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Book SynopsisExamines the origins and significance of several longstanding anti-black stories and the caricatures and stereotypes that undergird them

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Book SynopsisFrom the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing comes a new book of narrative in verse that takes a personal and historical look at the experience of Black girlhood.In Breath Better Spent, DaMaris B. Hill hoists her childhood self onto her shoulders, together taking in the landscape of Black girlhood in America. At a time when Black girls across the country are increasingly vulnerable to unjust violence, unwarranted incarceration, and unnoticed disappearance, Hill chooses to celebrate and protect the girl she carries, using the narrative-in-verse style of her acclaimed book A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing to revisit her youth. There, jelly sandals, Double Dutch beats, and chipped nail polish bring the breath of laughter; in adolescence, pomegranate lips, turntables, and love letters to other girls' boyfriends bring the breath of longing. Yet these breaths cannot be taken alone, and as she carries her childhood self through the broader historical space of Black girls in America, Hill is forced to grapple with expression in a space of stereotype, desire in a space of hyper-sexuality, joy in a space of heartache.Paying homage to prominent Black female figures from Zora Neale Hurston to Whitney Houston and Toni Morrison, Breath Better Spent invites you to walk through this landscape, too, exploring the spacesboth visible and invisiblethat Black girls occupy in the national imagination, taking in the communal breath of girlhood, and asking yourself: In a country like America, what does active love and protection of Black girls look like?

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Book SynopsisHaving the confidence to stand up to racism can be incredibly difficult. And once you do muster the courage to speak up, what do you say, and when do you say it? This workbook provides Black readers with powerful skills for strategically navigating and responding to anti-Black racism in the workplace. With this much-needed guide, readers will find tips for addressing interpersonal issues, setting boundaries, and attending to their emotional and mental health while ensuring that they achieve their professional goals and aspirations.An empowering guide to help you navigate racism in the workplace, find solutions that work for you, and stay focused on your professional goals and well-being.Have you ever been in a meeting or had a conversation where a coworker or manager said something racist, and wondered how to respond? People often understand racism in terms of blatant, overtly hostile behaviors and attitudes-such as verbal abuse or physical intimida

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Book SynopsisBlack children who''ve experienced systemic racism are more likely to experience stress, anger, anxiety, and depression-all of which can negatively impact their school life, home, and community. In this much-needed resource, race and mental health expert Erlanger Turner offers parents evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help their kids cope with race-based stress and promote resilience and healing.A powerful, step-by-step guide to help your child foster strength and resilience when faced with racial stress.Has your child experienced racial aggression, bullying, or harassment? Have they been discriminated against in the classroom, in extracurricular activities, or amongst peers? Have they ever asked you why they are treated differently? If so, you are not alone. Discrimination and racism in society are a constant stressor and painful topic of conversation for many Black families. As a parent, you want to protect your child from these injustices

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Book SynopsisAn antiracist society starts with you. Gain the psychological skills you need to adopt an antiracist mindset and make meaningful and equitable changes in your community—and in the world.Racism has reached epidemic levels in our country, and every single day we see acts of racial injustice. From police brutality and the prison industrial complex, to crumbling infrastructure and toxic drinking water in predominantly Black neighborhoods—many people have finally opened their eyes to the harsh realities of inequality and systemic racism in America. But awareness isn’t enough. We need to take action to create real change.Written by two psychologists and experts in race, identity, equity, and inclusion, The Antiracist Handbook will empower you to make your own personal contribution to creating an antiracist society. You’ll find practical, evidence-based tools grounded in psychology to help you recognize and resist racial stereotypes in day-to-day interactions; and strategies to help you communicate with family, loved ones, and children about race and racism. You’ll also learn skills to help you navigate race in professional workspaces, and advocate for antiracist politics, policies, and practices in your community, civic, and spiritual life.By shifting your thought patterns and behaviors to cultivate an antiracist mindset, you can actively change your community—and the world—beginning with yourself. This handbook will help you get started now.

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Book SynopsisMany Canadians know that Viola Desmond is the first Black, non-royal woman to be featured on Canadian currency. But fewer know the details of Viola Desmond's life and legacy. In 1946, Desmond was arrested for refusing to give up her seat in a whites-only section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Her singular act of courage was a catalyst in the struggle for racial equality that eventually ended segregation in Nova Scotia.Authors Graham Reynolds and Wanda Robson (Viola's sister) look beyond the theatre incident and provide new insights into her life. They detail not only her act of courage in resisting the practice of racial segregation in Canada, but also her extraordinary achievement as a pioneer African Canadian businesswoman. In spite of the widespread racial barriers that existed in Canada during most of the twentieth century, Viola Desmond became the pre-eminent Black beauty culturist in Canada, establishing the first Black beauty studio in Halifax and the Desmond School of Beauty Culture. She also created her own line of beauty products.Accessible, concise and timely, this book tells the incredible, important story of Viola Desmond, considered by many to be Canada's Rosa Parks.

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Book SynopsisWhile "Arabs" now attract considerable attention – from media, the state, and sociological studies – their history in Canada remains little known. Identifying as Arab in Canada begins to rectify this invisibilization by exploring the migration from Machrek (the Middle East) to Canada from the late 19th century through the 1970s. Houda Asal breathes life into this migratory history and the people who made the journey, and examines the public, collective existence they created in Canada in order to understand both the identity Arabs have constructed for themselves here, and the identity that has been constructed for them by the Canadian state.Using archival research, media analysis, laws and statistics, and a series of interviews, Asal offers a thorough examination of the institutions these migrants and their descendants built, and the various ways they expressed their identity and organized their religious, social and political lives. Identifying as Arab in Canada offers an impressively researched, but accessibly written, much-needed glimpse into the long history of the Arab population in Canada.

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Book SynopsisCanadian universities have an ongoing history of colonialism and racism in this white-settler society. Racialized students (Indigenous, Black and students of colour), who would once have been forbidden from academic spaces and who still feel out of place, must navigate these repressive structures in their educational journeys. Through the genres of essay, art, poetry and photography, this book examines the experiences of and effects on racialized students in the Canadian academy, while exposing academia's lack of capacity to promote students' academic well-being. The book emphasizes the crucial connections that racialized students forge, which transform an otherwise hostile environment into a space of intellectual collaboration, community building and transnational kinship relations. Meticulously curated by Dr. Benita Bunjun, this book is a living example of mentorship, reciprocity and resilience.

