Cosmopolitanism and Global Financial Reform (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)

Acknowledgement of the ethical dimension of global finance is commonplace in the wake of financial crises. The sub-prime crisis and ensuing credit crunch are only the latest in a long run of global financial crises that wreak social havoc and force us to consider alternative possibilities for global finance. By defining cosmopolitanism and analysing how cosmopolitan ideas can increasingly provide an account of the governance of global finance, Brassett examines whether global finance can be regulated so as to provide cosmopolitan values like social security, equality and democratic accountability. It suggests that such an exercise is not adequately resourced by existing theoretical approaches to critical IPE and instead develops a new pragmatic approach based on the thought of Richard Rorty. Combining ethical theory with empirical analysis, it focuses on the Tobin Tax – (a proposal to place a small levy on foreign currency transactions to dampen speculation and raise vast revenues) – and explores whether it could underpin more cosmopolitan forms of global financial governance. This book situates cosmopolitan ideas in the extant dilemmas and indeterminacies of global ethics, suggesting alternatives where possible. It will be of interest to students and scholars of international ethics, global governance, global civil, international relations, international political economy, global finance, public policy, critical theory, political theory and philosophy.

Mostly Women

Business & Money

Michael Ward

Accounting

Granta Books

Mountain medicine: A clinical study of cold and high altitude

Van Nostrand-Reinhold

Read and sing along with Mike and Lucille as they team up to share a ride and quickly find how competitive a quick spin around the neighborhood can become! Dragons, knights in shining armor, and aliens from galaxies far away make this ride a fun-filled odyssey that has Mike and Lucille pushing their pedals to dizzying speeds. But wait - Is this a race? Who will win? Can it be that Lucille the Wheel is too much for Mike and the Bike?

Mike and the Bike Meet Lucille the Wheel

Children's Books

Illustrator

Bob Thomson

Sports & Outdoors

Monkey Feathers Books

"This is a boy whose name is Mike. This is Mike’s pride and joy—his bike…" 
So begins the inspiring tale of a boy, his best friend, and the adventurous relationship that many children begin when they are young and continue the rest their lives! 
Illustrated in a retro-contemporary style, Mike and The Bike rhymes its way through Mike's choosing of his favorite toy - his bike (of course!) - and follows him off on adventures around the world and back home, where he goes to bed wearing his helmet, ready for the next day! 
Mike and The Bike is the first children’s book written by Grammy Award–winning guitarist and songwriter, avid cyclist and riding partner of Lance Armstrong, Michael Ward. 
Mike and the Bike came into being, appropriately enough, while Michael cycled near his home in Los Angeles. 
Includes a foreword by 6-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and a 30-minute CD with music by Michael and his son, Tennessee Ward, plus a special musical narration of Mike and the Bike by the "Voice of Cycling," Phil Liggett.

Mike and the Bike

Phil Liggett

Literature & Fiction

Carson Dellosa Pub Co Inc

In 1995--one hundred years after the birth of cinema in Paris--a Vatican-appointed commission compiled a list of forty-five significant films. The entries vary widely, ranging from light-hearted favorites like The Wizard of Oz to challenging arthouse features such as The Seventh Seal. This list, released under Pope St. John Paul II, was an important milestone in the dialogue between the Church and the wider culture. Yet for many Catholics and cinephiles alike, it remains undiscovered or unclear. What was the list for? And why did the commission choose these particular titles? In this groundbreaking study, David Paul Baird, Andrew Petiprin, and Michael Ward walk readers through the entire Vatican List, film by film. The authors show that its aim was not to serve as a "best-ever" register, nor as an anthology of approved works; rather, it was to guide people in an appreciation of cinema as an artistic language and a bearer of spiritual and moral messages. In addition to theologically and historically informed commentary, each chapter includes film stills, quotations, fun facts, and questions for further reflection and discussion. Elevated yet entertaining, Popcorn with the Pope is perfect for anyone interested in delving deeper into a Christian approach to movies.

Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List

Andrew Petiprin

David Paul Baird

Religion & Spirituality

Word On Fire

Product Description 
‘After Humanity’, a book by Catholic priest Michael Ward, is a successful analysis of one of the most widely admired, yet least accessible, inspirational books of C.S. Lewis, ‘The Abolition of Man.' a compilation of lectures on ethics delivered by Lewis during the Second World War, addressing the question of objectivity in our moral values. Michael Ward explains the general academic context of Lewis' book and the particular incidents that inspired him to write such an important yet difficult work. He presents a compelling argument against subjectivism, delivering an intellectual warning that is much more relevant in our “post-truth” 21st century than when he first articulated it.\nRenowned Inspirational Books: ‘After Humanity’ is a detailed commentary clarifying the many allusions and quotations in Lewis’ argument and shows how this philosophical thesis resembles his other Christian works. 
Comprehensive Christian Books: This hardcover book includes a full-color photo gallery displaying images of the people, places, and documents that relate to and provide context for ‘The Abolition of Man’. 
Inspiring Books: According to Lewis' biographer, Walter Hooper, this book is “An all but indispensable introduction to the entire corpus of Lewisiana.” 
About the Author: Michael Ward is a Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford; and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. 
Proclaiming Christ: Word on Fire Catholic Ministries supports the work of Bishop Robert Barron, which aims to highlight Roman Catholic history, spread the message of Jesus Christ, and to manifest the spirit of Christ to the masses.\nReview 
“Detailed, meticulous research and scholarship has made this the definitive book on The Abolition of Man. This book is to The Abolition of Man what Michael Ward's Planet Narnia is to the Chronicles of Narnia. The book could have been deservedly entitled ‘Everything You Could Possibly Have Wanted to Know About The Abolition of Man.’” --Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College, author of C.S. Lewis for the Third Millennium: Six Essays on The Abolition of Man\n“C.S.Lewis’s analysis of the anti-human trend of modern Western culture has perhaps even more and sharper pertinence now than when it was written. In this vigorous and widely researched book, one of our leading Lewis scholars helps us see this analysis in its full intellectual context, and confirms beyond doubt Lewis’s stature as a genuine public intellectual for our own day as well as his.” --Rowan Williams, Former Archbishop of Canterbury\n“In After Humanity, Michael Ward reminds us that Lewis was a philosopher, gifted in asking the most important questions about the cosmos and our place within it. In exploring Lewis’s philosophical anthropology, Ward is lucid in every sense of the word. He writes in a manner as clear and accessible as it is illuminating. After Humanity deserves (and will reward) a readership as diverse and dedicated as Lewis’s own.” --Rebekah Lamb, Lecturer in Theology, Imagination, and the Arts, University of St Andrews, author of “'Out of the Shadows': C.S. Lewis on Education” in The Chronicles of Narnia: A Spiritual Journey 
 About the Author 
MICHAEL WARD, a Catholic priest, is Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. He is the author of the best-selling and award-winning Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis, co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis, and presenter of the BBC television documentary e Narnia Code. On the fiftieth anniversary of Lewis’s death, Michael Ward unveiled a permanent national memorial to him in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey, London.

After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man

History & Criticism

Word on Fire Academic

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