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Book SynopsisThe Spanish Anarchists and the Russian Revolution, 191724 explores the impact of the Russian Revolution on the world's most powerful anarchist movement, the Spanish National Confederation of Labour. The monograph traces the curve of euphoria followed by scepticism that characterized anarchist reactions to the Soviet experiment in 191724. This book unearths the interactions between anarchists and Bolsheviks, and assesses their significance for social conflict in Spain and for the foundation of international communism. The Spanish anarchists are a window to examine the global appeal of the Bolsheviks among diverse, non-Marxist militant groups at a time of cross-fertilization for the left internationally. Through the case study of the Spanish anarchists, this book highlights how identification with the victorious Russian Bolsheviks became a rousing device and a political asset at a time of intense social effervescence, when, in the eyes of many, world revolution seemed Table of Contents1. The Three Bolshevik Years. 2. Negotiating Bolshevism, 1917-19 3. Three Missions 4. The Experience Of Defeat 5. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis volume sets out to explain the conditions that have favoured the expansion of the European social dimension during the turbulent decade of 201020, when Europe was confronting strong countervailing pressures, including the euro crisis, the refugee crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.The study begins by diagnosing a widespread, although slow-burning, crisis across the European Union (EU) resulting from the cumulation of social problems and the systemic tension between EU market integration on the one hand and nationally bounded welfare states and the other. Eight in-depth case studies analyse the political dynamics behind a variety of EU social initiatives aimed at addressing the consequences of free movement of workers, youth unemployment, poverty, eroding wages, environment and climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic. To identify the specific drivers of EU social policymaking empirically, the authors have reconstructed the struggles over concrete policy proposals as they

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Book SynopsisThis book is an enquiry into the meaning and nature of collective responsibility. It analyses the moral culpability of collective entities implicated in some of the most pressing contemporary ethical issues, including institutional injustice, corporate scams, organized crimes, gang wars, genocide, xenophobia, and other group-based violence. It asks: Who is responsible when a collective is (held) responsible? Is collective responsibility merely a faÃon de parler, a rhetorical way of talking about individual moral responsibility, or is it more than that? Using some of the latest resources from the philosophy of action, philosophy of mind, and social ontology, the author develops a nuanced non-individualist position with the help of a concept of collective agency. He interprets collective responsibility as the responsibility of a collective without either reducing it to the responsibility of the individual members or making it a case where their moral positions become blurred. An important intervention in moral philosophy, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of moral philosophy, philosophy of action and mind, philosophy of social sciences, and political philosophy. It will also be a theoretical resource for legal theorists, just war theorists, game theorists, business ethicists, and policy makers.

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines the global media coverage of the armed conflict in Ukraine, focusing on the marginalization of dissident perspectives in the West and the information quality and diversity on social media.Along with presenting original, empirical studies on how mainstream media in countries as diverse as Israel, the Czech Republic, Ghana, and the Netherlands have covered the conflict between NATO and Russia since 2022, this book sheds light on the role of the state and the media in policing the boundaries of permissible thought on the conflict in the West, as well as in Russia and Ukraine. It also delves into the war's representation on prominent social media platforms.Written by a diverse group of international researchers, this multifaceted volume offers new perspectives and insights on the reporting of the ongoing conflict. It will interest scholars of international communication and media, foreign policy and international politics, war and conflict, content ana

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the historical trajectory of the spread of Islam in South Asia and how the engagements of the past have played a crucial role in the making of the present outfits of South Asian Islam.Islam in South Asia has maintained a distinct role while imbibing cultural, social, ethnic, folk, and artistic networks of the subcontinent in diverse echelons. In an unequivocal analysis, this volume showcases the visible varieties of Islam from an array of regional cultural, ethnic, and vernacular groups. While many characteristics remain distinct in different provinces or regions of South Asia, similarities are palpable in etiquettes, customary laws, art, and architecture. More than regional differences, various ethnic groups from all poles of the Indian subcontinent have paved the way for the dissimilar landscapes of Islam, in tandem with differences in language, culture, and festivals. The case studies in this book exhibit forms of cultural pluralism in the communities,Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Indigenization of Islam PART I: Theology, Jurisprudence, and Syncretic Traditions 1 Monsoon Landscapes of Integrated Islam 2 The Chishtıs and Cross-Cultural Interactions in Medieval South Asia 3 Islamic Law: State Policies, Sharia, and Promotion of Syncretic Practices PART II: State and Society 4 Multifaith Relationships and Civilization-Building in Muslim States and Societies 5 Muslim South Asia: A Thousand Years of Travel Accounts 6 Cultural Integration in Muslim Communities: The Cases of Malabar and Assam PART III: Architecture, Arts, and New Cultures 7 Localizing Islam in South Asia 8 Architectural Diversity in South Asian Islam 9 Muslim Epigraphy and Ornamentation: Its Diversity in South Asian Culture

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1991 Mongolia Today presents a collection of essays by leading scholars in the field and gives important insights into the economic, political, legal and military systems of Mongolia. The Mongolian People's Republic, formerly known as âOuter Mongoliaâ, is three times the size of France but has population of just two million. Sandwiched between Russia and China, this remote heartland of Asia has long been one of the most inaccessible places in the world, its isolation preserved by political as well as geographical barriers. The modern history of Mongolia has been dominated by its two great neighbours: strong economic and political ties with the erstwhile Soviet Union and problematic relations with China. Relations with the West have been slow to develop. Post-cold war, Mongolia is willing to explore new relationships with other parts of the world and transform this once isolated land into a trading partner of international potential. This is an essential read for scholars and researchers of Central Asian studies, Asian politics, and Chinese studies.

