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Cambridge University Press Politics and Volunteering in Japan A Global Perspective
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Cambridge University Press Patriots Politics and the Oklahoma City Bombing
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Cambridge University Press African Womens Movements
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Cambridge University Press Inside the Radical Right
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Cambridge University Press Politics of the North Korean Diaspora
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Cambridge University Press African Activists in a Decolonising World
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Cambridge University Press The European Ideological Space in Voters Own Words
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Cambridge University Press Politics of the North Korean Diaspora
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Cambridge University Press After Hedging
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Cambridge University Press Demand for EU Polity Building in the Shadow of the Russian Threat
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Cambridge University Press Crisis Policymaking in the EU
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Cambridge University Press The European Ideological Space in Voters Own Words
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Cambridge University Press Writing Politics in Modern Britain
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Cambridge University Press Islanders and Empire
Book SynopsisIslanders and Empire examines the role smuggling played in the cultural, economic, and socio-political transformation of Hispaniola from the late sixteenth to seventeenth centuries. With a rare focus on local peoples and communities, the book analyzes how residents of Hispaniola actively negotiated and transformed the meaning and reach of imperial bureaucracies and institutions for their own benefit. By co-opting the governing and judicial powers of local and imperial institutions on the island, residents could take advantage of, and even dominate, the contraband trade that reached the island''s shores. In doing so, they altered the course of the European inter-imperial struggles in the Caribbean by limiting, redirecting, or suppressing the Spanish crown''s policies, thus taking control of their destinies and that of their neighbors in Hispaniola, other Spanish Caribbean territories, and the Spanish empire in the region.Trade Review'Islands and Empire is an important contribution to the growing literature on the Caribbean during the long seventeenth century. This deeply researched and well written study of the social and economic smuggling networks on Hispaniola shows how royal officials and local elites on the island confounded the Crown's attempts to enforce mercantilist controls.' Jane Landers, Gertrude Conway Vanderbilt Professor of History, Vanderbilt University'Working from a difficult archival base with incredible imagination and care, Smugglers and Empire reconstructs stratifications - and freedoms - made within a world shaped by extralegal trade. Ponce Vázquez helps to reframe narratives not only of the early colonial Caribbean, seen from Santo Domingo, but also all of the plantation struggles that were yet to come.' Anne Eller, Associate Professor of History, Yale University'Through an innovative investigation of smuggling, this deeply researched book asks us to reconsider subjecthood in the Spanish Empire. Ponce Vázquez convincingly argues that illicit commerce enabled Santo Domingo's inhabitants to consolidate control over colonial government, redefine their relationships with foreigners and the Spanish monarchy, and selectively disobey royal orders.' Jesse Cromwell, Associate Professor of History, University of Mississippi'A century after Columbus conquered Hispaniola, the crown rerouted the silver fleets away from Santo Domingo. The impoverished island thus became the hub of a vast, grassroots, intra- and trans-imperial smuggling network. Islanders and Empire is a fascinating, crisply written, richly researched book on the political economy of smuggling and the making of a decentralized, Creole-ruled American Spanish Empire.' Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra, Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History, University of Texas-Austin'… draw[s] attention to important yet understudied periods of Haiti's history.' Crystal Eddins, Haiti's New Political WorldsTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Colonial Origins: Hispaniola in the Sixteenth Century; 2. Smuggling, Sin, and Survival, 1580–1600; 3. Repressing Smugglers: The Depopulations of Hispaniola, 1604–06; 4. Tools of Colonial Power: Officeholders, Violence, and Enslaved African Exploitation in Santo Domingo's Cabildo; 5. 'Prime Mover of All Machinations': Rodrigo Pimentel, Smuggling, and the Artifice of Power; 6. Neighbors, Rivals, and Partners: Non-Spaniards and the Rise of Saint-Domingue; Conclusion; Glossary of Spanish Terms; Bibliography; Index
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Cambridge University Press Becoming Activists in Global China
