Caygill: 16 books
On Resistance
A Philosophy of Defiance
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
No word is more central to the contemporary political imagination and action than 'resistance'. In its various manifestations - from the armed guerrilla to Gandhian mass pacifist protest, from Wikileaks and the Arab Spring to the global eruption and violent repression of the Occupy movement - concepts...
Kafka
In Light of the Accident
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
By challenging many of the assumptions, misguided presuppositions and even legends that have surrounded the legacy and reception of Franz Kafka's work during the 20th century, Howard Caygill provides us with a radical new way of reading Kafka.
Kafka: In the Light of the Accident advances a...
by Howard Caygill
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005
Howard Caygill systematically explores for the first time the relationship between Levinas' thought and the political. From Levinas' early writings in the face of National Socialism to controversial political statements on Israeli and French politics, Caygill analyses themes such as the deconstruction...
Introducing Walter Benjamin
A Graphic Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Walter Benjamin is often considered the key modern philosopher and critic of modern art. Tracing his influence on modern aesthetics and cultural history, Introducing Walter Benjamin highlights his commitment to political transformation of the arts as a means to bring about social change. Benjamin...
Flying the Buccaneer
Britains Cold War Warrior
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
Originally conceived as a carrier-born maritime attack aircraft, the Blackburn design included many original features such as Boundary Layer Control, a system which blew hot air over the flying surfaces to increase lift when landing.
Lightning from the Cockpit
Flying the Supesonic Legend
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2004
The English Electric Lightning was the only single-seat supersonic interceptor fighter designed and manufactured in the UK. It saw service with the RAF in the sixties and seventies and gained a worthy reputation for its speed ( in excess of Mach 2 ) and phenomenal rate of climb. It was, however, a...
Phantom from the Cockpit
Flying the Legend
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2006
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the outstanding aircraft in many of the Western World's air forces during the 1960s and 70s. It played a key role in the 'Cold War' and saw action in Vietnam. It first flew in 1958 and went into operation with the US Navy in 1960. During its long front-line life...
Lightning Eject
The Dubious Safety Record of Britain’s Only Supersonic Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
The English Electric Lightning entered RAF squadron service in 1960 and continued flying in the interceptor role until 1988. It had a stunning world-beating performance with a top speed in excess of Mach 2 and a climb rate that would take it to 40,000 feet in a little over 3 minutes. The aircraft’s...
Meteor from the Cockpit
Britain's First Jet Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2010
The Meteor is remembered as the first British jet fighter to enter squadron service and the only jet powered Allied fighter to see action in WW II. Subsequent development was limited as a result of its relatively conventional airframe although it did hold the world air speed record for a while. The...
by Caygill, Peter
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2006
The Spitfire is probably Britain's best loved and admired aeroplane. It is also revered around the world. This book looks at the later marques that were modified for various special tasks and differed to a large degree from Supermarine's first early versions that saw action in the early days of World...
Sound Barrier
The Rocky Road to MACH 1.0+
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2006
As the speed of early aircraft gradually increased there eventually became an awareness during the 1940's, that strange things were occurring at around 500mph. Many later WW2 fighter aircraft were reported to become dangerously uncontrollable in high-speed power dives. Pilot's and aircraft designers...
Walter Benjamin
The Colour of Experience
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2005
This book analyses the development of Benjamin's concept of experience in his early writings showing that it emerges from an engagement with visual experience, and in particular the experience of colour.
Javelin from the Cockpit
Britain’s First Delta Wing Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
The Gloster Javelin was designed to be a night/all-weather fighter. It was first introduced into RAF service in 1956 and was retired in 1967. It was a large two-man, twin-engined and delta-winged aircraft. Although extremely rugged in construction pilots were banned from spinning as test flights had...
The Biggin Hill Wing 1941
From Defence to Attack
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2008
This book is an in-depth study of England’s most famous fighter station during the year of the Battle of Britain. It looks at the political upheaval within Fighter Command that saw the removal of Dowding and Park and their replacement by Sholto Douglas and Leigh-Mallory. The ongoing ‘Big Wing’...
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