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"Just war" TheoryJapan; Exceptionalism; The Sword and the Lotus; Monks and War; Sugimoto; Zen, the State and a "just war"; China; The Tao of Slaughter; Violent Imagery; Chinese Buddhism and the Korean War; India; Violence in Indian Buddhism; Ashoka; Reverberations: Violence in Indian Buddhism Today; Tibet; Born of Violence and Violent Still; Thailand; Buddhist Apocalypse; Military Monk; Sri Lanka; Mongolia; Et Tu, United States?; Final Thoughts; Chapter Eight: War as Love; Abraham's Curse; Love, War and Sacrifice in the 21st Century; America: A Case Study in Sacred Violence

This unsettling book reviews specific instances of 'holy war' as proposed in the holy books of the major faith traditions, and illustrates how bellicose, war-like language is used to explain the spiritual quest. The author proposes that this intermingling of war and spirituality prepares the population for the coming of war. War as spiritual practice appears inevitable, due to this religio-violent education which is woven through all faith traditions. The institutional blending of the sacred and human aggression appear to be fundamental to human society. The second section of the book particu.

"Mervin Block offers timeless advice, guiding both new and seasoned professionals thorough the essentials of writing for the ear. Initially written for working newspeople, this book is now widely accepted as the professional handbook for broadcast newswriters, editors, producers, anchors and news directors. Interns, too."--[book cover]

Socialist Review Book Award, Socialist Review, 1987This volume makes available in one place a complete statement of Fred Block's perspective for students and participants in the ongoing debate on state theory. His substantial Introduction serves as an intellectual autobiography in which he assesses the field-including the theories of Domhoff, Poulantzas, and Skocpoland situates his own work within it. Block also discusses his relationship to different strands of Marxism.In his analysis of the relationship between business and the state, Block argues that while business interests have far mor

"This book describes the life of the enlisted man aboard a Farragut class destroyer during the pre-war years; the war preparation period in 1941; and the wartime years. It features first-person narrations collected from interviews and correspondence with the remaining Farragut class destroyer sailors, and describes the Farragut class destroyers, five which survived the war"--Provided by publisher

Family firms are commonly assumed to be more long-term oriented than comparable non-family firms. Joern Block analyzes this phenomenon in more detail and investigates whether and under which conditions family firms pursue more long-term oriented strategies than other firms. Dr. Joern Block is a researcher at the Schöller Chair in Technology and Innovation Management at Technische Universität München. His research focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship, and family firms.

Wie die Weisen aus dem Morgenland dem Stern folgten und den Heiland fanden, so können die Sterne auch heute Menschen zum Glauben an Gott weisen. Sterne beim Namen nennen und Gott als den Schöpfer preisen: Angesichts des Sternenhimmels zeigt sich, dass Naturwissenschaft und Glaube Partner sind, zwei Seiten einer Medaille. Detlev Block bietet vielfältigen Stoff - sachlich, besinnlich, in Prosa und Lyrik -, mit dem Glaubenskurse, Veranstaltungen zum Thema Schöpfung oder Sternenmeditationen gestaltet werden können.