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Dans la "Lettre sur le commerce des livres" de Denis Diderot, l'auteur examine de manière critique l'industrie du livre de son époque et expose ses réflexions sur divers aspects du commerce littéraire. Il aborde la question de la censure et de la liberté d'expression, défendant l'idée que la libre circulation des idées est essentielle à la progression de la société. Diderot discute également des relations complexes entre les écrivains, les éditeurs et le public, mettant en lumière les défis auxquels l'industrie du livre est confrontée à l'époque.En outre, l'auteur évoque des thèmes liés à la valeur de la littérature, à l'éducation du public et à l'importance de la diversité des opinions. Denis Diderot, en tant que figure centrale des Lumières, insiste sur le rôle crucial des livres dans la diffusion des connaissances et dans la promotion d'une société éclairée.La "Lettre sur le commerce des livres" de Denis Diderot offre une réflexion perspicace sur l'industrie du livre au XVIIIe siècle, articulant les idéaux des Lumières et plaidant en faveur de la libre circulation des idées dans une société progressiste.

Les érudits chinois n¿ont jamais connu qüune seule mé- thode d¿interprétation des récits légendaires, la méthode évhémériste. Sous le prétexte d¿en retrouver le noyau historique, ils éliminent les éléments merveilleux qui leur paraissent invraisemblables, et ne conservent plus qüun résidu incolore, où les dieux et les héros sont transformés en saints empereurs et en sages ministres, et les monstres en princes rebelles ou en mauvais ministres ; et ce sont ces élucubrations qui, mises bout à bout suivant un ordre que diverses théories métaphysiques, surtout celle des cinq éléments, imposaient à la chronologie, constituent ce qüon appelle l¿histoire des origines chinoises. Cela n¿a de l¿histoire que le nom ; en réalité, il n¿y a que des légendes, tantôt d¿origine mythologique, tantôt venant des temples ancestraux des grandes familles, tantôt émanant des centres religieux locaux, tantôt récits d¿origine en partie au moins savante, élaborés pour expliquer un rite, tantôt simples contes empruntés au folklore, etc. Tous ces fantômes doivent disparaître de l¿histoire de Chine, dont ils encombrent les débuts ; au lieu de s¿obstiner à rechercher sous la forme légendaire un fond historique inexistant (1), il faut chercher au contraire à retrouver le fond mythologique ou le conte populaire sous le récit pseudo-historique.

Frédéric Le Play: Textes Choisis" par Louis Baudin propose une sélection d'écrits de l'éminent sociologue et économiste Frédéric Le Play. Sous la direction de Louis Baudin, professeur à la Faculté de Droit de Paris, cet ouvrage offre un aperçu des idées clés et des contributions de Le Play au domaine de la sociologie et de l'économie.Frédéric Le Play est connu pour ses études sur la famille et l'organisation sociale, en particulier pour sa méthode sociologique basée sur l'observation empirique. Les textes choisis présentent probablement des extraits de ses ¿uvres les plus significatives, mettant en lumière sa pensée sur la structure sociale, le travail, et la famille.L'ouvrage inclut des commentaires de Louis Baudin, visant à contextualiser les textes et à fournir des informations sur le contexte historique et intellectuel dans lequel Le Play a développé ses idées. "Frédéric Le Play: Textes Choisis" offre une compilation soigneusement sélectionnée des écrits de Le Play, permettant aux lecteurs d'explorer les fondements de sa pensée sociologique et économique. Cet ouvrage constitue une ressource précieuse pour ceux qui souhaitent approfondir leur compréhension des idées de Frédéric Le Play et de l'évolution de la sociologie au XIXe siècle.

Je viens, après trois nouvelles années de séjour en Chine, d¿écrire ce livre. J¿ai mieux vu, me suis contrôlé, et j¿ai pensé qüil était bon de faire connaître le résultat de mes observations. J¿ai touché un peu à tout, me préoccupant d¿instruire avant d¿amuser. Vous ne trouverez pas, ici, d¿aventures bruyantes, sensationnelles ¿ elles n¿ont, souvent, existé que dans l¿imagination du voyageur. C¿est plutôt une étude, celle du grand peuple à l¿ordre du jour et des aborigènes qui vivent à son contact. Ceux que hante, à l¿heure actuelle, le souci du « péril jaune », seront, je pense, quelque peu rassurés.Ayant voulu que vous en sachiez aussi long que moi sur une curieuse et intéressante région, j¿ai fait en sorte que beaucoup de détails, d¿apparence purement descriptifs, soient presque toujours « explicatifs ». A côté du civilisé, vous verrez, aussi, le Barbare, le Lolo, avec ses principales caractéristiques longuement étudiées.

