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Book SynopsisContrary to the usual image of the press as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in its search for truth, Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets of the news.

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Book SynopsisA New York Times Bestseller! “I hope we wake up quickly because history shows it’s a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.”—Naomi Wolf on Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson Tonight In a stunning indictment, best-selling author Naomi Wolf lays out her case for saving American democracy. In authoritative research and documentation Wolf explains how events parallel steps taken in the early years of the 20th century’s worst dictatorships such as Germany, Russia, China, and Chile. The book cuts across political parties and ideologies and speaks directly to those among us who are concerned about the ever-tightening noose being placed around our liberties. In this timely call to arms, Naomi Wolf compels us to face the way our free America is under assault. She warns us–with the straight-to-fellow-citizens urgency of one of Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlets–that we have little time to lose if our children are to live in real freedom. “Recent history has profound lessons for us in the U.S. today about how fascist, totalitarian, and other repressive leaders seize and maintain power, especially in what were once democracies. The secret is that these leaders all tend to take very similar, parallel steps. The Founders of this nation were so deeply familiar with tyranny and the habits and practices of tyrants that they set up our checks and balances precisely out of fear of what is unfolding today. We are seeing these same kinds of tactics now closing down freedoms in America, turning our nation into something that in the near future could be quite other than the open society in which we grew up and learned to love liberty,” states Wolf. Wolf is taking her message directly to the American people in the most accessible form and as part of a large national campaign to reach out to ordinary Americans about the dangers we face today. This includes a lecture and speaking tour, and being part of the nascent American Freedom Campaign, a grassroots effort to ensure that presidential candidates pledge to uphold the constitution and protect our liberties from further erosion. The End of America will shock, enrage, and motivate–spurring us to act, as the Founders would have counted on us to do in a time such as this, as rebels and patriots–to save our liberty and defend our nation.Trade ReviewLibrary Journal (starred review)- This latest offering from best-selling author Wolf, The Beauty Myth, is a harbinger of an age that may finally see the patriarchal realm of political discourse usurped. Here is Wolf's compellingly and cogently argued political argument for civil rights, not women's rights. She contributes this call to action to a canon that from Plato and Aristotle to Hobbes and Locke and forward, with a few exceptions (e.g., Hannah Arendt), has been largely populated by men. Wolf's work is actually closer to the agitated, passionate polemics of Emma Goldman than the ponderous, philosophical musings of Arendt. Readers will appreciate her energy and urgency as she warns we are living through a dangerous "fascist shift" brought about by the Bush administration. Her chapters outline the "Ten Steps to Fascism" citing historical corollaries (as well as the pigs in Orwell's Animal Farm), with headings like "Invoke an External and Internal Threat," "Establish Secret Prisons," and "Target Key Individuals." In other words, fascism can exist without dictatorship. Her book's publication through a small press in Vermont that is committed to "the politics and practice of sustainable living" rather than through a large trade house is itself a political act. Highly recommended for all collections. -- Theresa Kintz, Wilkes Univ., Wilkes-Barre, PA"One of the most important books that's been written, certainly in the last decade or two, and perhaps in my lifetime."--Thom Hartmann, best-selling author and host of The Thom Hartmann Radio Program"Naomi Wolf 's End of America is a vivid, urgent, mandatory wake-up call that addresses momentous issues of tyranny, democracy, and survival."--Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of the three-volume Eleanor Roosevelt and distinguished professor at John Jay College "Naomi Wolf sounds the alarm for all American patriots. We must come together as a nation and recommit ourselves to the fundamental American idea that no president, whether Democrat or Republican, will ever be given unchecked power."--Wes Boyd, co-founder, MoveOn.org"The framers of our Constitution fully understood that it can happen here. Patriots like Madison, Paine, and Franklin would certainly applaud Naomi Wolf and recognize her as a sister in their struggle."--Mark Crispin Miller, author of Fooled Again"You will be shocked and disturbed by this book. Most Americans reject outright any comparison of post 9/11 America with the fascism and totalitarianism of Nazi Germany or Pinochet's Chile. Sadly, the parallels and similarities, what Wolf calls the 'echoes' between those societies and America today, are all too compelling."--Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional RightsTable of ContentsPreface Introduction: Ten steps 1. The founders and the fragility of democracy 2. Invoke an external and internal threat 3. Establish secret prisons 4. Develop a paramilitary force 5. Surveil ordinary citizens 6. Infiltrate citizens' groups 7. Arbitrarily detain and release citizens 8. Target key individuals 9. Restrict the press 10. Cast criticism as "espionage" and dissent as "treason" 11. Subvert the rule of law Conclusion: The patriot's task

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Book SynopsisA #1 national bestseller in hardcover. The Daily Wire and Verdict conservative podcast titan takes the good fight to the evil and grammatically challenged woke intelligensia who engage in political blackballing, censorship, and the twisting of words to mean their exact opposite. A call to arms for sanity and liberty from decades of leftist brainwashing.“Every single American needs to read Michael Knowles’s Speechless. I don’t mean ‘read it eventually.’ I mean: stop what you’re doing and pick up this book.” —CANDACE OWENS "The most important book on free speech in decades—read it!” —SENATOR TED CRUZ A New Strategy: We Win, They Lose The Culture War is over, and the culture lost. The Left’s assault on liberty, virtue, decency, the Republic of the Founders, and Western civilization has succeeded. You can no longer keep your social media account—or your job—and acknowledge truths such as: Washington, Jefferson, and Columbus were great men. Schools and libraries should not coach children in sexual deviance. Men don’t have uteruses. How did we get to this point? Michael Knowles of The Daily Wire exposes and diagnosis the losing strategy we have fallen for and shows how we can change course—and start winning. In the groundbreaking Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds Knowles reveals: How the “free speech absolutists” gave away the store The First Amendment does not require a value-neutral public square How the Communists figured out that their revolution could never succeed as long as the common man was attached to his own culture Where political correctness came from How, comply or resist, political correctness is a win-win game for the bad guys Why taking our stand on “freedom of speech” helps put atheism, decadence, and nonsense on the same plane with faith, virtue, and reality The real question: Will we shut down drag queen story hour, or cancel Abraham Lincoln? For 170 years the First Amendment was compatible with prayer in public school How the atheists got the Warren Court to rule their way To this day, there’s a First Amendment exception for obscenity. What exactly is the argument that perverts’ teaching toddlers to twerk is not obscene? Read Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds if you want to learn how to take the fight to the enemy.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2017 "Impressively researched, including access to recently declassified material . . . Rider's extensive research is presented in a series of compelling and interconnected examples, all of which support and sustain his thesis."--H-Net "Throughout his well-written examination of these matters, Rider exhibits considerable skill as an historian. . . . With Cold War Games, Rider has contributed an essential work to the scholarship regarding the cultural dimensions of international politics."--Journal of Sport History"Rider provides an in-depth expose of the considerable value granted to athletic success... Highly recommended."--Choice "This book is well researched and will appeal to popular culture fans who are interested in sports diplomacy and the Olympic Games. The scholarship is immensely impressive, with an excellent section of notes that the reader will find as informative as the text."--Journal of American Culture"A particularly fascinating piece of diplomatic history."--Diplomat and International Canada"The scholarship is immensely impressive. There is nothing in the literature of the early Cold War that competes with this book. Rider convincingly makes the case for the secret role of the U.S. government in international sports."--Robert Edelman, author of Serious Fun: A History of Spectator Sports in the USSR"Rider has explored this subject in depth and detail not previously seen in our field. 'No stone unturned' is one thought generated after having read the book. Very impressive."--Stephen Wenn, co-author of Selling the Five Rings: The IOC and the Rise of Olympic Commercialism

