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Book SynopsisHow much is a human life worth? Individuals, families, companies, and governments routinely place a price on human life. The calculations that underlie these price tags are often buried in technical language, yet they influence our economy, laws, behaviors, policies, health, and safety. These price tags are often unfair, infused as they are with gender, racial, national, and cultural biases that often result in valuing the lives of the young more than the old, the rich more than the poor, whites more than blacks, Americans more than foreigners, and relatives more than strangers. This is critical since undervalued lives are left less-protected and more exposed to risk. Howard Steven Friedman explains in simple terms how economists and data scientists at corporations, regulatory agencies, and insurance companies develop and use these price tags and points a spotlight at their logical flaws and limitations. He then forcefully argues against the rampant unfairness in the system. ReadersTrade Review“Timely — and, frankly, sometimes shocking. . . . Ultimate Price exposes a system rife with troubling assumptions and inequality that reduces each human to a data point. Well-written and readable, the book avoids being overly academic while still presenting a meticulously researched argument of why we all should take the time to understand how our own lives are priced.” * BuzzFeed *“Price tags on human lives are everywhere.” -- Kai Ryssdal, * Marketplace *“Should be required reading for anyone sitting down to watch the evening news." * New Books Network *"To ration resources and seek to re-open businesses, accountants have to assign price tags to life. . . . In Ultimate Price, a detailed analysis of how government organisations and corporations define the monetary value of human life, Howard Friedman tours the uncomfortable architecture of this calculus." * The Spectator *"Friedman argues that we must devise more equitable ways to assign value to human life. . . . Readers are exhorted to understand how lives are priced so that they might demand better formulas." * Science *“Provides a concise review of some of the scientific literature on valuing life including some of the moral issues one must consider when making these judgments. . . . Certainly worth a read for those looking to learn more on this interesting topic.” * Healthcare Economist *"It is a serious understatement to say that this is a thought-provoking volume. . . . [Friedman] calls our attention to the problems we ought not ignore." * Public Health Ethics *Table of Contents1. Your Money or Your Life? 2. When the Towers Fell 3. Justice Is Not Blind 4. A Little More Arsenic in Your Water 5. Maximizing Profits at Whose Expense? 6. I Want to Die the Way Grandpa Did 7. To Be Young Again 8. Can We Afford a Little One? 9. Broken Calculators 10. What’s Next? Notes Further Reading Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by one of the world's most distinguished historians of psychiatry, Psychiatry and Its Discontents provides a wide-ranging and critical perspective on the profession that dominates the treatment of mental illness. Andrew Scull traces the rise of the field, the midcentury hegemony of psychoanalytic methods, and the paradigm's decline with the ascendance of biological and pharmaceutical approaches to mental illness. The book's historical sweep is broad, ranging from the age of the asylum to the rise of psychopharmacology and the dubious triumphs of community care. The essays in Psychiatry and Its Discontents provide a vivid and compelling portrait of the recurring crises of legitimacy experienced by mad-doctors, as psychiatrists were once called, and illustrates the impact of psychiatry's ideas and interventions on the lives of those afflicted with mental illness.Trade Review"From the Victorian asylum era and the rise and fall of psychoanalysis to the arrival of psychopharmacology and neuroscience, Scull chronicles the medicalization of mental illness with balance and scepticism. He is trenchant on psychiatry’s failures, from prefrontal lobotomy to ‘care in the community’; critical of neuro-reductionism; eloquent on diagnosis debates; and ever aware of the human suffering at his chronicle’s core.” * Nature *“As a collection of previously published material gathered from diverse sources, this book suffers from a certain amount of repetition; however the author has done a service in bringing it together, the writing is lively, the scandals attached to its principal actors are dutifully weighed and the scholarship is impressive.” * Times Literary Supplement *"A lucid mixture of biography, bibliography, and historiography – a personal narrative of the shifting terrain of madness scholarship over five decades." * Medical Health News *“Scull’s encyclopedic knowledge of American (and British) psychiatry has something to teach any reader.” * Social Service Review *“[Scull’s] writing combines the structural curiosity of the sociologist with the historian’s quizzical eye and interest in causation. Scull’s significant corpus in the history of madness ranges from the rise of the asylum and psychiatry’s slow, fitful emergence under its eaves to a magisterial study of madness in world civilisations. It provides necessary ballast for the volume’s freewheeling adventurism.” * Australian Book Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Travails of Psychiatry PART 1. The Asylum and Its Discontents 2. The Fictions of Foucault’s Scholarship: Madness and Civilization Revisited 3. The Asylum, the Hospital, and the Clinic 4. A Culture of Complaint: Psychiatry and Its Critics 5. Promises of Miracles: Religion as Science, and Science as Religion PART 2. Whither Twentieth-Century Psychiatry? 6. Burying Freud 7. Psychobiology, Psychiatry, and Psychoanalysis: The Intersecting Careers of Adolf Meyer, Phyllis Greenacre, and Curt Richter 8. Mangling Memories 9. Creating a New Psychiatry: On the Rockefeller Foundation and the Rise of Academic Psychiatry PART 3. Transformations and Interpretations 10. Shrinks: Doctor Pangloss 11. The Hunting of the Snark: The Search for a History of Neuropsychiatry 12. Contending Professions: Sciences of Brain and Mind in the United States, 1900–2013 PART 4. Neuroscience and the Biological Turn 13. Trauma 14. Empathy: Reading Other People’s Minds 15. Mind, Brain, Law, and Culture 16. Left Brain, Right Brain, One Brain, Two Brains 17. Delusions of Progress: Psychiatry’s Diagnostic Manual Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. As international migration continues to rise, sending states play an integral part in managing their diasporas, in some cases even stepping in to protect their citizens' labor and human rights in receiving states. At the same time, meso-level institutionsincluding labor unions, worker centers, legal aid groups, and other immigrant advocatesare among the most visible actors holding governments of immigrant destinations accountable at the local level.The potential for a functional immigrant worker rights regime, therefore, advocates to imagine a portable, universal system of justice and human rights, while simultaneously leaning on the bureaucratic minutiae of local enforcement. Taking Mexico and the United States as entry points,Scaling Migrant Worker Rightsanalyzes how an array of organizations put tactical pressure

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Book SynopsisIn this bold rewriting of visual culture, Brooke Belisle uses dimensionality to rethink the history and theory of media aesthetics. With Depth Effects, she traces A.I.-enabled techniques of computational imaging back to spatial strategies of early photography, analyzing everyday smartphone apps by way of almost-forgotten media forms. Drawing on the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Belisle explores depth both as a problem of visual representation (how can flat images depict a voluminous world?) and as a philosophical paradox (how do things cohere beyond the limits of our view?). She explains how today's depth effects continue colonialist ambitions toward totalizing ways of seeing. But she also shows how artists stage dimensionality to articulate what remains invisible and irreducible.Trade Review "This scholarship illuminates a deeper understanding of dimensional aesthetics, computational imaging, and how we see and experience the world through photographic representation. It is, in my opinion, a triumph in the field of visual culture studies." * Visual Materials Section of the Society of American Archivists *Table of ContentsContents Introduction: Dimensional Aesthetics Entrelacs I. Depth 1. The Sidedness of Things: Object Recognition and Computer Vision Entrelacs II. How a Cube Coheres 2. Surfacing Subjectivity: Portrait Mode and Computational Photography Entrelacs III. Unfinished Incarnation 3. Visible World: Photographic Maps and Computational Photogrammetry Entrelacs IV. Other Landscapes Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this bold rewriting of visual culture, Brooke Belisle uses dimensionality to rethink the history and theory of media aesthetics. With Depth Effects, she traces A.I.-enabled techniques of computational imaging back to spatial strategies of early photography, analyzing everyday smartphone apps by way of almost-forgotten media forms. Drawing on the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Belisle explores depth both as a problem of visual representation (how can flat images depict a voluminous world?) and as a philosophical paradox (how do things cohere beyond the limits of our view?). She explains how today's depth effects continue colonialist ambitions toward totalizing ways of seeing. But she also shows how artists stage dimensionality to articulate what remains invisible and irreducible.Trade Review "This scholarship illuminates a deeper understanding of dimensional aesthetics, computational imaging, and how we see and experience the world through photographic representation. It is, in my opinion, a triumph in the field of visual culture studies." * Visual Materials Section of the Society of American Archivists *Table of ContentsContents Introduction: Dimensional Aesthetics Entrelacs I. Depth 1. The Sidedness of Things: Object Recognition and Computer Vision Entrelacs II. How a Cube Coheres 2. Surfacing Subjectivity: Portrait Mode and Computational Photography Entrelacs III. Unfinished Incarnation 3. Visible World: Photographic Maps and Computational Photogrammetry Entrelacs IV. Other Landscapes Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA radical reinterpretation of Attica, the revolutionary 1970s uprising that galvanized abolitionist movements and transformed prisons. Tip of the Spear boldly and compellingly argues that prisons are a domain of hidden warfare within US borders. With this book, Orisanmi Burton explores what he terms the Long Attica Revolt, a criminalized tradition of Black radicalism that propelled rebellions in New York prisons during the 1970s. The reaction to this revolt illuminates what Burton calls prison pacification: the coordinated tactics of violence, isolation, sexual terror, propaganda, reform, and white supremacist science and technology that state actors use to eliminate Black resistance within and beyond prison walls. Burton goes beyond the state records that other histories have relied on for the story of Attica and expands that archive, drawing on oral history and applying Black radical theory in ways that center the intellectual and political goals of the incarcerated people who Trade Review“A fresh and urgent interpretation of the meaning of Attica. . . . Burton has crafted a masterpiece that, as much as any single book can, shows the way forward for a new generation of activist-scholars, agitators, revolutionaries, and other partisans of human liberation, to redeem the dead and build a new society in their name.” * Los Angeles Review of Books *“Burton gives readers a deeply-felt look at the activists who participated in these revolts. . . . His interviews with survivors are incisive and reflect an appreciation of the political knowledge and passion that led these men to foment rebellion, however risky.” * The Progressive *"Magnificent. . . . Tip of the Spear is a massive accomplishment of scholarship and political analysis." * Propaganda in Focus *“Not only is Tip of the Spear an important addition to the growing volume of literature regarding the role of prisons in the racist capitalist state that is the United States, the thesis of the text represents a major evolution in the historical representation of US prisons.” * CounterPunch *“A remarkable account of how prison repression and reform intertwine, one that poses fundamental dilemmas about whether our legal system can ever properly serve movements for social change. It is a book that will unsettle and enrage you. It should also become the account of Attica that every interested person reads.” * Inquest *"With Tip of the Spear, Burton hasn’t just salvaged the imprisoned Black radical tradition from the condescension of liberal posterity, but provided a singular lesson in militant intellectual method, shedding stark illumination on the counterinsurgent genealogy of prison reform (between philanthropy and psyops) while doing justice to an abolitionist horizon oriented toward maximum demands rather than piecemeal adaptations." * Verso Author Pick *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE. THE LONG ATTICA REVOLT 1. Sharpening the Spear Strategies and Tactics of Revolutionary Action 2. Black Solidarity Under Siege Three Terrains of Protracted Rebellion 3. Attica Is Revolutionary Consciousness and Abolitionist Worldmaking PART TWO. PRISON PACIFICATION 4. Gender War Sexual Revenge and White Masculine Repair 5. Hidden War Four Strategies of Reformist Counterinsurgency 6. The War on Black Revolutionary Minds Failed Experiments in Scientific Subjugation Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA well-rounded examination of ethical thought, language, and action In Realism and Imagination in Ethics, author Sabina Lovibond explores the non-cognitive theory of ethics along with its objections and the alternative of moral realism. Delving into expressivism, perception, moral sense theory, objectivity, and more, this book pulls from Wittgenstein, Hegel, Bradley, Nietzsche and others to explore the many facets of ethics and perception. The discussion analyzes the language, theories, and criteria surrounding ethical action, and describes the faults and fallacies of traditional schools of thought.

