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OUP India Nationalism without a Nation in India
Book SynopsisThis is a sociological interpretation of modern Indian history, and a hard-hitting critique of nationalist historiography and the National Movement in India.Trade ReviewWhat explains the failure of Indian nationalism to deliver an Indian national identity? ... this work by G. Aloysius offers an interesting answer. * John Hickman, Contemporary South Asia (2000) *it is a welcome addition to the growing body of literature that challenges the conventional wisdom of nationalist historians and the obvious apologias of Indian postmodernists. * Survival *
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Oxford University Press Inc Confronting the Caliphate Civil Resistance in
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book is a must-read. * A. B. Al-Deen, CHOICE *Confronting the Caliphate is a rich, creative and thoughtful exploration of the conditions under which some civilians pushed back against jihadist rule. A combination of methods and examination of multiple cases allows the authors to make a significant contribution to an understudied dimension of jihadist insurgencies. * Marc Lynch, The George Washington University *Civil resistance is possible even in the most rigid and cruel regimes, as this eye-opening study reveals. In both direct and subtle ways, rebellious subjects have engaged in protests, non-cooperation, and other means of defying the Islamic State. Utilizing sophisticated data sets, this able team of scholars has mapped the kind of participants and conditions in which civil resistance is possible, and gauged the possibilities for its success. This book is a landmark in peace and conflict studies and deserves a wide reading by scholars, policy-makers, and anyone concerned about how citizens can respond to oppressive regimes. * Mark Juergensmeyer, author of When God Stops Fighting: How Religious Violence Ends *Svensson and coauthors have made an important and deeply researched contribution to our understanding of civilian agency under conditions of rebel governance with "Confronting the Caliphate," filling an important gap in a literature that has focused more on the determinants of support and collaboration with non-state armed groups and less on the equally important outcome of resistance. * Mara Redlich Revkin, Associate Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law *This critically important book examines the importance of civilian agency and non-violent resistance when militant groups control territory. As violent Islamist groups have sought to control territory and establish proto states or Caliphates, Svensson and his coauthors examine what role civilians play? Contrary to expectations, non-violent resistance has succeeded against all odds and in the most coercive environments. Using original empirically grounded analyses and original interviews, the book probes the 'political jiu-jitsu' of civil society and resistance confronting Jihadis in Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Mali, Syria, Yemen. It is a must read for students and scholars of conflict resolution and counter terrorism. * Mia Bloom, New America and Georgia State University *
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Oxford University Press Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures
Book SynopsisThis resource provides evidence-based guidance on the implications of religion and spirituality on mental health.Trade ReviewYet, this fine new book presents a deeply enlightening view of a type of intersectionality that has been around for a long time, one that has been the object of considerable * R. R. Cornelius, Vassar College, Choice Connect *This book comprehensively and topically opens up the opportunities and challenges of incorporating R/S into mental health care, reaching out beyond binary paradigms and wisely arguing for more training and understanding. * Stuart Hannabuss, Journal of Mental Health *As a set, the chapters are of uniformly high quality and written by authors who have established strong reputations. Most chapters have masterfully summarized often complex and controversial literatures * Ralph W. Hood, Jr., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition *As the book concludes, we need to be able to deal with all forms of faith and the important roles it plays in human existence. If we're prepared to do this (and this book is a good contribution) we may be able develop religion into another useful tool in psychology's toolbox. * Gunnel Minett, Journal of the Scientific and Medical Network *Table of ContentsIntroduction Section I Theory 1: Alexander Moreira-Almeida and Dinesh Bhugra: Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health: Setting the scene 2: German Berrios and Ivana S. Marková: Western Spirituality: A Historical Epistemology 3: Andreas Sommer: Conflicts and Complexities: Medical Science, Exceptional Experiences, and the Perils of Simplistic History 4: Harald Walach: Can Spirituality be a Scientific Topic And How? A Rigorous But Open Minded Scientific Approach of Studies on Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health 5: Leonardo Machado and Alexander Moreira-Almeida: Differentiating spiritual experiences from mental disorders 6: Etzel Cardeña and Lena Lindström: The Light and the Bulb: The Psychology and Neurophysiology of Mystical Experience 7: Giancarlo Lucchetti, Rodolfo Furlan Damiano, Alessandra Lamas Granero Lucchetti, and Mario Fernando Prieto Peres: Evidence for the impact of religiosity and spirituality on mental health 8: Harold G. Koenig: Mechanisms: How Religion Impacts Mental Health 9: Dinesh Bhugra, Cameron Watson, and Susham Gupta: Sexual minorities and spirituality Section II General principles of religions and relationship with mental health 10: Alison J. Gray and Christopher C.H. Cook: Christianity and Mental Health 11: Ahmed Okasha and Tarek A. Okasha: Islam and Mental Health 12: Matcheri S. Keshavan, Bangalore N. Gangadhar, and Ananda K. Pandurangi: Hinduism 13: Malcolm Huxter and Leandro Pizzuti: Principles and practices of Buddhism in relationship to mental health 14: Haim Belmaker, Rael Strous, and Pesach Lichtenberg: Judaism 15: Miguel Farias and Thomas J. Coleman III: Nonreligion, Atheism and Mental Health 16: Olatunde Ayinde, Akin Ojagbemi, Victor Makanjuola, and Oye Gureje: African Religions, Spirituality and Mental Health Healing Practices 17: Bruno Paz Mosqueiro: Spiritual But Not Religious Section III Clinical Practice 18: Christopher C.H. Cook and Alexander Moreira-Almeida: Principles of integrating religion and spirituality in mental health care and the WPA Position Statement 19: Larkin Kao and John Peteet: Spiritually and culturally sensitive evidence-based approaches to taking a spiritual history 20: Arjan W. Braam: Religion, Spirituality in Prevention and Promotion in Mental Health 21: Simone Hauck and C. Robert Cloninger: Positive Psychiatry and Psychology and Spirituality 22: Marianna de Abreu Costa and David Rosmarin: Spiritually integrated psychotherapy 23: Kenneth I. Pargament and Julie J. Exline: Religious and Spiritual Struggles and Mental Health:Implications for Clinical Practice 24: Peter Fenwick and Bruno Paz Mosqueiro: Spirituality and End of Life Experiences: Meeting the Spiritual Needs of the Dying 25: Wai Lun Alan Fung, Victor A. Shepherd, King Yee Agatha Chong, Sujatha D. Sharma, and Avdesh Sharma: Fruitful collaborations with religious and spiritual communities to foster mental health on general society examples from around the world
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The University of Chicago Press Social Knowledge in the Making
Book SynopsisOver the years, researchers have successfully explored the inner workings of the physical and biological sciences using a variety of social and historical lenses. This book features essays that tackle a range of questions about the practices involved in the production, assessment, and use of diverse forms of social knowledge.
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The University of Chicago Press Cultural Boundaries of Science Credibility on the
Book SynopsisAn investigation of the boundaries of science. Gieryn argues that when scientific claims reach courtrooms, boardrooms and living rooms, we use cultural 'maps' to decide whom to believe and to demarcate science from ideology, faith or nonsense. He argues that there are no stable criteria to distinguish science from non-science.
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The University of Chicago Press The Construction of Homosexuality
Book SynopsisAt various times, homosexuality has been considered the noblest of loves, a horrible sin, a psychological condition or grounds for torture and execution. This book argues that homosexuality is only deviant because society has constructed, or defined, it as deviant.
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University of Chicago Press Screwing the System Making it Work Juvenile
Book SynopsisWho is responsible for juvenile delinquency? Mark D. Jacobs uses ethnographic, statistical, and literary methods to uncover the many levels of disorganization in American juvenile justice. By analyzing the continuities betwen normal casework and exceptional cases, he reveals that probation officers must commonly contrive informal measures to circumvent a system which routinely obstructs the delivery of services to their clients. Jacobs defines the concept of the no-fault society to describe the larger context of societal disorder and interpersonal manipulation that the juvenile justice system at once reflects and exacerbates.
