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Book SynopsisG is for Genes shows how a dialogue between geneticists and educationalists can have beneficial results for the education of all childrenand can also benefit schools, teachers, and society at large. Draws on behavioral genetic research from around the world, including the UK-based Twins' Early Development Study (TEDS), one of the largest twin studies in the world Offers a unique viewpoint by bringing together genetics and education, disciplines with a historically difficult relationship Shows that genetic influence is not the same as genetic determinism and that the environment matters at least as much as genes Designed to spark a public debate about what naturally-occurring individual differences mean for education and equality Trade Review"G is for Genes is a controversial book and this is exactly why it certainly makes an interesting reading." (Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical And Molecular Teratology, 15 December 2014) "This is a most important book for educationists, teachers, psychologists, parents and learners." (South West Review, 1 June 2014 "G is for Genes is an easy-to read book for a general audience, providing an extensive overview of findings from behavioral genetic studies related to education and achievement." (Twin Research and Human Genetics, 1 May 2014) "In sum, G Is for Genesis an admirable effort by two authors who are excellent translational scholars. It alights on a number of important educational issues and does so in a reasoned and constructive manner." (PsycCRITIQUES, 7 April 2014) "This book breaks down complex science in an engaging and accessible way so that the wider audience can enjoy reading about genetic research, molecular biology, genome screening and most relevantly the implications for education." (Early Years Educator, 1 February 2014) "This book breaks down complex science in an engaging and accessible way so that the wider audience can enjoy reading about genetic research, moelecular biology, genome screening and, most relevantly, the implications for education." (Early Years Educator, February 2014)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi Part One In Theory 1 Chapter 1 Genetics, Schools, and Learning 3 The Aims and Assumptions of Education 4 Diverse Opportunities to Draw Out Individual Potential 8 DNA in the Classroom 10 In Summary . . . 11 Chapter 2 How We Know What We Know 14 Twins: A Natural Experiment 15 DNA Sequencing 18 Chapter 3 The 3Rs: Reading, wRiting . . . 22 From DNA to ABC 24 Environmental Influences on Reading Ability 31 Struggling Readers 34 The Genetics of Writing Ability 38 Chapter 4 . . . and ’Rithmetic 42 So, Why are Some People Better at Math than Others? 43 How does Nurture Affect Mathematical Ability? 52 Chapter 5 Physical Education: Who, What, Why, Where, and How? 57 Genes, Sports, and Smoking 62 Obesity, Genes, and Environment 64 The Heritability of Fitness 67 Gym Class Heroes 69 In Summary . . . 74 Chapter 6 Science: A Different Way of Thinking? 78 Differences Between the Sexes 85 In Summary . . . 87 Chapter 7 How do IQ and Motivation Fit In? 89 IQ + Genetics = Controversy (and Name-calling) 95 Self-Confidence and Motivation 98 Improving Confidence and Cognition in the Classroom 100 Chapter 8 Special Educational Needs: Ideas and Inspiration 105 The Expansion of Special Educational Needs 110 Personalized Learning in Action 113 In Summary . . . 114 Chapter 9 ‘‘Clones’’ in the Classroom 115 Positivity and Achievement 122 Clones in the Classroom 122 Chapter 10 Mind the Gap: Social Status and School Quality 126 Low SES: What Does It Look Like? 129 What Does the Heritability of SES Mean? 133 School Quality 136 Chapter 11 Genetics and Learning: The Big Ideas 141 Big Idea #1: Achievement and Ability Vary, Partly for Genetic Reasons 141 Big Idea #2: The Abnormal is Normal 142 Big Idea #3: Continuity is Genetic and Change is Environmental 143 Big Idea #4: Genes are Generalists and Environments are Specialists 144 Big Idea #5: Environments are Influenced by Genes 144 Big Idea #6: The Environments that Matter Most are Unique to Individuals 145 Big Idea #7: Equality of Opportunity Requires Diversity of Opportunity 146 Part Two In Practice 147 Chapter 12 Personalization in Practice 149 So, What Can Be Done to Make Teaching and Learning More Personalized? 150 A Good ‘‘Mindset’’ for Learning 153 Other Ways to Personalize Learning 158 In Summary . . . 159 Chapter 13 Eleven Policy Ideas 161 1. Minimize the Core Curriculum and Test Basic Skills 161 2. Increase Choice 163 3. Forget About Labels 165 4. Teach the Child, As Well As the Class 166 5. Teach Children How To Succeed 168 6. Promote Equal Opportunities from an Early Age as a Foundation for Social Mobility in the Future 170 7. Equalize Extracurricular Opportunities at School 172 8. Create a Two Stage PE Program 172 9. Change the Destination 173 10. Train New Teachers in Genetics and Give Them the Tools to Put it Into Practice 175 11. Big is Beautiful 177 Chapter 14 Education Secretary for a Day 178 Index 189

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDoherty writes with such wit and verve, bringing the past to life... a very entertaining read. Publishers Weekly Compelling, colorful, insightful, and nearly encyclopedic in detail, this book seems destined to become the definitive scholarly biography of Breen. Highly recommended. Library Journal [An] entertaining and rigorous biography of Breen. -- Ada Calhoun New York Times Book Review A fascinating read for anyone interested in American film history. -- Carol O'Sullivan Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [An] authoritative, entertaining, unexpectedly unnerving biography. -- Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times [A] brilliant and absorbing new book. -- Gerald Peary The Phoenix Hollywood's Censor is a stinging portrait of a cultural strongman who made it his business to baby his fellow citizens. -- Dennis Drabelle Washington Post Written with controlled exuberance, and much wit. -- Scott Eyman Palm Beach Post A pleasure to read. -- Rob Hardy Commercial Dispatch An exemplary biography... Highly recommended. CHOICETable of ContentsOpening Credits Prologue: Hollywood, 1954 1. The Victorian Irishman 2. Bluenoses Against the Screen 3. Hollywood Shot to Pieces 4. The Breen Office 5. Decoding Classical Hollywood Cinema 6. Confessional 7. Intermission at RKO 8. At War with the Breen Office 9. In His Sacerdotalism 10. "Our Semitic Brethren" 11. Social Problems, Existential Dilemmas, and Outsized Anatomies 12. Invasion of the Art Films 13. Amending the Ten Commandments 14. Not the Breen Office 15. Final Cut: Joseph I. Breen and the Auteur Theory Appendix: The Production Code Notes Film Index Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on theory and a range of cross-disciplinary and international perspectives, this book examines the place of ethics and ethical practice in community and development across a global spectrum of political, ecological and economic contexts.Trade Review“This book gave me a lot to think about and provided important new perspectives. Community development can sometimes take its values for granted; this certainly challenges that way of thinking. I thoroughly recommend it.” Marilyn Taylor, Birkbeck College, University of LondonTable of ContentsPart 1: The ethico-political context Chapter 1: Ethics, equity and community development: Mapping the terrain; Sarah Banks Chapter 2: Community development in an unequal world: Challenging neo-liberal values; Keith Popple Part 2: Everyday ethics in community development practice Chapter 3: Negotiating roles and boundaries: Ethical challenges in community development work; Lynda Shevellar and Neil Barringham Chapter 4: Negotiating consent in neighbourhood-based community development work; Jeroen Gradener & Mike de Kreek Chapter 5: Whose ethics count? Ethical issues in community development and action research with communities facing stigmatisation; Pradeep Narayanan and Sowmyaa Bharadwaj Chapter 6: Koorliny birniny, ni, quoppa katatjin: Respect and ethics in working with Indigenous Australian communities; Jennie Buchanan, Len Collard and Dave Palmer Chapter 7: Corporate social responsibility and community development in a mining region in India: Issues of power, control and co-option; Satu Ranta-Tyrkkö and Bipin Jojo Part 3: Envisioning an ethical space for community development Chapter 8: Relational ethics and transformative community organising in the neoliberal U.S. context; Loretta Pyles Chapter 9: A Community Economies perspective for ethical community development; Gradon Diprose and Ann Hill Chapter 10: Concluding reflections: Philosophical perspectives on community and community development; Peter Westoby

