At the height of the first Cold War in the early 1950s, the Western powers worried that occupied Austria might become 'Europe's Korea' and feared a Communist takeover.
I'd read this fascinating book for the sheer fun of it, even without any recipes-but oh, the recipes!"—Fran McCullough, editor of the Best American Recipes series
This book is the first to consider the representations of the effects of political terror and survival in contemporary literature from Northeast India.
This is a fairly measured judgment, for a work the caliber of Narcissus would certainly not bolster Rousseau's status. The plot, characters, language, and comedic elements come off as weak or incomplete.
Serial philanderer. Alexandre Dumas lived an extraordinary life. Who better to tell his story than the man himself? In this first volume of his memoirs, Dumas recounts his early life, from his first memories through to his teenage years.
This book provides a nuanced exploration of a pivotal moment in Jewish intellectual history, offering valuable insights into the challenges and triumphs of the Haskalah movement in Russia.
These two thinkers confront the issues surrounding public support for the arts through d'Alembert's original proposal, Rousseau's attack, and the first English translation of d'Alembert's response as well as correspondence relating to the ...