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Book SynopsisJonathan Hsy is Associate Professor of English at The George Washington University, USA. His books include Trading Tongues: Merchants, Multilingualism, and Medieval Literature (2013) and he has published widely on disability issues.Tory V. Pearman is Associate Professor of English at Miami University, USA. Her previous books include Women and Disability in Medieval Literature (2010) and Disability and Knighthood in Malory's Morte Darthur (2019).Joshua R. Eyler is Director of Faculty Development and Lecturer in Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi, USA. His books include How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching (2018) and Disability in the Middle Ages: Reconsiderations and Reverberations (2010).Table of ContentsList of Illustration Notes of Contributors Series Preface Introduction: Disabilities in Motion, Jonathan Hsy, George Washington University, USA Tory V. Pearman, Miami University, Hamilton, USA and Joshua R. Eyler, Rice University, USA Chapter 1: Atypical Bodies: Seeking after Meaning in Physical Difference, John P. Sexton, Bridgewater State University, USA Chapter 2: Mobility Impairments: The Social Horizons of Disability in the Middle Ages, Richard H. Godden, Louisiana State University, USA Chapter 3: Chronic Pain and Illness: Reinstating Crip-Chronic Histories to Forge Affirmative Disability Futures, Alicia Spencer-Hall, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Chapter 4: Blindness: Evolving Religious and Secular Constructions and Responses, Edward Wheatley, Loyola University Chicago, USA Chapter 5: Deafness: Reading Invisible Signs, Julie Singer, Washington University in St. Louis, USA Chapter 6: Speech: Medieval Representations of Speech Impairments, Kisha G. Tracy, Fitchburg State University, USA Chapter 7: Learning Difficulties: Ideas about Intellectual Diversity in Medieval Thought and Culture, Eliza Buhrer, Colorado School of Mines, USA Chapter 8: Mental Health Issues: Folly, Frenzy, and the Family, Aleksandra Pfau, Hendrix College, USA Author and Editor Biographies References Index

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Book SynopsisWhy do people go to exhibitions, and what do they hope to gain from the experience? What would happen if people were encouraged to move freely through exhibition spaces, take photographs and be playful?In this book, Inge Daniels explores what might happen if people and objects were freed from the regulations currently associated with going to an exhibition. Traditional understandings of exhibitions place the viewers in a one-way communication form, where the exhibition and those behind its creation inform their audiences. However, motivations behind exhibition-going are multiple and complex and frequently the intentions of curators do not match the expectations of their visitors. Based on an in-depth ethnographic examination of the processes involved in the making and reception of one particular exhibition-experiment as well as a study that follows 'freed' objects into their new homes, this publication not only sheds light on what exhibitions are, but also what they could become in tTrade ReviewThe text and illustration of this book are attractive, even beautiful. The writing is very clear, and the material on the variety of visitors and their responses is both original and rich. * George E. Marcus, University of California, Irvine, USA *Given that exhibitions are such a constant presence in our contemporary world, it is surprising how rarely we concern ourselves with what they actually do. But Inge Daniels, a thoughtful, scholarly and responsible anthropologist, asked - what are the consequences of an exhibition? If we provide more opportunities for interaction, and more fully engage the senses of our visitors, what then will they take away from this experience? The major contribution of this book is to show how anthropology itself, when astutely deployed, can provide a means to answer fundamental questions that apply to all exhibitions. * Daniel Miller, UCL, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: What Are Exhibitions For? SPREAD 1: The AHJ booklet: A practical tool to study exhibition visitors Chapter 1. Representational and Performative Knowledge SPREAD 2: Mike - 'There is a connecting memory in my feet' Chapter 2. Photography, Exhibition Design and Atmosphere SPREAD 3: Sue - 'Photography students have been very surprised to learn that what appears to be an actual window is in fact an illusion' Chapter 3. Similarities and Stereotypes SPREAD 4: Jen - 'I was very interested in anime and manga' Chapter 4. To Learn or Not to Learn SPREAD 5: Natasha - 'And I have been putting them in the dishwasher' SPREAD 6: Natalia - 'It's in our shower because it's very useful; Molly - 'It is something I found and can't give away' Chapter 5. Photography, Performance and Play SPREAD 7: Ali - 'I never found England a very interesting place' Conclusion: Exhibitions as Technologies of the Imagination? Notes References