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"By focusing on the concept of sadism and drawing on holocaust atrocities, Kerner offers original insights into the relationship between torture porn and American culture in the post-9/11 period." -- Steve Jones * author of Torture Porn: Popular Horror after Saw *"This remarkable contribution to the scholarship on today’s most reviled film cycle expertly demonstrates the continued relevance of trenchant cultural criticism, from Saw to Bush and beyond." -- Mattias Frey * University of Kent *"Torture Porn in the Wake of 9/11 is an important work in film studies." * Cinema Journal *"Aaron Michael Kerner's Torture Porn in the wake of 9/11 offers a rich and provocative account of the possible cultural and political merits of films representative of the genre." * Women's Studies *"Kerner views [torture porn] with a clear, cold eye, continually drawing readers back to his central point, which is that viewers are complicit in the creation and reception of torture porn films. This offers a bleak signpost to what one can expect in the shared stakes of cinematic representationalism." * Choice *Table of ContentsContentsPreface1 Torture Porn: From 9/11 to the Multiplex2 The Torture Porn Genre3 Some Antecedents: Sadism, Exploitation, and (Neo-)Slashers4 The Saw Franchise: Videogames, and the Sadistic Pro(an)tagonist Jigsaw5 The Hostel Films: Consuming Bodies6 “I think we took a wrong turn . . .”7 Soft-core, and Beyond Torture PornFilmographyNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTraces the social history of early modern Japan's sex trade, from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes, diaries, town registers, petitions, and criminal records, this title describes how the work of selling women transformed communities across the archipelago.Trade Review"An important book... Illuminates governance and economic change in early modern Japan... Highly recommended." -- S. A. Hastings, Purdue University Choice "Vivid and engaging... A compelling and meticulously researched piece on the evolving place of prostitutes in Early Modern Japanese culture." -- Sam Bieler, Urban Institute Criminal Law & Crim Justice Bks / Criminal Justice Abstracts "Fascinating and often tragic... Stanley's writing style is both exact and fresh... This book satisfies more than the academic." -- Kris Kosaka, Hokkaido International School Japan Times "An exceptionally sophisticated and extensive study ... A careful and nuanced retelling ... lively, insightful, and unique." -- David Eason Monumenta NipponicaTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword, Matthew H. Sommer Acknowledgments A Note on Currency and Prices Introduction Part One: Regulation and the Logic of the Household 1. Adulterous Prostitutes, Pawned Wives, and Purchased Women: Female Bodies as Currency 2. Creating "Prostitutes": Benevolence, Profit, and the Construction of a Gendered Order 3. Negotiating the Gendered Order: Prostitutes as Daughters, Wives, and Mothers Part Two: Expansion and the Logic of the Market 4. From Household to Market: Child Sellers, "Widows," and Other Shameless People 5. Glittering Hair Ornaments and Barren Fields: Prostitution and the Crisis of the Countryside 6. Tora and the "Rules of the Pleasure Quarter" Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative volume argues that flourishing is achieved when individuals successfully balance their responsiveness to three kinds of normative claim: self-fulfilment, moral responsibility, and intersubjective answerability. Applying underutilised resources in existential phenomenology, Irene McMullin reconceives practical reason, addresses traditional problems in virtue ethics, and analyses four virtues: justice, patience, modesty, and courage. Her central argument is that there is an irreducible normative plurality arising from the different practical perspectives we can adopt - the first-, second-, and third-person stances - which each present us with different kinds of normative claim. Flourishing is human excellence within each of these normative domains, achieved in such a way that success in one does not compromise success in another. The individual virtues are solutions to specific existential challenges we face in attempting to do so. This book will be important for anyone wTrade Review'In its overall theory of ethical virtue and in its analyses of specific virtues, Existential Flourishing is an innovative and acutely insightful work of philosophy. The book admirably exemplifies the virtues of sharply analytical ethical theorising that is sensitive to the complex structures of human existence. It is replete with interesting and perceptive thoughts, developed through detailed engagement with landmark classics of analytic moral philosophy and European existential philosophy. Philosophers interested in ethical theory, existential philosophy, or both will want to engage with this book's substantive arguments and its methodology. In this way, anglophone ethical theory can be further enriched by existential philosophy'. Jonathan Webber, The Philosophical Quarterly'Irene McMullin's Existential Flourishing: A Phenomenology of the Virtues is richly layered and deftly argued. The layers include detailed elucidation of practical rationality, references to previous debates in virtue ethics, and proposals plucked out of Levinas, Nietzsche, Kant, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Heidegger, and Husserl. Despite the heaviness of these many materials, McMullin writes with such dexterity as to encourage light and easy reflection right alongside her lapidary precision. Her style can also be warm and wry, as a line about “considering the moral reprobates that many of us count as friends” attests (143). [...] I am very grateful for this book's insights and for how philosophical argumentation is used to open up explanations of what we are doing. I have shared McMullin's definition of patience with an online group of transplant patient caretakers, who expressed great appreciation for it. Is there a better sign than that?' Jennifer Baker, EthicsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. What is flourishing?; 2. Three domains of reason; 3. Justice, the virtues, and existential problem-solving; 4. Unity, comparison, constraint; 5. Called to be oneself: role models and the project of becoming virtuous; 6. Corrupting the youth; 7. Patience; 8. Modesty; 9. Courage; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisBased on Nick Dubin's own experience, and drawing on the extensive knowledge of Dr Tony Attwood and Dr Isabelle Hénault, this important book addresses the issues surrounding the autism spectrum, sexuality and the law. The complex world of sex and appropriate sexual behaviour can be extremely challenging for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and, without guidance, many find themselves in vulnerable situations. This book examines how the ASD profile typically affects sexuality and how sexual development differs between the general population and those with ASD. It explains the legalities of sexual behaviour, how laws differ from country to country, and the possibility for adjustment of existing laws as they are applied to the ASD population. With advice on how to help people with autism spectrum disorder gain a better understanding of sexuality and a comprehensive list of resources, the book highlights the need for a more informed societal approach to the psychosexual development of people with ASD.A ground-breaking and honest account, this book will be an invaluable addition to the shelves of parents of children with ASD, mental health and legal professionals, teachers, carers and other professionals working with individuals on the spectrum.Trade Review“In bravely revealing his thoughts, insights, and marshaling top experts in the field of autism and sexuality, Nick Dubin has turned a devastating involvement with the criminal justice system into an educational and learning experience. A must read for anyone supporting those on the autism spectrum in the vital area of sexuality.” -- Stephen M. Shore, Ed.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Special Education at Adelphi University, Internationally known consultant, educator, and author on issues related to the autism spectrum“Sexuality is among the most important issues in the field of ASD that no one is talking about. Well, finally that silence has been broken with an incredibly honest, moving, fascinating and informative volume. The chapters by the family, whose son was charged with viewing child pornography, are among the most honest, gripping, and intense I have ever read and include a fantastic chapter by the son himself. In addition there are two chapters written by renowned international experts in the field which contain clear, comprehensive, and practical advice about sexuality related to people on the Autism Spectrum. Readers of this book will be rewarded with a whole new understanding of the major issues concerning sexuality and sexual development in ASD and will come away from this book deeply moved, surprised, and fully informed about the most important current issues in the field.” -- Gary B. Mesibov, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of North Carolina“This courageous, insightful and provocative book opens a timely and urgent discussion on a difficult topic, presenting multiple perspectives on an issue of enormous consequence. As a lawyer who has walked with clients and families through ordeals similar to this one, I'm grateful to Nick Dubin and his co-authors for illuminating an issue too often shrouded in secrecy and shame. This book should be of wide interest to those in law enforcement and the criminal justice system as well as clinicians, individuals with autism and their families.” -- Lisa Greenman, criminal defence attorney specialising in issues relating to developmental disability and mental health and co-founder of Take-2, a summer program for children with autism, Washington, DC“Rarely has a major challenge of national import to our law enforcement and legal systems been more eloquently expressed than through this courageous story of one remarkable young man, bewildered by his own entanglements. This book may not alleviate the suffering of many before him; but it should prevent the destruction of many lives of adults with Asperger's syndrome whose fragile balance act within a society they struggle to adjust to is violently shaken by a system too rigid to understand, too self-righteous to be just, and too unforgiving to consider facts and clinical knowledge. Mr. Dubin, together with two of the foremost experts in the field, have given a powerful voice to a mission that belongs to us all: to correct an injustice that is still largely unknown but to the many families whose lives unravel at the strike of a sudden door knock.” -- Ami Klin PhD, Marcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine“I was deeply moved by Nick Dubin's candid account of his frightening experience in the criminal justice system. This compelling and informative book shows how prosecutors can overreach in their pursuit of a criminal conviction with devastating consequences to individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. Hopefully, this seminal work will shed some light on a long neglected subject and jumpstart a discussion in the legal system that includes compassion and understanding.” -- Bradley Schram, former prosecutor and founding shareholder with the law firm, Hertz Schram PC, Bloomfield Hills, MichiganThe story of Nick Dubin is sadly becoming a more common occurrence. His experience as an individual with high functioning autism is one of being misunderstood and unfortunately undiagnosed until the age of 27. This book describes the compelling story of a young man caught up in a nightmare where his symptoms of autism and an uninformed criminal justice system collide. Attwood, Henault, Mr. Dubin and his parents offer a glimpse of a possible reality that even though it is not commonly understood, many autistic teens and young adults have had to experience. Understanding societal rules for meeting others, for the development of interpersonal relationships, and sexuality in general are complex topics for any teen and young adult; it is especially complex for those on the autism spectrum. Proactive education is not only important, it is essential for those on the autism spectrum for without clear guidelines of what is right or wrong, what is allowed and what is illegal, and how to meet and express one's sexual feelings and needs, there will inevitably be more and more people on the autism spectrum finding themselves in the criminal justice system. This book is a brilliant first step or wake up call for individuals on the autism spectrum as well as their families. -- Lawrence R. Sutton, Ph.D., former Psychologist/Manager, Dept. of Public Welfare, Bureau of Autism, Western Region, State of PennsylvaniaAs the father of a 21-year-old son with autism and as a forensic psychologist who has been diagnosing sex offenders for 40 years, I have an opinion on this subject. It is critical that high functioning persons with autism read this book; and even more critical for the parents or guardians of persons with autism to read this book. -- Michael C. Teague, Ph.D., former Raleigh Police Department Psychologist and former Chief of the Violent Crimes Section, North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public SafetyThe premise of this book is to take a specific circumstance and make it tangible and educational for individuals affected by autism spectrum disorders (ASD), their families, care providers, doctors, therapists, and legal counsel. Unfortunately, it falls short of the mark because some of the contributors seemingly don't make the effort to put power into their pull. Nick ­Dubin's (The Autism Spectrum and Depression) tale is disturbing and will be particularly difficult to accept by those who were victims of childhood abuse. His father's chapter, however, is gripping and filled with applicable information. The book is worth reading simply for this section. Attwood's (psychology, Griffith Univ., Australia; The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome) entry is the most disappointing, considering his monumentally influential work in the field of ASD literature. Isabelle Hénault (Asperger's Syndrome and Sexuality) does what was expected of Attwood, taking readers through developing sexuality, how social and relational deficits in conjunction with bullying and conflicting sexual sensory data can cause those with ASD to struggle with their sexual identity. She provides information for therapists and psychologists that will assist them in identifying risk factors and in helping their clients. VERDICT This title is not for those who are teaching emerging adolescents about their sexuality (Davida Hartman's Sexuality and Relationship Education for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders is a more targeted guide) but is appropriate for those who feel they, or their clients, are already struggling with this intense issue. -- Library JournalTable of Contents1. Introduction. Tony Attwood. 2. My Story. Nick Dubin. 3. The Pathway to Accessing Child Pornography. Tony Attwood. 4. Strategies and Resources. Tony Attwood. 5. A Mother's Journey to Save Her Family. Kitty Dubin. 6. A Father's Journey to Protect His Son: A Legal Perspective. Larry Dubin. 7. Sex Education and Interventions. Isabelle Hénault.