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University of Chicago Press Out in Force Sexual Orientation and the Military
Book SynopsisThis volume refutes the notion that homosexuality is imcompatible with military service and that gay personnel would undermine order and discipline. Contributors seek to show that the ban on homosexual personnel could successfully be eliminated, and they set forth a programme for implementation.Table of ContentsPreface 1: Social Science, Sexual Orientation, and Military Personnel Policy Gregory M. Herek 2: Sexual Orientation and Proscribed Sexual Behaviors Janet Lever, David E. Kanouse. 3: Sexual Orientation and the Military: Some Legal Considerations Peter D. Jacobson 4: Integration of Women in the Military: Parallels to the Progress of Homosexuals? Patricia J. Thomas, Marie D. Thomas. 5: Applying Lessons Learned from Minority Integration in the Military Michael R. Kauth, Dan Landis. 6: The Experience of Foreign Militaries Paul A. Gade, David R. Segal, Edgar M. Johnson. 7: Lessons Learned from the Experience of Domestic Police and Fire Departments Paul Koegel 8: Sexual Orientation and Military Cohesion: A Critical Review of the Evidence Robert J. MacCoun 9: The Deconstruction of Stereotypes: Homosexuals and Military Policy Theodore R. Sarbin 10: Why Tell If You're Not Asked? Self-Disclosure, Intergroup Contact, and Heterosexuals' Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Gregory M. Herek 11: Sexual Modesty, the Etiquette of Disregard, and the Question of Gays and Lesbians in the Military Lois Shawver 12: Issues of Confidentiality: Therapists, Chaplains, and Health Care Providers Jeffrey E. Barnett, Timothy B. Jeffrey. 13: Implementing Policy Changes in Large Organizations: The Case of Gays and Lesbians in the Military Gail L. Zellman 14: The President, the Congress, and the Pentagon: Obstacles to Implementing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy Lawrence J. Korb Conclusion Gregory M. Herek, Jared B. Jobe, Ralph M. Carney. About the Contributors Index
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University of Chicago Press Exchanging the Past A Rainforest World of Before
Book SynopsisThis study explores the dramatic change in the world of the Gebusi, a tribe from Papua New Guinea who, for many years had one of the highest homicide rates in the world. With the introduction of modernity; schools, shops and Christianity, these rates plummeted.
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The University of Chicago Press Money Morals and Manners
Book SynopsisDrawing on remarkably frank, in-depth interviews with 160 successful men in the United States and France, Michèle Lamont provides a rare and revealing collective portrait of the upper-middle classthe managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and experts at the center of power in society. Her book is a subtle, textured description of how these men define the values and attitudes they consider essential in separating themselvesand their classfrom everyone else. Money, Morals, and Manners is an ambitious and sophisticated attempt to illuminate the nature of social class in modern society. For all those who downplay the importance of unequal social groups, it will be a revelation. A powerful, cogent study that will provide an elevated basis for debates in the sociology of culture for years to come.David Gartman, American Journal of SociologyA major accomplishment! Combining cultural analysis and comparative approach with a splendid literary style, this book significantly broadens the under
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University of Chicago Press Book Clubs Women the Uses of Reading in
Book SynopsisWhy do women join book clubs? What do the women discuss when they meet? to answer questions like these, Long spent years observing and participating in women's book clubs in the Houston area. She discovered that members find reading a crucial way for them to reflect on their lives.
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University of Chicago Press Executive Way Conflict Management in
Book SynopsisWhat causes conflict among high-level American corporate executives? How do executives manage their conflicts? Based on interviews with over 200 executives and their support personnel, this book details the ways managers handle routine conflicts created by their company's organizational structure.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables List of Cases Preface and Acknowledgments 1: Introduction 2: Setting the Scene 3: Patterns of Conflict Management in Thirteen Executive Contexts 4: Modern Times: Authoritative Conflict Management in a Mechanistic Bureaucracy 5: Silent Hives: Minimalistic Conflict Management in an Atomistic Organization 6: Brave New World: Reciprocal Conflict Management in a Matrix System 7: Conclusion: Orthodoxy, Change, and Identity Appendix A: Anatomy of an Ethnography of Business Elites Appendix B: Aggregate Comparative Data Appendix C: Glossary of Native Terms at Playco Notes References Index
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The University of Chicago Press Redesigning Social Inquiry Fuzzy Sets and Beyond
Book SynopsisOffers a critique of the standard approach to social research - namely, assessing the relative importance of causal variables drawn from competing theories. This book proposes the use of set-theoretic methods to find a middle path between quantitative and qualitative research.Trade Review"Redesigning Social Inquiry is aimed at social scientists looking to escape the banality of everyday quantitative research, and here they'll find a sophisticated way out of all the by-the-numbers work. But this book also speaks to those of us who have a profound knowledge of cases and want to explore the implications of this understanding. With this rigorous yet accessible book, Charles Ragin has completed his mission to reorient social science." - Edwin Amenta, University of California, Irvine"
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The University of Chicago Press With Respect to Sex
Book SynopsisWith Respect to Sex is an intimate ethnography that offers a provocative account of sexual and social difference in India. The subjects of this study are hijras or the third sex of India, individuals who occupy a unique, liminal space between male and female, sacred and profane. Hijras are men who sacrifice their genitalia to a goddess in return for the power to confer fertility on newlyweds and newborn children, a ritual role they are respected for, at the same time as they are stigmatized for their ambiguous sexuality. By focusing on the hijra community, Reddy sheds new light on Indian society and the intricate negotiations of identity across various domains of everyday life. Further, by reframing hijra identity through the local economy of respect, this ethnography highlights the complex relationships between local and global, sexual and moral, economies. This book will be regarded as the definitive work on hijras, one that will be of enormous interest to anthropologists, students o
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The University of Chicago Press Politics Personality Social Science in the
Book SynopsisHarold Lasswell is one of America's most distinguished political scientists, a man whose work has had enormous impact both in the United States and abroad upon not only his own field but also those of sociology, psychology and psychiatry, economics, law, anthropology, and communications. This collection of essays is the first full-scale effort to deal with the voluminous writings of Lasswell and explore his at once charming and baffling personality which is perhaps inseparable from the inventiveness, unconventionality, and unusual scope of his work. The authors of these essays, many of whom are former students or collaborators, view their subject from a variety of perspectives. What emerges is a full assessment of Lasswell's many-faceted contribution to the social scholarship of his time.
