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East-West detente was hotly debated during its heyday in the 1970s.
Critics saw it as a form of appeasement which, they claimed,
strengthened communism while weakening the West. Supporters saw it
variously as a means of reducing the danger of war, subverting
communism and, in Europe, bridging the division of the continent.
This book presents a balanced assessment of the reality of detente,
and of the different interests involved, looking back through the
eyes of expert contributors from Britain, Germany, France, Italy,
Poland, Hungary and Austria. It takes a particularly close look at
the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), which
produced the Helsinki Final Act and a series of follow-up measure
that continue to evolve to the present day. It argues that, in
negotiating the text of the Final Act, the West won a victory that
was insufficiently recognized at the time. Davy concludes that
detente was ambiguous, conferring short-term political and economic
benefits on East European regimes while at the same time weakening
their foundations and contributing to their collapse in 1989.
European Detente will be of interest to students, academics and
practitioners in international relations, strategic studies and
international politics, particularly those specializing in Eastern
Europe.
The book gives an account of an essential part of Britain’s
troubled relationship with the rest of Europe after 1945 –
particularly considering the rivalry of France and Britain between
1945 and 2007. The record of Britain’s relations with the rest of
Europe, and in particular with France, from 1945 onwards was seen
by the politicians and diplomats in charge of foreign policy very
much in terms of a diplomatic battle. This is paradoxical given
that European integration was supposedly aiming to create a
European community. Although Britain has usually been seen as an
at-best half-hearted participant in European integration, it
nonetheless maintained its ambition to assume the leadership of
Europe. This inevitably led to a confrontation with France which
shared the same goal. This book begins by looking at the opposing
ways in which these two ancient European rivals presented very
different models for the sort of Europe they wished to see emerge.
It goes on to consider the record of their rivalry between 1945 and
2007. After this, Britain effectively gave up the battle for the
political leadership of Europe. This, however, should not obscure
the fact that it had succeeded in imposing many of its social and
economic models on Europe. This volume will be of interest to both
undergraduate students and general readers interested in
Britain’s position in Europe.
This volume tells the story of the Helsinki Process from the
immediate post-war period through the signing of the Helsinki Final
Act in 1975 to the collapse of the Soviet empire and up to the
present day. Treating it as a single narrative in the search for a
just and stable order in Europe adds significantly to the copious
but mostly narrowly focused academic literature on the subject.
Divided into 26 chapters, it can also serve as a handy reference
book for different phases of the story. Chapter 22 examines the
continuing debate over whether the West is responsible for the
breakdown of relations with Russia and why the Helsinki Process
failed to avert it. Chapter 26 asks whether the remarkable
multilateral diplomacy that produced the Final Act could be
replicated in other troubled areas today. It then offers twelve
lessons that may be drawn from that experience. Defrosting the Cold
War and Beyond: An Introduction to the Helsinki Process, 1954-2022
will help students and others understand the long arc of the
Helsinki process, its place in European history and its continuing
relevance today. Drawing on the first-hand experience of the author
and other sources, the book corrects common errors and identifies
some of the key people involved.
While academics often treat their subject matter with a posture of
detached objectivity, some have moved beyond the ivory tower of
academia toward a more personal and active engagement with their
area of research. The field of political science lends itself
particularly well to this kind of activity given the relevance,
impact, and importance of civic engagement and the political
landscape of our daily lives. Early in the discipline, Woodrow
Wilson, Charles Merriam, and other leaders of the American
Political Science Association were civically engaged as well as
active scholars and teachers. However, discipline and institutional
barriers have discouraged contemporary engagement.In Beyond the
Ivory Tower: The Case for Civically Engaged Political Scientists,
Richard Davis tells the stories of past and present academics who
have ventured beyond the academy. He frames his own story of
political activism in Utah within the context of the need for
political scientists to step away from the cloistered affairs of
academia toward more public and political engagement. Davis
discusses different ways to remain both active in academic life
while also becoming more publicly engaged in one's community and
state. This book shows how political scientists may find
alternative ways to explore their passion for politics and not only
advocate civic engagement but also become actively engaged citizens
themselves. Beyond the Ivory Tower skillfully discusses the
institutional and cultural barriers to academic civic engagement
and proposes solutions to overcome them while offering examples of
political scientists who have been active citizens in a variety of
forums, including running for office, serving in government, and
founding and leading non-profit organizations.