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Book SynopsisUnmasking the lies behind the selling of porn as ‘just a bit of fun’ Big Porn Inc reveals the shocking truths of an industry that trades in violence, crime and degradation. This fearless book will change the way you think about pornography.Trade Review"This is by far the best and most significant of these recent books. It comes from Spinifex, a feminist press in Australia, where radical feminism is prospering rather more than in the U.S. (Spinifex was recently profiled by Barry, 2016). With 40 solid chapters, this is the richest such feminist collection since Laura Lederers (1980) Take Back the Night: Women on Pornography and/or Diana Russells (1983) Making Violence Sexy: Feminist Views on Pornography." Robert Bannon in Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and ViolenceShortlisted as a secondary reference source - 'Highly Commended' - in the Australian Educational Publishing Awards 2012.Contributor Meagan Tyler from Victoria University, Australia was a speaker at the Challenging Porn Conference, at London Metropolitan University in early December 2011.

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Book SynopsisGutmann and Thompson show how a deliberative democracy can address some of our most difficult controversies—from abortion and affirmative action to health care and welfare—and can allow diverse groups to reason together.Trade ReviewDemocracy and Disagreement, by two well-known philosophers, makes a significant contribution to the debates currently plaguing us… [It is] intellectually satisfying. Gutmann and Thompson confront the culture wars head on, asking how we can deliberate our way through our disagreements. Their answers are thoughtful, original, and powerful… What gives the book so much power is not just that it thoughtfully defines the principles that should guide moral argument. Gutmann and Thompson go on to apply their framework for moral discussion to some of the most difficult and controversial questions facing Americans today, including affirmative action, health-care rationing and abortion… They do not always succeed, but they provide a stunning model of how to conduct serious moral discussion in the face of fundamental disagreement… Everyone who considers himself a responsible citizen should read Democracy and Disagreement… It actually might help us resolve our current moral crises. -- Suzanna Sherry * Washington Post *In Democracy and Disagreement, Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson go a long way towards filling the gap [between proceduralist and constitutional democrats]. The co-authors provide an appealing and yet not entirely unrealistic standard—called ‘deliberative democracy’—to evaluate the workings of ‘actually-existing’ democracies. This book, despite its flaws, is a landmark contribution to democratic theory. It should help to set the terms for moral debate on democratic ideals for many years to come. Its core idea is simple: when democratic citizens disagree with each other about public policy, they should continue to reason together in order to reach mutually acceptable decisions, rather than resort to power politics or interest-group bargaining. The complex part is the debate over the moral principles which should guide political argument in democratic systems. No one else has developed a systematic, book-length argument in this area. Moreover, the co-authors use examples from everyday, real-life politics to make their case. -- Daniel A. Bell * Times Literary Supplement *In Democracy and Disagreement, a collaborative effort that itself represents the product of deliberative accommodation, Gutmann and Thompson lay the theoretical foundation for their political vision… [Their] study attempts to link political theory and practice, using relevant and often compelling case studies to illustrate the implications of their philosophical principles… Using the standards of reciprocity, publicity, and accountability for the conditions of deliberation and the guidelines of basic liberty, basic opportunity, and fair opportunity for its content, they offer a thoughtful and methodical analysis of recent and ongoing debates to illustrate their theory… Their book represents a thoughtful and important step towards valorizing and normalizing rational and open discussion in public policy-making. -- Chimène Keitner * Boston Book Review *In a new and meditative book on America’s social conflicts, Democracy and Disagreement, Princeton professor Amy Gutmann and Harvard’s Dennis Thompson suggest that citizens owe each other a more deliberative approach to governance, where moral disagreements like affirmative action are not winner-take-all matters. -- John Balzar * Los Angeles Times *In Democracy and Disagreement Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson take as their point of departure the inescapability of moral conflict—stemming from value pluralism and incomplete human understanding as well as from scarcity and limited generosity—in political life. Their proposed response is not to eliminate such conflict (this would be impossible in theory and coercive in practice) but rather to find ways of narrowing the scope of disagreements and living with those that remain… Gutmann and Thompson have long championed the use of case studies as a spur to moral reflection on contested public policy problems. In this book, they successfully integrate the discussion of case studies into a broader theory of deliberative democracy. The result is a systematic account that should serve as the point of departure for further discussions. -- William A. Galston * Ethics *This is a desperately relevant and much needed book… The authors’ message is cogent and cheering. Beginning with argument on the necessary persistence of moral and fundamental disagreement, they lead the reader through temperate and illuminating analyses of the virtues of reciprocity and publicity, the value, albeit limited, of utilitarianism, the application of the principle of liberty to the decent goal of personal integrity… The book is important reading. * International Minds *The authors’ defense of deliberative democracy represents a major contribution to the discussion of the best theory and practice of democracy… [Gutmann and Thompson] develop standards for judging the quality of democratic discourse. These ‘constitutional’ principles include requirements governing both the conditions (reciprocity, publicity, and accountability) and content (basic liberty, basic opportunity, and fair opportunity) of deliberative democracy. Numerous extended examples of the meaning and interactions of these principles temper the abstract quality of the complex and sophisticated analysis… Democracy and Disagreement is unsurpassed in the critical light it casts on the nature of democratic dialogue. * Choice *An imaginative program for recasting the conduct of American political dialogue. Gutmann…and Thompson…propound a theory called ‘deliberative democracy.’ With this, they say, moral arguments over issues such as whether the government should fund abortion or enforce affirmative action can acquire a depth beyond the usual sound-bite level… They examine the ethics of surrogate motherhood, children’s rights, preferential hiring, and other ticklish issues, offering deeply considered commentaries. All this makes for fascinating, engaged reading. * Kirkus Reviews *Any reader familiar with the previous work of Professors Gutmann and Thompson…will be pleased to see they have continued to collaborate on matters central to the vitality and resiliency of our republic… Gutmann and Thompson, in their focus on ‘deliberative democracy,’ offer a detailed diagnosis and persuasive prognosis of public debate and civic virtue in contemporary America. Presenting an alternative theory to the prevailing utilitarian perspective, the authors propose a model for public policymaking that must be taken seriously by citizens and public officials alike. * Library Journal *Anyone who is concerned with democratic theory and practice will greatly profit from reading Democracy and Disagreement. The analysis of the nature and function of deliberation in a democracy is, as one would expect from these two scholars, superb. -- Robert A. Dahl, author of Democracy and Its CriticsDemocracy and Disagreement will much raise the level of academic and public discussion of democracy—its nature and its possibilities. This is a thoroughly clear, fair, intelligent, reasonable book, with flashes of great insight. I do not think that it will be possible to discuss deliberative democracy, in the future, without reference to this book. -- Cass R. Sunstein, author of The Partial Constitution‘Deliberative democracy’ is a mere catchword until we are provided with a theoretical analysis of its terms and an account of its meaning in practice, in detail, in real time, in actual cases. That is what Gutmann and Thompson do in this book. With clarity and verve, they turn the catchword into an important critical instrument and political project. -- Michael Walzer, author of Spheres of Justice: A Defense of Pluralism and EqualityAn original and fresh attempt to bring the best of contemporary moral and political philosophy to bear on many important contemporary disputes and to do so not with a view to establishing the ‘right answer’ on those issues, but with a view to showing how citizenry that is committed to deliberative democracy might approach them. -- Alan Wertheimer, author of ExploitationTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction The Persistence of Moral Disagreement The Sense of Reciprocity The Value of Publicity The Scope of Accountability The Promise of Utilitarianism The Constitution of Deliberative Democracy The Latitude of Liberty The Obligations of Welfare The Ambiguity of Fair Opportunity Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This timely Research Agenda provides in-depth analysis of emerging threats posed to academic integrity, alongside practical, evidence-based recommendations for creating cultures of integrity, demonstrating their importance within the commercialised field of higher education. Analysing the latest research on contract cheating, and how to identify and respond to it, this book explores the potential role of cyber-security research as arguably the next academic integrity frontier. Internationally renowned scholars from a range of disciplines and countries examine challenges surrounding academic integrity, offering advice to all higher education stakeholders. Chapters discuss the role of quality assurance, moving through specific cultural contexts and academic disciplines to provide insights into how to identify serious academic integrity breaches. This Research Agenda also looks at how to foster cultures of integrity, calling for further research on plagiarism, cheating and all forms of academic misconduct. The opportunities for future research in the book will make this a useful read for scholars examining higher education policy and practice. It will also be helpful to higher education teachers and professionals, policy-makers, and staff working directly with students, as the sector deals with growing concerns about breaches of academic integrity. Contributors include: P. Ayala-Enríquez, T. Bretag, J. Clare, G. Curtis, P. Dawson, D. Dlabolová, R. Dressler, S. Eaton, C. Ellis, T. Foltynek, N. Franco-Pérez, T.B. Gallant, I. Glendinning, J. Guerrero-Dib, R. Harper, D. House, E. Morris, G. Pizarro-Puccio, F. Prentice, A. Rogerson, K. Rundle, K. Seaton, K. van Haeringen, A. WhiteTrade Review‘In the acknowledgments, Tracey Bretag thanks “the hundreds of researchers from all over the world who have made academic integrity the focus of their research and scholarship”. She herself has contributed enormously to this topic and deserves extra credit for making academic integrity a “central to every aspect of education”.’ -- E. Denisova-Schmidt, Academy of Management Learning & Education'This book should be essential reading for everyone with an interest in authentic learning. By conceiving of academic integrity research as more than just self-reports by students, this collection will provide a research agenda and food for thought for scholars in a vast range of disciplines. Administrators, regulators, scholars of pedagogy, teachers, and everyone with an interest in civil society can find important lessons in this volume.' --David Rettinger, University of Mary Washington, US'With the massification of higher education and the burgeoning role of the internet, academic integrity has become one of the key issues faced by higher education practitioners and managers. This book offers a welcome and international overview of developments - from contract cheating to multilingual essay mills to cybersecurity - and responses to them.' --Malcolm Tight, Lancaster University, United KingdomTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Emerging issues in academic integrity research Tracey Bretag 2. The role of quality assurance and regulatory organisations to promote academic integrity Irene Glendinning 3. From moral awareness to academic integrity in Latin America Pablo Ayala-Enríquez, Nathalia Franco-Pérez, Jean G. Guerrero-Dib 4. Academic Integrity in Eastern Europe: Beyond Corruption and Plagiarism Tomáš Foltýnek and Dita Dlabolová 5. Leveraging the teachable moment: What, if anything, can students learn from cheating? Tricia Bertram Gallant 6. Impediments to reporting contract cheating: Exploring the role of emotions Felicity Prentice 7. Interactive approaches to learning about academic integrity: The role of fun and games Amanda White 8. Why students choose not to cheat Kiata Rundle, Guy Curtis, Joseph Clare 9. A changing focus: Re-considering research on contract cheating Erica Morris 10. Contract cheating at colleges and other non-university higher education providers Tracey Bretag and Rowena Harper 11. Technology, policy and research: Establishing evidentiary standards for managing contract cheating cases Cath Ellis, Karen van Haeringen and David House 12. Multilingual essay mills: The need for research beyond English language commercial providers Sarah Eaton and Roswita Dressler 13. The use and misuse of online paraphrasing, editing and translation software Ann M. Rogerson 14. Academic integrity in mathematics education: Breaking the silence Katherine Seaton 15. Cyber-security: The next academic integrity frontier Phillip Dawson Index

