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Book SynopsisThe Plot to Change America exposes the myths that help identity politics perpetuate itself. This book reveals what has really happened, explains why it is urgent to change course, and offers a strategy to do so. Though we should not fool ourselves into thinking that it will be easy to eliminate identity politics, we should not overthink it, either. Identity politics relies on the creation of groups and then on giving people incentives to adhere to them. If we eliminate group making and the enticements, we can get rid of identity politics.The first myth that this book exposes is that identity politics is a grassroots movement, when from the beginning it has been, and continues to be, an elite project. For too long, we have lived with the fairy tale that America has organically grown into a nation gripped by victimhood and identitarian division; that it is all the result of legitimate demands by minorities for recognition or restitutions for past wrongs. The second myth is that identity politics is a response to the demographic change this country has undergone since immigration laws were radically changed in 1965. Another myth we are told is that to fight these changes is as depraved as it is futile, since by 2040, America will be a minority-majority country, anyway. This book helps to explain that none of these things are necessarily true.Trade Review“Michael Gonzalez shows us that the idea of ‘identity’ did not just innocently emerge. It was invented for the purpose of dividing citizens into groups to be used as political pawns in a plot to change America. Identity politics turns citizens into ‘innocent victims’ in need of governmental carve-outs, and promotes brokers who do their bidding. Gonzalez lays out just how this madness can be brought to an end. A very timely book. Highly recommended.” —Joshua Mitchell, author of American Awakening “Penetrating and insightful....Mr. Gonzalez's illuminating research is particularly relevant now.” —Roger Clegg, National Review Online “Gonzalez goes beyond standard critiques, performing much-needed spadework to trace the left’s steady infiltration of universities, government agencies, courts, foundations, and school boards since the 1960s. His perspective as an assimilated Cuban-American lends authenticity and urgency to the book.” —Eric Kaufmann, Law & Liberty “Gonzalez’s book should be widely read for its valuable insights.” —George R. La Noue, The Federalist “Identity politics is at risk of tearing apart a nation which aspires to be 'indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.' Mike Gonzalez explains in The Plot to Change America how identity politics starting in the 1970s has tried to tear the nation apart—and how, sometimes, it has boomeranged on its practitioners.” —Michael Barone, Senior political analyst, The Washington Examiner, Longtime co-author, The Almanac of American Politics “Persuasive and clarifying, this book is a must read for anyone who wishes to understand how we arrived at the sordid identity politics of today and what must be done to tear it down. Gonzalez reminds Americans of all races and ethnicities that we are better off choosing individual agency, pride, and success over a culture of victimhood.” —Ying Ma, author of Chinese Girl in the Ghetto “Mike Gonzalez is a tremendous voice for conservatism. In his new book, The Plot to Change America, Mike irrefutably wrecks the identity politics arguments of the political Left, which have been tearing the country apart for years.” —Ben Shapiro, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Right Side of History “A forceful call to stop the cancerous spread of identity politics and begin to undo the terrible damage it has done to our country.” —David Azerrad, Hillsdale College

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Book SynopsisA fresh biography of a neglected figure in Southern history who played a pivotal role in the Civil War. In the predawn hours of April 12, 1861, James Chesnut Jr. piloted a small skiff across the Charleston Harbor and delivered the fateful order to open fire on Fort Sumter—the first shots of the Civil War. In The Man Who Started the Civil War, Anna Koivusalo offers the first comprehensive biography of Chesnut and through him a history of honor and emotion in elite white southern culture. Koivusalo reveals the dynamic, and at times fragile, nature of these concepts as they were tested and transformed from the era of slavery through Reconstruction. Best remembered as the husband of Mary Boykin Chesnut, author of A Diary from Dixie, James Chesnut served in the South Carolina legislature and as a US senator before becoming a leading figure in the South's secession from the Union. Koivusalo recounts how honor and emotion shaped Chesnut's life events and the decisions that culminated in the cataclysm of civil war. Challenging the traditional view of honor as a code, Koivusalo illuminates honor's vital but fickle role as a source for summoning, channeling, and expressing emotion in the nineteenth-century South.

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Book SynopsisBeing the Only may seem lonely at times, but you are not alone. The Power of the Only is for anyone who has ever felt the tug to do more, to be more, but held back because they didn't feel readyor because the voices around them said they couldn't. It's for those who want to unlock their full potential but aren't sure how to overcome the internal and external barriers standing in their way. In this interactive coaching book, Angela Cheerenowned media and communication coach, keynote speaker, and host of the acclaimed podcastshares her journey as a pioneering Asian American woman in the media alongside empowering stories of others who have embraced the power of being the only in a room. Through research studies, actionable strategies, and heartfelt insights from trailblazing leadersincluding CEOs, founders, filmmakers, and her everyday clientsAngela demonstrates being an Only is not a weakness, but your greatest strength. The book introduces the Five Principles of The Power of the Only and shows you how to own your voice and thrive in any environment:1. Own Your Opportunity. See your only as a gift, not a burden. 2. Own Your Power. Recognize you already have everything you need inside you to succeed. 3. Own Your Voice. Know what you say matters. 4. Own Your Communication. Communicate with confidence, clarity and connection. 5. Own Your Future. Focus on thriving, not just surviving. You bring others in and carve a new path to follow. Each chapter is filled with reflective exercises and practical tips to help you implement these principles in your own life. Whether you're leading in the boardroom, stepping onto the stage, or striving to live more authentically, this book will guide you to embrace your individuality, communicate with confidence and break through the barriers holding you back. Timely, deeply relatable and a must-read for anyone seeking to navigate the complexities of identity, leadership, and visibility in today's competitive landscape. By the end of this book, you will have the awareness and tools to step into your onlythe version of you that no longer holds back. The world needs Onlys to show up and own their power, because when they do, the impact is exponentialtransforming individuals, organizations, and society.