Book SynopsisBecoming Activists in Global China is the first purely sociological study of the religious movement Falun Gong and its resistance to the Chinese state. The literature on Chinese protest has intensively studied the 1989 democracy movement while largely ignoring opposition by Falun Gong, even though the latter has been more enduring. This comparative study explains why the Falun Gong protest took off in diaspora and the democracy movement did not. Using multiple methods, Becoming Activists in Global China explains how Falun Gong''s roots in proselytizing and its ethic of volunteerism provided the launch pad for its political mobilization. Simultaneously, diaspora democracy activists adopted practices that effectively discouraged grassroots participation. The study also shows how the policy goal of eliminating Falun Gong helped shape today''s security-focused Chinese state. Explaining Falun Gong''s two decades of protest illuminates a suppressed piece of Chinese contemporary history and aTrade Review'Junker's incisive analysis of the two largest and most organized citizen movements in China's reform era - Falun Gong and the post-1989 democracy movement - is an invaluable resource for scholars of contentious politics and state-society relations, as well as those seeking to understand the direction of politics within the overseas Chinese diaspora.' Carl Minzner, Fordham University School of Law, New York'Becoming Activists in Global China is an extraordinarily interesting book. Employing impressive hermeneutic skills, Junker comes up with one eye-popping cultural interpretation after another. These empirical discoveries serve Junker's broader, theoretical ambition, which is to demonstrate that shared meanings - what he terms 'in-group culture' - play a much more consequential role in the formation of social movements than previous sociological thinking has allowed.' Jeffrey C. Alexander, Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor of Sociology, Yale University, Connecticut'An excellent book, meticulously researched, clearly written, and theoretically path-breaking.' David A. Palmer, author of Qigong Fever: Body, Science and Utopia in China'The book is methodologically solid, empirically nuanced, and theoretically provocative. Each page is an intellectually rewarding experience.' Rongbin Han, MobilizationTable of ContentsPart I. Thinking Comparatively: 1. Protest made in global China; 2. Comparing Falun Gong and Minyun as movements; 3. The forgotten importance of Falun Gong; Part II. The Cases: 4. Falun Gong: Qigong fad, new religion, protest movement; 5. Falun Gong's history of 'stepping forward'; 6. Overseas Minyun: democracy through bureaucracy, factionalism, and asylum brokering; Part III. Making Social Movements in Diaspora; 7. Publics, proselytizing, and protest: tactical repertoires compared; 8. Clarifying truth and saving souls; 9. Conclusion.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sometimes Brilliant The Impossible Adventure of a
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Sometimes Brilliant is more than just a piece of medical history. Larry Brilliant tells an inspiring and compelling story of a truly global effort that crossed boundaries, defied political ideologies and serves to this day as a case study on the amazing power of collaboration.” — Sir Richard Branson “In an age of global crisis, Sometimes Brilliant is a beacon of hope. An improbable and engaging account of how the world came together to eradicate one of the most deadly diseases in our history. A must read for those dedicated to create necessary and lasting change.” — Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation “Fabulous! A wildly inspiring, wondrous, improbable, heartbreaking, and triumphant tale. Makes you want to do beautiful courageous things.” — Jack Kornfield, founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center and author of A Path with Heart “One of the best books I’ve ever read, period. An extraordinary adventure, scientific odyssey, and spiritual journey of the highest orders. Beautifully written and deeply inspiring; a klieg light in the darkness. Brilliant in every way!” — Dean Ornish, M.D., Founder & President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF, author, The Spectrum and Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease “Sometimes Brilliant is a candid assessment of a tumultuous time and an insider’s account of what can be achieved through the sheer force of a shared vision.” — Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and bestselling author of Lean In “Larry Brilliant has been an incredible inspiration to me, as a spiritual advisor, teacher and friend. His life story is nothing short of remarkable and this book will serve as an enduring inspiration for many generations to come.” — Marc Benioff, Chariman and CEO, Salesforce “A brilliant story teller reveals a life of endless curiosity. Having worked with and known the author for 43 years I can verify that some of these stories may actually be true! I highly recommend this book.” — Bill Foege, M.D. MPH, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor, former head of CDC, and author of House on Fire “I couldn’t have made up a story half as interesting or thought provoking as what I just read in these pages. This terrific book brings to light the power of the karmic yoga path. Do yourself a favor and read it.” — Chade-Meng Tan, New York Times bestselling author of Search Inside Yourself and Joy on Demand “What a welcome relief to see this story of someone with soul and a great healing spirit coming out of Silicon Valley, to actually - literally - help in saving the world.” — Mark Anderson, CEO, Strategic News Service “This is the story of life that you couldn’t make up if you tried. Inspiring, terrifying, touching and transcendent, with a cast of characters from the widest possible spectrum of humanity. An astounding book to treasure and devour.” — Jay Walker, Founder, Priceline.com “Truly magnificent. Sometimes Brilliant mixes a gripping story, a primer on compassionate service, and a guide to purpose-driven social action into a can’t-stop-reading narrative. Sometimes Brilliant is in turns wise, funny, and inspiring—and always terrific. — Daniel Goleman, author Emotional Intelligence and A Force for Good “Maharaji has now written another book and this is it.” — Ram Dass “Larry Brilliant has touched many lives in person all over the world. The famous, the not so famous, the establishment and the counter-culture all figure in this remarkable memoir. Sometimes Brilliant will touch still more lives with its humanity. An extraordinary life extraordinarily well-lived.” — Stephan Chambers, The Marshall Institute for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship, London School of Economics “Steal this book! Steal this book! No, wait that was Abby Hoffman from the 1960’s. Now