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Anarchism and Authority

A Philosophical Introduction to Classical Anarchism

By: Mr Paul McLaughlin

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Anarchism and Authority

A Philosophical Introduction to Classical Anarchism

By: Mr Paul McLaughlin

Examining the political theory of anarchism from a philosophical and historical perspective, Paul McLaughlin relates anarchism to the fundamental ethical and political problem of authority. The book pays particular attention to the authority of the state and the anarchist rejection of all traditional claims made for the legitimacy of state authority, the author both explaining and defending the central tenets of the anarchist critique of the state. The founding works of anarchist thought, by Godwin, Proudhon and Stirner, are explored and anarchism is examined in its historical context, including the influence of such events as the Enlightenment and the French Revolution on anarchist thought. Finally, the major theoretical developments of anarchism from the late-nineteenth century to the present are summarized and evaluated. This book is both a highly readable account of the development of anarchist thinking and a lucid and well-reasoned defence of the anarchist philosophy.

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220

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409485404

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9781409485407

France and the Spanish Civil War

Cultural Representations of the War Next Door, 1936–1945

By: Mr Martin Hurcombe

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France and the Spanish Civil War

Cultural Representations of the War Next Door, 1936–1945

By: Mr Martin Hurcombe

In this wide-ranging study of French intellectuals who represented the Spanish Civil War as it was happening and in its immediate aftermath, Martin Hurcombe explores the ways in which these individuals addressed national anxieties and shaped the French political landscape. Bringing together reportage, essays, and fiction by French supporters of Franco's Nationalists and of the Spanish Republic, Hurcombe shows the multifaceted ways in which that conflict impacted upon French political culture. He argues that French cultural representations of the war often articulated a utopian image of the Nationalists or of the Spanish Republic that served as models behind which the radical right or the radical left in France might mobilise. His book will be of interest not only to scholars of French literature and culture but also to those interested in how events unfolding in Spain found an echo in the political landscapes of other countries.

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258

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409478807

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9781409478805

Catholic and Protestant Translations of the Imitatio Christi, 1425–1650

From Late Medieval Classic to Early Modern Bestseller

By: Mr Maximilian von Habsburg

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Catholic and Protestant Translations of the Imitatio Christi, 1425–1650

From Late Medieval Classic to Early Modern Bestseller

By: Mr Maximilian von Habsburg

The Imitatio Christi is considered one of the classic texts of Western spirituality. There were 800 manuscript copies and more than 740 different printed editions of the Imitatio between its composition in the fifteenth century and 1650. During the Reformation period, the book retained its popularity with both Protestants and Catholics; with the exception of the Bible it was the most frequently printed book of the sixteenth century. In this pioneering study, the remarkable longevity of the Imitatio across geographical, chronological, linguistic and confessional boundaries is explored. Rather than attributing this enduring popularity to any particular quality of universality, this study suggests that its key virtue was its appropriation by different interest groups. That such an apparently Catholic and monastic work could be adopted and adapted by both Protestant reformers and Catholic activists (including the Jesuits) poses intriguing questions about our understanding of Reformation and Counter Reformation theology and confessional politics. This study focuses on the editions of the Imitatio printed in English, French, German and Latin between the 1470s and 1650. It offers an ambitious and comprehensive survey of the process of translation and its impact and contribution to religious culture. In so doing it offers a fresh analysis of spirituality and devotion within their proper late medieval and early modern contexts. It also demonstrates that spirituality was not a peripheral dimension of religion, but remains at the very heart of both Catholic and Protestant self-perception and identity.

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382

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409482642

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9781409482642

Directory of Federal Court Guidelines

By: In-house: MR

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Directory of Federal Court Guidelines

By: In-house: MR

The Directory of Federal Court Guidelines outlines the requirements of over 600 federal judges in detailed form along with the procedures they mandate on such essential matters as discovery, scheduling conferences, alternative dispute resolution, voir dire, marking of exhibits, and jury participation. This is critical inside information directly from the federal courts and judges compiled and published in cooperation with the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation. You will get every sitting judge's educational background, previous experience on the bench, with the government and in private practice, and honors and awards. Many judges have provided photographs and the names and telephone numbers of their secretaries and court clerks as well. Updated three times a year, Directory of Federal Court Guidelines will prove to be a vital research tool for preparing your case.