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Book SynopsisIslam through Objects represents the state of the field of Islamic material cultural studies. With contributions from scholars of religion, anthropologists, art historians, folklorists, historians, and other disciplines, Anna Bigelow brings together a wide range of perspectives on Islamic materiality to debunk myths of Islamic aversion to material aspects of religion. Each chapter focuses on a single object in daily use by Muslimsprayer beads, coins, amulets, a cistern well, clothing, jewellery, bodily and domestic adornmentsto consider both generic and particular aspects of the object in question. These narratives will engage the reader by describing and analyzing each object in terms of its provenance, materials, uses, and history, as well as the broader history, variety and uses of the object in Islamic history and cultures. Temporal, regional, and sectarian variations in the styles, uses, and theological perspectives are also considered. Framed by an introTrade ReviewThis is a fascinating and often surprising contribution to the Bloomsbury Studies in Material Religion. * Religion, Collections and Heritage Group *By bringing together a multitude of perspectives and disciplines ranging from social and cultural anthropology to history, from folklore to art history and ecology, the volume offers a very inspiring contribution to widening the scope of Islamic studies … A collection of articles that abound in epic qualities and convey adventures and surprises of research. Some of the touching and truly breath-taking stories contained in this very enjoyable book will remain in the mind of the reader for a long time. * Die Welt Des Islams *This is a treasure box of exciting object-oriented analysesthat unpack how Islamic epistemes are enmeshed with the material world. Framed by Anna Bigelow’s sophisticated introduction, this volume does not only offer a ground-breaking contribution to theorizing materiality in the study of Islam. It also triggers new insights for conceptualizing material religion from the angle of Muslim engagements with things. * Birgit Meyer, Professor of Religious Studies, Utrecht University, The Netherlands *Writing against misrepresentations of Islam as an iconophobic, monolithic tradition, this eclectic volume explores how Islamic things ‘make sense’ to Muslims around the world. Chapters colorfully narrate how Muslim communities come to identify an object as Islamic, saturated with Islamic meaning and presence, as well as how such objects animate and orient the senses and sensibilities of Muslims. Fascinating! * Zareena A Grewal, Associate Professor of American Studies and Religious Studies, Yale University, USA *“This exciting edited collection of essays takes you on a journey to destabilize any notion you might have on ‘Islam’ through objects. An important book that will push you away from text to a world of things, beautifully illustrated—alive through the diverse lives of Muslims.” * Amanullah De Sondy, Head of Study of Religions Department and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam, University College Cork, Ireland *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Thinking with Islamic Things, Anna Bigelow (Stanford University, USA) Part I: Tracing Images 1. Clothes of Righteousness: The MGT Uniform in the 20th Century, Kayla Renee Wheeler (Grand Valley State University, USA) 2. The Masonic Muhammad: Modern Franco-Iranian Visual Encounters in Prophetic Iconography, Christiane Gruber (University of Michigan, USA) 3. Relic Reproduction: Tracing the Lives of Muhammad’s Sandal, Richard McGregor (Vanderbilt University, USA) Part II: Identifying Objects 4. “The Greatest and Only Flag Known”: The Lapel Pin in American Islam, Michael Muhammad Knight (University of Central Florida, USA) 5. Tasbih in West African Islamic History: Spirituality, Aesthetics, Politics, and Identity, Ousman Murzik Kobo (Ohio State University, USA) 6. Caps, Heads, and Hearts, Scott Kugle (Emory University, USA) Part III: Objects in Practice 7. What Comes to Light When a Lamp Is Lit in Bektashi Tradition, Mark Soileau (Haceteppe University, Turkey) 8. The Agency of the Material Taviz (Amulet) in a South Indian Healing Room, Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger (Emory University, USA) 9. The Life of a Tablet, Aomar Boum (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) Part IV: Circulatory Systems 10. Coins and Fish: Sovereignty, Economy, and Religion in the Islamicate Indian Ocean, Roxani Margariti (Emory University, USA) 11. The Aljibe del Rey, D. Fairchild Ruggles (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA) 12. Zamzam Water: Scales of Environmentality and Decolonizing Material Islam, Anna Gade (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA) Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow might we best understand the relationship between the vibrant religious landscapes we see in many cities and contemporary urban social processes? Through case studies drawn from around the world, contributors explore the ways in which these processes interact in cities. This book argues that religious events including rituals, processions, and festivals are not only choreographies of sacred traditions, but they are also creative disruptions that reveal how urban cultural hierarchies are experienced and contested. Exposing the power dynamics behind these events, this book shows how performative uses of urban space serve to destabilize dominant genealogies and lineages around urban identities just as they lay claims to cultural supremacy or heritage. Through exploring the affective disruptions and political controversies caused by religious events, the contributors engage theoretical discussions in urban studies, the sociology of religion and the ethnography of ritual. This booTrade ReviewUrban Religious Events: Public Spirituality in Contested Spaces is a truly enjoyable read. The lively writing creates a vivid picture of processions, festivals and spectacles from Moscow to Rio de Janeiro and Madrid. The innovative concept of ‘urban religious events’ provides a convincing overall prism for analysis of events from lighting the hanukkiah in Barcelona, to jiu-jitsu parades in Brazil and practicing yoga on a bridge in Vancouver. * Lene Kühle, Professor of Sociology and Religion, Aarhus University, Denmark *Table of Contents1. Introduction Part 1: After the Secular City: Religion and Urban Effervescence 2. Religion in the Street: A popular neighborhood in Mexico City, Hugo José Suárez (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico) 3. Staging Green Spirituality in the Parks of Lausanne and Geneva: A Spatial Approach to Urban Ecological Festivals, Irene Becci (Université de Lausanne, Switzerland) and Salomé Okoekpen 4. Constructing a Religioscape: The Case of Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow, Nadezda Rychkova (Russian State University for the Humanities, Russia) 5. Festivals of Religions and Religious Festivals: Heritigized Heterotopias, Alberta Giorgi (University of Bergamo, Italy) and Mariachiara Giorda (Roma Tre University, Italy) Part 2: The Politics of Religion in Urban Spaces: Power and Symbolism in the City 6. A Bridge Too Far: Yoga, Spirituality, and Contested Space in the Pacific Northwest, Paul Bramadat (University of Victoria, Canada) 7. “It’s the first Sukkah since the Inquisition!”: Jewish Celebrations in Public Spaces in Barcelona, Julia Martínez-Ariño (University of Groningen, the Netherlands) 8. Spatial Discourses of Sanctity as Means of Struggle and Empowerment in a Contested City, Nimrod Luz (Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Israel) 9. Decoding Strategic Secularism in Madrid: Religion as Ambience in Three Scenarios, Monica Cornejo-Valle (Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain) Part 3: Public Religious Rituals, Urban Transcendence and Embodied Spirituality 10. Urbi et Orbi: Pope Benedict’s Visit to Berlin and the Emplacement of Communicative Events, Hubert Knoblauch (TU Berlin, Germany) 11. Turning Spirituality into a Public Event: the Popularization of Collective Meditations and Mindfulness Marches in the Urban Space, Mar Griera (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain), Anna Clot-Garrell (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain) 12. God’s Warriors: Embodying Evangelical Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Schapira (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Switzerland) 13. Feeling Sufis: An essay on Intimate Religion in Berlin, Omar Kasmani (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany) 14. Epilogue, Sophie Watson (The Open University, UK) Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow is meaning in our bodies constructed? To what extent is meaning in bodies innate, evolved through biological adaptations? To what extent is meaning in bodies culturally constructed? Does it change when we adorn ourselves in dress? In Adorning Bodies, Marilynn Johnson draws on evolutionary theory and philosophy in order to think about art, beauty, and aesthetics.Considering meaning in bodies and bodily adornment, she explores how the ways we use our bodies are similar to yet at other times different from animals. Johnson engages with the work of evolutionary theorists, philosophers of language, and cultural theorists Charles Darwin, H. P. Grice, and Roland Barthes respectively to examine both natural and non-natural meanings. She addresses how both systems of meaning signify relevant information to other humans, with respect to both bodies and clothes. Johnson also demonstrates that how we dress could negatively influence the way our bodies can be read, and howTrade Review[H]ighly engaging and insightful, it comes as a very welcome entryway into discussions in the present and also leading philosophers into future avenues of research. Johnson presents astute analysis, while demonstrating each move of the argument with examples from history, popular culture, and science. Taking cues from theories of culture, biology, and psychology, this book maintains its core presence as philosophy, while exemplifying the kind of interdisciplinary research that should guide more academics. * Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics *Adorning Bodies is an important reminder of our embodied lives, where our adorned bodies are imbued with meaning, and that ‘everything speaks’. Johnson provides us with a fresh take on these themes, bringing the philosophy of language to life by applying it to our bodily selves in a lucid and engaging way. * Suki Finn, Lecturer, Royal Holloway University of London, UK *Johnson interprets adornment through the combined lenses of the philosophy of language and evolutionary theory. The result is interesting, informative and very enjoyable. The book is full of great insights, and made me re-evaluate my relationship to the clothes I wear. It's an excellent contribution to the literature. * Richard Moore, Senior Research Fellow, University of Warwick, UK *Adorning Bodies invites us to consider how our bodies and clothing convey meaning, for better or for worse. Johnson masterfully appeals to the philosophy of language and evolutionary theory to develop a rich account of the meaning woven into the fabric we wear. From Darwin to Stonewall, the book makes elegant use of historical texts and contemporary examples. It will be invaluable for scholars and interesting to anyone who wants to think more deeply about what it means to get dressed. * Kate Moran, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, USA *Marilynn Johnson's Adorning Bodies rigorously and insightfully brings together three disciplines rarely combined in a unified framework, namely, the philosophy of language, evolutionary theory, and aesthetics. Focusing on bodily adornment, Johnson is able to carefully dissect such issues, among others as the question of whether animals create art, while also arguing that some high fashion is art, properly so called. Written with exemplary clarity, the range of issues is broad with many engaging examples that establish that the philosophy of adornment is a vast understudied area calling for further, continuing inquiry and discussion. * Noël Carroll, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA *Table of Contents1. Meaning in Bodies and Adornment 2. Taking Adornment Seriously: Structuralism and Meaning 3. Details on the Gricean View 4. Deception in the Human and Animal Worlds (Imitation of Natural Meaning & Lying in Non-Natural Meaning) 5. Darwin on Animal Bodies 6. Human Sexual Selection 7. The Evolution of Bodily Adornment: Signaling and Meaning-Making in Prehistory 8. Information, Misperception, Suppression, Expression 9. On Beauty: Aesthetic Choices, Adornment, & Art Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFeaturing contributions from anthropologists, historians and scholars of religion, this book explores the passionate, divided and evolving field of Islamic Studies in Europe and North America, past and present covering topics from secularism and gender to pop music and modern science.

