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Wenn das Konzept 'Europa' derzeit grundlegende Fragen aufwirft, dann liegt darin zugleich auch die Chance, es neu zu diskutieren und neu zu definieren. Die Phase der Krise und des Umbruchs betrifft sowohl die politische Ebene der Europäischen Union als auch die kulturellen Gemeinsamkeiten und gesellschaftlichen Bindekräfte Europas - und damit spielt der Bezug auf europäische Werte, gemeinsame Wurzeln und verpflichtende Prinzipien eine wichtige Rolle. Die Beiträger/-innen des Bandes beleuchten diese Herausforderung aus den unterschiedlichen Erfahrungsbereichen und Zugangsweisen ihrer Disziplinen, von den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften bis zum Journalismus und der Politik.

This book presents a unified approach to the problem of inequality, combining results from a variety of research fields - the human life cycle, group dynamics, networks, markets, and economic geography. Its main message is that inequality emerges as the natural result of mechanisms operating both in individual human development and in social interaction. It posits that inequality is not an anomalous deviation from a naturally egalitarian social structure; quite to the contrary, inequality is to be expected as part of the human condition. The author states that the growth of inequality, on the other hand, is not a natural law - the level and character of inequality can be affected by collective decisions. This perspective on human inequality has potentially far-reaching consequences both for the political philosophy of inequality and for public policy-making.This book is of interest to a wide interdisciplinary social science readership, including public policy, decisionsciences, economic geography, and life course studies.

Nombreux sont ceux qui ont tenté d'écrire, en toutes langues, qui une histoire de la Chine, qui un abrégé de celle du Japon. Tel s'est intéressé à la Turquie ; tel autre à l'Iran ; tel autre encore à l'Inde. Mais très rares les écrivains qui ont eu la témérité ou l'audace de brosser, de la préhistoire à l'heure actuelle, le raccourci d'un continent. Ici apparaît l'originalité du regretté René Grousset, dont l'ouvrage posthume, La Face de l'Asie, est « l'admirable relation d'un voyage dans le temps et l'espace asiatique ». Le commentateur en ces termes du manuscrit inachevé ¿ M. George Deniker ¿ a dû écrire deux chapitres (plutôt deux parties) : « la Chine, terre de culture et objet de convoitises » ; « le Japon, le Pacifique et l'Extrême- Orient ». Ce qui représente exactement la moitié du livre dont Grousset laissait les feuillets consacrés au « génie sémitique » ; aux « valeurs turques » ; à « l'Iran et son rôle historique » ; à « l'Inde de toujours et d'aujourd'hui ». Lourde tâche que celle de M. Deniker, mais qu'il a assumée avec honneur. Il est vrai qu'il y était préparé par un long séjour à Pékin en qualité d'interprète à la Légation de France.Ce qui frappe dans la quête de Grousset, c'est sa curiosité énorme, servie par un esprit clair ; sa facilité à reconstituer des ensembles, à découvrir, entre les peuples, interférences, incidences, correspondances ; son libéralisme ; son idéalisme ; son goût de la grandeur ; sa tristesse lucide, avec un arrière-goût d'Ecclésiaste. Les lecteurs s'arrêteront plus volontiers aux considérations actuelles. En veulent-ils quelques exemples ? Révolte récente de l'Iran contre l'Angleterre : « Dans sa révolte contre Y Anglo-Iranian, la Perse bénéficiait de nouveau de sa situation d'empire du milieu. » Où l'on voit restituer à l'Iran le rôle qu'il a joué souvent, de la Syrie au Pamir. Grousset se plaît à découvrir les articulations du corps asiatique dans l'espace et la durée ; à décrire l'apparition, la disparition et la surrection des Empires. Il nous verse, dans ce survol des civilisations, un breuvage d'Asie qui grise ou donne un peu le vertige. Sa tristesse nous point : « N'est-ce pas une des lois de l'histoire que l'épanouissement littéraire et artistique d'un pays soit loin de nécessairement coïncider avec les périodes de stabilité et de grandeur politiques ? » Cette consolation, si c'en est une, offerte aux peuples en régression est corroborée par une condamnation : « Quand le destin a inutilement prodigué à une société, en même temps que toutes les faveurs, tous les avertissements, et qu'elle s'obstine dans le suicide, sa destruction n'est-elle pas une satisfaction pour l'esprit ? »Comblés d'événements, de rapprochements et de considérations, essayons de tirer la leçon du livre ; et celle d'un mot qui figure dans la phrase précédente : l'histoire est un avertissement.

