Ucal pod jun 2021 (138 résultats)

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In this age of globalization, the eighteenth-century priest and abolitionist Henri Grégoire has often been called a man ahead of his time. An icon of antiracism, a hero to people from Ho Chi Minh to French Jews, Grégoire has been particularly celebrated since 1989, when the French government placed him in the Pantheon as a model of ideals of universalism and human rights. In this beautifully written biography, based on newly discovered and previously overlooked material, we gain access for the first time to the full complexity of Grégoire's intellectual and political universe as well as the compelling nature of his persona. His life offers an extraordinary vantage from which to view large issues in European and world history in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and provides provocative insights into many of the prevailing tensions, ideals, and paradoxes of the twenty-first century. Focusing on Grégoire's idea of 'regeneration,' that people could literally be made anew, Sepinwall argues that revolutionary universalism was more complicated than it appeared. Tracing the Revolution's long-term legacy, she suggests that while it spread concepts of equality and liberation throughout the world, its ideals also helped to justify colonialism and conquest. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Challenging widespread assumptions that persons who are preferentially attracted to minors--often referred to as 'pedophiles'--are necessarily also predators and sex offenders, this book takes readers into the lives of non-offending minor-attracted persons (MAPs). There is little research into non-offending MAPs, a group whose experiences offer valuable insights into the prevention of child abuse. Navigating guilt, shame, and fear, this universally maligned group demonstrates remarkable resilience and commitment to living without offending and to supporting and educating others. Using data from interview-based research, A Long, Dark Shadow offers a crucial account of the lived experiences of this hidden population. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Police Visibility presents empirically grounded research into how police officers experience and manage the information politics of surveillance and visibility generated by the introduction of body cameras into their daily routines and the increasingly common experience of being recorded by civilian bystanders. Newell elucidates how these activities intersect with privacy, free speech, and access to information law and argues that rather than being emancipatory systems of police oversight, body-worn cameras are an evolution in police image work and state surveillance expansion. Throughout the book, he catalogs how surveillance generates information, the control of which creates and facilitates power and potentially fuels state domination. The antidote, he argues, is robust information law and policy that puts the power to monitor and regulate the police squarely in the hands of citizens.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - A mold-breaking memoir of Asian American identity, political activism, community, and purpose. Not Yo' Butterfly is the intimate and unflinching life story of Nobuko Miyamoto--artist, activist, and mother. Beginning with the harrowing early years of her life as a Japanese American child navigating a fearful west coast during World War II, Miyamoto leads readers into the landscapes that defined the experiences of twentieth-century America and also foregrounds the struggles of people of color who reclaimed their histories, identities, and power through activism and art. Miyamoto vividly describes her early life in the racialized atmosphere of Hollywood musicals and then her turn toward activism as an Asian American troubadour with the release of A Grain of Sand--considered to be the first Asian American folk album. Her narrative intersects with the stories of Yuri Kochiyama and Grace Lee Boggs, influential in both Asian and Black liberation movements. She tells how her experience of motherhood with an Afro-Asian son, as well as a marriage that intertwined Black and Japanese families and communities, placed her at the nexus of the 1992 Rodney King riots--and how she used art to create interracial solidarity and conciliation. Through it all, Miyamoto has embraced her identity as an Asian American woman to create an antiracist body of work and a blueprint for empathy and praxis through community art. Her sometimes barbed, often provocative, and always steadfast story is now told.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Energy Islands provides an urgent and nuanced portrait of collective action that resists racial capitalism, colonialism, and climate disruption. Weaving together historical and ethnographic research, this story challenges the master narratives of Puerto Rico as a tourist destination and site of 'natural' disasters to demonstrate how fossil fuel economies are inextricably entwined with colonial practices and how local community groups in Puerto Rico have struggled against energy coloniality to mobilize and transform power from the ground up.Catalina M. de Onís documents how these groups work to decenter continental contexts and deconstruct damaging hierarchies that devalue and exploit rural coastal communities. She highlights and collaborates with individuals who refuse the cruel logics of empire by imagining and implementing energy justice and other interconnected radical power transformations. Diving deeply into energy, islands, and power, this book engages various metaphors for alternative world-making.