Author: Rudolf Steiner
Publisher: SteinerBooks
ISBN: 9780910142830
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In these lectures, given just days after the end of World War I, Steiner describes the new developments in mechanics, politics, and economy, as well as new capacities and methods in the West and the East. He reveals their fruitful potentials, but also the dangers of their abuse. He discusses social and antisocial instincts, specters of the Old Testament in the nationalism of the present, and the innate capacities of various nations. Contents: "East and West from a Spiritual Point of View" "The Present from the Viewpoint of the Present" "The Mechanistic, Eugenic, and Hygienic Aspects of the Future" "Social and Antisocial Instincts" "Specters of the Old Testament in the Nationalism of the Present" "The Innate Capacities of the Nations of the World" READ BOBBY MATHERNE'S REVIEW OF THIS BOOK This volume is a translation of Die soziale Grundforderung unserer Zeit (vol. 186 in the Bibliographic Survey).
The Challenge of the Times
Author: Rudolf Steiner
Publisher: SteinerBooks
ISBN: 9780910142830
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In these lectures, given just days after the end of World War I, Steiner describes the new developments in mechanics, politics, and economy, as well as new capacities and methods in the West and the East. He reveals their fruitful potentials, but also the dangers of their abuse. He discusses social and antisocial instincts, specters of the Old Testament in the nationalism of the present, and the innate capacities of various nations. Contents: "East and West from a Spiritual Point of View" "The Present from the Viewpoint of the Present" "The Mechanistic, Eugenic, and Hygienic Aspects of the Future" "Social and Antisocial Instincts" "Specters of the Old Testament in the Nationalism of the Present" "The Innate Capacities of the Nations of the World" READ BOBBY MATHERNE'S REVIEW OF THIS BOOK This volume is a translation of Die soziale Grundforderung unserer Zeit (vol. 186 in the Bibliographic Survey).
Publisher: SteinerBooks
ISBN: 9780910142830
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In these lectures, given just days after the end of World War I, Steiner describes the new developments in mechanics, politics, and economy, as well as new capacities and methods in the West and the East. He reveals their fruitful potentials, but also the dangers of their abuse. He discusses social and antisocial instincts, specters of the Old Testament in the nationalism of the present, and the innate capacities of various nations. Contents: "East and West from a Spiritual Point of View" "The Present from the Viewpoint of the Present" "The Mechanistic, Eugenic, and Hygienic Aspects of the Future" "Social and Antisocial Instincts" "Specters of the Old Testament in the Nationalism of the Present" "The Innate Capacities of the Nations of the World" READ BOBBY MATHERNE'S REVIEW OF THIS BOOK This volume is a translation of Die soziale Grundforderung unserer Zeit (vol. 186 in the Bibliographic Survey).
The Challenge of Our Times
Author: W. Cleon Skousen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258116439
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258116439
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Challenge of Things
Author: A. C. Grayling
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1632862476
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A. C. Grayling's lucid and stimulating books, based on the idea that philosophy should engage with the world and make itself useful, invariably cause discussion. The Challenge of Things joins earlier collections such as The Reason of Things and Thinking of Answers, collecting Grayling's recent writings on the world in a time of war and conflict. In describing and exposing the dark side of things, he also explores ways out of the habits and prejudices of mind that would otherwise trap us forever in the deadly impasses of conflicts of all kinds. Whether he is writing about the First World War and its legacy, free speech, the advantages of an atheist prime minister or the role of science in the arts, his essays are always enlightening, enlivening, and hopeful.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1632862476
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A. C. Grayling's lucid and stimulating books, based on the idea that philosophy should engage with the world and make itself useful, invariably cause discussion. The Challenge of Things joins earlier collections such as The Reason of Things and Thinking of Answers, collecting Grayling's recent writings on the world in a time of war and conflict. In describing and exposing the dark side of things, he also explores ways out of the habits and prejudices of mind that would otherwise trap us forever in the deadly impasses of conflicts of all kinds. Whether he is writing about the First World War and its legacy, free speech, the advantages of an atheist prime minister or the role of science in the arts, his essays are always enlightening, enlivening, and hopeful.
