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The chivalric turn : conduct and hegemony in Europe before 1300
The Chivalric Turn examines the medieval obsession with defining and practising superior conduct, and the social consequences that followed from it. Historians since the seventeenth century have tended to understand medieval conduct through the eyes of the writers of the Enlightenment, viewing superior conduct as 'knightly' behaviour, and categorising it as chivalry.0Using, for the first time, the full range of the considerable twelfth- and thirteenth-century literature on conduct in the European vernaculars and in Latin, The Chivalric Turn describes and defines what superior lay conduct was in European society before chivalry, and maps how and why chivalry emerged and redefined superior conduct in the last generation of the twelfth century. The emergence of chivalry was only one part of a major social change, because it changed how people understood the concept of nobility, which had consequences for the medieval understanding of gender, social class, violence, and the limits of law.
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Colonial psychosocial
A small, bespectacled man with impressive moustaches and a devastating way with words, William Lane was at first delighted with the pliant disposition of the society he found emerging in the colonies of Australia. The nascent nation was awash with radical ideas and inherited bigotries, but also obsessed with itself and uneasy about its own place and composition. To this combustible atmosphere, Lane contributed all the excesses of his blistering rhetoric and seductive hyperbole; he mesmerised.
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American Statesmanship
This book, much needed in our public discourse, examines
some of the most significant political leaders in American
history.
With an eye on the elusive qualities of political greatness,
this anthology considers the principles and practices of diverse
political leaders who influenced the founding and development of
the American experiment in self-government. Providing both breadth
and depth, this work is a virtual \"who's who\" from the founding to
modern times. From George Washington to Frederick Douglass and
Elizabeth Cady Stanton to FDR and Ronald Reagan, the book's
twenty-six chapters are thematically organized to include a brief
biography of each subject, his or her historical context, and the
core principles and policies that led to political success or
failure. A final chapter considers the rhetorical legacy of Bill
Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. Nearly all
readers agree that statesmanship makes a crucial difference in the
life of a nation and its example is sorely needed in America today.
These concise portraits will appeal to experts as well as history
buffs. The volume is ideal for leadership and political science
classroom use in conjunction with primary sources.
Contributors: Kenneth L. Deutsch, Gary L. Gregg II, David
Tucker, Sean D. Sutton, Bruce P. Frohnen, Stephanie P. Newbold,
Phillip G. Henderson, Michael P. Federici, Troy L. Kickler,
Johnathan O'Neill, H. Lee Cheek, Jr., Carey Roberts, Hans
Schmeisser, Joseph R. Fornieri, Peter C. Myers, Emily Krichbaum,
Natalie Taylor, Jean M. Yarbrough, Christopher Burkett, Will
Morrisey, Elizabeth Edwards Spalding, Patrick J. Garrity, Giorgi
Areshidze, William J. Atto, David B. Frisk, Mark Blitz, Jeffrey
Crouch, and Mark J. Rozell.
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Are Skills the Answer?
This study of the problems confronting institutions for the creation of occupational skills in seven advanced industrialised countries contributes to two different areas of debate. The first is the study of the diversity of institutional forms taken by modern capitalism, and the difficulties currently surrounding the survival of that diversity. Most discussions of this theme analyse economic institutions and governance in general. This book is more specific, focusing on the key area of skill creation. The second theme is that of vocational education and training in its own right. While sharing the consensus that the advanced countries must secure competitive advantage in a global economy by developing highly skilled work-forces, the book draws attention to certain awkward aspects of this approach that are often glossed over in general debate: the employment-generating power of improvements in skill levels is limited; employment policy cannot depend fully on education policies. While the acquisition of skills has become a major public need, there is increasing dependence for their provision on individual firms, which can have no responsibility for general needs, with government action being restricted to residual care for the unemployed rather than contributing at the leading edge of advanced skills policy.
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The Crisis of Social Democracy in Europe
Is social democracy in a terminal condition in Europe? It's in office almost nowhere and appears bereft of ideas in the face of the economic crisis that might have given it a historic opportunity. While accepting the truth of this, the contributors to this volume take a stand again those who claim that social democracy is dead. By arguing that social democracy is not a single set of ideas or practices but a way of reconciling market capitalism with social inclusion and equality, they show that it has actually been remarkably successful during the 20th century. Its key principles are still relevant but must be adapted to new conditions. This book examines the fortunes of social democracy in western and east-central Europe and the policy challenges in economic policy, labour markets, social welfare, public services, European integration and decentralization.
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New horizons in tourism: strange experiences and stranger practices
Tourism as a dynamic phenomenon has a wonderful capacity to change, adapt and evolve. At the beginning of the 21st Century we are witnessing a growing demand from tourists for amazing and bizarre experiences, and more extreme and unusual environments. Written by leading researchers from around the world, New Horizons in Tourism, examines this new wave of tourism. It presents a host of examples of out-of-the-ordinary tourism including cutting-edge tourism activities such as vacationing in space and discovering the forbidden lands of Antarctica and Arctic regions. It also explores the trends of pro-poor and volunteer tourism, ecotourism, the rise in the number of footloose senior citizens, and the growing attraction of areas of conflict and atrocity.
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