Globalization Books
Indiana University Press The Middle East and Brazil Perspectives on the
Book SynopsisReveals the historical links between these two world regions, describes the emergence of South-South solidarities, and offers methodologies for the study of transnationalism, global culture, and international relations.Trade ReviewTruly one-of-a-kind book, this is a must read for students of geopolitics or international affairs, professional or amateur readers of Brazilian studies, and armchair historians alike. The Middle East and Brazil is a crucial study, certain to influence and inform future research on international affairs. * Brasiliana *[A] valuable and timely edited volume that sheds light on the economic, political, literary, social, cultural, religious, and historical connections between Brazil and the Middle East.32.2 Summer 2015 * AMER JRNL ISLAMIC SOC SCIENCES AJISS *[This book] succeed[s]. . . in casting light on those parts of Brazilian politics and society which relate to the Middle East and which, if not ignored, have been largely overlooked. . . The book's other great strength is in providing an alternative history from below, by highlighting the impact of globalisation on national culture and identity.August 2015 * Journal of Latin American Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction Paul AmarPart I. South-South Relations, Security Politics, Diplomatic History1. The Middle East and Brazil: Transregional Politics in the Dilma Rousseff Era Paul Amar2. The South America-Arab States Summit: Historical Contexts of South-South Solidarity and Exchange Paulo Daniel Farah3. Brazil's Relations with the Middle East in the "Oil Shock" Era: Pragmatism, Universalism, and Developmentalism in the 1970s Carlos Ribeiro Santana4. Palestine/Israel Controversies in the 1970s and the Birth of Brazilian Transregionalism Monique Sochaczewski5. Terrorist Frontier Cell or Cosmopolitan Commercial Hub? The Arab and Muslim Presence at the Border of Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina Fernando RabossiPart II. Race, Nation and Transregional Imaginations6. Tropical Orientalism: Brazil's Race Debates and the Sephardi-Moorish Atlantic Ella Shohat and Robert Stam7. Slave Barracks Aristocrats: Islam and the Orient in the Work of Gilberto Freyre Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond8. Islamic Transnationalism and Anti-Slavery Movements: The Malê Rebellion as Debated by Brazil's Press, 1835-1838 José T. Cairus9. Brazil and Its Middle Eastern Populations: A Transnational Intellectual Sphere María del Mar Logroño Narbona10. The Politics of Anti-Zionism and Racial Democracy in Homeland Tourism John Tofik Karam11. Rio de Janeiro's Global Bazaar: Syrian, Lebanese, and Chinese Merchants in the Saara Neiva Vieira da Cunha and Pedro Paulo Thiago de Mello12. Muslim Identities in Brazil: Engaging Local and Transnational Spheres Paulo Gabriel Hilu da Rocha PintoPart III. Literature and Transregional Media Cultures13. Telenovelas and Muslim Identities in Brazil Silvia M. Montenegro14. Turco Peddlers, Brazilian Plantationists, and Transnational Arabs: The Genre Triangle of Levantine-Brazilian Literature Silvia C. Ferreira15. Multiple Homelands: Heritage and Migrancy in Brazilian Mahjari Literature Armando Vargas16. Orientalism in Milton Hatoum's Fiction Daniela Birman17. Arab-Brazilian Literature: Alberto Mussa's Mu'allaqa and South-South Dialogue Waïl Hassan
£59.50
Indiana University Press The Middle East and Brazil
Book SynopsisWith its new political and cultural affiliations with the Middle East and the renewed visibility of the country's millions of practicing Muslims and those with Middle Eastern roots, Brazil may offer useful lessons for countries transformed by the "Arab Spring." This collection reveals the historical links between these two world regions.Trade ReviewTruly one-of-a-kind book, this is a must read for students of geopolitics or international affairs, professional or amateur readers of Brazilian studies, and armchair historians alike. The Middle East and Brazil is a crucial study, certain to influence and inform future research on international affairs. * Brasiliana *[A] valuable and timely edited volume that sheds light on the economic, political, literary, social, cultural, religious, and historical connections between Brazil and the Middle East.32.2 Summer 2015 * AMER JRNL ISLAMIC SOC SCIENCES AJISS *[This book] succeed[s]. . . in casting light on those parts of Brazilian politics and society which relate to the Middle East and which, if not ignored, have been largely overlooked. . . The book's other great strength is in providing an alternative history from below, by highlighting the impact of globalisation on national culture and identity.August 2015 * Journal of Latin American Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction Paul AmarPart I. South-South Relations, Security Politics, Diplomatic History1. The Middle East and Brazil: Transregional Politics in the Dilma Rousseff Era Paul Amar2. The South America-Arab States Summit: Historical Contexts of South-South Solidarity and Exchange Paulo Daniel Farah3. Brazil's Relations with the Middle East in the "Oil Shock" Era: Pragmatism, Universalism, and Developmentalism in the 1970s Carlos Ribeiro Santana4. Palestine/Israel Controversies in the 1970s and the Birth of Brazilian Transregionalism Monique Sochaczewski5. Terrorist Frontier Cell or Cosmopolitan Commercial Hub? The Arab and Muslim Presence at the Border of Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina Fernando RabossiPart II. Race, Nation and Transregional Imaginations6. Tropical Orientalism: Brazil's Race Debates and the Sephardi-Moorish Atlantic Ella Shohat and Robert Stam7. Slave Barracks Aristocrats: Islam and the Orient in the Work of Gilberto Freyre Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond8. Islamic Transnationalism and Anti-Slavery Movements: The Malê Rebellion as Debated by Brazil's Press, 1835-1838 José T. Cairus9. Brazil and Its Middle Eastern Populations: A Transnational Intellectual Sphere María del Mar Logroño Narbona10. The Politics of Anti-Zionism and Racial Democracy in Homeland Tourism John Tofik Karam11. Rio de Janeiro's Global Bazaar: Syrian, Lebanese, and Chinese Merchants in the Saara Neiva Vieira da Cunha and Pedro Paulo Thiago de Mello12. Muslim Identities in Brazil: Engaging Local and Transnational Spheres Paulo Gabriel Hilu da Rocha PintoPart III. Literature and Transregional Media Cultures13. Telenovelas and Muslim Identities in Brazil Silvia M. Montenegro14. Turco Peddlers, Brazilian Plantationists, and Transnational Arabs: The Genre Triangle of Levantine-Brazilian Literature Silvia C. Ferreira15. Multiple Homelands: Heritage and Migrancy in Brazilian Mahjari Literature Armando Vargas16. Orientalism in Milton Hatoum's Fiction Daniela Birman17. Arab-Brazilian Literature: Alberto Mussa's Mu'allaqa and South-South Dialogue Waïl Hassan
£21.59
Indiana University Press Framing the Global
Book SynopsisExplores interdisciplinary approaches to the study of global issues. This title features essays that are framed around the entry points or key concepts that have emerged in each contributor's engagement with global studies in the course of empirical research, offering a conceptual toolkit for global research in the 21st century.Trade ReviewAll in all this is an important, wide-ranging, and carefully produced overview of the current state of the field. * New Global Studies *[T]his text should be read not only by graduate students, but all scholars preparing to conduct global social science research. It provides reflections on many of the complex theoretical, ethical, and practical issues that inevitably arise along the way, but that researchers are often unprepared to encounter. . . . The importance of interdisciplinary scholarship providing clear insights about how global research questions are asked and answered is rendered even more significant by this well-curated collection. * International Social Science Review *Table of ContentsForeword / Saskia SassenPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction / Hilary E. Kahn1. AFFECT—Making the Global through Care / Deirdre McKay2. DISPLACEMENT—Framing the Global Relationally / Faranak Miraftab3. FORMS—Art Institutions as Global Forms in India and Beyond: Cultural Production, Temporality, and Place / Manuela Ciotti4. FRAMES—Reframing Oceania: Lessons from Pacific Studies / Katerina Martina Teaiwa5. GENEALOGIES—Connecting Spaces in Historical Studies of the Global / Prakash Kumar6. LAND—Engaging with the Global: Perspectives on Land from Botswana / Anne Griffiths7. LOCATION—Film and Media Location: Toward a Dynamic and Scaled Sense of Global Place / Stephanie DeBoer8. MATERIALITY—Transnational Materiality / Zsuzsa Gille9. THE PARTICULAR—The Persistence of the Particular in the Global / Rachel Harvey10. RIGHTS—The Rise of Rights and Nonprofit Organizations in East African Societies / Alex Perullo11. RULES—Global Production and the Puzzle of Rules / Tim Bartley12. SCALE—Exploring the "Global '68" / Deborah Cohen and Lessie Jo Frazier13. SEASCAPE—The Chinese Atlantic /Sean Metzger14. SOVEREIGNTY—Crisis, Humanitarianism, and the Condition of Twenty-First-Century Sovereignty / Michael Mascarenhas ContributorsIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press Faked in China
Book Synopsis[From AQ] Faked in China traces the journeys of myriad counterfeit artifacts to critically examine the cultural impact of globalization on China following its accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001.Trade Review"[T]he undeniable strength of Yang's vision [is] throughout her book, she toggles between the global and national, state and citizen, corporate and private, refusing to reduce these relationships to simplistic binaries. Committedto a critical interrogation of familiar narratives about globalization, Yang takes her readers on a detailed journey through interdependent and multi-layered transnational spaces." * Communication and the Public *Fan Yang has written a thoughtful and accessible study of the counterfeit culture of China, specifically probing intellectual property rights (IPR) in terms of regime, culture, and power. * Pacific Affairs *[A] timely work to address key concerns regarding China's engagement with globalisation through the lens of intellectual property rights (IPR), which is commonly known as an economic and legal regime but revisited as a cultural one in the book. * Critical Arts *Scholars interested in the workings of globalization and cultural imperialism will find a great deal of value in Yang's thoughtful and detailed account. * Communication and the Public *An intricate picture of the cultural politics and transnational power struggles in World Trade Organization-era China. * Global Media and Communication *Fan Yang has written an unusual book. Faked in China succeeds in doing something that is very difficult: it shifts the terms of the debate by offering a new perspective on IPR. . . will certainly stimulate much discussion about the future of both IPR and the project of reimagining the Chinese nation. * The China Journal *Faked in China is an outstanding and highly original work. I am sure it will become required reading in cultural studies disciplines as well as in media and communcations studies. * The China Quarterly *The author succeeds in the central effort of using real-life examples to demonstrate that counterfeiting in today's China has a cultural meaning and impact beyond its purely economic and productive facets. * Asian Affairs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Frequently Used Translations and TransliterationsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. "From Made in China to Created in China": Nation Branding and the Global-National Imaginary2. From Bandit Cell Phones to Branding the Nation: Three Moments of Shanzhai3. Crazy Stone, National Cinema, and Counterfeit (Film) Culture4. Landmark, Trademark, and Intellectual Property at Beijing's Silk Street MarketConclusion: Cultural Imperialism and the "Chinese Dream"Appendix 1. Crazy Stone SynopsisAppendix 2. The Opening (Copied) Sequence in Crazy StoneAppendix 3. Silk Alley SynopsisNotesBibliographyIndex
£56.10
Indiana University Press Faked in China Nation Branding Counterfeit
