Francisco Z±U~Niga, Sculptor: Conversations and Interpretations

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Cultural Roots Art Book.......2000-06-13

An excellent portrait of the great Mexican sculptor Zuniga. The first part of the book is a series of rare interviews published for the first time where he discusses society, culture, his life and art. In the second part the author offers his analysis of the sculptors work. The book is filled with many tresures, such as unfinished pieces, prints of projects that were destroyed and over 100 black and white photographs. His unique style that captures the essence of Mexico's mestizo heritage is portrayed throughout. An essential book for anyone interested in this masters works who has influenced countless artists. An easy read that is visually delightful as well.

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Excellent children's story about individuality

Pig Newton's Plaid Pants
H. L. Ross
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0671430963

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Excellent children's story about individuality.......1997-04-24

This was my daughter's first book in 1981 when she was six months old. Pig Newton's Plaid Pants is a story of a little pig who owned one pair of plaid pants that he wore everyday to school. He would wash them every night and hang them on the line to dry. The other little pigs would make fun of him and tease him about his plaid pants, but he adored his plaid pants. One night as his pants hung on the line to dry, some little pigs stole them and he was very sad. He went to visit his uncle the tailor and told him about his pants being stolen. His uncle loved him very much and made him a whole wardrobe of plaid pants, shirts, suits, pajamas, and hats. When Pig Newton went to school dressed in all his plaidery finest, everyone crowded around him and thought he was so cool, until they all wanted to start dressing like Pig Newton. This was such a delightful story and a lesson to children to stay true to themselves and not to give in to peer pressure, because they may make someone else happy by doing so, but they may not be happy themselves

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C&C or D&D

excellent MM.

Great stuff!

Great Monster Book

Pretty Dang cool!

Castles And Crusades Monsters & Treasures
Davis Chenault
Manufacturer: Chenault and Gray
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

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ASIN: 1931275610

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From dragons to goblins, giants to fairies, this is the essential book of monsters for the Castles & Crusades Role Playing Game. In this book you will find a wealth of information about monsters and the treasures they keep. Combat, spell casting, breath weapons, movement, poisons, treasures, magic creation, magic items and much more lies within these pages.

Monsters & Treasure comes complete with over 200 monsters, fast and furious rules on how to make your own and hundreds of magic item, magic item creation rules!

Easy-to-learn and simple to play, the Castles & Crusades Role Playing game is a fast and fun game for those who enjoy tales of high adventure and epic fantasy. Along with the Castles & Crusades Players Handbook, Monsters & Treasure delivers you all the rules you need to play this fast paced game of rousing adventure.

Castles & Crusades is an easy-to-learn attribute-based rules system allowing players to choose among 13 archetypal character classes and 7 races to create characters with which to undertake many a dazzling adventure.

Gather some friends, grab some dice and unleash your imagination. You are entering the grand adventure that is Castle & Crusades.

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C&C or D&D.......2007-07-31

To those of you trying to find an alternative to the overly commercialized D&D 3.5, C&C is a good start. It is much simpler and easier to play , but, in my opinion is still misses the mark. Nothing beats a good set of "House Rules". Is the book necessary...Yea ya gotta have monsters to vanquish, and this book fills the bill very well. All those D&D miniatures you have collected...use em. Once you have the basics C&C books (players hand book, castle keepers guide, and this book (monsters and treasures), you are ready to roll. In addition you can easily convert all your D&D stuff, books and all to C&C. BUT I MUST STRESS...If you don't like a rule...CHANGE IT! We checked out C&C, and are back to D&D 3.5 with a lot of C&C inspired "House Rules". This alone makes the C&C series worth a look.

excellent MM........2007-03-26

Fantastic Monster Manual and treasure guide! This is essentially the GM/Castle Keeper's guide at the same time.

Great stuff!.......2007-03-15

A perfect companion for C&C. Easy to use and a fince price to boot. This system is the best.

Great Monster Book.......2007-02-25

This book is the perfect companion to the C&C Players Handbook. It gives you a nice selection of monsters along with some very beautiful black and white artwork done mostly by Peter Bradley. The book is very reminiscent of the old 1E Monster Manual and just paging through it instantly transports me back to the fun early days of gaming. The last 1/3 or so of the book gives you a nice assortment of magic items along with some very useful tables and charts. This book and the C&C Players Handbook make up the core rules for the Castles and Crusades RPG system. Additionally, the binding is strong and well done and looks as though it will last for many, many years despite heavy use at the gaming table.