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Hearing Luxe Pop explores a deluxe-production aesthetic that has long thrived in American popular music, in which popular-music idioms are merged with lush string orchestrations and big-band instrumentation. John Howland presents an alternative music history that centers on shifts in timbre and sound through innovative uses of orchestration and arranging, traveling from symphonic jazz to the Great American Songbook, the teenage symphonies of Motown to the 'countrypolitan' sound of Nashville, the sunshine pop of the Beach Boys to the blending of soul and funk into 1970s disco, and Jay-Z's hip-hop-orchestra events to indie rock bands performing with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. This book attunes readers to hear the discourses gathered around the music and its associated images as it examines pop's relations to aspirational consumer culture, theatricality, sophistication, cosmopolitanism, and glamorous lifestyles.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - How queerness and radical politics intersected--earlier than you thought. Well before Stonewall, a broad cross section of sexual dissidents took advantage of their space on the margins of American society to throw themselves into leftist campaigns. Sensitive already to sexual marginalization, they also saw how class inequality was exacerbated by the Great Depression, witnessing the terrible bread lines and bread riots of the era. They participated in radical labor organizing, sympathized like many with the early prewar Soviet Union, contributed to the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, opposed US police and state harassment, fought racial discrimination, and aligned themselves with the dispossessed. Whether they were themselves straight, gay, or otherwise queer, they brought sexual dissidence and radicalism into conversation at the height of the Left's influence on American culture. Combining rich archival research with inventive analysis of art and literature, Love's Next Meeting explores the relationship between homosexuality and the Left in American culture between 1920 and 1960. Aaron S. Lecklider uncovers a lively cast of individuals and dynamic expressive works, revealing remarkably progressive engagement with homosexuality among radicals, workers, and the poor. Leftists connected sexual dissidence with radical gender politics, antiracism, and challenges to censorship and obscenity laws through the 1920s and 1930s. In the process, a wide array of activists, organizers, artists, and writers laid the foundation for a radical movement through which homosexual lives and experiences were given shape and new political identities were forged. Love's Next Meeting cuts to the heart of some of the biggest questions in American history: questions about socialism, about sexuality, about the supposed clash still making headlines today between leftist politics and identity politics. What emerges is a dramatic, sexually vibrant story of the shared struggles for liberation across the twentieth century.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - A history of U.S. public health emergencies and how we can turn the tide. Despite enormous advances in medical science and public health education over the last century, access to health care remains a dominant issue in American life. U.S. health care is often hailed as the best in the world, yet the public health emergencies of today often echo the public health emergencies of yesterday: consider the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 and COVID-19, the displacement of the Dust Bowl and the havoc of Hurricane Maria, the Reagan administration's antipathy toward the AIDS epidemic and the lack of accountability during the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Spanning the period from the presidency of Woodrow Wilson to that of Donald Trump, American Health Crisis illuminates how--despite the elevation of health care as a human right throughout the world--vulnerable communities in the United States continue to be victimized by structural inequalities across disparate geographies, income levels, and ethnic groups. Martin Halliwell views contemporary public health crises through the lens of historical and cultural revisionings, suturing individual events together into a narrative of calamity that has brought us to our current crisis in health politics. American Health Crisis considers the future of public health in the United States and, presenting a reinvigorated concept of health citizenship, argues that now is the moment to act for lasting change.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Since Iran's 1979 Revolution, the imperative to create and protect the inner purity of family and nation in the face of outside spiritual corruption has been a driving force in national politics. Through extensive fieldwork, Rose Wellman examines how Basiji families, as members of Iran's voluntary paramilitary organization, are encountering, enacting, and challenging this imperative. Her ethnography reveals how families and state elites are employing blood, food, and prayer in commemorations for martyrs in Islamic national rituals to create citizens who embody familial piety, purity, and closeness to God. Feeding Iran provides a rare and humanistic account of religion and family life in the post-revolutionary Islamic Republic that examines how home life and everyday piety are linked to state power.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Hungry for Revolution tells the story of how struggles over food fueled the rise and fall of Chile's Popular Unity coalition and one of Latin America's most expansive social welfare states. Reconstructing ties among workers, consumers, scientists, and the state, Joshua Frens-String explores how Chileans across generations sought to center food security as a right of citizenship. In so doing, he deftly untangles the relationship between two of twentieth-century Chile's most significant political and economic processes: the fight of an emergent urban working class to gain reliable access to nutrient-rich foodstuffs and the state's efforts to modernize its underproducing agricultural countryside. …