Book Synopsis[From AQ] Faked in China traces the journeys of myriad counterfeit artifacts to critically examine the cultural impact of globalization on China following its accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001.Trade Review"[T]he undeniable strength of Yang's vision [is] throughout her book, she toggles between the global and national, state and citizen, corporate and private, refusing to reduce these relationships to simplistic binaries. Committedto a critical interrogation of familiar narratives about globalization, Yang takes her readers on a detailed journey through interdependent and multi-layered transnational spaces." * Communication and the Public *Fan Yang has written a thoughtful and accessible study of the counterfeit culture of China, specifically probing intellectual property rights (IPR) in terms of regime, culture, and power. * Pacific Affairs *[A] timely work to address key concerns regarding China's engagement with globalisation through the lens of intellectual property rights (IPR), which is commonly known as an economic and legal regime but revisited as a cultural one in the book. * Critical Arts *Scholars interested in the workings of globalization and cultural imperialism will find a great deal of value in Yang's thoughtful and detailed account. * Communication and the Public *An intricate picture of the cultural politics and transnational power struggles in World Trade Organization-era China. * Global Media and Communication *Fan Yang has written an unusual book. Faked in China succeeds in doing something that is very difficult: it shifts the terms of the debate by offering a new perspective on IPR. . . will certainly stimulate much discussion about the future of both IPR and the project of reimagining the Chinese nation. * The China Journal *Faked in China is an outstanding and highly original work. I am sure it will become required reading in cultural studies disciplines as well as in media and communcations studies. * The China Quarterly *The author succeeds in the central effort of using real-life examples to demonstrate that counterfeiting in today's China has a cultural meaning and impact beyond its purely economic and productive facets. * Asian Affairs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Frequently Used Translations and TransliterationsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. "From Made in China to Created in China": Nation Branding and the Global-National Imaginary2. From Bandit Cell Phones to Branding the Nation: Three Moments of Shanzhai3. Crazy Stone, National Cinema, and Counterfeit (Film) Culture4. Landmark, Trademark, and Intellectual Property at Beijing's Silk Street MarketConclusion: Cultural Imperialism and the "Chinese Dream"Appendix 1. Crazy Stone SynopsisAppendix 2. The Opening (Copied) Sequence in Crazy StoneAppendix 3. Silk Alley SynopsisNotesBibliographyIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press Readings in the International Relations of Africa
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis volume offers a very important set of readings that examine concepts ranging from statehood, sovereignty, and cooperation in the context of Africa's colonial past as well as its current affairs. * H-Diplo *This book is a significant contribution to the literature on the international relations of Africa. It is a must-read for those interested in Africa and its relations with the Western and non-Western powers, the so-called Great Powers. * Leeds African Studies Bulletin *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments and Note on Original SourcesIntroduction Tom YoungPart I. Sovereignty and Statehood Introduction 1. Independence by Right Robert H. Jackson 2. Regimes of Sovereignty: International Morality and the African Condition Siba N. Grovogui 3. The Rise of the State System in Africa Carolyn M. Warner Part II. Africa and the International Order Introduction 4. Policy Autonomy and the History of British Aid to Africa Postscript, March 2014 Tony Killick5. 'Development is Very Political in Tanzania': Oxfam and the Chunya Integrated Development Programme 1972–76 Michael Jennings 6. Evolution of the United Nations Anti-Apartheid Regime Newell M. Stultz7. What Next? Selective Genocide in Burundi Rene Lemarchand Part III. New States and the Continental Order Introduction8. The Scramble for Africa: Inherited Political Boundaries Ieuan Griffiths9. The OAU Interventions in Chad: Mission Impossible or Mission Evaded? Roy May and Simon MasseyPart IV. Africa and the Great Powers Introduction 10. French African Policy in Historical Perspective Tony Chafer11. Propaganda and Politics John Stockwell12. "Flee! The White Giants are Coming!" The United States, the Mercenaries and the Congo 1964–65 Piero Gleijeses13. The Prospects of Socialism: Ethiopia and the Horn Odd Arne WestadPart V. Conflict, War and Intervention Introduction 14. Rebel Movements and Proxy Warfare: Uganda, Sudan and the Congo (1986–99) Gérard Prunier15. The United Nations in Africa: The Rise of Peacekeeping and the Case of Somalia Richard K. Al-Qaq16. The Liberal Peace Is Neither: Peacebuilding, State Building and the Reproduction of Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo Stein Sundstøl Eriksen Part VI. Globalization and a New World Order? Introduction 17. 'A Project to be Realized:' Global Liberalism and Contemporary Africa Tom Young18. Values, Context and Hybridity: How Can the Insights from the Liberal Peace Critique Literature Be Brought to Bear on the Practices of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture? Eli Stamnes19. Is the EU's Governance 'Good?': An Assessment of EU Governance in Its Partnership with ACP States Nikki Slocum-Bradley and Andrew Bradley20. Female Circumcision as Female Genital Mutilation: Human Rights or Cultural Imperialism?Abdulmumini A. Oba21. Politics, Anti-Politics, International Justice: Language and Power in the Special Court for Sierra Leone Tim KelsallPart VII. African Renaissance? The African Union & NEPAD Introduction22. Explaining the Clash and Accommodation of Interests of Major Actors in the Creation of the African Union Thomas Kwasi Tieku23. "Partnership" through Accommodation? African Development Initiatives and Universal Policy Prescriptions Ian Taylor24. The Power of Partnerships in Global Governance Rita AbrahamsenPart VIII. The Return of GeopoliticsIntroduction 25. China, India, Russia and the United States: The Scramble for African Oil and the Militarization of the Continent Daniel Volman26. Towards a Critical Geopolitics of China's Engagement with African Development Marcus Power and Giles Mohan27. A New Phase in the War on Terror: The Implications of Proxy Intelligence and Western Complicity with State Terrorist Agencies Jeremy KeenanList of Original SourcesList of ContributorsIndex
£70.55
Indiana University Press Readings in the International Relations of Africa
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis volume offers a very important set of readings that examine concepts ranging from statehood, sovereignty, and cooperation in the context of Africa's colonial past as well as its current affairs. * H-Diplo *This book is a significant contribution to the literature on the international relations of Africa. It is a must-read for those interested in Africa and its relations with the Western and non-Western powers, the so-called Great Powers. * Leeds African Studies Bulletin *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments and Note on Original SourcesIntroduction Tom YoungPart I. Sovereignty and Statehood Introduction 1. Independence by Right Robert H. Jackson 2. Regimes of Sovereignty: International Morality and the African Condition Siba N. Grovogui 3. The Rise of the State System in Africa Carolyn M. Warner Part II. Africa and the International Order Introduction 4. Policy Autonomy and the History of British Aid to Africa Postscript, March 2014 Tony Killick5. 'Development is Very Political in Tanzania': Oxfam and the Chunya Integrated Development Programme 1972–76 Michael Jennings 6. Evolution of the United Nations Anti-Apartheid Regime Newell M. Stultz7. What Next? Selective Genocide in Burundi Rene Lemarchand Part III. New States and the Continental Order Introduction8. The Scramble for Africa: Inherited Political Boundaries Ieuan Griffiths9. The OAU Interventions in Chad: Mission Impossible or Mission Evaded? Roy May and Simon MasseyPart IV. Africa and the Great Powers Introduction 10. French African Policy in Historical Perspective Tony Chafer11. Propaganda and Politics John Stockwell12. "Flee! The White Giants are Coming!" The United States, the Mercenaries and the Congo 1964–65 Piero Gleijeses13. The Prospects of Socialism: Ethiopia and the Horn Odd Arne WestadPart V. Conflict, War and Intervention Introduction 14. Rebel Movements and Proxy Warfare: Uganda, Sudan and the Congo (1986–99) Gérard Prunier15. The United Nations in Africa: The Rise of Peacekeeping and the Case of Somalia Richard K. Al-Qaq16. The Liberal Peace Is Neither: Peacebuilding, State Building and the Reproduction of Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo Stein Sundstøl Eriksen Part VI. Globalization and a New World Order? Introduction 17. 'A Project to be Realized:' Global Liberalism and Contemporary Africa Tom Young18. Values, Context and Hybridity: How Can the Insights from the Liberal Peace Critique Literature Be Brought to Bear on the Practices of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture? Eli Stamnes19. Is the EU's Governance 'Good?': An Assessment of EU Governance in Its Partnership with ACP States Nikki Slocum-Bradley and Andrew Bradley20. Female Circumcision as Female Genital Mutilation: Human Rights or Cultural Imperialism?Abdulmumini A. Oba21. Politics, Anti-Politics, International Justice: Language and Power in the Special Court for Sierra Leone Tim KelsallPart VII. African Renaissance? The African Union & NEPAD Introduction22. Explaining the Clash and Accommodation of Interests of Major Actors in the Creation of the African Union Thomas Kwasi Tieku23. "Partnership" through Accommodation? African Development Initiatives and Universal Policy Prescriptions Ian Taylor24. The Power of Partnerships in Global Governance Rita AbrahamsenPart VIII. The Return of GeopoliticsIntroduction 25. China, India, Russia and the United States: The Scramble for African Oil and the Militarization of the Continent Daniel Volman26. Towards a Critical Geopolitics of China's Engagement with African Development Marcus Power and Giles Mohan27. A New Phase in the War on Terror: The Implications of Proxy Intelligence and Western Complicity with State Terrorist Agencies Jeremy KeenanList of Original SourcesList of ContributorsIndex
£35.10
Indiana University Press Global Heartland
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn Faranak Miraftab's book, Global Heartland, the life of the meatpacker is vividly brought to life. Miraftab studies the lived-realities of meatpacking laborers to understand how the industry has influenced the economic revitalization and social transformation of the small, rural community of Beardstown, Illinois, while arguing that the thriving economy and cultural diversity successes of the area obscure larger narratives about the unequal global ties that enabled these changes. * Antipode *Faranak Miraftab's powerful and, at times, very personal study of the meat-packing industry in Beardstown, Illinois, offers an exemplary analysis of the relational character of place. The book challenges us to think seriously about places that are all too often located at the periphery of mainstream urban theory. * AAG Review of Books *The depth and breadth of this book show it was a decade in the making. Miraftab has carried out a rich multi-sited ethnography to help us understand the transbordering factors and relations that produce and revitalize Beardstown, a meatpacking town in Illinois. * International Journal of Urban and Regional Research *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I. Beardstown: A Place in the World1. Welcome to Porkopolis2. It All Changed OvernightPart II. Displaced Labor3. "Michoacán's Largest Export is People"4. "Winning the Lotto in Togo"5. Detroit: "The First Third World City of the U.S."Part III. Outsourced Lives6. Global Restructuring of Social ReproductionPart IV. We Wanted Workers, We Got People7. We Wanted Workers8. We Got PeopleConclusion: The Global in my BackyardAppendix 1: Population and Labor TablesAppendix 2: Schedule and Profile of IntervieweesNotesReferencesIndex
£56.10
Indiana University Press Global Heartland
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn Faranak Miraftab's book, Global Heartland, the life of the meatpacker is vividly brought to life. Miraftab studies the lived-realities of meatpacking laborers to understand how the industry has influenced the economic revitalization and social transformation of the small, rural community of Beardstown, Illinois, while arguing that the thriving economy and cultural diversity successes of the area obscure larger narratives about the unequal global ties that enabled these changes. * Antipode *Faranak Miraftab's powerful and, at times, very personal study of the meat-packing industry in Beardstown, Illinois, offers an exemplary analysis of the relational character of place. The book challenges us to think seriously about places that are all too often located at the periphery of mainstream urban theory. * AAG Review of Books *The depth and breadth of this book show it was a decade in the making. Miraftab has carried out a rich multi-sited ethnography to help us understand the transbordering factors and relations that produce and revitalize Beardstown, a meatpacking town in Illinois. * International Journal of Urban and Regional Research *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I. Beardstown: A Place in the World1. Welcome to Porkopolis2. It All Changed OvernightPart II. Displaced Labor3. "Michoacán's Largest Export is People"4. "Winning the Lotto in Togo"5. Detroit: "The First Third World City of the U.S."Part III. Outsourced Lives6. Global Restructuring of Social ReproductionPart IV. We Wanted Workers, We Got People7. We Wanted Workers8. We Got PeopleConclusion: The Global in my BackyardAppendix 1: Population and Labor TablesAppendix 2: Schedule and Profile of IntervieweesNotesReferencesIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press Paprika Foie Gras and Red Mud
