Ebooks de Cory Stockwell en PDF et EPUB

6 Livre(s)
Télécharger le livre : The Last Jewish Joke
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The Last Jewish Joke
Cory Stockwell , Michel Wieviorka
The golden age of Jewish humour flourished in the second half of the twentieth century, enjoyed by Jews and non-Jews alike, but its twilight years are now in sight.  Telling jokes has the potential to reaffirm community once religion, political loyalties and...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2025-06-09

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25,32 €
Télécharger le livre : The Triumph of the Slippers
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The Triumph of the Slippers
Pascal Bruckner , Cory Stockwell
Since the beginning of the 21st century, global warming, terrorism, the pandemic and now the war in Ukraine have created a widespread feeling that the world is an increasingly dangerous place.  In response to this situation, it is understandable that many people are...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2024-04-09

ePub

18,99 €
Télécharger le livre : The Friendship of a Mountain
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The Friendship of a Mountain
Pascal Bruckner , Cory Stockwell
Why are we fascinated by mountains? These outcrops of rock were once considered unsightly, something to be avoided at all costs, but, since Rousseau, they have been contrasted with our corrupt cities and viewed as serene enclaves of beauty and relaxation. But why climb...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2023-05-25

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20,26 €
Télécharger le livre : Here Lies Bitterness
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Here Lies Bitterness
Cynthia Fleury , Cory Stockwell
The greatest threat to modern democracy comes from within and it has a name: resentment.  Stemming from feelings of inferiority in relation to others, resentment is a diffuse and obsessive loathing, coupled with delusions of victimhood, which clouds one’s judgment and...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2022-11-11

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21,52 €
Télécharger le livre : The Fragile Skin of the World
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The Fragile Skin of the World
Jean-Luc Nancy , Cory Stockwell
Certain philosophers of Antiquity compared the world to a large animal; but if the world were an animal, it would have a skin similar to the skin that envelops each living being and gives it unity. The world is neither an animal nor a machine but an interminable jumble...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2022-05-12

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17,93 €
Télécharger le livre : An All-Too-Human Virus
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An All-Too-Human Virus
Sarah Clift , David Fernbach , Jean-Luc Nancy , Cory Stockwell
In the past, pandemics were considered divine punishment, but we now understand the biological characteristics of viruses and we know they are spread through social interaction. What used to be divine has become human – all too human, as Nietzsche would say. But while...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2021-10-25

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11,92 €