Author: Jonathan Scott File Type: pdf One of the foremost African American writers of his generation, Langston Hughes waged a tireless campaign against racial oppression that defied the anticommunist currents of cold war America. Socialist Joy in the Writing of Langston Hughes examines his writing during this period to show that his approach to the main philosophical currents of the era was original, dynamic, and systematic in ways that most scholars have yet to appreciate.Jonathan Scott has written the first book-length study to analyze the extraordinary range of Hughess creative output, showing that his unassailable reputation as one of Americas finest folk poets barely scratches the surface of his oeuvre. Scott offers a robust account of the relations between Hughes and political activism to show that Hughess direct involvement with the U.S. socialist movement of the 1920s and 1930s was largely responsible for the variety of his writing. Scott also contends that the goal of overthrowing white oppression produced a socialist joy that would express itself repeatedly in Hughess work during the anticommunist crusades of the 1950s and 1960s.In his provocative study, Scott explores four areas of Hughess intellectual work his relationship with Afro-Caribbean arts, Soviet Russia, and the Harlem Renaissance his postwar newspaper writing for the African American press his extensive cultural work as an anthologist and his writings for young people. Through these analyses, Scott proposes the concept of red, white, and black as an alternative paradigm for appreciating Hughes in particular and the American scene in general.Scott views Hughes not simply as a great author but as an American working-class intellectual trickster whose eccentric projects require a redefinition of the very concept of authorship. By focusing on Hughess intellectual method, Scott also contests the notion of reducing all African Americans to one undifferentiated social status beneath that of any class within the white oppressing groupa hallmark of racial oppression that has diminished, in the U.S. academy, Hughess international status.As Scott persuasively argues, it is only through an understanding of Hughess literary method that we can undertake a thorough account of his prolific production during the cold war era. His book situates Hughess life and work in their proper contexts, both reconfirming Hughess reputation as an intellectual of the American Left and establishing his long-denied place in American studies as the most well-rounded writer of his time.**
Author: Pascal Bruckner
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The planet is sick. Human beings are guilty of damaging it. We have to pay. Today, that is the orthodoxy throughout the Western world. Distrust of progress and science, calls for individual and collective self-sacrifice to save the planet and cultivation of fear behind the carbon commissars, a dangerous and counterproductive ecological catastrophism is gaining ground. Modern societys susceptibility to this kind of thinking derives from what Bruckner calls the seductive attraction of disaster, as exemplified by the popular appeal of disaster movies. But ecological catastrophism is harmful in that it draws attention away from other, more solvable problems and injustices in the world in order to focus on something that is portrayed as an Apocalypse. Rather than preaching catastrophe and pessimism, we need to develop a democratic and generous ecology that addresses specific problems in a practical way.
Author: Jonathan H. Ebel
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Jonathan Ebel has long been interested in how religion helps individuals and communities render meaningful the traumatic experiences of violence and war. In this new work, he examines cases from the Great War to the present day and argues that our notions of what it means to be an American soldier are not just strongly religious, but strongly Christian. Drawing on a vast array of sources, he further reveals the effects of soldier veneration on the men and women so often cast as heroes. Imagined as the embodiments of American ideals, described as redeemers of the nation, adored as the ones willing to suffer and die that we, the nation, may livesoldiers have often lived in subtle but significant tension with civil religious expectations of them. With chapters on prominent soldiers past and present, Ebel recovers and re-narrates the stories of the common American men and women that live and die at both the center and edges of public consciousness. **
Author: John O'Connor
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At last! A superbly crafted book that blends theory and practice! Electronic Marketing Theory and Practice for the 21st Century describes how all aspects of the electronic revolution have revolutionised marketing. Dr. Linda D. Peters,School of Management, Univeristy of East Anglia **From the Back Cover No other book covers the whole spectrum of new technologies, from database marketing to e-commerce and call centres. Dr Erik M. van Raaij, Lecturer in Marketing, Cass Business School, City of London Electronic Marketing...provides a comprehensive and accessible account of technological developments which have implications for marketing without recourse to jargon. Dr David Jobber, Professor of Marketing, Bradford University School of Management At last! A superbly crafted book that blends theory and practice! Electronic Marketing Theory and Practice for the Twenty-First Century describes how all aspects of the electronic revolution havetransformed marketing. The frameworks presented help the reader combine business practice with customer value creation, an important aspect of successful marketing. With a wealth of practical examples exploring the use of information technology in marketing and the internet, this book provides a useful tool for those interested in electronic marketing. ** Dr Linda D. Peters, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, MSc Course Director, School of Management, University of East Anglia ** Written by leading players in both industry and academia, Electronic M arketing Theory and Practice for the Twenty-First Century provides a broad but sound overview of this rapidly changing field. Targeted at students and practitioners who already understand basic marketing concepts, the book includes the latest discussion on relationship marketing and CRM as well a chapter on improving sales force effectiveness. This new book is an excellent textbook for introducing electronic marketing to marketing students. Dr Stephen Tagg, Institute for Customer Advantage, Marketing Department, University of Strathclyde I teach Internet Marketing in Norway, Monaco and Bangkok and find this textbook to be exactly what my students need. I highly appreciate the way these authors think and write. Prof. Dr Ellen Hertzberg, Hedmark College, Norway University of Southern Europe, Monaco Bangkok University, Thailand John OConnor is a director of HotOrigin, an investment and consulting company headquartered in Dublin. John was previouslyan Associate Partner in Accenture, specialising in CRM and financial services. Eamonn Galvin specialises in creating and implementing sales and marketing strategies and has worked for such companies as General Electric, Ericsson, Diageo, Aer Lingus and Microsoft. Martin Evans is a senior academic at Cardiff Business School and has been at the forefront of industry and academy collaboration, especially in the area of data-informed marketing. hr
Author: Touraj Atabaki
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This is the first study to observe the practice of modernization in Turkey and Iran not only from above, by examining the measures adopted by the political regimes of the late Ottomans, Ataturk and Reza Shah, but also from below, exploring how different social levels contributed to the drive for modernity. It is a full and thorough analysis of how these societies reacted to reform and change. The State and the Subaltern offers a fresh perspective on the accommodation and resistance to modernization and the relation between the common people and the state in two Islamic societies during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is a fascinating exploration of the history of subalterns - the rank and file of society - with specific reference to gender, ethnicity, industrial and non-industrial urban labour, rural labour, unemployment and the impact of immigrant labour.
