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It has often been argued that Zerubbabel, the Jewish governor of
Yehud at the time of the rebuilding of the temple (late 6th century
BCE), was viewed by the prophets Haggai and Zechariah as the new
king in the line of David. In this new study, Rose offers a
contrary proposal for the interpretation of the oracles in Haggai 2
and Zechariah 3 and 6. He traces their background in the pre-exilic
prophets, pays special attention to often neglected details of
semantics and metaphor, and concludes that neither Haggai nor
Zechariah designated Zerubbabel as the new king in Jerusalem.
Instead, the oracles in Zechariah 3 and 6 should be seen as fully
messianic.>
Heretical thoughts in an orthodox series on sociology of the
sciences? Devils and science between the covers of one book? Games
with ambivalence to mask collective uncertainty? We anticipate
similar future reactions from readers or reviewers when assessing
the way in which this volume has been assembled. But writings on
counter-science, like the history of colonialism, are usually
written by the winners, therefore unequivocally partial and only
too often lacking in social imagination. In seeking to redress the
balance, we admit to having been fully receptive to the latter, of
having displayed an un measured degree of sympathy with heretics
and outsiders, including practising scientists, and to letting
science defend itself. The antithetical relationship implied in the
volume's title - Counter-movements in the Sciences - stands for
what we regard as an ongoing, open-ended process. In collecting
material for this volume, we have brought together voices speaking
from different quarters: there are those who, although modestly
claiming to speak only for them selves, have set out to question
sacred assumptions of scientific faith or to cast doubt on
well-known claims scientific knowledge holds over other forms of
knowledge; others have undertaken to demonstrate the fragility,
ifnot untenability of attempts at demarcation between science and
other systems of belief or practice or shown that demarcations
between different forms of rationality rest on other than
methodological grounds; finally, those who wish to re-arrange, by
mapping out some meta-point of surveillance, familiar territory,
showing the need for rearrangement and"
Tracing the development of the U.S. presidency since Harry S.
Truman took office in 1945, this volume describes the many ways the
president's actions have affected the development of capitalism in
the post-World War II era. Contributors show how the American
"Consumer-in-Chief" has exerted a decisive hand as well as
behind-the-scenes influence on the national economy and everyday
American life. The essays in this volume highlight the president's
impact on various areas including work, gender discrimination and
affirmative action, student loans, retirement planning, the credit
card economy, the federal budget, cities, poverty, energy,
computers, and genetic engineering. They argue that by supporting
policies that helped American businesses grow in all sectors, the
president has helped domestic companies expand internationally and
has added to a global image of the United States that is deeply
intertwined with its leading corporations.
First published in 1959, Outlines of Classical Literature is a
guide for students of English literature who too often come to this
difficult and complex subject with little or no knowledge of one of
its principal sources. It therefore does not attempt to give a
complete account of the Greek and Roman writers, but tries instead
to deal with those whose influences, direct or indirect, can be
clearly traced in medieval and later authors. The ancients are
taken in their chronological order, though this is not necessarily
the order in which they became known to, or influenced the
Christian World; but to follow the latter would be too confusing.
The book should be of interest to the undergraduate, the general
reader and to the literary critic desirous of displaying classical
erudition.
First published in 1925, Primitive Culture in Greece
dispassionately reviews the claim that the Greeks were 'heathen'
and asks how much of the savage ancestry was left in the classical
Greek. In doing so it traces a historical continuity from the
barbaric invasions of Greece to its later emergence of a classical
culture. It is not written merely for the specialist, and assumes
no technical knowledge, but simply an interest in one of the most
remarkable civilizations of the world.
First published in 1926, Primitive Culture in Italy intends to
determine to what extent there survived, in the ancient
civilization with which it deals, any characteristic features of
savage life and thought. The primitive man provides an ideal
beginning to study the long upward progress of humanity. This book
is not for the specialist, but for the general reader who wishes to
know something of the beginnings of a great and notable
civilization, the effects of which are still to be seen in our
modern culture.
First published in 1954, A Handbook of Latin Literature is an
attempt to put together a cohesive account of classical and early
post-classical writings in the Latin tongue, and is a companion to
the Handbook of Greek Literature. The book traces the history of
Latin literature from the earliest times down to the death of St.
Augustine, and tackles both theological and non-theological
interests of Christian authors. This book will be of interest to
students of history and literature.
First published in 1949, Ancient Roman Religion is an introduction
to some of the most outstanding features of the complicated
religion, or rather series of religions, which flourished in Rome
between the earliest recoverable ages of her long history and the
close of the classical epoch. This book will be of interest
students of religion, literature and history.
First published in 1934, this book covers a broad array of ancient
Greek literature, taking into account the most acknowledged of the
Greek authors as well as those less well known. H. J. Rose presents
the latest findings of the time in terms of research into Greek
literature and covers subjects from Homer, Comedy and Poetry, to
Philosophy, Science, and the Empire.
First published in 1934, this book covers a broad array of ancient
Greek literature, taking into account the most acknowledged of the
Greek authors as well as those less well known. H. J. Rose presents
the latest findings of the time in terms of research into Greek
literature and covers subjects from Homer, Comedy and Poetry, to
Philosophy, Science, and the Empire.