I say: Buy this book! Buy this book! It’s a really uber-awesome slab of tree flesh, a true life adventure of a life well lived to make the world a better place.” — Wavy Gravy, Clown Prince and Master of Ceremonies at Woodstock “Larry Brilliant’s story would be worth reading just for the fascinating cast of characters he introduces and the turbulent times he describes so vividly...a rare bridge between science and spirituality, and a reminder that real progress in improving the lives of other human beings is within our grasp.” — Steven Johnson, author of The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic “Dr. Larry is more than sometimes brilliant. He combines the deep tenets of living a spiritual life with an activist’s heart-full desire to relieve suffering—the perfect illustration of what is meant by fulfilling your life purpose through karma yoga. And his brilliant light shines on.” — Parvati Markus, author of Love Everyone: The Transcendent Wisdom of Neem Karoli Baba Told Through the Stories of the Westerners Whose Lives He Transformed “Sometimes Brilliant is an epic, life transforming story, about the triumph of Love against all odds. Sometimes Brilliant should be required reading for students at all Universities across the globe & for world leaders who want to find creative solutions to overcome the myriad threats of the 21st century.” — Salman Ahmad, founder of the rock band Junoon, Professor of Islamic music at Queens College, Polio Goodwill Ambassador & author of Rock & Roll Jihad “Sometimes Brilliant is a gripping, illuminating and entertaining inside look at one of the greatest medical triumphs of our time - wiping smallpox from the face of the planet.” — Roger L. Martin, Institute Director, Martin Prosperity Institute, Rotman School of Management “This book reads like an adventure novel by one of the most innovative figures in global health telling the fascinating tale of smallpox eradication - one of the great triumphs in public health.” — Peter Piot, Director London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine “Sometimes Brilliant is a mesmerizing read—a window inside some of the most unique social and spiritual movements of the 1960s and 1970s, and the story of how people from a dozen nations came together to eradicate one of the world’s most terrible diseases. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.” — Jim Wallis, New York Times bestselling author of America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America, president of Sojourners, and editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine “No one but Larry Brilliant could honestly tell his tale of smallpox eradication, dropping names like Ken Kesey, Wavy Gravy, Arthur Miller, Baba Ram Das, Timothy Leary, the Dalai Lama and the Hog Farm alongside some of the greatest heroes in the history of public health. ” — Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize Winner and New York Times bestselling author of The Coming Plague “Tears of gratitude and awe stream from my heart experiencing the Spirit of Guidance manifesting in our dear Dr America, Larry Brilliant, as he so masterfully tells the story of his blessed life in Sometimes Brilliant!” — Pir Shabda Kahn, head of an American Sufi lineage “What can I say? It’s wonderful. It’s Larry on the page. It shines with Maharaji’s advice to us: love and service.” — Mirabai Bush, co-founder and senior fellow for the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Contender The Story of Marlon Brando
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Marlon Brando reigned over Hollywood in an era before it was possible to know every little thing about an actor’s life — but this biography [changes] that. Mann went through Brando’s personal archives to craft a story that covers not only his behind-the-scenes persona but the way in which he led the charge for a merging of Hollywood and protest culture.” — Entertainment Weekly, Big Books of Fall Preview “ Big, sprawling, meticulously researched…Tells us everything we ever wanted to know about the man and then some.” — Washington Post “An insightful and well-researched portrait of Marlon Brando. Taking a cinematic approach, Mann swoops in on pivotal moments in Brando’s life. Though sympathetic to Brando, Mann doesn’t shy away from his flaws, such as his often callous treatment of women. The result is a thoughtfully considered study of a supremely talented, observant, and imaginative man who became a reluctant cultural icon.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Structuring his biography like a film, Mann jumps from one key moment in Brando’s life to another—the dysfunctional family life, the great movie roles, the tempestuous and often callous relationships with lovers, the tragedies that befell his children—and, while the book brings something new and often revelatory to all of these familiar aspects of the Brando saga, Mann is at his best when he digs into Brando’s tortured relationship with acting itself… A compelling biography, rich in complexity and irony.” — Booklist (starred review) “Remarkably ambitious … Mann’s book is continuously fascinating, vivid, and full of new information; for anyone interested in Brando, it is indispensable.” — Air Mail “[THE CONTENDER] is a humanizing portrait that doesn't shy away from the complexity of one of Hollywood's greatest stars.” — AARP Magazine “ Deeply engaging and perceptive from page one…A thoroughly enjoyable, illuminating read." — Library Journal (starred review) “ William J. Mann masterfully captures Brando’s allure, his psychological complexity and the epic arc of his career…From Mann, Brando receives a biography every bit as compelling and powerful as his own stage presence.” — BookPage "Mann uses painstaking years of research, conversations with those who knew Brando best, and his own knack for delving into the lives of Hollywood luminaries to offer fans up a staggeringly comprehensive tale of Brando’s life." — Entertainment Weekly "William J. Mann sets out in The Contender: The Story of Marlon Brando to give the actor the dominant voice in his own story, serving as the advocate Brando is often denied in articles and books… Mann’s book presents a necessary re-examination of Brando and his tumultuous life…The Contender is a standout biography, providing an empathetic look at Brando’s struggle with himself." — Associated Press "Mann is a dogged investigator who is fixed on establishing truths. Over and over again in his long book he dispels fantastic stories, unstitches embroidered truths and pins Brando down. Mann is an experienced writer about Tinseltown….His research is exhaustive. His tone is agreeably respectful. As Hollywood biographies go, this is as nice and as intelligent as can be." — The Times (UK)
