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Princeton University Press A Space on the Side of the Road Cultural Poetics
Book SynopsisIn towns like Amigo, Red Jacket, Helen, Odd, Viper, Decoy, and Twilight, men and women track a dense social imaginary through stories of traumas, apparitions, encounters, and eccentricities. This book explores how this storytelling imbues everyday life in the hills and forms a cultural poetics.Trade Review"[A] subtle and rich ethnography of southwestern West Virginia. From everyday language ... Stewart conjures a dynamic, conflictual portrait of life in the 'hollers' and coal camps... A Space on the Side of the Road is without a doubt one of the best examples of the new ethnography."--American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsList of PhotographsAcknowledgmentsPrologue31The Space of Culture13A Space of Critique20"Subjects" and "Objects" in the Space of an Immanent Critique21The Space of Story26The Space on the Side of the Road32An Ethnographic Space392Mimetic Excess in an Occupied Place41An "Other" America41An Occupied Place42The Hills as a Social Imaginary50Being Caught53The Spectacle of Impacts56A Lost Homeland633Unforgetting: The Anecdotal and the Accidental67Unforgetting71A Near Miss75The Diacritics of Interruptions81An Other Interruption, or an Interruption from the Other Side844Chronotopes90Roaming the Ruins90The Shock of History97Riley's Last Ride112Mr. Henry's Sticks1155Encounters117The Bourgeois Imaginary117Spaces of Encounter119Encountering Alterity125The Sign of the Body128Hollie Smith's Encounter135Afterthought1396The Space of the Sign140The Social Semiotics of Signs141Signs of Sociality147The Space of the Gap157The Space of Performance159A Visit(ation)1627The Accident165A Visit(ation)169A Postcard1778The Place of Ideals179The Space of Mediation179Claims and Counterclaims183Ideals in the Space of Desire189In the Realm of Negations194Placing People2019A Space on the Side of the Road205Notes213Bibliography217Index239
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Princeton University Press Verging on ExtraVagance Anthropology History
Book SynopsisExploring links between ritual and reading, focusing on commentaries about the seclusion of menstruating women in Native American culture, trance dances in Bali, and circumcision (or lack of it) in contrasting religions, this work considers the ironies of "first-person ethnography" by telling stories from the author's own fieldwork.Trade Review"James Boon is one of this country's most exciting theorists and practitioners of cultural comparativism. The book is an exemplary work on, and of, cultural translation and the hazards thereof. It is marvelously conceived, brilliantly executed, and almost astonishing in the range of its erudition."—Marc Manganaro, Rutgers University"At a moment when much of 'cultural studies' proceeds without a broadly comparativist framework and in opposition to anthropological relativism, Boon embraces both. This is important and gutsy-and it is done with a genuine sense of pleasure and even beauty. There is really nothing else quite like this work."—Daniel A. Segal, Pitzer CollegeTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface: AnThoreaupology: An InvitationRehearsals3An Endlessly Extra-Vagant Scholar: Kenneth Burke3A Similar Genre: Opera9Plus Melville, Cavell, Commodity-Life; Showbiz14Pt. 1Rituals, Rereading, Rhetorical Turns21Ch. 1Re Menses: Rereading Ruth Benedict, Ultraobjectively23Ch. 2Of Foreskins: (Un)Circumcision, Religious Histories, Difficult Description (Montaigne/Remondino)43Ch. 3About a Footnote: Between-the-Wars Bali: Its Relics Regained73Interlude: Essay-etudes and Tristimania97Pt. 2Multimediations: Coincidence, Memory, Magics101Ch. 4Cosmopolitan Moments: As-if Confessions of an Ethnographer-Tourist (Echoey "Cosmomes")103Ch. 5Why Museums Make Me Sad (Eccentric Musings)124Ch. 6Litterytoor 'n' Anthropolygee: An Experimental Wedding of Incongruous Styles from Mark Twain and Marcel Mauss143Pt. 3Cross-over Studies, Seriocomic Critique167A Little Polemic, Quizzically169Ch. 7Against Coping Across Cultures: Self-help Semiotics Rebuffed176Ch. 8Errant Anthropology, with Apologies to Chaucer191Ch. 9Margins and Hierarchies and Rhetorics That Subjugate198Ch. 10Evermore Derrida, Always the Same (What Gives?)211Ch. 11Taking Torgovnick as She Takes Others221Ch. 12Rerun (1980s): Mary Douglas's Grid/Group Grilled230Ch. 13Update (1990s): Coca-Cola Consumes Baudrillard, and a Balinese (Putu) Consumes Coca-Cola249Encores and Envoi: Burke, Cavell, etc., Unforgotten263Acknowledgments and Credits279Notes283References315Index357
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Princeton University Press From Duty to Desire Remaking Families in a
Book SynopsisNotes that when inheritance appeared to determine social status, villagers protected family reputations and properties by demonstrating concern for 'what others might say'. This book traces shifts in the meaning of 'tradition', suggesting that although 'modern' people cannot 'be' traditional, they must have traditions to produce themselves.Trade Review"Collier has written a sensitive and subtle description of the development of a 'modern subjectivity' among people born in a small, rural town in southern Spain... From Duty to Desire is well-written, compelling, theoretically sophisticated, didactic, clear, and yet complex. Ethnographically it is generally very fertile."--Journal of Social HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction3Ch. 1Social Inequality: From Inherited Property to Occupational Achievement32Ch. 2Courtship: From Honor to Romantic Love67Ch. 3Marriage: From Co-owners to Coworkers113Ch. 4Children: From Heirs to Parental Projects153Ch. 5Mourning: From Respect to Grief177Ch. 6Identity: From Villagers to Andalusians195Notes219References Cited249Index261
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Princeton University Press Honor and Slavery Lies Duels Noses Masks
Book SynopsisThe 'honorable men' who ruled the Old South had a language that comprised apparently outlandish features, yet revealed much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. This book demonstrates the language of honor that embraced a system of phrases, gestures, and behaviors centered on values, asserting authority and maintaining respect.Trade Review"A surprisingly sprightly little volume that serves as a window into a world long gone... Greenberg ... is our tour guide in this forbidding, forgotten territory. He's knowledgeable and good-natured. He has an eye for detail, and just as important, an ear for nuance."--David M. Shribman, The Boston Globe "[Greenberg] writes with agreeable clarity, and in five short chapters, his easy, freewheeling style carries us a remarkably long way."--Ian McIntyre, The [London] Times "Many of Greenberg's observations offer revealing contextualizations. Particularly interesting are chapters on death and on the duel."--Publishers Weekly "A piercing--and decidedly offbeat--look into the mind of the Old South... Charged with ideas, this is a cheerfully speculative and valuable addition to the library of the Civil War."--Kirkus Reviews "This is a valuable book... Vivid and persuasive... Given the engaging quality of Greenberg's writing, coupled with his notable ability to tell a story, the book should receive a wide audience among historians and an appreciative one among students of the nineteenth-century American South."--Dickson D. Bruce, Jr., American Historical Review "This collection of intriguing essays is a worthy addition to the literature... [Greenberg] offers telling reflections on these subjects that sharpen the reader's appreciation for how different the world of slavery and honor was from our own... We should acknowledge the vitality and versatility of the author's exemplary handling of a topic too long dwelling in the historical shadows."--Bertram Wyatt-Brown, American Journal of Sociology "Greenberg's thesis and accompanying analysis are tightly interwoven. His discussion is both entertaining and thought provoking, and his conclusions fit well with other discussions of the role of honor in Southern history... Highly readable and interesting."--Robert P. Steed, The Review of Politics "This volume works with great imagination and complexity to show how elite men understood themselves as slave owners and as men."--Ted Ownby, Journal of Southern History "Greenberg's study is easy to praise. It is readable and insightful... More important, it is a fine introduction to the new linguistic approaches to history, wherein dull and seemingly trivial customs can be made fun and important."--John Mayfield, Georgia Historical Quarterly "This is a valuable book... [V]ivid and persuasive... [G]iven the engaging quality of Greenberg's writing, coupled with his notable ability to tell a story, the book should receive a wide audience among historians and an appreciative one among students of the nineteenth-century American South."--Dickson D. Bruce, Jr., American Historical Review "A piercing--and decidedly offbeat--look into the mind of the Old South... Greenberg handles his arguments deftly, full as they are of odd digressions, to show [a culture] with a unique code of custom and communication... Charged with ideas, this is a cheerfully speculative and valuable addition to the library of the Civil War."--Kirkus Reviews "Many of Greenberg's observations offer revealing contextualizations. Particularly interesting are chapters on death and on the duel and its rather less drastic variation, the tweaking of the nose, a symbol of masculine honor."--Publishers Weekly "This is an unusual book, and one that isn't easily categorized. For a historical work it's short and uncharacteristically wry, but Greenberg writes with a lexicographic and historical earnestness of purpose that doesn't allow him to slip into irony at the expense of his subject matter...there's an awful lot of significance to be gleaned from the marginal and the superficial."--Toby Lester, The Boston Book Review "... should be required reading for anyone interested in its [Southern] life and culture before the Civil War."--Library Journal "Greenberg provides an in-depth study of the language of honor in the Old South. He skillfully demonstrates how this language embraced a complex system of phrases, gestures, and behaviors that asserted authority or maintained respect... His work gives a clear view of what it meant to live as a courageous free man in the Old South and should be required reading for anyone interested in its life and culture before the Civil War."--Library JournalTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgments1The Nose, the Lie, and the Duel32Masks and Slavery243Gifts, Strangers, Duels, and Humanitarianism514Death875Baseball, Hunting, and Gambling115Notes147Index171
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Princeton University Press Consumer Rites The Buying and Selling of
