From Lexington to Baghdad and Beyond, Snow, Donald M
Автор: Dallmayr, Fred R. Название: Border crossings ISBN: 0739100432 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780739100431 Издательство: NBN International Рейтинг: Цена: 5914.00 р. 8448.00-30% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: Comparative political theory is aty best an embryonic and marginalised endeavour. Only rarely are practitioners of political thought willing to transgress the canon in the direction of genuine comparative investigation. This work presents an effort to remedy this situation.
Описание: What use is thinking? This study addresses the ways in which modern American thinkers have intervened in the public sphere and attempted to mediate relations between social and political institutions and cultural and intellectual production. Chapters on both well-known (Henry Adams, Langston Hughes, C. Wright Mills, Angela Davis) and neglected (Randolph Bourne, Mary McCarthy, Paul Goodman) public intellectuals considers how these figures have address a range of problems, including the dangers and difficulty of critical dissent thought during wartime, the contemporary crisis of the humanities under neoliberalism, the legacy of American anti-intellectualism, academic professionalism, and the perils of consumer culture and popular tastes. This book reviews in as critically sympathetic a manner as possible a select few of the minor and major currents of twentieth-century American radical thinking in order to see where they might take us, and how they inflect our current social and intellectual predicaments. Arguing that any "use-value" theory of intellectual production is limiting, Radical Legacies endeavors to maintain and expand a space and reassert an argument for the importance of sustained critical reflection on our collective dilemmas today. It assesses a practice of thought that is engaged, committed, involved, and timely, without being necessarily practical or even useful."
Автор: Snow, Donald M Название: From Lexington to Baghdad and Beyond ISBN: 0765624036 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780765624031 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8114.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Estes, Kenneth W. Название: US Army Soldier ISBN: 1846030633 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781846030635 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 2226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In April 2003, after a month of heavy bombardment, Baghdad fell under coalition forces` control. This book details the stabilization operations and the experiences of US Task Force 1st Armored Division, who lived and fought under extreme conditions and whose activities were center stage in a controversial debate surrounding the occupation.
Автор: Harris G. L. a., Lewis Evelyn L. Название: Blacks in the Military and Beyond ISBN: 1498567851 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498567855 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 14108.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: African Americans have long used the military for gaining legitimacy and the ultimate path to citizenship. Blacks in the Military and Beyond chronicles their tumultuous journey from slavery through the present, extending the history to significant factors in determining whether or not serving in the military has indeed advantaged Blacks.
Автор: Bryer, Thomas A. Название: Higher education beyond job creation ISBN: 0739196340 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780739196342 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 6683.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Higher education in the United States and elsewhere is being forced to respond to several disparate social and economic pressures: social trust and connectedness is down, empathy across citizens is deteriorating, political awareness and participation are low, and job prospects and financial security are sobering for many citizens, even the college educated. The response to these pressures is not to double down on one mission of higher education, namely job creation. Instead, higher education marching into the next decades requires an integrative approach that promotes job creation, skill development, citizen cultivation, and knowledge dissemination--all oriented towards strengthening communities and providing opportunity for all citizens to pursue the good life. Across eight chapters, this book provides historical and theoretical analyses of the role of higher education in society across these four missions, as well as applied mini and extended case examples demonstrating how the four missions can be successfully integrated. The extended cases consist of one pedagogy example, a teaching initiative labeled "joined up service learning" that represents deep partnership between the university and community, and an institutional design case of an academic research center and its work conducted in partnership with community stakeholders. Recommendations are advanced for an integrated approach to performance funding of higher education institutions, tenure and promotion expectations for faculty, and graduation requirements for students, among others.
Автор: Kieninger, Stephan Название: Dynamic detente ISBN: 1498532438 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498532433 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 6980.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This study examines the dynamic evolution of Western detente policies and the creation of a sustainable security framework built by the United States and its West European allies through cooperation, dialogue, and engagement with the Soviet Union. It also challenges the traditional Cold War narrative that detente prolonged the division of Europe.
Описание: Party and Nation examines party competition in American history through the lens of debates over immigration, an issue central to national identity. The authors argue that today`s divide between nationalism and multiculturalism represents a dramatic change in the very nature of the party regime in the United States.
Автор: Hrezo Margaret Название: Possibility`s Parents ISBN: 149859882X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498598828 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 12623.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book analyzes works of late 20th century literature to unearth themes related to western classical liberal societies. The analysis suggests new ways of thinking about building political philosophies capable of replacing the classical liberal model.
How does a supermarket cashier and single Mum become a fearless Baghdad bodyguard in the battlefields of Iraq?
This is the true story of Neryl Joyce, a young Australian woman, struggling to pay the bills, who signed up to be a soldier. After a stint with the Australian Army's elite Close Personal Protection Unit, Neryl joined a private security firm inside Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone. Here, she defended high-risk foreign targets from opportunistic assassination inside Iraq.
As a female bodyguard in the Middle East, Neryl had to be as good as--or even better than--any of her fellow soldiers. With courage and heart, she navigated sexual discrimination and abuse, operations on the world's most dangerous road, and the unrelenting brutality of a man's world. But the longer she stayed, the more convinced she became that disaster was imminent.
Somehow, Neryl survived to return home to her son and tell this heart-stopping and inspirational story.
Описание: This book sets out to explore the formation of the Baghdad Pact and Anglo-American defence policies in the Middle East, 1950-1959.
Автор: Steve Miska, Miska Название: Baghdad underground railroad ISBN: 1954988036 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781954988033 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4414.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
During the war's worst fighting in 2006 and 2007, a handful of Iraqi interpreters put their lives on the line to help American troops. Families threatened, a bounty on their heads, ignored by the powers that be, they faced execution as collaborators with the enemy if they remained in their homeland. A Task Force Commander decides a promise made should be a promise kept.
After the murders of several Iraqi allies, Lt. Col Steve Miska decides to slice through the bureaucratic red tape to get interpreters to safety. His team creates the Baghdad Underground Railroad to get the "terps" and other allies out of the country to Jordan for their Embassy interviews. Soldiers also tap their own families in the United States to serve as sponsors to house and assist the new immigrants.
For the Iraqis, they face the struggle of adapting to a culture vastly different from their own. One of them even joins the U.S. Army and returns to Iraq as an American soldier.
In this compelling memoir that illustrates humanity and compassion in the midst of war, Steve Miska highlights the plight of local allies, who are essential to the American cause in foreign wars but are often left behind. He also offers an insider's look at the complex and frustrating political reality of Iraq facing U.S. commanders and policymakers following the downfall of Saddam Hussein.
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