The acclaimed philosopher Peter Sloterdijk offers a magisterial and profound investigation into the vicissitudes of historical change and the nature of modernity.

Something was the matter with Ivor. It wasn't that he hadn't enough coal in his fire, he had plenty. It wasn't that he hadn't enough water in his boiler, his…

The history of the foundations of modern carceral institutions in Ontario. Drawing on a wide range of previously unexplored primary material, Oliver provides a narrative and interpretative account of the…

Appendix to the Scripture lexicon This book, Appendix to the Scripture lexicon, by Peter Oliver, is a replication of a book originally published before 1784. It has been restored by…

This work focuses on 20 of the best places to ski including: Alta and Snowbird’s incomparable powder; Aspen’s overlooked off-piste areas; Whistler, and the secret of its fame; and boundless…

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…

Covering a broad range of topics, this volume examines developments over the last two hundred years in the legal profession and the judiciary, nineteenth-century prison history, as well as the…

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