Welcome to whalesong.net. Essay: The Anti-Immigrant Movement. World Statistics, Country Comparisons. Third Coast International Audio Festival :: All You Need is a (Separation Barrier) The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written (book) The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today (1998) is a book of intellectual history written by Martin Seymour-Smith, a British poet, critic, and biographer.[1] The list includes the books such as Upanishads, Hebrew Bible, I Ching, Kabbalah, Candide and The World as Will and Idea.
See also[edit] References[edit] Jump up ^ Seymour-Smith, Martin (1998). The 100 most influential books ever written : the history of thought from ancient times to today. Secaucus, N.J.: Carol Publ. Group. Bob Dylan and the NECLC. An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. Gallery. Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization. Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Audio version read by George Atherton – Right-click to download I’m sipping a scummy pint of cloudy beer in the back of a trendy dive bar turned nightclub in the heart of the city’s heroin district. In front of me stand a gang of hippiesh grunge-punk types, who crowd around each other and collectively scoff at the smoking laws by sneaking puffs of “fuck-you,” reveling in their perceived rebellion as the haggard, staggering staff look on without the slightest concern.
The “DJ” is keystroking a selection of MP3s off his MacBook, making a mix that sounds like he took a hatchet to a collection of yesteryear billboard hits, from DMX to Dolly Parton, but mashed up with a jittery techno backbeat. “So… this is a hipster party?” “Yeah, just look around you, 99 percent of the people here are total hipsters!” “Are you a hipster?” “Offensive?” Keffiyeh. Iraqi man photographed in 2003 wearing keffiyeh. The keffiyeh or kufiya (Arabic: كوفية kūfiyyah, meaning "from the city of Kufa" (الكوفه); plural كوفيات kūfiyyāt), also known as a ghutrah (غُترَة), shemagh (شماغ), ḥaṭṭah (حَطّة), mashadah (مَشَدة), chafiye (Persian: چَفیِه) or cemedanî (Kurdish: جه مه داني), is a traditional Middle Eastern headdress fashioned from a square scarf, usually made of cotton.
It is typically worn by Arabs and also some Kurds. It is commonly found in arid regions as it provides protection from sunburn, dust and sand. Its distinctive standard woven checkered pattern may have originated in an ancient Mesopotamian representation of either fishing nets or ears of grain,[1] but the true origin of the pattern remains unknown. The keffiyeh has been worn by Arabs residing in regions in North Africa, Arabia, Jordan and Iraq for over a century. Varieties and variations[edit] The keffiyeh, especially the all-white keffiyeh, is also known as the ghutrah. Ordinary keffiyeh. Susan George (political scientist)
American-French political and social scientist, activist and writer Throughout her career, Susan George has been an antiwar activist as well as criticising what she saw as acts of corporate greed. [citation needed] At a time when women were not often allowed places of power in any organizational hierarchy, George established herself as a leader in the anti-hunger movement. [citation needed] How the Other Half Dies. In the book, George examines and disputes two popular ideas: first, that there is not enough food, and second, that the world is over-populated. She argues that the planet could easily feed its present population and many more. She also insists that the problem is not climate change and that food technology will not provide the solution. George instead believes that the problem is that world food supply is controlled by the wealthy elite and that the poor have no say on the terms of trade that keep them hungry.[1] The title is a parody of Jacob Riis's book How the Other Half Lives.
References[edit] External links[edit] How the Other Half Dies, available for free download at Transnational Institute. Slam. SoundCloud on SoundCloud.