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Poison Squad
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Penguin Putnam Inc Our House Is on Fire Scenes of a Family and a
Book SynopsisA must-read ecological message of hope . . . Everyone with an interest in the future of this planet should read this book. --David Mitchell, The GuardianWhen climate activist Greta Thunberg was eleven, her parents Malena and Svante, and her little sister Beata, were facing a crisis in their own home. Greta had stopped eating and speaking, and her mother and father had reconfigured their lives to care for her. Desperate and searching for answers, her parents discovered what was at the heart of Greta’s distress: her imperiled future on a rapidly heating planet. Steered by Greta’s determination to understand the truth and generate change, they began to see the deep connections between their own suffering and the planet’s. Written by a remarkable family and told through the voice of an iconoclastic mother, Our House Is on Fire is the story of how they fought their problems at home by taking global action. And it is th
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MIT Press Ltd Global Activism
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Random House USA Inc Eyes on the Street The Life of Jane Jacobs
Book SynopsisThe first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence is felt to this day.Jane Jacobs was a phenomenal woman who wrote seven groundbreaking books, saved neighborhoods, stopped expressways, was arrested twice, and engaged in thousands of impassioned debates—all of which she won. Robert Kanigel's revelatory portrait of Jacobs, based on new sources and interviews, brings to life the child who challenged her third-grade teacher; the high school poet; the mother who raised three children; the journalist who honed her skills at Architectural Forum and Fortune before writing her most famous book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities; and the activist who helped lead a successful protest against Robert Moses’s proposed expressway through her beloved Greenwich Village.
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WW Norton & Co Playing for Their Lives The Global El Sistema
Book SynopsisAn eye-opening view of the unprecedented global spread of El Sistema—intensive music education that disrupts the cycles of poverty.Trade Review"Playing for Their Lives brings us the news that not only is it possible to change the lives of children through music-it's already happening on a worldwide scale. This book is an important call to action for people everywhere who care about using music to remake our kids' future." -- Quincy Jones, music producer, arranger, and humanitarian "Playing for Their Lives affirms the power of music to change lives and communities. This is a book every orchestra lover must read, but also every community organizer, every school board member, and every citizen artist who is ready to change the world." -- Joshua Bell, violinist "I am hopeful that this inspiring book will encourage more communities to launch programs on the El Sistema model, so that all of our children can have this beautiful opportunity." -- Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Maryland, 7th Congressional District "This is an amazing story that has meaning for all of us in education. Plus, there's a blueprint for how your own school can duplicate the remarkable success of El Sistema. You'll love the book!" -- Eric Jensen, author of Teaching with the Brain in Mind "Tunstall and Booth provide a beautifully textured exploration of the intersection of child development, social justice, and the orchestral experience. Their book should eliminate any doubt about the global relevance of the orchestral canon and its transformative powers." -- Jesse Rosen, president and CEO, League of American Orchestras "Anyone looking for evidence of the transformative power of the arts should read this important book." -- Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind
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W. W. Norton & Company Without Fear
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INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US Grass Roots The Rise and Fall and Rise of
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Penguin Putnam Inc Young and Restless
Book SynopsisGlamour's The 15 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023, So FarVogue's Best Books of 2023 (So Far)Town & Country's The 41 Must-Read Books of Summer 2023A heartening inspiration(The New York Times), the untold story of the people who have helped spark America’s most transformative social movements throughout history: teenage girlsNine months before Rosa Parks kicked off the bus boycotts, Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was fifteen. In 1912, women’s rights activists organized a massive march in support of women’s suffrage. Leading them up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan was not one of the mothers of the movement, but a teenage Chinese immigrant named Mabel Ping-Hua Lee. Half a century before the better-known movements for workers’ rights began, over 1,500 girls—some as young as ten—walked out of factories in Lowell, Ma
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University of Queensland Press Living Politics From the Hawke Government to the