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Book SynopsisFeminist Christine Delphy co-founded the journal Nouvelles questions féministes with Simone de Beauvoir in the 1970s and became one of the most influential figures in French feminism. Today, Delphy remains a prominent and controversial feminist thinker, a rare public voice denouncing the racist motivations of the government's 2011 ban of the Muslim veil. Castigating humanitarian liberals for demanding the cultural assimilation of the women they are purporting to "save," Delphy shows how criminalizing Islam in the name of feminism is fundamentally paradoxical. Separate and Dominate is Delphy's manifesto, lambasting liberal hypocrisy and calling for a fluid understanding of political identity that does not place different political struggles in a false opposition. She dismantles the absurd claim that Afghanistan was invaded to save women, and that homosexuals and immigrants alike should reserve their self-expression for private settings. She calls for a true universalism that sacrifices no one at the expense of others. In the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, her arguments appear more prescient and pressing than ever.Trade ReviewFrance's most exciting feminist writer. -- Simone de BeauvoirShe writes with an extraordinarily clear-eyed passion . Delphy's words are persuasive. * Telegraph *Christine Delphy cuts through ideology like a knife. Her critical analyses of the justifications for the 'war on terror' are sharp, accurate and anger-inducing. Her ability to hone in on the contradictions that sustain racism and sexism and perpetuate exclusion is second to none. Delphy's insight and materialist approach lends her arguments a rare clarity-she deserves to be much more widely recognized in the anglophone world. -- Nina Power, author of One Dimensional WomanDelphy's sharp analyses serve as a corrective to widespread, unproductive ways of thinking about migration, racism, imperialism, and war. [Her] noteworthy contribution is to insistently connect geopolitical issues to constructions of feminist identity and French identity. Delphy's uncompromising critique of her feminist countrywomen's complicity with imperial war and national(ist) racism grows not only out of anti-imperialist, anti-racist commitments but, even more fundamentally, out of the belief that this complicity is antithetical to the feminist project she cherishes. * Journal of the Society for Contemporary Thought and the Islamicate World *

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Book SynopsisAll white people understand cultural differences from a platform of relative privilege, affecting their personal and professional interactions. How should they respond when confronted with this knowledge? This introductory book looks at the concept of whiteness, and shows how individuals can 'unmask' their own whiteness and take meaningful steps to break down unconscious bias and structural racism.Exploring how colonial history resulted in white privilege, this book examines how that privilege manifests today in a culturally diverse world, and the links between the rise in far-right politics and anti-immigration rhetoric that led to Brexit and Donald Trump's election. It looks at the pressures on privilege and white populations, with candid reflections on how even well-meaning white people may project unconscious bias in their everyday lives. There are also dedicated chapters on training to raise awareness of white privilege in professional organizations.Trade ReviewIn this book Judy Ryde makes an impassioned and well-argued contribution to the ever-growing body of work on whiteness which is designed to challenge what people who are read as racially white think about themselves. Building on her earlier contribution rooted in her work in caring professions and particularly psychotherapy, this new work takes a broader stance to consider the social damage wreaked by socially constructed racial hierarchy where whiteness is positioned at the pinnacle. Anyone interested in making reparation for the privileges and wages of whiteness should read this book. -- Dr Shona Hunter, reader in Race Education and Decoloniality at Leeds Beckett University, and author of Power Politics and the Emotions: Impossible GovernanceA long awaited and comprehensive resource for all interested in how white people are still benefiting by their privilege and the role that white supremacy plays in our understanding of this. It is an unusual book as Judy is herself white. Essential reading if you identify as white and if you don't. -- Rotimi Akinsete, therapeutic counsellor, clinical supervisor, Director of Wellbeing at the University of Surrey and founder and director of Black Men on the Couch, focussing on psychotherapy and identity politics of African and Caribbean men and boys.Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book not only charts where white privilege comes from, but also offers possible ways we can start to challenge society's structural inequalities. In doing so, it boldly examines one of the most divisive, yet important and powerful, social constructs of our time: race. -- Sarah Hackett, Reader in Modern European History, Bath Spa University and author of Foreigners, Minorities and Integration: The Muslim Immigrant Experience in Britain and GermanyThis book will appeal to those of a critical/radical persuasion but that should not stop all practitioners from heeding its message. * Professional Social Work Magazine *Table of ContentsPart One: Facing Up to White Privilege. 1. Introduction. 2. A Short History of Whiteness. 3. How are White People Privileged? Part Two: The Effects of White Privilege. 4. White Awareness within a Culturally Diverse World. 5. White Privilege Under Pressure. 6. Features of Cultural Difference. Part Three: Making Personal and Societal Changes. 7. How Can We Connect White Privilege and Other Forms of Oppression? 8. Towards a Systemic and Participatory Worldview. 9. How to Uncover Your Own Whiteness. 10. Encouraging Societal Changes in White Awareness. 11. Consultancy and Training for White Awareness in Organizations. 12. Reparatory Justice. 13. Where Next for White People? 14. Conclusion: And Now Towards the Needs of the Future.

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Book SynopsisThis enlightening and reflective guide studies the psychological impact of racism and discrimination on BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) people and offers steps to improve wellbeing. It includes definitions of race, racism and other commonly used terms, such as microaggressions, and evaluates the effect of definitions used to describe BAME people.Each chapter of the book focusses on one category of wellbeing - self-acceptance, personal growth, purpose in life, positive relations with others, environmental mastery, autonomy - and includes case examples, spaces for reflection and practical, creative exercises. For use as a tool within counselling and therapeutic settings as well as a self-help tool by individuals, each category provides a framework for thinking about how to manage everyday racism, live with more resilience, and thrive.Trade ReviewA timely book in the current socio-political climate, adding to the collection of contemporary and academic work encouraging racial literacy. It explores real life and workplace situations many BAME people can identify with. It nurtures self-awareness and strategies to arm against the damaging implicit and explicit experiences of everyday racism. -- Kwame Opoku, National Black Police AssociationWhile we have made some progress around how we attend to everyday discriminations, we also need timely reminders that there is still much to do. Cousins, in this superb text, offers challenge in a powerful but accessible way; not an easy task. This is a highly recommended work that should be read not only because of its own merit, but because it really makes us think. -- Dr Andrew Reeves, Associate Professor in the Counselling Professions and Mental HealthSusan Cousins offers a fresh approach to thinking about racism. For BAME readers it's a vital self realisation approach which offers ways to explore identity and focus on wellbeing in order to thrive despite experiencing racism everyday. It has reached into my heart as a white woman, helped me accept my privilege and recognise my clumsy attempts at understanding. Exquisitely written and simply brilliant. -- Professor Karen Holford, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff UniversityI welcome this powerfully, insightful, thought provoking handbook. Long overdue and timely. From Self-acceptance to Purpose in Life are the fundamental tools we need to remain strong and proud! -- Suzanne Duval BEM, BME Mental Health Manager, Diverse CymruSusan Cousins' 'The Wellbeing Handbook for Overcoming Everyday Racism' is simultaneously both wonderfully relatable and greatly thought-provoking. Cousins' account of the experiences of many people of colour manages to perfectly highlight the issues that are prevalent in our society while retaining an air of lightheartedness. I found it thoroughly enjoyable and well worth the read. -- Hélèna Corcoran, LLM Student, University of NottinghamThis is a timely book revisiting race and identity as we face a time of division and uncertainty. This book should provoke greater discussion and insight into who we are and what kind of country we want to live in. -- Vaughan Gething Assembly Member for Cardiff South and PenarthTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Identity; 2. Environment; 3. Positive Relations with Others; 4. Autonomy; 5. Personal Growth; 6. Purpose in Life; Glossary; Bibliography