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Book SynopsisPolitical, domestic, and economic life is dominated by networks of powerful men. In Masculinity and Power Arthur Brittan analyses this state of affairs.Table of ContentsMasculinities; masculinity and identity; male sexualities; masculinity as competitiveness; men as a collectivity?; true male discourse; men, reason and crisis.

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Book SynopsisHow do we make sense of death - in theology, in philosophy, in experience? How do religions other than Christianity deal with death and with dying? In the now predominantly secular societies of the West, what are we to make of the theologies of death develop by writers such as Becker, Hick, Thielicke and Macquarrie? Ray Anderson tackles his subject with clarity and without sentimentality. He discusses first the treatment - and indeed, the denial - of death by contemporary Western society, and its place in other religious traditions. Going on the discuss the origins of a Christian theology of death, he examines the legacy of Judaism and seeks to lay the foundations for a Christian anthropology in the unity of body and soul. Death, he argues, is alien to God''s determination of our personhood. Outlining a classic Christian understanding of death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, he explores the implications of the Passion for our own mortality. Even if the sting of death has beTable of ContentsPreface vi 1 The Question of Death and the Christian Answer 1 2 Death and the Contemporary Mind 16 3 Towards a Theology of Human Death 37 4 Divine Judgement and Life After Death? 64 5 Christ's Victory Over Death 82 6 Christian Hope and Life Beyond Death 104 7 Christian Perspective on Death and Dying 124 8 The Human Ecology of Death and Dying 143 Selected Bibliography 160 Index 167

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Book SynopsisIn this original and timely work, David Arnold draws upon the history of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, to explain the origins and characteristics of famine. He considers whether some societies are more vulnerable to famine than others, and contests the assumption that those affected by famine are simply passive ''victims''. He compares the ways in which individuals and states have responded to the threat of mass starvation, and the relation of famine to political and social power.Table of ContentsEditor's Preface Foreword Introduction 1. Definitions and Dimensions 2. Theories of Famine Causation 3. Famine in Peasant Societies 4. Famine's "Victims" 5. Subsistence and the State 6. From Opulence to Oxfam Notes on Further Reading Index.

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Book SynopsisThe book focuses on the role political processes play in solving certain key problems which have accompanied economic development in both the developed and less developed nations of the world. By breaking down the factors which define development into clear cut categories, namely population, food, energy, the environment, and technology, the author offers a useful approach to understanding the problems the world is facing today and will continue to face for the foreseeable future. The text provides a useful guide and resource for those who wish to grasp the implications of the rapid growth of the world''s population, world hunger, the threat of nuclear war, uncertain energy supplies, acid rain and deforestation.Table of ContentsPreface xi 1 The Wealth and Poverty of Nations 1 The Orthodox Approach 2 The Radical Approach 5 The Growth-with-Equity Approach 8 Conclusions 12 Notes 15 2 Population and Development 17 The Changing Population of the World 17 Causes of the Population Explosion 24 Population Growth Affects Development 26 Development Affects Population Growth 30 Governmental Population Policies 34 The Future 39 Conclusions 43 Notes 44 3 Food and Development 46 Food Production 46 How Many Are Hungry? 47 Causes of World Hunger 48 Food Affects Development 51 Development Affects Food 53 The Green Revolution 62 Governmental Food Policies 63 Future Food Supplies 66 Conclusions 71 Notes 72 4 Energy and Development 76 The Energy Crisis 76 Responses by Governments to the Energy Crisis 80 The Effect of the Energy Crisis on Third World Development Plans 84 The Relationship Between Energy Use and Development 86 The Greenhouse Effect 91 The Energy Transition 94 Nuclear Power: A Case Study 103 Conclusions 111 Notes 113 5 The Environment and Development 117 The Awakening 117 The Air 119 The Water 123 The Land 126 The Workplace and the Home 132 The Use of Natural Resources 135 The Extinction of Species 139 Environmental Politics 142 Conclusions 144 Notes 146 6 Technology and Development 149 Benefits of Technology 149 Short-term versus Long-term Benefits 150 Unanticipated Consequences of the Use of Technology 153 Inappropriate Uses of Technology 156 Limits to the "Technological Fix" 158 The Threat of Nuclear War: A Case Study 160 Conclusions 166 Notes 167 7 Alternative Futures 170 Doom 171 Growth 175 Steady State 177 Conclusions 179 Notes 181 Selected Bibliography 183 Index 189

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces the reader to ethics by examining a current and important debate. During the last fifty years the orthodox position in ethics has been a broadly non-cognitivist one: since there are no moral facts, moral remarks are best understood, not as attempting to describe the world, but as having some other function - such as expressing the attitudes or preferences of the speaker. In recent years this position has been increasingly challenged by moral realists who maintain that there are moral facts; there is a truth of the matter in ethics, which is independent of our views, and which we seek to discover. Unfortunately much of this interesting debate found in the work of McDowell, Wiggins, Putnam, Blackburn and others is not easily accessible to undergraduates. McNaughton presents many of the major issues in ethics by way of a clear exposition of both sides of this argument and assumes no prior knowledge of philosophy. Topics discussed include: moral observation, Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Morality: Invention or Discovery?. 2. Moral Non-Cognitivism: An Outline. 3. Moral Realism: An Outline. 4. Non-Cognitivism: Further Developments. 5. Realism and Reality. 6. The State of the Debate: An Interim Report. 7. Moral Motivation. 8. Moral Weakness. 9. Amoralism and Wickedness. 10. Moral Realism and Cultural Diversity. 11. Non-cognitivism and Utilitarianism. 12. Quasi-Realism. 13. Principles or Particularism?. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this fresh alternative to traditional Shakespeare studies, Dympna Callaghan, Lorraine Helms, and Jyotsna Singh address Shakespeare''s works in terms of, amongst other things, the feminist history of sexuality, the ideology of romantic love, and feminist interventions in performance. Their objective is to produce new interpretations of the plays by locating them at the intersections of a range of contemporary critical, theoretical, and cultural practices.Trade Review"This is a fine book. An important and original contribution to feminist Shakespeare studies." Phyllis Rackin, University of Pennsylvania "This is a fresh book, which will have an invigorating effect on Shakespeare studies. Nothing quite like it exists, and I imagine a wide audience among Shakespeare scholars and students." Jean Howard, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Interventions of History: Narratives of Sexuality: Jyotsna Singh. 2. The Ideology of Romantic Love: The Case of Romeo and Juliet: Dympna Callaghan. 3. Acts of Resistance: The Feminist Player: Lorraine Helms. Index.