Liberty or Equality
Author: Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610164067
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610164067
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
Times of Challenge
Author: Seryl Sander
Publisher: Mesorah Publications
ISBN: 9780899065564
Category : Courage
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
It's about joy, strength, and triumph in the most unlikely and chilling circumstances. It's about people who faced and conquered frightening challenges. Then they opened windows into their lives to let the rest of us see how they overcame.
Publisher: Mesorah Publications
ISBN: 9780899065564
Category : Courage
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
It's about joy, strength, and triumph in the most unlikely and chilling circumstances. It's about people who faced and conquered frightening challenges. Then they opened windows into their lives to let the rest of us see how they overcame.
Powerful Times
Author: Eamonn Kelly
Publisher: Wharton School Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
From terrorism and nuclear proliferation to emerging technologies and economic globalization, Eamonn Kelly weaves together seven powerful 'dynamic tensions' that will reshape human life in the coming decades.
Publisher: Wharton School Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
From terrorism and nuclear proliferation to emerging technologies and economic globalization, Eamonn Kelly weaves together seven powerful 'dynamic tensions' that will reshape human life in the coming decades.
The Challenge
Author: Jonathan Mahler
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429933127
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
An inspiring legal thriller set against the backdrop of the war on terror, The Challenge tells the inside story of a historic Supreme Court showdown. At its center are a Navy JAG and a young constitutional law professor who, in the aftermath of 9/11, find themselves defending their nation in the unlikeliest of ways: by suing the president of the United States on behalf of an accused terrorist in order to prevent the American government from breaking the law and violating the Constitution. Jonathan Mahler traces the journey of their client, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, from the Yemeni mosque where he was first recruited for jihad in 1998, through his years working as a driver for Osama bin Laden, to his capture in Afghanistan in November 2001 and his subsequent transfer to Guantanamo Bay. It was there that Hamdan was designated by President Bush to be tried before a special military tribunal and assigned a military lawyer to represent him, a thirty-five-year-old graduate student of the Naval Academy, Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift. No one expected Swift to mount much of a defense. Not only were the rules of the tribunals, America's first in more than fifty years, stacked against him, his superiors at the Pentagon were pressuring him to persuade Hamdan to plead guilty. But Swift didn't believe that the tribunals were either legal or fair, so he enlisted a young Georgetown law professor named Neal Katyal to help him sue the Bush administration over their legality. In the spring of 2006, Katyal, who had almost no trial experience, took the case to the Supreme Court and won. The landmark ruling has been called the Court's most important decision ever on presidential power and the rule of law. Written with the cooperation of Swift and Katyal, The Challenge follows the braided stories of Swift's intense, precarious relationship with Hamdan and the unprecedented legal case itself. Combining rich character portraits and courtroom drama reminiscent of Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action with sophisticated yet accessible legal analysis, The Challenge is a riveting narrative that illuminates some of the most pressing constitutional questions of the post-9/11 era.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429933127
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
An inspiring legal thriller set against the backdrop of the war on terror, The Challenge tells the inside story of a historic Supreme Court showdown. At its center are a Navy JAG and a young constitutional law professor who, in the aftermath of 9/11, find themselves defending their nation in the unlikeliest of ways: by suing the president of the United States on behalf of an accused terrorist in order to prevent the American government from breaking the law and violating the Constitution. Jonathan Mahler traces the journey of their client, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, from the Yemeni mosque where he was first recruited for jihad in 1998, through his years working as a driver for Osama bin Laden, to his capture in Afghanistan in November 2001 and his subsequent transfer to Guantanamo Bay. It was there that Hamdan was designated by President Bush to be tried before a special military tribunal and assigned a military lawyer to represent him, a thirty-five-year-old graduate student of the Naval Academy, Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift. No one expected Swift to mount much of a defense. Not only were the rules of the tribunals, America's first in more than fifty years, stacked against him, his superiors at the Pentagon were pressuring him to persuade Hamdan to plead guilty. But Swift didn't believe that the tribunals were either legal or fair, so he enlisted a young Georgetown law professor named Neal Katyal to help him sue the Bush administration over their legality. In the spring of 2006, Katyal, who had almost no trial experience, took the case to the Supreme Court and won. The landmark ruling has been called the Court's most important decision ever on presidential power and the rule of law. Written with the cooperation of Swift and Katyal, The Challenge follows the braided stories of Swift's intense, precarious relationship with Hamdan and the unprecedented legal case itself. Combining rich character portraits and courtroom drama reminiscent of Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action with sophisticated yet accessible legal analysis, The Challenge is a riveting narrative that illuminates some of the most pressing constitutional questions of the post-9/11 era.
