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Book SynopsisWhen the United States acquired the Philippines and Puerto Rico, it reconciled its status as an empire with its anticolonial roots by claiming that it would altruistically establish democratic institutions in its new colonies. Ever since, Filipino and Puerto Rican artists have challenged promises of benevolent assimilation and portray U.S. imperialism as both self-interested and unexceptional among empires. Faye Caronan's examination interprets the pivotal engagement of novels, films, performance poetry, and other cultural productions as both symptoms of and resistance against American military, social, economic, and political incursions. Though the Philippines became an independent nation and Puerto Rico a U.S. commonwealth, both remain subordinate to the United States. Caronan's juxtaposition reveals two different yet simultaneous models of U.S. neocolonial power and contradicts American exceptionalism as a reluctant empire that only accepts colonies for the benefit of the coloniTrade Review"A great companion to the best books on imperialism and its multiple genres as well as a smart and useful guide to reading contemporary cultural texts that subversively persist in enabling alternative renditions of U.S. multiculturalism." --Rick Bonus, author of Locating Filipino Americans: Ethnicity and the Cultural Politics of Space"[Legitimizing Empire's] successful location of both mainstream American culture and the subcultures examined in the context of historic American imperialism (and ongoing neo-imperialism) is impressive and thought provoking. It very effectively challenges enduring narratives of "benevolent assimilation" in the history of American imperialism, and of multiculturalism as retrospectively justifying such US exceptionalism."--H-Empire"Legitimizing Empire offers fresh insights into the continuities and divergences of Philippine and Puerto Rican histories in ways that reveal the seemingly monolithic but uneven deployment of U.S. empire. This work is profoundly instructive both in terms of its illuminating comparative framework which, in itself, approximates so well a non-exceptionalist rendition of U.S. imperial history, but also in its calculated engagement with cultural production as a critique of empire emanating from multiple locations--from the nations/territories themselves and in places where diasporic populations are situated. A great companion to the best books on imperialism and its multiple genres as well as a smart and useful guide to reading contemporary cultural texts that subversively persist in enabling alternative renditions of U.S. multiculturalism."--Rick Bonus, author of Locating Filipino Americans: Ethnicity and the Cultural Politics of Space"Legitimizing Empire places the Philippine and Puerto Rican cases in dialogue to tell distinct stories about U.S. national history and identity with which these nations are intertwined. A fascinating and wonderfully original archive of Filipino and Puerto Rican performance and activism."--Allan Isaac, author of American Tropics: Articulating Filipino America

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Book SynopsisLong considered an urban phenomenon, industrialization also transformed the American countryside. Lou Martin weaves the narrative of how the relocation of steel and pottery factories to Hancock County, West Virginia, created a rural and small-town working class--and what that meant for communities and for labor. As Martin shows, access to land in and around steel and pottery towns allowed residents to preserve rural habits and culture. Workers in these places valued place and local community. Because of their belief in localism, an individualistic ethic of 'making do,' and company loyalty, they often worked to place limits on union influence. At the same time, this localism allowed workers to adapt to the dictates of industrial capitalism and a continually changing world on their own terms--and retain rural ways to a degree unknown among their urbanized peers. Throughout, Martin ties these themes to illuminating discussions of capital mobility, the ways in which changing work experiTrade ReviewHonorable mention, David Montgomery Award, Organization of American Historians (OAH), 2016 "Novel and compelling. . . . Sheds new light on the overlooked historical experiences of rural-industrial workers."--Journal of Southern History"Smokestacks in the Hills contributes to our understanding of Appalachia and how it diverged from many of the traditional norms of American labor history."--Journal of Appalachian Studies"Martin's historical analysis of working life in Hancock County provides a perspective that is both relevant and illuminating."--Labour "Lou Martin has produced a deeply researched and expertly crafted history of rural workers in an Appalachian county, a study that reveals how experiences on the countryside shaped class identities and social relations in industrial workplaces. Martin's sensitive portrait of West Virginia potters and steel workers goes a long way toward correcting the big city bias in our labor and industrial history, and it helps us understand why values like independence and self help shaped how rural folk asserted their own preferences when faced with national forces in the form of corporate welfare programs, CIO unions, New Deal programs, and the impacts of deindustrialization. Smokestacks in the Hills is a pathbreaking book."--James Green, author of The Devil Is Here in These Hills: West Virginia's Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom"Smokestacks in the Hills: Rural-Industrial Workers in West Virginia is excellent scholarship that will be of lasting value to labor historians as well as business leaders interested in how past entrepreneurs were able to develop, in rural settings, nationally prominent manufacturing facilities in the steel and pottery industries and to do so in a manner that allowed for more local control of both the marketplace and the communities surrounding the industrial development… Much more than just a traditional labor history tome. Although this is a scholarly work of considerable repute, it is easy to read and is worth the attention of business leaders interested in the development of a distinctive economy in West Virginia."--The State Journal, Charleston, WV"Smokestacks in the Hills stands as an excellent corrective to more urban-oriented studies and represents a strong addition to the literature of American working-class history."--West Virginia History"Martin's Smokestacks in the Hills historicizes and raises important questions about class solidarity, agency, and power, especially when rooted in localized institutions and cultural norms. The significance of the book is in Martin's primary focus on a sometimes unexplored layer of analysis--the importance of place--to scholarship grappling with class identity and its expression through class-based organizations."--Business History Review"Martin artfully weaves discussions of the technical aspects of pottery and tinplate production with a broader reading of gender and politics at the workplace."--Journal of Social History "Lucidly written with equal attention to the big picture and the small, demographic/economic statistics and the diverse voices of workers recounting their experiences and what they make of them, Smokestacks in the Hills is both an elegy for a brief moment of rural industrial stability and a cogent analysis of the strengths and limits of a working-class culture of 'making do.' A wonderful book--a sad story that somehow heartens."--Jack Metzgar, author of Striking Steel: Solidarity Remembered "Martin's wonderful book alerts all twentieth-century U.S. labor historians that we are telling only half the story if we ignore rural industrial workers and their local orientations forged through connections to land, place, family, and community."--Lisa M. Fine, author of The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. "An interesting explanation for the conservatism and occasionally antiunion sentiments of a group of industrial workers that contrasts with the philosophies and sentiments most commonly chronicled among urban workers."--Brooks Blevins, author of Ghost of the Ozarks: Murder and Memory in the Upland South

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Book SynopsisDuring the 1950s and 1960s, labor leaders Harold Gibbons and Ernest Calloway championed a new kind of labor movement that regarded workers as total persons interested in both workplace affairs and the exercise of effective citizenship in their communities. Working through Teamsters Local 688 and viewing the city of St. Louis as their laboratory, this remarkable interracial duo forged a dynamic political alliance that placed their citizen members on the front lines of epic battles for urban revitalization, improved public services, and the advancement of racial and economic justice. Parallel to their political partnership, Gibbons functioned as a top Teamsters Union leader and Calloway as an influential figure in St. Louis''s civil rights movement. Their pioneering efforts not only altered St. Louis''s social and political landscape but also raised fundamental questions about the fate of the post-industrial city, the meaning of citizenship, and the role of unions in shaping AmericaTrade Review"A captivating must-read for historians of postwar labor and civil rights movements as well as for present-day union officials and community organizers."--Journal of Southern History"Advocates of a powerful vision of what unions could and should do, Ernest Calloway and Harold Gibbons of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters pioneered a “total person unionism” that engaged rank-and-file energies in the workplace and broader community. In this important and highly readable joint biography, Robert Bussel breaks new ground that helps us rethink the politics of postwar labor at the local level.--Eric Arnesen, editor of The Black Worker: Race, Labor, and Civil Rights since Emancipation "The collaborative work of Calloway and Gibbons provides insight into labor at its post war best, and the path we must reclaim today. Total Person Unionism is a wonderful effort to reclaim that ground not only for historians but for all of us committed to economic justice and democracy today."--Larry Cohen, former president, Communications Workers of America"Bussel's careful and caring effort with Gibbons and Calloway deserves a much larger audience than labor historians alone; Fighting for Total Person Unionism is a must read for union leadership and staff and, especially, labor educators."--Labor Studies Journal"Robert Bussel makes a signal contribution to this emerging historiography in his dual biography of Harold Gibbons and Ernest Calloway, St. Louis labor leaders, one white and one black, who struggled against employer power, organized crime, and the city's culture of white supremacy."-Missouri Historical Review"As Robert Bussel's important recent book Fighting for Total Person Unionism: Harold Gibbons, Ernest Calloway, and Working-Class Citizenship (2015) reminds us, this tradition carried into postwar St. Louis where the Teamsters developed an innovative community steward program."--Dissent"Bussel paints a vivid portrait of two very complex--and often contradictory--union leaders. Fighting For Total Unionism: Harold Gibbons, Ernest Calloway, and Working Class Citizenship holds many important lessons for unionists today, and deserves to be read widely."--People's World"Bussel makes an important contribution to scholarship on the intersections of the labor and civil rights movements-- it challenges a postwar labor declension narrative by showcasing how progressive unionism transcended narrow conceptualization."--Pacific Historical Review"The book is a significant contribution to the history of the postwar labor movement."--Journal of American History "Bussel does a remarkable job researching and reporting on these men and their union, and his language is likely meant to inspire readers with the promise of old ideas that might have fresh relevance for the challenges of today."--Labour/Le Travail "Bussel's Fighting for Total Person Unionism is a fine addition to the growing scholarly and historical literature on St. Louis as well as the historiography of labor and civil rights history."--American Historical Review "Fighting for Total Person Unionism is a thoroughly researched, elegantly constructed, and marvelously engaging study of two long-time labor activists. But it’s more than that, really. Through the braided story of Harold Gibbons and Ernest Calloway, Bob Bussel recreates the social vision that animated much of the post-World War II labor movement--and reminds us how much we’ve lost in our age of rampant individualism."--Kevin Boyle, author of Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder in the Jazz Age "The collaborative work of Calloway and Gibbons provides insight into labor at its post war best, and the path we must reclaim today. Total Person Unionism is a wonderful effort to reclaim that ground not only for historians but for all of us committed to economic justice and democracy today."--Larry Cohen, former president, Communications Workers of America "Bussel is offering us a unique perspective on the nation's largest union in an era when it was at its peak of influence. He also asserts that the careers of these two men offer important lessons to organized labor today, of tactics and approaches that would help the movement regain its lost relevance."--David Witwer, author of Shadow of the Racketeer: Scandal in Organized Labor

