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In eleven chapters this book addresses the issue of the
re-emergence of China and a new global order on the world stage,
with implications for the existing US hegemonic liberal
international order. The Re-Emergence of China reviews the history
of China's astounding economic growth and geopolitical development
over the past 30 years. It explores the economic, technological,
and global development of China during this period; explores the
political philosophy and praxis from imperial neo-Confucian times
to the present socialist regime; the cultural and social
development of China and the role of the Chinese diaspora; and
examines the prospects for a new international order with a major
role for China.This book will fit comfortably into the required
reading schedule for graduate class modules in Chinese and East
Asian studies, political theory, economic development, and
contemporary political history. Of particular interest will be the
exploration of the role of the Chinese diaspora in modern China's
development. The authors' focus on the contemporary conflict
between the US and China will also be of wider interest to
political commentators as well as academic researchers in Chinese
studies.The Re-Emergence of China can provide a guiding narrative
for academics, researchers, policymakers, industry leaders and many
other relevant professionals on how global society can be reshaped
in the wake of China's re-emergence in the new global era. By
focusing on China's integration with the economic and political
world order, in terms of both its advances and setbacks, in
addition to the historical contexts, readers can navigate the
book's succinct coverage and conclusions on the development of a
China polity which has become increasingly connected to the world
in some ways, yet more disconnected in others.
The advent of digital stablecoins and the continuing decline of
cash are prompting central banks across the world to explore
developing their own digital currencies. Although few have launched
so far, the potential for central bank digital currency (CBDC)
promises a revolution in banking. Michael Lloyd considers the
opportunities and threats that the arrival of CBDCs will have for
commercial banking and the world’s monetary system. The choices
facing central banks regarding the use, design and technology of
digital currencies are examined as well as the potential impacts on
consumer security and privacy.
A multinational team of scholars focuses on the interface between
Christian doctrine and evolutionary scientific research, exploring
the theological consequences for the doctrines of original sin, the
image of God, and the problem of evil. Moving past the
misperception that science and faith are irreconcilable, the book
compares alternative models to those that have generated
faith-science conflict and equips students, pastors, and anyone
interested in origins to develop a critical and scientifically
informed orthodox faith.
CHEMISTRY STUDENT GUIDES. GUIDED BY STUDENTS Why did the drug
thalidomide cause birth defects? What is the chemical difference
between sucrose and lactose in your food? Stereochemistry holds the
answer and is essential to the understanding of the chemistry of
life. Stereochemistry is an important concept that often causes
confusion amongst students when they learn it for the first time.
Unlike most other areas of chemistry, it requires the chemist to
visualise molecules in 3D, which can be difficult. In this book we
deal with tricky concepts like conformation and configuration, how
to represent them accurately and how to use the correct terms to
describe them in both organic and inorganic chemistry. We involved
students in the writing process to ensure we deal with areas that
you find difficult, in an understandable language. With problems
designed to focus on common errors and misconceptions, real life
examples, and practical hands-on exercises coupled with
visualisation tips, our intention is to give you the tools to
become confident in stererochemistry. Complementing mainstream
organic textbooks, or self-study, this book is for anyone who has
struggled with describing alkenes as E or Z, assigning R and S
absolute configurations, drawing Newman projections or chair
representations of cyclohexanes, axial chirality, understanding the
stereochemistry of octahedral metal complexes and indeed explaining
complexities observed in NMR spectra. Chemistry Student Guides are
written with current students involved at every stage, guiding the
books towards the most challenging aspects of the topic. Student
co-authors for Introduction to Stereochemistry are Caroline
Akamune, Michael Lloyd and Matthew Taylor.
