Contingency and Commitment

Contingency and CommitmentOffers the first comprehensive survey of Mexican existentialism to appear in English. This book examines the emergence of existentialism in Mexico in the 1940s and the quest for a genuine Mexican philosophy that followed it. It focuses on the pivotal moments and key figures of the Hyperion group, including Emilio Uranga, Luis Villoro, Leopoldo Zea, and Jorge Portilla, who explored questions of interpretation, marginality, identity, and the role of

including accuracy

nineteen-year-old Renia Kukielka published her Hebrew language memoir about the Holocaust

Challenges the monolithic view of Hinduism in the nineteenth century

This book explores the contribution that five conservative

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and the humor of life's celebrations and struggles

Contributions by major scholars of South Asian cultural history and Indian Cinema 105 b&w illus

including song books

Gathering together authors with different backgrounds and methods

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using Jesus Christ as a prime example