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The University of Chicago Press Gen Z Explained
Book SynopsisAn optimistic and nuanced portrait of a generation that has much to teach us about how to live and collaborate in our digital world.Trade Review"This extraordinarily rich and empathetic account of Gen Z offers a groundbreaking understanding of this generation's habits and motivations without reducing them to the sum of their posts and tweets. This work excels in unpacking the subtle ways that identity formation and presentation of self are seamlessly interwoven with digital communication for zoomers. Parents, teachers, and anyone who cares about our future as a society should read this deeply informed contribution to the research on Gen Z."--Devorah Heitner, author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive and Survive in Their Digital WorldTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Technology Shapes Postmillennial Life Chapter 2: Fine-Grained Identity Chapter 3: Being Authentic Chapter 4: Finding My Fam Chapter 5: OK Boomer Chapter 6: The Difficulty of Being a Gen Zer Chapter 7: Conclusion: The Art of Living in a Digital Age Acknowledgments Methodological Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
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The University of Chicago Press States of Plague
Book SynopsisStates of Plagueexamines Albert Camus's novelas a palimpsest of pandemic life, an uncannily relevant account of the psychology and politics of a public health crisis. As one of the most discussed books of the COVID-19 crisis, Albert Camus's classic novelThe Plaguehas become a new kind of literary touchstone. Surrounded by terror and uncertainty, often separated from loved ones or unable to travel, readers sought answers within the pages of Camus's 1947 tale about an Algerian city gripped by an epidemic. Many found in it a story about their own livesa book to shed light on a global health crisis. In thirteen linked chapters told in alternating voices, Alice Kaplan and Laura Marris hold the past and present ofThe Plaguein conversation, discovering how the novel has reached people in their current moment. Kaplan's chapters explore the book's tangled and vivid history, while Marris's are drawn to the ecology of landscape and language. Through these pages, they find that their sense oTrade Review“Camus argued that ‘The true work of art is one that says the least.' La Peste is such a work, and States of Plague is a moving, thoughtful, and scrupulous examination of both the novel and its readers, the book’s inheritors.” * Times Literary Supplement *"Across 13 insightful, deeply personal chapters, Kaplan and Marris explore the human side of communal trauma. Many chapters provide the sociohistorical context for understanding Camus, covering topics ranging from colonial cemeteries to toxic Oranian politics, the messy denouement of world war, and beyond. Other chapters trace the author’s experiences and choices in writing the novel—his writer's block, narrative identity, and literary restraint—and how he was received by the literary establishment. Importantly, the authors avoid scholarly detachment and instead share their insightful, often vulnerable, reflections in evocative prose that serves to reinforce the deeply humanistic importance of Camus’s thought." -- L.A. Wilkinson * CHOICE *"In this mélange of history, literary analysis, and memoir, the authors explore the intersection between a celebrated novel, current realities, scholarship, language, and the tricks that time and circumstance play on all of them. Seasoned literary historian Kaplan and poet and translator Marris, whose new translation of The Plague was published in 2021, team up to cultivate a deeper understanding of Camus’ classic novel. In alternating short essays, they braid together their distinct sensibilities to offer fresh insight and added significance to a canonical mid-20th-century book. . . . This is a notable addition to the literature about an indispensable French author." * Kirkus *"This intelligent study goes a long way in highlighting Camus's enduring legacy." * Publishers Weekly *“I thought I knew both The Plague and what it brings to the story of our own plague experience. After reading Kaplan and Marris’s States of Plague, I realize I could not have been more mistaken. This is a brilliant book that is always eloquent, often insightful, and, at times, simply heartbreaking.” * Robert Zaretsky, author of "Victories Never Last: Reading and Caregiving in a Time of Plague" *“Turning the intensity of a lockdown gaze on The Plague, Kaplan and Marris restore to Camus's constrained and unsettling allegory a world of associations, from occupied Paris in World War II to crumbling colonial cemeteries in Algiers. These erudite but highly personal reflections spiral outward from careful readings of the novel, relieving the mind like the ventilation of a long-closed room.” * Emily Ogden, author of "On Not Knowing: How to Love and Other Essays" *“In States of Plague, Kaplan and Marris combine their thought-provoking personal impressions with brilliant critical analyses based on the novel’s wealth of cultural, historical, and political contexts. Their complementary readings function both as a helpful introduction to The Plague and eye-opening observations about the novel’s contemporary relevance.” * Raymond Gay-Crosier, emeritus, University of Florida *“Reading this fascinating and often meditative collection of essays by two subject experts who are skilled readers and gifted writers helps us understand the sheer importance of looking. Even if metaphors fail, even if language only serves to illuminate what is impossible to beautify, seeing what is happening in the world is the only way to engage it.” * Full Stop *Table of ContentsPreface ix 1 We, Dr. Rieux 2 Rat Eurydice 3 Les séparés 4 On Restraint 5 Fieldwork 6 Half-Life 7 Atmospheric Changes 8 Toxic City 9 The Essay Garden 10 The Endless Sentence 11 Anthologies of Insignificance 12 The Ends of Wars and Plagues Are Messy 13 Blood Memory Acknowledgments Notes Sources Index
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The University of Chicago Press Science and an African Logic
Book SynopsisDoes two and two equal four? Ask someone and they should answer yes. An equation such as this seems the very definition of certainty, but is it? Helen Verran describes how she went from the conclusion that logic and maths are culturally relative, to a new understanding of all generalizing logic.
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Columbia University Press On Suicide Bombing
Book SynopsisQuestions Western assumptions regarding death and killing. This title scrutinizes the idea of a "clash of civilizations," the claim that "Islamic jihadism" is the essence of modern terror, and the arguments put forward by liberals to justify war in our time.Trade ReviewProvocative. -- Jonathan Shainin Bookforum Asad's book is valuable because the legal distinctions he is challenging are especially vulnerable now. -- Samantha Power The New York Times Book ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Terrorism 2. Suicide Terrorism 3. Horror at Suicide Terrorism Epilogue Notes Index
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Columbia University Press Buried Beneath the City An Archaeological History
Book SynopsisBuried Beneath the City uses urban archaeology to retell the history of New York, from the deeper layers of the past to the topsoil of recent history. The book explores the ever-evolving city and the day-to-day world of its residents through artifacts.Trade ReviewWhat a fascinating and inspiring book! Exploring thousands of years of New York City’s ecological, material, and social history, Buried Beneath the City shows us not only what we can learn from the material leavings of the past but also how archaeologists work to make sense of this evidence. -- Elizabeth Blackmar, coauthor of The Park and the People: A History of Central ParkThis beautiful book demonstrates how much is available to recover from beneath our feet in New York City. The authors guide us sure-handedly through the pre-twentieth century collision of cultures that still affects our world today. -- Leslie M. Harris, author of In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863Buried Beneath the City unearths a new vista, the remains of the days before Europeans arrived and of lost quotidian life since. Take a revealing self-guided underground expedition through material evidence that sheds light on the periods and people neglected by the documentary record. -- Sam Roberts, author of A History of New York in 101 ObjectsThis is a terrific book, one well worthy of reading. Writing a book accessible to all readers, the authors present the complexities and the unique contributions of archaeological excavation and thorough research on the recovered artifacts to our understanding of the panorama of human occupation of a living city. I applaud the authors for their success. -- Martha Zierden, coauthor of Charleston: An Archeology of Life in a Coastal CommunityTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Indigenous Peoples Before the City2. Dutch Beginnings, 1624–16643. The British Colonial City and the Nascent Republic, 1664–18004. Growing Pains, 1800–18405. Development of the Modern City, 1840–1898ConclusionAppendix A: The New York City Landmarks and Historic Districts Discussed in the BookAppendix B: Archaeological Sites Within New York City Discussed in the BookAcknowledgmentsNotesWorks CitedIndex
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MIT Press Ltd Dependent Distracted Bored Affective Formations
Book SynopsisA new approach to understanding the culture of ubiquitous connectivity, arguing that our dependence on networked infrastructure does not equal addiction.In this book, Susanna Paasonen takes on a dominant narrative repeated in journalistic and academic accounts for more than a decade: that we are addicted to devices, apps, and sites designed to distract us, that drive us to boredom, with detrimental effect on our capacities to focus, relate, remember, and be. Paasonen argues instead that network connectivity is a matter of infrastructure and necessary for the operations of the everyday. Dependencies on it do not equal addiction but speak to the networks within which our agency can take shape.