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Book SynopsisBringing together experts from across the social sciences, this volume examines the consolidation of authoritarianism in Venezuela under the government of NicolÃs Maduro. Taking a comparative perspective, it explains how authoritarians can remain ensconced in power amidst profound economic crisis, widespread social discontent, low approval ratings, and international policies aimed at their removal. Moreover, it seeks to understand how the mechanisms and dynamics with which Maduro has consolidated an authoritarian regime in Venezuela. To this end, the editors differentiate the concept of authoritarian consolidation from the more studied processes of democratic erosion and democratic backsliding.The bookâs contributors explore in detail the countryâs process of autocratization under Maduro at the national and international levels, identifying and explaining the role of diverse actors and institutions in Venezuelaâs political regime, and their respective contributions to safegua

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Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1986 Eastern Europe 1968-1984 has been written in response to renewed interest in Eastern European events in the 60s and 70s. In writing this work the author concentrated on changes in the system in the post-Stalinist period, which were intended to reduce the political, economic, and social contradictions but have often accentuated them instead. The book brings themes like balance of power; Eastern Europeâs new economics; patterns of normalization; the CMEAâs economy and world recession; perception of Eastern Europe in the West; and East-West German rapprochement. This is an important read for students and researchers of East European Politics, East European history and International Relations.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides scholars and non-specialists alike with a roadmap for effectively conducting culturally aware, historically relevant research on African dance and on any dance style that contains African elements.This book explains why Western research paradigms are inadequate for research on Africana dance. It exposes the value of utilizing an appropriate research paradigm that offers researchers a broader perspective and a transparent, unfettered process for analysis in under-researched topics such as African and African diaspora dance styles. Researchers are introduced to the African dance aesthetic, characteristically African body movements, definitions of steps, understandings within African culture, and a host of other jewels that facilitate a deeper grasp on the subject and refine the quality of the scholarâs research, its findings, and its proficiency.This book will be of great interest to scholars of African dance studies.Table of ContentsList of illustrationsAcknowledgmentsPreface1 Performative practices and documentation through an African lens: An introduction2 Overview of African culture and its reflection on dance3 Identifying African dance body movements4 Application of the Afrikinesis paradigm5 A synergistic union: Afrikinesis and African dance researchAppendixQuick reference glossary BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book represents an in-depth analysis of journalism in Japan during the golden era of the daily press and the gradual introduction of digital technology starting from the mid-1980s to the late 2010s.By presenting firsthand testimony from journalists and field notes collected from fieldwork in the newsroom of one of the country''s largest newspapers, this book provides a unique insight into Japan's highly active yet relatively under-institutionalized journalistic profession. It also explores the changes experienced by the organizational development of Japanese journalism in response to broader changes in Japanese society, such as the emergence of social networks, the evolution of reading practices, the demographic situation, and the new aspirations of the Japanese youth.Based on an extensive ethnographic fieldwork carried out by the author over several years, this book will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Japanese society, journalism, and media studi

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Book SynopsisThis book balances theory and illustrations to elucidate the application of competency modelling across varied industry domains. The book provides a methodology for developing reliable and valid psychometric tools for assessment. The book elaborately covers two most popular approachesâassessment centre and 360 degrees assessment along with their pro and cons and most importantly insights on which approach to apply where.This book will help readers gain conceptual as well as practical insight into competency modelling, competency assessment and the integration of competency models into HRM. Apart from covering all the relevant topics adequately, the book delves into analytics related to design of competency models as well as setting up assessment systems. There is a chapter dedicated to designing psychometric tools for competency assessment advocating use of statistical tools like tests of significance and test design concepts like item analysis, reliability, and validity. The

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive approach to the perspectives, lived experiences, and socio-cultural beliefs of Indigenous scholars regarding disabilities through a distinctions-based approach. Indigenous people demonstrate considerable knowledge in a multitude of capacities in spite of legal, monetary, social, economic, health, and political inequalities that they experience within from administrative authorities whether health, education, or governments.By including various knowledge systems related to social-cultural, traditional governance, spirituality, educational, and self-representation within a communal understanding, the knowledge brought forth will be a combination of information from within/communal and outwards/infusion by Indigenous teachers, scholars, academics, and professionals who aim to combat the negative effects of disability labels and policies that have regulated Indigenous peoples.Comprised of five sections:The power, wisdom, knowl

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Book SynopsisModern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide, and Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook, both in their third edition, provide an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, alongside exercises and language tasks to facilitate practice and reinforce language use.The Grammar is divided into two parts. Part A covers traditional grammar points such as phrase order, and the structure of noun phrases, and verb phrases. Part B is carefully organized around language functions and situations such as:â Asking questionsâ Communication strategiesâ Making comparisonsâ Giving orders and making requestsâ Expressing apologies, regrets, and sympathy Meanwhile, the Workbook's main features include: Exercises at various levels of challenge for a broad range of learners Cross-referencing to the related Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar A comprehensive index to exercises alphabetically arranged in ter

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the complexities of menstrual beliefs and practices in Nepal. Taking an interdisciplinary and intersectional approach, it explores and promotes the rights of women, girls, and people who menstruate to a dignified and healthy menstruation.The volume collates current research in Nepal from local academics, early career researchers, and the Dignity Without Danger research project; provides a more nuanced understanding of the complex stigmas and taboos that surround menstruation; highlights the importance of rethinking ideas of religion, gender, menstruation, stigma and taboos, cultural practises, and discrimination; proposes a counter-narrative that places sociological studies at the heart of the discussion surrounding menstruation; and calls for more collaborative action research to strengthen the links between academia and activism across disciplines.An authoritative contribution, the book will be of interest to scho

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Book SynopsisThis collection draws upon a range of thematic and regional case studies and uses the right to health as a normative framework to explore the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.Drawing lessons from across the continent, the book discusses the challenges faced by African states seeking to ensure the availability, accessibility, and quality of health care in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the volume explores the impact of the pandemic on the right to health of vulnerable and marginalized groups, such as women, children, elderly persons with disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers, and people from disadvantaged communities. Due to the poor funding of the healthcare systems, access to health-related services was limited to these groups in many African countries, thereby leading to avoidable COVID-19-related deaths through shortages of vital supplies, including diagnostic tests, ventilators, and oxygen cylinders. Chapters in the volume also explore the contentious issues of vaccine mandates, equity, resource allocation, and the rights of healthcare providers during the pandemic. This collection will be of interest to students of public health, human rights, and the social sciences, as well as to academics and policymakers with an interest in the nexus between the COVID-19 pandemic and public health policy in Africa.

