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Author : V.I. Lenin
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859845462
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (454 download)
Download or read book Revolution at the Gates written by V.I. Lenin and published by Verso. This book was released on 2004-06-17 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited, with a Foreword and Afterword, by Slavoj Zizek.
Author : V.I. Lenin
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781844677146
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (771 download)
Download or read book Revolution at the Gates written by V.I. Lenin and published by Verso. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of a Lenin renaissance might well provoke an outburst of sarcastic laughter. Marx is OK, but Lenin? Doesn’t he stand for the big catastrophe which left its mark on the entire twentieth-century? Lenin, however, deserves wider consideration than this, and his writings of 1917 are testament to a formidable political figure. They reveal his ability to grasp the significance of an extraordinary moment in history. Everything is here, from Lenin-the-ingenious-revolutionary-strategist to Lenin-of-the-enacted-utopia. To use Kierkegaard’s phrase, what we can glimpse in these writings is Lenin-in-becoming: not yet Lenin-the-Soviet-institution, but Lenin thrown into an open, contingent situation. In Revolution at the Gates, Slavoj Žižek locates the 1917 writings in their historical context, while his afterword tackles the key question of whether Lenin can be reinvented in our era of “cultural capitalism.” Žižek is convinced that, whatever the discussion—the forthcoming crisis of capitalism, the possibility of a redemptive violence, the falsity of liberal tolerance—Lenin’s time has come again.
Author : V. I. Lenin
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 178168961X
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (816 download)
Download or read book Revolution at the Gates written by V. I. Lenin and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of a Lenin renaissance might well provoke an outburst of sarcastic laughter. Marx is OK, but Lenin? Doesn't he stand for the big catastrophe which left its mark on the entire twentieth-century? Lenin, however, deserves wider consideration than this, and his writings of 1917 are testament to a formidable political figure. They reveal his ability to grasp the significance of an extraordinary moment in history. Everything is here, from Lenin-the-ingenious-revolutionary-strategist to Lenin-of-the-enacted-utopia. To use Kierkegaard's phrase, what we can glimpse in these writings is Lenin-in-becoming: not yet Lenin-the-Soviet-institution, but Lenin thrown into an open, contingent situation. In Revolution at the Gates, Slavoj Zizek locates the 1917 writings in their historical context, while his afterword tackles the key question of whether Lenin can be reinvented in our era of "cultural capitalism." Zizek is convinced that, whatever the discussion-the forthcoming crisis of capitalism, the possibility of a redemptive violence, the falsity of liberal tolerance-Lenin's time has come again.
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ISBN 13 : 9780991030354
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Storming the Gates written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Russian Revolution `shook the world¿ in 1917. It was the first time a socialist revolution had taken hold, putting the workers in power, seizing private property and society¿s productive capacity. This was the basis for a rational, cooperative society. That revolution became the nemesis of the United States and other imperialist countries, which would not rest until its gains were undone. The Bolshevik Revolution inspired anti-colonial revolutions and national liberation movements around the world, lending solidarity and material assistance to them. As it emerged to be the second-largest economy in the world, the first to put a satellite and human into space, it became a valid counterweight to claims of capitalism¿s superiority.Storming the Gates looks inside the revolution, from the early years to the last ¿ not as a neutral observer, but a partisan for revolutionary change. Recounting the vast accomplishments, global impact, loyal followers, challenges and shortcomings, this book remembers `the Soviet Union not as the end of communism but as its first grand, real-life experiment.¿Looking to the future, Storming the Gates examines what role a Bolshevik-type party can have in the 21st Century, and how it can once again shape history.
Author : Tim Schwab
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0241609496
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (416 download)
Download or read book The Bill Gates Problem written by Tim Schwab and published by Random House. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic, kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the world. But there's another side to Bill Gates. We might like to think of the Gates Foundation as an innocent charity giving away money, collaborating with stakeholders, and listening to the desires of the populations it hopes to help, but is that how it works in practice? Combining rich storytelling and ground-breaking reporting, The Bill Gates Problem offers readers a provocative and timely counter-narrative about one of the world's most widely recognized individuals - a true global celebrity with international reach. But more than that, this book speaks to a vital political question around economic inequality and the erosion of democratic institutions - why should the super-rich be able to transform their wealth into political power, and just how far can they go?
