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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Ottoman Architecture is the first modern history of Ottoman
architecture written by Ottomans themselves, yet it is little known
outside the field of late Ottoman studies. This
magnificently-illustrated volume codifies the empire’s
architectural history into a series of preliminary stages
culminating in the efflorescence of the Ottoman classical tradition
in the 16th century. At the same time, the text positions this
imperial architectural legacy in relation to modernising projects
in the late Ottoman Empire; in particular, the 'Ottoman
architectural Renaissance' sponsored by Sultan Abdülaziz (r. 1861
face=Calibri>–1876). Moreover, as has been argued in other
research, architecture is a prism through which the authors offer a
larger analysis of modernity in the Ottoman Empire; an analysis
where built heritage serves 'as an index for various stages in the
transformation of the Ottoman state and civilization'.
This book looks at the representation of viruses in rhetoric,
politics, and popular culture. In utilizing Jean Baudrillard's
concept of virality, it examines what it means to use viruses as a
metaphor. For instance, what is the effect of saying that a video
has gone viral? Does this use of biology to explain culture mean
that our societies are determined by biological forces? Moreover,
does the rhetoric of viral culture display a fundamental
insensitivity towards people who are actually suffering from
viruses? A key defining aspect of this mode of persuasion is the
notion that due to the open nature of our social and cerebral
networks, we are prone to being infected by uncontrollable external
forces. Drawing from the work of Freud, Lacan, Laclau, Baudrillard,
and Zizek, it examines the representation of viruses in politics,
psychology, media studies, and medical discourse. The book will
help readers understand the potentially destructive nature of how
viruses are represented in popular media and politics, how this can
contribute to conspiracy theories around COVID-19 and how to combat
such misinterpretations.
The essays Professor Summers has brought together in this book
consist of various authentic and representative formulations and
applications of the dominant general theory of law and its use in
the United States during the middle decades of the 20th century.
The book includes a number of major contributions that are critical
of that theory. The contributors are: The path of the law, Oliver
Wendell Homes Jr. Force and coercion; Logical method and law, John
Dewey. The need of a sociological jurisprudence; Mechanical
jurisprudence; The possibility of a measure of values, Roscoe
Pound. What is the law, Joseph W. Binham. A return to stare
decisis, Herman Oliphant. A realistic jurisprudence-the next step;
The normative, the legal, and the law-jobs: the problem of juristic
method, K.N. Lewellyn. The problems of a functional jurisprudence,
Felix S. Cohen. The causes of popular dissatisfaction with the
administration of justice, Roscoe Pound. The judiciality of
minimum-wage legislation, Thomas Red Powell. An institutional
approach to the law of commercial banking, Underhill Moore and
Theodore S. Hope Jr. Through title to contract and a bit beyond,
K.N. Llewellyn. Williston on contracts; The logical and legal bases
of the conflict of laws, Walter Wheeler Cook. American legal
realism, L.L. Fuller. Legal rules: their function in the process of
decision, John Dickenson. Some rationalism about realism, Hermann
Kantorwicz. Pragmatic instumentalism in twentieth century American
legal thought-a synthesis and critique of our dominant general
theory about law and its use.
Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession argues that
highly praised prestige TV shows reveal the underlying fantasies
and contradictions of upper-middle class political centrists.
Through a psychoanalytic interpretation of The Sopranos, Breaking
Bad, The Wire, House of Cards, Dexter, Game of Thrones, and
Succession, Robert Samuels reveals how moderate "liberals" have
helped to produce and maintain the libertarian Right. Samuels'
analysis explores the difference between contemporary centrists and
the foundations of liberal democracy, exposing the myth of the
"liberal media" and considers the consequences of these celebrated
series, including the undermining of trust in modern liberal
democratic institutions. Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to
Succession contributes to a greater understanding of the ways media
and political ideology can circulate on a global level through the
psychopathology of class consciousness. This book will be of great
interest to academics and scholars considering intersections of
psychoanalytic studies, television studies and politics.
