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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBoth scholarly and readable, this will be of interest to movie history buffs and those who deal with copyright issues. Library Journal A splendid new study of the legal, technological, and aesthetic wrangling over motion picture copyright wrongs and rights, particularly timely. -- Thomas Doherty Moving Image Source Decherney's readable book provides a century of evidence about the complicated relationship between film, law, and power. -- Rebecca Tushnet Jotwell: Cyberlaw A groundbreaking study on what has been an understudied aspect of American film history. -- Jan-Christopher Horak Archival Spaces: Memory, Images, History Have you ever wondered if a book about copyright law could be as compelling as the Fifty Shades trilogy, but without BDSM scenes? Well, wonder no further. The answer, after reading Hollywood's Copyright Wars by Peter Decherney, is definitely yes. -- Eleonora Rosati Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice ...an informative, well-written history of developments that have profoundly shaped American culture from Edison to YouTube. Highly recommended. Choice Enjoyable and engrossing... insightful... Recommended for academic lawlibraries, undergraduate libraries, and public libraries. -- Jacquelyn McCloud Law Library Journal Any collection strong in Hollywood media issues needs this fine survey, which goes beyond the scenes to probe the decisions and actions that often take place outside the actual courtroom. The Midwest Book Review A richly detailed and compelling account that is a much-needed addition to the cultural and political history of copyright law. It is essential reading for media and communications scholars and students, but also highly recommended to anyone interested in copyright law. -- Burcu Baykurt Media Culture and Society Superb. Film & History An exemplary work. -- Brian Real Film QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: The Theater of Copyright 1. Piracy and the Birth of Film 2. Hollywood's Golden Age of Plagiarism 3. Auteurism on Trial: Moral Rights and Films on Television 4. Hollywood's Guerrilla War: Fair Use and Home Video 5. Digital Hollywood: Too Much Control and Too Much Freedom Conclusion: The Copyright Reform Movement Notes Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on his experience defending journalists on the front lines, Joel Simon calls for a global freedom-of-expression agenda. He proposes ten key priorities, including combating the murder of journalists, ending censorship, and a global free-expression charter to challenge the criminal and corrupt forces that seek to manipulate the world's news.Trade ReviewFrom his vantage point as director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Joel Simon has worked tirelessly to get kidnapped or imprisoned reporters freed. He's campaigned globally for justice in cases of murdered journalists. In The New Censorship, he warns us of new threats - like the insidious information management techniques of "democratators" Vladimir Putin and Recip Tayyip Erdogan. Simon's prescriptions for how to counter these new challenges are wise and insightful. He offers hope to all who care about maintaining the free flow of information in a world full of would-be censors. -- Ann Cooper, Columbia Journalism School Joel Simon is a warrior for press freedom and the place of journalists in every culture and country. Here he writes with characteristic passion and insight on the importance of fighting press censorship around the world, reminding us that we have new tools but old demons remain. -- Tom Brokaw, NBC News Fascinating and comprehensive, The New Censorship should become a bible for anyone seeking an honest, up-to-date grasp of the global state of press freedom. Well written and lucidly argued, this is a must-read. -- Jon Lee Anderson, staff writer for The New Yorker, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life Simon's assessment of what it means to be a journalist and his call to action at book's end are moving and practical. A must-read. Booklist (starred review) Simon makes a persuasive case that the global trend is toward less, not greater, freedom of the press. New Yorker A case for why the goal of upholding 'press freedom' needs to expand, in the digital age, to defending 'freedom of information.' -- David Greenberg The American ProspectTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: A Murder in Pakistan 1. Informing the Global Citizen 2. The Democratators 3. The Terror Dynamic 4. Hostage to the News 5. Web Wars 6. Under Surveillance 7. Murder Central 8. Journalists by Definition 9. News of the Future (and the Future of News) Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisPresented in both English and Chinese, this volume covers personal papers, correspondences, memoirs, diaries, photographs, moving images, and other materials held at academic and research institutions across the United States and CanadaTrade ReviewThis indispensable volume widens our knowledge of what is available in North America, where Republican Period collections have heretofore not received such organized attention. It also makes known alternatives to the archives and libraries in China, many of which limit access to their holdings. -- D.E. Perushek, University of Hawaii Well-researched, well-organized, and extremely useful... highly recommended. American Reference Books AnnualTable of ContentsForeword, by Joseph W. Esherick Foreword, by Eugene Wu Introduction Archival Titles in Alphabetical Order by Creator Entries of Archival Resources Appendix 1. Archival Titles by Holding Libraries and Repositories Appendix 2. Chinese Place Names in Romanization and Chinese Characters Appendix 3. Chinese Personal Names in Romanization and Chinese Characters References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book is a thorough review of Maya Deren's total oeuvre, offering a study of one of our most important filmmakers who has been more overlooked than one might expect. Further study of Deren from a distinct point of view, as Keller offers, is a vital contribution. -- Bill Nichols, film critic and editor of Maya Deren and the American Avant-Garde Keller's truly excellent book considers both Deren's theoretical writings and cinematic work and places them within the context of her life and the difficulties she faced as an experimental artist (frequently unfunded and living on the edge). This volume fills a gap in scholarship on Deren with clear and elegant writing. -- Lucy Fischer, University of Pittsburgh Maya Deren: Incomplete Control is a tour de force of historical and critical scholarship that explores new primary research material from Maya Deren's voluminous and complex archive to assert the significance of incompletion and process as central to Deren's artistic and intellectual production. Keller's clear, erudite prose offers brilliant new readings of Deren's extant films, including canonical works like Meshes of the Afternoon, and comprehensively explores Deren's incomplete projects-films, research projects, writings-to draw out Deren's radical imaginings of art and culture. -- Michael Zryd, York University A required resource for serious examination of Deren's groundbreaking films... Keller's smoothly organized, cleanly written text is perhaps the most comprehensive single volume on Deren's work... Essential. Choice A must-read for scholars of experimental cinema, women filmmakers, and Maya Deren. Film CriticismTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Unfinished Business 1. Done and Undone: Meshes of the Afternoon and Witch's Cradle 2. Toward Completion and Control: At Land, A Study in Choreography for Camera, and Ritual in Transfigured Time 3. Haiti 4. Full Circle Conclusion: In Completing a Thought Notes Index

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Book SynopsisOur popular anthology of the year's best in magazine writing proves the continuing vitality of the craft.Table of ContentsIntroduction, by James Bennet, editor in chief, The Atlantic Acknowledgments, by Sid Holt, chief executive, American Society of Magazine Editors Fear of a Black President, by Ta-Nehisi Coates Who in God's Name Is Mitt Romney?, by Frank Rich It's Not About the Law, Stupid and The Supreme Court's Dark Vision of Freedom and Where Is the Liberal Outrage?, by Dahlia Lithwick The Innocent Man, by Pamela Colloff 18 Tigers, 17 Lions, 8 Bears, 3 Cougars, 2 Wolves, 1 Baboon, 1 Macaque, and 1 Man Dead in Ohio, by Chris Heath Did You Think About the Six People You Executed?, by Robert F. Worth A Life Worth Ending, by Michael Wolff Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives, by Mimi Swartz School of Hate, by Sabrina Rubin Erdely Atonement, by Dexter Filkins The Big Book, by Chris Jones Terry Southern: The Art of Screenwriting, by Interview by Maggie Paley Mega: Ten Days Inside the Mansion-and the Mind-of Kim Dotcom, the Most Wanted Man on the Internet, by Charles Graeber Portrait of a Lady and Social Animal and We're All Helmut Newton Now, by Daphne Merkin Over the Wall, by Roger Angell Batman and Robin Have an Altercation, by Stephen King The Living and the Dead, by Brian Mockenhaupt State of the Species, by Charles C. Mann Permissions List of Contributors

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe Nature of Value is a well-reasoned, thought-provoking book that belongs in the library of every investor, professional and retail, value and growth. Reading the Markets Blog [Gogerty's] arguments will stretch the reader's investment intellect. Library Journal Gogerty... provides considerable sound advice to individual investors and professional capital allocators. The volume is packed with interesting information and questions serious investors should ask themselves, such as when and how a firm's earnings stream will ultimately die. CHOICE Lucid and thought-provoking... The Nature of Value will help all investors attain a more robust understanding of the dynamics that create and sustain value. Financial Analysts JournalTable of ContentsPreface Part I: Value 1. The Problem with Price? It's Not Value 2. Value and Why It Matters 3. The Theory of Value Part II: Inos 4. Knowledge and Innovation 5. How Innovative Capabilities Enable Value Creation 6. Allocating to Firms with a Unique Capability Mix Part III: Clusters 7. Birth and Growth of Clusters 8. Cluster Convergence, Maturation, and Death 9. Stable and Unstable Clusters Part IV: Moats 10. The Value of Moats 11. How Moats Affect Cost, Competition, and Customer Forces 12. Managing Moats, for Value Creation Today and Wealth Tomorrow Part V: The Economy 13. The Economy as a Macroprocessing Network 14. Monetary Shocks and Their Implications for the Allocator Part VI: The Nature of Value 15. The Nature of Value Allocation 16. Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn a pathbreaking analysis, Joyce M. Bell shows again how black Americans have been this society's most important driving force for social justice. By analyzing the role of a key player in the understudied Black Power movement, the National Association of Black Social Workers, Bell illustrates that movement's brilliant antiracist strategies and transforming impacts in separate black organizations and within historically white organizations. -- Joe R. Feagin, Texas A&M University Bell has added considerable depth and detailed analysis on the development of Black professional associations by filling a research gap in the existing literature concerning the institutionalization of the Black liberation movement during the age of Black Power. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics Historians wishing to explore black power's deeper nuances will find this sociological study of "intra-organizational social movements" a good entry point. Journal of American History This study is a rich resource on both the development of Black professional organizations, as well as the influence of social movements in American society. -- Wilma Peebles-Wilkins Journal of Sociology & Social WorkTable of ContentsForeword, by Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Race, Resistance, and the Civil Sphere 2. Re-envisioning the Black Power Movement 3. The Rise of the Black Power Professional 4. "A Nice Social Tea Party": The Rocky Relationship Between Social Work and Black Liberation 5. "We Stand Before You, Not as a Separatist Body": The Techni-Culture Movement to Gain Voice in the National Federation of Settlements 6. "We'll Build Our Own Thing": The Exit Strategy of the National Association of Black Social Workers 7. Exit and Voice in Intra-Organizational Social Movements 8. Conclusion: Institutionalizing Black Power Appendix 1: Methods Appendix 2: Founding Dates of Black Professional Associations Notes References Index