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Penguin Putnam Inc Che
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HarperCollins Focus Practically Divine
Book SynopsisBecca Stevens--social justice entrepreneur, childhood sexual abuse survivor, episcopal priest, and Thistle Farms founder--shares how she, along with the hundreds of women her organizations have helped out of prostitution, trafficking, and addiction, have found healing by recognizing the practically divine love surrounding and within all of us.Trade Review'President of Thistle Farms, a Nashville-based organization that helps women leave abusive and dangerous situations and puts them on a path to healing and reclaiming their lives, Episcopalian priest Becca Stevens preaches love and acceptance in this book. Embracing the divine influence in one's life can look like many things, she says: a walk in the woods, a chat with a friend, making the best of a bad situation, and above all, loving one another. Stevens' father was killed when she was young, leaving her mother to raise Stevens and her siblings on her own. Still, Stevens looks back fondly on her childhood, and frequently references her mother's words of wisdom. She bravely writes about her past trauma, explaining how she held onto her faith to get her through. Drawing from her personal experiences and those of the women she's worked with in social justice organizations all over the world, Stevens' empathy for others in tough situations shines through as, without ever passing judgment, she offers readers hope, love, and understanding.' * Booklist *
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Johns Hopkins University Press Globalizing Women
Book SynopsisThis book is an important addition to literature exploring feminism as well as to the broader discussion of the impact of transnational social movements and organizations in the globalized world.Trade ReviewFeminist readers will appreciate Moghadam's deep commitment to understanding global feminism from the inside out. -- Abigail E. Cameron American Sociological Review 2010Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsGlossary of Acronyms and TermsChapter 1. Globalizing Women: An Introduction and OverviewChapter 2. Globalization and Its Discontents: Capitalist Development, Political Movements, and GenderChapter 3. Femal Labor, Regional Cises, and Feminist ResponsesChapter 4. The Women's Movement and Its Organizations: Discourses, Structures, ResourcesChapter 5. From Structural Adjustment to the Global Trade Agenda: DAWN, WIDE, and WEDOChapter 6. Feminists versus Fundamentalists: Women Living under Muslim Laws and the Sisterhood Is Global InstituteChapter 7. The Travails of Transnational Feminist Organizing: The Association of Women of the Mediterranean Region (AWMR)Chapter 8. The Specter that Haunts the Global Economy? The Challenge of Global FeminismAppendix A: A Women's Appeal, Women Living under Muslim Laws, Alert for Action / Algeria, 1992Appendix B: Women's Caucus Declaration, Third Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization, Seattle, Washington, 30 November-3 December 1999Appendix C: Seattle Declaration, Diverse Women for Diversity, Seattle, 1 December 1999NotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Democracy and the Rise of Womens Movements in
Book SynopsisIn demonstrating how women's activism is evolving with and shaping democratization across the region, Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how women's social movements are challenging the barriers created by colonization and dictatorships in Africa and beyond.Trade ReviewA groundbreaking chronicle... Highly recommended for both public and college library collections. Midwest Book Review 2008 Fallon's work presents an insightful distillation of a large and important set of events and issues. I am impressed with the stages she proposes as critical turning points in the evolution of the women's movement in Sub-Saharan Africa and specific evidence she provides to describe those periods and their transitions. Contemporary Sociology All scholars of social movements and comparative politics, and in particular by specialists in African studies and gender and politics, should read Fallon's book. It is a model of the power of a well-grounded case study that pushes scholarship toward broader implications. International Studies Review Fallon makes an important contribution to understanding democratization and the experiences of sub-Saharan African women's movements. This work will undoubtedly spur discussion among scholars of women and democratization, and future comparative studies of women's mobilization in sub-Saharan Africa will build on this solid foundation. -- Julie Kaye Canadian Journal of Sociology 2009 Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa deepens our understanding of the African women's activism that coincided with democratization across the continent in the 1990s and 2000s. -- Gretchen Bauer African Studies Review 2009 An important contribution to the literature [that] should be included in college and university libraries. Choice 2009 An engaging and thought-provoking read and a welcome contribution to our thinking about women's emerging political roles and opportunities. -- Andrea Brown Journal of Modern African Studies 2010Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Acronyms1. Reclaiming Power2. Queenmothers, Colonization, and the Struggle for Legitimacy3. Democracy in Perspective4. The Iron Fist5. Capturing Democracy6. Big Men, Small Girls, and the Politics of Power7. Women on the MoveAppendix A: MethodsAppendix B: Survey DataNotesReferencesIndex
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The University Press of Kentucky The Struggle Is Eternal Gloria Richardson and
Book SynopsisExplores the largely forgotten but deeply significant life of Gloria Richardson, and her determination to improve the lives of black people. Using a wide range of source materials, Joseph R. Fitzgerald presents an all-encompassing narrative of one of the most influential and unsung leaders of the civil rihts movement.
