Martin Kay

Kalte Spuren

Imperium der Schatten

Vampir-Gothic

This book urges respect for solitary dissent rather than censure. It equips a wide audience to understand what previously seemed unimaginable, much less comprehensible. It shows the reader how to reach beyond those first conclusions and into the heart of the matter. The lone voice explains that something has been hidden away, something which the individual now dissenting can no longer acquiesce in. It raises the possibility that more may be seriously wrong. Those who need to understand range from academics, to researchers, to managers, to elected representatives, to journalists. We all have an interest in knowing not just what has gone wrong but also why this person, and no other, decided they could take no more. If we are to correct a bad situation, rather than just patch it up, we need clarity at every level of the individual’s deepening unease. The book uses four case studies (two in Ireland, one in UK, all on the record, and one authoritative biography of a well-known Italian personality), to demonstrate an approach to analyzing solitary dissent. The methods used are academic but, in the way they are presented, certainly intelligible to the lay-reader. Indeed, the author (who is one of the case studies) writes with a degree of affection for his two authorities, Michel Foucault and Anthony Giddens, which is engaging, anything but formal, but no less authoritative for that. Another persuasive output of the book is the resonance of solitary dissent with Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialism which is also analysed. The Solitary Voice of Dissent is limited by the extent to which the author has been able to delve into the personal privacy of the case studies offered. With commendable detachment, he is able to examine his own experience; and the biography he has selected allows a similarly deep investigation into the fourth case study. While each personality investigated was male, the author also identifies certain contemporary female dissenters. This is an area increasingly impacting upon the public’s awareness but which no-one has written about before. If we are to mend our society, we need to start a conversation. A wide audience will wish to follow it.

Using Foucault and Giddens to Understand an Existential Moment

The Solitary Voice of Dissent

Dario Vandis

Bei Ausgrabungsarbeiten in Israel wird ein Kokon aus dem Erdreich geborgen und zur Untersuchung nach Tel Aviv gebracht. Die Wissenschaftler trauen ihren Augen nicht, als sie einen bewußtlosen, aber zweifellos lebendigen Menschen darin vorfinden. Durch den geheimnisvollen Fund alarmiert, macht sich Dorian Hunter auf den Weg nach Israel. Aber das unheimliche Wesen aus dem Kokon ist bereits erwacht ... Der 37. Band der legendären Serie um den "Dämonenkiller" Dorian Hunter. - "Okkultismus, Historie und B-Movie-Charme - ›Dorian Hunter‹ und sein Spin-Off ›Das Haus Zamis‹ vermischen all das so schamlos ambitioniert wie kein anderer Vertreter deutschsprachiger pulp fiction." Kai Meyer enthält die Romane: 168: "Spuren der Vergangenheit" 169: "Ein Engel erwacht" 170: "Engelszorn" 171: "Duell der Schemen"

Dorian Hunter 37 - Engelszorn

Dorian Hunter 37. Engelszorn

Seltsame Ereignisse verändern das Leben in Cashel, einem einsamen Dorf im Westen Südirlands. Gehen die unheilvollen Einflüsse von der alten Burgruine abseits des Dorfes aus, in der es Gerüchten zufolge schon seit vielen Jahrhunderten spuken soll? Dorian Hunter spürt den rätselhaften Hinweisen nach und gerät in einen tödlichen Teufelskreis aus Magie und Aberglaube. Der 39. Band der legendären Serie um den "Dämonenkiller" Dorian Hunter. - "Okkultismus, Historie und B-Movie-Charme - ›Dorian Hunter‹ und sein Spin-Off ›Das Haus Zamis‹ vermischen all das so schamlos ambitioniert wie kein anderer Vertreter deutschsprachiger pulp fiction." Kai Meyer enthält die Romane: 176: "Die Rückkehr des Vollstreckers" 177: "Versammlung der Dämonen" 178: "Weltenvernichter" 179: "Tod eines Engels"

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