Bücher von Paul LaFarge

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The Right To Be Lazy: And Other Studies is a book written by Paul Lafargue and published in 1907. The book is a collection of essays that explore the concept of work and leisure, and the relationship between them. Lafargue argues that the working class should have the right to leisure time and that the capitalist system is responsible for the exploitation of workers. He also critiques the Protestant work ethic and advocates for a society that values leisure and creativity. The book is an important work of socialist and anarchist thought and has influenced thinkers and activists throughout the 20th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

""The Evolution of Property from Savagery to Civilization"" is a book written by Paul Lafargue in 1910. The book explores the history of property ownership, tracing its evolution from early human societies to modern civilization. Lafargue presents a Marxist perspective on the topic, arguing that property ownership has been shaped by economic and social factors throughout history. The book covers a range of topics, including the role of agriculture and the development of trade, the emergence of private property, and the impact of industrialization on property ownership. Lafargue also discusses the relationship between property ownership and class struggle, arguing that the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a few has led to social inequality and exploitation. Overall, ""The Evolution of Property from Savagery to Civilization"" is a thought-provoking and insightful analysis of one of the most fundamental concepts in human society.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Paul La Farge's stunning, imaginative novel about the great architect of Paris "full of artful prose, wit, and provocative ideas." (The Philadelphia Inquirer)Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, who demolished and rebuilt Paris in the middle of the nineteenth century, was the first urbanist of the modern era--and perhaps the greatest. He presided over two decades of riches, peace, and progress in a city the likes of which no one had ever seen before, with boulevards monumentally conceived and brilliantly lit, clean water, public transportation, and sewers that were the envy of every nation in the world. Yet there is a story that, on his deathbed, Haussmann wished all his work undone. "Would that it had died with me!" he is supposed to have said. What is the secret of the baron's last regret?To answer this question, Haussmann tells the story of Madeleine, a foundling who grew up in the magical, chaotic world that Haussmann destroyed; of de Fonce, one of the great artistes démolisseurs who tore Paris down and sold its rubble as antiques; and of a three-sided affair that pits love against ambition, architecture against flesh, and the living Parisians against Haussmann's unbuilt masterpiece, the Railroad of the Dead. Although steeped in history, Paul La Farge's Haussmann, or the Distinction is a novel not bound by fact; it is an account of the hidden, sometimes fantastical life of the nineteenth century, a work that will make readers think of Borges as well as Balzac; it is a view of cities, of love, and of history itself from the other side of the mirror.

A haunting novel, The Artist of the Missing is a stunning debut from Paul La Farge, both a richly imagined evocation of another world and a piercing examination of the mystery of love--beautifully illustrated by the acclaimed artist Stephen Alcorn.Frank, a young artist, arrives in the city hoping to unravel the mystery of his parents' disappearance. He begins working as a washer of robes at a hotel for itinerant judges. There he meets and falls in love with Prudence, a forensic photographer whose pictures reveal the secrets of the dead.When Prudence disappears, Frank sets out in search of her, a quest that leads him into the shadowy world of a revolutionary salon, then to prison, and finally to discover the city's strange secrets and the secrets of his own heart.A visionary novel about love, loss, imagination, and despair.