One Country

Author : Ali Abunimah
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429936842

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One Country by Ali Abunimah Pdf

A provocative approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—one state for two peoples—that is sure to touch nerves on all sides The Israeli-Palestinian war has been called the world's most intractable conflict. It is by now a commonplace that the only way to end the violence is to divide the territory in two, and all efforts at a resolution have come down to haggling over who gets what: Will Israel hand over 90 percent of the West Bank or only 60 percent? Will a Palestinian state include any part of Jerusalem? Clear-eyed, sharply reasoned, and compassionate, One Country proposes a radical alternative: to revive an old and neglected idea of one state shared by two peoples. Ali Abunimah shows how the two are by now so intertwined—geographically and economically—that separation cannot lead to the security Israelis need or the rights Palestinians must have. He reveals the bankruptcy of the two-state approach, takes on the objections and taboos that stand in the way of a binational solution, and demonstrates that sharing the territory will bring benefits for all. The absence of other workable options has only lead to ever greater extremism; it is time, Abunimah suggests, for Palestinians and Israelis to imagine a different future and a different relationship.

Author : Herbert I. Schiller
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1583220283

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Living in the Number One Country by Herbert I. Schiller Pdf

Living in the Number One Country is Herbert I. Schiller's chronicle of the symbiotic relationship between post-WWII American Empire and the substance and technology of the communications businesses. Schiller traces how the State has supported corporatized information by pushing their products abroad both through phony pronouncements about "the free-flow of information," and by subsidizing research and development for new technologies. Schiller's refreshing account infuses elements of his own experience; growing up during the Great Depression in New York, as a bureaucrat in the civilian sector of the military occupation forces in Berlin after the war, and as a radical journalist and academic. This intriguing book argues that the main pillar of today's U.S. economy—the ever-expanding communication sector—is also the most crucial element in keeping a 500-year social system, capitalism, alive. Capitalism's future relies not only on labor exploitation, but also on a steadily entertained, and hence diverted, populace. Therein lies the importance of challenging the overarching institutions of corporate information production.

Author : John Ralston Saul
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780143175339

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A Fair Country by John Ralston Saul Pdf

In this startlingly original vision of Canada, renowned thinker John Ralston Saul argues that Canada is a Métis nation, heavily influenced and shaped by Aboriginal ideas: Egalitarianism, a proper balance between individual and group, and a penchant for negotiation over violence are all Aboriginal values that Canada absorbed. An obstacle to our progress, Saul argues, is that Canada has an increasingly ineffective elite, a colonial non-intellectual business elite that doesn't believe in Canada. It is critical that we recognize these aspects of the country in order to rethink it's future.

Author : Robert Bothwell
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774842082

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Canada and Quebec by Robert Bothwell Pdf

Relations between Canada and Quebec have never been easy. Beginning with the Conquest and working through the many political permutations before Confederation and since, there has always been conflict between the two governments and, in particular, between two points of view. The rebellions of 1837-8, conscription, the Quiet Revolution, language laws, the FLQ crisis and endless constitutional wrangles such as Meech Lake are just a sampling of the issues that have divided the nation. The cast of characters has been fascinating, too: Pierre Trudeau, Brian Mulroney, Robert Bourassa, and Rene Levesque have all played centre stage. In the wake of a razor-thin majority for federalist forces in the referendum of 1995, the issue of separation continues to be complicated by the division of the huge national debt, the possibility of further territorial partition within a separate Quebec, the rights of First Nations people, and the spectre of separatist movements in Eastern Europe in recent years. Through interviews with a wide variety of politicians, journalists, and academics, Robert Bothwell skilfully weaves together a coherent account of the relationship between Canada and Quebec. We hear from Jean Chretien, Sharon Carstairs and Ovide Mercredi; Lise Bissonnette and Graham Fraser; Michael Bliss and Ramsay Cook; and many more. The text is an absorbing collage of personal accounts and considered opinions, one that acquaints us with the many different facets of this complicated yet crucial question: how did Canada and Quebec get to this impasse, and where do we go from here?

Author : Tomás Q. Morín
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0983300895

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A Larger Country by Tomás Q. Morín Pdf

In this exhilarating APR/Honickman Award-winning debut, Tomás Morín interacts intimately with history and story to craft complex and fantastical portraits.

