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Sempre di piú la questione dell'immigrazione in Italia sembra diventata un'emergenza, ingigantita continuamente da drammatici fatti di cronaca. Sempre di piú si stronca ogni richiamo verso la solidarietà e l'ascolto dell'altro con un malcelato scherno, additandolo come «buonismo» pericoloso, denigrando le «anime belle»che credono nella forza del dialogo e della pace. Niente di piú sbagliato, secondo padre Enzo Bianchi: bisogna invece riconoscere che «essere straniero» è parte fondamentale dell'esperienza umana, al di là e al di sopra delle contingenze politiche e storiche, e che quando rifiutiamo di accogliere l'altro, stiamo rifiutando di guardare in noi stessi. Come sempre capace di parlare a laici e credenti insieme, Bianchi propone un lavoro di apertura e ascolto nei confronti del diverso da sé, un lavoro faticoso ma prezioso che ciascuno può compiere nella propria interiorità, ma che dovrebbe essere intrapreso anche dalla società nel suo complesso, per evitare che il confronto tra persone divenga un muro contro muro tra identità violente.

Doktrina šoka

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Šokantna in zelo aktualna knjiga znane publicistke, ki razkriva delovanje globalnega trga in korporativnega kapitalizma.

After Capitalism

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From Thomas Piketty to David Harvey, scholars are increasingly questioning whether we are entering into a post-capitalist era. If so, does this new epoch signal the failure of capitalism and emergence of alternative systems? Or does it mark the ultimate triumph of capitalism as it evolves into an unstoppable entity that takes new forms as it engulfs its opposition? After Capitalism brings together leading scholars from across the academy to offer competing perspectives on capitalism’s past incarnations, present conditions, and possible futures. Some contributors reassess classic theorizations of capitalism in light of recent trends, including real estate bubbles, debt relief protests, and the rise of a global creditocracy. Others examine Marx’s writings, unemployment, hoarding, “capitalist realism,” and coyote (trickster) capitalism, among many other topics. Media and design trends locate the key ideologies of the current economic moment, with authors considering everything from the austerity aesthetics of reality TV to the seductive smoothness of liquid crystal. Even as it draws momentous conclusions about global economic phenomena, After Capitalism also pays close attention to locales as varied as Cuba, India, and Latvia, examining the very different ways that economic conditions have affected the relationship between the state and its citizens. Collectively, these essays raise provocative questions about how we should imagine capitalism in the twenty-first century. Will capitalism, like all economic systems, come to an end, or does there exist in history or elsewhere a hidden world that is already post-capitalist, offering alternative possibilities for thought and action?

Civil Resistance in the Arab Spring

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This volume is a lively and scholarly illustrated account of the tumultuous events in key countries in the Middle East and North Africa during and since the period of the Arab Spring that began in December 2010.

Dono e perdono

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Il tema del dono è uno tra i piú presenti nel grande cantiere della ricerca e della riflessione contemporanea, ma in una società dominata dal mercato e sempre piú individualista c'è ancora posto per l'arte del donare come atto autentico di umanizzazione? Oggi, poi, persino il perdono, atto che attira una curiosità mediatica morbosa e poco rispettosa, rischia di essere banalizzato. Chi è arrivato a perdonare sa però che questo è un cammino lungo e faticoso, compiuto a caro prezzo poiché deve fare i conti con il problema del male. Di fronte a esso le differenti vie religiose percorse dall'umanità hanno percepito che l'unica cosa seria che si può fare è «soffrire insieme», praticare la compassione. Essa, anche secondo la rivelazione ebraico-cristiana, è l'unica risposta sensata che l'uomo può dare davanti alla sofferenza. Questo sentimento, questa passione, da assumere in primo luogo nelle relazioni interpersonali, non si può limitare a tale dimensione, ma deve aprire una strada a livello sociale e anche politico ed economico.

Political Ideals

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Political Ideals' was written during the upheaval of World War One. It is, in many ways, a statement, of Russell's beliefs, a declaration of the ideas that influenced his thinking on the major events of the 20th century. In this sense, it is essential reading for every student of this great philosopher.