This book builds on a critique of Slavoj Zizek's work to outline a
new theory of psychoanalytic rhetoric. It turns to Zizek because
not only is he one of the most popular intellectuals in the world,
but, this book argues, his discourse is shaped by a set of
unconscious rhetorical processes that also determine much of
contemporary politics, culture, and subjectivity. Just as Aristotle
argued that the three main forms of persuasion are logos (reason),
pathos (emotion), and ethos (authority), Samuels describes each one
of these aspects of communication as related to a fundamental
psychoanalytic concept. He also turns to Aristotle's work on
theater to introduce a fourth form of rhetoric, catharsis, which is
the purging of feelings of fear and pity. Adding a strong voice to
current psychoanalytic debate, this book will be of value to all
scholars and students interested in both the history and modern
developments of psychoanalytic theory.
This book offers a unique approach by using psychoanalytic theory
to explain how we can resolve the most important issues facing the
world today and in the future. One of my main arguments is that we
need to move beyond national politics in order to provide global
solutions to global problems. However, there is a misplaced fear
concerning global governance, and much of this phobia is derived
from a misunderstanding of history and human psychology. Not only
do we have to learn to give up our idealized investment in nations
and nationalism, but we also have to move beyond seeing the world
from the perspective of a victim fantasy. Since we often repress
real signs of global progress, we experience the global present and
the future in negative ways. To reverse this perspective, we need
to first understand the incredible progress humans have made in the
last two hundred years, but we also should not ignore the real
threats we face.
This book outlines a new model for global social justice movements
that is based on Freud and Lacan's central insights regarding the
unconscious, repetition, drives, and transference. Since most of
our current social issues are global in nature, Bob Samuels
convincingly argues that we need a global solution, but that global
solidarity is blocked by narcissistic nationalism and the
capitalist death drive. In examining contemporary social movements
for global justice, Samuels articulates a comprehensive theory of
non-pathological social solidarity, and argues that in the age of
multinational corporations and global climate change, we need a new
model of global justice and government that requires an
understanding of analytic neutrality and free association. This
book uses psychoanalytic theories and practices to explain how
someone like Trump can rise to power, and explores why liberals
have failed to provide a convincing or effective political
alternative. It will be compelling reading to students and teachers
in a range of psychological and political disciplines, and to
anyone interested in psychoanalysis and current politics.
This timely intervention into composition studies presents a case
for the need to teach all students a shared system of communication
and logic based on the modern globalizing ideals of universality,
neutrality, and empiricism. Based on a series of close readings of
contemporary writing by Stanley Fish, Asao Inoue, Doug Downs and
Elizabeth Wardle, Richard Rorty, Slavoj Zizek, and Steven Pinker,
this book critiques recent arguments that traditional approaches to
teaching writing, grammar, and argumentation foster
marginalization, oppression, and the restriction of student agency.
Instead, it argues that the best way to educate and empower a
diverse global student body is to promote a mode of academic
discourse dedicated to the impartial judgment of empirical facts
communicated in an open and clear manner. It provides a critical
analysis of core topics in composition studies, including the
teaching of grammar; notions of objectivity and neutrality;
empiricism and pragmatism; identity politics; and postmodernism.
Aimed at graduate students and junior instructors in rhetoric and
composition, as well as more seasoned scholars and program
administrators, this polemical book provides an accessible staging
of key debates that all writing instructors must grapple with.
This book places Freud's theory of the reality principle in
relation to both everyday experience and global issues of the 21st
century and illustrates how it may be practically applied. Arguing
against more critical recent accounts of Freud's science, the
author seeks to show how one might apply the scientific method to
everyday life. It demonstrates how Freud contributes to a better
understanding of reason and how this in turn can be used to unravel
the role of unreason in both politics and personal relationships.
Including critical examinations of topics such as Narcissism,
Victimhood and Empathy, this engaging reappraisal of Freud's
relevance to contemporary life offers fresh insights for
psychology, psychoanalysis and cultural theory; as well as
practical guidance for a general reader.
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