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The financial crisis of 2008-2009 and the "Great Recession" that it
precipitated highlight a number of important questions about the
governance of contemporary capitalism. How do shortcomings in
existing market governance institutions help to account for trends
of rising economic inequality and financial instability? What new
forms of market governance would better embody norms of stability,
equality and justice? And how do present political conditions both
constrain and enable possibilities for reform? This volume brings
together an array of leading thinkers to consider these pressing
questions about market governance and its potential reform.
Contributors combine in-depth empirical analysis with innovative
explorations of alternative arrangements to consider challenges of
market governance in advanced and developing countries, as well as
global and regional organizations. New Visions for Market
Governance will be of interest to students and scholars in a wide
range of areas including international and comparative political
economy, public and social policy, and normative social theory.
A collection of edited essays on the novelist John Buchan
(1875-1940), author of, among many other works, "The Thirty-Nine
Steps" (1915), "Witch Wood" (1927) and "Sick Heart River" (1940).
It considers Buchan's writing and reputation from the perspective
of the twenty-first century and examines Buchan's major fiction and
non-fictional writing.
This book is the first collection on the British author Rose
Macaulay (1881-1958). The essays establish connections in her work
between modernism and the middlebrow, show Macaulay's attentiveness
to reformulating contemporary depictions of gender in her fiction,
and explore how her writing transcended and celebrated the
characteristics of genre, reflecting Macaulay's responses to
modernity. The book's focus moves from the interiorized self and
the psyche's relations with the body, to gender identity, to the
role of women in society, followed by how women, and Macaulay, use
language in their strategies for generic self-expression, and the
environment in which Macaulay herself and her characters lived and
worked. Macaulay was a particularly modern writer, embracing
technology enthusiastically, and the evidence of her treatment of
gender and genre reflect Macaulay's responses to modernism, the
historical novel, ruins and the relationships of history and
structure, ageing, and the narrative of travel. By presenting a
wide range of approaches, this book shows how Macaulay's fiction is
integral to modern British literature, by its aesthetic concerns,
its technical experimentation, her concern for the autonomy of the
individual, and for the financial and professional independence of
the modern woman. There are manifold connections shown between her
writing and contemporary theology, popular culture, the newspaper
industry, pacifist thinking, feminist rage, the literature of
sophistication, the condition of 'inclusionary' cosmopolitanism,
and a haunted post-war understanding of ruin in life and history.
This rich and interdisciplinary combination will set a new agenda
for international scholarship on Macaulay's works, and reformulate
contemporary ideas about gender and genre in twentieth-century
British literature.
Considered a quintessentially 'popular' author, John Buchan was a
writer of fiction, journalism, philosophy and Scottish history. By
examining his engagement with empire, psychoanalysis and
propaganda, the contributors to this volume place Buchan at the
centre of the debate between popular culture and the modernist
elite.
Considered a quintessentially 'popular' author, John Buchan was a
writer of fiction, journalism, philosophy and Scottish history. By
examining his engagement with empire, psychoanalysis and
propaganda, the contributors to this volume place Buchan at the
centre of the debate between popular culture and the modernist
elite.
A collection of edited essays on the novelist John Buchan
(1875-1940), author of, among many other works, "The Thirty-Nine
Steps" (1915), "Witch Wood" (1927) and "Sick Heart River" (1940).
It considers Buchan's writing and reputation from the perspective
of the twenty-first century and examines Buchan's major fiction and
non-fictional writing.
The financial crisis of 2008-2009 and the "Great Recession" that it
precipitated highlight a number of important questions about the
governance of contemporary capitalism. How do shortcomings in
existing market governance institutions help to account for trends
of rising economic inequality and financial instability? What new
forms of market governance would better embody norms of stability,
equality and justice? And how do present political conditions both
constrain and enable possibilities for reform? This volume brings
together an array of leading thinkers to consider these pressing
questions about market governance and its potential reform.
Contributors combine in-depth empirical analysis with innovative
explorations of alternative arrangements to consider challenges of
market governance in advanced and developing countries, as well as
global and regional organizations. New Visions for Market
Governance will be of interest to students and scholars in a wide
range of areas including international and comparative political
economy, public and social policy, and normative social theory.
