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A Conflict of Visions

Author : Thomas Sowell
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465004660
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book A Conflict of Visions written by Thomas Sowell and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Sowell’s “extraordinary” explication of the competing visions of human nature lie at the heart of our political conflicts (New York Times) Controversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure for generations or centuries show a remarkably consistent pattern. In this classic work, Thomas Sowell analyzes this pattern. He describes the two competing visions that shape our debates about the nature of reason, justice, equality, and power: the "constrained" vision, which sees human nature as unchanging and selfish, and the "unconstrained" vision, in which human nature is malleable and perfectible. A Conflict of Visions offers a convincing case that ethical and policy disputes circle around the disparity between both outlooks.

The Melbourne Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Melbourne Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Scented Fox

Author : Laynie Browne
Publisher : Wave Books
ISBN 13 : 1933517263
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book The Scented Fox written by Laynie Browne and published by Wave Books. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This National Poetry Series-winning collection emerges from half-remembered fairy tales and reconstructed dreams.

The Weekly Reporter

Author : David Sutherland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 862 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Weekly Reporter written by David Sutherland and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With v. 26 is bound: A general digest of criminal cases reported in the Weekly reporter. By D. E. Cranenburgh. Calcutta, 1893.

Effective Conservation

Author : Ignacio Jiménez
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1642832456
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Effective Conservation written by Ignacio Jiménez and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2022-03-17 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Full Nature" is a new approach to conservation that connects the well-being of the natural world with the human communities in its midst. Pioneered by conservationist Ignacio Jiménez, it offers a pragmatic approach that puts the focus on working with people--neighbors, governments, politicians, businesses, media--to ensure communities have a stake in the long-term protection and restoration of their local parks and wildlife. Effective Conservation is based on Jiménez's experience managing conservation projects on three continents over thirty years. It guides readers through the practical considerations of designing, analyzing, and managing effective conservation programs. This highly readable manual, newly translated into English after successful Spanish and Portuguese editions, provides a practical, time-proven formula for successful conservation.

The Awakening of Muslim Democracy

Author : Jocelyne Cesari
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107513294
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Awakening of Muslim Democracy written by Jocelyne Cesari and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why and how did Islam become such a political force in so many Muslim-majority countries? In this book, Jocelyne Cesari investigates the relationship between modernization, politics, and Islam in Muslim-majority countries such as Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Turkey - countries that were founded by secular rulers and have since undergone secularized politics. Cesari argues that nation-building processes in these states have not created liberal democracies in the Western mold, but have instead spurred the politicization of Islam by turning it into a modern national ideology. Looking closely at examples of Islamic dominance in political modernization, this study provides a unique overview of the historical and political developments from the end of World War II to the Arab Spring that have made Islam the dominant force in the construction of the modern states, and discusses Islam's impact on emerging democracies in the contemporary Middle East.

Mobile Media

Author : Jo Groebel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135621977
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Mobile Media written by Jo Groebel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proliferation of mobile media in recent years is an international phenomenon, with billions of devices sold annually. Mobile communications are now moving beyond individualized voice to mass media content--text, voice, sound, images, and even video. This will create new types of content that allow media companies and users to interact in new ways. There is a strong interest from the media and telecom industries in what manner of applications and content can be distributed in that fashion, and at what cost. To answer these questions, the book provides 18 chapters from internationally renowned authors. They identify likely types of content such as news, entertainment, peer-to-peer, and location-specific information; evaluate the economics, business models, and payment mechanisms necessary to support these media; and cover policy dimensions such as copyright, competitiveness, and access rights for content providers. This volume takes the reader through the various elements that need to be considered in the development of third generation (3G) content, and explains pitfalls and barriers. The result is a volume of interest to business professionals, academics, and policy makers. The book is international in focus and a glossary of terms is provided. There are few publications available which give an overview of this rapidly changing field.

Burning the veil

Author : Neil MacMaster
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526146185
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Burning the veil written by Neil MacMaster and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. Burning the veil draws upon sources from newly-opened archives, exploring the ‘emancipation’ of Muslim women from the veil, seclusion and perceived male oppression during the Algerian War of decolonisation. The claimed French liberation was contradicted by the violence inflicted on women through rape, torture and destruction of villages. This book examines the roots of this contradiction in the theory of ‘revolutionary warfare’, and the attempt to defeat the National Liberation Front by penetrating the Muslim family, seen as a bastion of resistance. Striking parallels with contemporary Afghanistan and Iraq, French ‘emancipation’ produced a backlash that led to deterioration in the social and political position of Muslim women. This analysis of how and why attempts to Westernise Muslim women ended in catastrophe has contemporary relevance and will be important to students and academics engaged in the study of French and colonial history, feminism and contemporary Islam.

