|
Showing 1 - 25 of
197 matches in All Departments
What makes people lose faith in democratic statecraft? The question
seems an urgent one. In the first decades of the twenty-first
century, citizens across the world have grown increasingly
disillusioned with what was once a cherished ideal. Setting out an
original theoretical model that explores the relations between
democracy, subjectivity and sociality, and exploring its relevance
to countries ranging from Kenya to Peru, The State We're In is a
must-read for all political theorists, scholars of democracy, and
readers concerned for the future of the democratic ideal.
What makes people lose faith in democratic statecraft? The question
seems an urgent one. In the first decades of the twenty-first
century, citizens across the world have grown increasingly
disillusioned with what was once a cherished ideal. Setting out an
original theoretical model that explores the relations between
democracy, subjectivity and sociality, and exploring its relevance
to countries ranging from Kenya to Peru, The State We're In is a
must-read for all political theorists, scholars of democracy, and
readers concerned for the future of the democratic ideal.
Dialogues, encounters and interactions through which particular
ways of knowing, understanding and thinking about the world are
forged lie at the centre of anthropology. Such ‘intellectual
exchange’ is also central to anthropologists’ own professional
practice: from their interactions with research participants and
modes of pedagogy to their engagements with each other and scholars
from adjacent disciplines. This collection of essays explores how
such processes might best be studied cross-culturally.
Foregrounding the diverse interactions, ethical reasoning, and
intellectual lives of people from across the continent of Asia, the
volume develops an anthropology of intellectual exchange itself.
Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in 2 Corinthians and Philippians
advances the interpretation of 2 Corinthians and Philippians by
exploring how the Apostle Paul quotes, alludes to, or "echoes" the
Jewish Scriptures. Identification of allusions is at the forefront,
as are questions about the Torah, God's righteousness,
reconciliation, new creation, new covenant, Christology, lament
language, cultic metaphors, canon, rhetoric, and more.
What happens when people "achieve"? Why do reactions to
"achievement" vary so profoundly? And how might an anthropological
study of achievement and its consequences allow us to develop a
more nuanced model of the motivated agency that operates in the
social world? These questions lie at the heart of this volume.
Drawing on research from Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States,
and Latin America, this collection develops an innovative framework
for explaining achievement's multiple effects-one which brings
together cutting-edge theoretical insights into politics,
psychology, ethics, materiality, aurality, embodiment, affect and
narrative. In doing so, the volume advances a new agenda for the
study of achievement within anthropology, emphasizing the
significance of achievement as a moment of cultural invention, and
the complexity of "the achiever" as a subject position.
The notion of 'sociality' is now widely used within the social
sciences and humanities. However, what is meant by the term varies
radically, and the contributors here, through compelling and wide
ranging essays, identify the strengths and weaknesses of current
definitions and their deployment in the social sciences. By
developing their own rigorous and innovative theory of human
sociality, they re-set the framework of the debate and open up new
possibilities for conceptualizing other forms of sociality, such as
that of animals or materials. Cases from Asia, Africa, the Americas
and Europe explore the new directions of human sociality,
illuminating how and why it is transformed when human beings engage
with such major issues as economic downturn, climate change, new
regimes of occupational and psychological therapy, technological
innovations in robotics and the creation of new online, 'virtual'
environments. This book is an invaluable resource, not only for
research and teaching, but for anyone interested in the question of
what makes us social.
What happens when people "achieve"? Why do reactions to
"achievement" vary so profoundly? And how might an anthropological
study of achievement and its consequences allow us to develop a
more nuanced model of the motivated agency that operates in the
social world? These questions lie at the heart of this volume.
Drawing on research from Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States,
and Latin America, this collection develops an innovative framework
for explaining achievement's multiple effects-one which brings
together cutting-edge theoretical insights into politics,
psychology, ethics, materiality, aurality, embodiment, affect and
narrative. In doing so, the volume advances a new agenda for the
study of achievement within anthropology, emphasizing the
significance of achievement as a moment of cultural invention, and
the complexity of "the achiever" as a subject position.
The notion of 'sociality' is now widely used within the social
sciences and humanities. However, what is meant by the term varies
radically, and the contributors here, through compelling and wide
ranging essays, identify the strengths and weaknesses of current
definitions and their deployment in the social sciences. By
developing their own rigorous and innovative theory of human
sociality, they re-set the framework of the debate and open up new
possibilities for conceptualizing other forms of sociality, such as
that of animals or materials. Cases from Asia, Africa, the Americas
and Europe explore the new directions of human sociality,
illuminating how and why it is transformed when human beings engage
with such major issues as economic downturn, climate change, new
regimes of occupational and psychological therapy, technological
innovations in robotics and the creation of new online, 'virtual'
environments. This book is an invaluable resource, not only for
research and teaching, but for anyone interested in the question of
what makes us social.
This book, originally published in 1987, evaluates the human and
managerial implications of new office information technology, based
on the actual experiences of organisations using the new
technology. A variety of issues are examined including those
centred on the role of the manger, producitivity, unemployment,
physical and mental health. Major emphasis is placed on describing
and discussing the implementation of new technology and ways of
utilization which maximise benefits.
