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  Karl Polanyi and the Paradoxes of the Double Movement (eBook, PDF)

  This book offers a critical reconstruction of the double movement, the central thesis of Karl Polanyi's The Great Transformation, one of the most influential books of the 20th century. The double movement is the establishment of a free market economy and the subsequent effort by society to ameliorate the destructive effects of the market. In Polanyi's bold vision, the double movement constituted the hidden gear of social change and historical transformation within capitalism. The book is a forensic examination and critique of Polanyi's argument. It develops an interpretive framework of the double movement as four interrelated social processes: the establishment of the self-regulating market, the rise of a market society that deepens and extends market imperatives, a social protection phase that constrains the market and safeguards society, and the contradictions and crises that result from this clash of social principles. The book will be an indispensable guide for students and scholars across the social sciences which illuminates the relevance of Polanyi's insights to a critical understanding of the contemporary era -the scourge of insecurity and inequality, the multiple crises of neoliberalism, the rise of right wing populism- as well as those interested in egalitarian and emancipatory alternatives to capitalism.

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  Karl Polanyi and the Paradoxes of the Double Movement (eBook, ePUB)

  This book offers a critical reconstruction of the double movement, the central thesis of Karl Polanyi's The Great Transformation, one of the most influential books of the 20th century. The double movement is the establishment of a free market economy and the subsequent effort by society to ameliorate the destructive effects of the market. In Polanyi's bold vision, the double movement constituted the hidden gear of social change and historical transformation within capitalism. The book is a forensic examination and critique of Polanyi's argument. It develops an interpretive framework of the double movement as four interrelated social processes: the establishment of the self-regulating market, the rise of a market society that deepens and extends market imperatives, a social protection phase that constrains the market and safeguards society, and the contradictions and crises that result from this clash of social principles. The book will be an indispensable guide for students and scholars across the social sciences which illuminates the relevance of Polanyi's insights to a critical understanding of the contemporary era -the scourge of insecurity and inequality, the multiple crises of neoliberalism, the rise of right wing populism- as well as those interested in egalitarian and emancipatory alternatives to capitalism.

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  Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle (Campaigns and Commanders Series) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1068min

  Historians have long considered the Battle of Monmouth one of the most complicated engagements of the American Revolution. Fought on Sunday, June 28, 1778, Monmouth was critical to the success of the Revolution. It also marked a decisive turning point in the military career of George Washington. Without the victory at Monmouth Courthouse, Washington's critics might well have marshaled the political strength to replace him as the American commander-in-chief.  Authors Mark Edward Lender and Garry Wheeler Stone argue that in political terms, the Battle of Monmouth constituted a pivotal moment in the War for Independence. Drawing on a wide range of historical sources—many never before used, including archaeological evidence—Lender and Stone disentangle the true story of Monmouth and provide the most complete and accurate account of the battle, including both American and British perspectives. In the course of their account it becomes evident that criticism of Washington’s performance in command was considerably broader and deeper than previously acknowledged. “This is a superb study, large in scope, detailed in content, and insightful in all that it considers… A marvelous book.” (Robert Middlekauff, author of Washington's Revolution: The Making of America's First Leader) “An extensively researched and well-written study that provides a new and fascinating perspective on the significance of the Battle of Monmouth.” (The Journal of Military History) “This is a landmark study of a battle too often overlooked… Lender and Stone have set the standard.” (Ricardo A. Herrera, author of For Liberty and the Republic) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Douglas R Pratt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/100250/bk_acx0_100250_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Social Dissonance (eBook, ePUB)

  An argument that by amplifying alienation in performance, we can shift the emphasis from the sonic to the social. Work in sound studies continues to seek out sound "itself"--but, today, when the aesthetic can claim no autonomy and the agency of both artist and audience is socially constituted, why not explore the social mediation already present within our experience of the sonorous? In this work, artist, musician, performer, and theorist Mattin sets out an understanding of alienation as a constitutive part of subjectivity and as an enabling condition for exploring social dissonance--the discrepancy between our individual narcissism and our social capacity. Mattin's theoretical investigation is intertwined with documentation of a concrete experiment in the form of an instructional score (performed at documenta 14, 2017, in Athens and Kassel) which explores these conceptual connotations in practice, as players use members of the audience as instruments, who then hear themselves and reflect on their own conception and self-presentation. Social Dissonance claims that, by amplifying alienation in performance and participation in order to understand how we are constructed through various forms of mediation, we can shift the emphasis from the sonic to the social, and in doing so, discover for ourselves that social dissonance is the territory within which we already find ourselves, the condition we inhabit.

