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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Animal Advocacy and Environmentalism
Book SynopsisMany people consider themselves to be both environmentalists and supporters of animal welfare and rights. Yet, despite the many issues which bring environmentalists and animal advocates together, for decades there have been flashpoints which seem to pit these two social movements against each other, dividing them in ways unhelpful to both. In this innovative book, Amy J. Fitzgerald analyses historic, philosophical, and socio-cultural reasons for this divide. Tackling three core contentious issues sport hunting, zoos, and fur over which there has been profound disagreement between segments of these movements, she demonstrates that, even here, they are not as far apart as is generally assumed, and that there is space where they could more productively work together. Charting a path forwards, she points to evolving practices and broad structural forces which are likely to draw the movements closer together in the future. The threats posed by industrial animal agriculture to the environment and to non-human and human animals demand, once and for all, that we bridge the divide between animal advocacy and environmentalism.Trade Review“For too long, a rift has existed between animal advocacy and environmentalism. Amy Fitzgerald mends the rift, showing how animal advocates and environmentalists can work together to protect all life on the beautiful planet we call home.”Leslie Irvine, University of Colorado at Boulder “Fitzgerald offers compelling evidence and argumentation that animal advocacy and environmental movements have much more in common than scholars and activists have assumed. This brilliant study presents researchers and advocates with the tools to critically examine and explore the implications of those unexpected linkages.”David N. Pellow, University of California, Santa BarbaraTable of ContentsAbbreviations viii Introduction 1 1 The Animal Advocacy Movement(s) 22 2 Sport Hunting: Environmental Stewardship, Cultural Ritual, or Blood Sport? 54 3 Zoos and Aquaria: Species Conservation, Education, or Unethical Imprisonment? 85 4 Fur: "Green" or Irredeemably Cruel Product? 111 5 Industrial Animal Agriculture: Injustice Writ Large? 135 6 Reconciliation and the Way Forward 160 Notes 190 References 192 Index 213
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Animal Advocacy and Environmentalism
Book SynopsisMany people consider themselves to be both environmentalists and supporters of animal welfare and rights. Yet, despite the many issues which bring environmentalists and animal advocates together, for decades there have been flashpoints which seem to pit these two social movements against each other, dividing them in ways unhelpful to both. In this innovative book, Amy J. Fitzgerald analyses historic, philosophical, and socio-cultural reasons for this divide. Tackling three core contentious issues sport hunting, zoos, and fur over which there has been profound disagreement between segments of these movements, she demonstrates that, even here, they are not as far apart as is generally assumed, and that there is space where they could more productively work together. Charting a path forwards, she points to evolving practices and broad structural forces which are likely to draw the movements closer together in the future. The threats posed by industrial animal agriculturTrade Review“For too long, a rift has existed between animal advocacy and environmentalism. Amy Fitzgerald mends the rift, showing how animal advocates and environmentalists can work together to protect all life on the beautiful planet we call home.”Leslie Irvine, University of Colorado at Boulder “Fitzgerald offers compelling evidence and argumentation that animal advocacy and environmental movements have much more in common than scholars and activists have assumed. This brilliant study presents researchers and advocates with the tools to critically examine and explore the implications of those unexpected linkages.”David N. Pellow, University of California, Santa BarbaraTable of ContentsAbbreviations viii Introduction 1 1 The Animal Advocacy Movement(s) 22 2 Sport Hunting: Environmental Stewardship, Cultural Ritual, or Blood Sport? 54 3 Zoos and Aquaria: Species Conservation, Education, or Unethical Imprisonment? 85 4 Fur: "Green" or Irredeemably Cruel Product? 111 5 Industrial Animal Agriculture: Injustice Writ Large? 135 6 Reconciliation and the Way Forward 160 Notes 190 References 192 Index 213
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Figures of History
Book Synopsis* Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher, particularly well known for his work in aesthetics and political philosophy * In this concise and brilliant text, Ranciere presents a thoughtful analysis of the way in which artworks and films represent historical events and those who were involved.Trade Review"As our world seems to continually move from one catastrophe to the next without a credible governing leadership, authors like Rancière... force us to conceive of politics differently." LA Review of Books “The equality of all before the light and the inequality of the little people as the great pass by are both written on the same photographic plate.” With this sentence, Jacques Rancière effectively aligns his conception of aesthetic theory as the always antagonistic distribution of the sensible under the sign of the demand for equality with the invention of photography. It is a beautiful and breathtaking conceit in what is, perhaps, the most beautiful of Rancière’s texts. His accounts here of the figures of history in photography, film, and painting generally - with dazzling accounts of particular works - expand and deepen his aesthetic theory in intriguing ways. Indeed, I cannot imagine a more inviting entrée to Rancière’s thinking about art, history and politics than this little book." J.M. Bernstein, New School for Social ResearchTable of ContentsThe Unforgettable1. In Front of the Camera Lens2. Behind the Window3. The Threshold of the Visible4. In the Face of DisappearanceSenses and Figures of History1. Of Four Senses of History2. History and Representation: Three Poetics of Modernity3. On Three Forms of History PaintingFilms cited
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Figures of History
Book Synopsis* Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher, particularly well known for his work in aesthetics and political philosophy * In this concise and brilliant text, Ranciere presents a thoughtful analysis of the way in which artworks and films represent historical events and those who were involved.Trade Review"As our world seems to continually move from one catastrophe to the next without a credible governing leadership, authors like Rancière... force us to conceive of politics differently." LA Review of Books “The equality of all before the light and the inequality of the little people as the great pass by are both written on the same photographic plate.” With this sentence, Jacques Rancière effectively aligns his conception of aesthetic theory as the always antagonistic distribution of the sensible under the sign of the demand for equality with the invention of photography. It is a beautiful and breathtaking conceit in what is, perhaps, the most beautiful of Rancière’s texts. His accounts here of the figures of history in photography, film, and painting generally - with dazzling accounts of particular works - expand and deepen his aesthetic theory in intriguing ways. Indeed, I cannot imagine a more inviting entrée to Rancière’s thinking about art, history and politics than this little book." J.M. Bernstein, New School for Social ResearchTable of ContentsThe Unforgettable1. In Front of the Camera Lens2. Behind the Window3. The Threshold of the Visible4. In the Face of DisappearanceSenses and Figures of History1. Of Four Senses of History2. History and Representation: Three Poetics of Modernity3. On Three Forms of History PaintingFilms cited
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Understanding Nonviolence
