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"This book is a history of European interpretations of the gift from the mid seventeenth to the early twentieth century. Reciprocal gift exchange, pervasive in traditional European society, disappeared from the discourse of nineteenth-century social theory only to return as a ma…
"This book is an innovative and creative critique of the theories and practices of feminism for the twenty first century. Written by a mother and daughter, the book presents a dialogue across generations and instates a politics of difference and the importance of the category wo…
In the first book to argue for the benefits of boredom, Peter Toohey dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean Paul Sartre.s nausea. He shows how boredom is, in fact, one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essent…
Comparative secularisms in a global age
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"Explores the history and politics of secularism and the public role of religion in France, India, Turkey, and the United States"--Provided by publisher.
The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributi…