Book SynopsisOffers a reassessment of the 'consumer rites' that social critics have decried. This book discusses how holiday celebrations were almost banished by Puritans and religious reformers but went on to be romanticized and reinvented in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It offers a cultural history of the commercialization of American holidays.Trade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 1996 Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Book in Popular Culture "Conceptually sophisticated, wide ranging; [Schmidt] treats Valentine's Day, Easter, and Mother's Day as well as Christmas all within a delicately balanced framework of tensions between market rationality and romantic sentiment... [A] fresh and timely alternative to contemporary academic fashion."--Jackson Lears, The New Republic "Filled with interesting facts and nascent ideas."--Fred Miller Robinson, The New York Times Book Review "[A] richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated [study] by a cultural historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache. Consumer Rites is good history and good reading... A brilliant chronicle of the American tale where domesticated remnants of Protestant religion, not nationalist identity alone, drove developments, and where capitalist expansion was in the driver's seat."--Lawrence A. Hoffman, Cross Currents "Its that time of year again: holiday shopping, and lots of it. Ever wonder how this American tradition got started? In this enlightening book, Leigh Eric Schmidt looks at holidays in our country and how they've evolved over the past 150 years into highly commercialized events... Consumer Rites is without question a true holiday gift, and it makes for fascinating reading."--Washington Post Book World "Consumer Rites is good history and good reading... a terrific story terrifically told... richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated by a cultural historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache... Give it as a gift next Christmas, Mother's Day or Father's Day! It's the American thing to do."--Cross CurrentsTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsIntroduction3Ch. 1Time Is Money17Church Festivals and Commercial Fairs: The Peddling of Festivity19"Enterprise Holds Carnival, While Poetry Keeps Lent": From Sabbatarian Discipline to Romantic Longing23A Commercial Revolution: National Holidays and the Consumer Culture32Ch. 2St. Valentine's Day Greeting38St. Valentine's Pilgrimage from Christian Martyr to Patron of Love40The Handmade and the Ready-Made: Of Puzzle Purses, Chapbooks, and the Valentine Vogue47Remaking the Holiday's Rituals: The Marketing of Valentines, 1840-186063Mock Valentines: A Private Charivari77"A Meaner Sort of Merchandize" or "A Pleasure without Alloy"? The New Fashion Contested and Celebrated85Expanding Holiday Trade: From Confectioners' Hearts to Hallmark Cards94Ch. 3Christmas Bazaar105The Rites of the New Year: Revels, Gifts, Resolutions, and Watch Nights108The Birth of the Christmas Market, 1820-1900122Shopping towards Bethlehem: Women and the Victorian Christmas148Christmas Cathedrals: Wanamaker's and the Consecration of the Marketplace159Magi, Miracles, and Macy's: Enchantment and Disenchantment in the Modern Celebration169Putting Christ in Christmas and Keeping Him There: The Piety of Protest175Ch. 4Easter Parade192"In the Beauty of the Lilies": The Art of Church Decoration and the Art of Window Display194Piety, Fashion, and a Spring Promenade210"A Bewildering Array of Plastic Forms": Easter Knickknacks and Novelties219Raining on the Easter Parade: Protest, Subversion, and Disquiet234Ch. 5Mother's Day Bouquet244Anna Jarvis and the Churches: Sources of a New Celebration246Commercial Floriculture and the Moral Economy of Flowers: The Marketing of Mother's Day256Pirates, Profiteers and Trespassers: Negotiating the Bounds of Church, Home, and Marketplace267The Invention of Father's Day: The Humbug of Modern Ritual275Epilogue: April Fools? Trade, Trickery, and Modern Celebration293Acknowledgments305Notes311Index359
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Princeton University Press CulturePowerHistory A Reader in Contemporary
Book SynopsisOffers a perspective on social theory in the contemporary moment. This readers includes essays that address Foucault's "new economy of power relations" in a number of different, contestatory directions.Trade Review"This collection of important essays, with a thoughtful and, in places, moving ... introduction to the current questions and conversations-and dilemmas-of social-cultural history is now the best volume we have on the topic."--International Labor and Working-Class HistoryTable of ContentsPrefacePermissions AcknowledgmentsIntroduction3Ch. 1Teddy Bear Patriarchy: Taxidermy in the Garden of Eden, New York City, 1908-193649Ch. 2Cultural Feminism versus Post-Structuralism: The Identity Crisis in Feminist Theory96Ch. 3The Exhibitionary Complex123Ch. 4Structures, Habitus, Power: Basis for a Theory of Symbolic Power155Ch. 5Two Lectures200Ch. 6After the Masses222Ch. 7Family, Education, Photography236Ch. 8Authority, (White) Power and the (Black) Critic; It's All Greek to Me247Ch. 9Women, Class and Sexual Differences in the 1830s and 1840s: Some Reflections on the Writing of a Feminist History269Ch. 10Nations, Publics, and Political Cultures: Placing Habermas in the Nineteenth Century297Ch. 11The Prose of Counter-Insurgency336Ch. 12Theory in Anthropology since the Sixties372Ch. 13Cosmologies of Capitalism: The Trans-Pacific Sector of "The World System"412Ch. 14Living to Tell: Madonna's Resurrection of the Fleshly459Ch. 15Ritual and Resistance: Subversion as a Social Fact483Ch. 16The Circulation of Social Energy504Ch. 17Cultural Studies: Two Paradigms520Ch. 18The Born-Again Telescandals539Ch. 19Secrets of Success in Postmodern Society557Ch. 20Selections from Marxism and Literature585Notes on the Contributors609Index613
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Princeton University Press Rice as Self
Book SynopsisAre we what we eat? What does food reveal about how we live and how we think of ourselves in relation to others? And why do people have a strong attachment to their own cuisine and an aversion to the foodways of others? This title examines how people use the metaphor of a principal food in conceptualizing themselves in relation to other people.Trade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 1993 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Sociology and Anthropology, Association of American Publishers "As in [Ohnuki-Tierney's] Monkey as Mirror, where she follows her metaphor deep into the prejudices of Japanese society, so she here finds that rice has been given a major role in historical formulation of the idea of self... Beautifully, even elegantly, presented... An important volume which traces this chosen means of identity and makes understandable the various anomalies that it would seem to have occasioned."--Donald Richie, The Japan Times "An important and timely book on the Japanese sense of self and the link to the sacredness of rice agriculture."--Drew Gerstle, The Times Higher Education SupplementTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*A Note to the Reader, pg. xii*One. Food as a Metaphor of Self: An Exercise in Historical Anthropology, pg. 1*Two. Rice and Rice Agriculture Today, pg. 12*Three. Rice as a Staple Food?, pg. 30*Four. Rice in Cosmogony and Cosmology CLEARLY,, pg. 44*Five. Rice as Wealth, Power, and Aesthetics, pg. 63*Six. Rice as Self, Rice Paddies as Our Land, pg. 81*Seven. Rice in the Discourse of Selves and Others, pg. 99*Eight. Foods as Selves and Others in Cross-cultural Perspective, pg. 114*Nine. Symbolic Practice through Time: Self, Ethnicity, and Nationalism, pg. 127*Notes, pg. 137*References Cited, pg. 149*Index, pg. 171
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Princeton University Press Culture Shift in Advanced Industrial Society
Book SynopsisExamines changes in religious beliefs, in motives for work, in the issues that give rise to political conflict, in the importance people attach to having children and families, and in attitudes toward divorce, abortion, and homosexuality.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991 "[This book] represents the most ambitious attempt so far to explore what factors can be expected to determine the direction politics will take in the postmodern age... Culture Shift is by far the most detailed, closely argued, and well-supported expose on the foundation of politics in the postmodern age to date..."--Comparative Political Studies
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Princeton University Press In an Age of Experts The Changing Roles of
Book SynopsisSince the 1960s the number of highly educated professionals in America has grown dramatically. This title challenges these characterizations, showing that claims about the distinctive politics and values of the professional stratum have been overstated.Trade Review"Brint's important book ... tackles very large and complex questions about the changing roles of the professions in advanced capitalist societies... It continues lines of analysis that have been pursued since the classic turn-of-the-century works of sociology, and it does so with great success."--Contemporary Sociology "Brint's important book ... tackles very large and complex questions about the changing roles of the professions in advanced capitalist societies... It continues lines of analysis that have been pursued since the classic turn-of-the-century works of sociology, and it does so with great success."--Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Contemporary SociologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Introduction: Professionals and the Character of American Democracy3Pt. 1The Professional Stratum in America21Ch. 2Professions as Organization and Status Category23Ch. 3Professions in the Political Economy I: Spheres and Sectors45Ch. 4Professions in the Political Economy II: Markets66Ch. 5Culture and Politics81Ch. 6The Rhythms of Political Change104Pt. 2Experts, Intellectuals, and Professionals127Ch. 7The Influence of Policy Experts129Ch. 8The Moral Imagination of Intellectuals150Ch. 9Professionals and Politics in Postindustrial Societies175Ch. 10Conclusion: The Transformation of the Professional Middle Class and the Future of Intellectuals202Notes213Index265
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Princeton University Press Charred Lullabies Chapters in an Anthropography
Book SynopsisHow does an ethnographer write about violence? How can he remain a scholarly observer when the country of his birth is engulfed by terror? How does an anthropologist write an ethnography without transforming it into a pornography of violence? This book discusses such questions.Trade ReviewWithout doubt one of the most important accounts of nationalist violence to be published in recent years... Charred Lullabies is a major addition to the growing theoretical and ethnographic literature on contemporary political violence. tav GhoshTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNotes on TransliterationIntroduction31Of Heritage and History132History's Entailments in the Violence of a Nation433Violent Measures, Measured Violence724Mood, Moment, and Mind1045Embodied Terror1356Suffering Nation and Alienation1547Crushed Glass: A Counterpoint to Culture194Notes213Glossary of Frequently Used Terms and Abbreviations229References231Index241
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Princeton University Press Firewalking and Religious Healing
Book SynopsisEvokes and contrasts two forms of firewalking and religious healing. This book includes the Anastenaria, a northern Greek ritual in which people who are possessed by Saint Constantine dance dramatically over red-hot coals, and, American firewalking, one of the more spectacular activities of New Age psychology.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991 "As a contribution to postmodernism, it reveals the possibilities and paradoxes inherent in that movement. As a contribution to the ethnography of ritual healing, the book confirms the basic theory and provides comparative data."--American AnthropologistTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. ix*List of Illustrations, pg. xi*Preface, pg. xiii*Introduction, pg. 1*I. The Festival of Saints Constantine and Helen, pg. 10*II. The Interpretation of Religious Healing, pg. 50*III. The Anastenaria, pg. 64*IV. From Illness and Suffering to Health and Joy, pg. 84*V. History, Folklore, Politics, and Science, pg. 132*VI. The Celebration of Community in a Changing World, pg. 168*VII. A Full Moon Firedance in Maine, pg. 214*VIII. The American Firewalking Movement, pg. 253*IX. Contemporary Anthropology in a Postmodern World, pg. 289*Bibliography, pg. 307*Index, pg. 327
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Princeton University Press Dance and the Body Politic in Northern Greece
