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Pierre Bourdieu

The Last Musketeer of the French Revolution

By: Gad Yair

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Pierre Bourdieu

The Last Musketeer of the French Revolution

By: Gad Yair

Pierre Bourdieu: The Last Musketeer of the French Revolution argues that Bourdieu appointed himself as the representative of the French people and acted as its National Assembly. In that capacity, he set himself to work with the charter of the preamble toThe Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen to remind the members of the social body of their rights and obligations; to monitor the legislative and executive powers and compare them with the Republican purposes of ideal political and social agendas decreed by the revolutionaries of 1789; and, overall, to maintain the tenets of the French constitution. In that sense, like d'Artagnan in Dumas'The Three Musketeers, Bourdieu took it upon himself to be the fighter for true France, namely the keeper of the Republican tradition of the French Revolution. Bourdieu's entire oeuvre was indeed motivated by the failed promise of the French Revolution and by the demise of its most noble ideals. His passionate analyses_of educational stratification, cultural production and consumption, gender relations, the social structure of the economy, and the effects of globalization_were always carried out with the moral benchmark of the revolution in mind. Bourdieu was indeed passionately tied to the values of the French Revolution, notably to liberty and meritocracy, to social equality and to the democratization and universalization of government. But wherever he looked, he saw those values betrayed by the very people who argued for their implementation, and by the governmental bodies which were devised in order to guarantee their effectiveness. Committed to the values of the Declaration, he was constantly frustrated by the betrayals of universalization by the Fifth Republic.

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Lexington Books

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0739142771

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9780739142776

The Golem in German Social Theory

By: Gad Yaʼir,Michaela Soyer

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The Golem in German Social Theory

By: Gad Yaʼir,Michaela Soyer

The Golem in German Social Theory provides an innovative and bold interpretation of German social theory. Authors Yair and Soyer argue that German scholars have been continually preoccupied with ancient, religiously-based myths that criticize the ideals of the enlightenment, exemplified by the 16th-century narrative of the Golem rising over its master.

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188

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Lexington Books

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0739120115

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9780739120118

The Gulf Crisis and its Global Aftermath

By: Gad Barzilai,Aharon Klieman,Gil Shidlo

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The Gulf Crisis and its Global Aftermath

By: Gad Barzilai,Aharon Klieman,Gil Shidlo

The crisis in the Gulf of 1990-1 affected more than just the regional powers in the area. Rippling outward, its military, economic and political effects were felt throughout the international political system, testing US steadfastness in the face of Saddam Hussein’s political survival, European ability to form a united front on foreign policy issues and the effectiveness of the UN in confronting international aggression. The rationale behind this book, first published in 1993, is to investigate and analyse the various aspects of the crisis, especially in regard to the interactions between internal and international prospects for a new order in the Middle East. It also examines the wider effects of the war, and includes analysis of Europe, America and the Soviet Union. Each one of the essays chosen for this volume has been written by an expert in their field. This collaboration between historians, regional specialists and political scientists, integrating a variety of research methods in the framework of one book, will be useful to a wide range of readers.

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Routledge

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1317292146

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9781317292142

Politics, Lies, and Videotape

3,000 Questions and Answers on the Mideast Crisis

By: Yitschak Ben Gad

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Politics, Lies, and Videotape

3,000 Questions and Answers on the Mideast Crisis

By: Yitschak Ben Gad

A penetrating analysis and an eloquent call for objective truth in the Middle East, the author, a former Israeli Consul General to the U.S., speaks from years of experience to offer realistic suggestions for bringing peace to the region. Go inside the halls of power and special interest, hear the rationalizations of terror, and understand the motivations of those who support the likes of Saddam Hussein, Arafat, Al Queda and Khaddafi.

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SP Books

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1561710156

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9781561710157

Pierre Bourdieu

The Last Musketeer of the French Revolution

By: Gad Yair

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The Last Musketeer of the French Revolution

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The Golem in German Social Theory

By: Gad Yaʼir,Michaela Soyer

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Pierre Bourdieu

Pierre Bourdieu

The Golem in German Social Theory

The Golem in German Social Theory

The Gulf Crisis and its Global Aftermath

The Gulf Crisis and its Global Aftermath

Politics, Lies, and Videotape

Politics, Lies, and Videotape

Pierre Bourdieu

Pierre Bourdieu

The Golem in German Social Theory

The Golem in German Social Theory

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