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Book SynopsisAn incredible memoir of North Korea by a woman who defied the government to keep her family alive.Trade Review"Have the courage to read this book and listen to a clear, honest voice from the shadows and darkness that dissolve humanity." -- Ha Jin, National Book Award winner of Waiting "Not just a story of one woman's escape from North Korea, Lucia Jang's work has painted a vivid portrait of daily life in a country that few of us truly know. Stars between the Sun and Moon is a welcome addition to the growing oeuvre of memoirs by North Korean refugees and should be read widely by those interested in North Korea and the enduring tenacity of humanity." -- Billy Davis, campaigns & strategy officer, European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea (EAHRNK)

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Book SynopsisThe bestselling author of Simpler offers a powerful, provocative, and convincing argument for protecting people from their own mistakes Based on a series of pathbreaking lectures given at Yale University in 2012, this powerful, thought-provoking work by national best-selling author Cass R. Sunstein combines legal theory with behavioral economics to make a fresh argument about the legitimate scope of government, bearing on obesity, smoking, distracted driving, health care, food safety, and other highly volatile, high-profile public issues. Behavioral economists have established that people often make decisions that run counter to their best interestsproducing what Sunstein describes as behavioral market failures. Sometimes we disregard the long term; sometimes we are unrealistically optimistic; sometimes we do not see what is in front of us. With this evidence in mind, Sunstein argues for a new form of paternalism, one that protects people against serious errors but also recognizes the risk of government overreaching and usually preserves freedom of choice. Against those who reject paternalism of any kind, Sunstein shows that choice architecturegovernment-imposed structures that affect our choicesis inevitable, and hence that a form of paternalism cannot be avoided. He urges that there are profoundly moral reasons to ensure that choice architecture is helpful rather than harmfuland that it makes people's lives better and longer.Trade Review"Cass Sunstein’s quest is an important one."—Andrew Stark, TLS"While we tend to think that offering information merely allows us to choose our means more carefully, without affecting what ends we actually want to pursue, Sunstein argues quite convincingly that for that government to highlight certain information may actually affect our goals."—Sarah Conly, author of Against Autonomy: Justifying Coercive Paternalism

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Book SynopsisThis book develops a sophisticated account of propaganda and its intriguing history. It begins with a brief overview of Western propaganda, including Ancient Greek theories of rhetoric, and traces propaganda’s development through the Christian era, the rise of the nation-state, World War I, Nazism, Communism, and the present day. The core of the book examines the ethical implications of various forms of persuasion, not only hate propaganda but also insidious elements of more generally acceptable communication such as advertising, public relations, and government information, setting these in the context of freedom of expression. This new edition is updated throughout, and includes additional revelations about a key atrocity story of World War I.Trade Review“Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion is a book we need now more than ever. It is a stand-alone resource for those who don’t know anything about propaganda, want a refresher, or want to see how propaganda has fared in the digital age. Marlin’s clear, strong writing brings home the enormity of propaganda’s reach and the danger it represents to all of us.” — Tim Blackmore, University of Western Ontario“In the tradition of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and Jacques Ellul’s Propaganda, this book will become a classic of the 21st century as theirs were of the 20th. Its substance, exceptional clarity and unsettling relevance show a master teacher at work.” — Clifford G. Christians, University of Illinois“… [Randal] Marlin’s book should be on the bookshelf of any serious scholar of propaganda and persuasion.” — Gary James Jason, Dialogue“… the acknowledged classic in the field”— William Lyons, Emeritus Fellow of Trinity College DublinComments on the first edition:“Concerted efforts to ‘direct the thought of the world’ have become a dominant feature of modern life, notably in the more free societies, where direct coercion is less feasible. This study is a welcome contribution to increasing public awareness and understanding of these critical matters. It approaches them with historical depth and insightful commentary, also raising and investigating hard questions of propriety and limits that should be the focus of intense concern.” — Noam Chomsky, M.I.T.“ … so terrifyingly relevant to the troubled world of today … excellent book … so measured, so wide-ranging. … ” — Barbara Wright, Trinity College, Dublin“Marlin’s reflections have been well marinated, coming as they do, he tells us, from three decades of studying ‘the day-to-day manifestations of opinion, in newspapers, radio and the university workplace.” — Patrick MacFadden, Literary Review of CanadaTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface to the First EditionPreface to the Second EditionCHAPTER 1: Why Study Propaganda?IntroductionDefinitionTwo Major Propaganda Theorists: George Orwell and Jacques EllulPlan of the BookChapter 2: History of PropagandaIntroductionAthensRomeThe Early Christian EraFrom the Middle Ages to the EnlightenmentThe French Revolution and Its AftermathLater Nineteenth-Century DevelopmentsBritish Propaganda in World War ILeninist PropagandaNazi PropagandaWorld War II to the Present Day, In BriefConclusionCHAPTER 3: Propaganda Technique: An AnalysisIntroductionOverviewDevices Involving Language ManipulationNon-Verbal TechniquesConclusionCHAPTER 4: Ethics and PropagandaIntroduction: What Is Ethics?Ethical TheoriesThe Morality of LyingMisleading without Actually LyingThe Ethics of CommunicationOn the Ethics of PropagandaConclusion: Propaganda and AutonomyCHAPTER 5: Advertising and Public Relations EthicsIntroductionAdvertisingPublic Relations EthicsConclusionCHAPTER 6: Freedom of Expression: Some Classical ArgumentsIntroductionJohn MiltonJohn Stuart MillModern Communications Media: A Free and Open Encounter?Additional Free Speech ArgumentsConclusionCHAPTER 7: The Question of ControlsIntroductionControls on Hate PropagandaAdvertisingGovernment Controls on the MediaThe Media Controls ItselfGovernment InformationAddendum, 2012CHAPTER 8: Propaganda, Democracy, and the InternetThe Achievements and Promise of the InternetUncertainties and Negative FeaturesStrategies for Democratizing the NetPropaganda AnalysisConclusionBibliographyPermission AcknowledgementsIndex

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Book Synopsis'Burnham has real intellectual courage, and writes about real issues.' - George Orwell Burnham's claim was that capitalism was dead, but that it was being replaced not by socialism, but a new economic system he called "managerialism"; rule by managers. Written in 1941, this is the book that theorised how the world was moving into the hands of the 'managers'. Burnham explains how Capitalism had virtually lost its control, and would be displaced not by labour, nor by socialism, but by the rule of administartors in business and in government. This revolution, he posited, is as broad as the world and as comprehensive as human society, asking "Why is 'totalitarianism' not the issue?" "Can civilization be destroyed?" And "Why is the New Deal something bigger than Roosevelt can handle?" In a volume extraordinary for its dispassionate handling of those and other fundamental questions, James Burnham explores fully the implications of the managerial revolution.Trade Review'The immense significance of Burnham's approach is potential. We can ignore it only at the risk of being disarmed by the future course of events.' - Irving Kristol