Discover your new favourite tipple with this beautifully
illustrated collection of 50 no-alcohol cocktails. Easy to make and
delicious to drink, these cocktails are perfect for anyone looking
to cut back on alcohol not enjoyment. From sweet and fruity
flavours to spiced and smokey, bitter and aromatic to perfectly
sour, there's something for everyone. Experience the excitement of
no-alcohol drinks with recipes including: * CITRUS COSMO * NEW NEW
YORK SOUR * DARK & STORMY SODA * SHERBET MARGARITA * ESPRESSO
FAUX-TINI Whether you're a no-drinker, Dry January dabbler,
mum-to-be or simply curious; this book will revolutionise the way
you drink.
Education, Ethics and Experience is a collection of original
philosophical essays celebrating the work of one of the most
influential philosophers of education of the last 40 years. Richard
Pring's substantial body of work has addressed topics ranging from
curriculum integration to the comprehensive ideal, vocational
education to faith schools, professional development to the
privatisation of education, moral seriousness to the nature of
educational research. The twelve essays collected here explore and
build on Pring's treatment of topics that are central to the field
of philosophy of education and high on the agenda of education
policy-makers. The essays are by no means uncritical: some authors
disagree sharply with Pring; others see his arguments as useful but
incomplete, in need of addition or amendment. But all acknowledge
their intellectual debt to him and recognise him as a giant on
whose shoulders they stand. This book will be a welcome and lively
read for educational academics, researchers and students of
Educational Studies and Philosophy.
This book offers a new understanding of the nature of power-seeking
insurgent groups by empirically examining the use of violence by
Hamas in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Though Hamas has learned
to ride the tides of popular support, it remains suspended between
its quest to achieve the values of its ardent supporters
(reclamation of land through force) and the desire to grow popular
support. This tension is reflected in how and when the group
exercises violent resistance. The theoretical framework applied in
this volume provides a simple construct to understand the dynamics
that result in use and non-use of violence under changing
environmental conditions by Hamas, but could be applied more
broadly to other power-seeking insurgent groups, including ISIL.
The book weaves together the dynamics between violent actions and
internal and external influences on Hamas, including: expressed
values of the group, Palestinian popular support measures, leaders'
personalities and innovation (weapons and tactics), Israeli
influence and targeted killings, peace processes and conflicts in
Gaza, Syria, Iraq and Egypt. With newly assembled datasets on
Hamas' violent acts and public statements, Israeli Targeted
Killings, historical measures of popular support and extensive
field interviews, the book offers a fresh perspective on insurgent
group violence by demonstrating under what conditions the group
exercises violence or refrains from doing so. This book will be of
much interest to both policy makers and students of the
Arab-Israeli conflict, political violence, Middle Eastern politics,
security studies and international relations in general.
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In the Fog
Richard Davis
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On the evening following the great fog of 1897, four strangers are
dining at the exclusive gentleman's club The Grill, while a
fifth--Sir Andrew--is just finishing the last few pages of a pulp
mystery novel before he hurries back to the House of Commons to
advocate on behalf of an unpopular naval spending bill. As Sir
Andrew rises to leave, the visiting American diplomat announces to
the others at the table that on the previous evening, he stumbled
upon the scene of a double murder which has left Scotland Yard
detectives baffled. Sir Andrew checks his watch, and excitedly asks
the American to quickly relate the details. When the American has
finished, Sir Andrew again makes to leave for his appointment until
a second man chimes in with what he knows of the murder victims.
Sitting back down, Sir Andrew listens raptly as each diner in turn
each adds his own bits of background and theories about who could
have killed the Russian princess and the young British adventurer
(who, as it turns out, is from a well-known and prominent family,
and had just returned from a year in Africa the very day he was
murdered). Of course, Sir Andrew misses his appointment, but two
clever twists will have readers themselves feeling as though they,
too, have been wandering in the fog.
