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Since the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States,
religious fundamentalism has dominated public debate as never
before. Policymakers, educators and the general public all want to
know: Why do fundamentalist movements turn violent? Are
fundamentalisms a global threat to human rights, security and
democratic forms of government? What is the future of
fundamentalism? To answer questions like these, "Strong Religion"
draws on the results of the Fundamentalism Project, a decade-long
interdisciplinary study of antimodernist, antisecular militant
religious movements on five continents and within seven religious
traditions. The authors of this study analyze the various social
structures, cultural contexts and political environments in which
fundamentalist movements have emerged around the world, from the
Islamic Hamas and Hizbullah to the Catholic and Protestant
paramilitaries of Northern Ireland, and from the Moral Majority and
Christian Coalition of the United states to the Sikh radicals and
Hindu nationalists of India. Offering a vividly detailed portrait
of the cultures that nourish such movements, "Strong Religion"
describes different modes of fundamentalism and identifies the
kinds of historical events that can trigger them. For anyone who
wants to understand why fundamentalist movements arise and what
makes them turn violent, "Strong Religion" should be essential
reading.
Seven experts have contributed to this study of the past strength
and present prospects of German democracy. The first part of the
book deals historically with the uphill struggle for democracy,
from the times of Bismarck through the hopeful days of the Weimar
Republic to the plots of the democratic underground during Hitler's
regime. In the second part, the authors discuss Germany's present
economic situation. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press
Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make
available again books from our distinguished backlist that were
previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered
from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback
formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Events of the past two decades have challenged many of the
fundamental beliefs, institutions, and values of modern western
culture--the culture of "progress." Are science and technology
really progressive and beneficial? Have they led to the enhancement
of welfare, greater hapiness, and moral immprovement? I s the
continued growth of material productivity possible? Desirable? Are
the institutions of progress viable? Progress and Its
Discontents assembles the views on progress of some of
America's leading humanists, scientists, and social scientists.
Citing disappointed expectations of progress in spheres from
science to morals and politics, and the many problems created or
left untouched by progress, the editors conclude that the term no
longer refers to "an inevitable sequence of improvements" but
rather to "an aspiration and compelling obligation." Contributors:
Nannerl O. Keohane Georg G. Iggers Alfred G. Meyer Crawford Young
Francisco J. Ayala John T. Edsall Gerald Fenberg Bernard D. Davis
Gerald Holton Marc J. Roberts H. Stuart Hughes Moses Abramovitz
Harvey Brooks Nathan Rosenberg Hollis B. Chenery Gianfranco Poggi
Aaron Wildavsky G. Bingham Powell, Jr. Samuel H. Barnes Steven
Marcus Murray Krieger Robert C. Elliott Martin E. Marty Daniel Bell
Frederick A. Olafson This title is part of UC Press's Voices
Revived program, which commemorates University of California
Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and
give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to
1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship
accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title
was originally published in 1982.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1974.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1974.
Events of the past two decades have challenged many of the
fundamental beliefs, institutions, and values of modern western
culture--the culture of "progress." Are science and technology
really progressive and beneficial? Have they led to the enhancement
of welfare, greater hapiness, and moral immprovement? I s the
continued growth of material productivity possible? Desirable? Are
the institutions of progress viable? Progress and Its
Discontents assembles the views on progress of some of
America's leading humanists, scientists, and social scientists.
Citing disappointed expectations of progress in spheres from
science to morals and politics, and the many problems created or
left untouched by progress, the editors conclude that the term no
longer refers to "an inevitable sequence of improvements" but
rather to "an aspiration and compelling obligation." Contributors:
Nannerl O. Keohane Georg G. Iggers Alfred G. Meyer Crawford Young
Francisco J. Ayala John T. Edsall Gerald Fenberg Bernard D. Davis
Gerald Holton Marc J. Roberts H. Stuart Hughes Moses Abramovitz
Harvey Brooks Nathan Rosenberg Hollis B. Chenery Gianfranco Poggi
Aaron Wildavsky G. Bingham Powell, Jr. Samuel H. Barnes Steven
Marcus Murray Krieger Robert C. Elliott Martin E. Marty Daniel Bell
Frederick A. Olafson This title is part of UC Press's Voices
Revived program, which commemorates University of California
Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and
give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to
1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship
accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title
was originally published in 1982.
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