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Book SynopsisDescribes and explains the extraordinary wave of popular protest that swept across the so-called Third World and the countries of the former socialist bloc during the period from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, in response to the mounting debt crisis and the austerity measures widely adopted as part of economic 'reform' and 'adjustment'.Table of ContentsList of Tables. Acknowledgements. Part I: Introduction:. 1. Global Adjustment. 2. Food Riots Past and Present. Part II: Case Studies:. 3. Fighting for Survival: Women's Responses to Austerity Programs. 4. Latin America: Popular Protest and the State. 5. Economic Adjustment and Democratization in Africa. 6. The Middle East and North Africa. 7. The Asian Debt Crisis: Structural Adjustment and Popular Protest in India. 8. Explaining Sri Lanka's Exceptionalism: Popular Responses to Welfarism and the 'Open Economy'. 9. The Politics of Economic Reform in Central and Eastern Europe. Part III: Conclusion:. 10. Debt Crisis and Democratic Transition. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisLiterature and Feminism is an exemplary new introduction to feminist literary criticism and theory which assumes no previous knowledge of the field. Clear, informative and carefully structured, it provides a thorough guide to, and path through, one of the most important, but also most difficult, areas of contemporary literary studies.Trade Review"A genuinely introductory account of feminist literary criticism and theory which will be of help to all students starting out on literary study." Jennifer Birkett, University of Birmingham "This book is suitable for first year students ... It presumes no prior knowledge, yet covers a wide range of material with admirable clarity and directness." Mary Eagleton, the University College of Ripon & York St John "The pedagogical value of this book is enhanced by this style of presentation and the inclusion of lists of further reading and a glossary of terms ... Morris's book provides an informative introduction to feminist literary debates." VisionsTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements. Introduction: Why 'literature and feminism'?. Part I: Literature?. 1. Re-vision: Reading as a Woman. 2. Challenging the Canon and the Literary Establishment. 3. Writing by Women. Part II:. 4. The Construction of Gender: Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan. 5. Writing as a Woman: Helen Cixous, Luce Irigaray and Ecriture Feminine. 6. Identities in Process: Poststructuralism, Julia Kristeva and Intertextuality. 7. A Return to Women in History: Lesbian, Black and Class. Criticism. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisTransnational Urbanism is a profound work of theoretical synthesis by internationally renowned urban theorist Michael Peter Smith. Moving deftly across disciplines and discursive terrains, Smith forges original and stimulating connections between urban studies and the emerging field of transnational studies. With original and extraordinary insight, he addresses the central question of how and why immigrants, refugees, political activists, and institutions locate and maintain social relations in light of transnational urbanism. Brings a concrete, historically informed discussion of globalization and transnationalism applied to urban studies. Offers a blueprint for reconstructing urban theory itself . Forges stimulating connections between the field of urban studies and the emerging field of transnational studies . Trade Review"Michael Peter Smith has done it again! Perhaps the most sophisticated urban theorist alive has written a beautifully crafted book that develops a sophisticated and innovative theory of contemporary transnational urbanism and fleshes it out with fascinating empirical and ethnographic examples drawn chiefly, but not exclusively, from major U.S. cities. The perfect volume to stimulate rethinking of the urban question." Janet Abu-Lughod, Northwestern University "Michael Peter Smith has been one of the leading theorists in urban affairs for many years. This book takes him to a new level, ranking him at the very top with Harvey and Castells. Smith's reconceptualization of globalization and his insistence on a more precise language - transnational urbanism - is groundbreaking. This book stands as an influential intellectual statement that other scholars will be obliged to take into account for many years." Dennis Judd, Urban Affairs Review "Smith rightly insists that we need to look behind the mantras of 'globalization,' 'capital,' 'global cities,' and 'postmodernity'. He provides a highly persuasive argument for the recognition of human agency, locality and the growth of cultural practices from below. This is a major work - Smith has succeeded in returning urban theory to the streets where it belongs." Robin Cohen, University of Warwick "Countering the structural tendencies of urban political economists, the ahistoricism of globalists, and the abstractions of postmodernists, Smith presents "transnational urbanism" as a cultural metaphor for an agency oriented urban theory. Cities are the primary sites of transnational urbanism –a pervasive and complex process involving cultures, policies, institutions, actors, and localities. Smith's is the most balanced theoretical approach to globalization, seeing it as it works, without any vilification or glorification. This is an important book in the field for graduate students and faculty." Choice "Since 1979, when he published The City and Social Theory, Michael Peter Smith has been providing us with close readings of the writings of urban theorists. Transnational Urbanism is one of the strongest of these offerings, dissecting the hidden agendas and limitations of theories of globalization and rescuing the city from globalization's clutches.The value of Smith's ethnographic social constructionism.depends neither on devastating critiques nor sole possession of the space of urban theory. With insight and persuasion, Smith has made a powerful case for a transnational urbanism." Urban Affairs Review "This is a powerful and important book. The arguments, subtle but significant to the evolution of our understanding of global systemic change, are compelling. Smith deepens our conceptual sophistication on globalization, sociospatial dynamics, the role of the urban in international relations, and the mechanisms of agency in a world where forces appear to be beyond our control. Smith has given us a significant work, insightful.in its critique of the social evolutionism literature that has dominated this first phase of our struggle to locate globalization." International Affairs "[T]his is a book to be recommended. Ably supported by well-chosen cases and vignettes, Smith's argument injects a constructive element into the debate about the local and the global in what is altogether a stimulating read." Environment and Planning A "Transnational Urbanism is an impressive book. It offers a state-of-the-art theoretical treatise on globalization and the city, which even those sceptical that new terms and novel methods can save globalization theory from its conceptual morass will gain much from reading." -- Environment and Planning B: Planning and DesignTable of Contents1. Introduction: The Social Construction of Transnational Urbanism:. Why Transnational Social Practices?. Why "Transnational Urbanism"?. Why Agency-oriented Urban Theory?. On Social Constructionism. The Architectonics Ahead. Locating Globalization. Reconstructing Urban Theory. Part I: Locating Globalization: . 2. The Local as Globalism's "Other": The Confines of the Master Narrative of Time-Space Compression. Beyond Technological Determinism. Cultural Reductionism. Postmodern Subjectivity, Political Fragmentation, and Identity Politics. Essentializing Class and Marginalizing Gender. The Political Geography of Difference. An Alternative View of Urban Politics. Beyond Binary Dualities. 3. The Global Cities Discourse: A Return to the Master Narrative?. Reconsidering the Global City Thesis. The Limits of Global Economism. Historicizing the Global City. The "Global Governance" Agenda. Transnational Urbanism: Beyond Reification. 4. Reimagining Los Angeles from the Ground Up. Mexican Transmigration to Los Angeles The Legacy of Empire. The Social Construction of "Local Economic Development". Transnational Urbanism and the Ethnic Economy. Constructing and Reconstructing "Koreatown". Beyond Victimization. Part II: Reconstructing Urban Theory:. 5. Re-presenting the "Local": Beyond Communitarian Metaphors. Localities as Defensive Community Formations. Rethinking the Boundaries of Locality. Localities and the Politics of Difference. The Social Construction of Space as Place. Rethinking the Politics of Everyday Life. Transnational Place-Making. 6. Beyond the Postmodern City: Rethinking Ethnography for Transnational Times. Social Constructionism and Postmodern Social Inquiry. Questioning the Knower and the Known. Constructing the Subject. The Uses and Limits of Postmodern Ethnography. Hybrid Subjects in Patterned Networks. The Border Crossings of Transnational Ethnography. 7. Transnationalizing the Grassroots. The Rise of Transnational Grassroots Politics. Transnationalizing Urban Research. Beyond the Global-Local Duality. Thinking Locally and Acting Globally. Bifocal Border Crossers. The Politics of Simultaneity. The Production of Political Space. 8. From Globalization to Transnational Urbanism. The Agency of Transnational Networks. The Rise of Translocalities Questioning the Post-national Discourse. Towards a Transnational Urban Studies. Comparative Transnationalisms. Summing Up. Epilogue. 9. Epilogue: The City as Crossroads. Index.

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Book SynopsisAims to provide a fresh contemporary approach to media education. Fleming's text sets out to chart a detailed map of contemporary media studies and also shows how a busy teacher can move around this map. The text is supported by a range of examples, from the classroom, media and other texts.Trade Review"Here is a scholarly, closely argued affirmation of the place of media studies in the curriculum. This enthusiastic advocacy of subject and style makes it a work that perfectly meets the moment." Times Educational Supplement "Media Teaching provides a fresh contemporary approach to media education which will be welcomed by all students and teachers of media." "It should become an indispensable resource for teachers of media studies and those engaged in media education across the curriculum." "Media Teaching will be essential reading for all teachers of media studies, film studies, communication studies and for those undertaking elements of media education across a range of curriculum contexts. MetroTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Talking Media: Language Games and Learning Outcomes. 2. Thinking Media: Public Communication and Modes of Experience. 3. Broadcast Media: The Organization of Audio-Visual Aids. 4. Broadcasting and Popular Culture. 5. Print Media: The Organization of the Instantaneous. 6. Popular Culture and the Boundaries of Sociability. Appendix I. Appendix II. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo Moral realism is a new movement in ethics -- this is the first book to situate that movement. aeo Demonstrates that realism in ethics leads to a rejection of consequentialism -- a long sought after result. aeo Moral realism is a new movement in ethics -- this is the first book to situate that movement.Trade Review"In presenting an original view of motivation, as well as in defending a minority view of motivation, as well as in defending a minority view on moral principles, Dancy enlarges our view of the theoretical options in a fashion that all parties should welcome." Mark van Roojen, The Philosophical QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Internalism and Cognitivism. 2. The Pure Theory and its Rivals. 3. In Defence of Purity. 4. Why Particularism. 5. Against Generalism (1). 6. Against Generalism (2). 7. Conflict, Dilemma, Regret. 8. Supererogation. 9. Objectivity. 10. Towards Agent-Relativity. 11. Agent-Relativity. 12. Agent-Relativity - the Very Idea. 13. Consequentialism and the Agent-Relative. Appendix I: Internal/External Reasons. Appendix II: Hare's Later Views. Appendix III: Nagel on Incommensurability.

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Book SynopsisThe essays in this book range over the fields of environmental ethics, business ethics, professional ethics, and bio-medical ethics. In each of the essays a significant question in the field of applied ethics is treated in a way that is methodologically revealing and provides some sense of new directions and preoccupations in the field.Table of ContentsPart I: Methodology, Critical Potential and Sceptical Doubts:. 1. Science, Ethics and Rationality. Aristotle and Foucault on Science and Applied Ethics: Bent Flyvberg. Scientific Knowledge, Discourse Ethics, and Consensus Formation in the Public Domain: Matthias Kettner. Citizen Virtues for a Technological Order: Langdon Winner. 2. Moral Agreement. Actual vs. Hypothetical: Alison Jaggar. Rule Utilitarianism and Applied Ethics: Richard Sikora. Moral Philosophy as Subversive Activity: James Rachels. Trust and Distrust of Moral Theorists: Annette Baier. Socratic Scepticism: Roger Wertheimer. 3. Moral Theorizing and Moral Practices. Reflections on some of the Sources of Hypocrisy: Nancy Ann Davis. Part II: General Issues Related to the Fields of Applied Ethics:. 4. Business Ethics. How to Think Systematically about Business Ethics: Michael Philips. Corporate Roles, Personal Virtues: An Aristotelian Approach to Business Ethics: Robert Solomon. Moral Philosophy and Business Ethics: The Priority of the Political: Alistair Macleod. Business Ethics and Stakeholder Analysis: Kenneth Goodpaster. Philosophy and its Host: The Case of Business Ethics: Michael Yeo. 5. Environmental Ethics. Environmental Ethics: Values in and Duties to the Natural World: Holmes Rolston III. Ethics, Public Policy and Global Warming: Dale Jamieson. Morality, Rationality and Politics: Solving the Greenhouse Dilemma: Peter Danielson. 6. Biomedical Ethics. From Kantianism to Contextualism: The Rise and Fall of the Paradigm Theory in Bioethics: Earl Winkler. Can Ethnography Save the Life of Medical Ethics?: Barry Hoffmaster. Ethics Codes and Guidelines for Health Care Research: Can Respect for Autonomy be a Multi-cultural Principle?: Edward Keyserlingk. The Functions and Limitations of a Professional Code of Ethics: Dale Beyerstein.

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Book SynopsisAs disillusion sets in with the free market right- the legacy of Thatcher, Reagan and Geoffrey Sachs-Hiliary Wainwright retrieves and develops what was best in the thinking and practice of the new left. Challenged by the appeal of neo-liberalism to young organizers in the civic movements of Central Europe, she tackles Hayek''s critique of the all-knowing state, and his regonition of ''practical knowledge'' that no state or party can secind guess. Drawing an alternative view of knowledge from the practice of social movements (from the 1968 student revolt, through militant shop stewards organizations and the women''s movement, to green activism of the 1980''s) as well as from new philosophical currents, Wainwright counters Hayek''s individualism and denial of the legitimacy of the collective action, with a conception of knowledge as fundamentally social.On this foundation she establishes a new understanding of transformative political agengy as well as self-consciously eTrade Review"When one of Britain'smost dedicated and resourceful activists writes with this vision and energy, one is compelled to listen closely." Terry Eagleton. "Hilary Wainwright is unique for her ability to synthesize academic analysis and the practical concerns of movement politics." Francis Fox Piven.Table of ContentsPreface. The arguments: A New Left and the Democratization of Knowledge. Part I: An Eastern Challenge to the Western Left:. 1. Encounters in the New Europe. Part II: At The Heart of the Challenge:. 2. Frederick Hayek and the Social-Engineering State. 3. Transformation from Below. 4. TheTheory and Politics of Knowledge. Part III: New Kinds of Knowledge for new Forms of Democracy:. 5. From Social Movement to Self Management: A case Study from the Women's Movement. 6. From Grass Roots Organizing to New Economic Networks. 7. From Extra-Parliamentary Oppositions to Parties of new Kind. Part IV:Why Movements Matter in the New Europe: . 8. Ending the Cold War. 9. Conclusions: Transforming Governmentality. Bibliography and Further Reading. Directory of International Campaigns, Networks and Newsletters. Index.