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Trade ReviewA very original project that sheds light on the relations between Sufism and democracy in Senegal, West Africa, and globally by combining successful, high-quality articles from history, anthropology, sociology, political science, and religious studies. -- Mohamed Mbodj, coauthor of Senegal: A Country and Its People Talk about timeliness! In a world riven by intolerance, here are ten engaging studies of democratic pluralism at work, ably introduced by Mamadou Diouf. Senegal is no utopia, and far from it; yet the republic is exceptional for its social contract between state and religious authorities across differences of faith, class, ethnicity, and region. Senegalese Sufism-mystical Islam-is deeply reflective but highly hierarchical, matching intellect with structure. Sufism's struggle (jihad) is with the imperfections of one's own soul, and as each pious person follows a path to perfection, there is respectful room for all. In this, 'Sufism is an antidote for political Islam' and perhaps 'the only way that Islam will be able to coexist with the West.' Anyone listening? -- Allen F. Roberts, coauthor of A Saint in the City: Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal ...the book should be of interest not only to Africanists and Islamicists, but to all scholars interested in documenting the reformulations of the secular and in theorizing Muslim modernities. -- Abdoulaye Sounaye Journal of African History A rich set of writings covering an array of topics and disciplines, this volume offers new insights into Senegalese 'exceptionalism' and an important contribution to the literature on Islam and democratisation. -- Linda Beck Journal of Modern African StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1. Introduction: The Public Role of the "Good Islam": Sufi Islam and the Administration of Pluralism. A Senegalese Story (Mamadou Diouf)2. A Secular Age and the World of Islam (Souleymane Bachir Diagne)3. Islam's New Visibility and the Secular Public (Beth A. Buggenhagen) 4. Dakar's Sunnite Women: The Dialectic of Submission and Defiance in a Globalizing City (Erin Augis)5. Sovereign Islam in a Secular State: Hidden Knowledge and Sufi Governance Among "Taalibe Baay" (Joseph Hill)6. The Senegalese 'Social Contract' Revisited: the Muridiyya Muslim Order and State Politics (Cheikh ANta Babou)7. Religion, Ethnicity and the State: the Triadic Configuration of Tolerance (Etienne Smith) 8. Islam, the Originaires and the Making of the Public Space in a Colonial City: Saint Louis of Senegal (Mamadou Diouf)9. Stateness, Democracy, and Respect: Senegal in Comparative Perspective (Alfred Stepan)10. Negotiating Islam in the Era of Democracy: Senegal in Comparative Regional Perspective (Leonardo A. Villalon)GlossaryContributors

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Book SynopsisJuxtaposes Muslim scholars’ debates over women’s attendance in mosques with historical descriptions of women’s activities within Middle Eastern and North African mosques.Trade ReviewA scholarly milestone. Women in the Mosque is a comprehensive, categorical treatment of the question of women's mosque access in Islamic law and history. Marion Holmes Katz is one of the most widely respected scholars of Islamic law and ritual in the West, and, in its scope and detail, this work is peerless to my knowledge. -- Jonathan Brown, Georgetown University Women in the Mosque will become an essential part of the library of every scholar concerned with Islamic ritual law, women in religion, women in Islam, and even religious architecture. There is something here for students of Islamic law, Ottoman history, Arab social history, and modern Muslim intellectual history. -- Kevin Reinhart, Dartmouth College Marion Holmes Katz brings to light and adds context to the fascinating history of women's access to mosques through a dexterous presentation of a wide range of legal sources, travel accounts, contemporaneous Christian and Jewish accounts, literature, and a unique sixteenth-century manuscript recounting when women contested the ruling authorities' attempt to ban them from Islam's most sacred mosque in Mecca. A must-read for anyone interested in a solid historical account related to issues of women and gender in Islam. -- Intisar A. Rabb, Harvard Law School, and director of the Islamic Legal Studies Program A highly scholarly work on an important but oft-ignored aspect of women in Islam. The Islamic Quarterly The book is of great importance to those interested in Muslim women's status, religious rights, and practice... Highly recommended. Choice Extraordinary... a rich, in-depth, and often amusing analysis of the legal debates and social records of women's mosque attendance from the eighth to the early twenty-first century. Journal of the Society for Contemporary Thought and the Islamicate World This is an extremely detailed, nuanced and precise account of women's presence in the mosque over the centuries. Journal of Islamic Studies This book is praiseworthy for its extensive use of textual sources, making it an excellent source for the study of intellectual discourse on women's mobility and visibility in Islam. Journal of the American Academy of ReligionTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Women's Mosque Attendance as a Legal Problem 2. Reconstructing Practice 3. Debating Women's Mosque Access in Sixteenth-Century Mecca 4. Modern Developments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHoek's journeys to towns with considerable distance from Dhaka are a thrill to read; viewings of Mintu the Murderer are vivid in no small terms, and the local color of hanging out at tea stalls and backrooms were page-turners. This is an inspired book, showing the life of a film from its conception to exhibition, or in this case to its ban. -- Lalitha Gopalan, University of Texas at Austin The theoretical and literary sophistication of this study of the oscillating visibility of obscenity in Bangladesh is remarkable. Taking one film as her 'field site' and using effervescent prose, Hoek presents a superb study of the production-consumption continuum of 'unstable celluloid' and richly conjures Dhaka's film studios, location shooting, and the country's small town movie theaters. The artisanal inventiveness of Bangladeshi purveyors of 'hot spice' provides a welcome counterweight to 'gentrified' Bollywood. Hoek's exceptional ethnography of the abject, the dilapidated, the mofussil, demonstrates magnificently how cinema, like almost everything else, fails to live up to its own ideals. -- Christopher Pinney, University College London Students of media anthropology and film studies cannot afford to miss out on this spectacular book. South AsiaTable of ContentsNote on Transliteration, Translation, and Pseudonyms Acknowledgments Introduction: Before Mintu the Murderer 1. Writing Gaps : The Script of Mintu the Murderer 2. A Handheld Camera Twisted Rapidly: The Technology of Mintu the Murderer 3. Actress /Character: The Heroines of Mintu the Murderer 4. Cutting and Splicing: The Editor and Censor of Mintu the Murderer 5. Noise: The Public Sphere of Mintu the Murderer 6. Unstable Celluloid: The Exhibiti on of Mintu the Murderer Conclusion: After Mintu the Murderer Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA noted political scientist revises our understanding of the institutions essential for representative democracy.Trade ReviewAn important contribution to the study of democracy, Reforming Democracies is sure to appeal to social scientists, policy makers, and activists alike. Douglas A. Chalmer's style is engaging and immanently readable. -- Mark B. Brown, California State University, Sacramento In Reforming Democracies, Douglas A. Chalmers offers a thoughtful and challenging critique of the basic concepts informing our understanding of 'liberal democracy.' He begins with questions about the interests that should be represented, including those of not only citizens but also 'quasi-citizens' who play a critical role in the functioning of the polity. He challenges us to move beyond the conventional analysis of party and interest-group linkages between the people and decision makers and to take into account dynamic and informal relationships outside of these traditional channels. Finally, he urges us to look more directly at decision-making as a deliberative as well as a bargaining process. Underlying all of these challenges is an affirmation that 'democracy' should be conceived not only in terms of procedural norms but also in terms of its capacity to govern in the public interest. In this book, Chalmers builds on decades of teaching and writing as a political scientist, yet with its strong normative perspective, it is a work of political philosophy, too. Not everyone will agree with its conclusions, but it is very important to take them into account. -- Robert Kaufman, Rutgers University After you read this book, I will bet you will add the terms 'quasi-citizens' and 'decision networks' to your vocabulary. Douglas A. Chalmers takes us to neglected places in the democratic decision-making process and argues that we need new institutions to regulate these places, to facilitate action, benefit the people, and adapt continually through linkages that convey information and accountability. These are new ideas that will shake you up and make you think. -- Jane Mansbridge, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Well written and thoughtful, this book should provoke conversations among those seeking changes to an imperfect system. Publishers Weekly The rub of conventional writing against novel ideas produces enough friction for some intellectual fire. Kirkus Reviews Reforming Democracies has much to ponder about the modern feel of the political landscape, highly recommended. The Midwest Book Review A well-written and well-organized call for more capacious thinking about the realities of democratic representation in the modern polity. -- Ethan J. Leib Perspectives on Politics [Reforming Democracies] has an elegant, personal and stimulating style, which makes it a very enjoyable read. Survival: Global Politics and Strategy Exceptionally well written, organized and presented... Reforming Democracies is especially commended to the attention of the non-specialist general reader with an interest in political science and democratic processes. Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsPreface Introduction: Why Do We Need Institutional Reform? Part I. The Concepts 1. Rethinking the Institutions of Representative Democracy Part II. The People 2. Which "People" Are Represented in a Representative Democracy? 3. Quasi-Citizens in the Community Are Represented 4. Quasi-Citizens in Other Jurisdictions Are Represented Part III. The Links 5. Connecting People and Decision Makers 6. Organizations and Their Alliances Change Rapidly 7. Personal Networks Are Important Part IV. The Decision Makers 8. Law- and Policy Making 9. Deliberation Is as Important as Bargaining 10. Decisions Are Made in Multiple Venues Conclusion: A Review Notes Works Cited Suggested Readings Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRupa Viswanath has carried out an extraordinary feat of historical scholarship in the new field of Dalit studies. Skillfully negotiating two different archives-the official and the missionary-she grounds the cultural struggles of the untouchable castes of Tamil Nadu in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the political economy of land and labor. Viswanath powerfully argues that there was a government-missionary nexus that sought to turn the pariah from traditional forms of slavery to modern forms of dispossessed labor. Most remarkably, she shows that the initiative for conversion to Christianity came not from missionaries but from Dalits who were motivated not by abstract ideas of emancipation but by strategic considerations of material advantage in their daily struggles. The Pariah Problem is a breakthrough in modern South Asian studies. -- Partha Chatterjee, Columbia University and the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta The combination of historical depth and theoretical nuance makes The Pariah Problem both a brilliant scholarly achievement and a major political intervention. Taking the agrarian unfreedom that marked rural life in Madras Presidency as her starting point, Viswanath reconstructs with meticulous precision the problem of the 'Pariah'-hereditarily unfree Dalit laborers-that by the late nineteenth century compelled the reluctant attention of the colonial state and the elite indigenous public sphere. The Pariah Problem is most far-reaching in its implications, and at its devastating best, in documenting the 'caste-state nexus' that developed to contain-rather than to solve-this problem and continue to thwart genuine solutions today. This book will take its place justifiably among the best on the Dalit struggle for equality in India. -- Mrinalini Sinha, University of Michigan Essential... The volume is meticulous in its scholarship and written with great care and precision. A must read for South Asian specialists and general educated readers. CHOICE A remarkable feat in historical scholarship and a nuanced theoretical intervention in the new field of Dalit Studies. American Historical Review In this brilliant study, Viswanath traces the origins of the many myths that the social elite continue to spread...This book would be a valuable reference to those engaged in the study of colonial India as well as those interested in the study of modern missions. -- James Taneti Mission Studies Rupa Viswanath's The Pariah Problem is an important, insightful, and very likely lasting contribution to the burgeoning field of Dalit studies, and more broadly the study of Indian religion, caste, and the colonial state... Ground-breaking. Journal of Hindu Studies An outstanding work of historical scholarship. Pacific Affairs Journal An absorbing combination of scholarly erudition, analytical force, and lucid exposition. -- Arvind Sharma International Journal of Dharma StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. Land Tenure or Labor Control? The Agrarian Mise-en-Scene 2. Conceptualizing Pariah Conversion: Caste 3. The Pariah-Missionary Alliance: Agrarian Contestation and the Local State 4. The State and the Ceri 5. Settling Land 6. The Marriage of Sacred and Secular Authority: New Liberalism 7. Giving the Panchama a Home: Creating a Friction Where None Exists 8. Everyday Warfare: Caste 9. The Depressed Classes Conclusion: The Pariah Problem's Enduring Legacies Glossary Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHighly recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Notes on Contributors Introduction, by Joram ten Brink and Joshua Oppenheimer (De)activating Empathy Publicity and Indifference: Media, Surveillance and 'Humanitarian Intervention', by Thomas Keenan Shooting with Intent: Framing Conflict, by Alisa Lebow Immersion (2009), by Harun Farocki Anaesthetising the Image: Immersion, Harun Farcocki, by Kodwo Eshun Revisiting Rocha's 'Aesthetics of Violence', by Michael Chanan Memory of Violence: Visualising Trauma Ca va de soi: The Visual Representation of Violence in the Holocaust Documentary, by Brian Winston Screen Memory in Waltz with Bashir, by Garrett Stewart Animating Trauma: Waltz with Bashir, David Polonsky, by Joram ten Brink Spaces of Violence: History, Horror and the Cinema of Kiyoshi Kurosawa, by Adam Lowenstein On Historical Violence and Aesthetic Form: Jean-Luc Godard's Allemagne 90 Neuf Zero, by Daniel Morgan Battle for History: Appropriating the Past in the Present Subverting Dominant Historical Narratives: Avenge But One of My Two Eyes, Avi Mograbi, by Joram ten Brink Re-enactment, the History of Violence and Documentary Film, by Joram ten Brink Interpreting Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave, by Alice Correia Remediating Genocidal Images into Artworks: The Case of the Tuol Sleng Mug Shots, by Stephanie Benzaquen Screening the 1965 Violence, by Ariel Heryanto Performing Violence Perpetrators' Testimony and the Restoration of Humanity: S21, Rithy Panh, by Joshua Oppenheimer The Killer's Search for Absolution: Z32, Avi Mograbi, by Joram ten Brink Impunity, by Benedict Anderson Show of Force: A Cinema-seance of Power and Violence in Sumatra's Plantation Belt, by Joshua Oppenheimer and Michael Uwemedimo Misunderstanding Images: Standard Operating Procedure, Errol Morris, by Joshua Oppenheimer Index

