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Book SynopsisLiving with people who differ - racially, ethnically, religiously or economically - is one of the most urgent challenges facing civil society today. Together argues that co-operation needs more than good will: it is a craft that requires skill. In modern society traditional bonds are waning, and we must develop new forms of secular, civic ritual that make us more skilful in living with others. From Medieval guilds to today''s social networks, Richard Sennett''s visionary book explores the nature of co-operation, why it has become weak and how it can be strengthened.Trade ReviewAs challenging and demanding as cooperation is, it has been our species' secret weapon, and those of us alive today are the descendants of people who had what it takes to make it work. This thoughtful book outlines the craftsmanship we will need to ensure that it continues to do so -- Mark Pagel * New Scientist *A fresh exploration of one of the oldest conundrums facing social theory, which is how cooperation between people is forged and maintained -- Frank Furedi * Times Higher Education *To call this captivating writer an academic sociologist makes as much, or as little, sense as labelling Mozart a court musician ... Eclectic, ecumenical, Sennett leads us with charm and candour down his chosen routes to renovation -- Boyd Tonkin * The Independent *Together is a profound mediation on how humans act as social animals, and an inspiring call for us all to try and embrace differences of tribe, religion and class -- Ian Critchley * Sunday Times *The book offers an artisanal response to a post-industrial condition ... In this sense, Sennett is a true heir to John Ruskin and William Morris -- Terry Eagleton * Times Literary Supplement *Richard Sennett's new book is an excellent resource to help us [work with others], and what shines through it is Sennett's own humanity. He is an excellent scholar and a very agile thinker ... this is a book that should be widely read -- Kester Brewin * Third Way *Co-operation is hard because it is about learning to live with people who think differently or don't know what they think at all. Sennett wants to remind us that this is a skill, and like any skill it takes patience and practice -- David Runciman * The Guardian *

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Book Synopsis''The book that redefined travel writing'' Guardian Bruce Chatwin sets off on a journey through South America in this wistful classic travel book With its unique, roving structure and beautiful descriptions, In Patagonia offers an original take on the age-old adventure tale. Bruce Chatwin's journey to a remote country in search of a strange beast brings along with it a cast of fascinating characters. Their stories delay him on the road, but will have you tearing through to the book's end. Trade ReviewElliptical and alive, this is a brilliant travel book * Observer *It is hard to pin down what makes In Patagonia so unique, but, in the end, it is Chatwin’s brilliant personality that makes it what it is… His form of travel was not about getting from A to B. It was about internal landscapes. * Sunday Times *The chameleon traveller…who wrote books in a genre of their own, and whose life was his own subtlest creation… a complex, flamboyantly gifted and rather tragic figure -- Colin Thubron * Guardian *

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Book SynopsisThis work offers a perspective on the causes of the social and economic problems that plague contemporary America. It examines the relationship between ethnicity and intelligence and presents the view that America's population is becoming polarized between an educated elite and uneducated poor.Trade ReviewMichael Novak National Review Our intellectual landscape has been disrupted by the equivalent of an earthquake.David Brooks The Wall Street Journal Has already kicked up more reaction than any social?science book this decade.Peter Brimelow Forbes Long-awaited...massive, meticulous, minutely detailed, clear. Like Darwin's Origin of Species -- the intellectual event with which it is being seriously compared -- The Bell Curve offers a new synthesis of research...and a hypothesis of far-reaching explanatory power.Milton Friedman This brilliant, original, objective, and lucidly written book will force you to rethink your biases and prejudices about the role that individual difference in intelligence plays in our economy, our policy, and our society.Chester E. Finn, Jr. Commentary The Bell Curve's implications will be as profound for the beginning of the new century as Michael Harrington's discovery of "the other America" was for the final part of the old. Richard Herrnstein's bequest to us is a work of great value. Charles Murray's contribution goes on.Prof. Thomas J. Bouchard Contemporary Psychology [The authors] have been cast as racists and elitists and The Bell Curve has been dismissed as pseudoscience....The book's message cannot be dismissed so easily. Herrnstein and Murray have written one of the most provocative social science books published in many years....This is a superbly written and exceedingly well documented book.Christopher Caldwell American Spectator The Bell Curve is a comprehensive treatment of its subject,never mean-spirited or gloating. It gives a fair hearing to those who dissent scientifically from its propositions -- in fact, it bends over backward to be fair....Among the dozens of hostile articles that have thus far appeared, none has successfully refuted any of its science.Malcolme W. Browne The New York Times Book Review Mr. Murray and Mr. Herrnstein write that "for the last 30 years, the concept of intelligence has been a pariah in the world of ideas," and that the time has come to rehabilitate rational discourse on the subject. It is hard to imagine a democratic society doing otherwise.Prof. Eugene D. Genovese National Review Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray might not feel at home with Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Lani Guinier, but they should....They have all [made] brave attempts to force a national debate on urgent matters that will not go away. And they have met the same fate. Once again, academia and the mass media are straining every muscle to suppress debate.Prof. Earl Hunt American Scientist The first reactions to The Bell Curve were expressions of public outrage. In the second round of reaction, some commentators suggested that Herrnstein and Murray were merely bringing up facts that were well known in the scientific community, but perhaps best not discussed in public. A Papua New Guinea language has a term for this, Mokita. It means "truth that we all know, but agree not to talk about." ...There are fascinating questions here for those interested in the interactions between sociology, economics, anthropology and cognitive science. We do not have the answers yet. We may need them soon, for policy makers who rely on Mokita are flying blind.Table of ContentsContentsList of IllustrationsList of TablesA Note to the ReaderPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I.THE EMERGENCE OF A COGNITIVE ELITE1 Cognitive Class and Education, 1900-19902 Cognitive Partitioning by Occupation3 The Economic Pressure to Partition4 Steeper Ladders, Narrower GatesPART II.COGNITIVE CLASSES AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR5 Poverty6 Schooling7 Unemployment, Idleness, and Injury8 Family Matters9 Welfare Dependency10 Parenting11 Crime12 Civility and CitizenshipPART III.THE NATIONAL CONTEXT13 Ethnic Differences in Cognitive Ability14 Ethnic Inequalities in Relation to IQ15 The Demography of Intelligence16 Social Behavior and the Prevalence of Low Cognitive AbilityPART IV.LIVING TOGETHER17 Raising Cognitive Ability18 The Leveling of American Education19 Affirmative Action in Higher Education20 Affirmative Action in the Workplace21 The Way We Are Headed22 A Place for EveryoneAfterworldAPPENDIXES1 Statistics for People Who Are Sure They Can't Learn Statistics2 Technical Issues Regarding the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth3 Technical Issues Regarding the Armed Forces Qualification Test as a Measure of IQ4 Regression Analyses (rom Part II5 Supplemental Material for Chapter 136 Regression Analyses from Chapter 147 The Evolution of Affirmative Action in the WorkplaceNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Pulitzer Prize • New York Times Bestseller • Over Two Million Copies Sold “One of the most significant projects embarked upon by any intellectual of our generation” (Gregg Easterbrook, New York Times), Guns, Germs, and Steel presents a groundbreaking, unified narrative of human history.Trade Review"Artful, informative, and delightful.... There is nothing like a radically new angle of vision for bringing out unsuspected dimensions of a subject, and that is what Jared Diamond has done." -- William H. McNeil - New York Review of Books"An ambitious, highly important book." -- James Shreeve - New York Times Book Review"A book of remarkable scope, a history of the world in less than 500 pages which succeeds admirably, where so many others have failed, in analyzing some of the basic workings of culture process.... One of the most important and readable works on the human past published in recent years." -- Colin Renfrew - Nature"The scope and the explanatory power of this book are astounding." -- The New Yorker"No scientist brings more experience from the laboratory and field, none thinks more deeply about social issues or addresses them with greater clarity, than Jared Diamond as illustrated by Guns, Germs, and Steel. In this remarkably readable book he shows how history and biology can enrich one another to produce a deeper understanding of the human condition." -- Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University"Serious, groundbreaking biological studies of human history only seem to come along once every generation or so. . . . Now [Guns, Germs, and Steel] must be added to their select number. . . . Diamond meshes technological mastery with historical sweep, anecdotal delight with broad conceptual vision, and command of sources with creative leaps. No finer work of its kind has been published this year, or for many past." -- Martin Sieff - Washington Times"[Diamond] is broadly erudite, writes in a style that pleasantly expresses scientific concepts in vernacular American English, and deals almost exclusively in questions that should interest everyone concerned about how humanity has developed. . . . [He] has done us all a great favor by supplying a rock-solid alternative to the racist answer. . . . A wonderfully interesting book." -- Alfred W. Crosby - Los Angeles Times"An epochal work. Diamond has written a summary of human history that can be accounted, for the time being, as Darwinian in its authority." -- Thomas M. Disch - The New Leader

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Book SynopsisTarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organisers, artists, academics and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience.Contributions by Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Laverne Cox, Jason Reynolds, Austin Channing Brown, and more.It started as a text between two friends.Tarana Burke, founder of the 'me too.' Movement, texted researcher and writer Brené Brown to see if she was free to jump on a call. Brené assumed that Tarana wanted to talk about wallpaper. They had been trading home decorating inspiration boards in their last text conversation so Brené started scrolling to find her latest Pinterest pictures when the phone rang.But it was immediately clear to Brené that the conversation wasn't going to be about wallpaper. Tarana's hello was serious and she hesitated for a bit before saying, "Brené, you know your work affected me so deeply, but as a Black woman, I've sometimes had to feel like I have to contort myself to fit into some of your words. The core of it rings so true for me, but the application has been harder."Brené replied, "I'm so glad we're talking about this. It makes sense to me. Especially in terms of vulnerability. How do you take the armour off in a country where you're not physically or emotionally safe?"Long pause."That's why I'm calling," said Tarana. "What do you think about working together on a book about the Black experience with vulnerability and shame resilience?"There was no hesitation.Burke and Brown are the perfect pair to usher in this stark, potent collection of essays on Black shame and healing. Along with the anthology contributors, they create a space to recognise and process the trauma of white supremacy, a space to be vulnerable and affirm the fullness of Black love and Black life.

