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Golden Years

How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age

par James Chappel ...

An “essential” (The New Republic) account of the history of old age in modern America, showing how we created unprecedented security for some and painful uncertainty for othersOn farms and in factories, Americans once had little choice but to work until death. As the nation prospered, a new idea was born: the right to a dignified and secure old age. That project has benefited millions, but it ... En savoir plus

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An “essential” (The New Republic) account of the history of old age in modern America, showing how we created unprecedented security for some and painful uncertainty for othersOn farms and in factories, Americans once had little choice but to work until death. As the nation prospered, a new idea was born: the right to a dignified and secure old age. That project has benefited millions, but it
... En savoir plus
Catholic Modern

The Challenge of Totalitarianism and the Remaking of the Church

par James Chappel ...

In 1900 the Catholic Church stood staunchly against human rights, religious freedom, and the secular state. According to the Catholic view, modern concepts like these, unleashed by the French Revolution, had been a disaster. Yet by the 1960s, those positions were reversed. How did this happen? Why, and when, did the world’s largest religious organization become modern?James Chappel finds an answer ... En savoir plus

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In 1900 the Catholic Church stood staunchly against human rights, religious freedom, and the secular state. According to the Catholic view, modern concepts like these, unleashed by the French Revolution, had been a disaster. Yet by the 1960s, those positions were reversed. How did this happen? Why, and when, did the world’s largest religious organization become modern?James Chappel finds an answer
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黃金年華：面對銀髮族需要重新定義的時代

Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age

par 詹姆斯‧查佩爾, James Chappel ...

Traduit par 何玉美 ...

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*以銀髮族作為人生新階段的參考書*內容集合社會運動、政治評論、國際趨勢的銀髮族*美國《新共和》雜誌（The New Republic）譽為「人生必讀」之書「銀色海嘯」即將襲捲全世界！你，做好準備了嗎？在全球邁向高齡之際未來所有的銀髮族，將何去何從？***美國《新共和》雜誌（The New Republic）譽為「人生必讀」之書***銀髮族作為人生新階段的誕生早期農工社會，美國人曾別無選擇，只能工作到死。後來隨著國家日益繁榮，人民享有尊嚴有保險的老年生活權利新觀念誕生，政府因應推出社會保險，惠及了數百萬人。但是，這個保險系統仍不完善，在高齡人口占比持續增加的今天，實際上正面臨著許多挑戰。不只美國，在全球邁向集體高齡之際，未來所有的銀髮族們，將何去何從？本書分為三大部：「年長者」(19... ... En savoir plus

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*以銀髮族作為人生新階段的參考書*內容集合社會運動、政治評論、國際趨勢的銀髮族*美國《新共和》雜誌（The New Republic）譽為「人生必讀」之書「銀色海嘯」即將襲捲全世界！你，做好準備了嗎？在全球邁向高齡之際未來所有的銀髮族，將何去何從？***美國《新共和》雜誌（The New Republic）譽為「人生必讀」之書***銀髮族作為人生新階段的誕生早期農工社會，美國人曾別無選擇，只能工作到死。後來隨著國家日益繁榮，人民享有尊嚴有保險的老年生活權利新觀念誕生，政府因應推出社會保險，惠及了數百萬人。但是，這個保險系統仍不完善，在高齡人口占比持續增加的今天，實際上正面臨著許多挑戰。不只美國，在全球邁向集體高齡之際，未來所有的銀髮族們，將何去何從？本書分為三大部：「年長者」(19...
... En savoir plus
An Analysis of Christopher R. Browning's Ordinary Men

Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

par Tom Stammers, James Chappel ...

Collections series The Macat Library
Of all the controversies facing historians today, few are more divisive or more important than the question of how the Holocaust was possible. What led thousands of Germans – many of them middle-aged reservists with, apparently, little Nazi zeal – to willingly commit acts of genocide? Was it ideology? Was there something rotten in the German soul? Or was it – as Christopher Browning argues in this ... En savoir plus

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Of all the controversies facing historians today, few are more divisive or more important than the question of how the Holocaust was possible. What led thousands of Germans – many of them middle-aged reservists with, apparently, little Nazi zeal – to willingly commit acts of genocide? Was it ideology? Was there something rotten in the German soul? Or was it – as Christopher Browning argues in this
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The Book of Isaiah: Personal Impressions of Isaiah Berlin

par Henry Hardy, Avishai Margalit, Beata Polanowska-Sygulska, Bernard Williams, Bryan Magee, Charles Taylor, Evan Zimroth-Wollman, G A Cohen, George Crowder, Humphrey Carpenter0, Aileen Kelly1, Ian Buruma2, Isaiah Berlin3, James Billington4, James Chappel5, Jennifer Holmes6, Joseph Brodsky7, Joshua Cherniss8, Katharine Graham9, Kei Hiruta0, Leon Wieseltier1, Alan Montefiore2, Mendel Berlin3, Michael Hughes4, Michael Ignatieff5, Nicholas Henderson6, Nick Rankin7, Patricia Utechin8, Peter Oppenheimer9, Robert Silvers0, Robert Wokler1, Samuel Guttenplan2, Alan Ryan3, Serena Moore4, Shlomo Avineri5, Steffen Gross6, Stuart Hampshire7, Alfred Brendel8, Alistair Cooke9, Anatoly Naiman0, Anthony Quinton1, Arthur Schlesinger Jr2 ...