Author : Clinton Heylin
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 184901244X
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Revolution in the Air written by Clinton Heylin and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Dylan has always regarded himself as a songwriter: 'I am my words,' he wrote in 1964. Distilling a lifetime's passion and study, leading Dylan author, Clinton Heylin charts the development and first moments of genius of this unique artist whose songs changed the world. From his first attempts at writing, Song to Bridget, in 1957, (apparently for Brigitte Bardot) Bob Dylan always aspired to poetry, yet his role as a writer rather than a performer of his own songs is often overlooked. In over fifty years of creativity he had penned some of the most iconic, and perfect, songs in popular history. Arriving in New York in 1961, the city had an enormous impact on the young artist and, as he established himself amongst the folk clubs and artists, he would produce songs that spoke for a whole generation: Blowing in the Wind, A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, The Times They Are a Changin', Like a Rolling Stone, and Forever Young. In Revolution in the Air Clinton Heylin recounts the story of each song as it is written, giving a full appreciation of the songs themselves as well as Dylan the emerging artist. Unlike any other book on Dylan, it charts his rise as a writer, where he gained his inspiration, the burst of energy which produced some of his most famous songs as well as the lesser known stories behind the more iconic verses. This is an essential book for anyone interested in Dylan and his place in literature. Informative, opinionated, packed with new insights and revelations, this is an instant classic.
Author : Jack H. Willenbrock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book A Manual for Statistical Quality Control of Highway Construction written by Jack H. Willenbrock and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Aaron Eddens
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520395328
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Seeding Empire written by Aaron Eddens and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Seeding Empire, Aaron Eddens rewrites an enduring story about the past—and future—of global agriculture. Eddens connects today's efforts to cultivate a "Green Revolution in Africa" to a history of American projects that introduced capitalist agriculture across the Global South. Expansive in scope, this book draws on archival records of the earliest Green Revolution projects in Mexico in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as interviews at development institutions and agribusinesses working to deliver genetically modified crops to millions of small-scale farmers across Africa. From the offices of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the halls of the world's largest agricultural biotechnology companies to field trials of hybrid maize in Kenya, Eddens shows how the Green Revolution fails to address global inequalities. Seeding Empire insists that eradicating hunger in a world of climate crisis demands thinking beyond the Green Revolution.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Nation written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Archibald Alison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789, to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815 written by Sir Archibald Alison and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Conservation Fund (Arlington, Va.)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199324220
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)
Download or read book The American Revolution written by Conservation Fund (Arlington, Va.) and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook is both a guide to the most significant places of the Revolutionary War and a guide to the most authoritative books on the subject. The book presents, in chronological order, nearly 150 of the most significant battles and historic sites, and draws on essays from scholars in the field.
Author : Moses Coit Tyler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book 1776-1783 written by Moses Coit Tyler and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dipak Basu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1666921939
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (669 download)
Download or read book China's Growth and India's Stagnation written by Dipak Basu and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines economic development in India and China over the past few decades, in which the former stagnated and the latter grew exponentially. The authors argue that the economic "shock therapy" adopted by India, which China avoided, explains much of the difference.
Author : Benjamin Disraeli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Ixion in Heaven written by Benjamin Disraeli and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Patrick Kilby
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100038344X
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Philanthropic Foundations in International Development written by Patrick Kilby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the influence of philanthropic foundations in global development, and on how the global south has engaged with them. The idea of corporate philanthropy stretches back a long way, with the late 19th industrialist Andrew Carnegie seeing it as an important obligation of the very wealthy. In the modern day, Bill Gates has taken up this call, suggesting that the very wealthy should donate half their wealth to philanthropic causes, and endowing his own foundation with something in the order of $50 billion. This book brings together case studies of the most influential of these foundations over the last one hundred years: the Rockefeller, Ford, and Gates' Foundations, investigating their impact on education and research, health and agriculture. The book concludes by asking whether global south foundations such as Al Waleed Philanthropies, Tata Trusts, and those from China may point to the future of global philanthropic foundations. The sheer scale of resources that foundations can devote to their work results in significant influence in global politics, to the point that Foundations can drive and even set government policy. This influence is likely to grow in the post-Covid environment, making this book an important resource for researchers, practitioners and policy makers working on global development.
Author : Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)
Download or read book The Infernal Marriage written by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Infernal Marriage" and "Ixion In Heaven" by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli offer readers a glimpse into the imaginative and thought-provoking world of speculative fiction. In "The Infernal Marriage," Disraeli weaves a tale of dark and supernatural forces, exploring the complexities of love, power, and otherworldly encounters. With his characteristic eloquence and wit, Disraeli takes readers on a captivating journey through a realm where the boundaries of reality and fantasy blur.
Author : Jeremiah McCall
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473885639
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Clan Fabius, Defenders of Rome written by Jeremiah McCall and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Fabii Maximii is in many ways that of the Roman Republic. In the legends and historical scraps that survived the Republic, the members of the Fabius clan were, more often than not, the hammers that forged the empire. Few families contributed more to the survival and success of the Republic and for so many centuries. Few could boast such great glories; perhaps none could match the record of Fabian offices and honours in the Republic. Though the bloodline sank into obscurity in the early empire, the name still carried memories of great achievements past.A historical detective work, this book explores the facts and fables of the Republics most distinguished family. Chapters investigate not only the lives and careers of the Fabii Maximi, but the critical military and political contexts of their days. As a result, readers get not only the story of the Roman Republics rise and domination of an empire, but a closer look at a family of Romans who made it possible.
