In Praise of Risk 9780823285464

In Praise of Risk 9780823285464

When Anne Dufourmantelle drowned in a heroic attempt to save two children caught in rough seas, obituaries around the wo

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In Praise of Risk 9780823285471

This book, whose original French edition achieved worldwide attention when its author died trying to save two children c

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In Praise of Copying 9780674058422

German critic Walter Benjamin wrote some immensely influential words on the work of art in the age of mechanical reprodu

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In Praise of Penumbra 1119983967, 9781119983965

Guest-edited by Agostino De Rosa, Alessio Bortot and Francesco Bergamo   Penumbra, from the Latin paene (almost) and um

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In Praise of Polytheism 0520342240, 9780520342248

What ancient polytheistic religions can teach us about building inclusive and equitable futures   At the heart of this b

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In Praise of Commercial Culture 0674001885, 0674445910

Does a market economy encourage or discourage music, literature, and the visual arts? Do economic forces of supply and d

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In Praise of Nonsense 9780804783064, 0804729514, 0804729522

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Al-Jahiz: In Praise of Books 9780748683338

Shortlisted for The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2017 Introduces the writings and ‘Abbasid-period textual world of Al-Jāhiz,

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In Praise of Friendship 1789043891, 9781789043891

We are living in the age of decline, or at least crisis, of what might be called a ‘culture of friendship’. Our existenc

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The Praise of Folly 9780300157239

First published in Paris in 1511, The Praise of Folly enjoyed enormous and highly controversial success during the autho

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