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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459593503321

Autore

Flynn Thomas R

Titolo

Sartre, Foucault, and Historical Reason, Volume Two [[electronic resource] ] : A Poststructuralist Mapping of History

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2010

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Disciplina

194

901

Soggetti

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984 -- Contributions in philosophy of history

History -- Philosophy

History - Philosophy

Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Works Frequently Cited; Part One: Conceptual Coordinates; 1. Foucault and the Historians; 2. Foucault and Historical Nominalism; 3. The Career of the Historical Event; Part Two: Spatialized Reasoning; 4. The Eclipse of Vision?; 5. The Spaces of History; 6. The Philosopher-Historian as Cartographer; 7. Pyramids and Prisms: Reading Foucault in 3-D; Part Three : Diaries and Maps; 8. Mapping Existentialist History; 9. Experience and the Lived; 10. Sartre on Violence, Foucault on Power: A Diagnostic

11. Foucault as Parrhesiast: His Last Course at the Collège de France (An Object Lesson in Axial History)12. Ethics and History: Authentic vs. Effective History; Conclusion: The Map and the Diary; Glossary; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Sartre and Foucault were two of the most prominent and at times mutually antagonistic philosophical figures of the twentieth century. And nowhere are the antithetical natures of their existentialist and poststructuralist philosophies more apparent than in their disparate approaches to historical understanding. In Volume One of this authoritative two-volume study, Thomas R. Flynn conducted a pivotal



and comprehensive reconstruction of Sartrean historical theory. This long-awaited second volume offers a comprehensive and critical reading of the Foucauldian counterpoint.A history, theorized Fouca

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786234703321

Autore

Littrell Mary Ann

Titolo

Social responsibility in the global market [[electronic resource] ] : fair trade of cultural products / / Mary Ann Littrell, Marsha Ann Dickson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, 1999

ISBN

1-322-41768-7

1-4522-6461-9

0-7619-1463-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 366 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DicksonMarsha Ann

Disciplina

338.4768

Soggetti

Handicraft industries

Artisans

Social responsibility of business

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-353) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; PART I. INTRODUCTION TO FAIR TRADE IN THE GLOBAL MARKET; Chapter 1 - Philosophy, Practices, and Organizational Culture; Fair Trade: Why Now?; How Do ATOs Conduct Business?; ΑΤΟ Origin, Evolution, and Collaboration; Fair Trade in a Culture of Social Responsibility; Questions for Fair Trade Analysis; Our Fair Trade Journey; Chapter 2 - Scholarly Perspectives for Analysis of Fair Trade; Business Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Small Business Performance; Artisanal Work and Development; Cultural Product Meaning for Consumers

Multidisciplinary and Systemic AnalysisPART II. INCOME, JUSTICE, AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH FAIR TRADE; Chapter 3 - Ten Thousand Villages: A Mission-Driven Journey; The Mission: Providing Vital, Fair Income; The Business: Selling Handcrafts and Telling the Story; Toward an Integrated, Mission-Driven, Viable Business; Chapter 4 - SERRV:



Alternative Distribution, Philosophical Considerations, and Hard Business Decisions; Business Decision 1: Eliminating Staff Positions; Business Decision 2: Focusing on Product Design; Business Decision 3: Expanding Alternative Distribution

Launching the Next 50 YearsChapter 5 - Pueblo to People: Balancing Politics and Business; Pueblo to People's History; Shared Politics, Shared Values; Producer-Focused Business Operations; An Unsustainable Business; Conclusions; Chapter 6 -  Marketplace: Handwork of India ""Soaring With Strong Wings''; Marketplace: From Mumbai, India, to Evanston, Illinois; Indigenous Skills and Aesthetics; Organizational Decentralization; Design and Product Development; Global Dialogue; Leadership Transition; Conclusions; Chapter 7 - Focused Players With Pragmatic Approaches

Aid to Artisans: Linking Artisans to the MarketPEOPLink: Using the Internet for Global Trade and Democracy; Traditions Fair Trade: Independent Retailing; Pragmatic Conclusions; PART III. DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SYSTEM OF FAIR TRADE; Chapter 8 -  Artisan Producer Groups: 'Our Hands Are Our Future""; Artisan Profile 1: UPAVIM; Artisan Profile 2: Ruth and Nohemi; Artisan Profile 3: Tejidos de Guadelupe; Artisan Group Organizational Culture; Chapter 9 - ΑΤΟ Consumers: Creative, Practical, and Concerned; Who Are ΑΤΟ Consumers?; What Are ΑΤΟ Consumers Looking for in a Product?

Are ATOs Offering Products With the Desired Quality and Appearance?How Do ΑΤΟ Consumers Feel About the World, Its People, and the Contributions ATOs Are Making?; What Will Influence ΑΤΟ Consumers' Future Purchasing?; Conclusions; Chapter 10 - Challenges in Product Development; Focus on Tradition; Diverse ΑΤΟ Approaches for Product Development; Day-to-Day Factors Influencing Product Development; Conclusions; PART IV CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAXIMIZING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH FAIR TRADE; Chapter 11 - Strategic Appropriateness for the Global Market

Question 1: Past Viability With an Artisan Focus

Sommario/riassunto

This study provides a practical, non-exploitative alternative for conducting business, which bridges the consumer's social concerns and the producer's financial concerns.