The Oxford Handbook of Heracles (Oxford Handbooks) edited by Daniel Ogden
English | July 27, 2021 | ISBN: 0190650982 | EPUB/PDF | 608 pages | 28.5/41.5 MB
Heracles is the quintessential ancient Greek hero. The rich and massive tradition associated with him encompasses myths of all kinds: quest myths, monster-fights, world-foundational myths, aetiological myths, philosophical myths, allegorical myths, and more. It informs and is informed by every genre and variety of Classical literature. The figure of Heracles opens windows onto numerous aspects of ancient religion, including those of cult, syncretism, Christian reception, the relationship between gods and heroes, and the intersection of religion with politics.
The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Literature (Oxford Handbooks) edited by Stratis Papaioannou
English | July 19, 2021 | ISBN: 0199351767 | EPUB/PDF | 784 pages | 9.4/83.7 MB
This volume, the first ever of its kind in English, introduces and surveys Greek literature in Byzantium (330 - 1453 CE). In twenty-five chapters composed by leading specialists, The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Literature surveys the immense body of Greek literature produced from the fourth to the fifteenth century CE and advances a nuanced understanding of what "literature" was in Byzantium. This volume is structured in four sections.
John S. Major, "The Huainanzi: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Government in Early Han China "
English | ISBN: 0231142048 | 2010 | 1016 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Compiled by scholars at the court of Liu An, king of Huainan, in the second century B.C.E, The Huainanzi is a tightly organized, sophisticated articulation of Western Han philosophy and statecraft. Outlining "all that a modern monarch needs to know," the text emphasizes rigorous self-cultivation and mental discipline, brilliantly synthesizing for readers past and present the full spectrum of early Chinese thought.
The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic: Revised and Expanded Edition by Jessica Hopper
English | July 6, 2021 | ISBN: 0374538999 | EPUB | 448 pages | 0.8 MB
"Jessica Hopper's criticism is a trenchant and necessary counterpoint not just on music, but on our culture at large." ―Annie Clark, St. Vincent
An Li King of Huainan, "The Essential Huainanzi "
English | ISBN: 0231159803 | 2012 | 272 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Compiled in the second century B.C.E, the Huainanzi clarifies a crucial period in the development of Chinese conceptions of the cosmos, human nature, and the social order. Outlining "all that a modern monarch needs to know," the text emphasizes rigorous self-cultivation and mental discipline, attributing successful rule to a balance of broad knowledge, diligent application, and penetrating wisdom.
The Case of Literature: Forensic Narratives from Goethe to Kafka (Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought) by Arne Höcker
English | June 15, 2020 | ISBN: 1501749358, 1501749366 | EPUB | 252 pages | 0.6 MB
In The Case of Literature, Arne Höcker offers a radical reassessment of the modern European literary canon. His reinterpretations of Goethe, Schiller, Büchner, Döblin, Musil, and Kafka show how literary and scientific narratives have determined each other over the past three centuries, and he argues that modern literature not only contributed to the development of the human sciences but also established itself as the privileged medium for a modern style of case-based reasoning.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (Penguin Classics) by Robert Burton, edited by Angus Gowland
English | July 1, 2021 | ISBN: 0241533759 | EPUB | 1096 pages | 10.4 MB
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Burton's masterpiece, this fully edited, modern edition is published as a landmark volume in Penguin Classics.
William Chislett, "Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know®"
English | ISBN: 0199936463 | 2013 | 256 pages | AZW3 | 439 KB
What happens in Spain, among the euro zone's largest economies, matters. Its high unemployment (over 26%), burgeoning public debt, and banking crisis will be formative for the zone's future.
Sentinel: The Unlikely Origins of the Statue of Liberty by Francesca Lidia Viano
English | October 22, 2018 | ISBN: 067497560X | EPUB | 592 pages | 78 MB
The story of the improbable campaign that created America's most enduring monument.
Masao Ishikura, "Return of Marxian Macro-dynamics in East Asia "
English | ISBN: 178714478X | 2017 | 328 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The economic growth in East Asia has been believed to be the model case of the triumph of capitalism. Some progressive economists, for example, the developmental state theorists, also praised the East Asian model as the progressive alternative to neoliberal market fundamentalism, arguing that they are the outcomes of state-led development. However, with the sudden advent of the 'Lost Decade of Japan' in the 1990s, and the ensuing 'IMF Crisis' of South Korea in 1997, and now the imminent 'hard landing' of the Chinese economy, the East Asian miracle story is quickly becoming a thing of the past. East Asia has now become an epicentre of the contradictions and crisis of global capitalism. Today, deepening economic crises, exacerbation of social polarization, rising popular discontents, and escalating geopolitical tensions are common to China, Japan and Korea. Moreover, East Asia has been at the centre of global ecological contradictions. Indeed, East Asia has now become the typical place of Marxian macro-dynamics. This important and timely volume brings together experts in political economy from across the globe, to comment on the return of Marxian macro-dynamics in East Asia. The contributions explore macro-dynamics, the role of the state and hegemony in the context of transnational capitalism, and Marxian alternatives for East Asia.