Hard Times

Hard TimesSet in an industrial city in Northern England during the Victorian era, Thomas Gradgrind, a wealthy and retired man, devotes his life to the rationalist philosophy, and raises his children, Louisa and Tom, to never engage in any imaginative activity. The two grow up feeling confused, like something is missing in their lives, yet are unable figure out what exactly that is and affected differently by their upbringing. Louisa struggles to feel joy, and

He presents a self capable of generating coherence amidst ethnic conflicts and the environmental crisis

the trains are full and the buses are no longer running

Carter examines five arts (or "ways" in Japan): the martial art of aikido

Among the contributors to this volume are E

SME or start-up

These ethical issues signal the possible occurrence of criticism from stakeholders

and from conventional power and renewable energy to nuclear power and mining

Since 1980 Richard Steier has had a unique vantage point to observe the gains

which has experienced significant consolidation across all echelons

vital testament

Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan argues that “we” is not a collective to belong to or be excluded from

Discusses race-conscious jury selection and highlights strategies for achieving racially mixed juries