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From Gandhi?s salt march to the US civil rights movement and Occupy Wall Street, nonviolent campaigns to promote democracy, human rights and social justice have long played an important transformative role in local, national and global politics.From Gandhi's Salt March To The Us Civil Rights Movement And Occupy Wall Street, Nonviolent Campaigns To Promote Democracy, Human Rights And Social Justice Have Long Played An Important Transformative Role In Local, National And Global Politics. Some Have Succeeded, Some Have Failed; But Nonviolent Action Remains A Very Effective Means Of Achieving Significant Social And Political Change. In This Authoritative Book Kurt Schock Expertly Guides Readers Through The Changing Terrain Of Nonviolent Struggle, Exploring The Historical Roots And Development Of Modern Civil Resistance And Its Proliferation In Recent Decades. Discussing Movements Against Economic And Social Injustice As Well As Political Oppression, He Explains How Resistance Happens And Unpacks The Complex Interactions Between State And Non-state Actors That Affect The Trajectories And Outcomes Of Nonviolent Campaigns. Drawing On A Wealth Of Empirical Data And Comparative Research, Civil Resistance Today Will Be An Essential One Stop Shop For Anyone Keen To Learn More About The Methods, Objectives And Outcomes Of Civil Resistance In The Contemporary World.-- Conceptualization And Debates -- Civil Resistance In Theory And Practice -- Proliferation And Expanding Forms Of Civil Resistance -- How Resistance Happens -- The State And Civil Resisters -- Transnational Relations And Intervention -- Processes, Dynamics And Outcomes -- Conclusion. Kurt Schock. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

On the global stage, China is often seen to be a homogenous nation when, in fact, it is a diverse multi-ethnic society, with 55 minority nationality groups recognized by the government.On The Global Stage, China Is Often Seen To Be A Homogenous Nation When, In Fact, It Is A Diverse Multi-ethnic Society, With 55 Minority Nationality Groups Recognized By The Government. Scattered Across The Vast Landmass, Ethnic Minorities In China Occupy A Precarious Place In The State, Where The Confucian Concept Of Cultural Community Plays Down Ethnicity And Encourages Integration Of Minority Nationalities Into The Majority Han-chinese Society. This Insightful Book Reveals The Ethnic Diversity Underlying The People's Republic Of China And Examines How Ethnicity Intersects With Social And Political Issues Through Key Themes Such As Ethnic Inequality, The Preservation And Contribution Of The Rich Traditions And Customs Of Minority Cultures, And The Autonomy Of Regions Such As Tibet And Xinjiang. The Author Investigates The Important Role Of The State And Beijing's Assimilation Stance To Show How Its Nationality Policy, Driven By Confucian Assimilation Ideology, Has Dictated China's Own Minority Rights Regime And Influenced Its Foreign Policy Towards International Minority Rights. This Book By A Distinguished Scholar Of Ethnicity In China Will Be Essential Reading For Students And Scholars Of Race And Ethnic Relations, Nationalism And Chinese Culture And Society. --publisher's Description. Map -- Chronology -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- The People's Republic Of China As A Multinational Country -- Ethnic Inequality -- Minority Cultures -- Regional Autonomy -- Intra- And Inter-group Differences -- Tibet And Xinjiang -- China's Nationality Policy And International Minority Rights -- References -- Index. Xiaowei Zang. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