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Book SynopsisAn examination and discussion of the public and the hidden discourses (transcripts) of those who wield power and of those who feign deference to it. Examples are drawn from literature, history and politics to illustrate the many guises the interaction of such discourses can take.Trade Review"Scott argues his thesis uncompromisingly and with relentless power. From his vantage point it is easy to see through many standard illusions of social science. . . . Scott's argument is all the more persuasive for the wealth of cases he brings under his magnifying-glass and for the vibrancy and liveliness of his style. One is tempted to say that his own discourse is a revelation of that transcript normally hidden by the 'official' discourse of sociology and an example of how rich and fascinating such hidden transcripts can be by comparison with the rhetoric of pretence."—Zygmunt Bauman, Times Literary Supplement"Likely to become a classic work of theory in the social sciences and history. Its arguments are original, subtle, clear, and accessible to readers without theoretical inclinations."—John D. Rogers, The Journal of Asian Studies "This book offers a penetrating discussion of both the public roles played by the powerful and powerless and the mocking, vengeful tone they display offstage—what is termed their public and hidden transcripts. Using examples from the literature, history, and politics of cultures around the world, the author examines the many guises this interaction has taken throughout history and the tension and contradictions it reflects. This work will revise our understanding of subordination, resistance, hegemony, folk culture, and the ideas behind revolt."—International Journal of Psychology "Scott elaborates his argument with a dazzling array of illustrations drawn from centuries of history and all four corners of the earth. . . . Intellectually convincing and also very moving—not something one expects to find in an academic treatise."—Paul Littlewood, Sociology Received an Honorable Mention for the 1990 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division Award in the History, Government, and Political Science category given by the AAP"Drawing on a dazzling array of source material, the book is a wonderful read as well as a provocative discussion of a global phenomenon of great importance. It seems destined to throw out a major challenge to the existing literature on power and domination, and to set in train a new school of research."—Anthony Reid, Australian National University"An engaging as well as intellectually provocative book, this will be a major theoretical contribution to debates about power."—Theda Skocpol, Harvard University"A splendid study, surely one of the most important that has appeared on the whole matter of power and resistance. It is rich in apt evidence and extremely effective and original."—Natalie Zemon Davis, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsBehind the official story; domination, acting and fantasy; the public transcript as a respectable performance; false-consciousness or laying it on thick; making social space for a dissident subculture; voice under domination - the arts of political disguise; the infrapolitics of subordinate groups; a saturnalia of power - the first public declaration of the hidden transcript.

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Book SynopsisThere is a growing movement of people with a different vision for their local communities. They know that real satisfaction and the good life are not provided by organizations, institutions, or systems. No numbers of great CEOs, central offices, or long range plans produce what a community can produce. People are discovering a new possibility for their lives. They have a calling. They are called. And together they call upon themselves.This possibility is idealistic, and yet it is an ideal within our grasp. It is a possibility that is both idealistic and realistic. Our culture leads us to believe that a satisfying life can be purchased. It tells us that in the place where we live, we don't have the resources to create a good life. This book reminds us that a neighborhood that can raise a child, provide security, sustain our health, secure our income, and care for our vulnerable people is within the power of our community.This book gives voice to our ideal of a beloved community. It reminds us of our power to create a hope-filled life. It assures us that when we join together with our neighbors we are the architects of the future where we want to live.

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE CAROL R. EMBER BOOK PRIZE FOR SCIENTIFIC ANTHROPOLGY SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE From fire walking to funerals, the hidden science of the rituals that give life meaning Ritual is perhaps the oldest, and certainly the most enigmatic, thread in human culture. Apparently pointless ceremonies pervade every documented society: from handshakes to hexes, hazings to parades. Before we learned to farm, we were gathering in giant stone temples. And yet, though rituals exist in every culture and can persist nearly unchanged for centuries, their logic has remained a mystery until now. Today, a fearless new generation of anthropologists is venturing into this shadowy realm. Armed with cutting-edge technology and drawing on discoveries from a huge range of disciplines, they emerge with a powerful new perspective on our place in the world. Join the pathfinding scientist Dimitris Xygalatas on a tour of human culture at its strangest. In coronations, in silent prayer, in fire-walks and in all the bewildering variety of humanity's ritual life, Xygalatas reveals the deep and subtle mechanisms that bind us together.Trade ReviewA fascinating well researched book about a fascinating subject. You will learn a lot -- Dr Jane Goodall, DBEA gripping guide to rites and customs around the world ... this engrossing account begs a sequel * New Scientist *Fascinating ... pacy, adventurous * Mail on Sunday *An elegantly simple and deeply persuasive argument which generalises to other forms of delusional belief. -- Professor Mark Solms, author * The Hidden Spring *The great mystery of human behavior is ritual. How do we explain circumcisions, debutante balls, hazing, royal coronations, and fire-walking? Dimitris Xygalatas is a brilliant polymath and this fascinating book explores this question through a mix of scientific research, evolutionary theorizing, and deep immersion into cultures with gruesome and painful rituals. An important intellectual contribution and a true delight to read -- Paul Bloom, author * The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning *Xygalatas' account of how our tendency to conduct weird routines can make us feel better individually or as part of a group is a thoroughly satisfying scientific detective story. His evidence may be culled from around the world but the lessons apply to all of us. -- Richard Wrangham, author * Catching Fire, The Goodness Paradox *From the firewalking ceremonies of Greece to the terrifying rites of Amazonia, the anthropologist-cum-psychologist Dimitris Xygalatas leads readers on a whitewater tour of the new science of rituals, exploring and explaining how and why all human societies engage in seemingly senseless, repetitive and obscure customs that integrate rhythm, dance, music, pain and sacrifice. Rich in ethnographic detail, personal narratives and psychological experiments, Ritual tells us how we can use this new science, and the wisdom embedded in ancient traditions, to elevate our lives, improve our health and strengthen our communities -- Joe Henrich, Professor and Chair of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, and author * The WEIRDest People in the World *One of the best studies of ritual in years. In elegant, clean prose, Xygalatas draws on traditional ethnography and contemporary social science to show that rituals play a central role in the way we define who we are and in the health of our bodies. The book is a superb introduction both to classic anthropological theory and the modern science that extends its insights. Xygalatas shows that humans are indeed the ritual species -- Tanya Marie Luhrmann, author * How God Becomes Real *Why do people walk on hot coals, scarify themselves, pierce their bodies with sharp objects, fast, kneel, handle poisonous snakes, endure hours of boring sermons on their days off? Like the question of how dosing ourselves with alcohol, a low-grade neurotoxin, has persisted and endured so long as a practice among human cultures, the prevalence of pragmatically useless and yet often costly and painful rituals across human cultures is a mystery hiding in plain sight. Armed with new tools, such as biometric sensors and hormone sampling, Xygalatas reveals the inner workings and crucial functions of ritual, which explain both its antiquity and ubiquity ... An entertaining and engaging introduction to the cognitive science of ritual by one of the pioneers of the field -- Edward Slingerland, author * Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization *We are ritual beings; we surround ourselves with rituals - at birth, death and everywhere in between. But why do rituals matter to us when they so often bring so few obvious benefits? In this striking, wonderfully written, and original new book, Dimitris Xygalatas unravels the mystery of how rituals - from the mundane to the bizarrely violent - can be the source of transformative power -- Michael Patrick Lynch, author * The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data *With a knack for showing how 'strange' behaviours are closer to home than we realize, Xygalatas masterfully explains how what binds us to other human beings are our most mysterious activities - rituals. Actions with no clear purpose are often, ironically, the most meaningful things we do. -- Jesse Bering, Professor of Science Communication at the University of Otago and author * Suicidal *Ritual is a deep, engaging, magnificent book. Full of vivid stories about the myriad ritual behaviors of human beings - from the prayers made to countless gods to kissing dice at craps to wearing feathered gloves full of biting ants to walking barefoot on hot coals - it shows how humans turn ordinary life into something awe-inspiring, how we use shared rituals to transcend our solitary selves. Xygalatas walks through fire himself, literally and intellectually, to share great wisdom about the human condition. * Nicholas A. Christakis, author of Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society *

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Book SynopsisOver forty million people a year travel to Vegas, more than to Mecca. It is a global celebrity, an improbable oasis, a place offering bank-breaking fortunes and instant gratification, 24/7, with no moral debits. Award-winning writer Timothy O’Grady lived in Vegas for two years. He finally began to understand it when he talked to people who had grown up there, the children of the card dealers and cocktail shakers, the jugglers and the dancers – young people who had been bearing witness to this strange city all their lives. One had her student loans and credit card limits stolen by her father. Another fled a sequence of exploiters until she found herself living in the storm drains under the casinos. There is the boy whose father entered him into a drinking contest when he was eight, the casino owner’s son, the erudite contortionist turned stripper. Each tells their own tale.In Children of Las Vegas, O’Grady renews his partnership with renowned photographer Steve Pyke. Through short essays, Pyke’s portraits and ten witness testimonies, he pierces the city’s glittering façade to reveal the darker reality that lies beneath.Trade Review'These are brave, honest, articulate stories, the children wise beyond their years . . . A modern fairy tale' Martina Evans, Irish Times