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Book Synopsis Denmark is set to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030. Iceland has topped the gender equality rankings for a decade and counting. South Korea’s average life expectancy will soon reach ninety. How have these places achieved such remarkable outcomes? And how can we apply those lessons to our own communities? The future we want is already here - it's just not evenly distributed. By bringing together for the first time tried and tested solutions to society's most pressing problems, from violence to inequality, Andrew Wear shows that the world we want to live in is already within reach. Solved is a much-needed dose of optimism in an atmosphere of doom and gloom. Informative, accessible and revelatory, it is a celebration of the power of human ingenuity to make the future brighter for everyone.Trade Review‘This is an important book which puts forward realistic and achievable solutions to humanity’s ills.’ -- New Internationalist‘If you think “there’s no place like home”, think again… We have so much to learn from each other in the world today.’ -- Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford'A refreshing, cup-half-full approach to inspire each and all of us.' -- Dana H. Born, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

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Book SynopsisWith heart-wrenching reporting and incisive analysis, In These Times magazine has charted a staggering rise in inequality and the fall of the American middle class. Here, in a selection from four decades of articles by investigative reporters and progressive thinkers, is the story of our age. It is a tale of shockingly successful corporate takeovers stretching from Reagan to Trump, but also of brave attempts to turn the tide, from the Seattle global justice protests to Occupy to the Fight for 15.Featuring contributions from Michelle Chen, Noam Chomsky, Tom Geoghegan, Juan González, David Moberg, Salim Muwakkil, Ralph Nader, Frances Fox Piven, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Slavoj Zizek, and many others, The Age of Inequality is the definitive account of a defining issue of our time.Trade ReviewAs In These Times has documented for the past forty years, the great issue of our time is our nation's movement toward oligarchy. We have a grotesque level of income and wealth inequality and a political system that is being bought and sold. We must make it clear that the greed of the 1 percent, corporate america, and wall street cannot continue. We must stand together and say 'enough is enough.' -- Bernie SandersTo get out of the current political and economic hole, we need to understand how we ended up here. For decades, In These Times has been marshaling some of our finest minds to tackle this vital question, and here are the illuminating results of that investigation. -- Naomi KleinIf we can't address the gross unfairness that's come to mark our economic life, we probably can't address our other problems either. These are some of the planet's sharpest minds, and what they say must be heard. -- Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New PlanetCompiles chronologically arranged excerpts from the Chicago-based publication's coverage of labor and the economy from its 1976 launch through the dawn of the Trump era. The result is a sweeping chronicle of the slow-motion coup by which the billionaire class seized all the levers of power in our erstwhile democracy and used them to siphon wealth upward from ordinary workers to the corporate elite. -- Danny Duncan Collum * Sojourners *

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Book SynopsisFor many progressives, racial identities are the engine of American history, and by extension, contemporary politics. They, in short, want to separate race from class. While policymakers and pundits find an almost metaphysical racism, or the survival of an ancient and primordial tribalism at the heart of American life, these inequities are better understood when traced to more comprehensible forces: to the contradictions in access to New Deal era welfare programs, to the blinders imposed by the Cold War, to Ronald Reagan's neoliberal assault on the half-century long Keynesian consensus. As Touré Reed argues in this rigorously constructed book, the road to a more just society for African Americans and everyone else, the fate of poor and working-class African Americans is inextricably linked to that of other poor and working-class Americans.Trade ReviewPraise for Not Alms but Opportunity A first-rate treatment of its subject.--Journal of American HistoryReed succeeds in making sense of the ideological and class perspectives that shaped the initiatives of the Urban League. . . . He also makes a compelling argument for a more holistic approach to any project designed to 'uplift the race.'--Journal of American Ethnic History [An] excellent study of the National Urban League. . . . What distinguishes Reed's study from previous scholarship is not his critique of the economic and cultural biases of racial uplift but, rather, his detailed analysis of their effects.--U.S. Intellectual-HistoryNot Alms but Opportunity is at once a solid institutional history of the early decades of the National Urban League as well as a nuanced exploration of the very complicated politics of racial uplift. It is refreshing to see the ways that Reed gives the organization flesh and blood. In his hands the Urban League is seen as a totally human invention--altruistic in its determination to make a better way for black Americans while simultaneously riven by class distinctions and confining notions of 'proper behavior.'--Jonathan Holloway, author of Confronting the Veil: Abram Harris, E. Franklin Frazier, and Ralph Bunche, 1919-1941 * journal of american history *Reed's brilliantly argued and accessible book does not just marshal an impressive array of historicalevidence in building the brief against race reductionism. It offers a most timely analytical intervention that can give us much neededperspective on the Sanders primary debacle of 2020. -- Roger Lancaster * New Labor Forum *A forceful critique of race reductionism -- Preston H. Smith II * Catalyst *An intricate account of the conservative drift in liberal thinking and policy from the Great Depression to the current moment. Throughout, Reed examines how antiracist demands were continuously isolated from broader demands for economic reforms that would coalesce the interests of working-class Americans to endanger capital. -- J.J. Charlesworth * ArtReview *Reed's study provides a compelling explanation for why successive governments have failed to address a durable racial inequality in the late 20th and 21st century. -- Preston H. Smith II * Journal of Urban Affairs *

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Book SynopsisFrom the makers of 2018 hit Queens of Sheba comes this powerful new play by Ryan Calais Cameron, following the events over one typical night out that is turned upside down by racism and police brutality. Typical uncovers the man and the humanity behind a real-life story: a Black ex-serviceman who spent his life fighting for his country and ends up fighting for his life in police custody.

