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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Why I Hate Abercrombie & Fitch: Essays On Race and Sexuality (SEXUAL CULTURES Series)

8:20 PM 2005, life style, New York University Press, Sexuality No Comments

"Where does the black gay man go where he can see himself reflected back to himself in all the complex ways in which he exists in the world?" asks the chair of the African American Studies department at Northwestern University. In this collection of 10 smart, provocative essays, McBride explores, from varying vantage points (interracial gay male porn; the essays of Cornel West; the racial implications of Ellen DeGeneres's coming-out show; the way the hair and clothing guidelines for Abercrombie & Fitch employees ensure an almost all-white staff), the tenuous position of a clear, distinct, gay black male presence and voice in cultural discourse and argues for an end to the relative silence.

The Works of Archimedes, Volume 1: The Two Books On the Sphere and the Cylinder

8:13 PM 2004, Cambridge, Mathematics No Comments

Archimedes, Reviel Netz, "The Works of Archimedes, Volume 1: The Two Books On the Sphere and the Cylinder"
Cambridge University Press | 2004 | ISBN: 0521661609 | 386 pages | PDF | 1,7 MB

The works translated here–the two books On the Sphere and Cylinder–were a source of great pride for Archimedes, the greatest scientist of antiquity. Accompanying this translation is the first scientific edition of the diagrams, which incorporates new information from the recently discovered Archimedes Palimpsest. The volume also includes the first English translation of Eutocius’s commentary. Reviel Netz’s commentary analyzes Archimedes’s work from contemporary research perspectives such as scientific style and the cognitive history of mathematical texts.

The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of Tyranny

8:08 PM 2009, Harper, Iraq, Political Science No Comments

General Kamel Sachet was a favorite of Saddam Hussein's, a hero of the Iran-Iraq war, head of the army in Kuwait City during Desert Storm, governor of the province of Maysan, and father of nine children. When author Wendell Steavenson became intrigued by his story, she began with a few questions about Sachet and his fellow Baathist loyalists: "Why had they served such a regime? How had they accommodated their own morality? How had they lived? How had they lived with themselves?" Her journey to find these answers took five years, and an accumulation of facts, opinions, fears, confessions and suspicions from Sachet's family, friends, and enemies. The result is not just a gripping account of one man's rise and fall, but a vivid and compassionate portrayal of the Iraqi people.

The Rise of Neoliberalism in Advanced Capitalist Economies: A Materialist Analysis

7:57 PM 2008, Economic, Palgrave Macmillan No Comments

Michael C. Howard, John E. King - The Rise of Neoliberalism in Advanced Capitalist Economies: A Materialist Analysis
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | 2008-06-24 | ISBN: 0230537030 | PDF | 328 pages | 1.07 MB

This book is a strikingly original and provocative interpretation of the rise of neoliberalism, drawing on the principles of historical materialism.It explains why the rise of neoliberalism didn't happen until the 1970s. It presents controversial argument on causes behind the development of neoliberalism. Authors have strong reputations and have been collaborating for thirty years including the History of Marxian Economics, volumes 1 and 2 (published by Palgrave)In this unique and dramatic account of the rise of neoliberalism, Howard and King consider the major features of historical materialism, the factors which resulted in Nineteenth and Twentieth century thinkers incorrectly predicting the long-term decline of the market, and the prospects for a reversal of neoliberalism in the Twenty-first century.

The Perils And Promise of Global Transparency: Why the Information Revolution May Not Lead to Security, Democracy, or Peace

7:53 PM 2007, Political Science, Security, State University of New York Press No Comments

The Perils And Promise of Global Transparency: Why the Information Revolution May Not Lead to Security, Democracy, or Peace (Suny Series in Global Peace) By Kristin M. Lord
Publisher: State University of New York Press 2007 | 210 Pages | ISBN: 0791468860 , 0791468852 | File type: PDF | 1 mb

"The topic is very significant, and while there is considerable literature on the subject, the author has found something new to say about it. She takes on the conventional wisdom, challenging it with a very sophisticated argument, numerous examples, and interesting, detailed case studies. It will be difficult for serious scholars to repeat the conventional wisdom in the future without referring to the caveats in this book." Joseph S. Nye Jr., Harvard University

The Kantian Imperative: Humiliation, Common Sense, Politics (by Paul Saurette)

7:48 PM 2005, Political Science, Social Sciences, University of Toronto Press No Comments

Paul Saurette - The Kantian Imperative: Humiliation, Common Sense, Politics
Publisher: University of Toronto Press | 2005-08-13 | ISBN: 0802038824 | PDF | 310 pages | 1.49 MB

Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy is almost universally understood as the attempt to analyse and defend a morality based on individual autonomy. In The Kantian Imperative, Paul Saurette challenges this interpretation by arguing that Kant's 'imperative' is actually based on a problematic appeal to 'common sense' and that it is premised on, and seeks to further cultivate and intensify, the feeling of humiliation in every moral subject.

Perspectives on Sino-American Strategic Nuclear Issues (Initiatives in Strategic Studies Issues and Policies Series)

7:44 PM 2008, Nuclear, Palgrave Macmillan, Political Science No Comments

Sino-American nuclear relations are critical given ongoing modernization efforts on both sides and an increasingly complex regional and global nuclear environment. This volume pairs Chinese and American authors together to offer national perspectives on contemporary nuclear issues, including perceptions of strategic context, national security priorities, doctrines, perceptions of regional threats, and strategies to address these dangers.

