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Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company (1868)
Eduard Douwes Dekker; Multatuli
Literary Licensing, LLC
2014
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Max Havelaar: Or The Coffee Auctions Of The Dutch Trading Company is a novel written by Multatuli and first published in 1868. The book is a fictionalized account of the author's experiences as an assistant-resident in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during the mid-19th century. The story follows the character Max Havelaar, a Dutch civil servant who is appointed to a post in the Javanese district of Lebak. Havelaar is a man of high moral principles who is determined to expose the corruption and exploitation of the local people by the Dutch colonial authorities and their native collaborators. He is met with resistance and hostility from his superiors and colleagues, who are more interested in maintaining their own power and wealth. The novel is a critique of colonialism and capitalism, and it exposes the hypocrisy and injustice of the Dutch colonial system. It also explores themes of love, loyalty, and betrayal, as Havelaar struggles to balance his duty to his country and his conscience. The book is written in a complex and innovative style, with multiple narrators and a non-linear structure. It also includes satirical elements, such as the character of Droogstoppel, a coffee trader who represents the greed and narrow-mindedness of the Dutch bourgeoisie. Max Havelaar: Or The Coffee Auctions Of The Dutch Trading Company is considered a masterpiece of Dutch literature and a seminal work of colonial and postcolonial studies. It has been translated into many languages and has influenced writers and thinkers around the world. The book's impact on Dutch society was so significant that it is credited with inspiring reforms in the colonial administration and the birth of the Dutch labor movement.This Is A New Release Of The Original 1868 Edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Max Weber and Charles Peirce: At the Crossroads of Science, Philosophy, and Culture shows that a relational conception of science is implicit in Max Weber’s reflections on scientific inquiry as a bridge between the Geisteswissenschaften (soft sciences) and Naturwissenschaften (hard sciences). Because he is not a trained philosopher, Weber does not have the precise philosophical language in which to articulate his ideas clearly. Consequently, his relational vision of science remains obscure. Basit Bilal Koshul brings clarity and precision to Weber’s insights using the pragmaticist philosophy of Charles Peirce. He makes explicit the phenomenology, semiotics, and logic that are implicit in Weber’s methodological writings and translates them into Peircean terms. Since Peirce explicitly offers his philosophy of science as a critique of the modern divide between the humanistic and natural sciences and of the divide between religion and science, this translation has a double effect. It clarifies Weber’s insights on the methodology of scientific inquiry, and it extends the reparative force of these insights into the larger culture of which science is one part. The reconstruction of Weber’s relational conception of science along the lines of Peirce’s pragmaticism, in turn, reveals that Weber’s work points toward deep affinities between religion and science. Given the fact that the same phenomenology, semiotics, and logic that underpin Peirce’s philosophy of science are also at the root of his philosophy of religion, we can begin to appreciate the fact that Weber’s work makes an important contribution to bridging the divide between religion and science. In providing models that bridge divides and move towards complementary relationships, Weber and Peirce not only help us to better understand disenchantment as the fate of our times, but also offer uniquely valuable resources to reach for cultural horizons that lie beyond it.
Max's Guide to Flora & Fauna: Epic Battles with Nature
Dan "max" Mayhew
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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The greatest worry in Max' life is making mortgage payments on his Upper West Side apartment. Until girlfriend Lydia's "stroke-thingy." And the sudden appearance - usurping Lydia's energy and physical presence - of Rob, a young man transplanted from the Jazz Age.How did Rob come to be resurrected through Lydia? Can Max keep the Lydia-Rob secret limited to his small circle? And why is there no record of Rob's death a century ago?
Max the Troll: The Quest for Mist
Kris Lokken
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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Max the Troll is a fairly young and quite small troll who longs to leave the fjord, and he thinks he will be the first troll from his troll cave to do so. But he has forgotten about Mist, the young girl troll who, a thousand years before, ended up on a Viking boat by accident and sailed away, no one knows where. Now the time has come to find Mist and bring her home, and Max the Troll has been chosen for the quest. From his home on the fjord in the North he will have to travel to the South, to a peninsula in the middle of the Middle Sea.
Max Johnny has a secret.Will tonight be his salvation or his ultimate ruin?Famous author, Max Johnny is now down and out drinking away his sorrows in a local New York City bar. A devastating secret keeps him locked in the past until one night when an assortment of characters will push him to the breaking point.
Max & Joey Buddy Detectives: The Case of the Hit & Run Driver
Glo Jenkins Brown
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Max and the battle of the Metanor: You are about to be suck into the edventure of Max and the battle of the Metanor.Prepare for the wizardry, action,
Xavier Rimpel Cer
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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Max wants Colby to join him in a fun adventure playing in the snowy woods. But Colby does not want to leave the safety of their yard, and he tries hard to convince his best friend to stay with him. Will Max listen to Colby? There is a crisis in the backyard
Max the Helicopter Falls Asleep
Stephanie Lanier
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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Soul Therapy: a collection of works inspired by the life of Max Lit
Max Lit
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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The first book in the children's fantasy series - Max Hamby.Twelve-year-old Max Hamby lives quiet life just outside of town in the small community of Pleasant Seas and that's just the way he likes it... until the day he crashes into an odd exhibit at the local museum.Strange things begin to happen and even stranger people want Max all to themselves.It begins with the disappearance of his mother and a mysterious text message that takes him to the edge of the Downs; a dark forest where no one dares to go.He'll need to get past his eccentric neighbor first, but she has her own plan and reveals more than he ever thought possible.These new discoveries take him to Merrihaven and a land filled with unbelievable creatures, magic and a longstanding battle for power. Someone has resurrected the Shadowstone to free the evil imprisoned inside. With the help of some unlikely allies, Max must summon the courage to find seven magical stones to save his mother before it's too late.