Paul Strathern

Derrida in 90 Minutes: Philosophers in 90 Minutes

by Paul Strathern

In Derrida in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Derrida's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes...

Napoleon in Egypt

by Paul Strathern

“Europe is a molehill….”

Everything here is worn out…tiny Europe has not enough to offer.

We must set off for the Orient; that is where all the greatest glory is to be achieved.” —Napoleon

Napoleon’s...

The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped

by Paul Strathern

Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Cesare Borgia—three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history. They could not have been more different,...