Mankind is on a crash course with destiny and doesn't seem to have a clue! We are witnessing rapidly accelerating global warming of our own making that could potentially result in species extinctions, including our own. Witness widespread signs of the impending disaster including super storms, record drought, floods, forest fires and climate refugees. Dangerous nuclear saber rattling by Russia and North Korea is on the upswing and the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens to expand to Western Europe. The increasing number of fascist, autocratic, dictator-run states such as China, North Korea, Turkey, and Brazil are snuffing individual freedoms, denying social justice and fanning the flames of global conflict. The world's population is rapidly approaching eight billion and is well past the point of Earth's ability to sustain us. Crushing poverty, starvation, and dozens of militarized religious and ethnic conflicts. We have polluted our planet with toxic chemicals, oil spills, reckless dumping of trash on land and sea, contaminating the oceans with fish and fowl killing plastic waste.This book is the result of overwhelming outrage and disappointment with our species, our failure to adequately address worldwide problems that threaten our very existence. We (if there is a 'we') should be embarrassed and ashamed. Nature has endowed us with near perfect bodies and amazing brains and for the most part we squander our evolutionary inheritance. And the greatest gift of all, consciousness, is under-developed in most of us. In this collection of essays, the author offers insights into the human condition, the reasons we have run afoul of the natural order, along solutions to alleviate human suffering on an individual and global scale plus some playful jabs at our human folly.

Deep in the heart of the Texas mess, writer and journalist E. R. Bills rages against perilous asininity and crippling ignorance with fierce aplomb and relentless aim. Frightening and sometimes funny, Bills' Letters from Texas, 2021-2023 is a critical, thought-provoking read for anyone who is interested in the state of Texas.

This book, a bestseller in China with over a million copies sold, depicts the role played by the Chinese government in Chinäs economic development. It explains how the Chinese government has gradually established and improved market mechanisms while promoting economic growth. The book particularly points out that the Chinese government not only governs the economy through policy guidance but also directly participates in the process of urbanization and industrialization as part of the market. It also introduces the specific mechanisms of government involvement in economic activities, which forms a bridge between economic theory and the reality of China. This book, a winner of the Wenjin Book Award by the National Library of China, will be an invaluable reference for scholars seeking to understand Chinäs economic policy and government system reform in the years to come.

A narrative account of Jim Crow as people experienced it.

A new memoir from renowned political activist and author of Street Fighting Years: An Autobiography of the Sixties

Reportage from the frontline of the crisis, from the leading Israeli journalist

Magisterial lectures on the major figures of French theory from 'America’s leading Marxist critic'

Through relentless propaganda, cataclysmic climate change is indoctrinated into society. But the real threat to humanity is the powerful people who are pushing this message. UN Agenda 21, executed by the World Economic Forum's 'Great Reset', is building a global technocracy. Total control of population and resources is the end, the means justified by 'saving the planet'. By stealth, digital technology is enslaving the masses, who are lured by convenience, comfort and safety.Niall McCrae's timely book presents a sociocultural perspective on the purported climate crisis. Tracing back to the eugenics movement, the role of the Rockefellers, and creation of the Club of Rome as a secular Vatican, he explains how the world (and particularly the West) has been captured by a dystopian oligarchy. By contrived shortages of food and fuel, the messianic elite deploys problem-reaction-solution mechanisms to ensure compliance while practising the old tactic of divide and rule. The author warns that while much of the climate change scare is hubristic, the potential for causing actual environmental disasters is within reach of the 'green' totalitarians.The author argues that Net Zero policies will not only cause harm, but are intended depopulation devices. This treatise should contribute to waking people from their slumber - before it's too late. .A seasoned critic of destructive and dehumanising ideology, Niall McCrae has written five books, including Moralitis: a Cultural Virus (with Robert Oulds, 2020). He writes regularly for 21st Century Wire, Conservative Woman, Country Squire, Unity News Network and The Light newspaper.

The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the UN's role in peacekeeping and peacemaking in the post-Cold War era. The author evaluates the strength and shortcomings of multilateralism, its evolution, challenges, and failures. The author sees a role in peacemaking operations through U.N. multilateralism to address self-determination movements and solve the debate between humanitarian intervention and national sovereignty.

Interlinks Gilles Deleuze's critical philosophy with Niklas Luhmann's systems theory to unpack contemporary democratic politics as a contest for complexity-reducing orientation in sense.