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Book SynopsisA collection of interviews with some of the world's leading progressive thinkers on the movement for Palestinian liberation and its connections to struggles for justice across the globe.As more and more people align themselves with the Palestinian people, Palestine in a World on Fire provides the global perspective and analysis needed to inform how we forge ahead on this path of newfound solidarity. Editors Ilan Pappé and Katherine Natanel have gathered a collection of interviews that are intimate, challenging, and rigorousmany of them conducted before October 7th but still startlingly prescient. The interviewees connect the struggle for Palestinian liberation to various liberatory movements around the world, simultaneously interrogating and recontextualizing their own positions given the ongoing aggression in Palestine. This incredible group includes Angela Y. Davis, Noam Chomsky, Judith Butler, Nadine El-Enany, Gabor Mate, Mustafa Barghouti, Yanis Varoufakis, Paul Gilroy, Elias Khoury, Gayatri Spivak, and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian.Palestine in a World on Fire highlights the centrality of Palestine in struggles shared across the world: capitalism, imperialism, misogyny, neo-colonialism, racism, and more. Each conversation tackles urgent events and unfolding dynamics, and the scholar-activists interviewed here provide invaluable perspectives and insights, illuminating the richness and relevance of recent scholarship on Palestine.

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Book SynopsisWho am I? The question today haunts every society in the Western world. Legions of people—especially the young—have become unmoored from a firm sense of self. To compensate, they join the ranks of ideological tribes spawned by identity politics and react with frenzy against any perceived threat to their group. As identitarians track and expose the ideologically impure, other citizens face the consequences of their rancor: a litany of “isms” run amok across all levels of cultural life, the free marketplace of ideas muted by agendas shouted through megaphones, and a spirit of general goodwill warped into a state of perpetual outrage. How did we get here? Why have we divided against one another so bitterly? In Primal Screams, acclaimed cultural critic Mary Eberstadt presents the most provocative and original theory to come along in recent years. The rise of identity politics, she argues, is a direct result of the fallout of the sexual revolution, especially the collapse and shrinkage of the family. As Eberstadt illustrates, humans have forged their identities within the kinship structure from time immemorial. The extended family, in a real sense, is the first tribe and teacher. But with its unprecedented decline across various measures, generations of people have been set adrift and can no longer answer the question Who am I? concerning primordial ties. Desperate for solidarity and connection, they claim membership in politicized groups whose displays of frantic irrationalism amount to primal screams for familial and communal loss. Written in her impeccable style and with empathy rarely encountered in today’s divisive discourse, Eberstadt’s theory holds immense explanatory power that no serious citizen can afford to ignore. The book concludes with three incisive essays by Rod Dreher, Mark Lilla, and Peter Thiel, each sharing their perspective on the author’s formidable argument. Trade Review "Primal Screams is and should be controversial. It is also quite brilliant. I can think of few books in recent memory that eschews academic and journalistic orthodoxy in as cutting and well defended away. Anyone interested in the roots of our current identity-driven dilemmas would be remiss in not reading it."—The Federalist “Eberstadt is a shrewd, thoughtful analyst of our culture, and scrutinizes her subject through a nonpartisan lens….Primal Screams is, then, important for readers of all political and ideological complexions.”—Washington Examiner “Mary Eberstadt manages the nearly impossible: finding something new—and worthwhile—to say about identity politics. . . . If we see more books about identity politics in the near future, and doubtless we will, they will have to grapple with Eberstadt's argument and take a look through the lens she provides.”—Washington Free Beacon "Mary Eberstadt’s thesis is exactly right, and she backs it up with evidence."—Public Discourse “Eberstadt’s work is not only for conservatives but also for everyone who thinks about contemporary society and finds himself puzzled, worried, or in a foreboding frame of mind about the alarming spike in identity politics as well as suicide, depression, substance abuse, and loneliness.”—National Review “Vintage Eberstadt: clearly argued with conviction. . . . This is a good and helpful book, and the responses of Dreher and company are thought-provoking and constructive. . . . Eberstadt’s greatest strength is her consistent calm and compassionate tone. As such, she offers us a model for how political discussion should be pursued.”—The Gospel Coalition "An incredibly influential, intellectual, precise commentary about current culture, philosophy, and the fate of the post-modern man."—Jonathan Van Maren, LifeSite News "Insightful."—The Conway Daily Sun "I wait for Mary Eberstadt’s books the way some people used to wait for the next Harry Potter installment." —Fr. John Hollowell, Pastor of Annunciation and St. Paul's Catholic Church "Primal Screams provides a cogent, prophetic take on how and why it is that so many well-educated, materially well-off people—after all, this is mostly a Western political development — do not seem to know who they are."—Black Christian News Network One "A cogent, prophetic take on how and why it is that so many well-educated, materially well-off people...do not seem to know who they are." —The Christian Post "Mary Eberstadt is one of America’s foremost public intellectuals." —John Stonestreet, Breakpoint "Primal Screams stands as essential reading for all pastors, educators, church leaders and workers, and, supremely, parents." —John J. Bombaro, The Mod "Mrs. Eberstadt’s study is a welcome contribution to the current crisis in an increasingly secularized society. It is an attempt to pick away at a problem that is a vast tangle of personal motivations, subconscious drives and desires, societal currents, historical trends, socio-economic factors, and the irrational reactions of the mob. She’s done well to hone in on a crucial aspect to shed light on the problem."—Dwight Longenecker, The Imaginative Conservative “Mary Eberstadt’s book is a thought-provoking, informed lead-in to a discussion that the world urgently needs to have.” —Margaret Hickey, Position Papers “A well-researched, powerfully argued, and profound account of the deepest sources of our current cultural crises. Wise and courageous, Mary Eberstadt has written an indispensable book for understanding our time.” —Leon R. Kass, professor emeritus, Committee on Social Thought, The University of Chicago “Primal Screams is a deeply thought-provoking reflection on human nature and the fate of our republic.” —Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard University "Some basic questions of identity have overtaken Western politics in the 21st century, and before they can be addressed, they must be understood. With her characteristic clarity and breadth of learning, Mary Eberstadt offers a powerfully persuasive guide to why we are beset by these challenges, and how to take them on." —Yuval Levin, editor of National Affairs “Mary Eberstadt proves, yet again, that she is one of America's most insightful—as well as compassionate—social analysts.”—George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow and William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies, Ethics and Public Policy Center "Mary Eberstadt understands ‘identity politics’ better than its practitioners and critics to date. She considers why so many people need the sense of belonging that identity politics seeks to provide. Her answer is terrifying—a loss that human beings of modern times have suffered but of which we have been almost entirely unaware. Until now.”—Tod Lindberg, author of The Heroic Heart: Greatness Ancient and Modern “It is scarcely a foregone conclusion that our society will return to sanity on questions of sexual morality and marriage. But if we do, then prophets like Mary Eberstadt will be celebrated in song and story.”—Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University “In Primal Screams, Mary Eberstadt responds to the deepest cries of the wounded souls of our time. Read it and share it.”—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Institute Table of Contents Introduction: The Myth of the Lone Wolf / 1 PART ONE: PRIMAL SCREAMS 1 The Conversation So Far, and Its Limitations / 19 2 A New Theory: The Great Scattering / 37 3 Supporting Evidence, I: Understanding the “Mine!” in Identity Politics / 63 4 Supporting Evidence, II: Feminism as Survival Strategy / 71 5 Supporting Evidence, III: Androgyny as Survival Strategy / 77 6 Supporting Evidence, IV: How #MeToo Reveals the Breakdown of Social Learning / 89 Conclusion: Thoughts on the Rediscovery of Self / 103 PART TWO: COMMENTARY Rod Dreher / 113 Mark Lilla / 121 Peter Thiel / 129 Afterword / 133 Acknowledgments / 139 Notes / 143 Bibliography / 165 About the Contributors / 169 Index / 171

