Benjamin Lee: 24 books
“Angel-Vision Vs Television”
“A Psychoanalysis of the Weapon of Mass-Distraction”
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2012
This is the first book in my new Goliath Awaits Series. Angel-Vision VS Television is a psychoanalysis study of neurosis relating to the progressive change in the thought pattern as well as the nature of man based upon the theory of Psychosis, a mental disorder marked by the loss of contact with reality....
Talking Heads
Language, Metalanguage, and the Semiotics of Subjectivity
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 1997
In Talking Heads, Benjamin Lee situates himself at the convergence of multiple disciplines: philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, and literary theory. He offers a nuanced exploration of the central questions shared by these disciplines during the modern era—questions regarding the relations between...
by Edward LiPuma, Benjamin Lee, Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2004
The market for financial derivatives is far and away the largest and most powerful market in the world, and it is growing exponentially. In 1970 the yearly valuation of financial derivatives was only a few million dollars. By 1980 the sum had swollen to nearly one hundred million dollars. By 1990...
Our Forever Ben
One Mom's letters to Her Son in Spirit, And His Poetic Replies
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
How easy is it to connect with a loved one who has passed? Jamie Lee Silver says it's simple, easy, and natural. She says you don't have to be a medium or have any special powers. Being open to the idea is all you need. That, and the willingness to give it a try. Every since her son, Benjamin Lee Silver,...
Language, Thought, and Reality
Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Writings by a pioneering linguist, including his famous work on the Hopi language, general reflections on language and meaning, and the "Yale Report."
The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf (1897–1941) grasped the relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape...
by Charles Taylor, Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar, Jane Kramer
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2003
One of the most influential philosophers in the English-speaking world, Charles Taylor is internationally renowned for his contributions to political and moral theory, particularly to debates about identity formation, multiculturalism, secularism, and modernity. In Modern Social Imaginaries, Taylor...
by Marc Abélès, Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar, Jane Kramer
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
In this provocative analysis of global politics, the anthropologist Marc Abélès argues that the meaning and aims of political action have radically changed in the era of globalization. As dangers such as terrorism and global warming have moved to the fore of global consciousness, foreboding has...
How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV
The Lessons of Gore Vidal
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2005
Novelist, television personality, political candidate, and maverick social commentator, Gore Vidal is one of the most innovative, influential, and enduring American intellectuals of the past fifty years. In How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV, Marcie Frank provides a concise introduction to...
Psychosocial Theories of the Self
Proceedings of a Conference on New Approaches to the Self, held March 29–April 1, 1979, by the Center for Psychosocial Studies, Chicago, Illinois
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Fear of Small Numbers
An Essay on the Geography of Anger
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2006
The period since 1989 has been marked by the global endorsement of open markets, the free flow of finance capital and liberal ideas of constitutional rule, and the active expansion of human rights. Why, then, in this era of intense globalization, has there been a proliferation of violence, of ethnic...
Bilingual Aesthetics
A New Sentimental Education
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2004
Knowing a second language entails some unease; it requires a willingness to make mistakes and work through misunderstandings. The renowned literary scholar Doris Sommer argues that feeling funny is good for you, and for society. In Bilingual Aesthetics Sommer invites readers to make mischief with...
The Empire of Love
Toward a Theory of Intimacy, Genealogy, and Carnality
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2006
In The Empire of Love anthropologist Elizabeth A. Povinelli reflects on a set of ethical and normative claims about the governance of love, sociality, and the body that circulates in liberal settler colonies such as the United States and Australia. She boldly theorizes intimate relations as pivotal...
by Benjamin Lee
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Cultural Analysis in an Age of Globalization draws upon contemporary work in anthropology, philosophy, linguistics, and literary theory to analyze the rise of “speculative capital” and its role in a global shift from production-centered to circulation-centered capitalism.
The Bible, Re-Write It or Re-Read It
Generic Bibles Begat Generic Christians
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2008
Generic versions of the Bible begat generic versions of Christians: If we frustrate the language of the King James Version of the Bible, we will frustrate the grace of God and the genetic codes that lead to eternal life. We ought to preach the gospel, not as our views, but as the mind of God. If we...
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