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Book SynopsisAcross the world, 2 billion people experience menstruation, yet menstruation is seen as a mark of shame. We are told not to discuss it in public, that tampons and sanitary pads should be hidden away, the blood rendered invisible. In many parts of the world, poverty, culture and religion collide causing the taboo around menstruation to have grave consequences. Younger people who menstruate are deterred from going to school, adults from work, infections are left untreated. The shame is universal and the silence a global rule. In It’s Only Blood Anna Dahlqvist tells the shocking but always moving stories of why and how people from Sweden to Bangladesh, from the United States to Uganda, are fighting back against the shame.Trade ReviewWritten in an accessible style, “It’s Only Blood” is a marvelous blend of individual women’s experiences, activism and academic research. The subject matter is so compelling and engaging. A remarkable educational text for all genders, It’s Only Blood is eye-opening read. * The Gazette *An excellent text … Dahlqvist manages to harvest rich testimony. The great strength of Dahlqvist’s narrative is the way she insists on the continuum between the struggles of menstruating women in developing countries and the comparatively benign experience of those in the West. * TLS *It’s Only Blood is intimate, provocative, and often funny, shattering the stigma of menstruation for people all around the world. * Foreword Reviews *An eye-opening and necessary book that will challenge your assumptions. Thought provoking, relevant and sensitively written. If you want to know more and do more to end menstrual taboos, read it. * Chella Quint, founder of #periodpositive *Brilliant. It was frustrating to realise how much there is to be done, but also inspiring to read about these groups of women all over the world working bloody hard toward the same ideal: that periods do not need to stand in the way of an education, a future, or a good life. * Gabby Edlin, founder of Bloody Good Period *Only when we call out the unnecessary shame and stigma that surrounds periods can we demand meaningful change. Dahlqvist’s deft, compassionate storytelling, and her critical global perspective, are a tremendous contribution to the movement for menstrual equity. * Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, author of Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity *A necessary contribution to the conversation on gender liberation. Dahlqvist masterfully moves between storytelling and frameworking how stigma holds menstruators back globally, while offering tangible solutions to many of these problems. A must read. * Kiran Gandhi, musician, activist, and free-bleeding runner at the 2015 London Marathon *Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand and take action against the global consequences of menstrual shame, stigma, and taboo. An insightful and inspiring read that will challenge you to think and behave differently. * Mandu Reid, founder of The Cup Effect *Table of Contents1. Stains 2. Our Shame 3. Lost Days 4. A Comprehensive Set of Rules 5. A Painful Silence 6. Millions of Menstruating Textile Workers 7. ‘I Just Kept Bleeding’ 8. Bloody Menstrual Protection! 9. The Struggle

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Book SynopsisSince the 1970s, there have been three challenges to traditional, homogeneous 'national' identities across the Western world: political and socioeconomic inequality; neoliberal globalisation; and more diverse, multicultural societies. As in the US and elsewhere in Western Europe, the decline of an old, masculinised national identity has now begun to open a new, dark era for Britain. Since the 'war on terror' was added to the mix, 'others' in Britain have been brutally demonised. Muslims, routinely presented as the source of society's ills, are subjected to both symbolic and actual violence. Deep- seated and structurally racialised norms amplify the isolation and alienation impeding Muslim integration. Both these 'left-behind' Muslims and white-British groups who perceive themselves as the true nation are under pressure from ongoing geopolitical concerns in the Muslim world, as well as widening divisions at home. Tahir Abbas argues that, in this context, the symbiotic intersections between Islamophobia and radicalisation intensify and expand. His book is a warning of the world that results: a rise in hate crime, the institutionalisation of Islamophobia, and the normalisation of war and conflict.Trade Review‘[Abbas’s] carefully documented book includes an analysis of different kinds of Islamophobia, as well as a qualified defence of multiculturalist policies.’ -- Times Literary Supplement‘Islamophobia and Radicalisation: A Vicious Cycle is a comprehensive and well-documented text, which sets high standards for future scholars working on Muslims and the rise of anti- Muslim hatred in societies with white majority cultures. [The book] is data dense and meticulously researched … and, often, challenging with its multifaceted and intellectually provocative scrutiny of the relationship between Islamophobia and radicalisation.’ -- Postcolonial Studies'An important contribution … [this book is] a useful resource to deepen discussion on the intersections of race, religion, culture and gender in the study of Islamophobia and radicalisation more broadly.’ -- Journal of Intercultural Studies‘["Islamophobia and Radicalisation"] is an excellent and timely book.’ -- Ethnic and Racial Studies'This book offers thorough insights into the concept of Islamophobia and the radicalisation of some Muslims in Europe and the UK. It is an antidote to crude stereotyping of all Muslims, and explores the fears of whole populations in the modern world.' -- Sally Tomlinson, Honorary Fellow, University of Oxford, and author of 'Education and Race from Empire to Brexit''Tahir Abbas's study has the singular merit of demonstrating that Islamophobia and radicalisation are mirror images of each other, where Islamophobia--produced by historical discrimination and socio-economic marginalisation--rather than Islam has been the driving force.' -- George Joffé, Research Associate, London Middle East Institute, SOAS University of London'Abbas has brilliantly provided a timely and incisive analysis that examines the symbiotic relationship between Islamophobia and radicalisation within the historical, political, and cultural contours shaping contemporary geo-politics. This is required reading for our fraught political times.' -- Jasmin Zine, Professor of Sociology and Muslim Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University

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Book SynopsisOver the last ten years the issue of Europe has been placed at the centre of major political conflicts, revealing profound splits in society. These splits are represented in terms of an opposition between those countries on the losing and those on the winning sides of globalisation. Inequalities beyond those nations are critically absent from the debate.Based on major European statistical surveys, the new research in this work presents a map of social classes inspired by Pierre Bourdieu's sociology. It reveals the common features of the working class, the intermediate class and the privileged class in Europe. National features combine with social inequalities, through an account of the social distance between specific groups in nations in the north and in the countries of the south and east of Europe. The book ends with a reflection on the conditions that would be required for the emergence of a Europe-wide social movement.Trade ReviewThree sociologists analyse the European social structure, looking at the implications of the economic and political integration that has taken shape on the continent. Their approach provides new opportunities for the study of inequalities. The book seeks to provide an overview of inequalities between socioeconomic groups with regard to working conditions, income, education, cultural practices and international mobility. In doing so, it establishes itself as a highly valuable resource on account of the large number of statistics it provides. The abundance of studies cited across a wide range of fields and the concrete illustrations of the phenomena described also make it a useful reference work for all those interested in matters of social classes and inequalities in Europe. -- Milan Bouchet-Valat * booksandideas.net *If you are interested in the future of socioeconomic inequality, class structure and political mobilization in Europe, you should read this book. Cédric Hugrée, Etienne Penissat and Alexis Spire develop an innovative and powerful empirical-quantivative and conceptual-analytical framework in order to offer a transnational perspective on social class in Europe. I very much hope that this work will be followed by sociologists, economists and social scientists and of all stripes and others. A must-read! -- Thomas PikettyBringing the social theories of Pierre Bourdieu to bear on a trove of survey data, Social Class in Europe draws a bold and bright map of class structure, division and condition across the continent. It demonstrates how European unification has splintered the lower classes while solidifying the domination of the economic and cultural bourgeoisie. By documenting social polarization both within cities and countries as well as across regions (North/South, East/West), it provides an essential key to understand the class struggles and political strife roiling Europe in the 21st century. -- Loïc Wacquant, author of Urban Outcasts: A Comparative sociology of Advanced Marginality and Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity.A highly sophisticated and original attempt to combine a class analysis of Europe with a political critique of the institutions of the European Union. An important step forward for the left developing a European strategy. * Wolfgang Streeck, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne *

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Book Synopsis'Sobering, thought-provoking and action-provoking ... I can't recommend it highly enough' Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio Five Live'Thoughtful, empowering and important' Mishal HusainHave you ever...seen a report on the news about male violence,heard a troubling story from a female friend,or witnessed a woman being treated unfairly...and wondered what men can do about it?In this accessible and inclusive new book, award-winning journalist and campaigner Sophie Gallagher brings men into the conversation and explores how they can help change our society for the better.Looking at everything from the #NotAllMen argument to challenging assumptions about women, and from learning about The Gap to how to act when passing a woman in the street at night, Sophie reveals the biggest issues standing in the way of gender equality and offers practical steps and advice on how to be part of the solution, not the problem.How Men Can Help is an essential book for anyone looking to understand the past, improve their behaviour in the present, and make a brighter, safer and fairer future for everyone.Trade Review'Thoughtful, empowering and important' -- Mishal Husain'Sobering, thought-provoking and action-provoking ... I can't recommend it highly enough' -- Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio Five Live'All men should read this book' * The Times, Best Books of 2022 *

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Book SynopsisNearly every county and major city in the United States has a jail, the short-term detention center controlled by local sheriffs that funnels people into prisons and long-term incarceration. Jails are now the fastest-growing sector of the US carceral state. As jails grow, they transform the region around them. Whole towns and small cities see health care provision and employment opportunities become subordinate to carceral concerns.If jails are everywhere, resistance is too. Campaigns against new or expanded jails have emerged in large and mid-sized cities and in dozens of small towns and rural counties across the US. While there is some coordination and communication between those involved in these struggles, they tend to be isolated from each other and from broader movements. The Jail Is Everywhere brings together an incredible range of knowledge and experience from jail fights across the country. It maps this new terrain, foregrounding the hard-forged analyses of anti-jail organizers themselves as they take us through campaigns that, while appearing local, are at the new center of the carceral state. With a foreword by Ruth Wilson Gilmore.Trade ReviewA collection of writing spotlighting the 'monster' that is the American prison system...Social justice activists and those with an interest in criminal justice issues will especially appreciate these well-researched, thoughtful essays that reveal just how much power government policies have given to the American carceral system. * Kirkus *[The Jail is Everywhere] paints a vivid picture of a grassroots, nationwide decarceral movement. Activists involved on the ground will find this valuable, while others will receive a substantial education in the politics and economics of incarceration. * Publishers Weekly *With its bevy of perspectives and individual case studies, The Jail Is Everywhere is a revealing overview of the growing problem of jail expansion in the US, with a survey of approaches to addressing it. * Foreword Reviews *The Jail Is Everywhere is a vibrant collection that equips the reader, and anyone interested in organizing against the many forms of carceral expansion, with a swathe of helpful strategies and tactics ... a crucial anthology, skillfully assembled. * Carceral Geography Working Group *A remarkably refreshing read, rooted in the messy but everyday realities of abolitionist organizing. The Jail Is Everywhere demonstrates that knowledge about the function of the carceral state and its multi-tentacled reach into U.S. politics, economy, and culture can only truly be unearthed through active struggle. -- Charlotte Rosen * Inquest *This is not only an important book for people who want to understand the operation of the current carceral state. It's a critical read for folks who might be fighting prison expansion or construction in their neighborhoods. -- Bill Littlefield * Arts Fuse *Table of ContentsForeword- Ruth Wilson GilmoreIntroduction: The Jail Is Everywhere- Jack Norton, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, and Judah Schept1. A Quiet Jail Boom- Jasmine Heiss2. The Long Fight Against Jail Expansion in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois- An Interview with James Kilgore of Build Programs Not Jails3. County Jails and the Immigrant Dragnet- Silky Shah4. Decarcerating Sacramento: Confronting Jail Expansion in California's Capital- Liz Blum5. "Not One More Dollar Goes into This Jail": Becoming Abolitionists in Upstate New York- Andrew J. Pragacz and Kevin Revier6. "You Start with Where You Are and with the People Who Are Around You": Organizing Against Jails Across Tennessee- An Interview with Dawn Harrington and Gicola Lane of Free Hearts7. Carceral Communities: Local Resistance to the Prison-Industrial Complex in the Mountain South- Amelia Kirby8. Communities Over Cages-the (Ongoing) Campaign to Close the Atlanta City Jail- Xochitl Bervera and Wes Ware9. Federal Courts, FEMA Dollars, and Local Elections in the Struggle Against Phase III in New Orleans- An Interview with Lexi Peterson-Burge of Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition10. Real Solutions: Organizing for Alternatives to a Big New Jail in a Small Republican County- Sarah Westover and Matt Witt11. Lessons from the No New Jails Network and the New York City Struggle Against Carceral Feminism- An Interview with Mon Mohapatra of the No New Jails NetworkConclusion: Fighting the New Geography of Mass Incarceration- Jack Norton, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, and Judah ScheptAcknowledgmentsAppendix: "The County Jail"- Stanley Boone