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Book SynopsisDo moral questions have objective answers? In this great debate, Gilbert Harman explains and argues for relativism, emotivism, and moral scepticism. In his view, moral disagreements are like disagreements about what to pay for a house; there are no correct answers ahead of time, except in relation to one or another moral framework.Table of ContentsPreface. Part I: Moral Relativism (Harman):. 1. Moral Relativism. 2. Social Contracts. 3. Expressing Basic Disagreement. 4. Universality of Practical Reasons?. 5. Judgements about Outsiders. Part II: Moral Objectivity (Thomson):. 6. Epistemological Arguments for Moral Skepticism. 7. Emotivism. 8. Evaluations and Directives. Part III: Responses:. 9. Harman's Response to Thomson's Part II. 10. Thomson's Response to Harman's Part I. Bibliography.

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Book Synopsisaeo Wide coverage and introduction to the main issues and arguments of applied ethics. aeo Each chapter specially commissioned to introduce newcomers. aeo Comprehensive notes and reading guides.Trade Review"Although the level of Almond's language is too high for many A-level students, her book makes a good revision text for more advanced candidates." Jonathan Webber, Dialogue, 1996 "This excellent, handy collection will be found useful by anyone who wants to show how philosophy is 'relevant'." Richard Ashcroft, University of Liverpool, Society for Applied Philosophy, 1996 "This volume provides a most valuable collection of articles arranged in five sections dealing with family relationships, the professions, crime and punishment, economics and politics, and international and global dimensions. The contributors are leading philosophers and ethicists. There can be few better ways of approaching such a wide range of issues." The Expository TimesTable of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction. Ethical Theory and Ethical Practice: Brenda Almond (University of Hull). Part I: The Personal Dimension: Family and Relationships:. 1. Trouble with Familes?: Mary Midgley and Judith Hughes (Both at Newcastle). 2. Love and Personal Relationships: Paul Gregory (Germany). 3. Between the Sexes: Care or Justice?: Moira Gatens (Sydney). 4. Children Who Run: Ethics and Homelesness: Michael Parker (Middlesex). Part II: Public and Professional Dimensions: Ethics and the Professions:. 5. Education: Conserving Tradition: John Haldane (St. Andrews). 6. Ethics, Law and the Quality of the Media: Andrew Belsey (University of Wales College of Cardiff). 7. Reconciling Business Imperatives and Moral Virtues: Jennifer Jackson (Leeds). 8. The Gene Revolution: Ruth Chadwick (Cardiff). 9. Information and Accountability in Science: Dick Holdsworth (Luxembourg). 10. Psychiatry, Compulsory Treatment and the Value-Based Model of Mental Illness: W. Fulford (Warneford Hospital). Part III: The Legal Dimensions: Crime and Punishment:. 11. Crime and Responsibility: H. Tam (Cambridge). 12. Is Psychopathy a Moral Concept?: M. Bavidge and A. Cole (Both at Newcastle). 13. Life, Death and the Law: Robert Campbell (Bolton Institute). 14. Ethical Questions Facing Law Enforcement Agents: John Kleinig (CUNY). Part IV: Economic and Political Dimensions: Politics and Society:. 15. Is Efficiency Ethical? Resource Issues in Health Care: Donna Dickenson (Open University, Milton Keyne). 16. Liberty or Community? Defining the Postmarxist Agenda: Brenda Almond (Hull). 17. A Defence of Property Rights and Capitalism: Tibor Machan (Auburn). 18. Nationalism and Intervention: A. J. Coady (University of Melbourne). Part V: International and Global Dimensions: Extending the Moral Community:. 19. Rich and Poor: Jennifer Trusted (Exeter). 20. War, Terrorism and Ethical Consistency: Gerry Wallace (Hull). 21. Enlarging the Community: Companion Animals: Stephen Clark (Liverpool). 22. Ethics and the Environment: the Global Perspective: Robin Attfield (Cardiff). Bibliographies. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo A lengthy chapter is devoted to ethics during the Hellenistic period, and another covers highlights of the medieval period, including Thomistic natural law theory. aeo There is a chapter on Spinoza and one on the main points of Hegela s ethical theory.Trade Review"What Arrington has produced is a series of very sympathetic interpretations of each featured philosopher. Special emphasis is given throughout the text to those historical figures who have had the most influence on recent analytical moral philosophy, including Aristotle, Hobbes, Butler, Hume, Kant and Mill. Of particular interest to those who may consider using this text in their classes is the division of each chapter into concise segments that focus on each philosopher's key concepts, the attempt to include the latest scholarship, and the helpful list of recommended readings." Doug Carriker "Professor Arrington has written a concise and wonderfully understandable introduction to the history of moral philosophy in the West up to the twentieth century. I have no doubt that this book will and should become a standard text for both undergraduate and post-graduate study." Len Doyal, University of London "Arrington deals with the major figures of Western ethics with clarity and precision, but above all with unusual sympathy. In combining respect for, and critical appraisal of each of the stands of Western thought, he conveys a sense of the rich weave of our ethical tradition." Richard D. Parry, Agnes Scott CollegeTable of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments x 1. Socrates and the Sophists: an Invitation to Ethics 1 2. Plato 34 3. Aristotle 634. Hellenistic Ethics: Epicurus and the Stoics 93 5. Ethics During the Medieval Period 122 6. Hobbes 157 7. Spinoza 184 8. Butler 211 9. Hume 231 10. Kant 261 11. Hegel 295 12. Bentham and Mills 318 13. Nietzsche 361 Epilogue: Into the Twentieth Century 378 Recommended Readings 388 Notes 393 Index 414

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Book Synopsis* No other recent book involves a debate among leading proponents of the main forms of contemporary ethical theory* Presents the material in terms that engage current philosophical debate clear enough for undergraduate students. .Trade Review"An unprecedented three-way conversation between forceful representatives of the three major traditions in ethical philosophy." Stephen Darwall, University of Michigan "An outstanding resource: a book which students beginning to think about normative ethical theory, and their teachers, simply must read." Michael Smith, Australian National University "This is a superb book by three moral philosophers who really know their stuff; lively, lucid and highly engaging." John Fischer, University of California, Riverside "This book, which brings together leading protagonists of the three approaches to ethics currently dominant, is definitely one of the best in ethics for 1997. It will provide any reader (whether student, teacher, or 'researcher') with not only an excellent 'big picture' of this important area of debate, but also much philosophical detail to chew over." Steven Tudor, University of Melbourne, Australasian Journal of PhilosophyTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Kantian EthicsMarcia Baron 1. Introduction 2. Consequentalism versus Kantian Ethics 3. Kantian Ethics and Virtue Ethics 4. Further Objections to Kantian Ethics Part II: The Consequentialist PerspectivePhilip Pettit 5. A Moral Psychology for Consequentialists and Non-consequentialists 6. The Question of Rightness 7. Different Answers to the Question of Rightness 8. In Favour of the Consequentialist Answer to the Question of Rightness 9. The Tenability of the Consequentialist Answer Part III: Virtue EthicsMichael Slote 10. What is Virtue Ethics? 11. Theory versus Anti-theory 12. Virtue Ethics versus Kantian and Common-sense Morality 13. Common-sense Virtue Ethics versus Consequentialism 14. Further Aspects of Common-sense virtual Ethics 15. Making Sense of Agent-based Virtue Ethics 16. Morality as Inner Strength 17. Morality as Universal Benevolence 18. Morality as Caring 19. Agent-basing and Applied Ethics 20. Conclusion: Comparisons within Virtue Ethics Part IV: Reply to Pettit and SloteMarcia Baron 21. Reply to Pettit 22. Reply to Stote Part V: Reply to Baron and StotePhillip Pettit 23. Rival Theories? 24. Comment on Slote 25. Comment on Baron Part VI: Reply to Baron and PettitMichael Slote 26. Reply to Baron 27. Reply to Pettit 28. Virtue Politics

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Book SynopsisThis volume brings three forms - Kantian ethics, consequentialism and virtue ethics - of ethical theory into critical relationship, and it does so in terms that should engage current philosophical debate and yet be clear enough for undergraduates.Trade Review"An unprecedented three-way conversation between forceful representatives of the three major traditions in ethical philosophy." Stephen Darwall, University of Michigan "An outstanding resource: a book which students beginning to think about normative ethical theory, and their teachers, simply must read." Michael Smith, Australian National University "This is a superb book by three moral philosophers who really know their stuff; lively, lucid and highly engaging." John Fischer, University of California, Riverside "This book, which brings together leading protagonists of the three approaches to ethics currently dominant, is definitely one of the best in ethics for 1997. It will provide any reader (whether student, teacher, or 'researcher') with not only an excellent 'big picture' of this important area of debate, but also much philosophical detail to chew over." Steven Tudor, University of Melbourne, Australasian Journal of PhilosophyTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Kantian EthicsMarcia Baron 1. Introduction 2. Consequentalism versus Kantian Ethics 3. Kantian Ethics and Virtue Ethics 4. Further Objections to Kantian Ethics Part II: The Consequentialist PerspectivePhilip Pettit 5. A Moral Psychology for Consequentialists and Non-consequentialists 6. The Question of Rightness 7. Different Answers to the Question of Rightness 8. In Favour of the Consequentialist Answer to the Question of Rightness 9. The Tenability of the Consequentialist Answer Part III: Virtue EthicsMichael Slote 10. What is Virtue Ethics? 11. Theory versus Anti-theory 12. Virtue Ethics versus Kantian and Common-sense Morality 13. Common-sense Virtue Ethics versus Consequentialism 14. Further Aspects of Common-sense virtual Ethics 15. Making Sense of Agent-based Virtue Ethics 16. Morality as Inner Strength 17. Morality as Universal Benevolence 18. Morality as Caring 19. Agent-basing and Applied Ethics 20. Conclusion: Comparisons within Virtue Ethics Part IV: Reply to Pettit and SloteMarcia Baron 21. Reply to Pettit 22. Reply to Stote Part V: Reply to Baron and StotePhillip Pettit 23. Rival Theories? 24. Comment on Slote 25. Comment on Baron Part VI: Reply to Baron and PettitMichael Slote 26. Reply to Baron 27. Reply to Pettit 28. Virtue Politics Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is an ideal introduction to moral philosophy for beginning students and general readers, dealing with the philosophical theories which often lie behind everyday opinions and inviting the reader to examine those theories thoroughly. Using numerous examples and diagrams, Professor Bond guides the reader through the key problems of theoretical ethics seeking to outline a substantial view of morality in universal practical reason, he concludes in an attempt to show that a viable universal morality can only relate to the thriving, flourishing or well-being of individuals in a community.Table of ContentsPart 1 Moral skepticism: psychological egoism cultural relativism; subjective relativism. Part 2 A rational basis for ethics: practical reason and value; moral value. Part 3 What morality is: three different approaches to ethics; goodness of character (Aretaic morality); the avoidance of wrongdoing (Deontic morality). Part 4 Tying things together: the relations between Aretaic and Deontic morality; justice and rights; the best life for all.

