Michael Mann

Meg Gardiner

Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat, Collateral, Thief, Manhunter, and Miami Vice, teams up with Edgar Award-winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann’s first crime novel — an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat — an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the iconic film. Described by Michael Mann as both a prequel and sequel to the renowned, critically acclaimed film of the same name, HEAT 2 covers the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna (Oscar winner Al Pacino) and elite criminals Neil McCauley (Oscar winner Robert De Niro), Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), and Nate (Oscar winner Jon Voight), and features the same extraordinary ambition, scope, rich characterizations, and attention to detail as the epic film. This new story leads up to the events of the film and then moves beyond it, featuring new characters on both sides of the law, new high-line heists, and breathtakingly cinematic action sequences. Ranging from the streets of L.A. to the inner sancta of rival Taiwanese crime syndicates in Paraguay to a massive drug cartel money-laundering operation just over the border in Mexico, HEAT 2 illuminates the dangerous workings of international crime organizations and the agents who pursue them as it provides a full-blooded portrait of the men and women who inhabit both worlds. Operatic in scope, HEAT 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragic — a masterpiece of crime fiction from one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema.

A Novel

Heat 2

Ghostcloud

Immanuel Wallerstein

Randall Collins

Craig Calhoun

Georgi Derluguian

In Does Capitalism Have a Future?, a global quintet of distinguished scholars cut their way through to the question of whether our capitalist system can survive in the medium run. Despite the current gloom, conventional wisdom still assumes that there is no real alternative to capitalism. The authors argue that this generalization is a mistaken outgrowth of the optimistic nineteenth-century claim that human history ascends through stages to an enlightened equilibrium of liberal capitalism. All major historical systems have broken down in the end, and in the modern epoch several cataclysmic events-notably the French revolution, World War I, and the collapse of the Soviet bloc-came to pass when contemporary political elites failed to calculate the consequences of the processes they presumed to govern. At present, none of our governing elites and very few intellectuals can fathom a systemic collapse in the coming decades. While the book's contributors arrive at different conclusions, they are in constant dialogue with one another, and they construct a relatively seamless-if open-ended-whole. Written by five of world's most respected scholars of global historical trends, this ambitious book asks the most important of questions: are we on the cusp of a radical world historical shift?

Does Capitalism Have a Future?

This is the first part of a three-volume work on the nature of power in human societies. In it, Michael Mann identifies the four principal 'sources' of power as being control over economic, ideological, military, and political resources. He examines the interrelations between these in a narrative history of power from Neolithic times, through ancient Near Eastern civilisations, the classical Mediterranean age, and medieval Europe, up to just before the Industrial Revolution in England. Rejecting the conventional monolithic concept of a 'society', Dr. Mann's model is instead one of a series of overlapping, intersecting power networks. He makes this model operational by focusing on the logistics of power - how the flow of information, manpower, and goods is controlled over social and geographical space-thereby clarifying many of the 'great debates' in sociological theory. The present volume offers explanations of the emergence of the state and social stratification.

The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760

The Rise of Classes and Nation States, 1760-1914

The Sources of Social Power, Vol. 2

Studies in Political Sociology

States, War, and Capitalism

Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

Georgi Derleugian

In Does Capitalism Have a Future?, the prominent theorist Georgi Derleugian has gathered together a quintet of eminent macrosociologists to assess whether the capitalist system can survive.

A history of wars through the ages and across the world, and the irrational calculations that so often lie behind them Benjamin Franklin once said, “There never was a good war or a bad peace.” But what determines whether war or peace is chosen? Award-winning sociologist Michael Mann concludes that it is a handful of political leaders—people with emotions and ideologies, and constrained by inherited culture and institutions—who undertake such decisions, usually irrationally choosing war and seldom achieving their desired results. Mann examines the history of war through the ages and across the globe—from ancient Rome to Ukraine, from imperial China to the Middle East, from Japan and Europe to Latin and North America. He explores the reasons groups go to war, the different forms of wars, how warfare has changed and how it has stayed the same, and the surprising ways in which seemingly powerful countries lose wars. In masterfully combining ideological, economic, political, and military analysis, Mann offers new insight into the many consequences of choosing war.

