Unfulfilled Aspirations

Author : Adham Saouli
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197539998
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unfulfilled Aspirations written by Adham Saouli and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concepts and theories of what constitutes a 'Middle Power' have played a key part in explaining the identity, behavior and foreign policy roles of many states in the international system, including the United Kingdom, France, Australia and Brazil. But, with a few exceptions, these frameworks have failed to travel to scholarship on the Middle East, despite the theoretical and empirical potential that they offer for understanding regional dynamics. The first of its kind, this volume addresses that major gap by interrogating the conceptual, theoretical and empirical underpinnings of the concept of 'Middle Power' at a regional level. Composed of nine chapters, Unfulfilled Aspirations offers the conceptual and theoretical tools to examine 'Middle Powerhood' in the Middle East, as well as insightful empirical analyses of both 'traditional' Middle Powers in the region (Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Algeria) and new, aspiring ones (Qatar, the UAE). The contributors reveal that the Middle Powers of the Middle East have failed, despite their best efforts, to fulfill their regional aspirations.

Author : Wolfgang Glatzer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401791783
Total Pages : 878 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Handbook of Quality of Life written by Wolfgang Glatzer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-01-22 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides a comprehensive historical account of the field of Quality of Life. It brings together theoretical insights and empirical findings and presents the main items of global quality of life and wellbeing research. Worldwide in its scope of topics, the handbook examines discussions of demographic and health development, the spread of democracy, global economic accounting, multi-item measurement of perceived satisfaction and expert-assessed quality of life and the well-being of children, women and poor people. It looks at well-being in specific regions, including North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, South America and Eastern and Western Europe. In addition to contributions by leading and younger authors, the handbook includes contributions from International Organizations about their own work with respect to social reporting.

Author : Adham Saouli
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0197521886
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unfulfilled Aspirations written by Adham Saouli and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of its kind to address concepts and theories of what constitutes a 'Middle Power' in the Middle East.

Author : R. Veenhoven
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401537267
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data-Book of Happiness written by R. Veenhoven and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hebooks
Publisher : Hebooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Your Last Breath written by Hebooks and published by Hebooks. This book was released on with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Your Last Breath: A Guide to Living Fearlessly and Dying Gracefully" is a profound exploration of how the fear of death can serve as a powerful catalyst for living a life filled with purpose, authenticity, and resilience. This transformative journey takes readers through various chapters, from understanding the fear of death to preparing for a good death, and from harnessing fear for success to discovering one's calling and nurturing holistic well-being. Through inspiring stories, practical guidance, and actionable steps, this book empowers readers to embrace their mortality and unlock the true potential of a life lived fully.

Author : Mehita Iqani
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000907015
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Consuming Happiness written by Mehita Iqani and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a collection of scholarly writing on the meanings of happiness in relation to consumption. The concept of happiness in relation to consumption deserves critical attention. While administrative marketing scholars might take for granted the notion that consumption and brand engagement produces positive affects in consumers, such as enjoyment and thrill, more analysis and theoretical exploration are needed to shed light on what that satisfaction and pleasure means in the context of an increasingly unjust and unequal world. This question is particularly pressing in terms of exploring consumer cultures in the global south. The chapters in this volume explore how material practices link to structures of power and exploitation. Taken together, they offer nuanced insight into what notions of a good and fulfilling life mean both to individual consumers and to the societies in which they participate, especially when those societies are characterised by inequality and poverty alongside wealth and elite consumption. This collection places the spotlight on consumption practices, that is, the various forms of social action including communication and marketing that are implemented in everyday life, in relation to the market economy, with and through it. This book will be of great value to students and scholars who are interested in the everyday practices of consumption within a range of fields such as business and management, sociology, media and cultural studies. The chapters in this book were originally published in Consumption Markets & Culture.

Author : Bernard Phillips
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 073917200X
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolution in the Social Sciences written by Bernard Phillips and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2011-12-16 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revolution in the Social Sciences centers on integrating knowledge from sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, political science and economics in order to confront increasing worldwide problems that threaten all of us. That integration of knowledge of human behavior is essential for understanding those problems, given their enormous complexity coupled with the highly specialized nature of the social sciences and their limited communication across specialized fields. It carries further the ideas developed by the Sociological Imagination Group in the seven books it has published since its founding in 2000 (www.sociological-imagination.org): Beyond Sociology's Tower of Babel, Toward a Sociological Imagination, The Invisible Crisis of Contemporary Society, Understanding Terrorism, Armageddon or Evolution?Bureaucratic Culture and Escalating World Problems, and Saving Society. In addition to visible problems like war and terrorism with weapons of mass destruction that are becoming ever more threatening, there are relatively invisible problems. For example, there is an increasing gap between what people throughout the world want—including a decent standard of living and freedom from patterns of hatred like racism, sexism and ageism—and what they are in fact able to get. There is, then, an increasing aspirations-fulfillment gap, largely produced by the "revolution of rising expectations" over the past five centuries. Political leaders who attempt to confront problems can only make limited progress on them, largely because of the failure of social scientists to integrate their knowledge and thus yield the understanding of these complex problems that is required.

Author : Exley, Duncan
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447348346
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The End of Aspiration? written by Exley, Duncan and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is it getting harder to secure a job that matches our qualifications, buy a home of our own and achieve financial stability? Underprivileged people have always faced barriers, but people from middle-income families are increasingly more likely to slide down the social scale than climb up. Duncan Exley, former Director of the Equality Trust, draws on expert research and real life experiences – including from an actor, a politician, a billionaire entrepreneur and a surgeon – to issue a wake-up call to break through segregated opportunity. He offers a manifesto to reboot our prospects and benefit all.

Author : Maxine Seller
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791419038
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Immigrant Women written by Maxine Seller and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigrant Women combines memoirs, diaries, oral history, and fiction to present an authentic and emotionally compelling record of women's struggles to build new lives in a new land. This new edition has been expanded to include additional material on recent Asian and Hispanic immigration and an updated bibliography.

Author : Charles L. Allen
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1400334543
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Happy Birthday Book written by Charles L. Allen and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why give just a birthday card when you can give an entire book full of inspiration and encouragement? The Happy Birthday Book is a beautiful keepsake to celebrate friends and loved ones. Affordable without compromising on quality, the photo insert cover and presentation page make this gift a meaningful replacement to the grocery store birthday card. Beyond its giftable cover, this book is full of poems, inspirational quotes, and stories centered on birthdays, with plenty of room in the margin for you to highlight special sections and write notes! This personalized keepsake features: A specially designed front cover with a 3" x 5" window for inserting a cherished photo or postcard. Presentation page with lines for "To," "From," and space for a hand-written birthday message. No matter what a person’s age, their lives and memories should be celebrated and cherished--the past, the present, and the future. This inspirational gift provides plenty of encouragement, wisdom, humor, and celebration your loved one will return to time after time for years to come.