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Book SynopsisThis two-volume encyclopedia profiles the contemporary culture and society of every country in the Americas, from Canada and the United States to the islands of the Caribbean and the many countries of Latin America.From delicacies to dances, this encyclopedia introduces readers to cultures and customs of all of the countries of the Americas, explaining what makes each country unique while also demonstrating what ties the cultures and peoples together. The Americas profiles the 40 nations and territories that make up North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, including British, U.S., Dutch, and French territories. Each country profile takes an in-depth look at such contemporary topics as religion, lifestyle and leisure, cuisine, gender roles, dress, festivals, music, visual arts, and architecture, among many others, while also providing contextual information on history, politics, and economics. Readers will be able to draw cross-cultu

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Book SynopsisThis encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and nuanced exploration of Generation X and its enduring imprint on the cultural landscape of the USA, in realms such as music, television, literature, advertising, and art.American life has changed significantly in the last 70 years. Explore the pop culture that defined Generation X, defined as those born between 1965 and 1980, with informative entries on iconic performers (Nirvana, Notorious B.I.G.), films (The Big Lebowski, Heathers), and books (Generation X)not to mention the technology, media platforms, and events that had a lasting impact on American culture and entertainment. Additional features include interviews from artists and musicians of the era that shed light on their influences, challenges, and achievements, as well as an introductory essay that takes a deeper dive into Generation X attitudes toward work and leisure, race and ethnicity, personal relationships, politics, and social media.

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Book SynopsisThis unique book reveals the existence of an advanced civilization where none was known before, presenting an entirely new perspective on the culture and history of Tibet. In his groundbreaking study of an epic period in Tibet few people even knew existed, John Vincent Bellezza details the discovery of an ancient people on the most desolate reaches of the Tibetan plateau, revolutionizing our ideas about who Tibetans really are. While many associate Tibet with Buddhism, it was also once a land of warriors and chariots, whose burials included megalithic arrays and golden masks. This first Tibetan civilization, known as Zhang Zhung, was a cosmopolitan one with links extending across Eurasia, bringing it in line with many of the major cultural innovations of the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age. Based on decades of research, The Dawn of Tibet draws on a rich trove of archaeological, textual, and ethnographic materials collected and analyzed by the author. Bellezza describes the vast network ofTrade ReviewThis fascinating read is an effort to bridge the gap between prehistory and history and resurrect the long-lost cultural links between Central Tibet and Upper Tibet. In chronicling this long-lost civilization, Bellezza braves the challenges of inclement weather and rugged terrain and assiduously explores the mountains, lakes, rivers, tombs, citadels, shrines, and temples that define the geography and rituals of the remote highlands of the Tibetan frontier. Notwithstanding the paucity of historical details, Bellezza maps the region by drawing upon oral traditions, decoding religious texts, exploring remote archaeological sites, and narrating/memorializing fantastic folk literatures to reveal the central characteristics of the land and its people. In showing the linkages between the Lamaist traditions of Central Tibet and the Eternal Bon practices of the Tibetan highlands, the author encourages the renegotiation of the roots of Tibetan identity and self-understanding. The true value of this research can be assessed in light of the damages wrought by environmental changes, the policies and neglect by the People's Republic of China, and the unsavory activities of opportunists in the highlands of Tibet. This admirable addition to the field of Tibetology is a plea to preserve the ancient archaeological sites of Upper Tibet before they are lost to posterity. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, researchers, and anyone interested in Tibetan studies. * CHOICE *John Vincent Bellezza’s lifelong project to explore and document the religion and culture of Tibet’s earliest, pre-Buddhist civilization, is uniquely ambitious. In a series of publications he has used the techniques of archaeology, anthropology and textual scholarship to shed light on this world, obscured as it is by the passage of time and the dominance of Buddhism in Tibetan culture for the last thousand years. Bellezza is particularly interested in the civilization known to Tibetan tradition as Zhang Zhung, which was based in western Tibet, also known as Upper Tibet. . . .The Dawn of Tibet is the best introduction to his work so far. * The Silk Road *The Dawn of Tibet presents the cumulative efforts and progression of a seasoned scholar going beyond what archaeology is able to provide, armed with the support of literature, history, religion, and ritual customs. This is a work for a general audience.... The Dawn of Tibet takes the reader on a journey that is not one of linearity, but one that spreads out in several directions until meeting at one point. It also has much to offer the scholar with its insights on Tibetan civilization and thus stretches beyond the confines of the familiar, creating a complex journey of discovery. * Asian Highlands Perspectives *John Bellezza is one of a vanishing breed of scholars, an independent archaeological explorer whose work is pioneering in the truest sense of the word. His expeditions over the course of decades to the remotest and least-known regions of Tibet have unearthed a precious body of evidence for the interpretation of Tibet before Buddhism, with profound consequences for our understanding of the Tibetan world. -- Stephen Jenkins, Humboldt State UniversityFor over two decades John Bellezza has supplied the scientific community with spectacular findings from the historically little-explored world of Upper Tibet. His unique contacts with locals through many years of extensive travels throughout the western and northern plateau have given him access to hundreds of cultural sites, many of them clearly of prehistoric origin. Comparative analysis of these sites has led him to the recognition of an advanced early Metal Age civilization in Upper Tibet going back to c.1000 BCE. Regardless the caution of some researchers concerning the author’s suggested shared genealogy of this complex with the entities of the historical Zhang Zhung and Bon, these meticulously recorded discoveries remain outstanding testimonies to Tibet’s prehistoric cultural history. This insightful book recapitulates the key points of Bellezza’s long survey of this ancient world. Combining extensive references to later, mainly non-Buddhist or Zhang Zhung-related textual sources and ethnographic details of the traditional life of Upper Tibet’s nomadic communities, The Dawn of Tibet is a must for anyone interested in the cultures of the Tibetan highlands beyond their Buddhist horizons. -- Guntram Hazod, Austrian Academy of Sciences, ViennaTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Discovering the First Civilization of Tibet Chapter 2: The Great Sky Realm: The Land of Upper Tibet Chapter 3: Tillers and Herders, Warriors and Saints: The People of Upper Tibet Chapter 4: From Sky to Earth: The History of Zhang Zhung Chapter 5: Touching the Sky: The Citadel and Temples of Zhang Zhung Chapter 6: Penetrating the Earth: The Burial Grounds of Zhang Zhung Chapter 7: Flesh, Blood, and Bones in Stone: The Artistic Treasures of Zhang Zhung Chapter 8: Father Sky Eagle and Mother Earth Serpent: The Religion of Zhang Zhung Chapter 9: Horned Heroes and Turquoise Maidens: The Cultural Life of Zhang Zhung Chapter 10: My Ancestors, My Gods: Zhang Zhung Reigns in Contemporary Upper Tibet Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisVisions of Culture: A Reader, Second Edition, has been revised and expanded with new selections and is coordinated for use with Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists, Fifth Edition. Each selection is prefaced with a brief introduction about the anthropologist and the text. Each primary text is followed by a section titled Queries and Connections, a series of questions designed to help students focus on the central issues in each text and to relate them to other readings.NEW TO THIS EDITIONPart VII: Neo-Darwinian Evolutionary Theories25: Leda Cosmides and John Toobey, from The Evolutionary Primer26: Eric Alden Smith, from Why Do Good Hunters Have Higher Reproductive Success?27. Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson, from Introduction from The Origin and Evolution of CulturePart VIIIThe Ontological Turn28: Philippe Descola, from Beyond Nature and Culture29: Tim Ingold, from Anthropology beyond Humanity30: Bruno Latour, from Introduction from ReassemblingTable of ContentsVisions of Culture: An Annotated Reader, Second Edition Edited by Jerry D. Moore Part I: Introduction 1. Edward Tylor, from Primitive Culture 2. Lewis Henry Morgan, from Ancient Society 3. Franz Boas, from The Methods of Ethnology 4. Émile Durkheim, from Elementary Forms of the Religious Life (Excerpts) Part II: The Nature of Culture 5. Alfred Kroeber, from Disposal of the Dead and from Eighteen Professions 6. Ruth Benedict, from Configurations of Culture in North America 7. Edward Sapir, from Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech and from Language and Environment (Excerpts) 8. Margaret Mead, from More Comprehensive Field Methods Part III: The Nature of Society 9. Marcel Mauss, from The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies 10. Bronislaw Malinowski, from The Primitive Economics of the Trobriand Islanders 11. A. R. Radcliffe-Brown, from The Comparative Method in Social Anthropology 12. Edward E. Evans-Pritchard, from Social Anthropology: Past and Present Part IV. Evolutionary, Adaptationist, and Materialist Theories 13. Leslie A. White, from Energy and the Evolution of Culture 14. Julian Steward, from Linguistic Distributions and Political Groups of the Great Basin Shoshoneans and from Cultural Causality and Law: A Trial Formulation of the Development of Early Civilizations 15. Marvin Harris, from Anthropology and the Theoretical and Paradigmatic Significance of the Collapse of Soviet and East European Communism 16. Eleanor Burke Leacock, from Women's Status in Egalitarian Society: Implications for Social Evolution Part V: Structures, Symbols, and Meaning 17. Claude Lévi-Strauss, from The Structural Study of Myth 18. Victor Turner, from Symbols in African Ritual 19. Clifford Geertz, from Ritual and Social Change: A Javanese Example 20. Mary Douglas, from Animals in Lele Religious Symbolism Part VI. Structures, Practice, Agency, Power 21. Sherry B. Ortner, from On Key Symbols 22. Pierre Bourdieu, from The Berber House or the World Reversed 23. Eric R. Wolf, from Types of Latin American Peasantry: A Preliminary Discussion (Excerpt) and from Distinguished Lecture: Facing power--Old Insights, New Questions 24. Marshall D. Sahlins, from Poor Man, Rich Man, Big-Man, Chief: Political Types in Melanesia and Polynesia and from What is Anthropological Enlightenment? Some Lessons of the Twentieth Century *Part VII: Neo-Darwinian Evolutionary Theories *25. Eric Alden Smith, from Why Do Good Hunters Have Higher Reproductive Success? *26. Leda Cosmides and John Toobey, from The Evolutionary Primer *27. Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson, from "Introduction" from The Origin and Evolution of Culture Part VIII—The Ontological Turn *28. Tim Ingold, from Anthropology Beyond Humanity *29. Philippe Descola, from Beyond Nature and Culture *30. Bruno Latour, from "Introduction" from Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network-Theory *Denotes new articles

