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Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 802
ISBN-13: 9780415094115
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume collects together his writings during the period from 1919 to 1922 and describes his experiences in Russia and China which confirmed his emergence as a popular commentator on contemporary political issues.
Author: GerShun Avilez
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2020-11-09
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 0252052250
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhether engaged in same-sex desire or gender nonconformity, black queer individuals live with being perceived as a threat while simultaneously being subjected to the threat of physical, psychological, and socioeconomical injury. Attending to and challenging threats has become a defining element in queer black artists’ work throughout the black diaspora. GerShun Avilez analyzes the work of diasporic artists who, denied government protections, have used art to create spaces for justice. He first focuses on how the state seeks to inhibit the movement of black queer bodies through public spaces, whether on the street or across borders. From there, he pivots to institutional spaces—specifically prisons and hospitals—and the ways such places seek to expose queer bodies in order to control them. Throughout, he reveals how desire and art open routes to black queer freedom when policy, the law, racism, and homophobia threaten physical safety, civil rights, and social mobility.
Author: Beryl Haslam
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2024-08-01
Total Pages: 802
ISBN-13: 1040244858
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 15 assembles Russell's writings on his experiences of visiting and reflecting on Russia and China.Having emerged from the Great War determined to prevent another armed conflict, Russell became a champion of international socialism as the antidote to the destructive forces of nationalism and capitalism. His quest for international reconstruction led to two enduring experiences, his trip first to Bolshevik Russia in 1920 and then to divided China in 1920-21. These letters describe those experiences which confirmed his emergence as a popular commentator on contemporary political issues.The volume includes two unpublished papers on Russell's trip to Russia.
Author: David Goodway
Publisher: PM Press
Published: 2011-12-12
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 1604866675
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom William Morris to Oscar Wilde to George Orwell, left-libertarian thought has long been an important but neglected part of British cultural and political history. In Anarchist Seeds beneath the Snow, David Goodway seeks to recover and revitalize that indigenous anarchist tradition. This book succeeds as simultaneously a cultural history of left-libertarian thought in Britain and a demonstration of the applicability of that history to current politics. Goodway argues that a recovered anarchist tradition could—and should—be a touchstone for contemporary political radicals. Moving seamlessly from Aldous Huxley and Colin Ward to the war in Iraq, this challenging volume will energize leftist movements throughout the world.
Author: Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2010-09-14
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 0834822792
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A bold, playful, and invigorating” look at how asking challenging questions—without expectations—can lead Buddhist practitioners to powerful spiritual insights (Pema Chödrön) How do we find a resting place in a world that is complex and always changing? How do we practice spirituality beyond the limits of blind acceptance and doubt? Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel proposes that when we ask challenging questions like these, we access our deepest intelligence and most powerful insights. “When we ask a question,” Mattis-Namgyel suggests, “our mind is engaged yet open. The process of inquiry protects us from our tendency to reach static conclusions. Instead, we can respond to uncertainty and change with inquisitiveness and a sense of wonder.” By telling the story of the Buddha's awakening, Mattis-Namgyel shows us that by contemplating hard questions—and by not simply rejecting seeming contradictions in his experience—the Buddha became enlightened. Her book guides us on a provocative, playful, and spiritually enriching journey of contemplation that could last a lifetime.
Author: Simone de Beauvoir
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2018-05-08
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 1504054210
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the groundbreaking author of The Second Sex comes a radical argument for ethical responsibility and freedom. In this classic introduction to existentialist thought, French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir’s The Ethics of Ambiguity simultaneously pays homage to and grapples with her French contemporaries, philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, by arguing that the freedoms in existentialism carry with them certain ethical responsibilities. De Beauvoir outlines a series of “ways of being” (the adventurer, the passionate person, the lover, the artist, and the intellectual), each of which overcomes the former’s deficiencies, and therefore can live up to the responsibilities of freedom. Ultimately, de Beauvoir argues that in order to achieve true freedom, one must battle against the choices and activities of those who suppress it. The Ethics of Ambiguity is the book that launched Simone de Beauvoir’s feminist and existential philosophy. It remains a concise yet thorough examination of existence and what it means to be human.
Author: J. Frederick Arment
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-12-04
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 078649638X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the Arab Spring to the Occupy and Tea Party movements, the "What now?" solution to economic disparity and power politics has been largely unarticulated. This work details how the Golden Rule ethic and a technology-driven global consciousness are causing epic shifts in our economic and governing systems. The evolution from nation-state capitalism to a collaborative economy with judicial governance is proving that prosperity is compatible with peace. With ten case studies of successful "Golden Rule" organizations and an innovative study of the reciprocal ethic, this book provides accessible, thought-provoking analysis of rapid worldwide change and forecasts a future of freedom, purpose and hope.
Author: Harshwardhan Soni
Publisher: Harsh Wardhan Soni
Published: 2024-09-08
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the transformative power of embracing uncertainty, drawing on the teachings of Osho to guide readers in letting go of control, living in the present, and cultivating mindfulness. It emphasizes the importance of creativity, adaptability, and trust in the universe during uncertain times. The book encourages spiritual growth through surrender, transcending fear, and finding freedom in unpredictability. Ultimately, it offers a roadmap to self-discovery, inner strength, and enlightenment, encouraging readers to navigate life's unknowns with courage, authenticity, and openness to change.
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Published: 1920
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHE attempt to conceive imaginatively a better ordering of human society than the destructive and cruel chaos in which mankind has hitherto existed is by no means modern: it is at least as old as Plato, whose "Republic" set the model for the Utopias of subsequent philosophers. Whoever contemplates the world in the light of an ideal - whether what he seeks be intellect, or art, or love, or simple happiness, or all together - must feel a great sorrow in the evils that men needlessly allow to continue, and - if he be a man of force and vital energy - an urgent desire to lead men to the realization of the good which inspires his creative vision. It is this desire which has been the primary force moving the pioneers of Socialism and Anarchism, as it moved the inventors of ideal commonwealths in the past. In this there is nothing new. What is new in Socialism and Anarchism, is that close relation of the ideal to the present sufferings of men, which has enabled powerful political movements to grow out of the hopes of solitary thinkers. It is this that makes Socialism and Anarchism important, and it is this that makes them dangerous to those who batten, consciously or unconsciously upon the evils of our present order of society. [...]
Author: HopeRoad Publishing
Publisher: HopeRoad
Published: 2014-10-13
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 1908446234
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHopeRoad Bites is a unique digital-only publication that serves a dual purpose: a catalogue for interested partners in the book trade to peruse and enjoy, as well as an hour or two of pure escapism for you, the reader. There is plenty here to get your teeth into, including two exclusive short stories reproduced here in their entirety: A Pair of Jeans by Qaisra Shahraz and The Spirit of McPhineas Lata by Lauri Kubuitsile, as well extended extracts from five works of literary fiction and two of our recent forays into young adult literature. CONTENTS: A Pair of Jeans and Other Stories by Qaisra Shahraz Dew Angels by Melanie Schwapp In the Spirit of McPhineas Lata by Lauri Kubuitsile Indian Magic by Balraj Khanna Janice by Jean Goulbourne More than a Game by Sylvester Young Sarmada by Fadi Azzam The Chocolate Shop Perverts by Ernest Alanki Tula: The Revolt by Jeroen Leinders HopeRoad are a young, exciting, independent publisher, vigorously supporting voices too often neglected by the mainstream. We are growing a reputation as promoters of multicultural literature, with a special focus on writers from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. At the heart of our publishing is the love of outstanding writing from authors you would otherwise have missed.