Book SynopsisFar more comprehensive than any existing text on this topic The combinations of theory and case studies offer an easy path to understanding key issues Several chapters address genuinely new issues while others shed new light on older concerns Treats an important and rapidly growing area of study.Trade Review"From undermining racist lunch counter segregation in Nashville to supporting the worldwide food sovereignty movements, this book demonstrates that nonviolent action continues to play a vital role in creating social justice and real change." Morning Star This thorough and well-written book ably combines theory with a wide range of case studies to provide an excellent introduction to the growing field of nonviolence.Brian Martin, University of Wollagong, New South Wales "Rarely does one find an edited volume so comprehensive and expert in its treatment of such a timely subject. Hallward and Norman have assembled an impressive cohort of contributors who have written an excellent set of chapters. The end result is essential reading for any student or scholar seriously interested in civil resistance and nonviolence."Erica Chenoweth, University of Denver "It is a comprehensive book that will be immediately effective as a core text in courses on nonviolence. It finds the balance between readable and challenging, thought-provoking and accessible." Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict StudiesTable of ContentsList of Contributors Boxes and Figures Acknowledgements Part 1: Foundations 1 IntroductionMaia Carter Hallward and Julie M. Norman 2 Understanding NonviolenceMaia Carter Hallward and Julie M. Norman Part 2: Contours 3 Spiritual and Religious Approaches to NonviolenceMohammed Abu-Nimer 4 Tactical and Strategic Approaches to NonviolenceHoward Clark 5 Questions of StrategyStephen Zunes 6 New Media and AdvocacySrdja Popovic and Marcella Alvarez Part 3: Contexts 7 Civil Rights and Domestic PolicyPatrick Coy and Amanda Clark 8 Revolutions and Democratic TransitionsMaciej Bartkowski 9 Rural Movements and Economic PolicyKurt Schock 10 Transnational Movements and Global Civil SocietyPeter (Jay) Smith 11 Future DirectionsMaia Carter Hallward and Julie M. Norman Notes References Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Understanding Nonviolence
Book SynopsisFar more comprehensive than any existing text on this topic The combinations of theory and case studies offer an easy path to understanding key issues Several chapters address genuinely new issues while others shed new light on older concerns Treats an important and rapidly growing area of study.Trade Review"From undermining racist lunch counter segregation in Nashville to supporting the worldwide food sovereignty movements, this book demonstrates that nonviolent action continues to play a vital role in creating social justice and real change." Morning Star This thorough and well-written book ably combines theory with a wide range of case studies to provide an excellent introduction to the growing field of nonviolence.Brian Martin, University of Wollagong, New South Wales "Rarely does one find an edited volume so comprehensive and expert in its treatment of such a timely subject. Hallward and Norman have assembled an impressive cohort of contributors who have written an excellent set of chapters. The end result is essential reading for any student or scholar seriously interested in civil resistance and nonviolence."Erica Chenoweth, University of Denver "It is a comprehensive book that will be immediately effective as a core text in courses on nonviolence. It finds the balance between readable and challenging, thought-provoking and accessible." Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict StudiesTable of ContentsList of Contributors Boxes and Figures Acknowledgements Part 1: Foundations 1 IntroductionMaia Carter Hallward and Julie M. Norman 2 Understanding NonviolenceMaia Carter Hallward and Julie M. Norman Part 2: Contours 3 Spiritual and Religious Approaches to NonviolenceMohammed Abu-Nimer 4 Tactical and Strategic Approaches to NonviolenceHoward Clark 5 Questions of StrategyStephen Zunes 6 New Media and AdvocacySrdja Popovic and Marcella Alvarez Part 3: Contexts 7 Civil Rights and Domestic PolicyPatrick Coy and Amanda Clark 8 Revolutions and Democratic TransitionsMaciej Bartkowski 9 Rural Movements and Economic PolicyKurt Schock 10 Transnational Movements and Global Civil SocietyPeter (Jay) Smith 11 Future DirectionsMaia Carter Hallward and Julie M. Norman Notes References Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Peace Agreements Finding Solutions to Intrastate
Book SynopsisSince the end of the Cold War a significant number of peace agreements have been signed, many of them in bloody intra-state conflicts that were previously thought beyond resolution.Trade Review"For as long as there has been war, there have been attempts to reach peace agreements. But our knowledge of peace accords (what works and what doesn’t) is surprisingly patchy. Caspersen addresses this problem with a detailed and convincing comparative study that systematically analyses post-Cold War peace accords. The book will become a standard point of reference for many years to come and will be a staple on reading lists." - Roger Mac Ginty, University of Manchester "A substantive, in-depth analysis, which offers extremely insightful lessons that will be of great value to students and practitioners of peace processes alike." - Stefan Wolff, University of BirminghamTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Content 1. Territory 2. Security 3. Power 4. Justice 5. A Post-Cold War Blueprint for Peace? Part 2: Context and Process 6. Internal Dynamics - A Right Time for Peace 7. External Involvement - Opportunities and Constraints Conclusion
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Peace Agreements Finding Solutions to Intrastate
Book SynopsisSince the end of the Cold War a significant number of peace agreements have been signed, many of them in bloody intra-state conflicts that were previously thought beyond resolution.Trade Review"For as long as there has been war, there have been attempts to reach peace agreements. But our knowledge of peace accords (what works and what doesn�t) is surprisingly patchy. Caspersen addresses this problem with a detailed and convincing comparative study that systematically analyses post-Cold War peace accords. The book will become a standard point of reference for many years to come and will be a staple on reading lists." Roger Mac Ginty, University of Manchester "A substantive, in-depth analysis, which offers extremely insightful lessons that will be of great value to students and practitioners of peace processes alike." Stefan Wolff, University of BirminghamTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Content 1. Territory 2. Security 3. Power 4. Justice 5. A Post-Cold War Blueprint for Peace? Part 2: Context and Process 6. Internal Dynamics - A Right Time for Peace 7. External Involvement - Opportunities and Constraints Conclusion
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Children in China
Book SynopsisChinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways.Trade Review"The past twenty years have seen an explosion of research on the transformations of childhood in China. In this book, Orna Naftali gives us a masterful overview of these efforts. Drawing on her own research and the writings of others, she shows how China�s many transformations have differentially affected the lives of children from a diverse array of backgrounds."Andrew Kipnis, The Australian National University"Orna Naftali's new book is a wonderful resource for those seeking to understand how a century of revolution and reform in modern China has shaped - and continues to shape - the lives of Chinese children. Through the lens of childhood, she engages with a series of critical issues facing China today, including those related to migration, consumption, globalization and national identity."Charles Stafford, London School of Economics"This book presents a clear, engaging overview of the latest scholarship about children in China. With vivid, specific examples as well as well-supported generalizations about the situations of urban, rural, and migrant children in many different areas of China, it is the most comprehensive book about Chinese children available." Vanessa Fong, Amherst College "Naftali�s book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the mixed effects of China�s market reforms. It is a great guide for anyone interested in learning about children, education, and family relations in 21st-century China." ChoiceTable of Contents Map Chronology Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Chinese Childhood in the Modern Era Chapter 2. Raising Children in Contemporary China: Discourse and Practice Chapter 3. Children and the Effects of the One-Child Policy Chapter 4. Childhood and Consumption in the New Market Economy Chapter 5. Children in the Countryside: The Effects of Economic Reforms and Parental Migration Chapter 6. China's Migrant Children: Opportunity and Exclusion Conclusion. Chinese Childhood in the 21st Century: Current Trends and Future Directions References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Children in China