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Book SynopsisWe hold that the mission of social studies is not attainable, without attention to the ways in which race and racism play out in society—past, present, and future.In a follow up to the book, Doing Race in Social Studies (2015), this new volume addresses practical considerations of teaching about race within the context of history, geography, government, economics, and the behavioral sciences. Race Lessons: Using Inquiry to Teach About Race in Social Studies addresses the space between the theoretical and the practical and provides teachers and teacher educators with concrete lesson ideas for how to engage learners with social studies content and race. Oftentimes, social studies teachers do not teach about race because of several factors: teacher fear, personal notions of colorblindness, and attachment to multicultural narratives that stress assimilation. This volume will begin to help teachers and teacher educators start the conversation around realistic and practical race pedagogy. The chapters included in this volume are written by prominent social studies scholars and classroom teachers. This work is unique in that it represents an attempt to use Critical Race Theory and inquiry pedagogy (Inquiry Design Model) to teach about race in the social science disciplines.Table of Contents Using Racial Pedagogical Content Knowledge to Reimagine Social Studies Teaching and Learning, Prentice T. Chandler and Todd S. Hawley. Section I: Foundations Of Racial Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Race and Racism in the Social Studies: Foundations of Critical Race Theory, Andrea Hawkman. The Inquiry Design Model, Kathy Swan, SG Grant and John Lee. “Do You Feel Me?”Affectively and Effectively Engaging RPCK in Social Studies Classrooms, Christina Villarreal. Section II: Inquiry Based Race Lessons In Social Studies. Teaching Racial Inequity Through the California Gold Rush (US history), Christopher C. Martell, Jennifer R. Bryson, and William C. Chapman?Hale. Africans in New Amsterdam (US history), Jane Bolgaz, Tamar Brown and Emily Zweibel. Settler Schooling: A TribalCrit Approach to Teaching Boarding School Histories in Elementary Social Studies, Sara Shear. But “Ain’t I a Woman?” An Inquiry on the Intersectionality of Race and Gender During the 19th Century Abolitionist Movement (US history), Lauren Colley. Teaching the Montgomery Bus Boycott as Citizen Action for Racial and Economic Justice (economics), Todd S. Hawley, Andrew Hostetler and Prentice T. Chandler. Does Geography Have a Violence? (geography), Ken Carano. Do People Get to Choose Where They Live?: A Case Study of Racial Segregation in Austin, TX (geography), Tori Davis and Ryan Crowley. Stories, Counterstories, and Tales of Resistance: Family History Inquiry Projects in World History Classrooms (world history), Juan Gabriel Sánchez and Raquel Y. Sáenz. Toward Latin@ Critical Race Theory a: Examining Race, Racism, and Afro?Latinidad in World History and Human Geography(world History), Chris Busey. Are U.S. Citizenship Test Racially Motivated?: Analyzing the Racial Implications of Citizenship “Tests,” Historically and Today (Government), William L. Smith. Countering Single Stories: Inquiring into the Confederate Battle Flag with Students (US history OR civics), Jessica F. Kobe and Ashley A. Goodrich. What is Race?: A Compelling Question with a Complex Response (psychology/behavioral sciences), Samina Hadi?Tabassum. On the Matter of Black Lives: Using CRT and C3 Inquiry to Examine Current Events (current events), John P. Broome and Jason Endacott. Has Social Media Provided Communities of Color a Platform for Sharing Counternarratives? Jennifer Killham. Examining the Power Structures That Impact Friendships, Jennifer Burke. Section III: Voices From The Field. Notes on Understanding and Valuing the Anger of Students Marginalized by the Social Studies Curriculum, Lisa Gilbert. Counter?Narratives in U.S. History: Race Lessons in a Social Studies Methods Course, Emilie M. Camp. Teacher Professional Development and CRT: Teaching the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi: Using Teacher Professional Learning Communities to Promote CRT/RPCK, Jenice L. View. Race Autobiographies in the Social Studies Classroom: Possibilities and Potential, Adam W. Jordan and Dacario Poole.

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Book SynopsisWe hold that the mission of social studies is not attainable, without attention to the ways in which race and racism play out in society—past, present, and future.In a follow up to the book, Doing Race in Social Studies (2015), this new volume addresses practical considerations of teaching about race within the context of history, geography, government, economics, and the behavioral sciences. Race Lessons: Using Inquiry to Teach About Race in Social Studies addresses the space between the theoretical and the practical and provides teachers and teacher educators with concrete lesson ideas for how to engage learners with social studies content and race. Oftentimes, social studies teachers do not teach about race because of several factors: teacher fear, personal notions of colorblindness, and attachment to multicultural narratives that stress assimilation. This volume will begin to help teachers and teacher educators start the conversation around realistic and practical race pedagogy. The chapters included in this volume are written by prominent social studies scholars and classroom teachers. This work is unique in that it represents an attempt to use Critical Race Theory and inquiry pedagogy (Inquiry Design Model) to teach about race in the social science disciplines.Table of Contents Using Racial Pedagogical Content Knowledge to Reimagine Social Studies Teaching and Learning, Prentice T. Chandler and Todd S. Hawley. Section I: Foundations Of Racial Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Race and Racism in the Social Studies: Foundations of Critical Race Theory, Andrea Hawkman. The Inquiry Design Model, Kathy Swan, SG Grant and John Lee. “Do You Feel Me?”Affectively and Effectively Engaging RPCK in Social Studies Classrooms, Christina Villarreal. Section II: Inquiry Based Race Lessons In Social Studies. Teaching Racial Inequity Through the California Gold Rush (US history), Christopher C. Martell, Jennifer R. Bryson, and William C. Chapman?Hale. Africans in New Amsterdam (US history), Jane Bolgaz, Tamar Brown and Emily Zweibel. Settler Schooling: A TribalCrit Approach to Teaching Boarding School Histories in Elementary Social Studies, Sara Shear. But “Ain’t I a Woman?” An Inquiry on the Intersectionality of Race and Gender During the 19th Century Abolitionist Movement (US history), Lauren Colley. Teaching the Montgomery Bus Boycott as Citizen Action for Racial and Economic Justice (economics), Todd S. Hawley, Andrew Hostetler and Prentice T. Chandler. Does Geography Have a Violence? (geography), Ken Carano. Do People Get to Choose Where They Live?: A Case Study of Racial Segregation in Austin, TX (geography), Tori Davis and Ryan Crowley. Stories, Counterstories, and Tales of Resistance: Family History Inquiry Projects in World History Classrooms (world history), Juan Gabriel Sánchez and Raquel Y. Sáenz. Toward Latin@ Critical Race Theory a: Examining Race, Racism, and Afro?Latinidad in World History and Human Geography(world History), Chris Busey. Are U.S. Citizenship Test Racially Motivated?: Analyzing the Racial Implications of Citizenship “Tests,” Historically and Today (Government), William L. Smith. Countering Single Stories: Inquiring into the Confederate Battle Flag with Students (US history OR civics), Jessica F. Kobe and Ashley A. Goodrich. What is Race?: A Compelling Question with a Complex Response (psychology/behavioral sciences), Samina Hadi?Tabassum. On the Matter of Black Lives: Using CRT and C3 Inquiry to Examine Current Events (current events), John P. Broome and Jason Endacott. Has Social Media Provided Communities of Color a Platform for Sharing Counternarratives? Jennifer Killham. Examining the Power Structures That Impact Friendships, Jennifer Burke. Section III: Voices From The Field. Notes on Understanding and Valuing the Anger of Students Marginalized by the Social Studies Curriculum, Lisa Gilbert. Counter?Narratives in U.S. History: Race Lessons in a Social Studies Methods Course, Emilie M. Camp. Teacher Professional Development and CRT: Teaching the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi: Using Teacher Professional Learning Communities to Promote CRT/RPCK, Jenice L. View. Race Autobiographies in the Social Studies Classroom: Possibilities and Potential, Adam W. Jordan and Dacario Poole.

