Category Archives: Books

The Great Book Robbery

Posted on 2 September, 2010 by

Farewell my library! Farewell mansion of wisdom, temple of philosophers, institute of science, council house of literature! ~ Khalil Sakakini

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Chris Hedges: Empire of Illusion

Posted on 15 October, 2009 by

Author and journalist Chris Hedges discusses his new book, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle, which describes what he considers to be the economic, political and moral collapse of American culture. He is interviewed … Continue reading →

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God is back

Posted on 30 June, 2009 by

Nietzsche once famously proclaimed that God was dead; with the advent of modernity, humanity has been the most anthropocentric it has ever been. Historian, editor-in-chief of the Economist and co-author with Adrian Wooldridge of God Is Back: How the Global … Continue reading →

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Shlomo Sand speaks on The Invention Of The Jewish People

Posted on 16 April, 2009 by

You may recall historian Shlomo Sand re-ignited a debate last year (The Invention of the Diaspora: Shattering a National Mythology?) upon the release of his book When And How The Jewish People Was Invented (translation from Hebrew Matai ve’ech humtza ha’am … Continue reading →

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