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Book SynopsisPadraig O'Malley's Perils & Prospects of a United Ireland presents the definitive study of the questions around the future of Northern Irish politics, including the idea of reunification. Focusing on the topics of the Northern Ireland Protocol, the Good Friday Agreement, Brexit, Unionism, Nationalism, the economics of potential reunification or continued partition, and the wide range of Northern Irish identities, this work encompasses the most up-to-date and considered review of political actions so far. A must-read for those interested in the future of Northern Ireland.Trade ReviewPadraig O'Malley's new book is a profoundly important exploration of the complexities and conundrums of untying the Gordian knot of Irish partition. I have not seen this depth of non-partisan understanding and explanation from any other analyst or advocate. That is why anyone who wants - or needs - to understand the possible endgame of Irish partition has to get this well-written book and read it carefully." Professor, the Lord Alderdice, First Speaker, Northern Ireland Assembly (1998-2004), Executive Chairman, The Changing Character of War Centre, Pembroke College, Senior Research Fellow, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford

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Book SynopsisIn From Media Systems to Media Cultures: Understanding Socialist Television, Sabina Mihelj and Simon Huxtable delve into the fascinating world of television under communism, using it to test a new framework for comparative media analysis. To understand the societal consequences of mass communication, the authors argue that we need to move beyond the analysis of media systems, and instead focus on the role of the media in shaping cultural ideals and narratives, everyday practices and routines. Drawing on a wealth of original data derived from archival sources, programme and schedule analysis, and oral history interviews, the authors show how communist authorities managed to harness the power of television to shape new habits and rituals, yet failed to inspire a deeper belief in communist ideals. This book and their analysis contains important implications for the understanding of mass communication in non-democratic settings, and provides tools for the analysis of media cultures globallTrade Review'From Media Systems to Media Cultures is a wonderful contribution to comparative media studies. It theorizes the complex and little-known world of state socialist television, and provides a compelling example of what it means to compare media cultures, and how this is related to the study of media systems.' Daniel C. Hallin, University of California, San Diego'This ambitious volume performs exemplary comparative research on socialist television, shifting the emphasis from media systems to media cultures. This book makes a major contribution to the study of mass communication under authoritarian rule and is a significant intervention in global communication and media research.' Aniko Imre, author of TV Socialism'This book fruitfully uses the state socialist TV landscape to reset our notions of media culture across diverse national contexts. Refracting the idea of comparative media through the gaze of entangled modernities, it complicates existing understandings of Cold War TV and recasts it in terms more consonant with culture. A creative and generative study that promises to have decisive impact on how we think about comparative media research.' Barbie Zelizer, Raymond Williams Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania'In this pioneering, deeply researched and remarkably wide-ranging study, Mihelj and Huxtable have brought the insights of media studies to bear on the history of socialist television. They are sensitive to cultural particularities but always alive to comparisons and connections, both between individual socialist countries and between socialist 'East' and liberal democratic 'West'. Historians and theorists of Western media will have much to learn from this book as they reflect on their own fields.' Stephen Lovell, King's College LondonTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Media cultures; 3. Historical context; 4. Varieties of modernity; 5. Publications; 6. Privacy; 7. Transnationalism; 8. Everyday time; 9. History; 10. Extraordinary time; 11. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisBetween 1963 and 2008 Kenya experienced systematic atrocities, economic crimes, ethnic violence, and the illegal taking of land. To come to terms with these historical injustices and gross violations of human rights, the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) was established. From the perspective of an insider and academic expert, The Kenyan TJRC: An Outsider''s View from the Inside reveals for the first time the debates and decisions made within the Commission, including how the Kenyan Commission became the first such commission to recommend that its Chair be prosecuted for gross violations of human rights. This book is one of the few insider accounts of a truth commission, and one of the few that reflects on the limitations and opportunities of such a commission. The Kenyan TJRC provides lessons and recommendations to those interested in addressing historical injustices through a truth commission process. The full copy of the Final Report of the Kenyan TJRC, alongTrade Review'The Kenyan TJRC provides the fascinating, definitive history of the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission that Kenya's own government sought to suppress. Unlike any other text, Slye offers an equally unforgettable human story about how a courageous outsider fought to keep a process fair, so that even a deeply flawed human rights institution could make a difference.' Harold Hongju Koh, Yale Law School, Former Legal Adviser and Assistant Secretary for Human Rights, US Department of State'Applying a Band-Aid to gaping national wounds has become a political habit in Kenya, but for true healing to take place, the country needs to go deeper. The story of how the TJRC was born, the hurdles it negotiated in order to do its work, the heart-breaking evidence it heard and its eventual findings must surely be part of that process. It's good to see this finally published.' Michela Wrong, author of It's Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistleblower'Ronald C. Slye tells us the unvarnished truth about the complex and sometimes tortuous story of the Kenyan TJRC. Perhaps even more importantly he draws crucial lessons for negotiators and activists alike. A must read for all those working in the fields of transitional justice and peacebuilding!' David Tolbert, President of the International Center for Transitional Justice'This fascinating book delves into the fissures that emerged among the commissioners, why the international members of the commission issued a dissent from some of the body's findings, and the broader implications of the commission's work for Kenya and other postconflict societies. Slye's book makes for compelling reading, whether he is discussing the personal foibles of the commissioners, the backroom negotiations and compromises that mark such work, the legal issues involved, or the broader context of Kenyan politics.' Nicolas van de Walle, Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsList of maps, photos and cartoons; Foreword by Desmond Tutu; Acknowledgements; Timeline; Introduction; 1. The end game; 2. The most expansive mandate; 3. The elephant in the room; 4. I am Kenyan: voices of the Wanachi; 5. The elephant returns; 6. Ships passing in the night: the ICC, the Kenyan government, and the TJRC; Index.