Poverty justice western political thought (Lexington Books 2008)

7:32 PM 2008, Lexington Books, Social Sciences No Comments

Poverty, Justice, and Western Political Thought
Sharon K. Vaughan | Lexington Books | 2008 | ISBN: 0739122681 | Pages: 234 | PDF | 1.2MB

The number of people who live in poverty has always far exceeded the number who do not. Poverty, Justice, and Western Political Thought examines the main arguments of some of the most prominent Wester political theorists about the causes, effects, and solutions to the problem of poverty.

The Political Economy of Human Rights Enforcement (Global Ethics Series)

7:27 PM 2008, Economic, Palgrave Macmillan, Political Science No Comments

Ivan Manokha, "The Political Economy of Human Rights Enforcement: Moral and Intellectual Leadership in the Context of Global Hegemony"
Palgrave Macmillan | 2008 | ISBN: 023055072X | 304 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB

This book examines humanitarian interventions in the post-Cold War era within the context of the development of global capitalism. It argues that protection of human rights is a noble idea and it is often our duty to use force to uphold these rights. However, Ivan Manokha shows that within the context of the late-modern world characterised by a global form of capitalism such attempts to promote and protect human rights have an unintended consequence of contributing to the perpetuation of poverty and poverty-related problems resulting from the functioning of the global political economy.

The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers (The Philosophy of Popular Culture Series)

7:11 PM 2008, Culture, Movie Making, people, University Press of Kentucky No Comments

Mark T. Conard - The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky | 2008-12-12 | ISBN: 081312526X | PDF | 304 pages | 1.20 MB

In 2008 No Country for Old Men won the Academy Award for Best Picture, adding to the reputation of filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, who were already known for pushing the boundaries of genre. They had already made films that redefined the gangster movie, the screwball comedy, the fable, and the film noir, among others. No Country is just one of many Coen brothers films to center on the struggles of complex characters to understand themselves and their places in the strange worlds they inhabit. To borrow a phrase from Barton Fink, all Coen films explore “the life of the mind” and show that the human condition can often be simultaneously comic and tragic, profound and absurd.

Philosophical Myths of the Fall by Stephen Mulhall

7:06 PM Philosophy, Social Sciences No Comments

Stephen Mulhall - Philosophical Myths of the Fall
Publisher: Princeton University Press | 2007-08-06 | ISBN: 0691133921 | PDF | 136 pages | 1.11 MB

Did post-Enlightenment philosophers reject the idea of original sin and hence the view that life is a quest for redemption from it? In Philosophical Myths of the Fall, Stephen Mulhall identifies and evaluates a surprising ethical-religious dimension in the work of three highly influential philosophers--Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein. He asks: Is the Christian idea of humanity as structurally flawed something that these three thinkers aim simply to criticize? Or do they, rather, end up by reproducing secular variants of the same mythology?

News Values, by Paul Brighton, Dennis Foy (SAGE Publications 2007)

7:03 PM 2007, people, Sage Publications Ltd, Social Sciences, Technology No Comments

News Values, by Paul Brighton, Dennis Foy

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd (December 7, 2007) | ISBN-10: 141294600X | 216 pages | PDF | 1.1 MB

Written by two practitioner-academics (who between them have more than fifty years of news industry experience), News Values for the 21st Century analyses the shape of the news industry - a world of rolling news and multimedia platforms, and a world where broadcast news is increasingly considered another element of show business.

Medicalization of society (The Johns Hopkins University Press 2007)

6:56 PM 2007, Society, The Johns Hopkins University Press No Comments

The Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders By Peter Conrad
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2007 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 080188585X , 0801885841 | PDF | 1.5 MB

Over the past half-century, the social terrain of health and illness has been transformed. What were once considered normal human events and common human problems -- birth, aging, menopause, alcoholism, and obesity -- are now viewed as medical conditions. For better or worse, medicine increasingly permeates aspects of daily life.
Building on more than three decades of research, Peter Conrad explores the changing forces behind this trend with case studies of short stature, social anxiety, "male menopause," erectile dysfunction, adult ADHD, and sexual orientation. He examines the emergence of and changes in medicalization, the consequences of the expanding medical domain, and the implications for health and society. He finds in recent developments -- such as the growing number of possible diagnoses and biomedical enhancements -- the future direction of medicalization.

Majority Cultures and the Everyday Politics of Ethnic Difference: Whose House is This?

6:49 PM 2008, Palgrave Macmillan, Political Science No Comments

Bo Petersson, Katharine Tyler - Majority Cultures and the Everyday Politics of Ethnic Difference: Whose House is This?
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | 2008-08-19 | ISBN: 0230507484 | PDF | 272 pages | 1.4 MB

Examining the ways in which majority Western cultures govern, represent and exclude those that are considered to be ethically "other," this book asks what is the impact of globalization, governance and Western immigration controls on the construction of the majority "self" and the minority "other"?