Book SynopsisChinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways.Trade Review"The past twenty years have seen an explosion of research on the transformations of childhood in China. In this book, Orna Naftali gives us a masterful overview of these efforts. Drawing on her own research and the writings of others, she shows how China�s many transformations have differentially affected the lives of children from a diverse array of backgrounds."Andrew Kipnis, The Australian National University"Orna Naftali's new book is a wonderful resource for those seeking to understand how a century of revolution and reform in modern China has shaped - and continues to shape - the lives of Chinese children. Through the lens of childhood, she engages with a series of critical issues facing China today, including those related to migration, consumption, globalization and national identity."Charles Stafford, London School of Economics"This book presents a clear, engaging overview of the latest scholarship about children in China. With vivid, specific examples as well as well-supported generalizations about the situations of urban, rural, and migrant children in many different areas of China, it is the most comprehensive book about Chinese children available." Vanessa Fong, Amherst College "Naftali�s book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the mixed effects of China�s market reforms. It is a great guide for anyone interested in learning about children, education, and family relations in 21st-century China." ChoiceTable of Contents Map Chronology Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Chinese Childhood in the Modern Era Chapter 2. Raising Children in Contemporary China: Discourse and Practice Chapter 3. Children and the Effects of the One-Child Policy Chapter 4. Childhood and Consumption in the New Market Economy Chapter 5. Children in the Countryside: The Effects of Economic Reforms and Parental Migration Chapter 6. China's Migrant Children: Opportunity and Exclusion Conclusion. Chinese Childhood in the 21st Century: Current Trends and Future Directions References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Chinas Social Welfare
Book SynopsisThe extraordinary rise of China is one of the greatest global stories of recent times. However, China's development has been described as uneven, uncoordinated, and unsustainable , and has now reached a critical turning point.Trade Review"In this fascinating book, Joe Leung and Yuebin Xu provide a definitive account of China’s welfare system. Tracing its historical development, they discuss its impact and the challenges it faces. Their incisive analysis is an essential resource for anyone interested in social welfare in China today. It will be widely consulted for years to come." James Midgley, University of California, Berkeley"China's Social Welfare is a solid and thorough presentation of governmental initiatives in the realm of social welfare, with chief emphasis on several critical aspects of welfare that have loomed large over the past few years. The key feature of the book is its up-to-date coverage of all pertinent regulations and its insight into the problems in executing them." Dorothy J. Solinger, University of California, IrvineTable of ContentsList of TablesMapChronologyPrefaceList of Abbreviations1. Overview2. From Socialism to Modernization3. Social Challenges Under Market Reform4. Urban Social Protection5. Rural Social Protection6. Social Care for Older People7. Innovating Social Governance: The Emergence of Social Work Organizations8. The Third Turning PointBibliographyIndex
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Chinas Social Welfare
Book SynopsisThe extraordinary rise of China is one of the greatest global stories of recent times. However, China's development has been described as uneven, uncoordinated, and unsustainable , and has now reached a critical turning point.Trade Review"In this fascinating book, Joe Leung and Yuebin Xu provide a definitive account of China’s welfare system. Tracing its historical development, they discuss its impact and the challenges it faces. Their incisive analysis is an essential resource for anyone interested in social welfare in China today. It will be widely consulted for years to come." James Midgley, University of California, Berkeley"China's Social Welfare is a solid and thorough presentation of governmental initiatives in the realm of social welfare, with chief emphasis on several critical aspects of welfare that have loomed large over the past few years. The key feature of the book is its up-to-date coverage of all pertinent regulations and its insight into the problems in executing them." Dorothy J. Solinger, University of California, IrvineTable of ContentsList of TablesMapChronologyPrefaceList of Abbreviations1. Overview2. From Socialism to Modernization3. Social Challenges Under Market Reform4. Urban Social Protection5. Rural Social Protection6. Social Care for Older People7. Innovating Social Governance: The Emergence of Social Work Organizations8. The Third Turning PointBibliographyIndex
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Mexican Screen Fiction
Book SynopsisMexican cinema is booming today, a decade after the international successes of Amores perros and Y tu mamá también. Mexican films now display a wider range than any comparable country, from art films to popular genre movies, and boasting internationally renowned directors like Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Guillermo del Toro. At the same time, television has broadened its output, moving beyond telenovelas to produce higher-value series and mini-series. Mexican TV now stakes a claim to being the most dynamic and pervasive national narrative. This new book by Paul Julian Smith is the first to examine the flourishing of audiovisual fiction in Mexico since 2000, considering cinema and TV together. It covers much material previously unexplored and engages with emerging themes, including violence, youth culture, and film festivals. The book includes reviews of ten films released between 2001 and 2012 by directors who are both established (Maryse Sistach, CarloTrade Review''Combining insightful readings of key films with social science approaches to issues of production, distribution, exhibition and audience response, Paul Julian Smith’s Mexican Screen Fiction ventures beyond the boundaries of traditional film studies to offer a probing and wide ranging study of Mexico’s dynamic audiovisual sector.'' Kathleen Vernon, Stony Brook University ''With his latest book, Paul Julian Smith not only offers valuable insights into contemporary Mexican screen fiction, bringing together both film and TV, which are located in their industrial, critical, cultural and historical contexts. Researched and written with evident pleasure, he provides us with an innovative paradigm for thinking about screen media in the twenty-first century.'' Andrea Noble, Durham UniversityTable of ContentsFigures vii Preface viii Introduction: Mexican Screen Fiction 1 Jump Cut 1: Y tu mamá también 7 PART I SETTING SCENES 13 1 Revising Mexican Cinema 15 2 Following Festivals 30 Jump Cut 2: Perfume de violetas, Frida 47 PART II AUTEURS AND GENRES 53 3 A Case Study in Transnational Gay Auteurism: Julián Hernández’s A Thousand Clouds of Peace Encircle the Sky, Love, Your Being Love Will Never End 55 4 A Case Study in Genre and Nationality: Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth 64 Jump Cut 3: 21 Grams, Battle in Heaven, KM 31 78 PART III MARGINAL SUBJECTS 87 5 Youth Culture in Mexico: Rebel, I’m Gonna Explode 89 6 Lady Killers in TV Fiction: Women Murderers, The Aparicio Women 120 Jump Cut 4: We Are What We Are, Leap Year 152 PART IV TALES OF INSECURITY 159 7 Film Fictions of Violence: Hell, Saving Private Pérez, Miss Bala 161 8 TV Histories of Violence: In the Sewers, Cries of Death and Freedom 191 Jump Cut 5: The Prize, Windows to the Sea 220 Conclusion: Between Cinema and Television 224 Appendix: Interviews with Five Media Professionals (Jesús Mario Lozano, Daniela Michel, Alejandro Ramírez, Roberto Fiesco, Leticia López Margalli) 227 Bibliography 256 Index 266
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Mexican Screen Fiction