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Book SynopsisIn this reflective yet practical book, the author challenges white helping professionals to recognize their own cultural identity and the impact it has when practising in a multicultural environment.Judy Ryde reveals how white people have implicit and explicit advantages and privileges that often go unnoticed by them. She suggests that in order to work effectively in a multicultural setting, this privilege needs to be fully acknowledged and confronted. She explores whether it is possible to talk about a white identity, addresses uncomfortable feelings such as guilt or shame, and offers advice on how to implement white awareness training within an organization. Ryde offers a model for 'white awareness' in a diverse society and provides concrete examples from her own experience. This book is essential reading for students and practitioners in the helping professions, including social workers, psychotherapists, psychologists, counsellors, healthcare workers, occupational therapists and alternative health practitioners.Trade ReviewRyde's book, Being White in the helping professions: Developing effective intercultural awareness, attempts to address how racism impacts the effectiveness of practitioners providing mental health counselling services. Her book offers insights for practitioners who recognize the need to act as change agents towards ending racism within the policies and practices of the mental health system -- American Journal of Dance TherapyIt was with a sense of relief that I opened this book. At last someone has found the time and energy, and been supported enough, to produce a well thought-out book on this potentially sensitive topic... Ryde has fashioned a coherent approach to the topic that offers an integration of a disparate field (at least for many white people) and ways forward for white practitioners and organisations embedded in white culture. This book might be of interest to black and minority practitioners. It is essential reading for white practitioners. -- Therapy TodayIt is as creative, challenging and thought provoking as it is thorough and practical. -- The Independent Practitioner JournalAs Ryde notes, the fish is unaware of the sea until taken from its environment. it is easy for white people to be blind to our assumptions and endemic racism and unconsciously to regard white ways of behaving as the norm. I highly recommend this book, and consider it required reading on counselling courses and for all white therapists who work interculturally. -- Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy JournalThis thought-provoking book offers an alternative view supplementing traditional equality and diversity training. It stimulates the reader to consider what 'white' culture is and how it implicitly and explicitly affects the thoughts and perceptions of not just the 'white' person but also the people around them. -- Speech & Language Therapy in PracticeI found this book fascinating and thought provoking on many levels. This book will assist all those white helpers to deal with some of the more tricky racial/cultural and class issues that we all face each day. It will enable helpers and teams to question their beliefs and practice and develop concrete dialogue and stimulate change in a constructive manner. -- Avenue Consulting Wellbeing NewsletterThere is a passion in this book that is rooted in a commitment to social justice. Judy Ryde wants both practice and scholarship to be intentionally reflective about some of the problems and possibilities that surround cultural identity and its impact when working within the multi-cultural environment. The author's twenty-five years of experience in working in supervision and training is put to good use in this carefully organised and well-written book. It also a model of excellence in so far as it not only discusses the subject with intelligence and wisdom, but it also provides some solutions for good practice in developing intercultural awareness. -- Leveson Centre NewsletterI'm impressed with the calm and scholarly practitioner approach taken in this book... a timely and useful contribution to the helping profession's challenge of creating a valued and valuable experience for all those people seeking help... An original approach to a rarely discussed challenge for all in the helping professions. -- Lord Victor Adebowale, Chief Executive of Turning PointEngaging with Judy Ryde's passionate, scholarly, effective and original book, I feel both more and less certain about myself as a white person or white professional. This reflective state, which I expect others will share, is Ryde’s political and psychological gift and staying in that state will be essential to my clinical work and personal life. The book will make every analyst, therapist or counsellor indeed, everyone in the helping professions - reflect on who they are as they work, far beyond what is already managed in the relational and intersubjective traditions. Ryde has managed to bring three diverse impossibilities together into one challenging whole: citizenship, professionalism and individuation. -- Andrew Samuels, Professor of Analytic Psychology, University of EssexJudy Ryde embarks on a valiant attempt to emerge with the contentious, complex and immensely difficult issue of being white in the helping professions. Ryde provides many insights into personal growth and development in this highly charged and emotional topic. It provides individual helping practitioners wanting to act as change agents in ending racism in a profession's policies and practices with helpful tips and one woman's story of how she sought to achieve this aim. -- Professor Lena Dominelli, Head of Social, Community and Youth Work at Durham UniversityI feel most honoured to have been invited to write this foreword. This book is the result of a long and dedicated journey of exploration, commitment to social justice, high aspirations for psychotherapeutic practice and scholarship. I do hope Judy will be recognised and valued for this significant contribution to the helping professions. -- Extract from the Foreword by Colin Lago, Fellow, British Association for CounsellingThis refreshing approach asks "White" people to consider what that identity means for them, both as individuals but even more crucially as workers, and how it affects the services they provide to their clients. One of the things I most liked about this book was the very "non-threatening" approach it takes to raising awareness. Without minimising the appalling effects racial prejudice and discrimination can have on people from Black, Asian or other minority ethic backgrounds, it also discusses the insidious effects of racism on people from dominant "White" backgrounds. -- CAFCASSBeing White in the Helping Professions is an evocative exploration of one woman's journey into a deeper awareness of what it means to be white in a racialized context and the implications of a white racial identity for those in the helping professions... Throughout her book Ryde urges white helping professionals to embark on the journey of self-discovery that leads to ownership of a white identity and all its accompanying privileges and responsibilities. In Being White in the Helping Professions, she provides a useful guidebook and a travel case of practical tools that can be helpful for any spiritual director or formation program. -- Beverly Williams-Hawkins - PresenceTable of ContentsIntroduction: Looking in the Mirror. Part 1. Experiencing Whiteness in a Racialized Context. Chapter 1. Being White. Chapter 2. Discovering Whiteness Together. Chapter 3. Shame and Guilt. Part 2. The Practice of White Helping Professionals within a Racialized Context. Chapter 4. The Core Beliefs that Underpin our Work. Chapter 5. Practising with White Awareness as Professionals. Part 3. White Organizations within a Racialized Context. Chapter 6. Organizational Considerations: Working in a Racialized Context. Chapter 7. Training for White Awareness. Chapter 8. Whiteness in Supervision. Conclusion: This is the Best Time to Dream the Best Dream of them All. Index.

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Book SynopsisInterest in the study of ethnic conflict has soared over the past decade, partly due to the ethnic conflicts that have erupted violently, especially in central and Eastern Europe after the collapse of communism, but also in other parts of the world, such as in Somalia, Rwanda or Indonesia. Simultaneously, Western Europe has remained the site of violent ethnic conflicts in Northern Ireland, Corsica and the Spanish part of the Basque Country, while Canada is still threatened in its territorial and societal integrity by the problems surrounding Quebec. These conflicts affect the lives of millions of people and threaten the stability of national governments and entire regions. Events such as those in Kosovo and East Timor have prompted the international community to engage in difficult and often controversial peace-making and peace-keeping operations with uncertain costs and outcomes. One reason for this uncertainty is the lack of systematic comparative research on the management and settlement of ethnic conflicts. This book addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive theoretical framework for the study of ethnic conflicts and their management and settlement, the contributors exemplifying their theoretical insights with in-depth case studies provided by experts in the field.Trade Review'There is no comparable publication of thisquality in any language A... will soon become a seminal textbook on the topic.' -Stefan Troebst, Professor of East European Cultural Studies, University of Leipzig