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Book SynopsisMore than 15 years have passed since the law regarding sex workers in New Zealand has changed. As a model it has been endorsed as best practice by international organisations, leading scholars and sex worker-led organisations. Yet in some corners, speculation is ongoing regarding its impacts on the ground. Written by an international group of experts, this groundbreaking collection provides the much needed in-depth research into how decriminalisation is playing out in sex workers' lives and how different groups of sex workers are experiencing it, while uncovering the challenges and tensions that remain to be negotiated in this field. Using the evidence from New Zealand, it makes an invaluable contribution to the international debates regarding sex work laws and the global struggle to realise sex workers' rights.Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Lynzi Armstrong and Gillian Abel Part I ~ Legislative Change in New Zealand ‘On the Clients’ Terms’: Sex Work in New Zealand Before Decriminalisation ~ Jan Jordan Stepping Forward Into the Light of Decriminalisation ~ Dame Catherine Healy, Annah Pickering and Chanel Hati The Future of Feminism and Sex Work Activism in New Zealand ~ Carisa R. Showden Part II ~ The Diversity of Sex Workers in New Zealand The Impacts of Decriminalisation for Trans Sex Workers ~ Fairleigh Gilmour Fear of Trafficking or Implicit Prejudice?: Migrant Sex Workers and the Impacts of Section 19 ~ Lynzi Armstrong, Gillian Abel, and Michael Roguski “My Dollar Doesn’t Mean I’ve Got Any Power or Control Over Them”: Clients Speak Out About Purchasing Sex ~ Shannon Mower Part III ~ Perceptions of Sex Workers in New Zealand "Genuinely Keen to Work": Sex Work, Emotional Labour, and the News Media ~ Gwyn Easterbrook-Smith The Disclosure Dilemma: Stigma and Talking About Sex Work in the Decriminalised Context ~ Lynzi Armstrong and Cherida Fraser Contested Space: Street-based Sex Workers and Community Engagement ~ Gillian Abel

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Book SynopsisGail Weiss is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Human Sciences graduate program at The George Washington University. She is author of Body Images: Embodiment as Intercorporeality and co-editor of Feminist Interpretations of Merleau-Ponty.

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Book SynopsisAt its best Disability Studies is an arena of critical debate addressing controversial issues concerning, not just the meaning of disability, but the nature of society, dominant values, quality of life, and even the right to live. Indeed, Disability Studies is itself the subject of controversy, in terms of its theoretical basis and who controls courses and research and whether it should be shaped and controlled by disabled academics or grassroots activists. Within these debates, generated by the social model of disability, are fundamental challenges to policy, provision and professional practice that are directly relevant to all who work with disabled people, whether in the field of social work, health or education. Controversial Issues in a Disabling Society has been written specifically to raise questions and stimulate debate. It has been designed for use with students in group discussion, and to support in-depth study on a variety of professional courses. It covers a wide raTable of ContentsSeries editor's prefaceIntroductionenabling questionsPart one: FoundationsWhat's in a name?Whose model?What is Disability Studies?Part two: Values and ideologiesControlling life?A dividing society?Celebrating difference?What's so good about independence?Will you put your hand in your pocket?Whose body?Part three: Policy, provision and practicePolicyis inclusion better than integration?Provisionwho needs special needs?Practiceare professionals parasites?Policy, provision and practicecare or control?Politicswhere does change come from?Conclusionenabling or disabling globalisation?BibliographyIndex.

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Book Synopsis"Chas Critcher's study is doubly welcome as it discusses theoretical underpinnings thoroughly, and also provides a set of illustrative case studies... This is an important and stimulating book for a range of audiences." VISTA Vol 8 no 3 How are social problems defined and responded to in contemporary society? What is the role of the media in creating, endorsing and sustaining moral panics? The term `moral panic' is frequently applied to sudden outbreaks of concern about social problems. Chas Critcher critically evaluates the usefulness of moral panic models for understanding how politicians, the public and pressure groups come to recognise apparent new threats to the social order, and he scrutinizes the role of the media, especially the popular press. Two models of moral panics are identified and explained, then applied to a range of case studies: AIDS; rave culture and the drug ecstasy; video nasties; child abuse; paedophilia. Examples of moraTable of ContentsSeries editor's foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction: original thoughts - Part one: the models - Made in Britain: the processual model of moral panics - Notes from a big country: the attributional model of moral panics - Part two: case studies - Unhealthy preoccupations: AIDS - Out of their minds: ecstasy and raves - A rocky horror show: video nasties - Suffer the little children: child abuse in families - Monstrous ideas: paedophilia - Part three: implications - Universal pictures: international comparisons - No news is good news: the role of the media - Time for a make-over: the models revisited - Myth appropriation: the childhood theme - Underwriting risk: moral panics and social theory - Afterword - Glossary - References - Index.

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Book SynopsisIn the last decade, the South African state has been transformed dramatically, but the stubborn, menacing geography of apartheid still stands in the way of that country’s visions of change. Environmentally degraded old homelands still scar the rural geography of South Africa.FormerlyTrade Review“An excellent example of anti-racist and anti-sexist works with strong, practical policy implications for development.”

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Book SynopsisThe dream of control over human behaviour is an old dream, shared by many cultures. This fascinating account of the histories of human engineering describes how technologies of managing individuals and groups were developed from the nineteenth century to the present day, ranging from brainwashing and mind control to Dale Carnegie''s art of dealing with people. Derksen reveals that common to all of them is the perpetual tension between the desire to control people''s behaviour and the resistance this provokes. Thus to influence other people successfully, technology had to be combined with tact: with a personal touch, with a subtle hint, or with outright deception, manipulations are made palatable or invisible. Combining psychological history and theory with insights from science and technology studies and rhetorical scholarship, Derksen offers a fresh perspective on human engineering that will appeal to those interested in the history of psychology and the history of technology.Trade Review'Reflecting his own subtlety, sensitivity and wit, Maarten Derksen crafts a persuasive analysis of the tact and technologies involved in the dealings between people and machines, brains and behaviour. Hard to put down once you've started reading!' Douwe Draaisma, University of Groningen, Netherlands'Histories of Human Engineering: Tact and Technology delivers a radical and thoroughly appealing approach to understanding the aspirations to effectively control human behavior. Eschewing the time-worn critiques of the manipulation of people and notions of human docility that undergird control technologies, Derksen engages empirical evidence from these technologies to show how they demonstrate the vibrant human presence of resistance, judgment, habit, and indeterminacy.' Jill Morawski, Wesleyan University, Connecticut'In this richly impressive work, Derksen shows how the historical projects of psychology re-envisage and re-engineer how the human is managed and resisted. Whilst psychologists will see their discipline in a new and fascinating light, Derksen has also made a significant and compelling intervention into the debate about the emergence of the modern subject.' Steven Brown, University of Leicester'Winner of the 2018 Cheiron Book Prize, Maarten Derksen's (2017) Histories of Human Engineering: Tact and Technology is a deeply‐researched, broad‐ranging study of human engineering in the behavioral, psychological, and social sciences, and beyond.' Edward K. Morris, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences'In Histories of Human Engineering, Maarten Derksen, a historian of psychology at the University of Groningen, presents a well-informed overview, ranging from Frederick Taylor's scientific management to the current craze for 'neuromarketing'. … the book teaches an important lesson about the limitations of both human engineering and the human sciences …' Ruud Abma, Isis'For historians of social science, the book is innovative in that the interface between social science and technology is investigated rather than presumed or critiqued a priori, and because it addresses the friction between the disciplines of sociology, psychology, and political science without presenting siloed disciplinary histories.' Bregje F. van Eekelen, Technology and CultureTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Tact and technology; 3. Scientific management and the human factor; 4. 'Social technology'; 5. Dale Carnegie and the fine art of dealing with people; 6. Karl Popper's social technology and the personal element; 7. Tactful leadership; 8. Mind control; 9. The priming saga: the subtle technology of psychological experimentation; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisWhat is it like to work in a place that is both a thriving and close-knit community and a globally recognised part of the commercial sex industry? London''s Soho has always been a place of complexity, contrast and change throughout its colourful history, yet urban branding, local community initiatives and licensing regulations have combined to ''clean up'' Soho, arguably to the point of sanitisation, and commercial over-development remains a continuing threat. In spite of all this, Soho retains its edge and remains a unique place to live, work and consume. Based on a ten-year ethnographic study of working in Soho''s sex shops, combining archival material, literary sources, photographic materials and interviews with men and women employed there, Tyler draws together insights from history, geography and cultural studies to tell the unseen story of this fascinating work place.Trade Review'There is a whole section of a bookshelf that could be dedicated to books on Soho - memoirs, photo-journals and seamy exposés, but this superbly researched achievement - Soho at Work: Pleasure and Place in Contemporary London - should take pride of place. Fascinating, sympathetic, original and enlightening from first to last.' Stephen Fry, Writer, broadcaster and founder of the 'Save Soho' campaign'One space: so much history. One human interest: so much activity. One servicescape; so much seeking of gratification. One community; so much abjection. One scene of labouring: so much ethnographic richness. One relic: so much future. One writer: so much courage. One book: so much to learn and treasure.' Gibson Burrell, Universities of Leicester and Manchester'It is easy enough to think that the economy happens in offices buildings and factories, brightly lit and taught in business schools. But in this delicious piece of work Melissa Tyler shows us a different economy, one in which sex, pleasure and money move in intricate ways. This is a beautifully written and well-researched book, well aware of the history and politics of sensuality and the city.' Martin Parker, Lead for the Bristol Inclusive Economy initiative, Bristol University'In this vibrant and engaging book, Melissa Tyler draws together key literatures from cultural history, social geography and sociology to provide a rich and detailed account of contemporary Soho. Accessible, comprehensive and insightful, 'Soho at Work: Pleasure and Place in Contemporary London' tells the story of a colourful and distinctive area of the city through an in-depth analysis of historical and contemporary sources as well as through the vivid accounts of those working in the sex shop industry. A foundational book in organizational geography.' Ruth Simpson, Brunel University, London'Soho has attracted the gaze of scholars and other writers for centuries because of a number of features that distinguish it from other parts of the vast London metropolis: cosmopolitanism; pioneering and high-class cuisine; sleaze; and, by the beginning of the 21st century, a thriving (male) gay scene. Melissa Tyler focuses her book on the third of these and approaches it as a professor of work and organisation studies, meaning that she examines how customers and staff interact in sex shops (but not other types of sex work). She also describes her interdisciplinary approach, which involves history, social science and ethnography.' Panikos Panayi, Times Higher Education'Soho at Work takes us into a district known through a fog of myths and half-truths, a space often depicted as 'no place for a lady'. Stripping away these myths, Melissa Tyler invokes ideas from business and organisation studies to present Soho as a working community whose boundaries are shaped by shared understandings of sexuality, safety and stigma, with both female and male sex shop employees shown to perform complex emotional, aesthetic and gendered work as they deal with a daily roll call of titillated tourists, first-time purchasers and hardened regulars. Drawing on rich ethnographic data collected over more than a decade, this is an important and timely account that will surely prove essential reading for all those interested in the relations of gender, sex and the city.' Phil Hubbard, King's College London'The result is a richly descriptive and analytically provocative book that weaves together cultural history, geography, and sociology. Some readers will likely find themselves curiously lured to Soho for a visit, like moths drawn to a (red) light.' J. R. Mitrano, ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction. Pleasure and place in Soho; 1. Soho: London's gilded gutter; 2. Putting work in its place: space, place and setting; 3. Shopping for sex: situating work in Soho's sex shops; 4. It's a dirty job: performing abject labour in Soho; 5. No place for a lady? Un/doing gender and sexuality in Soho; Conclusion. Rhythm is our business.

