Semiotic margins

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Martin J. Beck Matuštík

Specters of Liberation argues that dissent against the New World Order is possible through a collaboration of critical postmodern social theory and existential philosophy. It integrates those Western, Eastern European, and postcolonial approaches to democratic theory that provide the best alternatives to today's nationalist and racial conflicts and offer the best prospects for a free world. Rigorously argued and written in an impassioned voice, it examines multidimensional specters of liberation and resources for democratic change after 1989. Inspired by the persistence of the Marcusean Great Refusal, Matustik takes up a wide variety of issues, ranging from the encounter between critical social theory and existential philosophy found in the works of Herbert Marcuse to the contributions of Czech existential phenomenology to democratic theory, with attention to the works of Havel.

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Joy Brighton

Islam is a religion, protected under the U.S. First Amendment. Sharia-ism is the political movement of Radical Islam and is not protected under the First Amendment. Sharia-ism is about control, not destruction. Sharia-ism seeks total control over women, religion, speech & politics. In fact, Sharia-ists are determined to control anyone who refuses to follow their rules.

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Peter Glasner

The papers that comprise this collection examine the so-called 'New Genetics'. They reveal a marked difference between the idealized world of improved human health and higher crop yields and the reality of companies like Monsanto introducing terminator seeds to prevent Third World countries saving seed grain.

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T. Colwyn Jones

Written from a sociological perspective, this book is concerned with ways in which social theories and analyses can inform our understanding of accounting in modern enterprises. Despite its importance in UK and US enterprises, accounting has largely been ignored by sociologists, and until recently accounting research has been dominated by economic perspectives. This has been changing through 'critical accounting' studies which adopt a wide range of social analysis. The book locates these new developments in social science debates on the enterprise in modern society and brings them to a broader audience. In relating social science debates to accounting four aspects are explored: the influence of social theories of the enterprise on accounting theory; the way changes in enterprises have affected accounting practice; the way in which accounting practice has influenced business practice; and how a study of accounting theory and practice may lead us to revise broader social science theories of the enterprise. By challenging the view that accounting should be left for accountants to study, the author asserts that an exploration of accounting is an important element in understanding the ways in which modern enterprises and societies operate.