The Shakespeare's Ghost Writers: Literature as Uncanny Causality.The Plays Of Shakespeare Are Filled With Ghosts - And Ghost Writing. Shakespeare's Ghost Writers Is An Examination Of The Authorship Controversy Surrounding Shakespeare: The Claim Made Repeatedly That The Plays Were Ghost Written. Ghosts Take The Form Of Absences, Erasures, Even Forgeries And Signatures - Metaphors Extended To Include Shakespeare Himself And His Haunting Of Us, And In Particular Theorists Such Derrida, Marx, Nietzsche, And Freud - The Figure Of Shakespeare Constantly Made And Remade By Contemporary Culture. Marjorie Garber, One Of The Most Eminent Shakespearean Theorists Writing Today, Asks What Is At Stake In The Imputation That Shakespeare Did Not Write The Plays, And Shows That The Plays Themselves Both Thematize And Theorize That Controversy. --book Jacket. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Shakespeare's Ghost Writers -- 2. Descanting On Deformity: Richard Iii And The Shape Of History -- 3. Rome Of One's Own -- 4. Freud's Choice: The Theme Of The Three Caskets -- 5. Macbeth: The Male Medusa -- 6. Hamlet: Giving Up The Ghost -- 7. Tale Of Three Hamlets Or, Repetition And Revenge. Marjorie Garber; With A New Preface By The Author. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Long known as the world's factory, China is the largest manufacturing economy ever seen, accounting for more than 10% of global exports. China is also, of course, home to the largest workforce on the planet, the crucial element behind its staggering economic success.

In this memoir, Paul A. Cohen, one of the West's preeminent historians of China, traces the development of his work from its inception in the early 1960s to the present, offering fresh perspectives that consistently challenge us to think more deeply about China and the historical craft in general.Cohen, One Of The West's Pre-eminent Historians Of China, Traces The Development Of His Work From Its Inception In The Early 1960s To The Present, Offering Fresh Perspectives That Consistently Challenge Readers To Think More Deeply About China And The Historical Craft In General--provided By Publisher. Beginnings -- Wang Tao: The Problem Of Change In The Late Qing -- The Next Step: Discovering History In China -- Discovering History In China: The Back Story -- Limits Of The China-centered Approach -- A Multiplicity Of Pasts: History In Three Keys -- History In Three Keys: Research, Writing, And Publishing History -- Between History In Three Keys And Speaking To History: Surprise -- Developments -- The Problem Of Insideness Vs. Outsideness: Speaking To History -- The Power Of Story: History And Popular Memory -- Then And Now: The Two Histories. Paul A. Cohen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Praise for THERE'S A CUSTOMER BORN EVERY MINUTE "Joe Vitale has created an entertaining, educational, and motivational manual-with the help of P.T. Barnum-that belongs in every hotel room alongside the Bible. Then, guests might read his inspirational book first, and give thanks to God for this worthy discovery.Famous entrepreneur and showman P.T. Barnum is perhaps best known today for having said, "There's a sucker born every minute." But, surprisingly, Barnum never said such a thing. In fact, he believed that there was a customer born every minute, and this beliefthat everyone was a potential buyerwas just one of the many solid business principles that led him to a long and successful career.There's a Customer Born Every Minute reveals the lost wisdom of this great business pioneer. Barnum was much more than a showman; he was a dedicated businessman and entrepreneur with a razor-sharp mind. In this delightful and absorbing new edition, Joe Vitale reveals the secrets of Barnum's success and shares the ten key business practices that Barnum developed and lived by. But this is much more than a retelling of old business wisdom. Barnum's business principles were straightforward, effective, and timeless; and now Vitale shows you how to apply and adapt those key principles to your own business. Whether you run an established company or plan to start your own entrepreneurial venture, these principles will help you achieve your goals. What worked yesterday still works today, even in the current fast-paced and highly competitive environment. Vitale reveals Barnum's genius for making money and highlights the tactics he used throughout his career as a newspaperman, politician, entrepreneur, promoter, and finally, as a showman. Plus, this new edition includes even more rare material by and about Barnum, including advertisements, photos, letters, an in-depth interview with the man himself, and the entire text of his famous speech, "The Art of Money Getting."Far more entertaining than the typical business book, There's a Customer Born Every Minute is both a practical resource packed with true business wisdom and a fascinating look at one of the greatest charactersand one of the greatest business mindsin American history. Soundview Executive Book Summaries P.T. Barnum's Greatest Sales Approach On EarthIn addition to being one of the greatest showmen and businessmen ever, P.T. Barnum is author, copywriter and marketing expert Joe Vitale's mentor from beyond. Vitale therefore takes exception to the fact that most people only know of Barnum's management of the famous circus that still bears his name, and stresses that Barnum was involved with the famed circus only during the last years of his life. It was his American Museum (audaciously purchased with no cash down and a swampy island as collateral) and his almost mythical promotion of General Tom Thumb (Charles S. Stratton) and Swedish songstress Jenny Lind that made P.T. Barnum his money and fame. Tell Your Story to Everyone Who Will Listen P.T. Barnum's observation that too many businesses hide their light under a bushel resonates profoundly with Vitale's experience as a marketer and copywriter. Barnum's simple and direct approach to communicating value to potential customers remains as true today as it did in his time. The master showman knew that if potential customers don't know what you have to offer, they aren't going to buy it. Beneath the gutsy tales of bold promotions, anecdotes about wild animals and crazy contests (or the story of how Barnum was nearly hanged) the book presents simple, applicable advice. Find a business you love, promote it like crazy then give paying customers more than they expect. According to Barnum (and Vitale), it's an approach that cannot fail. Barnum's 10 Rings of Power Vitale also holds Barnum up as a man who understood the power of positive thinking decades before it was a pop psychology phenomenon. He was a man who endured tremendous personal and business tragedies (he went bankrupt twice), but had the attitude and strength of character to persevere and build immediately upon (at one point literally) the ashes of his defeat. Vitale draws out 10 points or "Rings of Power" that originate in the personal beliefs Barnum held on the subject of success in business. According to Vitale, Barnum's actions and writing attest that: He believed there was a customer born every minute (not a sucker as the common saying would have us believe). Barnum went against the grain of our current "targeting" approaches, believing that the more people who know about your offer, the larger the pool of potential customers. He believed in using skyrockets. He was the king of dreaming up audacious ways to grab attention, and in doing so invented the baby contest and the beauty contest. He believed in giving people more than their money's worth. A quality as irresistible now as it was then. He fearlessly believed in the power of printer'...

