In Their Own Interests

Author : Earl Lewis
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520914506

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In Their Own Interests by Earl Lewis Pdf

Since the Civil War, African Americans have made great efforts to empower themselves. Focusing on Norfolk, Virginia, Earl Lewis shows how blacks have had to balance competing inclinations for conscious inaction and purposeful agitation as they sought to promote their own interests at home and in the workplace. In Their Own Interests presents a cross-section of southern urban blacks—the power-brokers and lesser-knowns, Garvey followers and communist enthusiasts—who came to live in Norfolk between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. Lewis seeks to recreate the texture of African-American life by examining the lives of the people after they moved to the city—the jobs and assistance they secured, the houses, families, and institutions they built, the battles they waged, and the culture they shared. In Their Own Interests moves African-American urban and social history beyond the current intellectual crossroads. Drawing on a variety of sources, Lewis tells the interconnected story of race, class, and power in twentieth-century Norfolk. His study has far-reaching implications and should be of wide interest.

Author : Herman H.H. van Erp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351750042

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Political Reason and Interest by Herman H.H. van Erp Pdf

This title was first published in 2000: Politics cannot be conceived of as just a subsystem of society, or as a network of particular interests. The concept of interests and their role within the normative political debate is given a new interpretation by this book, which examines how political interest, market mechanisms and rational choice theories exist in the light of democratic freedom and social justice. The book builds on different concepts of procedural justice, from Schumpeter, Buchanan and Habermas’s conceptions of democracy and the role of political compromise and coalition in the idea of consensus as a condition for political legitimation.

Author : Mark D. White
Publisher : Springer
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319617503

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The Decline of the Individual by Mark D. White Pdf

This book explores the steady decline in the status of the individual in recent years and addresses common misunderstandings about the concept of individuality. Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, technology, economics, philosophy, politics, and law, White explains how and why the individual has been devalued in the eyes of scholars, government leaders, and the public. He notes that developments in science have led to doubts about our cognitive competence, while assumptions made in the humanities have led to questions about our moral competence. In this book, White goes on to argue that both of these views are mistaken and that they stem from overly simplistic ideas about how individuals make choices, however imperfectly, in their interests, which are multifaceted and complex. In response, he proposes a new way to look at individuals that preserves their essential autonomy while emphasizing their responsibility to others, inspired by the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant and the legal and political philosophy reflected in the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution. This book explains how individuality combines both rights and responsibilities, reconciles the popular yet false dichotomy between individual and society, and provides the basis for a humane and respectful civil society and government. This book is part of White's trilogy on the individual and society, which includes The Manipulation of Choice and The Illusion of Well-Being.

Author : John R. Walker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119749202

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Supervision in the Hospitality Industry by John R. Walker Pdf

Supervision in the Hospitality Industry, Ninth Edition, is a comprehensive primer designed for beginning leaders, new supervisors promoted from an hourly job, and students planning for careers in the hospitality industry. Covering each essential aspect of first-line supervision, this market-leading textbook helps readers develop the practical skills and knowledge necessary for effectively supervising hospitality workers at all levels of an organization, including cooks, servers, bartenders, front desk clerks, porters, housekeepers, and janitorial staff. Topics include planning and organizing, communication, recruitment and team building, employee training, performance effectiveness, conflict management, and more. The text's unique approach to leading human resources — combining fundamental leadership theory and the firsthand expertise of hospital industry professionals — enables readers to master concrete, results-driven leadership methods and overcome the everyday challenges faced in the real world. Principles of good leadership and supervision are presented in clear, easy-to-understand language and are reinforced by numerous examples, case studies, discussion questions, and activities. The ninth edition of Supervision in the Hospitality Industry remains the ideal text for students and practitioners alike, delivering a basic yet comprehensive knowledge of the different elements of the supervisor's job while helping develop the leadership qualities needed to succeed as a hospitality professional.

Author : Joni Turville
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317925552

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Differentiating by Student Interest by Joni Turville Pdf

This practical book shows elementary school teachers how to differentiate instruction based on their students' situational and personal interests. It provides a large number of detailed and easy-to-use lesson plans to help you create choices to increase student engagement and learning. Also included is a set of blackline masters which you can duplicate and use in your classroom.

Author : Dany Jacobs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135274979

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Mapping Strategic Diversity by Dany Jacobs Pdf

In his influential work, Strategy Safari, Henry Mintzberg and his colleagues presented ten schools of strategic thought. In this impressive book, Dany Jacobs demonstrates that the real world of strategic management is much wider and richer. In Mapping Strategic Diversity, Jacobs distinguishes between 'cockpit theories' of strategy, which bring rational analysis to the forefront, and process-oriented social science approaches, which bring in a wider array of influences to the theory and practice of business planning. Presenting 22 different approaches to strategy making, this book: provides a comprehensive overview of the field guides the reader in developing theoretical and practical skills helps develop both high and low level strategic thinking This textbook is a useful analysis for practising managers, but really comes into its own as an advanced introduction to the field of strategic management; having read this book, students are fully armed to enter the strategy jungle!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555023096

