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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: One Volume Abridged Edition by Sir Winston S. Churchill; Christopher Lee (Editor)
Category: History | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
Bringing together books and thinkers that hove opened up startling new ways of looking at the world, the Bloomsbury Revelations series celebrates the originality and excellence of Bloomsbury's non-fiction publishing. Including books by the likes of Winston Churchill, Slavoj Zizek, Ferdinand de Saussure, ...Show more
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: The Great Democracies: Volume IV by Sir Winston S. Churchill
Category: History | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even more because it reflects a tradition of what Englishmen in the hey-day of their empire tho ...Show more
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume I: The Birth of Britain: The Birth of Britain by Sir Winston S. Churchill
Category: History | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even more because it reflects a tradition of what Englishmen in the hey-day of their empire tho ...Show more
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume II: The New World: The New World by Sir Winston S. Churchill
Category: History | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even more because it reflects a tradition of what Englishmen in the hey-day of their empire tho ...Show more
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume III: The Age of Revolution: The Age of Revolution by Sir Winston S. Churchill
Category: History | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even more because it reflects a tradition of what Englishmen in the hey-day of their empire tho ...Show more
A New Philosophy of Society by DeLanda Manuel
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
Manuel DeLanda is a distinguished writer, artist and philosopher. In his new book, he offers a fascinating look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. Since most social entities, from small communities to large nation-states, would disappear altogether if h ...Show more
Among the Dead Cities: Is the Targeting of Civilians in War Ever Justified? by A. C. Grayling
Category: History | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
Is it ever right to target civilians in a time of war? Or do the ends sometimes justify the means? The twentieth century - the age of 'total war' - marked the first time that civilian populations came to be seen as legitimate military targets. At this policy's most terrible extreme came the dropping of ...Show more
'Art and Fear' and 'Art As Far As the Eye Can See' by Paul Virilio; Julie Rose (Translator)
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
Paul Virilio is one of contemporary continental thought's most original and provocative critical voices. His vision of the impact of modern technology on the contemporary global condition is powerful and disturbing, ranging over art, architecture, science, politics, visual culture and warfare. In Art a ...Show more
Brecht on Theatre by Bertolt Brecht; Marc Silberman (Editor); Tom Kuhn (Editor); Steve Giles (Editor)
Category: Performing Arts Drama Plays | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
Brecht on Theatre is a seminal work that has remained the classic text for readers and students wanting a rich appreciation of the development of Brecht's thinking on theatre and aesthetics. First published in 1964 and on reading lists ever since, Brecht's writings are presented in this definitive editi ...Show more
Dissemination by Jacques Derrida; Barbara Johnson (Translator)
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
"In Dissemination - more than in any previous work - Derrida weav es] a complex pattern of puns, verbal echoes and allusions, intended to 'deconstruct' both the pretension of criticism to tell the truth about literature, and the pretension of philosophy to be the literature of truth." New StatesmanJacqu ...Show more
Everyday Life in the Modern World by Henri Lefebvre
Category: Reference | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
When Lefebvre's book first appeared in the 1960s it was considered a manifesto for a social movement that focused on the quality of life experi-enced by the individual--by the com-mon man and woman. His emphasis on the quality of life will have even more appeal to those currently living with the problem ...Show more
Goering - The Iron Man by Richard Overy
Category: Biography Memoir | Series: Bloomsbury Revelations Ser.
Published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series and featuring a new preface by the author, this classic biography by acclaimed historian Richard Overy takes the reader on a chilling journey into the heart of Hitler's inner circle.Hermann Goering was Hitler's most loyal supporter, his designated successor ...Show more