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Book SynopsisSpending seven months in Orkney to delve into the secrets of the islands, Richard Clubley was keen to get as many local views as possible.He gathered interviews with lighthouse keepers, farmers, archaeologists and climbers – and many others! On dreich afternoons during the short days of winter, Richard ate home bakes with locals and recorded their memories. It was at one such hearth that someone said, ‘You know about so-and-so of course, you come to Orkney all the time, so how could you not know?’. Richard didn’t know.While there are still a lot of unearthed stories hidden in Orkney, Richard has collected a fair few in this beautifully illustrated book.Richard Clubley loves Scotland’s islands, but it is Orkney that has stolen his heart. In this book, he portrays the northern Scottish islands fairly and honestly, with stories that even Orkney locals may not have heard before. Travellers from elsewhere will be charmed by Richard’s descriptions of the Orkney landscape and way of life.Trade ReviewA wealth of island voices, with a rich and varied picture of life in Orkney today. HOWIE FIRTHHe has a beautiful written style that allows him to convey his enthusiasm in a truly inspiring way. UNDISCOVERED SCOTLANDTable of ContentsMap 1 Scotland with her islands Map 2 Map of Orkney Map 3 Orkney Mainland Acknowledgements Foreword by Howie Firth Preface 15 Introduction Orkney History Chapter One: A Brief History of Orkney Chapter Two: Neolithic Orkney from the air Chapter Three: The Kitchener Memorial Chapter Four: Lighthouses Chapter Five: The Ring of Brodgar Orkney People Chapter Six: Dr John Rae Chapter Seven: The Island Games Chapter Eight: Orkney Furniture Chapter Nine: Young People Chapter Ten: The Owld Men’s Hut – The Pier Head Parliament Chapter Eleven: Traditional Music – Hanging by a Thread Chapter Twelve: Old Men of Hoy Chapter Thirteen: Islands in Winter Orkney’s Outer Islands Chapter Fourteen: Hunda Chapter Fifteen: Cava Chapter Sixteen: Rousay Chapter Seventeen: Papa Westray Chapter Eighteen: Westray Orkney’s WildlifeChapter Nineteen: Birds in Winter Chapter Ttwenty: Stoats Orkney’s Favourite BuildingsChapter Twenty-One: Favourite Buildings 1 – Schools Chapter Twenty-Two: Favourite Buildings 2 – ChurchesChapter Twenty-Three: Favourite Buildings 3 – St Magnus Cathedral Chapter Twenty-Four: Favourite Buildings 4 – The Bothy at Swanbister Tourism in OrkneyChapter Twenty-Five: Cruise Liners Chapter Twenty-Six: Orkney Produce Orkney’s FutureChapter Twenty-Seven: Green Energy Chapter Twenty-Eight: Heading North – The journey to Orkney is all part of the experience Chapter Twenty-Nine: New Hospital – The future’s bright Epilogue

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Book SynopsisAn accessible, analytical look at how influential female celebrities are pushing the boundaries of what it means to be an 'acceptable' woman - a Stylist Book Club pick

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Book SynopsisThe American West, 1860-1890: years of broken promises, disillusionment, war and massacre.Beginning with the Long Walk of the Navajos and ending with the massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee, this extraordinary book tells how the American Indians lost their land, lives and liberty to white settlers pushing westward.Trade ReviewOriginal, remarkable and finally heartbreaking...Impossible to put down * New York Times *Shattering, appalling, compelling * Washington Post *An essential insight into modern America * Daily Telegraph *Calculated to make the head pound, the heart ache and the blood boil * The Times *

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Book SynopsisIs modern philosophy racist? Do such canonical philosophers as Descartes, Hobbes, Leibniz, Spinoza, the British Empiricists, and the German Idealists lend support, if only indirectly, to racist doctrines? Or do their ideas contain the resources to critique or even reject racist theories? An innovative and substantial intervention in critical race theory, Race and Racism in Modern Philosophy brings together an impressive roster of thinkers to trace the question of race in modern philosophical inquiry and explore its influence on contemporary philosophy. From Locke''s treatment of the issue of slavery and Descartes''s silence on the issue to Hegel''s philosophy of religion and Nietzsche''s racial profiling, this book illuminates the complex relationship between race and philosophy.Contributors: Robert Bernasconi, University of Memphis; Anthony Bogues, Brown University; Bernard R. Boxill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Peter Fenves, Northwestern UniveTrade Review"Valls provides a clear, useful introduction to the issues, after which he and twelve other contributors arraign major figures from Descartes through Nietzsche, usually drawing appropriate nuanced conclusions. Each chapter cites most or all of the significant race-related remarks of the thinker under review. Recommended."—Choice, April 2006"The analyses and explorations at the heart of this book are long overdue: they emerge from and contribute substantively to ongoing discussions and critiques of canonical figures of modern ('Western') philosophy with regard to these figures' notions of race and the relevance of and impact on their philosophizing of these notions. Race and Racism in Modern Philosophy is a systematically and thematically focused book on the racial considerations of Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Hegel, John Stuart Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche. Unprecedented."—Lucius T. Outlaw Jr., Vanderbilt University"Andrew Valls has assembled a first-rate group of experts to examine racism and race-thinking in the history of Western philosophy. This collection raises the current debate over the extent to which racism has distorted our philosophical legacy to a new level of scholarship and sophistication. It immediately becomes the essential and most important reading for anyone entering that dispute."—J. L. A. Garcia, Boston College, author of The Heart of Racism

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Book SynopsisBlind since the age of 11, Georgina Kleege draws on her own experiences to provide this account of visual impairment - both her own view of the world and the world's view of the blind. She addresses topics such as the negative status of the blind and how blindness is portrayed in literature.

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Book SynopsisArgues that strategies to achieve diversity in medical research mask deeper problems, ones that might require a different approach and different solutions.Trade Review"Epstein's use of theory to demonstrate how public policies in the health profession are shaped makes this book relevant for many academic disciplines.... Highly recommended." - Choice "A balanced analysis of the positive and negative effects of institutional changes on groups that are traditionally underrepresented in biomedical research." - New England Journal of Medicine"

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Book SynopsisIn 1913, just before the outbreak of the First World War, a 19-year-old Czech Jew named Jiri Langer left his assimilated family to live in the remote village of Belz, Galicia (now Ukraine). He had gone to live under the Chassidic (or Hasidic) Rokeach dynasty, a line of Rabbis that survives to this day. Nine Gates is the record of Langer''s time amongst these isolated Chassidic mystics of Eastern Galicia, and a window into their world. Langer tells of their enthusiasm, their simple faith, their ecstasies, their austerities, their feasts, their wonder-working Holy Rabbis and their esoteric wisdom. Most of all, he recounts a collection of shrewd and earthy folk tales told by the holy men who ruled these little spiritual kingdoms for generation after generation.Over 80 years since its original publication in Czech, this translation by Stephen Jolly remains the definitive English version of this towering work of Jewish introspection. Nine Gates is a document from another time and place, andTrade Review'Lo! As he reached the roof, an unknown hand gave him a light' Nine Gates is not primarily for those whose approach to Hasidism is detached and analytical, although it would even be interesting to them. It is a book for the reader who wants to breathe Hasidic air. . . . Like the Rebbe Reb Shmelke, the reader of the Nine Gates is given the light without realizing from whence it comes. Isaac Bashevis SingerTable of ContentsForeword by Frantisek Langer Introduction - A Youth from Prague among the Chassidim Gate I - Of diamonds in the Lord's crown the costliest, the holy Reb Sholem of Belz Gate II - Child of God, our dearest, the holy Mayerl of Przemysl Gate III - Heart of our mirth, the holy Reb Naftali of Ropshitz Gate IV - Blazing lion of the heavenly Academy, the holy Reb Urele of Strelisk (also the holy Reb Jude Hersch of Stretena) Gate V - Two golden trambones in the angelic choir, the holy Rebe Reb Meshulem Sussya of Anipol and the holy Rebe Reb Melech of Lizensk Gate VI - Mystic twain, the holy Rebe Reb Schmelke of Mikulov and the holy Rebe Reb Pinchas of Frankfurt Gate VII - Three tall tamarisks in the broad plain, the holy Yismach Moyshe of Ihel - the holy Ohev Yisroel of Apta - and the Saint of Kalev Gate VIII - Mystic shining mirror, the holy Reb Jacob Yitzhak, the Seer of Lublin (also the holy Dyvre Chayyim of Sanz) Gate IX - Most secret brain of Greatness and Wisdom, the holy Reb Pinchas of Koritz (ah! the saints at Slavuta) The City of Wisdom - Gold and silver and pearls and all the precious stones of Kotsk - or the holy Reb Moyshe Yide Lieb of Sassov - Reb Simche Binem of Pzhysha - the Holy Jew - Mendele of Kotsk - and the wise Rim of Gora Kalwariye

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Book SynopsisNew social movements of the post-war era have brought to prominence the idea that identity can be a crucial focus for political struggle. Linked to an increasing recognition that social theory itself must put the politics of identity on center stage, this volume impels social theorists not only to make sense of the "world out there", but also to make sense of differences within the discourse of theory.Trade Review"This book provides a concise set of perspectives on the status of the politics of identity in contemporary theoretical sociology." Book Review Digest, New York Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Social Theory and the Politics of Identity: Craig Calhoun (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). 2. Reclaiming the Epistemological 'Other': Narrative and the Social Constitution of Identity: Margaret R. Somers and Gloria D. Gibson (University of Michigan). 3. Dark Thoughts about the Self: Charles Lemert (Wesleyan University). 4. The Politics of Identity in American History: Norbert Wiley (University of Illinois). 5. From Universality to Difference: Notes on the Fragmentation of the Idea of the Left: Todd Gitlin (University of California, Berkeley). 6. The Formation of We-Images: A Process Theory: Stephen Mennell (University College, Dublin). 7. Identity Theory, Identity Politics: Psychoanalysis, Marxism, Post-Structuralism: Eli Zaretsky (Newberry Library, Chicago). 8. Malcolm X and the Black Public Sphere: Conversionists vs. Culturalists: Manthia Diawara (New York University). 9. Redrawing the Urban Color Line: The State and Fate of the Ghetto in PostFordist America: Loic Wacquant (Russell Sage Foundation). 10. Emotions and Identity: A Theory of Ethnic Nationalism: Thomas Scheff (University of California, Santa Barbara). 11. Nationalism and Civil Society: Democracy, Diversity and Self-Determination: Craig Calhoun (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).