Descartes is often regarded as the founder of modern philosophy,
and is credited with placing at centre stage the question of what
we know and how we know it. Descartes: Belief, Scepticism and
Virtue seeks to reinsert his work and thought in its contemporary
ethical and theological context. Richard Davies explores the much
neglected notion of intellectual virtue as it applies to Descartes'
inquiry as a whole. He examines the textual dynamics of Descartes'
most famous writings in relation to background debates about human
endeavour from Plato down to Descartes' own contemporaries.
Bringing these materials together in a novel format, Davies argues
for a new approach to Descartes' ideas of scepticism and the
sciences. The book also offers fresh interpretations of key
passages of the Meditations . Descartes: Belief, Scepticism and
Virtue offers an original reassessment of some of the most
important bodies of work in Western Philosophy.
Despite the growth of various forms of online discussion, their
impact on American political life is only beginning to be examined
systematically. In Politics Online Richard Davis provides a
thorough analysis detailing the political attitudes, behavior, and
demographic nature of the electronic discussion community
contrasting that community with the general public.
Becoming an Orchestral Musician takes you on a journey into the
musical profession. It is the first comprehensive guide for
professional musicians on how to succeed in joining an orchestra or
ensemble, and how to survive as an orchestral musician. Such
crucial topics as how to obtain the right tuition, music college
versus university, auditioning, nerves, the secrets of ensemble
playing and intonation, conductors, the mechanics of the orchestra,
performing philosophies and strategies for survival are covered in
separate sections. The matter of how to explore and adapt one's
musical psyche, the pitfalls of a career in music and the highs and
lows of performing are also discussed. The history, mythology and
science of music-making and numerous anecdotes provide a vivid
background. It is essential reading for all orchestral musicians,
including players of every instrument, whether at college or
university or during their career, whether full-time or part-time,
and whether professional or amateur, and also for the parents of
budding instrumentalists. There are probably more orchestras and
ensembles in the length and the breadth of Britain today than ever
before.With the renewed recognition in schools of the importance of
music, the competition among younger musicians has become intense.
Schools and colleges need to be well informed about career guidance
for their students. Richard Davis's book will give the answers to
many of the questions those students will be asking. It has been
warmly welcomed by his colleagues in the BBC Philharmonic, and by
other musicians, too. Twenty of them have been interviewed by him
specially for it on their experiences and on advice they would like
to give to younger musicians on many different themes. They include
principals and rank and file players, soloists, academics, music
critics, fixers, chamber musicians and people involved in
management.
This original reassessment of Descartes' work reinserts it in its contemporary ethical and theological context. Davies explores the notion of intellectual virtue in the context of Descartes' overall inquiry and argues for a new approach to Descartes' ideas of scepticism and the sciences. The book also offers fresh interpretations of key passages of the Meditations. eBook available with sample pages: 0203420632
This book offers a new understanding of the nature of power-seeking
insurgent groups by empirically examining the use of violence by
Hamas in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Though Hamas has learned
to ride the tides of popular support, it remains suspended between
its quest to achieve the values of its ardent supporters
(reclamation of land through force) and the desire to grow popular
support. This tension is reflected in how and when the group
exercises violent resistance. The theoretical framework applied in
this volume provides a simple construct to understand the dynamics
that result in use and non-use of violence under changing
environmental conditions by Hamas, but could be applied more
broadly to other power-seeking insurgent groups, including ISIL.
The book weaves together the dynamics between violent actions and
internal and external influences on Hamas, including: expressed
values of the group, Palestinian popular support measures, leaders'
personalities and innovation (weapons and tactics), Israeli
influence and targeted killings, peace processes and conflicts in
Gaza, Syria, Iraq and Egypt. With newly assembled datasets on
Hamas' violent acts and public statements, Israeli Targeted
Killings, historical measures of popular support and extensive
field interviews, the book offers a fresh perspective on insurgent
group violence by demonstrating under what conditions the group
exercises violence or refrains from doing so. This book will be of
much interest to both policy makers and students of the
Arab-Israeli conflict, political violence, Middle Eastern politics,
security studies and international relations in general.
