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The Nature of the Psyche: Its Human Expression (A Seth Book)
by Jane RobertsSeth, speaking exclusively through Jane Roberts, reveals a startling new concept of self, answering questions about the secret language of love, human sexuality, the real origins and incredible powers of dreams, and how we choose our physical death — sometimes years in advance.For the first time, Seth explains:• Why love is the basic language from which all others spring• The bisexual nature of humanity and its biological and spiritual importance• The true basis of homosexuality and lesbianism — along with their private and social effects• The benefits of recalling our dreams and consciously participating in them• How dreams can prevent chronic illnesses by providing important therapeutic information• Simple exercises you can do to expand your awareness of the deeper portions of your psyche and stretch your abilities to their fullest potential.&“The psyche is a gestalt of aware energy in which your own identity resides, inviolate, yet ever-changing as you fulfill your potentials. You are your psyche&’s living expression, its human manifestation. Yet you allow yourselves often to become blind to brilliant aspects of your own existence.&” — Jane Roberts, Speaking for Seth
La voz del conocimiento: Una guía práctica para el arte de las relaciones (Un libro de la sabiduría tolteca)
by Don Miguel Ruiz Janet MillsEn La voz del conocimiento, Miguel Ruiz nos recuerda una verdad sencilla y profunda: el único modo de acabar con nuestro sufrimiento emocional y recuperar nuestra dicha de vivir consiste en dejar de creer en mentiras — principalmente sobre nosotros mismos. Basado en la antigua sabiduría tolteca, este penetrante libro nos enseña a recuperar nuestra fe en la verdad y a regresar a nuestro propio sentido común. Ruiz cambia la manera en la que nos percibimos a nosotros mismos y a los demás. Después, abre la puerta a una realidad que percibíamos cuando sólo teníamos uno o dos años de edad: una realidad de verdad, amor y dicha. &“Nacemos en la verdad, pero crecemos creyendo en mentiras. . . . Una de las mayores mentiras de la historia de la humanidad es la mentira de nuestra imperfección.&” — don Miguel Ruiz Más sobre el libro Antes de aprender a hablar, nuestra verdadera naturaleza es la de amar, ser felices, explorar y disfrutar la vida. Escuchamos la voz silenciosa de nuestra integridad. Una vez que aprendemos a hablar, las personas que nos rodean captan nuestra atención y nos programan con conocimiento. Pero ese conocimiento está contaminado por las mentiras. Al centrar nuestra atención en el conocimiento que está en nuestra cabeza, dejamos de percibir el mundo a través de los ojos del amor; sólo percibimos lo que hemos aprendido a creer. Estamos a merced de la voz del conocimiento. Esa voz no para de hablar, de juzgar, de chismorrear, y de maltratarnos. Sabotea nuestra felicidad y nos impide disfrutar de una realidad basada en la verdad y el amor. Ruiz nos enseña a recobrar la voz silenciosa de nuestra integridad y a encontrar la paz interior. Cuando la voz del conocimiento deja de controlarnos, nuestra vida se convierte en una expresión de nuestro yo auténtico, tal como era antes de que aprendiéramos a hablar. Entonces, regresamos a la verdad, al amor, y vivimos de nuevo en la felicidad.