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Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER? The Pulitzer Prize?winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity?s transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?RECOMMENDED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND BILL GATES ? SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ? ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post ? ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Esquire, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews ? ?Beautifully and insistently, Kolbert shows us that it is time to think radically about the ways we manage the environment.??Helen Macdonald, The New York Times With a new afterword by the authorThat man should have dominion ?over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth? is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it?s said we live in a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. In Under a White Sky, Elizabeth Kolbert takes a hard look at the new world we are creating.Along the way, she meets biologists who are trying to preserve the world?s rarest fish, which lives in a single tiny pool in the middle of the Mojave; engineers who are turning carbon emissions to stone in Iceland; Australian researchers who are trying to develop a ?super coral? that can survive on a hotter globe; and physicists who are contemplating shooting tiny diamonds into the stratosphere to cool the earth.One way to look at human civilization, says Kolbert, is as a ten-thousand-year exercise in defying nature. In The Sixth Extinction, she explored the ways in which our capacity for destruction has reshaped the natural world. Now she examines how the very sorts of interventions that have imperiled our planet are increasingly seen as the only hope for its salvation. By turns inspiring, terrifying, and darkly comic, Under a White Sky is an utterly original examination of the challenges we face.

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Book SynopsisA saga of a people, their struggles, and the triumphs in a new world, told with drama and passion....Should be read by all Americans interested in what binds us together, despite our different backgrounds and histories.   — New York Times Book ReviewFrom the early Italian adventurers who played an important role in the European expansion across the Atlantic to the political and business leaders of the 1990s, this book tells a dramatic story. The heart of the story is the mass migration that took place between 1880 and 1924, when a whole culture left its ancient roots to settle in the cities and towns of America.

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Book SynopsisHow do categories of people come to be seen as âœdifferentâ? How does being âœdifferentâ affect peopleâs lives? What does difference mean at the level of the individual, social institutions, or society? What difference does âœdifferenceâ make? The Meaning of Difference offers a conceptual structure and up-to-date readings on the differences distinctive to American lifeâdifferences of race and ethnicity, sex and gender, social class, sexuality, and disability.Table of ContentsPrefaceSECTION I—CONSTRUCTING CATEGORIES OF DIFFERENCE Framework EssayWHAT IS RACE? WHAT IS ETHNICITY?1. “Race” and the Construction of Human Identity, Audrey Smedley 2. Who Is Black? One Nation's Definition, F. James Davis3. The Evolution of Identity, The Washington PostPersonal Account: A Loaded Vacation, Niah Grimes4. Real Indians: Identity and the Survival of Native America, Eva Marie Garroutte 5. An Interlocking Panethnicity: The Negotiation of Multiple Identities among Asian American Social Movement Leaders, Dana Y. NakanoPersonal Account: I Thought My Race Was Invisible, Sherri H. Pereira 6. Latino Racial Choices: The Effects of Skin Colour and Discrimination on Latinos’ and Latinas’ Racial Self-Identifications, Tanya Golash-Boza and William Darity, Jr.7. Whiteness as an 'Unmarked' Cultural Category, Ruth Frankenberg8. Plus Ça Change . . . ? Multiraciality and the Dynamics of Race Relations in the United States, Frank D. Bean and Jennifer LeePersonal Account: The Price of Nonconformity, Julia Morgenstern Personal Account: Basketball, Andrea M. BuschWHAT IS SEX? WHAT IS GENDER? 9. The Olympic Struggle over Sex, Alice Dreger 10.All Together Now: Intersex Infants and IGM, Riki Wilchins 11.Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference, Cordelia FineWHAT IS SOCIAL CLASS? 12. What’s Class Got to Do with It?, Michael Zweig13.The Silver Spoon: Inheritance and the Staggered Start, Stephen J. McNamee and Robert K. Miller Jr.Personal Account: I Am a Pakistani Woman, Hoorie I. Siddique14.The Great Divergence: America’s Growing Inequality Crisis and What We Can Do about It, Timothy Noah WHAT IS SEXUALITY? 15.Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women’s Love and Desire, Lisa M. Diamond16.The Biology of the Homosexual, Roger N. Lancaster 17.The Heterosexual Questionnaire, Martin Rochlin WHAT IS DISABILITY?18. Disability Definitions: The Politics of Meaning, Michael OliverPersonal Account: Invisibly Disabled, Heather L. Shaw 19.What Wounds Enable: The Politics of Disability and Violence in Chicago, Laurence Ralph20.Ethnicity, Ethics, and the Deaf-World, Harlan LaneSECTION II—EXPERIENCING DIFFERENCE Framework EssayRACE AND ETHNICITY21. Formulating Identity in a Globalized World, Carola Suárez-OrozcoPersonal Account: Hair, Sarah FaragallaPersonal Account: The Americanization of a Reluctant Vietnamese-American, Hoai Huong Tran 22. Latinos in the U.S. Race Structure, Clara E. Rodríguez23. Everybody’s Ethnic Enigma, Jelita McLeodPersonal Account: My Strategies, Eric Jackson24. From Friendly Foreigner to Enemy Race, John TehranianPersonal Account: Master Status: Pride and Danger, Sumaya Al-Hajebi SEX AND GENDER25.The Privilege of Teaching about Privilege, Michael A. Messner 26.Proving Manhood, Timothy BenekePersonal Account: Just Something You Did as a Man, Francisco Hernandez27.“I’m Not a Feminist, But . . .”: Popular Myths about Feminism, Penny A. Weiss SEXUALITY28. "Dude, You’re a Fag": Adolescent Male Homophobia, C. J. Pascoe29. Gendered Sexuality in Young Adulthood: Double Binds and Flawed Options, Laura Hamilton and Elizabeth Armstrong Personal Account: Living Invisibly, Tara S. Ellison30. Sexual Orientation and Sex in Women’s Lives: Conceptual and Methodological Issues, Esther D. Rothblum SOCIAL CLASS31. Cause of Death: Inequality, Alejandro Reuss32. Why Are Droves of Unqualified, Unprepared Kids Getting into Our Top Colleges? Because Their Dads Are Alumni, John Larew Personal Account: That Moment of Visibility, Rose B. Pascarell33. The Myth of the “Culture of Poverty”, Paul Gorski DISABILITY34. Public Transit, John Hockenberry 35. "Can You See the Rainbow?"' The Roots of Denial, Sally French 36. Not Blind Enough: Living in the Borderland Called Legal Blindness, Beth Omansky Personal Account: A Time I Didn't Feel Normal, Heather CallenderSECTION III—THE MEANING OF DIFFERENCE Framework EssayRACE AND ETHNICITY37. Fourteen Key Supreme Court Cases and the Civil War Amendments38.Blink in Black and White, Malcolm GladwellPersonal Account: Just Like My Mama Said, Anthony McNeill 39.Safe Haven in America? Thirty Years after the Refugee Act of 1980, David W. Haines 40.Hispanics Are Forgotten in Civil Rights History, Nicholas Dauphine 41.Balancing Identities: Undocumented Immigrant Asian American Students and the Model Minority Myth, Tracy Poon Tambascia, Jonathan Wang, Breanne Tcheng, and Viet T. BuiPersonal Account: Let Me Work for It!, Isabelle Nguyen42.Segregated Housing, Segregated Schools, Richard Rothstein SEX AND GENDER43.Many Faces of Gender Inequality, Amartya SenPersonal Account: He Hit Her, Tim Norton 44.The Not-So-Pink Ivory Tower, Ann Mullen45.The Gender Revolution: Uneven and Stalled, Paula England SEXUALITY46.Sex Education and the Promotion of Heteronormativity, Tanya McNeill Personal Account: Learning My Own Privilege, Mireille M. Cecil 47.Gaga Relations: The End of Marriage, J. Jack Halberstam 48.Queers without Money: They Are Everywhere. But We Refuse to See Them, Amber Hollibaugh SOCIAL CLASS49.Rethinking American Poverty, Mark R. Rank 50.Tearing Down the Gates: Confronting the Class Divide in American Education, Peter Sacks 51.Wealth Stripping: Why It Costs So Much to Be Poor, James H. CarrDISABILITY52.Disability Trouble, Bradley A. Areheart 53.Learning Disabilities: The Social Construction of a Special Education Category, Christine E. Sleeter 54.(Re)Creating a World in Seven Days: Place, Disability, and Salvation in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Emily AskewSECTION IV—BRIDGING DIFFERENCES Framework Essay 55.Adolescent Masculinity in an Age of Decreased Homohysteria, Eric Anderson 56.What Can We Do? Becoming Part of the Solution, Allan G. Johnson Personal Account: Parents' Underestimated Love, Octavio N. Espinal57.In Defense of Rich Kids, William Upski WimsattPersonal Account: Where Are You From?, C.C. 58.Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, Paul Kivel CreditsIndex