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book is an exercise in pointing out the political bias promoted by Israel and the US, veering away from the neutral stance that is prioritised by the international community in order to focus on specific themes and political discussion. There are possibilities to challenge US influence and support for Israel if efforts to deconstruct oblivion and normalisation are taken seriously." --Middle East Monitor

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Britton’s sobering book offers an incisive, comprehensive view of what works and what doesn’t work in South African efforts to stop gender-based violence. Not only does this book document practical ways to end gender-based violence, but it also advances transnational feminist research on the subject. This is a must-read for anyone who cares about eliminating gender-based violence.”—Ashley Currier, author of Out in Africa: LGBT Organizing in Namibia and South Africa”A very important book. The contribution lies in its thorough empirical research with communities, stakeholders, feminist activists, the places where violence takes place, and the police. This is the first research that is so encompassing, giving us a view of gender-based violence from the ground up.”—Amanda Gouws, coeditor of Gender and Multiculturalism: North-South Perspectives

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Book SynopsisIn the 1930s, anarchists and socialists among Spanish immigrants living in the United States created Espana Libre (Free Spain) as a response to the Nationalist takeover in their homeland. Worker-oriented and avowedly antifascist, the grassroots periodical raised money for refugees and political prisoners while advancing left-wing culture and politics. Espana Libre proved both visionary and durable, charting an alternate path toward a modern Spain and enduring until democracy's return to the country in 1977. Montse Feu merges Espana Libre's story with the drama of the Spanish immigrant community's fight against fascism. The periodical emerged as part of a transnational effort to link migrants and new exiles living in the United States to antifascist networks abroad. In addition to showing how workers' culture and politics shaped their antifascism, Feu brings to light creative works that ranged from literature to satire to cartoons to theater. As Espana Libre opened up radical practices,Trade Review"Fighting Fascist Spain elucidates the courage, creativity, and endurance necessary to keep this publication, its community, and its cause alive through decades of setbacks for antifascist Spanish exiles, both in their adopted homes in the United States and in Spain. . . . Feu's book reanimates a unique, print-based approach to resisting fascism and promoting democracy during that period while providing lessons that inform our understanding of the relationship between media, democracy, and resistance today." --American Periodicals”In this groundbreaking book, Montse Feu brings together a story of immigrants, print media, and transnational solidarity. Through meticulous archival research, Feu is able to craft a fascinating interwoven history about grassroots activism, anti-fascist organizing, and the global circulation of radical media from the perspective of Spanish immigrants in the United States. The book is also an important contribution to the bourgeoning scholarship on the Spanish Civil War’s impact across the Americas.”—Jorell A. Meléndez-Badillo, Dartmouth College”An important, deeply researched, and well-written book. Feu has given us the definitive work on Spanish Civil War exiles in the United States.”—Kenyon Zimmer, author of Immigrants against the State: Yiddish and Italian Anarchism in America”Montse Feu has produced a detailed and comprehensive history of the most important newspaper and its network of artists, intellectuals and common folk who worked together for some four decades to combat fascism in Franco's Spain. After more than ten years of exhaustive research, Feu has successfully brought to light this important chapter in the making of the US Latino community and its transnational impact. Taking the combative periodical España Libre as the axis around which community organizations in New York coalesced and found common cause, Feu identifies all of the major actors and their ideologies, with particular attention to the role that anarchism played in educating and inspiring workers. This is a book that will stand the test of time, as well as inspire many more years of research on such themes as Hispanic immigrants and exiles in the United States and their relationship to politics in their homeland(s), relationships and networks of the various Hispanic nationality groups in building a shared identity, gender roles among Hispanic intellectuals and community organizations, art and politics, and above all, the role of print culture in the development of these themes.”—Nicolás Kanellos, author of Hispanic Immigrant Literature: El Sueño del Retorno"The life-long determination of the activists around Espana Libre reveals how the efforts of even a relatively small group can impact upon the attention and discourse of the larger society -- nationally and globally. Never fully acknowledged until now, Feu notes that the cause of democracy in both Spain and America owes much to the dedication of those anti-fascists who fought for justice and freedom, and left a legacy for the future." --Anarcho-Syndicalist Review

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Book SynopsisHistorically grounded essays by leading scholars engage the issues that continue to shape Palestinian society.Trade Review[P]articularly timely . . . . * The Electronic Intifada *[P]articularly timely . . . .Feb. 28, 2014 * The Electronic Intifada *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Palestine and the Palestinians in the Twenty-first Century Rochelle Davis Part I. Colonial Projects and Twentieth-Century Currents1. The Zionist Colonization of Palestine in the Context of Comparative Settler Colonialism Gabriel Piterberg2. Colonial Occupation and Development in the West Bank and Gaza: Understanding the Palestinian Economy through the Work of Yusif Sayigh Leila Farsakh3. War, Peace, Civil War: A Pattern? Tamim al-BarghoutiPart II. Politics, Law, and Society: 21st-century Developments and Paradigms4. Hamas Following the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Election: A Critical Victory As'ad Ghanem5. Before Gaza, After Gaza: Examining the New Reality in Israel/Palestine Sara Roy6. The Legal Trajectory of the Palestinian Refugee Issue: From Exclusion to Ambiguity Susan Akram7. The Debate on Islamism and Secularism: The Case of Palestinian Women's Movements Islah Jad8. Other Worlds to Live In: Palestinian Retrievals of Religion and Tradition under Conditions of Chronic National Collapse Loren LybargerPart III. Trajectories for the Future, Solutions for a State9. Palestine in the American Political Arena: Is a "Reset" Possible? Michael C. Hudson10. Human Rights and the Rule of Law Noura Erakat11. Lessons for Palestine from Northern Ireland: Why George Mitchell Couldn't Turn Jerusalem into Belfast Ali Abunimah12. One State: The Realistic Solution Saree Makdisi