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Book SynopsisThis innovative volume argues that flourishing is achieved when individuals successfully balance their responsiveness to three kinds of normative claim: self-fulfilment, moral responsibility, and intersubjective answerability. Applying underutilised resources in existential phenomenology, Irene McMullin reconceives practical reason, addresses traditional problems in virtue ethics, and analyses four virtues: justice, patience, modesty, and courage. Her central argument is that there is an irreducible normative plurality arising from the different practical perspectives we can adopt - the first-, second-, and third-person stances - which each present us with different kinds of normative claim. Flourishing is human excellence within each of these normative domains, achieved in such a way that success in one does not compromise success in another. The individual virtues are solutions to specific existential challenges we face in attempting to do so. This book will be important for anyone working in the fields of moral theory, existential phenomenology, and virtue ethics.Trade Review'In its overall theory of ethical virtue and in its analyses of specific virtues, Existential Flourishing is an innovative and acutely insightful work of philosophy. The book admirably exemplifies the virtues of sharply analytical ethical theorising that is sensitive to the complex structures of human existence. It is replete with interesting and perceptive thoughts, developed through detailed engagement with landmark classics of analytic moral philosophy and European existential philosophy. Philosophers interested in ethical theory, existential philosophy, or both will want to engage with this book's substantive arguments and its methodology. In this way, anglophone ethical theory can be further enriched by existential philosophy'. Jonathan Webber, The Philosophical Quarterly'Irene McMullin's Existential Flourishing: A Phenomenology of the Virtues is richly layered and deftly argued. The layers include detailed elucidation of practical rationality, references to previous debates in virtue ethics, and proposals plucked out of Levinas, Nietzsche, Kant, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Heidegger, and Husserl. Despite the heaviness of these many materials, McMullin writes with such dexterity as to encourage light and easy reflection right alongside her lapidary precision. Her style can also be warm and wry, as a line about “considering the moral reprobates that many of us count as friends” attests (143). [...] I am very grateful for this book's insights and for how philosophical argumentation is used to open up explanations of what we are doing. I have shared McMullin's definition of patience with an online group of transplant patient caretakers, who expressed great appreciation for it. Is there a better sign than that?' Jennifer Baker, EthicsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. What is flourishing?; 2. Three domains of reason; 3. Justice, the virtues, and existential problem-solving; 4. Unity, comparison, constraint; 5. Called to be oneself: role models and the project of becoming virtuous; 6. Corrupting the youth; 7. Patience; 8. Modesty; 9. Courage; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe revival of Aristotelian virtue ethics can be seen as a response to the modern problem of disenchantment, that is, the perceived loss of meaning in modernity. However, in Virtue and Meaning, David McPherson contends that the dominant approach still embraces an overly disenchanted view. In a wide-ranging discussion, McPherson argues for a more fully re-enchanted perspective that gives better recognition to the meanings by which we live and after which we seek, and to the fact that human beings are the meaning-seeking animal. In doing so, he defends distinctive accounts of the relationship between virtue and happiness, other-regarding demands, and the significance of linking neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics with a view of the meaning of life and a spiritual life where contemplation has a central role. This book will be valuable for philosophers and other readers who are interested in virtue ethics and the perennial question of the meaning of life.Trade Review'This book is strikingly excellent. It is beautifully argued, fair-minded, and a pleasure to read. It is also the most authentically neo-Aristotelian account of ethics and the moral life that I have read. In making a case for a higher, more noble, more meaningful form of life, it deserves to be widely considered, and I would not be surprised if people someday spoke of it alongside works by G.E.M. Anscombe, Alasdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor, and a few others.' Stephen R. Grimm, Fordham University, New York'Like other animals, human beings live lives that can be flourishing or not so flourishing. But they also quest for meaning in their lives and in their world. McPherson's fine new book is both an exploration of the joins and the gaps between these two aspects of human nature, and also itself an example of that quest.' Sophie-Grace Chappell, The Open University'An original and finely crafted study that takes us way beyond the standard agenda of modern virtue ethics. McPherson persuasively and illuminatingly argues that the human search for fulfilment needs to be understood within a much richer and more resonant framework of objective meaning and value than is allowed for by most contemporary moral philosophers.' John Cottingham, University of Reading, University of Roehampton, London, and Honorary Fellow of St John's College, University of Oxford'This book could be read by undergraduates and seasoned academics alike. McPherson does a good job of summarizing the relevant aspects of contemporary virtue theory such that students unfamiliar with this literature should still be able to follow the argument, but not at the expense of nuance.' Sarah Pawlett Jackson, Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: toward re-enchantment; 1. The human form of life; 1.1 Neo-Aristotelian ethical naturalism: the disenchanted version; 1.2 The human difference: rationality; 1.3 The standpoint from within our human form of life: the space of meaning; 1.4 Strong evaluative meaning; 1.5 Going further: the way forward; 2. Virtue, happiness, and meaning; 2.1 The instrumentalist account; 2.2 The constitutive account: strong evaluative version; 2.3 The constitutive account: weak evaluative version; 2.4 Virtue apart from happiness?; 2.5 Virtue, loss, and the meaning of life; 3. Other-regarding concern; 3.1 MacIntyre on other-regarding concern; 3.2 Intrinsic worth: dignity and sanctity; 3.3 Fully amongst us: solidarity with the severely afflicted and other marginalized humans; 3.4 Moral absolutes; 3.5 Spheres of other-regarding concern: universal and particular; 4. Cosmic outlooks; 4.1 Hursthouse's three theses and Williams' challenge; 4.2 Identifying what is noblest and best; 4.3 Against quietism: the need for a moral ontology; 4.4 Rival cosmic outlooks; 4.5 A poker-faced universe?; 5. Homo Religiosus; 5.1 What is spirituality?; 5.2 What kind of naturalism?; 5.3 Human beings as Homo Religiosus; 5.4 The contemplative life; 5.5 Theistic spirituality; 5.6 Objections and replies; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisExploring gendered agency under neoliberalism by contextualising and historicising contemporary debates on sex work, Eglė Česnulytė features primary accounts from women selling sex in Kenya, arguing that their role in our understanding of gender and agency in today's neoliberal structures is crucial.Trade Review'An outstanding contribution to the understanding of sex work in Kenya in the context of neoliberalism. Egle Cesnulyte explores with immense analytical heft, and on the basis of extensive ethnography, how sex work can be a way for women to accumulate capital and to sustain livelihood strategies as part of reproductive labour. A must read.' Ray Bush, University of Leeds'This excellent analysis of how female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya, experience and challenge socio-economic realities provides critical insight into their lives; how they exercise agency in 'tight corners'; and the gendered impact of neo-liberal practice and discourse. A must read for anyone interested in gender, everyday political economy or neoliberalism.' Gabrielle Lynch, University of WarwickTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Neo-liberal transformations and gender in Kenya; 3. Gendered livelihoods and 'bargaining with patriarchy'; 4. Selling sex in Mombasa; 5. Dreams and strategies of women selling sex; 6. A vicious circle: work-related dangers and obstacles for exiting sex work; 7. Connecting global and local: Kenyan state, NGOs and the sex worker movement; 8. Conclusions: gendered limits of agency in a neo-liberal world.