Book SynopsisMexican cinema is booming today, a decade after the international successes of Amores perros and Y tu mamá también. Mexican films now display a wider range than any comparable country, from art films to popular genre movies, and boasting internationally renowned directors like Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Guillermo del Toro. At the same time, television has broadened its output, moving beyond telenovelas to produce higher-value series and mini-series. Mexican TV now stakes a claim to being the most dynamic and pervasive national narrative. This new book by Paul Julian Smith is the first to examine the flourishing of audiovisual fiction in Mexico since 2000, considering cinema and TV together. It covers much material previously unexplored and engages with emerging themes, including violence, youth culture, and film festivals. The book includes reviews of ten films released between 2001 and 2012 by directors who are both established (Maryse Sistach, CarloTrade Review''Combining insightful readings of key films with social science approaches to issues of production, distribution, exhibition and audience response, Paul Julian Smith’s Mexican Screen Fiction ventures beyond the boundaries of traditional film studies to offer a probing and wide ranging study of Mexico’s dynamic audiovisual sector.'' Kathleen Vernon, Stony Brook University ''With his latest book, Paul Julian Smith not only offers valuable insights into contemporary Mexican screen fiction, bringing together both film and TV, which are located in their industrial, critical, cultural and historical contexts. Researched and written with evident pleasure, he provides us with an innovative paradigm for thinking about screen media in the twenty-first century.'' Andrea Noble, Durham UniversityTable of ContentsFigures vii Preface viii Introduction: Mexican Screen Fiction 1 Jump Cut 1: Y tu mamá también 7 PART I SETTING SCENES 13 1 Revising Mexican Cinema 15 2 Following Festivals 30 Jump Cut 2: Perfume de violetas, Frida 47 PART II AUTEURS AND GENRES 53 3 A Case Study in Transnational Gay Auteurism: Julián Hernández’s A Thousand Clouds of Peace Encircle the Sky, Love, Your Being Love Will Never End 55 4 A Case Study in Genre and Nationality: Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth 64 Jump Cut 3: 21 Grams, Battle in Heaven, KM 31 78 PART III MARGINAL SUBJECTS 87 5 Youth Culture in Mexico: Rebel, I’m Gonna Explode 89 6 Lady Killers in TV Fiction: Women Murderers, The Aparicio Women 120 Jump Cut 4: We Are What We Are, Leap Year 152 PART IV TALES OF INSECURITY 159 7 Film Fictions of Violence: Hell, Saving Private Pérez, Miss Bala 161 8 TV Histories of Violence: In the Sewers, Cries of Death and Freedom 191 Jump Cut 5: The Prize, Windows to the Sea 220 Conclusion: Between Cinema and Television 224 Appendix: Interviews with Five Media Professionals (Jesús Mario Lozano, Daniela Michel, Alejandro Ramírez, Roberto Fiesco, Leticia López Margalli) 227 Bibliography 256 Index 266
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd State of Crisis
Book SynopsisToday we hear much talk of crisis and comparisons are often made with the Great Depression of the 1930s, but there is a crucial difference that sets our current malaise apart from the 1930s: today we no longer trust in the capacity of the state to resolve the crisis and to chart a new way forward.Table of ContentsPreface1. CRISIS OF THE STATE1a. A definition of crisis1b. A statism without a State1c. State and nation1d. Hobbes and the Leviathan2. MODERNITY IN CRISIS2a. The promises withdrawn2b. Leaving modernity2c. Through postmodernity2d. Deconstruction and denial2e. The end of history?3. DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS3a. Ethics of progress and democracy3b. An excess of democracy?3c. Postdemocracy3d. For a new global order
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Mediated Construction of Reality Society
Book SynopsisSocial theory needs to be completely rethought in a world of digital media and social media platforms driven by data processes.Trade ReviewWinner of the Theory Award 2017 of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) "This book by Couldry and Hepp might well become a new classic in the theory of the social, on par with Elias and Latour. Theorizing the mediated construction of reality, the authors sketch the new contours of 'a space where order is at stake.' Mandatory reading for everyone who seriously reflects on the implications of contemporary media systems and practices on society."—José van Dijck, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands "A profound and illuminating attempt to bring core traditions of social theory into the study of media in the digital age. An excellent and pathbreaking book."—Anthony Giddens, member of the House of Lords, former director of the London School of Economics and Political Science "In this wide-ranging, ambitious volume, Couldry and Hepp revisit Berger & Luckmann's classic work on social construction. Their theory of 'deep mediatization' resituates digital media systems and networked "figurations" of communicative action as interdependent, constitutive phenomena in contemporary sociality and social worlds. Mediated Construction is an indispensable contribution to social theory in communication research and media sociology."—Leah Lievrouw, University of California, Los Angeles "This is not a book about media, but a book about the world shaped by media. And it is not just about that empirical reality, but about how to understand it. Couldry and Hepp develop insights from phenomenology and integrate these with critical theory in an exciting combination."—Craig Calhoun, London School of Economics and Political Science "The Mediated Construction of Reality is simply an important book for sociology and for media and communication studies alike – maybe as important as The Social Construction of Reality became half a century ago."—Soziopolis "It might seem overly ambitious for communication studies to develop, rather than just draw upon, social theories that may have an enduring cross-disciplinary impact. Yet, as media sociologists Nick Couldry (London School of Economics and Political Science) and Andreas Hepp (University of Bremen) show in The Mediated Construction of Reality, it is time to do just that.... Scholars of interpersonal, organizational, and political communication—or anyone who is concerned about the implications of the digital age—will find insights in this book."—Meng Li, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly "This book is written by a formidable team.... Couldry and Hepp argue convincingly that big data, artificial intelligence and automation intensify the complexity of the social, and its degrees of interdependence... [They] engage in a Herculean struggle to describe the social meaning of data processing in the human lifeworld, and the book is full of sharp observations. I am really glad they took the trouble to write it."—Lars Nyre, New Media & Society "[T]he book…shines with a solid sociological framework, a comprehensive grasp of the relevant literature, and an insightful understanding of the most urgent issues surrounding new media and society. It is simply a must-read for students of the field who seek inspiration for thinking about these issues."—Elaine Yuan, Global Media and CommunicationTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgementsChapter 1: IntroductionPart I: Constructing the Social WorldChapter 2: The Social World as Communicative ConstructionChapter 3: History as Waves of MediatizationChapter 4: How We Live With MediaPart II: Dimensions of the Social WorldChapter 5: SpaceChapter 6: TimeChapter 7: DataPart III: Agency in the Social WorldChapter 8: SelfChapter 9: CollectivitiesChapter 10: OrderChapter 11: ConclusionNotesReferencesIndex
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Suburban Planet
Book SynopsisThe urban century manifests itself at the peripheries. While the massive wave of present urbanization is often referred to as an ''urban revolution'', most of this startling urban growth worldwide is happening at the margins of cities.This book is about the process that creates the global urban periphery suburbanization and the ways of life suburbanisms we encounter there. Richly detailed with examples from around the world, the book argues that suburbanization is a global process and part of the extended urbanization of the planet.This includes the gated communities of elites, the squatter settlements of the poor, and many built forms and ways of life in-between. The reality of life in the urban century is suburban: most of the earth''s future 10 billion inhabitants will not live in conventional cities but in suburban constellations of one kind or another.Inspired by Henri Lefebvre''s demand not to give up urban theory when the city in its classical form diTrade Review"Keil provides a crucial theoretical underpinning to show how a plurality of suburbanization processes are multifariously linked to urban expansion yet constitute their own force and way of existing. This is the first book I know to really engage this heterogeneity with all of its problems, weird splendor, and ambivalent potentiality." AbdouMaliq Simone, Goldsmiths, University of London "Suburban Planet is a major contribution to the theoretical and policy debates that are emerging in the increasingly urbanized twenty-first century. It is in the spatially 'exploding' urban places that the urban drama of the 21st century will be played out against a background of economic volatility, social tension and environmental risk." Terry McGee, University of British ColumbiaTable of Contents Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 Suburbanization Explained 3 Suburban Theory 4 Suburban Studies 5 From Lakewood to Ferguson 6 Beyond the Picket Fence: Global Suburbia 7 Suburban Infrastructures 8 The Urban Political Ecology of Suburbanization 9 The Political Suburb Notes References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Femen