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Book SynopsisFor several decades the issues of race, identity and child development have been of major concern to policy makers and practitioners in social services. This book is a major contribution to this literature, and offers a radically new way of looking at some of these issues. Based on intensive research on interracial families with young children, the book reviews the previous literature relating to racial identity development, especially relating to biracial children, and shows it to be based on flawed assumptions.Using intensive observations and in-depth interviews with parents of biracial children the author shows the many ways in which inter-racial families deal with issues of identity and difference. He concludes with a discussion of alternative conceptions of identity, race and development which will provide both practitioners and policy makers with new ways to think about these issues.Trade ReviewI would recommend this book as essential reading to all social work practitioners and policy makers in order to broaden their knowledge and widen the debate. For those lay people interested in the debate on identity and particularly racial identity I would also recommend the book. -- Adoption UKHelps to build a fascinating picture of the background of those who form inter-racial partnerships, the ensuing family dynamics, and the handling of "difference"... Katz's book represents a very useful and important addition to the literature on racial identity, a recommended read. -- British Journal of Social WorkAn important contribution to the literature. -- Child and Family Social WorkInteresting and honest piece of research... Generous in giving a wealth of information about the theories of human development and marginalisation which informed the author's research. Anyone who is embarking on similar qualitative research will read with great interest his detailed account of the methodology. This book has relevance to identity construction in all children, although its main purpose is to look at those who start life with a greater challenge. -- Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties`Katz's aim is to encourage practitioners and policy-makers to think again. Many will find his family case studies and/or theoretical discussions stimulating.' -- Journal of AdolescenceThis is a most useful book, worth reading for its subtlety, its lack of polemic... To be recommended. -- Journal of Child Psychology and PsychiatryKatz has provided us with a basis for future research in this subject. The book will provide a useful background for those intending to do qualitative research on the identity of mixed-parentage children. -- Clinical Child Psychology and PsychiatryA significant addition to the literature in this vexed area. -- Sage Race Relations AbstractsThere are some excellent insights, Katz makes a very good case for the narrative approach to the construction of identity... Katz has been both courageous and thought provoking. -- Adoption and FosteringKatz's book is a well-written account of the develpment of of his thinking, methodology and the research he conducted through the 1980s to the present. -- The PsychologistTable of ContentsChapter 1, Introduction. Chapter 2, The Interracial Debate. Chapter 3, Racial Attitudes and Marginality. Chapter 4, Theories of Identity Development. Chapter 5, Methodology. Chapter 6, The A Family. Chapter 7, The B Family. Chapter 8, The First Set of Interviews. Chapter 9, Second Set of Interviews. Chapter 10, Conclusions. Chapter 11, Revisiting the Theory. Appendix One: Mother's Interviews. Appendix Two: Interview Transcript.

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Book SynopsisOn February 26th 2012 seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking home with a bag of Skittles and a can of juice when a fatal encounter with a gun-wielding neighbourhood watchman ended his young life. In a matter of weeks, Trayvon Martin's name would be spoken by President Obama, honored by professional athletes, and passionately discussed all over traditional and social media. Trayvon's parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, driven by their intense love for their lost son, launched a nationwide campaign for justice that would change the USA and the world. Five years after his tragic death, Travyon Martin has become a symbol of social justice activism, as has his hauntingly familiar image: the photo of a young man, wearing his favourite hoodie and gazing silently at the camera. But who was Trayvon Martin, before he became an icon? And how did one black child's death become the match that lit a civil rights movement?Rest in Power, told through the compelling alternating narratives of Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, answers those questions from the most intimate of sources. It's the story of the beautiful and complex child they lost, the cruel unresponsiveness of the police and the hostility of the legal system, and the inspiring journey they took from grief and pain to power, and from tragedy and senselessness to meaning.Trade Review"When Trayvon Martin was first shot I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago." -President Barack Obama; "Given the unconscionable shooting deaths of young black men, many by police, that followed Trayvon's, this galvanizing testimony from parents who channeled their sorrow into action offers a deeply humanizing perspective on the crisis propelling a national movement."-Booklist (starred review); "Not since Emmitt Till has a parent's love for a murdered child moved the nation to search its soul about racial injustice and inequality. Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin's extraordinary witness, indomitable spirit and unwavering demand for change have altered the dynamics of racial justice discourse in this country." -Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy

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Book SynopsisA fast-paced adventure story full of heart, courage – and horses. Ella and Johnny are distraught when Johnny's horse Storm disappears from his field. Johnny knows that he has been taken by 'the pound man'. This is plain stealing. Ella, Johnny and Ella's granny aren't going to let Storm go that easily. They round up the evidence and set off to the pound, where they confront the officials with proof that Storm is a well-cared-for animal who was snatched from a field. But it isn't so easy and Johnny and Ella will have to find another, daring plan to rescue Storm. A pageturner adventure tale of Irish Traveller children and their fight to keep their horse.Trade ReviewLeyden’s fast-paced tale provides a snapshot of modern Ireland and the power of intergenerational relationships … Tackling prejudice and intolerance in an enlightening way. * Inis Magazine Reading Guide *Leyden captures Ella’s emotional life with great conviction as she struggles to deal with her fraught family life… The prejudice that drives the plot is subtly introduced and resolved with great compassion. -- Sara Keating * The Irish Times *Keepsake tackles the issue of animal rights, particularly the treatment of horses and the Traveller community in Ireland with its misunderstandings and stigma. Beautifully written, it demonstrates real passion and offers an adventure with much heart and courage. This is a classic ‘horse story’ with many contemporary elements and an inter-generational view … A carefully crafted, deliberate plot line never loses its rhythm and carries the reader on a fast-paced journey with exactly the right amount of drama and tension leading to an exciting, bold conclusion. Keepsake offers much, and it does not disappoint! A wonderful wonderful read for everyone. -- Mary Esther Judy * Fallen Star Stories *

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Book SynopsisUnbounded tells the story of Huda Al-Ghoson, the first high-ranking female executive in the history of Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world. In an organisation once dominated by men, Al-Ghoson’s memoir tells a real-life tale of courage and empowerment, standing as a testament to the challenges faced by women in Saudi Arabia. Recalling traumatic memories of adversity and doubt, Al-Ghoson delves into a past that saw a short-lived arranged marriage, a restricted primary education, and a hunger for something greater. Driven by self-determination, she would go on to overcome the odds in a culture where women of her generation once lacked basic rights taken for granted in Western countries. Encouraged by her mother, she would answer an ad from Saudi Aramco, which would prove to alter the course of her life in ways she could never have anticipated. Starting as an entry-level employee, Huda Al-Ghoson led by example, furthering the cause of gender equality at Aramco. While progressing in her career, she would shatter glass ceilings, confront workplace harassment, and do the unthinkable – put men in their place. Spirited and rebellious, Unbounded embodies the progressive Saudi Arabia Huda Al-Ghoson envisioned from a young age, and which she can see emerging today.Trade Review'Enlightening, inspiring, more than a memoir...Unbounded is an instruction manual for anyone who wants to become a global influencer and leader in the way Al-Ghoson has.’ – Deepak Chopra; THE FOURTH MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN THE FIELD OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT - FORBES MAGAZINE; WINNER OF ARABIAN BUSINESS MAGAZINE'S 'ARAB WOMAN AWARD' FOR MOST INFLUENTIAL FIGURE IN ENERGY