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Book SynopsisJulie A. Turnock tracks the use and evolution of special effects in 1970s filmmaking, a development as revolutionary to film as the form’s transition to sound in the 1920s.Trade ReviewWith consummate research and clear explanations, Turnock shows how the special effects revolution actually took place before CGI and how the way the blockbusters of the late sixties and seventies, Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, introduced new conceptions of cinema's relation to reality and fantasy-and how it relates to the cinema of today. -- Tom Gunning, author of Fritz Lang: Allegories of Vision and Modernity Turnock's contribution is rich at multiple levels... Plastic Reality well merits pride of place within the burgeoning area of special effects study. Film QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Before 1977 1. Optical Animation: Special Effects Compositing Up to 1977 2. Before Industrial Light and Magic: The Independent Hollywood Special Effects Business, 1968-1975 Part II: Circa 1977: Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind 3. The Expanded Blockbuster: The Auteurist Aesthetics of 1970s Special Effects-Driven Filmmaking 4. "The Buck Stops at Opticals": Special Effects Technology on Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind 5. A More Plastic Reality: The Design and Conception of Star Wars and West Coast Experimental Filmmaking 6. "More Philosopical Grey Matter": The Production and Aesthetic of Close Encounters of the Third Kind Part III: The 1980s and Beyond 7. Optical Special Effects into the 1980s: A Well-Oiled Machine 8. "Not-too-Realistic" and Intensified Realistic Approaches in the 1980s: Traditional Stop Motion and Showscan Conclusion: World-Building and the Legacy of 1970s Special Effects in Contemporary Cinema Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn the 1990s, Jürgen Habermas and John Rawls had a famous exchange in the Journal of Philosophy. In this book, James Gordon Finlayson examines the Habermas-Rawls debate in context and considers its wider implications.Trade ReviewJust at the moment when the Habermas-Rawls debate seemed to evanesce from the sight of the intellectual public, this brilliant book proves this first impression to be false: Gordon Finlayson succeeds in demonstrating with stupendous lucidity and admirable acuteness how topical the questions are that the two philosophers had discussed in their exchange on how best to conceive of the democratic principle of social equality. My guess is that it will be impossible in the near future to tackle normative questions within political philosophy without consulting this book. -- Axel Honneth, Jack C. Weinstein Professor of the Humanities, Columbia UniversityIn a series of reviews and comments that spanned the Atlantic Ocean, the debate between Jürgen Habermas and John Rawls represents one of those rare moments of dialogue between Continental and Anglo-American political thought. It marks a pivotal chapter in the history of modern philosophy, not because it reached any definitive resolution, but chiefly because it served as the occasion for mutual criticism and raised challenging questions for both political liberalism and critical theory alike. With uncommon clarity and without the least hint of partisanship, James Gordon Finlayson has written a superb and illuminating exposition of this philosophical encounter. -- Peter E. Gordon, Amabel B. James Professor of History and Faculty Affiliate in Philosophy, Harvard UniversityFinlayson provides an exhaustive, rigorous, and crystal-clear reconstruction and analysis of the Habermas-Rawls debate that highlights its philosophical stakes and ongoing relevance. A must read for anyone interested in the work of these two giants of contemporary moral and political philosophy. -- Amy Allen, Liberal Arts Professor of Philosophy and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Penn State UniversityThis book is not only a careful reconstruction of the intellectual exchange between Habermas and Rawls, arguably the two most important figures of contemporary political philosophy. It is also a deep reflection on the philosophical foundations of liberal democracy in a postmetaphysical age. A champion of neither but a scrupulous scholar of both Habermas and Rawls, Finlayson provides an analysis of this important debate that is exhaustive and to my mind spot on. -- Simone Chambers, University of California, IrvineThis will certainly be the go-to resource on this debate for anyone studying social or political philosophy in the future. Finlayson is the world’s foremost expert on the Habermas-Rawls exchange. He is also, in my opinion, the best 'analytic' Habermas scholar in the world. After reading this book, I’m not sure if there is anything left to be said on the topic; it’s all here. -- Joseph Heath, University of TorontoThis book should quickly establish itself as the definitive account of the debate. It is lucid and penetrating, drilling deeply into both the inner workings of the theories that serve as the debate's backdrop, as well as the parries and thrusts of the exchange itself. * Political Theory *A well-informed and detailed account of the exchange between Habermas and Rawls about questions of political justice and legitimacy. -- Wilfried Hinsch, Universität zu Köln * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Finlayson’s deep engagement with this debate has much to offer...[an] excellent study. -- Kenneth Baynes, Syracuse University * Contemporary Political Theory *Finlayson has written a detailed and illuminating analysis of the debate between Habermas and Rawls...the book is essential reading for anyone interested in modern political philosophy. * Ethical Perspectives *Takes the views of each philosopher on a range of contested issues as an opportunity to explore the views of the other. * Review of Politics *The book makes an important contribution to the field by drawing on Rawls’s and Habermas’s criticisms of eachother’s theories to develop a clear, in-depth interpretation of both theories, using each to illuminate the other. -- J. Donald Moon * Cercles *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Much Ado About NothingI. The Early Debate1. Two Nonrival Theories of Justice2. Habermas’s Early Criticisms of RawlsII. Habermas’s and Rawls’s Mature Political Theories3. Habermas’s Between Facts and Norms4. Rawls’s Political LiberalismIII. The Exchange5. Habermas’s “Reconciliation Through the Public Use of Reason”6. Rawls’s “Reply to Habermas”7. “‘Reasonable’ Versus ‘True’”: Habermas’s Reply to Rawls’s “Reply”IV. The Legacy of the Habermas–Rawls Debate8. Religion Within the Bounds of Public Reason AloneConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIn the 1990s, Jürgen Habermas and John Rawls had a famous exchange in the Journal of Philosophy. In this book, James Gordon Finlayson examines the Habermas-Rawls debate in context and considers its wider implications.Trade ReviewJust at the moment when the Habermas-Rawls debate seemed to evanesce from the sight of the intellectual public, this brilliant book proves this first impression to be false: Gordon Finlayson succeeds in demonstrating with stupendous lucidity and admirable acuteness how topical the questions are that the two philosophers had discussed in their exchange on how best to conceive of the democratic principle of social equality. My guess is that it will be impossible in the near future to tackle normative questions within political philosophy without consulting this book. -- Axel Honneth, Jack C. Weinstein Professor of the Humanities, Columbia UniversityIn a series of reviews and comments that spanned the Atlantic Ocean, the debate between Jürgen Habermas and John Rawls represents one of those rare moments of dialogue between Continental and Anglo-American political thought. It marks a pivotal chapter in the history of modern philosophy, not because it reached any definitive resolution, but chiefly because it served as the occasion for mutual criticism and raised challenging questions for both political liberalism and critical theory alike. With uncommon clarity and without the least hint of partisanship, James Gordon Finlayson has written a superb and illuminating exposition of this philosophical encounter. -- Peter E. Gordon, Amabel B. James Professor of History and Faculty Affiliate in Philosophy, Harvard UniversityFinlayson provides an exhaustive, rigorous, and crystal-clear reconstruction and analysis of the Habermas-Rawls debate that highlights its philosophical stakes and ongoing relevance. A must read for anyone interested in the work of these two giants of contemporary moral and political philosophy. -- Amy Allen, Liberal Arts Professor of Philosophy and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Penn State UniversityThis book is not only a careful reconstruction of the intellectual exchange between Habermas and Rawls, arguably the two most important figures of contemporary political philosophy. It is also a deep reflection on the philosophical foundations of liberal democracy in a postmetaphysical age. A champion of neither but a scrupulous scholar of both Habermas and Rawls, Finlayson provides an analysis of this important debate that is exhaustive and to my mind spot on. -- Simone Chambers, University of California, IrvineThis will certainly be the go-to resource on this debate for anyone studying social or political philosophy in the future. Finlayson is the world’s foremost expert on the Habermas-Rawls exchange. He is also, in my opinion, the best 'analytic' Habermas scholar in the world. After reading this book, I’m not sure if there is anything left to be said on the topic; it’s all here. -- Joseph Heath, University of TorontoThis book should quickly establish itself as the definitive account of the debate. It is lucid and penetrating, drilling deeply into both the inner workings of the theories that serve as the debate's backdrop, as well as the parries and thrusts of the exchange itself. * Political Theory *A well-informed and detailed account of the exchange between Habermas and Rawls about questions of political justice and legitimacy. -- Wilfried Hinsch, Universität zu Köln * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Finlayson’s deep engagement with this debate has much to offer...