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Book SynopsisThis is an ideal introduction to moral philosophy for beginning students and general readers, dealing with the philosophical theories which often lie behind everyday opinions and inviting the reader to examine those theories thoroughly. Using numerous examples and diagrams, Professor Bond guides the reader through the key problems of theoretical ethics seeking to outline a substantial view of morality in universal practical reason, he concludes in an attempt to show that a viable universal morality can only relate to the thriving, flourishing or well-being of individuals in a community.Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: What is Moral Philosophy? 1 Part I Moral Skepticism 5 1 Psychological Egoism 7 2 Cultural Relativism 21 3 Subjective Relativism 48 4 Subjectivism and Non-cognitivism 63 Recommended Reading 93 Part II A Rational Basis for Ethics 97 5 Practical Reason and Value 99 6 Moral Value 118 Recommended Reading 130 Part III What Morality Is 133 7 Three Different Approaches to Ethics 135 8 Goodness of Character (Aretaic Morality) 150 9 The Avoidance of Wrongdoing (Deontic Morality) 165 Recommended Reading 180 Part IV Tying Things Together 183 10 The Relations between Aretaic and Deontic Morality 185 11 Justice and Rights 196 12 The Best Life for All 208 Recommended Reading 232 Notes 234 Glossary 250 Index 259

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Book SynopsisIn this invaluable introduction to the major post-Second World War theories of Third World development, Peter Preston takes as his focus the strategies used to analyze change in the Third World and examines the ways in which different conceptions of the nature of change have led to different lines of policy advice. In doing so, the author demonstrates how the various contemporary approaches to development draw upon strategies of enquiry which are lodged deep within the intellectual traditions of the modern world. The author''s approach is based on the premise that the reader can only fully grasp the live issues and debates surrounding development through an understanding of the linkages with the broader frameworks of social theory. The volume is organized into four major sections: An introduction to the nature of social scientific analysis; A review of the work of the major social scientific figures of the nineteenth century and their impTrade Review"The author's approach is scholarly and informative, and his book deserves a place in the teaching resources of most departments ..." David Drakakis-Smith, University of Liverpool "A readable, illuminating account ..." Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague Table of ContentsList of Figures. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: The Nature of Social Theorising:. 1. Arguments and Actions in Social Theorising. Part II: Classical Social Theory:. 2. The Rise of a Social Science of Humankind. 3. Adam Smith and the Spontaneous Order of the Marketplace. 4. Karl Marx and the Dialectics of Historical Change. 5. Emile Durkheim and the Evolution of the Division of Labour. 6. The Transitional Work of Max Weber. 7. The Divisions of Intellectual Labour of the Short Twentieth Century, 1914-1991. Part III: Contemporary Theories of Development:. 8. The Legacies of the Colonial Era: Structures, Institutions and Images. 9. Decolonization, Cold War and the Construction of Modernization Theory. 10. The Development Experience of Latin America: Structuralism and Dependency Theory. 11. The Pursuit of Effective Nationstatehood: The Work of the Institutionalist Development Theorists. 12. The Critical Work of Marxist Development Theory. 13. The Assertion of Third World Solidarity: Global Development Approaches. 14. The Affirmation of the Role of the Market: Metropolitan Neo Liberalism in the 1980s. Part IV: New Analyses of Complex Change:. 15. Global System Interdependence: The New Structural Analyses of the Dynamics of Industrial-Capitalism. 16. Agent Centered Analyses and the Acknowledgment of the Diversity of Forms-of-life. 17. The Formal Character of a New General Approach to Development. 18. A New Substantive Focus: From Theorising the Development of the Third World to Elucidating the Dynamics of Complex Change in the Tripolar Global Industrial-Capitalist system. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisSocial Ethics: A Student''s Guide is an animated introduction to moral philosophy and the key ethical issues of today. In clear and direct language, Teichman provides a vigorous philosophical assessment of the arguments for and against euthanasia, the debate between advocates of pro-life and pro-choice in the question of abortion, the relationship between human beings and other animals, the possibility of machines thinking in the way that human beings think, the politics of the environment, and the nature and relevance of professional ethics. In so doing, Teichman offers a radical alternative to the current consequentialist orthodoxy in ethics. By placing fundamental importance on human life and human rights, Social Ethics makes a refreshing and distinctive contribution to contemporary ethical debate. It will serve as the ideal text for undergraduate courses in applied, practical and social ethics.Trade Review"Her style is clear and matter-of-fact, and it is easy to find one's way in her book. Teichmas has also an interesting approach to ethics and I have experienced the study of her book as rewarding. So her book can certainly be recommended." Finngeir Hiorth "It is very well-written, and stimulating on professional ethics and animals; still more so on euthanasia ... It is an enjoyable book. I think it will be eagerly read by students." Professor G E M Anscombe, University of CambridgeTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: Ethical Bedrock:. 1. Morality and Humanity. 2. Egoism, Relativism, Consequentialism. 3. Ethical Bedrock. Part II: A Defence of Humanism:. 4. Human Beings and Persons. 5. Human Beings and the Other Animals. 6. Human Beings and Machines. Part III: Deaths and Lives:. 7. Euthanasia: For and Against. 8. Euthanasia: Logic and Practice. 9. Abortion. 10. Professional Ethics. Part IV: Ideology and Value:. 11. Feminism and Masculism. 12. Freedom of Thought and Expression. 13. The Right, the Left and the Green. Appendix I: Natural Rights as Justifying the Authority of the State. Appendix II: The Controversy about Euthanasia, a Sample Case. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisSocial Ethics: A Student''s Guide is an animated introduction to moral philosophy and the key ethical issues of today. In clear and direct language, Teichman provides a vigorous philosophical assessment of the arguments for and against euthanasia, the debate between advocates of pro-life and pro-choice in the question of abortion, the relationship between human beings and other animals, the possibility of machines thinking in the way that human beings think, the politics of the environment, and the nature and relevance of professional ethics. In so doing, Teichman offers a radical alternative to the current consequentialist orthodoxy in ethics. By placing fundamental importance on human life and human rights, Social Ethics makes a refreshing and distinctive contribution to contemporary ethical debate. It will serve as the ideal text for undergraduate courses in applied, practical and social ethics.Trade Review"Her style is clear and matter-of-fact, and it is easy to find one's way in her book. Teichmas has also an interesting approach to ethics and I have experienced the study of her book as rewarding. So her book can certainly be recommended." Finngeir Hiorth "It is very well-written, and stimulating on professional ethics and animals; still more so on euthanasia ... It is an enjoyable book. I think it will be eagerly read by students." Professor G E M Anscombe, University of CambridgeTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: Ethical Bedrock:. 1. Morality and Humanity. 2. Egoism, Relativism, Consequentialism. 3. Ethical Bedrock. Part II: A Defence of Humanism:. 4. Human Beings and Persons. 5. Human Beings and the Other Animals. 6. Human Beings and Machines. Part III: Deaths and Lives:. 7. Euthanasia: For and Against. 8. Euthanasia: Logic and Practice. 9. Abortion. 10. Professional Ethics. Part IV: Ideology and Value:. 11. Feminism and Masculism. 12. Freedom of Thought and Expression. 13. The Right, the Left and the Green. Appendix I: Natural Rights as Justifying the Authority of the State. Appendix II: The Controversy about Euthanasia, a Sample Case. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisResponds to the separation of 'youth' and 'pop' in the 1980s and the fragmentation of the audience for popular music in the 1990s, arguing for a redefinition of the conceptual apparatus needed to explain developments in popular music culture - from the rise of 'Clubcultures' to the future of the popular music scene.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Subculture:. 1. The Politics of Football Hooliganism. 2. Keeping Off the Grass. 3. The Soccer War. 4. Thatcher's Boys (Next Door). Part II: Subculture into Clubculture:. 5. The Rehabilitation of Football. 6. The New (Football) Men. 7. Shamble On. 8. What's so Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding?. 9. The Age of Rock. 10. Down the Tube: Pop on Television. 11. Post-pop. 12. Pop Time, Acid House. 13. Lager Louts and the English Disease. 14. Moynihan Brings Out the Hooligan in Me. 15. Supertifo. Part III: Clubcultures:. 16. Oh Manchester, So Much to Answer For. 17. Licensed to Thrill. 18. The Last Generation?. 19. Clubcultures. 20. Oasis: (What's the Story) Manchester's Glory?. References. Notes. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo Informed by original ethnographic research and oral history into popular music and youth culture. aeo Presents a broad--ranging history from the post--Punk era of the late 70a s through the 80a s to the internationalisation ---- or globalisation ---- of sport and music influenced youth and dance clubcultures of the 1990s.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Subculture:. 1. The Politics of Football Hooliganism. 2. Keeping Off the Grass. 3. The Soccer War. 4. Thatcher's Boys (Next Door). Part II: Subculture into Clubculture:. 5. The Rehabilitation of Football. 6. The New (Football) Men. 7. Shamble On. 8. What's so Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding?. 9. The Age of Rock. 10. Down the Tube: Pop on Television. 11. Post-pop. 12. Pop Time, Acid House. 13. Lager Louts and the English Disease. 14. Moynihan Brings Out the Hooligan in Me. 15. Supertifo. Part III: Clubcultures:. 16. Oh Manchester, So Much to Answer For. 17. Licensed to Thrill. 18. The Last Generation?. 19. Clubcultures. 20. Oasis: (What's the Story) Manchester's Glory?. References. Notes. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis study looks at the question of difference in feminist theory, from liberal, radical, lesbian and socialist theories to black and post-colonial feminisms. It relates feminist approaches to difference and diversity to the tendency within postmodernism to celebrate them without due attention.Trade Review"This is a book I would recommend to anyone wanting to understand recent developments in feminist theory. It offers excellent lucid accounts of theoretical debates, locates these effectively within a political context and offers a constructively critical, rather then hostile or celebratory, engagement with a politics of difference." New Formations "This is an extremely useful book for Women's Studies and Gender courses at whatever level". MLRTable of ContentsList of Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. The Question of Difference. 2. Challenging Patriarchy, Decentring Heterosexuality: Radical and Revolutionary Feminisms. 3. Lesbian Difference, Feminism and Queer Theory. 4. Psychoanalysis and Difference. 5. The Production and Subversion of Gender: Postmodern Approaches. 6. Class. 7. Race, Racism and the Problem of Whiteness. 8. Beyond Eurocentrism: Feminism and the Politics of Difference in a Global Frame. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of Colin Seymour-Ure''s history of the press and broadcasting in post-war Britian offers a concise and fully up-to-date overview of the development of the media and its central role in British society.Trade Review"... this is a quite remarkably useful book. Something of a tour de force." Polticial Studies "The whole book is written with authority and detachment ....a model of comprehensiveness, conciseness and clarity." Parliamentary Affairs "... a welcome additional resource for students from a range of subject areas." SociologyTable of ContentsList of Tables. General Editor's Preface. Preface to First Edition. Preface to Second Edition. 1. Snapshot: 1945/1998. 2. Which Media? What History?. 3. Media 1945-1995: the Press. 4. Media 1945-1995: Radio and Television. 5. Media Empires: Concentration, Conglomeration, Internationalization. 6. Content and Audiences. 7. Media, Government and Politics: the Intrusion of Television. 8. Media, Government and Politics: Prime Ministers and Parties. 9. Media Accountability: Government Policymaking. 10. Media Accountability: Markets, Self-Regulation and the Law. 11. Conclusion. Appendix: Provincial Evening Papers. Outline Chronology. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Offers a new conceptual apparatus for thinking about developments and transformations in the a racial statea . * Integrates racial theory with state theory, arguing that race is integral to the formation and management of states.Trade Review"Goldberg offers a compelling, historically grounded and powerful set of analytic tools to understand the pernicious synergy on which racisms and modern states have thrived. The Racial State offers that rare form of engaged scholarship speaks to the theoretical and the everyday, that joins analytic innovation and nuance, political commitment, and historical breadth." (Ann Laura Stoler, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor) "The Racial State is a worthy contribution, following Omi and Winant's theory, to our understanding of modern racial formation. Commanding the canon of political philosophy and legal theory, Goldberg provides us with a thorough account of how racial distinction, exclusion, management and terror have been historically the reason and practice of the modern state." (Lisa Lowe, University of California, San Diego)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction: The State of Race Theory. 1. States of Racial Distinction. 2. The Time of Racial States. 3. The State of Liberalism’s Limits. 4. Racial Rule. 5. Racial States. 6. Legislating Race. 7. States of Whiteness. 8. Raceless States. 9. Conclusion: Stating the Difference. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn a series of articles specifically commissioned for this volume, some of todaya s most distinguished business ethicists survey the main areas of interest and concern in the field of business ethics.Trade Review"Frederick has orchestrated a marvelous business ethics symphony in this Companion. The articles are original, targeted at essential issues, and written by recognized scholars of the movement. It promises to become one of the field's classic collections." W. Michael Hoffman, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley College "The pace of change and the unexpected challenges that managers now confront every day make it all the more important that they have a clear sense of business ethics to guide their decision making. This book provides that handrail and shows how good business and good ethics go hand in hand." John Quelch, London Business School "This is a valuable resource with thoughtful essays by the best minds in business ethics today. The organization of the book by ethical theories, business diciplines, and contemporary ethical issues makes it particularly useful as a reference book for academics and practitioners alike." Brad Brown, University of VirginiaTable of ContentsList of Contributors ix Preface xiii PART I BUSINESS ETHICS AND NORMATIVE THEORIES 1 1 A Kantian approach to business ethics 3Norman E. Bowie 2 Utilitarianism and business ethics 17Milton Snoeyenbos and James Humber 3 Business ethics and virtue 30Robert C. Solomon 4 Social contract approaches to business ethics: bridging the “is–ought” gap 38Thomas W. Dunfee and Thomas Donaldson 5 Business ethics and the pragmatic attitude 56Douglas R. Anderson 6 An outline of ethical relativism and ethical absolutism 65Robert E. Frederick 7 Feminist theory and business ethics 81Robbin Derry 8 Business ethics in a free society 88Tibor R. Machan 9 Nature and business ethics 100William C. Frederick 10 Toward new directions in business ethics: some pragmatic pathways 112Sandra B. Rosenthal and Rogene A. Buchholz 11 Business ethics: pragmatism and postmodernism 128R. Edward Freeman and Robert A. Phillips PART II BUSINESS ETHICS AND THE BUSINESS DISCIPLINES 139 12 Ethics in management 141Archie B. Carroll 13 Finance ethics 153John R. Boatright 14 Ethics in the public accounting profession 164Mohammad J. Abdolmohammadi and Mark R. Nixon 15 Marketing ethics 178George G. Brenkert 16 Law, ethics, and managerial judgment 194Lynn S. Paine 17 Business ethics and economics 207Diane L. Swanson 18 Business ethics and the social sciences 218Linda Klebe Treviño PART III ISSUES IN BUSINESS ETHICS 231 19 International business ethics 233Richard T. De George 20 Corporate moral agency 243John R. Danley 21 Employee rights 257Ronald Duska 22 Business ethics and work: questions for the twenty-first century 269Joanne B. Ciulla 23 Business’s environmental responsibility 280Joseph R. Desjardins 24 Business ethics and religion 290Ronald M. Green 25 Social responsibility and business ethics 303Rogene A. Buchholz and Sandra B. Rosenthal PART IV BUSINESS ETHICS: ORIGINS AND CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE 323 26 Business ethics and the origins of contemporary capitalism: economics and ethics in the work of Adam Smith and Herbert Spencer 325Patricia H. Werhane 27 A brief history of American business ethics 342Thomas F. McMahon 28 Business ethics in Europe: a tale of two efforts 353Henk Van Luijk 29 Ethics and the regulatory environment 366Jeffrey M. Kaplan and Rebecca S. Walker 30 A passport for the corporate code: from Borg Warner to the Caux Principles 374Lisa H. Newton 31 Investigations and due process 386Joan Elise Dubinsky 32 Ethics and corporate leadership 399Keith Darcy Bibliography 409 Appendix A: BUSINESS ETHICS: ELECTRONIC RESOURCES 423 Appendix B: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ETHICS ORGANIZATIONS 425 Index 447

