Author: Joe Clark
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Notes for a Speech ... on the Occasion of the Durham College Graduating Ceremony
Author: Joe Clark
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Multi-party Elections in Africa
Author: Michael Cowen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
This volume contains electoral studies of multiparty politics in 14 African countries during the 1990s. Most are about national elections in Anglophone Africa. There are also less well-known examples from Sudan, Ethiopia and Guinea Bissau. The collection also features studies of the local elections in Namibia and of a significant by-election in Malawi. The multiparty period had been put, wherever possible, within the historical context of earlier elections in Africa. Questions addressed include: how did incumbent governing regimes learn to live with multiparty politics? Why have some elections been so closely fought and others have suffered from apathy? Why has there been relatively open political expression and activity when the elections have increased the political and economic manipulation by incumbent governments? Why have the elections of the 1990s been so marked by local and ethnic variations? To what extent did this wave of democracy result from pressure from donor countries?
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
This volume contains electoral studies of multiparty politics in 14 African countries during the 1990s. Most are about national elections in Anglophone Africa. There are also less well-known examples from Sudan, Ethiopia and Guinea Bissau. The collection also features studies of the local elections in Namibia and of a significant by-election in Malawi. The multiparty period had been put, wherever possible, within the historical context of earlier elections in Africa. Questions addressed include: how did incumbent governing regimes learn to live with multiparty politics? Why have some elections been so closely fought and others have suffered from apathy? Why has there been relatively open political expression and activity when the elections have increased the political and economic manipulation by incumbent governments? Why have the elections of the 1990s been so marked by local and ethnic variations? To what extent did this wave of democracy result from pressure from donor countries?
China's Intellectuals and the State
Author: Merle Goldman
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 1684171091
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
"Today’s intellectuals in China inherit a mixed tradition in terms of their relationship to the state. Some follow the Confucian literati watchdog role of criticizing abuses of political power. Marxist intellectuals judge the state’s practices on the basis of Communist ideals. Others prefer the May Fourth spirit, dedicated to the principles of free scholarly and artistic expression. The Chinese government, for its part, has undulated in its treatment of intellectuals, applying restraints when free expression threatened to get “out of control,” relaxing controls when state policies required the cooperation, good will, and expertise of intellectuals. In this stimulating work, twelve China scholars examine that troubled and changing relationship. They focus primarily on the post-Mao years when bitter memories of the Cultural Revolution and China’s renewed quest for modernization have at times allowed intellectuals increased leeway in expression and more influence in policy-making. Specialists examine the situation with respect to economists, lawyers, scientists and technocrats, writers, and humanist scholars in the climate of Deng Xiaoping’s policies, and speculate about future developments. This book will be a valuable source of information for anyone interested in the changing scene in contemporary China and in its relations with the outside world."
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 1684171091
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
"Today’s intellectuals in China inherit a mixed tradition in terms of their relationship to the state. Some follow the Confucian literati watchdog role of criticizing abuses of political power. Marxist intellectuals judge the state’s practices on the basis of Communist ideals. Others prefer the May Fourth spirit, dedicated to the principles of free scholarly and artistic expression. The Chinese government, for its part, has undulated in its treatment of intellectuals, applying restraints when free expression threatened to get “out of control,” relaxing controls when state policies required the cooperation, good will, and expertise of intellectuals. In this stimulating work, twelve China scholars examine that troubled and changing relationship. They focus primarily on the post-Mao years when bitter memories of the Cultural Revolution and China’s renewed quest for modernization have at times allowed intellectuals increased leeway in expression and more influence in policy-making. Specialists examine the situation with respect to economists, lawyers, scientists and technocrats, writers, and humanist scholars in the climate of Deng Xiaoping’s policies, and speculate about future developments. This book will be a valuable source of information for anyone interested in the changing scene in contemporary China and in its relations with the outside world."
The Review of the Roots of Youth Violence
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781424979912
Category : Juvenile delinquency
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This is a summary of a study of the roots of violence among young people and what might be done to address them to make Ontario safer in the long term. The summary touches on poverty, racism, community design, the education system, family issues, health, lack of a youth voice, lack of economic opportunity, and issues in the justice system as roots of violence among young people in Ontario. It also presents recommendations to address those problems.--Includes text from document.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781424979912
Category : Juvenile delinquency
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This is a summary of a study of the roots of violence among young people and what might be done to address them to make Ontario safer in the long term. The summary touches on poverty, racism, community design, the education system, family issues, health, lack of a youth voice, lack of economic opportunity, and issues in the justice system as roots of violence among young people in Ontario. It also presents recommendations to address those problems.--Includes text from document.