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Book SynopsisArgues that all oppressions (of race, gender, class, sexual orientation) intersect and must be confronted to upset the status quo.Trade ReviewSadly, the issues here are as old as race in America, though Ikard's survey of their contemporary forms is instructive. . . . Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Hidden In Plain Sight: What Does Black Empowerment in the Twenty-First Century Look Like? 1. White Supremacy Under Fire: The Unrewarded Perspective in Edward P. Jones's The Known World2. Easier Said than Done: Making Black Feminism Transformative for Black Men3. All Joking Aside: Black Men, Sexual Assault, and Displaced Racial Angst in Paul Beatty's The White Boy Shuffle4. Boys to Men: Getting Personal about Black Manhood, Sexuality, and Empowerment5. Rejecting Goldilocks: The Crisis of Normative White Beauty for Black Girls6. "Stop Making the Rest of Us Look Bad": How Class Matters in the Attacks against the Movie PreciousEpilogue: So What Does It All Mean? NotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisReconsiders how national identity has been understood in Africa and presents new approaches to identity politics, intergroup relations, state-society relations, and notions of national citizenship and citizenship rights.Trade ReviewKeller shows a strong understanding of the political dynamics at play in the discourse around identity and citizenship in Africa. He does not declare a one-size-fit-all attitude in his analysis of the various countries used as case studies. By consciously declaring that there is no one way to read civil conflict in modern Africa, he makes the book an obvious work in progress. This is welcomed given the complex nature of various African nation states. I find the book to be incisive in analysis and critical to the issues of identity and citizenship in Africa. It potentially forms a significant text for scholars and students of African conflict studies. For ordinary readers, the work is engaging and detailed with current information about the situation in many African countries. * African Studies Quarterly *Most certainly, Identity, Citizenship, and Political Conflict in Africa is a useful publication, which contributes to the disciplines of African studies, history, and politics and should benefit students, general readers, and scholars with interdisciplinary academic interests. * Africa Today *This book would certainly be useful in graduate seminars on African politics, African history or ethnic politics. It is written in a clear, straightforward style that also makes it appropriate for use in advanced undergraduate classes. Keller also offers insights for policymakers and development practitioners who continue to grapple with the real-world consequences of citizenship conflicts. * Journal of Modern African Studies *Keller has written an impressive and path-breaking book in African politics that can be useful by upper-level undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in African studies. * African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review *Altogether, this book offers a fine survey of the essential question of citizenship in Africa, one that will be of particular value to those without prior exposure to the scholarship on the topic. It is also a fitting testimony to a rich academic career. * Perspectives on Politics *Table of ContentsPrefacePart I. Citizenship and Political Conflict in Contemporary Africa1. Identity, Citizenship, and Nation Building in Africa2. Theoretical and Formal-Legal Dimensions of the Concept of Citizenship in Africa3. Toward an Analytical Framework of Identity and Citizenship in AfricaPart II. Identity Politics and Selected Cases in Conflict over Citizenship Rights in Africa4. Nigeria: Indigeneity and Citizenship5. Ethiopia: The Politics of Late Nation Building and the National Question6. Côte d'Ivoire: Ivorité and Citizenship7. Kenya: Citizenship, Land, and Ethnic Cleansing8. Rwanda: Exclusionary Nationalism, Democracy, and GenocideSummary and Conclusion: Identity, Citizenship, and Social Conflict NotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisReconsiders how national identity has been understood in Africa and presents new approaches to identity politics, intergroup relations, state-society relations, and notions of national citizenship and citizenship rights.Trade ReviewKeller shows a strong understanding of the political dynamics at play in the discourse around identity and citizenship in Africa. He does not declare a one-size-fit-all attitude in his analysis of the various countries used as case studies. By consciously declaring that there is no one way to read civil conflict in modern Africa, he makes the book an obvious work in progress. This is welcomed given the complex nature of various African nation states. I find the book to be incisive in analysis and critical to the issues of identity and citizenship in Africa. It potentially forms a significant text for scholars and students of African conflict studies. For ordinary readers, the work is engaging and detailed with current information about the situation in many African countries. * African Studies Quarterly *Most certainly, Identity, Citizenship, and Political Conflict in Africa is a useful publication, which contributes to the disciplines of African studies, history, and politics and should benefit students, general readers, and scholars with interdisciplinary academic interests. * Africa Today *This book would certainly be useful in graduate seminars on African politics, African history or ethnic politics. It is written in a clear, straightforward style that also makes it appropriate for use in advanced undergraduate classes. Keller also offers insights for policymakers and development practitioners who continue to grapple with the real-world consequences of citizenship conflicts. * Journal of Modern African Studies *Keller has written an impressive and path-breaking book in African politics that can be useful by upper-level undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in African studies. * African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review *Altogether, this book offers a fine survey of the essential question of citizenship in Africa, one that will be of particular value to those without prior exposure to the scholarship on the topic. It is also a fitting testimony to a rich academic career. * Perspectives on Politics *Table of ContentsPrefacePart I. Citizenship and Political Conflict in Contemporary Africa1. Identity, Citizenship, and Nation Building in Africa2. Theoretical and Formal-Legal Dimensions of the Concept of Citizenship in Africa3. Toward an Analytical Framework of Identity and Citizenship in AfricaPart II. Identity Politics and Selected Cases in Conflict over Citizenship Rights in Africa4. Nigeria: Indigeneity and Citizenship5. Ethiopia: The Politics of Late Nation Building and the National Question6. Côte d'Ivoire: Ivorité and Citizenship7. Kenya: Citizenship, Land, and Ethnic Cleansing8. Rwanda: Exclusionary Nationalism, Democracy, and GenocideSummary and Conclusion: Identity, Citizenship, and Social Conflict NotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOil Wealth and Insurgency in Nigeria offers a thoughtful new explanation for Nigeria's oil rebellions that will withstand scholarly scrutiny, and strip governments, corporations, and even many NGOs of their operative assumptions about the Niger Delta. * International Journal of African Historical Studies *This book is well written and delivers what it promises to do at the outset. It details appreciably the different claims to Nigerian oil wealth and the consequences that follow when birthright claims go unmet. The growth in oil revenue, and the perception or reality that it has not been shared fairly, have no doubt been the major reasons for power contestation in Nigeria. * Africa Today *This ambitious book employs an anthropological approach to dissecting and understanding relationships among the Nigerian state, multinational corporations, natural resources, local communities in the Niger Delta region, and NGOs. Recommended. * Choice *Clearly presented and accessible, this book offers both a convincing analysis and a fascinating narrative. * Africa *Adunbi's Oil Wealth and Insurgency in Nigeria is an excellent book that should be extensively consulted by anyone interested in understanding the politics of energy production. * African Conflict and Peacemaking Review *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Environment, Transnational Networks, and Resource Extraction1. Sweet Crude: Neoliberalism and the Paradox of Oil Politics 2. The Spatialization of Human and Environmental Rights Practices 3. Mythic Oil: Corporations, Resistance, and the Politics of Claim-making 4. Contesting Landscapes of Wealth: Oil Platforms of Possibilities and Pipelines of Conflict 5. The State's Two Bodies: Creeks of Violence and the City of Sin 6. Oil Wealth Of Violence: The Social and Spatial Construction of Militancy 7. Proclaiming Amnesty, Constructing Peace: Oil and the Silencing of Violence Conclusion: Beyond The Struggle for Oil ResourcesNotesBibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOil Wealth and Insurgency in Nigeria offers a thoughtful new explanation for Nigeria's oil rebellions that will withstand scholarly scrutiny, and strip governments, corporations, and even many NGOs of their operative assumptions about the Niger Delta. * International Journal of African Historical Studies *This book is well written and delivers what it promises to do at the outset. It details appreciably the different claims to Nigerian oil wealth and the consequences that follow when birthright claims go unmet. The growth in oil revenue, and the perception or reality that it has not been shared fairly, have no doubt been the major reasons for power contestation in Nigeria. * Africa Today *This ambitious book employs an anthropological approach to dissecting and understanding relationships among the Nigerian state, multinational corporations, natural resources, local communities in the Niger Delta region, and NGOs. Recommended. * Choice *Clearly presented and accessible, this book offers both a convincing analysis and a fascinating narrative. * Africa *Adunbi's Oil Wealth and Insurgency in Nigeria is an excellent book that should be extensively consulted by anyone interested in understanding the politics of energy production. * African Conflict and Peacemaking Review *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Environment, Transnational Networks, and Resource Extraction1. Sweet Crude: Neoliberalism and the Paradox of Oil Politics 2. The Spatialization of Human and Environmental Rights Practices 3. Mythic Oil: Corporations, Resistance, and the Politics of Claim-making 4. Contesting Landscapes of Wealth: Oil Platforms of Possibilities and Pipelines of Conflict 5. The State's Two Bodies: Creeks of Violence and the City of Sin 6. Oil Wealth Of Violence: The Social and Spatial Construction of Militancy 7. Proclaiming Amnesty, Constructing Peace: Oil and the Silencing of Violence Conclusion: Beyond The Struggle for Oil ResourcesNotesBibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAlthough the book does not change the state of our knowledge of the trends in opinion among Muslims on social and political issues, it is still different from surveys conducted by think thanks and institutes in that it provides a great deal of nuance, explanation and caution in reading the findings. * Journal of Islamic Studies *Tessler (Univ. of Michigan) analyzes the Carnegie data set surveys conducted in 15 Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa from 1988 to 2011. . . Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsA Note on the Carnegie Middle East Governance and Islam DatasetIntroduction: The Decline and Resurgence of Islam in the Twentieth Century1. A Two-Level Study of Attitudes Toward Political Islam: Data and Methods2. Islam in the Lives of Ordinary Muslims3. Why Individuals Hold Different Views about Islam's Political Role4. How and Why Explanations Vary across CountriesConclusion: What We Know and What Comes NextNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewGengler presents a critical analysis examining the conventional wisdom of the rentier state theory and questions Bahrain's ability to buy the loyalty of its citizens despite its lagging political legitimacy. . . Recommended for upper-division undergraduate students of Middle Eastern studies. * Choice *This book is definitely unique and invaluable to anyone wanting a fuller understanding of the economic, political, and religious tensions within Bahrain that media outlets and published reports have scarcely revealed. * The Sociological Imagination *Using information gleaned from the first-ever mass political survey in Bahrain, Gengler challenges the assumptions underpinning rentier-state theory as applied to the Gulf nations. Reflecting on the Arab Spring uprisings, he argues that economic fulfilment does not inevitably breed political apathy. * Survival *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Mountain of Smoke: Bahrain, the First Post-Oil State1. Group-based Political Mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf2. Al-Fātih wa al-Maftūh: The Case of Sunni-Shi'i Relations in Bahrain 3. Religion and Politics in Bahrain4. Surveying Bahrain5. Rentier Theory and Rentier Reality6. Political Diversification in the Age of Regime InsecurityAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe oil-producing states of the Arab Gulf are said to sink or swim on their capacity for political appeasement through economic redistribution. Yet, during the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring, in Bahrain and all across the Arab Gulf, ordinary citizens showed an unexpected enthusiasm for political protest directed against governments widely assumed to have co-opted their support with oil revenues. Justin Gengler draws on the first-ever mass political survey in Bahrain to demonstrate that neither is the state willing to offer all citizens the same bargain, nor are all citizens willing to accept it. Instead, shared social and religious identities offer a viable basis for mass political coordination. Challenging the prevailing rentier interpretation of political life in the Gulf states, Gengler offers new empirical evidence and a new conceptual framework for understanding the attitudes of ordinary citizens.Trade ReviewGengler presents a critical analysis examining the conventional wisdom of the rentier state theory and questions Bahrain's ability to buy the loyalty of its citizens despite its lagging political legitimacy. . . Recommended for upper-division undergraduate students of Middle Eastern studies. * Choice *This book is definitely unique and invaluable to anyone wanting a fuller understanding of the economic, political, and religious tensions within Bahrain that media outlets and published reports have scarcely revealed. * The Sociological Imagination *Using information gleaned from the first-ever mass political survey in Bahrain, Gengler challenges the assumptions underpinning rentier-state theory as applied to the Gulf nations. Reflecting on the Arab Spring uprisings, he argues that economic fulfilment does not inevitably breed political apathy. * Survival *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Mountain of Smoke: Bahrain, the First Post-Oil State1. Group-based Political Mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf2. Al-Fātih wa al-Maftūh: The Case of Sunni-Shi'i Relations in Bahrain 3. Religion and Politics in Bahrain4. Surveying Bahrain5. Rentier Theory and Rentier Reality6. Political Diversification in the Age of Regime InsecurityAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMartin's work is a successful and nuanced account of the historical contingencies that contributed to the resilience of Syrian authoritarianism. * American Historical Review *Syria's Democratic Years is a gem that deserves an audience beyond historians of 20th century Syria. The writing is lucid, at times elegant. The study of middlebrow media is enriched by interviews in Damascus, memoirs, archives, court records, and United States diplomatic records. Martin shows a deft touch for using cultural theory and comparative history to lend the book intellectual depth and relevance beyond the case at hand. * The Middle East Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction The Virtuous Citizen and the Postcolonial State1. Syria during the Democratic Years2. The Citizen and the Law3. Social Justice and the Patriarchal Citizen4. Punishing the Enemies of Arabism5. Making the Martial Citizen 6. The Magic of Modern Pharmaceuticals 7. Sex and the Conjugal Citizen Conclusion Citizens on the Tenth Day