Isaiah Berlin was born a century ago. One of the most celebrated British thinkers of the twentieth century, he was a tireless champion of freedom and diversity against control and conformity. His generous, open vision of life is displayed with special immediacy in his brilliant pen-portraits of contemporaries, Personal Impressions, in which he sees the point of radically differing personalities, ... En savoir plus

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Isaiah Berlin was born a century ago. One of the most celebrated British thinkers of the twentieth century, he was a tireless champion of freedom and diversity against control and conformity. His generous, open vision of life is displayed with special immediacy in his brilliant pen-portraits of contemporaries, Personal Impressions, in which he sees the point of radically differing personalities,
... En savoir plus
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The Macat Analysis of Christopher Browning's Ordinary Men

Reserve Police Batallion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

par James Chappel ...

Lu par John Chancer ...

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Before Browning’s 1992 book, most Holocaust scholarship focused either on the experience of the victims or on the Nazi political ideology driving the slaughter. He in stead investigates the men who carried out acts of extreme violence. Who were they? How could they end up committing such unspeakable acts? Focusing on one unexceptional regiment of German reservists, Police Battalion 101, Browning ... En savoir plus

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Before Browning’s 1992 book, most Holocaust scholarship focused either on the experience of the victims or on the Nazi political ideology driving the slaughter. He in stead investigates the men who carried out acts of extreme violence. Who were they? How could they end up committing such unspeakable acts? Focusing on one unexceptional regiment of German reservists, Police Battalion 101, Browning
... En savoir plus

They Poisoned the World

Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals

par Mariah Blake ...

“Riveting . . . Blake’s deft chronicle of one of the greatest moral scandals of our time [is] a book that none of us can afford to miss.”—The Washington PostA gripping investigation of the chemical industry’s decades-long campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals, told through the story of a small town on the frontlines of an epic public health crisis.SHORTLISTED FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS ... En savoir plus

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“Riveting . . . Blake’s deft chronicle of one of the greatest moral scandals of our time [is] a book that none of us can afford to miss.”—The Washington PostA gripping investigation of the chemical industry’s decades-long campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals, told through the story of a small town on the frontlines of an epic public health crisis.SHORTLISTED FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS
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Little Bosses Everywhere

How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America

par Bridget Read ...

**A “gripping” (The Washington Post) work of history and reportage that unveils the stranger-than-fiction world of multilevel marketing: a massive money-making scam and radical political conspiracy that has remade American society.“Reads like a thriller . . . masterfully illuminates the tricks and sleights of hand that in multilevel marketing are simply the rules of doing business.”—The New York ... En savoir plus

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**A “gripping” (The Washington Post) work of history and reportage that unveils the stranger-than-fiction world of multilevel marketing: a massive money-making scam and radical political conspiracy that has remade American society.“Reads like a thriller . . . masterfully illuminates the tricks and sleights of hand that in multilevel marketing are simply the rules of doing business.”—The New York
... En savoir plus

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Original Sins

The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

par Eve L. Ewing ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating and eye-opening look at how American schools have helped build and reinforce an infrastructure of racial inequality . . . a must-read for every American parent and educator.”—Esquire“Though the argument of this book is bleak, it illuminates a path for a more just future that is nothing short of dazzling.”—Oprah Daily“This book will transform the way you ... En savoir plus

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating and eye-opening look at how American schools have helped build and reinforce an infrastructure of racial inequality . . . a must-read for every American parent and educator.”—Esquire“Though the argument of this book is bleak, it illuminates a path for a more just future that is nothing short of dazzling.”—Oprah Daily“This book will transform the way you
... En savoir plus

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The Science of Revenge

Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction--and How to Overcome It

par James Kimmel Jr., JD ...

In this definitive book on revenge, psychiatry researcher James Kimmel, Jr. exposes the unseen neurobiological cause of violence—a compulsive desire for retribution—and offers a profound new understanding of human behavior and breakthrough framework for making our lives and communities safer.**“This riveting, science-based exploration of why we feel pleasure from other people’s pain is a must-read ... En savoir plus

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In this definitive book on revenge, psychiatry researcher James Kimmel, Jr. exposes the unseen neurobiological cause of violence—a compulsive desire for retribution—and offers a profound new understanding of human behavior and breakthrough framework for making our lives and communities safer.**“This riveting, science-based exploration of why we feel pleasure from other people’s pain is a must-read
... En savoir plus

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More and More and More

An All-Consuming History of Energy

par Jean-Baptiste Fressoz ...

The radical, paradigm-shifting international bestseller that destroys our delusions about energy consumption and will change the way we talk about climate change.We have long been taught that humanity’s relationship with energy is one of progress, with wood superseded by coal, coal by oil, oil by nuclear—until at some future point everything will be replaced by “green” energy. But the long-held ... En savoir plus

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The radical, paradigm-shifting international bestseller that destroys our delusions about energy consumption and will change the way we talk about climate change.We have long been taught that humanity’s relationship with energy is one of progress, with wood superseded by coal, coal by oil, oil by nuclear—until at some future point everything will be replaced by “green” energy. But the long-held
... En savoir plus

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There Is No Place for Us

Working and Homeless in America (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

par Brian Goldstone ...

**WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Through the “revelatory and gut-wrenching” (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the working homeless in cities across America.“An ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

**WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Through the “revelatory and gut-wrenching” (Associated Press) stories of five Atlanta families, this landmark work of journalism exposes a new and troubling trend—the dramatic rise of the working homeless in cities across America.“An
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