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Book SynopsisBeyond Decolonial African Philosophy dives into decoloniality discourse, challenging some of its shortcomings and offering alternative perspectives on the nature of Africanity and Afrotopia (Africaâs better future) from leading African philosophers.Beginning with an overview of philosophy in contemporary Africa, the first half of the book goes on to critically interrogate and rethink decolonialityâs deconstructivist approach. The second half of the book considers a range of alternative new conceptualizations of Afrotopia and Africanity that transcend decolonial theory, drawing on constructivist and creative approaches. The book considers key questions such as: Is Africanity immutable (essentialism) or mutable (nominalism)? Should we emphasize idealist, identitarian concerns or pragmatic, developmentarian concerns? Should we prioritise African agency or structures and circumstances? Should Africa embrace hybrid interculturality and

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Book SynopsisThis book encapsulates a period of history of human progress by highlighting crucial social, economic, and cultural dynamics. It presents recent historiography and new analytical tools used to analyse multi-dimensional themes involved in social formation. This is a reader-friendly book with simple and lucid language and fulfils the pressing needs of students studying the paper Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of Ancient and Medieval World' at various universities across the world. The summary, keywords, and representative questions at the end of each chapter would assist in revision and better understanding of the issues dealt therein. A detailed chapter-end reference would enable and motivate the readers to engage in further studies for better understanding of the themes.This book will be of interest to students, researchers, and academics in the area of historyancient and medieval world history in particular and anthropology. It will also be an interesting read for g

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the role of the African Union and regional economic communities in contributing to peacebuilding in Africa. Big and small conflicts rage across the African continent, and this book argues that the African Union and the five regional economic communities have the potential to greatly contribute to peace and peacebuilding In Africa.Looking across the African Union and the five regional economic communities (the AMU, ECCAS, ECOWAS, IGAD, and SADC), the book considers in detail the organizationsâ programmes, engagement, endeavours, success and failure of activities of peacebuilding in their respective regions. Overall, the book argues that an institutionalised and formalised relationship between the African Union and the regional economic communities would not only be decisive for the prospects for peace in the region but would also serve to strengthen the continentâs role on the global stage through asserting its agency, owning its agenda, and designing its own solutions and mechanisms for addressing problems.Drawing together an international team of prominent experts, this book will be of interest to researchers, policymakers, NGOs, activists, and regional and international actors working on African politics, security, governance, and economics.

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Book SynopsisBringing together the latest research with practical insights from the authorsâ professional experience, this important book provides context for the conversations that are needed within organisations, and offers practical guidance towards action that can be taken, to improve working life for LGBTQ+ employees.The book begins by asking how we got here. It outlines the development of stigma towards the LGBTQ+ community both from a historical and psychological perspective before going on to explore the ways in which societal attitudes manifest in the work environment. It then looks specifically at LGBTQ+ experiences in the workplace, covering discrimination and exclusion and their impact at both an individual and organisational level; before taking an intersectional view of LGBTQ+ identity, and particularly how it interacts with race, disability and age. The book then provides clear and practical guidance on how to build an LGBTQ+ inclusive workplace, covering organisational pol

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Book SynopsisThis is a collection of selected and translated Chinese legends and tales arranged under specific topics important to Chinese culture, with an introduction and reading guide for each piece.Comprised of 4 parts covering Confucian culture, Daoist culture, Buddhist culture and topics beyond the Three Teachings, the sources featured in this anthology include legends, fictional works, historical texts, as well as philosophical texts of ancient China, ranging from the Han ædynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) to the Qing ædynasty (1644-1911).Helping readers learn about Chinese customs, traditions, and values by immersing them in the wonderful world of traditional China, with the compelling legends and tales revealing the fascinating meshwork of Chinese culture, this book is an invaluable text for students and scholars of Chinese literature, culture and history, as well as general readers with an interest in China.

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Book SynopsisThis book helps readers bridge the gap between school-level mathematical skills and the quantitative and analytical skills required at the professional level. It presents basic mathematical concepts in an everyday context, enabling readers to pick up skills with ease.Mathematics for Social Scientists: Focuses on building foundational skills in reasoning, data analysis and quantitative methods that are a requisite for progressing to higher levels; Helps readers express mathematical ideas in the form of sets, analyse arguments and their validity mathematically, interpret and handle data, and understand the concept and use of probability; Includes a dedicated chapter on symmetry, perspective and art to encourage readers to reason, model and objectively evaluate everyday situations.The volume will be useful to students of various disciplines in Social Sciences and Liberal Arts. It will also be an invaluable companion to practitioners of social s

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Book SynopsisMuslim Enlightened Thought in South Asia is an engaging history of the enlightened liberality of modern Muslim poets, philosophers, educationists, novelists, historians, artists and public intellectuals who drew on a long Muslim intellectual tradition beyond the âœWesternâ liberalism of empire.Interpreting the pathbreaking contributions of an array of creative Muslim figures, the book challenges the view portraying them as exemplars of an insular and defensive âœapologetic modernityâ. It highlights a strand of Muslim thought and liberality of mind that has been ignored by scholars obsessed with dire and dour theologians. This book questions both the presumptions of historians of liberalism that exclude Muslims from the domain of modern liberal thought and the predilections of those scholars of Islam who lean solely on discovering theological rigidity among ulama. It analyzes the forces that have contributed to the narrowing of intellectual space since the late twenti

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Book SynopsisThe book unravels the complexity of Pakistanâs physical terrain, from the Arabian Sea coast to the Himalayan heights, focusing on its bio-climatic environment. While throwing light on the evolution of societal organisation and the nature and intensity of economic enterprises, it discusses the human response to the natural milieu and the way natural resources have been harnessed.This volume discusses the distribution of natural resources and deciphers the evolutionary development of manufacturing, transport and trade, the main non-agricultural enterprises, and looks at the potential for their growth. It provides an overview of the country`s economy and its fluctuations through different political regimes. It also investigates the countryâs diverse social, linguistic, and ethnic composition. A habitat study, incorporating villages and towns and their numerical and spatial distribution and also the hierarchical organisation of rural society have received a special focus in the book.The book, with its qualitative and quantitative information, will be useful to students, teachers and researchers studying physical geology, climatology, hydrology, soil science, environmental studies, archaeology, sociology, economics, demography, area studies and regional development studies. It will also be an indispensable companion to professionals in floral-landscaping, habitat study, administrators, and policymakers.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the questions of conformity and resistance with respect to Premchandâs literary corpus. Mapping the various complexities, challenges, and contradictions of interwar India, it demonstrates how the passive peasant protagonists of the writerâs fictional works present a diametrically opposed definition of dharma as compared to their dissident nationalist counterparts. Through a relatively similar logic of comparative assessment, it further foregrounds the fundamental asymmetry that exists between Premchandâs literary representations of women as compliant domestic subjects and those that portray them as rebel patriots of colonial North India. Juxtaposing several genres, including novels, short stories, letters, and journalistic writings to offer a reconsideration of Premchand's work, this book will interest scholars of peasant narratives, nationalist fiction, and gender studies.Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh,

