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The Dreadful Fury - Advanced Military Technology and the Atlantic Alliance (Hardcover): Michael Moody The Dreadful Fury - Advanced Military Technology and the Atlantic Alliance (Hardcover)
Michael Moody
R2,208 Discovery Miles 22 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this important new study from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Moody examines how NATO can best exploit advanced technology to bolster its conventional forces on the battlefield of the future. The Dreadful Fury is a unique analysis integrating the political, military, economic, and technological factors shaping the tough choices confronting Atlantic Alliance policy makers. Drawing on the author's experience at NATO Headquarters, the book's focus on alliance rather than national perspectives of military technology provides an unusual approach to one of the most difficult challenges facing NATO today. After a brief review of the nature of technological change in the modern age, the book examines the shifting industrial landscape within which that change occurs. It then addresses the key problems Alliance policy makers must confront in such critical areas as technology transfer, allied cooperation in development and procurement of modern arms, and the impact of new technology on the conduct of war. In the book's final chapter, a package of policy recommendations is offered to help chart a steady NATO course through the turbulent 1990s.

The Philanthropy Reader (Paperback): Michael Moody, Beth Breeze The Philanthropy Reader (Paperback)
Michael Moody, Beth Breeze
R1,895 Discovery Miles 18 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Philanthropy is both timeless and timely. Ancient Romans, Medieval aristocrats, and Victorian industrialists engaged in philanthropy, as do modern-day Chinese billionaires, South African activists, and Brazilian nuns. Today, philanthropic practice is evolving faster than ever before, with donors giving their time, talents, and social capital in creative new ways and in combination with their financial resources. These developments are generating complex new debates and adding new twists to enduring questions, from "why be philanthropic?" to "what does it mean to do philanthropy 'better'?" Addressing such questions requires greater understanding of the contested purpose and diverse practice of philanthropy. With an international and interdisciplinary focus, The Philanthropy Reader serves as a one-stop resource that brings together essential and engaging extracts from key texts and major thinkers, and frames these in a way that captures the historical development, core concepts, perennial debates, global reach, and recent trends of this field. The book includes almost 100 seminal and illuminating writings about philanthropy, equipping readers with the guiding material they need to better grasp such a crucial yet complex and evolving topic. Additional readings and discussion questions also accompany the text as online supplements. This text will be essential reading for students on philanthropy courses worldwide, and will also be of interest to anyone active in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors - from donors and grantmakers, to advisers and fundraisers.

The Philanthropy Reader (Hardcover): Michael Moody, Beth Breeze The Philanthropy Reader (Hardcover)
Michael Moody, Beth Breeze
R5,723 Discovery Miles 57 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Philanthropy is both timeless and timely. Ancient Romans, Medieval aristocrats, and Victorian industrialists engaged in philanthropy, as do modern-day Chinese billionaires, South African activists, and Brazilian nuns. Today, philanthropic practice is evolving faster than ever before, with donors giving their time, talents, and social capital in creative new ways and in combination with their financial resources. These developments are generating complex new debates and adding new twists to enduring questions, from "why be philanthropic?" to "what does it mean to do philanthropy 'better'?" Addressing such questions requires greater understanding of the contested purpose and diverse practice of philanthropy. With an international and interdisciplinary focus, The Philanthropy Reader serves as a one-stop resource that brings together essential and engaging extracts from key texts and major thinkers, and frames these in a way that captures the historical development, core concepts, perennial debates, global reach, and recent trends of this field. The book includes almost 100 seminal and illuminating writings about philanthropy, equipping readers with the guiding material they need to better grasp such a crucial yet complex and evolving topic. Additional readings and discussion questions also accompany the text as online supplements. This text will be essential reading for students on philanthropy courses worldwide, and will also be of interest to anyone active in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors - from donors and grantmakers, to advisers and fundraisers.

Against Happiness (Paperback): Owen Flanagan, Joseph E. Ledoux, Bobby Bingle, Daniel M. Haybron, Batja Mesquita, Michele... Against Happiness (Paperback)
Owen Flanagan, Joseph E. Ledoux, Bobby Bingle, Daniel M. Haybron, Batja Mesquita, …
R844 R683 Discovery Miles 6 830 Save R161 (19%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The "happiness agenda" is a worldwide movement that claims that happiness is the highest good, happiness can be measured, and public policy should promote happiness. Against Happiness is a thorough and powerful critique of this program, revealing the flaws of its concept of happiness and advocating a renewed focus on equality and justice. Written by an interdisciplinary team of authors, this book provides both theoretical and empirical analysis of the limitations of the happiness agenda. The authors emphasize that this movement draws on a parochial, Western-centric philosophical basis and demographic sample. They show that happiness defined as subjective satisfaction or a surplus of positive emotions bears little resemblance to the richer and more nuanced concepts of the good life found in many world traditions. Cross-cultural philosophy, comparative theology, and social and cultural psychology all teach that cultures and subcultures vary in how much value they place on life satisfaction or feeling happy. Furthermore, the ideas promoted by the happiness agenda can compete with rights, justice, sustainability, and equality-and even conceal racial and gender injustice. Against Happiness argues that a better way forward requires integration of cross-cultural philosophical, ethical, and political thought with critical social science. Ultimately, the authors contend, happiness should be a secondary goal-worth pursuing only if it is contingent on the demands of justice.