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Book SynopsisCrossing the remote, southern tip of Africa has fired the imagination of European travellers from the time Bartholomew Dias opened up the passage to the East by rounding the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. Dutch, British, French, Danes, and Swedes formed an endless stream of seafarers who made the long journey southwards in pursuit of wealth, adventure, science, and missionary, as well as outright national, interest. Beginning by considering the early hunter-gatherer inhabitants of the Cape and their culture, Malcolm Jack focuses in his account on the encounter that the European visitors had with the Khoisan peoples, sometimes sympathetic but often exploitative from the time of the Portuguese to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1833. This commercial and colonial background is key to understanding the development of the vibrant city that is modern Cape Town, as well as the rich diversity of the Cape hinterland. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.Trade Review"This skillfully marshalled and elegantly recounted history opens up new pathways into the European cultural and intellectual past whilst underlining the mystical, mesmeric power of the Cape, that 'master link of connection between the western and eastern world.'"— The Bulletin of the National Library of South Africa "For European visitors who called at the Cape in past centuries its "otherness" - the iconic mountain, the unusual fauna and flora, the indigenous people and their alien culture - was forever the subject of wonder. This sense of awe is strongly evoked in Malcolm Jack's new book."— Cape Times "Anyone interested in travellers’ accounts will want to read Malcolm Jack’s lively and well-researched discussion of how visitors, from the Portuguese in the late 15th century to Lady Herschel in the 1830s, viewed the Cape and its people. Along with the sometimes colourful accounts the travelers gave of what they saw as the exotic landscape, fauna and flora of the Cape, Malcolm Jack focuses on their perceptions of the indigenous Khoisan, perceptionsthat helped shape the way the early colonial society developed."— Chris Saunders, Professor of History Emeritus, UCT "This commercial and colonial background is key to understanding the development of the vibrant city that is modern Cape Town, as well as the rich diversity of the Cape hinterland."— PEN South Africa "This book is a gift for anyone who is interested in the people of the world living together. It is written in elegant prose and makes its concern pointedly clear. Apart from the people, it is the impressive landscape and nature of South Africa which fascinates the author and for which he finds heavenly words. It is essential to see these features of the overall picture because they gave the people living there for thousands of years a functioning place to live. The book points out strongly that the unity between people and the land was destroyed by the Europeans, but the author avoids any moral indignation and lets the facts alone speak for themselves. The reader who is less familiar with the history of South Africa feels at least at this point the wish to know the country more intensely."— Jahrbuch fur Europäische Überseegeschichte "Malcolm Jack identifies three broad themes in the history of travel literature to the Cape: the Adamastor myth invented by the Portuguese epic poet de Camoëns; the myth of Paradise Lost and of the Noble Savage (a preoccupation of French writers); and the Arcadian image created by British colonial diarists transported by the beauty of the unfamiliar land. To guide the reader Malcolm Jack has chosen a select number of these adventurous authors. He charts their experiences and records their anecdotes and insights — subjective insights seldom to be found in the pages of conventional history books."— Jeremy Lawrence, PEN South Africa "Cape Encounters," by Malcolm Jack— CABO Fine Music Radio "People of Note" interview with Malcolm Jack— Fine Music Radio "People of Note" "Beginning with hunter-gatherer inhabitants of the Cape and their culture, Jack focuses on the encounter that the European visitors had with the Khoisan peoples, sometimes sympathetic but often exploitative from the time of the Portuguese to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1833. This commercial and colonial background is key to understanding the development of the vibrant city that is modern Cape Town, as well as the rich diversity of the Cape hinterland."— The Society of Antiquaries of London Online Newsletter "Following a wide selection of visitors to the Cape, ranging from scientists to missionaries, this ground-breaking study centres in the experience of cross-cultural encounter in the colony covering the period from Van Riebeeck’s momentous importation of slaves to the official abolition of slavery in the 1830s. An authority on the European enlightenment and on constitutional law, Malcolm Jack brings exceptional critical resources to bear on a body of writing that is uniquely rich and full of implication. Crammed with new insights, and enlivened by arresting detail, this is a book that will appeal to the general reader as much as to the scholar."— Peter Knox-Shaw, author of Jane Austen and the EnlightenmentTable of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1 Ancient and Mythical Place 2 Adamastor's Reign 3 Paradise Lost 4 Enlightenment Visitors 5 Ennobling the Savage 6 Paradise Regained 7 A Call for Freedom Afterword Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisLenora Warren tells a new story about the troubled history of abolition and slave violence by examining representations of shipboard mutiny and insurrection in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Anglo-American and American literature. Fire on the Water centers on five black sailors, whose experiences of slavery and insurrection either inspired or found resonance within fiction: Olaudah Equiano, Denmark Vesey, Joseph Cinqué, Madison Washington, and Washington Goode. These stories of sailors, both real and fictional, reveal how the history of mutiny and insurrection is both shaped by, and resistant to, the prevailing abolitionist rhetoric surrounding the efficacy of armed rebellion as a response to slavery. Pairing well-known texts with lesser-known figures (Billy Budd and Washington Goode) and well-known figures with lesser-known texts (Denmark Vesey and the work of John Howison), this book reveals the richness of literary engagement with the politics of slave violence. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.Trade Review"This book shows Lenora Warren working fluidly across US literary studies, African American studies and the literature of the African diaspora, Atlantic history, oceanic studies, and colonial and Early Republic literature. The book's topic is superb: the role of black sailors, particularly enslaved or emancipated black sailors, has been woefully understudied (other than the historiographic work of Jeffrey Bolster in Black Jacks or the articles of Charles Foy). In locating both revolutionary potential and abolitionist inspiration in the insurrectionary activity of black sailors, Warren provides a fresh, exciting new unit of analysis for scholars and students of American literary history. I cannot stress enough how vital and necessary the topic is, and how overlooked it has been." -- Hester Blum * Pennsylvania State University and President of the Society of Nineteenth-Century Americanists *"New Books Network - New Books in History" podcast interview with Lenora Warren https://newbooksnetwork.com/lenora-warren-fire-on-the-water-sailors-slaves-and-insurrection-in-early-american-literature-1789-1886-rutgers-up-2019/ * New Books Network *"Recommended." * Choice *"Readers will find Fire on the Water an important contribution to the study of slavery and abolitionism. Moreover, this book also makes major contributions to Black Atlantic studies and to maritime and oceanic studies at large. Scholars working in these fields will find Warren’s book essential reading. They will also find the book’s clarity and concision impressive. Fire on the Water will teach well in both the undergraduate and graduate classrooms." * ALH Online Review *"An enjoyable, thought-provoking, and very rich book, which succeeds in the remarkable feat of adding an original voice to the study of several already well-rehearsed topics. Aimed primarily at literary scholars, it can also be of value for cultural and intellectual historians." * H-Net *"This work can help scholars have more complicated conversations about abolitionist rhetoric’s role in silencing enslaved people and what impact that silencing continues to have on our understanding of Black experiences." * Early American Literature *"This book shows Lenora Warren working fluidly across US literary studies, African American studies and the literature of the African diaspora, Atlantic history, oceanic studies, and colonial and Early Republic literature. The book's topic is superb: the role of black sailors, particularly enslaved or emancipated black sailors, has been woefully understudied (other than the historiographic work of Jeffrey Bolster in Black Jacks or the articles of Charles Foy). In locating both revolutionary potential and abolitionist inspiration in the insurrectionary activity of black sailors, Warren provides a fresh, exciting new unit of analysis for scholars and students of American literary history. I cannot stress enough how vital and necessary the topic is, and how overlooked it has been." -- Hester Blum * Pennsylvania State University and President of the Society of Nineteenth-Century Americanists *"New Books Network - New Books in History" podcast interview with Lenora Warren https://newbooksnetwork.com/lenora-warren-fire-on-the-water-sailors-slaves-and-insurrection-in-early-american-literature-1789-1886-rutgers-up-2019/ * New Books Network *"Recommended." * Choice *"Readers will find Fire on the Water an important contribution to the study of slavery and abolitionism. Moreover, this book also makes major contributions to Black Atlantic studies and to maritime and oceanic studies at large. Scholars working in these fields will find Warren’s book essential reading. They will also find the book’s clarity and concision impressive. Fire on the Water will teach well in both the undergraduate and graduate classrooms." * ALH Online Review *"An enjoyable, thought-provoking, and very rich book, which succeeds in the remarkable feat of adding an original voice to the study of several already well-rehearsed topics. Aimed primarily at literary scholars, it can also be of value for cultural and intellectual historians." * H-Net *"This work can help scholars have more complicated conversations about abolitionist rhetoric’s role in silencing enslaved people and what impact that silencing continues to have on our understanding of Black experiences." * Early American Literature *Table of Contents Illustrations Introduction 1 Witness to the Atrocities: Olaudah Equiano, Thomas Clarkson, and the Abolition of the Slave Trade 2 Denmark Vesey, John Howison, and Revolutionary Possibility 3 Joseph Cinqué, The Amistad Mutiny and Revolutionary Whitewashing 4 The Black and White Sailor: Melville’s Billy Budd, Sailor and the Case of Washington Goode Coda Acknowledgments Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisAs Australians, we traditionally see ourselves as friendly, relaxed and connected people. But is this an outdated stereotype? The data from our census and countless other surveys show that Australian society is shifting rapidly. These days, chances are you never quite get around to talking to your neighbours. Youre always too busy to give blood. Youre so tired on Sunday mornings, you just never make it to church. And as for those after work local community meetings...If this sounds like your life, you might find that youve become Disconnected that like most Australians, youve lost touch with your community. Andrew Leigh guides us through the causes of this corrosion of relationships, and toward a vision for a better civic and personal life.

