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We Prisoners of War

Sixteen British Officers and Soldiers Speak from a German Prison Camp

by Tracy Strong ...

We Prisoners of War: Sixteen British Officers and Soldiers Speak from a German Prison Camp, first published in 1941, is a collection of brief essays written by POWs held in Germany during the early days of World War II. As noted in the Preface: Two years after the outbreak of hostilities, more than four million men are prisoners of war. They are living behind barbed-wire fences in all parts of the ... Read more

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We Prisoners of War: Sixteen British Officers and Soldiers Speak from a German Prison Camp, first published in 1941, is a collection of brief essays written by POWs held in Germany during the early days of World War II. As noted in the Preface: Two years after the outbreak of hostilities, more than four million men are prisoners of war. They are living behind barbed-wire fences in all parts of the
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Politics without Vision

Thinking without a Banister in the Twentieth Century

by Tracy B. Strong ...

"Magisterial…a frequently surprising treatment of major political thinkers."— Perspectives on PoliticsFrom Plato through the nineteenth century, the West could draw on comprehensive political visions to guide government and society. Now, for the first time in more than two thousand years, Tracy B. Strong contends, we have lost our foundational supports. In the words of Hannah Arendt, the state of ... Read more

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"Magisterial…a frequently surprising treatment of major political thinkers."— Perspectives on PoliticsFrom Plato through the nineteenth century, the West could draw on comprehensive political visions to guide government and society. Now, for the first time in more than two thousand years, Tracy B. Strong contends, we have lost our foundational supports. In the words of Hannah Arendt, the state of
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The Concept of the Political

by Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss ...

Translated by George Schwab ...

"Arguably Schmitt's most influential work . . . recognized as one of the most important tracts of modern political thought." —Samuel Earle, The New StatesmanIn this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political philosopher Carl Schmitt argues that liberalism's basis in individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for sacrificing oneself for the state—a critique as cogent ... Read more

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"Arguably Schmitt's most influential work . . . recognized as one of the most important tracts of modern political thought." —Samuel Earle, The New StatesmanIn this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political philosopher Carl Schmitt argues that liberalism's basis in individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for sacrificing oneself for the state—a critique as cogent
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Political Theology

Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty

by Carl Schmitt ...

Translated by George Schwab ...

The distinctive theory of sovereignty from one of the most significant and controversial political theorists of the twentieth century.Translated and with an introduction by George SchwabForeword by Tracy B. StrongWritten in the intense political and intellectual tumult of the early years of the Weimar Republic, Carl Schmitt argues in Political Theology that legal order ultimately rests upon the ... Read more

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The distinctive theory of sovereignty from one of the most significant and controversial political theorists of the twentieth century.Translated and with an introduction by George SchwabForeword by Tracy B. StrongWritten in the intense political and intellectual tumult of the early years of the Weimar Republic, Carl Schmitt argues in Political Theology that legal order ultimately rests upon the
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Learning One’s Native Tongue

Citizenship, Contestation, and Conflict in America

by Tracy B. Strong ...

Citizenship is much more than the right to vote. It is a collection of political capacities constantly up for debate. From Socrates to contemporary American politics, the question of what it means to be an authentic citizen is an inherently political one.With Learning One’s Native Tongue, Tracy B. Strong explores the development of the concept of American citizenship and what it means to belong to ... Read more

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Citizenship is much more than the right to vote. It is a collection of political capacities constantly up for debate. From Socrates to contemporary American politics, the question of what it means to be an authentic citizen is an inherently political one.With Learning One’s Native Tongue, Tracy B. Strong explores the development of the concept of American citizenship and what it means to belong to
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50 Eternal Masterpieces of Detective Stories Vol: 2 (Golden Deer Classics)

by Mark Twain, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Dorothy Leigh Sayers, G.K Chesterton, Charles Dickens, Jules Verne, Wilkie Collins, Joseph Smith Fletcher, R. Austin Freeman, Maurice Leblanc, Sax Rohmer, Golden Deer Classics, Marcel Allain, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, John Meade Falkner, Émile Gaboriau, Thomas W. Hanshew, Ernest William Hornung, Herbert George Jenkins, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, William Le Queux, Harold MacGrath, George Barr McCutcheon, John T. McIntyre, Arthur Morrison, Edward Phillips Oppenheim, Allan Pinkerton, Melville Davisson Post, Arthur John Rees, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Harrington Strong, Louis Tracy, Louis Joseph Vance, Carolyn Wells, Herman Whitaker, George F. Worts, Israel Zangwill ...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names A Royal Prisoner [Marcel Allain] The Man Who Knew Too Much,The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare [G.K Chesterton] The Hound of the Baskervilles,The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle] The Nebuly Coat [John Meade Falkner] The Chestermarke Instinct,The Middle of Things,The Orange-Yellow Diamond,The ... Read more

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This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names A Royal Prisoner [Marcel Allain] The Man Who Knew Too Much,The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare [G.K Chesterton] The Hound of the Baskervilles,The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle] The Nebuly Coat [John Meade Falkner] The Chestermarke Instinct,The Middle of Things,The Orange-Yellow Diamond,The
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Politics of the Ordinary

by Tracy B. Strong ...

