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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Developed in the classroom by two of the most prominent researchers
in the field, Feenstra and Taylor's International Economics is a
modern textbook for a modern audience, connecting theory to
empirical evidence and expanding beyond the traditional focus on
advanced companies to cover emerging markets and developing
economies. Essentials of International Economics, Third Edition is
the brief version of that textbook designed for a one-semester
course covering both international trade and international
macroeconomics. The new edition has been thoroughly updated,
including the latest on the Eurozone crisis.
"This volume comprises a new critical edition and translation of
Giambattista Vico's challenging and provoking early work On the
Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians. The Latin edition faithfully
reproduces Vico's original 1710 text as first printed; it is
accompanied by Jason Taylor's complete, accurate, and highly
readable English translation." "In an illuminating introduction to
the volume, Robert Miner elucidates Vico's short but difficult
work; at the same time, he allows the reader to assess the
importance of that work, in absolute terms as well as relative to
Vico's other writings and the work of his numerous interlocutors in
the republic of letters." "Taken as a whole, this volume provides
the text and guidance to support a fresh engagement with Vico's
thought, especially his earliest philosophical works. It will also
serve as a valuable resource for students and scholars with
interests in eighteenth-century thought."--BOOK JACKET.
Currently, very little academic research exists on the intersection
of entrepreneurship and philanthropy. This unique Handbook fills
that gap, exploring how and why entrepreneurs who drive success in
the for-profit world become engaged in philanthropy. Top scholars
in the fields of family business, entrepreneurship and philanthropy
explore the many facets of this fascinating subject.These expert
contributors explore an exciting new field of research on
entrepreneur philanthropists who have generated wealth through the
creation and development of their own business enterprises. The
book offers a broad overview of entrepreneurship and philanthropy,
along with a focus on specific groups of entrepreneur
philanthropists (including women, Black Americans,
multi-generational family companies and technology entrepreneurs)
and a selection of case studies from around the world. This
pioneering Handbook will appeal to scholars in the fields of
business, entrepreneurship, nonprofit and philanthropic studies,
public policy and administration, as well as practitioners and
policymakers with an interest in the practical aspects of
entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Contributors: P.M. Anyansi, C.
Anyansi-Archibong, D.B. Audretsch, X. Bai, W.J. Baumol, C.G. Brush,
E.D. Carson, N.M. Carter, T.T. Coates, V. Cox Edmondson, M.P.
Feldman, E.J. Gatewood, A. Graddy-Reed, P.G. Greene, M. Hart, J.R.
Hinger, R. Holman, F. Hoy, K. Liket, L. Meijs, D.O. Renz, K.
Rosplock, L. Roza, P.G. Schervish, L. Stilwell, R.J. Strom, M.L.
Taylor, J. Tyler, M. Vermeulen, S. Zhao, Y. Zhao
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Lectures on Imagination
Paul Ricoeur; Edited by George H Taylor, Robert D Sweeney, Jean-Luc Amalric, Patrick F. Crosby
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Ricoeur’s theory of productive imagination in previously
unpublished lectures. The eminent philosopher Paul Ricoeur was
devoted to the imagination. These previously unpublished lectures
offer Ricoeur’s most significant and sustained reflections on
creativity as he builds a new theory of imagination through close
examination, moving from Aristotle, Pascal, Spinoza, Hume, and Kant
to Ryle, Price, Wittgenstein, Husserl, and Sartre. These thinkers,
he contends, underestimate humanity’s creative capacity. While
the Western tradition generally views imagination as derived from
the reproductive example of the image, Ricoeur develops a theory
about the mind’s power to produce new realities. Modeled most
clearly in fiction, this productive imagination, Ricoeur argues, is
available across conceptual domains. His theory provocatively
suggests that we are not constrained by existing political, social,
and scientific structures. Rather, our imaginations have the power
to break through our conceptual horizons and remake the world.
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new
perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes
state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across
theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new
insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary
perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for
cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in
its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards
linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as
well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for
a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the
ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes
monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes,
which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from
different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality
standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
ABOUT THE BOOK The book is entitled History Wars and the Classroom:
Global Perspectives and examines how ten separate countries have
experienced debates and disputes over the contested nature of the
subject, for example the 'Black Armband' and 'Whitewash' factions
in Australia who adopt opposingly celebratory or denigratory views
of Australian history, especially when evaluating episodes of poor
racial relations. There are also tensions between
traditional/patriotic views of history teaching and reformed or
'new' history. There are issues of political control of the
curriculum and parallel issues of who writes it (very topical in
England at the moment over two expat 'big picture' historians who
work at Harvard and Columbia (Niall Ferguson and Simon Schama)).