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Book SynopsisIn roughly one hundred years from the 1870s to the 1970s dining on trains began, soared to great heights, and then fell to earth. The founders of the first railroad companies cared more about hauling freight than feeding passengers. The only food available on trains in the mid-nineteenth century was whatever passengers brought aboard in their lunch baskets or managed to pick up at a brief station stop. It was hardly fine dining. Seeing the business possibilities in offering long-distance passengers comforts such as beds, toilets, and meals, George Pullman and other pioneering railroaders like Georges Nagelmackers of Orient Express fame, transformed rail travel. Fine dining and wines became the norm for elite railroad travelers by the turn of the twentieth century. The foods served on railroads from consommé to turbot to soufflé, always accompanied by champagne - equaled that of the finest restaurants, hotels, and steamships. After World War II, as airline travel and automobiles becaTrade ReviewFood on the Rails is the first book in the 'Food on the Go' series, part of a larger Rowman and Littlefield series, 'Studies in Food and Gastronomy.' The aim of the former is to publish books exploring the history of foods eaten while traveling. The book is a good introduction to the history and development of dining on trains, beginning with early train travel and the disappointing food experiences of travelers in the 19th century and the development of the Pullman dining car (the first of its kind) to the 'golden age' of railroad dining in the early decades of the 20th century in the US and Europe. Freelance author/journalist Quinzio details the decline not only of fine dining on trains but also train travel itself with some brief discussions on the small renaissance of high-end train travel today. Readers will be intrigued to learn the details of how dining cars were constructed and staffed and the types of foods served throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Each chapter ends with a representative recipe. Summing Up: Recommended. General and undergraduate food history collections. * CHOICE *In her latest work, Food on the Rails, The Golden Era of Railroad Dining, Jeri Quinzio draws in both railroad buffs and those with an interest in culinary history. From the crumbly dry sandwiches people ate on trains with tobacco spit soaked floors of the 1820s, to the grand cuisine served on 'la belle epoch’s' Orient Express and the puttering post war 'automat' microwaved dishes, to the death of railway food with the invention of commercial flight and Amtrak, this is a railroad story that inspires both disgust and delight. Food on the Rails, a magnificent work that tells the tale of food served at high speeds, will keep both train hobbyists and food scholars riveted.... Food on the Rails is a great read ... It is an extremely interesting work, and I would have enjoyed learning more about an age that so few of us living today have had the ability to experience.... Food on the Rails is a quick read, packed with information and stories which will expand the train buff’s interest to include the culinary history of the rail, and will introduce the culinary historian or foodways scholar to an area which might have been previously overlooked in their research. Even for someone interested in neither food nor trains, it is magnificent entry into the world of the mid-19th to mid-20th century, as every major event happening on the world stage is mentioned and viewed through the lens of the railways passenger, both patrician and plebian. * Digest: A Journal of Foodways & Culture *Food on the Rails: The Golden Era of Railroad Dining should be in any culinary history collection and many a train buff's library. It's the first book in the 'Food on the Go' series, joining others in this publisher's 'Studies in Food and Gastronomy' series, and it serves up an enticing course combining travel and train history with discussions of the special challenges involved in serving food on a moving vehicle. The details range from descriptions of food evolution to how dining cars were created, while the era of train dining is followed from its bare-bones beginnings to its opulent era and back again. Vintage black and white photos peppered throughout accompany a satisfying blend of rail and food preparation history which lends lively insights into the issues and evolution of train fare. * Donovan's Bookshelf *Jeri Quinzio has done it again! Her latest book, Food on the Rails, tells the lively tale of the rise and fall of haute (and not-so-haute) cuisine served on the world’s railways. It traces railroad dining from its less-than-stellar beginnings through the romantic culinary luxury of the Orient Express, 20th Century Limited, and the Blue Train, ending with the mundane snack bars of today. Food on the Rails is well researched, insightful, and a delight to read. For those interested in recreating some of the former culinary splendor and delicious cocktails of bygone days, Quinzio provides recipes and menus. -- Andrew F. Smith, culinary historianDrawing on numerous and varied sources—from scholarly works, to news reports, to firsthand accounts—Quinzio provides a thorough, refreshing, and entertaining account of the rise and fall of the rail dining experience in North America and Europe, illustrated with occasional recipes to highlight the story. -- James D. Porterfield, director of the Center for Railway Tourism, Davis & Elkins College; author of Dining by Rail: The History and Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad CuisineIn this lively social and cultural history, Jeri Quinzio evokes the glory days of rail travel in Europe and the United States, when dining cars served up multicourse meals on tables elegantly set with fine china, linens, and silver. She traces the evolution of railway dining from early 'hotel cars' to the grand dining cars that eventually gave way to scaled-down buffets. Each chapter ends with period recipes that capture the thrill of dining in motion, and along the way we get locomotive lessons in history and popular culture. Food on the Rails makes me want to book my next travel by train! -- Darra Goldstein, founding editor of GastronomicaIn Food on the Rails, Jeri Quinzio presents a lively history of the evolution of U.S. rail travels by describing food service, illustrated with menus and recipes that reflect different eras. How wonderful to be reminded of the golden age of railroad dining when travelers were served civilized meals in dining cars. This book will make the reader long for the time when travel was leisurely and filled with pleasure. -- Barbara Haber, food historian; author of From Hardtack to Home Fries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and MealsTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Dining Before the Dining Car Chapter Two: The Dining Car Debuts Chapter Three: Fine Dining on European Railroads Chapter Four: Transporting Restaurants Chapter Five: Streamlined Dining Chapter Six: The Golden—and Not So Golden—Era Chapter Seven: Endings and Beginnings Afterword: Take the Train Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisHow do British pavements remain free of dog mess? Why are paths not littered with cigarette butts or roads not lined with abandoned cars? What does the decline of the public lavatory say about us and is the national reputation for queuing still deserved today?Orderly Britain takes a topical look at modern society, examining how it is governed and how it organises itself. It considers the rules of daily life, where they come from and why they exist. It asks whether citizens are generally compliant and uncomplaining or rebellious and defiant. This quirky social history takes a close look at shifting customs and practices, people''s expectations of each other and how rule-makers seek to shape everyone''s lives - even when ignoring some of those rules themselves.Taking the reader on a journey that covers a range of topics - dog mess, smoking, drinking, parking, queuing, toilets - Orderly Britain examines the rapidly changing patterns of everyday life, from Trade ReviewA cheerful and easy read, balancing German sociologists with amusing stories, on a topic that tells us much more about how the world has changed than many more high-falutin' political tomes. * The TImes *Highly entertaining and extremely thought-provoking * Herald Magazine *

