Timothy Snyder traces the emergence of four rival modern nationalist ideologies from common medieval notions of citizenship. He presents the ideo...
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Raymonde Carroll presents an intriguing and thoughtful analysis of the many ways French and Americans—and indeed any members of different culture...
A work of dazzling imagination that takes as its theme the price the true scientist or artist must pay for his calling in terms of his own humani...
'You're 82 years old. You've shrunk six centimetres, you only weigh 45 kilos yet you're still beautiful, graceful and desirable' – so begins Andr...
The story of the world's greatest civilization spans 4,000 years of history that has shaped the world. It is full of spectacular cities and epic ...
"Here now, for the first time in a complete English translation, we have Camus's three little volumes of essays, plus a selection of his critical...
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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, ...
The unfinished manuscript of The First Man was discovered in the wreckage of a car accident in which Camus died in 1960. Although it was not publ...
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