The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days

6:39 PM 2009, Political Science No Comments

The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days
Oxford | 2009 | 288 pages | ISBN: 0195371887 | PDF | 1.7 Mb

The Least Worst Place is a gripping narrative account of the first one hundred days of Guantanamo. Greenberg, one of America's leading experts on the Bush Administration's policies on terrorism, tells the story through a group of career officers who tried--and ultimately failed--to stymie the Pentagon's desire to implement harsh new policies in Guantanamo and bypass the Geneva Conventions.

The Jewish Political Tradition Volume I: Authority

9:32 PM 2000, Jewish, Political Science, Religion, Yale University Press No Comments

The Jewish Political Tradition Volume I: Authority, by Michael Walzer, Mr. Menachem Lorberbaum, Mr. Noam J. Zohar, and Yair Lorberbaum

Publisher: Yale University Press | 2000 | ISBN-10: 030010 | 640 pages | 2 MB

In this first book of a four-volume series originating from a conference on Jewish philosophy, religion, and politics sponsored by the Shalom Harman Institute of Jerusalem, the political arguments of two millennia are made accessible to a new generation of general readers. The struggle between secular and religious authority and the interaction of the individual in society are central themes. The editors, all scholars affiliated with the Shalom Hartman Institute, arrange this anthology of texts with commentaries in chronological order under 30 chapters headings, centering upon key historical events from ancient times unto the modern State of Israel. Primary sources (the Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash, Gemara, etc.) are supplemented by legal responsa, extracanonical, and contemporary sources, including essays, articles, and pamphlets by eminent scholars and professionals working in different fields of Jewish studies. Many of the medieval and modern texts are translated into English for the first time. Biographical data on various authors are included. This highly comprehensive and scholarly work is recommended for academic libraries.DMichael W. Ellis, Ellenville P.L., NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

The Indian Renaissance: India's Rise After a Thousand Years of Decline

9:21 PM 2008, history, people, World Scientific No Comments

The Indian Renaissance: India's Rise After a Thousand Years of Decline by Sanjeev Sanyal

World Scientific | 2008 | ISBN: 9812818774 | IBN13: 9789812818775 | Page: 264| 1.44 MB

India's recent economic performance has been attracting world attention, but the phenomenon needs to be appreciated in the larger context of its long history. After a thousand years of decline, India is re-awakening not just as an economy, but as a civilization. The country now has a genuine opportunity to re-establish itself as a major global power. Since the beginning of its journey of economic progress in the 19th century, India has been passing through difficult phases.From times when there seemed to be no road ahead during the decades of socialism, to the pain of restructuring in the 1990s, India has seen it all. Economic and social forces such as demographic shifts and rising literacy levels are promising India's transformation beyond recognition. A significant change has been in terms of broader thinking and attitude towards innovation and risk. This book showcases India's journey towards the present historic juncture, its challenges ahead and its prospects for a better tomorrow, from the perspective of the new generation of Indians.

Fall of Roman Empire film history : Film and History (Wiley 2009)

9:12 PM 2009, archaeology, history, Political Science, Wiley No Comments

Martin M. Winkler "The Fall of the Roman Empire: Film and History"
Wiley-Blackwell | English | 2009-05-04 | ISBN: 1405182237 | 352 pages | PDF | 2 MB

The essays collected in this book present the first comprehensive appreciation of The Fall of the Roman Empire from historical, historiographical, and cinematic perspectives. The book also provides the principal classical sources on the period. It is a companion to Gladiator: Film and History (Blackwell, 2004) and Spartacus: Film and History (Blackwell, 2007) and completes a triad of scholarly studies on Hollywood’s greatest films about Roman history.

European Identity (Contemporary European Politics)

9:09 PM 2009, Cambridge, Economic, Political Science No Comments

Jeffrey T. Checkel, Peter J. Katzenstein "European Identity (Contemporary European Politics)"
Cambridge University Press | English | 2009-02-23 | ISBN: 0521883016 | 280 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB

Why are hopes fading for a single European identity? Economic integration has advanced faster and further than predicted, yet the European sense of 'who we are' is fragmenting. Exploiting decades of permissive consensus, Europe's elites designed and completed the single market, the euro, the Schengen passport-free zone, and, most recently, crafted an extraordinarily successful policy of enlargement. At the same time, these attempts to de-politicize politics, to create Europe by stealth, have produced a political backlash. This ambitious survey of identity in Europe captures the experiences of the winners and losers, optimists and pessimists, movers and stayers in a Europe where spatial and cultural borders are becoming ever more permeable. A full understanding of Europe's ambivalence, refracted through its multiple identities, lies at the intersection of competing European political projects and social processes.

The Essential Herman Kahn: In Defense of Thinking

9:05 PM 2009, College-level, Lexington Books, Skills No Comments

The copyrights of Herman Kahn’s most significant works are held by Hudson Institute. The selection of texts resented in this book is based on these works. We would like to thank Hudson Institute, its Board of Trustees, and especially Deborah Kahn Cunningham for the copyright permissions.In preparing this book we benefited from the help of Claire Morgan,Evan Minsberg, Robert Zarate, Olga Nicoara, and Costel Stavarache. We would like to convey our appreciation for their efforts.Finally, we offer our thanks to the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Hudson Institute. We have benefited immensely from the opportunity of being associated with these two great institutions and we would like to express our deep gratitude to them.