How racism and discrimination have been central to democracies from the classical period to today As right-wing nationalism and authoritarian populism gain momentum across the world, liberals, and even some conservatives, worry that democratic principles are under threat. In The Spectre of Race, Michael Hanchard argues that the current rise in xenophobia and racist rhetoric is nothing new and that exclusionary policies have always been central to democratic practices since their beginnings in classical times. Contending that democracy has never been for all people, Hanchard discusses how marginalization is reinforced in modern politics, and why these contradictions need to be fully examined if the dynamics of democracy are to be truly understood. Hanchard identifies continuities of discriminatory citizenship from classical Athens to the present and looks at how democratic institutions have promoted undemocratic ideas and practices. The longest-standing modern democracies--France, Britain, and the United States-profited from slave labor, empire, and colonialism, much like their Athenian predecessor. Hanchard follows these patterns through the Enlightenment and to the states and political thinkers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and he examines how early political scientists, including Woodrow Wilson and his contemporaries, devised what Hanchard has characterized as "racial regimes" to maintain the political and economic privileges of dominant groups at the expense of subordinated ones. Exploring how democracies reconcile political inequality and equality, Hanchard debates the thorny question of the conditions under which democracies have created and maintained barriers to political membership. Showing the ways that race, gender, nationality, and other criteria have determined a person's status in political life, The Spectre of Race offers important historical context for how democracy generates political difference and inequality. show moreHow Racism And Discrimination Have Been Central To Democracies From The Classical Period To Today As Right-wing Nationalism And Authoritarian Populism Gain Momentum Across The World, Liberals, And Even Some Conservatives, Worry That Democratic Principles Are Under Threat. In The Spectre Of Race, Michael Hanchard Argues That The Current Rise In Xenophobia And Racist Rhetoric Is Nothing New And That Exclusionary Policies Have Always Been Central To Democratic Practices Since Their Beginnings In Classical Times. Contending That Democracy Has Never Been For All People, Hanchard Discusses How Marginalization Is Reinforced In Modern Politics, And Why These Contradictions Need To Be Fully Examined If The Dynamics Of Democracy Are To Be Truly Understood. Hanchard Identifies Continuities Of Discriminatory Citizenship From Classical Athens To The Present And Looks At How Democratic Institutions Have Promoted Undemocratic Ideas And Practices. The Longest-standing Modern Democracies--france, Britain, And The United States—profited From Slave Labor, Empire, And Colonialism, Much Like Their Athenian Predecessor. Hanchard Follows These Patterns Through The Enlightenment And To The States And Political Thinkers Of The Late Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries, And He Examines How Early Political Scientists, Including Woodrow Wilson And His Contemporaries, Devised What Hanchard Has Characterized As Racial Regimes To Maintain The Political And Economic Privileges Of Dominant Groups At The Expense Of Subordinated Ones. Exploring How Democracies Reconcile Political Inequality And Equality, Hanchard Debates The Thorny Question Of The Conditions Under Which Democracies Have Created And Maintained Barriers To Political Membership. Showing The Ways That Race, Gender, Nationality, And Other Criteria Have Determined A Person's Status In Political Life, The Spectre Of Race Offers Important Historical Context For How Democracy Generates Political Difference And Inequality.

