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Totalitarianism and Political Religion
The totalitarian systems that arose in the twentieth century presented themselves as secular. Yet, as A. James Gregor argues in this book, they themselves functioned as religions. …
Fiction Agonistes
In this path-breaking new work, Gregory Jusdanis asks why literature matters. Why are we afraid to admit our pleasures of reading, to defend the arts to the school board, to …
The Quest for Attention
Today, social media offers an alternative broadcast and communication medium for nonprofit advocacy organizations. At the same time, social media ushers in a "noisy" information …
Virtually Virgins
This book provides a detailed, intimate portrait of a community of women living in a shantytown (favela) in northeastern Brazil, while exploring the complex interplay between …
Thrive
THRIVE breaks the paradigm of all previous personal financial books. This book identifies not only why most of us have a stressful relationship with money, it also lays out the …
The Enigma of Isaac Babel
A literary cult figure on a par with Franz Kafka, Isaac Babel has remained an enigma ever since he disappeared, along with his archive, inside Stalin's secret police headquarters …
Crosspaths in Literary Theory and Criticism
Crosspaths in Literary Theory and Criticism traces several of the most recent trends in both the Italian and the American critical traditions, exploring the points at which the two …
The Migration Apparatus
Every year, millions of people from around the world grapple with the European Union's emerging migration management apparatus. Through border controls, biometric information …
The Birth of California Narrow Gauge
This long-awaited study, the magnum opus of a leading railroad historian, describes the conception, construction, and early operation of the first narrow gauge railroads in …
Thought’s Wilderness
While much recent ecocriticism has questioned the value of nature as a concept, Thought's Wilderness insists that it is analytically and politically indispensable, and that …
Marxism, Fascism, and Totalitarianism
This work traces the changes in classical Marxism (the Marxism of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels) that took place after the death of its founders. It outlines the variants that …
The Gray Zone
Based on rare, in-depth fieldwork among an undercover police investigative team working in a southern EU maritime state, Gregory Feldman examines how "taking action" against human …