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The synthesis of Marx and Foucault has traditionally been seen
within the social sciences as deeply problematic. The author
overturns this received wisdom by subjecting both thinkers to an
original re-reading through the lens of the philosophy of critical
realism.
The result is an illuminating synthesis between Marx's social
relations of production and Foucault's disciplinary power from
which the author constructs a model of the material causes of our
capacity to act. The laws of motion of a society and its
microphysics are shown to be complementary parts of a theory of
capital, society's genetic code. The Nature of Capital overturns
traditional interpretations of Marx, presents an accessible and
comprehensive account of the development of his model of capital
and demonstrates its ability to explain modern societies.
The synthesis of Marx and Foucault has traditionally been seen within the social sciences as deeply problematic. The author overturns this received wisdom by subjecting both thinkers to an original re-reading through the lens of the philosophy of critical realism. The result is an illuminating synthesis between Marx's social relations of production and Foucault's disciplinary power from which the author constructs a model of the material causes of our capacity to act. The laws of motion of a society and its microphysics are shown to be complementary parts of a theory of capital, society's genetic code. The Nature of Capital overturns traditional interpretations of Marx, presents an accessible and comprehensive account of the development of his model of capital and demonstrates its ability to explain modern societies. eBook available with sample pages: 0203165233
Broadband is a key enabler of the information society, increasing
productivity and competitiveness across all sectors of the economy.
Unlike traditional n- rowband connections, broadband provides high
speed, always-on connections to the Internet and supports
innovative content and services. Direct consumer welfare gains from
mass-market adoption of broadband across the EU could easily reach
50 billion euros or more per annum. This is quite apart from the
more profound societal shifts that ubiquitous broadband could
bring. It may allow the individual to distribute content and ideas
independent of traditional media and bring together communities of
interest without regard to borders. Public policy for broadband
will have a big impact on whether and how quickly these bene?ts are
realised. Getting policy right could bring large bene?ts for
consumers, ?rms and the economy at large; getting policy wrong
risks s- ?ing both the rollout of broadband and new innovative
services, and thus the realisation of the EU's e-Europe vision. In
this book, we focus on the residential market for broadband access
in EU countries, analysing the current and prospective level of
competition and dr- ing implications for public policy. A key aim
is to understand better the relative importance of facilities-based
and access-based provision in fostering com- tition and promoting
take-up of broadband services.
Broadband is a key enabler of the information society, increasing
productivity and competitiveness across all sectors of the economy.
Unlike traditional n- rowband connections, broadband provides high
speed, always-on connections to the Internet and supports
innovative content and services. Direct consumer welfare gains from
mass-market adoption of broadband across the EU could easily reach
50 billion euros or more per annum. This is quite apart from the
more profound societal shifts that ubiquitous broadband could
bring. It may allow the individual to distribute content and ideas
independent of traditional media and bring together communities of
interest without regard to borders. Public policy for broadband
will have a big impact on whether and how quickly these bene?ts are
realised. Getting policy right could bring large bene?ts for
consumers, ?rms and the economy at large; getting policy wrong
risks s- ?ing both the rollout of broadband and new innovative
services, and thus the realisation of the EU's e-Europe vision. In
this book, we focus on the residential market for broadband access
in EU countries, analysing the current and prospective level of
competition and dr- ing implications for public policy. A key aim
is to understand better the relative importance of facilities-based
and access-based provision in fostering com- tition and promoting
take-up of broadband services.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This reader remains the only major new reader of Old English prose
and verse in the past forty years. The second edition is
extensively revised throughout, with the addition of a new
'Beginning Old English' section for newcomers to the Old English
language, along with a new extract from Beowulf. The fifty-seven
individual texts include established favourites such as The Battle
of Maldon and Wulfstan's Sermon of the Wolf, as well as others not
otherwise readily available, such as an extract from Apollonius of
Tyre. Modern English glosses for every prose-passage and poem are
provided on the same page as the text, along with extensive notes.
A succinct reference grammar is appended, along with guides to
pronunciation and to grammatical terminology. A comprehensive
glossary lists and analyses all the Old English words that occur in
the book. Headnotes to each of the six text sections, and to every
individual text, establish their literary and historical contexts,
and illustrate the rich cultural variety of Anglo-Saxon England.
This second edition is an accessible and scholarly introduction to
Old English.
The New Cambridge History of the Bible comprises four volumes that
take into account the considerable advances in scholarship made in
almost all biblical disciplines during the previous forty years.
The volumes respond to shifts in scholarly methods of study of the
Old and New Testaments, look closely at specialized forms of
interpretation, and address the new concerns of the twenty-first
century. Attention is paid to biblical studies in eastern
Christian, Jewish, and Islamic contexts, rendering the series of
interest to students of all Abrahamic faiths. The entire New
Cambridge History of the Bible offers a comprehensive account of
the development of the Bible from its origins to the present day,
but each volume can also be read independently, proving a
substantial contribution to the scholarship of the period it
covers. This New Cambridge History will provide an invaluable
resource for scholars, researchers, and students alike.
This volume examines the development and use of the Bible from late
Antiquity to the Reformation, tracing both its geographical and its
intellectual journeys from its homelands throughout the Middle East
and Mediterranean and into northern Europe. Richard Marsden and E.
Ann Matter's volume provides a balanced treatment of eastern and
western biblical traditions, highlighting processes of transmission
and modes of exegesis among Roman and Orthodox Christians, Jews and
Muslims and illuminating the role of the Bible in medieval
inter-religious dialogue. Translations into Ethiopic, Slavic,
Armenian and Georgian vernaculars, as well as Romance and Germanic,
are treated in detail, along with the theme of allegorized
spirituality and established forms of glossing. The chapters take
the study of Bible history beyond the cloisters of medieval
monasteries and ecclesiastical schools to consider the influence of
biblical texts on vernacular poetry, prose, drama, law and the
visual arts of East and West.
This reader remains the only major new reader of Old English prose
and verse in the past forty years. The second edition is
extensively revised throughout, with the addition of a new
'Beginning Old English' section for newcomers to the Old English
language, along with a new extract from Beowulf. The fifty-seven
individual texts include established favourites such as The Battle
of Maldon and Wulfstan's Sermon of the Wolf, as well as others not
otherwise readily available, such as an extract from Apollonius of
Tyre. Modern English glosses for every prose-passage and poem are
provided on the same page as the text, along with extensive notes.
A succinct reference grammar is appended, along with guides to
pronunciation and to grammatical terminology. A comprehensive
glossary lists and analyses all the Old English words that occur in
the book. Headnotes to each of the six text sections, and to every
individual text, establish their literary and historical contexts,
and illustrate the rich cultural variety of Anglo-Saxon England.
This second edition is an accessible and scholarly introduction to
Old English.
Science-fiction, action and dark humor in the violent universe of
Mordid the Traveling Tyrant. After the fiery events on Paradisa,
Mordid the Traveling Tyrant and his ruthless band of mercenaries
decide to lie low in the lawless region of space known as the Upper
Arm. There, Mordid finds work on the planet of Pristine. Zaltrek,
the planet's dictator, is losing his grip on the world, and Mordid
promises to help-- for a price. Unfortunately, for the Traveling
Tyrant a woman gets involved, his own command staff plot his
demise, and his employer is having second thoughts about their
arrangement. Worse, the morale of his men is flagging, and even an
order to have Casual Fridays isn't lifting their spirits. Between
Mordid's murderous friends, enraged foes, and his duty to the
shadowy investors-- what's a Tyrant to do?
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