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This article proposes a new interpretation of Tocqueville's thought, one that focuses on his account of religious psychology. From his observations of America, Tocqueville concludes that human beings have a natural hope for immortality—a hope that is driven by a paradoxical but ineradicable desire to affirm and forget oneself simultaneously. Tocqueville formulates this insight as a critique of the Enlightenment thinkers who laid the foundations for liberal democracy; I argue that he crafts his "new political science" to provide healthy outlets for the religious hopes whose existence these thinkers largely denied and whose anomalous presence in the United States has accordingly led to unforeseen dangers. Tocqueville's analysis not only helps us understand and begin to remedy those dissatisfactions that characterize democracy today but it also reveals his theoretical depth, political moderation, and sober assessment of our moral psychology in a way not seen before.

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Terms and Translations -- Introduction: A Different Kind of War -- 1 Foundations: A Just War Analysis of the War against al-Qaeda -- 2 Traditions: The Moral Constraints of War in Islam -- 3 Narratives: Al-Qaeda's Dual Nature -- 4 Tactics: Al-Suri and al-Qaeda's Model of War -- 5 Counter-narratives: Moderate Muslim Voices and a Debate within the Tradition -- Conclusion: Operationalizing Counter-narratives in the War against al-Qaeda -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- About the Author.

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This essay is an attempt at thinking through Wittgenstein's philosophy in order to clarify some aspects of what people call "religion." Central to it is an exploration of the polarity between belief and practice and an attempt to reframe that polarity in terms of the mutually interconnected processes of being and learning. It seeks to address the old question of persuadability, of what makes for conviction and effective critique, particularly in relation to faith in God and in "another world." It then attempts to apply Wittgenstein's insights to fundamental disagreements in the Islamic tradition over the proper understanding of apparently contradictory representations of God in the Qurʾan. Finally, it takes up the question of what Wittgenstein called "the craving for generality," and thus the part abstraction plays in the progressive thrust of our secular, capitalist form of life.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "One Indian and a negroe, the first thes ilands ever had" -- 2. "Joyne interchangeably in a laborious bodily service" -- 3. "Ye are of one body and members one of another" -- 4. "Extravasat blood" -- 5. "Makinge a tumult in the congregation" -- 6. "Those bloody people who did use most horrible crueltie" -- 7. "To bee among the praying Indians" -- 8. "In consideration for his raising her in the christian faith" -- 9. "Abominable mixture and spurious issue" -- 10. "Sensured to be whipped uppon a lecture daie" -- 11. "If any white woman shall have a child by any negroe or other slave" -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author

"The NORA National Public Safety Sector Agenda is a strategic framework to ensure progress and track accomplishments through 2016 on priority occupational safety and health issues. The agenda includes sets of goals for four public safety industries, including law enforcement. Law Enforcement Strategic Goals: 1) Evaluate existing information sources that may be enhanced or expanded to conduct occupational safety and health surveillance; 2) Reduce traumatic injuries and fatalities from vehicle collisions by 15%; 3) Reduce injury and death from criminal assaults by 10%; 4) Reduce cardiovascular disease disabilities and fatalities by 15%. This fact sheet provides a synopsis of the Law Enforcement goals established by the NORA Public Safety Sector Council." - NIOSHTIC-2 ; "January 2011" - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2011-134/ ; At head of title: "Public Safety Sector: Occupational Safety and Health Priorities for the Second Decade of NORA." ; "The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) is a partnership program to stimulate innovative research and improve workplace practices. Unveiled in 1996, NORA has become a framework for guiding occupational safety and health research in the nation. Diverse stakeholders collaborate to identify the most critical issues in the workplace, and work together to develop goals, objectives, and an implementation plan for addressing these issues. Law enforcement agencies, professional associations, labor unions, research organizations, and government agencies are encouraged to build partnerships to help reduce the risk of occupational injury and illness among law enforcement personnel." ; Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (702 KB, 2 p.).

By tracking the political evolution of such influential leaders as Patrick Buchanan, Michael Novak, Pat Robertson, and Jerry Falwell, and importantly their constituencies, Heineman reveals the profoundly religious nature of contemporary conservatism. His book offers look at the social history of moral politics over the last three decades and the still-tremorous aftershocks of the New Deal.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE: WHEN SPEECH WAS NOT FREE -- The Tyranny Left Behind -- Religious Persecution in Europe -- Suppression of Political Speech and Writing -- Religious Persecution Follows to the New World -- A Fettered Press Keeps Liberty at Bay -- The Zenger Case -- CHAPTER TWO: THE FIGHT FOR A BILL OF RIGHTS -- The American Colonies Break Free -- Forging a New Kind of Government -- Individual Rights: An Elusive Vision -- The Ratification Battle -- The Birth of the First Amendment -- CHAPTER THREE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THE PRESS -- Early Implementation -- The Scope and Limits of Free Speech -- The Press Challenges Its Boundaries -- Freedom from Prior Restraint -- Shield Laws -- Limits on Broadcasting -- CHAPTER FOUR: FREEDOM OF RELIGION, PETITION, AND ASSEMBLY -- Religious Freedom: An Ongoing Discussion -- Assembly and Petition: The People's Right to Challenge the Government -- Freedom of Petition -- Freedom of Assembly -- A Work in Progress -- The State of First Amendment Freedoms Today -- AMENDMENTS TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION -- Proposed but Unratified Amendments -- GLOSSARY -- FOR MORE INFORMATION -- Web Sites -- FOR FURTHER READING -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- About the Author -- Photo Credits

Stereotypes are beliefs about groups of people. Some examples, taken from human rights case law, are the notions that 'Roma are thieves', 'women are responsible for childcare', and 'people with a mental disability are incapable of forming political opinions'. Increasingly, human rights monitoring bodies - including the European and inter-American human rights courts, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - voice concerns about stereotyping and warn States not to enforce harmful stereotypes. Human rights bodies thus appear to be starting to realise what social psychologists discovered a long time ago: that stereotypes underlie inequality and discrimination. Despite their relevance and their legal momentum, however, stereotypes have so far received little attention from human rights law scholars. This volume is the first one to broadly analyse stereotypes as a human rights issue. The scope of the book includes different stereotyping grounds - such as race, gender, and disability. Moreover, this book examines stereotyping approaches across a broad range of supranational human rights monitoring bodies, including the United Nations human rights treaty system as well as the regional systems that are most developed when it comes to addressing stereotypes: the Council of Europe and the inter-American system