(Berklee Guide). Essential for anyone interested in the business,
process and procedures of writing music for film or television,
this book teaches the Berklee approach to the art, covering topics
such as: preparing and recording a score, contracts and fees,
publishing, royalties, copyrights and much more. Features
interviews with 21 top film-scoring professionals, including
Michael Kamen, Alf Clausen, Alan Silvestri, Marc Shaiman, Mark
Snow, Harry Gregson-Williams and Elmer Bernstein. Now updated with
info on today's latest technology, and invaluable insights into
finding work in the industry.
From camisoles to corsets, basques to boudoir caps and girdles to
garters, Underwear: Fashion in Detail gets up close to some of the
most intimate items in the V&A. The book traces the evolution
of underwear, from rare examples dating from the sixteenth century
and the exaggerated shapes of eighteenth-century courtly
undergarments, to Dior's curvaceous 'New Look' girdles to
contemporary lingerie by Agent Provocateur and Rigby and Peller.
Meticulous colour photography shows these fascinating garments in
close detail, while intricate line drawings reveal their
construction. The book also highlights the work of designers such
as Vionnet and Westwood, who have taken influence from underwear
for their own outerwear creations.
Despite the growth of various forms of online discussion, their
impact on American political life is only beginning to be examined
systematically. In Politics Online Richard Davis provides a
thorough analysis detailing the political attitudes, behavior, and
demographic nature of the electronic discussion community
contrasting that community with the general public.
Power Shift? Political Leadership and Social Media examines how
political leaders have adapted to the challenges of social media,
including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and memes, among other
means of persuasion. Established political leaders now use social
media to grab headlines, respond to opponents, fundraise, contact
voters directly, and organize their election campaigns. Leaders of
protest movements have used social media to organize and galvanize
grassroots support and to popularize new narratives: narratives
that challenge and sometimes overturn conventional thinking. Yet
each social media platform provides different affordances and
different attributes, and each is used differently by political
leaders. In this book, leading international experts provide an
unprecedented look at the role of social media in leadership today.
Through a series of case studies dealing with topics ranging from
Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump's use of Twitter, to Justin
Trudeau's use of selfies and Instagram, to how feminist leaders
mobilize against stereotypes and injustices, the authors argue that
many leaders have found additional avenues to communicate with the
public and use power. This raises the question of whether this is
causing a power shift in the relationship between leaders and
followers. Together the chapters in this book suggest new rules of
engagement that leaders ignore at their peril. The lack of
systematic theoretically informed and empirically supported
analyses makes Power Shift? Political Leadership and Social Media
an indispensable read for students and scholars wishing to gain new
understanding on what social media means for leadership.
Twitter already has become an important electoral communication
tool between candidates, parties and their specific constituencies.
No serious candidate campaign ignores Twitter, while political
party organizations utilize Twitter to communicate with partisans,
reinforce supporters, and mobilize voters. Whereas much scholarship
to date has focused primarily on Twitter's political usage in the
United States, there still remain many questions about the
political uses and effects of Twitter in a global context. Does
Twitter affect how reporters interact with candidates or even with
each other? Does Twitter increase voter participation? Who is
tweeting about elections? Why do people use Twitter in electoral
contexts? Which type of candidate is more likely to use Twitter and
why? Do parties differ in their use of Twitter, and why? Does
Twitter increase candidate-voter interaction? Is Twitter shaping
elections in various system contexts, and if so how? What is the
influence of system context on Twitter use by parties, candidates,
reporters, and voters? Eloquently combining theory and practice,
established and rising scholars in the field of political
communication have been brought together to provide an essential
overview of the influence of Twitter on elections in a comparative
perspective. Readers of this book will not only learn everything
there is to know about this specific influence of Twitter, but more
broadly how to approach the study of various online tools in
general.
Twitter already has become an important electoral communication
tool between candidates, parties and their specific constituencies.