Contemporary Anti-Muslim Politics provides a succinct but potent
critique of the policies of Western nations toward Muslims,
particularly the aggressive foreign policies of the United States
and the exclusionary domestic policies of Europe. These policies
have already claimed millions of Muslim lives. For decades,
policies that rely on war, exclusion, and ghettoization have
triggered conflict escalation. The actions of groups such as the
Islamic State and Boko Haram are reactions to this history. Their
tactics exacerbate negative stereotyping of Muslims generally and
Western military strategies cause many Muslims to pursue
survivalist politics that enable and strengthen such groups.
Anti-Muslim politics in Western nations takes many forms beyond war
and exclusion, including racialization, stereotyping, sacrilegious
cultural assaults, mass media scapegoating, and even tolerance,
which implies something unpalatable in need of toleration. The
gridlock brought by pluralism and constitutionalism, both in Europe
and the United States, serves few people well, but it has locked
Muslims into an especially abusive status quo.
Carrots and sticks have always been used in combination in
diplomatic affairs, but scholars and policymakers have focused more
on the sticks than the carrots. In this provocative study,
policy-savvy scholars examine a wide range of cases-from North
Korea to South Africa to El Salvador and Bosnia-to demonstrate the
power of incentives to deter nuclear proliferation, prevent armed
conflict, defend civil and human rights, and rebuild war-torn
societies. The book addresses the 'moral hazard' of incentives, the
danger that they can be construed as bribes, concessions, or
appeasement. Incentives can take many forms-economic and political,
as palpable as fuel oil and as intangible, yet powerful, as
diplomatic recognition and 'constructive engagement.' The cases
demonstrate that incentives can sometimes succeed when traditional
methods-threats, sanctions, or force-fail or are too dangerous to
apply.
The Trouble with America critiques the theory and practice of
American government, focusing on the fatal flaws of America's core
political arrangements. Institutionalized pluralism, the structural
dispersal of power, generates government too weak to solve our
public problems. American constitutionalism, the limitation of
government power and authority, protects property rights far better
than it defends our civil liberties, and it offers little or no
protection for non-citizens. Capitalism is a hyper-competitive and
grossly unfair economic system, which rewards pre-existing wealth
far better than hard work or talent, and encourages petty
materialist consumption of mostly low-quality goods, undermining
taste as well as fairness. Taken together, pluralism,
constitutionalism, and capitalism in America harm our society in a
myriad of ways, leaving us with inadequate representation, poor
leadership, social and political paralysis and irresponsibility,
unrealistic self-images, and scandalously poor domestic and foreign
policies. This book will prove a valuable supplement in American
government courses, an alternative to the centrist material
currently dominating textbooks on this subject.
The Trouble with America critiques the theory and practice of
American government, focusing on the fatal flaws of America's core
political arrangements. Institutionalized pluralism, the structural
dispersal of power, generates government too weak to solve our
public problems. American constitutionalism, the limitation of
government power and authority, protects property rights far better
than it defends our civil liberties, and it offers little or no
protection for non-citizens. Capitalism is a hyper-competitive and
grossly unfair economic system, which rewards pre-existing wealth
far better than hard work or talent, and encourages petty
materialist consumption of mostly low-quality goods, undermining
taste as well as fairness. Taken together, pluralism,
constitutionalism, and capitalism in America harm our society in a
myriad of ways, leaving us with inadequate representation, poor
leadership, social and political paralysis and irresponsibility,
unrealistic self-images, and scandalously poor domestic and foreign
policies. This book will prove a valuable supplement in American
government courses, an alternative to the centrist material
currently dominating textbooks on this subject.
The Hummer: Myths and Consumer Culture is a study of the notorious
automobile/sports utility vehicle. Featuring more than fifteen
essays, this collection analyzes the Hummer through a wide array of
disciplines, including material culture, marketing and advertising,
popular culture, military technology, urban planning, and political
economy. It provides a complete overview of the vehicle:
production, marketing aspects, and cultural significance. The only
book of its kind, The Hummer is of great value to cultural studies
and American studies scholars and students, as well as to any
general reader with an interest in contemporary American culture.
The Hummer: Myths and Consumer Culture is a study of the notorious
automobile/sports utility vehicle. Featuring more than fifteen
essays, this collection analyzes the Hummer through a wide array of
disciplines, including material culture, marketing and advertising,
popular culture, military technology, urban planning, and political
economy. It provides a complete overview of the vehicle:
production, marketing aspects, and cultural significance. The only
book of its kind, The Hummer is of great value to cultural studies
and American studies scholars and students, as well as to any
general reader with an interest in contemporary American culture.
This book is an open access book. Many scholars have wondered if a
non-Western theory of international politics founded on different
premises, be it from Asia or from the "Global South," could release
international relations from the grip of a Western, "Westphalian"
model. This book argues that a Buddhist approach to international
relations could provide a genuine alternative. Because of its
distinctive philosophical positions and its unique understanding of
reality, human nature and political behavior, a Buddhist theory of
IR offers a way out of this dilemma, a means for transcending the
Westphalian predicament. The author explains this Buddhist IR
model, beginning with its philosophical foundations up through its
ideas about politics, economics and statecraft.