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Book SynopsisConsiders Bilbao's social history and the complex relationships between local and global entities. This book argues that globalization processes in Bilbao are as old as the city itself and that the role of the State must be taken into account in order to explain the city's changing fortunes.Trade Review'Gehry's magnificent museum may have catapulted the Basque city of Bilbao to international consciousness, but it was merely the latest step in this globalizing city's seven-century-long path of reinventing itself to serve the changing needs of an evolving world system. In a remarkable achievement, Del Cerro has written a stunning history of the special semi-independent politics and enviable entrepreneurial talents that enabled the city to adapt from its initial trade, shipping, mining, and manufacturing functions to international banking, services, and culture. This well-documented case study makes a vital contribution to global city studies, now moving at last beyond premature generalizations to variations in contexts and agency.' Janet L. Abu-Lughod, author of Before European Hegemony and New York, Chicago, Los Angeles: America's Global Cities. 'Gerardo del Cerro raises the methodological and analytical bar in studies of globalization through this insightful and finely-crafted historical study of Bilbao. Far from confining his research to the relations between the local and the global, as does most scholarship on cities and globalization these days, del Cerro builds powerful claims around a nuanced analysis of the mediating role that Basque regionalism and the Spanish nation-state play in establishing Bilbao's global trajectories. Just as there is no end of history in this book, the nation-state is anything but gone -- despite the veritable power of the global and despite Basque efforts to use Bilbao as an anchor for a regional imagined community that could effectively compete with the Spanish nation-state. It is precisely the ongoing tension and conflict among these scales of sovereignty that drive Bilbao's flirtation with globalization, both historically and now. This book's appreciation for history and the complexities of scale make it one of the more sophisticated studies of globalization available today.' Diane E. Davis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 'Since its opening in late 1997, the Guggenheim Bilbao has attracted more than 8 million visitors and generated over 10,000 press articles, mostly from outside Spain. The singular achievement of Gerardo del Cerro's book is to provide a convincing explanation--based on a subtle and detailed historical sociology--of what has come to be known as the 'Bilbao effect'. He provides critical insights on the role of proactive globalizing politicians, bureaucrats and professionals in marketing their city, locating this in its proper historical context, and showing how in this aspect of capitalist globalization as in most others, there are winners and there are losers.'Leslie Sklair, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science and author of Globalization: Capitalism and its Alternatives 'Bilbao: Basque Pathways to Globalization gives a clear and comprehensive explanation of the role of cities in a globalized world. Social scientists will welcome the author's novel approach to the mediated and scaled relationships between the local level and global phenomena. For sociologists there is much to learn about globalization and the modern foundations of urban theory. This book is remarkable for the display of criticism that combines historical knowledge and socio-economic analysis to produce a coherent whole, thus opening new venues for social-scientific studies in the future. In developing his innovative approach, the author has built upon some of the best insights that have been proposed during the last years in this rapidly-changing field.' Miguel Beltran, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid 'Gerardo del Cerro's rigorous methodological approach as well as his theoretical framework contribute a vision of Bilbao's evolution which is necessary in order to understand the city's insertion and peculiarities within the process of accelerated globalization we witness today.' Roman Basurto Larranaga, University of the Basque Country, BilbaoTable of ContentsList of Tables and Graphs Preface/Acknowledgments Introduction Bilbao a city on the Global Map. Chapter One: Cities, Globalization, Bilbao. Chapter Two: Economic Globalization in the Pre-Industrial Era. Chapter Three: Industrial Capitalism and the Nation-State. Chapter Four: Global Pressures and the Crisis of Fordism. Chapter Five: The Making of an Urban Mega-Project Chapter Six: Architecture, Globalization, and the Guggenheim Project. Chapter Seven: The Economic Globalization of the City-Region. Chapter Eight: Basque Pathways to Globalization Bibliography: On Citites and Globalization, On Bilbao and the Basque Country. Index

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Book SynopsisAbout our authors Edward H. Moore is a Professor Emeritus in the College of Communication and Creative Arts at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. Moore started his career as a school public relations practitioner and went on to serve more than 25 years as a public relations counselor, journalist, and educator working with a variety of corporate and educational organizations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Moore was managing editor of Communication Briefings, an international communications newsletter, and he previously served as Associate Director of the National School Public Relations Association. Moore taught public relations for more than 20 years. At Rowan University he was a Professor and Coordinator of the M.A. program in public relations. He holds an M.A. in school information services from Glassboro, New Jersey, State College, and is accredited in public relations by the Universal Accreditation Board. Dr.Table of ContentsBrief Contents PART I: ESSENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS The Importance of Public Relations Public Character of the School Understanding the Community Policies, Goals, and Strategies Administering the Program PART II: RELATIONS WITH SPECIAL PUBLICS The Communication Process Communicating with Internal Publics Communicating with External Publics Crisis Communication Communication about School Services, Activities, and Events PART III: COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS Working with the News Media Creating and Delivering Online and Print Communications Conducting Special Issue Campaigns Communication School Finance Issues PART IV: EVALUATION Communication Assessment and Accountability Appendix A: Organizations that Could Be Helpful

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsStandards Matrix (ELCC/NCATE) Part I: Contemporary Perspectives Chapter 1 School Public Relations: A New Agenda Case Study: The New Superintendent’s Public Relations Plan Introduction Perspectives of Public Relations Erroneous Perspectives Multiple Definitions and Models School Public Relations Meaning Goals Persistent Barriers Current Importance Underlying Themes Information Age School Reform Communication Reflective Practice Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Chapter 2 Social and Political Contexts Case Study: Diversity and Local Public Schools Introduction Social Conditions and Schools Changing Family Structure Poverty Immigrant Students Effects of Social Problems on Student Behavior Effects Social Problems on Schools Political Conditions and Schools Education Goals Politics, Reform, and Engagement Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Chapter 3 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Public Relations Case Study: Maynard Constructs a School Web Page Introduction Legal Dimensions Tort Liability Constitutional Torts Political Speech Privacy Rights Religion and Public Schools Community Values and Curriculum Copyright Ethics Ethics in School Administration Ethics in PR Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Chapter 4 Current Contexts of School Reform Case Study: Applying a Communicative Approach to Policy Development Introduction Local Control and School Reform Democratic Localism and Representative Democracy Local Reforms and Stakeholder Involvement Civic Engagement and Administrative Behavior Civic Engagement Approaches Administrative Behavior School Improvement and Public Relations Why Civic Engagement Matters How PR Can Contribute to Engagement Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Part II: Conceptualizing and Institutionalizing a Public Relations Program Chapter 5 Communication and Conflict Management Case Study: Importance of Internal Relations Introduction Communication Communication Basics Listening Skills Nonverbal Communication Communication Networks Communication Competence Conflict Management Conflict Types Conflict Contaminants Conflict-Resolution Strategies Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Chapter 6 Public Relations Programs Case Study: High Hopes Gone Sour Introduction Conceptualizing a PR Program Responsibility Intended Beneficiaries Organizational Structure Non-traditional Public Schools and Private Schools Non-Traditional Public Schools Private Schools Organizing PR in Schools of Choice Student and Parental Involvement Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Chapter 7 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Programs Case Study: When Schools and Relationships Fail to Improve Introduction Program planning Planning Processes Characteristics of Effective Plans Planning Team Administrator Interventions School-Level Supplemental Planning Implementing Administrative Responsibility Naming the Program Resource Allocation Evaluating Programs Types of Evaluation Outputs and Outcomes Essential Questions Utility Methods, Techniques, and Sources Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Chapter 8 Using Technology to Exchange and Manage Information Case Study: Roger Creates a Web Page Introduction Essential Constructs Technology Literacy Information Literacy Information Technology Management Information System Technology Tools Email Electronic Newsletters District or School Web Pages Electronic Networking Videoconferencing Chat Rooms Blogs Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Part III: Focused Objectives Chapter 9 Community Relations Case Study: A Mentor’s Questionable Advice Introduction Relationships and Communication Improving Community Relations Identifying and Analyzing Publics Communicating with the Community Deploying a Multicultural Perspective Positive Relationships with Parents Need for Parental Relationships Building and Maintaining Parental Relationships Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Chapter 10 Media Relationship Case Study: Mismanaging a Sensitive Situation Introduction Organizational decisions Media Relations Plan Implementing a Media Relations Plan Employing a PR Specialist Working with Print Media Reporters Establishing a Foundation for Effective Relationships Working with New Reporters Accommodating Deadlines Dealing with Negative News Speaking Off the Record Refusing to Comment Telling the Truth Staying on Track Getting the School’s Story to the Media Preparing News Releases Planning and Conducting News Conferences Correcting the Record Working with Electronic Media Reporters Television Radio Web-Based Outlets Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Chapter 11 Public Opinion Case Study: Good Intentions Aren’t Always Enough Introduction Defining Public Opinion Civic Engagement and Policy Types Citizen Engagement Public Opinion as a Form of Civic Engagement Surveying Opinions Scientific Polling Sampling Issues Return Rates Data Collection Alternatives Focus Groups Question Development Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Chapter 12 Developing and Executing a Successful Funding Campaign Case Study: Playing Hardball Introduction Validating the Need Marketing Focal Points Collecting Data Projecting an Election Outcome Referendum Campaign Steering Committee Campaign Consultant Volunteers Positive Campaign Characteristics Mistakes and Problems to Avoid Evaluating the Campaign Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References Chapter 13 Responding to Crisis Case Study: Suicide at McKinley Middle School Introduction Safety and Security Planning Integrating District and School Responsibilities Defining a Crisis Planning Scope Appointing the School Crisis Team Safety and Security Audit Constructing a Crisis Plan Preparing Employees to Implement the Plan Evaluating the Plan Crisis Communication Pre-Crisis Tasks Communicating During the Crisis Communicating After the Crisis Summary Questions and Suggested Activities Case Study Chapter References

