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Book Synopsis The Reflection of Elias Dumont by : J L Carey Jr
Download or read book The Reflection of Elias Dumont written by J L Carey Jr and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-01-21 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1811, the New Madrid earthquakes cause a transformation of the Mississippi river, as well as a young man named Elias Dumont. The flooded river delivers a curious mirror into EliasÕ possession that consequently gives him immortality. Elias, possessed by the mirror, destroys anyone he believes may know about his secret, including his first love. Suicidal over his actions and unable to die, he goes on to live a life of debauchery until he falls in love with a lamia named Echo. Along the years, he devises a plan to cheat his curse and gain true immortality by freeing his soul from the mirror. Can Elias avoid the others whose souls are trapped in the mirror and who will stop at nothing to get the mirror back?
Book Synopsis The Reflection of Elias Dumont by : J. L. Carey
Download or read book The Reflection of Elias Dumont written by J. L. Carey and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1811, the New Madrid earthquakes cause a transformation of the Mississippi river, as well as a young man named Elias Dumont. The flooded river delivers a curious mirror into Elias' possession that consequently gives him immortality. Elias, possessed by the mirror, destroys anyone he believes may know about his secret, including his first love. Suicidal over his actions and unable to die, he goes on to live a life of debauchery until he falls in love with a lamia named Echo. Along the years, he devises a plan to cheat his curse and gain true immortality by freeing his soul from the mirror. Can Elias avoid the others whose souls are trapped in the mirror and who will stop at nothing to get the mirror back?
Download or read book Astilla written by J L Carey Jr and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J L Carey Jr's pop culture conspiracy fiction, Astilla is a searching vision of alternate reality, in a dystopian future where humans are overrun by seemingly alien beings in an attempt to cull the masses. The ruling order conspires to realize a mass depopulation agenda by engineering a gene stealer or ?el Chupacabra?. But, will their plot go too far? While the short story captures Carey's humor it is also a disturbing look into some of the prevailing theories of false alien attack, genetically engineered bio-weapons and the elites plan to bring down the world's population for their own selfish ends. Written in the looming shadow of fascism in the U.S., Astilla speaks to a generation bombarded by mass-entertainment, relentless technology, a barrage of persuasive ads, and the hidden in plain sight influence of oligarchical elites.
Download or read book Estranged Union written by J L Carey Jr and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-05-18 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J L Carey Jr?s, Estranged Union, is a historically significant travel journal consisting of prose, poetry and original artwork. The travel journal is written in the classic Haibun style of Japanese poets Basho and Issa. The collection chronicles the poet's travels in the automotive industry of Michigan during the Great Recession of 2008-2010. The work captures the atmosphere of loss, fear and anger as many in this fragile and repressive time attempt to reinvent themselves and weather the struggle. It is a heartfelt assemblage that is unquestionably honest in breath as it speaks across generations and social stratifications.
Book Synopsis Forms of Hatred by : Leonidas Donskis
Download or read book Forms of Hatred written by Leonidas Donskis and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes such symbolic designs of the modern troubled imagination as the conspiracy theory of society, deterministic concepts of identity and order, antisemitic obsessions, self-hatred, and the myth of the loss of roots. It offers, among other things, the unique East-Central European materials incorporated in a broad, imaginative synthesis and critique of contemporary social analysis.
Book Synopsis Saint-Simon and the Court of Louis XIV by : Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
Download or read book Saint-Simon and the Court of Louis XIV written by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Duke of Saint-Simon (1675-1755) was a self-obsessed courtier and chronicler of court life under Louis XIV. Drawing heavily on his memoirs, historian Ladurie offers a wonderful portrait of life with Louis, focusing on issues of hierarchy and rank in this tightly controlled universe. Illustrations.
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Book Synopsis The End of Ideology & Utopia? by : Leonidas Donskis
Download or read book The End of Ideology & Utopia? written by Leonidas Donskis and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In tracing the modern moral imagination, Donskis works out a theory of tolerance, dialogue, human intersubjectivity, the Other, ideology, and utopia. This theory then provides the framework for social and cultural criticism. By considering the work of Kavolis, Gellner, Dumont, and Mumford, Donskis argues that modern critiques of culture originate in political philosophy, sociology, and the comparative study of civilization. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.
Book Synopsis The European Family by : J. Commaille
Download or read book The European Family written by J. Commaille and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will the European Union have its ¿single family - a ¿European family - as it will have a single currency? This is the question at the origin of this book. Studies of family behavior and the organization of private life among European citizens, as well as of family member social status (children in relation to adults/parents, women in relation to men), and of social functions of the family, for example social reproduction, reveal so much convergence among European families that the reality of a ¿European family seems inevitable, and more so if one looks at foreign studies done - in Australia, the United States or Japan - of the family in Europe. However, studies of the different judicial and public policy laws in the different European Union member countries lead one to refine this first impression. The family does not have the same legal meaning in all places, and the ways in which it is defined by law and public policy continue to differ strongly, due in particular to historical factors, cultural traditions, and conceptions of the role of the State. In order for the family to be part of the construction of a European citizenship, the pluralistic nature of its political definitions will have to be recognized. Putting the family into the context of evolving European integration has never been done before. It was made possible in this study thanks to the joint efforts of two editors with long experience in social science studies of the family and as expert advisors to the European Commission, and by the work of the best international specialists in the field. This is a book intended for specialists working in the social sciences, for social and government policy-makers in the fields of family and social policy, and for all those interested in European integration.