On Wars

Michael Mann, l’un des plus grands cinéastes contemporains, fait une entrée fracassante dans le monde du polar avec un premier roman explosif qui raconte l’avant et l’après de son film iconique Heat. Chris Shiherlis, blessé et fiévreux, tente désespérément d’échapper au détective Vincent Hanna. Quelques heures plus tôt, Hanna a tué son complice Neil McCauley lors d’une fusillade sur la piste de l’aéroport. Il est maintenant déterminé à éliminer Chris, le dernier survivant du gang. Des rues de Los Angeles aux quartiers de la mafia taïwanaise du Paraguay, en passant par la frontière du Mexique, Heat 2 nous propulse jusqu’aux événements du film et au-delà. Dans une guerre sans merci. Jusqu’à la mort. Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Nicolas Ancion et Axelle Demoulin À propos des auteurs Michael Mann est un réalisateur, scénariste et producteur quatre fois nominé aux Oscars et deux fois lauréat d’un Emmy, et l’un des plus créatifs et des plus influents cinéastes américains. Mann a écrit, réalisé et produit de nombreux longs métrages, téléfilms et séries primés et acclamés par la critique. Récompensé de nombreux prix prestigieux, Mann vit à Los Angeles. Meg Gardiner est l’autrice de seize romans primés et acclamés par la critique. Ses thrillers sont des best-sellers aux États-Unis et à travers le monde, traduits dans plus de vingt langues. Ancienne avocate, présidente à deux reprises des Mystery Writers of America, Gardiner vit à Austin, au Texas. « C’est le meilleur polar de l’année – de loin, de très loin. On ne le lit pas. On le dévore. » François Forestier, L'OBS « Heat 2 est un roman brillant et captivant, aux personnages riches et réels, avec une narration forte : l’une des plus authentiques représentations de criminels et des flics qui les traquent que j’ai pu lire. » Don Winslow « Une prolongation de l'univers du film absolument exaltante, avec des détours par le Mexique, le Paraguay, le Vietnam et Las Vegas, et des décors à couper le souffle où l’on tire à balles réelles. » Rolling Stone « À lire absolument. » USA Today

Le premier roman de Michael Mann, suite du film Heat

Ute Fendler

Ana Sobral

Sebastian R. Prange

Georg Berkemer

Frank Schulze-Engler

Ineke Phaf-Rheinberger

Derek L. Elliot

Margret Frenz

The title of Beyond the Line refers to the imaginary "Line" drawn between North and South, a division established by the Peace Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis in 1559. This is an early modern time and Eurocentric construction, according to which the southern oceanic world has long been taken as symbol of expansionist philosophies and practices. An obvious motivation for changing this "Line" division is the growing influence of the "Global South" in the contemporary economic and political setting. However, another motivation for changing opinions in regard to the "Line" is equally important. We observe an emergent consciousness of the pivotal role of the oceanic world for human life. This requires the reformulation of former views and raises numerous questions. A diversity of connections comes to the mind, which demands the composition of a catalogue of case studies with an oceanic horizon. Through this operation, different problems are being linked together. Which problems encounter historians with their research on fishes in the archives? How to trace records about pirates of non-European descent in the Indian Ocean? Which role play the Oceans as mediators for labor migrations, not only of the Black Atlantic but also of people moving from Asia to Africa and vice versa? What do we know about workers on the oceans and their routes? When considering oceans as "contact zones," with which criteria can their influence in different literary texts be analyzed? Is it possible to study nationalisms taking into account these transoceanic relationships? And how do artists address these questions in their use of the media? Against the background of this catalogue of oceanic questions, "old" stories are told anew. Sometimes, their cultural stereotypes are recycled to criticize political and social situations. Or, in other cases, they are adopted for elaborating alternative options. In this sense, the contributions concentrate on countries like India, Kenya, Angola, or Brazil and cover different academic fields. A variety of objects and situations are explored, which have been and still are determinant for the construction of cultural narratives in view of the modified relationship with the geographically southern oceanic regions.

Cultural Narratives of the Southern Oceans

Beyond the Line

This book tells the story of the complete move in 1965/1966 of Alfred Bird and Sons Limited from central Birmingham to Banbury, in which a large proportion of the labour force was successfully transferred. Focusing on the relocation decision made by individual employees, the author also contributed to many varied areas of debate.

The Sociology of Relocation

Workers on the Move

Nesta grandiosa obra da Sociologia Histórica, Michael Mann distingue quatro fontes de poder nas sociedades humanas – ideológica, econômica, militar e política – e traça suas inter-relações ao longo da história. Por meio da reconstituição histórica da humanidade desde os seus primórdios na Mesopotâmia até o período atual marcado pela globalização, os quatro volumes que compõem este box tomam como base o conhecimento dos eventos da história para examinar as macroestruturas de poder sucessivas em que ocorreram disputas entre forças sociais que a transformaram até o presente.

As fontes do poder social - Caixa com 4 volumes

Este livro apresenta um modelo para explicar o desenvolvimento das relações de poder nas sociedades humanas, e então aplica-o à pré-história e também a boa parte da história humana. Essa foi uma empreitada recorrente entre os escritores do século XIX, mas no contexto acadêmico contemporâneo parece algo tremendamente ambicioso. Publicado pela primeira vez em 1986, esta nova edição do volume 1 inclui um novo prefácio do autor, examinando o impacto e o legado da obra.

Uma história do poder desde o início até 1760 d.C.