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Book SynopsisGeorge Mikes says, ''the English have no soul; they have the understatement instead.'' But they do have a sense of humour - they provide it by buying over three hundred thousand copies of a book that took them quietly and completely apart, a book that really took the Mikes out of them.Trade ReviewAn instant classic -- Francis Wheen

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Book Synopsis''With Genesis, Wilson inspires awe ... His message is that selection has shaped a society that is characterized by cooperation and division of labour'' NatureOf all species that have ever existed on earth, only one has reached human levels of intelligence and social organisation: us. Why? In Genesis, celebrated biologist Edward O. Wilson traces the great transitions of evolution, from the origin of life to the invention of sexual reproduction to the development of language itself.The only way for us to fully understand human behaviour, Wilson argues, is to study the evolutionary histories of nonhuman species. Of these, he demonstrates that at least seventeen - from the African naked mole rat and the sponge-dwelling shrimp to one of the oldest species on earth, the termite - have been found to have advanced societies based on altruism, cooperation and the division of labour. These rare eusocial species form the prehistory to oTrade ReviewA magisterial history of social evolution... A lucid, concise overview of human evolution that focuses on the true source of our pre-eminence: the ability to work together * Kirkus *Engaging . . . Wilson inspires awe with narratives about evolution and animal societies. * Nature *In his characteristically clear, succinct and elegant prose, one of our grand masters of synthesis, E. O. Wilson, here explains no less than the origin of human society. -- Richard Rhodes, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb'Genesis is a beautifully clear account of a question that has lain unsolved at the core of biology ever since Darwin: how can natural selection produce individuals so altruistic that, rather than breeding themselves, they help others to do so? In elegant, simple language Edward O. Wilson distills a magisterial knowledge of animal diversity into an unambiguous argument that the solution is group selection. Rich in accounts of extraordinary societies, Genesis is the ideal introduction to a problem of enduring fascination. -- Richard Wrangham, author of 'The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution'Endlessly fascinating, Edward O. Wilson-in the tradition of Darwin-plumbs the depths of human evolution in a most readable fashion without sacrificing scholarly rigor. -- Michael Ruse, author of 'A Meaning of Life'

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Book SynopsisUnique to Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level is the focus on the natural as well as physical environment in the study of human behavior and use of a trauma-informed model in the study of social service organizations. This is the only social work text to include a chapter on findings from social psychology relevant to human behavior.

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Book SynopsisLouis Pojman and Robert Westmorland have compiled the best material on the subject of equality, ranging from classical works by Aristotle, Hobbes and Rousseau to contemporary works by John Rawls, Thomas Nagel, Michael Walzer, Harry Frankfurt, Bernard Williams and Robert Nozick; and including such topics as: the concept of equality; equal opportunity; Welfare egalitarianism; resources; equal human rights and complex equality.CONTENTS: Introduction: The Nature and Value of EqualityI. Classical Readings:1. Aristotle: Justice and Equality2. Thomas Hobbes: Equality in the State of Nature3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau: On the Origins of Inequality4. David Hume: On Justice and Equality5. Francis-Noel Babeuf and Sylvain Marechal: The Manifesto of EqualityII. On the concept of Equality Itself6. Felix E. Oppenheim: Egalitarianism as a Descriptive Concept7. Dennis McKerlie: Equality and Time8. Larry Temkin: InequalityIII. General Considerations 9. Immanuel Kant: Groundwork for a Metaphysic of Morals10.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: THE NATURE AND VALUE OF EQUALITY ; I. CLASSICAL READINGS ; 1. Justice and Equality ; 2. Equality in the State of Nature ; 3. On the Origins of Inequality ; 4. On Justice and Equality ; 5. The Manifesto of Equality ; II. ON THE CONCEPT OF EQUALITY ITSELF ; 6. Egalitarianism as a Descriptive Concept ; 7. Equality and Time ; 8. Inequality ; III. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ; 9. Groundwork for a Metaphysic of Morals (second formula of the categorical Imperative and other selections) ; 10. Justice Does Not Imply Equality ; 11. Against Equality ; 12. Egalitarianism and the Equal Consideration of Interests ; 13. Justice and Equality ; IV. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ; 14. Equality of Opportunity and Beyond ; 15. Liberty versus Equal Opportunity ; 16. The Concept of Equal Opportunity ; 17. Life is Not a Race ; 18. A Liberal Defense of Equal Opportunity ; V. THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATE ON THE NATURE AND VALUE OF EQUALITY ; 19. Equality and Desert ; 20. Justice: A Funeral Oration ; 21. Radical Welfare Egalitarianism ; 22. A Utilitarian Defense of Equality ; 23. Equality and Equal Opportunity for Welfare ; 24. A Critique of Welfare Egalitarianism ; 25. Equality and Partiality ; 26. Equality as a Moral Ideal ; 27. A Defense of Resource Equality ; 28. On Equal Human Worth: A Critique of Contemporary Egalitarianism ; 29. Complex Equality ; Appendix ; 30. Harrison Bergeron ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAs a founder and managing director of Global Business Network, James Ogilvy helped develop the technique of scenario planning, which has become an integral part of strategic thinking in both business and government. Now Ogilvy shows how we can use this cutting-edge method for social change in our own neighborhoods. In Building Better Futures, Ogilvy presents a profound new vision of how the world is changing--and how it can be changed for the better. Ogilvy argues that self-defined communities, rather than individuals or governments, have become the primary agents for social change. Towns, professional associations, and interest groups of all kinds help shape the future in all the ways that matter most, from schools and hospitals to urban development. The key to improvement is scenario planning--a process that draws on groups of people, both lay and expert, to draft narratives that spell out possible futures, some to avoid, some inspiring hope. Scenario planning has revolutionized botTrade Review[Ogilvy] is articulate and writes with great skill and enviable clarity. * Futures *Table of ContentsPART ONE: NEW GAME; PART TWO: NEW PLAYERS; PART THREE: NEW LENSES; PART FOUR: NEW RULES, NEW TOOLS; PART FIVE: SCENARIO PLANNING IN ACTION

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Book SynopsisCooperation among humans is one of the keys to our great evolutionary success. Natalie and Joseph Henrich examine this phenomena with a unique fusion of theoretical work on the evolution of cooperation, ethnographic descriptions of social behavior, and a range of other experimental results. Their experimental and ethnographic data come from a small, insular group of middle-class Iraqi Christians called Chaldeans, living in metro Detroit, whom the Henrichs use as an example to show how kinship relations, ethnicity, and culturally transmitted traditions provide the key to explaining the evolution of cooperation over multiple generations.Trade ReviewI recommend this book as in introduction to the field. It is comprehensive and clearly written. * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *

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Book SynopsisA history of imaginary worlds from the late nineteenth century to the present, from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes to the virtual worlds of computer games.Trade Reviewan engaging and adventurous literary history ... [a] lively and intelligent work * Patrick Curry, Times Literary Supplement *Brilliant... As If reminds us that, through real play in imaginary gardens, we can enhance the lives we lead in this alienated modern world. * Michael Dirda, The Washington Post *Mr. Saler counterpunches vigorously against the whole edifice of literary snobbery... His book should be essential reading in every graduate school of the humanities. But it's much more fun than that recommendation suggests. * Tom Shippey, The Wall Street Journal *Riveting stuff...Open[s] up a new vision not just of the literature of the fantastic, but of us as well. * Rick Kleffel, Bookotron.com *This is the best cultural study of fantasy I have ever read. A powerful, liberating argument, woven together from an impressive array of sources, all treated well and fairly. Saler routs the assumption that enchantment and reason oppose one another. * Edward Castronova, author of Synthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games *If modernity can be called an 'iron cage,' as it was by Max Weber, the para-modernity explored by Michael Saler is an Escher staircase. Composed of oxymoronic juxtapositions-animistic reason, detached immersion, ironic faith, and enchanted disenchantment-it transports us nowhere, but the journey is filled with such wonders that we keep moving along. As If is itself a triumph of imagination and wit, as well as an exemplary exercise in cultural history. * Martin Jay, author of Songs of Experience: Modern American and European Variations on a Universal Theme *Michael Saler's dazzling book adds a new historical dimension to our understanding of imaginary worlds and literature; through As If a surprising illumination of our modernity becomes possible. * Simon During, author of Modern Enchantments: The Cultural Power of Secular Magic *Saler's book uncovers and identifies precursors to the shared imaginary worlds of our time. His argument is clear, his examples entertaining; the cumulative effect is startling and ultimately very useful, in that we are given a new and positive way to understand not only several currently emerging art forms, but also our entire cultural moment. I now see my kids' activities in a new light; it even seems as if our future could be good. * Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Galileo's Dream *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; Introduction ; Part One: Contexts ; Chapter One: Living In the Imagination ; Chapter Two: Delight without Delusion: The New Romance, Spectacular Texts, and Public Spheres ; Part Two: Cases ; Chapter Three: Clap If You Believe in Sherlock Holmes: Arthur Conan Doyle and Animistic Reason ; Chapter Four: From "Virtual Unreality" to Virtual Reality: H.P. Lovecraft and Public Spheres of the Imagination ; Chapter Five: The Middle Positions of Middle-earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and Fictionalism ; Envoi ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisAs major environmental crises loom, Christina Ergas makes the argument in Surviving Collapse that one possible way forward is a radical sustainable development that turns the focus from monetary gain to social and ecological regeneration and transformation. Employing qualitative and cross-national comparative methods, Ergas examines two alternative, community-scale, socioecological models of development: the first is a grassroots urban ecovillage in the Pacific Northwest, United States, while the second is a government-subsidized, but cooperatively run, urban farm in Havana, Cuba. While neither are panaceas, they prioritize social and ecological efficiency and subsume economic rationality towards those ends. Featuring cases that not only allow us to synthesize their strengths but evaluate their weaknesses, Surviving Collapse reveals a multitude of varied paths toward reaching radical urban sustainability and empowers us all to imagine, and possibly build, more resilient futures.Trade ReviewChristina Ergas's book Surviving Collapse appears at a timely moment and represents a significant shift in the climate change discussion. * John Bellamy Foster, University Of Oregon, Social Forces *Libraries with reserve collections focusing on environmental philosophy, environmental sociology, and environmental politics should own this text. * K. M. Woosnam, University of Georgia, Choice Connect *Christina Ergas's book Surviving Collapse...appears at a timely moment and represents a significant shift in the climate change discussion.... Considerable attention is given to such concepts as metabolic rifts, real utopias, the treadmill of production, ecological footprints, ecofeminism, climate denialism, and total liberation. Surviving Collapse was completed in 2020 prior to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the new nuclear threat presented by the war in Ukraine. This simply means, however, that today there are even more reasons to focus both in theory and practice on the creation of a society of radical sustainability, making Ergas's book more rather than less relevant. * Social Forces *Christina Ergas, one of the most insightful sociologists of her generation, has produced a wonderfully readable and engaging book that advances our understanding of the forces that have contributed to our present dire circumstances while also providing us with a vision for how we can navigate to a better world." -Richard York, Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies, University of OregonRadical sustainability is something we desperately need, and Christina Ergas shows us why in this powerfully written book. Ergas immersed herself in two communities offering different approaches for addressing the great socioecological challenges of our time, and she offers clear evidence and persuasive analysis for how we can build just, caring, equitable, and ecologically healthy communities for a more livable future." -David N. Pellow, UC Santa Barbara, and author of What is Critical Environmental Justice?Surviving Collapse is brimming with hope for our future, and for our collective survival. Ergas centers the power and potency of stories and values, and makes the radical claim that we must scale up our narrative before we scale up our solutions. Her book illuminates a path forward, out of the mire and confusion of our current conditions, and reminds us that the future is made through a set of choices. Far from an idealistic enterprise disconnected from reality, Ergas' presentation of sustainability experiments in ecovillages and urban farms offers a view into what life might look like were we living in connection to a greater reality." -Autumn Brown, Host of How to Survive the End of the WorldErgas makes a strong case for 'radical sustainability'. Her book is an substantial overview of aspects of the urgent present debate. * Dr Greg Shepherd, Postgraduate researcher, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Adelaide *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: Building Socioecological Community Chapter 1: In the Shadow of Sustainable Development Chapter 2: Grassroots Sustainability in a Concrete Landscape: An Urban Ecovillage in the Pacific Northwest Chapter 3: Urban Oasis: Socioecological Sustainability in Cuban Urban Agriculture Chapter 4: Beyond Neoliberalism: The Promise of a Communitarian Story Chapter 5: Scaling Up the Values Themselves: Real Utopian Stories for the Climate Apocalypse Conclusion: There Is No Future That Is Not Built in the Present Appendix: Methods and Cases Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisAs major environmental crises loom, Christina Ergas makes the argument in Surviving Collapse that one possible way forward is a radical sustainable development that turns the focus from monetary gain to social and ecological regeneration and transformation. Employing qualitative and cross-national comparative methods, Ergas examines two alternative, community-scale, socioecological models of development: the first is a grassroots urban ecovillage in the Pacific Northwest, United States, while the second is a government-subsidized, but cooperatively run, urban farm in Havana, Cuba. While neither are panaceas, they prioritize social and ecological efficiency and subsume economic rationality towards those ends. Featuring cases that not only allow us to synthesize their strengths but evaluate their weaknesses, Surviving Collapse reveals a multitude of varied paths toward reaching radical urban sustainability and empowers us all to imagine, and possibly build, more resilient futures.Trade ReviewChristina Ergas's book Surviving Collapse appears at a timely moment and represents a significant shift in the climate change discussion. * John Bellamy Foster, University Of Oregon, Social Forces *Libraries with reserve collections focusing on environmental philosophy, environmental sociology, and environmental politics should own this text. * K. M. Woosnam, University of Georgia, Choice Connect *Christina Ergas's book Surviving Collapse...appears at a timely moment and represents a significant shift in the climate change discussion.... Considerable attention is given to such concepts as metabolic rifts, real utopias, the treadmill of production, ecological footprints, ecofeminism, climate denialism, and total liberation. Surviving Collapse was completed in 2020 prior to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the new nuclear threat presented by the war in Ukraine. This simply means, however, that today there are even more reasons to focus both in theory and practice on the creation of a society of radical sustainability, making Ergas's book more rather than less relevant. * Social Forces *Christina Ergas, one of the most insightful sociologists of her generation, has produced a wonderfully readable and engaging book that advances our understanding of the forces that have contributed to our present dire circumstances while also providing us with a vision for how we can navigate to a better world." -Richard York, Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies, University of OregonRadical sustainability is something we desperately need, and Christina Ergas shows us why in this powerfully written book. Ergas immersed herself in two communities offering different approaches for addressing the great socioecological challenges of our time, and she offers clear evidence and persuasive analysis for how we can build just, caring, equitable, and ecologically healthy communities for a more livable future." -David N. Pellow, UC Santa Barbara, and author of What is Critical Environmental Justice?Surviving Collapse is brimming with hope for our future, and for our collective survival. Ergas centers the power and potency of stories and values, and makes the radical claim that we must scale up our narrative before we scale up our solutions. Her book illuminates a path forward, out of the mire and confusion of our current conditions, and reminds us that the future is made through a set of choices. Far from an idealistic enterprise disconnected from reality, Ergas' presentation of sustainability experiments in ecovillages and urban farms offers a view into what life might look like were we living in connection to a greater reality." -Autumn Brown, Host of How to Survive the End of the WorldErgas makes a strong case for 'radical sustainability'. Her book is an substantial overview of aspects of the urgent present debate. * Dr Greg Shepherd, Postgraduate researcher, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Adelaide *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: Building Socioecological Community Chapter 1: In the Shadow of Sustainable Development Chapter 2: Grassroots Sustainability in a Concrete Landscape: An Urban Ecovillage in the Pacific Northwest Chapter 3: Urban Oasis: Socioecological Sustainability in Cuban Urban Agriculture Chapter 4: Beyond Neoliberalism: The Promise of a Communitarian Story Chapter 5: Scaling Up the Values Themselves: Real Utopian Stories for the Climate Apocalypse Conclusion: There Is No Future That Is Not Built in the Present Appendix: Methods and Cases Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn this unforgettable book, Sandro Galea expertly demonstrates that our investing in the healthiest population possible is literally an act of national security against a future pandemic. The Contagion Next Time issues a clear warning, and a clear way forward. This book can save us if we are serious about saving ourselves * Ibram X. Kendi, bestselling author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist *Dr. Galea's book proves it is possible for us to build a healthier world after Covid-19—and the first step is to protect the most vulnerable, whether they're in our own neighborhoods or across the globe. The Contagion Next Time is truly a must read. * Katie Couric, award-winning journalist *Sandro Galea lays out critical steps that we must take as individuals and as a nation to address lessons learned from the pandemic. A must read for policy makers and anyone who wants to shape a healthier future for our country and the world. * Hilary Godwin, Dean, University of Washington School of Public Health *The Contagion Next Time seamlessly weaves personal narrative, historical accounts, and public health expertise to illuminate the importance of re-centering our everyday experiences to create a healthier society. Dr. Galea powerfully calls for greater investment in social systems to produce equitable outcomes in preparation for the inevitable next health crisis like Covid-19. * Thomas LaVeist, Dean, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine *Covid-19 brings into sharp relief the social determinants of health. Sandro Galea, a gifted communicator, uses his considerable skills to tell the story of how our health is embedded in the nature of society, its history and values. Such understanding is vital not only to controlling pandemics but improving the health of the population. * Sir Michael Marmot, author of Build Back Fairer: The COVID-19 Marmot Review *In the wake of a devastating pandemic, Sandro Galea's incisive narrative shows us why we cannot return to the status quo in a post-Covid world. The Contagion Next Time offers a searing commentary on the cracks in our country's foundations, shining a light on longstanding inequities and systemic racism. It also gives us reason to hope by reminding us of the opportunities and possibilities available as we reshape our nation and public health. Sandro Galea's optimism is a necessary tool for the road ahead. * Aletha Maybank, Chief Health Equity Officer, SVP, American Medical Association *The Contagion Next Time offers a prescription for our health and well-being that is nothing less than the 'revolution of values' that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called for in 1967. Dr. Galea's diagnosis rightly indicates that we must address poverty, inequality, and systemic racism to ensure good health. Deeply engaging and insightful, this book is required reading to ensure that we not only survive the next pandemic, but thrive for generations to come. * Shailly Gupta Barnes, Policy Director for the Kairos Center and the Poor People's Campaign *Dr. Galea's compelling and compassionate new book shows us how we must create a strong foundation in order to avert further pandemics. He urges us to address our pervasive but neglected nonmedical issues, including the American tradition of proud individualism that prevents us from recognizing how our health is interconnected, and reminds us, vividly, that until we begin to invest in our communal physical and mental health, we will remain vulnerable to future threats. * Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady *The Contagion Next Time brings into clear focus why we have never been able to realize an equitable response during pandemics and what change agents can do to create more healthy, equitable, and empowered communities. Dr. Galea's illuminating and pathbreaking work will shape the global conversation around the forces that shape health for generations to come. * Daniel E. Dawes, Executive Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and author of The Political Determinants of Health *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Section 1. The world we live in 1. A better and healthier time to be alive than ever 2. An unhealthy country 3. An unhealthy world Section 2. The conditions that create health 4. Who we are, the foundational forces 5. Where we live, work, and play 6. Politics, power, and money Section 3. The values that should inform these conditions 7. Compassion 8. Social, racial, and economic justice 9. Health as a public good Section 4. A science for a better health 10. Understanding what matters most 11. Working in complexity and doubt 12. Humility and informing the public conversation Epilogue References

