Claiming Value The Politics of Priority from Aristotle to Black Lives Matter
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781003304302 | 181 pages | True PDF | 3.99 MB
Value is typically theorized from the frameworks of economic theory or of moral/ethical theory, but we need to instead think about value foremost as political. Alena Wolflink uncovers a tension in value discourses between material and aspirational life. As she shows, erasing this tension, as has been the historical tendency, can entrench existing configurations of power and privilege, while acknowledging the tension is a vital part of democratic practice. Using genealogical, conceptual-historical, and interpretive approaches, and drawing from such diverse sources as Aristotle, Anna Julia Cooper, Michael Warner, Alicia Garza, and Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Wolflink argues that abstractions of value discourse in both economic theory and moral philosophy have been complicit in devaluing the lives of women, queer people, and people of color. Yet she further argues that value claims nonetheless hold democratic potential as a means of asserting and defining priorities that center the role of political economy in the making of political communities.
Civil Services Mains Exam : Civil Engineering Solved Papers Volume 1
English | ISBN: 9351472620 | 2017 | 570 pages | PDF | 60 MB
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Ciskei Economics and Politics of Dependence in a South African Homeland
English | 1980 | ISBN: 9781003306634 | 702 pages | True PDF | 12.54 MB
Originally published in 1980, this book examines the 'self-government' constitution, administrative and party system of The Ciskei which was one of the black 'homelands' created by the government of the Republic of South Africa in its pursuit of 'separate development'. (It has since been reintegrated into South Africa, becoming part of the Eastern Cape Province).
Christians in Caesar's Household: The Emperors' Slaves in the Makings of Christianity (Inventing Christianity) by Michael Flexsenhar III
English | February 21, 2019 | ISBN: 027108233X, 0271082348 | True EPUB | 208 pages | 5 MB
In this volume, Michael Flexsenhar III advances the argument that imperial slaves and freedpersons in the Roman Empire were essential to early Christians' self-conception as a distinct people in the Mediterranean and played a multifaceted role in the making of early Christianity.
Tom Jacobs, "Chiron, 2012, and the Aquarian Age: The Key and How to Use It"
English | 2012 | pages: 208 | ISBN: 1470031116 | EPUB | 0,2 mb
When Evolutionary Astrologer and Channel Tom Jacobs asked several Ascended Masters what will happen in 2012, he was answered with new insights about how to understand Chiron and help people heal wounding related to it. After using the information for several years in his practice, he produced an 11.5-hour audio course to relay all he had learned as an astrology teaching. This groundbreaking material can be used to come out of victimhood once and for all, helping us connect with ourselves as the powerful, divine spiritual beings that we are. This book is a transcription of that audio course. It covers 2012/the end of the Mayan Calendar and how it leads to the Aquarian Age, Chiron's myth and archetypal process, and all the astrology of Chiron, all to enable astrologers and students to understand this view of Chiron from the Ascended Masters so the consciousness level of the Aquarian Age can be seeded firmly here and now.
Chinese Law of Personality Rights II Codification Experience
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781003320401 | 205 pages | True PDF | 4.20 MB
This volume is a collection of articles on the codification experience of China's Law of Personality Rights, explaining the design of the Law as well as its innovations.
Chinese Ancient Style Sketch Painting Tutorial by Kevn Todd
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B82Z1TXR | 345 pages | EPUB | 13 Mb
Looking at pictures of gorgeous and elegant ancient characters, we look forward to being able to paint them with brushes. In order to meet everyone's needs, this book starts from scratch and teaches you how to draw beautiful ancient character illustrations step by step.
China, Cultural Heritage, and International Law By Hui Zhong
2019 | 220 Pages | ISBN: 0367890453 | PDF | 2 MB
China is a country that is rich in antiquities, but it is also a victim of looting that occurred during the period from the First Opium War to the end of the Japanese Occupation (1840-1945) when innumerable cultural objects were lost overseas. The Chinese Government insists on asserting its interest over its wrongfully removed cultural heritage and has sought for the return of lost cultural heritage by all means in accordance with relevant international conventions and Chinese laws. However, securing the return has been, and continues to be, problematic. Little research has been done regarding the question as to whether China has a legal basis for recovery, which is the first legal hurdle that China needs to get over. In addition, China does not have a legal basis for all cultural heritage taken during the period of 1840-1945. Claims for return without a legal basis are usually silenced or, at best, discussed only but very rarely facilitated.This book provides an answer for the return of Chinese cultural heritage. It examines the law contemporaneous to the removal of Chinese cultural heritage and its application. For this lack of a legal basis, this book argues that a new customary international law is emerging, according to which the interests of the states of origin in their wrongfully removed heritage should be prioritised. This proposed customary rule supports the return of wrongfully removed heritage. Once this proposed customary rule is accepted, it will provide a stronger argument not only for China, but also for other states of origin with a similar dilemma, including South Korea, Egypt, Greece, Cambodia, Turkey, Peru, and Italy, to recover their wrongfully removed heritage. While dealing with a large pool of return cases, this book is valuable to museums and art collectors in the event of buying and accepting art objects, and settling recovery disputes with states of origin. It will also be of interest
China's Strategic Opportunity: Change and Revisionism in Chinese Foreign Policy
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1009098691 | 249 Pages | PDF | 1.46 MB
This book offers a systematic study of China's great-power diplomacy under President Xi Jinping. It critically applies the Chinese concept of 'strategic opportunity', which is defined by the national ambitions as set by the ruling communist party leadership, the opportunities and risks presented in the international environment, and the policy instruments at the nation's disposal. Applying the dynamic concept, the book identifies key Chinese beliefs that seek to best match its resources with its policy ends and investigates policy patterns in China's management of competition with the United States, the Belt and Road Initiative, economic statecraft, regional and global institutional orders, and its multipolar diplomacy. Taking seriously China's choice, Yong Deng challenges the mainstream structural analysis in International Relations that focuses merely on rising powers' insecurity and discontent in the international system. His study shows how the world's leading contender to, and major stakeholder in, the world order actually evaluates, and actively seeks to control, its international environment.
China's Economic and Political Presence in the Middle East and South Asia
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781003269175 | 251 pages | True PDF | 7.13 MB
This book explores a range of key issues connected to China's relations with countries in the Middle East and South Asia. It discusses economic and political connections, and projects which have arisen as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative. It covers both important countries in the Middle East, and also Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It examines current contentious issues including Iranian sanctions and the war in Syria, and assesses the roles of other powers such as Russia, Turkey and Israel insofar as they affect China's relationships. Overall, the book presents many new perspectives on the subject, with many of the perspectives representing the view from the countries of the Middle East and South Asia.