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MIT Press Ltd The Language of the Face Stories of Its Uniquely
Book SynopsisA broad and riveting cultural history of physiognomy, exploring how the desire to divine deeper meaning from our looks has compelled humans for millennia.How do you read a face? For thousands of years, artists, philosophers, and scientists have explored the question of what our outer appearance might reveal about our inner selves. In The Language of the Face, a marvelously comprehensive exploration of the pseudoscience of physiognomy, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi considers over a millennium’s worth of primary sources to paint a splendid portrait of the face’s cultural symbology. Gonzalez-Crussi, an acclaimed pathologist and writer, transcends disciplines with a singular balance of depth and levity. Blending literary analysis of both ancient and modern texts with the insights of medical anthropology, his narrative ranges from an investigation into “nasal semiotics”—a subject whose legacy persists most destructively in myths of ra
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MIT Press Player vs. Monster The Making and Breaking of
Book SynopsisA study of the gruesome game characters we love to beat—and what they tell us about ourselves.Since the early days of video games, monsters have played pivotal roles as dangers to be avoided, level bosses to be defeated, or targets to be destroyed for extra points. But why is the figure of the monster so important in gaming, and how have video games come to shape our culture’s conceptions of monstrosity? To answer these questions, Player vs. Monster explores the past half-century of monsters in games, from the dragons of early tabletop role-playing games and the pixelated aliens of Space Invaders to the malformed mutants of The Last of Us and the bizarre beasts of Bloodborne, and reveals the common threads among them.Covering examples from aliens to zombies, Jaroslav Švelch explores the art of monster design and traces its influences from mythology, visual arts, popular culture, and tabletop role-playing games. At th
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MIT Press Juice
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MIT Press The Digital Closet
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MIT Press The Open Dynamics of Braitenberg Vehicles
Book SynopsisAn introduction to dynamical systems theory, a detailed mathematical analysis of pairs of Braitenberg vehicles, and a look at how these results apply to the study of physical and biological organisms.Powering the concept of a Braitenberg vehicle, developed in 1984 by the Italian-Austrian cyberneticist Valentino Braitenberg, is the idea that simple systems can produce complex behaviors. A pair of interacting Braitenberg vehicles is simple, but they can meander, wind around, and follow each another in a number of ways. In this book, Scott Hotton and Jeff Yoshimi show how dynamical systems theory—in particular the theory of open dynamic systems—can be used to analyze pairs of these vehicles in great detail. The result of the authors’ long-standing collaboration at the intersection of mathematics, philosophy, cognitive science, and biology, The Open Dynamics of Braitenberg Vehicles offers a rigorous mathematical foundation for embodied cognition, esp
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MIT Press Ltd The Aesthetics of Stealth
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Yale University Press Corridors of Power
Book SynopsisA highly regarded academic and former policy analyst and consultant charts the forty-year history of neoliberalism, environmental governance, and resource rights in MadagascarTrade Review“An incisive and devastating account of the transnational politics of conservation. A must read!”—Michael Goldman, author of Imperial Nature: The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of Globalization -- Michael Goldman“Catherine Corson masterfully shows how a conjuncture of devoted people carrying diverse interests and operating with institutional constraints came together to focus American development aid in Madagascar on biodiversity in parks.”—Christian Kull, author of Isle of Fire: The Political Ecology of Landscape Burning in Madagascar -- Christian Kull“Corson’s remarkable multi-sited ethnography exposes the narratives and power relations of neo-liberal conservation in one of the world’s most hotly-contested landscapes. As environmental politics intensify in an era of climate change and financialisation, this is vital reading for all concerned with the intertwined futures of Africa’s forests and people.”—Melissa Leach, University of Sussex -- Melissa Leach“Truly brilliant! Catherine Corson traces the environmental story in the one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, showing how international and national power struggles undermined the well-meaning efforts of conservationists and donors, distorting sustainable development objectives in the country and ignoring the realities of peasant livelihoods. Personal insights from involvements in USAID, DFID, and numerous interactions in Madagascar and on Capitol Hill enliven this gripping account. It is a fascinating and well-documented read, brim-full of challenging perspectives for anyone engaged in trying to save the planet. It is indeed an important book.”—Sir Richard Jolly, Institute of Development Studies -- Sir Richard Jolly“From the villages of rural Madagascar to the board rooms of conservation organisations in Washington DC, Corridors of Power traces the fascinating story of conservation in one of the world’s most biodiverse rich regions. Its rich ethnographic approach shows how knowledge and politics intertwine in the framing and practice of biodiversity conservation. This is a ‘must read’ book for anyone interested in conservation and development in Africa and beyond.”—Ian Scoones, author of Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development -- Ian Scoones“This is a highly original book, which makes a major contribution to our understandings of theoretical debates around neoliberalism, policy formation, and the roles of international actors. It provides a fascinating and in-depth analysis, and as such this book deserves to be widely read.”—Rosaleen Duffy, SOAS University London -- Rosaleen Duffy
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Yale University Press Lie Machines
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National Academies Press The Value of Social Behavioral and Economic
Book SynopsisNearly every major challenge the United States facesfrom alleviating unemployment to protecting itself from terrorismrequires understanding the causes and consequences of people's behavior. Even societal challenges that at first glance appear to be issues only of medicine or engineering or computer science have social and behavioral components. Having a fundamental understanding of how people and societies behave, why they respond the way they do, what they find important, what they believe or value, and what and how they think about others is critical for the country's well-being in today's shrinking global world. The diverse disciplines of the social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences ?anthropology, archaeology, demography, economics, geography, linguistics, neuroscience, political science, psychology, sociology, and statistics?all produce fundamental knowledge, methods, and tools that provide a greater understanding of people and how they live. The Value of Social, Behaviora
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Evolving Protection of Prisoners Rights in
Book SynopsisThe Evolving Protection of Prisoners' Rights in Europe explores the development of the framing of penal and prison policies by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), clarifying the European expectations of national authorities, and describing the various models existing in Europe, with a view to analysing their mechanisms and highlighting those that seem the most suitable.A new frame of penal and prison policies in Europe has been progressively established by the ECHR and the Council of Europe (CoE) to protect the rights of detainees in Europe. European countries have reacted very diversely to these policies. This book has several key benefits for readers: A global and detailed overview of the ECHR jurisprudence on penal and prison policies through an analysis of its development over time. An analysis of the interactions between the Strasbourg Court and the CoE bodies (Committee of Ministers, Committee for the Prevention of Torture ) and their Table of ContentsIntroductionPART 1 EUROPEAN CASE LAW ON PRISONS: A SPLIT JURISPRUDENCE Chapter 1. The right to life: suicide and homicide prevention in prisonChapter 2. The prohibition of torture and inhumane and degrading treatment and the right to liberty and securityChapter 3. The execution of penalties in the jurisprudence of the European Court of human rights Chapter 4. The Rights of Prisoners within the CJEU’s case law.PART 2. EFFECTIVENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRISON AND EUROPEAN liRESPONSES TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION IN PRISONChapter 5. Ireland: the weak European supervision of prison policies and its explanations Chapter 6. Strengths and weaknesses of the judicial protection in Germany. Chapter 7. The conduct of prison reforms. An assessment of the effectiveness of domestic remedies in Italy Chapter 8. The impact of the European Court of Human Rights on the supervision of conditions of detention by the French courtsChapter 9. Belgium: structural problems in the field of prison overcrowding, healthcare and security measures PART 3. THE IMPACTS OF THE EUROPEAN LAW ON PRISON REFORMSChapter 10. Reform vs. Resistance in the Romanian Penitentiary System. Prison Staff Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding their Role in Reaching the Legal Goal of Detention Chapter 11. Assessment of corrective measures in the United Kingdom Chapter 12. Systemic effects and dashed expectations: The two tales of Prison Litigation in Germany
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook of Highland Asia