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Book Synopsis Violence and the Civilising Process in Cambodia by : Roderic Broadhurst
Download or read book Violence and the Civilising Process in Cambodia written by Roderic Broadhurst and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-13 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1939, the German sociologist Norbert Elias published his groundbreaking work The Civilizing Process, which has come to be regarded as one of the most influential works of sociology today. In this insightful new study tracing the history of violence in Cambodia, the authors evaluate the extent to which Elias's theories can be applied in a non-Western context. Drawing from historical and contemporary archival sources, constabulary statistics, victim surveys and newspaper reports, Broadhurst, Bouhours and Bouhours chart trends and forms of violence throughout Cambodia from the mid-nineteenth century through to the present day. Analysing periods of colonisation, anti-colonial wars, interdependence, civil war, the revolutionary terror of the 1970s and post-conflict development, the authors assess whether violence has decreased and whether such a decline can be attributed to Elias's civilising process, identifying a series of universal factors that have historically reduced violence.
Book Synopsis Revisiting the Self by : Charalambos Tsekeris
Download or read book Revisiting the Self written by Charalambos Tsekeris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who am I? Or, even more curiously, who are you? These are questions about the self – that aspect of who we are that we believe defines, or at least describes, each of us. The self is not merely an internal creation, however. Family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances all contribute to who we are, and more importantly, they help to shape who we think we are. In this innovative and thought-provoking book, the various social aspects of the self and its construction are imaginatively explored. Such explorations can seem abstractly academic, but they carry great significance. Knowledge of how the self is constructed has many implications for most social processes, for example, understanding the volatility of the notion of self that can provide the basis for terrorist radicalisation, can generate destructive suicidal tendencies, or can foment aggressive national identities. This interdisciplinary collection is relevant not only for theoretical and methodological elaborations, but also for more practical considerations. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science, and two articles from Self and Identity.
Book Synopsis Transnational Intellectual Networks by : Christophe Charle
Download or read book Transnational Intellectual Networks written by Christophe Charle and published by Campus Verlag. This book was released on 2004 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The university system, both in America and abroad, has always claimed a universal significance for its research and educational models. At the same time, many universities, particularly in Europe, have also claimed another role--as custodians of national culture. Transnational Intellectual Networks explores this apparent contradiction and its resulting intellectual tensions with illuminating essays that span the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century nationalization movements in Europe through the postwar era.
Download or read book Sociological Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.
Book Synopsis Theorizing European Societies by : Marinus Ossewaarde
Download or read book Theorizing European Societies written by Marinus Ossewaarde and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores key sociological concepts and theory in relation to European crises, identity, inequality and social order. It offers a firm understanding of the modernization of Europe and everyday European life, while not neglecting the historical context. Essential reading for students of sociology in European contexts.
Book Synopsis The Social Production of Indifference by : Michael Herzfeld
Download or read book The Social Production of Indifference written by Michael Herzfeld and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating book, Michael Herzfeld argues that 'modern' bureaucratically regulated societies are no more 'rational' or less 'symbolic' than the societies traditionally studied by anthropologists. Drawing primarily on the example of modern Greece and utilizing other European materials, he suggests that we cannot understand national bureaucracies divorced from local-level ideas about chance, personal character, social relationships and responsibility. He points out that both formal regulations and day-to-day bureaucratic practices rely heavily on the symbols and language of the moral boundaries between insiders and outsiders; a ready means of expressing prejudice and of justifying neglect. It therefore happens that societies with proud traditions of generous hospitality may paradoxically produce at the official level some of the most calculated indifference one can find anywhere.
Download or read book Urban Pollution written by Eveline Dürr and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Re-examining Mary Douglas' work on pollution and concepts of purity, this volume explores modern expressions of these themes in urban areas, examining the intersections of material and cultural pollution. It presents ethnographic case studies from a range of cities affected by globalization processes such as neoliberal urban policies, privatization of urban space, continued migration and spatialized ethnic tension. What has changed since the appearance of Purity and Danger? How have anthropological views on pollution changed accordingly? This volume focuses on cultural meanings and values that are attached to conceptions of 'clean' and 'dirty', purity and impurity, healthy and unhealthy environments, and addresses the implications of pollution with regard to discrimination, class, urban poverty, social hierarchies and ethnic segregation in cities.
Book Synopsis The Labour of Leisure by : Chris Rojek
Download or read book The Labour of Leisure written by Chris Rojek and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-09-26 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leisure has always been associated with freedom, choice and flexibility. The week-end and vacations were celebrated as ′time off′. In his compelling new book, Chris Rojek turns this shibboleth on its head to demonstrate how leisure has become a form of labour. Modern men and women are required to be competent, relevant and credible, not only in the work place but with their mates, children, parents and communities. The requisite empathy for others, socially acceptable values and correct forms of self-presentation demand work. Much of this work is concentrated in non-work activity, compromising traditional connections between leisure and freedom. Ranging widely from an analysis of the inflated aspirations of the leisure society thesis to the culture of deception that permeates leisure choice, Rojek shows how leisure is inextricably linked to emotional labour and intelligence. It is now a school for life. In challenging the orthodox understandings of freedom and free time, The Labour of Leisure sets out an indispensable new approach to the meaning of leisure. Chris Rojek is Professor of Sociology and Culture at Brunel University. In 2003 he was awarded the Allen V. Sapora Award for outstanding achievement in the field of leisure studies.
