A Chronicle of Crisis

Author: Zygmunt Bauman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999715106
Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 163

Book Description
The crisis of modernity has found in Zygmunt Bauman a reliable witness and interpreter. Besides the intuition of liquidity, he uses the idea of "interregnum", according to Gramsci's meaning of an unexpected break of continuity with the past. This collection of articles published by Social Europe between 2011 and 2016 demonstrates Bauman's extraordinary ability to understand the complexity of social change taking place and makes it comprehensible to everyone."--Back cover

At Your Own Risk

Author: Tom Sutherland
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 456

Book Description
This riveting story of Tom Sutherland's six-and-a-half-year captivity in Lebanon includes a rare portrait of the Middle East.

Into the Storm

Author: Christopher R. Altieri
Publisher: Tan Books
ISBN: 9781505115215
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Into the Storm: Chronicle of a Year in Crisis is an in-depth look at the critical events of a year that opened a new chapter in the crisis of leadership affecting the Catholic Church. This on-the-ground analysis details bishops' ongoing inability to address the rot within their own leadership culture. Written by a journalist with many years experience at the Vatican, Into the Storm takes readers through the events of the tumultuous year 2018, with the kind of insight that only a keen observer of human nature and ecclesiastical politics can offer. Into the Storm will inform readers' understanding of the twisted logic of action that unfolded throughout the year and has brought us to where we are in the life of the Church.

Reflections on Progress

Author: Kemal Dervis
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0815729626
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Now, more than ever, the world needs growth-oriented and socially inclusive policymaking. Is the world giving up on the promise of ever-greater prosperity for all, on functioning democratic institutions, and on long-term peace? Is the special set of circumstances that led to the recent rapid growth in emerging markets unlikely to be present in the future? Will the second decade of the twenty first century end with “secular stagnation”? Does the rise of authoritarianism, populism, and fanatic nihilism—all experienced over the last few years—threaten to unravel what has been built painstakingly since the catastrophe of World War II? Kemal Dervis addresses these and similar questions in this thought-provoking series of essays written for Project Syndicate from 2011 to 2015. The essays are organized in three sections: global economic interdependence, inequality and the political economy of reform, and the specific challenge of Europe. The common theme is the need for growth-oriented and socially inclusive policymaking in an interdependent world. These kinds of policies offer the potential for another wave of unprecedented human progress aided by breathtaking new technologies. However, a huge and destabilizing disruption is possible if policymaking is not globally cooperative and is not focused on inclusion and greater equity. These essays synthesize the experience and analysis of a scholar and policymaker with national, regional, and international experience at the highest levels. Dervis exhibits a passion for combining strongly held values with political feasibility.

The People's Year Book and Annual of the English & Scottish Wholesale Societies

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooperation
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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The Crisis

Author: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 1240

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Beyond the Living Dead

Author: Bruce Peabody
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476642621
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 222

Book Description
In 1968, George Romero's film Night of the Living Dead premiered, launching a growing preoccupation with zombies within mass and literary fiction, film, television, and video games. Romero's creativity and enduring influence make him a worthy object of inquiry in his own right, and his long career helps us take stock of the shifting interest in zombies since the 1960s. Examining his work promotes a better understanding of the current state of the zombie and where it is going amidst the political and social turmoil of the twenty-first century. These new essays document, interpret, and explain the meaning of the still-budding Romero legacy, drawing cross-disciplinary perspectives from such fields as literature, political science, philosophy, and comparative film studies. Essays consider some of the sources of Romero's inspiration (including comics, science fiction, and Westerns), chart his influence as a storyteller and a social critic, and consider the legacy he leaves for viewers, artists, and those studying the living dead.

The Bookman

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1040

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The Crisis

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
The Crisis, founded by W.E.B. Du Bois as the official publication of the NAACP, is a journal of civil rights, history, politics, and culture and seeks to educate and challenge its readers about issues that continue to plague African Americans and other communities of color. For nearly 100 years, The Crisis has been the magazine of opinion and thought leaders, decision makers, peacemakers and justice seekers. It has chronicled, informed, educated, entertained and, in many instances, set the economic, political and social agenda for our nation and its multi-ethnic citizens.

Library Journal

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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 1058

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