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Author : Charles F. Wilkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992-09
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015028486291

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Crossing the Next Meridian by Charles F. Wilkinson Pdf

In Crossing the Next Meridian, Wilkinson explains to a general audience some of the core problems that face the American West, both now and in the years to come. An expert on federal public lands, Native American issues, and the West's arcane water laws, Wilkinson looks at the outmoded ideas that pervade land use and resource allocation. He argues that significant reform of Western law is needed to combat environmental decline and heal splintered communities. Interweaving legal history with examples of present-day consequences, both intended and unintended, Wilkinson traces the origins and development of Western laws and regulations. He relates stories of Westerners who face these issues on a day-to-day basis and discusses what can and should be done to bring government policies in line with the reality of twentieth-century American life. His examination seeks a middle ground between those who champion unrestricted growth and those who advocate complete preservation.

Author : Charles Piot
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226669663

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Nostalgia for the Future by Charles Piot Pdf

Since the end of the cold war, Africa has seen a dramatic rise in new political and religious phenomena, including an eviscerated privatized state, neoliberal NGOs, Pentecostalism, a resurgence in accusations of witchcraft, a culture of scamming and fraud, and, in some countries, a nearly universal wish to emigrate. Drawing on fieldwork in Togo, Charles Piot suggests that a new biopolitics after state sovereignty is remaking the face of one of the world’s poorest regions. In a country where playing the U.S. Department of State’s green card lottery is a national pastime and the preponderance of cybercafés and Western Union branches signals a widespread desire to connect to the rest of the world, Nostalgia for the Future makes clear that the cultural and political terrain that underlies postcolonial theory has shifted. In order to map out this new terrain, Piot enters into critical dialogue with a host of important theorists, including Agamben, Hardt and Negri, Deleuze, and Mbembe. The result is a deft interweaving of rich observations of Togolese life with profound insights into the new, globalized world in which that life takes place.

Author : Darrell M. West
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780815732945

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The Future of Work by Darrell M. West Pdf

Looking for ways to handle the transition to a digital economy Robots, artificial intelligence, and driverless cars are no longer things of the distant future. They are with us today and will become increasingly common in coming years, along with virtual reality and digital personal assistants. As these tools advance deeper into everyday use, they raise the question—how will they transform society, the economy, and politics? If companies need fewer workers due to automation and robotics, what happens to those who once held those jobs and don't have the skills for new jobs? And since many social benefits are delivered through jobs, how are people outside the workforce for a lengthy period of time going to earn a living and get health care and social benefits? Looking past today's headlines, political scientist and cultural observer Darrell M. West argues that society needs to rethink the concept of jobs, reconfigure the social contract, move toward a system of lifetime learning, and develop a new kind of politics that can deal with economic dislocations. With the U.S. governance system in shambles because of political polarization and hyper-partisanship, dealing creatively with the transition to a fully digital economy will vex political leaders and complicate the adoption of remedies that could ease the transition pain. It is imperative that we make major adjustments in how we think about work and the social contract in order to prevent society from spiraling out of control. This book presents a number of proposals to help people deal with the transition from an industrial to a digital economy. We must broaden the concept of employment to include volunteering and parenting and pay greater attention to the opportunities for leisure time. New forms of identity will be possible when the "job" no longer defines people's sense of personal meaning, and they engage in a broader range of activities. Workers will need help throughout their lifetimes to acquire new skills and develop new job capabilities. Political reforms will be necessary to reduce polarization and restore civility so there can be open and healthy debate about where responsibility lies for economic well-being. This book is an important contribution to a discussion about tomorrow—one that needs to take place today.

Author : Neil Campbell
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Arts, American
ISBN : 1579582885

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The Cultures of the American New West by Neil Campbell Pdf

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Sarah Carter,Alvin Finkel,Peter Fortna
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Autochtones
ISBN : 9781897425800

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The West and Beyond by Sarah Carter,Alvin Finkel,Peter Fortna Pdf

The central aim of "The West and Beyond" is to evaluate and appraise the state of Western Canadian history, to acknowledge and assess the contributions of historians of the past and present, to showcase the research interests of a new generation of scholars, to chart new directions for the future, and stimulate further interrogations of our past.-- The book is broken into five sections and contains articles from both established and new scholars that broadly reflect findings of the conference "The West and Beyond:-- Historians Past, Present and Future" held in Edmonton, Alberta in the summer of 2008.-- The editors hope the collection will encourage dialogue among generations of historians of the West and among practitioners of diverse approaches to the past.-- The collection also reflects a broad range of disciplinary and professional interests suggesting a number of different ways to understand the West.

