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Book SynopsisWhat do we mean by a city, beyond a built-up area with a sizeable population? This book examines the social meanings of cities - as places of work, leisure, night-life, danger, creativity, etc. - to contribute to understand how our lives are changing as more than half of the world s population now lives in cities.Trade Review"An engaging and rewarding read."—City "Concise yet authoritative, The City provides an accessible overview of current debates in urban sociology, with excellent coverage of questions of emotion and encounter in the everyday city. Situating such issues in the context of urban global processes, Deborah Stevenson provides a remarkable range of case studies which illuminate and intrigue."—Phil Hubbard, University of Kent "Drawing together interdisciplinary insights from across sociology, geography and urban studies more generally, this clear and highly readable book provides a series of engaging and informative cuts on the contemporary urban condition as material, imagined and lived. Its multi-focal lens and interdisciplinary frame will make it a valuable resource for urban scholars and students alike."—Pauline McGuirk, University of Newcastle, Australia "Deborah Stevenson's overview of the contemporary city is both impressive and enlightening. Her ability to stand back from the welter of ideas and empirical analyses of the present-day city, in both the global North and South, and to identify the main themes and issues surrounding their development, makes this book an essential read for those wanting to gain an overall appreciation of the urban condition."—Ronan Paddison, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Theoretical City: Concepts and Frameworks Chapter 2: Material City: Economies and Inequalities Chapter 3: Everyday City: Diversity and Predictability Chapter 4: Dark City: Regulation and Stimulation Chapter 5: Emotional City: Memory, Belief and Passion Chapter 6: Global City: Hierarchies and the Urban ‘Other' Chapter 7: Imagined City: Visions and Brands Chapter 8: Concepts of the City and Beyond Bibliography

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Book Synopsis* A major new book by one of the world s leading sociologists. * Forms the basis for the path-breaking work that Boltanski has developed over the past 20 years, work that has examined the moral foundations of society in and through the forms of everyday conflict.Trade Review'When an injustice is committed, most of us simmer in anger and indignation and feel compelled to denounce the perpetrators. Yet, despite its widespread character, the actual social and emotional experience of injustice has hardly been studied. This book is the first major sociological study of denunciation, that most ordinary act present in personal and public life. Boltanski is the leading sociologist of his generation, and this book's virtuosity shows why.'Eva Illouz, Hebrew University of JerusalemTable of ContentsForewordPart One: What People Can Do1. A Sociology of Disputes2. The Political Basis for General Forms3. Ordinary Denunciations and Critical Sociology4. The Sociology of Critical Society5. A Model of Competence for Judgement6. Principles of Equivalence and Justifiable Proofs7. Tests and Temporality8. Four Modes of Action9. Below the Threshold of the ReportPart Two: Agape: An Introduction to the States of Peace1. Disputes and Peace1.1 The Limits of Justice1.2 Anthropology and Tradition1.3 The Theological Tradition2. Three Forms of Love2.1 An Initial Inventory2.2 Love as Reciprocity: Philia2.3 Eros and the Construction of General Equivalence2.4 Agape and the Withdrawal of Equivalence2.5 The Insouciance of Agape2.6 Duration and Permanence2.7 The Example of Little Flowers2.8 Parable and Metaphor3. Agape and the Social Sciences3.1 Agape: Practical Model, Ideal or Utopia?3.2 Marx and the Theory of Justice3.3 The Paradoxes of Gifts and Counter-gifts4. Toward a Sociology of Agape4.1 The Model of Pure Agape4.2 Access to the States of Agape4.3 From Love to Justice4.4 From Justice to Love4.5 Agape and EmotionPart Three: Public Denunciation1. The Affair as a Social Form2. The Actantial System of Denunciation3. The Requirement of Desingularization4. The Difficult Denunciation of Kith and Kin5. Maneuvering to Increase One's Own Stature6. What One Must Not Do Oneself7. Generalization and Singularity8. Dignity Offended9. Confidence BetrayedAnnex 1. Building the Factorial AnalysisAnnex 2. A Sampling of Typical LettersWorks Cited

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Book SynopsisSocial Movements in Global Politics is a timely new account of the unconventional, extra-institutional activities of social movements.Trade Review"This is an excellent book which, unlike many dull texts about social movements, actually relates them to two of the most important issues of the day, namely the 'crisis of politics' and the question of 'globalisation.' West does an admirable job in linking these issues and the end result is a much better book about social movements than most of the competition." Ray Kiely, Queen Mary University of London "Combining normative theory and empirical research, David West demonstrates the important role social movements have played and play in an increasingly global politics. An interesting read for social movement scholars and practitioners." Donatella Della Porta, European University Institute "This is an excellent, timely and instructive guide to politics outside formal political institutions. At a moment when states – both democratic and non-democratic – reveal themselves to be desperately unable to manage prevailing economic, social and political crises, David West reminds us not simply that “another politics is possible”, but that it has always been there under the surface of established structures of power. Social Movements in Global Politics is an excellent resource for students and will stand as a leading text for many years to come." James Martin, Goldsmiths University, LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgements page x A Political Preface: Social Movements, Global Crisis and the Failure of Institutional Politics xi 1 The Crisis of Institutional Politics xi 2 Plan of the Book xviii PART I FOUNDATIONS 1 Introduction: What Are Social Movements? 3 1.1 What is Politics? The Scope of Social Power 3 1.2 The Institutional View of Politics: Social Power as Authoritative Governance 7 1.3 Beyond Institutional Politics: The Challenge of Social Movements 11 1.4 Extra-Institutional Politics: A Preliminary Survey 16 1.5 Be Realistic, Demand the Impossible! Between Realism and Utopianism 20 2 The Role of Social Movements in the Making of Modern Politics 27 2.1 Social Movements and the Formation of Contemporary Institutions 27 2.2. The Formation of the Modern Nation-State: Religious and Nationalist Movements 30 2.3 Liberalizing the State and Commerce: Bourgeois Social Movements 35 2.4 Movements for Equal Citizenship, Social Justice and Democracy 40 2.5 Social Movements Hidden from History? 44 PART II SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN CONTEMPORARY POLITICS 3 Illusions of Stability: The Surprising Emergence of New Social Movements 53 3.1 Introduction: A New Politics? 53 3.2 The Deceptive Stability of Western Liberal Democracy 55 3.3 Welfare State Capitalism: Farewell to the Working Class? 59 3.4 Cracks in the Image: Extra-Institutional Politics of the 1960s 64 3.5 From the Events of 1968 to New Social Movements 70 4 Politics of Culture and Identity 77 4.1 Introduction: Features of the ‘New Politics’ 78 4.2 The Politics of Identity 79 4.3 Strategy and Tactics of Identity Politics 84 4.4 Varieties of Identity Politics 89 4.5 Controversies and Critique 95 5 The Politics of Survival 103 5.1 Introduction: What Is the Politics of Survival? 103 5.2 Ecological Thought: Nature as Subject of Politics 106 5.3 The Place of Ecology in the Green Movement 111 5.4 Strategy and Tactics of Green Politics 118 5.5 Controversies and Critique 123 6 The New Politics of Exploitation 127 6.1 Introduction: A New Politics of Exploitation? 127 6.2 What is Globalization and Why is it (Sometimes) a Problem? 129 6.3 The Contested Politics of Neoliberal Globalization 134 6.4 Another World is Possible: Alternatives to Neoliberal Globalization 138 6.5 Strategy and Tactics of the Alter-Globalization Movement 142 6.6 Controversies and Critique 146 PART III THEORIES OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS 7 Theories of Social Movements: I. Normative and Formal Approaches 153 7.1 The Normative Shift: Recognizing the Legitimacy of Extra-Institutional Politics 153 7.2 Explaining Social Movements as Irrational Collective Behaviour 158 7.3 Explaining Social Movements as Rational Collective Action 163 7.4 Beyond Rationality and Irrationality: Cognitive Practice, Framing, Culture and Emotion 167 7.5 From Formal to Substantive Theories of Social Movements 172 8 Theories of Social Movements: II. Historical and Substantive Approaches 175 8.1 What Is To Be Done? Substantive Theories of Social Movements 175 8.2 New Social Movements as Agents of the New Politics 178 8.3 Jürgen Habermas: Social Movements and the Incomplete Project of Modernity 183 8.4 Alain Touraine: Social Movement as Agent of Autonomy in Postindustrial Society 187 8.5 From Modernity to Postmodernity 193 8.6 The Limits of Substantive Explanation 196 9 Conclusion: A Critical Theory of Social Movements? 201 9.1 Introduction: Social Movement Theory Between Modernism and Postmodernism 201 9.2 The Concrete Limits of a Critical Theory of Social Movements 206 9.3 The Potential Contributions of Theory to Practice 211 9.4 Ideology Through the Looking-Glass 217 9.5 Towards A Common Framework for Contemporary Social Movements 221 Bibliography 226 Index 242

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Book SynopsisThis book is a path-breaking reflection of the challenges posed to Western societies by the large-scale migration of the postwar period.Trade Review'An important, ambitious book ... As the revolt against mass immigration and multiculturalism shows no signs of weakening in Europe, it is timely to have a rational and liberal defence of the new scepticism that ranges with such confidence across so many countries - and is a damn good read too.' Financial Times 'With Immigrant Nations, Scheffer offers an extension of his earlier arguments and an answer to his critics ... essential reading for anyone with an interest in the issue.' Times Higher Education 'Arguably the best study in many years of the effects that mass immigration has had on the countries and cities of western Europe and north America.' European Voice 'Should be required reading for those engaged with this important issue.' Foreign Affairs 'With major cities as focal points, Scheffer argues for a revision of both how we look at our legislative and cultural relationship with immigration by way of revisiting historical precedents as well as considering the profoundly different (more densely populated and globalized) world in which we live today.' Pop Matters 'The breadth of this study is formidable. Exploring as it does the history of voluntary or forced emigration and immigration, slavery and the US and the problems of assimilation, it covers a number of controversial bases in a non-sensationalist way. The recurring subject of large and diverse Muslim communities in European cities is the most significant theme of this book and it's an issue which is tackled with courage and honesty.' Morning Star 'Scheffer tackles the problems resulting from immigration into Europe with a candid critique of antiforeign sentiments and the feelings of immigrant populations as well ... Highly recommended.' Choice 'An honest and vivid exploration of the many issues that contemporary immigration presents for European societies ... proof that the immigration debate can and should be moved beyond its current impasse.' Survival: Global Politics and Strategy ‘Paul Scheffer has written the most acute, sensitive and nuanced account there is of Europe's new immigrants. This book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand today's Europe.' Timothy Garton Ash, St Antony's College, Oxford ‘Paul Scheffer handles a combustible subject with uncommon restraint. His tone is sharp yet compassionate; his scope is broad yet detailed; he is an insider yet unobtrusive. In a subtle way he reveals the layers of painful contradictions that plague a people who for decades cultivated a self-image of tolerance and freedom, only to be cast into self-doubt as that image is tested by the arrival and settlement of Muslim immigrants.' Ayaan Hirsi Ali, American Enterprise Institute ‘A vital contribution to the current discussions in Europe on the problems of immigration. Scheffer's voice is urgent, timely and penetrating. This book should be read by all Europeans, and indeed by all people, who are interested in one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to integrate non-Western immigrants, especially immigrants with Muslim backgrounds, into Western societies.' Ian Buruma, Bard CollegeTable of ContentsChapter I: A suitcase in the hall Tolerance under strain - The conservatism of migrants - The in-between generation - Native unease - Integration requires self-examination - So what's new? Chapter II: The world in the city 000 The proximity of strangers - Segregation and inequality - Ghetto culture - Black and white schools - Dispersing without mixing - Back to the garden city Chapter III: The great migration The globe is fragile - All the colours plus grey - Classic countries of immigration - Migration and development - A morality of mobility - The citizens' revolt Chapter IV: The Netherlands, a culture of avoidance As others see us - Migration and nation building - Tolerance is not laisser-faire - Organizing Islam - Post-colonial lessons - Identity and openness Chapter V: European contrasts From emigration to immigration - Early opposition - Republican answers - Foreigners after genocide - Taking leave of empire - At the external borders Chapter VI: The cosmopolitan code The colonial trap - ‘Enlightened' racism - The value of cultures - Beyond multiculturalism - Prejudice weighed - World citizens in the making Chapter VII: The rediscovery of America The colonists' creed - In the melting pot - Opposition to immigrants - The golden door shuts - The lingering shadow of slavery - Affirmative action Chapter VIII: The divided house of Islam Islam and imperialism - In a secular environment - Conservatism and radicalization - Reformist voices - Believers in an open society - A world without an emergency exit Chapter IX: Land of arrival Rituals of citizenship - Everything of value must defend itself - A triptych of integration - Dilemmas of equal treatment - Tomorrow's immigrants - Accepting what we have become Epilogue Acknowledgments Bibliography Notes