The Opposite of Chance

Author : Margaret Hermes
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504066898
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Opposite of Chance written by Margaret Hermes and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stung by betrayal, a sheltered woman boards a plane to find a world beyond Milwaukee: “The author writes with wit and flair. . . . A romantic escape to savor.” —Kirkus Reviews Betsy has been sheltered for a long time—by her close-knit family, Catholic school education, college in her hometown, and early marriage. It takes the discovery of her husband’s serial philandering to push her out of the nest, at age thirty-two, in the summer of 1981. Betsy grabs a backpack and a few good books and puts distance—geographical and emotional—between herself and the life she knew in Wisconsin. She begins to make her own decisions: which cities to travel to, what hotels to stay at, and what dinner entrées to order. At airports, on trains, and in pensiones, Betsy takes her first steps toward independence as she navigates the brief but intense relationships only travelers can have with one another. Armed with a book of foreign phrases and a Swiss Army knife, she becomes acquainted with a devout Muslim on a pilgrimage, a French financier raised on a rabbit farm, a lawyer on a solo honeymoon, a Pakistani gambler, a beguiling American threesome en route to Venice, an Italian hotel owner on Lake Como, and a passionate Irish protestor who carries her to safety from the streets of Dublin. And when Betsy finally arrives back home, she comes to the startling realization that her journey is only just beginning. “Breezy . . . After each meeting, Hermes injects a chapter from the stranger’s point of view. . . . Pleasant escapist fare.” —Publishers Weekly

The Changing American Countryside

Author : Emery N. Castle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Changing American Countryside written by Emery N. Castle and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The literature on rural America, to the extent that it exists, has largely been written by urban-based scholars perpetuating out-of-date notions and stereotypes or by those who see little difference between rural and agricultural concerns. As a result, the real rural America remains much misunderstood, neglected, or ignored by scholars and policymakers alike. In response, Emery Castle offers The Changing American Countryside, a volume that will forever change how we look at this important subject. Castle brings together the writings of eminent scholars from several disciplines and varying backgrounds to take a fresh and comprehensive look at the "forgotten hinterlands." These authors examine the role of non-metropolitan people and places in the economic life of our nation and cover such diverse issues as poverty, industry, the environment, education, family, social problems, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, government, public policy, and regional diversity The authors are especially effective in demonstrating why rural America is so much more than just agriculture. It is in fact highly diverse, complex, and interdependent with urban America and the international market place. Most major rural problems, they contend, simply cannot be effectively addressed in isolation from their urban and international connections. To do so is misguided and even hazardous, when one-fourth of our population and ninety-seven per cent of our land area is rural. Together these writings not only provide a new and more realistic view of rural life and public policy, but also suggest how the field of rural studies can greatly enrich our understanding of national life.

There Is No Crime for Those Who Have Christ

Author : Michael Gaddis
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520286243
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book There Is No Crime for Those Who Have Christ written by Michael Gaddis and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the 4th and 5th centuries, Michael Gaddis explores how various groups employed the language of religious violence to construct their own identities, to undermine the legitimacy of their rivals, & to advance themselves in the competitive & high stakes process of Christianizing the Roman Empire.

Handbook of Research on Didactic Strategies and Technologies for Education: Incorporating Advancements

Author : Pumilia-Gnarini, Paolo M.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466621230
Total Pages : 993 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (666 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Didactic Strategies and Technologies for Education: Incorporating Advancements written by Pumilia-Gnarini, Paolo M. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 993 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is designed to be a platform for the most significant educational achievements by teachers, school administrators, and local associations that have worked together in public institutions that range from primary school to the university level"--Provided by publisher.

Prometheus in the Nineteenth Century

Author : Caroline Corbeau-Parsons
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351192132
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Prometheus in the Nineteenth Century written by Caroline Corbeau-Parsons and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On Zeus' order, Prometheus was chained to Mount Caucasus where, every day, he was to endure his liver being devoured by a bird of prey - his punishment for bringing fire to mankind. Through the impulse of Goethe, his fortune went through radical changes: the Titan, originally perceived as a trickster, was established both as a creator and a rebel freed from guilt, and he became a mask for the Romantic artist. This cross-disciplinary study, encompassing literature, the history of art, and music, examines the constitution of the Prometheus myth and the revolution it underwent in 19th-century Europe. It leads to the Symbolist period - which witnessed the coronation of the Titan as a prism for the total work of art - and aims to re-establish the importance of Prometheus amongst other major Symbolist figures such as Orpheus."

Sight : an Exposition of the Principles of Monocular and Binocular Vision

Author : Joseph LeConte
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Sight : an Exposition of the Principles of Monocular and Binocular Vision written by Joseph LeConte and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Terminology of Illumination and Vision

Author : Great Britain. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Illumination Research Committee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Terminology of Illumination and Vision written by Great Britain. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Illumination Research Committee and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lancet

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 986 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Lancet written by and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 924 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: