Cosmopolitans

Author : Sarah Schulman
Publisher : The Feminist Press at CUNY
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781558619050

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The Cosmopolitans by Sarah Schulman Pdf

A “captivating, perceptive, and empathic novel of New York” told with “panache and mischievous ebullience” (Booklist, starred review). In this retelling of Balzac’s Parisian classic Cousin Bette, Sarah Shulman spins her revenge story in Mad Men–era New York City. Bette, a lonely spinster, has worked as a secretary at an ad agency for thirty years. Her only real friend is her apartment neighbor Earl, a black, gay actor with a miserable job in a meatpacking plant. Shamed and disowned by their families, both find refuge in New York and in their friendship. Everything changes when Hortense, Bette’s wealthy niece from Ohio, moves to the city to pursue her own acting career. Her arrival reminds Bette of her scandalous past and the estranged Midwestern family she left behind. When Hortense’s calculating ambitions cause a rift between Bette and Earl, Bette uses her connections in the television ad world to destroy those who have wronged her. Textured with the grit and gloss of midcentury Manhattan in the days before the Civil Rights and Feminist Movements, The Cosmopolitans “balance[s] the hopes of an entire era on the backs of a fragile relationship. . . . Jarring and beautiful, this is a modern classic” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

Author : Maximilian Christian Forte
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Congresses and conventions
ISBN : 1433101025

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Indigenous Cosmopolitans by Maximilian Christian Forte Pdf

"Timely and original, this volume looks at indigenous peoples from the perspective of cosmopolitan theory and at cosmopolitanism from the perspective of the indigenous world. In doing so, it not only sheds new light on both, but also has something important to say about the complexities of identification in this shrinking, overheated world. Analysing ethnoqraphy from around the world, the authors demonstrate the universality of the local-indigeneity-and the particularity of the universal--cosmopolitanism. Anthropology doesn't get much better than this." --Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Professor of Anthropology, University of Oslo; Author of Globalisation --Book Jacket.

Author : M. Rennella
Publisher : Springer
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230611214

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The Boston Cosmopolitans by M. Rennella Pdf

This book traces the progression of cosmopolitanism from the private experience of a group of artists and intellectuals who lived and worked in Boston between 1865 and 1915 to finished works of monumental art that shaped public space.

Author : Lisette Josephides,Alexandra Hall
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782382775

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We the Cosmopolitans by Lisette Josephides,Alexandra Hall Pdf

The provocative title of this book is deliberately and challengingly universalist, matching the theoretically experimental essays, where contributors try different ideas to answer distinct concerns regarding cosmopolitanism. Leading anthropologists explore what cosmopolitanism means in the context of everyday life, variously viewing it as an aspect of kindness and empathy, as tolerance, hospitality and openness, and as a defining feature of pan-human individuality. The chapters thus advance an existential critique of abstract globalization discourse. The book enriches interdisciplinary debates about hitherto neglected aspects of contemporary cosmopolitanism as a political and moral project, examining the form of its lived effects and offering new ideas and case studies to work with.

Author : Brian C. Lockey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317147107

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Early Modern Catholics, Royalists, and Cosmopolitans by Brian C. Lockey Pdf

Early Modern Catholics, Royalists, and Cosmopolitans considers how the marginalized perspective of 16th-century English Catholic exiles and 17th-century English royalist exiles helped to generate a form of cosmopolitanism that was rooted in contemporary religious and national identities but also transcended those identities. Author Brian C. Lockey argues that English discourses of nationhood were in conversation with two opposing 'cosmopolitan' perspectives, one that sought to cultivate and sustain the emerging English nationalism and imperialism and another that challenged English nationhood from the perspective of those Englishmen who viewed the kingdom as one province within the larger transnational Christian commonwealth. Lockey illustrates how the latter cosmopolitan perspective, produced within two communities of exiled English subjects, separated in time by half a century, influenced fiction writers such as Sir Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Anthony Munday, Sir John Harington, John Milton, and Aphra Behn. Ultimately, he shows that early modern cosmopolitans critiqued the emerging discourse of English nationhood from a traditional religious and political perspective, even as their writings eventually gave rise to later secular Enlightenment forms of cosmopolitanism.

Author : James Loeffler
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300235067

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Rooted Cosmopolitans by James Loeffler Pdf

A stunningly original look at the forgotten Jewish political roots of contemporary international human rights, told through the moving stories of five key activists The year 2018 marks the seventieth anniversary of two momentous events in twentieth-century history: the birth of the State of Israel and the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Both remain tied together in the ongoing debates about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, global antisemitism, and American foreign policy. Yet the surprising connections between Zionism and the origins of international human rights are completely unknown today. In this riveting account, James Loeffler explores this controversial history through the stories of five remarkable Jewish founders of international human rights, following them from the prewar shtetls of eastern Europe to the postwar United Nations, a journey that includes the Nuremberg and Eichmann trials, the founding of Amnesty International, and the UN resolution of 1975 labeling Zionism as racism. The result is a book that challenges long-held assumptions about the history of human rights and offers a startlingly new perspective on the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Author : Jon Binnie
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0415344921

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Cosmopolitan Urbanism by Jon Binnie Pdf

Renowned editors and contributors have come together to produce one of the first books to tackle cosmopolitanism from a geographical perspective. It employs a range of approaches to provide a valuable grounded treatment.

Author : Gerard Delanty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136868436

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Routledge Handbook of Cosmopolitanism Studies by Gerard Delanty Pdf

Over the past two decades there has been great interest in cosmopolitanism across the human and social sciences. This is the first comprehensive survey in one volume of the interdisciplinary field of cosmopolitan studies. With over forty chapters written by leading scholars of cosmopolitanism, this book reflects the broad reception of cosmopolitan thought in a wide variety of disciplines and across international borders. The Handbook is a major work in defining the emerging field of cosmopolitanism studies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781496230249

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Amazonian Cosmopolitans by Anonim Pdf

Author : Linda Brimm
Publisher : Springer
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349953455

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The Global Cosmopolitan Mindset by Linda Brimm Pdf

A growing number of people in the world have embraced globalization and actively seek opportunities to live, study, and work in other cultures. Highly talented and deeply motivated, they have been shaped by the new political/economic opportunities, technological realities and personal choices that have configured their lives. They are the Global Cosmopolitans. Professor Linda Brimm, whose last book, Global Cosmopolitans: The Creative Edge of Difference, defined and named this phenomenon, now introduces the Global Cosmopolitan Mindset and Skillset and examines what are the dilemmas and opportunities of composing a global life over time. Dr. Brimm has interviewed Global Cosmopolitans at different life stages and has garnered insights from those on the front line of the global economy. She describes how they understand the life dilemmas and opportunities implicit in navigating the rapidly changing global environment and how they learn from the lives they are creating. While these are people using the expertise developed over their global journey to manage change, lead organizations, make a difference in the world, or create their own ventures, she helps us understand what they have learned and how this global learning opportunity has contributed to the development of a Global Cosmopolitan Mindset and Skillset. This book relates some of the stories that global leaders and entrepreneurs have shared with Dr. Brimm. These concrete examples help us understand what the individuals have learned from their personal experience. Emerging from these stories are the unique attitudes and skills that are necessary to confront life challenges, embrace change and take steps to create new life chapters. Whether you are a Millennial considering joining this ‘Cosmopolitan Club’, an existing Global Cosmopolitan reflecting on what is next, someone in mid-career contemplating an international move, part of an organization trying to develop its responses to a global workforce, or a leader considering who can best run global organizations, this book provides a unique insight into the Global Cosmopolitan Mindset and Skillset – as well as the challenges and rewards of pursuing a global life.

Author : Namsoon Kang
Publisher : Chalice Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780827205369

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Cosmopolitan Theology by Namsoon Kang Pdf

In Cosmopolitan Theology, author Namsoon Kang proposes a theology that embraces and at the same time moves beyond collective identity position and group-based allegiances. It crosses borders of gender, race, nationality, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, and ability. Kang offers a vision of a global community of radical inclusion, solidarity, and deep compassion and justice for others. Blending theology with philosophy, she crosses borders of academism and activism, and the discursive borders of modernism, postmodernism, feminism, and postcolonialism. Cosmopolitan Theology sheds a new light both in academia and the community of Christian believers by providing a public relevance of Jesus' teaching of neighbor-love, hospitality, and solidarity in our world today.

Author : Fred Rosenbaum
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520271302

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Cosmopolitans by Fred Rosenbaum Pdf

Levi Strauss, A.L. Gump, Yehudi Menuhin, Gertrude Stein, Adolph Sutro, Congresswoman Florence Prag Kahn--Jewish people have been so enmeshed in life in and around San Francisco that their story is a chronicle of the metropolis itself. Since the Gold Rush, Bay Area Jews have countered stereotypes, working as farmers and miners, boxers and mountaineers. They were Gold Rush pioneers, Gilded Age tycoons, and Progressive Era reformers. Told through an astonishing range of characters and events, Cosmopolitans illuminates many aspects of Jewish life in the area: the high profile of Jewish women, extraordinary achievements in the business world, the cultural creativity of the second generation, the bitter debate about the proper response to the Holocaust and Zionism, and much more. Focusing in rich detail on the first hundred years after the Gold Rush, the book also takes the story up to the present day, demonstrating how unusually strong affinities for the arts and for the struggle for social justice have characterized this community even as it has changed over time. Cosmopolitans, set in the uncommonly diverse Bay Area, is a truly unique chapter of the Jewish experience in America.

Author : K. Sasser
Publisher : Springer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137301901

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Magical Realism and Cosmopolitanism by K. Sasser Pdf

Magical Realism and Cosmopolitanism details a variety of functionalities of the mode of magical realism, focusing on its capacity to construct sociological representations of belonging. This usage is traced closely in the novels of Ben Okri, Salman Rushdie, Cristina García, and Helen Oyeyemi.

Author : Robert Shepherd
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781498549783

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Cosmopolitanism and Tourism by Robert Shepherd Pdf

Utilizing case studies from Guatemala, Bolivia, and Ireland to China, India, and Dubai, the contributors to Cosmopolitanism and Tourism question whether cosmopolitan subjectivity is still the desired aim of all travelers, as is commonly believed within the field of tourism studies.

Author : Richard Beardsworth,Garrett Wallace Brown,Richard Shapcott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192520890

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The State and Cosmopolitan Responsibilities by Richard Beardsworth,Garrett Wallace Brown,Richard Shapcott Pdf

This book explores the role that states might play in promoting a cosmopolitan condition as an agent of cosmopolitanism rather than an obstacle to it. In doing so the book seeks to develop recent arguments in favour of locating cosmopolitan moral and political responsibility at the state level as either an alternative to, or a corollary of, cosmopolitanism as it is more commonly understood qua requiring transnational or global bearers of responsibility. As a result, the contributions in this volume see an on-going role for the state, but also its transformation, perhaps only partially, into a more cosmopolitan-minded institution — instead of a purely 'national' or particularistic one. It therefore makes the case that the state as a form of political community can be reconciled with various form of cosmopolitan responsibility. In this way the book will address the question of how states, in the present, and in the future, can be better bearers of cosmopolitan responsibilities?