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Sophocles: The Theban Plays

Introduction    E. F. Watling The Theban Legend King Oedipus The Legend Continued Oedipus at Colonus The Legend Continued Antigone Notes to King Oedipus Notes to Oedipus at Colonus Notes to Antigone

The Ball Is Round

Introduction: Life and Death, Love and Money Part One – Ancients and Moderns: Football and the Invention of Modern Sport, from the Beginning to 1914 Chasing Shadows: The Prehistory of Football The Simplest Game: Britain and the Invention of Modern Football An Altogether More Splendid Life: Industrial Football and Working-class Britain, 1888-1914 Part Two – …

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The Establishment

Foreword to the Paperback Edition Introduction The Outriders The Westminster Cartel Mediaocracy The Boys in Blue Scrounging off the State Tycoons and Tax-Dodgers Masters of the Universe The Illusion of Sovereignty Conclusion: A Democratic Revolution

The Fire Next Time

My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation Down at the Cross: Letter from a Region in My Mind

White Fragility

Author’s Note Introduction: We Can’t Get There from Here The Challenges of Talking to White People About Racism Racism and White Supremacy Racism After the Civil Rights Movement How Does Race Shape the Lives of White People? The Good/Bad Binary Anti-Blackness Racial Triggers for White People The Result: White Fragility White Fragility in Action White …

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A History of the World in Twelve Maps

Introduction Science: Ptolemy’s Geography, c. AD 150 Exchange: Al-Idrīsī, AD 1154 Faith: Hereford Mappamundi, c. 1300 Empire: Kangnido World Map, 1402 Discovery: Martin Waldseemüller, World Map, 1507 Globalism: Diogo Ribeiro, World Map, 1529 Toleration: Gerard Mercator, World Map, 1569 Money: Joan Blaeu, Atlas maior, 1662 Nation: The Cassini Family, Map of France, 1793 Geopolitics: Halford …

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The Central Questions of Philosophy

Preface The Claims of Metaphysics Philosophy and Science Evaluation of Mystical Experience Appearance and Reality: Some Metaphysical Positions Time and Motion: Some Metaphysical Arguments Meaning and Common Sense The Verification Principle The Criterion of Falsifiability Meaning and Use The Claims of Common Sense Philosophical Analysis Formal Analyses Logical Grammar Analyses of Ordinary Usage Looking at …

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Logic

Introduction Consistency Consistent Sets of Beliefs Expressing Beliefs in Sentences Beliefs and Words Declarative Sentences Ambiguity When is a Sentence True? Truth and References Borderline Cases and Bizarre Situations Misleading Statements Possible Situations and Meanings Testing for Consistency and Validity Consistent Sets of Short Sentences The Tableau Technique Arguments How are Complex Sentences Built Up? …

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The Crucible

A Note on the Historical Accuracy of This Play The Crucible Echoes Down the Corridor [short paragaph on events following the play]

Christopher Marlowe: The Complete Plays

Preface Chronology Introduction ‘The Baines Note’ Further Reading A Note on the Texts The Plays Notes Glossary List of Mythological, Historical and Geographical Names