'Boris Kagarlitsky is a man of enormous intellect and bravery ... I've always been stimulated by discussions with Boris and his relationship with thoughtful figures all around the world'- Jeremy Corbyn MP'Perhaps the most prominent Marxist thinker in the post-Soviet space' - Open Democracy'This brilliant and profound book is likely to become a classic'- Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts AmherstAuthoritarianism is rampant across the globe. Right-wing governments from Russia to America oversee wars from Ukraine to Palestine, while capitalism lurches from crisis to crisis, its citizens mired in poverty. Imprisoned Putin critic Boris Kagarlitsky confronts this stark reality, demanding a clear strategy from the left to dismantle this ever-darkening nightmare.As well as bringing Russian and Western thinkers into dialogue, Kagarlitsky draws upon his experiences as a Russian dissident since the latter days of the Soviet Union in this detailed analysis of leftist strategy. As a Marxist, he engages in radical ideas including Universal Basic Income and decentralised collective ownership, as well as looking at historical and contemporary examples of revolution and dissent, covering the left's response to the war in Ukraine.Written just before Kagarlitsky's imprisonment, The Long Retreat stands as a testament to subversive Russian literature. It asks if the left can put aside its paralysing sectarianism and conceits of ideological purity in order to transform society for the benefit of the global working class. Kagarlitsky believes it can, as long as it is unafraid to look critically at its own ideas and actions.Boris Kagarlitsky is a Russian Marxist theoretician and sociologist who has been a political dissident in the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. He is the author of many books. In 2023 he was detained under Putin's regime for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, and in February 2024 he was sentenced to five years in a penal colony.

Who are women-of-faith in the context of politics and peacebuilding? What do they do and why do they do it? This book examines the challenges, achievements, and motivations of women peacebuilders who are driven by their faith to enhance gender equality, justice, and security. Women-of-faith peacebuilders make major contributions to attentive, relational, compassionate, and community-based peacebuilding, and promote the mandate of the UN Security resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security.

"The Myth of American Idealism offers a timely and comprehensive introduction to the incisive critiques of U.S. power that have made Noam Chomsky a "global phenomenon," one of the most widely known public intellectuals of all time. Surveying the history of U.S. military and economic activity around the world, Chomsky and his co-author Nathan J. Robinson vividly trace the way the American pursuit of global domination has wrought havoc in country after country - without, ironically, making Americans any safer. And they explore how dominant elites in the United States have pushed self-serving myths about this country's commitment to "spreading democracy," while pursuing a reckless foreign policy that served the interest of few and endangered all too many. Chomsky and Robinson range across the globe, offering penetrating accounts of Washington's relationship with the Global South, its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -all justified with noble stories about humanitarian missions and the benevolent intentions of American policy makers. The same kinds of myths that have led to repeated disastrous wars, they argue, are now driving us closer to wars with Russia and China that imperil humanity's future. Examining nuclear proliferation and climate change, they show how U.S. policies are continuing to exacerbate global threats. For well over half a century, Noam Chomsky has committed himself to exposing governing ideologies and criticizing his country's unchecked use of military power. At once thorough and devastating, urgent and provocative, The Myth of American Idealism offers a highly readable entry to the conclusions he has come to after a lifetime of thought and activism"--

"Fantasies of Virtual Reality strips bare the tech industry's vision of a future dominated by immersive VR experiences, challenging the utopian promises of this technology, and the claims that it will revolutionize entertainment, communication, education, and business. While VR does hold significant potential, the overhyped expectations surrounding it, from achieving true empathetic understanding to transforming traditional education and office work, are often overstated -- not to mention fraught with issues of privacy, data security, and accessibility"--

"An expert on AI safety explains what we must do now to minimize the serious harms and threats that AI poses while realizing its benefits for society"--

"In this book, digital anthropologist Payal Arora proposes ways in which we can envision new design systems and thinking to include the world. Drawing from fieldwork on young people's digital usage in Brazil, India, Bangladesh and Nigeria, Arora reveals how their understandings of algorithmic systems shape their creativity, trust, identity, and political action"--

"Blockchain Governance offers an accessible, critical overview of legal and political issues related to blockchain technology. It moves beyond the hype, showing how blockchain offers a fertile ground for experimentation with radically new ways to govern people and institutions"--

"Cohen lays bare the long con of the modern Republican Party. While the radical right continues hiding behind gaslighting maneuvers, artificial slogans, and hollow catchphrases, Cohen's ... narrative illuminates the realities and dangers of the ever-widening gulf between the vaunted Republican brand and their actual behavior"--

In the current political landscape, discussions have swirled around the evolution of the Republican Party under Donald Trump's reign, raising questions about the emergence of cult-like tendencies. Trump's charismatic leadership, coupled with a propensity for dogmatic assertions and a dismissive attitude towards criticism, mirrors traits common to cult figureheads. The adherence of his supporters often seems unshakeable, brushing aside actions and statements that appear to clash with their personal beliefs or the party's long-standing ethos. These observations draw a vivid picture of how cult-like behaviors can penetrate even the most foundational societal institutions, underscoring the pervasive nature of such manipulation.

