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  • Sophie Halaby in Jerusalem

    An Artist’s Life

    by Laura S. Schor ...
    A pioneer among Palestinian artists, Sophie Halaby was the first Arab woman to study art in Paris, subsequently living independently as a professional painter in Jerusalem throughout her life. She was born in 1906 in Kiev to a Russian mother and a Christian Arab father. Her family fled to Jerusalem in 1917 in the wake of the Russian Revolution. Her life was marked by violence and war, including ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Consumer Society Reader

    Edited by Juliet Schor, Douglas B. Holt ...
    The Consumer Society Reader features a range of key works on the nature and evolution of consumer society. Included here is much-discussed work by leading critics such as Jean Baudrillard, Susan Bordo, Dick Hebdige, bell hooks, and Janice Radway. Also included is a full range of classics, such as Frankfurt School writers Adorno and Horkheimer on the Culture Industry; Thorstein Veblen's oft-cited ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bridge of Words

    Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language

    by Esther Schor ...
    A rich and passionate biography of a language and the dream of world harmony it sought to realize.In 1887, Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, a Polish Jew, had the idea of putting an end to tribalism by creating a universal language, one that would be equally accessible to everyone in the world. The result was Esperanto, a utopian scheme full of the brilliance, craziness, and grandiosity that characterize ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Mary Shelley

    Edited by Esther Schor ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Known from her day to ours as 'the Author of Frankenstein', Mary Shelley indeed created one of the central myths of modernity. But she went on to survive all manner of upheaval - personal, political, and professional - and to produce an oeuvre of bracing intelligence and wide cultural sweep. The Cambridge Companion to Mary Shelley helps readers to assess for themselves her remarkable body of work. ... Read more

    Was $35.99 CAD Now $31.99 CAD

  • The Consumer Society Reader

    by Juliet Schor ...
    Drawing on work from leading scholars and cultural critics, this volume offers a portrait of consumerism in the United States and beyond.Featuring a range of key works on the nature and evolution of consumer society, The Consumer Society Reader includes work by leading critics such as Jean Baudrillard, Susan Bordo, Dick Hebdige, bell hooks, and Janice Radway. Also included is a full range of ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The SAGE Encyclopedia of Economics and Society

    Edited by Frederick F. Wherry, Juliet B. Schor ...
    Economics is the nexus and engine that runs society, affecting societal well-being, raising standards of living when economies prosper or lowering citizens through class structures when economies perform poorly. Our society only has to witness the booms and busts of the past decade to see how economics profoundly affects the cores of societies around the world. From a household budget to ... Read more

    $696.79 CAD

  • The Sabbath

    by Abraham Joshua Heschel, Abraham Joshua Heschel ...
    Series series FSG Classics
    Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication--and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in modern life.In this brief yet profound meditation on the meaning of the Seventh Day, Heschel, one of the most widely respected religious leaders of ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Decadent Subjects

    The Idea of Decadence in Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Culture of the Fin de Siècle in Europe

    by Charles Bernheimer ...
    An illuminating exploration of fin de siècle decadence "by a well-known authority in the areas of European literature, culture, and psychoanalysis" (Pre-Raphaelite Studies).The influential writer and scholar Charles Bernheimer described decadence as a "stimulant that bends thought out of shape, deforming traditional conceptual molds." In this posthumously published work, Bernheimer succeeds in ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Comparative Constitutional Theory

    Edited by Gary Jacobsohn, Miguel Schor ...
    Series series Research Handbooks in Comparative Constitutional Law series
    This thoroughly revised Second Edition provides a refreshed overview of comparative constitutional law and theory. Expert authors investigate the recent proliferation of instances in which the practice of constitutionalism has been compromised by various forms of democratic erosion.New and updated chapters complement the first edition’s illumination of key concepts in comparative constitutional ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • Born to Buy

    The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Cult

    by Juliet B. Schor ...
    From the bestselling author of The Overworked American, an illuminating and well-researched account on the consequences of turning younger and younger children into consumers.Marketing targeted at kids is virtually everywhere—in classrooms and textbooks, on the Internet, even at Girl Scout meetings, slumber parties, and the playground. Product placement and other innovations have introduced more ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Economic Apartheid In America

    A Primer On Economic Inequality & Insecurity

    by Chuck Collins, Felice Yeskel, United for a Fair Economy and Class Action ...
    This updated edition of the widely touted Economic Apartheid in America looks at the causes and manifestations of wealth disparities in the United States, including tax policy in light of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and recent corporate scandals.Published with two leading organizations dedicated to addressing economic inequality, the book looks at recent changes in income and wealth distribution ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Decadent Subjects

    The Idea of Decadence in Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Culture of the Fin de Siècle in Europe

    by Charles Bernheimer ...
    Series series Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society
    Honorable Mention for the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies from the Modern Language AssociationCharles Bernheimer described decadence as a "stimulant that bends thought out of shape, deforming traditional conceptual molds." In this posthumously published work, Bernheimer succeeds in making a critical concept out of this perennially fashionable, rarely understood ... Read more

    $57.19 CAD