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Race, Nation, Translation
South African Essays, 1990-2013
The first collection of nonfiction critical writings by one of the leading literary figures of post-apartheid South Africa The most significant nonfiction writings of Zoë Wicomb, one of South Africa’s...
Metaphysics in Ordinary Language
In this rich collection of philosophical writings, Stanley Rosen addresses a wide range of topics—from eros, poetry, and freedom to problems like negation and the epistemological status of sense perception. Though diverse in...
Knowing Nature
Art and Science in Philadelphia, 1740-1840
Philadelphia developed the most active scientific community in early America, fostering an influential group of naturalist-artists, including William Bartram, Charles Willson Peale, Alexander Wilson, and John James Audubon,...
Rimbaud the Son
A radiant work of fiction that illuminates the life and art of Rimbaud in a way that no biography couldRimbaud the Son, widely celebrated upon its publication in France, investigates the life of a writer, the...
From Precaution to Profit
Contemporary Challenges to Environmental Protection in the Montreal Protocol
Why, when global environmental protection efforts have never been more important, is the world’s most widely acclaimed environmental agreement failing? The Montreal Protocol has been cited as the most...
Cuban Fiestas
A luminous history of Cuba’s most dynamic and defining rituals and the ever-improvisational character of Cuban culture In the Cuban town of Sagua la Grande, a young Roberto González Echevarría peers out...
Clear and Present Safety
The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans
An eye-opening look at the history of national security fear-mongering in America and how it distracts citizens from the issues that really matter What most frightens the average American? Terrorism....
Breakpoint
Reckoning with America's Environmental Crises
An insightful look at the American environmental crisis and emerging solutions from the heartland to the coasts in the era of global climate change Eminent ecologist Jeremy B. C. Jackson and award-winning...
Español en Vivo (text w/DVD)
Conversations with Native Speakers
Español en Vivo emphasizes the richness of hispanic culture and the variations of authentic spoken Spanish. Through filmed interviews with more than twenty native Spanish speakers, students are introduced to a variety of...
Opium
Reality's Dark Dream
Is opium a vile curse on society, a blessed medicine from God, or possibly both? This fresh history offers surprising new insights. Opium and its derivatives morphine and heroin have destroyed, corrupted...