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Cultural Politics in the 1790s examines the relationship between
sentimental literature, political activism and the public sphere at
the end of the eighteenth century. Drawing on critical theorists
such as Habermas, Negt and Kluge, Marcuse and Foucault, it attempts
to demonstrate how major literary and political figures of the
1790s can be read in terms of the broader dynamics of modernity.
Reading a diverse range of political and literary material from the
period, it examines how relationships between the aesthetic and the
political, the private and the public, mark the emergence and
consolidation of bourgeois behavioural norms and the simultaneous
marginalization of potentially more radical forms of political and
cultural production.
Cultural Politics in the 1790s examines the relationship between sentimental literature, political activism and the public sphere at the end of the eighteenth century. Drawing on critical theorists such as Habermas, Negt and Kluge, Marcuse and Foucault, it attempts to demonstrate how major literary and political figures of the 1790s can be read in terms of the broader dynamics of modernity. Reading a diverse range of political and literary material from the period, it examines how relationships between the aesthetic and the political, the private and the public, mark the emergence and consolidation of bourgeois behavioral norms and the simultaneous marginalization of potentially more radical forms of political and cultural production.
When people have the freedom to further their own personal
interests in politics, the results may be disastrous. Chaos?
Tyranny? Can a political system be set up to avoid these pitfalls,
while still granting citizens and politicians the freedom to pursue
their interests? Republic at Risk is a concise and engaging
introduction to American politics. The guiding theme is the problem
of self-interest in politics, which James Madison took as his
starting point in his defense of representative government in
Federalist 10 and 51. Madison believed that unchecked self-interest
in politics was a risk to a well-ordered and free society. But he
also held that political institutions could be designed to harness
self-interest for the greater good. Putting Madison's theory to the
test, the authors examine modern challenges to the integrity and
effectiveness of US policy-making institutions, inviting readers to
determine how best to respond to these risks.
The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law takes the reader through
the most important controversies and critical developments in law
and U.S. sports. Over the course of 30 chapters, leading scholars
explore this expanding and captivating area of law. The Handbook is
the first book to gather dozens of perspectives on sports law
controversies in the United States, and will be of interest to
those who study and practice sports law, as well as journalists,
broadcasters, and legally minded sports fans. The Oxford Handbook
of American Sports Law incorporates analysis of key historical
events in sports law-such as the rise of free agency in
professional sports and the concept of "amateurism" for college
athletes-and their broader context. Contemporary legal
controversies in U.S. sports and their accompanying questions are
also of central importance: In a sensible legal system, how would
long-term neurological injuries from contact sports be addressed?
How would the use of racially insensitive team names be resolved?
How would a seemingly trivial dispute over air pressure in
footballs be studied from the competing perspectives of players,
teams, and leagues? The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law
weighs not just the facts, but how courts and lawmakers ought to
consider the most important questions at stake. The essays in this
volume also canvass the types of legal controversies in sports
likely to surface in the future. This is particularly true of law
and technology matters, including those related to broadcasting and
streaming. Legal doctrine has been and will continue to be forced
to adapt to these developments, and the Handbook both forecasts
coming debates and outlines where the law may be headed.
This textbook provides a practical perspective on autonomic
computing. Through the combined use of examples and hands-on
projects, the book enables the reader to rapidly gain an
understanding of the theories, models, design principles and
challenges of this subject while building upon their current
knowledge. Features: provides a structured and comprehensive
introduction to autonomic computing with a software engineering
perspective; supported by a downloadable learning environment and
source code that allows students to develop, execute, and test
autonomic applications at an associated website; presents the
latest information on techniques implementing self-monitoring,
self-knowledge, decision-making and self-adaptation; discusses the
challenges to evaluating an autonomic system, aiding the reader in
designing tests and metrics that can be used to compare systems;
reviews the most relevant sources of inspiration for autonomic
computing, with pointers towards more extensive specialty
literature.
Cultural Politics in the 1790s examines the relationship between
sentimental literature, political activism and the public sphere at
the end of the eighteenth century. Drawing on critical theorists
such as Habermas, Negt and Kluge, Marcuse and Foucault, it attempts
to demonstrate how major literary and political figures of the
1790s can be read in terms of the broader dynamics of modernity.
Reading a diverse range of political and literary material from the
period, it examines how relationships between the aesthetic and the
political, the private and the public, mark the emergence and
consolidation of bourgeois behavioural norms and the simultaneous
marginalization of potentially more radical forms of political and
cultural production.
When people have the freedom to further their own personal
interests in politics, the results may be disastrous. Chaos?
Tyranny? Can a political system be set up to avoid these pitfalls,
while still granting citizens and politicians the freedom to pursue
their interests? Republic at Risk is a concise and engaging
introduction to American politics. The guiding theme is the problem
of self-interest in politics, which James Madison took as his
starting point in his defense of representative government in
Federalist 10 and 51. Madison believed that unchecked self-interest
in politics was a risk to a well-ordered and free society. But he
also held that political institutions could be designed to harness
self-interest for the greater good. Putting Madison's theory to the
test, the authors examine modern challenges to the integrity and
effectiveness of US policy-making institutions, inviting readers to
determine how best to respond to these risks.
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