Author: Mariah Zeisberg File Type: pdf Armed interventions in Libya, Haiti, Iraq, Vietnam, and Korea challenged the US president and Congress with a core question of constitutional interpretation does the president, or Congress, have constitutional authority to take the country to war? War Powers argues that the Constitution doesnt offer a single legal answer to that question. But its structure and values indicate a vision of a well-functioning constitutional politics, one that enables the branches of government themselves to generate good answers to this question for the circumstances of their own times. Mariah Zeisberg shows that what matters is not that the branches enact the same constitutional settlement for all conditions, but instead how well they bring their distinctive governing capacities to bear on their interpretive work in context. Because the branches legitimately approach constitutional questions in different ways, interpretive conflicts between them can sometimes indicate a successful rather than deficient interpretive politics. Zeisberg argues for a set of distinctive constitutional standards for evaluating the branches and their relationship to one another, and she demonstrates how observers and officials can use those standards to evaluate the branches constitutional politics. With cases ranging from the Mexican War and World War II to the Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Iran-Contra scandal, War Powers reinterprets central controversies of war powers scholarship and advances a new way of evaluating the constitutional behavior of officials outside of the judiciary. **

Author: Ross Wilson File Type: pdf The range of Adornosachievement, and the depth of his insights,is breathtaking and daunting. His work on literary, artistic, and musical forms, his devastating indictment of modern industrial society, and his profound grasp of Western culture from Homer to Hollywood have made him one of the most significant figures in twentieth-century thought.As one of the main philosophers of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory, Adornos influence on literary theory, cultural studies, and philosophical aesthetics has been immense. His wide-ranging authorship is significant also to continental philosophy, political theory, art criticism, and musicology. Key ideas discussed in this guide includeullart and aestheticsllfun and free timellnature and reasonllthings, thoughts and being rightlulThis Routledge Critical Thinkers guide will equip readers with the tools required to critically interpret Adornos major works, whilst also introducing readers to his interpretation of classical German philosophy and his relationship to the most significant of his contemporaries.About the AuthorRoss Wilson is Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow in the faculty of English, Cambridge University. His research interests include the history and theory of literary criticism, philosophical aesthetics, British Romantic poetry and poetics, and eighteenth-century and Romantic theories of language.

Author: Timothy L. Alborn File Type: pdf Questions concerning the relationships and boundaries between private business and public government are of great and perennial concern to economists, economic and business historians, political scientists and historians.Conceiving Companies discusses the birth and development of joint-stock companies in 19th century England, an area of great importance to the history of this subject. Alborn takes a new approach to the rise of large scale companies in Victorian England, including the Bank of England and East India Company and Victorian railways, locating their origins in political and social practice. He offers a new perspective on an issue of great significance, not only for historians, but for political scientists and economists.ReviewReaders interested in the complexities of Victorian culture should read Timothy L. Alborns Conceiving Companies Joint-Stock Politics in Victorian England...[it] brilliantly illuminates the subtle ways that Victorian men and women negotiated various ambitions....Mary Poovey, New York University, for *Victorian Studies*

Author: Jonathan Sacks File Type: mobi One of the most admired religious thinkers of our time issues a call for world Jewry to reject the self-fulfilling image of a people alone in the world, surrounded by enemies and to reclaim Judaisms original sense of purpose as a partner with God and with those of other faiths in the never-ending struggle for freedom and social justice for all. We are in danger, says Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of forgetting what Judaisms place is within the global project of humankind. During the last two thousand years, Jews have lived through persecutions that would have spelled the end of most nations, but they did not see anti-Semitism written into the fabric of the universe. They knew they existed for a purpose, and it was not for themselves alone. Rabbi Sacks believes that the Jewish people have lost their way, that they need to recommit themselves to the task of creating a just world in which the divine presence can dwell among us.Without compromising one iota of Jewish faith, Rabbi Sacks declares, Jews must stand alongside their friendsChristian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and secular humanistin defense of freedom against the enemies of freedom, in affirmation of life against those who desecrate life. And they should do this not to win friends or the admiration of others but because it is what a people of God is supposed to do.Rabbi Sackss powerful message of tikkun olamusing Judaism as a blueprint for repairing an imperfect worldwill resonate with people of all faiths.From the Hardcover edition.From Publishers WeeklyBritish chief rabbi Lord Sacks (Will We Have Jewish Grandchildren?) laments what he sees as a virulent new strain of anti-Semitism plaguing Western Europe as well as serious divisions within the Jewish world that make it difficult to speak of Jews as one people with a shared fate and a collective identity. To combat anti-Semitism, Sacks encourages Jews to work closely with people of other faiths and to recognize that not only Jews face prejudice and hate. He urges his fellow Jews to be both particularist and universalist, to hold fast to their Jewish identity while passionately embracing the modern world and becoming a source of inspiration to others. Sacks believes that criticism of Israel is legitimate but denial of its right to exist is not he supports a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, but explains how the Palestinians have thwarted every Israeli move to establish peace. Although controversial, articulate, and well intended, the book is wordy, digressive, and familiar. Blending abundant Hebrew phrases with references to Spinoza, Thomas Paine, and Greek tragedy, Sacks is preaching to an audience of already committed yet worldly Jews who nevertheless may feel inspired by a leader who shares their views. (Apr.) Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. ReviewRabbis arent usually rock stars, but British Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks isnt your average rabbi. A one-of-a-kind spiritual leader, Rabbi Sacks consistently attracts overflow crowds all around the Jewish world. His new book, Future Tense, is a must-read.The Jewish WeekFuture Tense demonstrates once again Rabbi Sackss ability to construct a compelling forward-looking vision of Judaism from classical texts . . . that inspires many on both sides of the Atlantic.The ForwardRabbi Sacks is one of the most engaged and engaging thinkers and commentators of our time . . . His writings are always thought-provoking and often profound . . . This latest volume is no exception. It is not a book that answers every question that is poses. But it asks all the right questions and answers many of them. The Times (London)Rabbi Sacks argues for a Judaism that engages with the world, that emphasizes the radical Jewish belief in human freedom. Its sorely needed. The GuardianFrom the Hardcover edition.