A Dubious Past

Author : Elliot Y. Neaman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520921917

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A Dubious Past by Elliot Y. Neaman Pdf

A Dubious Past examines from a new perspective the legacy of Ernst Jünger (1895-1998), one of the most fascinating figures in twentieth-century German intellectual life. From the time he burst onto the literary scene with The Storms of Steel in the early 1920s until he reached Olympian age in a reunited Germany, Jünger's writings on a vast range of topics generated scores of controversies. In old age he became a cultural celebrity whose long life mirrored the tragic twists and turns of Germany's most difficult century. Elliot Neaman's study reflects an impressive investigation of published and unpublished material, including letters, interviews, and other media. Through his analysis of Jünger's work and its reception over the years, he addresses central questions of German intellectual life, such as the postwar radical conservative interpretation of the Holocaust, divided memory, German identity, left and right critiques of civilization, and the political allegiances of the German and European political right. A Dubious Past reconceptualizes intellectual fascism as a sophisticated critique of liberal humanism and Marxism, one that should be seen as coherent and—for a surprising number of contemporary intellectuals—all too attractive.

Author : Elliot Yale Neaman
Publisher : University of California Presson Demand
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0520216288

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A Dubious Past by Elliot Yale Neaman Pdf

A Dubious Past deepens our understanding of a talented and troubling writer. An important and most valuable study, this book contains a great deal of new material and much trenchant interpretation. Neaman explores uncharted territory in German and European intellectual history and makes an important contribution to ongoing efforts to map its continuities and discontinuities before and after 1945."--Jeffrey Herf, Ohio University

Author : Eliezer Segal
Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9781552381311

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Ask Now of the Days that are Past by Eliezer Segal Pdf

This collection of essays from various topics in Jewish history and traditional religious literature demonstrates the diverse aspects of Jewish tradition that can still speak with familiarity to modern 'western' culture. Though the essays are on topics such as religious custom and scholarship, community, liturgy, and interfaith relationships, they are designed for a non-academic audience, using humour and insight to stress themes that speak to contemporary situations.

Author : John Farndon
Publisher : Hungry Tomato (R)
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512430776

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Quacks and Con Artists by John Farndon Pdf

"Modern doctors spend years studying science and the human body. But doctors in the past didn't have the same understanding we have today. Read this book to learn all about the history of doctors and their medical knowledge"--

Author : Gerald Kubicki
Publisher : Gerald J Kubicki
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460991947

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A Dubious Secret by Gerald Kubicki Pdf

Colton Banyon wants to forget his past. There were scary things there and now he suddenly is getting hints that his past has not forgot him. The ringing in his ears is just a prelude of a more disturbing future. He had to deal with ghosts, curses, Aryans, obsessed women, and the government in a past mystery. He soon discovers that they all are back and they want him to solve another mystery. He also discovers that he has found a "soulmate" and sets about bringing her close to him. Together they are asked to find the owner of a book. But this is no ordinary book. It is the #2 copy of Mein Kampf, the infamous ranting of the fascist Hitler. The owner and the book have not been heard from in over sixty years, but suddenly the book is found in the jungles of Mindano and the search for the owner is on. The trail leads them from ancient China to a storm ravaged Mobile, a cruise and eventually to Florida. All the while, they are chased, followed and lead by unseen forces. You see, there are secrets in the book that could change history. Some want to stop the secrets, and some want to implement the secrets.

Author : Louis Dupre
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592449064

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A Dubious Heritage by Louis Dupre Pdf

In this collection of essays, Professor Dupre reflects his singular concern with the impact of Kant's critique upon the study of religion. Dupre sees in Kant the first methodic effort to formulate and, at the same time, to overcome, the malaise from which the religious consciousness had suffered ever since art, science, philosophy, and morality had become independent of faith.Tha author sees in Kant's work the fundamental challenge which has affected all subsequent speculation about religion. He sees the challenge framed in three questions: How can we restore the theoretical support of religious faith after Kant's critique of the arguments for the existence of God? How can a method be conceived for the philosophical study of religion on the basis of experience alone? How can that experience itself be legitimated within the context of human autonomy?The works of Schleiermacher, Kierkegaard, and Hegel are studied in terms of the legitimation of religious experience. Husserl, Blondel, and Dumery are looked at in reference to the search for method. Finally, the question of justification of faith is seen in the context of the existing cosmological, teleological, moral, and ontological arguments.

Author : Federico Varese
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191522840

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The Russian Mafia by Federico Varese Pdf

What is the Russian Mafia? This unique book thoroughly researches this question and challenges widely-held views. The author charts the emergence of the Russian Mafia in the context of the transition to the market, the privatization of protection and pervasive corruption. The ability of the Russian State to define property rights and protect contracts is compared to the services offered by fragments of the state apparatus, private security firms, ethnic crime groups, the Cossacks and the Mafia. Past criminal traditions, rituals and norms have been resuscitated by the Mafia of today to forge a powerful new identity and compete in a crowded market for protection. The book draws on and reports of undercover police operations, in-depth interviews conducted over several years with the victims of the Mafia, criminals and officials, and documents from the Gulag archives. It also provides a comparative study, making references to other Mafia (the Japanese Yakuza, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, American-Italian Mafia and the Hong Kong Triads).

Author : Sir Daniel Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B000506930

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Prehistoric man: researches into the origin of civilisation in the old and the new world. With illustrations by Sir Daniel Wilson Pdf

Author : Joel Best
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780520279988

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Stat-Spotting by Joel Best Pdf

This edition updates benchmarks, includes a new chapter on rhetoric, updated a few examples, and thoroughly updated the bibliography.

Author : Solomon Bard
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789622095748

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Voices from the Past by Solomon Bard Pdf

Through excerpts from the earliest English language newspapers in Hong Kong, accompanied by Solomon Bard's insightful comments, Voices From the Past provides unique glimpses into Hong Kong's history. Illustrated with interesting photographs, chiefly from the Hong Kong Museum of History's photographic library, the pages bring Hong Kong's colonial past vividly to life. The newspaper excerpts, in chronological order, are faithful to the original text, reproducing its quaint prose and spelling and even occasional errors. Focusing mainly on Hong Kong, the excerpts also touch on Macao, mainland China and the rest of the world. They reflect the changes over the years in language, style of writing, even in humour. Of special interest are the public responses to the many inventions which today we take for granted, such as electric lighting, the motor car, or the first attempts at flying. Most importantly, they reveal the gradual changes in Hong Kong's colonial attitudes as these slowly adjust to the new contemporary values and social and political changes.

Author : Jon Nilson
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : African American Catholics
ISBN : 9781616433444

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Hearing Past the Pain by Jon Nilson Pdf

Author : Andrew J. Bacevich
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781642598674

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On Shedding an Obsolete Past by Andrew J. Bacevich Pdf

On Shedding an Obsolete Past provides a much-needed and comprehensive critique of recent US national security policies in both the Trump and Biden administrations. These policy decisions have produced a series of costly disappointments and outright failures that have destroyed the lives of hundreds of thousands around the world and cost US taxpayers astronomical sums of money. Bacevich provides urgent and critical insights into how these failures occurred and what needs to be done to prevent similar failures in the future. He reminds us that, by understanding the past, we can alter our current trajectory and transform the world for the better.

Author : Simon Mason
Publisher : Random House
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781780577500

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Too High, Too Far, Too Soon by Simon Mason Pdf

Too High, Too Far, Too Soon is the humorous, tragic and searingly honest memoir of a man who survived childhood tragedy, Catholic boarding school and chronic drug addiction. Simon Mason graphically details his experience of teenage angst in a tatty seaside town before he ran away to London and then onwards to the crack-infested streets of LA. He recounts his numerous decadent adventures at Glastonbury Festival and the notoriety that came during his stint as personal chemist to the biggest bands of the '90s, before he himself descended into a helpless period of heroin addiction. After several incidents of petty crime stemming from his drug problem, Simon launched numerous failed attempts to become a bona fide rock 'n' roll star and even more failed attempts to get clean, finally being ‘rescued’ by Banksy from a stolen camper van, covered in blood in the Spanish countryside. Too High, Too Far, Too Soon is a rock 'n' roll memoir with a difference, written by a man who lived the life and attained the drug habits of the most extreme rock stars, yet whose attempts to break through to the big time always eluded him.

Author : Prof. P. CHENNA REDDY
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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REVISITING INDIA’S PAST by Prof. P. CHENNA REDDY Pdf

Revisiting India’s Past is Commemoration Volume presented to Prof. Vijay Kumar Thakur, He was a renowned Historian in India, on his Eighty two birth anniversary (15th July 1941). These articles are in other way serve as garland of flowers to decor Prof. Vijay Kumar Thakur. A great scholar in History, Buddhism, Epigraphy and Culture. There are more than 30 articles shedding light on Indian Historical studies. This prestigious volume contains a wide spectrum of research articles covering History, feudalism, science and technology, Epigraphy and Numismatics, Buddhism, Historiography, Tourism, Modern History and Trade, Economic history, Folklore, literature and culture. This volume containing a good collection of research papers contributed by renowned authors will serve as an important source of information and reference book for research students and teachers as well. Incidentally, this volume also highlights the love and affection of Prof. Vijay Kumar Thakur enjoys in the intellectual world.

Author : Michael Hopkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136552656

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The Planetary Bargain by Michael Hopkins Pdf

Corporate scandals and lack of confidence in our largest institutions mean that corporate social responsibility (CSR) now matters more than ever. Encroaching on CSR are concepts such as corporate sustainability and corporate citizenship, and older concerns with business ethics, business in society and the ethical corporation. This significantly revised and updated version of The Planetary Bargain explains the relations among these concepts and reflects the author's new ideas and their new context. Enterprises across the world are waking up to the need for social responsibility towards shareholders and potential investors, managers and other employees, customers, business partners and contractors or suppliers, the natural environment and the communities within which they operate, including national governments and non-governmental organizations. Drawing on case studies of international companies and analysis of research from the past two decades, The Planetary Bargain shows how corporations can preserve their profitability while treating all stakeholders ethically and responsibly. It suggests a cooperative CSR strategy which creates prosperity for corporations and for the people they serve. It presents the case for a worldwide agreement, or 'planetary bargain', between private and public sectors, arguing that it is good for business and essential for future prosperity and stability.