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Highland Asia is the first comprehensive and critical overview of the ethnographic and anthropological work in Highland Asia over the past half a century. Opening up a grand new space for critical engagement, the handbook presents Highland Asia as a world-region that cuts across the traditional divides inherited from colonial and Cold War area divisions - the Indian Subcontinent/South Asia, Southeast Asia, China/East Asia, and Central Asia. Thirty-two chapters assess the history of research, identify ethnographic trends, and evaluate a range of analytical themes that developed in particular settings of Highland Asia. They cover varied landscapes and communities, from Kyrgyzstan to India, from Bhutan to Vietnam and bring local voices and narratives relating trade and tribute, ritual and resistance, pilgrimage and prophecy, modernity and marginalization, capital and cosmos to the fore. The handbook shows that for millennia, Highland Asians have Table of Contents1. Introduction: Highland Asia as a World Region – Jelle J.P. Wouters and Michael T. Heneise Section 1: Sino-Tibetan mountains 2. The Middle Highlands of Modern China as a Historical Inter-Asian Zomia: Human-Nature Diversity in the Hengduan Mountains -- Dan Smyer Yü 3. Human-nonhuman relations in the making of place in Kham – Gillian G. Tan 4. Amdo: Social landscapes and change - Eveline Washul 5. The Tibetan Frontier:From Regional Boundaries to Disputed Borders – Nadine Plachta & Galen Murton Section 2: Central Asian Mountains and Western Himalaya 6. The Uyghurs:Conceptual Highlanders of Xinjiang- Ildikó Bellér-Hann 7. Kyrgyzstan: Relating to land, nation and territory - Nienke van der Heide 8. Pamirs at the crossroads - Hermann Kreutzmann 9. Islam in the Trans-Himalayan Ecumene – Radhika Gupta Section 3: Central Himalaya 10. Forming Communities and Negotiating Power in a Highland Borderland: The Bhotiya on the Indo-Tibet Border - Subhadra Mitra Channa 11. Infrastructures of change: Development among pastoralists in Dolpo, Nepal (1990–2020)- Phurwa Gurung & Kenneth Bauer 12. Nepal Central Highland: Resistance and the state – Mukta S. Tamang 13. Ethnographies of the Sherpas in the High Himalaya: Themes, Trajectories, and Beyond – Pasang Yangjee Sherpa Section 4: Eastern Himalaya 14. Ethnic Belonging and the Reinvention of Tradition in Eastern Nepal - Martin Gaenszle 15. The Desire to be ‘Primitive’: The Nepalis of Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayas and Claims for Tribal Recognition - Tanka B. Subba 16. Bhutan: History, Scholarship and Emerging Agency in the Bhutanese Narrative- Yedzin Wangmo Tobgay 17. Arunachal Pradesh: from a nonstate space to a contested state space - Zilpa Modi Section 5: Bengal-Indo-Burma highlands 18. Highlanders and lowlanders in Bangladesh: reflections on borders, connectivity and disconnection in highland Asia – Ellen Bal & Nasrin Siraj 19. Peopling the Yunnan-Bengal corridor: An ethnographic history of the Kuki-Chin-Mizo people – David Zou 20. The uplanders of Tripura: changing questions of identity – Harirar Bhattacharyya 21. Migration narratives and ritual regeneration among the Karbi and Tiwa of Highland Assam – Dharamsing Teron & Manas J. Bordoloi 22. Rethinking Ethnographies on Garo Hills – Erik de Maaker 23. Ethnic attachments and alterations among Nagas in the Indo-Myanmar borderland – G. Kanato Chophy 24. Gendering Kachinland: Challenging the gender blindness of an ethnographic area in Highland Asia – Mandy Sadan & Ja Htoi Pan Maran Section 6: Southeast Asia Massif 25. The Wa of the Burma-China borderlands: Identities and polities in the maelstrom of world-system cycles -- Magnus Fiskesjö 26. Karen –Mobile Peopleswith Prophetic Movements in Myanmar & Thailand – Mikael Gravers 27. The Uplands of Northern Thailand: Language and Social Relations beyond the Muang – Nathan Badenoch 28. Animism and cosmological dynamics in Highland Laos – Guido Sprenger 29. From ‘Slaves’ to Indigenous Peoples: Shifting Identities in Northeastern Cambodia – Ian G. Baird 30. On both sides of the Annamese Cordilleras. The Bru of Vietnam and Laos - Gábor Vargyas 31. Remoteness and connectivity: the variegated geographies of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau – Tim Oakes and Zuo Zhenting 32. Ethnography in the Northern Vietnamese Highlands – Jean Michaud
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding Users
Book SynopsisGrounded in the user-centered design movement, this book offers a broad consideration of how our civilization has evolved its technical infrastructure for human purpose to help us make sense of our contemporary information infrastructure and online existence. The author incorporates historical, cultural, and aesthetic approaches to situating information and its underlying technologies across time in the collective, lived experiences of humanity.In today's digital environment, user experience is vital to the success of any product or service. Yet as the user population expands to include us all, designing for people who vary in skills, abilities, preferences, and backgrounds is challenging. This book provides an integrated understanding of users, and the methods that have evolved to identify usability challenges, that can facilitate cohesive and earlier solutions. The book treats information creation and use as a core human behavior based on acts of representation and recordinTable of Contents1. Information as a Human Process, 2. The Emergence of User-Centeredness, 3. Designing Our Information World: Craft or Science?, 4. Humans and the Vertical Slice, 5. The Physio-Tech Layer, 6. The Cogito-Tech Layer, 7. The Socio-Tech Layer, 8. The Culturo-Tech Layer, 9. Usability as a Design Value, 10. Acceptability as a Design Value, 11. Augmentation as the REAL Value
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Taylor & Francis A Concise History of the Middle East
Book SynopsisA Concise History of the Middle East provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of this region. Spanning from the pre-Islamic era to the present, it explores the evolution of Middle Eastern institutions and culture, the influence of European colonialism and Western imperialism, regional modernization efforts, the struggle of various peoples for political independence, the ArabâIsraeli conflict, the reassertion of Islamist values and power, the issues surrounding the Palestinian Question, and the Middle East following 9/11, the 2011 Arab uprisings, and the regional crisis that erupted after 7 October 2023.The thirteenth edition has been fully revised to reflect the most recent events in, and concerns of, the region, including its future in the face of climate change and challenges in Iraq, and developments in the IsraeliâPalestinian conflict. In addition, the important role of Middle Eastern women in the history of the region is woven into the narrative. New
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Criminology for the Police
Book SynopsisThis book offers an applied approach to criminology suitable for prospective police officers. It covers the fundamentals of criminological knowledge, theory and research, and their relevance to policing. The book is split into two parts, the first introducing the basics of criminology, and the second connecting criminological research to police practice. It focuses on the principles of evidence-based practice and encourages students to think critically about the issues covered. Core content includes the following: A history of policing in England and Wales, through a criminological lens. An overview of the literature on police culture, bias and discretion. A review of the challenges of applying criminological insights to policing, and the impact of the College of Policing code of ethics on police practice. An exploration of the challenges of contemporary policing, including complex crime, transnational investigationTrade ReviewThe delivery of policing in any democratic society presents a critical test of those democratic systems and civic institutions that seek to provide security for citizens and to protect those who are vulnerable or marginalised. Criminology for the Police is the first book to interrogate this enduring tension and competing interpretations of the relationship between crime and policing in the context of the College of Policing’s Police Education Qualifications Framework. The book introduces key ideas and concepts that underpin our understanding of crime as well as the design and delivery of twenty-first century policing and assesses their implications for those tasked with front-line policing. The book also outlines the growing importance of data and knowledge generation to the contemporary policing landscape and introduces readers to the basic skills required to use research and data to understand dynamic and complex challenges and improve the delivery of policing. Baroness Helena Kennedy The relationship between academic and policing is not new, but the introduction of the PEQF is a game changer and thousands of new recruits into the police are already finding themselves engaged in academic studies of policing that they might not have expected to be part of their role. This book helps these officers navigate their way through various theories and concepts by drawing out the different ways in which criminology informs our understanding of policing. Importantly, the authors remind us that criminology encompasses a diverse range of perspectives, and they focus on making the appropriate links between different criminological voices and the relevant aspects of policing. Dominic Wood Head of the School of Law, Policing and Social Sciences at Canterbury Christchurch University 'The delivery of policing in any democratic society presents a critical test of those democratic systems and civic institutions that seek to provide security for citizens and to protect those who are vulnerable or marginalised. Criminology for the Police is the first book to interrogate this enduring tension and competing interpretations of the relationship between crime and policing in the context of the College of Policing’s Police Education Qualifications Framework. The book introduces key ideas and concepts that underpin our understanding of crime as well as the design and delivery of twenty-first century policing and assesses their implications for those tasked with front-line policing. The book also outlines the growing importance of data and knowledge generation to the contemporary policing landscape and introduces readers to the basic skills required to use research and data to understand dynamic and complex challenges and improve the delivery of policing.'Baroness Helena Kennedy 'The relationship between academic and policing is not new, but the introduction of the PEQF is a game changer and thousands of new recruits into the police are already finding themselves engaged in academic studies of policing that they might not have expected to be part of their role. This book helps these officers navigate their way through various theories and concepts by drawing out the different ways in which criminology informs our understanding of policing. Importantly, the authors remind us that criminology encompasses a diverse range of perspectives, and they focus on making the appropriate links between different criminological voices and the relevant aspects of policing.'Dominic Wood Head of the School of Law, Policing and Social Sciences at Canterbury Christchurch University Table of Contents1.A Criminology for the Police? 2.Disciplinary Criminology and the Police 3.Criminology for the Police 4.Policing Strategies 5.From Police Culture to Policing Vulnerability 6.Problem-Solving for Police Officers 7.The Evolution of Evidence-Based Policing 8.Doing Research on Crime and Policing 9.Doing Your Own Research 10.Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Repression Resistance and Collaboration in
