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The Taboo Dictionary: Forbidden Ground A to Z
A social science dictionary of 1,303 entries that questions established beliefs cloaked in forms of institutionalized life – the linked functions of family, religion, economy, and state. The spirit of the provocateur is felt throughout an analysis that is a mix of observations, interpreted by the social sciences, religious and philosophical views to give meaning to paradoxes and dysfunctions created by their own devices forming barriers to the realization of policies improving the human condition. Yet the lust for power, the vice of disingenuous ambitions and motives of personages, and institutional actors, they remain sources of failed governance – its latest form, a corporatist state that functions on engineered problems designed to feed the prison, military, and surveillance industrial complexes.
940 pages, Paperback
First published July 28, 2016
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About the author
Hubert Kleinpeter
2 booksHubert Kleinpeter, PhD, is a teacher and author of social science studies. He resides in East Asia and works on projects related to human development. He has published several books on civilization, the human condition, ethical reasoning, and open-source knowledge.
Hard copy books available at retail outlets. Free electronic copies as open-source knowledge available at the Mantis Institute: http://mantisinstitute.org
He is an advocate for teaching ethical governance and practices and encouraging the production of open-source knowledge as foundational to peaceful human progress.
A credentialed education expert holding model teacher awards issued by the Ministry of Education, Xinzhou, Shanxi, China. Appointed at the rank of expert in the public school system; assigned to Fanting High School (山西范亭中学), the mother school (母校). Educated in Sino-pedagogies, culture (文化), language (语言), and calligraphy (书法). Duties: teacher, faculty advisor and creator of cross-cultural pedagogies.
From Key Biscayne, Miami Florida; attended public, private-secular, and Episcopal schools. Apprenticed in the automotive and boat building industries while earning a General Education Degree (GED), followed by Miami-Dade Community College, and Florida State University.
Additional Occupation: boatwright and yard manager supervising repairs and marine salvage. Returned to Florida State University, earned two graduate degrees and began a career in higher education and private practice, while remaining a key principal in a boatyard operation.
Hard copy books available at retail outlets. Free electronic copies as open-source knowledge available at the Mantis Institute: http://mantisinstitute.org
He is an advocate for teaching ethical governance and practices and encouraging the production of open-source knowledge as foundational to peaceful human progress.
A credentialed education expert holding model teacher awards issued by the Ministry of Education, Xinzhou, Shanxi, China. Appointed at the rank of expert in the public school system; assigned to Fanting High School (山西范亭中学), the mother school (母校). Educated in Sino-pedagogies, culture (文化), language (语言), and calligraphy (书法). Duties: teacher, faculty advisor and creator of cross-cultural pedagogies.
From Key Biscayne, Miami Florida; attended public, private-secular, and Episcopal schools. Apprenticed in the automotive and boat building industries while earning a General Education Degree (GED), followed by Miami-Dade Community College, and Florida State University.
Additional Occupation: boatwright and yard manager supervising repairs and marine salvage. Returned to Florida State University, earned two graduate degrees and began a career in higher education and private practice, while remaining a key principal in a boatyard operation.
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October 27, 2016
Provocative social science dictionary on the realities of modern society that questions established beliefs cloaked in forms of institutionalized life – the linked functions of family, religion, economy, and state. The spirit of the provocateur is felt throughout an analysis that is a mix of observations, interpreted by the social sciences, religious and philosophical views to give meaning to paradoxes and dysfunctions created by their own devices forming barriers to the realization of policies improving the human condition. Yet the lust for power, the vice of disingenuous ambitions and motives of personages, and institutional actors, they remain sources of failed governance – its latest form, a corporatist state that functions on engineered problems designed to feed the prison, military, and surveillance industrial complexes
September 29, 2016
A social science dictionary of 1,303 entries that questions established beliefs cloaked in forms of institutionalized life – the linked functions of family, religion, economy, and state. The spirit of the provocateur is felt throughout an analysis that is a mix of observations, interpreted by the social sciences, religious and philosophical views to give meaning to paradoxes and dysfunctions created by their own devices forming barriers to the realization of policies improving the human condition. Yet the lust for power, the vice of disingenuous ambitions and motives of personages, and institutional actors, they remain sources of failed governance – its latest form, a corporatist state that functions on engineered problems designed to feed the prison, military, and surveillance industrial complexes
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