Eric Boynton, Peter Capretto, Mary-Jane Rubenstein, "Trauma and Transcendence: Suffering and the Limits of Theory" English | 2018 | ISBN: 0823280276, 0823280268 | PDF | pages: 343 | 1.1 mb Trauma theory has become a burgeoning site of research in recent decades, often demanding interdisciplinary reflections on trauma as a phenomenon that defies disciplinary ownership. While this research has always been challenged by the temporal, affective, and corporeal dimensions of trauma itself, trauma theory now faces theoretical and methodological obstacles given its growing interdisciplinarity. Trauma and Transcendence gathers scholars in philosophy, theology, psychoanalysis, and social theory to engage the limits and prospects of trauma's transcendence. This volume draws attention to the increasing challenge of deciding whether trauma's unassimilable quality can be wielded as a defense of traumatic experience against reductionism, or whether it succumbs to a form of obscurantism.
Transnational Civil Society in Asia: The Potential of Grassroots Regionalization by Simon Avenell and Akihiro Ogawa English | Jul 23, 2021 | ISBN: 0367627116 | 242 pages | PDF | 5 MB This edited volume addresses how transnational interactions among civil society actors in Asia and its sub-regions are helping to strengthen common democratic values and transform dominant processes of policymaking and corporate capitalism in the region. Translation and Globalization By Michael Cronin 2003 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 0415270642 | PDF | 1 MB Translation and Globalization is essential reading for anyone with an interest in translation, or a concern for the future of our world's languages and cultures. This is a critical exploration of the ways in which radical changes to the world economy have affected contemporary translation.The Internet, new technology, machine translation and the emergence of a worldwide, multi-million dollar translation industry have dramatically altered the complex relationship between translators, language and power. In this book, Michael Cronin looks at the changing geography of translation practice and offers new ways of understanding the role of the translator in globalized societies and economies. Drawing on examples and case-studies from Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, the author argues that translation is central to debates about language and cultural identity, and shows why consideration of the role of translation and translators is a necessary part of safeguarding and promoting linguistic and cultural diversity.
Carl Schmitt, G. L. Ulmen, "Theory of the Partisan: Intermediate Commentary on the Concept of the Political" English | 2007 | ISBN: 0914386336 | PDF | pages: 120 | 10.1 mb Carl Schmitt (1888-1985), one of the great legal and political thinkers of the 20th century, thought long and hard about the role and significance of war. He saw how the international law of the Eurocentric era of world history began to falter at the end of World War I and foundered at the end of World War II. Following World War II, belligerent acts around the world began to assume a distinctly partisan character, and the belligerents were increasingly non-state actors. His Theory of the Partisan originated in two lectures that Schmitt delivered in 1962, which addressed the transformation of war in the post-European age. Schmitt concludes Theory of the Partisan with the statement: "The theory of the partisan flows into the question of the concept of the political, into the question of the real enemy and of a new nomos of the earth." Theory of the Partisan analyzes a specific and significant phenomenon that ushered in a new theory of war and enmity. It contains an implicit theory of the terrorist, which in the 21st century has ushered in yet another new theory of war and enmity. Consequently, this work is not only of historical interest, but is relevant to contemporary political and military developments and concerns. Theorizing World Orders: Cognitive Evolution and Beyond by Piki Ish-Shalom, Markus Kornprobst English | Nov 25, 2021 | ISBN: 1316512282 | 280 pages | PDF | 2 MB We need new analytical tools to understand the turbulent times in which we live, and identify the directions in which international politics will evolve. This volume discusses how engaging with Emanuel Adler's social theory of cognitive evolution could potentially achieve these objectives. Eminent scholars of International Relations explore various aspects of Adler's theory, evaluating its potential contributions to the study of world orders and IR theory more generally. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of the social theory of cognitive evolution, such as power, morality, materiality, narratives, and practices, and identifies new theoretical vistas that help break new ground in International Relations. In the concluding chapter, Adler responds, engaging in a rich dialogue with the contributors. This volume will appeal to scholars and advanced students of International Relations theory, especially evolutionary and constructivist approaches. The Ultimate Guide to the Pentatonic Scale by Adam Bastin English | July 17, 2014 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00LXJVM1I | 195 pages | EPUB | 2.10 Mb The Ultimate Guide To Unlocking The Pentatonic Scale is a guitar instructional book focusing on the pentatonic scale. It is for any guitarists who wants to learn the pentatonic scale or progress musically. This book is meant for beginners, but has content for advanced musicians as well. It is great for those just learning the guitar, as the pentatonic scale is among the most widely used scales in music. Advanced musicians will also get a delight in learning new ways to implement the pentatonic scale in their own playing. The techniques, theories, and exercises presented here are a great foundation for learning how to effectively communicate your musical thoughts on the guitar. The Ultimate Guide To Mediterranean Diet Cookbook with Pictures - Easy & Delicious Mediterranean Recipes for Beginners: Your Best Guidance to Start a Mediterranean Diet Life by MARJORIE DIEUDONNE English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09SL47M4C | 239 pages | EPUB | 40 Mb You'll be able to easily and comfortably follow the Mediterranean diet and enjoy all the benefits it has to offer. The Taste of Words: An Introduction to Urdu Poetry By Mir, Raza, Raza Mir 2014 | 312 Pages | ISBN: 0143421182 | EPUB | 1 MB Have you ever been enchanted by the spoken cadence of an Urdu couplet but wished you could fully understand its nuances? Have you wanted to engage with a ghazal more deeply but were daunted by its mystifying conventions? Are you confused between a qataa and a rubaai, or a musadda and a marsiya?In Urdu Poetry, Raza Mir offers a fresh, quirky and accessible entry point for neophytes seeking to enhance their enjoyment of this vibrant canon-from the poems of legends like Mir Taqi Mir and Mirza Ghalib to the lyrics of contemporary game changers like Javed Akhtar and Gulzar. Raza Mir's translation not only draws out the zest and pathos of these timeless verses, but also provides pithy insights and colourful trivia that will enable readers to fully embrace this world.
The Student's Composition of Yoga exercise Manual 30 Vital Positions Analysed, Explained and also Illustrated by Varda Toussaint English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09T6ZQCJ7 | 435 pages | EPUB | 28 Mb The crucial introduction to the anatomy of 30 essential yoga asana, or poses, this comprehensive overview describes what happens in your body on a physiological level throughout the practice of yoga exercise. The Stories of English By David Crystal 2005 | 608 Pages | ISBN: 1585677191 | EPUB | 4 MB The English language is now accepted as the global lingua franca of the modern age, spoken or written in by over a quarter of the human race. But how did it evolve? How did a language spoken originally by a few thousand Anglo-Saxons become one used by more than 1,500 million? What developments can be seen as we move from Beowulf to Chaucer to Shakespeare to Dickens and the present day? A host of fascinating questions are answered in The Stories of English ? a groundbreaking history of the language by David Crystal, the world-renowned writer and commentator on English. Many books have been written about English, but they have all focused on a single variety ? the educated, printed language called ?standard? English. David Crystal turns the history of English on its head and instead provides a startlingly original view of where the richness, creativity and diversity of the language truly lies ? in the accents and dialects of nonstandard English users all over the world. Whatever their regional, social or ethnic background, each group has a story worth telling, whether it is in Scotland or Somerset, South Africa or Singapore. Interweaved within this central chronological story are accounts of uses of dialect around the world as well as in literary classics from The Canterbury Tales to The Lord of the Rings. For the first time, regional speech and writing is placed centre stage, giving a sense of the social realities behind the development of English. This significant shift in perspective enables the reader to understand for the first time the importance of everyday, previously marginalized, voices in our language and provides an argument too for the way English should be taught in the future. |