...This chapter draws together the themes and ideas from the book; situates the writers and their literary work transition by providing a contextual overview of the political, social, legal, artistic and literary culture during the current phase of transition; and offers some concluding thoughts...

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...The first chapter introduces the book’s main claim that transition involves the transformation of perception in dying. Transition appears to be the primary spiritual and emotional process, everything else (for instance, losing fear, finding acceptance, maturation, and the importance of family...

...This chapter examines issues related to the problem of “transition to communism” as framed by Vladimir Lenin in light of the current condition of class struggle. In particular, it discusses socialism and the times, the scheme, and the general model of revolutionary development; the debate...

...This chapter discusses one of South Africa's national narratives, its democratic transition in the 1990s, in relation to the notion of demonumentalizing—the act of providing a sense of national consciousness through monuments, museums, churches, and universities. The narrative...

... The Diary of an Undocumented Woman Lim Tŏksil Lim Tŏksil The Diary of an Undocumented Woman Kim Chaeguk There Is No South Korea There Is No South Korea Kim Chaeguk Kim Howung Chosŏn neitherness dual nationality the transition from socialism to capitalism everyday life privatization transnational...

...This essay discusses democratic transition in Tunisia from the perspective of secularization, addressing how secular and religious interests can act together. Atatürk Mustapha Kemal Brazil Chile democracy democratization France hard secularism India Indonesia Rawls John Secular Age...

...This introductory chapter details the strides made by Indonesia in achieving a rapid democratic transition compared to its fellow Islamic nations. As the world's most populous Islamic nation, it has somehow reconciled its primary religion with the ideals of democracy and achieved significant...

... contributed both to the erosion of the authoritarian regime and to the building of democracy by their actions and, as hypothesized, actually had a positive effect on eroding the authoritarian regime and supporting a democratic transition. These thinkers had remained in constant dialogue with other public...

...Chapter 5 examines how Japan and Korea responded to the Ming-Qing transition with the rise of Manchu (later the Qing empire) power. The chapter shows the clear links between the Qing empire’s “barbarian” identity and its strategic consequences for the making of hegemony. Japan and Korea’s responses...

...This book introduces a process-based, patient-centered approach to palliative care that substantiates an indication-oriented treatment and radical reconsideration of our transition to death. Drawing on decades of work with terminally ill cancer patients and a trove of research on near-death...

... Piketty ecological transition in the introduction we raised the question of the color of growth. Now, as we come to the end of our journey, we return to the color of capital. The central thread of our argument has been the introduction of a new factor, alongside labor and productive capital...

...This chapter offers a conceptual and empirical overview of the end of authoritarianism in Indonesia, the beginning of the democratic transition, and the possibilities of democratic consolidation. Indonesia's post-1998 political performance is addressed through the lens of Juan J. Linz and Alfred...

...This chapter examines questions arising from Vladimir Lenin’s theory of “transition to communism” in relation to proletarian dictatorship and interests of the working class. In The State and Revolution, Lenin’s main intention is to grasp the essential shift of the Russian...

...This chapter offers some conclusions regarding Vladimir Lenin’s theory of “transition to communism” as framed in The State and Revolution. It considers the so-called Marxism of the 1960s and its relation to Leninism, as well as the new Marxism’s discovery of the revolutionary...

... superpower or at least the potential successor to the United States as the strongest power in the Asia-Pacific region, the U.S.-China relationship falls into the category of a hegemonic transition. The good news is that the unique circumstances of current U.S.-China relations contain features that make...

... different groups and genres. A rare portrait of a people and place in transition, Wiles’s work contributes both to the study of literature and culture in Myanmar and to the general study of art under censorship....

...This chapter examines U.S.-China relations within what international relations scholars call “hegemonic transition.” Hegemonic transitions occur periodically through history and usually bring an increased risk of a major war. China's historical self-image impels the Chinese to aspire to regional...

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...Chapters 14 looks in greater depth at the energy aspects of the transition to a green economy. First, various energy transition models are discussed: the U.S. energy revolution driven by the large-scale exploitation of oil and gas shale is a very different option than the low-carbon strategy...