Lettres de prison

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" Le nouveau monde ne sera pas construit par ceux qui restent à l'écart les bras croisés, mais par ceux qui sont dans l'arène, les vêtements réduits en haillons par la tempête et le corps mutilé par les événements. " Arrêté en 1962 par le gouvernement d'apartheid d'Afrique du Sud, Nelson Mandela a passé vingt-sept ans en prison – du 7 novembre 1962 au 11 février 1990. Au cours de ces 10 052 jours de détention, il fut un épistolier prolifique, écrivant des centaines de lettres aux autorités inflexibles, à ses compagnons de lutte, aux gouvernements officiels, mais aussi à sa femme Winnie, à ses cinq enfants et, plus tard, à ses petits-enfants.Les 255 lettres choisies dans ce livre, pour la plupart inédites, offrent le portrait le plus intime qu'on ait lu de Nelson Mandela et un aperçu exceptionnel sur la façon dont il a vécu cet isolement. Elles révèlent l'héroïsme d'un homme qui a refusé tout compromis sur ses valeurs, l'humanité de l'une des plus grandes figures du XXe siècle. " Les mots de Madiba sont une boussole dans une mer de changements, une terre ferme au milieu de courants agités. " Barack Obama

Escritos revolucionarios

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Este volumen es una antología mínima del Guevara esencial. Ha sido pensado para aquellas personas, sobre todo jóvenes, que conocen la leyenda del guerrillero, pero no su obra escrita. Probablemente no ha habido en el siglo XX un pensamiento tan radicalmente igualitario, libertario, antiburocrático y antijerárquico. Pero Guevara no fue un pensador ni un político al uso. Fue siempre un hombre de acción y un aventurero romántico. Por eso leer a Guevara solo puede hacerse hoy de un modo: partiendo de sus actos e intercalando en estos su discurso teórico. De ahí que esta antología siga un hilo cronológico y privilegie tres aspectos relevantes de su obra: el humanismo socialista, la crítica de las alienaciones y el internacionalismo. La selección de Escritos revolucionarios se ha hecho a partir de la edición del mismo título cuidada por Roberto Fernández Retamar en 1967 y añadiendo algunos textos entonces desconocidos. Francisco Fernández Buey ha escrito la introducción

A Portraiture of Quakerism - Volume III

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A Portraiture of Quakerism - Volume III Thomas Clarkson, english abolitionist (1760-1846) This ebook presents «A Portraiture of Quakerism - Volume III», from Thomas Clarkson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents - About This Book - Great Tenets Of The Quakers - Character Of The Quakers - Miscellaneous Particulars Relative To The Quakers

“Left Wing” Communism

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"Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder is a work by Vladimir Lenin attacking assorted critics of the Bolsheviks who claimed positions to their left. Most of these critics were proponents of ideologies later described as left communism.The book was written in 1920 and published in Russian, German, English and French later in the year. A copy was then distributed to each delegate at the 2nd World Congress of the Comintern, several of whom were mentioned by Lenin in the work.The present volume is a New Translation that was first published in the U.S. in 1940 and the UK in 1942. As with the earlier editions, the book is divided into ten chapters and contains an appendix, including a letter from David Wijnkoop on behalf of the Communist Party of Holland.

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government - Volume II

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The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government - Volume II Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America during the entire Civil War, 1861 to 1865 (1808-1889) This ebook presents «The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government - Volume II», from Jefferson Davis. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- PART IV. THE WAR CONTINUE -03- CONCLUSION

