The state and international relations / / John M. Hobson [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455066803321
• Autore: Hobson John M.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2000
• ISBN: 0-521-64391-0; 0-511-61244-3; 0-511-05192-1; 0-511-15170-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 258 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Themes in international relations
• Disciplina: 327.1/01
• Soggetti: International relations; International relations - Sociological aspects; State, The
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-247) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 What's at stake in the 'second state debate'?: concepts and issues; 2 Realism; 3 Liberalism; 4 Marxism; 5 Constructivism; 6 Weberian historical sociology; Part 3 Conclusion: proposing a 'structurationist' theory of the 'constitutive' state and global politics; 7 Summarising and resolving the 'second state debate'; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, first published in 2000, provides students with an overview of the main theories of the state found in International Relations. Many International Relation scholars are proclaiming the state to be 'dead', while others lament the lack of an adequate theory of the state in International Relations. John Hobson seeks to resolve this confusion by introducing readers to state theory, arguing that existing theories of the state are limited, and proposing a framework based around the 'agent-structure' debate. The book surveys realist, liberal, Marxist, constructivist and neo-Weberian approaches to the state, and places each perspective's view of the state in relation to its theory of International Relations as a whole. It offers readers a unique introduction to state theory in International Relations, and will be of ; interest to students and scholars of sociology and politics, as well as International Relations.

Bulletin paroissial (Servaville-Salmonville & Grainville-sur-Ry. 1913)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910897481303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bocquet
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Periodico

A fine line : how design strategies are shaping the future of business / / Hartmut Esslinger

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962807503321
• Autore: Esslinger Hartmut <1944->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2009
• ISBN: 9786612137808; 9781282137806; 1282137808; 9780470500392; 0470500395
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (202 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.5/75
• Soggetti: Industrial design; New products
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A Fine Line: How Design Strategies are Shaping the Future of Business; introduction; contents; foreword; about Hartmut Esslinger; Chapter 1: design-driven strategy: staking a claim in the creative economy; ; Chapter 2: true lies: the role of leadership in innovation; Chapter 3: designing to win: the creative business strategy; Chapter 4: minds beat money: the innovation process, step by step; Chapter 5: a business design revolution: the greening of planet, inc.; Chapter 6: design-driven strategies for better business-and a better world; Chapter 7: the factories; epilogue: already here-and tomorrowresources; index; acknowledgments; endorsements
• Sommario/riassunto: praise for a fine line ""A breath of turbo-charged fresh air that doesn't regurgitate the ego-maniac CEO's selective memory or an outside expert's misinterpretations. Hartmut explains innovation through the lens of design, and it's about time we gained his valuable perspective."" -Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist, Apple and co-founder of Alltop.com ""At Flextronics, we fell in love with Hartmut and frog, and their passion for bringing crazy great designs and design processes into the forefront of great product companies. We used their expertise to help our customers, many of th

Paul's argumentation in Galatians : a pragma-dialectical analysis / / Mika Hietanen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910965789803321
• Autore: Hietanen Mika
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : T & T Clark, , 2007
• ISBN: 9786613271150; 9780567661227; 0567661229; 9781283271158; 128327115X; 9780567581242; 0567581241
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Collana: Library of New Testament studies ; ; 344. European studies on Christian origins; T & T Clark library of biblical studies
• Disciplina: 227.406
• Soggetti: Rhetoric, Ancient - History
• 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 (pages 199-211) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part 1. Introduction: 1.1 General Presentation of the Task ; 1.2 Overview of Paul's Argumentation ; 1.3 Problems in the Argumentation in Galatians 3.1-5.12 1.4 Specific Presentation of the Task -- Part 2. The method: 2.1 Background ; 2.2 General Characteristics of the Method ; 2.3 Metatheoretical Premisses ; 2.4 Speech Act Theory ; 2.5 A Model for Critical Discussion ; 2.6 Reconstructing Argumentative Discourse -- Part 3. Analysis: 3.1 The Analytical Procedure ; 3.2 Higher-Order Conditions ; 3.3 The Stages of the Argumentation ; 3.4 Gal. 3.1-5, the Galatians' Reception of the Spirit ; 3.5 Gal. 3.6-14, Abraham's Faith ; 3.6 Gal. 3.15-18, Testamental Practice and Inheritance ; 3.7 Gal. 3.19-25, the Purpose and Function of the Law ; 3.8 Gal. 3.26-29, Equality 'in Christ' ; 3.9 Gal. 4.1-7, the Freedom of God's Children ; 3.10 Gal. 4.8-11, Paul's Concern for the Galatians ; 3.11 Gal. 4.12-20, Paul's Relationship with the Galatians ; 3.12 Gal. 4.21-31, an Allegory of Hagar and Sarah ; 3.13 Gal. 5.1-12, Freedom versus Circumcision -- Part 4- Overview and conclusion. 4.1 An Analytic Overview ; 4.2 Violation of Rules and Quality of Argumentation ; 4.3 Conclusion: Paul's Argumentation in Galatians.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Galatians is a polemical letter which contains a substantial amount of argumentative passages. Paul evidently wanted to persuade by using the best arguments possible to convince his addressees. Using a state-of-the-art method from the discipline of argumentation analysis, Paul's argumentation can be analysed with a precision that standard exegetical methods cannot provide. The pragma-dialectical method developed in Amsterdam facilitates an analysis which is both descriptive and normative. On the one hand, Paul's argumentation can be described, such as the relationship between premisses and conclusions, the structure of the arguments, and features relating to rhetorical strategy. On the other hand, the method makes it possible to evaluate Paul's argumentation against a set of rules for sound reasoning. Fallacies and problematic arguments can be described accurately. The spiritual nature of Paul's matters do not relieve him of rationality, and Paul himself does not argue as if it did. Paul's argumentation is found problematic in several respects. There is a tension in the text: Paul works a great deal to argue his claims while at the same time giving the impression that he merely wants to declare his standpoints and does not want to carry out an argumentation at all. Many of the conclusions are presented as self-evident, even when they are not. Paul's style is far from an ideal model of the resolution of a dispute. Paul relies heavily on an argumentative strategy with maximal use of rhetorical devices. The analysis shows that a contemporary method of argumentation analysis provides tools necessary to adequately describe and understand both individual arguments and the overarching strategy of the argumentation in a Pauline text."--Bloomsbury Publishing.