The aftershocks of the 2008 financial crisis still reverberate throughout the globe. Markets are down, unemployment is up, and nations from Greece to Ireland find their very infrastructure on the brink of collapse. There is also a crisis in the management of global affairs, with the institutions of global governance challenged as never before, accompanied by conflicts ranging from Syria, to Iran, to Mali. Domestically, the bases for democratic legitimacy, social sustainability, and environmental adaptability are also changing. In this unique volume from the World Public Forum Dialogue of Civilizations and the Social Science Research Council, some of the world’s greatest minds—from Nobel Prize winners to long-time activists—explore what the prolonged instability of the so-called Great Recession means for our traditional understanding of how governments can and should function. Through interviews that are sure to spark lively debate, 22 Ideas to Fix the World presents both analysis of past geopolitical events and possible solutions and predictions for the future. The book surveys issues relevant to the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Speaking from a variety of perspectives, including economic, social, developmental, and political, the discussions here increase our understanding of what’s wrong with the world and how to get it right. Interviewees explore topics like the Arab Spring, the influence of international financial organizations, the possibilities for the growth of democracy, the acceleration of global warming, and how to develop enforceable standards for market and social regulation. These inspiring exchanges from some of our most sophisticated thinkers on world policy are honest, brief, and easily understood, presenting thought-provoking ideas in a clear and accessible manner that cuts through the academic jargon that too often obscures more than it reveals. 22 Ideas to Fix the World is living history in the finest sense—a lasting chronicle of the state of the global community today. Interviews with: Zygmunt Bauman, Shimshon Bichler & Jonathan Nitzan, Craig Calhoun, Ha-Joon Chang, Fred Dallmayr, Mike Davis, Bob Deacon, Kemal Dervis, Jiemian Yang, Peter J. Katzenstein, Ivan Krastev, Will Kymlicka, Manuel F. Montes, Jos? Antonio Ocampo, Vladimir Popov, Jospeh Stiglitz, Olzhas Suleimenov, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Immanuel Wallerstein, Paul Watson, Vladimir Yakunin, Muhammad Yunus
Автор: Sakwa Kim Название: The Prophecy ISBN: 1733617213 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781733617215 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5171.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Read the #1 bestselling novel that's romance at its most magical.
She's a surgeon with a future. He's a Scottish laird in the past. Will their love be a timeless treasure or an eternal curse?
Dr. Gwendolyn Reynolds's career path is secure...so why does she feel so restless? Haunted by recurring dreams, she breaks away on a soul-searching trip to coastal Scotland. But when a storm forces her off the road, she plunges into icy waters, only to resurface in the arms of a handsome highlander.
Scotland, 1426. Fierce and feared, Laird Greylen MacGreggor has yet to meet his match. Eagerly awaiting the woman foretold in prophecy, he never expects her to be a 21st-century stunner with a feisty temper. But when he rescues her from the icy waters behind Seagrave Castle, his first touch confirms that Gwen is his destiny.
As sparks fly between the unlikely pair, they discover their passionate fate could be both powerful and deadly. Can Gwen and Greylen overcome centuries of differences to find true love
If you like your time-travel romance filled with steadfast lovers, steamy nights, and a dash of riotous humor, get spell-bound by The Prophecy.
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FROM THE AUTHOR
Dear Readers:
First, thank you for reading and enjoying my first time travel romance novel THE PROPHECY. I want to share that for all future editions of THE PROPHECY, I've shifted the time setting from the 16th century to the 15th century. Why? Sometimes writers ignore their instincts, and later we need to go back to what we initially planned
I had originally set THE PROPHECY in the early 1400s, and then in subsequent edits I moved it ahead 100 years. Mistakenly thinking life wouldn't seem so stark. But, as some of my wonderful readers have noted, the history wasn't working quite right. Scotland in the early 1500s would have been involved with much political and religious intrigue leading to the Protestant Reformation, not to mention key activities happening in England-namely Henry VIII's selection of Anne Boleyn as his second wife and his efforts to annul his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
So now Gwen and Greylen's love story is back in the 1400s, where it was always meant to be. Thank you so much for taking the time to consider the setting and sharing your thoughts, and for enjoying this novel that proves that love isn't bound by time
THE PROPHECY is the first book in the Lairds of the Crest series, and soon you'll be able to read THE PRICE, the second in the series. I hope you'll find it irresistible too
Автор: Sakwa Richard, Hale Henry E., White Stephen Название: Developments in Russian Politics 9 ISBN: 1478004800 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478004806 Издательство: Marston Book Services Цена: 4156.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Developments in Russian Politics 9 an international team of experts provides a comprehensive and critical discussion of the country's most recent developments, offering substantive coverage of the key areas in domestic and foreign Russian politics. All essays are either new or comprehensively rewritten for this volume and examine topics ranging from executive leadership, political parties, and elections to newer issues of national identity, protest, and Russia and greater Eurasia. They also address the military, parliamentary politics, the economy, social inequality, and media and political communication in the digital age. Reflecting the changing nature of Russian politics in a globalizing world defined by ever-shifting balances of power, Developments in Russian Politics remains the best introduction to the politics of the world's largest nation.
Contributors. Samuel Charap, Valentina Feklyunina, Henry E. Hale, Philip Hanson, Kathryn Hendley, Marlene Laruelle, Ellen Mickiewicz, Ben Noble, Thomas F. Remington, Bettina Renz, Ora John Reuter, Graeme Robertson, Richard Sakwa, Darrell Slider, Stephen White, John P. Willerton
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