We Modern People

We Modern People
Author: Anindita Banerjee
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0819573353

How science fiction forged a unique Russian vision of modernity distinct from Western models Science fiction emerged in Russia considerably earlier than its English version and instantly became the hallmark of Russian modernity. We Modern People investigates why science fiction appeared here, on the margins of Europe, before the genre had even been named, and what it meant for people who lived under conditions that Leon Trotsky famously described as "combined and uneven development." Russian science fiction was embraced not only in literary circles and popular culture, but also by scientists, engineers, philosophers, and political visionaries. Anindita Banerjee explores the handful of well-known early practitioners, such as Briusov, Bogdanov, and Zamyatin, within a much larger continuum of new archival material comprised of journalism, scientific papers, popular science texts, advertisements, and independent manifestos on social transformation. In documenting the unusual relationship between Russian science fiction and Russian modernity, this book offers a new critical perspective on the relationship between science, technology, the fictional imagination, and the consciousness of being modern.

We Modern People

We Modern People
Author: Anindita Banerjee
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0819573345

How science fiction forged a unique Russian vision of modernity distinct from Western models

I Am the People

I Am the People
Author: Partha Chatterjee
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0231551355

The forms of liberal government that emerged after World War II are in the midst of a profound crisis. In I Am the People, Partha Chatterjee reconsiders the concept of popular sovereignty in order to explain today’s dramatic outburst of movements claiming to speak for “the people.” To uncover the roots of populism, Chatterjee traces the twentieth-century trajectory of the welfare state and neoliberal reforms. Mobilizing ideals of popular sovereignty and the emotional appeal of nationalism, anticolonial movements ushered in a world of nation-states while liberal democracies in Europe guaranteed social rights to their citizens. But as neoliberal techniques shrank the scope of government, politics gave way to technical administration by experts. Once the state could no longer claim an emotional bond with the people, the ruling bloc lost the consent of the governed. To fill the void, a proliferation of populist leaders have mobilized disaffected groups into a battle that they define as the authentic people against entrenched oligarchy. Once politics enters a spiral of competitive populism, Chatterjee cautions, there is no easy return to pristine liberalism. Only a counter-hegemonic social force that challenges global capital and facilitates the equal participation of all peoples in democratic governance can achieve significant transformation. Drawing on thinkers such as Antonio Gramsci, Michel Foucault, and Ernesto Laclau and with a particular focus on the history of populism in India, I Am the People is a sweeping, theoretically rich account of the origins of today’s tempests.

We the People

We the People
Author: Juan Williams
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0307952053

Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and Fox political analyst Juan Williams takes readers into the life and work of a new generation of American Founders, from Rev. Billy Graham to Martin Luther King, Jr., who honor the original Founders’ vision, even as they have quietly led revolutions in American politics, immigration, economics, sexual behavior, and reshaped the landscape of the nation. What would the Founding Fathers think about America today? Over 200 years ago the Founders broke away from the tyranny of the British Empire to build a nation based on the principles of freedom, equal rights, and opportunity for all men. But life in the United States today is vastly different from anything the original Founders could have imagined in the late 1700s. The notion of an African-American president of the United States, or a woman such as Condoleezza Rice or Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, would have been unimaginable to the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, or who ratified the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. Among the modern-day pioneers Williams writes about in this compelling new book are the passionate conservative President Reagan; the determined fighters for equal rights, Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King, Jr.; the profound imprint of Rev. Billy Graham’s evangelism on national politics; the focus on global human rights advocated by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; the leaders of the gay community who refused to back down during the Stonewall Riots and brought gay life into America’s public square; the re-imagined role of women in contemporary life as shaped by Betty Friedan. Williams reveals how each of these modern-day founders has extended the Founding Fathers original vision and changed fundamental aspects of our country, from immigration, to the role of American labor in the economy, from modern police strategies, to the importance of religion in our political discourse. America in the 21st Century remains rooted in the Great American experiment in democracy that began in 1776. For all the changes our economy and our cultural and demographic make-up, there remains a straight line from the first Founders’ original vision, to the principles and ideals of today’s courageous modern day pioneers.

Modern Manners

Modern Manners
Author: P. J. O'Rourke
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2007-12-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0802199062

An “extremely funny” take on the decline of civility, from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of How the Hell Did This Happen? (The Plain Dealer). In Modern Manners, cultural guru P. J. O’Rourke provides the essential accessory for the truly contemporary man or woman—a rulebook for living in a world without rules. Traditionally, good manners were a means of becoming as bland and invisible as everyone else, thus avoiding calling attention to one’s own awkwardness and stupidity. Today, with everyone wanting to appear special, stupidity is at a premium, and manners—as outrageous and bizarre as possible—are a wonderful way to distinguish ourselves, or at least have a fine time trying. This irreverent and hilarious guide to anti-etiquette offers pointed advice on topics from sex and entertaining to reading habits and death. With the most up-to-date forms of vulgarity, churlishness, and presumption, the latest fashions in discourtesy and barbarous display, O’Rourke is our guide to the art of incivility. “Modern Manners is O’Rourke doing what he has always done: making hilarious, insightful, often vicious fun of the world and all its inhabitants.” —People “A reader who rushes through [Modern Manners] from cover to cover—like I did—will feel like a child who has gorged on chocolate cake: happy, but a bit disappointed that it’s all gone. The reason O’Rourke’s book is so successful, however, is not just his great sense of humor. O’Rourke’s writing has a cutting edge behind it, which makes a reader’s laughter just a bit thought-provoking, and just a bit rueful . . . Very funny.” —Chicago Tribune