Book SynopsisValued for their sensual and social intensity, Greek dance-events are often also problematical for participants, giving rise to struggles over position, prestige, and reputation. This book explores how the politics of gender is articulated through the body at these culturally central celebrations in a class-divided northern Greek town.Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustrations, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter One. Place, Distinctions, Identities, pg. 28*Chapter Two. Gender, Household, and Community, pg. 49*Chapter Three. Everyday Sociability as Gendered Practice, pg. 64*Chapter Four. Dancing Signs: Deciphering the Body in Wedding Celebrations, pg. 89*Chapter Five. The Orchestration of Association in Formal Evening Dances, pg. 134*Chapter Six. Male Prestige and the Eruption of Conflict, pg. 171*Chapter Seven. Ambivalent Pleasures: Dance as a Problem for Women, pg. 188*Chapter Eight. Aphrodite's Tables: Breakdown, Blame, and Female Sexuality, pg. 206*Chapter Nine. Because of the Dance, pg. 225*Works Cited, pg. 235*Index, pg. 245*Backmatter, pg. 253
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Princeton University Press Shaping Modern Times in Rural France The
Book SynopsisChallenges the notion that modernization is a homogenizing process. This book contends that in the course of large-scale transformations communities often reproduce and strengthen distinctive cultural and social features. It focuses on the French farming community of 'Ste Foy' during a period of rapid change (1945-75).Trade Review"Roger's own research leads to considerable theoretical and methodological insights and she successfully discredits at least two uses of history in anthropological research... [This book] is a fascinating, first-rate, scholarly enterprise."-- French Review
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Princeton University Press The Cult of the Virgin Mary Psychological
Book SynopsisTracing devotion to Mary to psychological and historical processes that began in the fifth century, this title answers questions: What explains the many reports of Marian apparitions over the centuries? Why has the Marian cult always been stronger in certain geographical areas than in others?Trade Review"The contention is made that at the root of the Marian cult is the poverty-created father-ineffective family, a family structure in which Oedipal desires in both sons and daughters are intensified... [A] fascinating and provocative read."--Elizabeth A. Johnson, Journal of Church and State "[Recommended] not only for the wealth of information and the carefully wrought argument that it presents, but also for its potential utility in destroying or at least casting doubt on the idols that prevent us from seeing more clearly and more insightfully the bases of faith and theological conviction."--W. W. Meissner, S.J., M.D., Theological Studies
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Princeton University Press Facing Up to the American Dream Race Class and
Book SynopsisThe ideology of the American dream - the faith that an individual can attain success and virtue through strenuous effort - is the very soul of the American nation. This book talks about America's racial conflicts, and claims that the alternative lies in the inclusiveness, optimism, discipline, and high-mindedness of the American dream at its best.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2000 David Easton Award, American Political Science Association Winner of the 1996 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Sociology and Anthropology, Association of American Publishers "Jennifer Hochschild bravely tries to disassemble the central elements that are bound up in that vague but still politically and ideologically potent thing, 'the American dream.' ... She wants to iron out the defects of the dream rather than to overturn it, and she feels the good health of our society depends not only on belief in the American dream but on its realization, and in particular on repairing its central failure, which is the inability of some many black Americans to participate in what it promises... [T]here is a division between the way American blacks and American whites see our great racial problem, and it is very unsettling that this division is so great... "--Nathan Glazer, The New Republic "Drawing on a rich lode of polling data, policy studies and popular journalism, Hochschild probes the essential questions suggested by this book's title... Without new politics to alleviate race and class injustice, she warns, we face abandonment of the dream, perhaps leading to a formalization of American hierarchy and a separatist black nationalism."--Publishers Weekly "Hochschild feels the good health of our society depends not only on belief in the American dream but on its realization, and in particular on repairing its central failure, which is the inability of so many black Americans to participate in what it pro mises."--Nathan Glazer, The New Republic "At the center of U.S. ideology rests the promise that all Americans have a reasonable chance at success, however defined; Hochschild demonstrates how that promise now faces severe challenge from real and perceived barriers of race and class... Overall, she shows that shared disaffections and hardening black and white views of each other threaten to rend the nation's social fabric. Her work demands thoughtful reading and earnest discussion."--Library Journal "A major study of current public opinion that offers some grounds for hoping that racial equality and harmony can be achieved on the basis of a shared commitment to a set of traditional American values."--George M. Fredrickson, The New York Review of Books "An analysis that is tragic, and deeply revealing."--David Chappell, In These Times "Hochschild looks at [the American dream] in regard to race and worries, as a result of her findings, that [it] is in trouble... But if the American dream is in trouble, Hochschild sees no real alternative to it as a motivating national belief."--Bettina Drew, Chicago Tribune "... Provides a clearer understanding of the racial and class problems that help fragment the U.S."--Choice "Hochschild examines questions of equality and opportunity through the lens of the American dream [giving us] a clearer understanding of the rage that even many successful blacks feel."--Ellen K. Coughlin, The Chronicle of Higher Education "Hochschild looks at [the American dream] in regard to race and worries, as a result of her findings, that [it] is in trouble... But if the American dream is in trouble, Hochschild sees no real alternative to it as a motivating national belief."--Bettina Drew, Chicago Tribune "[This] work demands thoughtful reading and earnest discussion."--Library JournalTable of ContentsTables and FigurePreface to the Paperback EditionPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction3Ch. 1What Is the American Dream?15Ch. 2Rich and Poor African Americans39Ch. 3"What's All the Fuss About?": Blacks' and Whites' Beliefs about the American Dream55Ch. 4"Succeeding More" and "Under the Spell": Affluent and Poor Blacks' Beliefs about the American Dream72Ch. 5Beliefs about One's Own Life91Ch. 6Beliefs about Others122Ch. 7Competitive Success and Collective Well being141Ch. 8Remaining under the Spell157Ch. 9With One Part of Themselves They Actually Believe174Ch. 10Distorting the Dream184Ch. 11Breaking the Spell200Ch. 12The Perversity of Race and the Fluidity of Values214Ch. 13Comparing Blacks and White Immigrants225Ch. 14The Future of the American Dream250Appendix ASurveys Used for Unpublished Tabulations261Appendix BSupplemental Tables267Notes271Works Cited341Index399
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Princeton University Press Liquid Life Abortion and Buddhism in Japan
Book SynopsisWhy would a country strongly influenced by Buddhism's reverence for life allow legalized, widely used abortion? This title examines abortion as a window on the culture and ethics of Japan.Trade Review"This is a first-rate cross-cultural study, taking the reader to the heart of another society's beliefs and practices."--Mark Archer, The Sunday Telegraph "Both Buddhism and abortion flourish in modern Japan: the link between them is death. William LaFleur explains how this has come about, and in doing so provides an unusual insight into the character of modern Japan, where death is a big-money operation both for medicine and for religion."--Thomas Crump, London Review of Books "Objective, informed, observant, and imaginative. William LaFleur not only enlarges our knowledge, he also uses his single topic to illuminate a broad and fundamental feature of Japanese society itself."--Donald Richie, Japan Times WeeklyTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. 1Original ConceptsCh. 1Behind the Great Buddha3Ch. 2A World of Water and Words14Ch. 3Social Death, Social Birth30Ch. 4Jizo at the Crossroads44Pt. 2Historical ProcessesCh. 5Edo: An Era in View69Ch. 6Edo: Population89Ch. 7Edo: Polemics103Ch. 8Sex, War, and Peace119Pt. 3Contemporary IssuesCh. 9Apology143Ch. 10Moral Swamps160Ch. 11A Rational, National Family177Ch. 12Crossovers198Conclusion214Appendix: "The Way to Memorialize One's Mizuko"221Notes225Bibliography243Index253
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Princeton University Press Remaking America Public Memory Commemoration and
Book SynopsisOffering a compelling inquiry into public events ranging from the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial through ethnic community fairs to pioneer celebrations, this title explores the stories, ideas, and symbols behind American commemorations over the last century.Trade Review"Mr. Bodnar treats his highly controversial subject matter in a factual and evenhanded manner. And given the precariousness of nationality in recent times, interest in the subject of this important study is sure to increase."--Ray Oldenburg, The New York Times Book Review "Bodnar has made an insightful contribution to a lively area of contemporary cultural studies... Anyone interested in the social meaning of public ceremonials will want to come to terms with this thoughtful book."--Paul Boyer, American Historical Review "Bodnar is at his best in discussing varieties of public memory within ethnic groups, but the book also shines in its treatment of the post-World War II attempt to build a consensus in public memory and the rapid disintegration of that effort during the 1960s. A fine contribution to this emerging historical topic; for informed laypersons as well as specialists."--Library Journal
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Princeton University Press Reenchanted Science
Book SynopsisBy the 1920s in Central Europe, it had become a truism among intellectuals that natural science had "disenchanted" the world, and in particular had reduced humans to mere mechanisms, devoid of higher purpose. This title shows that in fact the story of holism in Germany is a politically heterogeneous story with multiple endings.Trade Review"Anne Harrington has confirmed the status of German culture in the first half of this century as the principal crucible of modernity."--Daniel Johnson, The Times Literary Supplement "Reenchanted Science succeeds marvelously in demonstrating the complexity with which science is embedded in its own historical and cultural moment... A great sense of nuance and a deftly constructed narrative... Hardly any study of Weimar culture has so masterfully evoked the complexity of its history with such clarity of exposition."--Luke Springman, ConfigurationsTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionCh. 1The "Human Machine" and the Call to "Wholeness"3Ch. 2Biology against Democracy and the "Gorilla-Machine"34Ch. 3World War I and the Search for God in the Nervous System72Ch. 4"A Peacefully Blossoming Tree": The Rational Enchantment of Gestalt Psychology103Ch. 5The Self-Actualizing Brain and the Biology of Existential Choice140Ch. 6Life Science, Nazi Wholeness, and the "Machine" in Germany's Midst175Conclusion207Notes213Bibliography275Index303
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Princeton University Press The Coasts of Bohemia A Czech History