As fontes do poder social - Vol. 1

This comprehensive history of modern South Asia explores the historical development of the Subcontinent from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the present day from local and regional, as opposed to European, perspectives. Michael Mann charts the role of emerging states within the Mughal Empire, the gradual British colonial expansion in the political setting of the Subcontinent and shows how the modern state formation usually associated with Western Europe can be seen in some regions of India, linking Europe and South Asia together as part of a shared world history. This book looks beyond the Subcontinent’s post-colonial history to consider the political, economic, social and cultural development of Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as Sri Lanka and Nepal, and to examine how these developments impacted the region’s citizens. South Asia’s Modern History begins with a general introduction which provides a geographical, environmental and historiographical overview. This is followed by thematic chapters which discuss Empire Building and State Formation, Agriculture and Agro-Economy, Silviculture and Scientific Forestry, Migration, Circulation and Diaspora, Industrialisation and Urbanisation and Knowledge, Science, Technology and Power, demonstrating common themes across the decades and centuries. This book will be perfect for all students of South Asian history.

Thematic Perspectives

South Asia’s Modern History

Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat, Collateral, Thief, Manhunter, and Miami Vice, teams up with Edgar Award-winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann's first crime novel -- an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat -- an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the iconic film. Described by Michael Mann as both a prequel and sequel to the renowned, critically acclaimed film of the same name, HEAT 2 covers the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna (Oscar winner Al Pacino) and elite criminals Neil McCauley (Oscar winner Robert De Niro), Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), and Nate (Oscar winner Jon Voight), and features the same extraordinary ambition, scope, rich characterizations, and attention to detail as the epic film. This new story leads up to the events of the film and then moves beyond it, featuring new characters on both sides of the law, new high-line heists, and breathtakingly cinematic action sequences. Ranging from the streets of L.A. to the inner sancta of rival Taiwanese crime syndicates in Paraguay to a massive drug cartel money-laundering operation just over the border in Mexico, HEAT 2 illuminates the dangerous workings of international crime organizations and the agents who pursue them as it provides a full-blooded portrait of the men and women who inhabit both worlds. Operatic in scope, HEAT 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragic -- a masterpiece of crime fiction from one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema.

Het vervolg op de hitfilm Heat: topspanning van een prijswinnend thrillerschrijfster en een bekroond filmmaker. Michael Mann, producent met diverse Oscarnominaties en schrijver-regisseur van Heat en Miami Vice, keert samen met thrillerschrijver Meg Gardiner terug naar de wereld en personages van zijn blockbusterfilm Heat. Heat 2 is zowel een prequel als vervolg op de veelgeprezen film, maar dan in boekvorm. Het verhaal gaat over de vormende jaren van rechercheur Vincent Hanna en over elitecriminelen Neil McCauley, Chris Shiherlis en Nate. Het grijpt terug op eerdere gebeurtenissen en gaat daarna verder met nieuwe personages aan beide kanten van de wet, spectaculaire overvallen en filmische actiescènes. In deze thriller staat de gevaarlijke werking van internationale misdaadorganisaties centraal: van de straten van Los Angeles en misdaadsyndicaten in Paraguay tot een witwasoperatie van drugskartels in Mexico. ‘Eindelijk, na meer dan 25 jaar krijgt Michael Manns Heat een vervolg. Niet een filmvervolg, maar wel een boek. Regisseur Michael Mann was ooit verantwoordelijk voor het uiterst geliefde Heat uit 1995, met onder meer Al Pacino, Robert De Niro en Val Kilmer. Daarna verschenen nog enkele topfilms van Mann.’ Filmtotaal 'Michael Mann maakt zijn debuut als romanschrijver met een literair vervolg op zijn legendarische misdaadfilm Heat. Het boek, getiteld Heat 2, ligt dit najaar in de schappen. De actiefilm uit 1995 was het eerste optreden van Pacino en De Niro samen op het scherm en werd al snel een hit.’ Entertainmenthoek

Harald Fischer-Tiné

A fresh and stimulating examination of the ideology, programmes, expressions and consequences of the British 'civilizing mission' in South Asia.

Cultural Ideology in British India

Colonialism as Civilizing Mission

The Canadian Rebellions 1837-1839

A Particular Duty

Das ökonomische System des Kapitalismus wird kollabieren, weil negative Konjunkturzyklen und politische Krisen zusammentreffen und Wachstum an Grenzen stößt. Umweltkrisen werden den Kapitalismus massiv unter Druck setzen, ebenso wie globale Machtkämpfe und der Kampf um Ressourcen. Die Mittelklassen werden ihre Arbeit an IT-Services verlieren und nicht mehr so konsumieren können wie heute. Eine wichtige Frage wird sein, ob eine internationale politische Steuerung den Marktliberalismus wird beeinflussen können. Fünf herausragende Sozialforscher diskutieren in diesem Buch die Optionen wirtschaftlicher und sozialer Entwicklung in den nächsten 30 Jahren. Historische Systemumbrüche und gegenwärtige Machtverhältnisse im Blick, entwerfen sie fünf Zukunftsszenarien für das 21. Jahrhundert und führen ihre Ergebnisse in einer Synthese zusammen.

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