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Paperback. Condition: Good. In Money, Language, and Thought, Marc Shell explores the interactions between linguistic and economic production as they inform discourse from Chretien de Troyes to Heidegger. Close readings of works such as the medieval grail legends, The Merchant of Venice, Goethe's Faust, and Poe's "The Gold Bug" reveal how discourse has responded to the dissociation of symbol from thing characteristic of money, and how the development of increasingly symbolic currencies has involved changes in the meaning of meaning. Pursuing his investigations into the modern era, Shell points out significant internalization of economic form in Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger. He demonstrates how literature and philosophy have been driven to account self-critically for a "money of the mind" that pervades all discourse, and concludes the book with a discomforting thesis about the cultural and political limits of literature and philosophy in the modern world.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. In Money, Language, and Thought, Marc Shell explores the interactions between linguistic and economic production as they inform discourse from Chretien de Troyes to Heidegger. Close readings of works such as the medieval grail legends, The Merchant of Venice, Goethe's Faust, and Poe's "The Gold Bug" reveal how discourse has responded to the dissociation of symbol from thing characteristic of money, and how the development of increasingly symbolic currencies has involved changes in the meaning of meaning. Pursuing his investigations into the modern era, Shell points out significant internalization of economic form in Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger. He demonstrates how literature and philosophy have been driven to account self-critically for a "money of the mind" that pervades all discourse, and concludes the book with a discomforting thesis about the cultural and political limits of literature and philosophy in the modern world.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Winner of a MacArthur Foundation grant (popularly known as the genius award), Marc Shell has emerged as one of the most innovative and powerful thinkers of our times. As Stanley Cavell of Harvard University has written, Marc Shell's originality of mind and his radical depth of learning are astounding, compelling, like a force of nature. The world looks different after an encounter with the seriousness and fruitfulness of his mind. In works such as Money, Language, Thought and The End of Kinship, he demonstrated his ability to draw profound insights about society and culture out of diverse strands of the human experience. Now, in Children of the Earth, he goes further, in a provocative look at the relationship between kinship and nationhood in Western culture. Children of the Earth provides a powerful new reassessment of the ways in which we have defined ourselves--in terms of race, nationality, blood relations, and the Family of Humankind--by exploring the dangers and contradictions inherent in them all. Shell ranges far and wide through Western culture to call into question many of our basic assumptions. Like the child in the story of Solomon's Judgment, he writes, we could all be changelings, switched in the cradle--and there is no unshakeable answer to the question of who are our true parents. By breaking down the most basic concept of group identity (the family), Shell opens a detailed re-examination of the emergence of social and political ideologies in Western culture. He analyzes a number of important and revealing texts from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. For instance, he looks at Hamlet to explore the origins of the modern idea of the nation; he discusses Queen Elizabeth I's little known poem Mirror of the Soul as an important source on the interplay between incest, politics, and religious theories of the Reformation; and he reads Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson in an examination of how the phenomenon of Siamese twins (the only people who can be sure they are related) helped define familial, racial, and national ideologies in the nineteenth century United States. In an analysis that ranges from imperial Rome to the Spanish Inquisition, from the Amsterdam of Spinoza to Nazi Germany, Shell illuminates the interplay of kinship, race, and national identity. By drawing startling connections between seemingly unrelated elements of history, ideology, and literature, he forever changes the way we think about who we are.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. FRONT COVER HAS A STICKER WITH WITE-OUT ON IT BUT BOOK REMAINS IN GOOD READABLE CONDITION. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. A sound copy with only light wear. Overall a solid copy at a great price.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Winner of a MacArthur Foundation grant (popularly known as the genius award), Marc Shell has emerged as one of the most innovative and powerful thinkers of our times. As Stanley Cavell of Harvard University has written, Marc Shell's originality of mind and his radical depth of learning are astounding, compelling, like a force of nature. The world looks different after an encounter with the seriousness and fruitfulness of his mind. In works such as Money, Language, Thought and The End of Kinship, he demonstrated his ability to draw profound insights about society and culture out of diverse strands of the human experience. Now, in Children of the Earth, he goes further, in a provocative look at the relationship between kinship and nationhood in Western culture. Children of the Earth provides a powerful new reassessment of the ways in which we have defined ourselves--in terms of race, nationality, blood relations, and the Family of Humankind--by exploring the dangers and contradictions inherent in them all. Shell ranges far and wide through Western culture to call into question many of our basic assumptions. Like the child in the story of Solomon's Judgment, he writes, we could all be changelings, switched in the cradle--and there is no unshakeable answer to the question of who are our true parents. By breaking down the most basic concept of group identity (the family), Shell opens a detailed re-examination of the emergence of social and political ideologies in Western culture. He analyzes a number of important and revealing texts from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. For instance, he looks at Hamlet to explore the origins of the modern idea of the nation; he discusses Queen Elizabeth I's little known poem Mirror of the Soul as an important source on the interplay between incest, politics, and religious theories of the Reformation; and he reads Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson in an examination of how the phenomenon of Siamese twins (the only people who can be sure they are related) helped define familial, racial, and national ideologies in the nineteenth century United States. In an analysis that ranges from imperial Rome to the Spanish Inquisition, from the Amsterdam of Spinoza to Nazi Germany, Shell illuminates the interplay of kinship, race, and national identity. By drawing startling connections between seemingly unrelated elements of history, ideology, and literature, he forever changes the way we think about who we are.…

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. BZ1 - A first edition hardcover book in near fine condition in near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.25", 353 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. If ever there was a polyglot place on the globe (other than the Tower of Babel), America between 1750 and 1850 was it. Here three continents%u2014North America, Africa, and Europe%u2014met and spoke not as one, but in Amerindian and African languages, in German and English, Spanish, French, and Dutch. How this prodigious multilingualism lost its voice in the making of the American canon and in everyday American linguistic practice is the problem American Babel approaches from a variety of angles. Looking at the first Arabic-language African-American slave narrative, at quirks of translation in Greek-American bilingual books, and at the strategies of Yiddish women poets and Welsh-American dramatists, contributors show how linguistic resistance opposes the imperative of linguistic assimilation. They address matters of literary authority in Irish Gaelic writing, Creole novels, and the multiple voices of the Zuni storyteller; and in essays on Haitian, Welsh, Spanish, and Chinese literatures, they trace the relationship between domestic nationalism and immigrant internationalism, between domestic citizenship and immigrant ethnicity. Book has a very musty odor Former library book. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.…

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

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Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.