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Beneath the Underdog: His World as Composed by Mingus
Charles Mingus Manufacturer: Vintage ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0679737618 Release Date: 1991-09-03 |
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A wild, lyrical, and anguished autobiography, in which Charles Mingus pays short shrift to the facts but plunges to the very bottom of his psyche, coming up for air only when it pleases him. He takes the reader through his childhood in Watts, his musical education by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker, and his prodigious appetites--intellectual, culinary, and sexual. The book is a jumble, but a glorious one, by a certified American genius.Customer Reviews:
Great literature? No, but a revealing artifact anyhow.......2007-03-11
Disappointing.......2007-01-10
Genius.......2006-08-24
Not a literary masterpiece, but not a piece.of junk........2006-04-05
How to Be a Pimp 101.......2006-03-10
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Beneath the Underdog: His World as composed by Mingus.
Charles Mingus Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0297004468 |
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Beneath the Underdog. His World as Composed by Mingus. Edited by Nel King.
CHARLES. MINGUS Manufacturer: New York:Alfred A. Knopf, ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000UBBBKW |
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Beneath The Underdog His World as Composed by Mingus
Nel King Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000J170EY |
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Beneath the Underdog: His World as Composed By Mingus.
Charles ; King, Nel Mingus Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OENHS4 |
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BENEATH THE UNDERDOG: HIS WORLD AS COMPOSED BY MINGUS
Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000HEDIFI |
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Beneath the Underdog: His World as Composed by Mingus (ISBN: 0679737618)
Charles Mingus Manufacturer: Vintage Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NQNSX2 |
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Paul Kagame and Rwanda: Power, Genocide and the Rwandan Patriotic Front
Colin M. Waugh Manufacturer: McFarland & Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0786419415 |
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In 1994, ethnic conflict turned to genocide in Rwanda. When the world finally took notice, a million people lay dead, and the small African country lay in ruins. Rwanda returned from the brink guided by rulers determined to rebuild the country on their own terms, rather than those of a previously indifferent international community. Paul Kagame, Rwanda's first democratically elected president, embodies the new Rwandan political philosophy. Young, unconventional, not without flaws and criticsKagame is key to understanding Rwanda's transition from a country that had known only fear, division and clan-based nepotism for many years to an exceptional African state built upon traditional order and values.Paul Kagame's lifefrom exiled child refugee, to guerilla warrior and rebel politician, to President of Rwandais traced in this exploration of the influences on Rwanda's struggle for change. Analyzing the conflicts and challenges of post-genocide Rwanda in comparison to modern parallels, the work invites reassessment of Kagame's leadership and government in an African context rather than measurement against Western standards, and critiques Western involvement in Rwanda since the early 1990s. Twenty-eight photographs and three maps supplement the text, as do a history of Rwanda's Banyarwanda people and a glossary of words in Kinyarwanda, their language. The work includes a bibliography and an index.
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Highly Recommended - Choice Current Reviews.......2005-08-31
An African Woman's viewpoint.......2005-02-14
Rwanda and Kagame - the full story.......2004-12-03
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Democracy and Its Critics
Robert A. Dahl Manufacturer: Yale University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0300049382 |
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A very good book on democratic theory.......2000-09-21
Fine update on themes introduced in Polyarchy.......1998-12-03
Dahl is great.......1998-01-17
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The Third Way and Its Critics
Anthony Giddens Manufacturer: Polity Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0745624502 |
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The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world. Political leaders, in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America claim to be following its principles. Yet the notion has also attracted much criticism. Some say it is an empty concept without any real content. Critics from the more traditional left argue that it is a betrayal of left-wing ideals.Anthony Giddens's The Third Way (Polity Press, 1998) is regarded by many as the key text of third way politics. Translated into twenty-five languages, it has shaped the development of the third way. In this new book Giddens responds to the critics, and further develops the ideas set out in his earlier volume. Far from being unable to deal with inequalities of wealth and power, he shows, third way politics offers the only feasible approach to these issues. The work is indispensable for anyone who wants to understand the most important political debate going on today.Anthony Giddens is the Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author or editor of over thirty books. His previous works, especially Beyond Left and Right (Polity Press, 1994) have influenced debates about the future of social democracy in many countries across the world. Frequently referred to in the UK as Tony Blair's guru, Giddens has made a strong impact on the evolution of New Labour.Customer Reviews:
Decent and lucid defense of third-way politics.......2004-12-15
Appreciating Subtlety.......2002-03-03
Tony Giddens offers a concise, but clear, discussion of what the Third Way is all about, and if a reader approaches the text with a willingness to think outside of the left-right consciousness, then it offers a significant contribution to new thinking about politics. It reconceptualizes politics as the continual reconciliation of the failure of governments and markets. It is, at its simplest, about appreciating that meaningful political thinking requires reflexivity and a willingness to change opinions and policies as circumstances change around us. It is not about selling-out to the capitalists; it is not about tax-and-spend politics. This is a book about solutions.
The return of the inflatable man.......2000-10-08
Two years on, and the inflatable man is back. There is no shortage of hot air rushing from place to place in this sequal to The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy. There's almost nothing to disagree with here -- which is part of the problem.
The story so far goes something like this: the good guys in politics are called 'social democrats'. They care about things like equality and a fair deal for the underdog. The bad guys are called 'neoliberals.' They go round beating people with handbags and making jokes about bombing the Soviet Union. Their aim is to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. But there's a problem. Up until now being a social democrat has meant responding to every new social problem with an increase in the size and scope of government (tax and spend). However during the 1980s most left-leaning politicians figured out that was exactly the kind of thing which lost elections. So around the world, left of center governments abandoned Keynsianism, cracked down on welfare and started privatizing. And the he voters liked it. But this success also created a problem. The chattering classes accused their politicians of selling out to neoliberalism.