Los cuatro acuerdos: Una guía práctica para la libertad personal (Un libro de la sabiduría tolteca)
by Don Miguel Ruiz Janet MillsEn Los cuatro acuerdos, don Miguel Ruiz revela la fuente de todas las creencias que nos ponen límites y nos privan de alegría, creando sufrimiento inútil. Basados en la antigua sabiduría tolteca, Los cuatro acuerdos nos ofrecen un poderoso código de conducta que puede transformar inmediatamente nuestra vida en una nueva experiencia de libertad, dicha absoluta, y amor.• Más de una década en la lista de bestseller del New York Times• Traducido a 52 idiomas en todo el mundo____________________&“Este libro de don Miguel Ruiz, simple pero tan poderoso, ha marcado una gran diferencia en cómo pienso y actúo en cada encuentro.&” — Oprah Winfrey&“El libro de don Miguel Ruiz es un mapa hacia la iluminación y la libertad.&” — Deepak Chopra, autor de Las siete leyes espirituales del éxito &“Un libro que inspira con sus muchas lecciones importantes.&” — Wayne Dyer, autor de Verdadera magia&“Siguiendo la tradición de Carlos Castaneda, Ruiz destila la esencia de la sabiduría tolteca. En un estilo claro e impecable explica la paradoja de que los hombres y las mujeres tienen que vivir como guerreros pacíficos en el mundo moderno.&” — Dan Millman, autor de El camino del guerrero pacific
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events (A Seth Book)
by Jane RobertsFrom the Bestselling Author of Seth SpeaksSpeaking exclusively through Jane Roberts, Seth has repeatedly stressed the concept that we create our own reality according to our individual beliefs. But how do our realities merge and combine to form mass reactions such as the overthrow of governments, the birth of a new religion, wars, epidemics, earthquakes, and new periods of art, architecture, and technology?In this pioneering work, Seth explores the connection between personal beliefs and world events. He pinpoints the unconscious — and often negative — beliefs pervading science and religion, medicine and mythology, and offers thought-provoking reflections on Darwinism, Freudianism, religions, cults, and medical beliefs.With fascinating and inspiring implications, Seth asserts that the personal impulses we are often taught to see as dangerous, chaotic, or contradictory, are instead crucial to the best interests of the species and the natural world, for they lead us to live &“not only as loving caretakers but as partners with other species.&”&“Only people who trust their spontaneous impulses can be consciously wise enough to choose from a myriad of probable futures the most promising events….&” — Jane Roberts, Speaking for Seth
Child of the Dawn: A Magical Journey of Awakening
by Gautama ChopraBased on The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Child of the Dawn tells a rich and colorful tale about an orphan boy, Hakim, who is lost, alone, and seeking his purpose in life. As Hakim becomes aware of himself and his lowly position in life, he dreams he is a king in a luxurious palace, surrounded by servants and adoring subjects. The stark contrast with his waking life inspires in him a desperate urge to make such a life his own. He embarks upon a quest for power and wealth, thinking this will bring him the happiness he seeks. It is a search for meaning, a quest for love, the justification of his entire existence.
The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
by Don Miguel Ruiz Janet MillsIn The Mastery of Love, don Miguel Ruiz illuminates the fear-based beliefs and assumptions that undermine love and lead to suffering and drama in our relationships. Using insightful stories to bring his message to life, Ruiz shows us how to heal our emotional wounds, recover the freedom and joy that are our birthright, and restore the spirit of playfulness that is vital to loving relationships. The Mastery of Love includes: • Why "domestication" and the "image of perfection" lead to self-rejection • The war of control that slowly destroys most relationships • Why we hunt for love in others, and how to capture the love inside us • How to finally accept and forgive ourselves and others"Happiness can only come from inside of you and is the result of your love. When you are aware that no one else can make you happy, and that happiness is the result of your love, this becomes the greatest mastery of the Toltec: the Mastery of Love." — don Miguel Ruiz
The Oversoul Seven Trilogy: The Education of Oversoul Seven, The Further Education of Oversoul Seven, Oversoul Seven and the Museum of Time
by Jane RobertsInspired by Jane Roberts&’ own experiences as the author of the immensely popular "Seth" books, these three novels — now collected in one volume — are one of the most imaginative tales ever written. Jane Roberts&’ beloved character, Oversoul Seven, an ageless student of the universe, explores the entire framework of our existence. . . . As we follow Seven&’s education, our own beliefs about life, death, dreams, time and space are challenged and stretched, leaving us with a refreshing and provocative perspective on the true nature of reality. In The Education of Oversoul Seven, Seven explores the true nature of his being as he learns to communicate with four of his "incarnations" — four all-too-human people whose lives are separated by centuries, yet who also coexist. In The Further Education of Oversoul Seven, the adventure continues with Seven facing new lessons as his human incarnations struggle with the problems of sanity, free will, and even godhood. In the third saga of this exuberant adventure, Oversoul Seven and the Museum of Time, Seven is instructed to take up residence in a human body while also journeying to the Museum of Time in search of the "Codicils." The Codicils are eternal truths that bring about the greatest opportunities for vitality, understanding, and fulfillment. The adventures of Oversoul Seven, are at once an intriguing fantasy, a mind-altering exploration of our inner being, and a vibrant celebration of life.
