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  • On Marriage

    by Devorah Baum ...
    A compulsively readable, startling, and philosophically rich book about marriage, from an acclaimed critic and filmmaker“Baum is an erudite and entertaining guide through the landscape of marriage. . . . A fascinating exploration.”—Stephanie Merritt, The Guardian“As far back as our history books go, we have no record of a time preceding marriage. Isn’t that an extraordinary fact?” So writes ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • Granta 146

    The Politics of Feeling

    by Devorah Baum, Josh Appignanesi ...
    Guest-edited by Devorah Baum and Josh AppignanesiWe're living through hysterical times. Rage, resentment, shame, guilt and paranoia are everywhere surfacing, as is the intemperate adoration or hatred of popular but divisive public figures. Political discourse suffers when people seem to trust only what they feel and can no longer be swayed by reason or facts.If extreme feelings are a contagion ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Feeling Jewish

    (A Book for Just About Anyone)

    by Devorah Baum ...
    In this sparkling debut, a young critic offers an original, passionate, and erudite account of what it means to feel Jewish—even when you're not.Self-hatred. Guilt. Resentment. Paranoia. Hysteria. Overbearing Mother-Love. In this witty, insightful, and poignant book, Devorah Baum delves into fiction, film, memoir, and psychoanalysis to present a dazzlingly original exploration of a series of ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Routledge International Handbook of Psychoanalysis and Jewish Studies

    Edited by Stephen Frosh, Devorah Baum ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    The Routledge International Handbook of Psychoanalysis and Jewish Studies is an innovative, multidisciplinary volume covering the history, religion, culture and politics of Jewish Studies and psychoanalysis.An international team of contributors brings together these two fields and offers a critical assessment of the encounters that emerge from the confrontation and collaboration they have with ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

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    Love's Prophet

    by Lawrence J. Friedman, Anke M. Schreiber ...
    This "brilliantly comprehensive study" explores the influential thinker's contributions to psychology, philosophy and more—"academic biography at its best" ( Kirkus, starred review).Erich Fromm was a political activist, psychologist, psychoanalyst, philosopher, and one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century. Known for his theories of personality and political insight, Fromm ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Writing History, Writing Trauma

    by Dominick LaCapra ...
    Series series Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society
    An updated edition of a major work in trauma studies.Trauma and its aftermath pose acute problems for historical representation and understanding. In Writing History, Writing Trauma, Dominick LaCapra critically analyzes attempts by theorists and literary critics to come to terms with trauma and with the crucial role post-traumatic testimonies—notably Holocaust testimonies—assume in thought and in ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • History, Literature, Critical Theory

    by Dominick LaCapra ...
    In History, Literature, Critical Theory, Dominick LaCapra continues his exploration of the complex relations between history and literature, here considering history as both process and representation. A trio of chapters at the center of the volume concern the ways in which history and literature (particularly the novel) impact and question each other. In one of the chapters LaCapra revisits ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Representing the Holocaust

    History, Theory, Trauma

    by Dominick LaCapra ...
    Defying comprehension, the tragic history of the Holocaust has been alternately repressed and canonized in postmodern Western culture. Recently our interpretation of the Holocaust has been the center of bitter controversies, from debates over Paul de Man's collaborationist journalism and Martin Heidegger’s Nazi past to attempts by some historians to downplay the Holocaust’s significance. A major ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • The Minimal Self

    by Christopher Lasch ...
    "Even more valuable than its widely praised predecessor, The Culture of Narcissism." —John W. AldridgeFaced with an escalating arms race, rising crime and terrorism, environmental deterioration, and long-term economic decline, people have retreated from commitments that presuppose a secure and orderly world. In his latest book, Christopher Lasch, the renowned historian and social critic, ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Immanent Critiques

    The Frankfurt School under Pressure

    by Martin Jay ...
    The Frankfurt School’s own legacy is best preserved by exercising an immanent critique of its premises and the conclusions to which they often led. By distinguishing between what is still and what is no longer alive in Critical Theory, these essays seek to demonstrate its continuing relevance in the 21st century.Fifty years after the appearance of The Dialectical Imagination, his pioneering ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Talking about Evil

    Psychoanalytic, Social, and Cultural Perspectives

    Edited by Rina Lazar ...
    Series series Relational Perspectives Book Series
    How can we talk about evil? How can we make sense of its presence all around us? How can we come to terms with the sad fact that our involvement in doing or enabling evil is an interminable aspect of our lives in the world? This book is an attempt to engage these questions in a new way.Written from within the complicated reality of Israel, the contributors to this book forge a collective effort to ... Read more

    $111.30 CAD

  • Beyond the Chains of Illusion

    My Encounter with Marx and Freud

    by Erich Fromm ...
    Profound insights into Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud from the "prolific and eclectic" New York Times –bestselling author of Escape from Freedom ( The Washington Post )."Some of the most exciting and compelling reading I have done in a decade." — Los Angeles TimesAccording to renowned psy... ... Read more

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