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Book SynopsisIn this ground-breaking book, a theory of 'distortion' - of the way in which the processes of human life are subject to interference, diversion and transformation - is developed by way of the art of one of Britain's greatest twentieth-century painters and that art's public reception. Devoted to his native village of Cookham-on-Thames, Stanley Spencer painted not only landscapes and portraits with loving detail but also the 'memory-feelings' which he felt were a 'sacred' part of his consciousness. Yet Spencer was also a controversial public figure, with some taking the view that his visionary paintings were ugly distortions of human life, even marks of an immoral nature. Examining how Spencer lived his vision, how he painted it and wrote it, and also how his attempts to communicate that vision were received by his contemporaries and have continued to be interpreted since his death, the author posits distortion as key: an intrinsic aspect both of human creation and of human interactionTrade Review'This remarkable work may well be the crowning achievement in Nigel Rapport’s already distinguished anthropological and literary oeuvre. Not only does Rapport succeed brilliantly in doing justice to Stanley Spencer’s eccentric life and his religious and distorted ways of seeing; he offers a stunning critique of an anthropology of art that has all too often privileged sociological reductions over in-depth explorations of the quiddity of things, the contingency of events, and the irreducibility of the individual.' Michael Jackson, Harvard Divinity School, USATable of ContentsPreface. Part I An Introduction to Stanley Spencer, Distortion, and Methodology: The anthropological project; Introducing Stanley Spencer as painter and as public figure; Introducing distortion as a concept; Methodological considerations, and doubts. Part II Stanley Spencer’s Vision: Painting love and redemption: Stanley’s metaphysics; Inspiration and the creative process: ‘definition through passion’; First conversation: ‘what kind of art is Stanley Spencer’s’?; 1932 to 1938: ‘the beatitudes of love’; Distortion and Stanley’s reaction to it; Second conversation: ‘what do Stanley Spencer’s distortions mean?’. Part III A Human Document: Distortion in individual consciousness and in social relations, and love; Third conversation: ‘the Stanley Spencer Gallery as labour of love?’. Bibliography; Indexes.

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2020 PROSE Award for Multivolume Reference/HumanitiesHow has our relationship with work' changed for different cultures over the centuries? What effect has it had on politics, art and religion? In a work that spans 2,500 years these ambitious questions are addressed by 63 experts, each contributing their overview of a theme applied to a period in history. With the help of a broad range of case material they illustrate broad trends and nuances of the culture of work in Western culture from antiquity to the present. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six.The six volumes cover: 1 Antiquity (500 BCE to 800 CE); 2 Medieval Age (800 to 1450); 3 Early Modern Age (1450 to 1650); 4

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Book SynopsisCan human rights be truly universal, without becoming a subtle form of Western imperialism or restricting the rights of women, minorities, LGBT people and other culturally disadvantaged peoples? This book critically addresses these core issues through an interdisciplinary analysis of key case studies and particularly challenging issues.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. A defensible universalism; 2. Culture and Transcending Relativism; 3. A Right to Cultural Identity; 4. The rights of women - patriarchy, harm and empowerment; 5. The rights of national and ethnic minorities; 6. The Rights of Indigenous Peoples; 7. Religion and Human Rights; 8. Working on a dream?; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisWhat does it means to be Palestinian in the diaspora? This book offers a collection of 100 reflections on being Palestinian. It contributes to the debate on what it means to be Palestinian. It asks what the diaspora is for Palestinians. It looks at how being Palestinian varies across gender, generation, religious affiliation and more.

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Book SynopsisAgainst the backdrop of the revolutionary upheavals that have shaken the region in recent years, the contributors to this volume interrogate a range of case studies from across the region - examining how museums engage inclusion, diversity and the politics of minority identities.

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Book SynopsisThis compelling analysis of the modern Middle East shows the transition from an internal history characterised by local realities that were plural and multidimensional, and where identities were flexible and hybrid, to a simplified history largely imagined and imposed by external actors.

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Book SynopsisBuilding on critical and contemporary theory, these essays address the multiple ways in which the Turkish regime controls its citizens through physical destruction, structural violence and exposure. The 12 case studies include counterinsurgency warfare, enforced disappearances, cemeteries, monuments, prisons, courts and the army.

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Book SynopsisRecording Kurdish voices from Istanbul and Diyarbak?r, Turkey's most important Kurdish-populated cities, this book documents Kurdish narratives of oppression and resistance, and enquires how Kurds reconcile their distinct ethnic identity and citizenship in modern Turkey.

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Book SynopsisExplores the ways in which Muslims relate various forms of religious oratory to authoritative tradition in 21st-century Islamic practice, while striving to adapt to local contexts and the changing circumstances of politics, media and society.

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Book SynopsisExplores how modern Turkish theologians have grappled with issues such as nationalism and democracy; conceptions of God and humanity; the definition of religion itself and theological arguments for secularism; and theologies of human rights, gender and sexuality.

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Book SynopsisUnearths a rich tradition of creative flexibility, collaboration and mutual influence between literary culture and Egyptology The first monograph study to bring literature into conversation with Egyptological culture Incorporates a number of archival primary sources which have, until now, escaped critical attention Analyses canonical literature alongside works by lesser-known authors Combines literary criticism with book history, the history of science, and reception studies This book explores literary and Egyptological cultures from the closing decades of the nineteenth century to the opening decades of the twentieth, culminating in the aftermath of the high-profile discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Analysing the works of Egyptologists including Howard Carter, Arthur Weigall and E. A. Wallis Budge alongside those of their literary contemporaries such as H. Rider Haggard, Marie Corelli and Oscar Wild