The Enlightenment and the Intellectual Foundations of Modern Culture

9:03 PM 2004, Culture, Yale University Press No Comments

The prestige of the Enlightenment has declined in recent years. Many consider its thinking abstract, its art and poetry uninspiring, and the assertion that it introduced a new age of freedom and progress after centuries of darkness and superstition presumptuous. In this book, an eminent scholar of modern culture shows that the Enlightenment was a more complex phenomenon than most of its detractors and advocates assume. It includes rationalist as well as antirationalist tendencies, a critique of traditional morality and religion as well as an attempt to establish them on new foundations, even the beginning of a moral renewal and a spiritual revival. The Enlightenment's critique of tradition was a necessary consequence of the fundamental modern principle that we humans are solely responsible for the course of history. Hence we can accept no belief, no authority, no institutions that are not in some way justified. This foundation, for better or for worse, determined the course of the following centuries. Despite contemporary reactions against it, the Enlightenment continues to shape our own time and still distinguishes Western culture from any other.

Engaging the Moving Image

8:45 PM 2003, Image Processing, Movie Making, Yale University Press No Comments

Engaging the Moving Image
Yale University Press | ISBN: 0300091958 | 2003-12-01 | PDF | 448 pages | 1.4 Mb

No'l Carroll, a brilliant and provocative philosopher of film, has gathered in this book eighteen of his most recent essays on cinema and television-what Carroll calls "moving images." The essays discuss topics in philosophy, film theory, and film criticism. Drawing on concepts from cognitive psychology and analytic philosophy, Carroll examines a wide range of fascinating topics. These include film attention, the emotional address of the moving image, film and racism, the nature and epistemology of documentary film, the moral status of television, the concept of film style, the foundations of film evaluation, the film theory of Siegfried Kracauer, the ideology of the professional western, and films by Sergei Eisenstein and Yvonne Rainer. Carroll also assesses the state of contemporary film theory and speculates on its prospects. The book continues many of the themes of Carroll's earlier work Theorizing the Moving Image and develops them in new directions. A general introduction by George Wilson situates Carroll's essays in relation to his view of moving-image studies.

Emergencies and the Limits of Legality, by Victor V. Ramraj

8:37 PM 2008, Cambridge, Law No Comments

Emergencies and the Limits of Legality, by: Victor V. Ramraj, National University of Singapore

Cambridge University Press | November 2008 | ISBN: 9780521895996 | 428 pages | 2.6 MB

Most modern states turn swiftly to law in an emergency. The global response to the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States was no exception, and the wave of legislative responses is well-documented. Yet there is an ever-present danger, borne out by historical and contemporary events, that even the most well-meaning executive, armed with extraordinary powers, will abuse them. This inevitably leads to another common tendency in an emergency, to invoke law not only to empower the state but also in a bid to constrain it. Can law constrain the emergency state or must the state at times act outside the law when its existence is threatened? If it must act outside the law, is such conduct necessarily fatal to aspirations of legality? This collection of essays – at the intersection of legal, political and social theory and practice – explores law's capacity to constrain state power in times of crisis.

The Elements of Ethics For Professionals (PALGRAVE MACMILLAN 2008)

8:32 PM 2008, ethics, Palgrave Macmillan, Skills No Comments

The Elements of Ethics: For Professionals by W. Brad Johnsonand Charles R. Ridley

Palgrave Macmillan | 2008 | 0230603912 | 240 pages | 1.1 MB

The Elements of Ethics is a brief guide to the essential elements of professional ethics. Designed for students and professionals in all vocational fields, this book is the definitive, nuts-and-bolts, must-have reference for anyone striving to walk the ethical high road. The Elements of Ethics distills the wealth of published material on moral virtue and ethics into the 75 most important applied ethical strategies. Comprehensive in its coverage, the elements are written in pithy prose and are relevant to ethical behavior in any profession.

75 elements of ethics have been organized into eleven categories which include matters of integrity, nonmaleficence, respect, beneficence, prudence, compassion, justice, self-reliance, fidelity, excellence, and sound judgment. Each element begins with a brief vignette that illustrates excellent ethical practice in action, continues with commentary explaining the element, and concludes with a bulleted list of the key components that could be put into immediate practice.

Lonely Planet Afghanistan (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) (Country Guide)

8:01 PM 2007, guidebook, Lonely Planet, Travel No Comments

Lonely Planet Afghanistan (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) (Country Guide) by Paul Clammer

Publisher: Lonely Planet | August 15, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1740596420 | 244 pages | 5.82 MB

Discover Afghanistan
Blink as you emerge from the cliffs at the top of one of Bamiyan's enormous Buddha niches, p.117
Stop pedalling for a moment and drift in your swan-shaped pedalo on the waters of Band-e Amir, p.122
Utter a great smoking sigh of contentment as you puff on a sheesha at Mirwais Shandaiz, p.194

English Grammar Understanding the Basics (Cambridge University Press 2010)

7:40 PM 2010, Cambridge, College-level, learn english No Comments

Evelyn P. Altenberg, Robert M. Vago, "English Grammar: Understanding the Basics"
Cambridge University Press | 2010 | ISBN: 0521732166, 0521518326 | 284 pages | PDF | 5 MB

Looking for an easy-to-use guide to English grammar? This handy introduction covers all the basics of the subject, using a simple and straightforward style. Students will find the book's step-by-step approach easy to follow and be encouraged by its non-technical language. Requiring no prior knowledge of English grammar, the information is presented in small steps, with objective techniques to help readers apply new concepts. With clear explanations and well chosen examples, the book gives students the tools to understand the mysteries of English grammar as well as the perfect foundation from which to move on to more advanced topics.

