David Wills is Professor of French Studies and Comparative Literature at Brown University. His major work, on the originary technicity of the human, is developed in three books: Prosthesis (Stanford, 1995), Dorsality (Minnesota, 2008), and Inanimation (Minnesota, 2016). He has translated various works by Jacques Derrida, including the forthcoming Theory and Practice (Chicago, 2018).
18 Ebooks by David Wills
Jacques Derrida: Animal That Therefore I Am
The translated, complete text of Derrida’s 1997 ten-hour address, “The Autobiographical Animal, ” focusing on the industrialized treatment of animals. The Animal That Therefore I Am is at once an af …
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Jean-Luc Nancy: On the Commerce of Thinking
Jean-Luc Nancy’s On the Commerce of Thinking concerns the particular communication of thoughts that takes place by means of the business of writing, producing, and selling books. His reflection is bo …
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€26.99
David Wills: Killing Times
Killing Times begins with the deceptively simple observation—made by Jacques Derrida in his seminars on the topic—that the death penalty mechanically interrupts mortal time by preempting the typical …
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€37.99
David Wills: Killing Times
Killing Times begins with the deceptively simple observation—made by Jacques Derrida in his seminars on the topic—that the death penalty mechanically interrupts mortal time by preempting the typical …
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€37.99
Peter Brunette & David Wills: Screen/Play
Peter Brunette and David Wills extend the work of Jacques Derrida into a new realm–with rewarding consequences. Although Derrida has never addressed film theory directly in his writings, Brunette an …
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€41.99
David Wills: The Diary of an Idiot
Marco is a bitter and frustrated loner, convinced of his untapped potential. He begins to document what he hopes will be looked on in later years as the memoirs of a self conquering, meteoric rise to …
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€6.49
David Wills: Hollywood Beach Beauties
A glamorous and nostalgic celebration of the summer through stunning retro photographs of Hollywood beauties The author of the acclaimed photo compilations Vegas Gold, Hollywood in Kodachrome, Marily …
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€15.99
Jean Jinghan Chen & David Wills: Impact of China’s Economic Reforms Upon Land, Property and Construction
First published in 1999, this volume aims to explore the impact of China’s recent economic reforms and dynamic economic progress on land use, the property market and construction activity under the l …
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€32.09
Jean Jinghan Chen & David Wills: Impact of China’s Economic Reforms Upon Land, Property and Construction
First published in 1999, this volume aims to explore the impact of China’s recent economic reforms and dynamic economic progress on land use, the property market and construction activity under the l …
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€31.92
A. W. McHoul & David Wills: Writing Pynchon
This book explores some of the ways in which contemporary literary theory can be used to read fiction. In particular, it focuses on Thomas Pynchon’s three novels to date and his collection of early s …
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€31.85
David Wills: Greece and Britain since 1945
In 1945 the modern country and people of Greece were unknown to many Britons. This book explores the transformation and varying fortunes of Anglo-Greek relations since that time. The focus is on the …
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€64.82
David Wills: Greece and Britain since 1945 Second Edition
In 1945, the modern country and people of Greece were unknown to many Britons. This book explores the transformation and varying fortunes of Anglo-Greek relations since that time. The focus is on the …
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€56.59
David Wills: Cinematic Legacy of Frank Sinatra
Film history is filled with stars created by the studio system. Occasionally, however, a performer emerged who, against all preconceived odds of what a star should be or look like, knocked down the w …
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€18.76
David Wills: Mirror of Antiquity
During the last century, writers as diverse as William Golding, Henry Miller, Lawrence Durrell, Evelyn Waugh, Virginia Woolf, and Laurie Lee, were captivated by Greece. They were joined in their prod …
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€56.29
Jacques Derrida: Theory and Practice
Now in paperback, nine lectures from Jacques Derrida that challenge the influential Marxist distinction between thinking and acting.Theory and Practice is a series of nine lectures that Jacques Derri …
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€38.51
Jean-Luc Nancy: On the Commerce of Thinking
Jean-Luc Nancy’s On the Commerce of Thinking concerns the particular communication of thoughts that takes place by means of the business of writing, producing, and selling books. His reflection is bo …
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€28.26
Jacques Derrida: Perjury and Pardon, Volume I
An inquiry into the problematic of perjury, or lying, and forgiveness from one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. One only ever asks forgiveness for what is unforgivable. …
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€57.99
Jacques Derrida: Perjury and Pardon, Volume II
An exploration of the political dimensions of forgiveness and repentance from Jacques Derrida. Perjury and Pardon is a two-year seminar series given by Jacques Derrida at the Ecole des hautes etudes …
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€57.64