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMartin's work is a successful and nuanced account of the historical contingencies that contributed to the resilience of Syrian authoritarianism. * American Historical Review *Syria's Democratic Years is a gem that deserves an audience beyond historians of 20th century Syria. The writing is lucid, at times elegant. The study of middlebrow media is enriched by interviews in Damascus, memoirs, archives, court records, and United States diplomatic records. Martin shows a deft touch for using cultural theory and comparative history to lend the book intellectual depth and relevance beyond the case at hand. * The Middle East Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction The Virtuous Citizen and the Postcolonial State1. Syria during the Democratic Years2. The Citizen and the Law3. Social Justice and the Patriarchal Citizen4. Punishing the Enemies of Arabism5. Making the Martial Citizen 6. The Magic of Modern Pharmaceuticals 7. Sex and the Conjugal Citizen Conclusion Citizens on the Tenth Day

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Book SynopsisTrade Review Threads of Empire is essential reading for students of both Russian imperial history and the history of empires more broadly. * Kritika *With its solid grounding in Russian archival and printed sources and its sophisticated comparative approach, Steinwedel's work will serve as a point of departure for historians of the Russian Empire, and will become a book of reference for any future study of empires in global history. * American Historical Review *[Steinwedel's] book is both a skilful exercise in local and regional history, and an important contribution to the history of Imperial Russia as a whole. * Slavonic and East European Review *Charles Steinwedel's Threads of Empire brings the qualities of a local history and world history together and is highly valuable reading for a wide range of scholars. * Ab Imperio *Highly recommended. * Choice *Charles Steinwedel has written a well-researched study which makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the way the Russian empire functioned. * European History Quarterly *Charles Steinwedel has produced an engaging and thoroughly documented history of both the Bashkirs and the multiethnic territory of Bashkiria. * Canadian-American Slavic Studies *Based on outstanding research, Charles Steinwedel's impressive new book offers a study of the history of Bashkiria in the context of the Russian Empire. * The Russian Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Steppe Empire, 1552–17302. Absolutism and Empire, 1730–17753. Empire of Reason, 1773–18554. Participatory Empire, 1855–18815. The Empire and the Nation, 1881–19046. Empire in Crisis, 1905–19077. Empire, Nations, and Multinational Visions, 1907–1917ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAfrica's First Democrats challenges several stereotypes about the workings and growth of democracy on the African continent. More than that, Africa's First Democrats opens up space for a broader rereading of African history and holds the possibility for a more extensive anti-racist and anti-colonial project that has long animated pan-African politics across the globe. -- Joshua Inwood, Pennsylvania State University * Politcal Geography *Abdi Samatar's book Africa's First Democrats is of significance to geographical studies of Africa for three main reasons: (i) its decolonial approach; (ii) its dissection of democratic political leadership and political parties; (iii) its documentation of a historical period in Somalia, when political leaders advocated a vision of a united Somalia that transcended contemporary representation of the country as a 'failed state' wracked by atavistic tribalism. -- Patricia Daley, Oxford University * Political Geography *This study is important because it draws attention to the gamut of stereotypes and wisdoms espoused by critics of African leaders. . . . We all must salute Samatar for his courage to exonerate a couple of African leaders from the court of academic vilification. * American Historical Review *Going beyond postcolonial analysis, decolonization encourages re-thinking the world from Africa, from Latin America, from indigenous places, and from marginalized academia. Samatar's book does precisely this, rethinking our concepts of statehood, democracy and leadership from Africa, and from Somalia particularly. -- Sarah Radcliffe, Cambridge University * Political Geography *Excellent.13 2014 * African and Asian Studies *Table of ContentsPreface & Acknowledgments List of Selected Dates 1. Leadership in Africa 2. Aden: From an Orphan to a Nationalist Leader 3. Abdirazak: From Camel Boy to Freedom Fighter 4. The Somali Youth League and the Nationalist Project: 1943–1960 5. The First Republic: Institutional Foundations of Democracy 1960–1964 6. The Second Republic: Democratic Trailblazing 7. The March toward Dictatorship: 1967–1974 8. Conclusion Bibliography Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHighly recommended. * Choice *This book brings together a vast array of scholars around the question of colonial fracture. Ignoring this past has only served to further exacerbate societal tensions. As the contributors underscore, facing this past head on will assist France in the process of understanding society today. * Altermondes *The contributors to this book raise the following questions: Is there such a thing as a colonial facture? Can France overcome this identity crisis? What we have is a society that remains uncertain when it comes to its future, precisely because it has been ubale to reckon with its past. * Zurban *An intelligent, rich, carefully constructed, and thoughtful work that will prove all the more important at this time in history when the debate on colonialism occupies center stage, often at the service of political ends. This book is first and foremost an attempt to rethink the ways in which the French colonial project became integral to 19th century Republican discourse and the shape of today's reality. * Télérama *Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Decade of Postcolonial Crisis: Fracture, Rupture and Apartheid (2005-2015) / Nicolas Bancel, Pascal Blanchard, and Dominic ThomasPart I. Colonial Fracture / 20051.1 The Emergence of the Colonial1. The Republican Origins of the Colonial Fracture / Nicolas Bancel and Pascal Blanchard2. When a (War) Memory Hides another (Colonial) / Benjamin Stora3. A Difficult History: A Brief History of the Colonial and the Postcolonial Situation / Nicolas Bancel4. Reducing the Republic's Native to the Body / Nacira Guénif-Souilamas5. Colonization and Immigration: "Blind Spots" in the History Classroom / Sandrine Lemaire6. Memory Wars: A Study of the Intersection between History and Media / Pascal Blanchard and Isabelle Veyrat-Masson 1.2 The Return of the Colonial7. The Enemy Within: The Construction of the "Arab" in the Media / Thomas Deltombe and Mathieu Rigouste8. Islam and the Republic: A Long, Uneasy History / Anna Bozzo9. The Republic, Colonization. And Beyond / Michel Wieviorka10. Colonial Natives and Indigents: from the Colonial "Civilizing Mission" to Humanitarian Action / Rony Brauman11. The Banlieues as a Colonial Theater, or the Colonial Fracture in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods / Didier Lapeyronnie12. The Pitfalls of Colonial Memory / Nicolas Bancel and Pascal Blanchard13. Overseas France: A Vestige of the Republican Colonial Utopia? / Françoise VergèsPart II. Postcolonial Ruptures / 20102.1 Debating the Colonial Legacy14. Rethinking Politics in the French Overseas Departments / Jacky Dahomay15. "Race," Ethnicization, and Discrimination: Is History Repeating Itself or Is this a Postcolonial Peculiarity? / Patrick Simon16. From the Empire to the Republic: "French Islam" / Valérie Amiraux17. Immigration: From Métèques to Foreigners / Yvan Gastaut18. Inequality Between Humans: From "Race Wars" to "Cultural Hierarchy / Pascal Blanchard2.2 Postcolonial and Critical Gazes19. The Postcolonial Challenges of Teaching History: Between History and Memory / Benoît Falaize20. Postcolonial Studies in French Academia / Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch21. From Slavery to the Postcolonial / Patrick Weil22. The Great Strip Show: Feminism, Nationalism, and the Burqa in France / Elsa Dorlin23. From the Red Peril to the Green Peril: The New Enemy Within / Renaud DélyPart III. Apartheid and the War of Identities in France / 20153.1 The end of the "French model"? 24. From the Dakar Speech to the Taubira Affair / Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia 25. Could Islamophobia be the Start of a New Identy-Based Bond in France? / Rachid Benzine26. The Black Question and the Exhibit B Controversy / Alain Mabanckou and Dominic Thomas 27. Cultural Orientalization or Political Occidentalism? / Nicolas Lebourg 28. Faces of the National Front (1972-2015) / Sylvain Crépon29. Infiltration of Liquid Populism / Raphaël Liogier 3.2 Rejet de l'autre, radicalisation identitaire, impensé colonial30. Nanoracism and the Force of Emptiness / Achille Mbembe31. Antiracism: A Failed Fight or the End of an Era ? / Emmanuel Debono32. Closing Borders Against Fear: Europe's Response to the 2015 "Migration Crisis" / Claire Rodier33. Toward a Real History of French Colonialism / Alain Ruscio34. Is a Colonial History Museum Politically Impossible? / Nicolas Bancel and Pascal Blanchard 35. After Charlie: A New Era or Unfinished Business?