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Making Way for Genius
The Aspiring Self in France from the Old Regime to the New
Examining the lives and works of three iconic personalities —Germaine de Staël, Stendhal, and Georges Cuvier—Kathleen Kete creates a groundbreaking cultural history of ambition in post-Revolutionary France. While in the old...
Against War and Empire
Geneva, Britain, and France in the Eighteenth Century
As Britain and France became more powerful during the eighteenth century, small states such as Geneva could no longer stand militarily against these commercial monarchies. Furthermore, many Genevans felt that they were being...
The Good Rich and What They Cost Us
Is it possible for a democracy to include a tiny group of citizens who are vastly richer than the rest of us? What does that do to our cherished ideal of democratic equality? This timely and provocative...
The Eighteen-Day Running Mate
McGovern, Eagleton, and a Campaign in Crisis
The riveting story of a doomed presidential ticket and the truth behind this singular election-year drama No skeletons were rattling in his closet, Thomas Eagleton assured George McGovern’s...
Time No Longer
Americans After the American Century
Why America’s founding myths no longer apply, and why we must reconsider the facts of our history Americans cherish their national myths, some of which predate the country’s founding. But the time for...
Psychology's Ghosts
The Crisis in the Profession and the Way Back
A leading psychologist takes a hard look at his profession today and argues for important changes in practices and attitudes This book is the product of years of thought and a profound concern for the...
Johnson and Boswell
A Biography of Friendship
In this book John Radner examines the fluctuating, close, and complex friendship enjoyed by Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, from the day they met in 1763 to the day when Boswell published his monumental Life of Johnson...
The Clerics of Islam
Religious Authority and Political Power in Saudi Arabia
Followers of Muhammad b. ’Abd al-Wahhab, often considered to be Islam’s Martin Luther, shaped the political and religious identity of the Saudi state while also enabling the significant worldwide expansion of Salafist Islam. Studies...
The Book of Numbers: A Critique of Genesis
In this work Calum Carmichael—a legal scholar who applies a literary approach to the study of the Bible—shows how each law and each narrative in Numbers, the least researched book in the Pentateuch, responds to problems arising...
Breaking Democracy's Spell
In this timely and important work, eminent political theorist John Dunn argues that democracy is not synonymous with good government. The author explores the labyrinthine reality behind the basic concept of democracy, demonstrating...