Vietnamese Communism, 1925-1945
Author: Kim Khánh Huỳnh
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801493973
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
From a cell of nine men in 1925, the Vietnamese Communists grew by December 1976 into a massive party with over 1.5 million members and the organizational and military capabilities to defeat the United States. What factors account for the outstanding success of the Indochinese Communist Party? In this book, Huynh Kim Khánh traces the Vietnamese Communist movement from its inception as a radical youth group founded by Ho Chi Minh (then Nguyen Ai Quoc) to its half-planned, half-accidental victory in 1945.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801493973
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
From a cell of nine men in 1925, the Vietnamese Communists grew by December 1976 into a massive party with over 1.5 million members and the organizational and military capabilities to defeat the United States. What factors account for the outstanding success of the Indochinese Communist Party? In this book, Huynh Kim Khánh traces the Vietnamese Communist movement from its inception as a radical youth group founded by Ho Chi Minh (then Nguyen Ai Quoc) to its half-planned, half-accidental victory in 1945.
L'Univers romanesque de Marguerite Duras
Author: Marguerite Duras
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language file
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language file
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Fiction Refracts Science
Author: Allen Thiher
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826264697
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"Examines the relationship between science and the fiction developed by modernists, including Musil, Proust, Kafka, and Joyce. Looks at Pascalian and Newtonian cosmology, Darwinism, epistemology, relativity theory, quantum mechanics, the development of modernist and postmodern fiction, positivism, and finally works by Woolf, Faulkner, and Borges"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826264697
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"Examines the relationship between science and the fiction developed by modernists, including Musil, Proust, Kafka, and Joyce. Looks at Pascalian and Newtonian cosmology, Darwinism, epistemology, relativity theory, quantum mechanics, the development of modernist and postmodern fiction, positivism, and finally works by Woolf, Faulkner, and Borges"--Provided by publisher.
City Making and Urban Governance in the Americas
Author: Clara Irazábal
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351951343
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Cities in both North and South America are confronting tremendous challenges in urban growth and management as they enter the new century. Curitiba in Brazil and Portland in Oregon, US are cities that have achieved recognition for exemplary urban planning programmes over the past three decades. As such, they provide particularly useful illustrations of the intense development pressures that many urban areas currently face. This book explores the dynamics of their urban governance, arguing that, in general, there has been a unique synergy derived from the combination of visionary leadership, innovative urban plans and effective citizen involvement. The book argues that, while urban design and architecture are key to the success in making cities livable and in augmenting the global reputations, such sensitive, innovative urban planning and design projects first need to be governed effectively and grounded within the specifics of their local cultures and existing built environments.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351951343
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Cities in both North and South America are confronting tremendous challenges in urban growth and management as they enter the new century. Curitiba in Brazil and Portland in Oregon, US are cities that have achieved recognition for exemplary urban planning programmes over the past three decades. As such, they provide particularly useful illustrations of the intense development pressures that many urban areas currently face. This book explores the dynamics of their urban governance, arguing that, in general, there has been a unique synergy derived from the combination of visionary leadership, innovative urban plans and effective citizen involvement. The book argues that, while urban design and architecture are key to the success in making cities livable and in augmenting the global reputations, such sensitive, innovative urban planning and design projects first need to be governed effectively and grounded within the specifics of their local cultures and existing built environments.
Chairs
Author: Charlotte Fiell
Publisher: Welbeck
ISBN: 1802794565
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
This updated edition features designs from 1800 up to present day, and features the biggest names in furniture design, art, architecture and craft.
Publisher: Welbeck
ISBN: 1802794565
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
This updated edition features designs from 1800 up to present day, and features the biggest names in furniture design, art, architecture and craft.
The History of Sexuality
Author: Michel Foucault
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679724699
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Why we are so fascinated with sex and sexuality—from the preeminent philosopher of the 20th century. Michel Foucault offers an iconoclastic exploration of why we feel compelled to continually analyze and discuss sex, and of the social and mental mechanisms of power that cause us to direct the questions of what we are to what our sexuality is.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679724699
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Why we are so fascinated with sex and sexuality—from the preeminent philosopher of the 20th century. Michel Foucault offers an iconoclastic exploration of why we feel compelled to continually analyze and discuss sex, and of the social and mental mechanisms of power that cause us to direct the questions of what we are to what our sexuality is.