books about: provocations

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Provocations

The Films of Peter Greenaway: Sex, Death and Provocation

Douglas Keesey

McFarland & Company, 2006

An excellently documented and reasoned dissection of Greenaway's films
Written by professor of film and literature Douglas Keesey, The Films Of Peter Greenaway: Sex, Death And Provocation takes its title from a quote by controversial British filmmaker Peter Greenaway, who claimed that life offers only two subjects: sex and death. ...

The Slightest Provocation

Pam Rosenthal

NAL Trade, 2006

I hated to see it end....
The correct title of this book review would be 'sheer self indulgence.' I really enjoy Pam Rosenthal's romances; like really. Think of them as the dark chocolates of the book world: rich, sensual, intense, multilayered, sensual [did I already say that?]. Rosenthal's ...

World, Beware! (Provocations)

Theodore Roszak

Between the Lines, 2006

Gives a new slant to our creeping fascism
This little book by one of America's most distinguished social critics was rejected by every U.S. publisher it was sent to, and was allowed to see the light of day only thanks to German, French, and Canadian publishers. That underscores the very theme of the book ...

As Seen on TV: Provocations

Lucy Grealy

Bloomsbury USA, 2001

For Philosophers of the Felicific
Lucy Grealy is a woman saved by language. Her love of words and ideas infuse each of these engaging essays. Some are, indeed, more abstract than imagistic, and Grealy's greatest strength lies in her perceptions and explorations of the tangible world. However, each ...

Please Don't Remain Calm: Provocations and Commentaries

Michael Kinsley

W. W. Norton, 2008

A triumph of true wit and erudition.
Though they may read like opinion or satire, these sparkling essays are first and foremost, journalism: they inform. Michael Kinsley commands more facts than Al Franken's whiz-kid team of Harvard student researchers, wields a sharper rhetorical scalpel than either ...

The Age of the World Target: Self-Referentiality in War, Theory, and Comparative Work (Next Wave Provocations)

Rey Chow

Duke University Press, 2006

Provocative Work that is ultimately problematic and contradictory
This small book by Rey Chow makes a bold attempt to apply Heidegger's notion of the "age of world picture" to the post-1945 Asia Pacific and questions the still pervasive mode of compartmentalized disciplinarity in East Asian Studies, Minority Studies, etc, in order to ...

Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard

Soren Kierkegaard

Orbis Books, 2003

"By acting your life will come into collision with existence...
...and then you will know the reality of grace." p 254 Kierkegaard is too good to miss. Unfortunately his writings were so copious and obscured under the cloak of pseudonyms that many people give up before they begin to mine the riches of his work. Moore has ...

In the Aftermath: Provocations and Laments
David Bentley Hart

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008

The United States and the End of the Cold War: Implications, Reconsiderations, Provocations
John Lewis Gaddis

Oxford University Press, USA, 1994

The Cold War ended with an exhilarating wave of events: the toppling of the Berlin Wall, the rise of the dissident poet Vaclav Havel, the revolution in Romania. Americans rejoiced at the dramatic conclusion of the long struggle. "But victories in wars--hot or cold--tend to unfocus the mind," writes John Gaddis. "It can be a dangerous thing to ...

One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation

George Will

Crown Forum, 2008

Another Great Collection of Writings from Will
This is the eighth collection of George Will's columns and other writings. The book is a great series of reflections on American life from 2002 to 2008. "One Man's America" is a treasure trove of columns on historical figures, politics, history, the culture, sports ...

The Provocations of Amnesty: Memory, Justice, and Impunity

Africa World Press, 2003

Edited by Charles Villa-Vicencio and Erik Doxtader A key event in South Africa?s recent past was the granting of amnesty through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This thought-provoking collection of essays explores issues such as: · Was amnesty in South Africa a political compromise? · What are the advantages of truth commissions ...

Other Septembers, Many Americas: Selected Provocations, 1980-2004

Ariel Dorfman

Seven Stories Press, 2004

Good Collection
Ariel Dorfman's writings have meant a lot to me over the years, and Seven Stories Press has done us a service by printing this collection of pieces. It is stretching it, however, to call it a book of collected provocations. More like the same old miscellany every ...

Gravity and Grace: Reflections and Provocations (Lutheran Voices)
Joseph Sittler

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2004

This newly revised edition provides insights from one of the leading Lutheran theologians of the twentieth century. The essays and reflections gathered in this volume provoke readers to think about and discuss topics such as risk and faith, nature and grace, the Word of God and genuine theology, real education, the beauty and meaning of language, ...

Plays of Provocation, Volume II (Plays of Provocation, Volume 2)

Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2001

Includes 5 plays: "Whose Life Is It Anyway", "M. Butterfly", "The Vietnamization of New Jersey", "Extremities", "Breaking the Code",and "Greensboro: A Requiem".

Purity and Provocation: Dogme '95
Mette Hjort, Scott Mackenzie

British Film Institute, 2003

This volume brings together leading scholars from a number of disciplines--film studies, literature, philosophy--in order to focus on some of the key historical and conceptual issues associated with Dogme 95's original formulation.