Mein Kampf

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The angry ranting of an obscure, small-party politician, the first volume of Mein Kampf was virtually ignored when it was originally published in 1925. Likewise the second volume, which appeared in 1926. The book details Hitler's childhood, the "betrayal" of Germany in World War I, the desire for revenge against France, the need for lebensraum for the German people, and the means by which the National Socialist party can gain power. It also includes Hitler's racist agenda and his glorification of the "Aryan" race. The few outside the Nazi party who read it dismissed it as nonsense, not believing that anyone could--or would--carry out its radical, terrorist programs. As Hitler and the Nazis gained power, first party members and then the general public were pressured to buy the book. By the time Hitler became chancellor of the Third Reich in 1933, the book stood atop the German bestseller lists. Had the book been taken seriously when it was first published, perhaps the 20th century would have been very different. Beyond the anger, hatred, bigotry, and self-aggrandizing, Mein Kampf is saddled with tortured prose, meandering narrative, and tangled metaphors (one person was described as "a thorn in the eyes of venal officials"). That said, it is an incredibly important book. It is foolish to think that the Holocaust could not happen again, especially if World War II and its horrors are forgotten. As an Amazon.com reader has pointed out, "If you want to learn about why the Holocaust happened, you can't avoid reading the words of the man who was most responsible for it happening." Mein Kampf, therefore, must be read as a reminder that evil can all too easily grow.

Democracy as Self-Correction

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The central political paradox of our analysis of the current state of democracy is that the key factors that contributed to the democratization of society have also led to the erosion of trust in democratic institutions. The current crisis of democracy then is not an outcome of some institutional failure of democracy; on the contrary it is a product of democracy’s success. It is the result of five revolutions that have shattered our world in the last 50 years and made us more free but less powerful than before: the Woodstock-Wall Street revolution of the 1970s and 1980s; the end of history revolutions of 1989; the digital revolution of the 1990s; the demographic revolution; and the political brain revolution brought by the new discoveries in the brain sciences and behaviorist economics. The question is, will democracy transformed be able to function as a self-correcting society?

Jony Ive - Le génial designer d'Apple

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Et si finalement, le seul et véritable génie de chez Apple était... Jonathan Ive, le légendaire designer des iMac, iPod, iPhone et iPad. Celui que Steve Jobs aimait appeler "Jony". Jonathan Ive est Anglais. Il est designer industriel et travaille chez Apple depuis 1996. Il a réalisé avec un immense succès le design des iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad. Devenu Vice-président chargé du design industriel, il a imposé, en compagnie de Steve Jobs, le design comme une priorité pour la firme. Anobli par la reine du Royaume-Uni en 2012, il reste cependant quelqu'un de discret. Steve Jobs l'appelait "Jony". Voici enfin l'histoire de Jony Ive, le légendaire designer d'Apple. Ce livre retrace sa carrière, son arrivée chez Apple aux USA, sa vision, son mode de travail, son management du design et son influence dans la manufacture des produits les plus emblématiques d'Apple. Il présente un inventeur brillant, apprécié et respecté, à qui il ne fallait que quelques heures pour créer un nouveau design réussi mais des semaines pour en régler les détails de conception et de fabrication. Le livre explique en particulier les étapes de la conception des iMac, iPod, iPhone et iPad. De tous les collaborateurs de Jobs, Jony Ive en a été le plus proche. Il a été le seul à s'entendre à 100 % avec Jobs qui l'a beaucoup protégé. Jony Ive travaille toujours chez Apple. Dans sa mission, aucun produit n'est mis sur le marché sans son aval (" Everything is reviewed by Jony "). Ce livre parle de quelqu'un qui est discret et peu connu du grand public (ses produits parlent pour lui), mais à travers ce portrait, le livre parle des produits Apple et de leur conception. Il parle aussi d'une manière de concevoir des produits qui continue d'influencer aujourd'hui de nombreuses industries.

The Federalist Papers

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The Federalist Papers are a collection of 85 essays in support of the ratification of the United States Constitution, which were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.

The United Nations Security Council and War

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The book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to provide the definitive analysis of the legal, historical, and political context in which the Security Council operates. They explore the different functions that the Council has acquired over the last 60 years, partly in response to the changing nature of war.