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Book SynopsisThis is the fourth publication originating from the conference Legacy of Slavery and Indentured Labour: Past, Present and Future, which was organised in June 2013 by the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Anton de Kom University of Suriname. The core of the book is based on a conference panel which focused specifically on the experience of Muslim with indentured migrants and their descendants. This is a significant contribution since the focus of most studies on Indian indenture has been almost exclusively on Hindu religion and culture, even though an estimated seventeen percent of migrants were Muslims. This book thus fills an important gap in the indentured historiography, both to understand that past as well as to make sense of the present, when Muslim identities are undergoing rapid changes in response to both local and global realities. The book includes a chapter on the experiences of Muslim indentured immigrants of Indonesian descent who settled in Suri

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Book SynopsisThis book centres on four Portuguese artistsâ journeys between Portugal and Britain and aims at rethinking the cultural and artistic interactions in the post-war Europe, the shaping of new identities within a context of creative experimentalism and transnational dynamics and the artistic responses to political troubles. Leonor de Oliveira examines the contributions of the work of Paula Rego, Barto dos Santos, JoÃo Cutileiro and Jorge Vieira, among other artists, to shape referential images of Portuguese identity that not only responded to the purpose of breaking with dominant iconographic and aesthetic representations but also incorporated a critical perspective on contemporaneity.This title will appeal to scholars interested in art history, Portuguese and European art, and the mid-twentieth-century art scene.

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Book SynopsisEthiopia has been going through the most tumultuous period in its recent history, with conflict and civil war killing tens of thousands and leaving millions displaced. This book investigates the escalation and making of the current crises in Ethiopia, starting with the root causes of the protests (2015-2018), the bumpy transition (2018-2021), the civil war in the North (Nov 2020-Nov 2022), and ongoing violence in Amhara and Oromia regions, taking us up to 2024. Adopting a diachronic approach, the book brings in historical insights to help us to understand the causes of the crises and how they have led to current realities on the ground. The book presents a multiscalar analysis, investigating local identity and security concerns, and state-level political, economic and security dynamics. Using the concept of the intrastate insecurity complex, the book sheds light on contested notions of security between state security at the one hand and societal securityâthe security of ethno-linguistic or cultural groupsâon the other. It also takes into account the relevance of regime security in the complex dynamics between state and societal security.Providing fresh conceptual and analytical perspectives on the unfolding situation, the book will be an important read for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners interested in governance, development and security issues in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.

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Book SynopsisShakespeare in Pakistan provides an extensive examination of the appropriation of Shakespearean plays in Pakistan, focusing on how it addresses creative, indigenous, cultural, and religious identity expressions. The book analyses how Shakespeareâs texts are used for pedagogical purposes in order to understand cultural differences and similarities between West and the East. The analysis encompasses theatrical and cinematic performances by prominent groups such as Theatre Wallay (2005) and the National Academy for Performing Arts (NAPA) (2005). Utilizing Post-dramatic Theory and Social Identity Theory, the study meticulously explores the re-contextualization of Shakespeare's works in the Pakistani context. Key performances analyzed include 'Hamlet' (2009), 'Richard III' (2018), 'Here Lies a Noble Man' (2015), 'The Comedy of Errors' (2014), and the Urdu adaptation of 'The Taming of the Shrew' titled 'Illaj-e-Zid-Datiyab-Hey' (2012). The book also rigorously examines the appropriations in Pakistani films such as 'Rahm,' television serials 'Burns Road key Romeo and Juliet' (2024), and 'SangâeâMah' (2023). The book draws on a variety of sources, including live performances, video recordings, and translated scripts of Shakespeareâs texts into Urdu, specifically used for performance purposes, to interrogate how Shakespeare's texts are taught in Pakistan and how these methodologies have evolved over time. This book will be of interest to postgraduate students, professors, and researchers who are engaged in Shakespeare teaching and learning, particularly on the global stage.

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Book SynopsisRecognising Sinocentrism as the core motivation behind Xi Jinpingâs vision for the reconstruction of Asia, Rozman, Sun and Cohen present a comprehensive and updated analysis of Chinese foreign policy towards Asia, uncovering the deep-seated calculations behind Xiâs policies across four arenas of distinct interest in the last decade. The book employs strategic thinking and Chinese language resources to examine multiple areas of Chinaâs foreign policy, gaining insight into policy development and its wider consequences for Asia. It critically examines numerous facets of Chinaâs foreign policy, including Chinese perceptions of the U.S. role in the Indo-Pacific, strategic thinking towards Northeast Asia, policies towards India, Southeast Asia and Australia, and the approach to Central Asia to comprehensively ascertain Xiâs strategies and motivations. By examining the reticence of Chinese spokespeople and publications to identify the objectives of Chinaâs policies over a decade, th

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Book SynopsisPreviously published as a special issue of The Journal of Israeli History, this book presents the reflections of historians from Israel, Europe, Canada and the United States concerning the similarities and differences between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism primarily in Europe and the Middle East. Table of ContentsIntroduction Jeffrey Herf. Anti-Semites on Zionism: From Indifference to Obsession Derek J. Penslar. Can There Be a Principled Anti-Zionism? On the Nexus between Anti-Historicism and Anti-Zionism in Modern Jewish Thought David N. Myers. Readjusting Cultural Codes: Reflections on Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism Shulamit Volkov. Convergence: The Classic Case. Nazi Germany, Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism during World War II Jeffrey Herf. An Inseparable Tandem of European Identity? Anti-Americanism and Anti-Semitism in the Short and Long Run Andrei S. Markovits and Ann Arbor. From Cowards and Subversives to Aggressors and Questionable Allies: US Army Perceptions of Zionism since World War II Joseph Bendersky. Anti-Zionism in Britain, 1922–2002: Continuities and Discontinuities David Cesarani. The French Radical Right: From Anti-Semitic Zionism to Anti-Semitic Anti-Zionism Pierre Birnbaum. Anti-Zionism as a Multipurpose Policy Instrument: The Anti-Zionist Campaign in Poland, 1967–1968 Dariusz Stola. Ideology and Realpolitik: East German Attitudes towards Zionism and Israel Angelika Timm. Israel and the International Legal Arena Arieh Kochavi. Perceptions of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism in Israel Anita Shapira. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Holocaust: Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism Meir Litvak