El quinto acuerdo: Una guía práctica para el arte de las relaciones (Un libro de la sabiduría tolteca)
by Don Miguel Ruiz Janet Mills Don Jose RuizEn Los Cuatro Acuerdos, un éxito de ventas en todo el mundo, don Miguel Ruiz revelaba cómo el proceso de educación, o «domesticación», nos hace olvidar nuestra sabiduría innata. A lo largo de la vida establecemos muchos acuerdos que van en nuestra contra y nos causan un sufrimiento innecesario. Los Cuatro Acuerdos nos ayudan a romper estos acuerdos limitadores y a substituirlos por otros que nos aportan libertad, felicidad y amor.Ahora don Miguel Ruiz, junto con su hijo don Jose Ruiz, nos ofrece una nueva perspectiva de Los Cuatro Acuerdos y un acuerdo nuevo y poderoso para transformar nuestra vida en nuestro cielo personal: el quinto acuerdo. El Quinto Acuerdo nos permite adquirir una conciencia más profunda del poder del yo verdadero y recuperar la autenticidad con la que nacimos. En esta absorbente continuación del libro que ha cambiado la vida de millones de personas de todo el mundo, se nos recuerda el mejor regalo que podemos hacernos: la libertad de ser quienes realmente somos.Más sobre el libroImagínate llevando una vida totalmente nueva: una vida en la que eres libre de ser quien realmente eres. Ya no te riges por lo que los demás piensan de ti.Imagínate viviendo sin juzgarte a ti mismo ni juzgar a los demás, sin temer ser juzgado. Te aceptas tal como eres y aceptas a los demás tal como son.Imagínate viviendo sin estar en conflicto contigo ni con la gente. Te respetas a ti mismo y a los demás, y a cambio ellos te respetan a ti.Imagínate viviendo sin miedo a expresarte ni a explorar la vida. Vives sin temor, sin culparte, sin avergonzarte, sin arrepentirte.Imagínate que te encanta ser como eres. Te gusta tu cuerpo tal como es, te gustan tus emociones tal como son.Imagínate siendo tú mismo. Eres feliz y disfrutas verdaderamente de tu vida. ¡Imagínate viviendo con esta clase de libertad personal!Esta manera de vivir es completamente posible. Otros lo han conseguido y tú también lo harás. Sólo necesitas hacer de los Cinco Acuerdos tu estilo de vida y pronto vivirás tu sueño personal del cielo.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)
by Thomas Hardy“In this new edition, editors Phillip Mallett and Jane Thomas center Hardy’s reassembled and repaired 1892 one-volume edition, situating?his revisions in a compelling textual?history. The augmented collection of contemporary responses conveys intensities of sympathy and blame elicited by Hardy’s evocation of a ‘pure woman,’ offering readers of the Me Too generation a chance to engage empathetically and critically with Tess of the d’Urbervilles.” —Suzanne Keen, author of Thomas Hardy’s Brains: Psychology, Neurology, and Hardy’s Imagination “Phillip Mallett and Jane Thomas provide the first modern scholarly edition of the 1892 one-volume version of?Tess?of the d’Urbervilles?with new contextual sources and?carefully selected?critical responses to the novel. Their commentary on the publishing history of the novel is both scholarly and accessible, offering astute insights into one of Hardy’s finest works.” —Trish Ferguson, Liverpool Hope University “With its authoritatively established text, generous complement of background and contextual materials, and well-chosen selection of both original reviews and modern criticism, this new Norton?Tess?immediately stakes a convincing claim to being the edition of choice for both students and the general reader.” —Keith Wilson, University of Ottawa This Norton Critical Edition includes: The first one-volume version of the novel, from 1892, accompanied by the note to the first edition, preface to the fifth edition, and three appendices to the text. Detailed introductory materials and explanatory footnotes by Phillip Mallet with Jane Thomas. Three illustrations. A selection of contextual materials on Hardy’s Wessex and his nonfiction writings. Critical interpretations that include a wide variety of contemporary reviews and ten modern critical essays. A chronology of Hardy’s life and a selected bibliography. This purchase offers access to the digital ebook only.