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Wolters Kluwer

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1567062962

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9781567062960

Vagueness, Logic and Ontology

By: Mr Dominic Hyde

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Vagueness, Logic and Ontology

By: Mr Dominic Hyde

Resorting to natural law is one way of conveying the philosophical conviction that moral norms are not merely conventional rules. Accordingly, the notion of natural law has a clear metaphysical dimension, since it involves the recognition that human beings do not conceive themselves as sheer products of society and history. And yet, if natural law is to be considered the fundamental law of practical reason, it must show also some intrinsic relationship to history and positive law. The essays in this book examine this tension between the metaphysical and the practical and how the philosophical elaboration of natural law presents this notion as a "limiting-concept", between metaphysics and ethics, between the mutable and the immutable; between is and ought, and, in connection with the latter, even the tension between politics and eschatology as a double horizon of ethics. This book, contributed to by scholars from Europe and America, is a major contribution to the renewed interest in natural law. It provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of natural law, both from a historical and a systematic point of view. It ranges from the mediaeval synthesis of Aquinas through the early modern elaborations of natural law, up to current discussions on the very possibility and practical relevance of natural law theory for the contemporary mind.

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250

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409485730

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9781409485735

Sub-Saharan Africa

Forging New Trade Links with Asia

By: Mr.Sanjeev Gupta,Mr.Kevin Joseph Carey,Mr.Ulrich Jacoby

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Forging New Trade Links with Asia

By: Mr.Sanjeev Gupta,Mr.Kevin Joseph Carey,Mr.Ulrich Jacoby

What is the impact on trade in sub-Saharan Africa of the recent rapid growth in China and other Asian countries, and the associated commodity price boom? This paper looks at how trading patterns (both destinations and composition) are changing in sub-Saharan Africa. Has the region managed to diversify the products it sells from commodities to manufactured goods? Has it expanded the range of countries to which it exports? And what about the import side? The time is ripe for sub-Saharan African countries to climb up the value chain of their commodity-based exports and/or achieve an export surge based on labor-intensive manufacturing.

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International Monetary Fund

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1589066677

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9781589066670

Playfulness and Dementia

A Practice Guide

By: Mr John Killick,Kate Allan

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Playfulness and Dementia

A Practice Guide

By: Mr John Killick,Kate Allan

Establishing playfulness as an essential component of dementia care, this positive and uplifting book will be key in changing attitudes and providing ideas for new and valuable ways of interacting and being with individuals with the condition. John Killick explores the nature of playfulness and the many ways in which it can enrich the lives of people with dementia, including as a means of maintaining relationships and communication, supporting communication and generally lifting the spirits. Specific approaches already in existence are described, including improvised drama, clowning and laughter yoga, and a chapter on the playful approach to art and craft activities is also included. Personal accounts of playfulness by individuals with dementia, relatives and an actor with a decade's experience of using playful approaches with people with dementia offer rich first-hand insights into its transformative potential. Throughout the book, the importance of spontaneity and of being with the person with dementia in the present moment is emphasised, and the reader is encouraged to develop a playful mindset. A selection of colour photographs amply demonstrate playful approaches in action. Offering a fresh and perhaps unexpected perspective, this book is essential reading for dementia care practitioners and managers, activity coordinators, therapists, people with dementia and their relatives, and anyone else concerned with the wellbeing of those with the condition.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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085700462X

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9780857004628

Entry Costs and the Macroeconomy

By: Germán Gutiérrez,Callum Jones,Mr.Thomas Philippon

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Entry Costs and the Macroeconomy

By: Germán Gutiérrez,Callum Jones,Mr.Thomas Philippon

We combine a structural model with cross-sectional micro data to identify the causes and consequences of rising concentration in the US economy. Using asset prices and industry data, we estimate realized and anticipated shocks that drive entry and concentration. We validate our approach by showing that the model-implied entry shocks correlate with independently constructed measures of entry regulations and M&As. We conclude that entry costs have risen in the U.S. over the past 20 years and have depressed capital and consumption by about seven percent.

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International Monetary Fund

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1513519611

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Book's by Mr Paul McLaughlin

Anarchism and Authority

Anarchism and Authority

France and the Spanish Civil War

France and the Spanish Civil War

Catholic and Protestant Translations of the Imitatio Christi, 1425–1650

Catholic and Protestant Translations of the Imitatio Christi, 1425–1650

Directory of Federal Court Guidelines

Directory of Federal Court Guidelines

Vagueness, Logic and Ontology

Vagueness, Logic and Ontology

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Playfulness and Dementia

Playfulness and Dementia

Entry Costs and the Macroeconomy

Entry Costs and the Macroeconomy

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