American society may be hostile to the thought of ideologies, but it possesses a sophisticated but little understood ability to engage in deep conflicts over political ideas, while at the same time reducing adversarial positions to legitimate derivatives of American history and development. The study asks how this occurs; how the sources, traditions and usages of core ideas and their derivative compounds animate political discourse and structure the basis of political conflict; and how it is possible to sustain a high incidence of competitive value-laden argument and principled political...
American society may be hostile to the thought of ideologies, but it possesses a sophisticated but little understood ability to engage in deep conflic...
On a cold dark Seattle street, a thief breaks into The Night Shanghai, an antique store featuring priceless Asian artifacts. But this mysterious place is more than he bargained for, and his burglary sets off a chain of events that draws other people to The Night Shanghai-a woman on the verge of divorce, a Latin man hiding a secret, a pastor fighting a crisis of faith. These and several others will find solace and a new strength within this magical store and with its proprietor, the beautiful Lily Wu. Welcome to a world of magic and mystery. Welcome to a world that beckons your soul. Welcome...
On a cold dark Seattle street, a thief breaks into The Night Shanghai, an antique store featuring priceless Asian artifacts. But this mysterious place...