Children Learning English (Teacher Development)

7:33 PM 2000, learn english, Macmillan Education, Teacher-Level No Comments

Children Learning English
Macmillan Education | 2000 | ISBN:043524096X | 192 pages | PDF | 11.6 MB

Children Learning English by Jayne Moon is an excellent resource book for teachers who are interested in teaching young learners, specifically children from six to twelve years of age. It is a well balanced combination of theory and practice. Although its main focus is on teaching and learning EFL, some examples from the ESL area are also included. Although this book is not a book of teaching tips, it presents many interesting ideas that can be considered and tried out. For example, it not only presents various methods, procedures and activities that can be used in the classroom but also contains very valuable advice on how to work with pupils who are slow or underachieving.

A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)

6:36 PM Blackwell Companions, Philosophy, Technology No Comments

Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, Stig Andur Pedersen, Vincent F. Hendricks, "A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)"
Wiley-Blackwell | 2009 | ISBN: 140514601X | 592 pages | PDF | 2,2 MB

Drawing on essays from leading international and multi-disciplinary scholars, A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology is the first comprehensive and authoritative reference source to cover the key issues of technology’s impact on society and our lives.
Presents the first complete, authoritative reference work in the field
Organized thematically for use both as a full introduction to the field or an encyclopedic reference
Draws on original essays from leading interdisciplinary scholars
Features the most up-to-date and cutting edge research in the interdisciplinary fields of philosophy, technology, and their broader intellectual environments.

A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)

6:32 PM 2008, Biology, Blackwell Companions, Philosophy, Wiley No Comments

A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology By Sahotra Sarkar, Anya Plutynksi
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell | 03-03-2008 | ISBN: 1405125721 | 616 pages | 2.68 Mb

Comprised of essays by top scholars in the field, this volume offers concise overviews of philosophical issues raised by biology.
•Brings together a team of eminent scholars to explore the philosophical issues raised by biology
•Addresses traditional and emerging topics, spanning molecular biology and genetics, evolution, developmental biology, immunology, ecology, mind and behaviour, neuroscience, and experimentation
•Begins with a thorough introduction to the field
•Goes beyond previous treatments that focused only on evolution to give equal attention to other areas, such as molecular and developmental biology
•Represents both an authoritative guide to philosophy of biology, and an accessible reference work for anyone seeking to learn about this rapidly-changing field.

Dreams in Exile: Rediscovering Science and Ethics in Nineteenth-Century Social Theory

6:23 PM 2009, Society, State University of New York Press No Comments

George E. McCarthy - Dreams in Exile: Rediscovering Science and Ethics in Nineteenth-Century Social Theory
Publisher: State University of New York Press | 2009-04-09 | ISBN: 1438425872 | PDF | 374 pages | 1.8 MB

Examines the influence of Aristotle and Kant on the nineteenth-century social theory of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber.
The classical origins of nineteenth-century social theory are illuminated in this sequel to the award-winning Classical Horizons: The Origins of Sociology in Ancient Greece. George E. McCarthy stresses the importance of Aristotle and Kant in the creation of a new type of social science in the nineteenth century that represented a critical reaction to Enlightenment rationality and modern liberalism. The seminal social theorists Marx, Durkheim, and Weber integrated Aristotle's theory of moral economy and practical wisdom (phronesis) with Kant's theory of knowledge and moral autonomy. The resulting social theories, uniquely supported by a view of practical science that wove together science and ethics, proved instrumental to the development of modern sociology and anthropology.

Discipline and Punishment in Global Politics: Illusions of Control, by Janie Leatherman

6:19 PM 2008, Palgrave Macmillan, Political Science No Comments

Janie Leatherman - Discipline and Punishment in Global Politics: Illusions of Control
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | 2008-06-10 | ISBN: 0230605842 | PDF | 260 pages | 1.11 MB

Global politics is a crowded stage of players competing for power and authority. Who is in charge of what? How do they stay in charge and what are the effects? This volume raises these questions in case studies on regimes of torture and surveillance in women’s rights, border control, media, global capital and religion. In an era of longing for hegemonic control (e.g. the US “war on terror”), the conclusions focus on the dilemmas of democratic accountability and how new spaces of resistance can be created.

