John Keane: 23 books
Civil Society
Old Images, New Visions
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2013
It is only a decade ago that the eighteenth-century distinction between civil society and the state seemed old-fashioned, an object of cynicism, even of outright hostility. In this important new book, John Keane shows how, in a wholly unexpected reversal of fortunes, this antiquated distinction has...
Tom Paine
A Political Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
“It is hard to imagine this magnificent biography ever being superseded . . . It is a stylish, splendidly erudite work.” —Terry Eagleton, The Guardian
“More than any other public figure of the eighteenth century, Tom Paine strikes our times like a trumpet blast from a distant world.”...
by John Keane
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
We live in a revolutionary age of communicative abundance in which many media innovations - from satellite broadcasting to smart glasses and electronic books - spawn great fascination mixed with excitement. In the field of politics, hopeful talk of digital democracy, cybercitizens and e-government...
Power and Humility
The Future of Monitory Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
Democracy urgently needs re-imagining if it is to address the dangers and opportunities posed by current global realities, argues leading political thinker John Keane. He offers an imaginative, radically new interpretation of the twenty-first-century fate of democracy. The book shows why the current...
by John Keane, John Owens
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
First published in 1986. This book analyses, at an introductory level, the four main and competing political interpretations of the cause of unemployment and the future of paid work – social democracy, free market liberalism, the disciplinary state, and utopian socialism. Considered together these...
by P. John Keane, Anthony F. Caletka
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
The most significant unanticipated costs on many construction projects are the financial impacts associated with delay and disruption to the works. Assessing these, and establishing a causal link from each delay event to its effect, contractual liability and the damages experienced as a direct result...
Vaclav Havel
A Political Tragedy In Six Acts
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2008
This authorized biography of Havel, based on unrestricted access to him, his circle, and even his enemies, is not only the first definitive account of one of the modern world's great moral and political leaders but also a vivid panorama of the tumultuous events of his times. Havel's life, like that...
The Power of the Powerless: Citizens Against the State in Central Eastern Europe
Citizens Against the State in Central Eastern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Designed as an introduction to emergency management, this book includes pieces on: social, political, and fiscal aspects of risk management; land-use planning and building code enforcement regulations; insurance issues; emergency management systems; and managing natural and manmade disasters.
Society, History, and the Global Human Condition
Essays in Honor of Irving M. Zeitlin
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2010
This Festschrift for Irving M. Zeitlin honors a scholar whose work has influenced and continues to influence sociology, particularly classical sociological theory, sociology of religion, and historical sociology. Irving M. Zeitlin's scholarship and mentoring has also influenced and inspired a new...
When Trees Fall, Monkeys Scatter
Rethinking Democracy in China
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2017
Predictions of the coming collapse of Chinese politics are today commonplace, however this thought-provoking book explores a radically different alternative. China, it argues, is a one-party-dominated political system whose surprising levels of public support and resilience in the face of serious...
Pico-solar Electric Systems
The Earthscan Expert Guide to the Technology and Emerging Market
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the technology behind the pico-solar revolution and offers guidance on how to test and choose quality products. The book also discusses how pioneering companies and initiatives are overcoming challenges to reach scale in the marketplace, from innovative...
by John Keane
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2007
"I'd recommend this book to anyone, whether beginner or expert." --From the Foreword by Peter Buck of R.E.M.
"Because everything is explained so concisely, you spend less time wading through pages and more time recording music." --Sound on Sound magazine
"An...
Refiguring Democracy
The Spanish Political Laboratory
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Spain has become a remarkable democratic laboratory in which millions of citizens are experimenting with new forms of political expression. This book examines the dynamics of this political laboratory, showing that the upheavals it is experiencing are likely in the near future to affect democracies...
An Irish Christmas Feast
The Best of John B. Keane
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
This bountiful collection of more than fifty tales by one of Ireland’s liveliest and most popular writers offers holiday charm and Gaelic humor by the Christmas stockingful. Drawing on the rich folk culture of County Kerry, John B. Keane brings new life to old customs in his portrayals of not-so-ordinary...
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