Author: Louis M. Imbeau File Type: epub This volume is a very interesting research project that includes the most careful work on constitutional power and limits to authority of which I am aware. In general, the contributors find that constitutional negotiations normally took place in settings where uncertainty was considerable. They also find that the more detailed the characterization of power relationships, the more liberal and durable the democracy tends to be. Roger D. CongletonThis book addresses the issue of the impact of uncertainty in constitutional design. To what extent do constitution drafters and adopters make their decisions behind a veil of ignorance? More fundamentally, can we infer from constitutional texts the degree of uncertainty faced by constitution drafters and adopters? After an introduction (chapter 1), the book proceeds in two parts. The first part (chapters 2 to 4) introduces to the intellectual filiation of the project and to its theoretical and methodological foundations. The second part (chapters 5 to 13) presents nine case studies built on the same structure historical account of the making of the Constitution, results of the content analysis of the constitutional text, and discussion of specific issues raised in the analysis. Chapter 14 concludes.**

Author: A. J. Carruthers File Type: pdf This book is a critical experiment that tracks the literary and poetic uses of musical notation and notational methods in North American long poems from the middle of last century to the contemporary moment. Poets have readily referred to their poems as scores. Yet, in this study, Carruthers argues that the integration of musical scores in expansive works of this period does more work than previously thought, offering both resolution and escape from the demands placed on long poem form. The five case studies, on Langston Hughes, Armand Schwerner, BpNichol, Joan Retallack and Anne Waldman, offer approaches to reading literary scores in what might be described as a critical stave or a critical fugue of instances. In differing ways, musical notation and notational methods impact the form, time and sometimes the ethical and political stances of these respective long poems.

Author: Joan Wallach Scott File Type: pdf In 2004, the French government instituted a ban on the wearing of conspicuous signs of religious affiliation in public schools. Though the ban applies to everyone, it is aimed at Muslim girls wearing headscarves. Proponents of the law insist it upholds Frances values of secular liberalism and regard the headscarf as symbolic of Islams resistance to modernity. The Politics of the Veil is an explosive refutation of this view, one that bears important implications for us all. Joan Wallach Scott, the renowned pioneer of gender studies, argues that the law is symptomatic of Frances failure to integrate its former colonial subjects as full citizens. She examines the long history of racism behind the law as well as the ideological barriers thrown up against Muslim assimilation. She emphasizes the conflicting approaches to sexuality that lie at the heart of the debate--how French supporters of the ban view sexual openness as the standard for normalcy, emancipation, and individuality, and the sexual modesty implicit in the headscarf as proof that Muslims can never become fully French. Scott maintains that the law, far from reconciling religious and ethnic differences, only exacerbates them. She shows how the insistence on homogeneity is no longer feasible for France--or the West in general--and how it creates the very clash of civilizations said to be at the root of these tensions. The Politics of the Veil calls for a new vision of community where common ground is found amid our differences, and where the embracing of diversity--not its suppression--is recognized as the best path to social harmony.

Author: Lasse Brunnström File Type: pdf Swedish Design A History provides a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the development of design in Sweden from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twenty-first. Leading design historian Lasse Brunnstrom traces the move from artisanal crafts production to the mass production and consumption of designed objects, a process by which the role and profile of the designer became increasingly important. His survey, richly illustrated with images of the designed objects discussed, takes in forms of design traditionally associated with Sweden, such as household objects and textiles, while also considering some less-written about genres such as industrial and graphic design. Brunnstrom questions many established ideas about design in Sweden, notably its aesthetics and its relationship to Swedens national and political culture. He argues that the history of design in Sweden has been far more complex and less straightforwardly blond than hitherto understood. **Review An impressive account of Swedens design history from its origin in craft traditions to its role in the creation of a modern industrial state. The books broad approach shows the relation of political, social, and economic factors that contribute to designs development. Victor Margolin, Professor Emeritus of Design History at the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA This important study significantly extends the information available in English on the subject of Swedish design. More than that, it presents an expanded take on the topic, in which the heroes of Swedish design are placed in the wider context of both Swedish and global industrial and design developments. In expanding beyond the classic fields of furniture, glass, ceramics and textiles (though these are included) and in ranging from the late nineteenth century up to the 2000s, the book challenges the traditionally narrow definitions of what Swedish design can mean. This is an important contribution to our understanding of design in Sweden and how design histories can be written. Charlotte Ashby, Visiting Lecturer of Art History at the University of Oxford, UK Finally, a nuanced and critical survey of Swedish design. Brunnstrom demonstrates that the history of Swedish design is far more variegated than is usually portrayed. Sara Kristoffersson, author of Design by IKEA In rich, informative discussions of both historical and contemporary Swedish design, Lasse Brunnstrom broadens the conventional perspective on design developments beyond the familiar names of luxury products. In this copiously illustrated study, Brunnstrom also pushes against such standard distinctions as industry and craft. Focusing on such diverse topics as manufacturing, functionalism, advertising and gender, Swedish Design A History provides a welcome addition to the expansion of Swedens design history beyond Swedish Grace. Mark Mussari, author of Danish Modern Swedish Design A History is quite possibly the best account of popular design in Scandinavia, and an exciting addition to design history. Complicating the familiar narrative of Swedish design as blonde and handmade, Lasse Brunnstrom places 19th and 20th century type, textile, product, packaging, car design, and more squarely in the middle of a broader material culture. This is not just a robust history of modern Swedish design and its evolving ideals and ambitions. It is also a rich history of the everyday told through the objects that filled it and the institutions that shaped it. Maggie Taft, 2014 - 2016 Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis, USA About the Author Lasse Brunnstrom is Emeritus Professor of Design History at HDK - School of Design and Crafts, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.