Pretty Dang cool!.......2006-08-30

It's a darn nice book crammed with information and fun art. The layout is clear and easily recognizable by any old hand at these games as well as decipherable by those new folks.

Along with the Player's Hand Book, it makes for a complete game with all the information in your hands to run a fun adventure for your friends. So for less than the cover price of just one of the "official core rules" you get a complete game. Later they're coming out with a Castle Keeper's guide, but I'm not certain that will even be necessary.

Castles & Crusades Monsters & Treasure Of Aihrde

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Castles & Crusades Monsters & Treasure Of Aihrde
Stephen Chenault , and Peter Bradley
Manufacturer: Troll Lord Games
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Binding: Hardcover

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With over 75 new monsters for your Castles & Crusades game, Monsters & Treasure of Aihrde is the perfect companion piece for your evening's game. Whether you play in the world of Aihrde or not, you'll find Monsters & Treasure of Aihrde the perfect supplement because every monster is treated as generic as stats, descriptions and combat skills are presented first. For the Aihrde fan each entry is followed by Aihrde specific information that will explain the creature's habitats and locale as well as any relevant information.

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The book that has intoxicated a generation--and has sold over 500,000 copies--is back!

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It tastes so good when it hits your lips!.......2004-07-29

Yale must be more fun than I thought...

Are You Ready to RUMBLE............2002-01-01

I remember the excitement of opening my high school graduation gift from Aunt Beatrice. It was this book. My Aunt B assured me that this book was the key to a fulfilling and successful college career. As I begin my junior year, I reflect on my college times thus far and realize that Aunt B was right.

This book definitely helped make the transition from high school to college a smooth one. I was able to participate in all the fun games on campus with working knowledge of the correct rules. In a few cases, I was able to introduce upperclassmen to new games and intervene/referee during controversial moments in play.

In just a few months, my little brother will be graduating from high school and embarking on his college experience. I will be purchasing this vital reference volume for him. How proud he will be to put this book alongside his dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia set. This book is an excellent gift for a new grad, a college kid, or a middle-aged guy needing to brush up on his favorite games. Bottoms Up!!

5 stars ain't enough!.......2000-10-28

This is the greatest book ever written!!!

A classic of western civilization.......2000-09-12

I'm at a loss to describe the beauty of this book. It just resonates with my sole.

Excellent book.......1999-01-15

This book is a must for any college student or just someone looking to have a good drinking game experience. The simple synonyms alone for getting sick and being drunk are a reason alone to buy this book, not to mention the 50 or so games which by any standards are down right fun and "entertaining". I suggest that anyone looking for some really good drinking games buy this book, its sure to make a dull night on campus turn into a wet, beer soaked one real quick!!!

Beer Games 20-copy Prepack--10 copies of The Complete Book of Beer Drinking Games and 10 copies of Beer Games 2

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Complete Book of Beer Drinking Games, and Other Really Important Stuff

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Complete Book of Beer Drinking Games, and Other Really Important Stuff
Andy Griscom , and Scott Johnston
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The Complete Book of Beer Drinking Games (and Other Really Important Stuff)
Andy; Johnston, Scott; Rand, Ben Griscom
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The Hangover Handbook/Complete Book of Beer Drinking Games/Beer Games 2 (Party Animal's Six-Pack)

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Tsui Hark, one of China's most famous film artists, is little known outside of Asia even though he has directed, produced, written, or acted in 64 films over the last twenty years, some of which are considered to be classics of modern Asian cinema. This work, the first of its kind about Tsui Hark, begins with a biography of the man and a look at his place in Hong Kong and world cinema, his influences, and his thematic obsessions. Each major film of his career is then reviewed, with thematic comparisons made among them (lesser films are included but receive smaller reviews). Also provided are production details, comments from Tsui Hark himself, box office and awards information, anecdotes, and various other particulars. Also included are a complete listings of Hong Kong locations where information on Tsui Hark can be found, and where his films can be found outside of Hong Kong.

Tsui Hark's Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (The New Hong Kong Cinema Series)

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Tsui Hark's Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (The New Hong Kong Cinema Series)
Andrew Schroeder
Manufacturer: Hong Kong University Press
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Hong Kong cinema exploded into world culture during the 1990s, driven by its link with Hollywood's dynamic new digital special effects technologies. This book provides essential historical background by analyzing the culture, politics and technological network surrounding Tsui Hark's masterful but under-appreciated Zu: Warriors From the Magic Mountain.