Dreams, Evolution, and Value Fulfillment, Vol 2 (A Seth Book)
by Jane RobertsIn the first volume of Dreams, &“Evolution,&” and Value Fulfillment, Seth presented an in-depth picture of the origin of all life — from the inner dream world to the vast display of material creation. Here, in Volume Two, Seth continues his explanation of the physical world as an ongoing self-creation — a direct and intentional outgrowth of the wisdom of the life forms that inhabit it, including humanity. He expands upon his vision of a thoroughly animate universe, where virtually every possibility not only exists, but is constantly encouraged to achieve its highest potential.In his typical awe-inspiring manner, Seth sheds light on many controversial and complex subjects, including:• The ways in which our religions have stifled the human spirit• Surprising insight into life&’s meaning and purpose• The genetic basis of faith, hope, and charity• The pursuit of pleasure as a fundamental human need• How each species keeps millions of characteristics within its genetic bank for various contingenciesDreams are mental work and play combined, psychic and emotionally rich creative dramas. They also involve you in the most productive of enterprises as you begin to play with versions of events that are being considered for physical actualization . . . — Jane Roberts, Speaking for Seth
La maestría del amor: Una guía práctica para el arte de las relaciones (Un libro de la sabiduría tolteca)
by Don Miguel Ruiz Janet MillsEn La maestría del amor, don Miguel Ruiz ilumina las creencias y las suposiciones basadas en el miedo que socavan el amor y que conducen al sufrimiento y la desdicha en nuestras relaciones. A través de historias perspicaces que nos hacen llegar su mensaje, nos enseña a sanar nuestras heridas emocionales, a recobrar la libertad y la dicha que nos pertenecen por derecho propio y a restaurar el espíritu lúdico que resulta tan vital en las relaciones amorosas.La maestría del amor incluye:• Las razones por las cuales la &“domesticación&” y la &“imagen de perfección&” conducen al autorrechazo• La guerra de control que lentamente destruye a la mayoría de relaciones• El motivo por el cual acechamos el amor en los demás y cómo capturar el amor que reside en nuestro interior• Finalmente, la manera de aceptarnos y perdonarnos a nosotros mismos y a los demásLa felicidad sólo puede provenir de tu interior y es el resultado de tu amor. Cuando eres consciente de que nadie más es capaz de hacerte feliz y de que la felicidad es el resultado de tu amor, esto se convierte en la maestría suprema de los toltecas: La maestría del amor. — del libro
Dreams, Evolution, and Value Fulfillment, Vol 1 (A Seth Book)
by Jane RobertsFrom the Bestselling Author of Seth Speaks and The Nature of Personal RealityIn this first volume of Dreams, &“Evolution,&” and Value Fulfillment, Seth takes us on an odyssey to identify the origins of our universe and our species. He asserts that &“consciousness units&” form the basis of all energy and matter, and charts a conscious, self-aware universe that is constantly recreated by our own thoughts, dreams, and desires. Illuminating the part that humans play in the greater scheme of things, he suggests that we are alive not only for the continuation of the species but to add to the very quality of life itself.Other fascinating topics include:· The role dreams play in the creation of language and technology· The relationship between genetic heritage and reincarnation· How creativity proviudes a link with the source of all existence· The true power of the imagination, and the importance of broadening its scope· A discussion of &“value fulfillment&” — or the yearning to enhance the quality of life — as a fundamental desire in all life formsStimulating and provocative, this long-awaited book answers crucial questions about the entire significance of Seth's system of thought.&“When I speak of the dream world, I am not referring to some imaginary realm, but to the kind of world of ideas, of thoughts, of mental actions, out of which all form as you think of it emerges. In actuality, this is an inner universe rather than an inner world. Your physical reality is but one materialization of that inner organization.&” — Jane Roberts, Speaking for Seth
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
by Don Miguel Ruiz Janet MillsIn The Four Agreements, bestselling author don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.• A New York Times bestseller for over a decade • An international bestseller published in 53 languages worldwide &“This book by don Miguel Ruiz, simple yet so powerful, has made a tremendous difference in how I think and act in every encounter.&” — Oprah Winfrey &“Don Miguel Ruiz&’s book is a roadmap to enlightenment and freedom.&” — Deepak Chopra, Author, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success&“An inspiring book with many great lessons.&” — Wayne Dyer, Author, Real Magic&“In the tradition of Castaneda, Ruiz distills essential Toltec wisdom, expressing with clarity and impeccability what it means for men and women to live as peaceful warriors in the modern world.&” — Dan Millman, Author, Way of the Peaceful Warrior