Rameau's Nephew and First Satire (Oxford World's Classics)

6:17 PM 2009, Oxford University Press, people No Comments

Rameau's Nephew and First Satire (Oxford World's Classics Series) by Denis Diderot
Publisher: Oxford University Press | March 15, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0199539995 | 176 pages | 1.22 MB

In his brilliant and witty dialogue, Denis Diderot invents a chance encounter in a Paris café between two acquaintances. Their talk ranges broadly across art, music, education, and the contemporary scene, as the nephew of composer Rameau, amoral and bohemian, alternately shocks and amuses the moral, bourgeois figure of his interlocutor. Exuberant and highly entertaining, the dialogue exposes the corruption of society in Diderot's characteristic philosophical exploration.
The debates of the French Enlightenment speak to us vividly in this sparkling new translation, which also includes the only English translation of First Satire, a related work that provides the context for Rameau's Nephew, Diderot's 'second satire.' Edited by distinguished translator Margaret Mauldon, with lively introduction and notes by Nicholas Cronk, the edition includes, for the first time in English, extracts from Goethe's commentary on this seminal Enlightenment work. It will prove a valuable addition to the library to any lover of French literature.

Consumer Culture and postmodernism (Theory, Culture & Society Series)(SAGE Publications 2007)

5:58 PM 2007, Marketing, Sage Publications Ltd, Society No Comments

Consumer Culture and Postmodernism (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)
Sage Publications Ltd | ISBN: 1412910145 | 2007-08-10 | PDF | 232 pages | 2 Mb

The First Edition of this contemporary classic can claim to have put ‘consumer culture’ on the map, certainly in relation to postmodernism. Updated throughout, this expanded new edition includes a fully revised preface that explores the developments in consumer culture since the First Edition. Among the most noteworthy areas discussed are the effect of global warming on consumption, the rise of the new rich, changes in the North/South divide and the new diversity of consumer culture. The result is a book that shakes the boundaries of debate, from one of the foremost writers on culture and postmodernism of the present day.

The Complete Aeschylus: Volume II: Persians and Other Plays (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)

5:53 PM 2009, archaeology, history, Oxford University Press, people No Comments

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals.
The volume brings together four major works by one of the great classical dramatists: Prometheus Bound, translated by James Scully and C. John Herrington, a haunting depiction of the most famous of Olympian punishments; The Suppliants, translated by Peter Burian, an extraordinary drama of flight and rescue arising from women's resistance to marriage; Persians, translated by Janet Lembke and C. John Herington, a masterful telling of the Persian Wars from the view of the defeated; and Seven Against Thebes, translated by Anthony Hecht and Helen Bacon, a richly symbolic play about the feuding sons of Oedipus. These four tragedies were originally available as single volumes. This new volume retains the informative introductions and explanatory notes of the original editions and adds a single combined glossary and Greek line numbers.

Comparative Politics: Rationality, Culture, and Structure (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics 2009)

5:47 PM 2009, Cambridge, Political Science No Comments

Comparative Politics: Rationality, Culture, and Structure by Author: Mark Irving Lichbach, Alan S. Zuckerman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press | ISBN: 0521885159 | pages: 520 | 4 MB

Comparative Politics: Rationality, Culture, and Structure is a completely revised second edition of the volume that guided thousands of scholars through the intellectual demands and gratifications of comparative political science. Retaining a focus.

Building party systems developing democracies (Cambridge University Press 2009)

5:42 PM 2009, Cambridge, Political Science No Comments

Allen Hicken - Building Party Systems in Developing Democracies
Publisher: Cambridge University Press | 2009-01-12 | ISBN: 0521885345 | PDF | 222 pages | 1.50 MB

This book addresses the question of why a party system with a modest number of nationally oriented political parties emerges in some democracies but not others. The number of parties and nationalization are the product of coordination between voters, candidates, and party leaders within local electoral districts and coordination among candidates and elites across districts. Candidates and voters can do and do coordinate locally in response to electoral incentives, but coordination across districts, or aggregation, often fails in developing democracies. A key contribution of this book is the development and testing of a theory of aggregation incentives that focuses on the payoff to being a large party and the probability of capturing that payoff. The book relies on in-depth case studies of Thailand and the Philippines, and on large-n analysis to establish its arguments.

After the Last Man Excurses to the Limits of the Technological System (Lexington Books 2008)

5:34 PM 2009, Lexington Books, Science, Technology No Comments

After the Last Man: Excurses to the Limits of the Technological System By Toivo Koivukoski
Publisher: Lexington Books 2009 | 146 Pages | ISBN: 0739118749 | PDF | 1.53 MB

The meditations in this book map out the hypertextual pathways of our global techonological system, looking for its limits and ours, by drawing on the philosophy of German idealism and Homeric and pre-Socratic views on identity, substance, hospitality, and homecoming.

Advertising and the Mind of the Consumer (This edition Allen & Unwin 2008)

5:30 PM 2009, Allen and Unwin, Marketing, Skills 2 Comments

Max Sutherland "Advertising and the Mind of the Consumer: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why"
Allen & Unwin | English | 2009-10-01 | ISBN: 1741755999 | 352 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

Advertising is an established and ever-present force and yet just how it works continues to be something of a mystery. From an industry insider, this fully-updated guide unveils the secrets of leading a successful campaign over a wide range of media, including the web. Drawing on many well-known international ads as examples, it reveals the workings of the mind of the consumer and explains the reasons for the successes and failures of various advertising campaigns. More than just a how-to book of tricks, this is a look at the psychological and logistical factors that make advertisements work that is ideal for advertising agents, marketers, and students of advertising and consumer behavior.

