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Edy Korthals Altes Some reflections on ethical challenges
towards a war-free world
'The spectacular developments in science, technology and the econ'omy confront us with new challenges making it imperative to develop 'global ethics' for an increasingly interdependent world. Serious obstacles are the dynamics of the worldwide market economy, our fascination with endless ‘growth’ on a limited planet and our prevailing attitudes. For many, life has become horizontal, one dimensional, often resulting in a depressing loss of perspective and lack of vision. Fortunately there is a rapidly...
Non-fictie
Engels | 16 pagina's (ePub2, 2,8 MB) | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2019
E-book
Edy Korthals Altes Space technology and human security
This paper discusses the use of space technology, focussing on its military applications. The emphasis is on the political and ethical aspects. Space technology is exercising a revolutionary impact not only on our way of life but also in the military field. It does not only comprise a variety of satellites and sensors - serving both civilian and military goals. Countless are the peaceful applications but it cannot be denied that it could also become a nightmare, creating hell on earth. Whether that...
Non-fictie
Engels | 16 pagina's (ePub2, 2,9 MB) | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2019
E-book
Jung Chang Big sister, little sister, red sister
three women at the heart of twentieth-century China
Drie zussen in het 20ste-eeuwse China met een andere politieke voorkeur: komen ze tot elkaar of drijven ze van elkaar af?
Non-fictie | Historische roman | Politieke roman
Engels | 374 pagina's | Jonathan Cape, London | 2019
Gedrukt boek
CIVITAS, Forum of Archives and Research on Christian Democracy Christian democracy and the fall of communism
The role of Christian Democracy in the collapse of the Communist Bloc. Debates on the role of Christian Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe too often remain strongly tied to national historiographies. With the edited collection the contributing authors aim to reconstruct Christian Democracy's role in the fall of Communism from a bird's-eye perspective by covering the entire region and by taking "third-way" options in the broader political imaginary of late-Cold War Europe into account. The book's...
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Engels | PDF, 3,5 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2019
E-book
Citizen K
Documentaire over de Russische zakenman Michail Chodorkovski (1963), die zeer rijk werd met zijn oliebedrijf Yukos. Na een veroordeling wegens fraude woont hij vanaf 2013 als banneling in Londen.
Non-fictie
Film
Noel Malcolm Useful enemies
Islam and the Ottoman Empire in Western political thought, 1450-1750
Engels | 487 pagina's | Oxford University Press, Oxford | 2019
Gedrukt boek
Diederik Oostdijk Bells for America
the Cold War, modernism, and the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington
Non-fictie
Engels | 247 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2020
Gedrukt boek
P.B. Cliteur Theoterrorism v. freedom of speech
from incident to precedent
Non-fictie
Engels | 250 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2019
Gedrukt boek
Matteo Cernison Social media activism
water as a common good
Non-fictie
Engels | 241 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2019
Gedrukt boek
Venu Rajamony India and the Netherlands
past, present & future
Non-fictie
Engels | 251 pagina's | Bombay Ink, [Groningen] | 2019
Gedrukt boek