Cuaderno de trabajo de Los cuatro acuerdos: Utiliza Los cuatro acuerdos para gobernar el sueño de tu vida (Un libro de la sabiduría tolteca)
by Don Miguel Ruiz Janet MillsLos cuatro acuerdos presentaban un sencillo pero poderoso código de conducta para alcanzar la libertad personal y la verdadera felicidad. Ahora, el Cuaderno de trabajo de Los cuatro acuerdos nos lleva aún más lejos en el viaje para recobrar la conciencia y la sabiduría de nuestro auténtico yo. Este Cuaderno de trabajo es de lectura obligatoria para todas aquellas personas que disfrutaron el primer libro de don Miguel Ruiz y para cualquiera que esté dispuesta a dejar atrás el sufrimiento y a dominar el arte de vivir en nuestro estado natural: la felicidad. En este libro encontrarás:• Cómo romper la domesticación que te mantiene esclavizado a causa del miedo• Las claves para recuperar tu voluntad, tu fe y el poder de tus palabras• Ideas prácticas que te ayudarán a convertirte en el maestro de tu propia vida• Un diálogo con el autor sobre cómo vivir según la filosofía de los cuatro acuerdosLos cuatro acuerdos son una herramienta para la transformación que te ayuda a dejar de juzgar, principalmente a ti mismo, y a empezar a practicar otra forma de vida. — de la Introducción
The Voice of Knowledge: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
by Don Miguel Ruiz Janet MillsFrom the bestselling author of The Four AgreementsIn The Voice of Knowledge, Miguel Ruiz reminds us of a profound and simple truth: The only way to end our emotional suffering and restore our joy in living is to stop believing in lies — mainly about ourselves. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, this breakthrough book shows us how to recover our faith in the truth and return to our own common sense. Ruiz changes the way we perceive ourselves, and the way we perceive other people. Then he opens the door to a reality that we once perceived when we were one and two years old — a reality of truth, love, and joy."We are born in truth, but we grow up believing in lies. . . . One of the biggest lies in the story of humanity is the lie of our imperfection." — don Miguel Ruiz
The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
by Don Miguel Ruiz Janet Mills Don Jose RuizIn The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz revealed how the process of our education, or "domestication," can make us forget the wisdom we were born with. Throughout our lives, we make many agreements that go against ourselves and create needless suffering. The Four Agreements help us to break these self-limiting agreements and replace them with agreements that bring us personal freedom, happiness, and love. In The Fifth Agreement, don Miguel Ruiz joins his son, don Jose Ruiz, to offer a fresh perspective on The Four Agreements, and a powerful new agreement for transforming our lives into our personal heaven. The Fifth Agreement takes us to a deeper level of awareness of the power of the Self, and returns us to the authenticity we were born with. In this compelling sequel to the book that has changed the lives of millions of people around the world, we are reminded of the greatest gift we can give ourselves: the freedom to be who we really are.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Four-color Illustrated Ed.) (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
by Don Miguel Ruiz Janet MillsThis four-color illustrated edition of The Four Agreements celebrates a personal growth classic. With more than a decade on The New York Times bestseller list and over 15 million copies in print, The Four Agreements continues to top the bestseller lists. In The Four Agreements don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.
Healing Myths, Healing Magic: Breaking the Spell of Old Illusions; Reclaiming Our Power to Heal
by Donald M. EpsteinIn this breakthrough book, Epstein examines the deeply ingrained stories, or myths, we commonly hold about how our bodies heal — myths that can actually inhibit healing. For example: “I must forgive in order to heal,” “A person may be too far gone to heal,” or “Healing is not always available.” Epstein exposes each myth individually, then he suggests an alternative statement, or “healing magic,” to help us reclaim our body’s natural ability to heal.
Power Freedom and Grace: Living from the Source of Lasting Happiness
by Deepak Chopra MD&“This book captures the essence of all of my talks over the last 20 years. It is the distillation of almost everything I have taught up to now.&” — Deepak ChopraDeepak Chopra considers the mystery of our existence and its significance in our eternal quest for happiness. Who am I? Where did I come from? Where do I go when I die? Chopra draws upon the ancient philosophy of Vedanta and the findings of modern science to help us understand and experience our true nature, which is a field of pure consciousness.When we understand our true nature, we begin to live from the source of true happiness, which is not mere happiness for this or that reason, but true inner joy. When we know who we are, we allow the universe to flow through us with effortless ease, and our lives are infused with power, freedom, and grace.