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Book Synopsis*THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* 'A stunning, big and bold encyclopedia of how to live' LISA TADDEO 'Astute, radical and utterly compelling' KATHERINE MAY 'You will finish this book and immediately hand your copy over to your best friend' JENNIFER ANISTON _______________ Why do women equate self-denial with being ‘good’? We congratulate ourselves when we resist the donut in the office breakroom. We celebrate our restraint when we hold back from sending an email in anger. We put others’ needs ahead of our own and believe this makes us exemplary. Journalist and podcast host Elise Loehnen explains that these impulses – often lauded as distinctly feminine instincts – are actually ingrained in us by a culture that reaps the benefits, via an extraordinarily effective collection of social mores: Lust. Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Wrath. Envy. Pride. These so-called ‘deadly sins’ have been used by the patriarchy to control women throughout our history. For instance, a fear of gluttony drives us to ignore our appetites and an aversion to greed prevents us from negotiating a better salary at work. So, what would happen if we stopped trying to be ‘good’? Provocative and bold, On Our Best Behaviour is a probing analysis of history and contemporary culture that explains how women have internalised the patriarchy, and how they unwittingly reinforce it. By sharing her own story and the spiritual wisdom of other traditions, Elise Loehnen shows how we can break free and discover a path toward a more balanced, fulfilled way to live. _______________ 'This is a really important book' CHELSEA HANDLER 'A guide to liberation and a return to the authentic feminine self' GABOR MATÉ 'Brilliantly reframes our toxic cultural programming' LORI GOTTLIEBTrade ReviewIn On Our Best Behavior — a raw cri de coeur, penetrating social analysis, and revealing personal reflection — Elise Loehnen deftly deconstructs one of the central ideological buttresses of patriarchal society: the shaming of women for having human desires, strengths, capacities and strivings of body, mind, and soul. Doing so, she provides a guide to liberation and a return to the authentic feminine self. -- Gabor Maté MD, author of THE MYTH OF NORMALA stunning, big and bold encyclopedia of how to live – the first post-pandemic book to take our latest measurements and provide something fresh to comfort, embolden, enlighten and enrich who we are today. Loehnen is never instructive but always right. The book never flags and each section has a takeaway for how to live wiser, and an anecdote to help you feel less alone. On Our Best Behavior is nothing short of a tangible necessity in our new intangible world -- Lisa Taddeo, author of THREE WOMENWith equal parts wit, wisdom, erudition, and warmth, author Elise Loehnen takes us on a guided journey through history, culture, and our own psychologies to not just investigate the limiting effects of Patriarchal thinking in women’s lives, but to free them. Pleasure, connection, trust, and joy - all these and more await the reader lucky enough to spend time in conversation with a truly remarkable mind. Half historical docent, half big sister with a hot cup of tea, read this author and change your life -- Terrence Real, author of USWhat if women finally found freedom – because we gave it to ourselves? In On Our Best Behavior, Elise Loehnen brilliantly reframes our toxic cultural programming and helps us to see that what we thought were our sins are actually our greatest virtues. This book is the gift we have all been waiting for -- Lori Gottlieb, author of MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONEElise Loehnen is absolutely excellent and this book is one of the most important books I’ve read in the last decade. It explores some of the main ways women have been insidiously conditioned subconsciously and consciously by society and culture. Please read this book, I found it liberating and we can only change what we are aware of! -- Poppy JamieA reimagining of our sins on a biblical scale, On Our Best Behaviour is astute, radical and utterly compelling -- Katherine MayThe feelings On Our Best Behaviour envoked were quite extraordinary. I turned every page feeling less like I was alone for thinking so many of my thoughts. I have never read a book that has so immediately allowed me to feel as though so much of what I felt I had to do and to be wasn’t what I needed to do and be at all. This book feels like a long overdue turning point for women. I know this book, in full, part, or even a line, will allow a shift in the mind of every woman who has felt or feels she needs to be GOOD to have the life she wants -- Pippa Vosper, author of BEYOND GRIEFThis enlightening read explores the ways we learn to practise self-denials as women through the lends of the seven deadly sins and the devastating price we pay for it * Stylist *Loehnen uses the seven deadly sins to track the ways in which women are encouraged to mute their own desires. It is a manifesto for happiness rather than busyness, for pleasure rather than fasting — a plea to stop racing towards a place that does not exist * Sunday Times Style *Beautiful, intelligent, meaningful work -- Shauna Niequist, author of I GUESS I HAVEN'T LEARNED THAT YETThis is a really important book -- Chelsea HandlerOn Our Best Behavior by the brilliant Elise Loehnen caused a tectonic shift inside me in terms of how I see myself, my mother, my daughter, my sister, my friends, and the whole world around me. It brought so much into crystal clear focus. I was shaking my head wildly, doing call & response with the pages as I entered each new chapter in awe and wonder. If clarity, understanding, compassion and peace are interesting to you, drop everything and read this book. You will never see “good” the same way again. This book will set you free -- Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, editor of HUNGRY HEARTSLoehnen's book is a whirlwind of fury about the way the Seven Deadly Sins have been co-opted to keep us small and obedient * Sunday Telegraph *The book is engagingly alive to the complexities involved * Sydney Morning Herald *You’re going to love this book’s combination of history and argument and righteousness and kindness * Cool Story podcast *Your book, at its essence, is pulling the thread of some pretty long held beliefs and potentially the fabric of society as we know it * ABC Radio Melbourne *If you are a people pleaser, feel that you sacrifice your own needs, wants, feelings, and parts of your identity in order to feel loved and accepted, this book is perfect for you. It would also suit teenage girls, women in their 20s and anyone questioning their internal happiness * Glam Adelaide *[On Our Best Behaviour] is a thought-provoking read that holds up a mirror to society . . . I devoured this book, even breaking out the highlighters and sticky tabs to mark my favourite quotes. It puts into words experiences I, and many other women, have known but may not have had the words to articulate until now. An absolute must read piece of non-fiction this year * Fashion Journal *A deep dive into the everyday challenges faced by 30- and 40-something women, and an insightful look into the deeper societal forces at play. If you are Gen X you will feel * Primer: 21 of the Best Books We Read This Year *An engaging work that offers an opportunity for pause and reflection regarding our daily choices * Kirkus Reviews *A deep dive into my own psyche of questioning everything -- Sara Haines * The View *You will finish this book and immediately hand your copy over to your best friend -- Jennifer AnistonA fascinating read . . . it blows your mind. I highly recommend this book . . . I left feeling energized and galvanized to take back my true fucking freedom. And I hope it has the same impact on you -- Jameela Jamil * iWeigh *

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Book SynopsisInformation, communication and automation technology (ICAT) ethics is the branch of applied ethics and technoethics which investigates the social and ethical issues of the integrated multidisciplinary ICAT field in the broad sense that includes all kinds of automated systems through the use of ICT and computer based systems (autonomous control systems, communication systems, software agents, robotic systems, etc.)This book involves 11 timely contributed chapters that cover a wide spectrum of topics in the ICAT ethics field. These topics include fundamental ethics concepts, ICAT ontology and history, ethics in storytelling for business intelligence, AI and human potential, ethics and social impact of automation, ICAT professional ethics and codes of ethics, ethics of IoT, human-AI moral gap, scientific and ethical problems of computer-model based mischaracterization of serious human threats as low risk situations, social and existential issues of dynamic modernity in ICAT, and role of technoethics for the fulfillment of humankind perfection.The study of ICAT ethics will help scientists and engineers to see why and how to avoid computer, communication, and automation technology abuse, and will make them behave as ethically responsible professionals. ICAT ethical perspectives are permanently in transition as technological advances move to novel unseen ICAT areas. ICAT ethics attempts to reveal the ethical dimensions of ICAT systems, and proposes proper ethical rules and principles based on traditional and modern ethical theories, that guide novel advancements towards moral/ethical practices that benefit the society.The book provides a rich source of information that can be profitably used by graduate students and researchers on ICAT moral philosophy, ethics, and social impact in our digital era.

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Book SynopsisCan animals be regarded as part of the moral community? To what extent, if at all, do they have moral rights? Are we wrong to eat them, hunt them, or use them for scientific research? Can animal liberation be squared with the environmental movement? Taylor traces the background of these debates from Aristotle to Darwin and sets out the views of numerous contemporary philosophers—including Peter Singer, Tom Regan, Mary Anne Warren, J. Baird Callicott, and Martha Nussbaum—with ethical theories ranging from utilitarianism to eco-feminism. The new edition also includes provocative quotations from some of the major writers in the field. As the final chapter insists, animal ethics is more than just an “academic” question: it is intimately connected both to our understanding of what it means to be human and to pressing current issues such as food shortages, environmental degradation, and climate change.Trade ReviewAngus Taylor's Animals & Ethics is, quite simply, the finest text on animal ethics available. There is no other text that covers such a broad range of material with such expertise and lucidity. Taylor's readings of the key works and thinkers in the field are not only reliable but often remarkably insightful. For any professor interested in teaching animal ethics, as well as any general reader who wishes to learn more about the central philosophical debates concerning animals, I recommend Taylor's book without reservation." – Matthew Calarco, California State University, Fullerton"This book is a critically nuanced and meticulous assessment of the philosophical underpinnings of our ethical consideration of non-human animals. The third edition of Angus Taylor's Animals & Ethics not only provides students and the general public with a cogent introduction to the controversial issue of animal liberation but also serves as an invaluable reference work for students with the impressive inclusion of an extensively updated bibliography comprising data from hundreds of relevant publications on the moral status of animals." – Jodey Castricano, University of British Columbia, OkanaganTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPreface1 Animals and the Moral Community2 From Aristotle to Darwin3 Do Animals Have Moral Rights?4 Is It Wrong to Eat or Hunt Animals?5 Is It Wrong to Use Animals for Scientific Research?6 Can Liberationists Be Environmentalists?7 To Change the WorldBibliography, Including Works CitedIndex

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Book SynopsisCollectively, genetic diseases and common diseases with a genetic component pose a significant public health burden. With completion of the human genome sequence, scientists will now focus on understanding the clinical implications of the sequence information. Clinical genetic tests are becoming available at a rapid rate. Testing is regulated by the federal government and tests are beginning to be included in health insurance benefits packages. Issues surrounding genetic testing and non-discrimination addressed in this book include: What is health information and how is it currently used by health insurers and employers?; What is genetic information?; Is genetic information different from other health information?; What are the implications of having genetic information: for the individual undergoing testing? for his/her family? for society?; What evidence exists to suggest that discrimination is a problem?; Will the proposed legislation have been sufficient to protect "genetic information" and "genetic tests" that are of concern?; How does the proposed legislation compare with existing laws and regulations governing discrimination?