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Book SynopsisMany East Asian states have undergone profound economic transformations over the last two decades. Singapore and Hong Kong especially have adapted to shifting economic and technological conditions by transforming themselves into smart developmental states'. In these cities, the proliferation of digital technologies has given rise to new growth sectors and opened up new areas of political contestation within these early proponents of the developmental state model.Providing a theoretical and empirical discussion of the Asian developmental state model, the book assesses the evolution of the developmental state model, considers recent developments in the field and evaluates the development state's continued relevance as a conceptual framework for understanding the politics of economic development. Focusing on digital and technology-enabled economic activities in Hong Kong and Singapore, the author explores the various policies that allow developmental states to stimulate economicTrade Review"This book provides a much overdue contribution to our understanding of the developmental dynamics of some of Asia’s most celebrated city states: Singapore and Hong Kong. By revisiting the developmental state thesis and analysing the policy challenges posed by the rise of the knowledge economy and the increasing impact of digitization, the author is able to demonstrate how the adoption of smart city strategies is increasingly supplanting traditional approaches to developmental policy, planning and economic management. A timely, thoughtful and innovative book that speaks to students of international political economy, development and policymakers alike." - Darryl S.L. Jarvis, Professor and Head of Department of Asian and Policy Studies, Education University of Hong Kong.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Developmental States: A Conceptual Overview Chapter 3 Singapore Inc. Chapter 4 Hong Kong: Administrative Developmental State Chapter 5 Becoming Smart Cities Chapter 6 Conceptual and Theoretical Implications Chapter 7 The Smart Developmental State

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Book SynopsisPopulist radical right (PRR) parties are questioning womenâs rights and sexual democracy. Yet paradoxically they appropriate issues of gender+ equality to attack migrants and to mobilize a growing number of women as voters and members, based on a âracialization of sexismâ discourse. This book engages with these puzzling developments in order to investigate the evolving ideologies of PRR parties and their understudied membership from a gender perspective. Why do men and women join these parties? How do they negotiate the gendered propaganda of their organizations? Do these parties mobilize their members in gender-specific ways? How is the PRR achieving growing political legitimacy through such renewed gendered ideologies? And how does its mainstreaming strategy articulate with gendered social change and the advent of new generations of activists? Drawing on a two-year comparative and intersectional study of the Lega (Nord) in Italy and the Front national (now Trade Review“This fascinating book, based on intersectional and life course approaches, subtly shows how men and women in the Lega and the Rassemblement national experience and make sense of these parties' mobilisation of progressive models of femininity and masculinity to support their anti-immigration and anti-Muslim crusade. In doing so, Scrinzi makes a major contribution to reassessing the place of gender conservatism and authoritarianism in contemporary radical right ideology, and offers convincing hypotheses for the growing success of radical right parties among women, both voters and activists.”Olivier Fillieule, University of Lausanne, Switzerland“Francesca Scrinzi offers a scientific lens that makes it possible for us to understand the interplay of gender, class, age and ethnicity shaping mobilization in the Front National and the Lega Nord. Based on the findings of extensive empirical research, she eloquently demonstrates the discursive shift from nationalism to populism in relation to the changes in the use of gendered vocabulary by the right-wing populist parties. This is a timely intervention that successfully benefits from the literature on nationalism to explain the use of civilizational, religious and gendered identities by the populist radical right parties to mobilize their supporters.”Ayhan Kaya, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey“Here’s a book that finally genders the analysis of populist radical right parties in a systematic way! Through an original and captivating theoretical framework and an incredibly rich empirical analysis of populist radical right parties in Italy and France, this book shows that these parties’ gender projects are diverse and changing as they intersect with ethnicity, class, and religious dimensions in each national context. Scrinzi effectively and convincingly shows how radical right parties exploit the discursive opportunities of each national context, that are rooted in gender, ethnicity, class, and religious legacies, to mobilize different women and men. By accurately narrating the experiences of far-right women and men inscribed within multiple intersecting social relations, the book provides readers with a thorough understanding of the diverse gendered material and cultural motivations for supporting the far right. In sum, The Racialization of Sexism is a compelling and highly recommended book for all readers interested in politics, gender, and democracy.”Emanuela Lombardo, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain“Based on life stories of female and male members of the Lega and the Rassemblement national, this book shows how ‘men’s’ parties can mobilize women as well, reframing gender issues to appear as defending women’s rights against the threat of Islam and migrants. An intersectional approach of the far right, brilliantly articulating gender, religion, class, ethnicity and age.”Nonna Mayer, Sciences Po, Paris, France“Using a truly feminist and intersectional approach, The Racialization of Sexism provides new and important insights into the ideological heterogeneity, internal transformation, and political mainstreaming of the contemporary populist radical right, whose relevance goes well beyond the geographical boundaries of this study (i.e. Western Europe).”Cas Mudde, University of Georgia, USA / Center for Research on Extremism, Norway“Francesca Scrinzi’s comparison of the racialization of sexism in the Italian Lega North and the French Front National is original and thought provoking. The methodological and intersectional approach demonstrates the importance of history, places, spaces for the two parties’ framings as well as for the biographies of individual activists. The concluding reflections on Lega Norths’ support for import of (female) foreign labour due to the ‘crisis of reproduction’ inspires future research on the effects of the globalization of care.”Birte Siim, Aalborg University, Denmark“This book’s dynamic analysis advances our knowledge on how gendered dualism plays out in the mobilisation of women and men by PRR parties in France and Italy. Providing ample attention to the racialised sexism of these parties, and to the gender, age and class specific emotional mobilisation of activists, Francesca Scrinzi succeeds in unpacking the racialised and gendered emotional governance of these parties.”Mieke Verloo, Radboud University, The Netherlands“This excellent and inspiring monograph finally closes an existing gap in the research on the gender politics, leadership, and membership of far-right populist parties. Francesca Scrinzi analyses the complex intersectionality of gender, class, race, generation, and religion while conducting ethnographic fieldwork, interviewing dozens of female and male party members, and collecting over a 100 life stories in Italy and France This qualitative in-depth multi-method research allows tracing transformations of gender politics over time and highlighting the influence of global neoliberal economies. This book addresses scholars and post-graduate students alike and helps with understanding some of the salient contradictions characterizing both mainstream and far-right politics.”Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University, UK / University Vienna, AustriaTable of ContentsIntroduction: Gender and the mainstreaming of the far right 1. Beyond the ‘mothers of the nation’ and the ‘brothers in arms’: Challenging the gender bias of research on the far right 2. The racialization of sexism: Framings of gender and sexuality in the Lega Nord and the Front national 3. Mobilizing women and men in the Lega Nord and the Front national 4. PRR women negotiating gender (in)equality and feminism 5. Gendered trajectories of PRR women and men: Caring for the nation 6. Gender reproduction and change in PRR politics 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays collects the leading scholars on British colonial thought in Southeast Asia to consider the question: what was the relationship between liberalism and the British Empire in Southeast Asia? The empire builders in Southeast Asia: Lord Minto, William Farquhar, John Leyden, Thomas Stamford Raffles, and John Crawfurd - to name a few - were fervent believers in a liberal free trade order in Southeast Asia. Many recent studies of British imperialism, and European imperialism more generally, have addressed how the anti-imperialist tradition of Eighteenth century liberalism was increasingly intertwined with the discourses of empire, freedom, race and economics in the nineteenth century. This collection extends those studies to look at the impact of liberalism on. British colonialism in Southeast Asia and early nineteenth century Southeast Asia we see some of the first attempts at developing multicultural democracies within the colonies, experiments in free trTable of ContentsChapter 1 – Mapping Liberalism and Empire in Southeast AsiaGareth Knapman and Mary QuiltyChapter 2 – Before Liberalism: William Marsden’s Late Enlightenment Imperial CritiqueDiana J. CarrollChapter 3 – Pragmatism at Play: Farquhar, Raffles and the Founding of SingaporeNadia WrightChapter 4 – The Ideological Origins of the Founding of SingaporeTze Shiung NgChapter 5 – Potato and Rice-eaters: Labour, Wages and Racial Anxiety in Classical Political Economy and British Colonial Administrators in Southeast AsiaMary QuiltyChapter 6 – The Gaze of a Liberal Imperialist: Observing and Interpreting Oriental Despotism in John Crawfurd’s workMartin MüllerChapter 7 – John Crawfurd’s 1829 Pamphlet on Free Trade and Colonisation and his Liberal Campaign for British Imperial Reforms in India and Southeast AsiaWilbert WongChapter 8 – Protector of aborigines or War Criminal: Two Opposing Liberal Views of James BrookeGareth Knapman and Martin MüllerChapter 9 – The Liberal Security Experiment in Southeast AsiaGareth KnapmanChapter 10 – The Liberalism Narrative in Southeast Asia, and AustraliaAnthony Milner