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Book SynopsisToday, roughly 100,000 Gypsies call Australia home, yet their experiences have never been included in any official histories of our country.Here, award-winning memoirist and novelist Mandy Sayer weaves together a wide-ranging history of Gypsies in Australia that begins with the roots of the Romani culture, tracing the first Gypsy people to arrive in Australia (including James Squire, the colony’s first brewer) through to the Gypsy families currently living in Australia, who share the stories of their ancestors and their lives.With her unconventional, nomadic early life, Mandy Sayer has a unique insight into the lives of the people she meets, and a strong sense of the importance of their history. Given their blessing to tell their stories, Sayer also demolishes some longstanding but baseless myths along the way.

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Book SynopsisDiscover and embrace the unseen leadership potential in your company for outstanding resultsIn this ground-breaking new book, author Jennifer Kenny reveals the underutilized leadership traits within every organization and teaches you how to identify and amplify them, for outrageous success.Drawing on 25 years of experience in management and leadership coaching, along with extensive research in business and science, Kenny explores the spectrum of masculine and feminine leadership traits - traits both men and women may have in different balances - and the benefits of all when utilized equally in leadership and teambuilding. She clearly shows how a gender-balanced approach over an often male-dominated one can work to your company''s advantage, and breaks down the 7 key areas of corporate performance metrics to give you the tools to optimize success in each one.Do you want to capture new markets? Ensure employee loyalty? Make smarter, faster decisions?