[an] excellent study. -- Kenneth Baynes, Syracuse University * Contemporary Political Theory *Finlayson has written a detailed and illuminating analysis of the debate between Habermas and Rawls...the book is essential reading for anyone interested in modern political philosophy. * Ethical Perspectives *Takes the views of each philosopher on a range of contested issues as an opportunity to explore the views of the other. * Review of Politics *The book makes an important contribution to the field by drawing on Rawls’s and Habermas’s criticisms of eachother’s theories to develop a clear, in-depth interpretation of both theories, using each to illuminate the other. -- J. Donald Moon * Cercles *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Much Ado About NothingI. The Early Debate1. Two Nonrival Theories of Justice2. Habermas’s Early Criticisms of RawlsII. Habermas’s and Rawls’s Mature Political Theories3. Habermas’s Between Facts and Norms4. Rawls’s Political LiberalismIII. The Exchange5. Habermas’s “Reconciliation Through the Public Use of Reason”6. Rawls’s “Reply to Habermas”7. “‘Reasonable’ Versus ‘True’”: Habermas’s Reply to Rawls’s “Reply”IV. The Legacy of the Habermas–Rawls Debate8. Religion Within the Bounds of Public Reason AloneConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTies the evolution of the idea of sovereignty to historical events, from the religious conflicts of sixteenth-century Europe to today’s trends in globalizationTrade ReviewIn this elegant essay, Grimm surveys the thousand-year history of the idea of sovereignty - emphasizing its changing meanings as Western ideas of political legitimacy transform themselves over the centuries. Grimm's work is the first on this subject that combines historical mastery with a sense of the present need to redefine our political understandings. -- Bruce Ackerman, Yale Law School This is a concise and excellent book, which will be useful not only for students of legal and political thought, but for historians as well as cultural theorists. -- Seyla Benhabib, Yale University The old and moldy idea of sovereignty is brought back to life in this engaging study by a major German legal thinker and former Supreme Court Justice. Against those who advance simplistic and even dismissive views of sovereignty, Grimm's masterful conceptual history reminds us of how rich, complicated, and multisided ideas about sovereignty have been. And in opposition to those who would prefer to toss sovereignty into the ashcan of intellectual history, Grimm recalls the pivotal role sovereignty, when properly understood, can play in protecting democracy and self-government. A must-read for political scientists, legal and constitutional theorists, and anyone else interested in the changing contours of political authority in our globalizing world. -- William E. Scheuerman, Indiana University Drawing from both a keen historical recollection of the conceptual transformations of "sovereignty" and a lucid overview of current debates (each a sterling contribution in itself), Grimm shows us a democracy-based case for retention and adaptation of state sovereignty as a first principle of politics, even in today's decidedly post-Westphalian world and even as necessarily shorn of some salient traditional associations so as to fit this world's realities. -- Frank I. Michelman, Harvard Law School Sovereignty is a highly sophisticated, yet accessible introduction not only to the history of the concept but to its contemporary status. Using the method of conceptual history developed by German historians, Dieter Grimm outlines a complex journey whereby sovereignty became the self-representation of the early modern territorial state, overcoming both domestic and international competitors for the supremacy of political power, followed by developments in which the concept understood as unlimited by positive legality came to be reformulated under the limits of both constitutional and international law. Finally, he asks the question whether a yet again refurbished concept can keep some continuity with the classical notion as developed by Bodin and Hobbes, and yet preserve its relevance for an understanding of contemporary regimes, national and international. Not without some hesitation, he opts to keep the concept of sovereignty as indispensible for the legal equality and self determination of the main political actors of international law, namely territorial states, that still remain in his view more hospitable for democracy than supra national organizations or even non state federations. -- Andrew Arato, The New School This is a remarkable little book; it succeeds in being both conceptually vigorous and rich in historical detail, while remaining clear and concise. Survival A learned but accessible history of the concept of sovereignty. Foreign Affairs [Grimm's] pithy and dense analysis covers a vast canvas and provides an even-handed overview. -- Emile Chabal New Global StudiesTable of ContentsSeries Editor's Foreword Preface and Acknowledgments A. Sovereignty in a Time of Changing Statehood B. Development and Function of the Concept of Sovereignty 1. Bodin's Significance for the Concept of Sovereignty 2. Sovereignty in the Constitutional State 3. External Sovereignty C. Sovereignty Today Notes Index

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Book SynopsisEithne Quinn reveals how Hollywood catalyzed racial politics in the decade after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, through representation on screen as well as in battles over jobs and resources behind the scenes. Based on extensive archival research and detailed discussions of films, this book examines the limits of Hollywood liberalism.Trade ReviewQuinn’s conclusion provides the reader with two prescient, convincing, and well-earned macroscopic takeaways. -- AMIR KHAN, Dalian Maritime University, PRC * Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television *Well-written, meticulously researched, critical, and smart, A Piece of the Action may be the most important book on black American cinema in the last quarter century. Enjoyable and highly informative, this book will quickly emerge as a classic and must-read among those interested in film history, black cinema, race and popular culture, and the sociology of culture. -- S. Craig Watkins, author of Don't Knock the Hustle: Young Creatives, Tech Ingenuity, and the Making of a New Innovation EconomyA Piece of the Action is a story about the interconnections between white privilege, “colorblind” ideology, and Hollywood business-as-usual practices. With a historian’s nose for detail, Quinn reveals in sharp relief how an industry filled with self-proclaimed white progressives manages to reproduce⁠—to this very day⁠—its infamous legacy of racial exclusion and marginalization. This book is a must-read for anyone hoping to make sense of Hollywood’s integral role in the shaping of American racial politics. -- Darnell M. Hunt, author of Channeling Blackness: Studies on Television and Race in AmericaQuinn offers a revelatory account of resistance and reaction unfolding in Hollywood between In the Heat of the Night (1967) and Blue Collar (1978). She chronicles black creatives struggling to get black experiences on screen and black labor on the set. Powerful and richly insightful, A Piece of the Action details black filmmakers’ and their white allies’ attempts to counter liberal tokenism and colorblindness only to come up against the industry’s neoconservative retreat from racial and economic justice. -- Judith E. Smith, author of Becoming Belafonte: Black Artist, Public RadicalTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. “The Screen Speaks for Itself”: Institutional Discrimination and the Dawning of Hollywood Postracialism2. Racializing the Hollywood Renaissance: Black and White Symbol Creators in a Time of Crisis3. Challenging Jim Crow Crews: Federal Activism and Industry Reaction4. “Getting the Man’s Foot out of Our Collective Asses”: Black Left Film Producers and the Rise of the Hustler Creative5. Color-Blind Corporatism: The Black Film Wave and White RevivalConclusion: Race, Creative Labor, and Reflexivity in Post–Civil Rights HollywoodNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisA prescription for healing the broken relationship at the heart of American health care.Trade ReviewI applaud Dennis Rosen, MD, for bringing attention to an important aspect of medicine in our modern world. Thorough and robust, his stories are engaging, true gems of health literacy and the appreciation of cultural influences. These and other aspects make Vital Conversations an excellent source of ideas on how to enhance treatment. -- Joseph Shrand, MD, Harvard Medical School, author of Outsmarting Anger: 7 Strategies for Defusing our Most Dangerous Emotion At a time when there has been marked degradation of physician-patient communication, Dennis Rosen, MD, takes us back to the basics: the need for ways to foster an exquisite and intimate connection. He clearly understands what doctors should do to raise the bar, and it is fully captured in Vital Conversations. -- Eric J. Topol, MD, Scripps Research Institute, author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care Timely... Full of personal anecdotes, selected research in biomedicine, sociology and anthropology and lots of footnotes (but reader friendly), Rosen's book should be read by physicians and students of medicine and nursing, as well as laymen interested in our medical system. -- Judy Siegel-Itzkovich The Jerusalem Post Provides moving examples of actual patient scenarios... [that] establish Rosen as a caring and empathetic physician with a wealth of experience to share. -- Amy Forman Massachusetts Jewish Journal Vital Conversations is a thoughtful and accessible read for providers and patients alike. -- Liza Pine Humanizing Medicine [An] excellent book. The Lancet This engaging read... provides patients tools they can use to improve dialogue with their doctors and, ultimately, improve their ultimate medical outcomes. -- Renee Ghert-Zand The Times of Israel [Dr. Rosen] delivers much of his advice through anecdotes that take readers on a journey through a career filled with both positive and negative instances of doctor-patient communication. -- Jonathan Bor Health AffairsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Author's Note 1. Better Outcomes, Lower Costs 2. One Size Does Not Fit All 3. When Worlds Collide 4. Disease, Illness, and Sickness 5. Body and Soul 6. Reconciling Different Worldviews 7. Making It Stick 8. Putting It All Together: Creating a Better Clinical Encounter Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA candid biography of a leading conservationist who refused to follow any path but his own.Trade ReviewDavid Brower-mountaineer, ardent conservationist, fierce advocate for wilderness-led a life that mattered then and still does. Like Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson, Brower stood up for the natural world when it had much to lose, and made a difference. Robert Wyss captures the man and that critical moment in this insightful, moving, and consequential book. The Man Who Built the Sierra Club adds an essential work to the canon of American environmental history. -- William Souder, author of On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson Wyss provides a penetrating and readable narrative of the highest-profile American environmentalist in the postwar decades and of the many battles he and the Sierra Club fought. He makes clear the multiple layers of Brower's personality: passion, commitment, aggressiveness, and, at times, recklessness. Readers will come away with a clear and compelling portrait of this cutting-edge environmental activist. -- Mark Harvey, author of Wilderness Forever: Howard Zahniser and the Path to the Wilderness Act Wyss's assiduous research will lay to rest many lingering misconceptions about a man who exasperated and inspired by turns, and always spoke to our hearts' love for wild earth. A tremendously worthwhile and interesting chronicle of Brower's evolution into an uncompromising crusader. -- Stephanie Mills, author of Epicurean Simplicity and In Service of the Wild: Restoring and Reinhabiting Damaged Land Brower remained a force in the environmental movement until the end of his long life, and this book makes fitting homage. Thorough and well written... [The Man Who Built the Sierra Club] provides a highly useful view of how environmental battles are waged in the trenches. Kirkus Reviews A riveting... extensively researched, balanced account... This absorbing portrait of a flawed yet fascinating figure, beloved and scorned, who defined America's national parks will engage all biography lovers. Library Journal [The Man Who Built the Sierra Club] offers up a deeply researched... detailed portrait. -- Jim Sterba The Wall Street Journal A well-structured, clearly written account of an American lodestar, one whose nimble mind befuddled both allies and adversaries... Wherever a reader stands on climate change and conservation in general, David Brower is as important to those current debates as John Adams or Thomas Jefferson are to tussles over modern political philosophy, and Wyss here gives him his balanced due. -- Mike Freeman Providence JournalTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Chronology Introduction 1. First Fight 2. Mountains 3. The Club 4. The Lesson 5. Wilderness 6. Forest 7. Parks 8. Glen Canyon 9. Progress 10. Books 11. Escalating the Risks 12. Grand Canyon 13. Losing While Winning 14. Diablo and Galapagos 15. Conflict 16. Campaign 17. Echoes Epilogue Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisHow does science advance from entrenched orthodoxy to embrace new ideas? How do we come to accept as truths propositions that at first seem like heresies?Trade ReviewJames Lawrence Powell breaks new ground. His scholarship is deep, and his stories are well-written and enriched with human detail. Anyone with an interest in how science progresses will profit from reading this book. -- Spencer Weart, director emeritus of the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics, author of The Discovery of Global Warming Absorbing. Publishers Weekly This clear and well-written book offers four classic examples that show how science progresses-despite tough opposition, generally accepted ideas are often slowly replaced by newer, better ones. As an apocryphal medical school dean told incoming students: 'Half of what we will teach you in the next four years is wrong. The problem is that we don't know which half.' James Lawrence Powell's new title provides a lively look at how the sciences, in this case the geosciences, really work. -- Seth Stein, Northwestern University, author of Disaster Deferred: How New Science is Changing Our View of Earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone This is first-rate story telling, with heroes, villians, and the often-unexpected discoveries that created revolutions in our concept of the planet. -- David Morrison Skeptical InquirerTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Introduction Part I. Deep Time The Abyss of Time A Great Mistake Has Been Made The Bank of Time Account Overdrawn Strange Rays An Hourglass of Great Precision Geochronology Duck Soup Part II. Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics An Idea to Pursue A Very Trusting Man Dead on Arrival Geologists Unite Against Heresy Continental Drift: Not Even Wrong Postwar Surprises Wandering Poles or Drifting Continents? The Final Confrontation Spreading Seafloors HypotHESSes The Discovery of the Century All This Rubbish Part III. Meteorite Impact A Trivial Process To Hunt a Star The Moon's Face Rosetta Stone To a Rocky Moon Worlds in Collision Dinosaur Killer Out with a Bang Cosmic Pinball Part IV. Global Warming Origins of the CO2 Theory Tedious Calculations of Extraordinary Interest Destructive Criticism A Unique Experiment of Planetary Dimensions Giant Brains Warming Is Unequivocal From Heresy to Truth Acknowledgments Notes Recommended Reading Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFrom the author of the landmark bestseller The-Thirty-Six-Hour-Day comes a lucid, engaging, and nuanced treatment of one of the essential questions in science, medicine, and life: "Why?"Trade ReviewPeter Rabins shows incredible breadth of knowledge and his thesis-that there are three distinct approaches to causation, appropriate for different types of questions-is compelling. His writing is engaging, and the subject matter is deeply relevant. -- Simon Levin, Princeton University, author of Fragile Dominion: Complexity and the Commons Peter Rabin's book draws upon science, statistics, philosophy, and religion to stretch readers' thinking about the 'why' and 'how' of what happens. It provides a remarkably lucid synthesis of diverse ideas about causality based on superb scholarship and is always entertaining. I heartily recommend it. -- David Reuben, MD, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles From the two year old child's endlessly nested 'why' questions to the Old Testament and the modern scientist, and through many philosophers in between, Peter Rabins takes us on a fascinating quest in search of answers to that seemingly simplest of all questions: Why? Simple but enigmatic because, like the two year old, how do we know when to be satisfied and how do we know when we know? Throughout The Why of Things, Rabins examines fundamental aspects of how we know-or don't. In his erudite yet accessible book, readers will learn everything from philosophical categorization to nonlinear dynamics in a way that will suddenly make sense, even if they never do find out exactly why. -- Stuart Firestein, Columbia University, author of Ignorance: How It Drives Science if you're looking to learn how to better reason things out through logic and comparative analysis, then this one may be for you. Lifelong Dewey Blog Quite simply, wow. This is one of the most complex, mind-boggling and ultimately satisfying books I have read in a very long time. The Garden Window Blog A most enjoyable read and source of inspiration. The book constitutes a noteworthy addition to Professor Rabins' academic production... Philosophers of science - and perhaps more specifically philosophers interested in causality, explanation, or medicine - would gain a lot in reading it. MetascienceTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Historical Overview: The Four Approaches to Causality 2. The Three-Facet Model: An Overview 3. The Answer Is Either "No" or "Yes": Causality as a Categorical Concept 4. Probabilities 5. A Third Model of Causality: The Emergent 6. Empirical: The Physical Sciences 7. Empirical: The Biological Sciences 8. Empirical: Epidemiology 9. Narrative Truth: The Empathic Method 10. Cause in the Ecclesiastic Tradition 11. Seeking the Why of Things: The Model Applied References Index

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Book SynopsisAnother Person's Poison traces the trajectory of the debate over food allergies and its effect on public-health policy and the production, manufacture, and consumption of food. Matthew Smith illuminates society's troubled relationship with food, disease, nature, and the creation of medical knowledge.Trade ReviewA thoughtful, well-sourced, and well-analyzed history of food allergies. This book is an important contribution to the history of medicine. It will stand as definitive for some time. -- Carla Keirns, Stony Brook University This excellent resource is strongly recommended for those interested in the history of health research, including undergraduates, graduates, and medical professionals. Library Journal While much remains to be discovered about food allergies, Smith capably introduces readers to the complex and confounding connection between what we eat and our bodies' adverse reactions. Booklist The story Mr. Smith tells is fundamentally fascinating... New York Times Well-rounded... It will broaden your knowledge and may lead you to consider allergy in new ways. New York Journal of Books An expansive tour... Smith's history is a finely detailed examination of the discipline. Allergic Living Magazine An absorbing treatise... This book is an excellent introduction to the popular topic of food allergies... Recommended. Choice Smith's book is a fascinating overview of the contested history and meanings of food allergy over the past century. Los Angeles Review of Books A focused, well-researched book... This insightful monograph should inspire a host of other scholars. -- Kendra Smith-Howard H-Sci-Med-Tech Smith deals lightly but competently with complex issues, using anecdotes and case studiesto provide an appealing narrative. Social History of Medicine An illuminating in-depth look at the tumultuous history of one of the more divisive members of the allergy family... rich, thoughtful, and accessible addition to the history of medicine. It is also a gripping work of social commentary, full of twists and suprises, which will undoubtedly stimulate further debate - on and off the dinner table. Food Culture Society An insightful, engaging, and very useful book on the history of food allergy... a welcome contribution to the growing literature on the history of food and nutrition in medicine and public health. Bulletin of the History of Medicine Another Person's Poison is extremely well written, easy to read yet scholarly, and extensively documented. IsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: "Witchcraft, a fad, or a racket?" 1. Food Allergy Before Allergy 2. Anaphylaxis, Allergy, and the Food Factor in Disease 3. Strangest of All Maladies 4. Panic? Or the Pantry? 5. An Immunological Explosion? 6. The Problem with Peanuts Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe visionary food chemist surveys a vast new world of flavor.Trade ReviewIf anyone is going to change the way we cook, it will be him. -- Heston Blumenthal, as quoted in the Observer Taking kitchen science to a whole new (molecular) level, Herve This is changing the way France-and the world-cooks. Gourmet Once again, Herve This makes a compelling case for the science of deliciousness with his latest book, breaking ingredients down into their constituent compounds. Sometimes controversial yet always thought-provoking, such 'note by note' deconstructing of dishes in the pursuit of flavor challenges culinary convention-food for thought on the future of cooking, of interest to both professional chefs and home cooks alike. -- Michael Laiskonis, creative director of the Institute of Culinary Education No matter what level home cook or professional chef you are, Herve This's detailed, scientific approach to the kitchen provides a fascinating perspective on the chemistry of cooking. These notes are useful for chefs and cooks of all levels and an entertaining and practical guide that every chef would benefit from reading. -- Chef Daniel Boulud This... explores the science behind shape, consistency, odor and color, giving readers the knowledge to create their own magnum opus in the kitchen. Discover Keen cooks...will devour the latest work by molecular gastronomist Herve This. New Scientist This writes the way he speaks - with subtle irony, whim and humour, and each of his books, apart from being scientifically revealing, is an almost taste-able and invariably delicious literary delight. Engineering and Technology Inspiring. Chemistry World Valuable for readers interested in how the food system may evolve in the future. ChoiceTable of ContentsA Note on the Translation Tables, Figures, and Color Plates Introduction: Why the Need for Note-by-Note Cooking Should Be Obvious 1. Shape Polyhedrons Nonpolyhedral Solids The Fable of the Man with the Golden Brain 2. Consistency A Woeful Misunderstanding The Relation Between Consistency and Flavor Not Everything Has to Be Soft Thinking in Physical Terms Additives Contrasting Consistencies 3. Taste Misdirection and Misperception The Impossible Description of Unknown Tastes Sapid Compounds Mineral Salts Organic and Mineral Acids Amino Acids and Their Derivatives Sugars Alcohols and Polyols Intense Sweeteners Flavoring Agents Bitterants Matrix Effects A New Basic Taste 4. Odor Manipulating Odorant Compounds Methods of Extraction and Processing Natural, Same as Natural, Artificial Volatility, Threshold Perception, Toxic Risk A Lexicon of Basic Culinary Odors Odorant Compounds On the Properties of Odorigenic Extracts and Compositions Trigeminal Sensations 5. Color The Eye Precedes the Palate Legally Approved Coloring Agents Natural Versus Artificial Redux 6. Artistic Choice and Culinary Nomenclature Substance and Form The Construction of Flavors Naming Dishes The First Generation of Note-by-Note Menus 7. Nutrition, Toxicology, Market Dynamics, Public Interest The Mixed Blessings of Abundance A World of Plenty, Filled with Danger Selection and Supply of Compounds Political Considerations Appendix: A Few Recipes Index

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Book SynopsisA scholar and a journalist assess the push to make gender equality a cornerstone of America’s international agenda.Trade ReviewIn this remarkably readable book, Valerie Hudson and Patricia Leidl make clear the direct link to enhanced stability in countries where women actively participate in public life. The landscapes surveyed are startlingly broad, from developments in China, India, and Rwanda to in-depth case studies of Afghanistan, Guatemala, and Saudi Arabia. This volume is important for anyone who wants to think seriously about the shape and purpose of foreign policy. Secretary Clinton's declaration that women's subjugation threatens our national interests has been dismissed by many as mere idealism, yet it stems from a pragmatic approach and deep experience. Understanding what Hudson and Leidl reveal about the varying applications of the Hillary Doctrine strikes me as the start of wisdom. -- from the foreword by Swanee Hunt A sound study that carries an urgent message. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Women define security differently than do men. For 50 years, grass-roots global feminism has urged policymakers to see women, to see that women are the first and worst affected by violence, poverty, wars, displacement, and other catastrophes--yet the least and last to be consulted about solutions. Yet consciousness is finally trickling up, and the centrality of women to global security for all--set forth here with scholarly rigor by Hudson and Leidl--is a most welcome leap forward in legitimizing the crucial need for major policy re-visioning. Ignore this book at your peril. -- Robin Morgan, author of The Demon Lover: The Roots of Terrorism The Hillary Doctrine may not make you comfortable, but it will change the way you think about national and international security. Through a combination of case studies, interviews and meticulous research including perhaps the most exhaustive compilation of data ever assembled on the subject, Hudson and Leidl make the case that the equality of women is not simply an issue of fairness. It is fundamental to peace and prosperity globally. The authors are never tendentious or polemical. This superbly written narrative is understated if anything. The carefully assembled facts and the often searing voices of women themselves tell a compelling story. Hudson and Leidl follow a concise historical treatment of women's rights with illuminating case studies, setting the stage for focused policy recommendations. Having established that the security of women and the security of states are closely linked, the authors argue for an expansion of the Hillary Doctrine as U.S. national policy to an international Right to Protect Women. This book is required reading for policy makers and implementers as well as anyone concerned about where we are going as a nation and a world. -- Ryan Crocker, former ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq, and dean, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University How has the exclusion of the female half of this country damaged U.S. foreign policy? Let me count the ways -- from ignoring a North Vietnamese peace initiative because it was headed by a woman to excluding the violence against females that is the normalizer of all violence. This country is fighting poisonous growths, yet leaving their roots intact. From now on, no debate about national or global policy can proceed without reading The Hillary Doctrine by Valerie Hudson and Patricia Leidl. It is the first book about high level efforts to create a foreign policy as if women mattered. -- Gloria Steinem I recommend it. -- Nicholas Kristof The New York Times A solid introduction. Library Journal Thoughtful and