/ Alec HargreavesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewEssential Israel superbly fulfills its stated mission—to gather together a group of energetically written and accessible essays, based on sound scholarship, that provide reasonably comprehensive overviews of the main areas of Israeli culture and history. The result is a book that will speak to the full range of interests people are likely to have, something a historical account alone cannot do. People new to the subject will find this a perfect place to start, but many who feel they know Israel well will also find much here that is new. -- Cary NelsonEssential Israel is an essential antidote to the underlying problem in how Americans, including Jewish Americans, understand Israel. Despite the confidence that many have in their views of Israel, they have limited knowledge. The essays in this volume educate and make possible reasoned discourse about Israel and its role in the world. This volume deserves to be widely read -- Professor Leonard SaxEssential Israel addresses the intriguing complexities of Israeli history, politics, society, and culture. Written by leading experts and crafted for an American audience with simplicity and elegance they will enhance an understanding of the intricacies of Israeli society for students in the classroom and for a public anxious to understand that complicated country. -- Professor Elie RekhessRecommended. * Choice *This clearly is a needed read for any and all audiences interested in understanding today's Israel. * Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews *The editors of the book aim to increase literacy on Israel among the reading public and in academia, especially in the United States and all English-speaking countries. They have quite successfully accomplished this goal. This book, with its in-depth analysis and erudition, can be used as an excellent tool in Middle Eastern politics classes while also serving as an intellectual resource for experts who want to learn more about the complexities of Israel. * Reading Religion *Essential Israel addresses the intriguing complexities of Israeli history, politics, society, and culture. Written by leading experts and crafted for an American audience with simplicity and elegance they will enhance an understanding of the intricacies of Israeli society for students in the classroom and for a public anxious to understand that complicated country. -- Professor Elie Rekhess, Department of History, Associate Director, The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel StudiesEssential Israel superbly fulfills its stated mission—to gather together a group of energetically written and accessible essays, based on sound scholarship, that provide reasonably comprehensive overviews of the main areas of Israeli culture and history. The result is a book that will speak to the full range of interests people are likely to have, something a historical account alone cannot do. People new to the subject will find this a perfect place to start, but many who feel they know Israel well will also find much here that is new. -- Cary Nelson, author of Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Movement to Boycott IsraelThis invaluable collection of essays explores a number of Israel's compelling challenges, including religion and state, national identity and minority rights, immigrant absorption, and the quest for peace. Essential Israel ought be required reading for everyone seeking to deepen their understanding of Israeli society in the 21st century. -- David Harris, American Jewish Committee, CEOContemporary Israel commands considerable public attention, yet literacy about Israel is surprisingly limited. This collection of original essays probes "Israel literacy" without polemics or advocacy. It raises public understanding by pressing key questions about Israel, its politics, demography, international relations, and culture. Short of travel to and study in Israel itself, this is the next best thing. An indispensable addition to make to your book shelf. -- Kenneth Waltzer, Professor Emeritus of History and Former Director of Jewish Studies, Michigan State UniversityEssential Israel is an essential antidote to the underlying problem in how Americans, including Jewish Americans, understand Israel. Despite the confidence that many have in their views of Israel, they have limited knowledge. The essays in this volume educate and make possible reasoned discourse about Israel and its role in the world. This volume deserves to be widely read -- Professor Leonard Sax, Director of the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and the Steinhardt Social Research InstituteIn an era when vitriol has replaced reasoned discourse in discussions of Israel, this volume – thoughtful, balanced and comprehensive – is cause for celebration. The wide array of essays by leading academics and scholars provides both an accessible introduction to newcomers to the field of Israel studies as well as a thought-provoking collection even for seasoned participants in the conversation. -- Daniel Gordis, Shalem College, author of Israel: A Concise History of a Nation RebornTable of ContentsAcknowledgements1. An Invitation to Israel Literacy / Ilan Troen and Rachel Fish2. Israel: Geography, Demography and Economy / Ilan Troen, Maoz Azaryahu, and Arnon Golan3. From Zionism to Zion / Michael Brenner4. Zionist Settlement in the Land of Israel/Palestine / Ilan Troen5. The Arab-Israeli Conflict / Alan Dowty6. History of the Peace Process / David Makovsky7. Israel in World Opinion / Gil Troy8. Israel: A Jewish Democracy / Yedidia Stern9. Citizenship and Democracy in Israel / Donna Robinson Divine10. Israel, American Jews and Jewish Peoplehood / Steven Bayme 11. "Jewishness" in Israel: Israel as a Jewish State / David Ellenson12. Contemporary Christianity and Israel / Yaakov Ariel13. Perceptions and Understandings of Israel within Islam / Norman Stillman14. "Hebrewism" and Israeli Culture / Rachel Harris15. Israeli and Hebrew Literature: from the Yishuv to the 21st Century / Ranen Omer-ShermanGlossaryTimeline: A Century of Wars and Conflict and Peace Negotiations and Agreements 1917-2016Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewEssential Israel superbly fulfills its stated mission—to gather together a group of energetically written and accessible essays, based on sound scholarship, that provide reasonably comprehensive overviews of the main areas of Israeli culture and history. The result is a book that will speak to the full range of interests people are likely to have, something a historical account alone cannot do. People new to the subject will find this a perfect place to start, but many who feel they know Israel well will also find much here that is new. -- Cary NelsonEssential Israel is an essential antidote to the underlying problem in how Americans, including Jewish Americans, understand Israel. Despite the confidence that many have in their views of Israel, they have limited knowledge. The essays in this volume educate and make possible reasoned discourse about Israel and its role in the world. This volume deserves to be widely read -- Professor Leonard SaxEssential Israel addresses the intriguing complexities of Israeli history, politics, society, and culture. Written by leading experts and crafted for an American audience with simplicity and elegance they will enhance an understanding of the intricacies of Israeli society for students in the classroom and for a public anxious to understand that complicated country. -- Professor Elie RekhessRecommended. * Choice *This clearly is a needed read for any and all audiences interested in understanding today's Israel. * Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews *The editors of the book aim to increase literacy on Israel among the reading public and in academia, especially in the United States and all English-speaking countries. They have quite successfully accomplished this goal. This book, with its in-depth analysis and erudition, can be used as an excellent tool in Middle Eastern politics classes while also serving as an intellectual resource for experts who want to learn more about the complexities of Israel. * Reading Religion *Essential Israel addresses the intriguing complexities of Israeli history, politics, society, and culture. Written by leading experts and crafted for an American audience with simplicity and elegance they will enhance an understanding of the intricacies of Israeli society for students in the classroom and for a public anxious to understand that complicated country. -- Professor Elie Rekhess, Department of History, Associate Director, The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel StudiesEssential Israel superbly fulfills its stated mission—to gather together a group of energetically written and accessible essays, based on sound scholarship, that provide reasonably comprehensive overviews of the main areas of Israeli culture and history. The result is a book that will speak to the full range of interests people are likely to have, something a historical account alone cannot do. People new to the subject will find this a perfect place to start, but many who feel they know Israel well will also find much here that is new. -- Cary Nelson, author of Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Movement to Boycott IsraelThis invaluable collection of essays explores a number of Israel's compelling challenges, including religion and state, national identity and minority rights, immigrant absorption, and the quest for peace. Essential Israel ought be required reading for everyone seeking to deepen their understanding of Israeli society in the 21st century. -- David Harris, American Jewish Committee, CEOContemporary Israel commands considerable public attention, yet literacy about Israel is surprisingly limited. This collection of original essays probes "Israel literacy" without polemics or advocacy. It raises public understanding by pressing key questions about Israel, its politics, demography, international relations, and culture. Short of travel to and study in Israel itself, this is the next best thing. An indispensable addition to make to your book shelf. -- Kenneth Waltzer, Professor