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Book SynopsisNarrative Productions of Meaning explores how stories, ranging from self-stories to those told by media, social activists, politicians, social policy makers, and social service providers, shape the meaning of self, others, objects, events, and experiences and how these meanings have material consequences.Trade ReviewThis is a well-conceived, sophisticated, and intellectually stimulating book. I truly enjoyed reading it.The scholarship is sound and the ideas/arguments are communicated clearly and effectively. I believe this book will be useful for scholars in a variety of fields who are interested in developing their understanding of narrative theory and method, but also scholars who are focused on a wide variety of substantive areas who are interested in developing a better understanding of the storied, cognitive, and emotional dimensions of the main moral and political issues (and contentions) in their area of expertise. -- Thomas DeGloma, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNYThis book offers an accessible and thorough review of the significance of stories and storytelling across the many facets of social life, from identities and culture to social problems and public policies. The book also serves as an excellent introduction to sociological reasoning at its best. Professor Loseke’s lucid and engaging writing combined with her vast expertise make this book an instant classic and a must-read for both novices and specialists in the field of narrative analysis and social sciences in general. -- Amir Marvasti, Penn State AltoonaTable of ContentsChapter 1: Narrative and Productions of MeaningChapter 2: Narrative and CultureChapter 3: Narrative and IdentityChapter 4: Narrative and Social ProblemsChapter 5: Narrative and Social PolicyChapter 6: Reflections on Narrative Productions of Meaning in a “Post-Fact” WorldBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Bread is an object that is always in process of becoming something else: flower to grain, grain to dough, dough to loaf, loaf to crumb. Bread is also often a figure or vehicle of social cohesion: from the homely image of breaking bread together to the mysteries of the Eucharist. But bread also commonly figures in social conflict sometimes literally, in the bread riots that punctuate European history, and sometimes figuratively, in the ways bread operates as ethnic, religious or class signifier. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from the scriptures to modern pop culture, Bread tells the story of how this ancient and everyday object serves as a symbol for both social communion and social exclusion.Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.Trade ReviewScott Shershow is a writer of beautiful sentences that convey the ambiguity of a thing we often take as a bland lump to be smeared with fats and oils. In prose as crystal as bread isn’t, and as sensual as it is, Shershow reveals how deeply political and philosophical issues concerning hospitality (aka the breaking of bread) are fueled and interrupted by bread itself. All other bread books are now toast. * Timothy Morton, Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, Rice University, USA , and author of Dark Ecology: For a Logic of Future Coexistence *Anyone who spends serious time weighing a name for his starter has crossed over to the other side, but Shershow is comfortable there, too, at home with the philosophers and poets of bread. * Robert Pisor, Founder of Stone House Bread, Leland, Michigan *For Shershow, bread is everywhere because it is a miracle, and miraculous because it is everywhere. To know bread, he argues, one must work with it. Learning to bake teaches the baker just how much is beyond his control. … Shershow’s Bread treats its object much like a critical theorist does language, as a human invention that exceeds human control. * Los Angeles Review of Books *Eye opening. * Times Literary Supplement *Table of ContentsBread Book Bread Dance Bread Flower Bread Dread (1) Bread Breakings Bread Line Bread Dread (2) Bread / Dead Daily Bread Acknowledgements Notes

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Book SynopsisChristopher J. Lee is Associate Professor of History at Lafayette College, USA. He has published four previous books and travels frequently.Trade ReviewLee has a gift for making surprising yet apposite associations ... He is best, though, when contemplating the "global capitalist spectacle" of airports, with their unifying corporate flags for individual airlines and the ubiquitous brands displayed down polished corridors. * Times Literary Supplement *In this beguiling book, Christopher J. Lee opens up the whole panorama of jetting off, arriving, and sleeping it off. From T. S. Eliot to Dalí, from Chaplin to Lost in Translation, he shows how jet lag is the deep dark symptom of modern life's struggle with time. Jet Lag is a profound and witty meditation on a key secret of modernity. * Enda Duffy, Arnhold Presidential Department Chair, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, and author of The Speed Handbook *Jet Lag is a revelatory and compelling meditation on the temporal and affective dislocations of global capitalism. Christopher J. Lee lucidly maps the dissonant incompatibility between human beings and technological acceleration but he also insists on the importance of our imaginative cultural and aesthetic responses to the many systemic derangements of individual experience. * Jonathan Crary, Meyer Schapiro Professor of Modern Art and Theory, Columbia University, USA, and author of 24/7 *Jet Lag goes beyond the expected, leaving behind the simple science of this curious phenomenon to explore intriguing tangents inspired by the subject. A philosophical musing on the importance of sleep, a short essay exploring our relationship with flying, and even a musing upon jet lag as not only a physical phenomenon but a spiritual one as well…. Lee manages to encompass quite a lot in less than 200 pages, delving into the consequences of modern convenience … Jet Lag is no mere trivia book or brief primer on the subject; it’s one man pondering the relationship between humanity, gravity, time, and space. Four stars. * Tulsa Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Esperanto of Jet Lag 1. The Romantic Machine 2. Babel's Clock 3. Circadian Rhythm and Blues 4. Heaven Up Here Conclusion: Jet Lag as a Way of Life Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Notes Index

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Book SynopsisChoral Voices: Ethnographic Imaginations of Sound and Sacrality is about sacred and secular choirs in Goa and Shillong across churches, seminaries, schools, auditoriums, classrooms, reality TV shows, and festivals. Voice and genre emerge as social objects annotated by tradition, nostalgia, and innovation. Piety literally and metaphorically shapes the Christian lifeworld, predominantly those belonging to the Presbyterian and Catholic denominations. Indigeneity structures the political and cultural motifs in the making of the Christian musical traditions. Located at the intersection of Sociology, Anthropology, and Ethnomusicology, the choral voices emplace affect' and the visual-aural dispatch. Thus, sonic spectrum holds space for indigenous and global musicality.This ethnographic work will be useful for scholars researching music and sound studies, religious studies, cultural anthropology, and sociology of India.Trade ReviewChoral Voices is fantastic! In destabilizing notions of culture, colonization, and sound, Sebanti Chatterjee weaves a compelling story of belonging and faith. Through aural participation and multi-sited ethnography readers are transported to the overlooked arenas of identity and indigeneity in contemporary India, with crucial insights for worlds beyond. * Duncan McDuie-Ra, Professor of Urban Sociology, The University of Newcastle, Australia *Choral Voices is an important addition to the growing body of work that challenges fondly held notions of 'East' and 'West.' * Naresh Fernandes, author of Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay's Jazz Age *This excellent study brings together an understanding of music, sound, voice, indigeneity, sacrality, and the ways in which these are knitted together in the choral music of Shillong and Goa. The book is also a moving personal account of crossing given religious, linguistic, regional, and cultural identities through the practice of music. * Vidya Rao, singer, writer, and editor, Orient BlackSwan publishers *Sebanti Chatterjee constructs a beautifully detailed and captivating ethnographic account of Christian choral singing within contrasting locales in India. Highlighting colonial influence as well as indigenous agency, Chatterjee's account demonstrates the intertwining roles of faith and musical genre in creating a people's sacred imagination. Her book is an important addition to anthropological and ethnomusicological studies of Christian communities. * Monique Ingalls, Associate Professor of Music, Baylor University, USA, and author of Singing the Congregation: How Contemporary Worship Music Forms Evangelical Community (2018) *Sebanti Chatterjee’s work is a significant contribution to the emerging field of voice studies in South Asia. Backed by a rich ethnography, it parses choral voices in multiple sites to revisit questions of repertoire, indigeneity and faith practice and in the process indexes a complex set of social relations and meaning making. * Lakshmi Subramanian, Visiting professor of History, BITS Pilani Goa, India *Table of ContentsListofIllustrations Prologue: Warming Up 1 Introduction: Choral beginnings: Inside the chapel and a home studio 1.1 A biography of community- delineating the Sacred and the Heritage 1.2 Establishing a musical cadence 1.3 Framing choral music within Christian landscapes 1.4 Aural Intentions: Summary of chapters 2 Making of the Indigenous 2.1 Interrogating the Indigenous 2.2 Emplacing the Indigenous 2.3 Understanding Indigeneity, Inculturality and Decoloniality 2.4 Music and Decoloniality 2.5 Exploring the relationship between Indigeneity and Sacrality 2.6 Indigenous Possibilities in curricula and performance: Field narratives 2.7 Towards Sonic Interculturality 3 From Loft to the Recording Studio: Shillong Diaries 3.1 What brings you to Shillong? Introduction 3.2 Cusp of Sacrality, new Technologies and Creative Processes 3.3 Choral Voices as ethnographic objects 3.4 Short Historical Snippets about Christianity and Musicality in Khasi and Lushai Hills 3.5 Discussing Genre, Intertextuality and Territorialisation 3.6 Shillong Chamber Choir 3.7 Repertoire- Medleys/Crossovers 3.8 Beyond performance 3.9 Aroha Choir 3.10 Conclusion 4 The Language of Music: Notes from a Goan Seminary 4.1 Inhabiting the Seminary 4.2 Outlining Goan Sacred Music 4.3 A brief history of music and language in Goa 4.4 Entering the field site 4.5 Rachol Seminary 4.6 Introducing the seminarians 4.7 Syncretic musical experimentations in Goan Sacred music 4.8 Goan Sacred music- Motets 4.9 Conclusion 5 Mapping Choral Voices: Role of People and Places 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Hierarchization of voices 5.3 Indigeneity and Christian Music Tradition 5.4 Music Performance 5.5 Conclusion 6 Tutti: Concluding Section 6.1 The Musical Clef Notating Certainty- Uncertainty 6.2 Positing the Vocal Phrasing Acknowledgments Bibliography Glossary Appendix Documentary – Da Capo Index