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Book SynopsisIllustrates the importance of diversity of human values throughout healthcare. The readings in this title are organized around the main stages of the clinical encounter from the patient's perspective. It features selections from literature and poetry, canonical and commissioned articles, and narrative by patients, care givers, and professionals.Trade Review"It is rare to find a collection of readings that offers a new perspective on healthcare ethics, but this one does. Fulford, Dickenson, and Murray have put together an inspired anthology that reflects diversity, enhanced by the original approach in the editors' framing of the issues. It will be an invaluable resource in bioethics." Ruth Chadwick, Lancaster University "This rich and exciting collection highlights the diversity of values among patients and professionals in healthcare. It effectively uses narrative accounts along with more formal approaches to illustrate and illuminate diverse values in the clinical encounter. I strongly recommend this volume, and I look forward to using it in my courses."James F. Childress, University of Virginia "A fascinating kaleidoscope of thoughts, analysis, and ideas covering a wide range of ethical issues." Kenneth C. Calman, University of Durham "This is a feast of a book – poems, philosophical essays, memoirs, stories about patients and doctoring, even a little social science. It demonstrates that 'healthcare ethics,' unlike the medico-legal kind, must draw on a knowledge of the human condition and the variety of values brought to illness and care by people on both ends of the stethoscope." Kathryn Montgomery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago "The range of styles of contributions from the short poems to the evidence-based pieces makes this a very different text. This volume certainly makes a good introduction to healthcare ethics... a welcome and refreshing addition to libraries and reading lists for those with an interest in bioethics." International Journal of Nursing Studies, Vol. 40, 2003Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. Many Voices: Human Values in Healthcare Ethics. Part I: Healthcare Ethics: Multidisciplinary Approaches. Introduction. 1. Towards a Feminist Ethics of Health Care. (Susan Sherwin). 2. A Deliberative Approach to Bioethics. (Michael Parker). 3. Bodies and Persons. (S. Kay Toombs). 4. Alternatives to Principlism: Phenomenology, Deconstruction, and Hermeneutics. (Guy A. M. Widdershoven). 5. Questions of Personal Autonomy. (Morwenna Griffiths). 6. A Different Voice in Psychiatric Ethics. (Gwen Adshead). 7. Can there be an Ethics of Care? (Peter Allmark). 8. The Literary Nature of Ethical Inquiry. (Tod Chambers). 9. Two Theories of Modernity. (Charles Taylor). Part II: Staying Well: Screening and Preventive Medicine. Introduction. 10. What Counts as Success in Genetic Counseling? (Ruth F. Chadwick). 11. The Genetic Underclass. (Jay Rayner). 12. Ethical Issues in Pre-Cancer Testing: The Parallel with Huntington's Disease. (Donna L Dickenson). 13. Eugenics and Public Health in American History. (Martin S. Pernick). 14. Parental Choice? Letter from a Doctor as a Dad. (Julian Savulescu). 15. Do We Really Want to Know the Odds? (David Runciman). Part III. Falling Ill. Introduction. 16. Premonition. (Jenny Lewis). 17. Emotional Disturbance: Philip and Lucy. (Priscilla Alderson and Chris Goodey). 18. Healing and Incurable Illness. (S. Kay Toombs). 19. "My Story is Broken; Can You Help Me Fix It?": Medical Ethics and the Joint Construction of Narrative (Howard Brody). 20. Spiritual Experience and Psychopathology. (Mike Jackson and K. W. M. Fulford). 21. The Occurrence of High Levels of Acute Behavioral Distress in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Routine Venipunctures. (G. Bennett Humphrey et al.). 22. Benjamin's Story. (Eric D. Kodish). Part IV: First Contact. Introduction. 23. Doctor. (Jenny Lewis). 24. Confidentiality in Child Psychiatry. (Emilio Mordini). 25. Diagnostic Styles in Clinical Relationships. (Guy A. M. Widdershoven and Wies Weijts). 26. "Not Clinically Indicated": Patients' Interests or Resource Allocation? (Tony Hope, David Sprigings, and Roger Crisp). 27. Body Language. (Priscilla Alderson). 28. Baby Poop. (Perri Klass). 29. Ethnicity and Attitudes Toward Patient Autonomy. (Leslie J. Blackwell et al). 30. Power Plays. (Perri Klass). 31. The "Kinder Egg": Some Intrapsychic, Interpersonal and Ethical Implications of Infertility Treatment and Gamete Donation. (Joan Raphael-Leff). 32. Gynecological Gatekeepers. (Naomi Pfeffer). 33. Fertility Zone. (Patricia Eakins). Part V: Deciding What the Problem Is. Introduction. 34. Becoming an Amazon. (Jenny Lewis). 35. The Hundred Secret Senses. (Amy Tan). 36. The Abortion. (Anne Sexton). 37. Consent as Empowerment: The Roles of Postmodern and Narrative Ethics. (John McMillan and Grant Gillett). 38. Life-Size. (Jenefer Shute). 39. But Didn't You Have the Tests? (Joanna Richards). 40. Capable People: Empowering the Patient in the Assessment of Capacity. (Dermot Feenan). 41. Kelly. (Rafael Campo). Part VI: Negotiating a Treatment Plan. Introduction. 42. Understanding the Enemy. (Jenny Lewis). 43. Patient-controlled Analgesia: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Ethical Issues in the Management of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease. (Veronica Thomas). 44. Grief Is Carved In Stone. (Sandra Gilbert). 45. Decisions, Decisions: How Do Parents View the Decision They Made About a Randomized Clinical Trial? (Claire Snowdon, Jo Garcia, and Diana Elbourne). 46. The Ethics of Social Research With Children: An Overview. (Virginia Morrow and Martin Richards). 47. Consent, Refusal and Emotional Disturbance: Philip and Lucy. (Priscilla Alderson and Chris Goodey). 48. "Partnership" is Not Enough: Professional–Client Relations Revisited. (Paul Cain. 49. Experiencing Care: Steve Ersser). 50. Organ Salvage Policies: A Need for Better Data and More Insightful Ethics. (Thomas H. Murray and Stuart J. Younger). 51. Rationing, Justice, and Ageism. (John Keown). 52. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. (Paul Cain). 53. An Analysis of CPR Decision-making by Elderly Patients. (Gwen M Sayers, Irene Schofield, and Michael Aziz). 54. Can the Elderly Tolerate Endoscopy Without Sedation? (Sam A. Solomon, Vijay K. Kajla, and Arup. K. Banerjee). 55. Fighting Spirit: The Stories of Women in the Bristol Breast Cancer Survey. (Myles Harris, Vicki Harris and Heather Goodare). 56. What We Want from Crisis Services. (Peter Campbell). Part VII: Continuing Contact: Getting Well. Introduction. 57. Wounded in Action. (Jenny Lewis). 58. Flee On Your Donkey. (Anne Sexton). 59. Quickening. (Oliver Sacks). 60. Emotional and Behavioural Disturbance: Philip and Lucy. (Priscilla Alderson and Chris Goodey). 61. Sonnet LXXIII. (William Shakespeare). 62. When You Are Old. (W. B. Yeats). 63. Setting Limits: Medical Goals in an Aging Society. (Daniel Callahan). 64. Going Blind. (Rainer Maria Rilke). 65. The Decision to Have Reconstructive Surgery. (Margaret Allott). 66. Survivor or Expert? Some Thoughts on Being Both. (Gill de la Cour). 67. A Story About the Body. (Robert Hass). Part VIII: Continuing Contact: Chronic Illness, Disability, Deformity, Remission, and Relapse:. Introduction. 68. The Way to Freedom. (Jenny Lewis). 69. Privacy and Display: Issues of Good Practice for Dermatologists. (Terence J. Ryan and Vineet Kaur). 70. The Politics of AIDS. (Virginia van der Vliet). 71. The Avon Mental Health Measure. 72. My Husband the Stranger: Part I. (Elizabeth Forsythe). 73. Caretakers' Views on Responsibilities for the Care of the Demented Elderly. (Mary Howell). 74. Who Defines Futility? (Stuart J. Youngner). 75. Nobody Nowhere. (Donna Williams). 76. The Body in Multiple Sclerosis: A Patient's Perspective. (S. Kay Toombs). 77. A Living Death. (Peter Lennon). 78. Across the Disability Divide: Whose Tragedy? (Sally French and John Swain). 79. AIDS: May Sarton. Part IX: Continuing Contact: Dying. Introduction. 80. Epilogue. (Jenny Lewis). 81. Selection from The Death of Ivan Ilyich. (Leo Tolstoy). 82. Subjective Values, Objective Good, and Incompetent Patients. (Tom Buller). 83. Falls. (Edward Lowbury). 84. Decisions Near the End of Life: Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, American Medical Association. 85. On The Suicide Threshold. (Kate Hill). 86. My Husband the Stranger: Part 2. (Elizabeth Forsythe). 87. A Death of One's Own. (Martin Hollis). 88. Selection from The Death of Ivan Ilyich. (Leo Tolstoy). 89. The Coevolution of Bioethics and the Medical Humanities with Palliative Medicine, 1967–97. (David Barnard). 90. Why I Don't Have a Living Will. (Joanne Lynn). 91. Mama Day. (Gloria Naylor). 92. The Devil. (Guy de Maupassant). 93. Talking to the Family. (John Stone). 94. To the Foot from Its Child. (Neruda). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis anthology aims to offer a collection of provocative and influential writings on film theory. Rather than look at film theory in terms of schools and allegiances, it investigates questions and problematics such as what is the cinema, what is realism and what does the spectator want?Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: The Author:. Introduction: Robert Stam. 1. Dennis Potter and the Question of the Television Author: Rosalind Coward. 2. To Desire Differently: Feminism and the French Cinema (extract): Sandy Flitterman-Lewis. 3. The Unauthorized Auteur Today: Dudley Andrew. Part II: Film Language: Introduction: Robert Stam. 4. The Specificity of Media in the Arts: Noel Carroll. 5. For a Semio-Pragmatics of Film: Roger Odin. 6. The Scene of the Screen: Envisioning Cinematic and Electronic 'Presence': Vivian Sobchack. Part III: The Image and Technology:. Introduction: Toby Miller. 7. Necessities and Constraints: A Pattern of Technological Change: Brian Winston. 