THE BUFF BAKER PRESENTS Paleo Eating for Modern People

THE BUFF BAKER PRESENTS Paleo Eating for Modern People
Author: Shawn Rashid
Publisher: Bull City Publishing
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2014-06-05
Genre: Cooking
ISBN:

Unlike our ancestors, we have different palates and sometimes our taste is far more refined compared to how it was in the past. And well, the flavor range is wide as well. Our taste buds adapted in time to new challenges. Another great thing about living in this modern world is that fruits and vegetables are available all year around, no matter the season. Isn't it great to find strawberries in January? I sure find it amazing and I feel grateful to be able to have where to choose from. After I started the Paleo diet, I discovered more and more food combinations and I was surprised to love them all. I've always been open to new food experiences though and maybe that is part of my job. But my advice is to be bold and try new ingredients whenever you have the chance to. This way you'll be teaching your palate to recognize flavors quicker and enjoy them more. However, this modern world and our rushed lifestyle is not healthy and it comes with certain sacrifices. We often feel tired or exhausted, we lack energy and are unable to focus properly on our tasks. That is when the Paleo lifestyle steps in, offering healthy foods with all natural ingredients, loaded with nutrients able to improve your health and provide you with the energy needed for a better life. As a modern person, I think more about the quality of my food and less about its quantity and I prefer a healthy meal over a huge burger for instance. As much as indulging on fast food or sweets can give you an energy boost, it's not meant to last for long because that kind of foods digest quick. However, healthy meals, rich in fibers, will keep you full for a longer period of time and also keep you away from snacking on unhealthy foods. It is like a circle if you want. The more unhealthy you eat, the more your body will ask for it, but when you change your lifestyle, you also teach your body what healthy foods mean and you learn that healthy surely doesn't mean boring nor restrictive. Enjoy this new lifestyle if you decide to go for it! It's a change in your life and changes are always welcomed!

We Have Never Been Modern

We Have Never Been Modern
Author: Bruno Latour
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0674076753

With the rise of science, we moderns believe, the world changed irrevocably, separating us forever from our primitive, premodern ancestors. But if we were to let go of this fond conviction, Bruno Latour asks, what would the world look like? His book, an anthropology of science, shows us how much of modernity is actually a matter of faith. What does it mean to be modern? What difference does the scientific method make? The difference, Latour explains, is in our careful distinctions between nature and society, between human and thing, distinctions that our benighted ancestors, in their world of alchemy, astrology, and phrenology, never made. But alongside this purifying practice that defines modernity, there exists another seemingly contrary one: the construction of systems that mix politics, science, technology, and nature. The ozone debate is such a hybrid, in Latour’s analysis, as are global warming, deforestation, even the idea of black holes. As these hybrids proliferate, the prospect of keeping nature and culture in their separate mental chambers becomes overwhelming—and rather than try, Latour suggests, we should rethink our distinctions, rethink the definition and constitution of modernity itself. His book offers a new explanation of science that finally recognizes the connections between nature and culture—and so, between our culture and others, past and present. Nothing short of a reworking of our mental landscape, We Have Never Been Modern blurs the boundaries among science, the humanities, and the social sciences to enhance understanding on all sides. A summation of the work of one of the most influential and provocative interpreters of science, it aims at saving what is good and valuable in modernity and replacing the rest with a broader, fairer, and finer sense of possibility.

We Are Circle People

We Are Circle People
Author: Andrew Newman
Publisher: Conscious Stories
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2018-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781943750139

Helping children find connection and belonging in the modern-day village A mysterious Visitor from a faraway place arrives in the Square Village, bringing long-forgotten wisdom of circles and weaving beautiful healing melodies. Follow the Visitor through dreamland and fire as the Square People rediscover their connection, softness, and happiness.

Project(ing) Human: Representations of Disability in Science Fiction

Project(ing) Human: Representations of Disability in Science Fiction
Author: Courtney Stanton
Publisher: Vernon Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2023-05-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1648896928

This edited volume examines representations of disability within popular science fiction, using examples from television, film, literature, and gaming to explore how the genre of science fiction shapes cultural understanding of disability experience. Science fiction texts typically grapple with concepts such as transhumanism, embodiment, and autonomy more directly than do those of other genres. In doing so, they raise significant questions about the experience of disability. More broadly, they often convey the place of disability in not only the future but also the world of today. Through critical research, the chapters within this interdisciplinary collection explore what science fiction texts convey about the value of disability, whether it be through disabled characters, biotechnologies, or, more broadly, conceptions of an idealized future. Chapters are grouped thematically and include discussions of the intersections of disability with other identity groups, the interplay of disability and market/capitalist value, and how disability shapes current and future definitions of human-ness, agency, and autonomy. This full volume builds on current research regarding the relationship of disability studies to the science fiction genre by exploring new themes and contemporary media to aid as an instructional tool for scholars in fields of disability studies, science fiction literature, and media studies.