Authors:Walter Jacob, Moshe Zemer,
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Keywords: halakhah, progressive, studies, examining
Number of Pages: 188
Published: 2002-06
List price: $16.50
ISBN-10: 1571814043
ISBN-13: 9781571814043

The last two centuries have brought radical changes to our understanding of the world. The physical and social sciences have provided us with new insights. Philosophical systems, very different from those of earlier ages, have been developed. This has had a major effect on our view of Judaism and its traditions. Judaism was partially shielded from the earlier changes brought about by the Renaissance. However, industrialisation and the revolutions of the 18th Century, which led to the Emancipation, changed all this and gradually affected all spheres of Jewish life. This volume investigates the

Author: Ed Rampell
Publisher: The Disinformation Company
Keywords: hollywood, progressive
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2005-05-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1932857109
ISBN-13: 9781932857108

Based on Ed Rampell’s firsthand coverage of recent marches, demonstrations, rallies, fundraisers, political education meetings, art exhibits and organizing efforts, this book asks: What really motivates the Hollywood Left? How are Hollywood progressives politically educated? How do they organize protests and raise money for causes? Who are the masterminds and top financial backers of Hollywood’s activism? What price are these outspoken notables paying for speaking out? Are they working out of a great tradition, and what do they have to learn from the great activists of Hollywood&rs

Author: Laurence S. Seidma
Publisher: The MIT Pre
Keywords: tax, consumption, progressive, usa
Number of Pages: 170
Published: 1997-04-04
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0262193833
ISBN-13: 9780262193832

"The progressive consumption tax is one of the most important ideas in tax policy in a very long time. Larry Seidman’s book is an excellent exposition. Whether you are sympathetic or not, it deserves your serious consideration." -- Lawrence Summers, former Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University "This is an excellent analysis of an approach to fundamental tax reform that has considerably more political appeal than the flat tax." -- Rudolph G. Penner, Managing Director, Barents Group, a KPMG Company Although proposals for "flat" taxes have received a good deal o

Author: F. E. Robeson
Publisher: Dyer Press
Keywords: writing, prã©cis, course, progressive
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2008-10-07
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 144374588X
ISBN-13: 9781443745888

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author: Steven J. Diner
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Keywords: era, progressive, americans, different
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1998-08-05
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0809016117
ISBN-13: 9780809016112

The early twentieth century was a time of technological revolution in the United States. New inventions and corporations were transforming the economic landscape, bringing a stunning array of consumer goods, millions of additional jobs, and ever more wealth. Steven J. Diner draws on the rich scholarship of recent social history to show how these changes affected Americans of all backgrounds and walks of life, and in doing so offers a striking new interpretation of a crucial epoch in our history.

Author: Henry Tam
Publisher: Polity
Keywords: global, politics, progressive
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2002-01-03
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0745625797
ISBN-13: 9780745625799

Progressive politics has been concerned with rolling back prejudices, improving democratic accountabilities, and promoting the common good for over a century. In recent years, however, many academics, as well as politicians, have started to call for a new way to take progressive ideas forward. But how much of this rhetoric is underpinned by a coherent political vision? Are the policies associated with advocates of the ’New Middle’ or ’Third Way’ consistent with the promise of a fairer society? What are the principles which should shape the progressive reform

Author: Thomas Fowler
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: morality, progressive
Number of Pages: 212
Published: 2009-06-04
List price: $28.99
ISBN-10: 1110582064
ISBN-13: 9781110582068

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Ethics, Evolutionary; Ethics; Philosophy / General; Philosophy / Ethics