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The University Press of Kentucky The Struggle Is Eternal Gloria Richardson and
Book SynopsisMany prominent and well-known figures greatly impacted the civil rights movement, but one of the most influential and unsung leaders of that period was Gloria Richardson. As the leader of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee (CNAC), a multifaceted liberation campaign formed to target segregation and racial inequality in Cambridge, Maryland, Richardson advocated for economic justice and tactics beyond nonviolent demonstrations. Her philosophies and strategies -- including her belief that black people had a right to self--defense -- were adopted, often without credit, by a number of civil rights and black power leaders and activists. The Struggle Is Eternal: Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation explores the largely forgotten but deeply significant life of this central figure and her determination to improve the lives of black people. Using a wide range of source materials, including interviews with Richardson and her personal papers, as well as interviews with dozens of her frie
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Chalice Press You Are Changing the World
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Pilgrim Press Building Up a New World
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Pilgrim Press The Story of Bob
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Little Creek Press Spoke
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Little Creek Press Blue Jeans in High Places the Coming Makeover of
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Uncertainty and Extremism
Book SynopsisExtremism in society is the source of enormous human suffering and represents a significant social problem. This issue of the Journal of Social Issues assembles a set of 11 empirical and theoretical articles from leading social psychologists to examine the psychological relationship between uncertainty and extremism. The key question that is examined is whether, to what extent and in what fashion do feelings of uncertainty lead people to behave individually or collectively in ways that can be considered extremist does uncertainty play a causal role in zealotry, fundamentalism, attitudinal rigidity, ideological orthodoxy, intolerance of dissent, violent social disruption, authoritarian leadership, and so forth.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION Uncertainty and the Roots of Extremism Michael A. Hogg, Arie Kruglanski, and Kees van den Bos SECTION I: CONCEPTUAL ANALYSES Commitment and Extremism: A Goal Systemic Analysis Kristen M. Klein and Arie W. Kruglanski Uncertainty–Identity Theory: Extreme Groups, Radical Behavior, and Authoritarian Leadership 436 Michael A. Hogg and Janice Adelman A Raw Deal: Heightened Liberalism Following Exposure to Anomalous Playing Cards Travis Proulx and Brenda Major Uncertainty and Status-Based Asymmetries in the Distinction Between the “Good” Us and the “Bad” Them: Evidence That Group Status Strengthens the Relationship Between the Need for Cognitive Closure and Extremity in Intergroup Differentiation Christopher M. Federico, Corrie V. Hunt, and Emily L. Fisher SECTION II: CULTURE AND MIGRATION Culture and Extremism Michele J. Gelfand, Gary LaFree, Susan Fahey, and Emily Feinberg Uncertainty, Threat, and the Role of the Media in Promoting the Dehumanization of Immigrants and Refugees Victoria M. Esses, Stelian Medianu, and Andrea S. Lawson SECTION III: IDEOLOGY, POLITICS AND RELIGION Anxious Uncertainty and Reactive Approach Motivation (RAM) for Religious, Idealistic, and Lifestyle Extremes Ian McGregor, Mike Prentice, and Kyle Nash Compensatory Control and Its Implications for Ideological Extremism Aaron C. Kay and Richard P. Eibach Determinants of Radicalization of Islamic Youth in the Netherlands: Personal Uncertainty, Perceived Injustice, and Perceived Group Threat Bertjan Doosje, Annemarie Loseman, and Kees van den Bos COMMENTARY A Millennial Challenge: Extremism in Uncertain Times Susan T. Fiske Issues in Progress Impact Validity as a Framework for Advocacy-Based Research Sean G. Massey & Ricardo E. Barreras Ethnic-racial Stigma and Physical Health Disparities in the United States of America: From Psychological Theory and Evidence to Public Policy Solutions Luis M. Rivera & Danielle Beatty
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St Martin's Press Unbound
Book SynopsisINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSearing. Powerful. Needed. OprahSometimes a single story can change the world. Unbound is one of those stories. Tarana's words are a testimony to liberation and love. Brené BrownFrom the founder and activist behind one of the largest movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the me too movement, Tarana Burke debuts a powerful memoir about her own journey to saying those two simple yet infinitely powerful wordsme tooand how she brought empathy back to an entire generation in one of the largest cultural events in American history.Tarana didn't always have the courage to say me too. As a child, she reeled from her sexual assault, believing she was responsible. Unable to confess what she thought of as her own sins for fear of shattering her family, her soul split in two. One side was the bright, intellectually curious third generation Bronxite steeped in Black l
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Bedford Books Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an
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Hanover Square Press Alabama V. King
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Making Trouble
Book SynopsisMaking hacks into reality. It engages matter in ways that trespass the boundaries between the civic realm and the state-assigned laws. Even with primitive tools and skills, designing and making can break open and repurpose arrangements of power. The proof is that some crafts are so controversiallock-picking, moonshining, shoplifting, smuggling, sabotagethat they need to be controlled or even outlawed. When designers and makers touch on these contested realms, they run into trouble. This highly original book explores how the material power of design and making can challenge arrangements of agency and domination. Unpacking a series of conflicting casesfrom illegal making to the strategic and civic use of crafts to manifest radical alternatives to the current orderit shows how designers and makers can use even basic tools to work towards more.Trade ReviewThis book will change your understanding of activism, design, and politics, fundamentally. Buy it, steal it, or read it, but most importantly: start redesigning things in your life! -- Stellan Vinthagen, Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance and Professor of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USAMaking Trouble is a fabulous book. It offers an original and timely intervention in scholarly and activist debates and has the added benefit of being beautifully written. I fully expect it will become an instant classic in cross-disciplinary research and contentious political practice. -- Victoria Hattam, Professor of Politics, New School for Social Research, New YorkTable of ContentsPreface Back to Matter Activist Making Affirmative Making 1. Power in the Making Primitive Making Matters and Materials Making between Matter and Meta 2. State Metaxu Metaxu State Space - State Matter State Meta in the Matter 3. Making Matters Making Leverage Finding Material Leverage The Contents of Political Matters 4. Making Agency Making Change, Making Resistance Making Material Agency Manipulating Meta 5. Doing and sitting Sitting is Not Only Sitting Royal Crafts and Citizen Consumption Resistant Sitting Seated Democracies 6. Recursive Matters Intensity vs Scale Making Means and Ends Meet Pulsation 7. Strategic Objectiles Material Mobilization Tactical Presence and its Limitations Stitch for Senate 8. Material Counter-intelligence Material Intelligence Artus and Metis The Cookies of Cunning 9. Brewing Dissent Controlled Substances, Controlled Crafts Misuse and Mischief Buckets of Evidence 10. Designing Back Making Civics Tangible Design and Activism Material Civic Dissidence 11. Trouble Making and Counter-crafts Dangerous Makings Mapping Material Activism 12. Make it Simple Making Action Spaces Making Calisthenics Stay Matter!