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Book SynopsisIn the present global context, some countries still face many challenges to bringing about inclusive, efficient, and environmentally sustainable development. Simultaneously, the stakes of survival are rising, as climate change exacerbates both environmental and social ills. Asia as a region is particularly vulnerable, as it is densely populated and includes both developed and developing countries.The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Development in Asia seeks to examine these issues in depth. Presenting a comprehensive literature review, as well as numerous case studies, this book examines sustainable development from economic and social perspectives, as well as from an environmental viewpoint. Divided into seven parts, the topics addressed include: Environmental challenges Energy dependence and transition Economic justice Social welfare Sustainable governance <Table of Contents Introduction 1. Introduction to Sustainable Development in Asia, Darrin Magee Section One: Framework for Understanding Sustainable Development 2. Framework for Understanding Sustainable Development, Sara Hsu Section Two: Environmental Challenges in Asian Countries 3.Air Pollution and Its Threat to Public Health in Asia, Lee Liu and Li Liu 4. Environmental Challenges in Asia, Debashis Chakraborty and Sacchidananda Mukherjee 5. Singapore’s Environmental Policy, Seck Tan 6. Climate Change and Water Scarcity: Growing risks for agricultural based economies in South Asia, Farzad Taheripour, Thomas W. Hertel, Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan, Sebnem Sahin, Anil Markandya and Bijon Kumer Mitra and Vivek Prasad Section Three: Energy Dependence and Transition in Asia 7. Energy Situation in Asia, Reiji Takeishi 8. Evaluating Indicators of Energy Security for Sustainable Development in Asia, Helen Cabalu and Yixiao Zhou 9. Energy Systems and Low-Carbon Policies in East Asia, Soocheol Lee 10. The Asian Urban Energy System, Peter Marcotullio Section Four: Economic Justice in Asia 11. The Evolution of China’s Pay Inequality during the Transitional Period, Wenjie Zhang 12. Income Inequality and Welfare in Korea and Taiwan, Eunju Chi 13. Infrastructure Gap in South Asia, Dan Biller, Luis Andrés and Matías Herrera Dappe 14. Poverty, Inequality and Public Health in Indonesia, Riyana Miranti 15. Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia, Simi Mehta, Vikash Kumar and Rattan Lal Section Five: Social Welfare in Asian Nations 16. Development of Social Welfare in Indonesia: The Rise of Conditional Cash Transfer, Edi Suharto 17. Social Spending in Korea, Selim Elekdag, Dulani Seneviratne and Edda Zoli 18. Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Singapore, Levan Lim and Thana Thaver 19. Why Does Asia Need Well-Functioning Pension Systems? Donghyun Park and Gemma Estrada 20. Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) for Sustainable and Inclusive Development in Asia, John Fien and Rupert Maclean Section Six: Sustainable Governance in Asia 21. Corporate Social Responsibility in Vietnam, Neda Trifkovic, Thomas Markussen and John Rand 22. Sustainable Development Initiatives at the Local Government Level in Malaysia, Ashiru Bello, Ahmadu Bello and Ainul Jaria Maidin 23. Regional Governance for Environmental Sustainability in Asia in the Context of Sustainable Development, Mark Elder 24. Renewable Energy and New Developmentalism in East Asia, Christopher Dent Section Seven: Asia’s Sustainable Development Policy 25. Strategic Environmental Assessment as a Policy Framework for Sustainable Development in Asia, Dennis Victor 26. Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship: The Heart of Borneo paradox and its implications on green economic transformation in Asia, Choy Yee Keong 27. China’s Green GDP and Environmental Accounting, Yu-Wai Vic Li 28. Legal Solutions to Air Pollution Control in Malaysia, Maizatun Mustafa 29. Regulating Trans-boundary Haze in Southeast Asia, Lahiru S. Wijedasa, Zeehan Jaafar, Mary Rose C. Posa and Janice S.H. Lee 30. Energy Security Performance in Japan, Ken’ichi Matsumoto 31. Transformations for Sustainable Development in the Asia and the Pacific, Hitomi Rankine, Kareff Limocon Rafisura, José A. Puppim de Oliveira and Fundação Getulio Vargas

