Kelly Oliver is Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of more than fifty articles and fifteen books, including
Animal Lessons: How They Teach Us to Be Human;
The Colonization of Psychic Space: A Psychoanalytic Theory of Oppression;
Family Values: Subjects Between Nature and Culture; and
Reading Kristeva: Unraveling the Double-Bind.
45 Ebooks by Kelly Oliver
Kelly Oliver: Women as Weapons of War
Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive force. The very idea that women can be used as interrogation tools, as evidenced in the infamous A …
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Julia Kristeva: The Portable Kristeva
As a linguist, Julia Kristeva has pioneered a revolutionary theory of the sign in its relation to social and political emancipation; as a practicing psychoanalyst, she has produced work on the nature …
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Kelly Oliver: Animal Lessons
Philosophy reads humanity against animality, arguing that ‘man’ is man because he is separate from beast. Deftly challenging this position, Kelly Oliver proves that, in fact, it is the animal that te …
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Kelly Oliver: Knock Me Up, Knock Me Down
No longer is pregnancy a repulsive or shameful condition in Hollywood films, but an attractive attribute, often enhancing the romantic or comedic storyline of a female character. Kelly Oliver …
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Kelly Oliver: Earth and World
Critically engaging the work of Immanuel Kant, Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, and Jacques Derrida together with her own observations on contemporary politics, environmental degradation, and the pur …
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Kelly Oliver: Hunting Girls
Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games), Bella Swan (Twilight), Tris Prior (Divergent), and other strong and resourceful characters have decimated the fairytale archetype of the helpless girl waiting to …
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Kelly Oliver: Technologies of Life and Death
The central aim of this book is to approach contemporary problems raised by technologies of life and death as ethical issues that call for a more nuanced approach than mainstream philosophy can provi …
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€36.99
Philippe Lynes & David Wood: Eco-Deconstruction
Eco-Deconstruction marks a new approach to the degradation of the natural environment, including habitat loss, species extinction, and climate change. While the work of French philosopher Jacques Der …
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Philippe Lynes & David Wood: Eco-Deconstruction
Eco-Deconstruction marks a new approach to the degradation of the natural environment, including habitat loss, species extinction, and climate change. While the work of French philosopher Jacques Der …
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€38.99
Stephanie Straub & Kelly Oliver: Deconstructing the Death Penalty
This volume represents the first collection of essays devoted exclusively to Jacques Derrida’s Death Penalty Seminars, conducted from 1999 to 2001. The volume includes essays from a range of scholars …
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Stephanie Straub & Kelly Oliver: Deconstructing the Death Penalty
This volume represents the first collection of essays devoted exclusively to Jacques Derrida’s Death Penalty Seminars, conducted from 1999 to 2001. The volume includes essays from a range of scholars …
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€42.99
Kelly Oliver: VIPER
Jessica James is back in award winning author Kelly Oliver’s latest fast paced thrill ride. Donors to the new world class Chicago museum of Russian art are dropping like flies, and Jessica is a …
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Penelope Deutscher & Kelly Oliver: Enigmas
The work of the distinguished philosopher Sarah Kofman has, since her tragic death in 1994, become a focus for many scholars interested in contemporary French philosophy. The first critical collectio …
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Kelly Oliver: Response Ethics
What does it mean to be a responsible subject in a world of pervasive violence? How should we be responsible witnesses in the face of gross injustice? Indeed, how should we respond to atrocities that …
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Sabeen Ahmed & Lisa M. Madura: Refugees Now
This important new book examines the status of refugees from a philosophical perspective. The contributors explore the conditions faced by refugees and clarify the conceptual, practical, and ethical …
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Kelly Oliver & Lisa Walsh: Contemporary French Feminism
Have we entered a historical moment of ‘post-feminism’? This volume presents a timely and convincing ‘no’. These essays demonstrate that there is a new generation of French women who take up …
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€55.16
Kelly Oliver: WOLF: A Jessica James Mystery
If James Patterson and Janet Evanovich had a love child… meet Jessica James. She knew she’d have to defend her thesis. But she didn’t think she’d be defending her life. Is the professor’s weird not …
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Kelly Oliver: Ethics, Politics, and Difference in Julia Kristeva”s Writing
First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa …
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Kelly Oliver: Ethics, Politics, and Difference in Julia Kristeva”s Writing
First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa …
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€46.31
Kelly Oliver: Family Values
Family Values shows how the various contradictions at the heart of Western conceptions of maternity and paternity problematize our relationships with ourselves and with others. Using philosophical …
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Kelly Oliver: Family Values
Family Values shows how the various contradictions at the heart of Western conceptions of maternity and paternity problematize our relationships with ourselves and with others. Using philosophical …
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€46.32
Kelly Oliver: Womanizing Nietzsche
In
Womanizing Nietzsche, Kelly Oliver uses an analysis of the position of woman in Nietzsche”s texts to open onto the larger question of philosophy”s relation to the feminine and the maternal. …
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Kelly Oliver: Womanizing Nietzsche
In
Womanizing Nietzsche, Kelly Oliver uses an analysis of the position of woman in Nietzsche”s texts to open onto the larger question of philosophy”s relation to the feminine and the maternal. …
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€49.98
Kelly Oliver: Betrayal at Ravenswick
What’s the best way to purge an unfaithful husband? Become a spy for British Intelligence, of course.