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Book SynopsisThis systematic and critical overview of transnational migration perfectly balances theoretical discussion with relevant examples and cases, making it an ideal book for upper-level students covering immigration and transnational relations, on sociology, political science, and globalization courses.Trade Review'Embraced by many and damned by others, the transnational perspective has become hugely influential. But it is in need of a clear and lucid synthesis. Here it is. This remarkably well-written and engaging book provides a critical, original, and theoretically stimulating overview of a process that is transforming societies across the world.'Luis Eduardo Guarnizo, University of California, Davis 'A well-organized introduction to how social scientists should engage with the cross-border connections that many migrants maintain and with the role these ties possibly play for economic development, changing concepts of citizenship, and networks of civil society organizations. A must-read for anyone who approaches the subject with an analytical mind.'Andreas Wimmer, University of California, Los Angeles 'This book addresses key concepts and controversies that have marked the emergence of the transnational migration paradigm. The authors assess the mundane transborder familial, religious, social, cultural, and political practices that sustain hope and opportunity in myriad corners of the world. Transnational Migration is a welcome intervention at the current moment. Rhetorics about failed integration are countered with astute analysis of the role of transnational social fields in a precarious world.'Nina Glick Schiller, University of Manchester"The book is clearly argued and is written in easily accessible language avoiding unnecessary jargon relatively well, and it can serve as an excellent introduction to contemporary migration research."Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements viii 1 Three Transnationals: Transnationalization, Transnational Social Spaces and Transnationality 1 Cross-border migration and the need for a transnational perspective 5 Unpacking the transnational 7 Aim and structure of the book 17 2 Transnationality and Social Practices 27 Familial transnational practices 28 Socio-cultural transnational practices 32 Economic transnational practices 35 Political transnational practices 39 The significance of transnational practices 43 3 Conceptualizing Transnationalization and Transnational Social Spaces 46 Transnationalization in historical perspective 47 The concept of transnational social spaces 53 The durability of transnationalization 61 4 Transnationalization and Development 66 Three phases of the debate 68 Remittances and their role for family and kin 70 Transnational investment and business 74 Hometown associations and their contributions to community development 75 Transnational circulation of knowledge 80 Social remittances and their effects 84 5 Transnationality and the Models of Migrant Integration 88 Transnationalism as a model of integration 91 The relationship between transnationality and integration 95 Second-generation transnationality 102 Migrant associations as a means of integration and transnationalization 106 6 States and Citizens – Transnational Political Practices and Institutions 109 Citizenship: a conceptual sketch 111 The policies of citizenship: the case of dual citizenship 114 The politics of citizenship: citizens, diasporas and states 121 Transnational citizenship? 133 7 Transnational Methodology 135 Three methodological challenges for transnational analysis 136 Methods to address the three challenges 145 Capturing simultaneity 157 8 Transnationalizing Civil Society 159 Civil society and transnational social spaces 161 The relevance of development, social integration and citizenship for civil society 164 Civil society and the state 168 Civil society and the market 171 Civil society and the family 172 The role and function of migrant transnational social spaces for civil society 175 The signifi cance of a transnational approach for the social sciences 179 Notes 183 References 185 Index 203

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Book SynopsisThis systematic and critical overview of transnational migration perfectly balances theoretical discussion with relevant examples and cases, making it an ideal book for upper-level students covering immigration and transnational relations, on sociology, political science, and globalization courses.Trade Review"This is an important book for all scholars conducting research on the characteristics and effects of transnational migration on both origins and destinations. Highly recommended"Choice'Embraced by many and damned by others, the transnational perspective has become hugely influential. But it is in need of a clear and lucid synthesis. Here it is. This remarkably well-written and engaging book provides a critical, original, and theoretically stimulating overview of a process that is transforming societies across the world.'Luis Eduardo Guarnizo, University of California, Davis 'A well-organized introduction to how social scientists should engage with the cross-border connections that many migrants maintain and with the role these ties possibly play for economic development, changing concepts of citizenship, and networks of civil society organizations. A must-read for anyone who approaches the subject with an analytical mind.'Andreas Wimmer, University of California, Los Angeles 'This book addresses key concepts and controversies that have marked the emergence of the transnational migration paradigm. The authors assess the mundane transborder familial, religious, social, cultural, and political practices that sustain hope and opportunity in myriad corners of the world. Transnational Migration is a welcome intervention at the current moment. Rhetorics about failed integration are countered with astute analysis of the role of transnational social fields in a precarious world.'Nina Glick Schiller, University of Manchester"The book is clearly argued and is written in easily accessible language avoiding unnecessary jargon relatively well, and it can serve as an excellent introduction to contemporary migration research."Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements viii 1 Three Transnationals: Transnationalization, Transnational Social Spaces and Transnationality 1 Cross-border migration and the need for a transnational perspective 5 Unpacking the transnational 7 Aim and structure of the book 17 2 Transnationality and Social Practices 27 Familial transnational practices 28 Socio-cultural transnational practices 32 Economic transnational practices 35 Political transnational practices 39 The significance of transnational practices 43 3 Conceptualizing Transnationalization and Transnational Social Spaces 46 Transnationalization in historical perspective 47 The concept of transnational social spaces 53 The durability of transnationalization 61 4 Transnationalization and Development 66 Three phases of the debate 68 Remittances and their role for family and kin 70 Transnational investment and business 74 Hometown associations and their contributions to community development 75 Transnational circulation of knowledge 80 Social remittances and their effects 84 5 Transnationality and the Models of Migrant Integration 88 Transnationalism as a model of integration 91 The relationship between transnationality and integration 95 Second-generation transnationality 102 Migrant associations as a means of integration and transnationalization 106 6 States and Citizens – Transnational Political Practices and Institutions 109 Citizenship: a conceptual sketch 111 The policies of citizenship: the case of dual citizenship 114 The politics of citizenship: citizens, diasporas and states 121 Transnational citizenship? 133 7 Transnational Methodology 135 Three methodological challenges for transnational analysis 136 Methods to address the three challenges 145 Capturing simultaneity 157 8 Transnationalizing Civil Society 159 Civil society and transnational social spaces 161 The relevance of development, social integration and citizenship for civil society 164 Civil society and the state 168 Civil society and the market 171 Civil society and the family 172 The role and function of migrant transnational social spaces for civil society 175 The signifi cance of a transnational approach for the social sciences 179 Notes 183 References 185 Index 203

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Book SynopsisPoliticians and the political process, even in ostensibly democratic countries, can be deadly.Trade Review"A quirky book that deserves to be taken seriously ... Gilligan's inferences are standing up." New York Review of Books "Gilligan offers far more than a statistical argument. In Republican ideology, dependence is associated with dishonour and shame. Gilligan offers a compelling model of how this ethic triggers intolerable feelings of being discounted, disrespected, or 'dissed' that issue in violence." Times Literary Supplement "Amazingly, until this book appeared nobody had spotted this trend." The Diplomat "By fusing together the scientific rigour of evidence-based medicine with a wealth of theoretical insights from the social sciences, Gilligan’s book (provides) new and exciting ways of understanding the social and economic determinants of health and well-being." LSE Politics Blog "Gilligan's book deserves a wide audience. It is inspiring to find a social/behavioral study that may turn out to be of great importance, and one that may also prove useful in furthering investigation of the emotion of shame." Contemporary Psychology "Irrefutable evidence that the politics of the right can actually kill you." Morning Star "If you believe politicians can make a difference then these statistics will confirm your beliefs." Sydney Morning Herald "The Republicans and Conservatives are bad for your health. They should come with the same warning that took years to become emblazoned on cigarette packets. This book goes a long way in working towards that." Tribune "For everyone interested in American politics, this book is a must. It will change the way you think about our two major political parties." George Soros "James Gilligan has given us a new formula for thinking about American politics: smoking is to cancer as republicans are to suicides and homicides. His findings are not guesswork or political wishful thinking, but based on old-fashioned digging through thousands of pages about data. Gilligan is telling us, in essence, that how we vote is a life or death decision." Seymour M. Hersh "A hugely important book, which needs to be widely known - not simply for its impact on voting, but also to make politicians more aware of the consequences of their actions and the non-voting public more aware of the importance of politics." Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit LevelTable of ContentsAcknowledgements viii Introduction: Murder Mysteries 1 1 A Matter of Life and Death 11 2 What Kind of a Man Are You? 39 3 Nothing Succeeds Like Failure 51 4 The Shame of It All 97 5 Who Wants To Be Redundant? 117 6 Red States, Blue States: Honor vs. Guilt 123 Conclusion: The Mystery Solved: What Is To Be Done? 155 Appendices How Accurate and Complete Are the Data? 195 Figures and tables 205 Bibliography 210 Index 219

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Book SynopsisSocial relations are crucial for understanding diverse economic actions and a network perspective is central to that explanation. Simple exchanges involving money, labor, and commodities combine into complexly connected systems.Trade ReviewWinner of the Choice award for Outstanding Academic Title "Knoke very aptly illustrates the importance of networks in the economy and thus helps to make concrete contributions to economic sociology… The book is an excellent introduction … and would work well as a supplement for an introductory course in economic sociology and sociology of networks." Lectures "A masterful integration of numerous and diverseprojects pertaining to economic networks." Sociologica "Scholarship on the role of social networks in economic exchange has been growing at a fast clip, suffusing through several regions of sociology and even into economics itself. David Knoke performs a signal service in ordering and integrating diverse streams of research – at every level from individual economic choices to the structure of the global economy – in this comprehensive, sagacious, and highly readable volume." Paul DiMaggio, Princeton University "David Knoke brings his years of experience analyzing political networks to a broad review of network mechanisms in economic sociology. This is a useful text for anyone interested in a quick, literate, and insightful overview of the burgeoning research on the ways social networks shape economic phenomena." Ronald Burt, University of Chicago Booth School of Business "Having shown the power of the structural approach in both political (1990) and organizational (2001) settings, Dr. Knoke now turns his clear eye to the structural foundations of our economic system. Skillfully bridging levels of analysis from the embeddedness of employees to connectivity in the global system, this book provides a wonderful overview of how economic understanding requires networks. This clear and careful book will be an asset to scholars across the social sciences." James Moody, Duke UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures ix Preface xi 1 Economics and Social Networks 1 Mainstream and Alternative Economic Theories 3 The Economic Sociology Perspective 13 The Social Network Perspective 21 Summary and Outline of the Book 24 2 Markets and Networks 25 Labor Markets 28 Consumer Markets 41 Producer Markets 56 Summary 64 3 Networks inside Organizations 66 Micro-Network Concepts 69 Social Capital 75 Forming Employee Networks 81 Network Outcomes 90 Team Networking 105 Summary 110 4 Networks among Organizations 111 Business Startup Networks 112 Business Groups 118 Interlocking Directorates 128 Strategic Alliances 131 Evolution of Interorganizational Networks 146 Summary 155 5 Global Networks 157 International Networks 158 Supply and Commodity Chains 163 World Cities Networks 165 A Transnational Capitalist Class? 171 Networks of the Global Financial Crisis 177 Summary 186 6 Looking Forward 187 Theory Construction 188 Empirical Tools 191 Connecting Economy and Polity 193 Appendix: Network Resources 197 References 200 Index 232

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Book Synopsis* Danny Miller is one of the leading anthropologists in the world today and is a key figure in the study of material culture. * This book is unique: it is the first attempt to analyse in detail the life of the au pair and the families for whom they work.Trade Review“A great read and an intriguing academic study … Rich in content not only for anyone who thinks about employing or becoming an au pair, but also for everyone scientifically interested in an ethnography of this specific institution.” Anthropos "Pick up this book when you want a guilt-free escape from your day-to-day academic work. This is a vivid and engaging account of the life of Slovak au pairs in London. Written for the specialist and non-specialist alike, it offers great insight into the problems of intercultural communication, structured by the fundamental contradictions of the institution of the au pair." Journal of Intercultural Studies "Miller and Burikova's criticisms are all too real" The Times "A highly engaging read, which begs the question: why is more scholarly work not written in this way?" Social & Cultural Geography "A useful resource for all interested in both migration and gender studies. It challenges steretypes on the one hand of the au pair as an uneducated, poor and sexualised object and of host parents as cold, uncaring and exploitative on the other. It provides a huge amount of rich ethnographic data that challenge readers to think differently about family life, domestic tasks and the migration of young women." Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies "With its fine-grained ethnographic detail, skillfully presented in vivid prose, this book illuminates every aspect of the hopes, fantasies and frustrations that constitute the frequently troubled ties and misunderstandings between au pairs and their employers. A huge pleasure to read, Au Pair provides a definitive, indispensable text for addressing this increasingly prevalent facet of family life, with its own suggestions for improving the lives of both au pairs and the families in which they reside." Lynne Segal, Birkbeck College and author of Why Feminism? "A long overdue book that deals sensitively with the experiences of both au pairs and host families. It moves between individual stories and their social context to reveal the tensions and the potential of this unique relationship." Bridget Anderson, University of OxfordTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Prologue 1 1 Why Not? 5 2 An Embarrassing Presence 32 3 The Hard Work and the Soft Touch 60 4 Sort of English 87 5 Bored in Beddlingham 114 6 Men 137 7 Out of Time 156 8 Conclusion: Structure, Behaviour and Consequence 171 Appendix: Academic Studies of Domestic Labour 184 References 200 Index 204