8. Projections of Sound on Image: Michel Chion. 9. Modes of Production: The TV Apparatus: John T. Caldwell. Part IV: Text and Intertext:. Introduction: Robert Stam. 10. Questions of Genre: Steve Neale. 11. A Semantic/Syntactic Approach to Film Genre: Rick Altman. 12. The 'Force-Field' of Melodrama: Stuart Cunningham. 13. Film Bodies: Gender, Genre and Excess: Linda Williams. Part V: The Question of Realism:. Introduction: Robert Stam. 14. The Cinema of Attraction: Early Film, Its Spectator and the Avant-Garde: Tom Gunning. 15. Classical Hollywood Cinema: Narrational Principles and Procedures: David Bordwell. 16. Black American Cinema: The New Realism: Manthia Diawara. Part VI: Alternative Aesthetics:. Introduction: Robert Stam. 17. Towards a Third Cinema: Notes and Experiences for the Development of Cinema of Liberation in the Third World: Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino. 18. For an Imperfect Cinema: Julio Garcia Espinosa. 19. Towards a Critical Theory of Third World Films: Teshome H. Gabriel. 20. Rethinking Women's Cinema: Aesthetics and Feminist Theory: Teresa de Lauretis. Part VII: The Historical Spectator/Audience:. Introduction: Toby Miller. 21. Cowboys and Indians: Perceptions of Western Films Among American Indians and Anglos: JoEllen Shively. 22. Television News and its Spectator: Robert Stam. 23. Addressing the Spectator of a 'Third World' National Cinema: The Bombay 'Social' Film of the 1940's and 1950's: Ravi S. Vasudevan. Part VIII: Apparatus Theory:. Introduction: Toby Miller. 24. The Imaginary Signifier: Christian Metz. 25. The Orthopsychic Subject: Film Theory and the Reception of Lacan: Joan Copjec. 26. Feminism, Film Theory, and the Bachelor Machines: Constance Penley. Part IX: The Nature of the Gaze:. Introduction: Toby Miller. 27. Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema: Laura Mulvey. 28. Film and the Masquerade: Theorizing the Female Spectator: Mary Ann Doane. 29. The Oppositional Gaze: bell hooks. 30. Looking Awry: Slavoj Zizek. Part X: Class and the Culture Industries:. Introduction: Toby Miller. 31. Constituents of a Theory of the Media: Hans Magnus Enzenburger. 32. Ideology, Economy and the British Cinema: John Hill. 33. Mass Culture and the Feminine: The 'Place' of Television in Film Studies: Patrice Petro. Part XI: Stars and Performance:. Introduction: Toby Miller. 34. Introduction to Heavenly Bodies: Film Stars and Society: Richard Dyer. 35. Marlon Brando in 'On the Waterfront': James Naremore. 36. Roseanne: Unruly Woman as Domestic Goddess: Kathleen K. Rowe. 37. The She-Man: Postmodern Bi-Sexed Performance in Film and Video: Chris Straayer. Part XII: Permutations of Difference:. Introduction: Robert Stam. 38. Gender and Culture of Empire: Towards a Feminist Ethnography of the Cinema: Ella Shohat. 39. Categories of Stereotyping of American Indians in Film: Ward Churchill. 40. Cultural Identity and Cinematic Representation: Stuart Hall. 41. White Privilege and Looking Relations: Jane Gaines. 42. White: Richard Dyer. Part XIII: The Postmodern and the Global:. Introduction: Robert Stam. 43. Television and Postmodernism: Jim Collins. 44 Critical and Textual Hypermasculinity: Lynne Joyrich. 45. Conclusion: Henry Jenkins. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Provides a major collection of specially commissioned work by experts in the field of film studies. * Represents material under a variety of headings, including class, race, gender, queer theory, nation, stars, ethnography, authorship, and spectatorship.Trade Review"A vital contribution to contemporary studies in film and culture." Journal of Film and Video "[Offers] new and diverse directions which film theory can and must address … pivotal." Scope: The Online Journal of Film StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction: Toby Miller. 2. Authorship: James Naremore. 3. Genre: Sarah Berry. 4. Enunciation and Narration: André Gaudreault and François Jost. 5. Film Editing: Lucy Fischer. 6. Film Semiotics: Warren Buckland. 7. Cognitivism: Greg Currie. 8. Psychoanalysis: Richard Allen. 9. Spectatorship and Subjectivity: E. Deidre Pribram. 10. Laura Mulvey Meets Cathrine Tramell Meets the She-Man: Counter-History, Reclamation, and Incongruity in Lesbian, Gay, and Queer Film and Media Criticism: Julia Erhart. 11. Is There Class in this Text?: The Repression of Class in Film and Cultural Studies : David James. 12. Culture Industries: Douglas Kellner. 13. The Political Economy of Film: Janet Wasko. 14. The Work of Theory in the Age of Digital Transformation: Henry Jenkins. 15. Cultural Exchange: Tom O'Regan. 16. Anthropology for the World: Mass Media: Faye Ginsburg. 17. Psycho's Bad Timing: The Sensual Obsessions of Film Theory: Toby Miller. 18. Historical Allegory: Ismail Xavier. 19. Every Picture Tells a Story: José Guadalupe Posada's Photocinematic Graphic Art: Charles Ramirez Berg. 20. On "Historical Poetics," Narrative, and Interpretation: Ira Bhaskar. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides an introduction to the concept of race within philosophy. It aims to give an overview of contributions by continental philosophers to the understanding of race as well as present a general review of recent philosophical discussions.Trade Review"Race offers a diverse and profound examination of the idea of race in the continental tradition, from Kant to contemporary theorists. Perspectives include phenomenology, feminism, multiculturalism, existentialism, and Africana Studies. A valuable research tool for scholarship in race and continental philosophy." Naomi Zack, University at Albany, SUNY "This collection provides a valuable new perspective on one of the most vexing issues of the modern era. Bernasconi is to be commended." Albert Mosley, Smith College "This excellent and wide-ranging anthology is certain to enrich and enliven contemporary philosophical discussion of the concept of race." Michele Moody-Adams, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Kant and the Invention of Race. 1. "Who Invented the Concept of Race?". (Robert Bernasconi). 2. "On the use of Teleological Principles in Philosophy". (Immanuel Kant). Part II: Du Bois and the Conservation of Races. 3. "Du Bois's Anthropological Notion of Race". (Tommy Lott). 4. "The Conservation of Races". (W.E.B. Du Bois). Part III: Nardal and Race Consciousness. 5. "Paulette Nardal, Race Consciousness and Antillean Letters". (T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting). 6. "The Awakening of Race Consciousness". (Paulette Nardal). Part IV: The Negritude Movement. 7. "Black Orpheus". (Jean-Paul Sartre). 8. "Negritude and Modernity or Negritude as a Humanism for the Twentieth Century". (Leopold Senghor). Part V: Fanon and the Phenomenology of Race. 9. "Fanon, Merleau-Ponty and the Difference of Phenomenology". (Jeremy Weate) 10. "The Lived Experience of the Black". (Frantz Fanon). Part VI: Dumont and the Structuralist Analysis of Race. 11. "Is there a Structuralist Analysis of Racism?". (Kamala Visweswaran). 12. "Caste, Racism and Stratification". (Louis Dumont). Part VII: The Politics of Race. 13. "Race, Multiculturalism and Democracy". (Robert Gooding-Williams). 14. "Conversational Break". (Judith Butler). Part VIII: Phenomenology and Racial Embodiment. 15."Toward a Phenomenology of Racial Embodiment". (Linda Alcoff). 16. "The Invisibility of Racial Minorities in the Public Realm of Appearances". (Robert Bernasconi). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides an introduction to the concept of race within philosophy. It gives an overview of the most important contributions by continental philosophers to the understanding or race (focusing on Kant, Du Bois, Senghor, Sartre and Schutz) as well as presenting a general review of recent philosophical discussions.Trade Review"Race offers a diverse and profound examination of the idea of race in the continental tradition, from Kant to contemporary theorists. Perspectives include phenomenology, feminism, multiculturalism, existentialism, and Africana Studies. A valuable research tool for scholarship in race and continental philosophy." Naomi Zack, University at Albany, SUNY "This collection provides a valuable new perspective on one of the most vexing issues of the modern era. Bernasconi is to be commended." Albert Mosley, Smith College "This excellent and wide-ranging anthology is certain to enrich and enliven contemporary philosophical discussion of the concept of race." Michele Moody-Adams, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Kant and the Invention of Race. 1. "Who Invented the Concept of Race?". (Robert Bernasconi). 2. "On the use of Teleological Principles in Philosophy". (Immanuel Kant). Part II: Du Bois and the Conservation of Races. 3. "Du Bois's Anthropological Notion of Race". (Tommy Lott). 4. "The Conservation of Races". (W.E.B. Du Bois). Part III: Nardal and Race Consciousness. 5. "Paulette Nardal, Race Consciousness and Antillean Letters". (T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting). 6. "The Awakening of Race Consciousness". (Paulette Nardal). Part IV: The Negritude Movement. 7. "Black Orpheus". (Jean-Paul Sartre). 8. "Negritude and Modernity or Negritude as a Humanism for the Twentieth Century". (Leopold Senghor). Part V: Fanon and the Phenomenology of Race. 9. "Fanon, Merleau-Ponty and the Difference of Phenomenology". (Jeremy Weate) 10. "The Lived Experience of the Black". (Frantz Fanon). Part VI: Dumont and the Structuralist Analysis of Race. 11. "Is there a Structuralist Analysis of Racism?". (Kamala Visweswaran). 12. "Caste, Racism and Stratification". (Louis Dumont). Part VII: The Politics of Race. 13. "Race, Multiculturalism and Democracy". (Robert Gooding-Williams). 14. "Conversational Break". (Judith Butler). Part VIII: Phenomenology and Racial Embodiment. 15."Toward a Phenomenology of Racial Embodiment". (Linda Alcoff). 16. "The Invisibility of Racial Minorities in the Public Realm of Appearances". (Robert Bernasconi). Index.