Unequal Cities
Author: Roberta Cucca
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317419413
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This seminal edited collection examines the impact of austerity and economic crisis on European cities. Whilst on the one hand the struggle for competitiveness has induced many European cities to invest in economic performance and attractiveness, on the other, national expenditure cuts and dominant neo-liberal paradigms have led many to retrench public intervention aimed at preserving social protection and inclusion. The impact of these transformations on social and spatial inequalities – whether occupational structures, housing solutions or working conditions – as well as on urban policy addressing these issues is traced in this exemplary piece of comparative analysis grounded in original research. Unequal Cities links existing theories and debates with newer discussions on the crisis to develop a typology of possible orientations of local government towards economic development and social cohesion. In the process, it describes the challenges and tensions facing six large European cities, representative of a variety of welfare regimes in Western Europe: Barcelona, Copenhagen, Lyon, Manchester, Milan, and Munich. It seeks to answer such key questions as: What social groups are most affected by recent urban transformations and what are the social and spatial impacts? What are the main institutional factors influencing how cities have dealt with the challenges facing them? How have local political agendas articulated the issues and what influence is still exerted by national policy? Grounded in an original urban policy analysis of the post-industrial city in Europe, the book will appeal to a wide range of social science researchers, Ph.D. and graduate students in urban studies, social policy, sociology, human geography, European studies and business studies, both in Europe and internationally.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317419413
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This seminal edited collection examines the impact of austerity and economic crisis on European cities. Whilst on the one hand the struggle for competitiveness has induced many European cities to invest in economic performance and attractiveness, on the other, national expenditure cuts and dominant neo-liberal paradigms have led many to retrench public intervention aimed at preserving social protection and inclusion. The impact of these transformations on social and spatial inequalities – whether occupational structures, housing solutions or working conditions – as well as on urban policy addressing these issues is traced in this exemplary piece of comparative analysis grounded in original research. Unequal Cities links existing theories and debates with newer discussions on the crisis to develop a typology of possible orientations of local government towards economic development and social cohesion. In the process, it describes the challenges and tensions facing six large European cities, representative of a variety of welfare regimes in Western Europe: Barcelona, Copenhagen, Lyon, Manchester, Milan, and Munich. It seeks to answer such key questions as: What social groups are most affected by recent urban transformations and what are the social and spatial impacts? What are the main institutional factors influencing how cities have dealt with the challenges facing them? How have local political agendas articulated the issues and what influence is still exerted by national policy? Grounded in an original urban policy analysis of the post-industrial city in Europe, the book will appeal to a wide range of social science researchers, Ph.D. and graduate students in urban studies, social policy, sociology, human geography, European studies and business studies, both in Europe and internationally.
Times Table Challenge
Author: Eddy Steven Krajcar
Publisher: R.I.C. Publications
ISBN: 1863114890
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Times table challenge.
Publisher: R.I.C. Publications
ISBN: 1863114890
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Times table challenge.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
Author: Sherman Alexie
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316219304
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316219304
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.