Third State of the Union Address

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Third State of the Union Address James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States (1791-1868) This ebook presents «Third State of the Union Address», from James Buchanan. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- THIRD STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

Second State of the Union Address

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Second State of the Union Address James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States (1791-1868) This ebook presents «Second State of the Union Address», from James Buchanan. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- SECOND STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

The Unblazed Trail: How Holocaust Victims and Perpetrators Escaped Europe

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The Jews of Europe were trapped. Anti-Semitism had been an issue in Europe for centuries, but the sentiment increased exponentially when the Nazis rose to prominence. An attention-getting orator, Adolf Hitler laid out the case that the Jews were responsible for Europe's woes. The economic penalties after WWI hurt the German economy and Hitler used the struggle to blame the Jews. Even as the economy improved, Hitler stayed true to his message.The ramp up of anti-Semitic rhetoric and behavior in Europe was persistent during the 1930's. The Jews in countries such as Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Italy, Greece and Yugoslavia also felt the ferocity of the anti-Jewish movement. Many of these countries were establishing new laws modeled after the Nuremberg Laws which stripped Jews of their Human Rights. Nations did not simply allow Jews to leave. They often times required that the Jews give up their financial possessions. How could they get a ticket and be able to settle elsewhere without any financial means? Many Jews simply didn't have a lot of money. Making the final decision to pick-up and leave was also difficult.The other huge obstacle was the fact that nobody wanted the Jews to enter their country. After World War I, many nations in the world took a more isolationist approach. The United States and other countries also had a large issue of their own with anti-Semitism.There was simply no place to go to.The countries in this book accepted some Jews. Some, like the Dominican Republic, wanted to accept more, but by the time everything was set-up for them to cross the Atlantic, it became too dangerous to make this journey. Other nations like Bolivia had a small program in place which was paid for and run by one influential individual. In general, the small quotas these countries had set were not filled due to the difficulty of getting Jews across the Atlantic and other troubles. These nations did, however, play a role in saving some Jews from the horrors of the Holocaust. This book also highlights the willingness (or lack of willingness) of these nations to accept Holocaust Survivors after the war. One of the big lesser-told tragedies of the Holocaust was the inaction of the world community post-WWII. My grandparents all found themselves in difficult spots after the Holocaust. My two grandparents from Poland ended up in Displaced Persons Camps. In 1946 they found a new home in Belgium. They lived peacefully in Belgium until 1961 and had their only child, my mother, in 1949. In 1961 they received sponsorship through a cousin and a synagogue in Wisconsin and came to the United States. My other grandmother was in hiding in her home country of Slovakia during the war. She stayed in Slovakia after the war because it was re-formed as Czechoslovakia and run as a free, democratic nation. My grandfather was a Slave Laborer and ended the war in hiding as well. He also stayed in Czechoslovakia. They got married and lived in grandma's hometown of Trnava until 1949. By 1949 the communists had taken over the government and most of the Jews of Slovakia left for the new nation of Israel. My grandparetns stayed in Israel until 1952 when my grandmother's niece in the United States married a well-to-do businessman whose parents sponsored my grandparents and my father who was five years old at the time. Most Survivors were not this fortunate.Part 2: Unfortunate Escapes: Nazi War CriminalsThe 2nd part of this book details several of the escapes from Nazi War Criminals. These profiles highlight the anti-semitism that existed worldwide even after the Holocaust. See how "the ratline" operated.

I fiduciosi e gli sfiduciati

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Al livello delle azioni delle grandi nazioni e dei grandi poteri, non ci sono complotti. Ci sono invece elaborate strategie, e complesse e sofisticate operazioni militari e di psyop - operazioni di guerra psicologica. Dobbiamo quindi liiberarci una volta per tutte del mito dei “complotti”, alla base degli orribili e fuorvianti neologismi “complottismo” e “complottista”. Ciò che invece possiamo (e dobbiamo) dire è che il mondo oggi si divide in due: I Fiduciosi e gli Sfiduciati. Scopriamo insieme cosa li li distingue e cosa fa di essi ciò che essi sono. Un breve saggio fuori dal coro di Roberto Quaglia.

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