Book SynopsisPresents a comprehensive history of the Czech people that is a remarkably original history of modern Europe. This book describes how Bohemia's ambiguities and contradictions are those of Europe itself, and it considers the ironies of viewing Europe, the West, and modernity from the vantage point of a country that has been too often ignored.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1998 "[Derek Sayer's The Coasts of Bohemia] is an ambitious, elegantly written, and sympathetic account of the art, the literature and the politics of the Czech people... Sayer saunters gracefully and with sure footing back and forth across centuries of Czech religion, mythology, and history, displaying enthusiasm and engagement but immune to the usual self-serving national illusions... His book is a delight."--Tony Judt, The New Republic "A rich and intricate story... Excellent ... the most stimulating introduction to [its] subject available in English, or ... any other language."--R.J.W. Evans, New York Review of Books "Sayer's penetrating and balanced discussion of Czech political and cultural history should spare us from ever again thinking of the central European place as 'a far away country'."--Stan Persky, Vancouver Sun "A masterful essay on the ironies and tragedies of both the cultural history of the Czechs and Czech culture's history of its own past."--Steven Beller, The Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsLIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A NOTE ON CZECH PRONUNCIATION BEARINGS ONE The Company of Our Great Minds A Great Artist and a Great Czech The End of Culture Faithful We Shall Remain TWO Materials of Memory The Crown of Saint Wenceslas Against All Three Hundred Years We Suffered THREE Rebirth The Count's National Theater Enlightenment Home Cooking FOUR Mirrors of Identity A Burghers' Banquet The Affordable National Library Little Golden Chapel on the Vltava A Cathedral and a Fortress A Procession of Servant Girls Palacky's Looking-Glass A Discovery in Dvur Kralove Memories of Ivancice FIVE Modernisms and Modernities Futurist Manifestos Guten Tag und auf Wiedersehen The Completion of Saint Vitus's New Hussite Armies The International Style Emily Comes in a Dream SIX Eternal Returns The Art of Remaining Standing Grave Far Away Bila hora Redressed--Again SEVEN Future Perfect Neither the Swan nor the Moon Prayer for Marta The Lineup for Meat In the Land Where Tomorrow Already Means Yesterday Father Ales and Old Mr. Jirasek Children's Eyes and Fiery Tongues Love Is at Work It Is Tireless NOTES SOURCES INDEX
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Princeton University Press Creating the National Pastime Baseball
Book SynopsisShows how seemingly irrational business decisions, inspired in part by the self-interest of the owners but also by their nostalgia for the game, transformed baseball into the national pastime.Trade Review"An astute examination of how baseball emerged as the national pastime... Things liven up when [White] looks at the gambling and cheating that were a part of the game early in the century, and when he examines the growth and economic importance of night baseball and of radio and TV broadcasts... Baseball cognoscenti will find plenty to chew on here."--Kirkus Reviews "Mr. White, an affectionate but agreeably dry-eyed student of the game ... is unfailingly interesting about the influence of Hank Greenberg and Joe DiMaggio on American attitudes about ethnicity, on the business culture of an industry in which competitors also are partners, on the evolution of the relationship between major league teams and the journalists who cover them... Mr. White's insights are frequently accompanied by fascinating facts."--George F. Will, The New York Times Book Review "Remarkable. This is one of the first books about baseball that doesn't confuse the game with the author's lost boyhood, his failure to connect with Dad, or the end of American innocence... one of the most original studies of baseball in years."--Jesse Berrett, LA Weekly "... perceptively examines the ways baseball mirrored a changing American society in the first half of this century...White paints an especially vivid picture of the evolution of the ballpark from a small wooden structure; through the concrete-and-steel boom of 1908-15...White is also strong on the pervasiveness of gambling and game-throwing, and how baseball's barons responded by inventing the rhetoric of its pure, pastoral roots."--Jeff Z. Klein, New York Newsday "This book should provide real insight into [baseball's] glorious past, and why it is no accident that we remember that past as glorious."--Richard J. Tofel, The Wall Street Journal "[White] is poignant in his description of the decline of the pastoral setting, as a new generation of owners found profit in suburbia. This study represents the best of serious research into American baseball history."--Sol Gittleman, Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroduction3Ch. 1The Ballparks10Ch. 2The Enterprise, 1903-192347Ch. 3The Rise of the Commissioner: Gambling, the Black Sox, and the Creation of Baseball Heroes84Ch. 4The Negro Leagues127Ch. 5The Coming of Night Baseball160Ch. 6Baseball Journalists190Ch. 7Baseball on the Radio206Ch. 8Ethnicity and Baseball: Hank Greenberg and Joe DiMaggio245Ch. 9The Enterprise, 1923-1953275Ch. 10The Decline of the National Pastime316Notes331Index355
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Princeton University Press Outside the Fold Conversion Modernity and Belief
Book SynopsisExamines religious conversion. This book argues that conversion is an interpretive act that belongs in the realm of cultural criticism. It examines key moments in colonial and postcolonial history to show how conversion questions the limitations of secular ideologies, particularly the discourse of rights central to the British empire.Trade ReviewWinner of the 1999 Harry Levin Prize, American Comparative Literature Association Winner of the 1999 James Russell Lowell Prize, Modern Language Association Winner of the 2000 Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize, South Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies "Outside the Fold is an intriguing and wide-ranging set of essays exploring the meaning of conversion. But beyond that, it is a commentary on the transcultural experience of colonialism and modernity."--David Mosse, Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteTable of ContentsList of illustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. 1Dissent and the Nation1Ch. 1Cross Currents3Ch. 2A Grammar of Dissent44Pt. 2Colonial Interventions73Ch. 3Rights of Passage: Converts' Testimonies75Ch. 4Silencing Heresy118Ch. 5Ethnographic Plots153Ch. 6Conversion Theosophy, and Race Theory177Pt. 3The Imagined Community209Ch. 7Conversion to Equality211Ch. 8Epilogue: The Right to Belief240AppendixThe Census of India, 1901255Notes261Select Bibliography297Index317
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Princeton University Press Culture Moves Ideas Activism and Changing Values
Book SynopsisSome periods in history are marked by stability in cultural values; at other times, values undergo rapid change. This work addresses this complex process and develops a theory to explain both how values originate and how they spread. It analyzes the crucial role that small communities of critical thinkers play in developing new ideas.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1998 "Rochon has written an important book that is a very welcome contribution to the scholarly discourse on movements and culture, particularly because it focuses on the cultural effects of movement activities... This book is a 'must' for scholars in the field of cultural studies."--American Journal of Sociology "This well-documented and well-illustrated book presents a new theoretical framework that increases understanding of the processes of cultural change and makes a significant contribution to the literature. Highly recommended."--E-StreamsTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface Data Sources PART ONE: Theoretical Perspective CHAPTER ONE Adaptation in Human Communities CHAPTER TWO Critical Communities and Movements CHAPTER THREE The Acceptance of New Cultural Values PART TWO: Microfoundations CHAPTER FOUR The Creation of Solidarity CHAPTER FIVE Political Engagement PART THREE: Social and Political Structures CHAPTER SIX Diffusion of Change in Society CHAPTER SEVEN Political and Social Alliances CHAPTER EIGHT Advancing Our Understanding of Cultural Change References Index
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Princeton University Press To Die For
Book SynopsisTraces the origins, development, and consolidation of patriotic cultures in the United States from the latter half of the nineteenth century up to World War I, a period in which the country emerged as a modern nation-state.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1999 "This study is not only well researched but also a sprightly written account of the development of modern American patriotism... This is truly a work 'to die for.'"--Choice "Well written ... O'Leary makes an important contribution to a growing body of scholarship that seeks to understand the vital role that rituals and symbols have played in the development of American nationalism."--Journal of Military History "[To Die For] has many thought-provoking insights... The best chapters in O'Leary's synthetic work are those on the Americanization of children and the detailed description of the GAR and WRC, in which soldiers and the women who nursed them, fed, and sewed for them readjusted to the union."--Civil War History "O'Leary's work breaks much new ground. To Die For belongs on any list of indispensable books for historians of ethnicity."--John McClymer, Journal of American Ethnic HistoryTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsCh. 1"To Make a Nation"3Ch. 2"Dyed in the Blood of Our Forefathers": Patriotic Culture before the Civil War10Ch. 3"When Johnny Comes Marching Home": The Emergence of the Grand Army of the Republic29Ch. 4"Living History": Crafting Patriotic Culture within a Divided Nation49Ch. 5"Oh, My Sisters!": Shifting Relations of Gender and Race70Ch. 6"Mothers Train the Masses - Statesmen Lead the Few": Women's Place in Shaping the Nation91Ch. 7"One Country, One Flag, One People, One Destiny": Regions, Race, and Nationhood110Ch. 8"Blood Brotherhood": The Racialization of Patriotism129Ch. 9"I Pledge Allegiance...": Mobilizing the Nation's Youth150Ch. 10"The Great Fusing Furnace": Americanization in the Public Schools172Ch. 11"Clasping Hands over the Bloody Divide": National Memory, Racism, and Amnesia194Ch. 12"My Country Right or Wrong": World War I and the Paradox of American Patriotism220Notes247Bibliography313Index343
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Princeton University Press Gifted Tongues
Book SynopsisSeeking to understand adolescents as social actors, this work considers the benefits and drawbacks of the debating experience. It analyzes the training of debaters in rapid-fire speech, rules of logical argumentation, the strategic use of evidence, and how this training instills the core values of such American institutions as law and politics.Trade Review"A well documented portrait of high school debate, exploring its culture and offering theoretical insight about argumentation and adolescence... The clarity, readability, and insight of Fine's writing make the book important and accessible for those who work with adolescents, whether in activities such as debate in a classroom, or in a community setting."--Erik W. Larson, Contemporary Sociology "Fine very accurately pinpoints the specific task the high school debates take on within the whole range of discourse, but never lets its cultural aspects move far out of sight. It is this combination of keen observations, interpretation and cultural reflection that makes the book a very useful piece of information for anyone interested in American adolescent culture."--Anouk van Aanholt, American Studies International "An illuminating and considered look into the world of competitive high school policy debate that reveal--all at once--the good, the bad, the peculiar, the ugly, and the truly remarkable about high school debate."--Timothy M. O'Donnell, Argumentation and Advocacy "Gifted Tongues is a judicious, clear, and entertaining read. Fine's story is well prepared with rich anecdotes and tidbits from a youthfully passionate community with intellectual resources beyond their years... Fine exposes the world of high school policy debate with an outsider's fascination and an insider's precision."--Eli Brennan, ControversiaTable of ContentsPreface ix Introduction 3 One: Learning to Talk 19 Two: Rites of Arguments 38 Three: Evidence and the Creation of Truth 67 Four: In the Round 97 Five: Our Team 133 Six: Debate Culture 162 Seven: Teachers and Coaches 190 Eight: Gifted Leisure and the Politics of Debate 217 Nine: Debate and the Adolescent Toolkit 241 Appendix: Communities of Debate 252 Notes 271 Glossary 297 Index 299