ENDORSEMENTS: "An important collection for anyone seeking to
understand the incendiary nature of the history curriculum across
the globe." Sam Wineburg, Margaret Jacks Professor of Education and
History, Stanford University, USA. "A powerfully and impressively
wide-ranging collection of essays, which vividly remind us that the
debates on the teaching of history are global rather than merely
national". Sir David Cannadine, Dodge Professor of History,
Princeton University, USA. CONTENTS: Acknowledgements.
Introduction, Tony Taylor and Robert Guyver. Preface Peter Seixas.
Legacies, Ruptures and Inertias: History in the Argentine School
System, Maria Paula Gonzalez. Under Siege from Right and Left: A
Tale of the Australian School History Wars, Tony Taylor. "We Were
Allowed to Disagree, Because We Couldn't Agree on Anything":
Seventeen Voices in Canadian Debates over History Education, Ruth
Sandwell. Controversiality and Consciousness: Contemporary History
Education in Germany, Sylvia Semmet. Denial in the Classroom:
Political Origins of the Japanese Textbook Controversy, Tony
Taylor. "Little Is Taught or Learned in Schools": Debates over the
Place of History in the New Zealand School Curriculum. Mark
Sheehan. Transforming Images of Nation-Building: Ideology and
Nationalism in History School Textbooks in Putin's Russia,
2001-2010, Joseph Zajda. Dealing with a Reign of Virtue: The
Post-Apartheid South African School History Curriculum, Rob
Sieborger. The History Working Group and Beyond: A Case Study in
the UK's History Quarrels, Robert Guyver. Wars and Rumors of War:
The Rhetoric and Reality of History Education in the United States,
Keith Barton. About the Contributors...
Indigenous peoples and racial minorities have lived and thrived in
Oregon for centuries. Their legacy is interwoven with the state's
history and culture even as they continue to struggle with
prejudice, environmental pressures, shrinking state revenues, the
effects of globalization, and the changing dynamics of the state
economy. Current U.S. immigration policy and the forces of
globalization have played a critical role in creating a dynamic
process named the 'browning of Oregon.' This anthology brings
together a group of noted multidisciplinary scholars, who explore
the rich and varied experiences of Oregon's native communities and
racial minorities. Anchored in a 'power relations' perspective, the
book has been organized around several key historical themes,
including: the foundation of ethnic communities; civil rights;
social justice; ethnicity and labor; and various forms of cultural
traditions. As disparate as they seem in style and topic, this
collection of essays highlight the distinctive experiences of
Oregon's people of color and communicates the broader interlocking
categories of social identity. The book is essential reading for
students, teachers, and the general public interested in
contemporary racial politics.
This edited volume reconsiders the importance of the attacks on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki from a post-Cold War perspective. It has
been argued that during the Cold War era scholarship was limited by
the anxiety that authors felt about the possibility of a global
thermonuclear war, and the role their scholarship could play in
obstructing such an event. The new scholarship of Nuclear
Humanities approaches this history and its fallout with both more
nuanced and integrative inquiries, paving the way towards a deeper
integration of these seminal events beyond issues of policy and
ethics. This volume, therefore, offers a distinctly post-Cold War
perspective on the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The
chapters collected here address the memorialization and
commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by officials and states,
but also ordinary people's resentment, suffering, or forgiveness.
The volume presents a variety of approaches with contributions from
academics and contributions from authors who are strongly connected
to the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and its people. In
addition, the work branches out beyond the traditional subjects of
social sciences and humanities to include contributions on art,
photography, and design. This variety of approaches and
perspectives provides moral and political insights on the full
range of vulnerabilities - such as emotional, bodily, cognitive,
and ecological - that pertains to nuclear harm. This book will be
of much interest to students of critical war studies, nuclear
weapons, World War II history, Asian History and International
Relations in general.
One of the shortest plays in Greek drama, The Children of Herakles offers enough action for two or three plays of normal length. But this very richness and complexity have made the play elusive, subject to dismissive readings, and extraordinarily difficult to translate; in consequence, it has suffered from neglect over the ages. This vibrant new translation makes clear that The Children of Herakles is actually a wonderfully well-crafted work of art, a play offering a wealth of rewards to the modern reader. It is a play about war and the effects of war within the state. Herakles, the legendary hero cursed from birth, was never permitted a triumphant homecoming. Here, his descendants continue the effort to return home, seeking asylum from the persecution of the king who had imposed on Herakles the famous twelve labors. While it pursues concepts of deep moral grandeur, it ends with a denouement of astonishing physical and ethical brutality, and affords Euripides a severe comment on what he believed was the decline of the Athenian character.
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