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Book Synopsis* Danny Miller is one of the leading anthropologists in the world today and is a key figure in the study of material culture. * This book is unique: it is the first attempt to analyse in detail the life of the au pair and the families for whom they work.Trade Review“A great read and an intriguing academic study … Rich in content not only for anyone who thinks about employing or becoming an au pair, but also for everyone scientifically interested in an ethnography of this specific institution.” Anthropos "Pick up this book when you want a guilt-free escape from your day-to-day academic work. This is a vivid and engaging account of the life of Slovak au pairs in London. Written for the specialist and non-specialist alike, it offers great insight into the problems of intercultural communication, structured by the fundamental contradictions of the institution of the au pair." Journal of Intercultural Studies "Miller and Burikova's criticisms are all too real" The Times "A highly engaging read, which begs the question: why is more scholarly work not written in this way?" Social & Cultural Geography "A useful resource for all interested in both migration and gender studies. It challenges steretypes on the one hand of the au pair as an uneducated, poor and sexualised object and of host parents as cold, uncaring and exploitative on the other. It provides a huge amount of rich ethnographic data that challenge readers to think differently about family life, domestic tasks and the migration of young women." Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies "With its fine-grained ethnographic detail, skillfully presented in vivid prose, this book illuminates every aspect of the hopes, fantasies and frustrations that constitute the frequently troubled ties and misunderstandings between au pairs and their employers. A huge pleasure to read, Au Pair provides a definitive, indispensable text for addressing this increasingly prevalent facet of family life, with its own suggestions for improving the lives of both au pairs and the families in which they reside." Lynne Segal, Birkbeck College and author of Why Feminism? "A long overdue book that deals sensitively with the experiences of both au pairs and host families. It moves between individual stories and their social context to reveal the tensions and the potential of this unique relationship." Bridget Anderson, University of OxfordTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Prologue 1 1 Why Not? 5 2 An Embarrassing Presence 32 3 The Hard Work and the Soft Touch 60 4 Sort of English 87 5 Bored in Beddlingham 114 6 Men 137 7 Out of Time 156 8 Conclusion: Structure, Behaviour and Consequence 171 Appendix: Academic Studies of Domestic Labour 184 References 200 Index 204

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Book SynopsisConsumer capitalism dominates our economy, our politics and our culture. Yet there is a growing body of research from a range of disciplines that suggests that consumer capitalism may be past its sell-by date. Beyond Consumer Capitalism begins by showing how, for people in the developed world, consumer capitalism has become economically and environmentally unsustainable and is no longer able to deliver its abiding promise of enhancing quality of life . This cutting-edge book then asks why we devote so little time and effort to imagining other forms of human progress. The answer, Lewis suggests, is that our cultural and information industries limit rather than stimulate critical thinking, keeping us on the treadmill of consumption and narrowing our vision of what constitutes progress. If we are to find a way out of this cul de sac, Lewis argues, we must begin by analysing the role of media in consumer capitalism and changing the way we organize media and communications.Trade Review"Examines with eloquence and erudition the rampant consumer capitalism and persistent neo-liberalism of contemporary society and investigates the media’s collusion in this state of affairs. This is a book for our times." James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London "A masterpiece. With panache and vision, Lewis makes a powerful case for the severe limitations of contemporary capitalism for a sustainable or humane society and he locates the commercial media's fingerprints all over the rotting corpse. Lewis provides a powerful critique and also points towards a way out. Elegantly written and with a sweeping command of the relevant literature, Beyond Consumer Capitalism is a book I will use in my classes; it should be required reading for young people wanting to understand our predicament." Robert W. McChesney, University of Illinois "Justin Lewis is one of the world's most acute observers of contemporary cultural politics. Effortlessly blending political economy, textual analysis and participant observation, his latest book alerts us, in an incisive but always humane way, to the excesses of consumption. This is an instant classic with abiding lessons for us all." Toby Miller, University of California RiversideTable of ContentsAcknowledgements page vii 1 Introduction: The problems of consumer capitalism in the twenty-first century – and why we find it so difficult to appreciate them 1 Part I Stretching beyond its limits: The tired machinery of consumer capitalism 2 Consumer capitalism as a cul-de-sac 15 3 The environmental, economic and social constraints of consumer capitalism 26 Part II Selling stories 4 The insatiable age 53 5 Tales of sales: The politics of advertising 70 Part III Reporting consumer capitalism 6 Disposable news and democracy: Rethinking the way we report the world 93 7 Disposable news, consumerism and growth 111 Part IV Waste and retrieval 8 Obsessed with obsolescence: Confusing hyperconsumption with progress 133 9 Imagining a different world 154 Notes 177 References 205 Index 223

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Book SynopsisDigital, Political, Radical is a siren call to the field of media and communications and the study of social and political movements. We must put the politics of transformation at the very heart of our analyses to meet the global challenges of gross inequality and ever-more impoverished democracies.Trade Review"A brilliant work of critical theory. This insightful analysis of the economic and political crises of our time points out the reasons why radical politics have eroded. Fenton also argues that the recent waves of digitally enabled mobilizations around the world may not be what effective democracy really looks like. This rich, well written book raises fascinating questions about the democratizing potential of digital media in neoliberal society. A call to action for scholars across the social sciences." Lance Bennett, University of Washington "Rather than repeating the old slogans that make digital media into the savior of democracy, Natalie Fenton's new book anchors networked media in contemporary capitalism. Economic inequality, global financialization, and corporate dominance configure the settings of mediated sociality – and the very centrality of digital media to this economic order provides the opening for the radical politics we need to change the system.' Jodi Dean, Hobart and William Smith CollegesTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction: Sowing the Seeds of Dissent Chapter 2: Digital Activism: A New Means of and a New Meaning of Being Political Chapter 3: Digital Media, Radical Politics and Counter Public Spheres Chapter 4: Passion and Politics: Radical Politics and Mediated Subjects Chapter 5: Radical Politics and Organisational Form in Theory and in Practice Chapter 6: On Being Political and the Politics of Being Chapter 7: Conclusion: Putting Politics Back in the Picture? Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisProxy wars represent a perennial strand in the history of conflict. The appeal of warfare on the cheap has proved an irresistible strategic allure for nations through the centuries. However, proxy wars remain a missing link in contemporary war and security studies.Trade Review"A brief yet trenchant analysis on a long-neglected phenomenon." LSE Review of Books "Proxy Warfare offers a compelling survey of likely explanations for why states and non-state actors use other parties to influence the course and outcomes of civil and international disputes. By separating the concept of proxy warfare from traditional understandings of third-party intervention in conflict, Mumford makes an important contribution to our understanding of war and international relations." James J. Wirtz, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School "An original and important contribution to our understanding of contemporary conflict and the shape of future wars." Caroline Kennedy, University of Hull "This crucial book brings much-needed conceptual clarification, historical depth and empirically-grounded analysis to the phenomenon of proxy warfare, which will undoubtedly become an increasingly employed, yet potentially pernicious, tool of indirect intervention in local conflicts around the globe." Sergio Catignani, Strategy & Security Institute, Exeter University "The book has been carefully crafted into five chapters based on extensive research and in-depth analysis. The author has successfully captured the essence of proxy warfare and has been able to put forth explanations for its causes, conduct and consequences through number of case studies. This book will serve well for scholars, military commanders and policymakers alike." Sanjiv Tomar, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New DelhiTable of ContentsAcknowledgements viii Introduction: The Rise of Proxy Wars 1 1: What is Proxy War? 11 2: Why Does Proxy War Appeal? 30 3: Who Engages in Proxy War? 45 4: How Are Proxy Wars Fought? 61 5: The Future of Proxy War 76 Conclusion: The Continuing Appeal of Proxy Warfare 97 Notes 113Bibliography 129 Index 140

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Book SynopsisThe medical and social sciences offer us many ways of understanding the human body and what it can do. From biology and psychology to sociology and philosophy, a range of disciplines supply us with a rich yet challenging picture.Trade Review'Excellent ... Nick Fox looks at the social and scientific concepts of the human body, highlighting the essence and importance of holistic care.'5 star review in Nursing Standard'Holistic patient care is the foundation of effective nursing practice. As this excellent book acknowledges, the body continues to be the essential focus of the daily work of social care and healthcare professionals.'Cancer Nursing Practice'Fox guides the reader skillfully through a range of sometimes challenging social scientific concepts and perspectives, to deliver an accessible and comprehensive book that will be invaluable to those training for and working within a range of caring professions.'Paul Flowers, Glasgow Caledonian University 'Nick Fox has managed to synthesize many and diverse literatures and bring them to bear on a contemporary and thought-provoking sociological exegesis on 'the body' that is enlightening and enlivening. In this field of sociology, this is an unusually lucid analysis, in which Fox renders a large body of dense theory intelligible to non-sociologists. The book will become a core text in both sociology and health professional courses, in addition to being a key reader for all health researchers, since they both 'have' and 'research' bodies.'Paul Ward, Flinders University, Australia 'This is one of the most comprehensive sociological books on the body, covering biomedical and social aspects. The careful attention to gender and approach to the ill-health assemblage are very well-covered topics, as is the discussion of the body and identity. 'Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Arizona State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction1 The Biological Body2 The Social Body3 What Can a Body Do?4 The Body in Health and Illness5 Desire and the Body6 The Managed Body7 Caring Bodies8 The Body and TechnologyConclusionReferencesIntroduction1 The Biological Body2 The Social Body3 What Can a Body Do?4 The Body in Health and Illness5 Desire and the Body6 The Managed Body7 Caring Bodies8 The Body and TechnologyConclusionReferences