, 1400–1700 (Cambridge University Press 2009)

3:56 PM 2009, Cambridge, history, people, Political Science No Comments

A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1400-1700

This ground-breaking book surveys the history of women's political thought in Europe from the late medieval period to the early modern era. The authors examine women's ideas about topics such as the basis of political authority, the best form of political organisation, justifications of obedience and resistance, and concepts of liberty, toleration, sociability, equality, and self-preservation. Women's ideas concerning relations between the sexes are discussed in tandem with their broader political outlooks; and the authors demonstrate that the development of a distinctively sexual politics is reflected in women's critiques of marriage, the double standard, and women's exclusion from government. Women writers are also shown to be indebted to the ancient idea of political virtue, and to be acutely aware of being part of a long tradition of female political commentary. This work will be of tremendous interest to political philosophers, historians of ideas, and feminist scholars alike.

Confronting Evil in International Relations: Ethical Responses to Problems of Moral Agency

2:55 PM 2008, Palgrave Macmillan, Political Science No Comments

Renee Jeffery - Confronting Evil in International Relations: Ethical Responses to Problems of Moral Agency
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | 2008-05-27 | ISBN: 0230602630 | PDF | 240 pages | 1.08 MB

This book brings together seven original essays on the subject of evil in international relations. It considers questions of moral agency associated with the perpetration of evil acts by individuals and groups in the international sphere, and the range of ethical responses the international community has available to it in the aftermath of large-scale evils.

Making the Law Explicit The Normativity of Legal Argumentation- Matthias Klatt

8:43 AM 2008, Business and Management, Hart Publishing, Skills No Comments

Matthias Klatt - Making the Law Explicit: The Normativity of Legal Argumentation
Publisher: Hart Publishing (UK) | 2008-08 | ISBN: 1841134910 | PDF | 303 pages | 3 MB

Legal argumentation consists in the interpretation of texts. Therefore, it has a natural connection to the philosophy of language. Central issues of this connection, however, lack a clear answer. For instance, how much freedom do judges have in applying the law? How are the literal and the purposive approaches related to one another? How can we distinguish between applying the law and making the law?This book provides answers by means of a complex and detailed theory of literal meaning. A new legal method is introduced, namely the further development of the law. It is so far unknown in Anglo-American jurisprudence, but it is shown that this new method helps in solving some of the most crucial puzzles in jurisprudence.At its centre the book addresses legal indeterminism and refutes linguistic-philosophical reasons for indeterminacy. It spells out the normative character of interpretation as emphasized by Raz and, with the help of Robert Brandom's normative pragmatics, it is shown that the relativism of interpretation from a normative perspective does not at all justify scepticism. On the contrary, it supports the claim that legal argumentation can be objective, and maintains that statements on the meaning of a statute can be right or wrong, and take on inter-subjective validity accordingly.This book breaks new ground in transferring Brandom's philosophy to legal theoretical problems and presents an original and exciting analysis of the semantic argument in legal argumentation. It was the recipient of the European Award for Legal Theory in 2002.

James Joyce in Context, by John McCourt - Cambridge - 2009

8:38 AM 2009, Cambridge, Culture, people, sociality No Comments

John McCourt - James Joyce in Context
Publisher: Cambridge University Press | 2009-03-02 | ISBN: 0521886627 | PDF | 434 pages | 3 MB

This collection of original, cohesive and concise essays charts the vital contextual backgrounds to Joyce's life and writing. The volume begins with a chronology of Joyce's publishing history, an analysis of his various biographies and a study of his many published and unpublished letters. It goes on to examine how his works were received in the main twentieth-century critical and theoretical schools. Most importantly, it places Joyce within multiple Irish, British and European contexts, providing a lively sense of the varied and changing world in which he lived, which formed him, and from which he wrote. The essays collectively show how Joyce was rooted in his times, how he is both a product and a critic of his multiple contexts, and how important he remains to the world of literature, criticism and culture.

The Iraq War and International Law

8:36 AM 2008, Hart Publishing, Military Science, Political Science No Comments

The Iraq War and International Law
Hart Publishing (UK) | ISBN: 1841136697 | 2008-08-18 | PDF | 352 pages | 3 Mb

The decision by the US and UK governments to use military force against Iraq in 2003 and the subsequent occupation and administration of that State, has brought into sharp focus fundamental fault lines in international law. The decision to invade, the conduct of the war and occupation, and the mechanisms used to administer the country all challenge the international legal community placing it at a crossroads. When can the use of force be justified? What are the limits of military operations? What strength does international criminal law possess in the face of such interventions? How effective is the international regime of human rights in these circumstances? How the law now responds and develops in the light of these matters will be of fundamental global importance for the 21st Century and an issue of considerable political and legal concern. This book explores this legal territory by examining a number of issues fundamental to the future direction of international law in the War's aftermath. It adopts both practical and academic perspectives in order to scrutinize key questions and consider the possible trajectories that international law might now follow.