Book SynopsisThis book examines how the process of remembering Stalinist repression in Romania has shifted from individual, family, and group representations of lived and witnessed experiences characteristic of the 1990s to more recent and state-sponsored expressions of historical remembrance through their incorporation in official commemorations, propaganda sites, and restorative and compensatory measures. Based on fieldwork dealing with Stalinist repression and memorialization, together with archival research on the secret police (Securitate), it adopts an interdisciplinary approach to reveal the resurfacing of particular themes. As such it draws on concepts from sociology, political science, and legal studies, related to memory, justice, redress, identity, accountability, and reconciliation. A study of competing narratives concerning the meaning of the past as part of a struggle over the legitimacy of the post-communist state, Repression, Resistance, and Collaboration in Stalinist Romania Trade Review'This study makes a significant contribution to post-communist and memory studies by enhancing the comparative dimension that can be brought to these subjects. As such, the book has interdisciplinary and international appeal at the level of university undergraduates and postgraduates in the fields of history and social sciences. At the same time, Dr Ciobanu performs a civic duty, one which will help to dispel the mists of distortion which hover in the minds of many over the Communist past of Romania.' - Dennis Deletant, Emeritus Professor, University College London, UK'Based on an astonishing variety of sources, the author skilfully weaves together the insights of both memory studies and transitional justice research to provide a fascinating account of Romania’s protracted struggles to come to terms with its painful history. I highly recommend this to everyone interested in the politics of memory and identity in Central and Eastern Europe today.' - Eva-Clarita Pettai, Imre Kertész Kolleg, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany‘Ciobanu’s book poses difficult questions about a haunting past. The answers she provides are just as disturbing as the questions themselves – and this is the greatest merit of this work. As such, Ciobanu’s monograph constitutes a morally uneasy reading that refuses the hasty gesture of condemning the past without comprehending its complex intricacies and moral ambiguities. It is, at the same time, a theoretically reflexive and analytically lucid approach that sets the ground for a contextualized understanding of a troubled and still troubling past.’ - Mihai S. Rusu‘ … makes an important contribution to our understanding of the processes of memory making in post-communist Romania by focusing on several agents of memory and demonstrating how a master narrative is imposed. Moreover, the book represents a valuable resource for the scholars of the memory of communism in Eastern Europe as well as for those interested in the role-played by civil society actors in the making of memory discourses.’ - Caterina Preda, Memory StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Repression and Victimization 2. The Piteşti Project: Testimonies of Remembering 3. Vernacular and Politicized Representations of the Armed Resistance 4. Perpetrators: Indifference, Denial and Delayed Justice 5. Different Voices: The Experiences of Women and Their Representations of Repression and Resistance 6. The Past in the Present Tense: The Case of the National Peasant Christian-Democratic Party and its Leader Corneliu Coposu Concluding Remarks
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Decolonizing Pathways towards Integrative Healing in Social Work
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Enigma of Social Harm
Book SynopsisDrawing on a novel blend of moral philosophy, social science, psychoanalytic theory and continental philosophy, this book offers up a diagnosis of contemporary liberal capitalist society and the increasingly febrile culture we occupy when it comes to matters of harm. On what basis can we say that something is harmful? How are we supposed to judge between competing opinions on the harmfulness of a particular behaviour, practice, or industry? Can we avoid drifting off into relativism when it comes to judgements about harm? In an age of deep cultural and political discord about what is and is not harmful, providing answers to such questions is more important than ever. Appraising the current state of the concept of social harm in academic scholarship and every-day life, Thomas Raymen finds a concept in an underdeveloped state of disorder, trapped in interminable deadlocks and shrill disagreements about what should and should not be considered harmful. To explain the genesisTrade Review'This book is a landmark in the study of zemiology and social harm. Surveying the zemiological landscape, Raymen finds the concept of social harm to be in a state of disorder, and takes us on a historical, philosophical, political, and psychoanalytic journey of remarkable scale and scope. Arriving back at the present, this book equips its readers with a new set of questions, tools, and insights to categorise and critique myriad zemiological positions as well as a powerful perspective from which to ask questions about social harm in the 21st century. Required reading for anyone interested in social harm.'Anthony Lloyd, Associate Professor of Criminology and Sociology, Teesside University'If by chance this book does not receive classic status and act as a new foundation for the study of social harm, it will be yet another indication that the social sciences are in terminal decline, and nothing can be done to slow the descent.'Simon Winlow, Professor of Criminology, Northumbria University'New criminology books are commonplace, but theoretically ground-breaking ones that make a significant leap forward in a core area of our discipline are truly rare. This book falls into the latter category. It is a book that will either make you think again, or it will give clarity and coherence to those inchoate thoughts that have been in the back of your head but that you have never managed to articulate. Either way, it is a book that everyone interested in social harm must read.'James Treadwell, Professor of Criminology, Staffordshire UniversityTable of Contents1.A Disquieting Suggestion for Criminology and Zemiology 2.Social Harm in an Era of Liberal Cynicism and Its Consequences 3.Social Harm and Its Relationship to Human Subjectivity 4.The Decline of the Telos 5.Morality and Desire 6.Disavowed Liberalism 7.Where Do We Go From Here?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Intimate Communities of Hate
Book SynopsisSocial media has fundamentally transformed political life, driving a surge in far-right extremism. In recent years, radical anti-democratic ideologies have entered into the political mainstream, fueled by energy from extreme online environments. But why do far-right extremist movements seem to thrive so well on social media platforms? What takes place within the fringe online spaces that seem to function as incubators for violent extremists? To answer these questions, this book goes inside the murder capital of the racist Internet, examining 20 years of conversations on Stormfront.org. Using a combination of computational text analysis and close reading, we seek a deeper understanding of the emotional and social effects of being part of an extremist community. We lay the foundation of a new way of understanding online extremism, building on the tradition of Émile Durkheim and Randall Collins. We find that online radicalization is not merely an effect of repeated one-sided arguments,Trade Review“Research on the far right is still rare, and the far right has even more rarely been addressed as a social movement. This engaging and important book, with its systematic analysis of identities, discourses and affects represents a valuable exception and great contribution to this scholarship. This volume not only provide a superb analysis (and analytically sounded) of Stormfront and the use of social media , but also offer insights to the current far right politics landscape and dynamics overall, much deeper than could any electoral result”- Manuela Caiani, Associate Professor, Political Science at the Scuola Normale Superiore“This ambitious and pioneering book casts new light on the process of radicalization online. Weaving together insights derived from digital ethnography, social network analysis, and natural language processing, Intimate Communities of Hate, reveals how shared emotions and collective identity power the Stormfront extremist community in the United States. Essential reading for those who are interested in studying extremism, or how to combine cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative techniques to do so.”- Chris Bail, Professor of Sociology, Political Science, and Public Policy at Duke University"From two of the top experts on far-right extremism, Intimate Communities of Hate: Why Social Media Fuels Far-Right Extremism represents a truly innovative and breakthrough work of research. Its contribution lies in what is the most long-term and detailed analysis of far-right online communities coupled with a cutting-edge and much needed call to reconsider how we think about and explain what has become known as “online radicalization.” Intimate Communities of Hate raises the bar for the entire field of extremism and terrorism research showing how an extensive empirical investigation of a single case study can be conducted in a way that employs sophisticated analytic procedures and provides thought provoking and policy relevant theoretical insights. Without a doubt this is a must read!"- Pete Simi, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology at Chapman UniversityTable of Contents1. Situating Stormfront in Social Media Debates 2. A More Social Theory of Online Politics 3. Methodology, Data, and Ethics 4. Introducing Stormfront 5. Identity: Becoming a Community 6. Discourse: Constructing a Worldview 7. Affect: Building Emotional Energy 8. Stormfront and the Rise of the Far Right
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Comparative Policing