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Angelic beings can be found throughout the Hebrew Bible, and by late antiquity the archangels Michael and Gabriel were as familiar as the patriarchs and matriarchs, guardian angels were as present as one's shadow, and praise of the seraphim was as sacred as the Shema prayer. Mika Ahuvia recovers once-commonplace beliefs about the divine realm and demonstrates that angels were foundational to ancient Judaism. Ancient Jewish practice centered on humans' relationships with invisible beings who acted as intermediaries, role models, and guardians. Drawing on non-canonical sources--incantation bowls, amulets, mystical texts, and liturgical poetry--Ahuvia shows that when ancient men and women sought access to divine aid, they turned not only to their rabbis or to God alone but often also to the angels. On My Right Michael, On My Left Gabriel spotlights these overlooked stories, interactions, and rituals, offering a new entry point to the history of Judaism and the wider ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern world in which it flourished.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Challenging widespread assumptions that persons who are preferentially attracted to minors--often referred to as 'pedophiles'--are necessarily also predators and sex offenders, this book takes readers into the lives of non-offending minor-attracted persons (MAPs). There is little research into non-offending MAPs, a group whose experiences offer valuable insights into the prevention of child abuse. Navigating guilt, shame, and fear, this universally maligned group demonstrates remarkable resilience and commitment to living without offending and to supporting and educating others. Using data from interview-based research, A Long, Dark Shadow offers a crucial account of the lived experiences of this hidden population.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Energy Islands provides an urgent and nuanced portrait of collective action that resists racial capitalism, colonialism, and climate disruption. Weaving together historical and ethnographic research, this story challenges the master narratives of Puerto Rico as a tourist destination and site of 'natural' disasters to demonstrate how fossil fuel economies are inextricably entwined with colonial practices and how local community groups in Puerto Rico have struggled against energy coloniality to mobilize and transform power from the ground up.Catalina M. de Onís documents how these groups work to decenter continental contexts and deconstruct damaging hierarchies that devalue and exploit rural coastal communities. She highlights and collaborates with individuals who refuse the cruel logics of empire by imagining and implementing energy justice and other interconnected radical power transformations. Diving deeply into energy, islands, and power, this book engages various metaphors for alternative world-making.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Hungry for Revolution tells the story of how struggles over food fueled the rise and fall of Chile's Popular Unity coalition and one of Latin America's most expansive social welfare states. Reconstructing ties among workers, consumers, scientists, and the state, Joshua Frens-String explores how Chileans across generations sought to center food security as a right of citizenship. In so doing, he deftly untangles the relationship between two of twentieth-century Chile's most significant political and economic processes: the fight of an emergent urban working class to gain reliable access to nutrient-rich foodstuffs and the state's efforts to modernize its underproducing agricultural countryside.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Police Visibility presents empirically grounded research into how police officers experience and manage the information politics of surveillance and visibility generated by the introduction of body cameras into their daily routines and the increasingly common experience of being recorded by civilian bystanders. Newell elucidates how these activities intersect with privacy, free speech, and access to information law and argues that rather than being emancipatory systems of police oversight, body-worn cameras are an evolution in police image work and state surveillance expansion. Throughout the book, he catalogs how surveillance generates information, the control of which creates and facilitates power and potentially fuels state domination. The antidote, he argues, is robust information law and policy that puts the power to monitor and regulate the police squarely in the hands of citizens.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Since Iran's 1979 Revolution, the imperative to create and protect the inner purity of family and nation in the face of outside spiritual corruption has been a driving force in national politics. Through extensive fieldwork, Rose Wellman examines how Basiji families, as members of Iran's voluntary paramilitary organization, are encountering, enacting, and challenging this imperative. Her ethnography reveals how families and state elites are employing blood, food, and prayer in commemorations for martyrs in Islamic national rituals to create citizens who embody familial piety, purity, and closeness to God. Feeding Iran provides a rare and humanistic account of religion and family life in the post-revolutionary Islamic Republic that examines how home life and everyday piety are linked to state power.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In this succinct yet ample work, Zhao Tingyang, one of China's most distinguished intellectuals, provides a profoundly original philosophical interpretation of China's story and also develops a Chinese worldview for the future. Over the past few decades, the question Where did China come from has absorbed the thoughts of many of China's best historians. Zhao, keenly aware of the persistent and pernicious asymmetry in the prevailing way scholars have gone about theorizing China according to Western concepts and categories, has tasked both Chinese and Western scholars to 'rethink China.' Zhao introduces what he terms a distinctively Chinese centripetal 'whirlpool' model of world order to interpret the historical progression of China's tianxia (All under Heaven) identity construction. In this book, Zhao forwards a compelling thesis not only on how we should understand China, but also on how China until recently has understood itself.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - A mold-breaking memoir of Asian American identity, political activism, community, and purpose. Not Yo' Butterfly is the intimate and unflinching life story of Nobuko Miyamoto--artist, activist, and mother. Beginning with the harrowing early years of her life as a Japanese American child navigating a fearful west coast during World War II, Miyamoto leads readers into the landscapes that defined the experiences of twentieth-century America and also foregrounds the struggles of people of color who reclaimed their histories, identities, and power through activism and art. Miyamoto vividly describes her early life in the racialized atmosphere of Hollywood musicals and then her turn toward activism as an Asian American troubadour with the release of A Grain of Sand--considered to be the first Asian American folk album. Her narrative intersects with the stories of Yuri Kochiyama and Grace Lee Boggs, influential in both Asian and Black liberation movements. She tells how her experience of motherhood with an Afro-Asian son, as well as a marriage that intertwined Black and Japanese families and communities, placed her at the nexus of the 1992 Rodney King riots--and how she used art to create interracial solidarity and conciliation. Through it all, Miyamoto has embraced her identity as an Asian American woman to create an antiracist body of work and a blueprint for empathy and praxis through community art. Her sometimes barbed, often provocative, and always steadfast story is now told.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Hearing Luxe Pop explores a deluxe-production aesthetic that has long thrived in American popular music, in which popular-music idioms are merged with lush string orchestrations and big-band instrumentation. John Howland presents an alternative music history that centers on shifts in timbre and sound through innovative uses of orchestration and arranging, traveling from symphonic jazz to the Great American Songbook, the teenage symphonies of Motown to the 'countrypolitan' sound of Nashville, the sunshine pop of the Beach Boys to the blending of soul and funk into 1970s disco, and Jay-Z's hip-hop-orchestra events to indie rock bands performing with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. This book attunes readers to hear the discourses gathered around the music and its associated images as it examines pop's relations to aspirational consumer culture, theatricality, sophistication, cosmopolitanism, and glamorous lifestyles.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This book examines Africa's emerging role in global politics during the mid-20th century and presents Chester Bowles' views on how American foreign policy should adapt to meet Africa's growing challenges. Following World War II, the United States' foreign policy largely focused on countering Soviet influence in Europe through NATO and economic aid programs like the Marshall Plan. However, Bowles argues that while these measures were effective in Europe, they failed to address the revolutionary wave of decolonization sweeping Africa and other regions. This movement, driven by the desire for self-determination, required a different approach--one that respects the aspirations of newly independent nations rather than relying on traditional military alliances. Bowles emphasizes that the anticolonial revolution is grounded in universal principles of freedom and self-governance, ideals with which the United States, as a nation born from colonial rebellion, should naturally identify. Yet, he critiques American foreign policy for its heavy reliance on military alliances to counter Soviet influence in the global south, arguing that such tactics ignore the aspirations of these newly emerging nations. To effectively support freedom and stability in Africa, he advocates for a foreign policy that prioritizes economic aid and respects African sovereignty. He asserts that such an approach could counteract Soviet influence, which increasingly sought to harness Africa's anticolonial energy for its own ends by promoting economic and ideological alignment with Moscow. In his lectures at the University of California in 1956, Bowles articulates an alternative vision for American engagement with Africa. He calls for economic partnerships, developmental aid, and an honest commitment to the values of self-determination and mutual respect, rather than treating Africa solely as a pawn in the East-West conflict. Bowles' approach challenges American policymakers to re-evaluate the nation's role in supporting decolonization and to recognize Africa as a vital arena for advancing global peace and security in alignment with American ideals. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1956.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - S. K. De's classic study offers the first synoptic, rigorously argued account in English of how Sanskrit thinkers conceived poetry--as craft, as meaning, and as aesthetic experience. Ranging from the early alamkarikas through Da??in and Vamana to Anandavardhana and Abhinavagupta, De traces the discipline's formative alliance with grammar and its gradual turn from cataloging 'ornaments' to theorizing rasa, poetic 'relish.' Along the way he clarifies foundational debates over sabda and artha, gu?a and do?a, riti and aucitya, and the crucial emergence of dhvani (suggestion) as the mode by which poetry transcends literal statement. De's guiding question--what kind of knowledge or experience is realized in poetry --organizes a lucid reconstruction of Indian poetics as it moves from normative handbooks toward a philosophy of aesthetic intuition that is at once analytical and spiritual. Balancing close reading with intellectual history, Sanskrit Poetics as a Study of Aesthetic dismantles persistent caricatures of Sanskrit criticism as merely technical. De shows how its most ambitious theorists grappled with the unity of expression and intuition, the generalization (sadhara?ikara?a) that makes shared emotion possible, and the critic's role as sah?daya, the 'like-hearted' relisher of art. Written with extraordinary economy and precision, the book speaks across disciplines--literary studies, aesthetics, Indology, religious studies--while remaining anchored in primary texts. This new presentation restores a landmark of comparative poetics to readers seeking a coherent map of a vast field and a compelling account of why rasa still matters: not as hedonism, but as a disciplined form of bliss that suspends practical aims and opens a distinct mode of knowing. De's work remains indispensable for anyone interested in how a non-Western tradition theorized what poetry does and why we care. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1963.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - The Principles of State and Government in Islam by Muhammad Asad offers a profound exploration of Islamic political thought and its application in modern governance. Rooted in the foundational texts of Islam--the Qur'an and the Sunnah--Asad presents a compelling case for an Islamic polity that harmonizes religious principles with contemporary socio-political realities. His work is both a theoretical discourse and a practical framework, aiming to address the constitutional and governance challenges faced by newly independent Muslim states, particularly Pakistan. Unlike traditional Islamic political treatises or Western-inspired constitutional models, Asad's vision seeks a balanced approach, asserting that Islamic governance should neither regress into outdated medieval forms nor blindly adopt Western democratic structures. Asad's argument is not just an academic exercise but a call to action for Muslim societies to reclaim their political destiny through an authentic yet adaptable Islamic framework. He critiques both the conservative traditionalists who seek to impose archaic models and the modernists who uncritically emulate Western systems, advocating instead for a state that embodies the ethical and legal mandates of Islam while responding to contemporary needs. His meticulous engagement with Islamic jurisprudence and political philosophy makes this book a vital resource for scholars, policymakers, and students of Islamic governance. More than a manifesto, The Principles of State and Government in Islam is a visionary attempt to bridge the past and the future, offering an intellectually rigorous and pragmatically relevant guide for the evolution of Islamic governance in the modern era. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1961.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Thomas Jefferson as Political Leader by Dumas Malone distills three public lectures delivered at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1962. Written in a semipopular style for a general audience, the book focuses on Jefferson's evolution into party leadership, a role often seen as incongruous with his broader reputation as statesman, diplomat, and intellectual. Malone highlights how Jefferson--initially reluctant to be characterized as a partisan--only fully acknowledged himself as a party leader after becoming Vice President in 1797, with decades of public service already behind him. The lectures chart his path from opposition figure to president, when the nature of his leadership and circumstances shifted significantly. Malone underscores Jefferson's unusual approach to political leadership. Unlike most figures who achieve prominence through eloquent oratory, Jefferson rarely spoke publicly and never delivered campaign speeches, preferring the written word. Yet even his major documents--such as the Declaration of Independence--were drafted as institutional rather than personal statements. His greatest influence often came through private letters to individuals, which reveal both his guiding principles and his most extravagant views. Jefferson avoided direct appeals to crowds, valued privacy, and eschewed demagoguery, yet he maintained deep personal warmth, hospitality, and intellectual breadth. These qualities--paired with his aversion to mass politics--set him apart from contemporaries like Hamilton and Adams. Malone suggests that Jefferson's effectiveness lay in his unique blend of intellect, personal relationships, and strategic communication, which enabled him to command loyalty and shape a political movement without conventional methods of mass leadership. The book offers an interpretive narrative of how Jefferson reconciled his intellectual, private temperament with the demands of party leadership in a period of fierce political conflict. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1963. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In The Ancient Dialect: Thomas Carlyle and Comparative Religion, the author examines how Carlyle's perspective on religion, language, and human potential both shaped and transcended the intellectual boundaries of his time. The book highlights Carlyle's movement away from traditional Christian dogma to a more inclusive view that embraces the diversity of world religions, myths, and the collective quest for meaning as central products of human expression. Carlyle recognized these varied forms of belief as expressions of a shared human essence, intuitively grasping the notion of a 'global village' long before the term existed. His work placed him at the intersection of emerging modern perspectives, anticipating philosophical shifts from universal truths to pluralistic understandings of reality. Carlyle's idea of language as a mutable, expressive force reflects a philosophy where meaning is not fixed but rather molded by the cultural and historical contexts of the speaker. This book focuses on how Carlyle's writings, especially his engagement with comparative religion, anticipated ideas that later shaped both literary and scientific thought. Carlyle's views on the mysteries of the universe--often explored through Job's questioning stance and metaphors of human limitation--parallel scientific perspectives on the unknown and unknowable. He approached humanity's role in the cosmos with a sense of wonder and humility, challenging the reductive interpretations of positivism in favor of an epistemology that acknowledges the limits of human understanding. By celebrating human creativity and the diversity of religious expression, Carlyle underscored the idea that humans are 'miracles of miracles,' embodying an intellectual and spiritual curiosity that links to the central theme of this study: Carlyle as a visionary whose insights bridge religious tradition and the modernist embrace of an expansive, interconnected world. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - The Idea of Coleridge's Criticism explores the profound, often polarizing legacy of Samuel Taylor Coleridge as a literary critic, whose influence continues to resonate in modern thought. This study examines the richness and complexity of Coleridge's critical theories, particularly his groundbreaking ideas on imagination, organic unity, and the interplay between form and content in poetry. It navigates the spectrum of scholarly opinions, from skepticism over his philosophical debts to the Germans to admiration for his psychological insights and practical criticism. By analyzing his contributions within the broader context of Romanticism and Western criticism, this book emphasizes Coleridge's role as a thinker who unified poetic theory, philosophy, and literary practice in ways that shaped generations of critical discourse. With a focus on the inherent unity of Coleridge's critical vision, the book contends that his theories extend beyond the fragmentary and eclectic criticisms often attributed to him. It delves into his synthesis of Romantic idealism and systematic analysis, showcasing his ability to reconcile opposites--subject and object, imagination and reason--within an organic framework. Highlighting his enduring relevance, the book underscores how Coleridge's belief in the logic and value of imaginative language provided a compelling defense against the encroachment of scientific positivism in literature. Ultimately, this study positions Coleridge not only as a Romantic theorist or pioneer of depth psychology but as a towering figure whose critical insights retain permanent significance for literary interpretation and appreciation. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1962.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Ford Madox Ford: The Essence of His Art offers an insightful examination of the literary life and achievements of Ford Madox Ford, one of the most intriguing and complex figures in early 20th-century English literature. Known for his innovative narrative techniques, Ford is best remembered for his masterpieces, The Good Soldier and Parade's End. This study highlights Ford's distinctive style, focusing particularly on his use of the time-shift technique, which rearranges events in the narrator's memory, and his ability to evoke psychological tension and social commentary through fragmented narrative structures. Ford's writing navigates the transition from Victorian to modern sensibilities, exploring themes of passion, duty, and the social upheavals of his time. By delving into his works, the study offers a deeper understanding of Ford's pivotal role in the development of the modern novel, blending the emotional complexity of his characters with a keen critique of society. The book also provides a rich biographical context, detailing Ford's early life within the artistic circles of the Pre-Raphaelites and his literary struggles. It examines his relationships with literary giants like Joseph Conrad and Henry James, whose influence can be traced in Ford's own works. The author's introspective approach to writing, his search for identity, and his exploration of personal and societal conflicts through fiction are key themes in this study. The narrative of Ford's life is punctuated by moments of literary innovation and personal turmoil, capturing the essence of his journey as an artist, editor, and mentor. Through a combination of personal reminiscences and literary analysis, this book presents Ford as both a product of his time and a visionary who pushed the boundaries of narrative form to reflect the complexities of the human condition. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1964.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Mind and Politics: An Approach to the Meaning of Liberal and Socialist Individualism explores the intricate relationship between epistemological theories and political ideologies, arguing that ideas about cognition and the mind profoundly shape social and political thought. Drawing from the philosophical traditions of Locke and Kant, the book examines how their theories of mind--Locke's empiricism and Kant's critical idealism--lay the groundwork for contrasting notions of individualism. Lockean empiricism, emphasizing the mind as receptive and shaped by external experience, aligns with liberal individualism, which prioritizes personal liberty and minimal state interference. Conversely, Kantian philosophy, with its active and self-determining conception of the mind, underpins a dialectical form of individualism that integrates individuality with sociality, reflecting a more collective, socialist vision. The book navigates through historical and intellectual developments, illustrating how these differing frameworks manifest in political theories of liberty, community, and governance. Through a comparative analysis, it highlights the 'metaphysical' rigidity of Lockean liberalism and contrasts it with the 'dialectical' dynamism of the Kantian tradition, culminating in Marx's critique of liberalism and his vision of 'human society.' By addressing the philosophical underpinnings of these ideologies, the book offers a nuanced perspective on the enduring tension between individual autonomy and collective responsibility, advocating for a synthesis that remains faithful to the broader commitments of freedom and individuality. This work is essential for scholars of political theory and philosophy, providing a deeper understanding of how fundamental ideas about the mind shape the way we conceptualize society and its structures. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - California's Spiritual Frontiers: Religious Alternatives in Anglo-Protestantism, 1850-1910 offers a profound exploration of how Anglo-Protestantism evolved and adapted in California during a period of rapid cultural and societal transformation. In a region where evangelical Protestantism initially sought to dominate, the book reveals how traditional religious norms were challenged by liberal ideologies and metaphysical movements, including Christian Science, New Thought, and Theosophy. These alternative spiritual frameworks reshaped the religious landscape, emphasizing individual spirituality, mysticism, and openness to non-traditional beliefs. The book vividly illustrates how California's unique social dynamics and cultural diversity fostered a distinctive blend of spiritual experimentation and adaptation. Focusing on key regions such as the mining districts, San Francisco Bay Area, and early Los Angeles, California's Spiritual Frontiers examines the interplay between traditional denominations, emerging liberal thought, and new metaphysical religions. It details the challenges faced by Protestant leaders to maintain their influence amidst a largely unchurched population and the growing popularity of alternative spiritual paths. This meticulously researched work not only provides a window into California's unique religious evolution but also contributes significantly to the broader study of American religious history, highlighting the intersection of regional, cultural, and spiritual identities. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Money in Sixteenth-Century Florence offers a comprehensive analysis of Florence's monetary and financial landscape during a pivotal period shaped by the influx of New World silver, political interference, and economic upheaval. This meticulously researched work delves into the intricate relationship between grand ducal policies, banking crises, and the broader socioeconomic factors influencing the city. By reconstructing a detailed narrative from fragmented and complex archival sources, the author uncovers the nuanced dynamics of Florentine coinage and its broader implications for early modern monetary systems. The book stands as a significant historiographical contribution, bridging the gap between numismatic studies and the interconnected political and economic history of the time. Drawing on an extensive range of archival materials, Money in Sixteenth-Century Florence offers readers a rare and precise account of Florentine mint operations, setting it apart from prior studies limited by gaps in data or dated methodologies. The author not only illuminates the challenges faced by the Florentine mint but also contextualizes these within the broader European monetary landscape, where comparable documentation often remains sparse or incomplete. This rigorous yet accessible study is invaluable to scholars of economic history, early modern Europe, and those interested in the interplay of policy, economics, and society in Renaissance Florence. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.…