As trade and production have increasingly crossed international
boundaries, private bodies and governments alike have sought new
ways to regulate labour standards and advance goals of fairness and
social justice. Governments are harnessing social and market forces
to advance corporate accountability, while private bodies are
employing techniques drawn from command and control regulation to
shape the behaviour of business. This collection brings together
the research and reflections of a diverse international mix of
academics, activists and practitioners in the fields of fair trade
and corporate accountability, representing perspectives from both
the industrialized and developing worlds. Contributors provide
detailed case studies of a range of social justice governance
initiatives, documenting the evolution of established strategies of
advocacy and social mobilization, and evaluating the strengths and
limitations of voluntary initiatives compared with legally
enforceable instruments.
The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political
change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their
imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical
edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the
themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context
they appeared in.
The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political
change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their
imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical
edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the
themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context
they appeared in.
The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political
change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their
imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical
edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the
themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context
they appeared in.
The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political
change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their
imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical
edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the
themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context
they appeared in.
As trade and production have increasingly crossed international
boundaries, private bodies and governments alike have sought new
ways to regulate labour standards and advance goals of fairness and
social justice. Governments are harnessing social and market forces
to advance corporate accountability, while private bodies are
employing techniques drawn from command and control regulation to
shape the behaviour of business. This collection brings together
the research and reflections of a diverse international mix of
academics, activists and practitioners in the fields of fair trade
and corporate accountability, representing perspectives from both
the industrialized and developing worlds. Contributors provide
detailed case studies of a range of social justice governance
initiatives, documenting the evolution of established strategies of
advocacy and social mobilization, and evaluating the strengths and
limitations of voluntary initiatives compared with legally
enforceable instruments.
Novelists Against Social Change studies the writing of John Buchan,
Dornford Yates and Angela Thirkell to show how these conservative
authors put their fears and anxieties into their best-selling
fiction. Resisting the threats of change in social class, politics,
the freedom of women, and professionalization produced their
strongest works.
Finally experience the foods from this classic children's series
with The Anne of Green Gables Cookbook. Join Anne Shirley and her
friends in Avonlea with the charming recipes in The Anne of Green
Gables Cookbook, a recipe collection inspired by L.M. Montgomery's
famous children's book series, Anne of Green Gables. Have you ever
wanted to sneak a sip of Diana Barry's Favorite Raspberry Cordial
or try a slice of Anne Shirley's Liniment Cake (without the
liniment!)? Now you can, with the delightful teatime snacks, mains,
desserts, and more created by Kate Macdonald, L.M. Montgomery's
granddaughter. From Poetical Egg Salad Sandwiches and Marilla's
Plum Pudding with Caramel Pudding Sauce (without the mouse!) to
Gilbert's Hurry-Up Dinner, the recipes included here are mentioned
throughout the books in the Anne of Green Gables series, along with
recipes from L.M. Montgomery's own kitchen. With a lovely grosgrain
ribbon, full-color photography, whimsical illustrations, and quotes
and anecdotes, this cookbook is the ideal gift for all "kindred
spirits" and lovers of Avonlea.
This book is the first collection on the British author Rose
Macaulay (1881-1958). The essays establish connections in her work
between modernism and the middlebrow, show Macaulay's attentiveness
to reformulating contemporary depictions of gender in her fiction,
and explore how her writing transcended and celebrated the
characteristics of genre, reflecting Macaulay's responses to
modernity. The book's focus moves from the interiorized self and
the psyche's relations with the body, to gender identity, to the
role of women in society, followed by how women, and Macaulay, use
language in their strategies for generic self-expression, and the
environment in which Macaulay herself and her characters lived and
worked. Macaulay was a particularly modern writer, embracing
technology enthusiastically, and the evidence of her treatment of
gender and genre reflect Macaulay's responses to modernism, the
historical novel, ruins and the relationships of history and
structure, ageing, and the narrative of travel. By presenting a
wide range of approaches, this book shows how Macaulay's fiction is
integral to modern British literature, by its aesthetic concerns,
its technical experimentation, her concern for the autonomy of the
individual, and for the financial and professional independence of
the modern woman. There are manifold connections shown between her
writing and contemporary theology, popular culture, the newspaper
industry, pacifist thinking, feminist rage, the literature of
sophistication, the condition of 'inclusionary' cosmopolitanism,
and a haunted post-war understanding of ruin in life and history.