Book SynopsisIn this original and provocative study, Zsuzsa Gille examines three scandals that have shaken Hungary since it joined the European Union: the 2004 ban on paprika due to contamination, the 2008 boycott of Hungarian foie gras by Austrian animal rights activists, and the red mud spill of 2010, Hungary's worst environmental disaster. In each case, Gille analyzes how practices of production and consumption were affected by the proliferation of new standards and regulations that came with entry into the EU. She identifies a new modality of powerthe materialization of politics, or achieving political goals with the seemingly apolitical tools of tinkering with technology and infrastructureand elucidates a new approach to understanding globalization, materiality, and transnational politics.Trade ReviewI recommend this book to undergraduates as well as graduate students studying various disciplines regarding social, ethical, legal, and economical questions about the (supra)national handling of food-security, animal-welfare, and the storage of toxic waste — topics that should concern everybody of us. * Europe Now *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Hungary and the EU in the Political and Scholarly Imagination1. The 2004 Hungarian Paprika Ban2. The 2008 Foie Gras Boycott3. The 2010 Red Mud Spill4. Neoliberalism, Molecularization, and the Shift to GovernanceConclusion: The Materialization of Politics
£59.40
Indiana University Press Paprika Foie Gras and Red Mud
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewI recommend this book to undergraduates as well as graduate students studying various disciplines regarding social, ethical, legal, and economical questions about the (supra)national handling of food-security, animal-welfare, and the storage of toxic waste — topics that should concern everybody of us. * Europe Now *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Hungary and the EU in the Political and Scholarly Imagination1. The 2004 Hungarian Paprika Ban2. The 2008 Foie Gras Boycott3. The 2010 Red Mud Spill4. Neoliberalism, Molecularization, and the Shift to GovernanceConclusion: The Materialization of Politics
£19.79
Indiana University Press Muslim Democratic Parties in the Middle East
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewYildirim's work represents an important advancement in developing the strand of literature that considers how economic conditions affect Islamist movements * Middle Eastern Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Muslim Democratic Parties1. A Social Theory of Muslim Democratic Parties2. Modeling Economic Liberalization in a Comparative Perspective3. From the Periphery to the Center: Competitive Liberalization in Turkey4. Stuck in the Periphery: Crony Liberalization in Egypt5. Pathways from the Periphery: Competitive Liberalization in MoroccoConclusionAppendix: List of InterviewsNotesBibliographyIndex
£59.50
Indiana University Press Muslim Democratic Parties in the Middle East
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewYildirim's work represents an important advancement in developing the strand of literature that considers how economic conditions affect Islamist movements * Middle Eastern Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Muslim Democratic Parties1. A Social Theory of Muslim Democratic Parties2. Modeling Economic Liberalization in a Comparative Perspective3. From the Periphery to the Center: Competitive Liberalization in Turkey4. Stuck in the Periphery: Crony Liberalization in Egypt5. Pathways from the Periphery: Competitive Liberalization in MoroccoConclusionAppendix: List of InterviewsNotesBibliographyIndex
£25.19
Indiana University Press An Archipelago of Care
Book SynopsisTrade Reviewa distinctive perspective on global processes, and a valuable addition to the growing literature incorporating emotion into understandings. of migration. * Feminist Review *[T]his book's exploration of transnational care and flows of affect offers a powerful critique of the limits of state-based articulations of belonging, responsibility and entitlement. It poses novel questions to scholars engaging with migration and care ethics in particular. * Ageing and Society * Archipelago of Care is a stimulating contribution to the literature on reproductive labour. * Two Homelands *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsOn TransliterationIntroduction: Archipelago of Care1. In London2. At Church 3. On Facebook4. In the Community Center5. At Our House6. Back Home7. In TransitConclusion: Care and the Global Shatter ZoneNotesBibliographyIndex
£59.50
Indiana University Press An Archipelago of Care
Book SynopsisTrade Reviewa distinctive perspective on global processes, and a valuable addition to the growing literature incorporating emotion into understandings. of migration. * Feminist Review *[T]his book's exploration of transnational care and flows of affect offers a powerful critique of the limits of state-based articulations of belonging, responsibility and entitlement. It poses novel questions to scholars engaging with migration and care ethics in particular. * Ageing and Society * Archipelago of Care is a stimulating contribution to the literature on reproductive labour. * Two Homelands *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsOn TransliterationIntroduction: Archipelago of Care1. In London2. At Church 3. On Facebook4. In the Community Center5. At Our House6. Back Home7. In TransitConclusion: Care and the Global Shatter ZoneNotesBibliographyIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press Fast Money Schemes
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsDramatis Personae1. Studying Scams2. The Story of U-Vistract3. Money Schemes in Melanesia4. Cargo Cult Mentality5. Plausibility, Experimentation and Deception6. U-Vistract and the Prosperity Gospel7. Negative Nationalism and Christian Citizenship8. Christian Patrons and Cosmopolitan Sentiments9. "Some of us are fed up of banks!"10. Nationals Investing in the GlobalConclusion: DisillusionmentSelected GlossaryBibliographyIndex
£49.30
Indiana University Press Fast Money Schemes
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsDramatis Personae1. Studying Scams2. The Story of U-Vistract3. Money Schemes in Melanesia4. Cargo Cult Mentality5. Plausibility, Experimentation and Deception6. U-Vistract and the Prosperity Gospel7. Negative Nationalism and Christian Citizenship8. Christian Patrons and Cosmopolitan Sentiments9. "Some of us are fed up of banks!"10. Nationals Investing in the GlobalConclusion: DisillusionmentSelected GlossaryBibliographyIndex
£24.29
Indiana University Press Transformations on the Ground
Book SynopsisIn Botswana's struggle to access international economies, few resources are as fundamental and fraught as control over land. Land, Power, and the Global considers the ways in which power in all its formslocal, international, legal, familialaffects the collision of global with local concerns over access to land and control over its use.Trade Review"An important and original contribution to scholarship. Transformations on the Ground offers a nuanced and empirically dense account of land issues —a hot and controversial topic both in academic and political discussions. This book adds a particular dimension to the very large body of literature with its specific mix of legal aspects, ethnographic data, and a global framework."—Dr. Andreas Eckert, coeditor of Afrika 1500 - 1900: Geschichte und Gesellschaft Taschenbuch [Africa 1500 - 1900: History and Society] and Director Re-Work Humboldt University Berlin"Botswana is a darling of international donors and regularly praised as an upwardly mobile, prosperous and successful country. At the same time, it is characterized by poverty and exclusion, especially of women. In her insightful case study on land politics, Anne Griffiths effectively contrasts the image of a coherent state against myriad realities and confusion of competences on the ground. Based on decades of ethnographic fieldwork, this book masterfully demonstrates how in the realm of land and law, international, national, regional and local domains intersect and overlap, and come into conflict with one another."—Andreas Eckert, Humboldt University Berlin"Anne Griffiths' ambitious and original book reveals how the 'global' is always situated in specific places and times through her insightful analysis of how land in Botswana has figured in practices, policy and politics from the standpoints of household, family, village, district, national and international levels. Griffiths' astute use of political and legal history, legal documents, observation of statutory and customary law settings, multi-generational life histories and detailed ethnography enable her to provide a rich and informative account that goes well beyond the mantra of 'the global in the local'. While insisting on foregrounding "the voices, perceptions, and experiences of people's relationships with land", Griffiths shows how these interact with national politics, policies, laws and legal practice and with the effects of international and global agencies and processes to produce inequality and class differences, despite some improvement in gendered patterns of land entitlement. "—Pauline Peters, Faculty Associate, Harvard Kennedy School and Center for African StudiesTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionSection I: Historical Dimensions of Land in Botswana: Contemporary Entanglements1. The International Landscape and its Influence on Land in Botswana2. Reframing the Governance of Land3. Institutional Frameworks and GovernanceSection II: The Bottom Up Impact of Land on Diverging Family Lifeworlds and Gender Relations4. Families, Networks and Status5. Transformations on the GroundSection III: Law and Space: Negotiating Legal Plurality in Botswana6. Negotiating Conflict: The Handling of Disputes in the Land Tribunal7. Constructing Legality in the High Court and Court of AppealFinal ReflectionsAppendixBibliographyIndex
£56.10
Indiana University Press Transformations on the Ground
Book SynopsisIn Botswana's struggle to access international economies, few resources are as fundamental and fraught as control over land. Land, Power, and the Global considers the ways in which power in all its forms—local, international, legal, familial—affects the collision of global with local concerns over access to land and control over its use.Trade Review"An important and original contribution to scholarship. Transformations on the Ground offers a nuanced and empirically dense account of land issues —a hot and controversial topic both in academic and political discussions. This book adds a particular dimension to the very large body of literature with its specific mix of legal aspects, ethnographic data, and a global framework."—Dr. Andreas Eckert, coeditor of Afrika 1500 - 1900: Geschichte und Gesellschaft Taschenbuch [Africa 1500 - 1900: History and Society] and Director Re-Work Humboldt University Berlin"Botswana is a darling of international donors and regularly praised as an upwardly mobile, prosperous and successful country. At the same time, it is characterized by poverty and exclusion, especially of women. In her insightful case study on land politics, Anne Griffiths effectively contrasts the image of a coherent state against myriad realities and confusion of competences on the ground. Based on decades of ethnographic fieldwork, this book masterfully demonstrates how in the realm of land and law, international, national, regional and local domains intersect and overlap, and come into conflict with one another."—Andreas Eckert, Humboldt University Berlin"Anne Griffiths' ambitious and original book reveals how the 'global' is always situated in specific places and times through her insightful analysis of how land in Botswana has figured in practices, policy and politics from the standpoints of household, family, village, district, national and international levels. Griffiths' astute use of political and legal history, legal documents, observation of statutory and customary law settings, multi-generational life histories and detailed ethnography enable her to provide a rich and informative account that goes well beyond the mantra of 'the global in the local'. While insisting on foregrounding "the voices, perceptions, and experiences of people's relationships with land", Griffiths shows how these interact with national politics, policies, laws and legal practice and with the effects of international and global agencies and processes to produce inequality and class differences, despite some improvement in gendered patterns of land entitlement. "—Pauline Peters, Faculty Associate, Harvard Kennedy School and Center for African StudiesTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionSection I: Historical Dimensions of Land in Botswana: Contemporary Entanglements1. The International Landscape and its Influence on Land in Botswana2. Reframing the Governance of Land3. Institutional Frameworks and GovernanceSection II: The Bottom Up Impact of Land on Diverging Family Lifeworlds and Gender Relations4. Families, Networks and Status5. Transformations on the GroundSection III: Law and Space: Negotiating Legal Plurality in Botswana6. Negotiating Conflict: The Handling of Disputes in the Land Tribunal7. Constructing Legality in the High Court and Court of AppealFinal ReflectionsAppendixBibliographyIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press Ethnicity Commodity InCorporation