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Drawing on the postmodern perspective and concerns that informed her groundbreaking Terpischore in Sneakers, Sally Bane's Writing Dancing documents the background and development of avant-garde and popular dance, analyzing individual artists, performances, and entire dance movements. With a sure grasp of shifting cultural dynamics, Banes shows how postmodern dance is integrally connected to other oppositional, often marginalized strands of dance culture, and considers how certain kinds of dance move from the margins to the mainstream.

Banes begins by considering the act of dance criticism itself, exploring its modes, methods, and underlying assumptions and examining the work of other critics. She traces the development of contemporary dance from the early work of such influential figures as Merce Cunningham and George Balanchine to such contemporary choreographers as Molissa Fenley, Karole Armitage, and Michael Clark. She analyzes the contributions of the Judson Dance Theatre and the Workers' Dance League, the emergence of Latin postmodern dance in New York, and the impact of black jazz in Russia. In addition, Banes explores such untraditional performance modes as breakdancing and the "drunk dancing" of Fred Astaire.

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Tripping the Post-Modern Light Fantastic.......2000-05-17

The evolution of the roughly twenty-five years of American post-modern dance is expounded upon in Sally Banes' articulate and comprehensive treatment of the period from 1960 to 1985. Pivotal characters in this history, of which there are several, are examined in detail, with many descriptive passages of definitive works and happenings from the era. Post-modern, originally referring only chronologically (and vaguely) to the period following what we now call historical modern dance, actually has several specific and revolutionary veins of philosophy and aesthetics attached to it. Well researched, Terpsichore in Sneakers has several photographs, choreographers' scores, charts, and notes (including some previously unpublished), a selected bibliography, and an alphabetical list of works by and about seminal contributors to the movement. Fascinating and enlightening reading not only for dancers, but for those interested in American cultural history and anthropology.

Terpsichore in Sneakers: Post-Modern Dance (Wesleyan Paperback)

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Terpsichore in Sneakers: Post-Modern Dance (Wesleyan Paperback)
Sally Banes
Manufacturer: Wesleyan
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If you are studying for your life and health insurance licensing exam, we have the ultimate study tool for you. Life and Health Insurance License Exam Cram is a great resource to help you learn the concepts, laws, rate calculations and state and federal regulations that will be covered on the exam. You'll also receive a CD that includes a fully-customizable test engine, detailed score report and state-specific law supplement. No matter where you are taking your exam or which area you need to focus on during your studying, Life and Health Insurance License Exam Cram is your smartest way to get certified.

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Get a feel of the industry!.......2007-01-09

I have several different resources I'm using to study for my life insurance test and what I was looking for was a book that could give me a feel for the insurance business as a producer and one who really likes helping people. This book does that and more and makes you understand what a great field this is and how you can make peoples lives better by providing this service. You have to go for it and this book can help you for sure. Great book!

It did what it was supposed to.......2007-01-06

It coverd the same stuff as my course material, but in some cases it was easier to understand and it had additional test questions included to help me study. I passed the test the first time.

Life Saver.......2006-08-22

In regard to "Exam Cram, Life and Health" I would recommend this book to my adult children if they want to pass the California exam. In addition to being a great test preparation book, I was able to get my computer to read the book to me, by using Adobe and Microsoft text-to-speech programming, which is free to the general public. This book was much better than the text provided by the school. It even includes information needed to open my own business.
Good luck, Bob.

Cram Exam.......2005-08-08

This book is great for anyone who wishes to pass the Life And Health insurance exams.

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What an Utter Time Thief!

Enoch the Ethiopian

Astonishing information about origin of Christianity

Not Well Written

Propoganda, not history.

Enoch the Ethiopian: The Lost Prophet of the Bible : Greater Than Abraham, Holier Than Moses
Indus Khamit Cush
Manufacturer: A & B Distributors
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Enoch, the Ethiopian, Patriarch and Prophet, Greater than Abraham, Holier than Moses, is the first perfect human being in the bible and the first immortal man according to Moses the lawgiver. (Gen.5:18,22,24) And yet he has been kept a secret until the printing of this revealing book

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What an Utter Time Thief!.......2007-07-30

I bought this book to read a Black centered, Ethiopian perspective on the prophet Enoch. What a complete waste of resources! I thought I could take the warned against repetition, however, I was fed up on page 15 already - with 285 more to follow!