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Book SynopsisExploring Bahrain''s modern history through the lens of repression, this concise and accessible account work spans the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, looking at all forms of political repression from legal, statecraft, police brutality and informational controls. Considering several episodes of contention in Bahrain, from tribal resistance to the British reforms of the 1920s, the rise of the Higher Executive Committee in the 1950s, the leftist agitation of the 1970s, the 1990s Intifada and the 2011 Uprising, Marc Owen Jones offers never before seen insights into the British role in Bahrain, as well as the activities of the Al Khalifa Ruling Family. From the plundering of Bahrain''s resources, to new information about the torture and murder of Bahrain civilians, this study reveals new facts about Bahrain''s troubled political history. Using freedom of information requests, historical documents, interviews, and data from social media, this is a rich and original interdisciplinary Trade Review'A meticulously researched and troubling historical account of political violence in the small island of Bahrain. Jones captures the many dark sides of state repression, inflicted on individuals, activists and communities. A rich study of how policing citizens, spreading fear, and extracting consent operate in a context where there is no accountability and justice. A must-read.' Madawi Al-Rasheed, London School of Economics'Little understood, often ignored, and with unwavering support from Western powers, Bahrain is home to one of the most oppressive regimes in the world. Jones' fascinating and troubling study is a must-read for those concerned about violence, human rights, and the obstacles to justice in the oil-rich Persian Gulf.' Toby C. Jones, Rutgers University'A must-read for those interested in understanding the resilience of colonial legacies in the Arabian Gulf. This is a well-documented analysis of dynamic relationship between various forms of repression and resistance. Jones skillfully positions his narrative of Bahrain's modern history within academic accounts of subordination and domination.' Abdulhadi Khalaf, Lund University'Original, thoroughly researched, theoretically framed and utterly compelling, this is the only systematic scholarly examination of the nature, tools and uses of repression as a key feature of Bahrain's politics over the past century. A key point of reference for further work on Bahrain, on the politics of the Gulf states more generally, and for the comparative study of repression and autocratic rule.' Gerd Nonneman, Georgetown University'Marc Owen Jones breaks new ground in this fascinating study of how the nature and pattern of political repression in Bahrain has evolved over time and in response to changes in circumstance. The result is a book that adds greatly to our understanding of the survival strategies of authoritarian regimes.' Kristian Ulrichsen, Rice UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Political Repression in Bahrain in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century; 1. Defining Political Repression; 2. The Repression Playbook; 3. Political Statecraft: Between Democratisation, Discord and Division; 4. Torture, Arrests, and other Personal Integrity Violations; 5. Repressive Law and Legal Repression; 6. Information Controls: From Surveillance to Social Media and Fake News; Conclusion: Between Retrograde Repression and Repression 3.0.

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the Arab uprisings, al-Nahda voted to transform itself into a political party that would for the first time withdraw from a preaching project built around religious, social, and cultural activism. This turn to the political was not a Tunisian exception but reflects an urgent debate within Islamist movements as they struggle to adjust to a rapidly changing political environment. This book re-orientates how we think about Islamist movements. Drawing on extensive fieldwork with grassroots activists of Tunisia''s al-Nahda, Rory McCarthy focuses on the lived experience of activism to offer a challenging new perspective on one of the Middle East''s most successful Islamist projects. Original evidence explains how al-Nahda survived two decades of brutal repression in prison and in social exclusion, and reveals what price the movement paid for a new strategy of pragmatism and reform during the Tunisian transition away from authoritarianism.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Morality, behaviour, and networks; 3. Rethinking politicisation; 4. Confronting prison; 5. Beyond social exclusion; 6. Rebuilding and fragmenting; 7. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisExploring Bahrain''s modern history through the lens of repression, this concise and accessible account work spans the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, looking at all forms of political repression from legal, statecraft, police brutality and informational controls. Considering several episodes of contention in Bahrain, from tribal resistance to the British reforms of the 1920s, the rise of the Higher Executive Committee in the 1950s, the leftist agitation of the 1970s, the 1990s Intifada and the 2011 Uprising, Marc Owen Jones offers never before seen insights into the British role in Bahrain, as well as the activities of the Al Khalifa Ruling Family. From the plundering of Bahrain''s resources, to new information about the torture and murder of Bahrain civilians, this study reveals new facts about Bahrain''s troubled political history. Using freedom of information requests, historical documents, interviews, and data from social media, this is a rich and original interdisciplinary history of Bahrain over one hundred years.Trade Review'A meticulously researched and troubling historical account of political violence in the small island of Bahrain. Jones captures the many dark sides of state repression, inflicted on individuals, activists and communities. A rich study of how policing citizens, spreading fear, and extracting consent operate in a context where there is no accountability and justice. A must-read.' Madawi Al-Rasheed, London School of Economics'Little understood, often ignored, and with unwavering support from Western powers, Bahrain is home to one of the most oppressive regimes in the world. Jones' fascinating and troubling study is a must-read for those concerned about violence, human rights, and the obstacles to justice in the oil-rich Persian Gulf.' Toby C. Jones, Rutgers University'A must-read for those interested in understanding the resilience of colonial legacies in the Arabian Gulf. This is a well-documented analysis of dynamic relationship between various forms of repression and resistance. Jones skillfully positions his narrative of Bahrain's modern history within academic accounts of subordination and domination.' Abdulhadi Khalaf, Lund University'Original, thoroughly researched, theoretically framed and utterly compelling, this is the only systematic scholarly examination of the nature, tools and uses of repression as a key feature of Bahrain's politics over the past century. A key point of reference for further work on Bahrain, on the politics of the Gulf states more generally, and for the comparative study of repression and autocratic rule.' Gerd Nonneman, Georgetown University'Marc Owen Jones breaks new ground in this fascinating study of how the nature and pattern of political repression in Bahrain has evolved over time and in response to changes in circumstance. The result is a book that adds greatly to our understanding of the survival strategies of authoritarian regimes.' Kristian Ulrichsen, Rice UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Political Repression in Bahrain in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century; 1. Defining Political Repression; 2. The Repression Playbook; 3. Political Statecraft: Between Democratisation, Discord and Division; 4. Torture, Arrests, and other Personal Integrity Violations; 5. Repressive Law and Legal Repression; 6. Information Controls: From Surveillance to Social Media and Fake News; Conclusion: Between Retrograde Repression and Repression 3.0.