Author : Erdener Kaynak,Salah Hassan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317939894

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Globalization of Consumer Markets by Erdener Kaynak,Salah Hassan Pdf

The concepts, strategic frameworks, and cases in Globalization of Consumer Markets provide managers of global firms with new ideas for growth and keep them current with state-of-the-art global marketing strategies and management tools. With an increased understanding of the structure of today’s consumer markets, readers will find they have the key to success and survival in the global marketplace. The contributing authors present managerially oriented chapters, each of which is based on research or practical experience. These are designed to advance the reader’s knowledge of the globalizing consumer market. Focused around structure--how consumer markets on a global scale are being shaped--and strategy--successful methods necessary to global competitive marketing and how these strategies work--are the two main themes around which the book is organized. To further enable marketing professionals’success in the global marketplace, Globalization of Consumer Markets details actual strategies, action programs for competitive management, and exemplary cases. There are new ideas from expert marketers on opportunities for growth in the global marketplace and, most importantly, state-of-the-art marketing strategies and management tools. For professional marketers, this book is a must for prosperity in marketing consumer products and services on a global level. This is an ideal book for professional education in marketing of consumer products and services on a global level. Professionals will find a progression of chapters taking them through degree of globalization; market behavior and development; standardization of marketing programs and processes; managerial implications; and extensive references for further study.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1002 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556040923864

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Westside Subway Extension by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123491727

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Executive Summary of Critical Water Problems Facing the Eleven Western States by United States. Bureau of Reclamation Pdf

Author : United States. Department of the Interior
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Water-supply
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030256445

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Executive Summary of Critical Water Problems Facing the Eleven Western States by United States. Department of the Interior Pdf

Author : United States. Department of the Interior
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : UCR:31210018653459

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Westwide Study Report on Critical Water Problems Facing the Eleven Western States: Executive summary by United States. Department of the Interior Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : PSU:000019987279

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Healthy Schools, Healthy Children, Healthy Futures by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management Pdf

Author : Walter Laqueur
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781466871069

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Putinism by Walter Laqueur Pdf

There is no question that tensions between Russia and American are on the rise. The forced annexation of Crimea, the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, and the Russian government's treatment of homosexuals have created diplomatic standoffs and led to a volley of economic sanctions. Much of the blame for Russia's recent hostility towards the West has fallen on steely-eyed President Vladimir Putin and Americans have begun to wonder if they are witnessing the rebirth of Cold War-style dictatorship. Not so fast, argues veteran historian Walter Laqueur. For two decades, Laqueur has been ahead of the curve, predicting events in post-Soviet Russia with uncanny accuracy. In Putinism, he deftly demonstrates how three long-standing pillars of Russian ideology: a strong belief in the Orthodox Church, a sense of Eurasian "manifest destiny" and a fear of foreign enemies, continue to exert a powerful influence on the Russian populous. In fact, today's Russians have more in common with their counterparts from 1904 than 1954 and Putin is much more a servant of his people than we might think. Topical and provocative, Putinism contains much more than historical analysis. Looking to the future, Laqueur explains how America's tendency to see Russia as a Cold War relic is dangerous and premature. As the situation in Ukraine has already demonstrated, Russia can and will challenge the West and it is in our best interest to figure out exactly who it is we are facing—and what they want—before it is too late.

Author : Tim Stanley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781472974136

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Whatever Happened to Tradition? by Tim Stanley Pdf

The West feels lost. Brexit, Trump, the coronavirus: we hurtle from one crisis to another, lacking definition, terrified that our best days are behind us. The central argument of this book is that we can only face the future with hope if we have a proper sense of tradition – political, social and religious. We ignore our past at our peril. The problem, argues Tim Stanley, is that the Western tradition is anti-tradition, that we have a habit of discarding old ways and old knowledge, leaving us uncertain how to act or, even, of who we really are. In this wide-ranging book, we see how tradition can be both beautiful and useful, from the deserts of Australia to the court of nineteenth-century Japan. Some of the concepts defended here are highly controversial in the modern West: authority, nostalgia, rejection of self and the hunt for spiritual transcendence. We'll even meet a tribe who dress up their dead relatives and invite them to tea. Stanley illustrates how apparently eccentric yet universal principles can nurture the individual from birth to death, plugging them into the wider community, and creating a bond between generations. He also demonstrates that tradition, far from being pretentious or rigid, survives through clever adaptation, that it can be surprisingly egalitarian. The good news, he argues, is that it can also be rebuilt. It's been done before. The process is fraught with danger, but the ultimate prize of rediscovering tradition is self-knowledge and freedom.

Author : Michael K. Johnson
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781496233509

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Speculative Wests by Michael K. Johnson Pdf

Speculative Wests investigates representations of the American West in terms of both region and genre, looking at speculative westerns (science fiction, fantasy, and horror) as well as at other speculative texts that feature western settings.

Author : Tracey West
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338540277

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Future of the Time Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #15) by Tracey West Pdf

Drake travels back in time to save a Dragon Master! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Eko is in trouble! The dark wizard Maldred has trapped her with a powerful spell. To free her, Drake and Rori must find the Time Dragon. But a sneaky imp sends Drake traveling back in time! Will Drake be able to save Eko... or will he be stuck in the past forever?