Bøker av James Miller

How can Daoism, China's indigenous religion, give us the aesthetic, ethical, political, and spiritual tools to address the root causes of our ecological crisis and construct a sustainable future? In China's Green Religion, James Miller shows how Daoism orients individuals toward a holistic understanding of religion and nature. Explicitly connecting human flourishing to the thriving of nature, Daoism fosters a "e;green"e; subjectivity and agency that transforms what it means to live a flourishing life on earth.Through a groundbreaking reconstruction of Daoist philosophy and religion, Miller argues for four key, green insights: a vision of nature as a subjective power that informs human life; an anthropological idea of the porous body based on a sense of qi flowing through landscapes and human beings; a tradition of knowing founded on the experience of transformative power in specific landscapes and topographies; and an aesthetic and moral sensibility based on an affective sensitivity to how the world pervades the body and the body pervades the world. Environmentalists struggle to raise consciousness for their cause, Miller argues, because their activism relies on a quasi-Christian concept of "e;saving the earth."e; Instead, environmentalists should integrate nature and culture more seamlessly, cultivating through a contemporary intellectual vocabulary a compelling vision of how the earth materially and spiritually supports human flourishing.

From T'ai Chi to the Ming Dynasty, this is an engrossing guide to the elusive Chinese tradition of Daoism.Spanning the centuries and crossing the globe, this engaging introduction covers everything Daoist, from the religion of the ancients to 21st century T'ai Chi and meditation. Complete with a timeline of Daoist history and a full glossary, Daoism: A Beginner's Guide will prove invaluable not only to students, but also to general readers who wish to learn more about the origins and nature of a profound tradition, and about its role and relevance in our fast-moving 21st century existence.

The Hieroglyphic Bible - With four hunndred illustrations is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1870.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

"Geschichten die das JobCenter schrieb" ist eine Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten aus Sicht eines Behördenmitarbeiters. Hier beschreibt der Autor belastende, lustige oder zum Nachdenken animierende Situationen aus elf Jahren Berufserfahrung in diesem einzigartigen Berufsfeld. Die passende Lektüre um die eigene Sichtweise auf die Arbeit von JobCentern und Agentur für Arbeit etwas zu verändern.

This textbook introduces the theories and practical procedures used in planetary spacecraft navigation.

A startling look at one of this century's most influential philosophers, the book chronicles every stage of Foucault's personal and professional odyssey, from his early interest in dreams to his final preoccupation with sexuality and the nature of personal identity.

This textbook introduces the theories and practical procedures used in planetary spacecraft navigation.

UnAmerican Activities is the brilliantly imaginative and ferociously funny new novel by James Miller, comprised of 10 interlocking short stories which subvert and pay homage to American pop culture and genre fiction, exploring the conspiracy theories and violence the defines the American everyday through a series of deranged and desperate narrators.

Gives insight into the work of an English, twentieth century, master goldsmith. This book is of interest to those who can appreciate and is interested in the skills of a master goldsmith, and one who takes pleasure in including flora and fauna, made from precious metals, into many of his designs and finished pieces.

An essay that provides an introduction to the treatment of human existence and individuality in Marxist thought. It is primarily concerned with two related topics: the evaluation by Marxists of individual emancipation and their assessment of subjective factors in social theory.

On June 12, 1962, 60 young activists drafted a manifesto for their generation-The Port Huron Statement-that ignited a decade of dissent. Miller brings to life the hopes and struggles, the triumphs and tragedies, of the students and organizers who took the political vision of The Port Huron Statement to heart-and to the streets.

How and why has the city of Florence, one of the great treasure houses of western civilization, been reduced to little more than a Renaissance Disneyland for tourists?

Through two world wars, Scapa Flow was the main anchorage of the British Home Fleet. This text tells the story of Scapa through photographs that have been culled from collections in the Imperial War Museum and many other sources.