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Princeton University Press Vampires Dragons and Egyptian Kings Youth Gangs
Book SynopsisExplains why youth gangs emerged, how they evolved, and why young men found membership and the violence it involved so attractive. This book describes how postwar urban renewal, slum clearances, and ethnic migration pitted African-American, Puerto Rican, and Euro-American youths against each other in battles to dominate changing neighborhoods.Trade Review"A comprehensive and tantalizing picture of the street gang culture that was part of the New York City mythology from the '40s to the '70s. [Schneider] knows his way around the streets and does a particularly good job of making sense of the drug plague that ended the original postwar gang culture... Schneider's understanding (if not affection) for the gang style informs the work throughout. Vampires, Dragons, and Egyptian Kings is a sharp book about a peculiar moment in the New York life--one that seems strangely antiquated as we approach the new millennium."--Martin Jackson, Village Voice "[Schneider's] study of Manhattan youth gangs in the years after World War II blends academic disciplines with the author's recollections of the events he traces.Fascinating history."--Booklist "Superb. This is a marvelous piece of work: beautifully written, nicely organized, thoroughly researched, consistently insightful."--New York History "Drawing on countless sources meticulously noted, [Schneider] offers reasons for the emergence of gangs, shows us their particular culture, assesses intervention programs, and traces their decline in the 1960s and resurgence in the 1970s. Throughout, he augments his scholarly research with excerpts from interviews with former gang members."--Library JournalTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsPreface: Crossing 96th StreetIntroduction: The Capeman and the Vampires3Ch. 1Remaking New York27Ch. 2Discovering Gangs: The Role of Race in the 1940s51Ch. 3Defending Place: Ethnicity and Territory78Ch. 4Becoming Men: The Use of the Streets in Defining Masculinity106Ch. 5Making a Gang Culture: Form, Style, and Ritual in the Gang World137Ch. 6Leaving the Gang: Pathways into Adulthood164Ch. 7Intervening in Gangs: The Problems and Possibilities of Social Work188Ch. 8Drugs, Politics, and Gangs, 1960-1975217Conclusion: Comparing Gangs: Contemporary Gangs in Historical Perspective246Notes263Index319
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Princeton University Press Manufacturing Ideology
Book SynopsisCharts Taylorism's Japanese incarnation, from the "efficiency movement" of the 1920s, through Depression-era "rationalization" and wartime mobilization, up to postwar "productivity" drives and quality-control campaigns. This book compels readers to rethink what implications Japanese-style management has for Western industries.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2000 John Whitney Hall Book Prize, Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies "William Tsutsui has produced a brilliant study of the ideology of Japanese industrial management... The clear analysis and informative, and at times witty, presentation make the subject accessible to anyone who wants to understand the process of the adoption and diffusion of Taylorism, or Scientific Management, in twentieth-century Japan."--Monumenta Nipponica "This extremely interesting and important study of the dissemination and development of Taylorism in Japan begins with its introduction in 1911 and concludes with a discussion of the quality control movement of the 1960s and 1970s... The book is well written, well researched, and well argued. It draws on numerous original Japanese sources... Recommended."--ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroduction31The Introduction of Taylorism and the Efficiency Movement, 1911-1927142The Rationalization Movement and Scientific Management, 1927-1937583The Wartime Economy and Scientific Management, 1937-1945904Management and Ideology, 1945-19601225The Long Shadow of Taylorism: Labor Relations and "Lean Production," 1945-19731526Taylorism Transformed? Scientific Management and Quality Control, 1945-1973190Epilogue: The Taylorite Roots of "Japanese-Style Management"236Bibliography245Index273
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Princeton University Press Cultural Transmission and Evolution
Book SynopsisTrade Review"To understand human evolution, we require, among other things, a theory describing the dynamics of culturally acquired phenotypes. In this book, Cavalli-Sforza and Feldman present a series of theoretical models that represent an important beginning toward such a theory."--BioScience
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Princeton University Press Is America Breaking Apart
Book SynopsisIs the United States a nation of materialistic loners whose politics are dictated by ethnic, racial, religious, or sexual identities? This book explores the institutional structures of American society, emphasizing its ability to accommodate difference and reduce conflict.Trade Review"As [the authors] point out, in a book that is both soothing and convincing ... the nation, at least as a community of interacting individuals, is strong and safe."--The Economist Review "A brisk, unusually lively tour through American history and habits... Is America Breaking Apart? usefully urges us to probe for Balkanizing impulses in our own souls, then pronounces us healthy."--Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer "[A] short, stimulating book... Mr. Hall's and Mr. Lindholm's overall intention is to show how the United States has held together since the Founding, why it shows every promise of continuing to do so, and what are the positive and negative aspects of that history and present state of affairs."--Colin Walters, The Washington Times "Readable and highly recommended."--Library Journal "A slim but very thoughtful volume that is well worth reading."--Kirkus Reviews "Briefly but brilliantly Hall and Lindholm marshal sociology and history to assert that there has never been a time in American history without hostilities and rifts... The prose is at once judicious and elegant. Appealing both to intellect and imagination, this work unites a clear vision of American past with expectations of future achievement. It deserves the widest possible audience."--Choice "I hope that this persuasive book will find the wide, nonacademic audience for which it is written... The authors manage the difficult task of being both brief and nuanced... The book is an important corrective to the sensationalist literature that contributes to the problems it supposedly decries."--Rhys H. Williams, Christian Century "Insightful and persuasive... The authors manage the difficult task of being both brief and nuanced."--Rhys H. Williams, Christian Century Mr. Hall's and Mr. Lindholm's overall intention is to show how the United States has held together since the Founding, why it shows every promise of continuing to do so, and what are the positive and negative aspects of that history and present state of affairs... [A] short, stimulating book."--Colin Walters, Washington TimesTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction3Pt. 1The growth of political stability111The state and the people152The national question313The challenge of class474The world in America, America in the world615Reprise75Pt. 2Sociability in America796Conceptual baselines837Sacred values918Anti-politics in America1099Ambivalence about association12110Ethnicity as choice, race as destiny12911Two cheers for homogeneity145Conclusion149Index155
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John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd What She Said
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Pluto Press Just Transformations
Book SynopsisHow can societies be transformed in the interests of environmental sustainability from the ground up?Trade Review'A hugely important book, setting a radical agenda for societal transformation. Drawing on grassroots alternatives from across the world, the book offers a vital guide for both scholars and activists. Everyone committed to just transformations for sustainability should read this book now!' -- Ian Scoones, Professor, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex'A fantastic collection that illustrates that just transformations are already being imagined and implemented on the ground. The authors offer an important, creative example of genuine scholar-activism keenly focused issues of justice, power, and the transformative potential of EJ.' -- David Schlosberg, Professor of Environmental Politics and Director, Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney'A splendid collective book co-produced by an impressive international group of twenty-five socio-environmental academics and activists ... focusing both on the alternatives that are born from the resistance to extractivism or pollution, and on sustainable practices such as community textile production. Building on detailed knowledge of the local protagonists and issues, this optimistic, inspiring book jumps scales to national and international dimensions.' -- Joan Martinez-Alier, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona'This is an indispensable book that brings together the theory and practice of environmental justice. The contributions offer different ways for the concrete materialization of the changes needed for just transformations for alternative futures and make a rich account of methods for mutual learning between social movements and academia. A valuable resource for those committed to achieving environmental justice in the 21st century.' -- Gabriela Merlinsky, Instituto Gino Germani, Universidad de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Our approaches and methods for engaging with transformations 1. Co-production of Knowledge for Environmental Justice: Key Lessons, Challenges and Approaches in the ACKnowl-EJ Project (by Lena Weber, Mariana Walter, Leah Temper and Iokiñe Rodríguez) 2. A Conversation on Radical Transformation Frameworks: From Conflicts to Alternatives (by Arpita Lulla, Iokiñe Rodríguez, Mirna Inturias and Ashish Kothari) Part I: Analysing transformations from and with environmental justice movements Section 1: Double Movements Against State and Market 3. 'Mirror, Mirror on the Wall': A Reflection on Engaged Just Transformations Research under Turkey's Authoritarian Populist Regime (by Begüm Özkaynak, Ethemcan Turhan, Cem İskender Aydın) 4. Games of Power in Conflicts over Extractivism in Canaima National Park, Venezuela (by Iokiñe Rodríguez and Vladimir Aguilar) 5. Lebanon and the ‘Trash Revolution’:- Constraints, Challenges, and Opportunities to Transformation: 2015 Onwards (by Rania Masri) Section 2: From Individual to Institutional Transformations 6. Free the Keelbeek from the Prison! A Deep Analysis of the Individual and Collective Empowerment Within the Resistance Movement against the Brussels Mega-prison Project (by Jérôme Pelenc) 7. Raika Women Speak. (by Meenal Tatpati and Shruti Ajit) 8. Transformative Environmental Conflicts:- The Case of Struggles against Large-scale Mining in Argentina (by Mariana Walter and Lucrecia Wagner) Section 3: Enacting Counter-hegemonic Alternative Politics, Economics and World views 9. The Monkoxi from Lomerío, Bolivia: On the Road to Freedom Through Nuxiaká Uxia Nosibóriki (by Mirna Inturias, Iokiñe Rodríguez, Miguel Aragón, Elmar Masay and Anacleto Peña) 10. On the Cusp:- Reframing Democracy and Well-Being in Korchi. (by Neema Pathak Broome, Shrishtee Bajpai and Mukesh Shende) 11. Transformative Strategies Forged on the Frontlines of Environmental Justice and Indigenous Land Defence Struggles in So-called Canada (by Jen Gobby and Leah Temper) 12. Sandhani: Transformation Among Handloom Weavers of Kachchh, India. (by Kalpavriksh and Khamir) Part III: Lessons from ground up transformations 13. Towards a Just Transformations Theory. (by Ashish Kothari, Leah Temper, Iokiñe Rodríguez, Mariana Walter, Begüm Özkaynak, Rania Masri, Mirna Inturias, Adrian Martin, Ethemcan Turhan, Neema Pathak Broome, Shrishtee Bajpai, Jen Gobby, Jérôme Pelenc, Meenal Tatpati and Shruti Ajit) 14. Take-Aways for Environmental Justice Movements. (by Leah Temper, Mariana Walter and Iokiñe Rodríguez) Notes on Contributors Index