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Book SynopsisFrom the acclaimed author of Imagine Wanting Only This?a timely and moving meditation on isolation and longing, both as individuals and as a society.There is a silent epidemic in America: loneliness. Shameful to talk about and often misunderstood, loneliness is everywhere, from the most major of metropolises to the smallest of towns.In Seek You, Kristen Radtke''s wide-ranging exploration of our inner lives and public selves, Radtke digs into the ways in which we attempt to feel closer to one another, and the distance that remains. Through the lenses of gender and violence, technology and art, Radtke ushers us through a history of loneliness and longing, and shares what feels impossible to share.Ranging from the invention of the laugh-track to the rise of Instagram, the bootstrap-pulling cowboy to the brutal experiments of Harry Harlow, Radtke investigates why we engage with each other, and what we risk when we turn away. With her distinctive, emotionally-charged drawings and deeply empathetic prose, Kristen Radtke masterfully shines a light on some of our most vulnerable and sublime moments, and asks how we might keep the spaces between us from splitting entirely.

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Book SynopsisAn optimistic vision of the future after Covid-19 by a leading professor of globalisation at the University of Oxford.We are at a crossroads. The wrecking-ball of Covid-19 has destroyed global norms. Many think that after the devastation there will be a bounce back. To Ian Goldin, Professor of Development and Globalisation at the University of Oxford, this is a retrograde notion. He believes that this crisis can create opportunities for change, just as the Second World War forged the ideas behind the Beveridge Report. Published in 1942, it was revolutionary and laid the foundations for the welfare state alongside a host of other social and economic reforms, changing the world for the better. Ian Goldin tackles the challenges and opportunities posed by the pandemic, ranging from globalisation to the future of jobs, income inequality and geopolitics, the climate crisis and the modern city. It is a fresh, bold call for an optimistic future and one we all have the power to create.Trade ReviewA hopeful book . . . Goldin makes the case that this may be the moment when we reshape our individual and collective destiny -- Richard Baldwin * Financial Times *Ian Goldin gives us a bold, compelling account of the lessons of the pandemic: after four decades of neoliberal market thinking, big government is back. Only an activist state can deal with inequality, climate change, and future pandemics. This important book shows that we need not a "reset" but a fundamental rethinking of capitalism if we are to build more just, resilient societies. -- Michael J. Sandel, author of The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?A fresh and penetrating insight from one of the great authorities on globalisation into what's gone wrong with our world and what needs to be put right. -- Gordon Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and former Prime Minister of the United KingdomEssential reading for anyone interested in making the world a better place. Rescue provides an urgently needed roadmap for us all. -- Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive GlobalRescue gives us hope that we can come together to build forward better and shape societies and economies that are fairer, greener and more inclusive. Ian Goldin's prescriptions for investing in people and the planet, and with strong international cooperation, show us how we can create a world that works for all. -- Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary FundIan Goldin offers an insightful perspective on the injustices and crises besetting today's world. His book deserves wide readership - indeed one would like to hope that his wisdom will influence the political leaders who confront the challenge of "building back better" after Covid-19. -- Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer RoyalIan Goldin's Rescue is an optimistic and insightful analysis of the pros as well as the cons of the pandemic and seeks to assess its potential to reshape our lives for the better. To paraphrase his words and the essence of the title - can the pandemic go down in history as the event that rescued humanity? Goldin brings statistics alive in this optimistic analysis of the positive as well as the negative impact of the pandemic - it is a beacon of hope for the future. -- Lord Norman FosterThis well-researched book shows us what is wrong with our current economic model and provides a convincing clarion call for change after the pandemic. -- Baroness Minouche Shafik, Director, London School of EconomicsProfessor Ian Goldin is mapping the short- and long-term consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in his excellent book Rescue. We know that some negative effects will linger for a long time in our societies and economies, but there is also hope of a brighter future. Professor Goldin points out that something better can come out of this if we make a joint effort to reset our communities on a more sustainable path. This well-written book gives hope of a better future. -- Cécilia Malmström, former European Commissioner for TradeIn this broad-ranging book, Ian Goldin aptly views the West's failure to address at all adequately the Covid-19 virus as emblematic of widespread national failures. To get out of this dystopia, he argues, nations will have to create nothing less than "a different operating system" and they must cooperate far more than in the past. This radical book is a must-read. -- Professor Edmund Phelps, economist and Nobel LaureateRescue is a wise and hopeful book. As the world begins to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, Ian Goldin has assembled an extraordinary range of data to assess its impact and identify opportunities for transformative change. Just the tonic weary readers need! -- Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America

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Book SynopsisA cross-cultural study of gender roles and relationships, Women and Men: Cultural Constructs of Gender, 5/e has a cross-cultural emphasis with coverage of a wide range of ethnographic and historical data on US and global economic development - with a focus on both material conditions and ideological valuations that affect and reflect cultural models of gender.Table of ContentsPart I The Impact of Material Conditions on Gender RolesChapter 1 PrologueChapter 2 Egalitarian Foraging SocietiesChapter 3 Pastoral and Horticultural SocietiesChapter 4 Stratified SocietiesChapter 5 Agricultural StatesChapter 6 Industrial Economy: The United StatesChapter 7 Global Economic DevelopmentPart II Ideological Constraints on Gender ConstructsChapter 8 Gender and the BodyChapter 9 Gender and ReligionChapter 10 Gender and LanguageChapter 11 Epilogue

