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Albert Camus was a formative artist, writer and public figure whose
work defies conventional labels, and whose legacy is controversial
but substantial. His distinctive contribution to modern ethical and
political thought remains far from settled. Camus and the Challenge
of Political Thought comprehensively yet concisely explores how
Camus's compelling ideas of absurdity and rebellion emerged, how
his complex political engagements and positions developed, and how
his conception of an ethics of limits and measure retains a vital,
contemporary resonance in an era of unsettling global politics.
Drawing upon the full range of Camus's notebooks, novels, plays and
philosophical essays, Hayden shows Camus to be an original
political thinker of human dignity and freedom whose life and work
sought to navigate between the twin dangers of idealistic optimism
and nihilistic despair.
Taking aim at the belief in utopia's demise, this collection of
original essays offers a new look at the vibrant renewal of
utopianism emerging in response to the challenges of globalization.
It consider questions of hope and transformation associated with
the utopian desire for social change.
Informed by critical theory, the essays in this collection examine
the complex dynamics of globalization, the challenges that confront
democracy, justice and rights under globalization, and new
approaches that seek to contest the excesses of globalization and
promote the struggle for global justice. They form a challenging
and timely volume that will be essential reading for anyone
interested in the normative dimensions of globalization.
This highly accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of
globalization and its consequences. Exploring the insights of a
wide range of critical theorists, this book argues that debates
about globalization cannot be divorced from struggles for
emancipation or from the contradictory realities of contemporary
society. Clearly organized around thematic chapters designed to
provoke student inquiry, the book demonstrates how the views of
critical theorists are crucial to understanding the global
processes shaping the world today.
This highly accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of
globalization and its consequences. Exploring the insights of a
wide range of critical theorists, this book argues that debates
about globalization cannot be divorced from struggles for
emancipation or from the contradictory realities of contemporary
society. Clearly organized around thematic chapters designed to
provoke student inquiry, the book demonstrates how the views of
critical theorists are crucial to understanding the global
processes shaping the world today.
One farm's decades-long journey into regenerative agriculture-and
how these methods enhance biodiversity, pollinators, and soil
health Northern Vermont's Nancy and John Hayden have spent the last
25 years transforming their draft horse-powered, organic vegetable
and livestock operation into an agroecological, regenerative,
biodiverse, organic fruit farm, fruit nursery, and pollinator
sanctuary. In Farming on the Wild Side they explain the
philosophical and scientific principles that influenced them as
they phased out sheep and potatoes and embraced apples, pears,
stone fruits, and a wide variety of uncommon berry crops; turned
much of their property into a semi-wild state; and adapted their
marketing and sales strategies to the new century. As the Haydens
pursued their goals of enhancing biodiversity and regenerating
their land, they incorporated agroforestry and permaculture
principles into perennial fruit polycultures, a pollinator
sanctuary, repurposed greenhouses for growing fruit, hugelkultur,
and ecological "pest" management. Beyond the practical techniques
and tips, this book also inspires readers to develop greater
ecological literacy and respect for the mysteries of the global
ecosystem. Farming on the Wild Side tells a story about new ways to
manage small farms and homesteads, about nurturing land, about
ecology, about economics, and about things that we can all do to
heal both the land and ourselves.
Informed by critical theory, the essays in this collection examine
the complex dynamics of globalization, the challenges that confront
democracy, justice and rights under globalization, and new
approaches that seek to contest the excesses of globalization and
promote the struggle for global justice. They form a challenging
and timely volume that will be essential reading for anyone
interested in the normative dimensions of globalization.
Serving as a forum for a diverse array of views and issues, this
book fosters the exploration of both theory and practice in the
intersecting realms of politics and ethics. The essays presented
here run the gamut of topics from global to state concerns; from
the brutal conflict in East Timor to the impact of market forces in
society. Scholarly research and viewpoints make this collection of
papers an important resource for studying and solving of political
and ethical dilemmas.
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