Author: Dorothy Byrne
Publisher: Short Books
ISBN: 1780724306
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
In an age where more British people believe in aliens than trust our politicians, Dorothy Byrne asks the question: what went wrong and how can our trust in democracy and public life be regained? In this scintillating essay, nothing and no one escapes Byrne's razor-sharp wit as she takes on the politicians avoiding rigorous journalistic scrutiny, explores the pitfalls of impartiality, imagines what Plato might say to Trump – and calls out plenty of sexist bastards along the way. This is a ferocious, frank, and often wildly funny attempt to separate the truth from the lies at a time of national crisis.
Trust Me, I'm Not A Politician
Author: Dorothy Byrne
Publisher: Short Books
ISBN: 1780724306
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
In an age where more British people believe in aliens than trust our politicians, Dorothy Byrne asks the question: what went wrong and how can our trust in democracy and public life be regained? In this scintillating essay, nothing and no one escapes Byrne's razor-sharp wit as she takes on the politicians avoiding rigorous journalistic scrutiny, explores the pitfalls of impartiality, imagines what Plato might say to Trump – and calls out plenty of sexist bastards along the way. This is a ferocious, frank, and often wildly funny attempt to separate the truth from the lies at a time of national crisis.
Publisher: Short Books
ISBN: 1780724306
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
In an age where more British people believe in aliens than trust our politicians, Dorothy Byrne asks the question: what went wrong and how can our trust in democracy and public life be regained? In this scintillating essay, nothing and no one escapes Byrne's razor-sharp wit as she takes on the politicians avoiding rigorous journalistic scrutiny, explores the pitfalls of impartiality, imagines what Plato might say to Trump – and calls out plenty of sexist bastards along the way. This is a ferocious, frank, and often wildly funny attempt to separate the truth from the lies at a time of national crisis.
Trust Me
Author: Jackie Dickenson
Publisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 1742241549
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
It’s not news that Australians don’t really trust their politicians and the relationship between politicians and the people who elect them is certainly not warm and cuddly. But as this lively book shows, the ‘crisis of trust’ has a long history. The path from mutton chop-whiskered colonial politicians to ‘Honest Johnnie’ and ‘Juliar’ is a rich and colourful one. From the 1850s to the 2013 election, Jackie Dickenson traces the ways in which this animosity has changed or hasn’t. While we’re always being told that cynicism about politics is on the rise, she argues that having blind trust isn’t a desirable alternative either. And does the rise of personality politics make it all the media’s fault? She asks tough questions, revisits scandals, explores times of trauma and difficulty for the nation, and concludes that Australian voters don’t have it too bad.
Publisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 1742241549
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
It’s not news that Australians don’t really trust their politicians and the relationship between politicians and the people who elect them is certainly not warm and cuddly. But as this lively book shows, the ‘crisis of trust’ has a long history. The path from mutton chop-whiskered colonial politicians to ‘Honest Johnnie’ and ‘Juliar’ is a rich and colourful one. From the 1850s to the 2013 election, Jackie Dickenson traces the ways in which this animosity has changed or hasn’t. While we’re always being told that cynicism about politics is on the rise, she argues that having blind trust isn’t a desirable alternative either. And does the rise of personality politics make it all the media’s fault? She asks tough questions, revisits scandals, explores times of trauma and difficulty for the nation, and concludes that Australian voters don’t have it too bad.
Why Leaders Lie
Author: John J. Mearsheimer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199975450
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Presents an analysis of the lying behavior of political leaders, discussing the reasons why it occurs, the different types of lies, and the costs and benefits to the public and other countries that result from it, with examples from the recent past.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199975450
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Presents an analysis of the lying behavior of political leaders, discussing the reasons why it occurs, the different types of lies, and the costs and benefits to the public and other countries that result from it, with examples from the recent past.