Desperate to get out of London, and determined to help the war effort and stop thinking about h …
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Alice A. Jardine & Shannon Lundeen: Living Attention
As an internationally respected feminist philosopher, radical social and political theorist, and tireless activist, Teresa Brennan (1952–2003) was one of the most provocative thinkers of our time. …
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Kelly Oliver & S. K. Keltner: Psychoanalysis, Aesthetics, and Politics in the Work of Julia Kristeva
The social and political relevance of Julia Kristeva’s work is perhaps the central question in Kristeva studies, and the essays in this collection provide a sustained interrogation of this …
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Kelly Oliver: High Treason at the Grand Hotel
Paris. 1917. Never underestimate the power of a good hat… or a sharp hatpin.
Sent by the War Office to follow the notorious Black Panther, file clerk turned secret agent Fiona Figg&# …
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Kelly Oliver: COTTONMOUTH
If James Patterson and Janet Evanovich had a love child… meet Jessica James.
She’s obsessed with finding an old boyfriend.
But can she track him down without leading the mafia straig …
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Kelly Oliver: Villainy in Vienna
Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie in this witty whodunnit.
Can Fiona catch a killer AND find a decent cup of tea? …
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Kelly Oliver: Cobra, A Jessica James Mystery
Jessica James is back in the saddle in this fast-paced and funny whodunnit.
Facing life as an unemployed philosopher, a pair of pocket rockets in Texas Hold ‘Em sends her to Italy where she takes …
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Kelly Oliver: JACKAL
Working as a maid at the luxury Napoli hotel on the Vegas strip, Jessica James finds a naked man unconscious in a bathtub with a note to call 911. That’s when the fun begins…
From master of …
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Kelly Oliver: Technologies of Life and Death
The central aim of this book is to approach contemporary problems raised by technologies of life and death as ethical issues that call for a more nuanced approach than mainstream philosophy can …
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€36.29
Kelly Oliver: Geocacher
Just days before her thirteenth birthday, Kassy’s only wish is to escape from the cramped tent she shares with her brother and his farting ferret, her not-quite stepsister and her squirmin’ vermin pu …
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Kelly Oliver: Chaos at Carnegie Hall
‘The perfect wartime spy; Fiona Figg is smart, sneaky, and full of surprises… A fun whodunit that will keep you turning the pages!” Cathi Stoler, author of The Murder On The Rocks Mysteries. ‘A fun, …
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Kelly Oliver: COYOTE
She came back for vacation. If she’s not careful, she might leave in a body bag…
“The Jessica James Mysteries are edgy, thrilling, and simply captivating.” —Chicago Tribune
Ivy League st …
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Kelly Oliver: Treasure Hunter
PETS ARE DISAPPEARING FROM LEMON TREE HEIGHTS.
With her family’s petting zoo at stake, Kassy has to stop the dognapping ring, and fast.
Hot on the trail of a missing cockapoo, Kassy discovers a …
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Kelly Oliver: Cub Reporter
Twelve-year-old Kassy O’Roarke wants to win the Thompson prize at her school newspaper. Her pesky little brother Percy and his key-stealing ferret try to help . . . and that’s when the trouble begins …
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Kelly Oliver: Covert in Cairo
“Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and Maisie Dobbs.” Book Trib
**’A fun, mix of whodunnit and thriller!’ T. A. Williams
‘Fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek spy romp. Enjoy the ride!’ Frances Evesham** …
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Kelly Oliver: Mayhem in the Mountains
1918 Italy
When a deadly blizzard traps Fiona Figg and Kitty Lane in the Dolomite Mountains, it’s all
downhill from here.Their hotel is snowed-in, and no one can get in or out. Then a man is foun …
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Kelly Oliver: Arsenic at Ascot
Saddle up for this first class historical mystery, perfect for fans of Helena Dixon and Verity Bright.
London, 1918
Fiona Figg finds herself back in Old Blighty saddled with shuffling papers for …
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Kelly Oliver: Murder in Moscow
Journey into the heart of 20th Century Russia in this fun and funny historical mystery, perfect for fans of Verity Bright and Helena Dixon.
1918 Moscow
Will following her heart mean losing her he …
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