An Introduction to the International Law of Armed Conflicts, by Richard Hyde and Robert Kolb

8:32 AM 2008, Hart Publishing, Military Science, Political Science No Comments

An Introduction to the International Law of Armed Conflicts, by Richard Hyde and Robert Kolb

Hart Publishing | ISBN: 1841137995 | 2008 | PDF | 348 pages | 3 Mb

This book provides a modern and basic introduction to a branch of international law constantly gaining in importance in international life, namely international humanitarian law (the law of armed conflict). It is constructed in a way suitable for self-study. The subject-matters are discussed in self-contained chapters, allowing each to be studied independently of the others. Among the subject-matters discussed are, inter alia: the Relationship between jus ad bellum / jus in bello; Historical Evolution of IHL; Basic Principles and Sources of IHL; Martens Clause; International and Non-International Armed Conflicts; Material, Spatial, Personal and Temporal Scope of Application of IHL; Special Agreements under IHL; Role of the ICRC; Targeting; Objects Specifically Protected against Attack; Prohibited Weapons; Perfidy; Reprisals; Assistance of the Wounded and Sick; Definition of Combatants; Protection of Prisoners of War; Protection of Civilians; Occupied Territories; Protective Emblems; Sea Warfare; Neutrality; Implementation of IHL.

Historical Dictionary of the Tamils (Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures)

8:24 AM 2007, archaeology, Culture, dictionary, history, sociality, The Scarecrow Press No Comments

The Tamils, like most other peoples in this series, do not occupy a specific country of their own, although they do inhabit one of the larger states in India, Tamil Nadu. This state, however, also includes persons who would not regard themselves particularly as Tamil, while many who do live in other parts of India or, indeed, abroad in a huge diaspora spread about Asia and also much farther afield, regard themselves as Tamil to one extent or another. Depending on the definition—and none is really adequate—there may be 70 or 80 million Tamils, since the feeling of being Tamil is more cultural than political to date, and, unlike
many other peoples, they do not share the same religion.

Academic's Support Kit , Sage Publications Ltd

8:20 AM 2005, College-level, Sage Publications Ltd, Skills 2 Comments

Academic's Support Kit
Sage Publications Ltd

'Thanks for the brilliance, wisdom and humour of Boden, Epstein and Kenway. I will buy this KIT for all of my students, as they leave graduate school and venture into university life on their own. The Academic's Support Kit provides a virtual support group for young academics groping to find their way in the rapidly changing terrain of higher education. And there are some tips for those of us who have been around too long, as well'

-Michelle Fine, The City University of New York

Confronting Tyranny: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics

8:19 AM 2005, Political Science, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, sociality No Comments

Confronting Tyranny, by Toivo Koivukoski and David Edward Tabachnick

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | 2005 | ISBN-10: 074254401X | 256 pages | 3.5 MB

Motivated by the reentry of tyranny into political discourse and political action, this new work compares ancient and contemporary accounts of tyranny in an effort to find responses to current political dilemmas and enduring truths. In our globally interconnected world, tyrants are no longer dangerous solely to their subjects and neighbors, but to all. This is where the debate begins as the lessons of classical political philosophy are thrown into the present political crisis of understanding and action.

Multisite Commerce: Proven Principles for Overcoming the Business, Organizational, and Technical Challenges

8:02 AM 2009, Business and Management, E-commerce, IBM Press, Internet and Web No Comments

Lev Mirlas, "Multisite Commerce: Proven Principles for Overcoming the Business, Organizational, and Technical Challenges"
IBM Press | 2009 | ISBN: 0137148879 | 432 pages | PDF | 13 MB

Plan, Manage, and Architect Multiple Web Sites for Maximum Efficiency and Business Value. For many companies, one Web site is no longer enough. Business strategy requires multiple Web sites, each with carefully targeted audiences and marketing approaches. However, managing multiple sites introduces costs and management headaches that conventional Web architectures and methodologies can’t handle. In Multisite Commerce, Lev Mirlas–the architect who pioneered the concept of a shared multisite platform with IBM® WebSphere® Commerce–introduces best practices and methodologies for implementing and managing multiple e-commerce sites efficiently and cost-effectively.

Surviving the War for Talent in Asia: How Innovation Can Help

7:47 AM 2009, IBM Press, Skills No Comments

Christina S S Ooi, "Christina S S Ooi"
IBM Press | 2009 | ISBN: 0137009518 | 216 pages | PDF | 1,7 MB

Find and Keep the Outstanding Leaders You Need to Win in Asia!

Specific solutions for recruiting and retaining great people in North Asia, South Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Seven new case studies, plus in-depth insight into IBM’s experience.
For every CxO, director, manager, HR leader, strategist, or consultant working with or for companies in Asia

Innovation Passport: The IBM First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) Journey From Research to Reality

7:42 AM 2009, Business and Management, IBM Press No Comments

Mary Jo Frederich, Peter Andrews, "Innovation Passport: The IBM First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) Journey From Research to Reality"
IBM Press | 2009 | ISBN: 0132390760 | 288 pages | PDF | 1,9 MB

Finally! A book that lays out a thorough yet workable path to collaborative innovation! With a highly readable style and using great examples, Frederich and Andrews describe the process by which IBM makes collaborative innovation work from a process, company, and customer standpoint.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

News Values, by Paul Brighton, Dennis Foy

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd (December 7, 2007) | ISBN-10: 141294600X | 216 pages | PDF | 1.1 MB

Friday, November 19, 2010

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