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Book SynopsisThe field of postcolonial studies is marked to a large degree by disagreements on the key terms in the field, something which lends it its peculiar sense of unending discovery and excitement.Trade Review"Taken together, the diverse contributions to this book represent a sustained attempt to bring postcolonial criticism into a dialogue with some of the most pressing and enduring issues of our times. I cannot think of any other book that helps us to see so clearly where postcolonial criticism is headed." Dipesh Chakrabarty, University of Chicago "This volume is a fine demonstration of the inexhaustible connectivity of postcolonialism-as-critical-thinking – not only across academic disciplines and sociopolitical formations but also across generations of scholars with divergent intellectual practices. For anyone concerned with this major field of knowledge, it will prove a stimulating and rewarding read." Rey Chow, Brown University "This much needed collection indicates the continuing significance of postcolonial discourse today and its complex relationship to fields such as critical race theory, ethnic studies, and disability studies. The wide-ranging discussions will make this volume particularly useful to scholars committed to cross-cultural exchanges." Sangeeta Ray, University of MarylandTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction: Scale and Sensibility. (Ato Quayson and David Theo Goldberg). 1. In Conversation with Neeladri Bhattacharya, Suvir Kaul and Ania Loomba. (Edward Said). 2. Speaking of Postcoloniality, in the Continuous Present: A Conversation. (Homi Bhabha and John Comaroff). 3. Resident Alien? (Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak). 4. Directions and Dead-ends in Postcolonial Studies. (Benita Parry). 5. Racial Rule. (David Theo Goldberg). 6. Racist Visions for the Twenty-first Century: On the Cultural Politics of the French Radical Right. (Ann Stoler). 7. Breaking the Silence and a Break with the Past: African Oral Histories and the Transformations of the Atlantic Slave Trade in Southern Ghana. (Anne Bailey). 8. Forgotten Like a Bad Dream: Atlantic Slavery and the Ethics of Postcolonial Memory. (Barnor Hesse). 9. Connectivity, and the Fate of the Unconnected. (Olu Oguibe). 10. Towards (Re)Conciliation: The Post-Colonial Economy of Giving. (Pal Ahluwalia). 11. The Economy of Ideas: Colonial Gift and Postcolonial Product. (Zane Ma-Rhea). 12. Looking Awry: Tropes of Disability in Postcolonial Writing. (Ato Quayson). 13. Theorizing Disability. (Rosemarie Garland Thomson). 14. Nature, History and the Failure of Language: The Problem of the Human in Postapartheid South Africa. (John Noyes). 15. Passing as Korean-American. (Wendy Ann Lee). 16. Myths of East and West: Intellectual Property Law in Postcolonial Hong Kong. (Eve Darian-Smith). 17. A Flexible Foundation: Constructing A Postcolonial Dialogue. (Dawn Duncan). 18. Linguists and Postcolonial Literature: Englishes in the Classroom. (Laura Wright and Jonathan Hope). 19. Post-Scriptum (Francois Verges). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis original and provocative text provides an approach to understanding the emergence and development of social rank through race and caste. The struggles we face in race and ethnic relations today are explored through anthropological, historical and sociological lenses to understand the roots of social hierarchy drawing on examples from the Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean, and mainland America.Trade Review"Natural Hierarchies is an insightful study of the complex ways in which race and social relations are grounded in specific historical and cultural contexts. Through its rare combination of clearly argued theoretical analyses and empirical research it forces all of us working on these questions to rethink our research agendas and key concepts." John Solomos, South Bank University "This wide-ranging book considers political ideologies, European colonialism, and classical and contemporary social theory, especially that of Marx and Levi-Strauss." S. D. Borchert, Lake Erie College. "an interesting work." Contemporary Sociology "Smaje's book is a major contribution to the area. It is ambitious, erudite, and insightful." Ethnic and Racial StudiesTable of ContentsList of Figures. Preface. Part I: Race, Caste, and Hierarchy. 1. Race and Caste as Natural Hierarchies. 2. Race. 3. Caste. 4. Hierarchy. 5. History and Ambivalence: a Place in the Sociological Debate. Part II: Theoretical Constructions. 6. Introduction. 7. Essentialism and Anti-essentialism. 8. Structure. 9. Culture, Practice, and Symbol. 10. History. 11. Conclusion. Part III: Economic and Political Formations. 12. Introduction. 13. European capitalism, Indian Capitalism?. 14. Political formations. 15. Europe. 16. India. 17. Nations and Citizenries. Part IV: Race, Slavery, and Colonialism. . 18. Introduction. 19. Slavery. 20. Race and colonial society. 21. Race and Political Thought in Early Modern Europe. Part V: Race, Caste and the Person. . 22. Introduction. 23. Race, Caste and Kinship. 24. Caste, kinship, and Gender in India. 25. Race, Kinship, and Gender in the Caribbean. Part VI: Race, Caste and the Nation. . 26. Introduction. 27. Race and the Creolization in the Caribbean. 28. Euro-creole. 29. Afro-creole. 30. Caudillismo. 31. Caste, communalism, and the Nation in Contemporary India. Part VII: Hierarchy and Politics. . 32. Hierarchy and a Sociology of Politics. 33. Hierarchy and a Politics of Sociology. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces students to new ways of thinking about development. It integrates the recent scholarship of cultural studies within the existing frameworks of development studies, which have primarily focused on issues of political economy and structural transformation.Trade Review"...a well written and researched textbook for the turn of the millenium....refreshing, readable, topical and relevant." Elsbeth Robson, Keele University "Culture and Development is an important text for introductory nd midlevel undergraduate classes and development practitioners looking for a comprehensive, critical and interdisciplinary alternative to "business as usual" Economic Geography "Overall, the book is an excellent introduction to anthropological and development studies literature on representations, power and culture. While this literature boomed in the 1990s, its theoretical language and disciplinary dispersal made it difficult for students and practitioners to keep up with the debates. Culture and Development provides just such a readable account for student and teacher alike." Progress in Human Geography "Culture and development takes a wide-ranging, yet in-depth approach to its subject which lends it both coherence and authority. As an innovative introduction to these themes, this book is to be highly recommended." The Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vii Preface: The Cross-overs of Culture and Development ix 1 Investing in the Asian snake pit ix 2 Culture and development xi 3 Points of contact xii 4 Outline of the book xiii Acknowledgments xvii 1 Thinking about Culture and Development 1 1 Overview and introduction 1 2 What do we mean by development? 2 3 What do we mean by culture? 16 4 Summary 29 2 Bringing Culture and Development Together 33 1 Introduction 33 2 Third World models of development 40 3 The crisis of development and the new neo-liberal hegemony 50 4 Summary 53 3 Globalization and the Politics of Representation 57 1 Introduction 57 2 Globalization, culture, and development 58 3 Postcolonial challenges 66 4 The deconstruction of development discourse 72 5 Problems of deconstruction 77 6 Hybrid modernities and post-development discourse 79 7 Summary 81 4 Feminism, Development, and Culture 85 1 Introduction 85 2 Women, development, and feminist development theory 87 3 Postcolonial feminisms and feminist development theory 102 4 "Chucking the baby out with the bath water": counter-arguments 109 5 Building bridges 110 6 Summary 113 5 Inventing Traditions, Constructing Nations 118 1 Introduction 118 2 Fixed traditions? 121 3 Inventing traditions 128 4 Contesting traditions 136 5 Globalization and the politics of identity 142 6 Summary 150 6 Human Rights, Cultural Difference, and Globalization 154 1 Introduction 154 2 The human rights discourse and the discourse of development 158 3 Human needs and human rights -- a trade-off? 162 4 Gender, cultural difference, and the universality of human rights 171 5 Human rights of ethnic minority groups 179 6 Summary 188 7 Culture, Development, and the Information Revolution 192 1 Introduction 192 2 Media and modernity 196 3 Cultural imperialism revisited 202 4 Communication technologies, knowledge, and development discourse 206 5 Communicating modernization 208 6 Knowledge and development 210 7 Wired for change 214 8 Summary 216 Index 220

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