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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country by Anonim Pdf

Author : James L. Bernat,Richard Beresford
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780444535047

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Ethical and Legal Issues in Neurology by James L. Bernat,Richard Beresford Pdf

Advances in our understanding of the brain and rapid advances in the medical practice of neurology are creating questions and concerns from an ethical and legal perspective. Ethical and Legal Issues in Neurology provides a detailed review of various general aspects of neuroethics, and contains chapters dealing with a vast array of specific issues such as the role of religion, the ethics of invasive neuroscience research, and the impact of potential misconduct in neurologic practice. The book focuses particular attention on problems related to palliative care, euthanasia, dementia, and neurogenetic disorders, and concludes with examinations of consciousness, personal identity, and the definition of death. This volume focuses on practices not only in North America but also in Europe and the developing world. It is a useful resource for all neuroscience and neurology professionals, researchers, students, scholars, practicing clinical neurologists, mental health professionals, and psychiatrists. A comprehensive introduction and reference on neuroethics Includes coverage of how best to understand the ethics and legal aspects of dementia, palliative care, euthanasia and neurogenetic disorders Brings clarity to issues regarding ethics and legal responsibilities in the age of rapidly evolving brain science and related clinical practice

Author : Gary Bonham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317557623

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Ideology and Interests in the German State (RLE: German Politics) by Gary Bonham Pdf

This book addresses major theoretical issues in the fields of public administration and comparative politics. It discusses the role which ideology played as a unifying force for at least parts of the German state bureaucracy in Wilhelmine Germany . The examination of a modernizing ideology in the German case is useful for an understanding of the political dynamics of state-led modernization and industrial strategy in many contemporary societies and the author explains political behaviour and relations in Germany in general terms that are universally relevant.

Author : David Boucher,Paul Kelly
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Political science
ISBN : 9780198708926

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Political Thinkers by David Boucher,Paul Kelly Pdf

An introduction to the history of Western political thought written by scholars from four continents. This collection provides an overview of the canon of great theorists from Socrates and the Sophist to contemporary thinkers such as Habermas and Foucault.

Author : Rogene Buchholz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351795210

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Restructuring Capitalism by Rogene Buchholz Pdf

The main theme of this book is that, within contemporary capitalist societies a materialist outlook informed by science has triumphed creating the lack of a spiritual dimension to give meaning and purpose to the activities that are necessary for a capitalist society to function effectively. Capitalist societies are in trouble and need to be restructured to provide for the material needs of all the people who work within the system, not just the one percent, but because of the lack of a spiritual connection with each other and with nature this is not likely to happen. It has been said that society and the organizations within treat one another as objects to be manipulated in the interests of promoting economic growth and treat nature as an object to be exploited for the same purpose. This way of treating each other, and nature, is consistent with the way a capitalist system has worked in the past and was supposed to enable it to function efficiently to provide a fulfilling and enriched life for all its adherents through growth of the economy. However, as capitalist societies have become dysfunctional they will need a different kind of orientation to continue in existence. Restructuring Capitalism: Materialism and Spiritualism in Business argues that what is needed is a new sense of a spiritualization of the self and its relation to others and to the establishment of a spiritual connection with nature in order for capitalism to be restructured to work for everyone and for the society as a whole.

Author : Phil Jones,Sue Welch
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781350001268

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Rethinking Children's Rights by Phil Jones,Sue Welch Pdf

Rethinking Children's Rights explores attitudes towards and experiences of children's rights. Phil Jones and Sue Welch draw on a wide range of thought, research and practice from different fields and countries to debate, challenge and re-appraise long held beliefs, attitudes and ways of working and living with children. This second edition contains updated references to legislation and research underpinning children's rights, reflecting on recent scholarship and on the current world context. New research and examples are discussed around: - online protection and privacy - evaluating UK progress and the children's rights review by the United Nations - recent insights on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) - new debates about the construction and development of children's rights - new debates about the relationships between social exclusion and children's rights Recent developments in the definition of rights are considered from a variety of perspectives and in relation to different arenas of children's lives. This second edition brings an increased focus on exploring the notion of disjunction between the rhetoric of policy and legislation and the enacted and perceived experiences of children's rights. Themes discussed include power relations between adults and children, the child's voice, intercultural perspectives, social justice, gender and disability. Examples of research, activities, interviews with researchers and guidance on further reading make this an essential text for those studying childhood.

Author : Richard P. Hiskes
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Technology
ISBN : 9780195120080

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Democracy, Risk, and Community by Richard P. Hiskes Pdf

This book is intended for students and scholars of political philosophy and political science.

Author : Sir Henry Parkes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Australia
ISBN : NYPL:33433082447412

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Speeches on Various Occasions Connected with the Public Affairs of New South Wales, 1848-1874 by Sir Henry Parkes Pdf

Author : George Carslake Thompson
Publisher : London : Macmillan
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Eastern question (Balkan)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044081156820

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Public Opinion and Lord Beaconsfield, 1875-1880 by George Carslake Thompson Pdf