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is a vibrant follow-up on the Comaroffs' Ethnicity, Inc. (2009), further unfolding the full riches of the idea of a growing 'incorporation' of ethnicity. It highlights that in the meantime ethnicity's commoditization and the branding of belonging have developed to new heights, but with startlingly variable results. Through a comparison of different trajectories—from the counter-productive celebration of dot-painting by Australian Aborigines, to Samburu beach-boys in Kenya violently defending their status as sexual icons, to ethnicity-as-(apparent)-abundance among Peruvian peasants—this collection manages to chart the uncertainties of identity and the increasingly enigmatic role of culture in a neoliberal world."—Peter Geschiere, author of The Perils of Belonging: Autochthony, Citizenship, and Exclusion in Africa and Europ"Just over a decade after the publication of Ethnicity, Inc., the heady cocktail of commoditization, culture, and corporation originally modelled there has only further entangled itself in global social processes. This stunning new collection traces myriad extensions and analogs of ethnocommodities within contemporary late capitalism, while courageously exploring the limits of the model in places where the economic logic of ethnic distinction is muddled by pan-regional identities, nation-branding, and economies of violence. As these authors deftly demonstrate, even as the Durkheimian enchantment of the collective can conjure quantifiable brand value, the capacity of the brand itself to enchant is increasingly the dominant mode with which to produce—and consume—collectivity."—Sasha Newell, author of The Modernity Bluff: Crime, Consumption, and Citizenshio in Côte d'IvoireTable of ContentsEditorial NoteIntroduction: Ethnicity, Inc., Revisited / George Paul Meiu, Jean Comaroff, and John L. Comaroff1. On Branding, Belonging, and the Violence of a Phallic Imaginary: The Maasai Warrior in Kenya Tourism. / George Paul Meiu2. The Scarce and the Sacred: Managing Afterlives and Branding the Derivative in Post-Soviet Buddhism (Inc). / Tatiana Chudakova3. Ethnicity as Potential: Abundance, Competition, and the Limits of Development in Andean Peru's Colca Valley. / Eric Hirsch4. Warriors Incorporated: The Militarization of Fijian Identity in the Era of Neoliberal Warfare. / Simon May5. Story, Brand, or Share? Bafokeng, Inc. and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. / Susan E. Cook6. The Hunter Hype: Producing 'Local Culture' as Particularity in Mali. / Dorothea E. Schulz7. The Affective Potentialities and Politics of Ethnicity, Inc. in Restructuring Nepal: Social Science, Sovereignty, and Signification. / Sara Shneiderman8. Cultural Commodification in Global Contexts: Australian Indigeneity, Inequality, and Militarization in the Twenty-first Century. / Eve Darian-SmithList of ContributorsIndex
£56.10
Indiana University Press Ethnicity Commodity InCorporation
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is a vibrant follow-up on the Comaroffs' Ethnicity, Inc. (2009), further unfolding the full riches of the idea of a growing 'incorporation' of ethnicity. It highlights that in the meantime ethnicity's commoditization and the branding of belonging have developed to new heights, but with startlingly variable results. Through a comparison of different trajectories—from the counter-productive celebration of dot-painting by Australian Aborigines, to Samburu beach-boys in Kenya violently defending their status as sexual icons, to ethnicity-as-(apparent)-abundance among Peruvian peasants—this collection manages to chart the uncertainties of identity and the increasingly enigmatic role of culture in a neoliberal world."—Peter Geschiere, author of The Perils of Belonging: Autochthony, Citizenship, and Exclusion in Africa and Europ"Just over a decade after the publication of Ethnicity, Inc., the heady cocktail of commoditization, culture, and corporation originally modelled there has only further entangled itself in global social processes. This stunning new collection traces myriad extensions and analogs of ethnocommodities within contemporary late capitalism, while courageously exploring the limits of the model in places where the economic logic of ethnic distinction is muddled by pan-regional identities, nation-branding, and economies of violence. As these authors deftly demonstrate, even as the Durkheimian enchantment of the collective can conjure quantifiable brand value, the capacity of the brand itself to enchant is increasingly the dominant mode with which to produce—and consume—collectivity."—Sasha Newell, author of The Modernity Bluff: Crime, Consumption, and Citizenshio in Côte d'IvoireTable of ContentsEditorial NoteIntroduction: Ethnicity, Inc., Revisited / George Paul Meiu, Jean Comaroff, and John L. Comaroff1. On Branding, Belonging, and the Violence of a Phallic Imaginary: The Maasai Warrior in Kenya Tourism. / George Paul Meiu2. The Scarce and the Sacred: Managing Afterlives and Branding the Derivative in Post-Soviet Buddhism (Inc). / Tatiana Chudakova3. Ethnicity as Potential: Abundance, Competition, and the Limits of Development in Andean Peru's Colca Valley. / Eric Hirsch4. Warriors Incorporated: The Militarization of Fijian Identity in the Era of Neoliberal Warfare. / Simon May5. Story, Brand, or Share? Bafokeng, Inc. and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. / Susan E. Cook6. The Hunter Hype: Producing 'Local Culture' as Particularity in Mali. / Dorothea E. Schulz7. The Affective Potentialities and Politics of Ethnicity, Inc. in Restructuring Nepal: Social Science, Sovereignty, and Signification. / Sara Shneiderman8. Cultural Commodification in Global Contexts: Australian Indigeneity, Inequality, and Militarization in the Twenty-first Century. / Eve Darian-SmithList of ContributorsIndex
£26.99
Indiana University Press The Digital Frontier
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finally here is a truly global perspective on digital media technologies. Sangeet Kumar's The Digital Frontier offers a much needed comprehensive analysis of technological infrastructures that undergird the cultural architecture of the Web while making sense of the geopolitical contests played out over these technologies. Kumar's work is original and inspiring: an eye-opener for students and scholars of the internet."—José van Dijck, professor of media and digital society and author of The Culture of Connectivity and The Platform Society, Utrecht University"Sangeet Kumar takes us beyond the lazily Americanist vision of most internet studies. With a deep imagination for fresh critiques and savvy eye for compelling case studies, he reveals the vexed entanglements of freedom and control on the web from the geopolitical vantage point of the global south."—John Durham Peters, author of The Marvelous Clouds and Promiscuous Knowledge, Professor of English, Film and Media Studies at Yale UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Infrastructures of Control2. Frontier3. Knowledge4. Selfhood5. SovereigntyConclusionBibliographyIndex
£49.30
Indiana University Press The Digital Frontier
Book SynopsisThe global web and its digital ecosystem can be seen as tools of emancipation, communication, and spreading knowledge or as means of control, fueled by capitalism, surveillance, and geopolitics. The Digital Frontier interrogates the world wide web and the digital ecosystem it has spawned to reveal how their conventions, protocols, standards, and algorithmic regulations represent a novel form of global power. Sangeet Kumar shows the operation of this power through the web's infrastructures of control visible at sites where the universalizing imperatives of the web run up against local values, norms, and cultures. These include how the idea of the global common good is used as a ruse by digital oligopolies to expand their private enclosures, how seemingly collaborative spaces can simultaneously be exclusionary as they regulate legitimate knowledge, how selfhood is being redefined online along Eurocentric ideals, and how the web's political challenge is felt differentially by sovereign Trade Review"Finally here is a truly global perspective on digital media technologies. Sangeet Kumar's The Digital Frontier offers a much needed comprehensive analysis of technological infrastructures that undergird the cultural architecture of the Web while making sense of the geopolitical contests played out over these technologies. Kumar's work is original and inspiring: an eye-opener for students and scholars of the internet."—José van Dijck, professor of media and digital society and author of The Culture of Connectivity and The Platform Society, Utrecht University"Sangeet Kumar takes us beyond the lazily Americanist vision of most internet studies. With a deep imagination for fresh critiques and savvy eye for compelling case studies, he reveals the vexed entanglements of freedom and control on the web from the geopolitical vantage point of the global south."—John Durham Peters, author of The Marvelous Clouds and Promiscuous Knowledge, Professor of English, Film and Media Studies at Yale UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Infrastructures of Control2. Frontier3. Knowledge4. Selfhood5. SovereigntyConclusionBibliographyIndex
£21.59
Pennsylvania State University Press Harnessing Globalization The Promotion of
Book SynopsisAn analysis of recent government efforts to promote nontraditional foreign direct investment (FDI) in Costa Rica; the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; and Chile. For comparative purposes, the book also examines the highly successful cases of Ireland and Singapore.Trade Review“Roy Nelson’s research has shed light on an immensely important subject and offered a new understanding of the way that investment promotion agencies (IPAs) can make a difference in the decisions of corporations with global reach. Nelson uses the comparative method intelligently through the careful design of qualitative comparisons that span multiple cases within Latin America, traverse the national-subnational divide, and include cross-regional comparisons of archetypal cases for good measure. The research, based on extensive interviews with IPA officials and politicians, official documents, and secondary sources, is extremely well crafted, with rich detail and nuanced analysis. This enables Nelson to take the reader into the thinking of public officials in a way that only the most finely done fieldwork can make possible.”—Alfred P. Montero,Carleton College“Latin American countries are in the throes of redefining their policies toward foreign direct investment in order to harness the forces of globalization to the structural transformation of their own economies. Professor Nelson’s book is a ‘must-read’ for policy makers and academics interested in this process and in the practical lessons that can be derived from the experiences of Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile, Ireland, and Singapore.”—Manuel R. Agosin,Chairman, Department of Economics, Universidad de Chile“This book is a fascinating account of the comparative strategies of Brazil, Costa Rica, and Chile to attract foreign direct investment. In particular, it concentrates on those foreign investors who can bring in high technology, new services, and research and development. Modern development theories now accept the fact that quality foreign investments can both contribute to the economic growth rate of a country and become a key pillar for long-term development in less developed countries. Harnessing Globalization focuses on providing solid evidence for the Asiatic and European models. These comparative policies should be considered by countries that are still thought of as newcomers in this grand strategic game.”—Eduardo Aninat,Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad Austral; former Finance Minister of Chile (1994–99); former Deputy Managing Director of the IMF (1999–2003)“While the focus of the book is Latin America, Nelson also provides cases from Ireland and Singapore, adding breadth to the applicability of the conclusions. This volume will be of value to students and practitioners of international business, public policy, and development economics.”—S. Amin Gutiérrez de Piñeres Choice
