On Revolution (Pelican)
Penguin (Non-Classics), November 1977. Soft Cover. Inked name on leading edge. More
Penguin (Non-Classics), November 1977. Soft Cover. Inked name on leading edge. More
Penguin Classics, September 2006. Trade Paperback. A unique and fascinating look at violent political change by one of the most profound thinkers of the twentieth century and the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism Hannah Arendt's penetrating observations on the modern world, based on a profound..... More
Penguin Classics, August 2003. Trade Paperback. Although Hannah Arendt is considered one of the major contributors to social and political thought in the twentieth century, this is the first general anthology of her writings. This volume includes selections from her major works, including The Origins of Totalitarianism, Between Past and..... More
Oxford University Press, January 1975. Paper Back. More
Easton Press, 1979. Leather. Green full leather cover with gilt lettering and design on spine and front and back covers; gilt page edges; dark green silk endpages in front and back, fading/yellowing/browning around page edge in front and back endpages; gold satin ribbon bookmark; Easton Press bookplate personalized and affixed..... More
Oxford University Press, USA, July 2009. Trade Paperback. A student of Plato and a teacher of Alexander the Great, Aristotle is one of the towering figures in Western thought. A brilliant thinker with wide-ranging interests, he wrote important works in physics, biology, poetry, politics, morality, metaphysics, and ethics. In the..... More
Signet Classics, January 2011. Mass Market PaperBack. More than two thousand years ago, Aristotle established unique standards of philosophic inquiry, observation, and judgment. This book offers a contemporary reevaluation of the philosophy of the master of Western thought, and shows his vital, continuing influence in our modern world. More than..... More
University of Chicago Press, October 1985. Trade Paperback. This new translation of one of the fundamental texts of Western political thought combines strict fidelity to Aristotle's Greek with a contemporary English prose style. Lord's intention throughout is to retain Aristotle's distinctive style. The accompanying notes provide literary and historical references..... More
Bobbs-Merrill/ Library of Liberal Arts, January 1958. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo. Mild shelf wear. A former reader's name is written in ink on half title page. [110 pages]. More
Ballantine Books, February 2001. Trade Paperback. In the late twentieth century, fundamentalism has emerged as one of the most powerful forces at work in the world, contesting the dominance of modern secular values and threatening peace and harmony around the globe. Yet it remains incomprehensible to a large number of..... More
Ballantine Books, February 2001. Trade Paperback. In the late twentieth century, fundamentalism has emerged as one of the most powerful forces at work in the world, contesting the dominance of modern secular values and threatening peace and harmony around the globe. Yet it remains incomprehensible to a large number of..... More
Ballantine Books, February 2001. Trade Paperback. In the late twentieth century, fundamentalism has emerged as one of the most powerful forces at work in the world, contesting the dominance of modern secular values and threatening peace and harmony around the globe. Yet it remains incomprehensible to a large number of..... More
Knopf, September 2009. Hardcover. A nuanced exploration of the part religion plays in human life, past and present, from one of the foremost commentators on religion at work today. Moving from the Paleolithic Age to the present, Karen Armstrong details the great lengths to which humankind has gone in order..... More
Knopf, September 2009. Hardcover. A nuanced exploration of the part religion plays in human life, past and present, from one of the foremost commentators on religion at work today. Moving from the Paleolithic Age to the present, Karen Armstrong details the great lengths to which humankind has gone in order..... More
Anchor Books, September 2015. Trade Paperback. A sweeping exploration of religion and the history of human violence--from the New York Times bestselling author of The History of God - "Elegant and powerful.... Both erudite and accurate, dazzling in its breadth of knowledge and historical detail." --The Washington Post In these..... More
Ballantine Books, September 1994. Trade Paperback. Why does God exist? How have the three dominant monotheistic religions--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--shaped and altered the conception of God? How have these religions influenced each other? In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the..... More
HarperOne, September 2007. Trade Paperback. The Man Who Inspired the World's Fastest-Growing Religion Muhammad presents a fascinating portrait of the founder of a religion that continues to change the course of world history. Muhammad's story is more relevant than ever because it offers crucial insight into the true origins of..... More
Knopf, March 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Karen Armstrong begins this spellbinding story of her spiritual journey with her departure in 1969 from the Roman Catholic convent she had entered seven years before--hoping, but ultimately failing, to find God. She knew almost nothing of the changed world to which she was..... More
Random House Inc, February 1998. Hardcover. How does one live after surviving injustice? What satisfaction comes from revenge? Can the past ever be left behind? Masterfully composed and imbued with extraordinary feeling and understanding, "The Iron Tracks" is a riveting tale of survival and revenge by the writer whom Irving..... More
Penguin (Non-Classics), December 2009. Trade Paperback. A New York Times-bestselling breakthrough book about talent, passion, and achievement from the one of the world's leading thinkers on creativity and self-fulfillment. You, Your Child, and School is forthcoming from Viking. The Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion..... More
Parimal Publications, 2005. Hardcover. Four hardcovers in jackets. More
Stanford University Press, February 2003. Trade Paperback. Opening with the provocative query "what might an anthropology of the secular look like?" this book explores the concepts, practices, and political formations of secularism, with emphasis on the major historical shifts that have shaped secular sensibilities and attitudes in the modern West..... More
Johns Hopkins University Press, August 1993. Trade Paperback. In Geneologies of Religion, Talal Asad explores how religion as a historical category emerged in the West and has come to be applied as a universal concept. The idea that religion has undergone a radical change since the Christian Reformation--from totalitarian and..... More
University of California Press, February 1994. Trade Paperback. Countless attempts have been made to appropriate the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche for diverse cultural and political ends, but nowhere have these efforts been more sustained and of greater consequence than in Germany. Aschheim offers a magisterial chronicle of the philosopher's presence..... More
University of Georgia Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing w/ full number line; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy red cloth boards w/ white lettering at spine, mild scuffing/edge-wear present; Pages free of markings; An excellent copy. More