No serious candidate campaign ignores Twitter, while political
party organizations utilize Twitter to communicate with partisans,
reinforce supporters, and mobilize voters. Whereas much scholarship
to date has focused primarily on Twitter's political usage in the
United States, there still remain many questions about the
political uses and effects of Twitter in a global context. Does
Twitter affect how reporters interact with candidates or even with
each other? Does Twitter increase voter participation? Who is
tweeting about elections? Why do people use Twitter in electoral
contexts? Which type of candidate is more likely to use Twitter and
why? Do parties differ in their use of Twitter, and why? Does
Twitter increase candidate-voter interaction? Is Twitter shaping
elections in various system contexts, and if so how? What is the
influence of system context on Twitter use by parties, candidates,
reporters, and voters? Eloquently combining theory and practice,
established and rising scholars in the field of political
communication have been brought together to provide an essential
overview of the influence of Twitter on elections in a comparative
perspective. Readers of this book will not only learn everything
there is to know about this specific influence of Twitter, but more
broadly how to approach the study of various online tools in
general.
This anthology translates eighteen papers by Italian philosopher
and experimental psychologist Paolo Bozzi (1930-2003), bringing his
distinctive and influential ideas to an English-speaking audience
for the first time. The papers cover a range of methodological and
experimental questions concerning the phenomenology of perception
and their theoretical implications, with each one followed by
commentary from leading international experts. In his laboratory
work, Bozzi investigated visual and auditory perception, such as
our responses to pendular motion and bodies in freefall,
afterimages, transparency effects, and grouping effects in dot
lattices and among sounds (musical notes). Reflecting on the
results of his enquiries against the background of traditional
approaches to experimentation in these fields, Bozzi took a unique
realist stance that challenges accepted approaches to perception,
arguing that experimental phenomenology is neither a science of the
perceptual process nor a science of the appearances; it is a
science of how things are. The writings collected here offer an
important resource for psychologists of perception and
philosophers, as well as for researchers in cognitive science.
The volume collects essays by an international team of philosophers
aimed at elucidating three fundamental and interconnected themes in
ontology. In the first instance, there is the issue of the kind of
thing that, in the primary sense, is or exists: must the primitive
terms be particular or universal? Any reply will itself raise the
question of how to treat discourse that appears to refer to things
that cannot be met with in time and space: what difference is there
between saying that someone is not sad and saying that something
does not exist? If we can speak meaningfully about fictions, what
makes those statements true (or false) and how can the entities in
question be identified? Assessment of the options that have been
opened up in these fields since the work of Bertrand Russell and
Alexius Meinong at the beginning of the twentieth century remains
an important testing-ground for metaphysical principles and
intuitions.
A collection of approximately 100 detailed period photographs from
the Francis Frith archive with extended captions and full
introduction, this volume should be suitable for tourists, local
historians and general readers. It includes a voucher for a free
mounted print of any photograph shown in the book.
Education, Ethics and Experience is a collection of original
philosophical essays celebrating the work of one of the most
influential philosophers of education of the last 40 years. Richard
Pring's substantial body of work has addressed topics ranging from
curriculum integration to the comprehensive ideal, vocational
education to faith schools, professional development to the
privatisation of education, moral seriousness to the nature of
educational research. The twelve essays collected here explore and
build on Pring's treatment of topics that are central to the field
of philosophy of education and high on the agenda of education
policy-makers. The essays are by no means uncritical: some authors
disagree sharply with Pring; others see his arguments as useful but
incomplete, in need of addition or amendment. But all acknowledge
their intellectual debt to him and recognise him as a giant on
whose shoulders they stand. This book will be a welcome and lively
read for educational academics, researchers and students of
Educational Studies and Philosophy.
This anthology translates eighteen papers by Italian philosopher
and experimental psychologist Paolo Bozzi (1930-2003), bringing his
distinctive and influential ideas to an English-speaking audience
for the first time. The papers cover a range of methodological and
experimental questions concerning the phenomenology of perception
and their theoretical implications, with each one followed by
commentary from leading international experts. In his laboratory
work, Bozzi investigated visual and auditory perception, such as
our responses to pendular motion and bodies in freefall,
afterimages, transparency effects, and grouping effects in dot
lattices and among sounds (musical notes). Reflecting on the
results of his enquiries against the background of traditional
approaches to experimentation in these fields, Bozzi took a unique
realist stance that challenges accepted approaches to perception,
arguing that experimental phenomenology is neither a science of the
perceptual process nor a science of the appearances; it is a
science of how things are. The writings collected here offer an
important resource for psychologists of perception and
philosophers, as well as for researchers in cognitive science.
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