Author : Cindy M. Wu
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781645084532

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A Better Country (Second Edition) by Cindy M. Wu Pdf

You Were Once Strangers Jesus said, “I was a stranger and you invited me in.” (Matthew 25:35) More than two thousand years ago, Jesus challenged us to welcome and care for the strangers among us. How do we fulfill this challenge? What does compassion look like today? A Better Country aims to help Christians—specifically Christians in the United States—think theologically and practically about the ongoing and changing refugee needs. This workbook is divided into six lessons followed by a personal action plan as your application. The second edition includes additional questions for discussion, along with spiritual practices at the end of each chapter for transformation of mind, heart, and soul in our posture toward refugee welcome. This resource balances information and reflection that will stimulate excellent group discussions and individual study. May you be inspired to action, and may you develop a heart to welcome refugees with compassion and dignity in Jesus’s name.

Author : James Oliver Curwood
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387035223

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The Country Beyond; A Romance of the Wilderness by James Oliver Curwood Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Abraham Verghese
Publisher : BookRags
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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My Own Country by Abraham Verghese Pdf

Author : Andrew Warner,Mr. Andrew M. Warner
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9798400269011

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A Proposal to Improve Country-Level Data on Total Factor Productivity Growth by Andrew Warner,Mr. Andrew M. Warner Pdf

The assumption behind popular data on national capital stocks, and therefore total factor productivity, is that countries were in a steady state in the first year that investment data became available. This paper argues that this assumption is highly implausible and is necessarily responsible for implausible data on the ratio of capital to output and productivity growth. It is not credible that countries with similar incomes had huge differences in their capital stocks. This paper claims, with evidence, that implausible features of the data can be greatly reduced by using data on electricity usage or national stocks of road vehicles.

Author : Martin K. Whyte
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0674036301

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One Country, Two Societies by Martin K. Whyte Pdf

"A collection of essays that analyzes China's foremost social cleavage: the rural-urban gap. It examines the historical background of rural-urban relations; the size and trend in the income gap between rural and urban residents; aspects of inequality apart from income; and, experiences of discrimination, particularly among urban migrants." -- BOOK PUBLISHER WEBSITE.

Author : Mirela Roncevic
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Books and reading
ISBN : 083894678X

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One Country One Library by Mirela Roncevic Pdf

"One Country One Library (OCOL) is an idea to turn countries into open digital libraries via geographic coordinates and to measure the impact of reading materials in each country. The platform, available as a web and mobile application, houses all types of materials, including books, academic journals, general articles, short stories, and guides. It serves as a digital reading room, a self-publishing platform, a learning tool, an information kiosk for tourists, and a powerful new evaluator of the materials’ performance and reader activities. Publishers are paid a participation fee per country and supplied with detailed analytics showing each publication’s score and impact. This issue of Library Technology Reports (vol. 56, no. 7) sheds light on the idea as well as on the technology and the business model designed to make the idea sustainable for participating countries, libraries, publishers, authors, and organizations. The goal of the report is to present the OCOL idea in its simplicity as well as its complexity and to encourage librarians and other book professionals to consider building open national digital libraries that serve the needs of the widest possible range of users."--Publisher's website.

Author : IBP USA
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781438774473

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Greece Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments by IBP USA Pdf

Greece Country Study Guide - Strategic Information and Developments Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments

Author : Editors of Caterpillar Books
Publisher : Silver Dolphin Books
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781645171775

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The Story of Country by Editors of Caterpillar Books Pdf

Dust off your cowboy boots and learn all about the history of country music! From Dolly Parton to Johnny Cash, from Carrie Underwood to Garth Brooks—country music has been the soul that shaped a generation. Line dance along with the greats in this delightful baby book that introduces little ones to the buckaroos that started it all! Parental Advisory: May cause toddlers to start wearing ten-gallon hats.

Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 157488641X

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The World Factbook 2003 by United States. Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

By intelligence officials for intelligent people

Author : Gary Shteyngart
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984855145

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Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Time, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Kirkus Reviews “A perfect novel for these times and all times, the single textual artifact from the pandemic era I would place in a time capsule as a representation of all that is good and true and beautiful about literature.”—Molly Young, The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) Eight friends, one country house, and six months in isolation—a novel about love, friendship, family, and betrayal hailed as a “virtuoso performance” (USA Today) and “an homage to Chekhov with four romances and a finale that will break your heart” (The Washington Post) In the rolling hills of upstate New York, a group of friends and friends-of-friends gathers in a country house to wait out the pandemic. Over the next six months, new friendships and romances will take hold, while old betrayals will emerge, forcing each character to reevaluate whom they love and what matters most. The unlikely cast of characters includes a Russian-born novelist; his Russian-born psychiatrist wife; their precocious child obsessed with K-pop; a struggling Indian American writer; a wildly successful Korean American app developer; a global dandy with three passports; a Southern flamethrower of an essayist; and a movie star, the Actor, whose arrival upsets the equilibrium of this chosen family. Both elegiac and very, very funny, Our Country Friends is the most ambitious book yet by the author of the beloved bestseller Super Sad True Love Story.