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Book SynopsisJürgen Habermas is arguably the most influential social theorist and philosopher of the twentieth century, and his imprint on media and communication studies extends well into the twenty-first. This book lucidly unpacks Habermas's sophisticated contributions to the study of media, centering on the three core concepts for which his work is best known: the public sphere, communicative action, and deliberative democracy. Habermas and the Media offers an accessible introduction, as well as a critical investigation of how Habermas's thinking can help us to understand and assess our contemporary communication environment and where his framework needs revision and extension. Full of original and sometimes surprising insights, this book is essential reading for scholars and students of media, political communication, and democracy, as well as anyone seeking guidance through Habermas's rich world of thought.Trade Review“It would have been contribution enough to finally supply the English-speaking world with a primer on Habermas’s thinking about the role of media in the public sphere. Yet Wessler goes further. That he manages to make this book accessible for students, while retaining its relevance for scholars, is astounding. A tour de force.”Scott Althaus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign “Wessler demonstrates his solid grasp of Habermas’s oeuvre and reveals its importance for scholarly research and democracy. His exemplary presentation makes the book a pedagogical masterpiece, worthy of many, many readers.”Jostein Gripsrud, University of Bergen"well-written and accessible"European Journal of CommunicationTable of Contents Acknowledgments List of Figures and Tables Introduction Chapter 1: The Bourgeois Public Sphere and its Critics Chapter 2: Nurturing Communicative Action Chapter 3: Media for Deliberative Democracy Chapter 4: Mediated Public Spheres Chapter 5: Deliberative Qualities of News and Discussion Media Chapter 6: Non-Deliberative Media Discourse Chapter 7: Counterpublics and the Role of Emotions Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisJürgen Habermas is arguably the most influential social theorist and philosopher of the twentieth century, and his imprint on media and communication studies extends well into the twenty-first. This book lucidly unpacks Habermas's sophisticated contributions to the study of media, centering on the three core concepts for which his work is best known: the public sphere, communicative action, and deliberative democracy. Habermas and the Media offers an accessible introduction, as well as a critical investigation of how Habermas's thinking can help us to understand and assess our contemporary communication environment and where his framework needs revision and extension. Full of original and sometimes surprising insights, this book is essential reading for scholars and students of media, political communication, and democracy, as well as anyone seeking guidance through Habermas's rich world of thought.Trade Review“It would have been contribution enough to finally supply the English-speaking world with a primer on Habermas’s thinking about the role of media in the public sphere. Yet Wessler goes further. That he manages to make this book accessible for students, while retaining its relevance for scholars, is astounding. A tour de force.”Scott Althaus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign “Wessler demonstrates his solid grasp of Habermas’s oeuvre and reveals its importance for scholarly research and democracy. His exemplary presentation makes the book a pedagogical masterpiece, worthy of many, many readers.”Jostein Gripsrud, University of Bergen"well-written and accessible"European Journal of CommunicationTable of Contents Acknowledgments List of Figures and Tables Introduction Chapter 1: The Bourgeois Public Sphere and its Critics Chapter 2: Nurturing Communicative Action Chapter 3: Media for Deliberative Democracy Chapter 4: Mediated Public Spheres Chapter 5: Deliberative Qualities of News and Discussion Media Chapter 6: Non-Deliberative Media Discourse Chapter 7: Counterpublics and the Role of Emotions Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe internet is changing the rules of the game of love. In a world where anything is possible, a potential date - whether it be a one-night stand or the start of a more lasting relationship - can be just a click away. Anyone looking for love online can throw off their inhibitions and can say what they have never dared to before.Trade Review"Kaufmann suggests that we have to reverse out of the cul de sac of sex for sex's sake and recombine it with love once more to make our experiences less chilly but also less clouded by romantic illusions."—The Guardian "Demonstrates the inherent problems that many women still face when it comes to navigating romantic and sexual relationships, whether or not the internet is involved."—Times Higher Education "Confronts the biggest development in the world of love and sex over the past two decade: the internet ... Kaufmann's study mostly shows how the internet, far from transforming our love lives, simply compounds existing contradictions."—Prospect "Kaufmann takes us through the problems that both men and women face in navigating the murky waters of cyberdating ... For Kaufmann, although love online increasingly looks like a hypermarket, it doesn't really offer all the ease and convenience promised. We remain only too trapped by our own passions and humiliations when we try to build relationships with the real people on the other side of an internet exchange."—Inside Story "The internet — a new world unlike any we knew. Here nothing is final and irrevocable, everything can be tried and experimented with and there is always a second chance. But if this is blessing, it is surely a mixed one. What is gained and what lost? And, most importantly, how does love — that blissful state we so passionately desire — fare when suspended between online comforts and the rugged reality of the offline world? Jean-Claude Kaufmann offers us, the perplexed and the confused, a truly priceless service. He locates, spells out and carefully calculates the gains and losses revealed at the critical encounter of the two worlds, at the moment of truth: that first face-to-face date which follows online dating. This illuminating and enlightening study is a report from a battle which no one planned yet few, if any of us, can avoid."—Zygmunt Bauman, University of LeedsTable of ContentsIntroduction Prologue: On the net - Love's new world - The hypermarket of desire - A virtual slap in the face - A New Drug - What Does ‘Just for Sex' Mean? - The Net's Hidden Treasures Part I: In real life 1. ‘You never know what to expect' - ‘I Felt A Bit Like A Call Girl' - ‘I'm Looking For a Man' 2. First steps - The Sound of Heels - Why Are so Many People Stood Up? - Inner Beauty - Dates That Do Not Work Out - Making a Quick Get-Away - Having a Drink - Who Pays the Bill? - Getting It Right 3. Getting it right - A New Courtly Code - Should You Kiss on A First Date? - At Your Own Pace - Kino Escalation - Chemistry - ‘If He's A Good Kisser' 4. A new dance - The Revolution in the Dating System - What Flirting Means - ‘Would You Like To Dance?' - The Whole World is A Dance Hall Part II: Pleasure and feeling 5. Should you have sex on a first date ? - ‘If You Want To' - Where's The Harm? - ‘Slag!' - A World Apart - Cafés Elsewhere 6. Sex as a leisurely activity - When Sex Broke Free From Feelings - Sexual Liberation: How Do Things Really Stand? - Feeling Good Together - The Story of A. - Post Coitum 7. The game - The Games People Play - A Popular Sport - Statistics - Some Portraits - Disgust and Cynicism 8. The lovesex imbroglio - A Little Love - FWBs - A New Relationship With Exes? - People Still Want Long-Term Relationships - Sex Is Not A Leisure Activity Like Any Other - Sex, Lies and The Internet - Sex/Love: A Historical Reversal Part III: Women, Sex and Love 9. Unbridled pleasure? - Provisional Freedom - Men Never Change - Freedom, Equality and Sexuality - Revolt - The Impossible Golden Mean - A Cold, Selfish Monster - More 10. The ‘bad boy' paradox - From Prince Charming to Bad Boy - In Praise of Pick-Up Artists - Return of the Bastard 11. Avoiding the traps - Sex Today - A Break From Normal Life - Men As Sex Toys - A Cycle - The Dilemma - Why Women Are Wallflowers - SexLove Conclusion Appendix: on methodology References

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Book SynopsisThe internet is changing the rules of the game of love. In a world where anything is possible, a potential date - whether it be a one-night stand or the start of a more lasting relationship - can be just a click away. Anyone looking for love online can throw off their inhibitions and can say what they have never dared to before.Trade Review"Kaufmann suggests that we have to reverse out of the cul de sac of sex for sex's sake and recombine it with love once more to make our experiences less chilly but also less clouded by romantic illusions."—The Guardian "Demonstrates the inherent problems that many women still face when it comes to navigating romantic and sexual relationships, whether or not the internet is involved."—Times Higher Education "Confronts the biggest development in the world of love and sex over the past two decade: the internet ... Kaufmann's study mostly shows how the internet, far from transforming our love lives, simply compounds existing contradictions."—Prospect "Kaufmann takes us through the problems that both men and women face in navigating the murky waters of cyberdating ... For Kaufmann, although love online increasingly looks like a hypermarket, it doesn't really offer all the ease and convenience promised. We remain only too trapped by our own passions and humiliations when we try to build relationships with the real people on the other side of an internet exchange."—Inside Story "The internet — a new world unlike any we knew. Here nothing is final and irrevocable, everything can be tried and experimented with and there is always a second chance. But if this is blessing, it is surely a mixed one. What is gained and what lost? And, most importantly, how does love — that blissful state we so passionately desire — fare when suspended between online comforts and the rugged reality of the offline world? Jean-Claude Kaufmann offers us, the perplexed and the confused, a truly priceless service. He locates, spells out and carefully calculates the gains and losses revealed at the critical encounter of the two worlds, at the moment of truth: that first face-to-face date which follows online dating. This illuminating and enlightening study is a report from a battle which no one planned yet few, if any of us, can avoid."—Zygmunt Bauman, University of LeedsTable of ContentsIntroduction Prologue: On the net - Love's new world - The hypermarket of desire - A virtual slap in the face - A New Drug - What Does ‘Just for Sex' Mean? - The Net's Hidden Treasures Part I: In real life 1. ‘You never know what to expect' - ‘I Felt A Bit Like A Call Girl' - ‘I'm Looking For a Man' 2. First steps - The Sound of Heels - Why Are so Many People Stood Up? - Inner Beauty - Dates That Do Not Work Out - Making a Quick Get-Away - Having a Drink - Who Pays the Bill? - Getting It Right 3. Getting it right - A New Courtly Code - Should You Kiss on A First Date? - At Your Own Pace - Kino Escalation - Chemistry - ‘If He's A Good Kisser' 4. A new dance - The Revolution in the Dating System - What Flirting Means - ‘Would You Like To Dance?' - The Whole World is A Dance Hall Part II: Pleasure and feeling 5. Should you have sex on a first date ? - ‘If You Want To' - Where's The Harm? - ‘Slag!' - A World Apart - Cafés Elsewhere 6. Sex as a leisurely activity - When Sex Broke Free From Feelings - Sexual Liberation: How Do Things Really Stand? - Feeling Good Together - The Story of A. - Post Coitum 7. The game - The Games People Play - A Popular Sport - Statistics - Some Portraits - Disgust and Cynicism 8. The lovesex imbroglio - A Little Love - FWBs - A New Relationship With Exes? - People Still Want Long-Term Relationships - Sex Is Not A Leisure Activity Like Any Other - Sex, Lies and The Internet - Sex/Love: A Historical Reversal Part III: Women, Sex and Love 9. Unbridled pleasure? - Provisional Freedom - Men Never Change - Freedom, Equality and Sexuality - Revolt - The Impossible Golden Mean - A Cold, Selfish Monster - More 10. The ‘bad boy' paradox - From Prince Charming to Bad Boy - In Praise of Pick-Up Artists - Return of the Bastard 11. Avoiding the traps - Sex Today - A Break From Normal Life - Men As Sex Toys - A Cycle - The Dilemma - Why Women Are Wallflowers - SexLove Conclusion Appendix: on methodology References

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Book SynopsisGender analysis remains central to understanding social life, yet focusing on gender alone is inadequate. Recent feminist sociological scholarship highlights how gender intersects with other systems of privilege and oppression. This exciting new text combines these insights with an innovative, student-centered pedagogical approach. Taking knowledge acquisition as an important first step, the book goes beyond this to provide students with tools and skills necessary to become critical thinkers and, ultimately, investigate gender on their own from a global feminist sociological perspective. Five themes are carried forward throughout the text: the social construction of gender differences; gendered inequalities; intersections of gender with other systems of privilege and oppression; a relational global perspective; and the necessity of working toward social justice. Investigating Gender employs creative feaTrade Review"Amidst the mountains of textbooks and edited volumes in the field of the sociology of gender, Thompson and Armato's book stands alone in its explicit application of the sociological imagination. They masterfully incorporate theory, methods, and research in a manner accessible for the undergraduate classroom... Thompson and Armato go beyond offering another good option for teaching about gender in the undergraduate classroom. For me, they present the one-stop solution." Radical Pedagogy "The intent of the authors is to open the reader's eyes to the subtle ways in which each and every one of us is affected by sex, gender and feminism... The book encourages the reader to look closely at potential injustices in society and analyze their own experiences of inequality, a process they term 'developing one’s feminist sociological imagination'." Feminism and Psychology "Well-researched and creatively presented ... Whereas some texts, on any topic, can feel contrived, Thompson and Armato deliver a pattern of examining personal, anonymous experiences that lead the reader to further inquiry." Gender Education "Thompson and Armato have helped me reevaluate the virtues of teaching about gender research and feminist conceptual frameworks using a textbook … Investigating Gender is a great resource for teaching and learning." Sex Roles "Investigating Gender makes great use of feminism and sociology, and should open students' minds. My students could certainly benefit from this book - I think they would read it and like it. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the book. Before I read Investigating Gender, I didn't think we needed another gender text. I was wrong." Linda Treiber, Kennesaw State University "Investigating Gender is an ideal book for introductory or upper-division undergraduate courses in Sociology of Gender and Women's Studies. Comprehensive, well organized, and accessible, it uses wise pedagogical techniques to frame the learning as more than just knowledge acquisition, so students may track the development of themes, particularly intersectional and global analyses. It acts as an invitation to students - to be investigators, sociologists of gender. I am convinced there is a need for this book - I suspect it will make students lifelong gender investigators." Emily Gaarder, University of Minnesota-Duluth "This book demonstrates how to make sense of personal experiences and observations by using a framework of feminist sociological theories, connected to larger social structures and forces. I believe that there is a need for a textbook like this among feminist sociologists who want to encourage their students to become agents of positive social change." Akiko Yasuike, California Lutheran UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to Investigating GenderChapter 2: BodiesChapter 3: FamiliesChapter 4: EducationChapter 5: WorkChapter 6: Health and IllnessChapter 7: MediaChapter 8: PoliticsChapter 9: Interpersonal ViolenceChapter 10: Integrating Feminist Sociological Insights for Future Investigations and ActionsReferences

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Book SynopsisGender analysis remains central to understanding social life, yet focusing on gender alone is inadequate. Recent feminist sociological scholarship highlights how gender intersects with other systems of privilege and oppression. This exciting new text combines these insights with an innovative, student-centered pedagogical approach. Taking knowledge acquisition as an important first step, the book goes beyond this to provide students with tools and skills necessary to become critical thinkers and, ultimately, investigate gender on their own from a global feminist sociological perspective. Five themes are carried forward throughout the text: the social construction of gender differences; gendered inequalities; intersections of gender with other systems of privilege and oppression; a relational global perspective; and the necessity of working toward social justice. Investigating Gender employs creative feaTrade Review"Amidst the mountains of textbooks and edited volumes in the field of the sociology of gender, Thompson and Armato's book stands alone in its explicit application of the sociological imagination. They masterfully incorporate theory, methods, and research in a manner accessible for the undergraduate classroom... Thompson and Armato go beyond offering another good option for teaching about gender in the undergraduate classroom. For me, they present the one-stop solution." Radical Pedagogy "The intent of the authors is to open the reader's eyes to the subtle ways in which each and every one of us is affected by sex, gender and feminism... The book encourages the reader to look closely at potential injustices in society and analyze their own experiences of inequality, a process they term 'developing one’s feminist sociological imagination'." Feminism and Psychology "Well-researched and creatively presented ... Whereas some texts, on any topic, can feel contrived, Thompson and Armato deliver a pattern of examining personal, anonymous experiences that lead the reader to further inquiry." Gender Education "Thompson and Armato have helped me reevaluate the virtues of teaching about gender research and feminist conceptual frameworks using a textbook … Investigating Gender is a great resource for teaching and learning." Sex Roles "Investigating Gender makes great use of feminism and sociology, and should open students' minds. My students could certainly benefit from this book - I think they would read it and like it. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the book. Before I read Investigating Gender, I didn't think we needed another gender text. I was wrong." Linda Treiber, Kennesaw State University "Investigating Gender is an ideal book for introductory or upper-division undergraduate courses in Sociology of Gender and Women's Studies. Comprehensive, well organized, and accessible, it uses wise pedagogical techniques to frame the learning as more than just knowledge acquisition, so students may track the development of themes, particularly intersectional and global analyses. It acts as an invitation to students - to be investigators, sociologists of gender. I am convinced there is a need for this book - I suspect it will make students lifelong gender investigators." Emily Gaarder, University of Minnesota-Duluth "This book demonstrates how to make sense of personal experiences and observations by using a framework of feminist sociological theories, connected to larger social structures and forces. I believe that there is a need for a textbook like this among feminist sociologists who want to encourage their students to become agents of positive social change." Akiko Yasuike, California Lutheran UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to Investigating GenderChapter 2: BodiesChapter 3: FamiliesChapter 4: EducationChapter 5: WorkChapter 6: Health and IllnessChapter 7: MediaChapter 8: PoliticsChapter 9: Interpersonal ViolenceChapter 10: Integrating Feminist Sociological Insights for Future Investigations and ActionsReferences