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the Arab uprisings, al-Nahda voted to transform itself into a political party that would for the first time withdraw from a preaching project built around religious, social, and cultural activism. This turn to the political was not a Tunisian exception but reflects an urgent debate within Islamist movements as they struggle to adjust to a rapidly changing political environment. This book re-orientates how we think about Islamist movements. Drawing on extensive fieldwork with grassroots activists of Tunisia''s al-Nahda, Rory McCarthy focuses on the lived experience of activism to offer a challenging new perspective on one of the Middle East''s most successful Islamist projects. Original evidence explains how al-Nahda survived two decades of brutal repression in prison and in social exclusion, and reveals what price the movement paid for a new strategy of pragmatism and reform during the Tunisian transition away from authoritarianism.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Morality, behaviour, and networks; 3. Rethinking politicisation; 4. Confronting prison; 5. Beyond social exclusion; 6. Rebuilding and fragmenting; 7. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisIn this ground-breaking work, Gerasimos Tsourapas examines how migration and political power are inextricably linked, and enhances our understanding of how authoritarian regimes rely on labour emigration across the Middle East and the Global South. Dr Tsourapas identifies how autocracies develop strategies to tie cross-border mobility to their own survival, highlighting domestic political struggles and the shifting regional and international landscape. In Egypt, the ruling elite has long shaped labour emigration policy in accordance with internal and external tactics aimed at regime survival. Dr Tsourapas draws on a wealth of previously-unavailable archival sources in Arabic and English, as well as extensive original interviews with Egyptian elites and policy-makers in order to produce a novel account of authoritarian politics in the Arab world. The book offersa new insight into the evolution and political rationale behind regime strategies towards migration, from Gamal Abdel Nasser''s 1952 Revolution to the 2011 Arab Uprisings.Trade Review'Labour immigration policies have been largely researched but not their counterpart emigration policies. In this book, Gerasimos Tsourapas fills this void, theorising and bringing out the political rationale of these policies over three articulations of Egyptian authoritarianism between the 1950s and 2011. Based on impressive primary and secondary sources, the book will be essential material for researchers in migration studies, Egyptian politics and politics of authoritarianism more generally.' Ibrahim Awad, The American University in Cairo'This is an important and insightful book that develops an original argument around the politics and the political economy of migration in modern Egypt. Gerasimos Tsourapas unravels with consummate skill the threads that bind the fate of Egyptian governments to the success or otherwise of Egypt's export of human capital over the course of the past sixty years. In a lucid and highly readable account he explores the ways in which this phenomenon has been a key factor in Egypt's regional as well as domestic political predicaments.' Charles Tripp, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London'A unique book on how the most sedentary people on earth suddenly discovered exodus, and the world's oldest nation its citizens abroad. Tsourapas offers a major contribution to both the history of contemporary Egypt and the scientific study of international migration.' Philippe Fargues, European University Institute, Florence'A pioneer study theorizing across a spectrum of non-democratic regimes and perceptively tracing the relationships in Egypt (1952–2011) between different policies (de)regulating the emigration of workers and professionals and regime legitimation, the policy priority being political survival.' Clement M. Henry, University of Texas, Austin'The Politics of Migration in Modern Egypt makes a major contribution to the nascent literature on migration states beyond the Global North. Melding analytical insights from immigration and emigration, as well as diasporas and development, Tsourapas provides a framework for thinking about migration policy as a multidimensional set of strategic decisions. His study offers an invaluable benchmark, especially for comparisons to other authoritarian regimes.' Audie Klotz, Syracuse University, New YorkTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. 'Egyptians don't emigrate' – the domestic politics of migration restriction, 1952–1970; 3. Exporting the free officers' revolution – migration and external regime legitimacy under Nasser; 4. 'Our most precious asset' – the domestic politics of migration liberalisation, 1970–2011; 5. The rich hive invaded by foreign bees' – migration and external regime legitimacy under Sadat and Mubarak; 6. Egypt's road to the 'Arab spring'; 7. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisCensorship has been a universal phenomenon through history. However, its rationale and implementation has varied, and public reaction to it has differed across societies and times. This book recovers, narrates, and interrogates the history of censorship of publications in India over three crucial decades - encompassing the Gandhian anti-colonial movement, the Second World War, Partition, and the early years of Independent India. In doing so, it examines state policy and practice, and also its subversion, in a tumultuous period of transition from colonial to self-rule in India. Populated with an array of powerful and powerless individuals, the story of Indians grappling with free speech and (in)tolerance is a fascinating one, and deserves to be widely known. It will help readers make sense of global present-day debates over free speech and hate speech, illustrate historical trends that change - and those that don't - and help them appreciate how the past inevitably informs the present.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Guarding the State, Protecting the Public: Censorship Policies and Practices in the 1930s: 1. The power of print; 2. Provincial autonomy (1937–1939) and free speech controversies; Part II. Protests and Publicity: Banning Non-Indian Authors: 3. Critiques of Indian society: Katherine Mayo's Long Shadow; 4. 'Hurt' or 'hatred'? Publications by non-Indians offensive to Indian Muslims; Part III. Political or Military? Censorship in India during the Second World War: 5. Blue pencils, red pencils: censoring the news in wartime; 6. A contradiction in terms? 'Voluntary censorship'; Part IV. The Censored Turn Censors: Freedom and Free Speech: 7. Free speech or hate speech? Partition and censorship; 8. 'An education in realism': The first amendment to the Indian Constitution; 9. The living biographies of religious leaders controversy (1956); Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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Book Synopsis'Essential reading for today s climate.' Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath meets Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe in this illustrated guide to navigating today s post-truth landscape, filled with examples of modern-day propaganda campaigns. We re bombarded with information like never before. Some of it s true, some of it s spin, and some of it s flat-out fake news. And that s by design. Propaganda helps governments and corporations sell us products, lifestyles, and ideas. Sometimes the agenda is harmless, but other times it s destructive, and it s not always easy to spot the difference. Whether you want to be informed on the issues or debunk misinformation wherever you encounter it, How to Win the War on Truth is here to help. You ll learn: The history of propaganda, from Edward Bernays to Fox News Why simple messages are so powerfuL Who profits from propaganda How propaganda is manufactured and delivered directly to you How to find the truth for yourself. Filled with cleverly illustrated real-world examples of propaganda in all its forms, How to Win the War on Truth will help you see the world with clear eyes for the first time. Because when it comes to preserving democracy and fighting for our rights, it s essential that we do.Trade Review“Fascinating and entertaining.”—School Library Journal“Rich with smart advice together with many useful and informing graphics.”—David Cay Johnston, author of The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family“Essential reading for today’s climate.”—Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

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Book Synopsis'Defying the Dragon' tells a remarkable story of audacity: of how the people of Hong Kong challenged the PRC’s authority, just as its president reached the height of his powers. Is Xi’s China as unshakeable as it seems? What are its real interests in Hong Kong? Why are Beijing’s time-honoured means of control no longer working there? And where does this leave Hongkongers themselves? Stephen Vines has lived in Hong Kong for over three decades. His book shrewdly unpacks the Hong Kong–China relationship and its wider significance—right up to the astonishing convergence of political turmoil and international crisis with Covid-19 and the 2020 crackdown. Vividly describing the uprising from street level, Vines explains how and why it unfolded, and its global repercussions. Now, the international community is reassessing relations with Beijing, just as Hong Kong’s rebellion and China’s handling of the pandemic have exposed the regime’s weakness. In a crisis that has become existential all round, what lies ahead for Hong Kong, China and the world?Trade Review'Written with honesty and integrity, [Defying the Dragon] chronicles a critical moment in Hong Kong’s history as the city prepares for an unclear future.' -- Post Magazine

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Book SynopsisIt is common knowledge that Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead in 1948 by a Hindu militant, shortly after India had both gained her independence andost nearly a quarter of her territory to the new state of Pakistan.esser known is assassin Nathuram Godse''s motive. Until now, no publication has dealt with this question, except for the naked text of Godse''s own defence speech during his trial. It didn''t save him from the hangman, but still contains substantive arguments against the facile glorification of the Mahatma. Dr Koenraad Elst compares Godse''s case against Gandhi with criticisms voiced in wider circles and with historical data known at the time or brought toight since. While the Mahatma was extolled by the Hindu masses, politicaleaders of divergent persuasions who had had dealings with him wereess enthusiastic. Their sobering views would have become the received wisdom about the Mahatma if he hadn''t been martyred. Yet, the author also presents some new considerations in Gandhi''s defence from unexpected quarters.

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Book SynopsisIn this, our 75th year of Independence we needed qualityiterature around our great tribal freedom fighters. This book is a truly commendable start in that direction. Arjun Munda, Minister of Tribal Affairs Our first war of Independence was not in 1857. In fact, tribal mutinies against the British began ateast 75 years before the 1857 revolution. These battles were fought with traditional bows and arrows and spears, and predated the reported political movement that came to the fore in the latter part of the nineteenth century. As we complete 75 years of Independence, it is only fair to acknowledge that a parallel freedom movement had existed in our far-flung villages and jungles, away from the mainstream freedom movement acknowledged in the books of history. The Great Tribal Warriors of Bharat is a humble attempt to honour theseargely unsung heroes of an epochal movement, whose contribution remainsargely unacknowledged. The book begins with Tilka Manjhi, who unleashed guerilla warfare to combat the British, and includes Jaipal Singh Munda, one of the most nuanced speakers of our Constituent Assembly, tracking the trajectory of this movement. These brave warriors came from all parts of India, including the Northeast and the South, and from all tribes existing in the country. This book is a rare collection and a journey into self-discovery for our civilization turned nation.