Book Synopsis'Ukraine is not a brothel!' This was the first cry of rage uttered by Femen during Euro 2012. Bare-breasted and crowned with flowers, perched on their high heels, Femen transform their bodies into instruments of political expression through slogans and drawings flaunted on their skin.Trade Review"Femen and Everyday Sexism are two breakthrough movements to emerge in recent times, and they bring their own distinct 'manifestos' in book form. Both confirm that feminism is no longer a dirty word among twentysomethings but also that the ideology manifests itself differently from their campaigning Second Wave predecessors." The Independent "With Femen, we are dealing with something new ... Its activists are charting a new route for public discourse about women and religion, and making it an unabashedly universal discourse, venturing into realms where they may be hated, and they may yet pay a high price for this. But that they have gotten people talking, even shouting and crying, is undeniable, and it is good; only through debate and discussion, sometimes painful, often unsettling, will we progress." The Atlantic "Femen’s aims are straightforward, broad and radical. A war on patriarchy on three fronts, calling for an end to all religions, dictatorship and the sex industry." The Guardian "Part manifesto part biography this is Ukranian protest group FEMEN in their own words. Currently exiles in France, the four key members outline their objectives and sextremist tactics. A timely look at their 'non-violent but highly aggressive' topless brand of feminist activism." Diva Magazine "This account will inspire activists and inform scholars for generations." Publishers Weekly Table of ContentsManifesto vii A Movement of Free Women: Preface by Galia Ackerman xiii Part I: The Gang of Four 1. Inna, a Quiet Hooligan 3 2. Anna, the Instigator 13 3. Sasha, the Shy One 24 4. Oksana, the Iconoclast 34 Part II: Action 5. ‘Ukraine Is Not a Brothel’ 43 6. No More Nice Quiet Protests 68 7. Femen Goes All Out 89 8. In Belarus: A Dramatic Experience 105 9. Femen Gets Radical 117 10. ‘I’m Stealing Putin’s Vote!’ 122 11. Naked Rather Than in a Niqab! 128 12. Femen France 150 13. Our Dreams, Our Ideals, Our Men 161 One Year Later: Afterword by Galia Ackerman 168 Notes 182
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Rise of the New Second Generation
Book SynopsisIn this age of migration, more and more children are growing up in immigrant or transnational families. The new second generation refers to foreign-born and native-born children of immigrants who have come of age at the turn of the twenty-first century.Trade Review"A learned overview of the history of immigration to America and of the main theories advanced to explain its pattern of adaptation. An up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the research literature on immigrants and their children make this book a valuable reference tool." Alejandro Portes, Princeton University "Zhou and Bankston convincingly argue that today's second generation faces new challenges that make the path to becoming American more variegated than in the past. They also remind us that America is fundamentally changing as the new second generation comes of age." Jennifer Lee, University of California, Irvine "The future of American society is very much tied to its success in integrating the 'second generation.' Anyone who wants to understand the challenges involved needs to read this vital book." Richard Alba, The City University of New York "Highly Recomennded" ChoiceTable of Contents Acknowledgement 1 Introduction: The New Second Generation Coming of Age 2 Immigration: Past and Present Trends 3 Assimilation: Classical and Neo-Classical Theories 4 Segmented Assimilation 5 Social Mobility 6 Identity Formation: Ethnicization and Racialization 7 Twenty-First Century America: New Destinations, New Experiences, and Future Prospects References
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Rise of the New Second Generation
Book SynopsisIn this age of migration, more and more children are growing up in immigrant or transnational families. The new second generation refers to foreign-born and native-born children of immigrants who have come of age at the turn of the twenty-first century.Trade Review"A learned overview of the history of immigration to America and of the main theories advanced to explain its pattern of adaptation. An up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the research literature on immigrants and their children make this book a valuable reference tool." Alejandro Portes, Princeton University "Zhou and Bankston convincingly argue that today's second generation faces new challenges that make the path to becoming American more variegated than in the past. They also remind us that America is fundamentally changing as the new second generation comes of age." Jennifer Lee, University of California, Irvine "The future of American society is very much tied to its success in integrating the 'second generation.' Anyone who wants to understand the challenges involved needs to read this vital book." Richard Alba, The City University of New York "Highly Recomennded" ChoiceTable of Contents Acknowledgement 1 Introduction: The New Second Generation Coming of Age 2 Immigration: Past and Present Trends 3 Assimilation: Classical and Neo-Classical Theories 4 Segmented Assimilation 5 Social Mobility 6 Identity Formation: Ethnicization and Racialization 7 Twenty-First Century America: New Destinations, New Experiences, and Future Prospects References
£15.19
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Green Utopias Environmental Hope Before and
Book SynopsisEnvironmentalism has relentlessly warned about the dire consequences of abusing and exploiting the planet's natural resources, imagining future wastelands of ecological depletion and social chaos. But it has also generated rich new ideas about how humans might live better with nature.Trade Review"This subtle, lucid and measured account charts the changing and conflicting discourses of limits, sustainability, wildness, adaptation and apocalypse. With clarity and care, Lisa Garforth's distinctive use of social theory explains and counters the difficulty of thinking (beyond) crisis and the importance of the utopian lens in exploring possible futures."—Ruth Levitas, University of Bristol "Green Utopias moves from the romantic eco-utopian interventions of the 1960s infused by hope for a redeemable nature to the realistic, yet stubbornly utopian, manoeuvres of the Anthropocene. Garforth articulates a utopian method informed by 'green hope' that 'unsettles' capitalist hegemony and enables humanity to live creatively with 'multiple ecologies and nonhuman others.' This is essential reading for all citizens of the world."—Tom Moylan, University of Limerick "The conclusion intriguingly chooses not to choose between the various ecotopian possibilities that have been sketched out in the monograph, not even between the 'before' and 'after' nature of the title; instead, Garforth argues, we must 'greet the Anthropocene' with a multitude of strategies ranging from hope and fear to apocalypse and adaptation. [...] In such dire times, the thinking goes, we should welcome any sort of utopian hope we can muster."—Science Fiction StudiesTable of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction: utopia, environment and nature Chapter 2 Environmentalism: from crisis to hope Chapter 3 Deep ecology: wild nature, radical visions Chapter 4 Utopian fiction: imagining the sustainable society Chapter 5 No future: green utopias between apocalypse and adaptation Chapter 6 After nature: ecological utopianism from limits to loss Chapter 7 Conclusion: long live the green utopia?