El objeto de este trabajo es evidenciar en forma documentada las violentas acciones terroristas de mapuches en la República Argentina. Al mismo tiempo dejar de lado el carácter efectista de la victimización mapuche, actitud que crea un sentimiento romántico de aceptación a sus planteos.El libro trata, en forma sucinta, la creación de los Virreinatos, la guerra por la independencia, las guerras civiles, la organización institucional e integración territorial argentina, que pone fin al conflicto con los indígenas y sus terroríficos malones.Luego se centra en el problema actual, la forma y cuando surge la Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM) que emplea acciones armadas para recuperación de lo que estiman las tierras mapuches y la independencia de esos territorios en la jurisdicción del Estado de Chile, con apoyo exterior.Como brazo extendido de la Coordinadora Arauco Malleco, que puede considerarse su organización madre, se crea en Argentina la Resistencia Ancestral Mapuche (RAM) que comienza, alrededor del 2010, a realizar acciones de violencia terrorista, con los mismos propósitos, en territorio Argentino.

Deutschland und die UNO verbindet eine wechselvolle Beziehung. Ausgehend von der ¿Quasi-Mitgliedschaft¿ der Bundesrepublik seit 1950 zeichnet der Autor die Entwicklung nach. Geprägt von der Mitgliedschaft in allen UN-Sonderorganisationen und der aktiven finanziellen Förderung der Spezialorgane, war diese Phase zugleich die Zeit aktiver und erfolgreicher Verhinderung der Mitgliedschaft und damit der staatlichen Anerkennung der DDR. Mit der Aufnahme beider deutscher Staaten in die Vereinten Nationen 1973 änderte sich das. Der Vergleich ihres finanziellen Engagements bis 1990 belegt jedoch die Dominanz des ¿Wirtschaftsriesen¿ Bundesrepublik. Seit 1990 rangiert das vereinigte Deutschland unter den TOP 10 der beitragszahlenden ­Mitglieder. ­Das belegt Hüfners Analyse der Zahlungen von 1991 bis 2022 für sechs Spezialorgane (u.¿a. UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF und UNRWA). Die Diskussion ausgewählter Schwerpunkte deutscher UN-Politik (Sicherheitsrat, Kommission für Friedenskonsolidierung, Menschenrechte, Agenda 2030 und Zukunftsgipfel 2024) rundet die Studie ab.

"La finance rurale au Nigeria: Une exploration complète" est un ouvrage éclairant qui plonge méticuleusement dans le monde complexe des systèmes financiers dans les zones rurales du Nigeria. Commençant par une introduction fondamentale définissant la finance rurale et retraçant son évolution historique, l'ouvrage passe en revue des éléments clés tels que les institutions financières, les programmes gouvernementaux et les entités financières traditionnelles. Il distingue les systèmes financiers urbains et ruraux et met en lumière l'importance économique et sociale des marchés financiers ruraux. L'exploration s'étend au concept critique de dualisme financier rural, en mettant l'accent sur l'évolution historique, les impacts et les implications politiques. Le livre couvre divers sujets, y compris l'intermédiation rurale, la microfinance, la finance agricole, l'inclusion financière et les approches novatrices, offrant une ressource complète enrichie de questions de révision qui incitent à la réflexion. Dans l'ensemble, ce livre est un guide essentiel pour tous ceux qui cherchent une compréhension nuancée de la finance rurale dans le contexte du Nigéria.

"La finanza rurale in Nigeria: Un'esplorazione completa" è un libro illuminante che scava meticolosamente nell'intricato mondo dei sistemi finanziari della Nigeria rurale. Partendo da un'introduzione fondamentale che definisce la finanza rurale e ne traccia l'evoluzione storica, il libro passa in rassegna componenti chiave come le istituzioni finanziarie, i programmi governativi e le entità finanziarie tradizionali. Distingue i sistemi finanziari urbani e rurali, facendo luce sul significato economico e sociale dei mercati finanziari rurali. L'esplorazione si estende al concetto critico di dualismo finanziario rurale, sottolineando l'evoluzione storica, gli impatti e le implicazioni politiche. Il libro copre diversi argomenti, tra cui l'intermediazione rurale, la microfinanza, la finanza agricola, l'inclusione finanziaria e gli approcci innovativi, offrendo una risorsa completa arricchita da domande di revisione stimolanti. Nel complesso, questo libro è una guida essenziale per chiunque cerchi una comprensione sfumata della finanza rurale nel contesto della Nigeria.