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Debt as Power is a timely and innovative contribution to our
understanding of one of the most prescient issues of our time: the
explosion of debt across the global economy and related requirement
of political leaders to pursue exponential growth to meet the
demands of creditors and investors. The book is distinctive in
offering a historically sensitive and comprehensive analysis of
debt as an interconnected and global phenomenon. -- .
An Anthropology of Money: A Critical Introduction shows how our
present monetary system was imposed by elites and how they benefit
from it. The book poses the question: how, by looking at different
forms of money, can we appreciate that they have different effects?
The authors demonstrate how modern money requires perpetual growth,
an increase in inequality, environmental devastation, increasing
commoditization, and, consequently, the perpetual consumption of
ever more stuff. These are not intrinsic features of money, but,
rather, of debt-money. This text shows that, through studying money
in other cultures, we can have money that better serves the broader
goals of society.
The essays collected in World in Motion all address the same issue:
The global paradox that modern prosperity has entailed extreme
environmental degradation. Gary M. Kroll and Richard H. Robbins
present readings covering all principal viewpoints on this matter,
from the neoliberal belief that environmental and social problems
can be fixed through a growing economy to the critics of
globalization who equate growth with environmental degradation.
This book asks an important question: Can we simply accelerate
growth under the assumption that increased prosperity and new
technologies will allow us to reverse environmental damage? Or do
we need to transform our modes of living radically to maintain the
health of the world around us?
The essays collected in World in Motion all address the same issue:
The global paradox that modern prosperity has entailed extreme
environmental degradation. Gary M. Kroll and Richard H. Robbins
present readings covering all principal viewpoints on this matter,
from the neoliberal belief that environmental and social problems
can be fixed through a growing economy to the critics of
globalization who equate growth with environmental degradation.
This book asks an important question: Can we simply accelerate
growth under the assumption that increased prosperity and new
technologies will allow us to reverse environmental damage? Or do
we need to transform our modes of living radically to maintain the
health of the world around us?
For courses in evolution, creationism or as a supplemental item in
biology and/or biological anthropology courses.Darwin and the Bible
helps readers to understand the nature, history and passions behind
the debate over scientific and religious versions of creation and
human origins. Darwin and the Bible: The Cultural Confrontation is
about the history and nature of the disputes over human origins
that arose with the publication of Charles Darwin's book, Origin of
Species in 1859. The readings in the text provide the, historical,
theological, social and political backgrounds of the debate. Rather
than trying to demonstrate the truth of Darwinian evolution, this
book seeks to help the reader understand why the debate over Darwin
and the Bible remains as contentious as ever. The book seeks to
examine why Darwin's theory of evolution appears threatening to
some people, and, likewise, to help understand why some scientists
often react with such emotion to challenges to their views. The
contributors include biological scientists, social scientists,
social historians, and proponents of the importance of God, faith,
and religion in peoples lives.
Debt as power is a timely and innovative contribution to our
understanding of one of the most prescient issues of our time: the
explosion of debt across the global economy and related requirement
of political leaders to pursue exponential growth to meet the
demands of creditors and investors. The book is distinctive in
offering a historically sensitive and comprehensive analysis of
debt as an interconnected and global phenomenon. -- .
An Anthropology of Money: A Critical Introduction shows how our
present monetary system was imposed by elites and how they benefit
from it. The book poses the question: how, by looking at different
forms of money, can we appreciate that they have different effects?
The authors demonstrate how modern money requires perpetual growth,
an increase in inequality, environmental devastation, increasing
commoditization, and, consequently, the perpetual consumption of
ever more stuff. These are not intrinsic features of money, but,
rather, of debt-money. This text shows that, through studying money
in other cultures, we can have money that better serves the broader
goals of society.
Penguin Academics compact but complete-and always at a reasonable
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in our series, Penguin Academics. We've created the Penguin
Academics series with ease of use in mind-the books are
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and interior designs. Concise yet thorough in their coverage of the
basics, Penguin Academics titles are ideal for use either by
themselves or in combination with other books. Related Penguin
paperbacks can be found at the back of most Penguin Academic
titles. In "Darwin and the Bible: The Cultural Confrontation,
"authors Richard Robbins and Mark Cohen help readers understand the
nature, history, and passions behind the debate between scientific
and religious versions of creation and human origin. Rather than
focusing solely on scientific backgrounds, the text's chosen
readings provide historical, theological, social, and political
backgrounds as well. The readings are divided into three sets:
- The first addresses how scientists and theologians have tried
to resolve the apparent contradictions between Darwin and the
Bible.
- The second examines the different historical and cultural
settings that defined the parameters of the debate, as well as
their implications for religion and science on a global scale.
- The third describes how the debate came to center on education
and explores the impacts on both teachers and students.
What the reviewers are saying..." " "I findthe style extremely
engaging and the material presented to be extremely interesting.
This is the only book I've ever used that has prompted students to
repeatedly comment on how much they're learning." "Thomas B.
Stevenson, Ohio University, Zanesville" "The book is unique in its
area." "James Bearden, SUNY- Geneseo"
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