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Digital Sociology
Book SynopsisDigital Sociology is definitive for anyone interested in social research with digital data. Lucidly and generatively, it analyses how digital data increasingly render knowledge a core contemporary social problem.Trade Review"Digital Sociology is definitive for anyone interested in social research with digital data. Lucidly and generatively, it analyses how digital data increasingly render knowledge a core contemporary social problem. Drawing on great experience with digital methods, and excellent sociological and philosophical scholarship, Marres generously and incisively explores the predicaments of knowing the digital and digital knowing. The remarkable re-configurative potential of the book ranges from practical and technical considerations through to ethical and ontological questions associated with social life."—Adrian MacKenzie, Lancaster University "Arguing that the advent of digital sociology affords an opportunity for wider critical reflection on social research, Noortje Marres is the perfect guide to developments and debates in computationally mediated methods and sociality. The scope and acuity of her review illustrate cogently how social worlds and their analyses are perpetually conjoined."—Lucy Suchman, President of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) "Digital Sociology presents an intelligent and empathetic account of social inquiry with and against digital infrastructures. Among its many strengths is the licence it offers to problematize and conjure up objects for research in interaction with actor – digital and otherwise – that are busy redefining knowledge, sociality and politics."—Brit Ross Winthereik, IT University of Copenhagen "By examining the different theoretical fundaments of digital sociology, this book constitutes a unique contribution to recent discussions about the need to renovate social research methods [...]. Marres positions digital sociology as an approach with which to develop new experimental forms of social research and forms of engagement."—Science as CultureTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface 1. What is digital sociology? 2. What makes digital technologies social? 3. Do we need new methods? 4. Are we researching society or technology? 5. Who are digital sociology’s publics? 6. Does digital sociology have problems? References
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Future of Whiteness
Book SynopsisWhite identity is in ferment. White, European Americans living in the United States will soon share an unprecedented experience of slipping below 50% of the population.Trade Review"A profound meditation on 'whiteness' – its past, its present, and its possible future – by one of our leading scholars of race. Deftly interweaving theory, autobiography, and her own personal history of antiracist activism, Linda Martín Alcoff has produced the most impressive philosophical exploration ever of this peculiar 'world-historical' social identity."Charles Mills, Northwestern University "Against the contemporary backdrop of changing racial demographics and widespread condemnation of its relative power and privileges, Linda Alcoff challenges us to think in more nuanced ways about whiteness. This is a compellingly hopeful if sober analysis, offering renewed possibility for a much more modest conception of whiteness, one incorporating a commitment to racial justice as part of its raison d'être. The Future of Whiteness is a book for our times."David Goldberg, University of California, Irvine"Written well and cogently argued, The Future of Whiteness will spark debate in the field and will illuminate racial politics."Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vi Introduction: The Unbearable Whiteness of Being 1 1 An Analytic of Whiteness 39 2 White Exceptionalism 91 3 Double Consciousness 136 Conclusion: A Place in the Rainbow 178 References 205 Index 219
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Global Urban Politics
Book SynopsisIn what ways has global urbanization affected the political process? This book offers a reflection on the transformations of urban politics worldwide in the past four decades, from interpersonal street-level politics to transnational governing institutions.Trade Review"This is a major book: one that is set to change the field in important ways. It is brief, challenging, informative, and accessible. There is hardly anyone who has the breadth of knowledge and experience that Julie-Anne Boudreau has, and few indeed who can bring such acute analytical insights to the work at hand. This book is a very important contribution to the literature. I would use it as a principal text for any course on urban politics." - Warren Magnusson, University of Victoria "In Global Urban Politics, Julie-Anne Boudreau has produced a synthesis of theory and observation to provide a strikingly original understanding of the urban. Seeing the urban as demarcated by practices rather than boundaries, she provides important insights into the nature of politics in the present era." - Susan S. Fainstein, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Global Urban Politics
Book SynopsisIn what ways has global urbanization affected the political process? This book offers a reflection on the transformations of urban politics worldwide in the past four decades, from interpersonal street-level politics to transnational governing institutions.Trade Review"This is a major book: one that is set to change the field in important ways. It is brief, challenging, informative, and accessible. There is hardly anyone who has the breadth of knowledge and experience that Julie-Anne Boudreau has, and few indeed who can bring such acute analytical insights to the work at hand. This book is a very important contribution to the literature. I would use it as a principal text for any course on urban politics." Warren Magnusson, University of Victoria "In Global Urban Politics, Julie-Anne Boudreau has produced a synthesis of theory and observation to provide a strikingly original understanding of the urban. Seeing the urban as demarcated by practices rather than boundaries, she provides important insights into the nature of politics in the present era." Susan S. Fainstein, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
£15.19
John Wiley and Sons Ltd On Ethnography
Book SynopsisIn turn creative thinker and streetflâneur, careful planner and adventurer, empathic listener and distant voyeur, recluse writer and active participant: the ethnographer is a multifaceted researcher of social worlds and social life.In this book, sociologists Sarah Daynes and Terry Williams team up to explore the art of ethnographic research and the many complex decisions it requires. Using their extensive fieldwork experience in the United States and Europe, and hours spent in the classroom training new ethnographers, they illustrate, discuss, and reflect on the key skills and tools required for successful research, including research design, entry and exit, participant observation, fieldnotes, ethics, and writing up.Covering both the theoretical foundations and practical realities of ethnography, this highly readable and entertaining book will be invaluable to students in sociology and other disciplines in which ethnography has become a core qualitative research method.Trade Review“On Ethnography is an exquisite essay on the ethnographic study of everyday life. Page by page we step into the field and linger with Daynes and Williams, deliberate the knotty paradox of social responsibility, experience the self-exposure of documenting, and find ourselves debating the nature of explanation, description, and interpretation. An impassioned and persuasive treatise on the process of doing and writing ethnography.” Carol Stack, University of California, Berkeley“On Ethnography effectively describes the process of conducting fieldwork, while providing a rationale for the narrative style that documents ethnographically what subjects say and do together. Students of local culture will find this well-written and illuminating work highly informative and compelling.” Elijah Anderson, Yale UniversityTable of Contents The Mission Chapter 1 Foundations of ethnographic fieldwork Chapter 2 Thinking about it Chapter 3 Getting involved Chapter 4 Being there Chapter 5 Seeing, Writing, Narrating Ñ Field Notes Chapter 6 Writing about it References
£46.80
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Can Science End War
Book SynopsisFree-roaming killer drones stalk the battlespace looking for organic targets. Human combatants are programmed to feel no pain. High-power microwave beams detonate munitions, jam communications, and cook internal organs.Trade Review"A clearly written and well-paced investigation into the character and nature of war, and the role of science and scientists in determining both. There are fascinating insights into 3D guns, non-lethal weapons and the author�s speciality, space-based systems. Bridging the worlds of scholarship and military practice, Dolman is uniquely qualified to comment on the science/war nexus and how all this impacts on the 'real world'."Christopher Coker, London School of Economics"Can Science End War? illustrates the changing nature of technology and human conflict with vivid analysis of war fought from ancient history to today, and a terrifying view of how modern science could influence future outbreaks of violence. Current events such as the proliferation of nuclear weapons, access to space, and new operations in the cyber environment demand that we understand and confront the questions Dolman puts before us. Our political, military, and scientific communities need to consider the challenges he poses if we are to accurately navigate the path to peace in this rapidly changing world; for, after all, ignorance is the reason all wars are lost."General Charles A. Horner, former USAF Four-Star General and Commander in Chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Space Command "At a time when many seem determined to seek simple technological solutions to the complex political and human problem of future armed conflict, Dolman�s perspective may help to correct unwise thinking about defence and international security." Survival: Global Politics and StrategyTable of ContentsPreface: Be Careful What You Look For page vi 1 Can Science End War? 1 2 Is War Good for Science? 26 3 Can Scientists End War? 50 4 Can Science Limit War? 77 5 What Will Tomorrow’s War Look Like? 106 6 What Will End War? 138 Epilogue 168 Bibliography 174 Index 181