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Book SynopsisThis book delves into themes including social network theory, computational methods, data analysis, and the application of network models to understand complex social systems. Undergraduate students studying social sciences gain insights into network analysis, equipping them with valuable skills for analyzing social relationships and structures. Practitioners in fields such as sociology, anthropology, and data science expand their data analysis skills, making it a valuable resource for professionals engaged in social network analysis. Policymakers can draw from this knowledge to inform policies and interventions that leverage social network insights, and the general public gains awareness of the role of computational models in understanding human behavior and social networks.Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to Social Network Analysis Chapter 2 Network Data Collection and Representation Chapter 3 Centrality and Influence Measures Chapter 4 Community Detection and Analysis Chapter 5 Diffusion and Information Spread in Social Networks Chapter 6 Opinion Mining and Sentiment Analysis Chapter 7 Link Prediction and Recommender Systems Chapter 8 Social Network Simulation and Modeling

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Book SynopsisHow did marae across Tamaki Makaurau respond to the COVID-19 pandemic?Toitu Nga Marae is based on interviews with leaders of ten marae. Dr Kimiora Raerino finds out how they dealt with the challenges -

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Book SynopsisMore than half of the world's population now lives in urban areas, but a billion of these people reside in neighbourhoods characterized by entrenched disadvantage. These neighbourhoods, known as 'slums', are often seen as a debilitating and even subversive presence within society. In reality, however, it is often the host societies and their public policies that are at fault. In this comprehensive global history, Alan Mayne explores the evolution and meaning of the word 'slum', from its origins in London in the early nineteenth century to its use to describe favela communities in the lead up to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016. The word 'slum' has been extensively used for two hundred years to condemn and disperse poor communities. Mounting a case for the word's elimination from the language of progressive urban social reform, Slums is a must-read book for all those interested in social history and the importance of these vibrant and vital neighbourhoods.Trade Review'A tonic and rousing critique of the bad freight carried by the concept of "slum". Although an obvious offender in my own work, I'm entirely convinced by Mayne's passionate polemic. No more "s" word from me.' - Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums; 'Mayne lacerates ... [the] war on the poor, with sweeping historical critique, instead demonstrating how the logics and policies that keep the "poor" unsettled, simultaneously pacified and volatile, constitute a deception, covering over the distorted productivity of inequality, spatial engineering, and the reliance upon those consigned to the margins to regenerate new forms of sociality in face of denigration.' - Professor AbdouMaliq Simone, Goldsmiths, University of London; 'Alan Mayne is a leading authority on the history of "slums". In his new book he turns his attention to the repetitions and continuities in society's attitudes and policies towards "slums" worldwide over the past 200 years, from 19th-century Britain to 21st-century Global South. His challenging, forthright book exposes how our continued use of the word "slum" is misleading, deceitful and downright wrong.' - Professor Richard Dennis, University College London

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Book SynopsisWe often think identity is personal. But the identities that shape the world, our struggles, and our hopes, are social ones, shared with countless others. Our sense of self is shaped by our family, but also by affiliations that spread out from there, like our nationality, culture, class, race and religion. Taking these broad categories as a starting point, Professor Appiah challenges our assumptions about how identity works. In eloquent and lively chapters, he weaves personal anecdote with historical, cultural and literary example to explore the entanglements within the stories we tell ourselves. We all know there are conflicts among identities; but Professor Appiah explores how identities are created by conflict. Identities are then crafted from confusions - confusions this book aims to help us sort through. Religion, Appiah shows us, isn't primarily about beliefs. The idea of national self-determination is incoherent. Our everyday racial thinking is an artefact of discarded science. Class is not a matter of upper and lower. And the very idea of Western culture is a misleading myth. We will see our situation more clearly if we start to question these mistaken identities. This is radical new thinking from a master in the subject and will change forever the way we think about ourselves and our communities.Trade ReviewAppiah believes we're in wars of identity because we keep making the same mistake: exaggerating our differences with others and our similarities with our own kind... [his] writing is often fresh, even beautiful... We need more thinkers as wise as Appiah. -- Anand Giridharadas * New York Times Book Review *There is barely a word in his book I don't agree with -- Afua HirschThis book will help a lot of people think with far more clarity about some of the thorniest issues of our times. An inspiring and essential read. -- Zadie SmithAppiah's essays are exquisitely and painstakingly argued. * Washington Post Book World *Erudite, personal, timely and deeply humane, this is a book for our time. -- Arlie Russell Hochschild, author of Strangers in Their Own Land[Appiah is] one of the most brilliant philosophers in the English-speaking world. He is an intellectual hero of mine... a brilliant and beautiful thinker. He writes with élan and clarity, erudition and wit. -- Chris Hayes, 'Why Is This Happening?' podcastNot only does that elegant writer and transcendent thinker, Anthony Appiah, clarify the historical gaslighting around color and racial stereotype, he also forges radical new theories of identity as they apply to almost every conceivable aspect of self. The Lies That Bind forces you to rethink what tribe you actually belong to with regard to race and religion, geography and gender, class and sexuality. Sheer genius and a joy to read. -- Mary Karr, author of The Art of MemoirAppiah makes the controversial and difficult subject of identity lucid, edifying, and even fun. When it comes to the humane values that allow us to live with one another, he may be our most penetrating?and entertaining?major philosopher. -- Atul Gawande, author of Being MortalThis wonderful book unravels a tapestry of suppositions about identity. Understanding what draws us together and what tears us apart lies at the core of democracy. This is a vital book, an antidote to violent nativism, and a key to success in the human experiment. -- Louise Erdrich, author of LaRoseThe terrible power of bad ideas is best resisted, as The Lies That Bind shows, by subjecting them to serious critical scrutiny. Identities central to contemporary cultures can be both historically grounded and utterly misconceived. There is so much to learn from Anthony Appiah's splendid book. -- Amartya Sen, winner of the Nobel Prize in EconomicsThe Lies That Bind ranges even more widely in time and space than [Francis Fukuyama's] Identity... The point of this entertaining, meandering journey is that identities are less solid than is frequently thought. * Economist *The Lies That Bind is a wise and erudite introduction to this most vexed of subjects. -- Houman Barekat * Irish Times *Excellent... Appiah hopes to inspire a rethinking of our restrictive and therefore divisive notions of who we are. But if that seems an impossible task, should the massive obstacles stop us from trying? [Appiah] brings to the task a number of insights and the mind of a realist... if the solution to the fracturing of our world remains elusive, this book at least helps us think clearly about the problem. -- Clifford Thompson * The Washington Post *If you are going to read only one book on identity this year, Appiah's is the one * The Guardian *A topical study, particularly given today's societal divisions in the US and UK. * The Tablet *The Lies that Bind is a small volume of mighty power. In his lucid prose, Appiah elegantly dismantles the humbug, dogma, pseudo-science and propaganda that have long dogged our attempts to discuss 'identity,' and offers in their place a practical and philosophical tool-kit, as subtly radical in its aims as it is humane in application. From the illusions of 19th century ideas of biological destiny, to the late-capitalist logic of our contemporary 'cultural appropriation' debates, this book will help a lot of people think with far more clarity about some of the thorniest issues of our times. An inspiring and essential read. -- Zadie SmithThrough this meditative journey, Appiah calls on us to buckle down to the difficult task of living with complexity -that is, the task of being modern. Erudite, personal, timely and deeply humane, this is a book for our time. -- Arlie Russell Hochschild, author of Strangers in Their Own LandKwame Anthony Appiah again demonstrates that he is one of our foremost writers on identity, culture, and difference. With his trademark clarity, elegance, and rigor, he is a most useful guide to thinking through some of the complicated problems of who we are and what we can be. -- Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The SympathizerA provocative and brilliant intervention into the current discussion of the role identity plays in our society. We're doing it all wrong, as Appiah demonstrates with characteristic erudition, clear thinking, and elegant prose. -- Annette Gordon-Reed, co-author of the bestselling 'Most Blessed of the Patriarchs'