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Book SynopsisA cross-cultural study of gender roles and relationships, Women and Men: Cultural Constructs of Gender, 5/e has a cross-cultural emphasis with coverage of a wide range of ethnographic and historical data on US and global economic development - with a focus on both material conditions and ideological valuations that affect and reflect cultural models of gender.Table of ContentsPart I The Impact of Material Conditions on Gender RolesChapter 1 PrologueChapter 2 Egalitarian Foraging SocietiesChapter 3 Pastoral and Horticultural SocietiesChapter 4 Stratified SocietiesChapter 5 Agricultural StatesChapter 6 Industrial Economy: The United StatesChapter 7 Global Economic DevelopmentPart II Ideological Constraints on Gender ConstructsChapter 8 Gender and the BodyChapter 9 Gender and ReligionChapter 10 Gender and LanguageChapter 11 Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThrough individual stories, essays, poetry, and critical analyses, Experiencing Race, Class, and Gender in the United States, Seventh Edition, introduces issues of race, class, and gender within an interdisciplinary framework. Themes of identity, power, and change are examined from many different perspectives and voices. In addition to its focus on minorities victimized by discrimination, this anthology includes the experiences of the privileged and of those who resist change, and reinforces students’ understanding that they can effect changes in their lives and in society.Table of ContentsPreface Identity Part I Racial and Ethnic Identity 1. Just ‘Cause I’m Mixed by Afro DZ aka (Peter Shungu) 2. American Anthropological Association “Statement on Race” 3. Ethnicity in American Life: The Historical Perspective by John Hope Franklin 4. Toward a More Perfect Union by Barack Obama 5. ‘Racial Impostor Syndrome’: Here Are Your Stories by National Public Radio 6. Every Good-Bye Ain’t Gone by James Baldwin 7. The Loudest Voice by Grace Paley 8. To Be Hopi or American by Polingaysi Qoyawayma (Elizabeth Q. White) 9. People of Color Who Never Felt They Were Black by Darryl Fears 10. Rosa Wakefield by John Langston Gwaltney 11. I’m Not Your Miss Saigon by Jillian Montilla 12. In the Aloha State, All (Identity) Politics is Local by Eric Pape 13. American Dreamer by Bharati Mukherjee 14. On the Other Side of the War: A Story by Elizabeth Gordon 15. Medicalization of Racial Features: Asian American Women and Cosmetic Surgery by Eugenia Kaw 16. Before the Great Gorge by Carlos Cumpián 17. Race in a Genetic World by Harvard Magazine 18. Exploring the Cuban Conundrum: Exiles, Immigrants, Americans or Illegals? by Mercedes Diaz Suggestions for Responding to Part I Part II Gender and Sexual Identity 19. Adam Rippon: When I Came Out is When I Started to Own Who I Am As a Person by Karen Price 20. Why Are White Men Stockpiling Guns? by Jeremy Adam Smith 21. There’s a Petition Calling for the First Transgender Barbie by Huffington Post 22. Where I Come From Is Like This by Paula Gunn Allen 23. The Male Role Stereotype by Doug Cooper Thompson 24. Transgender Rights in the United States: A Short History by Tom Head 25. A Transsexual’s Story by Jessica R. Stearns 26. Two Sexes Are Not Enough by Anne Fausto-Sterling 27. Same-Sex-Marriage Flashpoint: Alabama Considers Quitting the Marriage Business by Debbie Elliott 28. When the Political Is Personal by Ann Marie Nicolosi Suggestions for Responding to Part II Part III Economics and the American Dream 29. Decloaking Class: Why Class Identity and Consciousness Count by Janet Zandy 30. The Truth About Growing Up Rich by Sallie Bingham 31. Keeping Close to Home: Class and Education by bell hooks 32. Daddy Tucked the Blanket by Randall Williams 33. Homeless in America by Sabena Siddiqui 34. Student Debt Lives On Hold by Consumer Reports Suggestions for Responding to Part III Suggestion for Responding to Identity Power Part IV Power and Racism 35. Why “Birth of a Nation” Still Matters in American Politics by Frank Louis Rusciano 36. ICE Spokesman Quits, Bashes Trump Administration on Immigration Raids by Willa Frej 37. Historical Discrimination in the Immigration Laws by U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 38. Immigration Laws since 1980: The Closing Door by Barbara Franz 39. Consider the Trauma Immigration Raids Cause for Children by Dr. Rebekah Diamond 40. The Year in Hate: Trump Buoyed White Supremacists in 2017, Sparking Backlash Among Black Nationalist Groups by oDouth 41. 2-205 by Reshma Baig 42. Something About the Subject Makes It Hard to Name by Gloria Yamato 43. White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh 44. Native Americans vs. the U.S. Government by Michael Dorris 45. Urban Native Americans by Roberta Fiske-Rusciano 46. Sex, Class, and Race Intersections: Visions of Women of Color by Carol Lee Sanchez 47. Crimes Against Humanity by Ward Churchill 48. Anti-Semitism in the United States by Robert Cherry 49. Seeing More Than Black and White by Elizabeth Martinez 50. Behind Barbed Wire by John Hersey 51. Asian Americans Battle “Model Minority” Stereotype by Robert Daseler 52. “Jim Crow” Law by Benjamin Quarles 53. Jim Crow Revived in Cyberspace by Greg Palast and Martin Luther King III 54. It’s Not Just Starbucks: White Fear is an American Problem by Renee Graham 55. Emmett Louis Till, 1941–1955 by Southern Poverty Law Center 56. Subtle vs. Overt Racism by David K. Shipler 57. Blacks Feel Indignities by Robert Anthony Watts Suggestions for Responding to Part IV Part V Power and Sexism 58. Citizenship and Violence by The American Prospect 59. Manhood on the Mat by Jackson Katz and Sut Jhally 60. For Women’s History Month, a Look at Gender Gains—and Gender Gaps—in the U.S. by Abigail Geiger and Kim Parker 61. Sexual Harassment at Work in the Era of #MeToo by Nikki Graf 62. Sexual Harassment: The Nature of the Beast by Anita Hill 63. Breaking Down Gender Bias in the Construction Industry by Kate Stephenson 64. Congress Passes Bill to Protect Young Athletes From Sexual Abuse by Feminist Newswire 65. A More Hidden Crime: Adolescent Battered Women by Nancy Worcester 66. Why Doesn’t She Just Leave? by Clarethia Ellerbe 67. Rape and Sexual Assault by James A. Doyle 68. The Sexual Assault Epidemic That No One Talks About by Joseph Shapiro 69. “The Rape” of Mr. Smith by Unknown 70. Roe v. Wade Turns 45, But There’s No Time to Celebrate by Ilyse Hogue 71. Unions Are Fighting For Families by Liz Shuler Suggestions for Responding to Part V Part VI Power and Classism 72. Warren Buffett Calls for Higher Taxes for US Super-Rich by Graeme Wearden 73. Imagine a Country by Holly Sklar 74. Bulging Jails Are Other American Exception by Albert R. Hunt 75. What the Dip in Life Expectancy is Really About: Inequality by Julia Belluz 76. The Opioid Epidemic Explained by German Lopez 77. Institutionalized Discrimination by Robert Cherry 78. Jury Whops Insurer by Leslie Brown 79. The Spectre of Regionalism by Hunter O’Hara 80. Why People Love “Assistance to the Poor” But Hate “Welfare” by Ashley Jardina 81. Mothers Dying After Childbirth is a Medical Issue—But Cultural Too by Erin Sagen 82. The Tainted Water Crisis in Upstate New York That Andrew Cuomo Can’t Shake by Alexander C. Kaufman Suggestions for Responding to Part VI Part VII Race, Class, and Gender During the Obama and Trump Administrations: A Comparative Look 83. How America Changed During Barack Obama’s Presidency by Michael Dimick 84. Ousted Standing Rock Leader on the Pipeline Protest That Almost Succeeded by Phil McKenna 85. Trump Wants Immigrants To Be Afraid by Dara Lind 86. 25 Texas Mosques Open Their Doors to Harvey Survivors by Dean Obeidalla 87. The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer: The Politics of Racism in Trump’s America by Shorenstein Center 88. The Trump Administration Isn’t Just Curtailing Women’s Rights, It’s Systematically Eroding Trust in Women by Annalisa Merelli 89. The Pendulum Effect: The Science That Took Us From Obama to Trump by Marjorie M. Fuller 90. Environmental Justice in the Age of Trump by Michael J. Brogan 91. The Power to Count: Citizenship and the Census by Victor Thompson Suggestions for Responding to Part VII Suggestions for Responding to Power Change Part VIII Taking Action 92. Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum by Eric Holder 93. Diversity and Its Discontents by Arturo Madrid 94. Breakfast at Perkins by Derek Schork 95. Five Ways to Help Prevent Domestic Violence by Richard Tolman 96. Going Public with Our Vision by Charlotte Bunch 97. A Manifesto for Men by Andrew Kimbrell 98. Resistance to Change by Kathleen Ryan 99. The March for our Lives, Explained by Jen Kirby 100. Freedom for the Thought We Hate by Gerald Gunther 101. The Oklahoma Teachers’ Strike is 26 Years in the Making by Jon Hazell Suggestions for Responding to Part VIII Part IX Change Makers 102. Boys State by Michael Moore 103. Victory at Arnot by Mary Harris “Mother” Jones 104. The Organizer’s Tale by César Chávez 105. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act by Ramon Johnson 106. Free at Last by Southern Poverty Law Center 107. The Movement by Anne Moody 108. Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Muriel Tillinghast 109. “Don’t Tell Us It Can’t Be Done” by Michael Ryan 110. Saving Native Lands by Valerie Taliman 111. Cecilia Fire Thunder: She Inspires Her People by Ann Davis 112. Claiming Respect for Ancestral Remains: Repatriation and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma by Robert L. 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