£33.25
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Can Science End War
Book SynopsisFree-roaming killer drones stalk the battlespace looking for organic targets. Human combatants are programmed to feel no pain. High-power microwave beams detonate munitions, jam communications, and cook internal organs.Trade Review"A clearly written and well-paced investigation into the character and nature of war, and the role of science and scientists in determining both. There are fascinating insights into 3D guns, non-lethal weapons and the author�s speciality, space-based systems. Bridging the worlds of scholarship and military practice, Dolman is uniquely qualified to comment on the science/war nexus and how all this impacts on the �real world�."Christopher Coker, London School of EconomicsCan Science End War? illustrates the changing nature of technology and human conflict with vivid analysis of war fought from ancient history to today, and a terrifying view of how modern science could influence future outbreaks of violence. Current events such as the proliferation of nuclear weapons, access to space, and new operations in the cyber environment demand that we understand and confront the questions Dolman puts before us. Our political, military, and scientific communities need to consider the challenges he poses if we are to accurately navigate the path to peace in this rapidly changing world; for, after all, ignorance is the reason all wars are lost.General Charles A. Horner, former USAF Four-Star General and Commander in Chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Space Command "At a time when many seem determined to seek simple technological solutions to the complex political and human problem of future armed conflict, Dolman�s perspective may help to correct unwise thinking about defence and international security." Survival: Global Politics and StrategyTable of ContentsPreface: Be Careful What You Look For page vi 1 Can Science End War? 1 2 Is War Good for Science? 26 3 Can Scientists End War? 50 4 Can Science Limit War? 77 5 What Will Tomorrow’s War Look Like? 106 6 What Will End War? 138 Epilogue 168 Bibliography 174 Index 181
£11.77
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Should Rich Nations Help the Poor
Book SynopsisIn the past decade, the developed world has spent almost US$ 2 trillion on foreign aid for poorer countries. Yet 1. 2 billion people still live in extreme poverty and around 2. 9 billion cannot meet their basic human needs.Trade Review‘David Hulme’s is a passionate and personal yet professional plea for attacking poverty rather than trying to stop bodies washing ashore in the Mediterranean. We can still argue about definitions of poverty and the value of charity, but it is no longer possible in our interconnected planet to deny the self-interests of the wealthy West in addressing pandemics, narco-trafficking, climate deterioration, and terrorism. Read why things have to change.’Thomas G. Weiss, The Graduate Center, CUNY"The impulse to assist poor people in poorer countries appears weaker than it has at any time in the recent past. In this slim volume, David Hulme presents the case in support of global connectedness (albeit with some reforms and course corrections) and reinforcing foreign aid (but with significant modifications). This persuasive polemic, smoothly flowing and accessibly presented, is well worth a read. The essential humanity that permeates the narrative is uplifting."Anirudh Krishna, Duke University"Hulme addresses this complex topic with clarity and provides a platform for further discussion about future development initiatives. The book is therefore a good resource for development practitioners, planners and policymakers."Environment and Urbanization Table of Contents Acknowledgements 1-Why Worry About the Distant Poor? 2- The Limits of Foreign Aid 3- What Can Be Done? 4- Climate Change and Inequality 5- From Broken Promises to Global Partnership Further Reading
£38.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Should Rich Nations Help the Poor
Book SynopsisIn the past decade, the developed world has spent almost US$ 2 trillion on foreign aid for poorer countries. Yet 1. 2 billion people still live in extreme poverty and around 2. 9 billion cannot meet their basic human needs.Trade Review‘David Hulme’s is a passionate and personal yet professional plea for attacking poverty rather than trying to stop bodies washing ashore in the Mediterranean. We can still argue about definitions of poverty and the value of charity, but it is no longer possible in our interconnected planet to deny the self-interests of the wealthy West in addressing pandemics, narco-trafficking, climate deterioration, and terrorism. Read why things have to change.’Thomas G. Weiss, The Graduate Center, CUNY"The impulse to assist poor people in poorer countries appears weaker than it has at any time in the recent past. In this slim volume, David Hulme presents the case in support of global connectedness (albeit with some reforms and course corrections) and reinforcing foreign aid (but with significant modifications). This persuasive polemic, smoothly flowing and accessibly presented, is well worth a read. The essential humanity that permeates the narrative is uplifting."Anirudh Krishna, Duke University"Hulme addresses this complex topic with clarity and provides a platform for further discussion about future development initiatives. The book is therefore a good resource for development practitioners, planners and policymakers."Environment and Urbanization Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1 Why Worry About the Distant Poor? 2 The Limits of Foreign Aid 3 What Can Be Done? 4 Climate Change and Inequality 5 From Broken Promises to Global Partnership Further Reading
£14.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Ego
Book SynopsisTwenty-five years after the end of the Cold War, a new Cold War is being waged in our societies. During the Cold War a theoretical model of man was developed by economists and the military, an egotistical being interested only in his own benefit and in duping his opponents to achieve his ends: a modern homo oeconomicus.Trade Review"Frank Schirrmacher convincingly shows connections among such ostensibly disparate issues as the language of the Cold War and that of the trading floor, as he demonstrates how algorithms and statistical models have become the overwhelmingly dominant means we use to understand the brain, the market, the state and nature. In the end the human person becomes defined as a problem, because unable to be reduced to calculation in this way. This critique of contemporary egoism from the editor of Germany�s leading liberal conservative newspaper makes chilling but highly thought-provoking reading."Colin Crouch, University of Warwick "This book reads like a sociological thriller."Ulrich Beck, Die Welt "A piece of cultural criticism in the very best sense: a diagnosis, prognosis and cure all in one for our technologically induced egoism."Der Tagesspiegel "This book is an urgently needed appeal for us to rethink what we understand by economic rationality."Handelsblatt "In this new book, Frank Schirrmacher once again shows an extraordinary understanding of the volatility of our times, bringing into focus the widespread discontent felt in many sections of society."Tages-AnzeigerTable of ContentsPreface vii Part I Optimization of the game 1 Trance 3 2 Game 8 3 Prophecy 16 4 Monsters 19 5 Screenplay 23 6 Reason 31 7 Social physics 43 8 Massacre 51 9 Blood circulation 57 10 Nervous system 66 11 Android 73 12 Brain 81 13 Genes 88 14 Kinship 91 15 Schizophrenia 96 16 Lightning 100 17 Politics 107 18 Matrix 115 19 Mind’s eye 118 20 Coordination 124 21 Big data 130 22 Subjugation 135 Part II Optimization of the individual 23 The secret 143 24 Success 149 25 Alchemists 152 26 Transmutation of the soul 158 27 Death dating 167 28 Re-engineering 176 29 You 183 30 Mass delusions 189 31 Ego 197 Acknowledgements 203 Appendix 204 Notes 207 References 224 Index of names 237
£11.69
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Preventing Deadly Conflict