This book, originally published in 1987, evaluates the human and
managerial implications of new office information technology, based
on the actual experiences of organisations using the new
technology. A variety of issues are examined including those
centred on the role of the manger, producitivity, unemployment,
physical and mental health. Major emphasis is placed on describing
and discussing the implementation of new technology and ways of
utilization which maximise benefits.
Grounded in Critical Race Theory (CRT), this book examines black
and mixed-race men and women's experiences of policing in the UK.
Through an intersectional analysis of race, class and gender it
analyses the construction of the suspect, illuminating the ways in
which race and racism(s) shape police contact. This counter-story
to the dominant narrative challenges the erasure of race through
the contemporary 'diversity' agenda. Overall, this book proposes
that making racism visible can disrupt power structures and make
change possible. It makes a timely contribution to this
significantly under-researched area and will be of interest to
students, educators and scholars of Criminology, Social Sciences,
Law and Humanities. It will also be of interest to criminal justice
practitioners, communities and activists.
The rehabilitation of intellectual impairment resulting from brain
injury has become a major professional activity of clinical
neuropsychologists. In recent years, neuropsychology has developed
from a professional role stressing assessment and diagnosis to one
that now includes treatment and rehabilitation activities. Such
trends are also manifested in two new research interests of
neuropsychologists: the study of the generalizability of
neuropsychological test findings to everyday abilities, often
referred to as the "ecological validity" of tests, and outcome
studies of cognitive retraining treatments. Discovering the
relationships between traditional neuropsychological tests and
everyday behavior is important because the referral questions posed
to neuropsychologists have changed. Now, the neuropsychologist is
asked to comment on the patient's functional intellectual abilities
as they relate to the everyday demands of home, work and
educational settings. Of course, the development of cognitive
retraining theory and procedures allows neuropsychologists to
intervene in the treatment of the cognitive problems that the
neuropsychological evaluation has documented. Since these
approaches are still in their formative stages, they have been the
subject of clinical lore, great controversy and little systematic
research. This situation prompted one of our presenters to lament,
"Either you believe Cognitive Retraining is divinly inspired, or
the work of the devil. " There is apparently little middle ground.
Given this state of affairs, the program committee of the Mid-South
Conference on Human Neuropsychology decided to focus on the role of
neuropsychologists in rehabilitation.
With an international line-up of contributors, this book examines
challenges to racism in and through sport. It addresses the
different agents of change in the context of wider socio-political
shifts and explores issues of policy formation, practices in sport
and anti-racism in sport, and the challenge to sport today.
With an international line-up of contributors, this book examines
challenges to racism in and through sport. It addresses the
different agents of change in the context of wider socio-political
shifts and explores issues of policy formation, practices in sport
and anti-racism in sport, and the challenge to sport today.
For over a century our knowledge of Egypt’s Western Desert during
the Third Intermediate Period relied almost entirely on the Greater
and Smaller Dakhleh Stelae. These two significant documents were
purchased by Henry Lyons in 1894 in Dakhleh Oasis and indicated the
existence of a substantial temple at Mut al-Kharab dedicated to the
god Seth. Apart from these sources, very little information from
the Western Desert could be dated to this period. Excavations at
Mut al-Kharab began in 2000 and in recent years, evidence from the
Third Intermediate Period temple has grown considerably. A range of
artefacts has been unearthed, including decorated temple blocks,
stelae, ostraka, in situ architectural remains, other small finds,
and a large collection of well-dated ceramics. The scale of
evidence suggests Mut al-Kharab was probably the most significant
Third Intermediate Period site in the Western Desert. In light of
this new material, a re-examination of activity in the Western
Desert during this period has been possible. This volume presents
all the available evidence relating to the western oases during the
Third Intermediate Period, with a particular focus on the ceramics.
Occupation appears to have been more widespread than the limited
evidence previously suggested, and these oasis communities were
closely connected to the populations in the Nile Valley. The
Egyptian central administration continued to be interested in the
Western Desert, although political control does not seem to have
been consistent. Moreover, subtle yet distinct variations in the
material record, including aspects of pottery traditions and
religious practices, may reveal the existence of an oasis culture.
As such, we are developing a much clearer picture of activity in
this region.
|
Galatians (Paperback)
Phillip J. Long
|
R633
R523
Discovery Miles 5 230
Save R110 (17%)
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
|
You may like...
Malma Station
Alex Schulman
Paperback
R415
R332
Discovery Miles 3 320
The Playlist
Melina Lewis
Paperback
R239
Discovery Miles 2 390
Table For Two
Amor Towles
Paperback
R395
R279
Discovery Miles 2 790
God's Pocket
Sven Axelrad
Paperback
R320
R229
Discovery Miles 2 290
Still Life
Sarah Winman
Paperback
R358
Discovery Miles 3 580
|