New Worlds, Ancient Texts

New Worlds, Ancient Texts
Title New Worlds, Ancient Texts PDF eBook
Author Anthony Grafton
Publisher Harvard University Press
Pages 300
Release 1995-03-15
Genre History
ISBN 0674254120

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Describing an era of exploration during the Renaissance that went far beyond geographic bounds, this book shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foundations of the old, upsetting the authority of the ancient texts that had guided Europeans so far afield. What Anthony Grafton recounts is a war of ideas fought by mariners, scientists, publishers, and rulers over a period of 150 years. In colorful vignettes, published debates, and copious illustrations, we see these men and their contemporaries trying to make sense of their discoveries as they sometimes confirm, sometimes contest, and finally displace traditional notions of the world beyond Europe.

Revolutionary Power

Revolutionary Power
Title Revolutionary Power PDF eBook
Author Shalanda Baker
Publisher Island Press
Pages 226
Release 2021-01-14
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1642830674

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In September 2017, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, completely upending the energy grid of the small island. The nearly year-long power outage that followed vividly shows how the new climate reality intersects with race and access to energy. The island is home to brown and black US citizens who lack the political power of those living in the continental US. As the world continues to warm and storms like Maria become more commonplace, it is critical that we rethink our current energy system to enable reliable, locally produced, and locally controlled energy without replicating the current structures of power and control. In Revolutionary Power, Shalanda Baker arms those made most vulnerable by our current energy system with the tools they need to remake the system in the service of their humanity. She argues that people of color, poor people, and indigenous people must engage in the creation of the new energy system in order to upend the unequal power dynamics of the current system. Revolutionary Power is a playbook for the energy transformation complete with a step-by-step analysis of the key energy policy areas that are ripe for intervention. Baker tells the stories of those who have been left behind in our current system and those who are working to be architects of a more just system. She draws from her experience as an energy-justice advocate, a lawyer, and a queer woman of color to inspire activists working to build our new energy system. Climate change will force us to rethink the way we generate and distribute energy and regulate the system. But how much are we willing to change the system? This unique moment in history provides an unprecedented opening for a deeper transformation of the energy system, and thus, an opportunity to transform society. Revolutionary Power shows us how.

Literacy and Literacies

Literacy and Literacies
Title Literacy and Literacies PDF eBook
Author James Collins
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 244
Release 2003-05-08
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9780521596619

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The 48 Laws of Power

The 48 Laws of Power
Title The 48 Laws of Power PDF eBook
Author Robert Greene
Publisher Penguin
Pages 481
Release 2023-10-31
Genre Self-Help
ISBN 0670881465

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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.

The Way of Power

The Way of Power
Title The Way of Power PDF eBook
Author Lily Adams Beck
Publisher
Pages 304
Release 1928
Genre Occultism
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The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture

The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture
Title The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture PDF eBook
Author Deanna D. Sellnow
Publisher SAGE Publications
Pages 513
Release 2017-02-17
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1506315232

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Can television shows like Modern Family, popular music by performers like Taylor Swift, advertisements for products like Samuel Adams beer, and films such as The Hunger Games help us understand rhetorical theory and criticism? The Third Edition of The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture offers students a step-by-step introduction to rhetorical theory and criticism by focusing on the powerful role popular culture plays in persuading us as to what to believe and how to behave. In every chapter, students are introduced to rhetorical theories, presented with current examples from popular culture that relate to the theory, and guided through demonstrations about how to describe, interpret, and evaluate popular culture texts through rhetorical analysis. Author Deanna Sellnow also provides sample student essays in every chapter to demonstrate rhetorical criticism in practice. This edition’s easy-to-understand approach and range of popular culture examples help students apply rhetorical theory and criticism to their own lives and assigned work.

Writing and Power in the Roman World

Writing and Power in the Roman World
Title Writing and Power in the Roman World PDF eBook
Author Hella Eckardt
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 293
Release 2018
Genre History
ISBN 1108418058

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This book focuses on the material practice of ancient literacy through a contextual examination of Roman writing equipment.