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Book SynopsisAn affirming and sex-positive guide to working with sex workers: uncovering clinical biases, creating safe spaces, and dismantling the whorearchy.Despite the wide range of sex work--from street-based to OnlyFans--clinicians too often focus on what they think sex workers need, instead of building trust, developing rapport, and really doing the work to understand the unique stressors that make quality mental health care essential for sex worker communities.     Sex-positive therapists Theodore Burnes and Jamila Dawson break down everything that mental health providers need to know to work effectively with sex workers, while dispeling the tired, pervasive myths that continue to impact treatment today. Readers will learn about:Who sex workers are; different types of sex work; and sex workers’ specific therapy needsHow outdated research methodology results in bad data and poor careThe whorearchy--the sex-work hierarchy--and why we need to dismantle it How to recognize and move beyond personal biasesHow to provide effective, affirming, and better clinical careWhat words not to use--and what they reveal about the sexism, racism, misogyny, and transphobia embedded in our society (and our practices)    As sex work changes and evolves, encompassing everything from brothels to cam work, clinical care needs to catch up. This book shows you how.

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Book SynopsisEthical issues in the context of earnings management have been increasingly recognized as an important and controversial topic in accounting research. Prior literature has largely focused on this topic in Anglo-American countries. This research monograph focuses specifically on Germany, a country in which ethical issues in accounting have not been rigorously examined. Based on an evaluation of prior research, the monograph provides some theoretical and methodological suggestions to guide research on the controversial topics of accountants'' professional judgments and earnings management. Further, the influence of two relevant personality variables on professional accountants'' ethical judgments on earnings management is examined. The two personality variables selected, namely Construal of Self and Regulatory Focus Theory, provide sharper insights into accountants'' judgments at individual levels. This book also examines "holier-than-thou" perception bias among professional accountants and accounting students. "Holier-than-thou" perception bias refers to individuals perceiving themselves as being more ethical than their peers. This bias is an important issue in accounting contexts because it may foster an unethical organizational culture. Finally, the research monograph examines accountants'' judgments on whistle-blowing in the context of earnings management. Whistle-blowing as an internal control mechanism is useful in revealing illegal, immoral, or illegitimate practices such as earnings management. This research monograph contributes to accounting research by examining these ethical issues from various perspectives and by providing holistic insights incorporating literature from multiple disciplines such as history, sociology, psychology, and philosophy. The findings of this research monograph have implications for accounting ethics research, accounting firms, and accounting education. The findings also have implications for convergence in accounting and may be of interest for global standard-setters such as the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) and the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB).

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Book SynopsisThe trafficking of individuals within U.S borders is commonly referred to as domestic human trafficking, and it occurs in every state of the nation. One form of domestic human trafficking is sex trafficking. Research indicates that most victims of sex trafficking into and within the United States are women and children, and the victims include U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike. Recently, Congress has focused attention on domestic sex trafficking, including the prostitution of children, which is the focus of this book. This book discusses the federal responses and justice system issues involved in the sex trafficking of minors.

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Book SynopsisDuring the last decades, sociologists and urban geographers developed a substantial corpus of studies on the spatial organisation of sex markets in the city, as well as on urban conflicts and exclusionary policies implemented by public authorities. So far, not as much has been done towards analysing how political communication and mass media construct the public figure of "prostitution" and the "prostitute" in order to support repressive and exclusionary urban policies. The first chapter intends to analyse the representations of street prostitution, and particularly of streetwalkers'' bodies, produced by public discourses fueling conflicts around the visibility of sex commerce in the urban space. It aims to show how, in post-modern "space wars" on urban battlefields where communities'' social, ethnic as well as sexual identities are at stake, sex workers are often targeted as a major source of concern and depicted as foreign bodies to be eradicated from what is perceived as a socially, ethnically and culturally homogeneous collectivity. There are a handful of programs that help women exit prostitution, but few have any rigorous outcomes. The authors of chapter two present the need for such programs and introduce a therapeutic intervention for women seeking exit from prostitution that assesses prospective outcomes. The book includes a commentary on the difficult assessment of prostitution from a German perspective.

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Book SynopsisCorruption, generally defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gains, has been the growing center of attention of many social scientists since the end of the cold war. Corruption can be seen in different perspectives depending on cultural background and it is defined in many spectrums by different scholars. This book provides current research on the political, economic and social issues of corruption. The first chapter begins with a review of social and political issues of a globalised economy. Chapter two presents a review of the literature on the economics of corruption. Chapter three tackles corruption in politics and public service. Chapter four discusses the procurement market from the macro-perspective and analyses the relationship between level of corruption and selected indicators of the public procurement market. Chapter five studies criminal culpability and economic crisis. Chapter six discusses gendered attitudes towards corruption and experiences with bribery. Chapter seven explores the relationship between corruption and gender inequality in Nicaragua. Chapter eight deals with the influence of multilateral anti-corruption agreements on the regulatory framework in developed countries. Chapter nine identifies the relationship between corruption and the processes of transition in West Balkan countries. Chapter ten explores corruption in the privatised public enterprises using selected privatised institutions. Chapter 11 discusses progress and constraints of civil society anti-corruption initiatives in Uganda. The final chapter analyses three cases of alleged corruption related to genetically modified foods where corruption claims based on ethical-critical logics were confronted with objective-formal counter-arguments.

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Book SynopsisSex trafficking is a state crime. Nevertheless, it is also a federal crime when it involves conducting the activities of a sex trafficking enterprise in a way that affects interstate or foreign commerce or that involves travel in interstate or foreign commerce. Section 1591 of Title 18 of the United States Code outlaws the activities of sex trafficking enterprise that affects interstate or foreign commerce, including patronising such an enterprise. The Mann Act outlaws sex trafficking activities that involve travel in interstate or foreign commerce. This book provides an overview of sex trafficking. It focuses on the sex trafficking of children in the United States and reviews the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act.

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Book SynopsisFollowing the dramatic events of July 2016, the global spotlight has fallen on Turkey's increasingly authoritarian government, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. International observers fear the attempted coup has given Erdogan, already known for his attacks on press freedom, an excuse to further suppress all opposition.In November 2015, Can Dundar, editor-in-chief of the national Cumhuriyet newspaper, was arrested on charges of espionage, helping a terrorist organisation, trying to topple the government and revealing state secrets. His transgression? Publishing photographic evidence of a highly illegal covert arms shipment by the Turkish secret service to radical Islamist organisations fighting government forces in Syria - a crime that was in the government's interest to conceal, and a journalist's duty to expose.Arraigned by the President himself, who called for Dundar to receive two life sentences, he was held in solitary confinement in Turkey's Silivri Prison for three months while awaiting trial.We Are Arrested is Dundar's enthralling account of the newspaper's decision to publish and the events that unfolded as a result - including would-be suicide bombings, assassination attempts and fierce attacks from pro-government media - as well as the time he served behind bars for defending the public's right to know.Trade Review"Can Dundar is a very courageous journalist." - Orphan Pamuk; "Can Dundar belongs to that elite of extraordinarily brave journalists who risk everything so the world can know the truth. His voice honours a great country in peril." - Jennifer Clement, President PEN International

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Book SynopsisThis international anthology brings together research, heartbreaking personal stories from survivors of the sex industry, and theory from over thirty women and men – activists, survivors, academics and journalists. Not For Sale is groundbreaking in its breadth, analysis and honesty.Trade Review"As this brilliant and timely collection makes clear, men who respect and value women--not to mention social justice and human rights--must not avert our eyes from the sexual exploitation of women and children all around us." --Jackson Katz, cofounder, Mentors in Violence Prevention

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Mary Lucille Sullivan asks whether the concept of sex work as ‘a job like any other’ matches the reality. Discussing the practicalities of brothels as regular businesses, the author unearths astounding facts about both the legal and illegal sectors. Covering issues such as violence, organised crime, women’s health, and mainstream businesses’ involvement in the sex trade.Trade Review"Skillfully analyzes tensions within social movements' ideologies and exposes their dilemmas in action." --Catharine MacKinnonTable of ContentsSetting the Framework: Prostitution in the 21st Century; Institutionalising Men's Rights to Women's Bodies: Legislation (1982-1997); From Prostitutes' Rights to Sex Industry Advocates: The History of the Prostitutes Collective of Victoria; Living Off the Earnings of Prostitution: Sex Industry Expansion and its Beneficiaries; Unregulated and Illegal: Clandestine Prostitution Under Victoria's 'Model Legislation'; Victoria's Sex Agenda: Occupation Health and Safety for the Sex Industry; Rape and Violence as Occupational Hazards; Making Men's Demand Visible; Index.

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Book Synopsis"P is for Prostitution" is a primer unlike any you will have read before, the ABC approach far from simplistic. Through various episodes the author charts her own insights into addiction and the kind of existence that inevitably goes with this. Each letter marks a step on a journey into the lowest circles of hell in which the "author''s creativity and intellect is misdirected towards a chaotic, nihilistic and devastating existence" (reader''s foreword). There are moments of black comedy, sexual horror, and final, uneasy redemption in which the author reclaims the trajectory of her life.

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Book SynopsisWeaving in stories she has lived through and those that have been painstakingly entrusted to her, the journal takes us to a world both familiar and unknown. Translated from the 2017 Hindi publication of the journal Deh Hi Desh, the book guides us through Europe in a way that most shy away from, one that shows.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the political and economic dimensions of food security in Bangladesh and assesses the role of the state in meeting the challenges of food security. The key concern, which is at the heart of this study, is to explore how Bangladesh responds, when its people go hungry. There are no detailed empirical studies that examine the Bangladesh's role by providing an historical cum political analysis; however conventional approaches are primarily concerned with a partial diagnosis of the economic or nutritional problems of food security. This work provides a detailed picture of the missing dimensions of stateness that include the strength of institutions, the scope of state functions, and other important attributes. In doing so, it uses the concept of neo-patrimonialism to explore the political system of Bangladesh. This book explicates the various impediments to food security, ranging from the process of policy formulation to their implementation mechanisms.

