L'Espagne républicaine

french policy and Spanish republicanism in liberated France

This work examines the Spanish question in the context of post-war French politics and foreign policy, in particular during the period 1943-1946. The war had been fought against authoritarian fascism, yet Francisco Franco and his regime remained in power. Spanish Republican refugees in France were ...

The dawn of political nihilism. Vol. 1

the nihilist order

In the turbulent period between 1870 and 1930, the contours on modernity were taking shape, especially the connections between technology, politics and aesthetics. The trilogy The Nihilist Order traces the genealogy of the nihilist-totalitarian syndrome. Until now, nihilism and totalitarianism were considered opposites: one an ...

The middle east strategic balance 2005-2006

This work is prepared annually by the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University, to provide an authoritative and indispensable guide to strategic developments and military capabilities in the Middle East. "MESB" offers a comprehensive insightful assessment of the complex Middle East strategic environment ...

Constancia de la Mora in war and exile

international voice for the Spanish Republic

Her fame seemed guaranteed by the compelling story of her life. She had been an aristocrat turned Communist, a celebrated author, and an international political figure whose acquaintances and collaborators included Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, Tina Modotti, Vittorio Vidali, and Anna Seghers, among many ...

The impact of the spanish Civil War on Britain

war, loss and memory

This work: explores the relationship between Britain and the Spanish Civil War (1936-9); explains the war's legacy and longer-term impact on Britain; presents a chronological progression from the Civil War to the post-war Franco era; provides a sensitive discussion of the importance of loss ...

Israel, the Diaspora and jewish identity

This book includes features such as: investigates the significance, contribution, and role played by the State of Israel - ideologically and practically - in the identity of Diaspora Jews; explores the extent and way Israel features in Diaspora identity through a range of issues including: anti-Semitism and ...

New wrold, first nations

native peoples of Mesoamerica and the Andes under colonial rule

The Spanish conquest and colonisation of the Americas dramatically transformed the lives of native peoples in Mesoamerica and the Andes. This revolutionary and multilayered process varied greatly in its intensity and timing from region to region, but in all cases radically changed indigenous societies, their ...

Buddha is dead

Nietzsche and the dawn of european zen

Semitism

the Whence and Whither "How dear are your counsels"

Fatah and the politics of violence

the institutionalization of a popular struggle

The institutionalisation of Fatah mirrors the evolution of the PLO and the Palestinian national cause generally. Understanding the factors that have influenced Fatah's politics of violence, and its political path -- and the balance between the two -- help to explain the political history of the ...

An introduction to the philosophy and religion of Taoism

pathways to immortality

In its rich evolution from antiquity to present times, Chinese religion has encompassed manifold religious expressions. Taoism is one facet of Chinese religion, and exemplifies particularly well the variety of beliefs and practices that humankind has adopted and experienced in the search for answers to ...

Zen buddhism

beliefs and practices

Informed by almost two decades of dialogue, research and teaching, this book refutes the mistaken premise that Zen Buddhism is more suited to people who lived all those years ago, or at least live all those miles away. Pivotal to this work is recognition that ...

Spanish and Latin American transitions to democracy

This volume compares the Spanish and Latin American #double transitions# to liberal democracy and an open-market economy. Spain#s transitions in the 1960s#1980s have become the paradigmatic case of successful institutional transformation, and thus the standard for the evaluation of the economic and political ...

Strategies of competition in the bank card business

innovation management in a complex economic environment

How to eat an elephant

a slice-by-slice guide to total quality management

The enormous challenge of implementing Total Quality Management -- the continuous improvement of all aspects of an organisation -- has been likened in scale to the task of eating an elephant. It cannot be done with one bite, but requires the elephant to be divided into digestible ...

Art, crime and madness

Gesualdo, Caravaggio, Genet, Van Gogh, Artaud

Art, Crime, and Madness explores the relationship between creative innovation, deviance and morbidity. To innovate one has to be able to view the medium and the object of creativity in a different, hitherto unexplored manner. The essence of art is creative innovation, coupled with an ...

David Ben-Gurion, the state of Israel and the Arab world, 1949-1956

The Palestinian regime

a "partial democracy"

As'ad Ghanem examines the new political order that emerged after the establishment of Palestinian Authority in 1994 and demonstrates that two political systems exist in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; one which is active, undemocratic and dominant; and one which is passive, democratic ...

Human Rights and religion

a reader

The churches and catacombs of early Christian Rome

a comprehensive guide

An invaluable feature of the book, achieved through many hours of research and detailed work, are the accurate ground plans of each church studied. These plans enable the reader to locate features with ease and to appreciate the contrasting proportions and architectural development of each ...