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Book SynopsisStudies of compact cities have evolved along with the rising awareness of climate change and sustainable development. Relevant debates, however, reveal that the prevailing definitions and practices of compact cities are tied primarily to traditional Western urban forms.This book reinterprets compact city, and develops a ground-breaking discourse of Vertical Urbanism, a concept that has never been critically articulated. It emphasizes Vertical Urbanism as a dynamic design strategy instead of a static form, distinguishing it from the stereotyped concept of vertical city or towers in the park dominant in China and elsewhere, and suggests its adaptability to different geographic and cultural contexts. Using Chinese cities as laboratories of investigation, this book explores the design, ecological, and sociocultural dimensions of building compact cities, and addresses important global urban issues through localized design solutions, such as the relationship betwTable of ContentsList of figures List of tables List of contributors Preface Part I: Framing the Discourse of Vertical Urbanism 1. Vertical Urbanism: Re-conceptualizing the Compact City 2. When New Urbanism Gets Old: Cultural Difference in Global City Design 3. Hong Kong’s Transit-Oriented Podium-Tower Development 4. City without Landmark: The Soft City for the Ageing Society 5. From Manhattan-ism to Bigness: Reconsidering an Alternative Urbanism of Rem Koolhaas Part II: Urban Design and Transformation of Chinese Cities 6. The City after the City 7. Urban Regeneration and Public Space Making: Case Study of Urban Design for the North Bund in Shanghai 8. Urbanism in a Skyscraper: A Study of Vertical Malls in Hong Kong 9. Deterritorialization and the Collective Memories of Contemporary Shanghai 10. Restoring Hydrophilic Cities: Strategies of Urban Waterfront Space Classification and Design in Suzhou 11. Vertical Development and Urban Design: The Jiefangbei Experience Part III: Compact City and Eco-city 12. Performance-based Model for Vertical Urbanism 13. Compact Development in Hong Kong 14. Spatial Metrics of Urban Form: Measuring Compact Cities in China 15. Eco-city Planning in China: A Review of Policies and Cases 2009–2015 16. Living off the Ground: Cautionary Tales from a Small Island Part IV Expanding Pedagogical Territory 17. Experiencing the Compact City: A Pedagogy of Global Engagement 18. Suzhou Industrial Park High-speed Rail Station Business District 19. Redevelopment of Xiangmen Area in the Historic Center of Suzhou 20. Wuyuan Bay Waterfront Redevelopment in Xiamen Index

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Culture offers an in-depth discussion of cultural aspects of China from the ancient period to the pre-modern era, lasting over 5,000 years, comprised of 7,000 word pieces by more than 20 world-leading academics and experts.Addressing areas such as China studies, cultural studies, cultural management, and more specific areas such as religion, opera, Chinese painting, Chinese calligraphy, material culture, performing arts, and visual arts this encyclopedia covers all major aspects of traditional Chinese culture.The volume is intended to be a detailed reference for graduate students on a variety of courses, and also for undergraduate students on survey courses to Chinese culture.Table of ContentsAspects of traditional Chinese culture Chan Sin-wai 1. Architecture in traditional China Nancy S. Steinhardt 2. Agriculture in traditional China Liu Yingchun and Wang Haiyan 3. Bees in Chinese culture David Pattinson 4. Jingju: The treasures of classical Chinese theatre Li Ruru 5. Boat/ship building in traditional China Han Qing and Liu Yingchun 6. Buddhism in China Xue Yu 7. Chinese calligraphy Xu Yangsheng and Chan Sin-wai 8. Cantonese culture Chan Sin-wai 9. Cantonese opera Chan Sau-yan 10. Chinese culture in popular sayings and famous quotes Chan Sin-wai 11. The art of Chinese painting: Hong Kong perspective Tang Hoi-chiu 12. Confucianism Cheung Yu-kit 13. Education in traditional China Thomas H.C. Lee 14. Eight Characters, Five Elements, and Chinese Fortune telling Li Chao 15. Embroidery in China Margaret Lee 16. An overview of Chinese fortune telling in traditional times Richard J. Smith 17 Rouquan – A mysterious school of Chinese martial arts Devin Tam, Wang Ling, and Zhang Yaoting 18. Handicraft in traditional China Wang Haiyan and Liu Yingchun 19. Some mysteries of Kunqu music and its melodic characteristics Lindy Li Mark 20. Leisure in traditional Chinese culture Ma Huidi and Liu Er 21. Chinese shadow play Li Jie 22. Taijiquan as a unique living embodiment of Chinese philosophy: its essence, content, and terminology Kit Chunyu

