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Author |
: Val McDermid |
Publisher |
: Canongate Books |
Total Pages |
: 349 |
Release |
: 2020-03-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781838851705 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1838851704 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Imagine A Country by : Val McDermid
The first step on the road to change is to imagine possibility. Imagine A Country offers visions of a new future from an astonishing array of Scottish voices, from comedians to economists, writers to musicians. Edited, curated and introduced by bestselling author Val McDermid and geographer Jo Sharp, it is a collection of ideas, dreams and ambitions, aiming to inspire change, hope and imagination. Featuring: Ali Smith, Phill Jupitus, A.L. Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Kerry Hudson, Greg Hemphill, Carol Ann Duffy, Chris Brookmyre, Alison Watt, Alasdair Gray, Leila Aboulela, Ian Rankin, Selina Hales, Sanjeev Kohli, Jackie Kay, Damian Barr, Elaine C. Smith, Abir Mukherjee, Anne Glover, Alan Bissett, Louise Welsh, Jo Clifford, Ricky Ross, Trishna Singh, Cameron McNeish, Alexander McCall Smith, Carla Jenkins, Don Paterson, and many more . . .
Author |
: Surjit Bhalla |
Publisher |
: Columbia University Press |
Total Pages |
: 277 |
Release |
: 2002-09-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780881324525 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0881324523 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Imagine There's No Country by : Surjit Bhalla
A new era of globalization, which began in the 1980s, brought about a significant decline in costs of transportation, communication, and production; considerably improved intercountry competitiveness; and broke down trade and cultural barriers among countries. The concept of a sovereign nation has been increasingly questioned in recent years. Some, indeed, have imagined a world without boundaries, without countries. Others who doubt the benefits of globalization have called for increased protectionism and greater regulation of economic activity. Has globalization made the world grow faster? Has poverty declined at a faster pace during globalization? If yes, why? If not, is it because the growth rate was lower, or because inequality worsened, or both? Who gained from globalization? Was it the elite in both the developed and developing world? What about the middle class? Who are they? How did they benefit from (or lose to) the forces of globalization? This comprehensive study firmly debunks several popular myths such as the belief that globalization has resulted in lower overall growth rates for poor countries, increasing world inequality, and stagnating poverty levels. Through rigorous, integrated methodologies and an enhanced dataset, the author, Surjit Bhalla, answers some of the most pressing policy issues confronting us today.
Author |
: Simon Anholt |
Publisher |
: Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 2020-08-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781523089628 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1523089628 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Good Country Equation by : Simon Anholt
“Not only does Anholt explain the challenges facing the world with unique clarity, he also provides genuinely new, informative, practical, innovative solutions. . . . The book is a must-read for anyone who cares about humanity's shared future.” —H. E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmaajo), President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Simon Anholt has spent decades helping countries from Austria to Zambia to improve their international standing. Using colorful descriptions of his experiences—dining with Vladimir Putin at his country home, taking a group of Felipe Calderon's advisors on their first Mexico City subway ride, touring a beautiful new government hospital in Afghanistan that nobody would use because it was in Taliban-controlled territory—he tells how he began finding answers to that question. Ultimately, Anholt hit on the Good Country Equation, a formula for encouraging international cooperation and reinventing education for a globalized era. Anholt even offers a “selfish” argument for cooperation: he shows that it generates goodwill, which in turn translates into increased trade, foreign investment, tourism, talent attraction, and even domestic electoral success. Anholt insists we can change the way countries behave and the way people are educated in a single generation—because that's all the time we have.
Author |
: Peter Braunstein |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 413 |
Release |
: 2013-07-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136058820 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136058826 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Imagine Nation by : Peter Braunstein
Amidst the recent flourishing of Sixties scholarship, Imagine Nation is the first collection to focus solely on the counterculture. Its fourteen provocative essays seek to unearth the complexity and rediscover the society-changing power of significant movements and figures.
Author |
: Benedict Anderson |
Publisher |
: Verso Books |
Total Pages |
: 338 |
Release |
: 2006-11-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781781683590 |
ISBN-13 |
: 178168359X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Imagined Communities by : Benedict Anderson
What are the imagined communities that compel men to kill or to die for an idea of a nation? This notion of nationhood had its origins in the founding of the Americas, but was then adopted and transformed by populist movements in nineteenth-century Europe. It became the rallying cry for anti-Imperialism as well as the abiding explanation for colonialism. In this scintillating, groundbreaking work of intellectual history Anderson explores how ideas are formed and reformulated at every level, from high politics to popular culture, and the way that they can make people do extraordinary things. In the twenty-first century, these debates on the nature of the nation state are even more urgent. As new nations rise, vying for influence, and old empires decline, we must understand who we are as a community in the face of history, and change.