At the center of Stefan Bargheer's account of bird watching, field ornithology, and nature conservation in Britain and Germany stands the question of how values change over time and how individuals develop moral commitments. Using life history data derived from written narratives and oral histories, Moral Entanglements follows the development of conservation from the point in time at which the greatest declines in bird life took place to the current efforts in large-scale biodiversity conservation and environmental policy within the European Union. While often depicted as the outcome of an environmental revolution that has taken place since the 1960s, Bargheer demonstrates to the contrary that the relevant practices and institutions that shape contemporary conservation have evolved gradually since the early nineteenth century. Moral Entanglements further shows that the practices and institutions in which bird conservation is entangled differ between the two countries. In Britain, birds derived their meaning in the context of the game of bird watching as a leisure activity. Here birds are now, as then, the most popular and best protected taxonomic group of wildlife due to their particularly suitable status as toys in a collecting game, turning nature into a playground. In Germany, by contrast, birds were initially part of the world of work. They were protected as useful economic tools, rendering services of ecological pest control in a system of agricultural production modeled after the factory shop floor. Based on this extensive analysis, Bargheer formulates a sociology of morality informed by a pragmatist theory of value. show more

Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they’re practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. In Crossings, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb travels throughout the United States and around the world to investigate how roads have transformed our planet. A million animals are killed by cars each day in the U.S. alone, but as the new science of road ecology shows, the harms of highways extend far beyond roadkill. Creatures from antelope to salmon are losing their ability to migrate in search of food and mates; invasive plants hitch rides in tire treads; road salt contaminates lakes and rivers; and the very noise of traffic chases songbirds from vast swaths of habitat.Yet road ecologists are also seeking to blunt the destruction through innovative solutions. Goldfarb meets with conservationists building bridges for California’s mountain lions and tunnels for English toads, engineers deconstructing the labyrinth of logging roads that web national forests, animal rehabbers caring for Tasmania’s car-orphaned wallabies, and community organizers working to undo the havoc highways have wreaked upon American cities.Today, as our planet’s road network continues to grow exponentially, the science of road ecology has become increasingly vital. Written with passion and curiosity, Crossings is a sweeping, spirited, and timely investigation into how humans have altered the natural world―and how we can create a better future for all living beings.