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Book SynopsisClimate change poses one of the greatest challenges for human society in the twenty-first century, yet there is a major disconnect between our actions to deal with it and the gravity of the threat it implies. In a world where the fate of countries is increasingly intertwined, how should we think about, and accordingly, how should we manage, the types of risk posed by anthropogenic climate change? The problem is multi-faceted, and involves not only technical and policy specific approaches, but also questions of social justice and sustainability. In this volume the editors have assembled a uniquerange of contributors who together examine the intersection between the science, politics, economics and ethics of climate change. The book includes perspectives from some of the world''s foremost commentators in their fields, ranging from leading scientists to political theorists, to high profile policymakers and practitioners. They offer a critical new approach to thinking about climate change, and help express a common desire for a more equitable society and a more sustainable way of life.Trade Review"Quotes from the text are certain to be hallmarks of student essays on the subject for years to come. A vital snapshot of the contemporary climate change arena."Political Studies Review"A refreshing addition to the growing literature in several respects, most notably for its direct attention to the question of framing. This volume incorporates a range of thoughtful scientific, economic and ethical arguments plus an excellent overview."International Affairs "A useful resource for understanding the complex and multi-faceted challenge." Global Journal "This book, which includes contributions from prominent climate change experts from across a range of disciplines, provides insightful and innovative commentary on the nature of climate change and the future of climate change governance. The fresh perspectives offered and the extensive expertise of the contributors make this book a must-read for anyone interested in climate policy."Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change "In their book The Governance of Climate Change: Science, Politics and Ethics, David Held, Angus Hervey and Marika Theros have assembled an extraordinary panel of both insiders and analysts of the climate change regime. It is an up-to-date, very thoughtful assessment of where we are in the difficult process of global action on climate change. An excellent base for understanding why it is so difficult to agree and why we need to."Laurence Tubiana, Director, Institute for Sustainable Development and International RelationsTable of ContentsEditor's Introduction Part 1: The Challenge of Climate Change 1 The Challenge of Climate Change Sir David King 2 Climate Change, Science and Society Martin Manning 3 Global Shocks, Global Solutions: Meeting 21st Century Challenges Ian Goldin 4 Economics Piece Alex Bowen and James Rydge 5 Democracy, Climate Change, and Global Governance David Held and Angus Fane-Hervey 6 ‘Until the Last Ton of Fossil Fuel Has Burnt to Ashes': Climate Change, Global Inequalities, and the Dilemma of Green Politics Ulrich Beck and Joost van Loon Part 2: Social Justice and Sustainability 7 Social Justice and Sustainability: Elastic Terms of Debate Baroness O'Nora O'Neill 8 Changing Values for a Just and Sustainable World Peter Singer 9 The Ends of Justice: Climate Vulnerability Beyond the Pale Michael Mason Part 3: Where to from here? 10 Green Peace: Energy, Europe, and the Global Order David Miliband 11 The Politics of Climate Change Edward Miliband 12 International climate policy after Copenhagen: towards a ‘building blocks' approach Robert Falkner, John Vogler and Hannes Stephan

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Book SynopsisGlobalization and Work challenges conceptions of globalization as a project orchestrated by governments, multinational companies and international agencies.Trade Review"This book should be received gratefully and read avidly by lecturers and students alike. It provides a critical, sociological perspective on a wide-ranging set of themes and issues. It is highly accessible while remaining sophisticated and rigorous in its analysis. It is empirically rich and theoretically informed and the clear commitment to progressive social change should inspire students."Work, Employment and Society''Globalization is reshaping the world of work, creating new challenges for labor studies, as well as for activists and policy-makers. Drawing on examples from around the world, this clear and accessible overview is an invaluable resource for readers hoping to understand, and engage in, a rapidly changing world.'' Gay Seidman, University of Wisconsin-Madison ''Globalization and Work, written by experienced authorities, is an up-to-date bringing together of sociological research on the topic. Its nuanced distinctive perspective brings out how work is experienced, inequality and power, agency and resistance, and labour migrants and movements. It’s user-friendly and timely reading for students and experts.'' Luke Martell, University of Sussex ''While the title of this book is Globalization and Work, its scope is much wider, admirably showing the centrality of theorizing and grasping substantively both globalization and work in order to understand the contemporary world. It is an impressive work of scholarship and reflection, with something to offer students, teachers and researchers over a wide variety of subject areas.'' Leslie Sklair, London School of EconomicsTable of ContentsList of boxes List of tables and figures Preface: About this book Chapter 1. Globalization and work: an introduction Chapter 2. Consumption, work and identity in a globalizing world Chapter 3. Multinationals, work and employment in the global economy Chapter 4. Globalization and the regulation of international labour standards Chapter 5. Globalization, labour and social movements Chapter 6. Work and the management of labour in ‘global factories’ Chapter 7. Globalization and migrant labour Chapter 8. Globalization and transnational mobility Chapter 9. Work, gender and intersectional inequalities Chapter 10. Globalization and labour conflict Chapter 11. Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe impersonality of social relationships in the society of strangers is making majorities increasingly nostalgic for a time of closer personal ties and strong community moorings.Trade Review'Amin's unbated curiousity and inquisitiveness allow him to reinvigorate established social and political theories that aspire to formulate inclusive identities and spaces for the integration of the stranger, while acknowledging that the current economic and political conditions of imposed austerity measures and the rise of the Far Right do not favour this much-needed experimentation and disengagement.' Radical Philosophy ‘This is a brilliant and illuminating book. Ash Amin relentlessly dispels clichés about modern society in reader-friendly prose; more positively, he explores ways to manage the complexities with which we live.' Richard Sennett, London School of Economics and New York University ‘The prize is an important one: to forge a politics of belonging that does not prejudge the meaning of belonging and allows solidarity to coexist between the parties involved. After reading this brilliant book, I am convinced that such a politics is possible and could help to extend civility in ways that we are only just beginning to think about. Reviewers tend to overuse the phrase "essential reading" but this book really is.' Nigel Thrift, University of Warwick ‘An insightful and genuinely interdisciplinary exploration of the moral and material basis of how to nurture a sense of togetherness in a society of relative strangers. Both analytical and normative, the book opens up imaginative ways of building a sense of the commons in a volatile and alienated social universe.' Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh, University of WestminsterTable of ContentsIntroduction1. The Freight of Social Ties2. Collaborating Strangers3. Strangers in the City4. Remainders of Race5. Imagined Community6. A Calamitous End?EpilogueBibliography

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Book SynopsisEvery day millions watch, vote and critique reality programs in print and online. June Deery examines why this has programming proven to be so popular and so tenacious.Trade Review"This vibrant, accessible book provides an up-to-date synthesis of current patterns in and thinking about reality TV. Ranging across cutting-edge topics such as new media, commercialization, identity markers and politics, this illuminating study draws on an eye-popping array of programmes to argue that reality television is less a style than an ontology."Misha Kavka, The University of Auckland"Taking reality television seriously as "staged actuality," Deery presents a clear way to understand this phenomenon of the past twenty years through a seemingly inexhaustible knowledge of the programs and the scholarship on them. This is a great text for students and viewers alike."Vicki Mayer, Tulane UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements1. Introduction: Definitions, History, Critiques2. Reality Status3. Social Television: Reality TV and New Media4. Advertising and Commercialization5. Gender and Race6. Class7. PoliticsNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisIn this important new book, the leading cultural theorist and philosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship between politics and aesthetics in our contemporary hyperindustrial age.Trade Review"In this decisive contribution to a critical understanding of contemporary life, Stiegler demonstrates how mass exclusion from cultural production constitutes a form of generalized impoverishment, threatening to reduce our existence to mere subsistence. Typically though, he also suggests how we might build alternatives to this 'symbolic misery'. This work forms a vital part of Stiegler's essential project." Martin Crowley, Queen�s College, University of Cambridge "Expanding on Deleuze�s idea of 'control societies', Bernard Stiegler provocatively diagnoses the 'misery' of contemporary society as a collective exclusion from the creation of symbols. A war is being waged, he argues: capitalistic marketing is the instrument of choice, the battleground is aesthetics and the fight is for the control of affect. Recommended for anyone interested in the contemporary cultural condition." N. Katherine Hayles, Duke UniversityTable of ContentsForeword Of Symbolic Misery, the Control of Affects, and the Shame that Follows As Though We Were Lacking or How to Find Weapons in Alain Resnais’s Same Old Song Allegory of the Anthill The Loss of Individuation in the Hyper-industrial Age Tiresias and the War of Time On a Film by Bertrand Bonello Afterword

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Book Synopsis* Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. * This new book focuses on social inequality.Trade Review"Catalogues the almost irreparable damage and corruption visited on the fabric of humanity and its collective values of solidarity, as well as shared interests, by the practices of modern capitalism." Morning Star "A wise old man, raging against the rise of new evils and yet retaining a passion for a redemptive and transformative mission for sociology and its concerns, is something laudable." Times Higher Education Table of ContentsIntroduction: Collateral damage of social inequality 1 1 From the agora to the marketplace 10 2 Requiem for communism 27 3 The fate of social inequality in liquid modern times 40 4 Strangers are dangers . . . Are they indeed? 52 5 Consumerism and morality 72 6 Privacy, secrecy, intimacy, human bonds – and other collateral casualties of liquid modernity 83 7 Luck and the individualization of remedies 94 8 Seeking in modern Athens an answer to the ancient Jerusalem question 104 9 A natural history of evil 128 10 Wir arme Leut' . . . 150 11 Sociology: whence and whither? 160 Notes 173 Index 180

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Book SynopsisFriedrich Kittler was one of the world s most influential, provocative and misunderstood media theorists. His work spans analyses of historical discourse networks inspired by French poststructuralism, influential theorizations of new media, through to musings on music and mathematics.Trade Review"In this book, Kittler is painted as a forceful post-humanist thinker. His achievements include expanding what media theory can be through his pursuit of non-disciplinary energies. The contributors to this volume acknowledge this aspect of his work, which alludes to art, philosophy, science, and other modes of cultural production in an 'eye-popping manner'. Kittler nonetheless defies familiar understandings of interdisciplinary research and challenges established research models. The best essays in this volume practice such an expanded form of humanities research."—LSE Review of Books "Friedrich Kittler was one of the most daring intellectual figures of the late-20th/early-21st Century. This brilliant collection of essays responds to his ground-breaking work on media, mathematics, music, poetry and war. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to question the status of the 'human' in a world populated increasingly by media and machines."—Nicholas Gane, Warwick University "Kittler's radical intervention in the Humanities has long been one of Anglophone academia's best kept secrets, partly because as a chain-smoker he disliked traveling on planes, and partly because much of his work has yet to be translated from German. This welcome volume not only offers two essays by Kittler himself, the other contributions here, by some of the most vitally important media studies scholars today, help import Kittler's provocations to the history and theory of cultural technologies into English-speaking academic discourse."—Peter Krapp, UC Irvine "While media studies are currently strengthening their impact on the critical debate in the Anglophone world, it remains an open issue how to describe their specific question and, hence, their place in the humanities. Friedrich Kittler has been one of the few where to look for a comprehensive answer. This is the one point the volume addresses, beginning with the excellent introduction to Kittler's work by the editors. Even more important in Kittler Now is, however, how his work is debated and adapted, critically modified and in some respects even radicalized in the ongoing, new, reception in England, the US and elsewhere. The volume presents engaged and competent essays which unfold Kittler's famous “question of technology” to the humanities in often unexpected and critical, in very different and yet always exemplary ways."—Rüdiger Campe, Yale University "Friedrich Kittler's media histories changed German media studies profoundly. His legacy has been felt across Europe. This collection brings together some of the best scholars on Kittler to assess and develop his work, and to place it against contemporary English-speaking media theory and philosophy. Especially valuable is a section on Kittler's late work on music and mathematics, including two of his own essays from that still untranslated body of work. Rather than place Kittler historically, the authors bring his questing, testing method to life for the next generation."—Sean Cubitt, Goldsmiths, University of LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Contributors Editors' introduction Section I: Grecian 2000 1. Friedrich Kittler -- The God of Ears (Translated by Paul Feigelfeld and Anthony Moore) 2. John Durham Peters -- Assessing Kittler's Musik und Mathematik 3. Stephen Sale -- Thinking By Numbers: the role of mathematics in Kittler and Heidegger 4. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young -- Siren Recursions 5. Friedrich Kittler -- Preparing the Arrival of the Gods Section II: "Our Writing Tools are also Working on our Thoughts" 6. Steven Connor -- Scilicet: Kittler, Media and Madness 7. Katherine Biers -- The Typewriter's Truth 8. Gill Partington -- Films in Books/Books in Film: Fahrenheit 451 and the Media Wars Section III: Theorising New Media 9. Alexander R. Galloway -- If the Cinema Is an Ontology, the Computer Is an Ethic 10. Caroline Bassett -- Staring into the Sun 11. Mark B. N. Hansen -- Symbolising Time: Kittler and 21st Century Media Notes Translated by Paul Feigelfeld and Anthony Moore