Series series Modernity and Political Thought
Rousseau is most often read either as a theorist of individual authenticity or as a communitarian. In this book, he is neither. Instead, Rousseau is understood as a theorist of the common person. In Strong's understanding, Rousseau's use of 'common' always refers both to that which is common and to that which is ordinary, vulgar, everyday. For Strong, Rousseau resonates with Kant, Hegel, and Marx, ... Read more

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Rousseau is most often read either as a theorist of individual authenticity or as a communitarian. In this book, he is neither. Instead, Rousseau is understood as a theorist of the common person. In Strong's understanding, Rousseau's use of 'common' always refers both to that which is common and to that which is ordinary, vulgar, everyday. For Strong, Rousseau resonates with Kant, Hegel, and Marx,
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Friedrich Nietzsche

Edited by Tracy B. Strong ...

Series series International Library of Essays in the History of Social and Political Thought
From his first readers to the present, Friedrich Nietzsche has found supporters and detractors on every point of the political spectrum. In the introduction to this volume, Tracy Strong analyzes the reasons for this diversity of reception. They are to be found, not only in modern social and political developments but, more importantly, in the purpose and style of Nietzsche's writing. The volume ... Read more

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From his first readers to the present, Friedrich Nietzsche has found supporters and detractors on every point of the political spectrum. In the introduction to this volume, Tracy Strong analyzes the reasons for this diversity of reception. They are to be found, not only in modern social and political developments but, more importantly, in the purpose and style of Nietzsche's writing. The volume
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The Many and the One

Religious and Secular Perspectives on Ethical Pluralism in the Modern World

Edited by Richard Madsen, Tracy B. Strong ...

Series series Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics
The war on terrorism, say America's leaders, is a war of Good versus Evil. But in the minds of the perpetrators, the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington were presumably justified as ethically good acts against American evil. Is such polarization leading to a violent "clash of civilizations" or can differences between ethical systems be reconciled through rational dialogue? This book ... Read more

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The war on terrorism, say America's leaders, is a war of Good versus Evil. But in the minds of the perpetrators, the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington were presumably justified as ethically good acts against American evil. Is such polarization leading to a violent "clash of civilizations" or can differences between ethical systems be reconciled through rational dialogue? This book
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Strong Democracy in Crisis

Promise or Peril?

by Seyla Benhabib, Carol Gilligan, Audrey Latura, Robbie McClintock, Claire Snyder-Hall, Jane Mansbridge, Patrick J. Deneen, Benjamin R. Barber, Charles E. Butterworth, Sungmoon Kim, Bhikhu Parekh, Manfred B. Steger, Tracy Strong ...

This is a robust and relevant collection from a truly distinguished group of political theorists actively rethinking the promise and perils of democracy. The book is coherent in its focus on a common theme and aim: to advance and refine the political project of promoting democratic theory and practice. While the contributors are admirers of the promotion of various models of democracy they also ... Read more

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This is a robust and relevant collection from a truly distinguished group of political theorists actively rethinking the promise and perils of democracy. The book is coherent in its focus on a common theme and aim: to advance and refine the political project of promoting democratic theory and practice. While the contributors are admirers of the promotion of various models of democracy they also
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Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morals

Critical Essays

by Eric Blondel, Daniel Conway, Ken Gemes, Jürgen Habermas, Salim Kemal, Paul S. Loeb, Mark Migotti, Wolfgang Müller-Lauter, David Owen, Robert Pippin, Aaron Ridley, Gary Shapiro, Alan Schrift, Christine Swanton, Yirmiyahu Yovel, Keith Ansell Pearson, Babette Babich, Alexander Nehamas, Tracy Strong ...

Series series Critical Essays on the Classics Series
This astonishingly rich volume collects the work of an international group of scholars, including some of the best known in academia. Experts in ethics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, political theory, aesthetics, history, critical theory, and hermeneutics bring to light the best philosophical scholarship what is arguably Friedrich Nietzsche's most rewarding but most challenging text. Including ... Read more

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This astonishingly rich volume collects the work of an international group of scholars, including some of the best known in academia. Experts in ethics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, political theory, aesthetics, history, critical theory, and hermeneutics bring to light the best philosophical scholarship what is arguably Friedrich Nietzsche's most rewarding but most challenging text. Including
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Melville among the Philosophers

by Marilyn Nissim-Sabat, Gary Shapiro, Edward F. Mooney, David LaRocca, Cornel West, Troy A. Jollimore, Jason M. Wirth, Tracy B. Strong, Kris F. Sealey, Eduardo Mendieta ...

For more than a century readers have found Herman Melville’s writing rich with philosophical ideas, yet there has been relatively little written about what, exactly, is philosophically significant about his work and why philosophers are so attracted to Melville in particular. This volume addresses this silence through a series of essays that: (1) examine various philosophical contexts for Melville ... Read more

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For more than a century readers have found Herman Melville’s writing rich with philosophical ideas, yet there has been relatively little written about what, exactly, is philosophically significant about his work and why philosophers are so attracted to Melville in particular. This volume addresses this silence through a series of essays that: (1) examine various philosophical contexts for Melville
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50 Eternal Masterpieces of Detective Stories Vol: 2 (Golden Deer Classics)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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