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Book Synopsis**Shortlisted for the International Book Award 2023** Based on deeply personal testimonies and factual research, Out on An Island presents a rich and diverse portrayal of Isle of Wight LGBTQ+ history. Shining a light on stories of struggle and truth shared through recorded oral histories, this is a book which unearths a public history and cultural heritage hidden for over a century. In a collaborative effort among LGBTQ+ Island residents, Out on An Island signifies the first ever project dedicated to local LGBTQ+ oral history on the Isle of Wight. Created in remarkable circumstances, it celebrates a close-knit community surviving together in the face of exclusion, prejudice and misrepresentation. The result is an inspiring collection of interviews from LGBTQ+ people concerning their lives on the Island. The oral histories are shared in a matter-of-fact style, with accounts of disturbing homophobia, rejection and exclusion peppered with moments of joy and celebration. From beginning to end are stories of courage and despair which stand as powerful testaments of human endeavour. While some of the LGBTQ+ community were proud to call the Isle of Wight their home, others feared discrimination, and were desperate to escape. Read about the fierce, enigmatic lesbian Joe Carstairs, and the adventures of the all-female Ferguson's Gang in Newtown in the 1920s. Delving into the Island's 1980s gay scene, hear accounts of a community thriving in the face of negative local press and the grim shadow of Section 28. Onwards to the 1990s, experience the moment the Island welcomed its first ever local Gay Guide; and in the not-so-distant past, learn about a lingering culture of homophobia exposed by the Island's first Pride in 2017, and the resignations of reputable local journalist Charlotte Hofton, and the Island's Conservative MP Andrew Turner. A testament to the history, lives, social and political contribution of the Isle of Wight LGBTQ+ community for future generations, Out On An Island restores a shared and vibrant past. Instigating a broader dialogue on what can be complex and sensitive topics, readers are provided with a better understanding of the importance of equality, inclusion and the hurdles individuals must overcome to be their authentic selves.

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Book SynopsisThe issue of land rights is an ongoing and complex topic of debate for South Africans. Rights to Land comes at a time when land redistribution by the government is underway. This book seeks to understand the issues around land rights and distribution of land in South Africa, and proposes that new policies and processes should be developed and adopted. It further provides an analysis of what went so wrong, and warns that a new phase of restitution may ignite conflicting ethnic claims and facilitate elite capture of land and rural resources. Rights to Land is published in partnership with Good Governance Africa (GGA).

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Book SynopsisSouth Africa remains the most unequal country in the world, with a Gini coefficient of 0.63 in 2015. In terms of wealth, the top percentile households hold 70.9% while the bottom 60% holds a mere 7%. 76% of South Africans face an imminent threat of falling below the poverty line. These statistics explain the continued presence of violent protest in the country and a general sense that the legacies of apartheid and colonialism have not been overcome.In this context, the Institute for African Alternatives has brought together a series of papers written by eminent South African academics and policymakers to serve as a catalyst to finally confront and resolve inequality.

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Book SynopsisIn politischen Auseinandersetzungen wird “Gender” als Sammelbegriff für Themen wie Frauen- und LGBTIQ + -Rechte, Gleichstellung der Geschlechter, sexuelle Bildung, feministisches Wissen und Geschlechterforschung verwendet. Während sich bisherige Veröffentlichungen auf die anti-gender Gruppen selbst oder feministische und queere Reaktionen auf diese konzentrieren, beleuchtet dieser Band die verschwimmenden Grenzen zwischen beiden Lagern. Im Fokus steht die Frage, inwieweit “Anti-Gender”-Behauptungen mit bestimmten Spielarten in der feministischen und LGBTIQ+-Politik interagieren und so Diskursbrücken zu liberalen und progressiven Teilen der Gesellschaft bauen. Anders als der „Sammelbegriff“ Gender vermuten lässt, ist das feministische und LGBTIQ+-Lager von politischen Konflikten, Meinungsverschiedenheiten und divergierenden Interessen durchzogen. Daher analysieren die Autor*innen die Verbindungen zwischen einigen dieser umstrittenen Positionen und dem “Anti-Gender”-Diskurs.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Blurring Boundaries. Uncanny Collusions, Overlaps, and Convergences in the Discursive Field of ‘Gender’ (Adriano José Habed, Annette Henninger, Dorothee Beck) I. Transphobia Securitizing Trans Bodies, (Re)Producing Lesbian Purity: Exploring the Discursive Politics of ‘Gender Critical’ Activists in the UK and Germany (Christine M. Klapeer and Inga Nüthen) Navigating Transphobia and Trans-Chauvinism: Effects of Right-Wing Policies on Trans People in the AfD (Judith Goetz) II. Femonationalism and Ethnosexism Femonationalism, Neoliberal Activation, and Anti-Feminism — The Shifting Discourses on Gender Equality and Women’s Issues in Austria (Edma Ajanovic) Anti-Muslim Articulations: Ethnosexist Common Sense and Gay Politics in the Alternative for Germany (Patrick Wielowiejski) III. Gender-Inclusive Language The Crusade Against Gender-Inclusive Language in Germany — A Discursive Bridge Between the Far Right and the Civic Mainstream (Dorothee Beck) IV. Mobilizing and Resisting Framing the LGBTQ Equality Debate: Movement/Countermovement Interactions and Resistances to Gender and Sexual Equality in Ukraine (Maryna Shevtsova) Anti-Feminist Mobilization and Popular Feminism in Turkey as Anti-Politics: Moralizing versus Psychologizing Social Wrongs (Funda Hülagü) V. Rethinking Critical Tools Understanding ‘Anti-Gender’ and TERF Movements Through the Lens of Populism (Gadea Méndez Grueso) Where Does Anti-Feminist Outrage Come from and Whom Does it Address? Understanding Right-Wing Anti-Feminist Galvanizations Using Affect Theory and Authoritarianism Surveys (Christopher Fritzsche) Conclusion: Blurring Boundaries as an Invitation to Self-Reflection. A Roundtable Discussion (Dorothee Beck, Adriano José Habed, Annette Henninger, Hanna Mühlenhoff, Koen Slootmaeckers) Authors’ Bios Index

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