Author |
: Lucy Popescu |
Publisher |
: Unbound Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 2018-05-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781783526062 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1783526068 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Country to Call Home by : Lucy Popescu
From the editor of A Country of Refuge comes an anthology of writing on one of the defining issues of our time; focusing on the fate of refugee children and young adults, it is aimed at children and adult readers alike. There are tales of home, and missing it; poems about the dangerous journeys undertaken and life in the refugee camps; stories about prejudice, but also stories of children’s fortitude, their dreams and aspirations. A Country to Call Home implores us to build bridges, not walls. It is intended as a reminder of our shared humanity, seeking to challenge the negative narratives that so often cloud our view of these vulnerable young people, and prevent us giving them the empathy they deserve. The book will include stories, flash fiction, poetry and original artwork from some of our finest children’s writers: Michael Morpurgo, David Almond, Chris Riddell, Moniza Alvi, Simon Armitage, Sita Brahmachari, Eoin Colfer, Kit de Waal, Peter Kalu, Judith Kerr, Patrice Lawrence, Anna Perera, the late Christine Pullein-Thompson, Bali Rai and S. F. Said.
Author |
: Safia Elhillo |
Publisher |
: Make Me a World |
Total Pages |
: 225 |
Release |
: 2022-02-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780593177082 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0593177088 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Home Is Not a Country by : Safia Elhillo
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “Nothing short of magic.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30” list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home. my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive & i ache to have been born her instead Nima wishes she were someone else. She doesn’t feel understood by her mother, who grew up in a different land. She doesn’t feel accepted in her suburban town; yet somehow, she isn't different enough to belong elsewhere. Her best friend, Haitham, is the only person with whom she can truly be herself. Until she can't, and suddenly her only refuge is gone. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosen—the name her parents meant to give her at birth—Yasmeen. But that other name, that other girl, might be more real than Nima knows. And the life Nima wishes were someone else's. . . is one she will need to fight for with a fierceness she never knew she possessed.
Author |
: Matt Myklusch |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 500 |
Release |
: 2011-04-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781442441156 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1442441151 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Accidental Hero by : Matt Myklusch
Fans of Brandon Mull and James Riley will love this middle grade fantasy trilogy about a regular kid who discovers that the truth about his past could be the answer to saving the future. All Jack Blank knows is his bleak, dreary life at St. Barnaby’s Home for the Hopeless, Abandoned, Forgotten, and Lost, an orphanage that sinks more and more into the swampland of New Jersey with each passing year. His aptitude tests project him as spending a long, unhappy career as a toilet brush cleaner. His only chance at escape comes through the comic books donated years ago to the orphanage that he secretly reads in the dark corners of the library. Everything changes one icy gray morning when Jack receives two visitors that alter his life forever. The first is a deadly robot straight out of one of his comic books that tries its best to blow him up. The second is an emissary from a secret country called the Imagine Nation, an astonishing place where all the fantastic and unbelievable things in our world originate—including Jack. Jack soon discovers that he has an amazing ability—one that could make him the savior of the Imagine Nation and the world beyond, or the biggest threat they’ve ever faced.
Author |
: Valerie Wyatt |
Publisher |
: Kids Can Press Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 42 |
Release |
: 2009-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781554533107 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1554533104 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis How to Build Your Own Country by : Valerie Wyatt
This book teaches readers the basics of building a nation and highlights events that have shaped countries throughout history.
Author |
: Paula S. Rothenberg |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 676 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0716755157 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780716755159 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Race, Class, and Gender in the United States by : Paula S. Rothenberg
Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study presents students with a compelling, clear study of issues of race, gender, and sexuality within the context of class. Rothenberg offers students 126 readings, each providing different perspectives and examining the ways in which race, gender, class, and sexuality are socially constructed. Rothenberg deftly and consistently helps students analyze each phenomena, as well as the relationships among them, thereby deepening their understanding of each issue surrounding race and ethnicity.