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Book SynopsisFriedrich Kittler was one of the world s most influential, provocative and misunderstood media theorists. His work spans analyses of historical discourse networks inspired by French poststructuralism, influential theorizations of new media, through to musings on music and mathematics.Trade Review"In this book, Kittler is painted as a forceful post-humanist thinker. His achievements include expanding what media theory can be through his pursuit of non-disciplinary energies. The contributors to this volume acknowledge this aspect of his work, which alludes to art, philosophy, science, and other modes of cultural production in an 'eye-popping manner'. Kittler nonetheless defies familiar understandings of interdisciplinary research and challenges established research models. The best essays in this volume practice such an expanded form of humanities research."—LSE Review of Books "Friedrich Kittler was one of the most daring intellectual figures of the late-20th/early-21st Century. This brilliant collection of essays responds to his ground-breaking work on media, mathematics, music, poetry and war. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to question the status of the 'human' in a world populated increasingly by media and machines."—Nicholas Gane, Warwick University "Kittler's radical intervention in the Humanities has long been one of Anglophone academia's best kept secrets, partly because as a chain-smoker he disliked traveling on planes, and partly because much of his work has yet to be translated from German. This welcome volume not only offers two essays by Kittler himself, the other contributions here, by some of the most vitally important media studies scholars today, help import Kittler's provocations to the history and theory of cultural technologies into English-speaking academic discourse."—Peter Krapp, UC Irvine "While media studies are currently strengthening their impact on the critical debate in the Anglophone world, it remains an open issue how to describe their specific question and, hence, their place in the humanities. Friedrich Kittler has been one of the few where to look for a comprehensive answer. This is the one point the volume addresses, beginning with the excellent introduction to Kittler's work by the editors. Even more important in Kittler Now is, however, how his work is debated and adapted, critically modified and in some respects even radicalized in the ongoing, new, reception in England, the US and elsewhere. The volume presents engaged and competent essays which unfold Kittler's famous “question of technology” to the humanities in often unexpected and critical, in very different and yet always exemplary ways."—Rüdiger Campe, Yale University "Friedrich Kittler's media histories changed German media studies profoundly. His legacy has been felt across Europe. This collection brings together some of the best scholars on Kittler to assess and develop his work, and to place it against contemporary English-speaking media theory and philosophy. Especially valuable is a section on Kittler's late work on music and mathematics, including two of his own essays from that still untranslated body of work. Rather than place Kittler historically, the authors bring his questing, testing method to life for the next generation."—Sean Cubitt, Goldsmiths, University of LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Contributors Editors' introduction Section I: Grecian 2000 1. Friedrich Kittler -- The God of Ears (Translated by Paul Feigelfeld and Anthony Moore) 2. John Durham Peters -- Assessing Kittler's Musik und Mathematik 3. Stephen Sale -- Thinking By Numbers: the role of mathematics in Kittler and Heidegger 4. Geoffrey Winthrop-Young -- Siren Recursions 5. Friedrich Kittler -- Preparing the Arrival of the Gods Section II: "Our Writing Tools are also Working on our Thoughts" 6. Steven Connor -- Scilicet: Kittler, Media and Madness 7. Katherine Biers -- The Typewriter's Truth 8. Gill Partington -- Films in Books/Books in Film: Fahrenheit 451 and the Media Wars Section III: Theorising New Media 9. Alexander R. Galloway -- If the Cinema Is an Ontology, the Computer Is an Ethic 10. Caroline Bassett -- Staring into the Sun 11. Mark B. N. Hansen -- Symbolising Time: Kittler and 21st Century Media Notes Translated by Paul Feigelfeld and Anthony Moore

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Book SynopsisWith a sharp eye for social detail and the pressures of class inequality, Alfred Hitchcock brought to the American scene a perspicacity and analytical shrewdness unparalleled in American cinema. Murray Pomerance works from a basis in cultural analysis and a detailed knowledge of Alfred Hitchcock''s films and production techniques to explore how America of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s is revealed and critically commented upon in Hitchcock''s work. Alfred Hitchcock''s America is full of stunning details that bring new light to Hitchcock''s method and works. The American spirit of place, is seen here in light of the titanic American personality, American values in a consumer age, social class and American social form, and the characteristic American marriage. The book's analysis ranges across a wide array of films from Rebecca to Family Plot, and examines in depth the location sequences, characterological types, and complex social expectations that riddled AmericanTrade Review"A must-have for the shelves of any horror lover, film buff or teenager wondering where on earth the idea for the slasher genre could have been born and what cultural landscape could have fostered such ideas."—Film Ireland "Written with immense brio and an effortless command of its materials, Murray Pomerance provides surprising readings of both neglected and familiar films, but never strays from the overarching question of how Hitchcock's work, from 1940 till 1975, achieves an identifiably American character."—George Toles, University of Manitoba "This book is a treasure-trove for students of film, historians, and sociologists. Drawing on extremely close analysis, Pomerance leads us through the ways Hitchcock observed and took careful note of American topographies before exploiting complex technologies that he — Pomerance — explains to uninitiated readers with deft clarity. Written with flair and panache, Alfred Hitchcock's America brings to the reader dazzling insights about Hitchcock's studies of American life."—Tom Conley, Harvard University "What comes through most vividly in this stylish study is the physical poetry of Hitchcock's American films. With grace and insight, Murray Pomerance describes the colors, the rhythms of speech and movement, and the concrete spaces of Hitchcock's America in a way that makes these films new again. This is a book every cinephile will want to read."—Robert Burgoyne, University of St Andrews and author of Film Nation: Hollywood Looks at US History "Pomerance’s analysis is insightful, and his film analysis is superb. This book makes the reader want to watch these keynote films again and again: and as such, we join Pomerance in his celebration of the great master himself."—Ian Dixon, SAE Institute and Qantm College, MelbourneTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Alfred Hitchcock in America 1 1 Hitchcock's American Scapes 18 2 Hitchcock's American Personalities 71 3 Hitchcock and American Values 123 4 Hitchcock and American Social Form 176 5 Hitchcock and the American Marriage 225 Works Cited and Consulted 284 Index 305

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Book SynopsisProfessionalism is a complex and highly disputed idea of crucial importance in a range of fields, not least health and social care. It can inspire people by reminding them of workplace ideals and the value of occupational expertise.Trade Review"This short book focuses largely on the application of professionalism to social work, but much of it equally applicable to nursing... [Cribb and Gewirtz] cover in-depth the theoretical dimensions of the topic - with an extensive bibliography of classic and recent publications - and provide examples drawn from practice, including health visiting and paediatric oncology nursing, to illustrate their arguments."Nursing Standard"Don’t let the fact this is a good read mislead you into thinking this book is lightweight. It isn’t. It deals with important arguments that concern us all - about the place of the professions in modern society and whether we can trust the professionalism of individuals when we need them. Accessible and beautifully written the best book on the topic since the ‘70s." Jocelyn Cornwell, founder and Chief Executive of The Point of Care Foundation "At a time when the public has grown skeptical of the practice and wisdom of professionals - from education, to law, to medicine - Alan Cribb and Sharon Gewirtz offer much-need perspicacity on professionalism in health and social care. They take up and deconstruct critical and complex topics with stunning clarity of thought and superbly accessible writing. This is a must read for all those who call themselves professionals and want to understand the nuanced challenges professionals face, not only in forming their own social identities but also in executing their work in competent, ethical, and humane ways that serve the public good." John P. Allegrante, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Heroes and anti-heroes Chapter 2 Varieties of professionalism Chapter 3 Impossible dreams Chapter 4 Licensed to care Chapter 5 Integrity at work Chapter 6 Supporting professionalism Chapter 7 Professional identities Notes

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Book SynopsisChoice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 More than three decades of economic growth have led to significant social change in the People's Republic of China.Trade ReviewChoice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 "Class in Contemporary China has done a noble job in what is an extremely complicated and diffused subject. Goodman has managed to piece together a survey of disparate understandings of class and bring them into a coherent portrait, taking the studies and analysing them in detail. It is an absorbing look, given the tremendous change in China that is also changing the world."LSE Review of Books "Goodman has an eagle eye for what is crucial in China's development. His analysis of the important but under-appreciated role of class and class analysis in modern China should be mandatory reading. The book provides a vital contribution to our understanding of continuity and change in China."Anthony Saich, Harvard Kennedy School "Class is at the basis of the Chinese Communist revolution, yet today's China is a world away from the class-based politics of the Mao era. In this highly readable and meticulously researched book, David Goodman gives readers a powerful account of what precisely class means in today's China and why it matters. From the emergent middle class to the new classes that make up China's working population, the analysis gives detail that reveals just how complex class has become. The book brings together Goodman's interdisciplinary skills as a historian and political scientist, and it draws from the latest cutting-edge data from within China itself. On a crucial issue shaping China in the twenty-first century, this is a must-read book."Rana Mitter, University China Centre, University of Oxford "David Goodman provides a comprehensive and admirably succinct overview of a complex subject with a voluminous literature. This excellent book provides all the tools needed to contextualise and analyse these changes, including a concise theoretical discussion, an overview of class under Mao and, during the reform era, an analysis of the dominant, middle and subordinate classes and a thoughtful discussion about class and the growing economic inequalities in China. I highly recommend it to students and scholars of contemporary Chinese economics, politics and society."Political Studies Review "This book combines a complete picture of the class structure in twentieth-century China, an analysis of the social effects of thirty years of economic reforms that created a socialist market economy, an evaluation of the ongoing political effects of the restructuring of Chinese society, and a general contribution to the theory of social class and social change. […] The book certainly represents a useful work tool for the newcomer who wants to understand the foundations of the structure and dynamics of class relations in China; but this remarkable overview is above all indispensable reading for those who wish to break with methodological nationalism and to internationalize the sociological discussion of social class."LecturesTable of ContentsTables vii Maps viii Chronology x Preface xiii Abbreviations, Measures and Note on Chinese Names and Transliteration xvi 1 Introduction: Understanding Class in China 1 Understanding China and class 5 Revolutionary class analysis 9 The bourgeoisie within the Party 17 Class by ideology; class by occupation 22 Analysing class in contemporary China 28 2 Social Stratification under Reform 34 Markers of change 35 Rural-urban relations 40 Reform and inequality 45 Stratification and class 54 The emergent class structure 58 3 The Dominant Class 64 The political elite 67 The economic elite 74 Power and wealth 82 4 The Middle Classes 92 Considering the middle class 94 Size and wealth 100 The aspirational middle class 109 The intermediate middle classes 116 5 The Subordinate Classes 122 Public-sector workers 128 Workers in the non-public sector 135 Peasants 143 6 The Political Economy of Change 149 Market transition 149 Democratization 153 A new working class 160 Peasant activism 166 Inequality and regime legitimacy 172 7 Conclusion: Inequality and Class 177 Inequality 181 Class 186 Bibliography 191 Index 221