nuanced... I highly recommend [The Hillary Doctrine] to anybody interested in elevating women's voices in world affairs, as well as the practicalities of day-to-day U.S. foreign policymaking. -- Micah Zenko Newsweek Highly relevant. -- Gideon Rachman Financial Times [The Hillary Doctrine] is valuable pre-election reading for Americans, and illuminating for the rest of us as well. -- Tom Sandborn The Vancouver Sun A comprehensive overview of how women's rights have become better accepted as a part of US foreign policy... As the first book-length study of the Hillary Doctrine this is a valuable and energetic start. -- Jessica Abrahams Prospect Nuanced, sober, and meticulous... Highly recommended. Midwest Book Review Hudson and Leidl's book is a must-read for scholars and students interested in the relationship between women's rights, human rights, and national security. And if we take the authors' premise seriously that women's rights are fundamental to human rights, then this book should be a must-read for any scholar or student interested in foreign policy. -- Shawn J. Parry-Giles H-Diplo The strongest case to date for considering women's rights a central issue of national security... Highly recommended. Choice Even-handed, deeply researched... [The Hillary Doctrine] is a highly readable, fast moving history that covers a critical topic. -- Christina Asquith openDemocracy The Hillary Doctrine is a painstaking examination of Clinton's efforts to advance the status of women during her tenure as secretary of state... [Hudson & Leidl] make the case that advancing the status of women will require giving the issue a permanent place on the U.S. foreign policy agenda, one that will long outlast Clinton. -- Suzanne Nossel Foreign Affairs Rich in empirical research and theory, The Hillary Doctrine... is a must-read for anyoneinterested in understanding why and how women's security and the status of women around the world matter for U.S. foreign policy and national security. Ethics and International AffairsTable of ContentsForeword, by Ambassador Swanee Hunt Preface Acknowledgments Part I: History and Evolution 1. How Sex Came to Matter in U.S. Foreign Policy Part II: Theory and Cases 2. Should Sex Matter in U.S. Foreign Policy? 3. Guatemala: A Case Study 4. A Conspicuous Silence: U.S. Foreign Policy, Women, and Saudi Arabia Part III: Policy and Implementation 5. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Implementing the Hillary Doctrine 6. Afghanistan: The Litmus Test for the Hillary Doctrine 7. The Future of the Hillary Doctrine: Realpolitik and Fempolitik Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAs the titles suggests, this volume takes us 'beyond' Bruce Lee to debates around postmodern and the postcolonial, martial arts philosophy, and popular culture both translated and performed. But Lee is no mere pretext for this fascinating volume-this study also reminds us how exciting and transformative his cultural emergence was and what a complex legacy he has left. Whether your interest is in Zizek or Jeet Kune Do, you'll find something here that will make you think again about this major figure. -- Leon Hunt, Brunel University Beyond Bruce Lee provides nuanced, often brilliantly provocative readings of Bruce Lee as a cultural icon and event. Drawing on a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, this groundbreaking study performs Lee's injunction to create something new and true by crossing, mixing, and remixing boundaries. In the process, it also gives the reader a fantastic crash course in cultural studies. -- Jane Park, University of Sydney No one writing today has a keener eye for delineating the logic of contemporary cultural politics than Paul Bowman. In Beyond Bruce Lee he powerfully demonstrates how and why Bruce Lee matters to a whole host of fields (cinema studies, cultural studies, politics, philosophy, sociology) without ever limiting himself to writing from the narrow perspective of any one of those disciplines. Regardless of where you position yourself in or out of any of those fields-whether you think you already know Bruce Lee or think you couldn't care less about Bruce Lee-you still must read this book. -- Samuel Chambers, Johns Hopkins UniversityTable of ContentsPreface 1. Beyond Bruce Lee 2. Bruce Lee Between Popular Culture and Cultural Politics 3. Bruce Lee Beyond Pedagogy 4. Bruce Lee Film in Cultural Translation 5. Bruce Lee in the Post: Post-Colonial, Post-Modern, Post-Protestant, Post-Human 6. Spectres of Bruce Lee Re-enter the Dragon, Beyond Bruce Lee Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMuch of the available commentary on the films of Bela Tarr is often confused and confusing. Andras Balint Kovacs cuts through this Gordian Knot with a comprehensive but detailed and precise analysis; this is film-writing at its very best. -- John Cunningham, author of Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to MultiplexTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. The Persona 2. Style in the Early Years 3. The Tarr style 4. The Tarr style in Evolution 5. Narration in the Tarr Films 6. The Characters Conclusion Filmography Select Bibliography Index of Names

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. The Auteur 2. The Bohemian 3. The Nostalgic 4. The Finn Appendix: A Conversation with Aki Kaurismaki Filmography Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: Know Your Enemy, Know Yourself, by Rikke Schubart and Anne Gjelsvik Part 1: History 1. The Making and Remakings of an American Icon: 'Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima' from Photojournalism to Global, Digital Media, by Mette Mortensen 2. The Forgotten Cinematographer of Mount Suribachi: Bill Genaust's Eight-Second Iwo Jima Footage and the Historical Facsimile, by Bjorn Sorenssen 3. Flags of Their Stepfather? Race and Culture in the Context of Military Service and the Fight for Citizenship, by Martin Edwin Andersen Part 2: Flags of Our Fathers 6. Following the Flag in American Film, by Robert Eberwein 7. Care or Glory? Picturing a New War Hero, by Anne Gjelsvik 8.Beyond Mimesis: War, History, and Memory in Flags of Our Fathers, by Holger Potzsch 9. Clint Eastwood's Postclassical Multiple Narratives of Iwo Jima, by Glenn Man 10. Haunting in the War Film: Flags of Our Fathers, by Robert Burgoyne Part 3: Letters from Iwo Jima 11. Eastwood and the Enemy, by Rikke Schubart 12. Eat of Eastwood: Iwo Jima and the Japanese Context, by Lars-Martin Sorensen 13. Humanism versus Patriotism: Eastwood Trapped in the Bi-polar Logic of Warfare, by Mikkel Bruun Zangenberg 14. Suicide in Letters from Iwo Jima, by Robert Burgoyne Part 4: War Today 15. To Sell a War: Flags, Lies, and Tragedy, by Vibeke Schou Tjalve 16. Banzai! Letters from Iwo Jima and Choosing the Enemy in Risk Society, by Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen Filmography Index

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Book SynopsisThis anthology presents new translations of Korean prose works from the tenth to the nineteenth century. It offers insight into past societies by highlighting genres that have largely not been translated, such as diaries, short fictional biographies, erotic tales, oral narratives, and novellas, illustrating the variety of premodern Korean writings.Trade ReviewPettid, Evon, and Park have harnessed the talents of an impressive new generation of scholars and translators to edit an anthology with impressive range in time period and genre. Selections extend from Silla through Chosŏn, and include many prose genres heretofore poorly represented in English translation that combine to present readers with a fuller, more engaging, and more nuanced picture of premodern literary culture. -- Ross King, University of British ColumbiaThis anthology is a landmark accomplishment in the field of Korean literature. It offers a matchless window to the kaleidoscopic life of Koreans—both illustrious and anonymous—depicted in various prose subgenres in premodern literature. Long awaited, the collection in English will eminently fill the large vacuum in the source material for the study of premodern Korean literature and Korean studies at large, and even East Asian literatures. -- Yung-Hee Kim, University of Hawai‘i at MānoaThis anthology of Premodern Korean Literary Prose is an epoch-making piece of work and a window on the fascinating world of premodern Korea and East Asia. Through this collection of masterful translations and notes, the authors brilliantly reveal the previously neglected prose literature and allow the readers to see and breathe the ethos of the people of Korea. -- Young-Key Kim-Renaud, The George Washington UniversityBravo to Pettid, Evon, and Park for giving us an opportunity to gain more exposure to the sorts of tales Koreans told themselves in centuries past, to learn what sort of fantasies they entertained, and to appreciate their sense of humor. -- Don Baker, University of British Columbia[This] anthology is an interesting work. -- Tony Malone * Tony's Reading List *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsContributor AbbreviationsConventions for Names, Terms, and TitlesChronologyEditors’ IntroductionPart I: Pre-Koryŏ and Koryŏ Period Prose 1. Pre-Koryŏ Prose and Fiction 1.1. Anonymous, Tales of the Bizarre (殊異傳Sui-jŏn), Michael Pettid1.2 “Passion Surrounding the Pagoda” (心火繞塔Simhwa yo t’ap), Michael Pettid1.3. “Beauties in a Bamboo Tube” (竹筒美女Chuktong minyŏ), Michael Pettid1.4. “An Old Man Becomes a Dog” (老翁化狗Noong hwa ku), Michael Pettid2. Koryŏ Period Prose Works2.1. Im Ch’un, “The Tale of Mister Cash” (孔方傳Kongbang-jŏn), Sem Vermeersch2.2. Yi Kyubo, “The Tale of Master Malt” (麴先生傳Kuk Sŏnsaeng-jŏn), Michael Pettid2.3. Yi Kyubo, “Of Boats and Bribes” (舟賂說Churoe-sŏl), Michael Pettid and Marshall R. Pihl2.4. Ch’oe Cha, “Kim Kaein” (金盖仁), Michael Pettid2.5. Ch’oe Hae, “The Tale of the Hermit of Mount Lion” (猊山隱者傳Yesan ŭnja-jŏn), Michael Pettid2.6. Yi Saek, “The Tale of Mr. Pak” (朴氏傳 Pak-ssi-jŏn), Michael PettidPart II: Chosŏn Period Prose 3. Early Chosŏn Short Fiction3.1. Kim Sisŭp, “An Account of Drunken Merriment at Floating Jade-Green Pavilion” (醉遊浮碧亭記Ch’wiyu Pubyŏkchŏng-gi), Gregory N. Evon4. Chosŏn Long Fiction4.1. Anonymous, The Tale of Lady Pak (朴氏傳 Pak-ssi-jŏn), Jeongsoo Shin and Peter Lee4.2. Anonymous, A Tale of Two Sisters, Changhwa and Hongnyŏn (薔花紅蓮傳Changhwa Hongnyŏn-jŏn), Jeongsoo Shin and Peter Lee4.3. Anonymous, The Pledge at the Banquet of Moon-Gazing Pavilion(玩月會盟宴Wanwŏlhoe maengyŏn, excerpt), Ksenia Chizhova4.4. Cho Wihan, The Tale of Ch’oe Ch’ŏk (崔陟傳Ch’oe Ch’ŏk-jŏn), Sookja Cho5. Chosŏn Period “Unofficial” Histories5.1. Sŏ Kŏjŏng, Idle Talk and Humorous Stories in a Peaceful Era (太平閑話滑稽傳T’aep’yŏng hanhwa kolgye-jŏn)“The Guest Gets a Wife,” Michael Pettid“The Sage and His Affairs,” Michael Pettid“The Wailing Ghost,” Michael Pettid“General Kim Who Was Afraid of Ghosts,” Michael Pettid5.2. Yu Mongin, Unofficial Narratives by Ŏu (於于野談Ŏu yadam), Michael Pettid“Ghosts of the Sŏnggyun’gwan” (Sŏnggyun’gwan kwisin), Michael Pettid“Fox Pass” (Yŏu kogae), Michael Pettid“The Clever Trick of Pak Yŏp to Have an Affair” (Kkoe rŭl naeŏ sat’onghan Pak Yŏp), Michael Pettid“The Mother of Kangnamdŏk” (Kangnamdŏk moja), Hyangsoon Yi“The Kŏmun’go of Sim Sugyŏng and a Palace Woman” (Sim Sugyŏng ŭi kŏmun’go wa kungnyŏ), Michael Pettid“The Life of Chinbok, a Licentious Woman” (Ŭmbu Chinbok ŭi ilsaeng), Hyangsoon Yi“The Starving Thief” (Kumjurin tojŏk), Michael Pettid“Yi Yesun Who Devoted Herself to Buddhism” (Pulgyo-e Yi Yesun), Hyangsoon Yi5.3. Anonymous, Collection of Past and Present Laughs (古今笑叢 Kogŭm soch’ong)“Falsely Cutting the Narrow Hole” (佯裂孔窄Yangyŏl kong ch’ak), Michael Pettid“The Son-in-Law Who Ridiculed His Father-in-Law” (壻嘲婦翁Sŏ cho puŭng), Michael Pettid“Three Women Examine a Mute” (三女儉啞Samnyŏ kŏm a), Michael Pettid“Prerequisite Study for a Virgin” (處女先習Ch’ŏnyŏ sŏnsŭp), Michael Pettid“The Five Marvels That Shook the Heart” (五妙動心 Omyo tongsim), Michael Pettid6. Late Chosŏn Period: Autobiography, Social Commentary, and Philosophical Humor6.1. Pak Chiwŏn, “The Tale of Master Yedŏk” (穢德先生傳 Yedŏk sŏnsaeng-jŏn), Charles La Shure6.2. Pak Chiwŏn, “On Names” (名論Myŏngnon), YoungminKim and YoungyeonKim6.3. Yi Tŏngmu, “The Book of Ears, Eyes, Mouth, and Heart” (耳目口心書Immokkusimsŏ), Jamie Jungmin Yoo6.4. Lady Yi of Hansan, “The Record of My Hardships”(苦行錄 Kohaengnok), Si Nae Park7. Palace Literature7.1. Anonymous, Diary of the Kyech’uk Year (계축일기 Kyech’uk ilgi, excerpt), Kil Cha and Michael PettidPart III: Oral Tradition8. P’ansori, Narratives in Song, introduced and translated by Chan E. Park8.1. Song of Hŭngbo (흥보가Hŭngpo-ga, excerpt)8.2. Song of Sim Ch’ŏng (심청가Sim Ch’ŏng-ga, excerpt)8.3. Song of Ch’unhyang (춘향가Ch’unhyang-ga, excerpt)List of Contributors