A Companion to Celebrity
Author: P. David Marshall
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118475011
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Companion to Celebrity presents a multi-disciplinary collection of original essays that explore myriad issues relating to the origins, evolution, and current trends in the field of celebrity studies. Offers a detailed, systematic, and clear presentation of all aspects of celebrity studies, with a structure that carefully build its enquiry Draws on the latest scholarly developments in celebrity analyses Presents new and provocative ways of exploring celebrity’s meanings and textures Considers the revolutionary ways in which new social media have impacted on the production and consumption of celebrity
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118475011
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Companion to Celebrity presents a multi-disciplinary collection of original essays that explore myriad issues relating to the origins, evolution, and current trends in the field of celebrity studies. Offers a detailed, systematic, and clear presentation of all aspects of celebrity studies, with a structure that carefully build its enquiry Draws on the latest scholarly developments in celebrity analyses Presents new and provocative ways of exploring celebrity’s meanings and textures Considers the revolutionary ways in which new social media have impacted on the production and consumption of celebrity
On Authority
Author: Nicholas J. Pappas
Publisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 1628944757
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
We hear quite a lot from "authorities" these days, and often they contradict one another. How do we decide which ones to follow? Authority may be based on power of intellect or power as the threat of force (implied or direct). Sometimes, "authorities" are presented, or present themselves, without any obvious qualifications in a given field. How do such people capture our attention? They may be mesmerizingly wealthy, famous, powerful; they may simply be charismatic and appealing; or they may have a track record of being right, a reputation built on achievement. A philosophical treatment of the idea of authority, this book is a dialogue between three characters. “Director,” a philosopher, challenges the others to think through their ideas of authority, how it is established, how it works, and the different ways in which it can be exercised. The author adds another question: Don’t democratic citizens have a duty to think through the things pertaining to authority? We take much for granted: Let authority not be one of them.
Publisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 1628944757
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
We hear quite a lot from "authorities" these days, and often they contradict one another. How do we decide which ones to follow? Authority may be based on power of intellect or power as the threat of force (implied or direct). Sometimes, "authorities" are presented, or present themselves, without any obvious qualifications in a given field. How do such people capture our attention? They may be mesmerizingly wealthy, famous, powerful; they may simply be charismatic and appealing; or they may have a track record of being right, a reputation built on achievement. A philosophical treatment of the idea of authority, this book is a dialogue between three characters. “Director,” a philosopher, challenges the others to think through their ideas of authority, how it is established, how it works, and the different ways in which it can be exercised. The author adds another question: Don’t democratic citizens have a duty to think through the things pertaining to authority? We take much for granted: Let authority not be one of them.
New York Magazine
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Scott's Novels and the Counter-Revolutionary Politics of Place
Author: Dani Napton
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004352783
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Counter-revolutionary or wary progressive? Critical apologist for the Stuart and Hanoverian dynasties? What are the political and cultural significances of place when Scott represents the instabilities generated by the Union? Scott's Novels and the Counter-Revolutionary Politics of Place analyses Scott’s sophisticated, counter-revolutionary interpretation of Britain's past and present in relation to those questions. Exploring the diversity within Scott’s life and writings, as historian and political commentator, conservative committed to progress, Scotsman and Briton, lawyer and philosopher, this monograph focuses on how Scott portrays and analyses the evolution of the state through notions of place and landscape. It especially considers Scott’s response to revolution and rebellion, and his geopolitical perspective on the transition from Stuart to Hanoverian sovereignty.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004352783
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Counter-revolutionary or wary progressive? Critical apologist for the Stuart and Hanoverian dynasties? What are the political and cultural significances of place when Scott represents the instabilities generated by the Union? Scott's Novels and the Counter-Revolutionary Politics of Place analyses Scott’s sophisticated, counter-revolutionary interpretation of Britain's past and present in relation to those questions. Exploring the diversity within Scott’s life and writings, as historian and political commentator, conservative committed to progress, Scotsman and Briton, lawyer and philosopher, this monograph focuses on how Scott portrays and analyses the evolution of the state through notions of place and landscape. It especially considers Scott’s response to revolution and rebellion, and his geopolitical perspective on the transition from Stuart to Hanoverian sovereignty.
The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
After-dinner speeches
Author: Thomas Brackett Reed
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Modern Eloquence
Author: Thomas Brackett Reed
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description