Extensively illustrated, this is an absorbing and insightful study of the life and work of John Tenniel, the Victorian political cartoonist who illustrated Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' books.Best Known Today As The Illustrator Of Lewis Carroll’s Alice Books, John Tenniel Was One Of The Victorian Era’s Chief Political Cartoonists. This Extensively Illustrated Book Is The First To Draw Almost Exclusively On Primary Sources In Family Collections, Public Archives And Other Depositories. Frankie Morris Examines Tenniel’s Life And Work, Producing A Book That Is Not Only A Definitive Resource For Scholars And Collectors But One That Can Be Easily Enjoyed By Everyone Interested In Victorian Life And Art, Social History, Journalism And Political Cartoon, And Illustrated Books. From His Sunny Childhood And Early Enthusiasm For Sports, Theatre And Medievalism To His Flirtation With High Art And Fifty-year Relationship With The London Journal Punch, Tenniel Is Shown To Have Been The Sociable And Urbane Humourist Revealed In His Drawings. There Follow Three Parts On Tenniel’s Work, In Which Morris Examines Tenniel’s Methods And His Earlier Book Illustrations, The Alice Pictures, And The Punch Cartoons. She Addresses Such Little-understood Subjects As Tenniel’s Drawings On Wood, His Relationship With Lewis Carroll, And His Controversial Irish Cartoons, And Examines The Salient Characteristics Of His Approximately 4,500 Drawings For Books And Journals. The Definitive Study Of Both The Man And The Work, Artist Of Wonderland Gives An Unprecedented View Of The Cartoonist Who Mythologised The World For Generations Of Britons.

Welcome on my Store! For sale dinner soup plate stamped Royal Copenhagen. This pattern is called Blue Fluted Half Lace #566. Description: it has chip. Measures: diameter 23 cm, height 5 cm. Each and every piece of Blue Fluted porcelain from Royal Copenhagen is produced today as it was 200 years

Welcome on my Store! I would like to present rare vase stamped Royal Copenhagen. This pattern is called Blue Fluted Plain # 478. Design by Arnold Krog. It was produced in the 1890s. Each and every piece of Blue Fluted porcelain from Royal Copenhagen is produced today as it was 200 years ago. All

Bertolt Brecht once worried that our sympathy for the victims of a social problem can make the problem's "beauty and attraction" invisible. In The Beauty of a Social Problem, Walter Benn Michaels explores the effort to overcome this difficulty through a study of several contemporary artist-photographers whose work speaks to questions of political economy. Although he discusses well-known figures like Walker Evans and Jeff Wall, Michaels's focus is on a group of younger artists, including Viktoria Binschtok, Phil Chang, Liz Deschenes, and Arthur Ou. All born after 1965, they have always lived in a world where, on the one hand, artistic ambition has been synonymous with the critique of autonomous form and intentional meaning, while, on the other, the struggle between capital and labor has essentially been won by capital. Contending that the aesthetic and political conditions are connected, Michaels argues that these artists' new commitment to form and meaning is a way for them to depict the conditions that have taken US economic inequality from its lowest level, in 1968, to its highest level today. As Michaels demonstrates, these works of art, unimaginable without the postmodern critique of autonomy and intentionality, end up departing and dissenting from that critique in continually interesting and innovative ways. show more

Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. But this was the understanding of light radiation held by certain natural philosophers of early modern Europe, and that, argues Mary Quinlan-McGrath, was why educated people of the Renaissance commissioned artworks centered on astrological themes and practices. Influences is the first book to reveal how important Renaissance artworks were designed to be not only beautiful but also perhaps even primarily functional. From the fresco cycles at Caprarola, to the Vatican's Sala dei Pontefici, to the Villa Farnesina, these great works were commissioned to selectively capture and then transmit celestial radiation, influencing the bodies and minds of their audiences. Quinlan-McGrath examines the sophisticated logic behind these theories and practices and, along the way, sheds light on early creation theory; the relationship between astrology and natural theology; and the protochemistry, physics, and mathematics of rays. An original and intellectually stimulating study, Influences adds a new dimension to the understanding of aesthetics among Renaissance patrons and a new meaning to the seductive powers of art. show more