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  The Siege of Masada: A Historical Drama of the Famous Battle Between the Jews and Romans , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 62min

  The Siege of Masada was the final battle in a long series of fights that constituted the First Jewish-Roman War. The Roman Empire had established control over the region in the 1st century BCE, when the Roman proconsul Pompey the Great took control of Jerusalem and ceremonially defiled their temple. This mix of political control and religious desecration was a contentious issue for the Judeans throughout the Roman period, and militant activists opposed to Roman rule, often espousing strongly held religious beliefs, frequently developed large followings to challenge the Roman authorities. This led to multiple violent clashes between the Judeans and the Romans, and the First Jewish-Roman War (66-73 CE) was one such clash. The Roman troops marched through and made their military might felt, first in the northern region of Galilee, then down the coast where they finally laid siege to the capital city of Jerusalem. This left three Roman fortress outposts, including Masada, that had been built by Herod the Great but had been taken over by various Judean factions. Masada was the last of these fortresses that the Romans attacked and proved the most difficult for them to seize, but seize it they did. However, what made this battle qualitatively different from most was not just the difficulty Rome had in retaking control of it with incredibly disproportionate military equipment and numbers, but also the actions of the Judean defenders. In the final hours of the battle, just as the Romans were about to breach the walls of the city, the defenders gathered together and committed mass suicide, rather than being killed or taken captive by the Romans. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Clem. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/040133/bk_acx0_040133_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Greenhouse: How to Build Your Own Greenhouse , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 16min

  In the beginning of creation, the Earth was green and still remains green in most parts. Green is natural and signifies fresh and life; anything green has a lot of energy, nutrients, strength and the power of nature is vested in the green color. The importance of green cannot be overemphasized. Ninety-nine percent of the plants on earth cannot survive without the green coloration of their leaves which is majorly responsible for the process of photosynthesis (a process of food productions in plants). When a plan loses its green pigment due to deficiencies of some certain micro or macro elements absent in the system of a plant, it will definitely begin to experience stunted growth and will eventually wither and die. Human beings and all other animals need a green environment to survive; both ruminant and non-ruminant animals need the green plants for food and shelter and as a protection against predators. The forest regions of the earth and grassland are a major habitat for all kinds of plants and animals. Green plants help to contribute oxygen and fertilizer to the environment, many of the world's fossil fuel and soil constituents are made possible by the bacterial decomposition of plants and animals. Green plants are also seen in the world as a huge benefit to man. If you want to discover the powers of plants, you will have to look at their uses in perspective, many of the plants have in hundreds of years served as or constituted raw materials for all kinds of herbal medicine, green tea, pharmaceutical raw material products, vegetables for food and so many other uses. But what we are concerned here is "How to build our own greenhouse". ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Hatak. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/063369/bk_acx0_063369_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Battle of Leipzig: The History and Legacy of the Biggest Battle of the Napoleonic Wars , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 95min

  Though Napoleon Bonaparte's unquenchable thirst for military adventurism eventually cost him both his throne and his freedom during the Napoleonic Wars of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the French emperor was not easily defeated, even when most of Europe's nations united against him. Two military setbacks, on a scale unprecedented in history, were required before the high tide of Napoleon's success began to ebb towards the final denouement of the Hundred Days and the famous Battle of Waterloo. The incredible losses inflicted on Napoleon's Grand Armee by the ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812 constituted the first setback that switched the Corsican's life journey from the road of success to that of defeat and exile. A huge, veteran, highly experienced force, the French Army of Napoleon perished on the rain-soaked tracks and sun-seared plains of Russia. Napoleon eventually committed over 400,000 men to his Russian project, but at the end of a relatively brief campaign, only about 40,000 men returned to Germany alive, and the Russians took some 100,000 prisoner and largely absorbed them into the Russian military or population. The remainder died, principally from starvation, but also through enemy action and the bitter cold of early winter. The failed Russian invasion set the stage for the second defeat at Leipzig, which essentially sealed the fate of Napoleon's empire. The four-day Battle of Leipzig in October 1813, romantically - but accurately - dubbed the "Battle of the Nations", proved the decisive encounter of the War of the Sixth Coalition and essentially determined the course the Napoleonic Wars took from that moment forward. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Phillip J. Mather. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/034128/bk_acx0_034128_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Etwas geschieht durch mich