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Book SynopsisDespite many predictions made over the last two hundred years that nation-states and nationalism are transient phenomena that will eventually fade away, the historical record and contemporary events show otherwise. Nationalism still remains the most popular, potent and resilient ideological discourse and the nation-state the only legitimate mode of territorial rule. This innovative and concise book provides an in-depth analysis of the processes involved in the emergence, formation, expansion and transformation of nation-states and nationalisms as they are understood today. Sinisa Malesevic examines the historical predecessors of nation-states (from hunting and gathering bands, through city-states, to modernizing empires) and explores the historical rise of organizational and ideological powers that eventually gave birth to the modern nation-state. The book also investigates the ways in which nationalist ideologies were able to envelop the microcosm of family, kin, residentiTrade Review"The book is an excellent, theoretically sophisticated yet eminently readable piece of literature, stimulating reflection and causing surprise with the non-obviousness of the reader’s own deeply internalised convictions." (Social Space) "Highly recommended" (Choice) "Nation-states and nationalism remain hotly contested topics. What are they and where do they come from? Malesevic's approach is both original and arresting: to stress not culture or biological descent but organization, ideology, and transformations of solidarity. This casts the debate in a novel form, and is bound to give this book a wide and attentive readership."—Krishan Kumar, University of Virginia "Theoretically sophisticated yet eminently readable, this book provides an excellent introduction to the study of nationhood and nationalism."—Rogers Brubaker, University of California, Los AngelesTable of ContentsAcknowledgements viii 1. The Salience of Nationalism 1 2. Group Solidarities before the Nation-State 20 3. The Birth and Expansion of Nationalisms 55 4. Nationalist Ideologies and Violence 89 5. The Omnipotence of Triviality 120 6. Beyond National Identity 155 7. The Future of Nationalisms 180 Notes 199 Bibliography 208 Index 229

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Book Synopsis* A wide-ranging volume from one of the world s most influential and respected figures in gender studies. * Proposes a bold new agenda and manifesto for the social scientists as advocates of social justice.Trade Review"You may not agree with Connell's profound critique of neoliberalism, which according to her is responsible for the inequalities of our time, but this book will at the very least provoke you to rethink and reanalyze the current system. This volume is a valiant and much needed call for action."The Global Journal "This book is well worth reading by a wide range of sociologists who wish to connect up their technical work with wider currents of society and who might wish to see this approach to sociology as an explicitly justified model."International Sociology"Confronting Equality showcases sociology at work, making sense of complex and shifting global dynamics of class, gender, and intellectual labor. And since this is the work of Raewyn Connell, it is also social science at its best: characterized by richly theorized empirical research, and carving out a place for a radically generative and engaged world sociology."Michael A. Messner, University of Southern California "Confronting Equality illuminates the contemporary historical period with a blend of incisive theorizing and careful empirical work. Connell explores the shaping force of neoliberalism, the dynamics of global inequality, and processes of social change through a wide-range of topics: masculinities, struggles for gender equality, class inequality in schooling and in family life, intellectual work in the global metropole and periphery. A timely and thought-provoking book."Barrie Thorne, University of California, BerkeleyTable of ContentsIntroduction page 1 1 Change among the Gatekeepers: Men, Masculinities and Gender Equality 7 2 Steering towards Equality? How Gender Regimes Change inside the State 25 3 The Neoliberal Parent: Mothers and Fathers in Market Society 41 4 Working-Class Families and the New Secondary Education 58 5 Good Teachers on Dangerous Ground 73 6 Not the Pyramids: Intellectual Workers Today 89 7 Sociology has a World History 103 8 Paulin Hountondji's Postcolonial Sociology of Knowledge 119 9 Antonio Negri's Theory of Empire 136 10 Bread and Waratahs: A Letter to the Next Left 154 Acknowledgements 167 References 170 Index 187

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Book SynopsisCurrently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation.Trade Review"A must-read book for those who want a critical and multifaceted examination of Chinese urbanization. The author is clearly at home in China and shares insights we rarely read about." Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, author of Cities in a World Economy 2012 "A significant contribution to introducing the process of China’s urbanization." The China Journal "The world is fascinated by the fundamental changes in China's cities and how they link to larger projects of national development and globalization. Few scholars have examined these questions with such a broad-ranging focus as Xuefei Ren does here, offering new insight into growing inequality, how shifting landscapes are transforming lives, and the implications of these dynamics for citizen protest, human rights, and new cultural practices." Diane E. Davis, Harvard University "By far the most comprehensive account of the changing Chinese urban society. Ren's critical reading of the current urban China research begins to reveal a new horizon of urban studies in a non-Western context – sweeping through specific configurations of hukou and 'villages in the city' to more general changes in social and spatial inequalities." Fulong Wu, University College LondonTable of ContentsFigures and Tables viii Map ix Chronology x Preface xiii 1 China Urbanized 1 2 Governance 32 3 Landscape 86 4 Migration 116 5 Inequality 145 6 Cultural Economy 170 Conclusion 191 Notes 197 Bibliography 203 Index 215

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Book SynopsisCurrently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation.Trade ReviewWinner of the Choice award for Outstanding Academic Title "A must-read book for those who want a critical and multifaceted examination of Chinese urbanization. The author is clearly at home in China and shares insights we rarely read about." Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, author of Cities in a World Economy 2012 "A significant contribution to introducing the process of China’s urbanization." The China Journal "The world is fascinated by the fundamental changes in China's cities and how they link to larger projects of national development and globalization. Few scholars have examined these questions with such a broad-ranging focus as Xuefei Ren does here, offering new insight into growing inequality, how shifting landscapes are transforming lives, and the implications of these dynamics for citizen protest, human rights, and new cultural practices." Diane E. Davis, Harvard University "By far the most comprehensive account of the changing Chinese urban society. Ren's critical reading of the current urban China research begins to reveal a new horizon of urban studies in a non-Western context – sweeping through specific configurations of hukou and 'villages in the city' to more general changes in social and spatial inequalities." Fulong Wu, University College LondonTable of ContentsFigures and Tables viii Map ix Chronology x Preface xiii 1 China Urbanized 1 2 Governance 32 3 Landscape 86 4 Migration 116 5 Inequality 145 6 Cultural Economy 170 Conclusion 191 Notes 197 Bibliography 203 Index 215

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Book SynopsisOn the global stage, China is often seen to be a homogenous nation when, in fact, it is a diverse multi-ethnic society, with 55 minority nationality groups recognized by the government. Scattered across the vast landmass, ethnic minorities in China occupy a precarious place in the state, where the Confucian concept of cultural community plays down ethnicity and encourages integration of minority nationalities into the majority Han-Chinese society. This insightful book reveals the ethnic diversity underlying the People's Republic of China and examines how ethnicity intersects with social and political issues through key themes such as ethnic inequality, the preservation and contribution of the rich traditions and customs of minority cultures, and the autonomy of regions such as Tibet and Xinjiang. The author investigates the important role of the state and Beijing's assimilation stance to show how its nationality policy, driven by Confucian assimilation ideology, has dictated Trade ReviewThis is an exceptional book on ethnic minorities in the People’s Republic of China. Zang is an outstanding authority on the topic, having already written widely on the societies of the Muslim and other minorities. He has an extraordinarily firm grasp both of the primary and secondary literature and has carried out extensive field work on the minorities. We are very fortunate that he has now produced a book with more general coverage of issues concerning the overall picture of China’s ethnic minorities. This is a major contribution to the literature on an important topic. I recommend it strongly both for specialists and the general reader. Colin Mackerras, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia I am a long-time admirer of Dr. Zang’s work. He is a fine theorist and researcher with a knack for spotting important problems and utilizing creative methodologies. His writing is clear and crisp, and students will appreciate his latest treatment of a complex and highly significant topic. William Jankowiak, University of Nevada“Xiaowei Zang’s book breaks down China’s ethnicities’ policy and takes the discussion beyond routine ‘White Papers’ and statistics on the subject. […]The discussions in chapter five on assimilation, acculturation and differential treatment as regards different ethnic groups, depending on their proximity to the Han culture, is interesting and is also an important aspect of the book. The comparative discussion on Tibet and Xinjiang is useful, as well as intelligently and sensitively done.”Asian AffairsTable of ContentsMap Chronology Preface Acknowledgements List of Acronyms 1. The People’s Republic of China as a Multi-National Country 2. Ethnic Inequality 3. Minority Cultures 4. Regional Autonomy 5. Intra- and Inter-Group Differences 6. Tibet and Xinjiang 7. China’s Nationality Policy and International Minority Rights Bibliography

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Book SynopsisOn the global stage, China is often seen to be a homogenous nation when, in fact, it is a diverse multi-ethnic society, with 55 minority nationality groups recognized by the government.Trade ReviewThis is an exceptional book on ethnic minorities in the People’s Republic of China. Zang is an outstanding authority on the topic, having already written widely on the societies of the Muslim and other minorities. He has an extraordinarily firm grasp both of the primary and secondary literature and has carried out extensive field work on the minorities. We are very fortunate that he has now produced a book with more general coverage of issues concerning the overall picture of China’s ethnic minorities. This is a major contribution to the literature on an important topic. I recommend it strongly both for specialists and the general reader. Colin Mackerras, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia I am a long-time admirer of Dr. Zang’s work. He is a fine theorist and researcher with a knack for spotting important problems and utilizing creative methodologies. His writing is clear and crisp, and students will appreciate his latest treatment of a complex and highly significant topic. William Jankowiak, University of Nevada“Xiaowei Zang’s book breaks down China’s ethnicities’ policy and takes the discussion beyond routine ‘White Papers’ and statistics on the subject. […]The discussions in chapter five on assimilation, acculturation and differential treatment as regards different ethnic groups, depending on their proximity to the Han culture, is interesting and is also an important aspect of the book. The comparative discussion on Tibet and Xinjiang is useful, as well as intelligently and sensitively done.”Asian AffairsTable of ContentsMap Chronology Preface Acknowledgements List of Acronyms 1. The People’s Republic of China as a Multi-National Country 2. Ethnic Inequality 3. Minority Cultures 4. Regional Autonomy 5. Intra- and Inter-Group Differences 6. Tibet and Xinjiang 7. China’s Nationality Policy and International Minority Rights Bibliography

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Book SynopsisWork is, and always will be, a central institution of society. What makes a capitalist society unique is that it treats the human capacity to engage in labor as a basic commodity. This can be a source of dynamism, as when innovative firms raise wages to attract the best and brightest.Trade Review“By studying labor markets, Jeffrey Sallaz investigates a field long neglected by the new economic sociology. He shows stupendously how the tools of economic sociology can be used for the analysis of labor. At the same time, he demonstrates how the analysis of labor under global capitalism enriches the conceptual toolkit of economic sociology.” Jens Beckert, Director, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies “In this age of neoliberal ‘great transformation,’ Sallaz skillfully provides an enticing and beautifully written account of a new ‘critical economic sociology of labor’ which draws on the most recent research. ‘The embeddedness of labor within the social’ is examined through the prisms of technology, globalization, regulatory agencies, the state, emotional labor, gift-making, and much more. This book will leave its mark on economic sociology, the sociology of work and industrial relations, and our understanding of inequality-generating processes, and I recommend it with enthusiasm.” Michèle Lamont, Harvard University “Globalization has now exposed workers to the capricious forces of the unregulated market, rendering employment precarious, individualized, and increasingly redundant. The gross accumulation of wealth by the one percent, the impoverishment of millions of working people, and the destruction of social cohesion in the heartlands of capitalism have put in question an economic system that continues to be governed by the crude, and ultimately immoral, principles of love of gain and fear of loss of economic livelihood. Sallaz invites the reader to join the search for alternatives.” Kari Polanyi-Levitt, McGill UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures vi 1 Introduction: What Good is Work? 1 2 The Great Transformation of Work 17 3 Classifying Labor 41 4 Commensurating Labor 66 5 Making Labor Markets 88 6 Controlling Labor 110 7 Labor and Group-Making 134 8 Conclusion: What Good is Embeddedness? 157 Notes 169 References 171 Index 190

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Book SynopsisIn this timely book, Cedric de Leon examines the ways in which social scientists and other observers have imagined the relationship between parties and society. He introduces and critiques the full range of approaches, using enlivening comparative examples from across the globe.Trade Review"This creative, well-organized, and well-written book is going to make important contributions to not only the analysis of parties but to the social sciences in general. Party & Society blends in-depth coverage of the field, criticism, and original argumentation. Students and experts fortunate enough to read this book will get a fuller sense of party politics than they ever had before." Cihan Tuðal, University of California, Berkeley "Party & Society is a map and a brief. It offers a much-needed guide to the plethora of classical and contemporary perspectives on political parties in both sociology and political science. But it also adds up to an important argument: if sociologically minded students of parties wish to present a robust alternative to 'voter-centered approaches' in accounting for the observable complexities of political life, they would do well to take seriously the idea that parties are by turns cause and consequence of states and societies. This book should be required reading for all political sociologists." Anthony S. Chen, Northwestern UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Voter-Centered Approaches 1. The Social Voter 19 2. The Partisan Voter 32 3. The Issue Voter 57 Part II: Party-Centered Approaches 4. The Oligarchical Party 75 5. The Functional Party 103 6. The Exclusive Party 124 7. Party, State, and Society 157 Notes 167 References 172 Index 184

