The Waning Of The West An Inconvenient Truism

Author : Peter J. Sandys
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 1309 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781480874442

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The Waning of the West: an Inconvenient Truism by Peter J. Sandys Pdf

The Waning of the West: An Inconvenient Truism offers a comprehensive, geopolitical and philosophical commentary on global politics following the Cold War. Author Peter J. Sandys presents a series of extensive analyses on social and political movements and what kinds of challenges face the West in the twenty-first century. Sandys gives what he describes as a politically incorrect examination of political philosophy and the socialist transformation of the West. He’s critical of the present Western political arrangement and, after analyzing the different systems, offers recommendations as to the methods of solving the readily apparent impasse. Topics include: the screenplay of the Velvet Revolution; European federalism under German leadership; Russia’s newly found old identity; a critique of democracy; a critique of socialism; a critique of modern conservatism; and deteriorating social values. The Waning of the West: An Inconvenient Truism delivers Sandys’ thoughts on the rejection of liberal democracy and the condemnation of the Western elite. It goes on to outline a new system termed “the essential option” that has the manners, values, and qualities associated with meritorious aristocracy and is intended to gently steer Western culture and politics onto a more sustainable course.

Author : Peter J. Sandys
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 861 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781398493865

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Not All Quiet Before the Storm: A Political Study of the West by Peter J. Sandys Pdf

Not All Quiet Before the Storm: A Political Study of the West offers a comprehensive political and philosophical critique concerning the increasing popularity of socialism among liberal intellectuals, leftist generations of the young, and even Christian democrats. The author presents a series of extensive analyses on ideological, cultural, and generational wars, moral and identity issues, and the challenges facing the Western world in the twenty-first century. The reader is to receive a severe but frank stricture upon liberal democracy, a condemnation of the globalizing elite and the Western world’s current political climate and culture. The tone of the work is “politically incorrect,” describing the decline and socialist transformation of the West. The Left has changed the entire political and cultural landscape of the Western world. The breakdown of civil society was caused by individual rights not being paired with personal responsibility, and the growing culture of entitlements has convinced the people that failure is not their fault but results from the political-economic system’s transgressions. Westerners have abandoned the ethical basis for society, believing that all problems are solvable by “good government.” The book offers recommendations on solving the readily apparent impasse. It outlines an alternative system termed the “New West”.

Author : Jason Byassee
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725264472

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Northern Lights by Jason Byassee Pdf

You may have heard that churches in Europe are vanishing. Yet church growth in London has been steady for decades, fueled by such innovations as Alpha and Fresh Expressions. What about outside the capital? Some, both inside and outside the church, say churches "cannot grow." But here they are--growing churches--in the north of England of all places. This is not only a story about England. It is about growing churches wherever you've heard they "can't" grow. God is always up to something precisely where (we think) God shouldn't be.

Author : Lewis O. Saum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0803242107

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The Popular Mood of America, 1860-1890 by Lewis O. Saum Pdf

Author : Karl Polanyi
Publisher : Random House
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781802065169

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The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi Pdf

‘One of the most powerful books in the social sciences ever written. ... A must-read’ Thomas Piketty 'The twentieth century's most prophetic critic of capitalism' Prospect Karl Polanyi's landmark 1944 work is one of the earliest and most powerful critiques of unregulated markets. Tracing the history of capitalism from the great transformation of the industrial revolution onwards, he shows that there has been nothing 'natural' about the market state. Instead of reducing human relations and our environment to mere commodities, the economy must always be embedded in civil society. Describing the 'avalanche of social dislocation' of his time, Polanyi’s hugely influential work is a passionate call to protect our common humanity. ‘Polanyi's vision for an alternative economy re-embedded in politics and social relations offers a refreshing alternative’ Guardian ‘Polanyi exposes the myth of the free market’ Joseph Stiglitz With a new introduction by Gareth Dale

Author : James Anthony Froude
Publisher : New York : Charles Scribner's Sons
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Black people
ISBN : HARVARD:32044021119946

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The English in the West Indies by James Anthony Froude Pdf

Author : Daniel Bell
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1996-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0465014992

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The Cultural Contradictions Of Capitalism by Daniel Bell Pdf

With a new afterword by the author, this classic analysis of Western liberal capitalist society contends that capitalism—and the culture it creates—harbors the seeds of its own downfall by creating a need among successful people for personal gratification—a need that corrodes the work ethic that led to their success in the first place. With the end of the Cold War and the emergence of a new world order, this provocative manifesto is more relevant than ever.