The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Norton Library)
by Oscar WildePart of the Norton Library series The Norton Library edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray features the complete text of the revised and expanded version of the novel, published in 1891. In his insightful introduction, Sean O’Toole sheds new light on the novel’s philosophical and stylistic achievements and on the cultural milieu that shaped Wilde’s groundbreaking exploration of beauty, desire, and the dangers of influence. The Norton Library is a growing collection of high-quality texts and translations—influential works of literature and philosophy—introduced and edited by leading scholars. Norton Library editions prepare readers for their first encounter with the works that they’ll re-read over a lifetime. Inviting introductions highlight the work’s significance and influence, providing the historical and literary context students need to dive in with confidence. Endnotes and an easy-to-read design deliver an uninterrupted reading experience, encouraging students to read the text first and refer to endnotes for more information as needed. An affordable price (most editions are $10 or less) encourages students to buy the book and to come to class with the assigned edition. This purchase offers access to the digital ebook only.
Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Practicing in Integrated Systems of Care
by Lisa Lopez Levers Debra Hyatt-BurkhartThis introductory textbook, written specifically for graduate students in clinical mental health counseling programs, is distinguished by a unique integrated system-of-care approach, reflecting current trends in mental health treatment. Designed to address the 2016 CACREP standards, the book delivers an in-depth examination of the professional knowledge, skills, and current issues in professional counseling that are essential to clinical practice. The textbook emphasizes the elements of practice, while providing students with ample case studies that enable them to integrate theoretical concepts with real-world examples. By distilling a wealth of knowledge from experts in the field, the textbook looks at the history and contemporary issues of mental health counseling through the lens of a bioecological approach. Engaging chapters focus on issues critical to mental health counseling, including strength-based approaches, varied clinical practice settings, professional issues, self-care, and more. Additionally, the text presents dilemmas and pitfalls intrinsic to mental health practice. Learning objectives, case illustrations, and abundant resources in each chapter reinforce the practical, real-world information upon which students can build throughout their education. A robust Instructor’s Manual and key PowerPoint slides also are provided. Purchase includes access to the e-book for use on most mobile devices or computers. Key Features: Offers unique, integrated system-of-care and community-based approaches integral to current trends Provides emphases on strength-based and ecological perspectives of CMHC practice Includes real-life examples and insights that facilitate the integration of theory and practice Describes dilemmas and pitfalls intrinsic to a variety of mental health practice topics Includes tips from the field and real-world case illustrations to enhance clinical application Includes learning objectives in each chapter Reflects 2016 and 2009 CACREP standards that are highlighted in each chapter
Exotic Memories: Literature, Colonialism, and the Fin de Siècle
by Chris BongieThis book focuses on the literature of exoticism at the turn of the last century and how it foreshadows our own fin de siècle. Earlier writers of exoticism had turned away from the West and its modernity, rejecting the social changes caused by industrialization and displacing onto 'savage' or 'primitive' cultures their aspirations for political freedom. By the turn of the century, however, European nations had reduced vast areas of the globe to colonial status: this global exportation of Western cultural norms and economic systems had a critical effect on the literature of exoticism. In concentrating on writers from the age of the New Imperialism (1880-1920), this book reveals an important contradiction at the heart of the exoticist impulse: the very expansion that enabled European writers to go in search of exotic Others ensured the eventual disappearance of the exotic. Turn-of-the-century writers of exoticism thus give voice to a deep nostalgia both for the values supposedly lost to the West in its process of modernization and for those once exotic places in which they found, with increasing disappointment, not pristine innocence but merely the traces of their own culture. The author concentrates on four writers - Jules Verne, Pierre Loti, Victor Segalen, and Joseph Conrad - although he touches on a number of other writers, and even painters, like Paul Gauguin. The works of these four writers foreground attitudes and assumptions useful for understanding a wide array of phenomena: an examination of these works shows how nostalgia for a cultural Other was built into the intellectual configuration of modernism, throws light on the early history of anthropology, and helps us understand features of our own cultural formation that are becoming increasingly important in today's global village. Making an explicit link between turn-of-the-century exoticism and the present day, the book concludes with a critical assessment of Pier Paolo Pasolini's neo-exoticist attachment to a supposedly revolutionary Third World in his poetry and literary criticism. The book's critical stance is noteworthy, drawing its basic assumptions from pensiero debole, the 'weak thought' of the contemporary Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo, whose poststructuralist theories are only now becoming known in the United States. 'Weak thought' seeks to supersede outmoded, metaphysical categories of thought, not by replacing them with something new, but by an elegaic, recollective, and rhetorical dwelling within those categories. The author also makes creative use of narrative theory, and draws on the recent 'new historicism', reading literary texts to excellent effect against the historical events that made them possible.
