How does a country find itself ?at war over spelling? This book focuses on the linguistic history of a nation at the crossroads of Europe. Bermel explores the way various factors including linguistic theory, cultural authority, political ideology in the communist and post-communist era, and a long tradition of language intervention contributed in the late twentieth century to the formation of two diametrically opposing mindsets about Czech spelling and orthographic reform in general. The shifting power bases and strategies of the various players in the early 1990s receive a full treatment, as does the conscious and unconscious manipulation of metaphors about language and language planning in these struggles. Key features: There are other monographs on spelling reform, but this is the first book to focus on this specific topic. Draws on author's extensive research. Suited for coursesin language planning and reform, cultural studies, and history, especially that of transitional and post-communist states. Now available as an affordable paperback. "
This book focuses on a crucial juncture in the post-communist history of the Czech Republic, when an orthographic commission with a moderate reformist agenda found itself the focus of enormous public controversy.
'Gomes deserves praise for an excellent presentation and assessment of a large body of economic literature, and for incisive observations regarding history of thought and events.' - Lawrence H. Officer, EH.Net 'Leonard Gomes has written a masterful account of the history of the concept of free trade, its underpinnings in economic theory, the controversial implementation of free trade policies in the past two centuries. A distinctive feature of this book is its encompassing perspective on the history, economics, politics and ideology of free trade. Gomes examines how the economics of free trade was interpreted by the mercantilists, the classical and neoclassical economists, and the present-day "new trade theorists". After tracing the evolution of commercial policy through successive eras of freer trade and backlashes against it, Gomes concludes with a thoughtful analysis of the current meaning, benefits and costs of globalization. This readable and scholarly book is an ideal supplementary text for any course in trade theory.' - Andrea Maneschi, Vanderbilt University, US 'The book is an impressive scholarly contribution that draws important lessons from economic history and intellectual history for some crucial contemporary problems. It will immensely enrich the current debate on the role of international trade and globalisation.' - Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge, UK 'Leonard Gomes is the author of three splendid books on the history of international trade theory. In this new book, he brings his knowledge of economic history and the history of economic thought to bear on the current controversy over globalisation. With a masterly command of the literature, he sorts out the sense and nonsense of the great dispute between the Washington consensus and the global protesters.' - Mark Blaug, University of London, University of Buckingham, UK, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands The Economics and Ideology of Free Trade makes an important contribution to the debate on globalization by providing much needed intellectual and historical perspective on the issue of Free Trade versus Protection. The book does so by reviewing and integrating doctrinal history and past policy debates. Firstly the book deals with the doctrinal evolution of the economics of free trade from the mercantilists onwards (including the reaction against classical economics by Friedrich List and the American national economists). It then goes on to critically examine the debates, policies and events that mark over two centuries of fierce but intellectually stimulating controversy over free trade and protection (including the debate on the Corn Laws, the British Tariff Reform Controversy 1903, and Keynes on Protection). In this stimulating and highly informative volume, the author summarizes and encapsulates a vast amount of material in a singularly economical and succinct manner that will appeal to academics and students interested in the history of economic thought, international economics, economic history and also international relations.
A distinctive feature of this book is its encompassing perspective on the history, economics, politics and ideology of free trade.
A synthesis of cultural, business, gender and intellectual history, exploring how the negative image of America's petrol industry was created. It shows how this image helped shape policy toward the industry in ways that were sometimes at odds with the goals or reformers and the public interest.
Using the story of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company, this book reveals how the negative image of the American petroleum industry was created and how it shaped public policy in ways sometimes at odds with the goals of ...
Is ideology just a political pejorative term to stigmatise those whose politics are allegedly driven by faith rather than by critical thinking? Can we actually claim that we are free from ideological inclinations? Is discourse just the means of expression of a particular ideology? In order to clarify some misunderstandings about these two key concepts in the fields of social and political philosophy, political theory and cultural theory, this book traces their origins, discusses the ways in which they have been appropriated by Marxist and post-Marxist theorists, and examines the conceptual differences and similarities between them.
He distinguished the psychological Subject or Theme; the grammatical Subject or
Subject; and the logical Subject or Actor. ... The resources conferring coherence
and cohesion to the text, thus allowing the interpersonal and ideational
information to be introduced in it, ... This theoretical standpoint is more than
relevant to Critical Discourse Analysis: its detachment from a purely structural
approach and its ...
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