So this is where Giddens steps in. While the third way worked well in practice, to convince the critics it also needs to work in theory. Giddens sets out to persuade the intellectual left that the third way is sheep in wolf's clothing. Sure on the outside it looks like a toned-down version of Reagan/Thatcher but deep down it's a caring sharing lamb. Social democratic practice is past its use-by date, but there's no need, says Giddens, to identify social democracy with specific policies. Instead, social democratic goals can be expressed through new policies--like making welfare recipients work, getting tough on crime and cutting the bureaucracy. It's all a matter of how you look at it.
In Britain and Europe the term 'social democracy' has become a kind of brand name with some serious brand loyalty. Giddens is fighting to keep that brand for the new product line. It's a bit like Levi Strauss saying "sure they're not jeans... but they ARE Levis and you know how much you like those."
Great writer, dreadful book.......2000-04-30
Much of this THIN tome is spent on self-evident bromides. Environmental degradation = bad. Solidarity = good. The distinction between left and right ain't what it used to be. You don't say! The rest is taken up by pious good intentions about social democracy renewing itself. Any second-rate political speech writer could've come up with roughly the same set of homilies.
Giddens is a brilliant sociologist, but this book never gets off the ground. It's too bad, really, because Blair style new-new-leftism really could use a coherent defense from a skilfull theorist. Instead, what it gets out of this book is a half baked homily that betrays an alarming degree of political naivete for such an eminent social scientists. It's a mess, really.
An Answer of sorts.......2000-04-25
Giddens points out that national governments are limited by historical developments in how far they can manage economic life and provide social benefits. His ideas are taken seriously by political leaders like Blair and Clinton.
Others, however, remain distinctly unimpressed. This book has been written to answer those critics (and I must declare I'm proud to be numbered amongst them). The best of his critics come from the Left. Our main point is that his third way would leave power and wealth relations largely unaffected and that he is pursuing an agenda dictated by multi-national corporations. Does Giddens answer his critics? The answer I would give is a qualified yes. Whilst stressing the benefits of a market economy he recognises the tension that exists between it and "other life values". He suggests some interesting reforms aimed at balancing seemingly contradictory trends.Curiously, however, he has little to say on empowering people in their working lives. The creativity and energy he wants to harness for civic work is to go to waste in the workplace. His desire to get people active in voluntary work and politics does not extend to making them more active participants in workplace decisions (where a great deal of their life is actually spent). This is a great pity. I would like to see Giddens comment more on workers trusts and co-operative ventures.
This book is worth reading because it is part of the process of a debate which is vital. It is not, however, by any means a final statement. The critics still have much to say.
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American Democratic Theory: Pluralism and Its Critics (Contributions in Political Science)
William Alton Kelso Manufacturer: Greenwood Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0837198259 |
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Democracy (And its Critics)
Robert A. Dahl Manufacturer: Yale University ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000L7BOFM |
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The democratic process and its future, as examined by one of the world's preeminent political theorists.
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Democracy and Its Critics: Anglo-American Democratic Thought in the Nineteenth Century
Jon Roper Manufacturer: Routledge ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 004445130X |
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Democracy and Its Friendly Critics: Tocqueville and Political Life Today
Peter Lawler Manufacturer: Lexington Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0739107615 |
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Democracy and Its Friendly Critics addresses a variety of modern political and social concerns, such as the moral dimension of democracy, the theoretical challenges to democracy in our time, the religious dimension of liberty, and the meaning of work in contemporary American life. Taking innovative and unexpected approaches toward familiar topics, the essays present engaging insights into a democratic society, and the contributors include some of today's leading figures in political philosophy.
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Labor's Challenge To The Social Order - Democracy Its Own Critic And Educator
John Graham Brooks Manufacturer: Kennikat Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000QRKKPM |
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Labor's Challenge to the Social Order: Democracy Its Own Critic and Educator
Manufacturer: Macmillan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000FSRBKO |
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Labor's challenge to the social order: Democracy its own critic and educator
John Graham Brooks Manufacturer: MacMillan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006DG2S0 |
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Liberal Democracy and Its Critics in Africa: Political Dysfunction and the Struggle for Progress (Africa in the New Millennium)
Manufacturer: Zed Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1842776193 |
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Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0195133102 |
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The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has captured the worldwide attention of biologists, conservationists, and ecologists and has been the setting for extensive investigation over the past 30 years. Roughly 40,000 ecotourists visit the Cloud Forest each year, and it is often considered the archetypal high-altitude rain forest. This volume brings together some of the most prominent researchers of the region to provide a broad introduction to the biology of the Monteverde, and cloud forests in general. Collecting and synthesizing vital information about the ecosystem and its biota, the book also examines the positive and negative effects of human activity on both the forest and the surrounding communities. Ecologists, tropical biologists, and natural historians will find this volume an indispensable resource, as will all those who are fascinated by the magnificent wonders of the tropical forests.Customer Reviews:
Very good reference book.......2007-09-23
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Nadkarni, N.M. & N. Wheelwright (eds). 2000. Monteverde. Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest.(Resena de libro): An article from: Revista de Biología Tropical
Luis D. Gomez P. Manufacturer: Universidad de Costa Rica ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008JDEWE Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Revista de BiologÃa Tropical, published by Universidad de Costa Rica on December 1, 2000. The length of the article is 430 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest
Nathaniel T. Wheelwright Nalini M. Nadkarni Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OKNY7C |
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