Book SynopsisThis book is a systematic and comparative analysis of police systems in the Western world, looking at their structure and how they tackle contemporary social problems, such as economic austerity, multi-level governance, transnational change, relations with minorities and transformation of delinquency. Core content includes: Comparative histories of the formation of national police systems; A discussion of centralised and decentralised police systems; International differences in community policing; A review of different police strategies in fighting delinquency and reducing urban disorder; A comparative analysis of different ways of controlling police misconduct; An exploration of different models of plural policing. While other books focus on policing in relation to measures effective in decreasing delinquency and augmenting security, this book considers the political, professional, administrative and political economic parameteTrade ReviewJacques de Maillard’s Comparative Policing distinguishes itself by attending to Gouldner’s maxim that "context is everything." De Maillard draws upon a wide range of relevant conditions to discern and interpret both broad and subtle patterns across several of the major elements of policing. An essential addition to the library of police scholars. Stephen Mastrofski, University Professor Emeritus of Criminology, Law & Society, George Mason UniversityThe police which originated as a genuinely national institution, has rarely been studied comparatively. With the increasing internationalisation of police work, police research is also beginning to formulate systematic comparative approaches - a perspective for which this highly recommendable book points the way. – Thomas Bierschenk, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, German."International comparison is now a major topic in police science. This book, written by a renowned scholar in this field, presents the major debates and topics of concern in the international police studies. A must-read for students, academics and others who are interested in the international dimensions of policing."Jan Terpstra, Professor of criminology, Radboud University, the NetherlandsThis book is a tour de force in comparative policing sociology. Jacques de Maillard offers a distinctive counterbalance to what he calls "the dominance of publications from the Anglosphere". His policing scholarship is impressive, and this book will become key reading for anyone with a serious interest in policing. Mike Hough, Emeritus Professor, Birkbeck, University of London.Comparative work on police is rare writes Jacques de Maillard, but quintessential to grasp general reconfigurations (Garland) together with local/national contexts, institutions, trajectories and circulations. With depth and erudition the book shows the contradictory demands on policing, regulatory approaches, constant reforms, contested legitimation and models of pluralisation. A formidable analysis for students of comparative policing, state reconfiguration and public policies.Patrick Le Galès, CNRS professor Sciences Po, Dean Sciences po Urban SchoolTable of ContentsIntroduction1 The formation of national policing systems2 Policing systems between centralisation and decentralisation3 Connecting the police and the public: experiments in community policing4 Crime fighting, the production of order and police performance5 Controlling the police force 6 The pluralisation of policing in comparative perspective Concluding comments
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Elderly Sexual Abuse
Book SynopsisThis book offers an analytical review of the state of knowledge on elderly sexual abuse and presents new data that will confront some of the accepted ideas and some of the myths associated with this specific form of sexual violence. Sexual violence research has often considered children to be the most vulnerable population. However, another population just as vulnerable to sexual abuse but often overlooked by researchers, is the elderly. Evidence shows that elderly victims are more likely to be attacked by strangers, most likely to be victimized in their own homes, and are usually less capable of resisting a physical attack. Drawing on a large and representative dataset, Elderly Sexual Abuse offers a full and theoretically informed picture of the offenders and their crimes. In addition to a specific chapter devoted to prevention and criminal investigation, the book also connects research to practice, exploring what the findings mean for professionals working with theseTrade ReviewThis book represents the first attempt ever to study systematically the sexual abuse of elderly persons. The routine activities of elderly persons normally protect them from risks and abuses. Yet, paradoxically, in some settings elderly persons are in a very weak position to protect themselves. That’s why the current book is so useful. —Marcus K. Felson, PhD, Professor, Texas State University – San MarcosDespite the popular rhetoric of old age being the era of "golden years" the fact is that it is an age of higher vulnerability and enhanced susceptibility to various kinds of victimization. COVID-19 pandemic revealed to unsuspecting Canadians the dire and victimizing conditions in residential care homes where a large number of elderly Canadians languish for the remainder of their lives. This book is a laudable effort to draw attention to sexual abuse of the elderly, a neglected type of victimization that surprisingly has not generated much research and only skimpy literature, due apparently to its hidden nature and prohibitive dark figure. The book is a valiant and commendable attempt to fill this glaring gap in what may be called "geronto victimology". Most people usually think of sexual victimization of the elderly as an extremely rare occurence since older individuals do not seem to be ‘attractive’ sexual targets. To them the book’s revelations will come as a surprise. One finding the book reveals is that opportunity and routine activities play a more important role in triggering sexual victimization of the elderly than target sexual attractiveness does.The book takes a phenomenological approach and pays attention to situational opportunities that create, facilitate or precipitate sexual abuse of elderly victims. And instead of the traditional, though futile, emphasis on the causes the authors are to be given credit for directing their attention to offenders’ motives . The authors should also be given credit for not engaging in endless regurgitation of causal factors and for taking instead a more dynamic approach focusing on routine activities, rational choice theories as well as the criminal event perspective.The book ends with useful suggestions pertaining to the prevention of sexual abuse of the elderly in both residential care settings and the community at large and by offering some helpful tips for improving the investigation of elderly sexual victimization.—Ezzat Fattah, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser UniversityElderly Sexual Abuse: Theory, Research, and Practice is a superb comprehensive compendium of current state of the art and science of this increasingly important subspeciality of elder abuse. This substantive textbook is indispensable to the serious practitioner. In addition to being readable and practically useful to law enforcement, academics, and geriatric health professionals, it will be invaluable to everyone who has an interest in the elderly sexual abuse victim, their offenders, and unique attributes of their crimes.—Mark E. Safarik, criminal profiler (Ret.), FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit, author of Spree Killers: Practical Classifications for Law Enforcement and CriminologyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Elderly sexual abuse: Victimization proneness and vulnerability 1.Understanding elderly sexual abuse from a criminological approach 2.Elderly sexual abuse: Description and unusual aspects 3.Elderly victims: A different crime-commission process? 4.Offenders’ types and offenders’ motivations in elderly sexual abuse 5.Lethal outcome in elderly sexual abuse 6.Elderly sexual abuse in residential care 7.Victimological processes of elderly sexual abuse in an extrafamilial context 8.Elderly and child victims: Different age, same issue 9.Prevention and investigation of elderly sexual abuse Conclusion: Where have all the "good old" people gone?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd parkrun
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to take an in-depth look at parkrun - the free, weekly, timed 5km run on a Saturday morning - and to examine why its participants love it so much and why it has been such an astonishing success.Author David Hindley a self-described middle of the pack' parkrunner draws on new research, including interviews with other runners, volunteers and organisers, to shine a light on the unique combination of ingredients in parkrun's magic formula. Tracing the development of parkrun from its first event in the UK in 2004 to the global network of today, he takes a close look at themes like inclusion, volunteering, community, green space, health and well-being, and unpacks the mantra of it's a run not a race' that has come to define the spirit of parkrun for so many of its participants. Part sporting event, part social movement, and part public health intervention, parkrun perhaps offers a model for sustainable public participation in other areas of social life.Trade Review"Such an interesting read, offering a real insight into the impact and benefits of parkrun. Not only does David Hindley understand parkrun from a parkrunner's perspective, he also understands our organisational purpose and what drives our decision-making and our approach." – Nick Pearson, parkrun CEO 2015 to 2022"An exceptional and comprehensive book which truly captures the essence of parkrun, its extraordinary 18-year history, and the global running revolution it has become for hundreds and thousands of parkrunners and volunteers around the world. David Hindley critically explores parkrun’s humble beginnings, exponential growth and beautiful journey into the parkrun we have come to know and love, and the future prospects of this wonderful community. I particularly enjoyed the author’s personal experiences which are embedded throughout this book offering glimpses into how they use and value parkrun. It made me reflect on my own personal perspective of parkrun, the wonderful people I have met and the amazing communities I have visited. There have been a number of excellent published books which have explored the perspectives of parkrun. In my opinion, this book cements these perspectives, meanwhile being the first to incorporate the plethora of published parkrun research and wider academic literature. A brilliant and insightful read." - Tom George, Run Director Doddington Hall parkrun, UK.Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Rise of parkrun, 2. An Inclusive Community?, 3. Volunteering and Reciprocity, 4. A Panacea for Health and Wellbeing?, 5. ‘A Run Not a Race’, 6. Becoming a (park)runner, 7. Green Exercise, 8. Conclusion: The Future of parkrun
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Muslim Communities and Cultures of the Himalayas
Book SynopsisThis book chronicles individual perspectives and specific iterations of Muslim community, practice, and experience in the Himalayan region to bring into scholarly conversation the presence of varying Muslim cultures in the Himalaya. The Himalaya provide a site of both geographic and cultural crossroads, where Muslim community is simultaneously constituted at multiple social levels, and to that end the essays in this book document a wide range of local, national, and global interests while maintaining a focus on individual perspectives, moments in time, and localized experiences. It presents research that contributes to a broadly conceived notion of the Himalaya that enriches readers' understandings of both the region and concepts of Muslim community and highlights the interconnections between multiple experiences of Muslim community at local levels.Drawing attention to the cultural, social, artistic, and political diversity of the Himalaya beyond the better understood Table of Contents1. Diversity, Continuity, and Disjuncture: Approaching Multivocal Perspectives on Being Muslim in the Himalaya 2. Topiwalla Jinn and the Past-Times of Violence in Kashmir 3. Everyday Religiosity and Extraordinary Experiences: Nepali Muslim Narratives of Hajj 4. Portrait of an Indian Freedom Fighter: Munshi Abdul Sattar 5. Land of the Ungoverned: On the Historiography of Lawlessness at the Frontier of Empire 6. Perspectives: A Photo Essay 7. "When a Woman is Educated in Islam": Conversations with Alima of Ladakh 8. Hindu Shopkeepers, Qur'anic Verses: Intersecting Practices Between Muslims and Hindus of Nepal 9. The Social and Political Life of a Relic: The Episode of the Moi-e-Muqaddas Theft in Kashmir, 1963-1964 10. "Himalayan Ummah" as a Meeting Point Between Various Islamic Cultures: The Case of Chinese Muslim Community Trading Interactions in Amdo 11. Messy Narratives of Belonging: Hijrat and the Khache