For small-scale fisheries around the world, the Blue Growth and Blue Economy initiatives may provide sustainable development, but only insofar as they align with the global consensus enshrined in the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication. If states do nothing to fulfill the promises they made when they endorsed these guidelines in 2014, the Blue Economy will come at a loss for small-scale fisheries and further their marginalization in the ocean economy. Under the umbrella of Blue Justice, this book demonstrates that these risks are real and must be considered as states implement their sustainable ocean development plans. These are human rights issues, which are embedded into governance principles and institutions and which make a difference for small-scale fisheries people in their daily lives. In stressing the importance of policies and institutions that build on the experiences of small-scale fisheries people in the contexts in which they operate, this book draws on case studies of small-scale fisheries from countries on all continents to clarify what Blue Justice entails for small-scale fisheries and make suggestions for real change. "Through the Blue Justice paradigm, this book flags the relevance of recognizing the potential impact that different factors, including the Blue Economy approach, could bring to fishing communities, their livelihoods, cultural traditions, and other potential multidimensional conflicts. Vulnerability in fishing communities can increase and inequalities can be reinforced at different levels if individuals and community capabilities are not strengthened... A first of its kind, not to be missed, this book is informative, purposeful, and pertinent in an era of change". Silvia Salas, CINVESTAV, Marine Resources Department, Mérida, Mexico "The studies reveal that Blue Justice is a 'governability' issue, which requires establishing 'right' institutions, that are transdisciplinary (integrated), participatory, and holistic. It is implicit from these writings that the SSF Guidelines and Blue Growth initiatives do not form two different discourses, and that the implementation of the former would resolve many of the justice issues caused by the latter, in favor of small-scale fisheries and their communities". Oscar Amarasinghe, Professor & Chancellor, Ocean University of Sri Lanka and President, Sri Lanka Forum for Small Scale Fisheries (SLFSSF)

What do fishing with an otter, sitting atop a mountain at dawn with eighty Taiwanese backpackers, and driving home from Aldo Leopold's Shack have to say about the evolution of a personal environmental philosophy? Essays to My Daughter on Our Relationship With the Natural World provides a series of reflections by an environmental educator about lessons learned from time spent in nature. Originally conceived as personal letters to the author's daughter, this collection presents ethical questions outdoor enthusiasts regularly face as they work and play in the natural world. The essays in this book explore environmentalism in a modern-day context, with topics including sustainability education, the current relevance of environmental writers from the past, and the uncertainty of what is meant by words like "naturalist," "solitude," and "wilderness." There is no attempt to direct readers to any particular environmental philosophy. Instead, Simpson encourages readers to articulate their own perspective based on personal experiences in nature. Though Essays to My Daughter is written by a father to his daughter, the insights within the volume-and the questions they provoke-are valuable to all members of the next generation as they grapple with their own relationship to the natural world.

Originally published in 1981, this book analyses how development aid works in practice. It presents a critique of the practice of foreign aid, analyses the aid process, who controls it and investigates the exercise of leverage by donors.

When Dulcie Clarke picks up her fountain pen to write her first letter to her pen friend, Fran, she is unaware that their friendship will continue for decades. Both are newly-weds; Dulcie has a baby girl and Fran is expecting a baby. But there the similarities end. Fran is a Detroit city girl enjoying modern conveniences. Dulcie is a pineapple farmer's wife enduring the extremes of Australia. Bushfires, floods, cyclones, droughts, dingo attacks and accidents are all too common. Regardless, Dulcie's optimism shines through, revealing her love of the land and fascination for the wild creatures that share her corner of Queensland. Each book purchased will help support Careflight, an Australian aero-medical charity that attends emergencies, however remote.

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Bordered Cities and Divided Societies is a provocative, moving, and poetic encounter with the hearts and minds of individuals living in nine cities of conflict, violence, and healing-Jerusalem, Belfast, Johannesburg, Nicosia, Sarajevo, Mostar, Barcelona, Bilbao, and Beirut.

Originally published in 1993, Urban Land and Property Markets in the Netherlands provides a detailed explanation of how the land and property markets of the Netherlands work. This book describes the scene extensively and goes deeper to explain the situation in the Netherlands, with commercial real estate being regarded internationally as mature, and offering good safe investment prospects while other aspects of the land and property markets are unique to that country. The constitutional, economic and social contexts are described and current public policies are explained as they affect property development.

This book explores the role of tourism in the expression of nationalism in Nepal. It investigates assemblage of images, emblems, and symbols of Nepali nationhood in various touristic representations and narratives from Nepali travellers and diasporic visitors to showcase how they express nationhood and stimulate a strong sentiment of national fe

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Originally published in 1994, Urban Land and Property Markets in the United Kingdom, adopts a perspective that encompasses the distinctive nature of the legal framework, land law, property market and procedures of Scotland, England and Wales. The book provides detailed accounts of the structure of property, planning and tax law governing urban land and property markets, registration procedures and transactions charges, market processes and how they all work in practice. The book is based on a report commissioned by the German Federal Government as part of a five-country study completed in 1991.

An optimistic exploration of how, through radical economic reform, the United Kingdom can prosper and flourish in the new global economy Taking a refreshingly realistic approach, Alex Brummer outlines how our current moment can be reshaped into an unprecedented opportunity for economic prosperity. With a new long-term approach, Britain can capitalize on the ever-changing global market, its brilliant research universities, and new technological developments. Drawing on firsthand interviews with the leading minds in business and his own expertise as a seasoned economic journalist, Brummer creates an inspiring investigation into how careful planning and innovative reform can lead to a flourishing economy after Brexit.

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This is a story about a movement. A real life story of how a white and black pastor from different points of view see the world as it is and as it could be. The authors face many of the great questions that are dividing our country and our churches in a way not seen since the Civil War. This book strives to show the modern church what is possible when people just talk and listen. From the Kaepernick Controversy to sexual assault in the church, The Bishop Brothers bring two points of view to some of the most difficult questions facing the church and our society today. To read this book, you need to be comfortable being uncomfortable!

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