“…It not only changes the economy and politics - it changes us…”

“…Over the past decade, especially, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) intelligence has had to tailor its organization to meet the evolving demands of the operational environment. …”

“…Written in response to an exhibition the author curated at The Menil Collection in 2013, these essays challenge us to search for novel ways to explore and interrogate the art of this distant culture. …”

“…How much money in the form of tax credits and subsidies should communities and states invest to attract foreign investors in the U.S.? Should individual states and communities in the U.S. commit public funds in the form of tax money and tax credits etc. to bring foreign businesses to their shores? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preliminary Material / INTRODUCTION / INTRODUCTION TO PART ONE / GLOBAL SECURITY: NEEDED: A NEW DEFINITION FOR A NEW CENTURY / FIGHTING TERROR AND SPREADING DEMOCRACY: WHEN THEORY AND PRACTICE COLLIDE / WRAP-UP OF PART ONE / INTRODUCTION TO PART TWO / LOVE AND HATE AS MORAL IMPERATIVES: RELIGIOUS PARADOX AS A CHALLENGE TO GLOBAL SECURITY / SELF VERSUS OTHER; “US” VERSUS “THEM”: THE SELF AS BASIS FOR CONFLICT / THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GROUP MEMBERSHIP AND ALIENATION: PROJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION AND THE OTHER / THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WHITENESS: MOVING BEYOND SEPARATION TO CONNECTION / DETERRING TERROR / WRAP-UP OF PART TWO / INTRODUCTION TO PART THREE / A “NON-MEDIA” LOOK AT THE MIDDLE EAST: ENHANCING GLOBAL SECURITY THROUGH EXPOSURE AND UNDERSTANDING / INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL JUSTICE: ESSENTIALS FOR THE EFFORT TOWARD GLOBAL SECURITY / A CULTURAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY OF SUICIDE TERRORISM AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT SUICIDE TERRORISM / WRAP-UP OF PART THREE / INTRODUCTION TO PART FOUR / PROPOSED STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATION OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN AGENCIES IN THE WAR ON TERRORISM WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES / FROM COOPERATIVE INTERGROUP CONTACT TO PERSONAL MOTIVATION: A SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON PROMOTING A MORE INCLUSIVE WORLDVIEW / PARTICIPATORY SUSTAINABILITY: BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY FOR COMPLEXITY AND CHANGE / Human Sustainability: Overview of Survival Technologies and Impediments to Their Development and Deployment / ADAPTATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND JUSTICE / WRAP-UP OF PART FOUR / AN EXPLORATORY ESSAY ON JUSTICE, SECURITY, AND GENUINE PEACE / EPILOGUE / WORKS CITED / ABOUT THE AUTHORS / INDEX / VIBS…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A growth model in the classical-Marxian tradition -- The standard classical-Marxian model -- The classical-Marxian model of catching up and falling behind -- Summary and extensions of the model -- 3. The US economy from the demise of the Golden Age to the crisis of neoliberalism -- From the Golden Age to the crisis of neoliberalism -- Technical change and distribution -- Capital accumulation, profits, neoliberalism, and growth -- Hegemony, neoliberalism, and capital accumulation -- 4. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- What Has Business Ever Done for us? -- Harnessing a Powerful Force for Good -- Getting to Work: the Problems That Need Fixing -- 2 Where the Battle is Being Lost: Fixing the Reputation of Business -- What Is Wrong with the Reputation of Business? …”

“…Studies like Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services can help us to extricate ourselves, provided we act on the knowledge they provide. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…""Betting on China: Chinese Stocks, American Stock Markets, and the Wagers on a New Dynamic in Global Capitalism""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1 Wagers of the Dance: China, America, and the Interplay of Public Equity""; ""A Hierarchy of Financial Footwork""; ""IPOs for Cash-out and Cash-in""; ""A Ground-Level View""; ""U.S. China Issuances Measuring Up""; ""Chapter 2 Realities, Theories, and Gung Ho: The Ying and Yang of Chinese Issuances""; ""The China Wave""; ""Big-Stakes Games""; ""Ying-Yang IPOs""; ""Market Détente""; ""Breaking Molds""…”

“…"From a Nobel Prize–winning pioneer in environmental economics, an innovative account of how and why “green thinking” could cure many of the world’s most serious problems—from global warming to pandemicsSolving the world’s biggest problems—from climate catastrophe and pandemics to wildfires and corporate malfeasance—requires, more than anything else, coming up with new ways to manage the powerful interactions that surround us. For carbon emissions and other environmental damage, this means ensuring that those responsible pay their full costs rather than continuing to pass them along to others, including future generations. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…From Engagement to Sanctions to Regime ChangeEvaluating Obama''s Iran Strategy; Iraq; Conclusion: the Limits of Strategic Engagement with Iran; 6 Israel, Palestine and the Arab Spring; Introduction; Obama''s Strategic Options; Israel and the Palestinian Territories; The Arab Spring: the Inevitable Surprise; Egypt; Libya; Syria; Conclusion: the Limits of Strategic Engagement in the Middle East; 7 China; Introduction; US China Strategy for the 2010s: Peaceful Rise, Post-Ascent Aggression or Unpeaceful Collapse?…”

“…Gezeigt wird, wie die von US-amerikanischer Systemtheorie, -biologie und Kybernetik bestimmten realzeitlichen Systeme Haackes und seine Abkehr von einer Objektästhetik zeitgenössische Positionen prägen, wie die situationsästhetischen Arbeiten von Huyghe. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARK-TO-THE-MARKET RULE -- RIBA-FREE BUSINESS TRANSACTION MODELS -- Cost-Plus (Murabaha) -- Leasing (Ijara) Rules -- The RF Legal Foundation on Leasing -- Process -- Joint Venture (Musharaka) Direct Investment/Equity Ownership or Partnership -- Money Management (Mudaraba) -- Financing Future Production (Ba'i ul Salam) -- REVIEW QUESTIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 4 The Law: The Judeo-Christian-Islamic Shari'aa -- THE LAW: SHARI'AA -- Sources of Shari'aa -- The Qur'aan -- The Way of Life (Sunnah) of the Prophet -- The Science and Foundation of Scholarly Research, or "Usul Ul Fiqh" -- Performing Scholarly Research to Develop and Pass Religious Edicts and Rulings: The Process of Issuing a Fatwa (An Edict) -- The Ultimate Intent and Goals of the Law (Shari'aa): Maqasid Al Shari'aa -- THE SHARI'AA BOARD IN AN RF (ISLAMIC) BANK OR FINANCE COMPANY -- The Role of the Shari'aa Board -- Duties of the Shari'aa Board at the RF Bank -- Approaches Used to Appoint Shari'aa Boards -- Concerns of Western Central Bankers and Bank Regulators Regarding Shari'aa Boards -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF RF SCHOLARS AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEES FOR RF FINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY -- The Central Bank and the Regulatory Shari'aa Compliance Committee -- REVIEW QUESTIONS -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 5 Money and Its Creation: The U.S. Federal Reserve System (Central Banks) and Interest Rates -- THOSE WHO "MAKE" MONEY AND OTHERS WHO "EARN" MONEY -- What Is Money? …”