In principle I appreciate any unorthodox/eccentric writing style. However, sick more than 90% of the written words being comprised of quotes of other books etc. is something I do not want to experience Iver again. In fact, the number of pages of his own words would stay clearly in the single digits, if it weren't for the brief conclusion of the book. The author quotes anyone, no matter how often almost literally the very same thing. Quoting, what Enoch is, without the respective reasons. Occasionally, I begged for an explanation: "Enoch is the inventor of urban civilization." How would that be possible, in the supposed 7th generation of humankind? Would that even be a good thing, to invent the big shitty?! Some subchapters are extremely short: "Enoch the Great Authority [headline] In Levitical literature and traditions Enoch is regarded as a great authority." Followed by the source. That was it. Just to give an expression of the exquisiteness of the information. A similar subchapter is headed "Enoch the Creator's Favorite". Four pages later another "Enoch the Favorite of God". Writing exclusively in quotes unsurprisingly lead to various contradictions. Without commenting those. It also lead to omissions.

I hoped to learn something about Enoch. I definitely did not. A third of the book is entirely off the point, i.e. NOT about Enoch. But instead about the Egyptians (!) having been Black and general racism. I do agree (largely) with the author on this (though nothing is new to those who have read other African centered books on Egypt). This doesn't change the fact that there's nothing substantial about Enoch in this book instead, not even in addition.

Quelle surprise, there's racism in the world. It is largely described in such a general way, utterly unrelated to Enoch that I am still wondering, what exactly the concept of the book might have been. Though it was ok to read some examples of famous people saying something racist, just to put them on the history index. Personally I prefer not to repeat that many insults, as that qualifies as further insulting - oneself, involuntarily. As I share the sentiments in general of the author on this, I still add one star to the lowest category possible for this book. I may have added another, but even in this regard the book is flawed. To begin with, there aren't any races.

A major point of discontent I have with this book, is that the author writes things which are true, but discredits them with flawed proofs. He's saying, if one Biblical character is Black skinned, then ALL before and after in the geneology must have been also. Likely, but not necessarily. Because the Sinai is located in Egypt, and because Egypt is located in Africa, the ancient Egyptians must have been Black. Yes, they were Black, but the causal relationship escapes me. Anyway, I may add ancient Blacks once lived in eastern Asia, Scotland, Scandinavia, India, Tasmania, etc. Also the Sumerians were Black, yes. But not because they CAME from Africa, but because the area was well within the ancient Black populated world. The pre-Hebrew people descending from Abraham are described as numbering 70 when migrating into Egypt, but numbering some (3,)600,000 at the Imes of the exodus a relatively short Imes later. The author suggests that they must have mixed with Blacks and therefore HAD BECOME Black. In reality, Abraham had been Black from the beginning, as is contradictingly mentioned elsewhere. Besides, it is an urban legend that he came from Ur. (Read The Africans Who Wrote the Bible.) The names and artificial borders of continents say nothing about the skin color of the respective inhabitants at different Imes. Moses (who is not seen as Akenten/Akhenaton in this book) was black skinned, yes. But this is not provable with the magic trick in the Bible, displaying a white hand for a moment as a supposed contrast to his general phenotype color. For one thing, he was explicitly NOT the Israelites' "first great miracle worker". Simply for the reason that he taught AGAINST magic. Later scribes of the Bible misunderstood the earlier texts and misinterpreted and mistranslated various text passages into a lot of magic tricks never done. In addition, the white hand is not referring to any phenotype whiteness, but sickness whiteness, as is still overstandable from the quote provided. It is referring to leprosy. Someone "White" could have done the same "white hand magic", as "Whites" are in reality pink or beige. More about Moses read in Moses and Akhenaten: The Secret History of Egypt at the Time of the Exodus. Enoch might have been an Ethiopian (as in today's country). He was Black for sure. However not, because the Ethiopian Church still includes it in its canon. The other early churches did that as well. Ethiopia became isolated from the rest of Christianity and didn't follow subsequent doctrine changes. There are other Ethiopian apocryphs, not about Ethiopians and other Bible texts in European Bibles not referring to Europeans. The book follows the belief that every people (= phenotype) has to venerate Mary and Jesus/I-Yasus in the skin color of their own. I concur that fakings, done in order to downpress, should not be followed. However, the book's suggestion is racist in the manner that non-Black (APPEARING) people supposedly aren't INHERENTLY able to identify with a Black Jesus and that indeed different skin colors equal different peoples/races. Last not least Adam was most likely Black, yes. (That I would have to say that as a RastafarI...) No matter, how much the concept of Adam is White. Yet at the Imes of Adam, as described by the Bible and this book, humans already featured all the other phenotypes. Simply, because Adam wasn't really the first human, as can be seen in his story of further procreation. He was the first patriarch under a certain concept of humanity. So the "proof" is flawed that as the first human he must have been black skinned, even though he was. Ancient Egypt is still described as too young. Read When We Ruled: The Ancient and Medieval History of Black Civilisations.