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Book SynopsisThere has been a steady and incessant campaign by Pakistan against India with effective use of the media and diplomacy. This has corrupted the imagination of impressionable minds in J&K and raised an architecture of violence, which some call the terror industry.' The Two Kashmirs is an attempt to compare Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) with the rest of Kashmir in India. It discusses the hypothesis advanced by advocates of violence and resistance in J&K about the state being on the receiving end as far as Indian economic and developmental policies are concerned.

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Book SynopsisMost Americans are not aware that the US prison population has tripled over the past two decades, nor that the US has the highest rate of incarceration in the industrialized world. Despite these facts, politicians from across the ideological spectrum continue to campaign on law and order platforms and to propose three strikes--and even two strikes--sentencing laws. Why is this the case? How have crime, drugs, and delinquency come to be such salient political issues, and why have enhanced punishment and social control been defined as the most appropriate responses to these complex social problems? Making Crime Pay: Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics provides original, fascinating, and persuasive answers to these questions. According to conventional wisdom, the worsening of the crime and drug problems has led the public to become more punitive, and tough anti-crime policies are politicians'' collective response to this popular sentiment. Katherine Beckett challenges this interpretation, arguing instead that the origins of the punitive shift in crime control policy lie in the political rather than the penal realm--particularly in the tumultuous period of the 1960s.Trade Review...well-written, sharply focused....provides a useful perspective on an immensely consequential issue. * Choice *...Beckett does an excellent job deconstructing the politics of crime policy in this country. * The ICCA Review of Books *Beckett immerses herself in the political, social, historical, and discursive context of crime contol in America. The result is an excellent example of how interdisciplinary research can enhance our understanding of complex social phenomena. * Journal of Criminal Justice *Table of Contents1. Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics ; 2. Setting the Public Agenda ; 3. Creating the Crime Issue ; 4. From Crime to Drugs-and Back Again ; 5. Crime and Drugs in the News ; 6. Crime and Punishment in American Political Culture ; 7. Institutionalizing Law and Order ; 8. Reconceptualizing the Crime Problem

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Book SynopsisDismal spending on government health services is often considered a necessary consequence of a low per-capita GDP, but are poor patients in poor countries really fated to be denied the fruits of modern medicine? In many countries, officials speak of proper health care as a luxury, and convincing politicians to ensure citizens have access to quality health services is a constant struggle. Yet, in many of the poorest nations, health care has long received a tiny share of public spending. Colonial and postcolonial governments alike have used political, rhetorical, and even martial campaigns to rebuff demands by patients and health professionals for improved medical provision, even when more funds were available. No More to Spend challenges the inevitability of inadequate social services in twentieth-century Africa, focusing on the political history of Malawi. Using the stories of doctors, patients, and political leaders, Luke Messac demonstrates how both colonial and postcolonial administTrade ReviewThis text is important for anyone interested in how powerful groups legitimize social deprivation that results in poor health among the world's impoverished by implementing inane and unhelpful solutions. Messac's study will no doubt shame the former British colonial regime, but, more important, it should arm those currently in power to break the cycle of lame excuses and spur them to provide decent health services for the people of Malawi—and wherever European colonial regimes engaged unfairly with African peoples.... Summing up: Highly recommended. * CHOICE *Messac's work is a brave and important book, one that asks, with cold clarity and detailed historiographic work, the 'politically uncomfortable questions of distribution' that many only touch on. Through painstaking detail, the book convincingly shows how the narrative of scarcity in African health care was produced and has become reified, and the challenge it sets us as to why we have come to (largely) accept this, cannot be ignored. * Thandeka Cochrane, Social History of Medicine *In global health, there are still too many excuses for inaction. Through fieldwork and archival research, Luke Messac's book exposes the origins of arguments - ones I have heard far too often - for why we must value some human lives more than others. To win the fight for global health equity, we must first understand the colonial-era roots of the denial of quality health care to the world's poor. * Agnes Binagwaho, University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda *No More to Spend is a beautifully rendered social history, but it is also a superb and humane ethnography. Like a good historian, Messac advances while looking backwards. Like a good anthropologist and a superb doctor, he casts his eyes, and his thoughts, on people like Francis, trudging forwards against long odds not of his own making. * Paul Farmer, Harvard University and Partners In Health *No More to Spend is an important book on the political origins of scarcity in health care among the world's poor. Messac's original analysis explains how the people of Malawi came to be deprived of appropriate levels of spending and care over the past 100 years. This is a wonderfully thought-provoking book. * Steven Feierman, University of Pennsylvania *Based on an insightful and sensitive handling of a rich range of sources, No More to Spend represents a significant contribution to several fields, including the history of medicine and global health. This is an impressive analytical discussion of the wide ranging effects of the social construction of scarcity and the impact of new, effective medication in colonial and postcolonial Malawi (Nyasaland). * Markku Hokkanen, University of Oulu *In this masterful contribution to the emerging subdiscipline of global health history, Luke Messac examines the trajectory of health care in the former British colony of Malawi from the late nineteenth century to the present. Fascinating and methodologically meticulous. * Ted Schrecker, Newcastle University *Messac has created an engaging and lively study of how powerful people make scarcity look inevitable. By carefully examining how international and national policy has affected health care spending in a single state, he's able to show both the human cost of longstanding patterns of underfunding and the means by which people have sometimes forced their leaders - colonial and postcolonial - to do better. * Claire Wendland, University of Wisconsin-Madison *This text is important for anyone interested in how powerful groups legitimize social deprivation that results in poor health among the world's impoverished by implementing inane and unhelpful solutions. Messac's study will no doubt shame the former British colonial regime, but, more important, it should arm those currently in power to break the cycle of lame excuses and spur them to provide decent health services for the people of Malawi—and wherever European colonial regimes engaged unfairly with African peoples.... Summing up: Highly recommended. * CHOICE *Messac's work is a brave and important book, one that asks, with cold clarity and detailed historiographic work, the 'politically uncomfortable questions of distribution' that many only touch on. Through painstaking detail, the book convincingly shows how the narrative of scarcity in African health care was produced and has become reified, and the challenge it sets us as to why we have come to (largely) accept this, cannot be ignored. * Thandeka Cochrane, Social History of Medicine *In global health, there are still too many excuses for inaction. Through fieldwork and archival research, Luke Messac's book exposes the origins of arguments - ones I have heard far too often - for why we must value some human lives more than others. To win the fight for global health equity, we must first understand the colonial-era roots of the denial of quality health care to the world's poor. * Agnes Binagwaho, University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda *No More to Spend is a beautifully rendered social history, but it is also a superb and humane ethnography. Like a good historian, Messac advances while looking backwards. Like a good anthropologist and a superb doctor, he casts his eyes, and his thoughts, on people like Francis, trudging forwards against long odds not of his own making. * Paul Farmer, Harvard University and Partners In Health *No More to Spend is an important book on the political origins of scarcity in health care among the world's poor. Messac's original analysis explains how the people of Malawi came to be deprived of appropriate levels of spending and care over the past 100 years. This is a wonderfully thought-provoking book. * Steven Feierman, University of Pennsylvania *Based on an insightful and sensitive handling of a rich range of sources, No More to Spend represents a significant contribution to several fields, including the history of medicine and global health. This is an impressive analytical discussion of the wide ranging effects of the social construction of scarcity and the impact of new, effective medication in colonial and postcolonial Malawi (Nyasaland). * Markku Hokkanen, University of Oulu *In this masterful contribution to the emerging subdiscipline of global health history, Luke Messac examines the trajectory of health care in the former British colony of Malawi from the late nineteenth century to the present. Fascinating and methodologically meticulous. * Ted Schrecker, Newcastle University *Messac has created an engaging and lively study of how powerful people make scarcity look inevitable. By carefully examining how international and national policy has affected health care spending in a single state, he's able to show both the human cost of longstanding patterns of underfunding and the means by which people have sometimes forced their leaders - colonial and postcolonial - to do better. * Claire Wendland, University of Wisconsin-Madison *Table of ContentsAbbreviations Acknowledgements Foreword Paul Farmer Introduction: The Construction of Scarcity Chapter 1: Drugs for the Tengatenga, 1861-1919 Chapter 2: "Territories of Vast Potentiality," 1919-30 Chapter 3: "We Have to Wait for Riots and Disturbances," 1931-41 Chapter 4: Health in Wartime Development and Postwar Visions, 1941-1952 Chapter 5: "The Partnership Between a Rider and His Horse," 1953-1963 Chapter 6: A Freedom to Die for, 1964-1982 Chapter 7: "Vaccines or Latrines?" 1983-2016 Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis is a commentary on Aeschines' "Against Timarchos", the prosecution speech in the politically crucial trial of 346/5BC. It is a rhetorical masterpiece of misrepresentation, which persuaded the jury to convict Timarchos despite the fact that Aeschines had virtually no evidence of his misdeeds.Trade ReviewFisher provides an invaluable historical commentary and an extensive introduction, which summarizes much of the recent scholarship on Aeschines and Greek homosexuality ... I highly recommend Fisher's commentary for professional scholars, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates. * Classical World *