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Book SynopsisViewing more than two hundred films from the period, Michael Slowik launches the first comprehensive study of a long-neglected phase in Hollywood’s initial developmentTrade ReviewSlowik not only sketches out the important trends and developments of this nascent period of classical film music history but also makes a compelling argument that there are important continuities that connect the mature silent period with the early sound period. -- Jeff Smith, author of The Sounds of Commerce: Marketing Popular Film Music With a thorough investigation of hundreds of conversion-era feature films, Michael Slowik has provided an important revision of film music history to account for a wide range of scoring practices. After the Silents is impressive scholarship and a valuable resource for anyone with an interest in film sound. -- Jennifer Fleeger, author of Sounding American: Hollywood, Opera, and Jazz Scholars interested in film music will enjoy Slowik's discussion of the differences in film scoring practices across studios and in B films versus mainstream, higher-budget films... Recommended. Choice Slowik offers a comprehensive and compelling analysis of the evolving and diverse musical landscape of early sound film and revises our understanding of the development of the classical Hollywood film score. Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. A Wide Array of Choices: Musical Influences in the 1920s 2. Music in Early Synchronized and Part-Talking Films, 1926-1929 3. Toward a Sparse Music Style: Music in the 100 Percent Talkie, 1928-1931 4. Interlude: The Hollywood Musical, 1929-1932 5. Music and Other Worlds: The Hollywood Film Score, 1931-1933 6. Reassessing King Kong; or, The Hollywood Film Score, 1933-1934 Conclusion Appendix: Chronological Filmography, 1926-1934 Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Rising Sun and Divided Land Cinematic Japan and Korea: A Long and Turbulent History Im Kwon-taek and the March of Time Film Analysis: Chihwaseon Fukasaku Kinji and Beginning With a Bomb Film Analysis: Battle Royale Lee Chang-dong and the Trauma of History Film Analysis: Secret Sunshine The Legacy of a Violent Man: Kitano Takeshi Film Analysis: Hana-bi Twisted Histories: Park Chan-wook and the Legacy of Personal Trauma Film Analysis: Oldboy The Lone Woman: Kawase Naomi Film Analysis: Shara Bad Guy: Kim Ki-duk Film Analysis: Bad Guy Miike Takashi: Welcome to the Dark Side Film Analysis: Visitor Q Conclusion Bibliography Filmography and Further Viewing Suggestions Key Electronic Resources for Japanese and Korean Film Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWriting Resistance is an original and timely contribution to scholarship on Hindi literature, modern Indian literature and Dalit studies. The work is well researched, using a judicious combination of Hindi and English sources and provides, for the first time in English, an overview of the central concerns of Hindi Dalit literature as both a political and aesthetic movement. -- Allison Busch, Columbia University Brueck's incisive book richly maps the multiple layers of print, public, and cultural performance of a Hindi Dalit countersphere in contemporary India. She provides new perspectives on the processes by which Hindi Dalit authors have been negotiating and reclaiming authority over literary spaces, its boundaries, and the power of representation. Her work documents a complex collage of the diverse, fractured, and distinct Dalit literary lineage in Hindi. -- Charu Gupta, University of Delhi The search for a scholarly, perceptive and timely interpretation of what is going on in the world of Hindi Dalit literature ends right here. In a wide-ranging investigation of origins, motivations and genres, Laura Brueck addresses the fundamental questions of what makes this literature Dalit, and what makes it literary; her fine book offers a sympathetic and yet penetrating guide to a vivacious new canon of Hindi prose. -- Rupert Snell, University of Texas at Austin A welcome addition to the corpus of Dalit Studies, South Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Comparative Literature, and World Literature. -- Juned Shaikh South Asian History and CultureTable of ContentsAcknowledgments A Note on Transliteration Introduction Part 1. Mapping the Hindi Dalit Literary Sphere 1. The Hindi Dalit Counterpublic 2. The Problem of Premchand 3. Hindi Dalit Literary Criticism Part 2. Reading Hindi Dalit Literature 4. Good Dalits and Bad Brahmins 5. Dialect and Dialogue in the Margins 6. Alienation and Loss in the Dalit Experience of Modernity 7. Re-scripting Rape Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn excellent book that deserves wide readership. -- Marc Bekoff, editor of Ignoring Nature No More: The Case For Compassionate Conservation I love this book. Thom van Dooren's thorough, detailed, and calmly passionate scholarship adds immensely to my understanding of caring, science, and justice, and conditions for recuperation that take multispecies flourishing seriously. He is a leader in learning to learn without the tools of human exceptionalism, attuned to the nuances and specificities of situated worlds, including human worlds-in-relation with other critters. -- Donna Haraway, author of When Species Meet In this wise and fascinating book, van Dooren takes us into the fleshy, biosocial, and ethical consequences of extinction. His lively stories of five bird species open worlds-both avian and human-of care, dedication, and the most ardent commitment. By developing a deeper understanding of species as intergenerational and interspecies achievements, van Dooren helps us rethink both loss and conservation. Flight Ways is a profoundly realized exploration of why extinction matters, and how we may respond. -- Deborah Bird Rose, author of Wild Dog Dreaming: Love and Extinction Haunting, beautiful, and important: Flight Ways is extraordinary. This is ethnographic storytelling at its very best, and it carries the environmental humanities to new heights. You will never look at a bird in the same way again. -- Anna Tsing, University of California, Santa Cruz Flight Ways recovers a way of responding ethically to extinction. van Dooren's scientifically-informed case studies of particular bird species facing extinction give the lie to the trope of "the last one" by framing stories of the "distinct unraveling of ways of life" that had evolved over millions of years and whose passings are unevenly experienced as tragedies. Informative, heartbreaking, and deeply inspiring, his book serves as a compelling model for how animal studies scholarship can move beyond false competitions of individuals and populations to engage with the real problems of sustaining life in multispecies communities. -- Susan McHugh, author of Animal Stories: Narrating across Species Lines and Dog A magnificent, sensitive, and marvelously intelligent book that tells stories of extinction while reinspiring us with life and curiosity. Every page teaches us something about other forms and ways of life, makes us think differently or more deeply than we have been in the habit of thinking, and helps us to do so in company with the beings of other species. Van Dooren teaches us that to care passionately can be a weapon of resistance against the forces of destruction. -- Vinciane Despret, University of Liege Thom van Dooren's book... blends philosophy with the natural sciences in his discussion of the cultural and ethical significance of modern-day extinctions. Birds are the focus of this lovely book and readers are treated to beautiful prose about what it means to the birds themselves and to us to lose these amazing beings. Psychology Today Masterful... [a] thought-provoking book and essential reading for those who seek to avert the sixth mass extinction. It makes the case, eloquently and convincingly, for greater attention to scientifically-informed narratives... Biological Conservation Engaging... CHOICE A novel, thought-provoking, and deeply moving analysis of species extinction from the perspective of five different bird species The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory A very valuable book that makes an important (and affective) intervention in existing conceptual debates. SomatosphereTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Telling Lively Stories at the Edge of Extinction 1. Fledging Albatrosses: Flight Ways and Wasted Generations 2. Circling Vultures: Life and Death at the Dull Edge of Extinction 3. Urban Penguins: Stories for Lost Places 4. Breeding Cranes: The Violent-Care of Captive Life 5. Mourning Crows: Grief in a Shared World Epilogue: A Call for Stories Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisA social, political, and human history of the epidemic, with a look at its ongoing challenges, written by a scientist, physician, and pioneering world health leader.Trade ReviewAIDS Between Science and Politics is superb, well-crafted, and timely. The book is an excellent and valuable addition to the scientific literature. And who is better placed to address the multitude of issues pertaining to HIV/AIDS than Peter Piot? -- Mark Wainberg, McGill University AIDS Between Science and Politics is a compelling, expert analysis from the founding director of UNAIDS. A must-read for anyone interested in the international AIDS response and the ongoing social, political, and medical challenges posed by HIV. -- Nicoli Nattrass, author of The AIDS Conspiracy: Science Fights Back The author's findings, updated to 2012, should give anyone pause who thinks that AIDS is a thing of the past... of considerable use to readers with an interest in public health issues. Kirkus Reviews An enlightening account of how HIV and AIDS have shaped-and continue to shape-international public health policy. -- Beth Mole Science News AIDS Between Science and Politics is a must-read for anyone interested in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. More broadly, it offers lessons- and interesting anecdotes - useful in the response to Ebola and indeed to every challenge in global health and development. Nature Highly Recommended. CHOICE It is quite a task to write a history of the emergence and response to HIV/AIDS around the world and to do so in an accessible fashion. Yet this is precisely what AIDS Between Science and Politics accomplishes, appealing equally to AIDS experts and novices. -- Claire Laurier Decoteau Isis: A Journal of the History of Science SocietyTable of ContentsTranslator's Note Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Heterogeneous and Still-Evolving Epidemic 2. Hyperendemic HIV in Southern Africa: The Heritage of Apartheid 3. AIDS as an International Political Issue 4. A New Type of Transnational Civil Society Movement 5. The Right to Treatment 6. Combination Prevention 7. The Economics of AIDS 8. Prominence of Human Rights 9. The Long-Term View Notes Index

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Book SynopsisGeoffrey C. Kabat seeks to help us distinguish between claims that are supported by solid science and those that are the result of poorly designed or misinterpreted studies. By exploring different examples, he explains why certain risks are worth worrying about, while others are not.Trade ReviewGeoffrey Kabat's vital, wide-ranging book cannot have arrived at a more fortuitous time. As individuals and societies, we are constantly asked to gauge risks—and we often do so hastily or irrationally, with grave consequences. In Getting Risk Right, Kabat provides a crucial framework to think about risks, biases, and judgment. Everyone should read his analysis—at once clear-eyed, thoughtful, and beautifully written—to understand the nature of risk. I cannot overstate the importance of this book. -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All MaladiesSome risks are real, while others are much feared and speculated about, but of no portent. This important book by Geoffrey Kabat shows how the science of studying risks can lead to major discoveries that can improve the lives of millions by identifying and validating risks that do matter; or can ruin lives by propagating spurious, nonexistent risks in the public mind and in the scientific literature. Getting Risk Right carefully surveys a scientific field that is often the topic of hot debate and offers a balanced presentation. It is a fascinating read. -- John Ioannidis, professor of medicine and health research and policy, Stanford UniversityZika, Ebola, vaccines, dioxin, radon, black mold, environmental toxins. The media constantly bombards us with stories about unseen agents causing insidious harms. In Getting Risk Right, Geoffrey Kabat uses four case studies—BPA, cell phones, the HPV vaccine, and dietary supplements—to teach us not only whether these products are harmful but also how to grade information. Using Kabat's method, readers will be able to determine whether the next media-infused risk is a real one. Filled with cartoons, case histories, literary references, and fascinating asides, Getting Risk Right is the last book you will ever need to read on this subject. -- Paul A. Offit, author of Autism's False ProphetsGeoffrey Kabat's writing, as usual, is phenomenally clear and expressive. His logical cadences are both airtight and a pleasure to read. His insights into the workings and mis-workings of science, the sociology of science, and the interplay of personalities and organizations are penetrating and precise, and above all original. -- Steven D. Stellman, professor of clinical epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthWhat matters most? How can we use scientific findings intelligently to set our public priorities? Through engaging anecdotes, and a clear-eyed analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of scientific work, Getting Risk Right helps us answer those questions. Perhaps more importantly, Dr. Kabat enhances our understanding of how science leads to action, and how we can better use science to inform a more rational and productive public agenda. -- Sandro Galea, Dean, Boston University School of Public HealthAn important study that teaches how to decipher science and medical news. * Library Journal *It is not easy feat to take complex issues and make them both understandable, easily readable and interesting, but Kabat does just that in Getting Risk Right. For people who are trying to sort through the deluge of conflicting information that we see every day, this book is a must. -- Josh Bloom * American Council on Science and Health *[Kabat issues] a call to arms, urging his fellow scientists, policy makers, and the media to rescue the science of environmental risks from what he presents as its current sorry state. . . . [An] insider’s dissection of the psychology of how environmental studies are funded, reported, and interpreted by their authors and by various audiences. * Washington Post *Excellent.... A potent antidote to the toxic misinformation polluting our public health discourse. * Reason *This book will provide you with defensive armor against alarmist headlines and it will help you judge the credibility of new studies. Highly recommended. -- Harriet Hall, MD * Science-Based Medicine *This is an important book that can help people working in many areas of health. -- Rick Mathis * Health Affairs *[Getting Risk Right] presents important topics for consideration and four fascinating and well-documented case studies. It is well suited for use in an introductory epidemiology class, where sections or chapters could be assigned as introductory reading by in-depth discussion. -- Anne Fairbrother * Issues in Science and Technology *An invaluable new book...useful for any individual teaching or practicing in the health sciences, as well as individuals in education and public health. * Choice *Highly readable and informative. * Genetic Literacy Project *A valiant attempt to help us distinguish between real advances and unabashed efforts to scare us. If you are interested in penetrating the massive confusion surrounding health risks in the environment, this pithy book provides an indispensable primer. * Science 2.0 *[An] excellent and informative book. * Skeptical Inquirer *Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface: Why Do Things That Are Unlikely to Harm Us Get the Most Attention?List of Abbreviations1. The Illusion of Validity and the Power of "Negative Thinking"2. Splendors and Miseries of Associations3. When Risk Goes Viral: Biases and Bandwagons4. Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer? A Tale of Two Sciences5. Hormonal Confusion: The Contested Science of Endocrine Disruption6. Deadly Remedy: A Mysterious Disease, a Medicinal Herb, and the Recognition of a Worldwide Public Health Threat7. HPV, Cancer, and Beyond: The Anatomy of a TriumphConclusionAppendix: List of InterviewsNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewLowenstein turns technological teleology on its head, arguing that new media studies urgently needs a theory of cinema-both what it was and what it continues to be. -- Karl Schoonover, University of Warwick Just how should we access cinema today? Adam Lowenstein, perfectly positioned between two eras, can tell us. Not through nostalgia, that's certain, but through every modern means possible. Curiously this returns him to the Surrealists who were already living our future. He deploys their strategies (serendipity, automatism, collective creativity) first in ingenious analyses of visual and narrative experiments, and then, more daringly, in striking instances in which DVDs, blogs, museum installations, and YouTube take cinema beyond film. A risky mission that Lowenstein pulls off dexterously. -- Dudley Andrew, Yale University This highly imaginative and innovative book argues for an expanded sense both of the medium of cinema and of the forms of spectatorship that cinema yields, and it finds the promise of surrealism alive in contemporary media practices. Dreaming of Cinema will be of great interest to a wide range of film and media scholars. -- Richard Allen, New York University Here's a smart, sophisticated book that takes a topic-surrealism-that has been thoroughly (some would say exhaustively) investigated and gives it new life... This fascinating, obsessive, wide-ranging book will provoke a great deal of discussion. CHOICETable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Cinema as Digital Dream Machine 1. Enlarged Spectatorship: From Realism to Surrealism: Bazin, Barthes, and The (Digital) Sweet Hereafter 2. Interactive Spectatorship: Gaming, Mimicry, and Art Cinema: Between Un chien andalou and eXistenZ 3. Globalized Spectatorship: Ring Around the Superflat Global Village: J-Horror Between Japan and America 4. Posthuman Spectatorship: The Animal in You(Tube): From Los olvidados to "Christian the Lion" 5. Collaborative Spectatorship: The Surrealism of the Stars: From Rose Hobart to Mrs. Rock Hudson Afterword: Marking Cinematic Time Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisRevisiting the schism that rendered twentieth-century philosophy into irreconcilable continental and analytic camps.Trade ReviewIn its very violence, the debate between Jacques Derrida and John Searle was the proof of the gap that continues to separate the continental speculative tradition from its Anglo-Saxon analytic counterpart. Raoul Moati's book is much more than a review of the debate-he is part of the debate, bringing it to its philosophical conclusion. Sometimes, while reading his book, one has the feeling that Derrida and Searle engaged in their debate so that Moati could write his book on them, in the same way that, for Hegel, the Peloponnesian War was fought so that Thucydides could write his classic book on it. -- Slavoj Zizek Derrida and Searle's confrontation divided once and for all philosophical debate and division with consequences that probably surpassed both masters' predictions. The fact that this debate never took place (considering that Searle and Derrida never met personally and the former also refused to reprint one of his responses in an edited collection) makes Moati's text particularly useful in reconstructing the history of this famous dispute. -- Santiago Zabala, ICREA Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Barcelona A very brilliant reconstruction of the philosophical clash between two prominent giants of continental and American philosophies. -- Thibaut Gress, ActuPhilosophia There are almost no other studies of this controversy either in France or in the United States; at least, there is no other book that I know about on this topic. The dialogue between Searle and Derrida concerning Austin's theory on the 'performative' or 'speech acts' has been, as it were, resurrected by Moati-and it is fascinating. By focusing so strictly on a limited series of polemical texts, Moati does more than provide a subtle explanation of the historical divergence between Austin, Searle, and Derrida, he allows us to understand the very roots of a lasting misunderstanding between Anglo-American language philosophy and continental traditions of phenomenology. -- Jean-Michel Rabate, University of Pennsylvania, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Moati's work is a real breakthrough. He helps us make sense of the very distinction between so-called analytic and continental philosophies. The exceptional clarity of his style, the accuracy of his analyses shed a completely new light on both authors and the nature of their quarrel. He provides deep insight into Derrida's view and Searle's, addressing their common presuppositions. The outcome of such an unbiased approach is a completely new understanding of the contemporary philosophical landscape. It will prove helpful for philosophers of language and mind, as well as for metaphysicians, and for everyone who wants to understand the big philosophical divide that has characterized the past fifty years. -- Jocelyn Benoist, University of Paris-I, Pantheon-Sorbonne A thoughtful and judicious analysis... CHOICETable of ContentsForeword: Per Formam Domi, by Jean-Michel Rabate Acknowledgments Introduction: The Circumstances of an "Improbable" Debate 1. The Iterative as the Reverse Side of the Performative 2. Do Intentions Dissolve in Iteration? From Differance to the Dispute (Differend) Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe Other Catholics recounts the remarkable history and current activity of independent Catholics. Julie Byrne focuses on the Church of Antioch, one of the first Catholic groups to ordain women in modern times, to explain how these understudied churches change the narrative of modern Catholicism.Trade ReviewJulie Byrne's well researched book, The Other Catholics, shows that there are major communities of Christians who understand themselves as Catholics but not Roman Catholics. These Christians are creating vibrant communities of believers and are elevating women to leadership, including ordination as priests and bishops. This broader reality of world Catholicism can now be better understood, thanks to Byrne's excellent work. -- Rosemary Ruether, author of Catholic Does Not Equal the Vatican: A Vision for Progressive Catholicism This beautifully written study illuminates the range of groups that exist across the whole Catholic spectrum. Linked, despite their diversity, by a shared identification as Catholic and common emphasis on succession, sacrament, and saints, Byrne surfaces the complex, often unnoticed interactions between independent Catholics, Roman Catholics, and numerous religious traditions. This fresh approach opens a provocative window through which to view the meaning and making of Catholicity. -- Ann Taves, coeditor of What Matters? Ethnographies of Value in a Not So Secular Age Byrne's intrepid research and vivid prose brings to light a subterranean realm of 'Other Catholics,' an utterly fascinating world of colorful characters and inventive approaches to authority. Just as Protestantism cannot be reduced to, say, Presbyterians, this book makes it increasingly difficult to equate 'Catholicism' merely with the Roman Catholic church. -- Randall Balmer, coeditor of Mormonism and American Politics The growing phenomenon of Independent Catholicism is notoriously difficult to capture. Its varied forms defy easy categorization, and it generally makes its home in the ever-shifting margins of church and culture. Julie Byrne's years of research and extensive fieldwork have yielded this immensely valuable guide to the "Other Catholics." This book will doubtless open a window onto the "independent movement" for both scholars and interested people of faith. Byrne's choice to focus on two significant communities results in an engaging and sympathetic narrative, but never fails to be clear-eyed and critically informed. Any reader interested in the American religious landscape will be captivated. -- John Plummer, author of The Many Paths of the Independent Sacramental Movement: A National Study of Its Liturgy, Doctrine, and Leadership I could not put The Other Catholics down. It is an excellent book, one that will make important contributions to the fields of Catholic studies, American studies, and American religious history. Moreover, the focus on gender and the dynamics of power and privilege will be of special interest to scholars of gender, women's studies, and sexuality. Byrne's historical, sociological, and anthropological research is at once original and rock solid, and her findings are compelling. Most important, her clear and approachable writing style will make this book appealing to a wide swath of readers. -- Kristy Nabhan-Warren, author of The Cursillo Movement in America: Catholics, Protestants, and Fourth-Day Spirituality The growing field of ethnographic history will never be the same after The Other Catholics is published. Without question, this work will be considered a significant contribution to the fields of American Catholic studies and American religious history. There hasn't been a finer study of alternative forms of Catholic identity since James Fisher's The Catholic Counterculture in America. The Other Catholics is unique for its careful consideration of the role of women and LGBTQ people in the life of American Catholicism. Byrne's lucid and accessible writing style only adds to the book's value and usability in undergraduate courses. -- Michael Pasquier, editor of Gods of the Mississippi [A] probing study... Byrne's enlightening research and analysis will undoubtedly raise awareness of these little-known Catholic denominations. Publishers Weekly [A] landmark new book. -- Nathan Schneider America Magazine Byrne's book is an excellent study of churches on the fringe that incubate new ideas and shed new light on mainstream religion. Through her storytelling, Byrne documents the multiple claims to be Catholic and recognizes that in the very writing of her book she, too, is producing Catholicism. -- Jane Shaw Times Higher Education Byrne's fresh approach opens a window through which to explore the meaning and making of Catholocism. Any reader interested in the American faith landscape will be captivated. Washington Review of Books Drawing on deep research in archives as well as surveys, interviews, and ten years of field research and participant observations, the book is as important for the self-reflexive methods it reveals as for the remarkable story it tells. -- Grant Wacker The Christian Century Path-breaking study Catholic Library World [Julie Byrne] brings an astonishing narrative drive to a wide range of little-known historical and contemporary ethnographic material. There's nothing like a good story. Equal WritesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Other Catholics Part I. Catholic 1. Weeping and Woo-Woo: Observing Independent Catholicism in America Part II. Succession 2. Mission and Metamorphosis: Narrating Modern Catholic History 3. Love and Meta-Catholicism: Founding the Church of Antioch Part III. Sacraments and Saints 4. Dance and Balance: Leading American Independents 5. Mix and Mysticism: Experimenting with US Catholicism 6. Sacraments and Saints: Hearing a New Call Conclusion: All Catholics Appendix: Independent Catholicism Survey Notes Primary Sources Index

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