Neuroscience, with its astounding new technologies, is uncovering
the workings of the brain and with this perhaps the mind. The
'neuro' prefix spills out into every area of life, from
neuroaesthetics to neuroeconomics, neurogastronomy and
neuroeducation. With its promise to cure physical and social ills,
government sees neuroscience as a tool to increase the 'mental
capital' of the children of the deprived and workless. It sets
aside intensifying poverty and inequality, instead claiming that
basing children's rearing and education on brain science will
transform both the child's and the nation's health and wealth.
Leading critic of such neuropretensions, neuroscientist Steven Rose
and sociologist of science Hilary Rose take a sceptical look at
these claims and the science underlying them, sifting out the
sensible from the snake oil. Examining the ways in which science is
shaped by and shapes the political economy of neoliberalism, they
argue that neuroscience on its own is not able to bear the weight
of these hopes.
The "Pittsburgh Renaissance," an urban renewal effort launched in
the late 1940s, transformed the smoky rust belt city's downtown.
Working-class residents and people of color saw their neighborhoods
cleared and replaced with upscale, white residents and with large
corporations housed in massive skyscrapers. Pittsburgh's
Renaissance's apparent success quickly became a model for several
struggling industrial cities, including St. Louis, Cleveland,
Detroit, Chicago, and Philadelphia. In A Good Place to Do Business,
Roger Biles and Mark Rose chronicle these urban "makeovers" which
promised increased tourism and fashionable shopping as well as the
development of sports stadiums, convention centers, downtown parks,
and more. They examine the politics of these government-funded
redevelopment programs and show how city politics (and
policymakers) often dictated the level of success. As city
officials and business elites determined to reorganize their
downtowns, a deeply racialized politics sacrificed neighborhoods
and the livelihoods of those pushed out. Yet, as A Good Place to Do
Business demonstrates, more often than not, costly efforts to bring
about the hoped-for improvements failed to revitalize those cities,
or even their downtowns.
The "Pittsburgh Renaissance," an urban renewal effort launched in
the late 1940s, transformed the smoky rust belt city's downtown.
Working-class residents and people of color saw their neighborhoods
cleared and replaced with upscale, white residents and with large
corporations housed in massive skyscrapers. Pittsburgh's
Renaissance's apparent success quickly became a model for several
struggling industrial cities, including St. Louis, Cleveland,
Detroit, Chicago, and Philadelphia. In A Good Place to Do Business,
Roger Biles and Mark Rose chronicle these urban "makeovers" which
promised increased tourism and fashionable shopping as well as the
development of sports stadiums, convention centers, downtown parks,
and more. They examine the politics of these government-funded
redevelopment programs and show how city politics (and
policymakers) often dictated the level of success. As city
officials and business elites determined to reorganize their
downtowns, a deeply racialized politics sacrificed neighborhoods
and the livelihoods of those pushed out. Yet, as A Good Place to Do
Business demonstrates, more often than not, costly efforts to bring
about the hoped-for improvements failed to revitalize those cities,
or even their downtowns.
Neuroscience, with its astounding new technologies, is uncovering
the workings of the brain and with this perhaps the mind. The
'neuro' prefix spills out into every area of life, from
neuroaesthetics to neuroeconomics, neurogastronomy and
neuroeducation. With its promise to cure physical and social ills,
government sees neuroscience as a tool to increase the 'mental
capital' of the children of the deprived and workless. It sets
aside intensifying poverty and inequality, instead claiming that
basing children's rearing and education on brain science will
transform both the child's and the nation's health and wealth.
Leading critic of such neuropretensions, neuroscientist Steven Rose
and sociologist of science Hilary Rose take a sceptical look at
these claims and the science underlying them, sifting out the
sensible from the snake oil. Examining the ways in which science is
shaped by and shapes the political economy of neoliberalism, they
argue that neuroscience on its own is not able to bear the weight
of these hopes.
"Gr tzer 's 'General Lattice Theory' has become the lattice
theorist 's bible. Now we have the second edition, in which the old
testament is augmented by a new testament. The new testament gospel
is provided by leading and acknowledged experts in their fields.
This is an excellent and engaging second edition that will long
remain a standard reference." --MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS
Heretical thoughts in an orthodox series on sociology of the
sciences? Devils and science between the covers of one book? Games
with ambivalence to mask collective uncertainty? We anticipate
similar future reactions from readers or reviewers when assessing
the way in which this volume has been assembled. But writings on
counter-science, like the history of colonialism, are usually
written by the winners, therefore unequivocally partial and only
too often lacking in social imagination. In seeking to redress the
balance, we admit to having been fully receptive to the latter, of
having displayed an un measured degree of sympathy with heretics
and outsiders, including practising scientists, and to letting
science defend itself. The antithetical relationship implied in the
volume's title - Counter-movements in the Sciences - stands for
what we regard as an ongoing, open-ended process. In collecting
material for this volume, we have brought together voices speaking
from different quarters: there are those who, although modestly
claiming to speak only for them selves, have set out to question
sacred assumptions of scientific faith or to cast doubt on
well-known claims scientific knowledge holds over other forms of
knowledge; others have undertaken to demonstrate the fragility,
ifnot untenability of attempts at demarcation between science and
other systems of belief or practice or shown that demarcations
between different forms of rationality rest on other than
methodological grounds; finally, those who wish to re-arrange, by
mapping out some meta-point of surveillance, familiar territory,
showing the need for rearrangement and"
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