Emeritus of History and Former Director of Jewish Studies, Michigan State UniversityEssential Israel is an essential antidote to the underlying problem in how Americans, including Jewish Americans, understand Israel. Despite the confidence that many have in their views of Israel, they have limited knowledge. The essays in this volume educate and make possible reasoned discourse about Israel and its role in the world. This volume deserves to be widely read -- Professor Leonard Sax, Director of the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies and the Steinhardt Social Research InstituteIn an era when vitriol has replaced reasoned discourse in discussions of Israel, this volume – thoughtful, balanced and comprehensive – is cause for celebration. The wide array of essays by leading academics and scholars provides both an accessible introduction to newcomers to the field of Israel studies as well as a thought-provoking collection even for seasoned participants in the conversation. -- Daniel Gordis, Shalem College, author of Israel: A Concise History of a Nation RebornTable of ContentsAcknowledgements1. An Invitation to Israel Literacy / Ilan Troen and Rachel Fish2. Israel: Geography, Demography and Economy / Ilan Troen, Maoz Azaryahu, and Arnon Golan3. From Zionism to Zion / Michael Brenner4. Zionist Settlement in the Land of Israel/Palestine / Ilan Troen5. The Arab-Israeli Conflict / Alan Dowty6. History of the Peace Process / David Makovsky7. Israel in World Opinion / Gil Troy8. Israel: A Jewish Democracy / Yedidia Stern9. Citizenship and Democracy in Israel / Donna Robinson Divine10. Israel, American Jews and Jewish Peoplehood / Steven Bayme 11. "Jewishness" in Israel: Israel as a Jewish State / David Ellenson12. Contemporary Christianity and Israel / Yaakov Ariel13. Perceptions and Understandings of Israel within Islam / Norman Stillman14. "Hebrewism" and Israeli Culture / Rachel Harris15. Israeli and Hebrew Literature: from the Yishuv to the 21st Century / Ranen Omer-ShermanGlossaryTimeline: A Century of Wars and Conflict and Peace Negotiations and Agreements 1917-2016Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book will surely stand up over time as authoritative for its extensive documentation and the intellectual subtlety of its analysis. * Russian Review *Table of ContentsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Studying Soviet Policy toward Religion and the Church in Latvia and Estonia1. The Early Stalinization Process, 1944-19492. The Period of High Stalinism, 1949-19533. The Post-Stalin Thaw, 1953-19574. Renewed Repression and International Opening under Khrushchev, 1958-19645. Détente and Stagnation in the Brezhnev Era, 1964-19856. Perestroika and Religious Policy in the Baltics: Playing Harmony in the Singing Revolution, 1985-1991Conclusion: The Contours of Baltic Exceptionalism in Soviet Religious Policy and its LimitsGlossaryBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book will surely stand up over time as authoritative for its extensive documentation and the intellectual subtlety of its analysis. * Russian Review *Table of ContentsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Studying Soviet Policy toward Religion and the Church in Latvia and Estonia1. The Early Stalinization Process, 1944-19492. The Period of High Stalinism, 1949-19533. The Post-Stalin Thaw, 1953-19574. Renewed Repression and International Opening under Khrushchev, 1958-19645. Détente and Stagnation in the Brezhnev Era, 1964-19856. Perestroika and Religious Policy in the Baltics: Playing Harmony in the Singing Revolution, 1985-1991Conclusion: The Contours of Baltic Exceptionalism in Soviet Religious Policy and its LimitsGlossaryBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review[T]he most important thing Sharett contributed to the state is the personal diary he wrote during his tenure as prime minister. It is difficult to overstate the importance of those eight volumes to the study of the 1950s and to the understanding of Israeli history as a whole. -- Tom Segev, September 12, 2003 * Haaretz *Moshe Sharett was a compulsive writer. He enjoyed the very act of writing, the flavour of the words and the quest for precision of expression . . . [T]his is by no means a diary kept at leisure. Most of it was written under the extremely heavy pressure of work and great mental strain, very often in the middle of the night when he was on the verge of physical exhaustion. Standing out above all [the Diary's revelations] is the moral force which dominated Sharett's personality. This extraordinary diary, besides being a unique human document, is a treasure trove for the student of Israel's contemporary history and invaluable for the understanding of one of its crucial periods. -- Joshua Justman, May 4, 1979 * The Jerusalem Post *The editors did not merely edit and translate the text; they vastly improved on the Hebrew version by adding Sharett's speeches, reports, cabinet minutes, and other sources to the text . . . These additions makes this work so important and welcome by all who aspire to understand the foreign and defense policies of Israel in its first decade. * Israel Studies Review *The wealth of material enhanced by Sharett's eloquence and per-ceptive eye turn the diary into an indispensable source of Israel's history in its first decade and for several aspects of Israeli politics, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and Israel's relationship with the international system. In sum, the large community of researchers and lay readers interested in Israeli politics, Arab-Israeli relations, and Middle Eastern politics should be grateful to Neil Caplan and Yaakov Sharett for this herculean effort. -- Itamar Rabinovich * Bustan: The Middle East Book Review *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review[T]he most important thing Sharett contributed to the state is the personal diary he wrote during his tenure as prime minister. It is difficult to overstate the importance of those eight volumes to the study of the 1950s and to the understanding of Israeli history as a whole. -- Tom Segev, September 12, 2003 * Haaretz *Moshe Sharett was a compulsive writer. He enjoyed the very act of writing, the flavour of the words and the quest for precision of expression . . . [T]his is by no means a diary kept at leisure. Most of it was written under the extremely heavy pressure of work and great mental strain, very often in the middle of the night when he was on the verge of physical exhaustion. Standing out above all [the Diary's revelations] is the moral force which dominated Sharett's personality. This extraordinary diary, besides being a unique human document, is a treasure trove for the student of Israel's contemporary history and invaluable for the understanding of one of its crucial periods. -- Joshua Justman, May 4, 1979 * The Jerusalem Post *The editors did not merely edit and translate the text; they vastly improved on the Hebrew version by adding Sharett's speeches, reports, cabinet minutes, and other sources to the text . . . These additions makes this work so important and welcome by all who aspire to understand the foreign and defense policies of Israel in its first decade. * Israel Studies Review *The wealth of material enhanced by Sharett's eloquence and per-ceptive eye turn the diary into an indispensable source of Israel's history in its first decade and for several aspects of Israeli politics, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and Israel's relationship with the international system. In sum, the large community of researchers and lay readers interested in Israeli politics, Arab-Israeli relations, and Middle Eastern politics should be grateful to Neil Caplan and Yaakov Sharett for this herculean effort. * Bustan: The Middle East Book Review *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe editors did not merely edit and translate the text; they vastly improved on the Hebrew version by adding Sharett's speeches, reports, cabinet minutes, and other sources to the text . . . These additions makes this work so important and welcome by all who aspire to understand the foreign and defense policies of Israel in its first decade. * Israel Studies Review *The wealth of material enhanced by Sharett's eloquence and per-ceptive eye turn the diary into an indispensable source of Israel's history in its first decade and for several aspects of Israeli politics, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and Israel's relationship with the international system. In sum, the large community of researchers and lay readers interested in Israeli politics, Arab-Israeli relations, and Middle Eastern politics should be grateful to Neil Caplan and Yaakov Sharett for this herculean effort. -- Itamar Rabinovich * Bustan: The Middle East Book Review *[T]he most important thing Sharett contributed to the state is the personal diary he wrote during his tenure as prime minister. It is difficult to overstate the importance of those eight volumes to the study of the 1950s and to the understanding of Israeli history as a whole. -- Tom Segev, September 12, 2003 * Haaretz *Moshe Sharett was a compulsive writer. He enjoyed the very act of writing, the flavour of the words and the quest for precision of expression . . . [T]his is by no means a diary kept at leisure. Most of it was written under the extremely heavy pressure of work and great mental strain, very often in the middle of the night when he was on the verge of physical exhaustion. Standing out above all [the Diary's revelations] is the moral force which dominated Sharett's personality. This extraordinary diary, besides being a unique human document, is a treasure trove for the student of Israel's contemporary history and invaluable for the understanding of one of its crucial periods. -- Joshua Justman, May 4, 1979 * The Jerusalem Post *