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Visual Activism in the 21st Century
Book SynopsisThe world is in crisis, bringing activists and protesters onto the streets and into the public eye. More than ever, activism relies on spectacle and visibility in order to be noticed in the era of globalized capitalism and networked media. At the same time, a growing number of artists employ creative strategies to critique the establishment, act in resistance, and demand change. Visual activism of this kind is not new, but it is rapidly evolving.This anthology presents 16 case-studies of visual activism from across the globe, providing an up-to-date picture of the impact of contemporary visual and art activism, and combining a scholarly interrogation of visual activism with an examination of how it works in practice. The case studies address a wide range of issues including human rights abuses; state violence; gender and sexuality; racism; migration; and climate breakdown. They examine a range of approaches from playful carnivalesque parades to extreme practices such as lip-sewing', Trade ReviewWith its 16 chapters, this exciting volume introduces readers to a fresh series of contemporary visual practices and, importantly, a valuable range of perspectives that invite us to reflect on what visual activism is, and what it can achieve at a time of multiple crises. An insightful contribution to understanding visual politics in the 21st century. * Paula Serafini, Queen Mary University of London, UK *A valuable contribution to the urgent ongoing debates about the contradictions and paradoxes stemming from activism in the field of visual culture, and art in the field of socio-political action. The book offers some newly-produced critical and theoretical discourses in the context of socially-engaged art that can inform artists, critics, curators, scholars, and activists who are invested in endorsing art as an important and potent social medium. * Suzana Milevska, Independent Curator, Researcher and Art Theorist, North Macedonia/Austria *Table of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION TO THE ANTHOLOGY, Darcy White and Stephanie Hartle (Sheffield Hallam University, UK) PART ONE: THE POLITICS OF PERFORMANCE: ACTING/ RE-ENACTING AND ALTERNATIVE HISTORIES 1. Making Sense and Claiming a Presence: the Social Semiotics of Visual Activism, Eve Kalyva (University of Kent, UK) 2. A Total Performance: Invisibility, Respectability and Resistance in Corporate Capitalism, Jill Gibbon (Leeds Beckett University, UK) 3. By a Thread: the Space Left to Activism when Fashion Deals with the Refugee ‘crisis’, Elsa Gomis (University of East Anglia, UK) 4. Digging up the Left-Wing Corpse? Visual Activism and Melancholia in Jeremy Deller’s The Battle of Orgreave, Stephanie Hartle (Sheffield Hallam University, UK) 5. Imperialism, Empathy and Healing in Rajkamal Kahlon’s Artistic Activism, Margaret Tali (Estonian Academy of Arts) 6. Shooting Back / Speaking Forward: Decolonial Strategies in the work of Sasha Huber, Temi Odumosu (Malmö University, Sweden) and Sasha Huber (Independent Researcher, Finland) PART TWO: PLACES OF PROTEST: PUBLIC SPACE AND CITIZENSHIP 7. Visible Speechlessness: A Critical Approach to Image Acts of Lip Sewing, Ana Lena Werner (Independent Scholar, Germany) and Amelie Ochs (University of Bremen, Germany) 8. ‘Ripples in water’. Minor Episodes of Feminist Visual Activism by Three Women Artists in the PRC (2007–2015), Monica Merlin (Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar) 9. ‘America is Black, Indigenous, and Muslim’: Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s Public Challenges to White Nationalism, Stefanie Snider (Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) 10. Farida Batool: A Pakistani Visual Activist, Amina Ejaz (National College of Arts, Pakistan) 11. Jason deCaires Taylor’s Submerged Sculptures and the Iconography of Slow Violence, Karen Stock (Winthrop University, USA) 12. Keeping the Peace: the Visual in the ‘struggle’ of Nonviolent Activism in a Global Existential Crisis, Darcy White (Sheffield Hallam University, UK) PART THREE: CONNECTIVITY ONLINE: DIGITAL ACTIVISM AND THE NETWORKED IMAGE 13. Montage and Vernacular Spectatorship: the Role Played by YouTube Channel AnarChnowa as a Tool of Visual Activism in Post-14 January 2011 Tunisia, Mariana Liosi (The Free Fine Arts Academy in Rimini, Italy) 14. Sociality, Appearance, and Surveillance in Digital Political Activism, Stefka Hristova (Michigan Technological University, USA) 15. Rendering the Invisible Visible: Menstrual Activism in Contemporary India, Sugandha Sehgal (University of Delhi, India) 16. Unruly Images: The Activist Visuality of Glitches and Disabilities on Instagram, Vendela Grundell Gachoud (Stockholm University, Sweden) INDEX
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Hay House Inc Healing Burnout with Astrology Tarot
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Hay House Breaking Bias
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Johns Hopkins University Press Rebellion in Black and White