Making Space for Justice - Social Movements, Collective Imagination, and Political Hope (Paperback): Michele Moody-Adams Making Space for Justice - Social Movements, Collective Imagination, and Political Hope (Paperback)
Michele Moody-Adams
R619 Discovery Miles 6 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From nineteenth-century abolitionism to Black Lives Matter today, progressive social movements have been at the forefront of social change. Yet it is seldom recognized that such movements have not only engaged in political action but also posed crucial philosophical questions about the meaning of justice and about how the demands of justice can be met. Michele Moody-Adams argues that anyone who is concerned with the theory or the practice of justice-or both-must ask what can be learned from social movements. Drawing on a range of compelling examples, she explores what they have shown about the nature of justice as well as what it takes to create space for justice in the world. Moody-Adams considers progressive social movements as wellsprings of moral inquiry and as agents of social change, drawing out key philosophical and practical principles. Social justice demands humane regard for others, combining compassionate concern and robust respect. Successful movements have drawn on the transformative power of imagination, strengthening the motivation to pursue justice and to create the political institutions and social policies that can sustain it by inspiring political hope. Making Space for Justice contends that the insights arising from social movements are critical to bridging the gap between discerning theory and effective practice-and should be transformative for political thought as well as for political activism.

Against Happiness (Hardcover): Owen Flanagan, Joseph E. Ledoux, Bobby Bingle, Daniel M. Haybron, Batja Mesquita, Michele... Against Happiness (Hardcover)
Owen Flanagan, Joseph E. Ledoux, Bobby Bingle, Daniel M. Haybron, Batja Mesquita, …
R3,444 Discovery Miles 34 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The "happiness agenda" is a worldwide movement that claims that happiness is the highest good, happiness can be measured, and public policy should promote happiness. Against Happiness is a thorough and powerful critique of this program, revealing the flaws of its concept of happiness and advocating a renewed focus on equality and justice. Written by an interdisciplinary team of authors, this book provides both theoretical and empirical analysis of the limitations of the happiness agenda. The authors emphasize that this movement draws on a parochial, Western-centric philosophical basis and demographic sample. They show that happiness defined as subjective satisfaction or a surplus of positive emotions bears little resemblance to the richer and more nuanced concepts of the good life found in many world traditions. Cross-cultural philosophy, comparative theology, and social and cultural psychology all teach that cultures and subcultures vary in how much value they place on life satisfaction or feeling happy. Furthermore, the ideas promoted by the happiness agenda can compete with rights, justice, sustainability, and equality-and even conceal racial and gender injustice. Against Happiness argues that a better way forward requires integration of cross-cultural philosophical, ethical, and political thought with critical social science. Ultimately, the authors contend, happiness should be a secondary goal-worth pursuing only if it is contingent on the demands of justice.

Making Space for Justice - Social Movements, Collective Imagination, and Political Hope (Hardcover): Michele Moody-Adams Making Space for Justice - Social Movements, Collective Imagination, and Political Hope (Hardcover)
Michele Moody-Adams
R2,395 Discovery Miles 23 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From nineteenth-century abolitionism to Black Lives Matter today, progressive social movements have been at the forefront of social change. Yet it is seldom recognized that such movements have not only engaged in political action but also posed crucial philosophical questions about the meaning of justice and about how the demands of justice can be met. Michele Moody-Adams argues that anyone who is concerned with the theory or the practice of justice-or both-must ask what can be learned from social movements. Drawing on a range of compelling examples, she explores what they have shown about the nature of justice as well as what it takes to create space for justice in the world. Moody-Adams considers progressive social movements as wellsprings of moral inquiry and as agents of social change, drawing out key philosophical and practical principles. Social justice demands humane regard for others, combining compassionate concern and robust respect. Successful movements have drawn on the transformative power of imagination, strengthening the motivation to pursue justice and to create the political institutions and social policies that can sustain it by inspiring political hope. Making Space for Justice contends that the insights arising from social movements are critical to bridging the gap between discerning theory and effective practice-and should be transformative for political thought as well as for political activism.

Exiled on Unium - Book Two of the Unium Series (Paperback): James Michael Moody Exiled on Unium - Book Two of the Unium Series (Paperback)
James Michael Moody
R506 Discovery Miles 5 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sudoku Hardest - Sudoku Challenging (Paperback): Michael Moody Sudoku Hardest - Sudoku Challenging (Paperback)
Michael Moody
R243 Discovery Miles 2 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Samurai Sudoku - Sudoku with Answers (Paperback): Michael Moody Samurai Sudoku - Sudoku with Answers (Paperback)
Michael Moody
R243 Discovery Miles 2 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sudoku para Adultos Dificil - Sudoku en Español (Paperback): Michael Moody Sudoku para Adultos Dificil - Sudoku en Español (Paperback)
Michael Moody
R243 Discovery Miles 2 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pioneers on Unium (Paperback): James Michael Moody Pioneers on Unium (Paperback)
James Michael Moody
R379 R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Save R23 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Redefine Yourself - The Simple Guide to Happiness (Paperback): Michael Moody Redefine Yourself - The Simple Guide to Happiness (Paperback)
Michael Moody
R310 Discovery Miles 3 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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