Author : Lloyd J. Matthews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015042765274

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Challenging the United States Symmetrically and Asymmetrically by Lloyd J. Matthews Pdf

The concept of asymmetrical warfare is a popular and much discussed issue in U.S. defense literature these days. Joint Vision 2010 (JV 2010),2 the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR),3 and the National Military Strategy (NMS)4 are just a few of the documents that express concern about it. Understandably, the Secretary of Defense has made addressing the phenomenon a central theme of his administration. All of that said, what exactly is meant by asymmetrical warfare? In broad terms it simply means warfare that seeks to avoid an opponent's strengths; it is an approach that tries to focus whatever may be one side's comparative advantages against its enemy's relative weaknesses.5 In a way, seeking asymmetries is fundamental to all warfighting. But in the modern context, asymmetrical warfare emphasizes what are popularly perceived as unconventional or nontraditional methodologies. For most potential adversaries, attacking the United States asymmetrically is the only warfighting strategy they might reasonably consider for the foreseeable future. The Gulf War was an object lesson to military planners around the globe of the futility of attempting to confront the United States symmetrically, that is, with like forces and orthodox tactics. In this essay I briefly examine how the West's cultural disposition and mindset affect its concept of asymmetrical warfare. I contend that the West's current focus may leave it vulnerable to asymmetrical challenges that arise from opponents whose cultural perspective differs significantly from that of the West.

Author : Edmond Holmes
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752367683

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What Is and What Might Be? by Edmond Holmes Pdf

Reproduction of the original: What Is and What Might Be? by Edmond Holmes

Author : International Society for Phenomenology, Fine Arts, and Aesthetics. Conference
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781402065200

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Beauty's Appeal by International Society for Phenomenology, Fine Arts, and Aesthetics. Conference Pdf

Beauty fulfils human existence. As it registers in our aesthetic experience, beauty enhances nature’s enchantment around us and our inward experience lifting our soul toward moral elevation. This collection of art-explorations seeks the elemental ties of the Human Condition. It endeavors to explain the relation of beauty and human existence, and explores the various aspects of beauty.

Author : Marshall McLuhan
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 153743005X

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Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan Pdf

When first published, Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media made history with its radical view of the effects of electronic communications upon man and life in the twentieth century.

Author : Jill Peterfeso
Publisher : Fordham University Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780823288298

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Womanpriest by Jill Peterfeso Pdf

This book is openly available in digital formats thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. While some Catholics and even non-Catholics today are asking if priests are necessary, especially given the ongoing sex-abuse scandal, The Roman Catholic Womanpriests (RCWP) looks to reframe and reform Roman Catholic priesthood, starting with ordained women. Womanpriest is the first academic study of the RCWP movement. As an ethnography, Womanpriest analyzes the womenpriests’ actions and lived theologies in order to explore ongoing tensions in Roman Catholicism around gender and sexuality, priestly authority, and religious change. In order to understand how womenpriests navigate tradition and transgression, this study situates RCWP within post–Vatican II Catholicism, apostolic succession, sacraments, ministerial action, and questions of embodiment. Womanpriest reveals RCWP to be a discrete religious movement in a distinct religious moment, with a small group of tenacious women defying the Catholic patriarchy, taking on the priestly role, and demanding reconsideration of Roman Catholic tradition. Doing so, the women inhabit and re-create the central tensions in Catholicism today.

Author : bell hooks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317588344

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Feminist Theory by bell hooks Pdf

When Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center was first published in 1984, it was welcomed and praised by feminist thinkers who wanted a new vision. Even so, individual readers frequently found the theory "unsettling" or "provocative." Today, the blueprint for feminist movement presented in the book remains as provocative and relevant as ever. Written in hooks's characteristic direct style, Feminist Theory embodies the hope that feminists can find a common language to spread the word and create a mass, global feminist movement.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101065266205

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The Academy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stevphen Shukaitis,David Graeber,Erika Biddle
Publisher : AK Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1904859356

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Constituent Imagination by Stevphen Shukaitis,David Graeber,Erika Biddle Pdf

From the ivory tower to the barricades! Radical intellectuals explore the relationship between research and resistance.