Book SynopsisSynnottJeffrey A. TurnerErica WhittingtonJoy Ann Williamson-LottTrade ReviewThis collection makes a strong contribution to the prevailing conversation about student activism with its less-told, and often surprising, narratives from the South. -- John Blythe North Carolina Historical Review An excellent starting point for anyone wanting to understand the protests of the 1960s... Essential. Choice This quality volume is an excellent foundation for scholars eager to further complicate our understanding of 1960s activism nationally. -- Benjamin Houston Journal of American History This fine volume on southern student activism in the 1960s offers a timely reminder -- several actually -- of a troubled and not so distant past... An impressive range of well-argued, fresh contributions. -- Charles J. Holden Journal of Southern History Taken together, this collection of taut, well-organized essays reveals the contest that the decade of the 1960s was, and its memory remains... This well-balanced collection should contribute in important ways to ongoing efforts to bring greater nuance to narratives of the 1960s, the South, and the nation as a whole. -- David Taft Terry HistoryTable of ContentsForeword. Deep South Campus Memories and the World the Sixties MadeOrigins and Acknowledgments Introduction. Prophetic Minority versus Recalcitrant Majority: Southern Student Dissent and the Struggle for Progressive Change in the 1960sPart I: Early Days: From Talk to ActionChapter 1. Freedom Now! SNCC Galvanizes the New Left Chapter 2. Student Free Speech on Both Sides of the Color Line in Mississippi and the Carolinas Chapter 3. Interracial Dialogue and the Southern Student Human Relations Project Chapter 4. Moderate White Activists and the Struggle for Racial Equality on South Carolina Campuses Part II: Campus Activism Takes ShapeChapter 5. The Rise of Black and White Student Protest in NashvilleChapter 6. Student Radicalism and the Antiwar Movement at the University of Alabama Chapter 7. Conservative Student Activism at the University of Georgia Part III: A Cultural Revolution and Its DiscontentsChapter 8. Sexual Liberation at the University of North Carolina Chapter 9. The Counterculture as Local Culture in Columbia, South Carolina Chapter 10. Government Repression of the Southern New LeftPart IV: Black Power and the Legacy of the Freedom MovementChapter 11. North Carolina A&T Black Power Activists and the Student Organization for Black Unity Chapter 12. Black Power and the Freedom Movement in Retrospect Historiographical Reflections Afterword List of ContributorsIndex
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American Psychological Association Being the Change
Book SynopsisBeing the Changeis written for activists who work in organizations with social missions, and those who are involved in social change outside of their jobs.This book is a practical guide that helps readers maintain and enhance their ability to be effective agents of change. You can''t take care of the world without taking care of yourself.Although therapy can often help alleviate anxiety or depression, activists can also apply therapy-based strategies as part of their self-care. This book?provides empirically supported strategies from cognitive behavior therapies and other psychological interventions for coping with the challenges of difficult, yet meaningful work. Readers will learn how to clarify their values, identify their strengths, manage their emotions and relationships, and incorporate self-care as part of their personal and professional development. A rich catalog of case examples, exercises, and actionable ideas make this book a comprehensTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction. Starting Now to Change the World Chapter 1. Tuning Into Your Values and Strengths Chapter 2. Your Life and Your Valued Directions Chapter 3. Managing Emotions: Cognitive Reappraisal Chapter 4. Managing Emotions: Other Approaches Chapter 5. Intentional Communication Chapter 6. Going Beyond Your Comfort Zone Chapter 7. Collaborating for Change: Harnessing the Benefits of the Group Chapter 8. Self-Care Chapter 9. Maintaining Motivation and Avoiding Burnout Chapter 10. The Long Term: How Might Your Engagement Evolve Over Time? Appendix. Learning More References Index About the Authors
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Martin Luther King Jr.
Book SynopsisMartin Luther King Jr.: A Life in American History covers King's life, achievements, and challenges, placing his contributions within the context of American history.This indispensable resource explores the life and times of Martin Luther King Jr. and includes a robust biographical narrative that discusses his early life and adult ministry from the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1956 to the Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike in 1968. The book goes beyond the typical biography by exploring King's achievements within the context of American history. Chapters are organized chronologically, and a supplementary chapter, Why King Matters, explores King's cultural and historical significance. Carefully curated Cultural Connections are placed throughout the text to help students connect the dots between the subject and the larger context of social, political, intellectual, and pop culture in American history. The work also provides a detailed timeline and primary documeTable of ContentsSeries Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. King’s Early Years and Education 2. Becoming a Leader 3. Challenging the Nation 4. Embracing a Larger Movement 5. The Nation and the World are Listening 6. People to People and People in Action 7. Birmingham and Standing Before God 8. The Man of the Year and the Nobel Prize Laureate 9. Going to Chicago 10. Beyond Vietnam to Memphis Why Martin Luther King Jr. Matters Timeline Primary Documents Bibliography Index
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