As binge-watching and streaming lead to increasing amounts of
content and screen time, understanding how domestic violence and
abuse is portrayed in popular culture and its impact on DVA in our
society is more important than ever. Amid current international
attention on sexual harassment, abuse and exploitation initiated by
the #MeToo movement, this collection demonstrates how networked
communication is influencing activism, both online and in the
real-world. The term gendered DVA recognises the wider gender
inequality underpinning DVA, and intersecting inequalities such as
race, social class, sexuality, age and disability. International
contributors from Europe, the USA and Australia examine how DVA is
represented in different media forms comprising film, television,
newspapers, digital and social media, and TED lectures. The
collection examines intimate partner abuse, child abuse, grooming
and sexual exploitation, elder abuse and neglect, and abuse in LGBT
relationships. Authors also analyse policy changes in relation to
DVA, both progressive and regressive, together with topics such as
moral panic in the media and trial by media. An in-depth and
wide-ranging resource, this collection will be a valuable text for
health and social care professionals, researchers, academics,
undergraduate and postgraduate students, and people with lived
experience of DVA.
If theology doesn't stretch our minds, it probably won't stretch
our lives. In Cafe Theology, Michael Lloyd invites us to travel on
a journey from Creation to New Creation, visiting the Fall, the
Incarnation, Resurrection and Ascension, and stopping off at the
Trinity and the Church. Michael's inimitable gift for mixing
insightful theology with unflinching honesty and a fantastic sense
of humour offers an enriching view of life and the Life-Giver. You
don't have to be a professor to understand this book - it's written
for anyone who wants to explore theology more deeply, with a study
guide to help think through each topic. Readers will be refreshed
and encouraged as this distinctive book makes theology applicable
to our ordinary lives.
Restoration is one of the basic building-blocks to Christian
growth: it affects the way we relate to God, to ourselves, and to
others. When we allow God to restore us, shape us and refine us
into the people we were made to be, we can enjoy His presence more
fully, live more freely, and reflect His image more closely.
Drawing on the work of a close friend and counsellor, Ruth Miller,
who died in 2013, Image Bearers has been inspired by Ruth's
significant ministry of individual counselling and pastoral
healing. Beginning with a theological framework for restoration,
each chapter builds on the brokenness we experience in life - our
anxieties, fear and failures - and equips us with spiritual
practices to improve our prayer, evangelism and pastoral care,
giving us a greater vision for God's restoration in our own lives.
Image Bearers is written for anyone wishing to grow into greater
Christian maturity. In this joint venture, Rachel Atkinson and
Michael Lloyd encourage us to live lives that are theologically
grounded and practically applied; restoration cannot simply be
taught but must be experienced, lived and modelled.
Why are British banks so risk averse when it comes to providing
long-term loan finance to businesses? In Europe the dominance of
bank lending in the financing of small and medium sized enterprises
(SMEs) is well-observed. Yet in the UK exactly the opposite is the
case, where most SME funding is via bank overdrafts and credit
cards. The roots of this significant difference lie partly in the
historical, institutional, political and cultural structure of the
British banking system, and in parallel explanatory factors in the
UK SME population, but the real mystery is why, in the twentieth
century, there appears to have been no significant change in the
attitudes of British banks towards providing long-term loan finance
to SMEs. Indeed, this risk aversion might have been expected to
alter during the postwar period and the substantial expansion of
consumer demand and expanded commodity production, but it did not.
This book explores not only how the historical formation of British
banking structures produced such a relatively risk-averse
arrangement compared to other European countries and the United
States, but also why this banking attitude has persisted to the
present day. The book concludes with a suite of recommendations
necessary for British banks to provide a more balanced mix of
financial provision to SMEs.
In this book, Michael Lloyd sets out a comprehensive analysis and
counter-narrative to the neo-liberal market capitalist orthodoxy.
He uses Friedrich Hayek, Margaret Thatcher's favourite adviser, as
a 'stalking horse'. The aim is to argue against not only
neo-liberalism, but also its philosophical and political
antecedents deriving from John Locke and from Adam Smith, but
reflected in Hayek and other neo-liberal advocates to the present
day. A new social enlightenment is required, one which sweeps away
the foundations of the liberal individualist enlightenment which
persist today in the form of neo-liberal, market economics and its
philosophical underpinning. In so doing it will also attack the
false prospectus of Trump, Le Pen, Farage, and other populist
nationalists. However, it will also challenge some of the
shibboleths of the Left such as its naive anti-elitism, and its
current preoccupation with identity politics rather than class
politics.