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Book SynopsisIn this timely book, Cedric de Leon examines the ways in which social scientists and other observers have imagined the relationship between parties and society. He introduces and critiques the full range of approaches, using enlivening comparative examples from across the globe.Trade Review"This creative, well-organized, and well-written book is going to make important contributions to not only the analysis of parties but to the social sciences in general. Party & Society blends in-depth coverage of the field, criticism, and original argumentation. Students and experts fortunate enough to read this book will get a fuller sense of party politics than they ever had before." Cihan Tuðal, University of California, Berkeley "Party & Society is a map and a brief. It offers a much-needed guide to the plethora of classical and contemporary perspectives on political parties in both sociology and political science. But it also adds up to an important argument: if sociologically minded students of parties wish to present a robust alternative to 'voter-centered approaches' in accounting for the observable complexities of political life, they would do well to take seriously the idea that parties are by turns cause and consequence of states and societies. This book should be required reading for all political sociologists." Anthony S. Chen, Northwestern UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Voter-Centered Approaches 1. The Social Voter 19 2. The Partisan Voter 32 3. The Issue Voter 57 Part II: Party-Centered Approaches 4. The Oligarchical Party 75 5. The Functional Party 103 6. The Exclusive Party 124 7. Party, State, and Society 157 Notes 167 References 172 Index 184

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Book SynopsisToday, more than at any other point in history, we are aware of the cultural impact of global processes. This has created new possibilities for the development of a cosmopolitan culture but, at the same time, it has created new risks and anxieties linked to immigration and the accommodation of strangers.Trade Review'Like a good teacher, Papstergiadis has the knack of distilling difficult ideas into clear sharp images.' Broadsheet'Defining cosmopolitanism as referring to the social transformation that arises from the mixture of different cultures, Papastergiadis adopts the role of translator and mediator, establishing new dailogues and transcending disputes. Adding to formalist, biographical and social modes of art history, Papastergiadis's cosmopolitan approach introduces new readings where art becomes a medium for constituting the social.'Art & Australia'Cosmopolitanism and Culture is a book of hope. It shows how art and artists can contribute to an aesthetic cosmopolitanism that does not merely reflect difference in the world, but rather provides a way of creating something new from the acknowledgement of, and dealings with, situated differences.'The Australian Educational Researcher'Why read another discussion about cosmopolitanism, even as brilliant, informed and impassioned as this one is? Because, as the foremost scholar and participant observer of the vibrant and much debated movement of art collectives and collaborations, Papastergiadis takes the reader into an arena of aesthetic imaginaries practised, where the crucial experiments in cosmopolitanism as a redeemed form of cultural translation are happening.'George Marcus, University of California, Irvine 'This compelling book opens up once again the whole question of the social imagination. This is the context in which Papastergiadis begins to effect a paradigm shift in the understanding of art and creative industries in our increasingly cosmopolitan global culture.'Scott Lash, Goldsmith College, University of LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgementIntroduction: Waiting for the BarbariansSection I: The Aestheticization of Politics1. Ambient Fears2. Kintetophobia, Motion Fearness3. Hospitality and the Zombification of the OtherSection II: The Politics of Art4. Aesthetic Cosmopolitanism5. Aesthetics Through a Cosmopolitan Frame6. The Global Orientation of Contemporary Art7. Hybridity and Ambivalence8. Cosmopolitanism, Cultural Translation and the Void9. Collaboration in Art and Society10. Mobile MethodsEpilogue: Coming CosmopolitansEndnotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat effects will the current economic crisis have on the long-term development of our societies? What does the future hold in store when we emerge from the crisis? These two questions lie at the heart of this important new book by the leading French sociologist Alain Touraine.Trade Review"This book is the most insightful sociological analysis of the meaning and impacts of the economic crisis by one of the leading social theorists in the world. It explains why this is a societal crisis that affects the life of everybody, including you."—Manuel Castells, University of Southern California "Long after other masters of French social theory have passed from the scene, Alain Touraine continues, with clarity and brilliance, to challenge how we think about our worlds. After the Crisis examines the world economic crisis of 2008 to conclude that our future requires not just new economic measures but the deepest possible rethinking of society itself. Academics, policy makers, and all others serious about the current global situation absolutely must read this book."—Charles Lemert, Center for Comparative Research, YaleTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart One: Crises in contextChapter 1: Beyond the industrial societyChapter 2: The crisis of capitalist societyChapter 3: The crisis situationChapter 4: The breakdown of societyChapter 5: Profit versus rightsPart two: A possible societyChapter 6: The hypothesisChapter 7: The post-social situationChapter 8: The emergence of non-social actorsChapter 9: New social and political institutionsConclusionsSummaryBibliography

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Book SynopsisWhat effects will the current economic crisis have on the long-term development of our societies? What does the future hold in store when we emerge from the crisis? These two questions lie at the heart of this important new book by the leading French sociologist Alain Touraine.Trade Review"This book is the most insightful sociological analysis of the meaning and impacts of the economic crisis by one of the leading social theorists in the world. It explains why this is a societal crisis that affects the life of everybody, including you."—Manuel Castells, University of Southern California "Long after other masters of French social theory have passed from the scene, Alain Touraine continues, with clarity and brilliance, to challenge how we think about our worlds. After the Crisis examines the world economic crisis of 2008 to conclude that our future requires not just new economic measures but the deepest possible rethinking of society itself. Academics, policy makers, and all others serious about the current global situation absolutely must read this book."—Charles Lemert, Center for Comparative Research, YaleTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart One: Crises in contextChapter 1: Beyond the industrial societyChapter 2: The crisis of capitalist societyChapter 3: The crisis situationChapter 4: The breakdown of societyChapter 5: Profit versus rightsPart two: A possible societyChapter 6: The hypothesisChapter 7: The post-social situationChapter 8: The emergence of non-social actorsChapter 9: New social and political institutionsConclusionsSummaryBibliography

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Book Synopsis* A major new book on the present-day forms of evil D terrorism, violence, racism and hatred. * Rather than treating evil as a supernatural force or a religious issue, Wieviorka analyses it from a sociological point of view, showing how these various forms of evil are constituted in day-to-day life.Trade Review'Wieviorka lays out the case for thinking of "evil" as "social", as opposed to theological … A work to facilitate discussion.' Review 31 'In this provocative and insightful book, Michel Wieviorka puts evil onto the agenda for the social sciences. He does this not by appealing to forces outside social life but by situating evil as an issue in social life. It is part of culturally informed understanding, sometimes directly linked to religion and sometimes not. And to ignore it in the name of objectivism is to lose touch with the world we inhabit.' Craig Calhoun, New York University 'Michel Wieviorka thinks about evil without theology. Contemporary evil is social, Wieviorka contends, and he explains how social pathologies, no matter how heinous, must be explained in sociological ways. When unequal or repressive social structures undermine conditions for autonomy, evil actions provide opportunities for restoring the experience, no matter how illusory, of meaning and control. To fight evil we must create social justice - that is the message of this leading French sociologist today.' Jeffrey C. Alexander, Yale University 'By reintroducing evil into social theory, Michel Wieviorka has undermined the indifference to human well-being that fed on its absence. By pulling on the thread of our universal liability to suffer he unravels the traditions of Marxist anti-humanism, Bourdieu's elimination of the Subject, and Foucault's "death of Man". Wieviorka is right to redirect us beyond the banality of evil and towards the conditions necessary for the global human Subject to thrive.' Margaret Archer, École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneTable of ContentsFOREWORDCHAPTER 1 Facing Evil. A sociological perspectiveCHAPTER 2 An End to ViolenceCHAPTER 3 Global TerrorismCHAPTER 4 The Return of RacismCHAPTER 5 The New Arena of the Social Sciences or, How to Raise the Level of Generalization.PART 1 The Critique of the SubjectPART 2 Thinking Globally

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Book Synopsis* A major new book on the present-day forms of evil D terrorism, violence, racism and hatred. * Rather than treating evil as a supernatural force or a religious issue, Wieviorka analyses it from a sociological point of view, showing how these various forms of evil are constituted in day-to-day life.Trade Review'Wieviorka lays out the case for thinking of "evil" as "social", as opposed to theological … A work to facilitate discussion.' Review 31 'In this provocative and insightful book, Michel Wieviorka puts evil onto the agenda for the social sciences. He does this not by appealing to forces outside social life but by situating evil as an issue in social life. It is part of culturally informed understanding, sometimes directly linked to religion and sometimes not. And to ignore it in the name of objectivism is to lose touch with the world we inhabit.' Craig Calhoun, New York University 'Michel Wieviorka thinks about evil without theology. Contemporary evil is social, Wieviorka contends, and he explains how social pathologies, no matter how heinous, must be explained in sociological ways. When unequal or repressive social structures undermine conditions for autonomy, evil actions provide opportunities for restoring the experience, no matter how illusory, of meaning and control. To fight evil we must create social justice - that is the message of this leading French sociologist today.' Jeffrey C. Alexander, Yale University 'By reintroducing evil into social theory, Michel Wieviorka has undermined the indifference to human well-being that fed on its absence. By pulling on the thread of our universal liability to suffer he unravels the traditions of Marxist anti-humanism, Bourdieu's elimination of the Subject, and Foucault's "death of Man". Wieviorka is right to redirect us beyond the banality of evil and towards the conditions necessary for the global human Subject to thrive.' Margaret Archer, École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneTable of ContentsFOREWORDCHAPTER 1 Facing Evil. A sociological perspectiveCHAPTER 2 An End to ViolenceCHAPTER 3 Global TerrorismCHAPTER 4 The Return of RacismCHAPTER 5 The New Arena of the Social Sciences or, How to Raise the Level of Generalization.PART 1 The Critique of the SubjectPART 2 Thinking Globally

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Book Synopsis* This new book by one of the world s leading sociologists reflects on the major events of our time, from the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to protests in Athens, Barcelona, New York and elsewhere.Trade Review"Beck is one of the most influential sociological theorists alive today, and not just in the academic sphere."Canadian Journal of Sociology"The astonishingly diverse world in turmoil is here trenchantly dissected by the analyst of risk and uncertainty."John Urry, Lancaster UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Twenty Observations on a World in Turmoil 1. Mushrooms and Other Flowers of Capitalism 2. All aboard the Nuclear Power Superjet Ð Just Don't Ask about the Landing Strip 3. This Appalling Injustice! 4. Harm in Exchange for Money 5. Illegal World Citizens 6. The Cards of Power Are Being Reshuffled across the World 7. Felt Peace and Waged War 8. The Return of Social Darwinism or: Which University Do We Want? 9. A Kind of Berlin Wall Has Again Collapsed 10. German Euro-Nationalism 11. Beyond the Aeroplane 12. Global Domestic Politics from below: How Global Families Are Becoming Normal 13. The Environmental Storm on the Bastille 14. Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian 15. The Caterpillar's Mistake: Fukushima and the End of Nuclear Power 16. It's Time to Get Angry, Europe. Create the Europe of Citizens Now! 17. Powerless but Legitimate: the Occupy Movement in the Financial Crisis 18. Cooperate or Bust! The Existential Crisis of the European Union 19. What Is Meant by Global Domestic Politics? 20. The Five Self-Delusions of a Supposedly Unpolitical Age

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Book Synopsis* This new book by one of the world s leading sociologists reflects on the major events of our time, from the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to protests in Athens, Barcelona, New York and elsewhere.Trade Review"Beck is one of the most influential sociological theorists alive today, and not just in the academic sphere."Canadian Journal of Sociology"The astonishingly diverse world in turmoil is here trenchantly dissected by the analyst of risk and uncertainty."John Urry, Lancaster UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Twenty Observations on a World in Turmoil 1. Mushrooms and Other Flowers of Capitalism 2. All aboard the Nuclear Power Superjet Ð Just Don't Ask about the Landing Strip 3. This Appalling Injustice! 4. Harm in Exchange for Money 5. Illegal World Citizens 6. The Cards of Power Are Being Reshuffled across the World 7. Felt Peace and Waged War 8. The Return of Social Darwinism or: Which University Do We Want? 9. A Kind of Berlin Wall Has Again Collapsed 10. German Euro-Nationalism 11. Beyond the Aeroplane 12. Global Domestic Politics from below: How Global Families Are Becoming Normal 13. The Environmental Storm on the Bastille 14. Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian 15. The Caterpillar's Mistake: Fukushima and the End of Nuclear Power 16. It's Time to Get Angry, Europe. Create the Europe of Citizens Now! 17. Powerless but Legitimate: the Occupy Movement in the Financial Crisis 18. Cooperate or Bust! The Existential Crisis of the European Union 19. What Is Meant by Global Domestic Politics? 20. The Five Self-Delusions of a Supposedly Unpolitical Age

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