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Book SynopsisWhy do we lie?Trade Review‘Rowe asks why we tell lies and puts the answer down to a mixture of vanity and terror.…all pretty toxic, as far as personal relationships are concerned, but Rowe goes further: our failure to tell the truth is behind all manner of ills, from the current economic crisis to global warming…scary stuff, but Rowe is so wise that you begin to think it might be possible to change’ Guardian 'Rowe has a clear, easy style…[she] is accurate in her perceptions, and persuasive in her presentation of them…she paints a nuanced picture of why lying is always dangerous, and why we should cultivate an attitude of considered scepticism' TLS 'Her analysis is gripping, astute and incisive…parts of this book are hilarious' FT ‘[A] seer… with qualities that place her between sainthood and genius’ Fay Weldon

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Book SynopsisIntroduces and illustrates Black'spure sociology, a theoretical paradigm applicable to human behavior of various kinds. This work contains concepts and typologies applicable to partisan and nonpartisan forms of conflict management. It also gives theoretical perspectives on: crime as self-help; the broadening liability of organizations; and more.Trade Review"Donald Black dramatically expands the scope of his work on law to the handling of conflict across a vast and diverse range of historical and cultural settings...The general paradigm he develops is applicable to an even broader range of issues in social science...His new work will continue to inspire further empirical research and theoretical work for years to come." --Roberta Senechal de la Roche in LAW & SOCIAL INQUIRY "Black's vivid and powerful theorizing on...the form, style, and quantity of human conflict and the application of morality remains insightful and highly original throughout; his elegant models are quintessentially sociological and almost unlimited in scope...Addresses a central and undertheorized topic in sociology and does so in creative and masterful fashion." --Theory Prize Committee, American Sociological Association, in PERSPECTIVES "People appreciate its elegance and simplicity, the awesome scope of its vision, the graceful symmetry of its arguments. I am reminded of great art when I read it." --Thomas J. Bernard, Pennsylvania State University, American Society of Criminology, symposium on THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF RIGHT AND WRONG "Black has developed his major theoretical works with such rigor at a conceptual level that...they merit comparison to the major works of Parsons, Luhmann, Habermas, and then to those of the classics...An aspiration grander than Durkheims...and Black more fully realizes his aspiration...There is one other quality in Blacks major works that reminds me of the classics: it takes courage to write the kind of books he writes...Black says things that prominent individuals do not want to hear, and he says them loudly and clearly." --David Sciulli in LAW & SOCIAL INQUIRY "Black has contributed much to sociology and law. He has introduced science to law and law to sociology...Law can now be studied objectively, theorized generally, and predicted universally...The discipline of sociology of law owes him much for his...relentless effort, unsurpassed intellect, and selfless devotion." --Kam C. Wong in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF LAW "Donald Black continues to present us with creative ideas, and the logic behind the sequencing of the chapters and the clear organization reveal another systematic approach to the study of social control...The advantage of Blacks approach is important.His heuristic research strategy can help explicate social processes such as norm formation, power realignment, economic consolidation, solidarity enhancement, and deviance creation in terms of other abstract features, which are then examined in a varietyof social contexts varying in scale, complexity, degree of formalization, and historical and comparative setting...His approach...has great breadth and is open to confirmation or disconfirmation." --Pat Lauderdale, School of Justice, Arizona State University, in CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGYTable of ContentsSocial Control as a Dependent Variable. Crime as Social Control. Compensation and the Social Structure of Misfortune. Social Control of the Self. The Elementary Forms of Conflict Management. Toward a Theory of the Third Party (with M.P. Baumgartner). Taking Sides. Making Enemies. Appendix: A Strategy of Pure Sociology. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book Synopsis“Smart, delightful . . . a splendidly entertaining education in ethics, activism, and science.” —The New York Times Book Review (Editor’s Choice)   An impassioned defense of intellectual freedom and a clarion call to intellectual responsibility, Galileo’s Middle Finger is one American’s eye-opening story of life in the trenches of scientific controversy. For two decades, historian Alice Dreger has led a life of extraordinary engagement, combining activist service to victims of unethical medical research with defense of scientists whose work has outraged identity politics activists. With spirit and wit, Dreger offers in Galileo’s Middle Finger an unforgettable vision of the importance of rigorous truth seeking in today’s America, where both the free press and free scholarly inquiry struggle under dire economic and political threats.   This illuminating chronicleTrade ReviewNew York Times Book Review“[A] smart, delightful book. Galileo’s Middle Finger is many things: a rant, a manifesto, a treasury of evocative new terms (sissyphobia, autogynephyllia, phall-o-meter) and an account of the author’s transformation “from an activist going after establishment scientists into an aide-de-camp to scientists who found themselves the target of activists like me”--and back again... I suspect most readers will find that [Dreger’s] witnessing of these wild skirmishes provides a splendidly entertaining education in ethics, activism and science.”Chicago Tribune"Dreger tells the story in her new book on scientific controversies, Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science, an engrossing volume that is sure to undo any lingering notions that academic debate is the province of empiricists who pledge allegiance to the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth... Dreger's clear and well-paced prose makes for compelling—and depressing—reading. If you believe what you were taught about scientific method, about old ideas giving way under the sway of new evidence, you're an idealist and you probably know that already. The truth is sometimes closer to the much-repeated notion that a new idea can't truly take hold until the people who held the old idea die."Salon.com: "Galileo’s Middle Finger offers a trench-level account of several hot scientific controversies from the past 30 years, told with the page-turning verve of an exposé."Forbes.com: “Lying and deceit have been around for a long time—forever, probably—but what makes Dreger’s book so compelling is where she dug them up: among health activists, academics and ethicists who we normally associate with honesty and integrity…. Like her hero Galileo, Dreger believes that the ‘real’ truth does exist and we are all for the worse when we don’t seek it out. It is an argument that deserves more of our attention.”Nature: “Dreger ends this powerful book by call­ing for her fellow academics to counter the ‘stunningly lazy attitude toward pre­cision and accuracy in many branches of academia.’ In her view, chasing grants and churning out papers now take the place of quality and truth. It is a situation exacerbated by a media that can struggle when covering scientific controversies, and by strong pres­sures from activists with a stake in what the evidence might say. She argues, ‘If you must criticize scholars whose work challenges yours, do so on the evidence, not by poisoning the land on which we all live.’ There is a lot of poison in science these days. Dreger is right to demand better.”Library Journal (starred review): “Accomplishing deft journalistic storytelling, [Dreger] pursues relentlessly her thesis that neither truth nor justice can exist without the other and that empirical research is essential to democratic society. She challenges readers to recognize that the loudest voice is not necessarily right, the predominant view is not always correct, and the importance of fact-checking and defending true scholarship. A crusader in the mold of muckrakers from a century ago, Dreger doesn’t try to hide her politics or her agenda. Instead she advocates for change intelligently and passionately.” Kirkus (starred review): “Let us be grateful that there are writers like Dreger who have the wits and the guts to fight for truth.” Dan Savage, founder of “It Gets Better” Project; author of American Savage: “If there ever there were a book that showed how democracy requires smart activism and solid data—and how that kind of work can be defeated by moneyed interests, conservative agendas, inept governments, and duplicitous “activists”—this is it. Galileo’s Middle Finger reads like a thriller. The cliché applies: I literally couldn’t put it down. Alice Dreger leaves you wondering what’s going to happen to America if our universities continue to turn into corporate brands afraid of daring research and unpopular ideas about who we are.” Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor, Emeritus, Harvard University: “In this important work, Dreger reveals the shocking extent to which some disciplines have been infested by mountebanks, poseurs, and even worse, political activists who put ideology ahead of science.” Elizabeth Loftus, Distinguished Professor, University of California, Irvine: “Galileo’s Middle Finger is a brilliant exposé of people that want to kill scientific messengers who challenge cherished beliefs. Dreger’s stunning research into the conflicts between activists and scholars, and her revelations about the consequences for their lives (including hers), is deeply profound and downright captivating. I couldn’t put this book down!” Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University; author of The Blank Slate and How the Mind Works: “In activism as in war, truth is the first casualty. Alice Dreger, herself a truthful activist, exposes some of shameful campaigns of defamation and harassment that have been directed against scientists whose ideas have offended the sensibilities of politicized interest groups. But this book is more than an exposé. Though Dreger is passionate about ideas and principle, she writes with a light and witty touch, and she is a gifted explainer and storyteller.” Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and The World until Yesterday: “Alice Dreger would win a prize for this year’s most gripping novel, except for one thing: her stories are true, and this isn’t a novel. Instead, it’s an exciting account of complicated good guys and bad guys, and the pursuit of justice.”Human Nature“Galileo’s Middle Finger is not, ultimately, about scientists versus activists, but about the necessity of anyone interested in social justice primarily being concerned with truth. For a ‘sustainable justice,’ Dreger argues, ‘is impossible if we don’t know what’s true about the world.’ Liberal science, with its insistence on evidence and explicit rejection of arguments from personal authority, is the best system yet designed for distinguishing truth from falsehood. And for this reason, Dreger reminds us, ‘Evidence is an ethical issue.’”

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Book SynopsisIn 1996, the Argentine government authorized the use of genetically modified (GM), herbicide-resistance soybean seeds. By the mid-2000s, GM soybeans were cultivated on more than half of the arable land in Argentina and represented one-fourth of the country''s exports. While this agricultural boom has benefitted agribusiness companies and fed tax revenues, it also has a dark side: it has accelerated the deforestation of native forests, prompted the eviction of indigenous and peasant families, and spurred episodes of contamination.In Soybeans and Power, Pablo Lapegna investigates the ways in which rural populations have coped with GM soybean expansion in Argentina. Based on over a decade of ethnographic research, Lapegna reveals that many communities initially resisted, yet ultimately adapted to the new agricultural technologies forced upon them by public officials. However, rather than painting the decline of the protests in an exclusively negative light, Lapegna argues that the farmersTrade ReviewPablo Lapegna's book, Soybeans and Power: Genetically Modified Crops, Environmental Politics, and Social Movements in Argentina, offers a deeply theorized and beautifully written ethnography of how peasants and their organizations in the northern part of Argentina have experienced, understood, mobilized against, and ultimately accommodated themselves to the arrival of transgenic soy... Ultimately, Soy and Power is an excellent and intellectually stimulating read. * Rachel Schurman, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsIntroduction GM Crops, Global Ethnography, and the Dynamics of De-Mobilization Chapter One: The Dark Side of the Boom Neoliberalization, GM Soybeans, and Environmental Change in Argentina Chapter Two: Emergence Peasants, Politics, and Patrons: Rural Social Movements in Formosa (1970s-2000s) Chapter Three: Contention Peasants Confronting GM Soybeans and Agrochemical Exposure (2003) Chapter Four: Demobilization Peasants, Governments, and Constituents Across Political Scales (2004-2013) Chapter Five: Accommodation Peasants Negotiating GM Crops and Agrochemical Exposure (2009-2013) Conclusion: Companion Planting The Crucible of GM Crops, Global Processes, and Social Movements Appendix: On the Ethnographic Craft

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