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Book Synopsis"Right Makes Might" is a collection of recent essays on historical and contemporary use of proverbs by American politicians, the American worldview, and American politics by globally recognized folklorist, Wolfgang Mieder.Trade ReviewThis is a powerful and timely addition to the literature of rhetoric and folklore and a fine addition to Mieder's oeuvre. * Choice *Wolfgang Mieder has offered us yet another outstanding contribution to proverb studies and, in particular, to one of its very important aspects: how proverbs have helped shape and still continue to shape the worldview of a people, i.e. their culture. -- Roumyana Petrova

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Book Synopsis"Right Makes Might" is a collection of recent essays on historical and contemporary use of proverbs by American politicians, the American worldview, and American politics by globally recognized folklorist, Wolfgang Mieder.Trade ReviewThis is a powerful and timely addition to the literature of rhetoric and folklore and a fine addition to Mieder's oeuvre. * Choice *Wolfgang Mieder has offered us yet another outstanding contribution to proverb studies and, in particular, to one of its very important aspects: how proverbs have helped shape and still continue to shape the worldview of a people, i.e. their culture. -- Roumyana Petrova

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Almost every page offers provocative commentary on the aesthetics and politics of modern dance." —Signs "[An] important step . . . in the ineluctable dance by postmodern historians across a bridge that spans the gaps among disciplines, between theory and practice, and between present and past." —Theatre Journal "This complex and important book needs to be read by anyone interested in dance history or the cultural politics of dance." —Dance Theatre Journal "Mark Franko's Dancing Modernism / Performing Politics is challenging, groundbreaking, insightful, and . . . an important contribution to the field of dance scholarship." —Dance Research JournalTable of ContentsForeword: Geneaology and Event in the Work of Mark Franko, by Juan Ignacio VallejosPrefaceIntroduction: The Politics of Expression1. The Invention of Modern Dance2. Bodies of Radical Will3. Emotivist Movement and Histories of Modernism: The Case of Martha Graham4. Expressivism and Chance Procedure: The Future of an Emotion5. Some Notes on Yvonne Rainer, Modernism, Politics, Emotion, Performance, and the AftermathAppendix: Left-Wing Dance Theory: Articles on Dance from New Theatre, New Masses, and Daily WorkerNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"With Transcripts of the Sacred in Nigeria, Wariboko has given African Studies a real gem. This is a book of great intellectual capacity, creative imagination, and amazing human agency."—Olufemi Vaughan , Alfred Sargent Lee '41 & Mary Ames Lee Professor and Chair of Black Studies, Amherst College , and Author of Religion and the Making of Nigeria"How can we account for the contradictory co-existence of Africa's postcolonial socioeconomic predicament and the seemingly irrational hopes of its people in the possibilities of redemption? Nimi Wariboko brilliantly transcends the familiar answer of a postcolonial religious sublime to propose a radically novel framework of the "transcripts of the sacred" in postcolonial Nigeria — an assemblage of intersecting secular and quasi-religious signs, discourses, and quotidian practices that embed possibility in impossibility, simultaneously constraining and catalyzing human flourishing. Wariboko's theory of the sacred offers a rich, capacious site for understanding and critiquing everyday manifestations of the beautiful, the monstrous, and the ridiculous. This highly original book compellingly argues that, when understood together rather than separately, the signs and categories of the sacred can illuminate Nigeria's conjoined postcolonial dystopias and utopias."—Moses Ochonu, author ofEmirs in London: Subaltern Travel and Nigeria's ModernityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Ambiguity of the SacredInterlude: Methodological Matters and a Theory of African Postcolony1. The Sacred as Im/possibility2. Demons as Guests: Pentecostal Aesthetics of Prayers3. The Pentecostal Incredible4. Production of Violence in the Postcolony5. Chosenness, Spirituality, and the Weight of Blackness6. Disruption and Promise: The Religious Powers of DevelopmentConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"With Transcripts of the Sacred in Nigeria, Wariboko has given African Studies a real gem. This is a book of great intellectual capacity, creative imagination, and amazing human agency."—Olufemi Vaughan , Alfred Sargent Lee '41 & Mary Ames Lee Professor and Chair of Black Studies, Amherst College , and Author of Religion and the Making of Nigeria"How can we account for the contradictory co-existence of Africa's postcolonial socioeconomic predicament and the seemingly irrational hopes of its people in the possibilities of redemption? Nimi Wariboko brilliantly transcends the familiar answer of a postcolonial religious sublime to propose a radically novel framework of the "transcripts of the sacred" in postcolonial Nigeria — an assemblage of intersecting secular and quasi-religious signs, discourses, and quotidian practices that embed possibility in impossibility, simultaneously constraining and catalyzing human flourishing. Wariboko's theory of the sacred offers a rich, capacious site for understanding and critiquing everyday manifestations of the beautiful, the monstrous, and the ridiculous. This highly original book compellingly argues that, when understood together rather than separately, the signs and categories of the sacred can illuminate Nigeria's conjoined postcolonial dystopias and utopias."—Moses Ochonu, author ofEmirs in London: Subaltern Travel and Nigeria's ModernityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Ambiguity of the SacredInterlude: Methodological Matters and a Theory of African Postcolony1. The Sacred as Im/possibility2. Demons as Guests: Pentecostal Aesthetics of Prayers3. The Pentecostal Incredible4. Production of Violence in the Postcolony5. Chosenness, Spirituality, and the Weight of Blackness6. Disruption and Promise: The Religious Powers of DevelopmentConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this revealing book, a distinguished historian trains his eyes on the first two decades of Africa's independence. Erudite and judicious to a fault, Emanuel Akyeampong ranges from religion and the arts to economics and politics to weave a fascinating synthesis that does not skimp on the telling detail and the complexities of a variegated continent. Economists and other social scientists interested in the political economy of development will learn much from this book."—Dani Rodrik, Harvard University"In this fascinating book, distinguished historian Emmanuel Akyeampong offers an insightful, nuanced, and comparative analysis of nation building, economic development, and shifting international relations in select post-independent African countries in the 1960s and 1970s. It brilliantly examines the political and economic thought of the new leaders in the context of the dominant development paradigms of the time, as well as the complex development trajectories of their new nations. An impressive achievement that is a must read for anyone who wishes to understand the political and cultural economies of early postcolonial Africa."—Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USATable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAcronyms and AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Africa in the Twentieth Century2. Religion, Culture, and the Arts in the Making of the Africa Nation State3. Economic Imaginaries: African Leaders and Development Economics4. Pan-African Socialism: The African Developmental State, Regional Integration, and Worldmaking5. Nkrumah, Cocoa, and the United States: The Vision of an Industrialized African Nation-StateConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Hosting States and Unsettled Guests unpacks the complex temporalities of migration. Temporal discombobulation begins under repressive rule in Eritrea. In Ethiopia, refugees' briefly-regained agency is lost in the face of sluggish humanitarian bureaucracy, and troubled relations with the unstable host country. In deftly documenting refugee agency, precarious journeys, and the systemic odds migrants encounter, Riggan and Poole make tremendous contributions to refugee studies and studies of the contemporary Horn of Africa."—Awet T. Weldemichael, Queen's University-Canada, author of Author of Piracy in Somalia."In this exemplary ethnography, replete with vivid details and theoretical nuance, Riggan and Poole analyze how Eritrean refugees weather Ethiopia's shifting paradigms of refugee management and pursue pragmatic visions of their possible futures in a time of political and economic instability. This book is a deft and absorbing piece of anthropological and international scholarship."—Lesley Bartlett, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Co-Editor of Humanizing Education for Refugee and Immigrant Youth"The book provides detailed, nuanced, and critical perspectives on some of the most important challenges of refugee life and refugee policy today: what it means to live as a refugee, how to work with host countries in the global south to ensure refugee's rights and needs are met, how to design education and economic opportunities for refugees, and how to ensure refugees' hopes and dreams for the future are not cruelly disregarded or undermined."—Lauren Carruth, author of Love and Liberation"In a detailed ethnography that profoundly reconceptualizes time and temporality, Riggan and Poole show us the political reality and predicament of life and struggle in refugee camps in northern Ethiopia. This book is a welcome contribution to the field of forced migration studies."—-Shahram Khosravi, author of Precarious Lives: Waiting and Hope in Iran"Through the moving stories that they collected between 2016 and 2019, Riggan and Poole's engaging ethnography traces the fate of Eritrean refugees in a very unstable Ethiopia. The authors brilliantly examine how temporality (and not just spatiality) plays key roles in understanding Eritrean refugees' everyday lives in refugee camps and urban settings in the years that led up to a devastating war. The authors unveil how Eritrean refugees inescapably experience temporal suffering and teleological violence within these structural barriers, while their present becomes ungraspable and thus unmovable."—Sabina M. Perrino, Binghamton University, SUNY

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Neil Roos's Ordinary Whites in Apartheid Society is an outstanding work of scholarship. This is a book which will be both a signal contribution to the social history of Southern Africa, but also of considerable interest to scholars working on issues of race in the United States and elsewhere. It's lively, engaging and personal style, combines academic rigor with accessibility."—Jonathan Hyslop, Colgate University

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Neil Roos's Ordinary Whites in Apartheid Society is an outstanding work of scholarship. This is a book which will be both a signal contribution to the social history of Southern Africa, but also of considerable interest to scholars working on issues of race in the United States and elsewhere. It's lively, engaging and personal style, combines academic rigor with accessibility."—Jonathan Hyslop, Colgate University