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Book SynopsisIn all societies, past and present, many persons and groups have been subject to domination. Properly understood, domination is a great evil, the suffering of which ought to be minimized so far as possible. Surprisingly, however, political and social theorists have failed to provide a detailed analysis of the concept of domination in general. This study aims to redress this lacuna. It argues first, that domination should be understood as a condition experienced by persons or groups to the extent that they are dependent on a social relationship in which some other person or group wields arbitrary power over them; this is termed the ''arbitrary power conception'' of domination. It argues second, that we should regard it as wrong to perpetrate or permit unnecessary domination and, thus, that as a matter of justice the political and social institutions and practices of any society should be organized so as to minimize avoidable domination; this is termed ''justice as minimizing domination'Trade ReviewIt is surprising that a phenomenon of such obvious political and ethical significance as domination has largely escaped comprehensive analysis in the modern debate. As the title of Frank Lovett's book suggests, however, he aims to do something about this unfortunate fact. The result is a well researched and well argued book that deserves attentionLovett has thrown much needed light on a politically and morally consequential matter, and produced a work of impressive comprehensiveness in the process. Political philosophers and theorists will find much to engage with. * The Philosophical Quarterly *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; PART ONE: DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS ; 2. Social Relationships and Dependency ; 3. The Imbalance of Power Conception ; 4. Arbitrariness and Social Conventions ; PART TWO: NORMATIVE ANALYSIS ; 5. Domination and Human Flourishing ; 6. Domination and Justice ; 7. Applications of Minimizing Domination ; 8. Conclusion ; Appendix I: Historical Notes on 'Domination' ; Appendix II: Formal Models of Domination ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIn all societies, past and present, many persons and groups have been subject to domination. Properly understood, domination is a great evil, the suffering of which ought to be minimized so far as possible. Surprisingly, however, political and social theorists have failed to provide a detailed analysis of the concept of domination in general. This study aims to redress this lacuna. It argues first, that domination should be understood as a condition experienced by persons or groups to the extent that they are dependent on a social relationship in which some other person or group wields arbitrary power over them; this is termed the ''arbitrary power conception'' of domination. It argues second, that we should regard it as wrong to perpetrate or permit unnecessary domination and, thus, that as a matter of justice the political and social institutions and practices of any society should be organized so as to minimize avoidable domination; this is termed ''justice as minimizing domination'Trade ReviewReview from previous edition It is surprising that a phenomenon of such obvious political and ethical significance as domination has largely escaped comprehensive analysis in the modern debate. As the title of Frank Lovett's book suggests, however, he aims to do something about this unfortunate fact. The result is a well researched and well argued book that deserves attention...Lovett has thrown much needed light on a politically and morally consequential matter, and produced a work of impressive comprehensiveness in the process. Political philosophers and theorists will find much to engage with. * The Philosophical Quarterly *Table of ContentsPART ONE: DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS; PART TWO: NORMATIVE ANALYSIS

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Book SynopsisAround the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people are developing their political identities--including a transnational Muslim identity--online. In countries where political parties are illegal, the internet is the only infrastructure for democratic discourse. In others, digital technologies such as mobile phones and the internet have given key actors an information infrastructure that is independent of the state. And in countries with large Muslim communities, mobile phones and the internet are helping civil society build systems of political communication independent of the state and beyond easy manipulation by cultural or religious elites. This book looks at the role that communications technologies play in advancing democratic transitions iTrade ReviewA long-awaited inquiry into the politics of the Internet...Howard's book is an innovative contribution among the overwhelming amount of writings about the role of the Internet in the Middle East...Howard puts much effort in explaining the multifaceted results, adding tables to summarize important findings. This nuanced approach is a pleasant break from the often-found urge for absolute (utopian or dystopian) claims...The book is highly recommended as required reading for technology experts, graduate students, and longer serving academics alike. * Political Communication *At a time when everyone is asking whether new media affects politics in the Mid-East, Philip Howard has produced the definitive answer in his book. This is an impressive work of scholarship, both in its quantitative approach to international affairs and in its conclusions, which will be of interest to social scientists and policy makers alike. * Clay Shirky, New York University and author of Cognitive Surplus *This book presents a most challenging and original analysis of the cultural and political dynamics of the Muslim world through the lens of the interaction between communication technology and politics. It breaks new ground in our understanding of the implications of digital technology for socio-political change. It will become a reference in political communication for the years to come. * Manuel Castells, Wallis Annenberg Chair of Communication Technology and Society, University of Southern California-Los Angeles *For too long the literature on the politics of the new information technologies has been empirically thin and theoretically overheated. By substituting systematic empirical analysis for anecdote and nuanced interpretation for hyperbole, Howard has written an original and important book that scholars of comparative politics, democratization, contentious politics and the new information technologies will be obliged to read. As he provocatively reminds us (quoting Kranzberg), 'technology is neither good nor bad, nor is it neutral. * Doug McAdam, Professor of Sociology and Director of Urban Studies, Stanford University *In contests between dictatorship and democracy, new media exert increasingly determinative influence. Philip Howard provides a detailed, thoughtful analysis of how the flow of information and tools of communication are reshaping global politics. * Philip Seib, Director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy *Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE: REVOLUTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST WILL BE DIGITIZED; INTRODUCTION: POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM MEDIA SYSTEMS; CONCLUSION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRATIC ISLAM; REFERENCES; INDEX

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