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Pluto Press Learning Disobedience
Book SynopsisA new addition to the growing body of work on radical pedagogies, decolonial options and decolonising the universityTrade Review'Murrey and Daley take no prisoners in their sharp decolonial analysis, they are not apologetic in their decolonial critique development, and they are fired up in their envisioning of the future. 'Learning Disobedience' is far from a post-development treatise, it is a work of dismantlement of that which harms humanity in the name of humanity.' -- Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, author of 'Beyond the Coloniality of Internationalism: Reworlding the World from the Global South''This is the book we’ve all been waiting for to divest from Development Studies. It engages the abolitionist imperative as imaginable, intelligible, and doable; as a labour of love, solidarity and abundance rather than refusal or 'cancel culture'.' -- Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa, Assistant Professor in Human Rights and Politics, Department of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science'Invites us to abolish development, not as simple rejection, but as a life-affirming pathway into liberation and freedom beyond coloniality. Development is violence actively producing impoverishment, epistemic dispossession, and erasing peoples of the Global South knowledges, experiences, and sensibilities. Through a plurality of African intellectual anticolonial and decolonial archives and musical soundtracks of liberation, Murrey and Daley enacts a practice of epistemic disobedience that refuses colonial heteropatriarchal and racial global imaginaries of international aid and humanitarian interventions. Full of intellectual energy and radical love for the learning possibilities of autonomy, communities of struggle and marronage … a must-read’ -- Dr Rosalba Icaza, Professor of Global Politics, Feminisms and Decoloniality, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, NetherlandsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Learning Disobedience from the Heart of Empire 1. Coloniality, Racial Logics and the Ethos of International Development 2. Impoverishment is an Active Process: Capitalism and Development 3. Development and Violence/Development as Violence 4. Development Without the Peoples of the Global South 5. Resistance and Autonomous Spaces Beyond the NGO: Marronage, Social Movements and Hashtag Dissent 6. Critiquing Heteronormativity and the Male Gaze: Queering Development and Beyond 7. Decolonizing the State and Reworlding: Global Imaginaries of Liberated Futures 8. Beyond Tokenism: Pluriversals and Decolonizing Solidarity for Thriving and Dignified Futures Conclusions Index
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Pluto Press AnarchoIndigenism
Book SynopsisExplores the possibilities that indigenous thought and traditions have for emancipatory, decolonial, feminist societies beyond the stateTrade Review'Anarchists have much to learn from indigenous struggles for decolonization. This thought provoking collection of interviews with indigenous activists offers insight into points of contact, affinities and tensions.' -- Lesley J. Wood, Professor of Sociology, York University, Toronto'Combines rich and arresting reflections on anarchism and indigenism with an incisive analysis of the complexities, tensions and affinities of anarchist and indigenous politics. Vigorously affirming anarchism’s plurality, Dupuis-Déri and Pillet also make a powerful case for the reconfiguration of anticolonial struggle.' -- Ruth Kinna, Loughborough University Anarchism Research Group'Timely, finely-tuned, and establishes anarcho-indigenism as a constellation of personal, political, and theoretical relationships that are crucial for decolonizing Turtle Island and imagining new ways for Indigenous Peoples and Settlers to live and work together.' -- Richard Day, Associate Professor, Queen's University and author of ‘Gramsci Is Dead’'[A] vital conversation between anarchists and leading Indigenous activists and intellectuals ... who together explore the relationship between anarchist and resurgent Indigenous politics. At its best, this book is an invitation to non-indigenous anarchists to (re)consider revolutionary politics by taking up the “political histories and current lived experiences of Indigenous communities seriously”.' -- Elaine Coburn, Director of the Centre for Feminist Research, York University, TorontoTable of ContentsIntroduction (Francis Dupuis-Déri and Benjamin Pillet) 1. Gord Hill: Anarcho-punk — anticolonialism and anticapitalism — solidarity — political violence — anarchism as a culture — survival in the wilderness — indigeneity in the Americas 2. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: American Indian Movement (AIM) — Wounded Knee incident — Black Power and struggle against apartheid — History of New-Mexico — Marxism and colonialism — First Peoples and the working class — the Anarchists — franchise or settler colonialism 3. Clifton Ariwakehte Nicholas: Anarchism and First Peoples — Colonialism and its beginnings — Nationalism and language — the reservation system — religion — complicated allyship — the warriors — political violence and its consequences — the military — Palestine, Greece, Chiapas 4. Véronique Hébert: Anarchist theater — kids — words that do not exist — what is Anarchism — Indigeneity in the Americas — the Polytechnique massacre and the Oka crisis — women and feminism — spirituality — Colonialism and Decolonialism — Cultural blending and métissage 5. Freda Huson and Toghestiy: environmentalism and traditionalism — struggles against pipelines and the oil industry — defending life and the territory — the band council system 6. J. Kēhaulani Kauanui: Discovering American Anarchism — Hawai’i — the Occupy movement — the United States context — the Mâori — Palestine — feminism and queerness — how to talk about anarchism at the university and on the radio
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Mode of Information Poststructuralism and Social
Book SynopsisThis book is a major new contribution to debates about modernity and post-modernity, emphasising the influence of electronic communication. Poster highlights the emergence of a new communication order, an interaction between humankind and a new kind of reality.Trade Review'Poster has begun to theorize a very significant topic.' SociologyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Words Without Things. 1. The Concept of Postindustrial Society. 2. Baudrillard and TV Ads. 3. Foucault and Data Bases. 4. Derrida and Electronic Writing. 5. Lyotard and Computer Science. Notes. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Politics and Popular Culture
Book SynopsisIn an age where film stars become presidents and politicians appear in pop videos, politics and popular culture have become inextricably interlinked. In this exciting new book, John Street provides a broad survey and analysis of this relationship.Trade Review"John Street's Politics and Popular Culture is an engagingly written and interesting book. Street augments our understanding of the complex connections linking commercial culture to political power through careful exposition, clear examples, and a wonderfully knowing survey of contemporary writings on the subject." George Lipsitz, University of California, San Diego "John Street's new volume provides a timely and accessible introduction to the topic [of media and communication studies], one which should be welcomed by the world of political science for its lucidity and attention to detail." International Affairs "[A] well-informed survey. For readers and students in the field of Popular Music the book is an important addition to the literature." International Association for the Study of Popular Music "(An) excellent, challenging and important book ... comprehensive and provocative critical treatment of the relationship between politics and popular culture ... [which] deserves to be a staple item on university reading-lists about politics and popular culture alike. It is likely to resonate with students, to provoke endless discussion and to provide political scientists and others with a way of opening up what many students view as staid or impenetrable theories about civic culture or rational choice ... a valuable first step." Music and LettersTable of ContentsPart I: The Political and the Popular:. 1. Passion, populism, politics. 2. Popular culture as politics. 3. Politics as popular culture. Part II: Governing Global Culture:. 4. All around the world: the global politics of popular culture. 5. Ruling the waves: the state and popular culture. 6. The local politics of popular culture. Part III: Political Theory/Cultural Theory:. 7. Cultural theories of politics. 8. Political theories of culture. 9. The politics of judgement: from condemnation to commendation. 10. Political pleasures. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cool Memories II
Book SynopsisJean Baudrillard is widely recognized as one of the most important and provocative writers of our age. This book is the third (after America and Cool Memories) in a series of personal records in hyper-reality. It is suitable for those concerned with the debates about postmodernism and the state of theory on the social sciences and humanities.Trade Review"Sharp, sombre, brilliant, explosive, these fragments rarely fail to find their targets: the basic supposition of the superiority and triumphant progress of our technological rationality - and our 'current forms of despair'." Mike Gane, Loughborough University
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Communication Theory Today
Book Synopsisaeo This book offers a wide--ranging overview of current theoretical work in media and communication studies, which is one of the most rapidly growing areas of the social sciences today. aeo The volume is interdisciplinary in character, and the authors show how communication theory intersects with social theory and cultural studies.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Acknowlegements. Communication in a Post-Mass Media World: David Crowley and David Mitchell. Part I: Communication and the Mediation of Social Worlds:. 1. Social Theory and the Media: John B Thompson. 2. Medium Theory: Joshua Meyrowitz. 3. A Recursive Theory of Communication: Klaus Krippendorff. Part II: Messages, Meanings, Discourse:. 4. Discourse and Cognition in Society: Teun A Van Dijk. 5. Risk Communication and Public Knowledge: William Leiss. 6.Talk, Text and History: Conversation Analysis and Communication Theory: Deidre Boden. Part III: Contingency, Reflexivity, Post-Modernity:. 7. The Mode of Information and Postmodernity: Mark Poster. 8. In the Realm of Uncertainty: The Global Village and Capitalist Postmodernity: Ien Ang. 9. By Whose Authority? Accounting for Taste in Contemporary Popular Culture: James M Collins. Part IV: Communication and Public Interests:. 10. Mass Communication and the Public Interest: Denis McQuail. 11. Electronic Networks, Social Relations and the Changing Structure of Knowledge: William Melody. 12. Communication and Development: Majid Tehranian. Index.