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Book SynopsisTraces the emergence of a modern political elite in the West Bank and Gaza in the 1980s and the grassroots political and social revolution it launched during the Intifada.Trade Review[This book] is clear, well-documented, and helps debunk culturally essentialist explanations of Arab authoritarianism. . . [A] fair and sensitive account and contains the best available assessment of the Intifada's political aftermath among Palestiians. An added bonus is that the book is written in an accessible style with enough historical background and contextual explanation to make it ideal as a text for courses in Middle East politics or the politics of revolutions. * AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REV *[O]ffers a sophisticated analysis of the political struggles that have taken a toll on the Palestinian nationalist movement. 7/22/09 * Foreign Affairs *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Traditional Notable Elite in Palestine2. The Rise of a New Political Elite in the West Bank and Gaza3. The Professional Middle Class4. Abu Barbur: Elite Conflict and Social Change in Bayt Sahur5. Popular Committees in the Intifada6. Hamas and the Islamist Mobilization7. The Logic of Palestinian State-Building after OsloNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisExplores the landscape of Turkish-language broadcasting in Berlin. This work elaborates a different approach to "migrant media" in relation to the larger cultural and political spaces through which immigrant life is imagined and created.Trade Review"[Kosnick's] work contributes not only to the anthropology of media, but also to other areas of anthropology, such as community and migration studies. Her work is truly timely, as it offers answers to questions that German politicians are now (again) asking with populist overtones." —H-SAE, H-Net Reviews, March 2011"[D]irectly addresses a burgeoning field of inquiry concerned with multiculturalism in Europe and the formation of transnational public spheres.... [A] model of clarity and rigor in its arguments, and the case study material is presented in a sympathetic and engaging way." —Martin Stokes, University of Chicago"This book makes an excellent contribution to existing scholarly literatures on media and migration in Europe [and also] helps to define a new subfield in the anthropology of media, which I might call 'migrant media' in comparison with the literature on 'indigenous media' from the 1980s and 1990s." —Dominic Boyer, Cornell University"... a splendid, theoretically provocative, and productive ethnography." —Y. Michal Bodemann, University of Toronto in Berlin, H-German, July 2009Table of ContentsContents<\>Acknowledgments1. Introduction2. The History of Broadcasting for Migrants in Germany3. Foreign Voices—Migrant Representation on Radio MultiKulti4. The Gap between Culture and Cultures5. Bringing the Nation Back In: Media Nationalism between Local and Transnational Articulations6. Coping with "Extremism": Migrant Television Production on Berlin's Open Channel7. Signifying with a Difference: Migrant Mediations in Local and Transnational Contexts8. ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisConspiracy theories have been a part of the American experience since colonial times. This anthology provides students with documents relating to some of the important conspiracy theories in American history and politics, some based on reality, many chiefly on paranoia. It looks at a persistent and troubling aspect of democratic society.Trade ReviewIn this primary source collection of conspiracy theories through six stages of US history, objective editors interested in exploring the phenomena argue that insecurities during rapidly changing times encourage suspicions and irrational conspiracies. The first stage looks at the post-Revolutionary era Federalist belief in a Jeffersonian conspiracy to support French radicalism, the Burr western land plot, and Masonic support of Andrew Jackson's presidency. Stage two surveys anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, anti-Mormon, and anti-national bank sentiment. Stage three focuses on abolitionists and slave power conspiracies. The fourth stage reviews the Red Scare, robber baron capitalism, racism, anti-Semitism, and isolationism. Stage five concentrates on the Cold War era, space aliens, and the 1960s assassinations. Stage six looks at more contemporary issues related to globalization and the new world order, the AIDS conspiracy thesis, and terrorism. The editors touch on a few additional assorted conspiracies throughout. The work compares favorably to Richard Hofstadter's The Paranoid Style in American Politics (CH, Mar'66), Robert Goldberg's Enemies Within, (Jun'02, 39-6001), and Mark Fenster's Conspiracy Theories (1999). Summing Up: Recommended. All academic levels/libraries. -- S. Prisco III * Choice *[O]bjective editors interested in exploring the phenomena argue that insecurities during rapidly changing times encourage suspicions and irrational conspiracies. . . . Recommended.May 2009 * Choice *Table of ContentsContentsIntroductionSection 1. Conspiracy in a New NationSection 2. Conspiracy in an Age of DemocracySection 3. Conspiracy in a Divided NationSection 4. Conspiracy in the Industrial Age through the New DealSection 5. Conspiracy in the Cold War EraSection 6. Conspiracy in Contemporary AmericaFor Further ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisAnalyzes the consumption of media by Arab citizens of Israel as a type of communicative behavior and a form of political action. Drawing on public opinion survey data, this book describes perceptions and use of media ranging from Arabic Israeli newspapers to satellite television broadcasts from throughout the Middle East.Trade ReviewThe author . . . through this highly readable historical and empirical study, has advanced the definition of the nature of the public sphere in Israel.Volume 29, No. 1, 2010 * Communication Research Trends *The Arab Public Sphere in Israel is an important book. It focuses on an almost invisible minoirty, the Arab citizens of Israel, and offers an unprecedented account—indeed, a historical benchmark—of media production and consumption among them. Vol. 28, 2011 * Political Communication *[A] compelling account that deftly mixes historical, theoretical, and empirical approaches, creating a multidimensional study that should be of interest to both scholars of the region and those concerned with minority media practice across the globe. * Cinema Journal *This study is of vital importance to scholars interested in Israeli media, Palestinians inside Israel, the far-reaching and diverse impact of Arab satellite news, and minorities' patterns of media consumption, especially in situations in which they are in conflict with state authorities.August 2011 * INTNL JRNL MID EAST STD - IJMES *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Media Space, Political Control, and Cultural Resistance2. The Indigenous Arab Minority in the Israeli State3. Israeli Media Policies toward the Arab Minority4. Arabic Media Space in the Jewish State: Seeking New Communicative Action5. Arabic Print Media and the New Culture of Newspaper Reading6. Resisting Cultural Imperialism: Alienation and Strategic Reading of the Hebrew Press7. Electronic Media and the Strategy of In-BetweennessConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisSatire and new media in the American political landscapeTrade ReviewSaitre and Dissent redefines what it means to agree to disagree and so is a worthy addition to the literature on contemporary satire and poliltical humor. * Rhetoric & Public Affairs *In this compelling new book, Day manages to not only persuasively argue why political satire has gained such a foothold in our popular culture, but also convincingly argues why it matters. July 2011 * liminalities.net *Satire and Dissent is an intriguing dissection of concourse in American society today and its impact on the the politics of the people.June 2011 * The Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: Poking Holes in the Spectacle2. Ironic Authenticity3. Truthiness and Consequences in Parodic News4. Heroes and Villains: Satiric Documentarians Spearhead the Debate5. Irony in Activism6. Moving beyond CritiqueNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA commentary on the political culture of the BaKongo of Lower Congo by a well-known anthropologist.Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Texts and Contexts3. Translation, Exoticism, Banality4. Tradition and Trade5. Complexity, Astonishment and Power: The Personhood of Objects6. Nkondi: Minkisi to Kill People Swiftly7. Composition and Powers of an Nkondi Called Mbola8. Life and Death: Objecthood of Persons9. Lutete's Chiefs10. Reflections and ExtensionsAppendix

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Book SynopsisA comparative and interdisciplinary analysis of genocide in the twentieth century. Reviewing the role of the state in perpetrating genocide with the rationale that genocide is invariably created and carried out by governments and their agents, this book explores the organisational level.Trade ReviewThis is a disturbing account of a crime that has plagued humankind throughout recorded history. As Alvarez (criminal justice, Northern Arizona Univ.) notes, Genocides do not suddenly happen, nor are they precipitated by age-old animosity between groups. Rather, they are the result of conscious choices made by political and military leaders. The author then takes the reader on an excursion into the political, social, legal, and military justifications employed by governments in the 20th century to justify mass killings of essentially innocent human beings. He begins his investigation with the massacre of the Armenians in Turkey after WW I and ends with a discussion of the Balkan genocides in the 1990s. The author goes into meticulous detail about the Nazi and Imperial Japanese mass killings in WW II, Stalin's great purges of the Russian peasantry in the 1930s, and the Cambodian genocide by the Pol Pot regime in the 1970s. Alvarez maintains that nationalism and the concept of sovereignty are driving forces behind most acts of genocide. Academic collections.November 2001 -- J. C. Watkins, Jr. * University of Alabama *Table of ContentsPreliminary Table of Contents:IntroductionChapter 1. The Age of GenocideChapter 2. A Crime By Any Other NameChapter 3. Deadly RegimesChapter 4. Lethal CogsChapter 5. Accommodating GenocideChapter 6. Confronting Genocide

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Book SynopsisAlthough most Latin American countries are considered middle-income nations, their child health and well-being statistics overall compare poorly with those of the United States. This volume, representing the fifth part of Project Latin America 2000 from the Helen Kellogg Institute, brings together contributors from the U.S., Latin America, and organizations such as UNICEF to consider the physical, educational, social, legal, and economic status and progress of children throughout Latin America, focusing especially on health and rights issues.In chapters concerning health, experts in biology and medicine address such topics as trends in malnutrition and undernutrition, iron deficiency, inadequate sanitation, and contaminated water. Other articles on children''s rights by contributors from the social sciences and public policy consider a wide range of issues, including youth violence and homicide, child labor and education, adolescents and the penal system, and future prospectsTrade Review“This volume … argues convincingly for the need to focus on children as subjects in the Latin American development process and to do so through a multidisciplinary lens. Globalists and neo-liberal economists take note: this balanced and well-researched volume should be on your list of required reading.” —Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies“The Child in Latin America is an excellent resource for anyone with an interest in the development of children. A noteworthy aspect of this volume is that the contributors not only identify problems but also offer suggestions for making changes and improving the plight of children in Latin America....” —Journal of Children & Poverty"For an understanding of the challenges Latin America faces in this endeavour, this book offers an excellent introduction.” —Iberoamericana

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Book SynopsisAlthough most Latin American countries are considered middle-income nations, their child health and well-being statistics overall compare poorly with those of the United States. This volume, representing the fifth part of Project Latin America 2000 from the Helen Kellogg Institute, brings together contributors from the U.S., Latin America, and organizations such as UNICEF to consider the physical, educational, social, legal, and economic status and progress of children throughout Latin America, focusing especially on health and rights issues.In chapters concerning health, experts in biology and medicine address such topics as trends in malnutrition and undernutrition, iron deficiency, inadequate sanitation, and contaminated water. Other articles on children''s rights by contributors from the social sciences and public policy consider a wide range of issues, including youth violence and homicide, child labor and education, adolescents and the penal system, and future prospectsTrade Review“This volume … argues convincingly for the need to focus on children as subjects in the Latin American development process and to do so through a multidisciplinary lens. Globalists and neo-liberal economists take note: this balanced and well-researched volume should be on your list of required reading.” —Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies“The Child in Latin America is an excellent resource for anyone with an interest in the development of children. A noteworthy aspect of this volume is that the contributors not only identify problems but also offer suggestions for making changes and improving the plight of children in Latin America....” —Journal of Children & Poverty"For an understanding of the challenges Latin America faces in this endeavour, this book offers an excellent introduction.” —Iberoamericana

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to focus on the effects of violence in internal conflicts after peace agreements have been signed. Since the mid-1990s many peace processes, including those in Israel-Palestine, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Northern Ireland, have reverted to violence while seeking to implement formal peace agreements. In all these cases the persistence and forms of violence have been among the main determinants of the success or failure of the peace process. Violence and Reconstruction adopts a four-part analysis, examining in turn violence emanating from the state, from militants, from destabilized societies, and from the challenge of implementing a range of policies including demobilization, disarmament, and policing. Leading scholars explore in detail each of these aspects of postwar violence. Their findings draw attention to the increased willingness of the state to turn to militias to carry on violence by proxy; to the importance of distinguishing between the aims aTrade Review"Darby has edited a thoughtful book whose eight chapters form a coherent whole. It concerns violence which takes place after the implementation of a peace accord has started. . . . an erudite, coherent, crafted, thoughtful, and informative volume."—Journal of Peace Research"This well-organized and effective book could not be timelier. It sets out, and achieves, an ambitious program for itself." —Andrew Williams, University of Kent"This volume makes an original contribution to the field and will be read with great interest by scholars, graduate students, and the policy community. The contributors present an important set of arguments that engage the scholarly and policy-oriented debates about peace implementation and peacebuilding by teasing out the complex and sometimes counterintuitive relationships between violence and peace." —Terrence Lyons, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University

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