This book doesn't only quote The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors, but actually recommends it, as the author Dr. Cress Welsing supposedly does a "brilliant analysis" of racism. In reality, that book is hiding grave racism (against Blacks) behind a thin veil of reversed racism. Curiously, a few pages later, historic The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave is quoted extensively. Perfectly describing what The Isis Papers has continued EXACTLY in a modern version. In that sense, Willie Lynch was perfectly right that with his methods Blacks in America can be controlled for at least 300 years - obviously even when they are freed and perfectly aware of them.

As for the Enoch part of this book: The author takes everything literally - and by that misses the point. The mysticism of it. For example that Enoch ascended into Heaven with his body. This isn't even literally said in the story. (In fact, there are even contradictory quotes that his body was transformed into "flames".) It is just said that he didn't die. That is a tremendous difference. Other literal interpretations include people living anywhere from 365 years to capping a millennium and that God looks like a (hu)man.

There are some hostile references towards sexuality and the Greek are getting criticized for not inventing any doctrines which couldn't get enforced accordingly. For once, the Greeks have done something right, and then that's bad...

As for the sloppy presentation of the book: The contents table is completely wrong, suggesting some 50 more pages not existing due to an altered lay-out, there are two chapter X, and many other flaws of this sort, suggesting a lacking proof-reader.

The actual text of Enoch is not included. Please read the Ethiopian version: The Lost Book of Enoch: Comprehensive Transliteration of the Forgotten Book of the Bible.

Enoch the Ethiopian.......2007-01-12

I have paid for this item two or three months ago and I have not received it yet to evaluate. You told me I would receive it in January.

I'm not sure if I want to continue shopping with you.

Rebecca Russell

Astonishing information about origin of Christianity.......2007-01-04

It is a lot references in the first part of the book.This can make some to believe this is a boring book, but it's not. In fact,it is necessary to give the astonishing information later in the book credibility.
This book gives the reader a new and interesting perspective of the origin and background of Christianity. It is also interesting to observe it is in accordance with later research regarding where modern man descended from, based on DNA (Y-chromosome).

Not Well Written.......2006-08-22

I found this book to be very repetitious and containing quite a few grammatical errors. This detracted from what could have been a wonderful story.

Propoganda, not history........2006-03-03

I purchased this book hoping to expand on what I already know about Enoch, a biblical character I both admire and am intrigued by. Instead I found it to be extremely repetitive and propogandistic. The author was more concerned with making racial claims than with providing an interesting and fulfilling portrait of a great profit. Unless you are the type who is obsessed with the color of biblical characters I do not recommend this book.

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This is a comprehensive guide to Australian military history, broadly conceived within a critical and analytical framework. It contains 800 entries. The editors have sought a balance between various types of entries. Their interpretation of 'military history' is inclusive, extending beyond standard categories such as battles, campaigns, biographies and weapons, and encompassing entries on the structures of various parts of the defence force organization and their evolution, military language and customs, literature dealing with military themes and treaties, alliances and acts of parliament that have had a significant impact on the military. Biographical entries vary from long analytical essays on figures such as Thomas Blamey and C.E.W. Bean to much shorter entries on figures of less importance. Not every Chief of General Staff or RAN and RAAF equivalent has an entry: as the editors say, some were undistinguished. All office holders of significant rank within the three services are listed in an appendix. No attempt is made to duplicate the Australian Dictionary of Biography; nor, except in two instances, have the editors commissioned articles on specific individuals from the historians who wrote those particular entries for ADB. The editors' focus is different, combining essential biographical facts with more commentary and analysis. Battles are grouped into overall campaigns, thus providing a more integrated approach enabling greater analysis of broader issues. The Companion offers essential technical details on every significant weapons system employed in the three services since their inception, together with comments that help place those systems in an operational and sometimes political context. In addition, there are several longer articles on key aspects of military history and culture. The entry on conscription, while not neglecting past controversies, explains the mechanics of the various methods. There is an absorbing entry on the ways in which animals have been used by the military. Aboriginal resistance to white invasion is covered in a long entry, as is Aboriginal service in the armed forces. There are also several articles on military influences in Australian culture - war films, literature, art, popular culture. Complete with 100 photographs and 32 maps, the result is a comprehensive work of reference, analysis and interest that will come to be regarded as the authoritative work in the field.