£26.96
MV - University of Washington Press Technological Competition and Interdependence
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University of Washington Press Fair Trade from the Ground Up
Book SynopsisDocuments achievements at both the producer and the consumer ends of commodity chains and assesses prospects for future growthTrade Review". . . an intriguing and informational read for anyone who is involved or interested in the fair trade movement." * Contemporary Sociology *"This volume provides a rich, detailed framework for examining and discussing fair trade and the sustainability it encourages across the developed and developing worlds. Highly recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Fair Trade from the Ground Up 2. Fair Trade Coffee in Guatemala 3. How Do Producers Spend the Social Premium? 4. Selling and Buying Fair Trade 5. Fair Trade Activisim in the United States 6. A Fair Trade University 7. Growing Fair Trade Notes References Contributors Index
£29.66
University of Washington Press Contagion
Book SynopsisUtilizing the cross-disciplinary approach of global studies, contagion emerges as a vexed trope for globalization itselfTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction The Hydra of Contagion Bruce Magnusson and Zahi Zalloua 1 Rethinking the War on Terror New Approaches to Conflict Prevention and Management in the Post-9/11 World Paul B. Stares and Mona Yacoubian 2 Epidemic Intelligence Toward a Genealogy of Global Health Security Andrew Lakoff 3 The Aesthetic Emergency of the Avian Flu Affect Geoffrey Whitehall 4 Bio Terror Hybridity in the Biohorror Narrative, or What We Can Learn from Our Monsters Priscilla Wald 5 Contagion, Contamination, and Don DeLillo’s Post–Cold War World-System Steps toward a Haptical Theory of Culture Christian Moraru 6 Contagion of Intellectual Traditions in Post-9/11 Novels Alberto S. Galindo Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index
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MV - University of Washington Press Power Interrupted
Trade Review"In the ardently thought-provoking and often stirring Power Interrupted, Falcón, a sociologist and assistant professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, sets out to reveal how feminist activists of color ‘advocate for a more comprehensive approach to understanding racism at the UN level’ by offering a candid and, at times, caustic critique of Western feminism as practiced within the UN." * National Political Science Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction | The Challenging Road to the Durban Conference 1. Race, Gender, and Geopolitics in the Establishment of the UN 2. UN Citizenship and Constellations of Human Rights 3. A Genealogy of World Conferences against Racism and the Progression of Intersectionality 4. Making the Intersectional Connections 5. Intersectionality as the New Universalism Appendix | Copy of the E-mail and Non-Paper Sent by the US Government to US NGOs during the Preparatory Period of the 2001 WCAR Notes Bibliography Index
£110.48
University of Washington Press Power Interrupted
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In the ardently thought-provoking and often stirring Power Interrupted, Falcón, a sociologist and assistant professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, sets out to reveal how feminist activists of color ‘advocate for a more comprehensive approach to understanding racism at the UN level’ by offering a candid and, at times, caustic critique of Western feminism as practiced within the UN." * National Political Science Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction | The Challenging Road to the Durban Conference 1. Race, Gender, and Geopolitics in the Establishment of the UN 2. UN Citizenship and Constellations of Human Rights 3. A Genealogy of World Conferences against Racism and the Progression of Intersectionality 4. Making the Intersectional Connections 5. Intersectionality as the New Universalism Appendix | Copy of the E-mail and Non-Paper Sent by the US Government to US NGOs during the Preparatory Period of the 2001 WCAR Notes Bibliography Index
£29.66
Yale University Press Bound Together How Traders Preachers Adventurers
Book SynopsisSince humans migrated from Africa and dispersed throughout the world, they have found countless ways and reasons to reconnect with each other. This book follows the exploits of traders, preachers, adventurers, and warriors throughout history as they have shaped and reshaped the world. It also discusses how we can and should embrace a global world.Trade Review"By unbundling the attributes of modern globalization and linking them to an almost endless chain of historical precedents, Mr. Chanda demystifies a phenomenon invested by its enemies with nearly satanic properties."—William Grimes, New York Times"A lively book that is packed with incident, anecdote and derring-do. . . . Mr. Chanda makes a solid and attractive case for globalisation and its potential as a force for good. But he also has a great deal of sympathy for globalisation's losers."—Economist"While most of us consider globalization to be a purely contemporary phenomenon—conjuring up images of multinational coffee chains and multilingual call centers—to Chanda it is as old as humanity itself, and as complex and unpredictable. . . . His encyclopedic survey of the forces and events that have connected individuals, societies and cultures is nimbly paced and punctuated by lively anecdotes. . . ."—Ishaan Thardoor, Time"[An] engaging analysis. . . . This is a book filled with fascinating information. And Chanda makes the most of his training as both a journalist and a scholar, bringing to his tale a reporter's eye and sense of pacing as well as an impressive breadth of knowledge."—Jeffrey N. Wasserstein, Newsweek"With the perspective of a historian and the savvy of a political scientist, Chanda skillfully argues that globalization was, is and will always be inevitable. . . . Like a good mystery, Chanda's chronology is rich with surprises and moments of revelation."—Publishers Weekly"What stands out in Bound Together is its astonishing historical reach - which provides the basis for Chanda's examination of globalization."—Sam Mendelson, Financial World"To find a book that is prepared to venture into the lion's den, and actually say something new and interesting about a subject that has been done to death and contaminated by polemics is a rariety. To find a book that can say this with calm fluency and gentle argument is a pleasure . . . Bound Together does all this, and it does it in a literary style that is largely free of both economic theory and jargon."—Julius Sen, World Business"Well told, full of interesting details. . . . It should be prescribed reading for all those who think they are still living in a world of nation-states or who even want to migrate there in their minds."—Hans-Heinrich Nolte, Global HistoryReceived Honorable Mention for the 2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award in the History category"Nayan Chanda has written an invaluable, and in my view unique, history of globalization—how the concept emerged, evolved, was defused, and has now come to define today's international system. I learned a ton from this book, and I've already written two books on the subject. Students will find its analyses and anecdotes easily accessible and experts will find its arguments original and provocative. It is a real contribution to the literature—a must-read for anyone interested in understanding or teaching this subject."—Thomas L. Friedman, author of The World Is Flat"Bound Together is a graceful recounting of modern globalization with a panoramic perspective. Studded with meaningful and entertaining anecdotes, it is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how we got where we are today."—Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel laureate in economics"A magnificent and masterly achievement. Nayan Chanda has taken a buzzword of our era, globalization, and defined it in the full, rich, complex context of a phenomenon that has shaped humanity over the millennia. He conveys his prodigious knowledge with clarity, wit, and narrative verve, weaving themes from the history of science, politics, commerce, and religion into a coherent, compelling story."—Strobe Talbott, president, The Brookings Institution"Bound Together is a wonderful book that provides us with a rich and holistic perspective on globalization. The book is a must for every student of globalization."—R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies Ltd."Bound Together is destined to be a classic book for the 21st Century. Author Nayan Chanda has combined deep and far-ranging scholarship with a journalist’s touch for story telling to craft an enthralling narrative of humankind from our birth in Africa to our addiction to the Internet. Chanda is a true global citizen. His book should be read in every home, school, business and embassy in the world, and become a vital part of our common intellectual heritage."—Ambassador Derek Shearer, Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy and Director of Global Affairs, Occidental College, Los Angeles
£22.50
Yale University Press Flourishing
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Volf brilliantly weaves several strands of argument into an ambitious brief for the positive functions of religion in today’s global village, where the negative consequences of religion are too often written in the blood of innocents."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A stimulating work on a topic of major importance."—Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper"Volf convincingly tackles one of the most important issues of the twenty-first century: how we can have a peaceful religious pluralism together with healthy globalisation. He not only gives the facts and analyses the situation perceptively, he also has the depth of understanding of a range of religions to produce a practical way forward that is both realistic and attractive."—David F. Ford, University of Cambridge"Miroslav Volf's prophetic voice brings a new perspective to the question of what it means to live the good life in a world shaped by globalization."—John J. DeGioia, Georgetown University"In Flourishing, Miroslav Volf offers us an enthralling analysis of the mutual interplay between globalization and the world’s great religions, along with an inspiring vision of how great faiths can be enlarged rather than threatened by diversity. An outstanding and timely work by one of the great theologians of our time."—Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks"The contemporary globalized world offers a bewildering scene: horrifying acts of religious hatred and cruelty exist alongside zones where people of different religions live in unprecedented mutual respect, even friendly exchange. Digging deep into the sources of his own, Christian faith, Volf offers an insightful and penetrating answer to both these questions."—Charles Taylor, McGill University
£14.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc A Year Without Made in China
Book SynopsisA Year Without Made in China provides you with a thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining account of how the most populous nation on Earth influences almost every aspect of our daily lives. Drawing on her years as an award-winning journalist, author Sara Bongiorni fills this book with engaging stories and anecdotes of her family''s attempt to outrun China''s reachby boycotting Chinese made productsand does a remarkable job of taking a decidedly big-picture issue and breaking it down to a personal level.Table of ContentsForeword ix Acknowledgments xiii INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE Farewell, My Concubine 5 CHAPTER TWO Red Shoes 31 CHAPTER THREE Rise and China 47 CHAPTER FOUR Manufacturing Dissent 63 CHAPTER FIVE A Modest Proposal 79 CHAPTER SIX Mothers of Invention 95 CHAPTER SEVEN Summer of Discontent 111 CHAPTER EIGHT Red Tide 127 CHAPTER NINE China Dreams 141 CHAPTER TEN Meltdown 155 CHAPTER ELEVEN The China Season 175 CHAPTER TWELVE Road’s End 191 Epilogue 219 About the Author 229 Index 231
£11.39
John Wiley & Sons Inc International Acc Standards Explained
Book SynopsisWith increased globalization of industry and investment, there has been pressure to harmonise all accounting standards throughout the world. This book contains a set of standards which can be used to bring about uniformity in financial reporting, on a global basis.Table of ContentsPreface. An Important Note About IASC Standards. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF IASC. INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. Fundamentals of International Accounting Standards. Financial Statement Presentation. Accounting for Assets. Accounting for Liabilities. Accounting for Revenue and Expenses. Financial Instruments. Corporate Groups. Glossary. Index.