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Book SynopsisThis book presents an incisive analysis of social formations in present-day Tamil Nadu and Kerala from pre-historic times to early medieval period. It examines the economy, technology, and the process of state formation to understand the transformation from agro-pastoral to agrarian social formation.Table of ContentsPREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; INTRODUCTION: CONCEPTUAL PRELIMINARIES ; SECTION I: HISTORIOGRAPHY AND METHOD ; 1. EARLY SOCIAL FORMATIONS: A HISTORIOGRAPHIC REVIEW ; 2. THE COURSE OF SOCIAL HISTORIOGRAPHY OF KERALA ; 3. SEMIOTICS OF ANCIENT TAMIL POETICS: A METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATION ; SECTION II: EARLY SOCIAL FORMATIONS ; 4. PREHISTORIC LIFE IN THE SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS: INTERPRETING ROCK-ART ; 5. TRIBES, FOREST, AND SOCIAL FORMATION IN EARLY SOUTH INDIA ; 6. FORMS OF PRODUCTION AND FORCES OF CHANGE IN ANCIENT TAMIL SOCIETY ; 7. EARLY IRON AGE ECONOMY: PROBLEMS OF AGRARIAN EXPANSION IN TAMILAKAM ; 8. WRITING, LITERACY, AND SOCIAL FORMATIONS IN THE TAMIL SOUTH ; 9. TOWARDS A NEW DISCOURSE: DISCURSIVE PROCESSES IN EARLY SOUTH INDIA ; SECTION III: SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS ; 10. SOCIAL FORMATION FROM THE ANCIENT TO EARLY MEDIEVAL ; 11. HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS OF THE STATE FORMATION IN THE DEEP SOUTH ; 12. ASPECTS OF GREAT TRANSFORMATION IN ANCIENT KERALA ; 13. FROM CLAN AND LINEAGE TO HEREDITARY OCCUPATIONS AND CASTE ; 14. SPREAD OF WRITING IN THE TAMIL SOUTH AND ITS SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS ; SECTION IV: THE NEW SOCIAL FORMATION ; 15. TEMPLES AS SITES OF THE NEW SOCIAL FORMATION ; 16. THE FORMATION OF CASTE SOCIETY IN KERALA: HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS ; 17. ASPECTS OF THE RESERVOIR SYSTEM OF IRRIGATION IN THE P?N?YA COUNTRY ; INDEX

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Book SynopsisLooking in detail at 14th-century Gloucestershire, the author examines the role of the gentry in their communities, government, military service, and the economy.Trade ReviewA very valuable contribution to our understanding of late medieval English society in general. * History *

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Book SynopsisThe book presents and analyses South African foreign policy, from the onset of the democratic transition of Nelson Mandela in 1994 to the contemporary period. The focus of the study is on the question of South African leadership in the context of this transition.

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Book SynopsisMany commentators tell us that, in today''s world, everyday life has become selfish and atomised--that individuals live only to consume. But are they wrong?In Me, Me, Me, Jon Lawrence re-tells the story of England since the Second World War through the eyes of ordinary people--including his own parents-- to argue that, in fact, friendship, family, and place all remain central to our daily lives, and whilst community has changed, it is far from dead. He shows how, in the years after the Second World War, people came increasingly to question custom and tradition as the pressure to conform to societal standards became intolerable. And as soon as they could, millions escaped the closed, face-to-face communities of Victorian Britain, where everyone knew your business. But this was not a rejection of community per se, but an attempt to find another, new way of living which was better suited to the modern world. Community has become personal and voluntary, based on genuine affection rather thTrade ReviewA vivid and convincing argument about the eternal tug between individualism and community. * Peter Mandler, History Today, Books of the Year 2019 *[A] lively and generous study ... Lawrence's argument is stronger for the way in which it goes against the grain of prevailing thought about social change ... Me, Me, Me? gives its readers a vital alternative prism through which to view present-day social divisions. * Lynsey Hanley, The Financial Times *This richly researched history [...] uncovers the reality behind romantic cliches of our postwar past. [Lawrence] convincingly suggests that the real history of community is one in which people have combined solidarity with self-reliance and privacy ... He makes his case with great clarity. * Selina Todd, The Guardian *A refreshingly optimistic and generally convincing study. * A. W. Purdue, The Times Higher Education Supplement *An evocative exploration of how working-class attitudes have evolved over time in Britain [...] which reads with the colour and interest of a novel. * Gordon Parsons, The Morning Star *Well-researched, engaging and highly informative, with real world examples from all over the country, this book is a must-read for anybody interested in learning about the complexities of British cultural heritage and society. * Colour PR Blog *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Family and Place 3: Community and Private Life in Post-war England 4: Moving Out 5: Getting On: The Booming South 6: The Swinging Sixties on Tyneside 7: The Dream is Over 8: Into the Millennium 9: Postscript: Where are We Heading? Appendix - Note on anonymity and sources Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn today's world, many believe that everyday life has become selfish and atomised--that individuals live only to consume. Jon Lawrence argues that they are wrong, and that whilst community has changed, it is far from dead. It is time to embrace new communities, and let go of nostalgia for the past.Trade ReviewA vivid and convincing argument about the eternal tug between individualism and community. * Peter Mandler, History Today, Books of the Year 2019 *[A] lively and generous study ... Lawrence's argument is stronger for the way in which it goes against the grain of prevailing thought about social change ... Me, Me, Me? gives its readers a vital alternative prism through which to view present-day social divisions. * Lynsey Hanley, The Financial Times *This richly researched history [...] uncovers the reality behind romantic cliches of our postwar past. [Lawrence] convincingly suggests that the real history of community is one in which people have combined solidarity with self-reliance and privacy ... He makes his case with great clarity. * Selina Todd, The Guardian *A refreshingly optimistic and generally convincing study. * A. W. Purdue, The Times Higher Education Supplement *An evocative exploration of how working-class attitudes have evolved over time in Britain [...] which reads with the colour and interest of a novel. * Gordon Parsons, The Morning Star *Well-researched, engaging and highly informative, with real world examples from all over the country, this book is a must-read for anybody interested in learning about the complexities of British cultural heritage and society. * Colour PR Blog *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Family and Place 3: Community and Private Life in Post-war England 4: Moving Out 5: Getting On: The Booming South 6: The Swinging Sixties on Tyneside 7: The Dream is Over 8: Into the Millennium 9: Postscript: Where are We Heading? Appendix - Note on anonymity and sources Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAt mid-century, Americans increasingly fell in love with characters like Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye and Marlon Brando''s Johnny in The Wild One, musicians like Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan, and activists like the members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. These emotions enabled some middle-class whites to cut free of their own histories and identify with those who, while lacking economic, political, or social privilege, seemed to possess instead vital cultural resources and a depth of feeling not found in grey flannel America. In this wide-ranging and vividly written cultural history, Grace Elizabeth Hale sheds light on why so many white middle-class Americans chose to re-imagine themselves as outsiders in the second half of the twentieth century and explains how this unprecedented shift changed American culture and society. Love for outsiders launched the politics of both the New Left and the New Right. From the mid-sixties through the eighties, it flourishedTrade ReviewWide ranging and engagingly written, A Nation of Outsiders is one of the most provocative works in post-World War II U.S. history published in recent years. * Journal of American History *A Nation of Outsiders is smart, insightful, and politically astute. Grace Hale's analysis of the 'romance of the outsider' is necessary reading for anyone who has ever wondered about the meaning of our national obsession with 'authenticity'-as well as for anyone who might be curious about what Jerry Falwell and Holden Caulfield have in common. * Beth Bailey, Temple University *In addition to telling a wealth of perceptively rendered stories, Grace Hale understands, as do few historians, that American rebels should neither be understood simply, with empathy, on their own terms nor viewed, often condescendingly, by the mainstream social order. No one before has woven these individual narratives into a larger analysis of how white middle-class rebels both rejected, in romantic ways, what they took to be established, oppressive norms while also helping to generate a more flexible, more profitable consumer society. In so doing, Hale makes A Nation of Outsiders required reading for anyone curious about the role and definition of rebellion in recent U.S. history. * Michael Kazin, Georgetown University *A Nation of Outsiders provides a provocative and lively addition to the growing sense that postwar America was far less homogenous and consensual than the white bread postwar suburban stereotype suggests. Grace Elizabeth Hale carries her story forward to suggest how some of this 'rebellion' has cropped up in new and unexpected places in contemporary America. An important correction to the notion that the spirit of rebellion was limited to the 1960s or confined to those on the left. * Alexander Bloom, co-editor of Takin' to the Streets: A Sixties Reader *For a nation whose history is so deeply saturated by white supremacy, Americans have paid an awful lot of attention to the disaffections of a wide array of self-proclaimed white outsiders and underdogs. Grace Elizabeth Hale provides a rich and intelligent account of how alienated-often fully aggrieved-marginality became the mainstream in post-war U.S. culture, from Holden Caulfield, the Beats, and the new minstrelsy of rock 'n' roll, to William F. Buckley and the white grievances of the Moral Majority. It's as if white Americans across the political spectrum had been rehearsing responses to the Obama presidency for two generations. This is an important book, not only for what it says about our past, but what it suggests about our present and our future as well. * Matthew Frye Jacobson, author of Roots Too: White Ethnic Revival in Post-Civil Rights America *Table of ContentsPART I: LEARNING TO LOVE OUTSIDERS

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