Hakodesh press mrz 2015 (3 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -An American-Israeli Psychiatrist reflects on sixty years of experience in the changing field of mental health. Starting with Foxboro State Hospital of the 1950's, the author describes his struggles with the contradictions inherent in medical and psychiatric training and practice. Each decade includes an imaginary conversation with Michel Foucault, one of the most important social critics of the twentieth century. The work provides a roller-coaster ride of wit and wisdom, anger and despair, warmth and relation. Losing It challenges mental health professionals from trainees to seasoned veterans with an incisive mirror of unspoken experiences and offers a wealth of conceptual analysis and suggestions for change. The work contains an unusually readable account of Foucault's thought brought to life through concrete examples from the author's vast array of professional encounters. Students of Foucault will find here a consideration of many topics which are carried an additional step beyond Foucault's writings and recently published lectures. 184 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book covers a wide range of topics - as the author states - Judaism informs all aspects of life. Through his observations on current events and ancient ideas the author demonstrates that Judaism is a living tradition offering guidance to all. Almost daily our ability to communicate and share ideas grows. New technologies allow us to 'speak' to the entire world instantly. This is a blessing and a curse. Every new advance brings the potential for good and evil. Our 'instant access' can be a vehicle for love and understanding. Our future lies in our ability to turn to each other in dialogue. No matter how our ability to communicate changes it is the content that will create our future. No matter how crazy the world gets it is our inner world, the world of ideas that protects us from harm. Empires disappear with the passing of time but ideas remain. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The bilateral relations between the United States and Israel during the four years preceding the Suez War were crucial factors in Israel's decision to go to war. Once Israel had come to perceive the United States as an unreliable guarantor of its survival, the range of its options narrowed dramatically. Devoid of U.S support, and faced with existential dangers, Israel decided against continued diplomatic passivity, grabbed at the straw-promise of the Anglo-French alliance and opted for war. 304 pp. Englisch.…