£71.25
LUP - University of Michigan Press Technical Territories
Book SynopsisFrom subsea cables to server halls, data infrastructures underpin new forms of governance, shaping subjects and their lives. This book moves from protestors in Hong Kong to sand miners in Singapore and asylum-seekers in Christmas Island, exploring how these territories are political and visceral, altering the experience of their inhabitants.Trade ReviewTechnical Territories makes a strong case that we cannot ignore how developments in the data infrastructure arena are shaping geopolitics and international relations. This is an important contribution—one that focuses attention on the influence of material developments for how we think about and understand the changing political geography of the planet." - Alexander B. Murphy, University of OregonTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Part I: Technical Territory 1. Introduction 2. Assembling Technical Territory Part II: How to Do Things with Territory 3. Countering the Protestor in Hong Kong 4. Filtering the Migrant on Christmas Island 5. Constructing the Nation in Singapore Part III: The Future of Territory 6. From the Cloud to the Edge 7. Unmaking and Remaking Territory References
£23.70
University of Michigan Press Interlingual Relations
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£44.96
The University of Michigan Press Markets and Cultural Voices
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Early Years and the Quest for Markets; 3. American Discovery; 4. The Lives Today; 5. How the Outside World Shapes Politics: Public Choice and Local Government; 6. Concluding and Summary Remarks; Notes; Bibliography; Index
£26.55
The University of Michigan Press Monetary Divergence
Book SynopsisAnalyzes fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policy, demonstrating why the convergence thesis is overstated and misleading, and explaining how the evidence actually contradicts it. This book explains partisan economic differences in the capitalist global economy, and offers an explanation for the observed gap between governments' exchange rates.Trade ReviewIn a meticulously researched study, David Bearce demonstrates that, contrary to predictions, financial globalization has not resulted in a systematic convergence of national monetary policies. The book is a must-read for students of the political economy of international finance. Highlighting the critical role of partisan politics in determining policy outcomes, Bearce adds a new and important dimension to our understanding of the impacts of international capital mobility in the contemporary era. - Benjamin Jerry Cohen, Louis G. Lancaster Professor of International Political Economy, University of California, Santa Barbara
£23.70
LUP - University of Michigan Press Technical Territories
Book SynopsisFrom subsea cables to server halls, data infrastructures underpin new forms of governance, shaping subjects and their lives. This book moves from protestors in Hong Kong to sand miners in Singapore and asylum-seekers in Christmas Island, exploring how these territories are political and visceral, altering the experience of their inhabitants.Trade ReviewTechnical Territories makes a strong case that we cannot ignore how developments in the data infrastructure arena are shaping geopolitics and international relations. This is an important contribution—one that focuses attention on the influence of material developments for how we think about and understand the changing political geography of the planet." - Alexander B. Murphy, University of OregonTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Part I: Technical Territory 1. Introduction 2. Assembling Technical Territory Part II: How to Do Things with Territory 3. Countering the Protestor in Hong Kong 4. Filtering the Migrant on Christmas Island 5. Constructing the Nation in Singapore Part III: The Future of Territory 6. From the Cloud to the Edge 7. Unmaking and Remaking Territory References
£60.95
The University of Michigan Press Interlingual Relations
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£111.10
University of California Press Globalization and Human Rights
Book SynopsisIs globalization generating both problems and opportunities? Are new problems replacing or intensifying state repression? How effective are new forms of human rights accountability? This work addresses new questions about globalization and human rights. It also includes chapters on sex tourism, international markets, and communications technology.Trade Review"A useful examination of an important subject. This work adds important insights into human rights and globalization, a subject that is sure to remain at the center of debate for a considerable time."-David P. Forsythe, coauthor of The United Nations and Changing World PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Transnational Threats and Opportunities Alison Brysk I. Citizenship 1. Who Has a Right to Rights? Citizenship's Exclusions in an Age of Migration Kristen Hill Maher 2. Tourism, Sex Work, and Women's Rights in the Dominican Republic Amalia Lucia Cabezas II. Commodification 3. Interpreting the Interaction of Global Markets and Human Rights Richard Falk 4. Economic Globalization and Rights: An Empirical Analysis Wesley T. Milner 5. Sweatshops and International Labor Standards: Globalizing Markets, Localizing Norms Raul Pangalangan III. Communication 6. The Ironies of Information Technology Shane Weyker 7. Globalization and the Social Construction of Human Rights Campaigns Clifford Bob 8. The Drama of Human Rights in a Turbulent, Globalized World James Rosenau IV. Cooperation 9. Transnational Civil Society and the World Bank Inspection Panel Jonathan Fox 10. Humanitarian Intervention: Global Enforcement of Human Rights? Wayne Sandholtz 11. Human Rights, Globalizing Flows, and State Power Jack Donnelly Conclusion: From Rights to Realities Alison Brysk Works Cited Contributors Index
£24.30
University of California Press Domesticating the World
Book SynopsisExploring complex webs of local consumer demands that affected patterns of exchange and production as far away as India and the United States, this book challenges presumptions that Africa's global relationships have always been dictated by outsiders.Trade Review"Domesticating the World comes at an important moment in the development of globalization studies." -- Jessica Lynn Achberger World History Bltn "This is truly a remarkable and important book. It is extremely well written, includes some wonderful pictures and illustrations, and is very accessible and engaging for scholars and students." -- Dorothy L. Hodgson American Historical Review "The breadth and methodological approach, along with the singularity of its content, make this book a highly necessary addition to the ever-growing body of scholarship on globalization." Journal Of World HistoryTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction: Histories and Globality 1. Similitude and Global Relationships: Self-Representation in Mutsamudu 2. The Social Logics of Need: Consumer Desire in Mombasa 3. The Global Repercussions of Consumerism: East African Consumers and Industrialization 4. Cosmopolitanism and Cultural Domestication: Consumer Imports in Zanzibar 5. Symbolic Subjection and Social Rebirth: Objectification in Urban Zanzibar 6. Picturesque Contradictions: New Taxonomies of East Africa Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£50.40
University of California Press Boundless Faith
Book SynopsisLooking at American Christianity in relation to globalization, this book shows that American Christianity is increasingly influenced by globalization and is, in turn, playing a larger role in other countries and in US policies and programs abroad. It refutes that US churches have turned away from the global church and overseas missions.Trade Review"A clear and systemic discussion of a topic that has too often been dominated by polemics." -- Timothy Renick Christian Century "Compelling... a vivid portrait of the interaction between American Christianity and the rest of the world and the future of this relationship." Foreword "Wuthnow's latest sociological masterpiece." -- Richard Fox Young Theology Today "An erudite and readable account." Publishers Weekly "Offers an abundance of interesting and highly relevant material... Like [Wuthnow's] earlier works, Boundless Faith can be recommended without hesitation." Journal American Academy Of Religion/ Jaar "Eminent" Books & Culture: A Christian Rvw "Wuthnow's thoughtful and sometimes surprising treatment of available data-statistics about membership, mission, and growth in Christian communities-makes it clear why this kind of scholarship matters." -- Marilyn McEntyre Sojourners: Faith, Pol & Culture "[Wuthnow] brings something different to the field of study." -- Todd Johnson Church History Stds In Christiany And CultureTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. At Home and Abroad The Changing Contours of American Religion 2. The Global Christianity Paradigm From Cultural Connection to Demographic Distance 3. Four Faces of Globalization Debating Heterogeneity and Inequality 4. The Evolution of Transnational Ties Changing Patterns of Social Organization 5. The Global Role of Congregations Bridging Borders through Direct Engagement 6. Faith and Foreign Policy Does Religious Advocacy Matter? 7. The Challenges Ahead Good for America, Good for the World? Appendix Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Thinking Globally