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Book SynopsisA gift book about friendship from a hugely talented illustrator.

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Book Synopsis'This important, disturbing and frequently heartbreaking book should be read by every politician in Westminster.' Adrian Tempany, Observer'In a few weeks' time, it would be thirty-five years to the day since those men and women had walked 340 miles to try to save their communities and their culture, and thirty-five years since I had turned down Pete's invitation to join them. I called work and booked some time off. Then I bought a one-way train ticket to Liverpool.'In 1981, Mike Carter's dad, Pete, organised the People's March for Jobs, which saw 300 people walk from Liverpool to London to protest as the Thatcher government's policies devastated industrial Britain and sent unemployment skyrocketing. Just before the 2016 EU referendum, Mike set off to walk the same route in a quest to better understand his dad and his country.As he walked, Mike found many echoes of the early eighties: a working class overlooked and ignored by Westminster politicans; communities hollowed out but fiercely resistant; anger and despair co-existing with hope and determination for change. And he also found that he and Pete shared more in common than he might have thought.All Together Now? maps the intricate, overlapping path of one man's journey and that of an entire country. It is a book about belonging, about whether to stay or go, and about the need to write new stories for our communities and ourselves.

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Book SynopsisEquality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) have become features of organizations as a result of both legal and societal advances as well as neoliberal economic reasoning and considerations. While current research approaches frequently fall short of addressing the challenges faced in EDI research, this benchmark Handbook brings coverage of research methods in EDI up to date, and advances the development of research in the field.Bringing together well-known academics and researchers, this Handbook is a distillation of current and novel research in the field of EDI. Chapters present groundbreaking new research and methodological perspectives on international, regional and national issues, from equal opportunities and gender mainstreaming to managing diversity in legal, political and socio-economic contexts. Alongside this, the authors discuss new analytic directions to advance empirical EDI research. This Handbook will help to shape the present and future EDI discourse.The book is an invaluable addition to the current literature, particularly for students of EDI and researchers working in the fields of human resource management, strategic management and organization, and culture and change management as well as entrepreneurship and marketing.Contributors include: D. Atewologun, C. Baron, I. Bleijenbergh, E.H. Buttner, H.A. Downs, H. Eberherr, D. Foley, K.M. Hannum, E. Henry, J. Hofbauer, R. Hofmann, E.L. Holloway, C.A. Houkamau, M. Janssens, D. Jones, A. Klarsfeld, K. Kreissl, M. Lansu, J. Louvrier, K. Lowe, R. Mahalingam, A.J. Mills, J.H. Mills, S. Mooney, E. Ng, B. Poggio, N. Rumens, I. Ryan, B. Sauer, H.L. Schwartz, C.G. Sibley, A. Striedinger, P. van Arensbergen, I. Wasserman, J. Wergin, P. ZanoniTrade Review'Despite the depth and volume of research on diversity in organizations, very little attention is given to research methods. The Handbook of Research Methods in Diversity Management, Equality and Inclusion at Work breaks new ground, providing a comprehensive volume of not just methods but also the social and political context in which diversity research is embedded. Particularly impressive is the ''diversity'' of epistemological perspectives so critical to today's global and transnational context.' --Stella Nkomo, University of Pretoria, South AfricaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Lize A.E Booysen, Judith K. Pringle and Regine Bendl Part I Research Dilemmas in EDI 1. Contextualizing the EDI Research Agenda in the Larger Social Sciences Research Landscape Judith K. Pringle and Lize A.E. Booysen 2. Finding the Right Design for EDI Research Jon F. Wergin 3. Evaluation Research in the EDI Field Kelly M. Hannum and Holly A. Downs 4. Negotiating, Gaining and Maintaining Access: What Can We Learn About Diversity? Jonna Louvrier 5. Queered Methodologies for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Researchers Nick Rumens 6. Comparative and Multi-Country Research in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Eddy S. Ng and Alain Klarsfeld Part II Methodology and Methods for collecting EDI Material 7. Intersectionality as a Methodological Tool in Qualitative Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Research Doyin Atewologun and Ramaswami Mahalingam 8. Theorizing Diversity and (In)equality Through the Lens of Critical Discourse Analysis Patrizia Zanoni and Maddy Janssens 9. Feminist Methods and the Study of Gendering of Organizations Over Time Albert J. Mills and Jean Helms Mills 10. Indigenous Research: Ontologies, Axiologies, Epistemologies and Methodologies Ella Henry and Dennis Foley 11. Autoethnography: Adding Our Stories to EDI Research Irene Ryan and Shelagh Mooney 12. Participants as Collaborators: Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) as Collaborative Research Method Ilene C. Wasserman 13. Chameleons Change Colour: Studying Academic Careers in Gendering Contexts - A Case for Multilevel Analysis Johanna Hofbauer, Katharina Kreissl, Birgit Sauer and Angelika Striedinger Part III Methods and Techniques for EDI data analysis 14. Surveys and Scales in EDI Research Carol Baron 15. Meta-Analytic Research in the Field of EDI: A Review of Some Current Findings and Identification of Opportunities for Future Research Kevin B. Lowe and E. Holly Buttner 16. Queering Quantitative Research: Dealing with Processes of Categorization in EDI Research Roswitha Hofmann 17. Participatory Action Research to Support Diversity and Inclusion Inge Bleijenbergh, Pleun van Arensbergen and Monic Lansu 18. Routinized Practices: Using the Documentary Method to Research Incorporated Knowledge Helga Eberherr 19. Deconstructing and Challenging Gender Orders in Organisations Through Narratives Barbara Poggio 20. Diversity Trouble: Feminist Foucauldian Discourse Analysis Deborah Jones 21. Mixed Methods and the Scientific Study of Māori Identity: The Story Behind the Multi-Dimensional Model of Māori Identity and Cultural Engagement Carla A. Houkamau and Chris G. Sibley 22. Drawing from the Margins: Grounded Theory Research Design and EDI Studies Elizabeth L. Holloway and Harriet L. Schwartz Index

