of ethics and politics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228980
- ISBN
- 9780823228980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.69
€ 114.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 35 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228966
- ISBN
- 9780823228966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.08
€ 35.08
Hardback. Across the country, in the middle of busy city squares and hidden on quiet streets, there are nearly 200 statues erected in memory of Abraham Lincoln. This book chronicles the history of each monument, spotlighting its artistic, social, political, and cultural origins. Num Pages: 292 pages, 35 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228959
- ISBN
- 9780823228959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.13
€ 93.13
Hardback. Provides an account of the author's ideas about God. Translator(s): Clift, Sarah. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 239.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228898
- ISBN
- 9780823228898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.13
€ 91.13
Hardback. Offers an investigation into what is left of a monotheistic religious spirit - notably, a minimalist faith that is neither confessional nor credulous. Articulating this faith as works and as an objectless hope, this book deconstructs Christianity in search of the historical and reflective conditions that provided its initial energy. Translator(s): Bergo, Bettina. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228355
- ISBN
- 9780823228355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.93
€ 86.93
Hardback. Over the course of five years, the Reserve Officers Association of the United States - the nation's oldest such professional military organization - invited its members to write about their experiences in World War II. This title deals with this topic. Editor(s): Kelly, Carole Adele. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 548 pages, 48 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 187 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228232
- ISBN
- 9780823228232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.12
€ 70.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Michel, Thomas. Series: Abrahamaic Dialogues. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228126
- ISBN
- 9780823228126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.10
€ 35.10
Hardback. Presents a translation of the complete text of Jacques Derrida's ten-hour address to the 1997 Cerisy conference entitled "The Autobiographical Animal," the third of four such colloquia on his work. This book was assembled posthumously on the basis of two published sections, one written and recorded session, and one informal recorded session. Editor(s): Mallet, Marie-Louise. Translator(s): Wills, David. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823227907
- ISBN
- 9780823227907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.52
€ 100.52
hardcover. Brings together essays on the topics of the ego and of God. This book illustrates the profound connection between the author's phenomenological concerns and his writings on Descartes. It highlights the topics - liberating god and the self from the constrictions of metaphysics - in the philosophy of Descartes. Translator(s): Gschwandtner, Prof. Christina M. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823227549
- ISBN
- 9780823227549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.61
€ 119.61
Hardback. An aristocratic member of a prominent Philadelphia family, Sidney George Fisher was a prolific man of letters. He kept a detailed diary that chronicled not only daily life in America's second city but also the key political, social, and cultural events of the 19th century. This book talks about the Fisher's diary written during the Civil War. Editor(s): White, Jonathan W. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BG; DNJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823227273
- ISBN
- 9780823227273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.39
€ 98.39
Hardback. In the Election of 1872 the conflict between President US Grant and Horace Greeley has been typically understood as a battle for the soul of the ruling Republican Party. This book argues that the campaign was more than a narrow struggle between Party elites and a class-based radical reform movement. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPL; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 32. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823227099
- ISBN
- 9780823227099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
Hardback. Seeks to articulate the evil that happened in Bosnia within the context of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This book understands evil via a neologism - as sociocide, the murdering of society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HPJ; JFFE; JWXK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823227006
- ISBN
- 9780823227006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.19
€ 95.19
Hardback. Offers the study of a largely ignored legacy. Scouring archives, discovering diaries, and memoirs in private houses and forgotten drawers, this title recovers the voices of the generation - bootblacks and poets, film directors and farmers, miners, anarchists, and seamstresses - compelled to tell their stories. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; BGA; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823226788
- ISBN
- 9780823226788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.30
€ 113.30
Hardback. John Romeiser has woven both the North African diary and Whitehead's memoir of the subsequent landings in Sicily into a vivid, unvarnished, and completely riveting story of eight months during some of the most brutal combat of the war. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823226757
- ISBN
- 9780823226757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.84
€ 53.84