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Book SynopsisA sequel to Bauer and Dawuni''s pioneering study on gender and the judiciary in Africa (Routledge, 2016), International Courts and the African Woman Judge examines questions on gender diversity, representative benches, and international courts by focusing on women judges from the continent of Africa.Drawing from postcolonial feminism, feminist institutionalism, feminist legal theory, and legal narratives, this book provides fresh and detailed narratives of seven women judges that challenge existing discourse on gender diversity in international courts. It answers important questions about how the politics of judicial appointments, gender, geographic location, class, and professional capital combine to shape the lives of women judges who sit on international courts and argues the need to disaggregate gender diversity with a view to understanding intra-group differences.International Courts and the African Woman Judge will be of interest to a variety of audTrade Review'The voices of African women judges have rarely been given space in judicial scholarship. These rich narratives therefore provide a welcome and overdue corrective. Weaving together the personal and the political, their accounts remind us just how much African women judges have achieved in the international judiciary and yet how far there is still to go in securing gender equality. By adopting a conscious intersectional lens and drawing out the differences between the judges as well as their shared experiences, the book also provides a valuable counter to the dangers of essentialism. Through the stories of these remarkable women who achieved so many ‘firsts’ in their field, we also learn something of the wider stories of pioneering women generally, and African women in particular, who have fought to take their place in the international and domestic courts and who provide such powerful role models for the next generation of women judges.' - Kate Malleson, Professor of Law, Queen Mary University of London'Dawuni and Kuenyehia’s immensely important book unpacks the diversity of women who sit on the bench of international courts and tribunals. The book disaggregates "gender" on judicial benches and invites readers and scholars to pay attention to intra-group differences and consider the multiple identities that the African woman judge navigates in the particular field of international courts. The book accomplishes this sensitive task by giving voice to these female Black/African women themselves, powerfully gathering and analyzing narratives of the legal and personal journeys that they have traveled. This book is to be very strongly recommended not only to all those interested in gender and judging, but to all scholars and actors committed to critical readings of international law, institutions and courts.' - Stéphanie Hennette-Vauchez, Professor of Public Law, Paris Nanterre UniversityTable of ContentsForeword [Hon. Gabrielle Kirk McDonald] 1. Introduction: Challenging Gender Universalism and Unveiling the Silenced Narratives of the African Woman Judge [Josephine Jarpa Dawuni] 2. Women Judges in International Courts and Tribunals –The Quest for Equal Opportunities [Justice Florence Ndepele Mwachande Mumba] 3. Julia Sebutinde: An Unbreakable Cloth [Nienke Grossman] 4. Akua Kuenyehia: Leaving a Mark Along the Journey for Human Rights [Josephine Jarpa Dawuni] 5. Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra: Trajectory of A Malian Magistrate and Civil Society Advocate to The International Criminal Court [Sara Dezalay] 6. Sophia Akuffo: Balancing the Equities [Kuukuwa Andam and Sena Dei-Tutu] 7. Justina Kelello Mafoso- Guni: The Gendering of Judicial Appointment Processes in African Courts [Rachel Ellett] 8. Elsie Nwanwuri Thompson: The Trajectory of a Noble Passion [Rebecca Emiene Badejogbin] 9. Conclusion: International Courts and The African Woman Judge: Unlocking Doors, Leaving A Legacy [Josephine Jarpa Dawuni and Akua Kuenyehia]

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook on Israeli Security provides an authoritative survey of both the historical roots of Israel's national security concerns and their principal contemporary expressions. Following an introduction setting out its central themes, the Handbook comprises 27 independent chapters, all written by experts in their fields, several of whom possess first-hand diplomatic and/or military experience at senior levels. An especially noteworthy feature of this volume is the space allotted to analyses of the impact of security challenges not just on Israel's diplomatic and military postures (nuclear as well as conventional) but also on its cultural life and societal behavior. Specifically, it aims to fulfill three principal needs. The first is to illustrate the dynamic nature of Israel''s security concerns and the ways in which they have evolved in response to changes in the country''s diplomatic and geo-strategic environment, changes that Trade Review" It is undoubtedly an important, impressive, and useful handbook that deserves a place in the library of anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Israel’s national security challenges. " - Kobi Michael, Institute for National Security Studies Table of ContentsIntroduction The Israeli Security Prism 1. Free or fearful? Zionism’s responses to Jewish insecurity, Uriel Abulof 2. Israel’s post-1948 security experience, David Rodman 3. The evolution and development of the Israel Defense Forces, Yaakov Amidror Debating Security 4. Neither Sparta nor Athens: Israeli public opinion on national security, Tamar Hermann 5. Security issues as mirrored in the digital social media Moran Yarchi 6. Settlements and security: a debate A security asset Gershon Hacohen A security liability Shaul Arieli 7. Keeping faith: religious Jewish perspectives on Israeli security Aharon Kampinsky 8. Israeli Arab perspectives on security Amal Jamal 9. The Supreme Court as a forum for national security discourse Amichai Cohen 10. Security narratives in Israeli literature Uri S. Cohen11. Security narratives in Israeli dramatic arts Tali Silberstein Framing Security Policy 12. National securitydecision-making Charles D. Freilich 13. The dynamics of civil-militaryrelations and the complexity of Israel’s security policies Yagil Levy 14.The diplomatic path to security Steven R. David 15. Negotiating Israeli security Aharon Klieman 16. The U.S.-Israel securityrelationship Daniel Kurtzer 17. Israel's evolving relationship with American Jewry: a matter of national security Dov S. Zakheim Pursuing Security 18. Israel's security model Avi Kober 19. Security, technology and cyberwarfare Isaac Ben Israel 20. Towards a Middle East regional security regime?Martin Kramer 21. Israel’s expanding strategic horizons: finding extra-regional security partners Eran Lerman 22. Weapon of last resort? the nuclear dimension of Israeli security Avner Cohen Augmenting Security: Costs and Benefits 23. "Building resilience": the public discourse Keren Friedman-Peleg 24. The civilian home front: in search of societal resilience Meir Elran and Carmit Padan 25. Women and the Israeli military culture Orna Sasson-Levy and Gilly Hartal 26. The economics of prioritizing security: Israel’s defense burden, 1948-2018 Ben-Zion Zilberfarb 27. Jewish, democratic and resilient? on competing visions of Israel Yedidia Z. Stern

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first in-depth exploration of the relationship between Latin American and European modernisms during the long twentieth century. Drawing on comparative, historical, and postcolonial reading strategies (including archival research), it seeks to reenergize the study of modernism by putting the spotlight on the cultural networks and aesthetic dialogues that developed between European and non-European writers, including Pablo Neruda, James Joyce, Leonard Woolf, Virginia Woolf, Jorge Luis Borges, Victoria Ocampo, Roberto Bolaño, Julio Cortázar, Samuel Beckett, Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, and Malcolm Lowry. The book explores a wide range of texts that reflect these writers' complex concerns with questions of exile, space, empire, colonization, reception, translation, human subjectivity, and modernist experimentation. By rethinking modernism comparatively and by placing this intricate web of cultural interconnections within an expansive transnational (and transcontinentalTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Pablo Neruda’s Transnational Modernist Networks: Colombo-Madrid-London-Buenos Aires 2. Empire and Commerce in Latin America: Historicising Virginia Woolf’s The Voyage Out 3. Whose Joyce? Whose Modernism? Borges, Bolaño, and the Question of the ‘Ulyssean’ Novel4. The Reluctant Translator: Beckett’s Road to Mexico (via Paz)5. The Politics of Death in Mexico: Manet, Lowry, Bolaño and the Ghost of Emperor MaximilianCoda: Towards Modernist Dialogues in the Global South

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