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Polity Press Globalization and Culture
Book SynopsisGlobalization is now widely discussed but the debates often remain locked within particular disciplinary discourses. This book brings together for the first time a social theory and cultural studies approach to the understanding of globalization.Trade Review"It is not simply the theoretical balance and clarity of writing that makes Globalization and Culture a worthy introductory text. It is also in the way that the book manages to anchor key issues such as deterritorialization in specific case examples and practical illustrations ... [It] is a sophisticated, balanced, and highly readable book, further marking Tomlinson as a persuasive critical voice in the burgeoning globalization debate." Scope "It is often argued that culture has been a neglected aspect of globalization. John Tomlinson provides us at last with a book which systematically explores the centrality of culture to debates on globalization. He does so with a refreshing clarity in a text which is to be commended for its coherence and accessibility." Mike Featherstone, Nottingham Trent University "It is frequently maintained that discussions of globalization have been marginalized within culture studies. John Tomlinson's book, Globalization and Culture, contributes to new work that attempts to address this issue and brings a cultural studies approach to the the concept of globalization." The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural TheoryTable of Contents1. Globalization and Culture. . Globalization as Complex Connectivity. Culture as a Dimension of Globalization. Why Culture Matters for Globalization. Why Globalization Matters for Culture. 2. Global Modernity. . Global Modernity as Historical Period. Globalization as a 'Consequence of Modernity'. Suspicion of Global Modernity. Conclusion. 3. Global Culture: Dreams, Nightmares and Scepticism. Dreams: Historical Imaginings of a Global Culture. Nightmares: Global Culture as Cultural Imperialism. Global Culture: The Sceptical Viewpoint. 4. Deterritorialization: The Cultural Condition of Globalization. . The Concept of Deterritorialization. The Mundane Experience of Deterritorialization. Objections to Deterritorialization. Deterritorialization at the 'Margins'. Hybridization. 5. Mediated Communication and Cultural Experience. . Mediation and Connectivity. Mediated Proximity 1: Intimacy Redefined. Mediated Proximity 2: Televisual Involvement and the Closing of Moral Distance. 6. The Possibility of Cosmopolitanism. Cosmopolitanism: Idea, Ideology, Ideal. Cosmopolitans Without a Cosmopolis. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Club Cultures
Book Synopsisaeo A highly innovative contribution towards the study of popular culture which focuses on the youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves. aeo Written in a highly accessible style and illustrated with case studies, the author examines the development of club cultures or "taste cultures".Trade Review'Sarah Thornton's book raises some serious issues about cultural empowerment and the retrograde role of that growing academic discipline, cultural studies.' C-Theory 'The book covers not only the club scene and its relationship with the media, but also the history of the discotheque, the decline of 'live' music and the corresponding rise in popularity of its pre-recorded counterpart, as well as the notion of 'hipness' - a concept central to youth culture.' The Pulse 'If ... an academic, critical analysis of the far-reaching cultural effects of clubbing sets your pulse racing, this thoroughly researched book makes for an essential bedside companion.' Musik 'Club Cultures is staking out new territory. Thornton has provided an accessible and interesting account of her subject that will be of great use to anyone trying to find out whatever happened to youth culture since the heady days of Dick Hebdige as long ago as 1979.' The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Imagine a book that could be subtitled Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dance But Didn't Even Know Such Questions Existed.' Q Magazine 'This major contribution to the study of youth movements also looks at DJs, drugs, fanzines, globalisation and best of all, asks what exactly are the raver hierarchies of hipness? An accessible and informed book, deserving of a wide audience.' Preview 'A highly accessible yet rigorously written study of popular culture ... an important contribution not only to current media debates, but also that oft overlooked question of club music and gender.' Everywoman 'One of the smartest and most audacious pieces of musical sociology in years.' Spin 'Club Cultures provides an interesting out-look on dance culture ... you'll definitely have a better understanding of the phenomenon after reading it.' Bikini 'Club Cultures addresses a number of substantive fields within sociology. As a treatise on popular culture, and the sociology of culture generally, the book is an excellent case study that introduces a way of analyzing subcultures on their own ocnsimptive terms.' American Journal of Sociology 'An admirable degree of theoretical and empirical sophistication and attempt[s] to situate the phenomena under study in a wider social context ... an in-depth account of the origins and meanings of the British club scene ... the empirical observation is deeply and skilfully woven into a rich and carefully constructed analysis ... Club Cultures is a refreshing, provoking and stimulating book which I enjoyed reading. I strongly recommend it and I have no doubt that it will be a success.' European Journal of CommunicationTable of Contents1. The Distinctions of Cultures Without Distinction. 2. Authenticities from Record Hops to Raves. 3. Exploring the Meaning of the Mainstream. 4. The Media Development of 'Subcultures'. Afterword. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd History of Reading in the West
Book SynopsisThis path--breaking study will become the standard work on the history of reading in the West. It will be indispensable to students of cultural history, and to all those who want a fresh perspective on the history of books and their uses.Trade Review"Guglielmo Cavallo and Roger Chartier have assembled a remarkable team of international scholars to describe the history of reading in the West from classical times to the present day. Who reads, how they read to themselves and others, what they read, where they read, and what difference reading makes - these are the questions asked and answered, using the best techniques of social and cultural history and literary theory. An immense body of scholarship has been distilled into accessible and beautifully translated essays. To read is to travel, Chartier and Cavallo tell us in their wide-ranging Introduction. Their volume makes a fascinating voyage." Professor Natalie Zemon Davis, Department of History, Princeton University "The genius of the book is in the analysis of the relationship between reading and society. The act of reading illustrates the cultural mindset and this book is a subtle but sure "re-reading" of history which is a revelation of minds past. It is about far more than reading; it is about spiritual authority and sex, it is about social control, secrets and rebellion ... it is a book-lover's delight." The Guardian "Ranging from Ancient Greece to the Internet, edited by two leading scholars in this rapidly expanding field and written by a group of specialists in a lucid and accessible style, A History of Reading in the West will be quite indispensable for students and scholars alike." Peter Burke, Professor of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge "… a landmark achievement." San Francisco Chronicle "There is no way to encapsulate here the richness of these explorations." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Mandatory reading for all scholars and their students in the history of the book." Libraries and Culture "[The book] is certainly the best history of reading presently available and will provide book people with a rich and useful perspective on those pratices that we all endeavor to serve." LogosTable of ContentsPublisher's Note. Introduction: Guglielmo Cavallo and Roger Chartier. 1. Archaic and Classical Greece: The Invention of Silent Reading: Jesper Svenbro. 2. Between Volumen and Codex: Reading in the Roman World: Guglielmo Cavallo. 3. Reading, Copying and Interpreting a Text in the Early Middle Ages: M. B. Parkes. 4. The Scholastic Model of Reading: Jacqueline Hamesse. 5. Reading in the Later Middle Ages: Paul Saenger. 6. Reading in the Jewish Communities of Western Europe In the Middle Ages: Robert Bonfil. 7. The Humanist as Reader: Anthony Grafton. 8. Protestant Reformations and Reading: Jean-François Gilmont. 9. Reading and the Counter-Reformation: Dominique Julia. 10. Reading Matter and 'Popular' Reading: From the Renaissance to the Seventeenth Century: Roger Chartier. 11. Was there a Reading Revolution at the End of the Eighteenth Century? Reinhard Wittman. 12. New Readers in the Nineteenth Century: Women, Children, Workers: Martyn Lyons. 13. Reading to Read: A Future for Reading: Armando Petrucci. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Contours of American Politics An
Book SynopsisThe Contours of American Politics takes a fresh look at the political culture of the United States. In its complexity and diversity, America fascinates. Its politics are brash and exciting, and its political impact upon the wider world is profound.Trade Review‘Jon Roper's elegant book about aspects of American political culture should prove accessible to students encountering American politics for the first time at university whilst also challenging more advanced students. Well-grounded in an understanding of American film and literature, this intelligent text provides an enjoyable and thoughtful account of the social contexts of American government and politics' Nigel Bowles, St Anne's College, Oxford ‘Jon Roper's treatment of American politics stands as refreshingly different from the standard textbook on this subject. Roper has creatively integrated the essentials of the US political system with the persistent influence of the American historical experience and the often-overlooked impact of American cultural tensions. From his clever Huckleberry Finn metaphors to his invocation of images from classic American films, Roper has produced a readable and thoughtful text, one which reflects an awareness of the reader as well as a solid scholarly foundation. He is at his finest when reminding readers that current debates in domestic and foreign policy take place not in a vacuum, but in a vibrant historical and cultural context' Harold Molineu, Department of Political Science, Ohio University "Roper has produced a lively and entertaining book which not only covers all the essential factual detail needed for a student text but also provides fresh insight for the specialist as well". Michael Boyle. International Relations Theory. "There is much to admire in Roper's interpretation...Roper writes well; the book never fails to sustain reader interest" Richard M. Merelman, Political Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. 1 Lighting Out for the Territory. 2 The Politics of Nostalgia. 3 The Challenges of the Constitution. 4 The Framework of Government. 5 Playing the Political Game. 6 Making Headlines. 7 Faultlines. 8 In Country. 9 Back on the Raft. Notes. References. Index.
£54.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Contours of American Politics An
Book SynopsisThe Contours of American Politics takes a fresh look at the political culture of the United States. In its complexity and diversity, America fascinates. Its politics are brash and exciting, and its political impact upon the wider world is profound.Trade Review‘Jon Roper's elegant book about aspects of American political culture should prove accessible to students encountering American politics for the first time at university whilst also challenging more advanced students. Well-grounded in an understanding of American film and literature, this intelligent text provides an enjoyable and thoughtful account of the social contexts of American government and politics' Nigel Bowles, St Anne's College, Oxford ‘Jon Roper's treatment of American politics stands as refreshingly different from the standard textbook on this subject. Roper has creatively integrated the essentials of the US political system with the persistent influence of the American historical experience and the often-overlooked impact of American cultural tensions. From his clever Huckleberry Finn metaphors to his invocation of images from classic American films, Roper has produced a readable and thoughtful text, one which reflects an awareness of the reader as well as a solid scholarly foundation. He is at his finest when reminding readers that current debates in domestic and foreign policy take place not in a vacuum, but in a vibrant historical and cultural context' Harold Molineu, Department of Political Science, Ohio University "Roper has produced a lively and entertaining book which not only covers all the essential factual detail needed for a student text but also provides fresh insight for the specialist as well". Michael Boyle. International Relations Theory. "There is much to admire in Roper's interpretation...Roper writes well; the book never fails to sustain reader interest" Richard M. Merelman, Political Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. 1 Lighting Out for the Territory. 2 The Politics of Nostalgia. 3 The Challenges of the Constitution. 4 The Framework of Government. 5 Playing the Political Game. 6 Making Headlines. 7 Faultlines. 8 In Country. 9 Back on the Raft. Notes. References. Index.