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPREFACE: A Friendly Introduction to Global Studies A. INTRODUCTION 1. THINKING GLOBALLY What is globalization and how do we make sense of it? Manfred Steger, "Globalization: A Contested Concept," from Globalization: A Very Short Introduction Thomas Friedman, "The World is Ten Years Old," from The Lexus and the Olive Tree Paul James, "Approaches to Globalization," Encyclopedia of Global Studies Steven Weber, "How Globalization Went Bad," from Foreign Policy 2. GLOBALIZATION OVER TIME Globalization has a history--the current global era is prefaced by periods of economic interaction, social expansion, and intense cultural encounters. William McNeill, "Globalization: Long-Term Process or New Era in Human Affairs?" in New Global Studies Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper, "Imperial Trajectories," in Empires in World History Immanuel Wallerstein, "On the Study of Social Change," in The Modern World System Dominic Sachsenmeier, "Movements and Patterns: Environments of Global History" in Global Perspectives on Global History B. THE MARCH OF GLOBALIZATION--BY REGIONS 3. AFRICA: THE RISE OF ETHNIC POLITICS IN A GLOBAL WORLD The impact of the slave trade and colonialization on Africa, influence of African culture on the Americas, and African aspects of the global rise of ethnic politics. Nayan Chanda, "The African Beginning," in Bound Together Dilip Hiro, "Slavery," in Encyclopedia of Global Studies Jeffrey Haynes, "Africa Diaspora Religions," from Encyclopedia of Global Studies Jacob Olupona, from "Thinking Globally About African Religion," in The Oxford Handbook of Global Religion Okwudiba Nnoli, "The Cycle of 'State-Ethnicity-State' in African Politics," from MOST Ethno-Net Africa 4. THE MIDDLE EAST: RELIGIOUS POLITICS AND ANTI-GLOBALIZATION The rise of global religious cultures from the Middle East, and current religious politics as part of a global challenge to secularism. Mohammed Bamyeh, "The Ideology of the Horizons" in The Social Origins of Islam Said Arjomand, "Thinking Globally About Islam," in Oxford Handbook of Global Religion Jonathan Fox, "Are Middle East Conflicts More Religious?" in Middle East Quarterly Barah Mikail, "Religion and Politics in Arab Transitions," FRIDE policy brief 5. SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: THE FLOW OF TRADE AND CULTURE The spread of Asian cultures from India and Central Asia via trade routes; the role of South Asia in global trade and information technology. Richard Foltz, "The Silk Road and Its Travelers" in Religions of the Silk Road Morris Rossabi, "The Early Mongols," in Khublai Khan: His Life and Times Vasudha Narayanan, "Hinduism" in The Encyclopedia of Global Studies Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf, "Revolt, the Modern State, and Colonized Subjects 1848-1885" in A Concise History of India Carol Upadhya and A.R. Vasavi, "Outposts of the Global Information Economy" in In an Outpost of the Global Economy: Work and Workers in India's Technology Industry 6. EAST ASIA: GLOBAL ECONOMIC EMPIRES The role of East Asia in global economic history, and the rise of new economies in China, Japan, and South Korea based on global trade. Kenneth Pomeranz, "Exotic Goods and the Velocity of Fashion," in The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy Andre Gunder Frank, "The 21st Century Will Be Asian" from The Nikkei Weekly Steven Radelet, Jeffrey Sachs, and Jong-Wha Lee, "Economic Growth in Asia" in Emerging Asia Ho-fung Hung, "Is the Rise of China Sustainable?" China and the Transformation of Global Capitalism 7. SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: THE EDGES OF GLOBALIZATION The emergence of Southeast Asia from colonial control; the rise of Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands on the edges of globalization. Georges Coedes, "Conclusion," in The Indianized States of Southeast Asia Benedict Anderson, "The Last Wave," in Imagined Communities Sucheng Chan, "Vietnam, 1945-2001: The Global Dimensions of Decolonization, War, Revolution, and Refugee Outflows." Celeste Lipow MacLeod, "Asian Connections," in Multiethnic Australia: Its History and Future Joel Robbins, "Pacific Islands Religious Communities, in Oxford Handbook of Global Religion 8. EUROPE AND RUSSIA: NATIONALISM AND TRANSNATIONALISM The role of Europe in creating the concept of the nation, transnational politics in the Soviet Union, and the rise of the European Union. Peter Stearns, "The 1850s as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization?" in Globalization in World History Eric Hobsbawm, "The Nation as Novelty," from Nations and Nationalism since 1780 Seyla Benhabib, "Citizens, Residents, and Aliens in a Changing World" from The Postnational Self Odd Arne Wested, "The Empire of Justice: Soviet Ideology and Foreign Interventions" in The Global Cold War Jurgen Habermas, "Citizenship and National Identity: Some Reflections on the Future of Europe" in Praxis International 9: THE AMERICAS: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES The European conquest of the Americas, the rise of new societies, and varying patterns of economic development within a global context. Charles C. Mann, "Prologue," 1493: Discovering the New World Columbus Created Tzvetan Todorov, "Conquest: The Reasons for the Victory," in The Conquest of America Francis Fukuyama, "Introduction" in Falling Behind: Explaining the Development Gap Between Latin America and the United States Denis Lynn Daly Heyck, "Introduction" in Surviving Globalization in Three Latin American Communities C. TRANSNATIONAL GLOBAL ISSUES 10. GLOBAL FORCES IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER Paradigms for thinking about the new world order (or disorder) in the post-Cold War global era. Benjamin Barber, "Introduction" from Jihad vs. McWorld Samuel Huntington, "The New Era in World Politics-A Multipolar, Multicivilizational World," from The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, "Preface" to Empire Saskia Sassen, "Cities," Encyclopedia of Global Studies 11. THE EROSION OF THE NATION-STATE The fading strength of the nation-state and the rise of alternative conceptions of world order. Kenichi Ohmae, "The Cartographic Illusion" from The End of the Nation-State Susan Strange, "The Westfailure System" from Review of International Studies Zygmunt Bauman, "After the Nation-State, What?" in Globalization: The Human Consequences. William Robinson, "The Transnational State" from A Theory of Global Capitalism 12. RELIGIOUS POLITICS AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER The religious challenge to the secular state in new conceptions of political order. Monica Duffy Toft, Daniel Philpott, Timothy Samuel Shah, "The Twenty-First Century as God's Century," in God's Century: Resurgent Religion and Global Politics Mark Juergensmeyer, "Religion in the New Global Order" Olivier Roy, "Al Qaeda and the New Terrorists" from Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah Richard Falk, "Gaining Perspectives on the Present," from Religion and Humane Global Governance 13. TRANSNATIONAL ECONOMY AND GLOBAL LABOR Economic globalization-- its relation to national economies, the growth of transnational corporations, and the changing role of labor. Richard P. Appelbaum, "Outsourcing," in The Encyclopedia of Global Studies Nelson Lichtenstein, "The Wal-Mart Template for Global Capitalism" in New Labor Forum Robert B. Reich, "Who is Us?" Jagdish Bhagwati, from "Two Critiques of Globalization," in In Defense of Globalization Joseph Stiglitz, from "The Way Ahead" in Globalization and its Discontents 14. GLOBAL FINANCE AND FINANCIAL INEQUALITY Changes in the concept of money and international financial markets. Benjamin J. Cohen, "Money in International Affairs" from The Geography of Money Stephen J. Kobrin, "Electronic Cash and the End of National Markets" from USIA Electronic Journal Glenn Firebaugh, "Massive Global Income Inequality," in The New Geography of Global Income Inequality Dani Rodrik, "Globalization for Whom?" Harvard Magazine 15. DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF WOMEN Competing views of development and the role of women in the global economy. Alvin Y. So, "Conclusion" from Social Change and Development Mayra Buvinic, "Women in Poverty: A New Global Underclass" from Foreign Policy pop Kum Kum Bhavnani, John Foran, Priya Kuriyan, Debashish Munshi, "From the Edges of Development" from On the Edges of Development: Cultural Interventions 16. THE HIDDEN GLOBAL ECONOMY OF SEX AND DRUGS Illegal traffic in people and drugs, and the global attempts to control them. David Shirk, "Introduction," The Drug War in Mexico: Confronting a Common Threat Eduardo Porter, "Numbers Tell of Failure in Drug War," New York Times Kevin Bales, from "The New Slavery," in Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Russell Hochschild, "Introduction" Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the Global Economy 17. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH CRISES The principal environmental and health problems that transcend national boundaries and global attempts to alleviate them. Catherine Gautier, "Climate Change," Encyclopedia of Global Studies Ron Fujita, "Turning the Tide," in Heal the Ocean: Solutions for Saving our Seas Hakan Seckinelgin, "HIV/AIDS" in Encyclopedia of Global Studies 18. GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA The role of new media--video, internet, social networking--on global culture and organization. Yudhishthir Raj Isar, "Global Culture and Media," from The Encyclopedia of Global Studies Michael Curtin, "Media Capital in Chinese Film and Television" in Playing to the World's Biggest Audience: The Globalization of Chinese Film and TV Natana DeLong-Bas, "The New Social Media and the Arab Spring," Oxford Islamic Studies Online Pippa Norris, "The Worldwide Digital Divide," Harvard University Kennedy School of Government 19. THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Transnational networks supporting human rights and legal protection for all. Micheline Ishay, "Globalization and Its Impact," The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the Globalization Era Alison Brysk, "Transnational Threats and Opportunities," in Globalization and Human Rights Eve Darian-Smith , "Human Rights as an Ethic of Progress," in Laws and Societies in Global Contexts: Contemporary Approaches David Held, "Changing Forms of Global Order," Cosmopolitanism 20. THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY The emerging sense of global citizenship, and nongovernmental organizations and movements comprising a new "global civil society"--is this the global future? Mary Kaldor, "Social Movements, NGOs and Networks" from Global Civil Society Jan Nederveen Pieterse, "Shaping Globalization" in Global Futures Giles Gunn, "Being Other-Wise" from Ideas to Die for: Cosmopolitanism in a Global Era Kwame Anthony Appiah, "Making Conversation" from Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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University of California Press Global Middle East Into the TwentyFirst Century 3
Book SynopsisLocalities, countries, and regions develop through complex interactions with others. This striking volume highlights global interconnectedness seen through the prism of the Middle East, both global-in and global-out. It delves into the region's scientific, artistic, economic, political, religious, and intellectual formations and traces how they have taken shape through a dynamic set of encounters and exchanges. Written in short and accessible essays by prominent experts on the region, Global Middle East covers topics including God, Rumi, food, film, fashion, music, sports, science, and the flow of people, goods, and ideas. The text explores social and political movements from human rights, Salafism, and cosmopolitanism to radicalism and revolutions. Using the insights of global studies, students will glean new perspectives about the region.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Part One: Introduction 1 • Global Middle East Asef Bayat and Linda Herrera Part Two: Nations without Borders 2 • God Ebrahim Moosa 3 • Algebra, Alchemy, Astronomy Robert Morrison 4 • Rumi, the Bridge Builder Fatemeh Keshavarz 5 • On Nations without Borders Hamid Dabashi Part Three: Home and the World 6 • Reflections on Exile Edward Said 7 • Mo Salah, a Moral Somebody? Amro Ali 8 • Gamal Abdel Nasser Khaled Fahmy Part Four: Food, Film, Fashion, Music 9 • Circuits of Food and Cuisine Sami Zubaida 10 • Pictures in Motion Kamran Rastegar 11 • Musical Journeys Michael Frishkopf 12 • The Kufiya Ted Swedenburg Part Five: Geopolitics of Goods 13 • Water of Vulnerability Jeannie Sowers 14 • Cycle of Oil and Arms Timothy Mitchell 15 • Cotton, Made in Egypt Ahmad Shokr 16 • Ports of the Persian Gulf Laleh Khalili Part Six: Human Flows 17 • Touring Exotic Lands Waleed Hazbun 18 • Outsiders of the Oil States Ahmed Kanna 19 • The Levant in Latin America John Tofik Karam Part Seven: Politics and Movements 20 • Global Tahrir Asef Bayat 21 • Islamizing Radicalism Olivier Roy 22 • Global Movement for Palestine Ilana Feldman 23 • Human Rights, Indigenous and Imperial Lori Allen 24 • Cosmopolitan Middle East? An Interview with Seyla Benhabib Linda Herrera Contributors Index