This rich and interdisciplinary combination will set a new agenda
for international scholarship on Macaulay's works, and reformulate
contemporary ideas about gender and genre in twentieth-century
British literature.
Richard Hannay, a restless hero, is set to show the integrity of
the ordinary man who stands in defence of his country. Buchan's
terrific yarn excelled as a Hitchcock movie of the same name, and
inspired all subsequent spy thrillers, including the much later
incarnation of Fleming's suave James Bond. The book plays on fears
of invasion, and turns the simple view of good versus evil into a
page-turning adventure for the ages. This edition also features the
second in Buchan's series of Hannay adventures, Greemantle. FLAME
TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth,
fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet
of werewolves and robots, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost
civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of
tales, ancient and modern gathered specifically for the reader of
the fantastic.
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At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be
available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open
Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.
Placing Empire examines the spatial politics of Japanese
imperialism through a study of Japanese travel and tourism to
Korea, Manchuria, and Taiwan between the late nineteenth century
and the early 1950s. In a departure from standard histories of
Japan, this book shows how debates over the role of colonized lands
reshaped the social and spatial imaginary of the modern Japanese
nation and how, in turn, this sociospatial imaginary affected the
ways in which colonial difference was conceptualized and enacted.
The book thus illuminates how ideas of place became central to the
production of new forms of colonial hierarchy as empires around the
globe transitioned from an era of territorial acquisition to one of
territorial maintenance.
Novelists Against Social Change studies the writing of John Buchan,
Dornford Yates and Angela Thirkell to show how these conservative
authors put their fears and anxieties into their best-selling
fiction. Resisting the threats of change in social class, politics,
the freedom of women, and professionalization produced their
strongest works.Â
"Reflections on Rainbows," poems, songs and stories by D.K.
MacDonald is a glimpse into a world of emotion and beautiful
images. Written from the heart and portraying ordinary life
experiences from the eye of a poet, this book gives the reader time
to pause and ponder their own life. In all that is written, we find
common threads through our lives and through the medium of poetry,
we feel this connection deeply. Maybe this says it best: "I am a
beam of light emerging from the forest of travail, entertaining the
possibilities the world has to offer to sustain spirit as it grows.
I am the Earth and I am the Fire. My feet cool in the soft green
grass and my heart warms to the embrace of Human touch. I learn to
speak my own language to translate non transmittable images,
thoughts and feelings that bounce around deep inside, waiting to
emerge. My dream is that the people of the world find expression
for their deepest longings and realization of their purest dreams.
I simply am."
A man wakes up to a nightmarish scene with no idea of how he
arrived there. An aging doctor makes a midnight house call in the
midst of a potentially career-ending crisis. A lonely woman writes
to her fiance while waiting for him to join her in a new city. A
bored student abandons his life for a fateful road trip in the
mountains. A paramedic reflects on his eerily linked experiences
with death. A government spy fights a dangerous obsession with his
prey. A young woman prepares to say goodbye to her alcoholic
father. These characters are the human faces of the seven stories
that make up Interference. Separated by time, age and space, they
are united by their persistent and sometimes desperate movement
onward.
Scottish politician, statesman and thriller writer John Buchan was
a prolific and popular author whose work examined the nature of
good and evil and explored the shifting boundaries between
civilization and anarchy. Buchan wrote the best-selling thriller
""The Thirty-Nine Steps"" in 1915, one of 40 novels of his long
career, which also included 60 biography, history and other
non-fiction books. This comprehensive companion to Buchan's mystery
fiction includes entries on the characters, novels, short fiction,
films, themes, and symbols that readers need to know. Special
attention to the serialized secret agent Richard Hannay, Buchan's
most famous character. Also included are photographs, book covers
and character and title appendices.
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