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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 SynopsisAdvances in Group Processes publishes theoretical analyses, reviews, and theory based empirical chapters on group phenomena. The series adopts a broad conception of "group processes." This includes work on groups ranging from the very small to the very large, and on classic and contemporary topics such as status, power, exchange, justice, influence, decision-making, intergroup relations and social networks. Previous contributors have included scholars from diverse fields including sociology, psychology, political science, philosophy, computer science, mathematics and organizational behaviour. This volume contains papers presented at the 25th anniversary of the Annual Group Processes Conference.Table of ContentsExpectation States Theory: Growth, Opportunities and Challenges. Twenty-Five Years of the Group Processes Conference: A Review Essay. The Development of Identity Theory. Back to the Future: 25 Years of Research in Affect Control Theory. Perceptions of Ability and Adherence to Rules, Guidelines, and Tradition. Elementary Theory: 25 Years of Expanding Scope and Increasing Precision. Referent Networks and Distributive Justice. Beyond Networks in Structural Theories of Exchange: Promises from Computational Social Science. Relational Cohesion, Social Commitments, and Person-to-Group Ties: Twenty-Five Years of a Theoretical Research Program. List of Contributors. Preface. Advances in Group Processes. Advances in Group Processes. Advances in Group Processes. Copyright page. Expectation States Theory: Growth, Opportunities and Challenges. Twenty-Five Years of the Group Processes Conference: A Review Essay. The Development of Identity Theory. Back to the Future: 25 Years of Research in Affect Control Theory. Perceptions of Ability and Adherence to Rules, Guidelines, and Tradition. Elementary Theory: 25 Years of Expanding Scope and Increasing Precision. Referent Networks and Distributive Justice. Beyond Networks in Structural Theories of Exchange: Promises from Computational Social Science. Relational Cohesion, Social Commitments, and Person-to-Group Ties: Twenty-Five Years of a Theoretical Research Program. List of Contributors. Preface. Advances in Group Processes. Advances in Group Processes. Advances in Group Processes. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisHow can we bring people together? Sociologist and best-selling author Eric Klinenberg introduces a transformative and powerfully uplifting new idea for health, happiness, safety and healing our divided, unequal society. 'This wonderful book shows us how democracies thrive' Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt, authors of How Democracies DieToo often we take for granted and neglect our libraries, parks, markets, schools, playgrounds, gardens and communal spaces, but decades of research now shows that these places can have an extraordinary effect on our personal and collective wellbeing. Why? Because wherever people cross paths and linger, wherever we gather informally, strike up a conversation and get to know one another, relationships blossom and communities emerge – and where communities are strong, people are safer and healthier, crime drops and commerce thrives, and peace, tolerance and stability take root. Through uplifting human stories and an illuminating tour through the science of social connection, Palaces for the People shows that properly designing and maintaining this ‘social infrastructure’ might be our single best strategy for a more equal and united society.Trade ReviewThis wonderful book shows us how democracies thrive -- Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt, authors of How Democracies DieFantastic ... both idealistic and, in its myriad examples, pragmatic, and delightfully readable -- Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to MeThis book is full of hope, which is all the more striking because Klinenberg is a realist. He is a major social thinker, and this is a beautifully written, major book -- Richard Sennett, author of The CraftsmanAn important book for our difficult age. In very unequal societies, where the social fabric has been torn apart, it is vitally important to bring people together. Eric Klinenberg shows us how this can be done -- Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level and The Inner LevelKlinenberg’s observations hold as true for Brexit Britain as they do for Trump’s America ... In ripping out our social infrastructure, we are outraging a wisdom that goes back centuries and spans countries ... Our people deserve palaces" Aditya Chakrabortty

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Book SynopsisChatwin’s brilliantly unique record of his adventures in Patagonia and the fascinating people he meets along the way. Beautifully written and full of wonderful descriptions and intriguing tales, In Patagonia is an account of Bruce Chatwin's travels to a remote country in search of a strange beast and his encounters with the people whose fascinating stories delay him on the road.VINTAGE VOYAGES: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mindTrade 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 SynopsisAdvances in Group Processes publishes theoretical analyses, reviews and theory based empirical chapters on group phenomena. This includes work on groups ranging from the very small to the very large, and on classic and contemporary topics such as status, power, exchange, justice, influence, decision-making, intergroup relations and social networks.Table of ContentsBeyond Three Faces: Toward an Integrated Social Psychology of Inequality. Sequence-Network Analysis: A New Framework for Studying Action in Groups. Expectation States, Social Influence, and Affect Control: Opinion and Sentiment Change through Social Interaction. How Does Status Affect Power Use? New Perspectives from Social Psychology. Recruiting Source Effects: A Social Psychological Analysis. On Identifying Human Capital: Flawed Knowledge Leads to Faulty Judgments of Expertise by Individuals and Groups. Constructive Leadership across Groups: How Leaders Can Combat Prejudice and Conflict between Subgroups. Collaboration among Highly Autonomous Professionals: Costs, Benefits, and Future Research Directions. Copyright page. Editorial Advisory Board. Advances in Group Processes. List of Contributors. Preface. Advances in Group Processes. Advances in Group Processes.