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University of California Press Global East Asia
Book SynopsisHome to a rapidly rising superpower and the two largest economies in the world after the US, a global East Asia is seen and felt everywhere. This dynamic text views the global square from the perspective of the worldâs most important rising global center. East Asiaâs global impact is built on a dizzying combination: a strong and deep civilizational self-consciousness fused with hypermodernity, wealth, influence, and power, which have made the region a beacon for the world and an alternative to the West. Short, accessible essays by prominent experts on the region cover the core of East AsianâJapan, China, and Koreaâas well as Mongolia and Taiwan. Topics include contemporary culture, artistic production, food, science, economic development, digital issues, education and research, and international collaboration. Students will glean new perspectives about the region using the insights of global studies. Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Many Faces of Global East Asia Frank N. Pieke and Koichi Iwabuchi Part One • Global East Asia: Past and Present Frank N. Pieke 1 • Reluctant Keystone: The Nexus of War, Memory, and Geopolitics in Okinawa Jeff Kingston 2 • From Jazz Men to Jasmine: Transnational Nightlife Cultures in Shanghai from the 1920s to the 2010s Andrew Field and James Farrer 3 • Maoism as a Global Force Julia Lovell 4 • Japanese Development Aid and Global Power Hiroshi Kan Sato and Akiko Hiratsuka-Sasaki 5 • Conflict and Cooperation in Global East Asia Lindsay Black Part Two • East Asian Global Cultures Koichi Iwabuchi and Frank N. Pieke 6 • Hybridity and Authenticity in Global East Asian Foodways Sidney Cheung 7 • Trans-Pacific Flows and US Audiences of Korean Popular Culture Jung-Sun Park 8 • Ai Weiwei and the Global Art of Politics William A. Callahan Part Three • Education, Science, and Technology Frank N. Pieke 9 • China, Japan, and the Rise of Global Competition in Higher Education and Research Futao Huang 10 • The Educational Exodus from South Korea Adrienne Lo and Leejin Choi 11 • From "Wild East" to Global Pioneers: Life Science Developments in East Asia Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner 12 • A Concise History of Worlding Chinese Medicine Mei Zhan Part Four • East Asian Mobilities and Diversities Frank N. Pieke 13 • Of Married Daughters and Caged Chickens: The History and Significations of Being "Chinese" in Southeast Asia Kwee Hui Kian 14 • The Korean Diaspora in the United States John Lie 15 • The Japanese Diaspora in the Americas and the Ethnic Return Migration of Japanese Americans Takeyuki Gaku Tsuda 16 • Chinese Labor Migrants in Asia and Africa Miriam Driessen and Biao Xiang 17 • Uncertain Choices of Chinese-Foreign Children's Citizenship in the People’s Republic of China Elena Barabantseva, Caroline Grillot, and Michaela Pelican 18 • From Hmong Versus Miao to the Making of Transnational Hmong/Miao Solidarity Louisa Schein and Chia Youyee Vang 19 • An East Asian Nation without a State: Xinjiang and China's Non-Chinese Ildikó Bellér-Hann Part Five • The Rise of China and East Asia as the New Center of the World Frank N. Pieke 20 • Global China's Business Frontier: Chinese Enterprises and the Reach of the State Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente 21 • Common Destiny in Cyberspace: China's Cyber Diplomacy Rogier Creemers 22 • Chinese Correspondents around the World Pál Nyíri 23 • Decoupling the US Economy: Preparations for a New Cold War? Richard McGregor and Hervé Lemahieu 24 • State-Led Globalization, or How Hard Is China’s Soft Power? Ingrid d’Hooghe and Frank N. Pieke Afterword • East Asia: Being There and Being Elsewhere Ulf Hannerz List of Contributors Index
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University of California Press Amateurs without Borders The Aspirations and
Book SynopsisAmateurs without Borders examines the rise of new actors in the international development world: volunteer-driven grassroots international nongovernmental organizations. These small aid organizations, now ten thousand strong, sidestep the world of professionalized development aid by launching projects built around personal relationships and the skills of volunteers. This book draws on fieldwork in the United States and Africa, web data, and IRS records to offer the first large-scale systematic study of these groups. Amateurs without Borders investigates the aspirations and limits of personal compassion on a global scale.Trade Review"Amateurs Without Borders is an engaging and lively read. It is apt to be particularly useful for advanced undergraduate and graduate students who are exploring development and constitutes an important addition to sociology’s collective understanding about the contours of the field." * Social Forces *"Amateurs without Borders offers valuable information and insights." * Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Origin Stories 2 Who, What, Where? The Projects of Grassroots International NGOs 3 Amateurs without Borders: A Role for Everyday Citizens in Development Aid 4 Provide and Transform: Grassroots INGOs' Models of Aid 5 Resources, Relationships, and Accountability 6 Seen It with Their Own Eyes: Grassroots INGOs' Discourse 7 Networks, Frames, Modes of Action: Roles for Religion Conclusion: Possibilities and Perils of Amateur Aid Appendix 1: Note on Methods Appendix 2: Codes Used in Content Analysis Appendix 3: Grassroots International NGOs in Website Sample Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Amateurs without Borders The Aspirations and
Book SynopsisAmateurs without Borders examines the rise of new actors in the international development world: volunteer-driven grassroots international nongovernmental organizations. These small aid organizations, now ten thousand strong, sidestep the world of professionalized development aid by launching projects built around personal relationships and the skills of volunteers. This book draws on fieldwork in the United States and Africa, web data, and IRS records to offer the first large-scale systematic study of these groups. Amateurs without Borders investigates the aspirations and limits of personal compassion on a global scale.Trade Review"Amateurs Without Borders is an engaging and lively read. It is apt to be particularly useful for advanced undergraduate and graduate students who are exploring development and constitutes an important addition to sociology’s collective understanding about the contours of the field." * Social Forces *"Amateurs without Borders offers valuable information and insights." * Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Origin Stories 2 Who, What, Where? The Projects of Grassroots International NGOs 3 Amateurs without Borders: A Role for Everyday Citizens in Development Aid 4 Provide and Transform: Grassroots INGOs' Models of Aid 5 Resources, Relationships, and Accountability 6 Seen It with Their Own Eyes: Grassroots INGOs' Discourse 7 Networks, Frames, Modes of Action: Roles for Religion Conclusion: Possibilities and Perils of Amateur Aid Appendix 1: Note on Methods Appendix 2: Codes Used in Content Analysis Appendix 3: Grassroots International NGOs in Website Sample Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Exit and Voice The Paradox of CrossBorder
Book SynopsisA free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more atwww.luminosoa.org. Sometimes leaving home allows you to make an impact on itbut at what cost? Exit and Voice is a compelling account of how Mexican migrants with strong ties to their home communities impact the economic and political welfare of the communities they have left behind. In many decentralized democracies like Mexico, migrants have willingly stepped in to supply public goods when local or state government lack the resources or political will to improve the town. Though migrants' cross-border investments often improve citizens' access to essential public goods and create a more responsive local government, their work allows them to unintentionally exert political engagement and power, undermining the influence of those still living in their hometowns. In looking at the paradox of migrants who have left their home to make an impact on it, Exit and Voice sheds light on how migrant transnational engagement refashions the meaning of community, democratic governance, and practices of citizenship in the era of globalization.Trade Review"[Duquette-Rury] situates Mexico within an international context by arguing that citizenship can become “decoupled” from actual residence in a community—Recommended." * CHOICE * "In the end, Exit and Voice is to be commended for putting substance into the consequences of hometown associations beyond studies that focus more specifically on development. . . . Exit and Voice enhances our understanding of how migrants engage from abroad and the political consequences of that engagement." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Local Democratic Governance and Transnational Migrant Participation 2. Decentralization, Democratization, and the Feedback Effects of Sending State Outreach 3. Micro-Politics of Substitutive and Synergetic Partnerships 4. Effects of Violence and Economic Crisis on Hybrid Transnational Partnerships 5. Synergy and Corporatism in El Mirador and Atitlan, Comarga 6. Systematic Effects of Transnational Partnerships on Local Governance Conclusion: The Paradox of Cross-Border Politics Data Appendix A: Comparative Fieldwork in Mexico Data Appendix B: Transnational Matched Survey Data Instrument Data Appendix C: Principal Component and Cluster Analysis Using Survey Data Data Appendix D: Mexican Panel Data, Mexican Family Life Survey, and Statistical Analyses Notes Bibliography Index
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