Author: Leslie A. Donovan
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Devout, virtuous and independent, the heroines of Old English saints lives (one of the most popular literary genres of the middle ages) provided exemplars of personal and public inspiration for medieval Christians. The eight lives translated here are the earliest known vernacular accounts of the biographies of thelthryth, Agatha, Agnes, Cecilia, Eugenia, Euphrosyne, Lucy, and Mary of Egypt. They depict women escaping unwanted marriages, communicating with male relatives, acquiring an education, living autonomously as hermits, and achieving positions of leadership such lives document not only the importance of spiritual faith to early Christian women, but also testify to how these women (and their audience) employed faith as a tool for empowerment. Each life is preceded by a brief description of the saints cult from its early Christian origins to its presence in Anglo-Saxon culture. The translation is accompanied by an introduction establishing the general background for the genre, the conventions of women saints lives, and womens religious culture in Anglo-Saxon England and an interpretive essay exploring the relationships between explicit presentations of the female body and the strength of spiritual authority as exhibited in these texts completes the volume. LESLIE A. DONOVAN is Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico. **
Author: Marilyn Yalom
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Oh, how the French love love! For hundreds of years, they have championed themselves as guides to the art de lamour through their literature, paintings, songs, and cinema. A French man or woman without amorous desire is considered defective, like someone missing the sense of smell or taste. Now revered scholar Marilyn Yalom intimately examines the tenets of this cultures enduring gospel of romance.Basing her delightfully erudite findings on her extensive readings of French literature, as well as memories of her personal experiences in la belle France, Yalom explores the many nuances of love as it has evolved over the centuries, from the Middle Ages to the present. Following along, step-by-step, on her romance-tinged literary detective hunt, the reader discovers how the French invented love, how they have kept it vibrant for more than nine centuries, what is unique in the French love experience, and what is universal.
Author: D. Medina Lasansky
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The past two centuries have witnessed an increase in the commodification of tourist sites across the world. Everything from historical monuments to exotic holiday destinations has been redesigned and packaged for mass consumption. As a result, the histories of specific sites have been re-conceptualized. Some have been preserved and celebrated, while others have been left to decay. In this process, buildings, cities and entire countries have been remapped by tourism initiatives to serve political, cultural, economic and scholarly goals. Considering these profound transformations, Architecture and Tourism examines the reciprocal relationship between the modern practice of tourism and the built environment. It shows how photography, film and souvenirs have been deployed to help mediate and mythologize specific sites. It also explores how tourist itineraries, behavior and literature are institutionalized for popular consumption in order to support larger cultural objectives. Drawing on case studies in Cuba, Ghana, Greece, France, Italy, Libya, Mauritius, Spain and the United States, Architecture and Tourism explores the touristic experience, representation and meaning of place within distinct cultural contexts. From the former sites of the slave trade on the Ghanaian coast to the urban renewal of Old Havana, from the honeymoon resorts in the Poconos to the postmodern spectacle of Bilbao, from the worlds fairs of the 1930s to the colonialist encounters in Italian Libya, each chapter provides a provocative insight into the practice of tourism and the conception of place. **
Author: Chika Watanabe
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International development programs strive not only to alleviate poverty but to transform people, aid workers and recipients alike. Becoming One grapples with this process by exploring the work of OISCA, a prominent Japanese NGO in central Myanmar. OISCAs postwar origins at the intersection of Shinto, secularism, and rightwing politics, and its vision of inter-Asian solidarity and a sustainable future helped shape the organizations ideology and activities. By delving into the world of its aid workerstheir everyday practices, discourses, and aspirationsauthor Chika Watanabe seeks to understand the NGOs political, social, and ethical effects.At OISCA training centers, Japanese and local staff teach sustainable agricultural skills and organic farming methods to rural youth. Much of the teaching involves laboring in the fields, harvesting produce, and caring for livestock what they cant use themselves is sold at nearby markets. Watanabes detailed and multi-sited ethnography shows how Japanese and Burmese actors mobilize around the idea of becoming one with Mother Earth and their human counterparts within a shared communal lifestyle. By exploring the tension between intentions and political effectsspanning environmentalism, cultural-nationalist ideologies of Japaneseness, and aspirations to make the world a better placeWatanabe highlights fascinating questions and both positive and negative outcomes. Becoming One weaves together vivid descriptions of the intensive, intimate, and muddy labor of making persons ( hitozukuri ) with the wider historical resonances of these efforts, decentering common understandings of development, NGOs, and their moral and political promises. This engaging and thought-provoking book combines insights from anthropology, development studies, and religious studies to add to our understanding of modern Japan. Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement
Author: Rajesh Rajagopalan
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This dictionary provides a comprehensive and ready guide to the key concepts, issues, persons, and technologies related to the nuclear programmes of India and Pakistan and other South Asian states. This will serve as a useful reference especially as the nuclear issue continues to be an important domestic and international policy concern.**