£17.09
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Conversation and Technology From the Telephone to
Book SynopsisA A well--written, innovative book, which makes an important contribution to current debates about the role of communication technology in society. A Based upon his own case studies, Hutchby shows how human conversation is being shaped by technological media such as the telephone, the Internet and video--conferencing.Trade Review"'Postmodern babble has done little to help us understand how contemporary communication technologies have changed our world. This book fills a crucial gap in our knowledge by sticking to a focus on how ordinary people actually interact with these technologies. Using the insights of conversation analysis in an easy to understand way, this impressive volume will be required reading for students of work, technology, organizations and cultural studies." David Silverman, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Goldsmiths' College, London Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Technologies for Communication. Chapter 2: The Communicative Affordances of Technological Artifacts. Chapter 3: Communication as Computation?. Chapter 4: Talk in Interaction. Chapter 5: The Telephone: Technology of Sociability. Chapter 6: Telephone Interaction and Social Identity. Chapter 7: Technological Mediation and Asymmetrical Interaction. Chapter 8: Computers, Humans, Conversation. Chapter 9: Virtual Conversation. Chapter 10: Conclusion: A Reversion to the Real?. Appendix: Transcription Conventions. Bibliography. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Culture
Book SynopsisCulture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State.Trade Review'...the book is a gem for postgraduates (and, not least, the après-post), a rich source of materials for meditating on the vicissitude of this world...' The Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteTable of ContentsForeword. 1. Birth of a concept. 2. Culture and Politics. 3. Culture and the Science of Humanity. 4. Culture and Redemption: Literature and Judgement. 5. The Social Production of Culture. 6. Culture and Postmodernism: the Good, the True, and the Beautiful. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Men and Masculinities Key Themes and New
Book SynopsisMen and Masculinities is one of the most comprehensive texts ever published on the sociology of masculinity. Wide--ranging and accessible, it considers all the key themes, concepts and writings informing this increasingly important area of study.Trade Review"This book is exemplary in its scholarly range, addressing all the significant debates on men and masculinities with a crisp, balanced, clarity." Professor Lynne Segal, Birkbeck College ‘Steeped in feminist theory, and drawing from a wide range of social science research, Men and Masculinities offers a considered and comprehensive introduction to this rapidly expanding field.' Professor Michael Kimmel, SUNY at Stony BrookTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction.. 1. Masculinity – Illusion or Reality?. Men's Nature, Men's History. Natural Men?. Masculinities in History. Functionalism and the Male Sex Role. Gender and Functionalism. Perspectives on Sex/Gender Roles. Psychoanalytical Perspectives. Freud. Jung. From 1st to 2nd Wave (Pro)Feminism. Multiplicity, Materiality – and Illusion. Multiple Masculinities. The Materiality of Men's Violences. Material Actualities – a global perspective. Conclusion. 2. The Personal and the Political: Men and Feminism. A Crisis of Masculinity or a Moral Panic?. A Discourse of Crisis. The Crisis Discourse in Politics and Public Policy. The Male Crisis in Perspective. Men as a Political Category. The Discursive Connection. Men's Responses to Feminism. Marking Differences. Political Polarisations. Black and Latino Men, Black and Latino Masculinities. Gay Male Liberation and Queer Theory. Concluding on Changing Men (and Women).. 3. Power and Resistance. Structural Models of Gender Power. Juridico-Discursive Theories. Patriarchy. Hegemonic Masculinity. Gender Order. Masculinism. Power as Discursive. Bringing Back the Resisting Subject. A Foucauldian Analysis. The Discursive Subject of Power. Summary. 4. Public Men. He's Leaving Home: The heroic male project. Myths and Icons. An Heroic Male Project – building empires. Work, Management and the Professional. Men at Work. Men as Managers. Masculinity and Professionalism. Time to Play. Gendered Time. Gendered Leisure.. Summary. 5. Private Men. The Private ‘I'. Fathers and Families. Friendships and Relationships. Men's Relationships. Men's Friendships. Pure Relationships. Sexualities. Trust, Intimacy and Emotion. Trust. Intimacy. Emotions and Feelings. Endings and Openings. 6. Marking Male Bodies. Male Bodies. Male Bodies in Process. Throwing Like a Boy. Materialising Male Bodies. Gazing at the Male Body. Race Man. A Gay Body of Men. Ageing Male Bodies. Summary. 7. Desires of The Masculine Subject. The Masculine Subject. Masculine Ontology. Desire To Be (a man). Implications and Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
£54.00
Polity Press Men and Masculinities Key Themes and New Directions
Book SynopsisThis text considers the key themes, concepts and writings informing the increasingly important area of the sociology of masculinity. It broaches a range of issues, including masculinity and materiality, masculinity in crisis, sexuality, male power, identity and the politics of masculinity.Trade Review"This book is exemplary in its scholarly range, addressing all the significant debates on men and masculinities with a crisp, balanced, clarity." Professor Lynne Segal, Birkbeck College ‘Steeped in feminist theory, and drawing from a wide range of social science research, Men and Masculinities offers a considered and comprehensive introduction to this rapidly expanding field.' Professor Michael Kimmel, SUNY at Stony BrookTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction.. 1. Masculinity – Illusion or Reality?. Men's Nature, Men's History. Natural Men?. Masculinities in History. Functionalism and the Male Sex Role. Gender and Functionalism. Perspectives on Sex/Gender Roles. Psychoanalytical Perspectives. Freud. Jung. From 1st to 2nd Wave (Pro)Feminism. Multiplicity, Materiality – and Illusion. Multiple Masculinities. The Materiality of Men's Violences. Material Actualities – a global perspective. Conclusion. 2. The Personal and the Political: Men and Feminism. A Crisis of Masculinity or a Moral Panic?. A Discourse of Crisis. The Crisis Discourse in Politics and Public Policy. The Male Crisis in Perspective. Men as a Political Category. The Discursive Connection. Men's Responses to Feminism. Marking Differences. Political Polarisations. Black and Latino Men, Black and Latino Masculinities. Gay Male Liberation and Queer Theory. Concluding on Changing Men (and Women).. 3. Power and Resistance. Structural Models of Gender Power. Juridico-Discursive Theories. Patriarchy. Hegemonic Masculinity. Gender Order. Masculinism. Power as Discursive. Bringing Back the Resisting Subject. A Foucauldian Analysis. The Discursive Subject of Power. Summary. 4. Public Men. He's Leaving Home: The heroic male project. Myths and Icons. An Heroic Male Project – building empires. Work, Management and the Professional. Men at Work. Men as Managers. Masculinity and Professionalism. Time to Play. Gendered Time. Gendered Leisure.. Summary. 5. Private Men. The Private ‘I'. Fathers and Families. Friendships and Relationships. Men's Relationships. Men's Friendships. Pure Relationships. Sexualities. Trust, Intimacy and Emotion. Trust. Intimacy. Emotions and Feelings. Endings and Openings. 6. Marking Male Bodies. Male Bodies. Male Bodies in Process. Throwing Like a Boy. Materialising Male Bodies. Gazing at the Male Body. Race Man. A Gay Body of Men. Ageing Male Bodies. Summary. 7. Desires of The Masculine Subject. The Masculine Subject. Masculine Ontology. Desire To Be (a man). Implications and Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Confronting Culture Sociological Vistas
Book SynopsisConfronting Culture offers a clear and accessible discussion and analysis of the complex field of the sociology of culture, and how it compares with approaches developed within cultural studies. * An accessible guide to the complex field of the sociological study of culture.Trade Review"This is a most satisfying book! It covers so much, so well – the entire field of culture and its various interpretations. I do not know of any book quite like it." Charles Lemert, Wesleyan University "This original and admirable textbook fills an important gap in the literature. The “sociology of culture” has crucial implications for our understanding of the concept of culture itself, so the book should appeal not just to students of sociology, but also to that far wider constituency, the area of “cultural studies”. No other text, to my knowledge, fulfils this function and the authors have risen to the challenge of covering such a large compass of material very successfully." John Tomlinson, Nottingham Trent University "Confronting Culture is a truly excellent contribution to the enhancement of the sociology of culture. It combines beautifully a direct appreciation of the significance of culture with an acute analytical perspicuousness." Roland Robertson, University of Aberdeen "This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of culture. The authors argue that the sociological study of culture is crucial for understanding what goes on both within and between particular groups and societies, and more generally for understanding human social life. They provide a detailed definition of culture, and relate it to sociological approaches developed in Germany, France, Great Britain and the United States. In particular, attention is paid to the Frankfurt School, British and American mass cultural theorists, the work of Bourdieu, and poststructuralist and postmodernist thought. The impact of globalisation and reflexivity upon culture and its study is also addressed. The authors conclude that the sociology of culture will continue to make an important contribution to understanding fundamental aspects of the human condition." Sage Race RelationsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: Sociology and Culture. 1. Setting Up the Terrain: Classical Sociology and Culture. 2. High German Seriousness: The Frankfurt School on Culture. 3. An American Tragedy? Mass Culture in the USA. 4. Reading from Right to Left: Culturalism in England. 5. The Empire of Signs: The Semiotics of Culture. 6. Phantasmagoria: Postmodernism and Culture. 7. In the French Style: The Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu. 8. The Land of the Free? Production of Culture in America and Elsewhere. Conclusion: Globalization, Reflecivity and the Future. References. Index.
£54.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Confronting Culture Sociological Vistas
Book SynopsisConfronting Culture offers a clear and accessible discussion and analysis of the complex field of the sociology of culture, and how it compares with approaches developed within cultural studies. * An accessible guide to the complex field of the sociological study of culture.Trade Review"This is a most satisfying book! It covers so much, so well – the entire field of culture and its various interpretations. I do not know of any book quite like it." Charles Lemert, Wesleyan University "This original and admirable textbook fills an important gap in the literature. The “sociology of culture” has crucial implications for our understanding of the concept of culture itself, so the book should appeal not just to students of sociology, but also to that far wider constituency, the area of “cultural studies”. No other text, to my knowledge, fulfils this function and the authors have risen to the challenge of covering such a large compass of material very successfully." John Tomlinson, Nottingham Trent University "Confronting Culture is a truly excellent contribution to the enhancement of the sociology of culture. It combines beautifully a direct appreciation of the significance of culture with an acute analytical perspicuousness." Roland Robertson, University of Aberdeen "This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of culture. The authors argue that the sociological study of culture is crucial for understanding what goes on both within and between particular groups and societies, and more generally for understanding human social life. They provide a detailed definition of culture, and relate it to sociological approaches developed in Germany, France, Great Britain and the United States. In particular, attention is paid to the Frankfurt School, British and American mass cultural theorists, the work of Bourdieu, and poststructuralist and postmodernist thought. The impact of globalisation and reflexivity upon culture and its study is also addressed. The authors conclude that the sociology of culture will continue to make an important contribution to understanding fundamental aspects of the human condition." Sage Race RelationsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: Sociology and Culture. 1. Setting Up the Terrain: Classical Sociology and Culture. 2. High German Seriousness: The Frankfurt School on Culture. 3. An American Tragedy? Mass Culture in the USA. 4. Reading from Right to Left: Culturalism in England. 5. The Empire of Signs: The Semiotics of Culture. 6. Phantasmagoria: Postmodernism and Culture. 7. In the French Style: The Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu. 8. The Land of the Free? Production of Culture in America and Elsewhere. Conclusion: Globalization, Reflecivity and the Future. References. Index.
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Polity Press Conversations with Zygmunt Bauman
Book SynopsisZygmunt Bauman is one of the leading figures in contemporary social thought. His work ranges across issues of ethics, culture and politics. It never forgets that social thought ought to help men and women make sense of their lives and aspire towards something different.Trade Review'Zygmunt Bauman is a rare intellectual. He does not like to talk about himself except via the byways, the work of others and the problems of the world. Keith Tester is a fine interlocutor who knows how to draw Bauman out. The result is a fascinating series of conversations. This is a book to press against the future, a book for tomorrow. Peter Beilharz, Thesis Eleven, La Trobe University It is very readable. It provides a clear introduction to Bauman's ideas in a much more concise and open style than is otherwise possible ploughing through his volumous works. As such it is to be highly recomendable" Gary Pattison, University of Southampton, NetworkTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. Conversation 1: Context and Sociological Horizons. Conversation 2: Ethics and Human Values. Conversation 3: The Ambivalence of Modernity. Conversation 4: Individualization and Consumer Society. Conversation 5: Politics. Notes. Bibliography
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