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Book SynopsisThe image of Jews in East Asia is a strange mixture of opposites, a paradoxical blend of admiration and mockery, identification and denial. This book explores what 'Jew' means to many East Asians, and whether it is anything that Jewish people themselves would recognise. There is clearly a positive fascination: various bestsellers entitled Talmud are found in vending machines and public schools, while private 'Jewish education' institutions have opened across South Korea, claiming to improve children's IQ. People can stay at the Talmud Business Hotel in Taiwan, or attend Chinese centres for Jewish Studies with academics who have never met a Jew. There is a legend that Japanese people are a Lost Tribe of Israel, and 'Anne's day', named after Anne Frank, is a euphemism for menstruation. Yet the region also shows some of the world's highest rates of antisemitism, manifesting in disturbing ways: Taiwan's concentration camp–themed restaurant, or South Korea's 'Adolf Hitler Techno Bar & Cocktail Show'. By integrating scholarship on antisemitism, East Asian Studies and cognitive science, Schilling uncovers antisemitism's global, sometimes dualistic nature; not Western, and always persistent. He offers ground-breaking insight, redefining how we understand East Asia, antisemitism, and Judaism as a globalised religion.Trade Review'Truly insightful and thought-provoking. Tracing the origin and rise of the Talmud publications vogue in East Asia, this is a critical and novel analysis of contemporary attitudes toward Jews.' -- Rotem Kowner, Professor of Japanese Studies, University of Haifa, and editor of Jewish Communities in Modern Asia'This wonderful, ground-breaking book uses a combination of case studies, theorising and cognitive science to investigate antisemitism's co-existence with philosemitism in East Asian culture. Every serious scholar of antisemitism needs to read this original and important contribution to the literature.' -- Lesley Klaff, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism'An important study not only of the East Asian manifestations of antisemitism and philosemitism, but also, especially via the notions of bisemitism and antisemitism as storytelling, perspectives that every student of antisemitism needs at least to consider. A useful contribution to combatting antisemitism.' -- Paul Hedges, Associate Professor in Interreligious Studies, Nanyang Technological University

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Book SynopsisSponsored by the Communication, Information Technologies, and Media Sociology section of the American Sociological Association (CITAMS), this volume focuses on media and social movements. Contributing authors draw on cases as diverse as the Harry Potter Alliance to youth oriented, non-profit educational organizations, in order to assess systematically how media environments, systems, and usage affect collective action in the 21st century. The volume demonstrates that the study of media and social movements has developed into a vibrant sub-field stretched across Communication Studies, Political Science, and Sociology, and illustrates the need for serious interdisciplinary research. Chapters in the volume reinforce the need to examine many kinds of media (such as fiction) for social movements, particularly in terms of recruitment and framing. They show the critical importance of connecting classic and contemporary social movement research when trying to understand topics such as recruitment, identity, and discourse, even when these are playing out in the digital world. Chapters explore the difficulties that organizations face in organizing whether or not they are primarily offline or online; the ways that digital media usage affects various organizational functions and effectiveness; and the importance of examining the role of youth in social movements across all of these topics.Trade ReviewSponsored by the Communication, Information Technologies, and Media Sociology section of the American Sociological Association, this volume contains eight essays on social movements and mass media. Sociology, media studies, education, and other scholars from the US address the influence of mass media on activist recruitment, including the power of story and the relevance of family, friends, and school for youth mobilization; discursive activism and the implications of online participation and identity, including the #YesAllWomen hashtag and its interaction with media and blogs, and the civic identities of youth online; and organizational dynamics in the digital age, with discussion of youth nonprofits, the relevance of leadership in the anti-genetically modified organisms movement, and the use of media tools and participant inclusion in youth-oriented organizations and factors influencing organizational beliefs about effectiveness. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *'The main audience for this volume is social movement scholars or those studying movements and civic engagement. However, readers from a wide swath of disciplinary leanings will find Social Movements and Media useful, as will practitioners and social movement leaders.' -- Alison Dahl Crossley, Stanford University; in “Mobilization: An International Quarterly, 2019"Table of ContentsIntroduction, The Past, Present, and Future of Media and Social Movements Studies: Introduction to the Special Issue on Media and Social Movements; Jennifer Earl and Deana Rohlinger. Part One: Media and Recruitment into Activism 1, Turning Fans into Heroes: How the Harry Potter Alliance Uses the Power of Story to Facilitate Fan Activism and Bloc Recruitment; Jackson Bird and Thomas V. Maher 2, Pathways to Contemporary Youth Protest: The Continuing Relevance of Family, Friends, and School for Youth Micromobilization; Thomas V. Maher and Jennifer Earl Part 2: Media, Participation, and Identity 3, Twitter as a Feminist Resource: #YesAllWomen, Digital Platforms, and Discursive Social Change; Bernadette Barker-Plummer and Dave Barker-Plummer 4, Speaking Up Online: Civic Identity and Expression in the Digital Age; Carrie James and Ashley Lee Part Three: Media and Movement Organizations 5, Breaking Through and Burning Out: The Contradictory Effects of Young Peoples’ Participation in Institutionalized Movements; Hava Rachel Gordon 6, Inclusive and Exclusive Organizational Identity and Leadership Online: The Case of the Anti-GMO Movement; Deana Rohlinger and Shawn Gaulden 7, Media Use and Participant Inclusion: Influences on Efficacy in Paid Staff Youth Non-Profit Civic Organizations; Sarah Gaby

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Book SynopsisThe compelling antidote for all those who have been made to feel deficient, flawed and excluded Migrant Magic will bring out the best in you. - Rene Carayol, MBE, Global Leadership Keynote Speaker, Author, TV Commentator The world is changing rapidly and to succeed you have to adapt and take on challenging opportunities in new geographies, organizations and roles. But do you fear that feeling of being different, or do you embrace it and use it to your advantage? Migrant Magic shows you how migrants have throughout history used their unique experiences to unleash a differentiation superpower to drive them to succeed beyond their own perceived abilities, resources and dreams. Discover 7 simple steps to unleash your own Migrant Magic: your unique authentic abilities, traits and personal purpose to give you drive and sustainable competitive advantage with integrity. Elham Fardad's career spans 25 years in senior leadership roles in blue-chip multinationals including GE, News Corp and EY. She is the Founder and CEO of the charity Migrant Leaders, inspiring and developing young migrants to succeed beyond their aspirations in partnership with leading corporates. The charity was the winner of the Social Mobility Award 2023 at the prestigious Inclusive Awards and Elham had the honour of being selected as a Coronation Champion in 2023.

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