  Was bedeutet, dass etwas durch mich geschieht, in einer kausal verfassten Welt? Wir verstehen uns als aktiv Handelnde, als Ursache dessen, was wir tun. Aber wir kommen nicht umhin, anzunehmen, dass die Menschen und ihre Handlungen Teil der natürlichen Ordnung von Ursachen und Wirkungen sind und sich hierin nicht von der übrigen Natur unterscheiden. Die kausalen Ereignisfolgen laufen, so scheint es, durch die Personen hindurch, von außen in sie hinein und von innen in Form von Handlungen aus ihnen heraus. Verflüchtigt sich dann aber nicht das Ich, von dem wir glauben, es bestimme, was wir tun? Was bedeuten dann Urheberschaft, Freiheit, Verantwortlichkeit? - In seinem Essay stellt sich Peter Stemmer diesen Fragen, die unser Selbstverständnis elementar berühren.What does it mean that something happens caused by me acting, in a causally constituted world? We understand ourselves as active agents, as cause of what we do. But we cannot help but assume that people and their actions are part of the natural order of causes and effects, and in this they are no different from the rest of nature. The causal sequences of events run, it seems, through persons, into them from without and out of them from within in the form of actions. But doesn´t this entail that the "I", of which we believe that it determines what we do, evaporates? What then do authorship, freedom, responsibility mean? - In his essay, Peter Stemmer confronts these questions, which have a fundamental impact on our self-understanding.

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  The Black Prophet: A Tale of Irish Famine , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 979min

  Some 20 and odd years ago there stood a little cabin at the foot of a round hill, that very much resembled a cupola in shape, and which, from its position and height, commanded a prospect of singular beauty. This hill was one of a range that ran from north to southwest; but in consequence of its standing, as it were, somewhat out of the ranks, its whole appearance and character as a distinct feature of the country were invested with considerable interest to a scientific eye, especially to that of a geologist.An intersection or abrupt glen divided it from those which constituted the range or group alluded to; through this, as a pass in the country, and the only one for miles, wound a road into an open district on the western side, which road, about half a mile after its entering the glen, was met by a rapid torrent that came down from the gloomy mountains that rose to the left. The foot of this hill, which on the southern side was green and fertile to the top, stretched off and was lost in the rich land that formed the great and magnificent valley it helped to bound, and to which the chasm we have described was but an entrance; the one bearing to the other, in size and position, much the same relation that a small bye-lane in a country town bears to the great leading street which constitutes its principal feature. Noon had long passed, and the dim sun of a wet autumnal day was sloping down towards the west through clouds and gloom, when a young girl of about 21 or 22 years of age came out of the cabin we have mentioned, and running up to the top of a little miniature hill or knob that rose beside it, looked round in every direction, as if anxious to catch a glimpse of some one whom she expected. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Aston Golding. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/182269/bk_acx0_182269_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Neuro Linguistic Programming, Dark Psychology, Manipulation Techniques and Stoicism: The Complete Guide to Improve the Secrets of Mind Control and Body Language , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 747min

  Did you ever heard about neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)? What about dark psychology and stoicism? Would you like to find out how do they work? Then, you need to keep reading!Each individual has established their own unique mental filtering system for processing the millions of bits of data being absorbed through the senses. Our first mental map of the world is constituted of internal images, sounds, tactile awareness, internal sensations, tastes, and smells that form as result of the neurological filtering process. The first mental map is called "first access" in NLP. You can do a lot of things to be more persuasive and use at better the first map, from learning better ways to communicate to more shady manipulation techniques. The philosophy asserts that virtues, such as wisdom, happiness, and judgment should be based on behavior, rather than words. We don’t control and cannot rely on external events, only ourselves and our responses. The wonders of psychology are endless. It’s a field worth exploring, but is only useful by first putting in the effort to learn and implement. If you don’t care to pick up on the impulses or tendencies of others, don’t care to expose situations to your benefit, don’t become aware of the body language that you exert and that others send your way, then you’re blinding yourself to a very interesting way to maximize on your exchanges throughout life.Here is what you will find inside:What is NLP and how to practice itHow to understand dark psychologyWhich are the best manipulation techniquesWhat is stoicism and how does it affects your life And much more! What is holding you back from getting what you want? What challenges are you facing? Buy this valuable guide and learn the exclusive techniques to get unstuck.  Don't lose time anymore. Scroll the page and press the "buy now" button to start as soon as possible!   ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Daniel Perez. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/188964/bk_acx0_188964_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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