Body and Text in the Eighteenth Century
by Veronica KellyTwelve scholars from the fields of English, French, and German literature here examine the complex ways in which the human body becomes the privileged semiotic model through which eighteenth-century culture defines its political and conceptual centers. In making clear that the deployment of the body varies tremendously depending on what is meant by the 'human body', the essays draw on popular literature, poetics and aesthetics, garden architecture, physiognomy, beauty manuals, pornography and philosophy, as well as on canonical works in the genres of the novel and the drama.
Disorder Under Heaven: Collective Violence in the Ming Dynasty
by James W. TongA monumental study of collective violence in the premodern world, this book analyzes all instances of rebellion and banditry recorded in 1,097 countries in China during the 277 years of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The assembled evidence constitutes the largest annual, county-level time-series on collective violence events in any part of the world, and the 630 recorded cases are used to test the major social science theories on the origins of collective violence. Using systematic data collected from local gazetteers on natural calamities, size of harvests, famine relief, physical terrain, local construction, and troop deployment, the author advances and validates a rational-choice argument that violence increased when survival in a subsistence economy became uncertain and the likelihood of punishment was low. Analyzing the administrative effectiveness and coercive capacity of the Ming state, the author also finds evidence to support a complementary structuralist explanation for increased collective violence in times of lax rulers, state insolvency, and inadequate welfare and tax policies. After an introductory chapter, the author explicates the main theoretical and methodological issues of collective violence and sketches the empirical pattern of rebellions and banditry, differentiating them by the level of threat they posed to the regime and by the sociopolitical profile of participating groups. In the next four chapters, he relates the Ming empirical configuration to four theoretical frameworks for collective violence: rational choice,which includes the issue of motive and choice—why people chose to become bandits; opportunity, in which the level of Ming collective violence is treated to variations in a regime's coercive capacity; social change, which is used to shed light on food riots, anti-tax rebellions, and conflict between employers and employees and between natives and outsiders; and class conflict, which prompts the author to assess the Marxist explanation for collective violence by investigating revolts of commoners against imperial clansmen, bondservants against masters, and tenants against landlords. The final chapter presents how the author's conclusions on why and how people became outlaws in the Ming and points the questions for future research.
When We Had Forever: A Novel
by Shaylin Gandhi&“Captivating and emotionally charged with a storyline you won&’t see coming. All the stars in the sky.&” —MIA SHERIDAN, New York Times bestselling authorAn emotionally powerful roller coaster of a novel about losing and finding love, perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Lucy Score.Six months after her husband died in a car crash, Mina Drake is still mired in a haze of grief. Reminders of her years with Michael are everywhere, but beneath her heartache lies an even more painful emotion. It&’s a guilty suspicion she can hardly admit to anyone, even herself—that her marriage was over long before Michael&’s accident.They were good together once, she&’s sure of it, sharing a connection so deep that Mina can&’t understand how it unraveled. That is, until a chance discovery in her husband&’s office—and the reappearance of Michael&’s estranged brother, Grayson, a notorious bad-boy photographer—awakens her to possible answers.More shocking still is the pull Mina feels to tattooed, scarred Grayson, who&’s nothing at all like the man she married. But as feelings stir to life again, so do secrets, changing everything she thought she knew about her marriage, and about the risks and rewards of loving with no limits…Perfect for fans of: Enemies-to-lovers Second Chance Romance Slow Burns Forbidden Love Lucy Score, Emily Henry and Mia Sheridan