The idea that a feudal bond could be bought or sold was repugnant to the ruling class.All the same, the practice of alienation of rights to the land had been going on in England for some centuries.A tenant who was accepted in homage by the lord could "subinfeudate" to one or more under tenants.…
In this new society the self-alienation would end, and humans would be free to act without being bound by the labour market.It would be a democratic society, enfranchising the entire population.…
For a while Mike loses himself in this closed little world but in the end seems to become disenchanted with its narrowness.The overall tone of the book is very much one of disappointment and alienation.The pivotal event is the death of the enigmatic "Sanky" who falls 30 feet from the 5b crux of a climb he has soloed without difficulty many times in the past.…
Ballantine's other works include short stories and creative nonfiction essays, as well as his memoir, Love & Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere.Much of his work features themes of American alienation and lives-in-transit.In Love & Terror these themes, alongside his expressive self-awareness, are expanded as Ballantine sets down roots in Chadron, Nebraska and begins to investigate the disappearance of a local professor.…
This deprived them of the benefits of royalties from mining, oil and gas, or forestry (stumpage) within their boundaries.This was a major source of Western alienation at the time.In New France land was settled according to the seigneurial system, which was similar to the type of late feudalism practised in France at the time, and land was divided into long strip lots running back from the riverfront.…
He wrote four novels: Izdajice (1961, Traitors), Kratki izlet (1965, Short Excursion), Luka (1976, Harbour) and Drugi ljudi na mjesecu (1978, Other People on the Moon), as well as short stories, theatre and radio plays and poems.He wrote novels under the influence of existentialism, about the alienation of modern man.…
Local, regional and national traditions provide the opportunity for communities to retain their individuality with the advance of globalisation.Through tradition we can preserve our sense of identity and counteract social alienation.People must have the freedom to maintain their traditions.…
The artificial, impersonal public opinion created by propaganda is absorbed by the individual and he becomes filled with its conviction.When he is fully integrated in the social group and can no longer distinguish between himself and society than he has reached total alienation.In this process, the individual's personal inclinations lead to participation in the collective where he loses control and submits to external impulses.…
Il grido (The Outcry, 1957) was a return to working class stories, depicting a factory worker and his daughter.Each of these stories is about social alienation.In Le Amiche (1955), Antonioni experimented with a radical new style: instead of a conventional narrative, he presented a series of apparently disconnected events, and he used long takes as part of his film making style.…
Such feelings were perhaps strongest in the West.Other reasons for western alienation are more plainly regional in nature.To many westerners, Trudeau's policies seemed to favour other parts of the country, especially Ontario and Quebec, at their expense.…
This can stem either from natural causes such as in Olaf Stapledon's novel Odd John, Theodore Sturgeon's More Than Human, and Philip Wylie's Gladiator, or be the result of scientific advances, such as the intentional augmentation in A. E. van Vogt's novel Slan.These stories usually focus on the alienation that these beings feel as well as society's reaction to them.These stories have played a role in the real life discussion of human enhancement.…
Karen Joy Fowler (born February 7, 1950) is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction.Her work often centers on the nineteenth century, the lives of women, and alienation.She is best known as the author of the best-selling novel The Jane Austen Book Club that was made into a movie of the same name.…
Trafficking victims are also exposed to different psychological stressors.They suffer social alienation in the host and home countries.Stigmatization, social exclusion, and intolerance make reintegration into local communities difficult.…
Burleson banned anti-war material from being delivered by USPO personnel.It was impossible to draw an ideal line and the result was a general alienation of the press.From June 1918 until July 1919, the Post Office Department operated the nation's telephone and telegraph services, an arrangement Burleson had advocated at least as early as 1913.…
Njoroge's aspiration to attend university is frustrated by both the violence of the Mau Mau rebels and the violent response of the colonial government.This disappointment leads to his alienation from his family and ultimately his suicide attempt.The novel also ponders the role of saviours and salvation.…
The accident, the trial and their aftermath started taking their toll.Her attitude during the trial resulted in alienation of many of her fans and decline of her popularity.…
This idea of alienation can be observed in some other contexts, although the term may not be as frequently used.In the context of an individual's relationships within society, alienation can mean the unresponsiveness of society as a whole to the individuality of each member of the society.…
People may isolate themselves out of self-hatred, misanthropy or self-consciousness.They feel social alienation even though their isolation is self-imposed.People will also tend to isolate themselves when they are unable to connect, either emotionally or intellectually, with those around them.…
The mimetic impulse is sublimated, expressed in a different form, as the act of representation.Individual self-consciousness is also born at this moment, in the recognition of alienation from the sacred center.The primary value/function of the sign in this scenario is ethical, as the deferral of violence, but the sign is also referential.…
Skeptics question Hubbard about the Church of Scientology's finances and methods of recruiting and retaining members.One young boy, left alone on the stage, sings about profound alienation.…
nounThe feeling of being alienated from other people
nounSeparation resulting from hostility
noun(law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another →
the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership
nounThe action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly →
his behavior alienated the other students