As a teenager, Eddie Buczynski had dreamed of becoming a Jesuit
Priest. Rejected by the Church because of his questioning mind and
budding homosexuality, his feet were soon set on a different
path-one that would lead from his childhood home in Ozone Park to
the raucous streets of '60s Greenwich Village, through the
burgeoning Neo-Pagan spiritual movement of the '70s, before
depositing him into the academic realm of Classical & Near
Eastern archaeology. Bringing together the threads of disparate
subcultures, social movements, spiritual paths and characters,
"Bull of Heaven" weaves Buczynski's life into a tapestry that
encompasses the history of contemporary Paganism and the occult in
New York City. And in so doing, it offers an intimate glimpse into
the lives of GLBT men and women whose heretofore untold
contributions helped to shape the face of contemporary Paganism.
Part biography, part history, Bull of Heaven shines a spotlight on
that rarest of beasts-a previously unstudied slice of New York City
history.
Written by a lung cancer survivor who understands what it takes to
beat the odds, this book offers unparalleled hope and direction for
anyone facing this illness. It is filled with specific exercises
and techniques to promote healing and reverse side effects by
taking a pro-active approach in helping to restore your mind, body
and spirit to an optimum state of health. Endorsed by a Lung Cancer
Specialist and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, this
book combines what the doctors tell you with critical information
they don't tell you. Visit www.SurviveLungCancer.com for chapter
summaries.
Andromache, written in the early years of the Peloponnesian War,
shows the effects of war on the conquerors and the conquered. The
other main theme is the role and nature of women, explored through
the conflict between the contrasting figures of Andromache and
Hermione. The play has a bold and original structure, which finds
room for paranoia, nymphomania, racialism, blackmail, treachery,
mental breakdown, elopement and revenge. The climax is a messenger
speech describing the lynching of Neoptolemus in the Temple of
Apollo at Delphi. Greek text with facing-page English translation,
introduction and commentary. This second edition incorporates some
corrections, and has also been significantly expanded and updated.
Sophocles' Electra deals with the famous story of Orestes'
vengeance on his mother Clytemnestra for her murder of his father
Agamemnon. This book discusses whether the matricide is a just and
final act of violence, or whether Sophocles ironically implies that
it is more problematic than it seems. Electra is notable among
Sophocles' plays for the prominent part played in it by female
characters, and especially the heroic resistance and suffering of
Orestes' sister Electra. The book pays particular attention to the
portrayal of Electra herself, but also discusses wider issues of
dramatic characterisation and Greek ethics. Sophocles is one of the
greatest masters of the medium in the history of theatre, and the
book explains the formal conventions of Greek tragedy and examines
various aspects of his skill as a dramatist. The book concludes
with an examination of later adaptations of the play, of which the
most important is that by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1903), a study in
extreme psychology which he adapted to form the libretto for
Richard Strauss's opera Elektra.
It is increasingly common for children with autism to attend
mainstream schools. In this book, the authors use their expertise
and considerable experience of working with and observing pupils
with autism to exemplify the challenges faced in the classroom.
Most importantly, they suggest practical strategies for
successfully meeting pupil's learning needs. The case studies bring
to life the everyday concerns of young people, their parents and
teachers, and provide different contexts for the demonstration of
good practice.>
This is a study of the agon, or formal debate, in Euripides'
tragedies. In these scenes, two characters confront each other,
sometimes before an arbitrator or judge, and make long speeches as
if they were opponents in a lawcourt. An agon is to be found in
most of Euripides' extant plays, and is often of crucial importance
in representing the central conflict of the play. Many of
Euripides' most characteristic features are to be found in these
scenes - including rhetorical skill, brilliance in argument, and
interest in philosophy. Michael Lloyd offers a general account of
the formal debate in Euripides, including a contrast with the agon
in Sophocles, and contains an extended discussion of Euripides'
relationship to fifth-century rhetorical theory and practice. The
main body of the book, however, is devoted to interpretations of
the more important agones, giving special attention to their
dramatic context and function. All Greek is transliterated, making
the text accessible to non-specialists.
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