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This book explores the tension between universal principles of human rights and the self-determination claims of sovereign states as they affect the claims of refugees, asylum-seekers and immigrants. Drawing on the work of Kant's "cosmopolitan doctrine" and positions developed by Hannah Arendt, Seyla Benhabib explores how the topic has been analyzed within the larger history of political thought. She argues that many of the issues raised in abstract debate between universalism and multiculturalism can find acceptable solutions in practice.

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An excellent theoretical exposition on resolving the tension between democratic sovereignty & human rights.......2007-01-04

Professor Benhabib's analysis of the relationship between citizenship and community membership provides an innovative and exceedingly compelling way of navigating the conflicting claims of human rights and democratic sovereignty. Drawing heavily on Arendt and Kant, this study traces the conceptual basis for current theoretical problems while also attending to the contemporary situation. Perhaps most fascinating is Benhabib's usage of discourse ethics and her notion of 'democratic iterations' to move beyond the impasse posed by the false dichotomy of communitarian and cosmopolitan ideals-- in a sense, as long as we construe democratic sovereignty in a way that eschews claims to a permanent unchanging people there need not be any contradiction between maintaining cosmopolitan obligations and respecting communal claims. Though I have some minor personal qualms with Professor Benhabib's interpretation of Arendt, I found 'The Rights of Others' to be an amazing read that combined insightful interpretations of political thought with astute observations of our global situation. A must read for those interested in global justice, cosmopolitanism and human rights theory.

Poorly argued points hidden by complex vocabulary.......2006-10-17

I had to read this book for a political theory class in college. After talking with several other members I was happy to find out that I do not have the reading skills of a third grader...Benhabib goes out of her way to use vocabulary words that most educated people are not familiar with. The book is also not organized well. In order to really understand this book you will have to read it while taking notes. Points that could be grouped together for arguments are scattered throughout entire chapters and even the whole book. Benhabib may have used her vocabulary and lack of organization as tools to hide that the points she makes are not very well argued. Throughout much of the book Benhabib is trying to shoot down the theories of John Rawls and other theorists to support her views on migratory rights. To be honest, I disagree with her views and admit that I might have found her organization and vocabulary more tolerable if I agreed with her. Still, I do not have a problem with her making these claims if she did so logically. Much of her work is based on telling the reader why other people are wrong and she will use theories she supposedly already disproved in one arguement to justify her later arguments for disagreeing with other theories.

In short, I do not think anyone would want to read this book for pleasure, or intellectual curiosity. If you have to read The Rights of Others for a class, I extend my condolences.

Insightful.......2006-04-17

Benhabib is a writer that has researched his subject area well. The book reads almost like a report and it is on an area less discussed. The meat of the book deals with immigrant rights as well as the world as a "Global Village". The vocabulary in the book is very tough however if you are determined you can get through it to uncover a practical view of immigration reform. All in all the book includes very revolutionary ideas presented in a practical manner.

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The Easy Bird Guide: Western Region: A Quick Identification Guide for All Birders (A Falcon Guide)
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The Sibley Guide to Birds

ASIN: 0762737425

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The Easy Bird Guide: Western Region is the perfect identification guide for beginner and casual birdwatchers of all ages. The authors, all renowned experts, have carefully chosen 340 of the most common birds seen in backyards, in the woods, and near water in western North America. Detailed illustrations of each species are organized by color, pattern, behavior, and habitat, making bird identification fun, easy, and rewarding. The guide also includes practical tips for attracting and feeding birds, information about using binoculars, a glossary of field marks, and a complete species index.

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