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Shamanic and Mythic Cultures of Ethnic Peoples in
Book SynopsisOn the basis of first-hand materials gathered through decades of field research and fleshed out with the author's insightful religious, cultural, and historical observations extending back to the Qing dynasty, ancient archaeological discoveries, and the legacy of Siberian peoples, this two-volume ethnological study investigates shamanic rituals, myths, and lore in northern China and explores the common ideology underlying the origins of the region's cultures.This second volume focuses on northern shamanic divination, spirit idols, and folklore covering the myths of the Manchu-Tungus, Manchu creation shrine tales, and individual tribal myths. This mythic heritage helps identify shared patterns of thought among the ethnic peoples of northern China; points to cultural integration with Buddhist, Daoist, and Han Chinese cultures; and shows their understand of the natural world, the creation of humankind, social life, and history and their interactions with theirTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Northern Shamanic Divination 3. The Northern Mythic Heritage 4. The Manchu Creation Myth "War in Heaven" 5. Tribal Myths and Ancestor Worship 6. Spirit Idols 7. The Northern Shaman
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Habermas and the Crisis of Democracy
Book SynopsisEmilie Prattico has used the lens of a discourse-theoretic conception of deliberative democracy to engage eight prominent colleagues in stimulating interviews. They critically illuminate the various ways that a sound democratic regime depends upon the deliberative milieu of an inclusive public sphere. - Jürgen HabermasThe continued rise of populism and authoritarianism throughout the world has witnessed an alarming attack on basic democratic freedoms and led to a divided political and social world. Few thinkers have done as much as Jürgen Habermas to understand and critique these problems, perhaps most famously through his notions of the public sphere, deliberative democracy, and discourse ethics.In this fascinating book, Emilie Prattico considers the crisis of democracy from a Habermasian standpoint via engaging interviews with an outstanding lineup of leading philosophers and thinkers. The following key topics are unpacked and explored:Table of ContentsForeword Jürgen Habermas Introduction Emilie Prattico 1. Can some basic rights and liberties be given up to safeguard democracy? An interview with Hauke Brunkhorst 2. How does actual deliberation confer legitimacy to democratic decisions? An interview Cristina Lafont 3. Why is "fake news" a crisis of democracy? An interview with Michael Lynch 4. How can we build a public sphere together and share it in a world characterized by divisiveness and tribalism? An interview with Barbara Fultner 5. Can democracy survive without the voice of experts? An interview with Kenneth Baynes 6. How dangerous are the current forms of authoritarianism we are seeing take hold all over the world? An interview with Maria Pia Lara 7. What does the public sphere look like with new technologies? An interview with Gertrud Koch 8. What duties do we owe descendants of slaves and how do we reckon with our antidemocratic and oppressive past? An interview with Lorenzo Simpson. Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Equality Education and Human Rights in the United
Book SynopsisThis book offers an uncompromising and rigorous analysis of education and human rights by examining issues related to gender, race, sexuality, disability, and social class. Written as a companion to the very successful U.K. version, this volume reflects the economic, political, social, and cultural changes in educational and political policy and practice in the United States. Offering a comprehensive look at these areas, this book is an essential resource across a wide range of disciplines and for all those interested in education, social policy, and equality.Trade ReviewIt is appropriate that Peter McLaren introduces this volume in his inimitably plaintive and frenetic fashion. Mike Cole’s new collection does not slow down from there. The chapters provide hard-hitting presentations of a given social injustice, each combining historical depth with conceptual heft. This volume is a necessary reminder of not just where we have been but also of where we are headed. Despite the assault on schools from myriad ideological sources -- neoliberalism, neoconservativism, neofascism, neonazism, white supremacy -- and the growing number of policy makers who embrace them, it is here that the authors in this volume, as critical pedagogues and resistance theorists, continue to seek hope.– John E Petrovic, The University of Alabama, author of Unschooling Critical Pedagogy, Unfixing Schools. Finding ourselves at a critical historical juncture with respect to questions of equality and human rights in education, this timely volume offers readers a powerful compilation of thought-provoking essays that speak to the very root of inequalities and offers valuable alternatives for genuinely enacting educational political projects that are in sync with our revolutionary dreams. – Antonia Darder, Professor Emerita, Loyola Marymount University, USAMike Cole has edited an outstanding collection of essays from internationally known scholars who analyze the current political threats to democracy particularly from the right-wing. The issues of gender, disabilities, sexuality, ecology, class and others are clearly articulated within a political context. The essays boldly confront the significant dilemmas and conflicts that all of us face. The book is an indispensable and excellent read for all scholars and educators committed to social justice and equity in these nightmarish times. It is a must read.– William M. Reynolds, Georgia Southern University, USAThis is an astonishing book! So strong yet subtle, so well written in easy-to-understand language clarifying sometimes complex concepts and analysis- and, overtly written by various chapter writers from the heart, from feeling, from cool outrage at the tragic inequalities within the USA and its education systems.This is a brilliant and moving and clearly Marxist critique that goes beyond critique, into resistance and `what we can do’. I am so full of admiration for this book- I wish all USA teachers in schools, community colleges and universities would read it. That would set the Marxist cat among the Capitalist pigeons!– Dave Hill, Emeritus Research Professor of Education, Anglia Ruskin University, UKTable of ContentsForeword: Democracy Under Siege and the Rise of the Unthinkable; Introduction: Equality and Human Rights in the United States today1. Feminism and Socialism: Looking Back, Looking Ahead; 2. Gender and Education: The Revolutionary ‘Force and Reason’ of Women; 3. U. S. History Breathes and Bleeds Racism; 4. Racism and Education: Failure to Achieve Democratic Aims Inclusively in Public Schooling; 5. The Making of Sexuality in the United States: Normativity, Heteropatriarchy, and Resisting the ‘Euphoria’ of Androcentric Logic; 6. Toward a Marxian Understanding of Sex Education Policy and Curriculum in the United States; 7. Disability Matters: A Materialist History of Disability Under U.S. Settler-Capitalism; 8. Disabling Learning Conditions: Ability-Segregated Education and the Creation of Disability; 9. Marx and the Marxist alternative to neoliberal capitalism: the case for a fully inclusive ecosocialism for today; 10. The Hidden Cost of Class Disavowal and the Case for a New Education System: Social Class and Education in the U.S.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Crime Mapping and Spatial Data Analysis Using R
Book SynopsisPractical introduction to crime mapping and spatial data analysis using R and R Studio. Crime mapping and analysis of crime problems using spatially explicit data has become a central feature of law enforcement agencies across the world. Criminology degrees have begun to adapt their curriculums to foster the skills required for these jobs.Trade Review"I think overall the book is pitched perfectly and the step by step approach with code will act as an excellent training resources as well as reference guide.”-Ruth Weir, City, University of London"Overall, this is a great book! It is written in an accessible style, is up to date and covers the foundational material one would want a student to understand. As an experienced R user, I was delighted to learn something. Staying abreast of the fast-developing packages is nearly a full-time job, so I see this book as highly useful to many readers. The authors do a great job illustrating the main concepts of import but also pointing readers to places to follow up for more detailed treatments.”-Michael Townsley, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith UniversityTable of Contents1. Producing your First Crime Map 2. Basic Geospatial Operations in R 3. Mapping Rates and Counts 4. Variations of Thematic Mapping 5. Basics of Cartographic Design: Elements of a Map 6. Time Matters 7. Spatial Point Patterns of Crime Events 8. Crime Along Spatial Networks 9. Spatial Dependence and Autocorrelation 10. Detecting Hot Spots and Repeats 11. Spatial Regression Models 12. Spatial Heterogeneity and Regression 13. Appendix: A Quick Intro to R and RStudio 14. Appendix B: Regression Analysis (A Refresher) 15. Appendix C: Sourcing Geographical Data for Crime Analysis
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Working with Involuntary Clients
Book SynopsisMany social workers, probation officers and others in the human services are employed in positions where they deal with involuntary clients. These positions are demanding, and require a specific set of skills. The new edition of this successful book provides an accessible and practical guide for managing difficult and sensitive relationships and communicating with reluctant clients.The author directly links theory to real-life by adopting a jargon-free and accessible guide to working in partnership with involuntary clients. Written in a lively and engaging style, the book is relevant to students and practitioners and richly illustrated with case examples drawn from a variety of service-user groups, including adult and youth justice and child protection, as well as people with addictions, young people who refuse to go to school and mental health patients who refuse treatment. The author''s integrated and systematic approach promotes prosocial values; emphasizes clarifying roleTable of Contents1.Introduction. 2.What works and what doesn’t?. 3.Role clarification. 4.Promoting pro-social outcomes. 5.Problem-solving. 6.The worker-client relationship. 7.Working with families. 8.Evaluation. 9.Appendix – Principals of effective practice.
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