Book SynopsisConflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system.Trade Review"The publication of Preventing Deadly Conflict by I. William Zartman is a valuable addition to this crucially important field. He has been a leading scholar in this field for years and has made fundamental contributions. This book will have much value for years to come." David A. Hamburg, President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York "In this very timely work, Bill Zartman argues that the mechanisms to head off and contain potentially deadly conflicts in the world have to date been largely effective. But sustainable prevention in a fast changing world demands that they be constantly reinforced, improved, and adapted, and negative containment needs to give way to positive solution searches. Rich with real-world references, Preventing Deadly Conflict explains the why and the how of more effective practice." Mark Anstey, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Fatal Attraction of Prevention 1. The Inevitability and Value of Conflict 2. The Ubiquity of Prevention 3. Norms for Long-term Prevention 4. Mechanisms of Mid-term Prevention 5. Methods of Pre-Crisis Prevention 6. Means of Late (And Earliest) Post-Crisis Prevention 7. Conclusions: The Elusive Quest for Prevention Notes Suggestions for Further Reading
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Preventing Deadly Conflict
Book SynopsisConflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system.Trade Review"The publication of Preventing Deadly Conflict by I. William Zartman is a valuable addition to this crucially important field. He has been a leading scholar in this field for years and has made fundamental contributions. This book will have much value for years to come." David A. Hamburg, President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York "In this very timely work, Bill Zartman argues that the mechanisms to head off and contain potentially deadly conflicts in the world have to date been largely effective. But sustainable prevention in a fast changing world demands that they be constantly reinforced, improved, and adapted, and negative containment needs to give way to positive solution searches. Rich with real-world references, Preventing Deadly Conflict explains the why and the how of more effective practice." Mark Anstey, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Fatal Attraction of Prevention 1. The Inevitability and Value of Conflict 2. The Ubiquity of Prevention 3. Norms for Long-term Prevention 4. Mechanisms of Mid-term Prevention 5. Methods of Pre-Crisis Prevention 6. Means of Late (And Earliest) Post-Crisis Prevention 7. Conclusions: The Elusive Quest for Prevention Notes Suggestions for Further Reading
£14.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Culture in Networks
Book SynopsisToday, interest in networks is growing by leaps and bounds, in both scientific discourse and popular culture. Networks are thought to be everywhere from the architecture of our brains to global transportation systems.Trade Review"It doesn't get better than this: an accessible treatment of an exciting but often abstruse topic by a leading figure in the field. Further, it organizes a wide range of materials to make a strong and compelling case. A wonderful contribution."—John Levi Martin, University of Chicago "This is a path-breaking book that brilliantly describes one of the most exciting intellectual developments in the contemporary human sciences – the melding of network science with the study of culture. McLean tackles this complex topic with clarity and precision, providing both a comprehensive review of the field and a coherent theoretical synthesis."—John Mohr, University of California, Santa Barbara "[T]his book, which beautifully blends the complex topics of cultural sociology and social network analysis... is written as both an informative exploration of the intersection between social networks and the study of culture, and a hopeful plea for the empirically rich exploration of 'network culture(s)' using both qualitative and quantitative methods.... Scholars and students looking for a book that will challenge them to engage with alternative approaches to the study of networks and culture will benefit from the combination of detailed inquiry and open-ended questions."—Information, Communication and SocietyTable of Contents1. Culture and Social Networks: A Conceptual FrameworkPART I: Fundamental Concepts2. The Nuts and Bolts of Networks, through a Cultural Lens3. Basic Culture Concepts, with a Networks InflectionPART II: Linkages of Networks with Culture4. Culture through Networks: Diffusion, Contagion, Virality, Memes5. Culture from Networks: The Network Genesis of Culture6. Networks from Culture: How Norms and Tastes Shape Networks7. Networks of Culture: Culture as Relational Structures8. Networks as Culture, or Networks and Culture FusedBibliographyNotes
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Culture in Networks
Book SynopsisToday, interest in networks is growing by leaps and bounds, in both scientific discourse and popular culture. Networks are thought to be everywhere from the architecture of our brains to global transportation systems.Trade Review"It doesn't get better than this: an accessible treatment of an exciting but often abstruse topic by a leading figure in the field. Further, it organizes a wide range of materials to make a strong and compelling case. A wonderful contribution."—John Levi Martin, University of Chicago "This is a path-breaking book that brilliantly describes one of the most exciting intellectual developments in the contemporary human sciences – the melding of network science with the study of culture. McLean tackles this complex topic with clarity and precision, providing both a comprehensive review of the field and a coherent theoretical synthesis."—John Mohr, University of California, Santa Barbara "[T]his book, which beautifully blends the complex topics of cultural sociology and social network analysis... is written as both an informative exploration of the intersection between social networks and the study of culture, and a hopeful plea for the empirically rich exploration of 'network culture(s)' using both qualitative and quantitative methods.... Scholars and students looking for a book that will challenge them to engage with alternative approaches to the study of networks and culture will benefit from the combination of detailed inquiry and open-ended questions."—Information, Communication and Society
£17.09
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Gender and Migration
Book SynopsisGender roles, relations, and ideologies are major aspects of migration. This timely book argues that understanding gender relations is vital to a full and more nuanced explanation of both the causes and the consequences of migration, in the past and at present.Trade Review'Covering a range of topics, from the composition of migration flows to the impact of immigration policies and relations in immigrant families, this illuminating book makes clear the need to bring gender fully into the study of migration. A well-written, clear, and thoughtful overview that will be a valuable resource for students and scholars alike.' Nancy Foner, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York 'In thoughtful, careful, and rigorous manner, Brettell has assembled a significant and illuminating account that expands our understanding of the centrality of gender to the migratory process over time and space. It is encyclopedic in nature and an essential resource for anyone interested in immigration, gender, or both.' Cecilia Menjívar, University of KansasTable of ContentsIntroduction: Engendering the Study of ImmigrationChapter One: The Gendered Demography of U.S. Immigration HistoryChapter Two: The Gendering of Law, Policy, Citizenship, and Political PracticeChapter Three: Gendered Labor MarketsChapter Four: Gender and the Immigrant FamilyConcluding Thoughts: A Gendered Theory of Migration
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd When Conflict Resolution Fails
Book SynopsisBringing warring parties to the negotiating table is the aim of any peace process. But what happens when those negotiations falter and conflict resolution fails? Is everything lost or are there prospects for meaningful change in even the most intractable of conflicts? In this insightful book, leading scholar-practitioner in conflict resolution Oliver Ramsbotham explores the phenomenon of radical disagreement as the main impediment to negotiation, problem solving and dialogue between conflict parties. Taking as his focus the long-running and seemingly irresolvable conflict between Israel and Palestine, he shows how what is needed in these circumstances is not less radical disagreement, but more. Only by understanding what is blocking the way and by promoting collective strategic engagement within, across and between the groups involved, can deadlock be transformed. Rich in detail and accessibly written, this book introduces a new and as yet relatively unexplored Trade Review�This well-informed and nuanced analysis offers one of the most incisive treatments of the Israel/Palestine conflict available. Among books in the field, there is really nothing quite like it.� Alan Dowty, University of Notre Dame �When Conflict Resolution Fails extends Ramsbotham�s groundbreaking work on �radical disagreement�. Using the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as its main case, it describes a form of �extended conflict resolution�, built around ideas and practices of �strategic engagement�, that challenges our understanding of the role of third parties and proposes what may be, ethically, the outer limits of conflict resolution itself. An important and necessarily sobering book.� Kevin Avruch, George Mason University Table of ContentsPART I ARGUMENT CHAPTER 1 LESSONS FROM THE FRONTIERS OF FAILURE Conflict Resolution and Second Order Social Learning CHAPTER 2 CONFLICT RESOLUTON AND ITS ENEMIES The World in 2015: Trends in global violence CHAPTER 3 WHY CONFLICT RESOLUTION FAILS Linguistic intractability and radical disagreement CHAPTER 4 AN ALTERNATIVE TO NEGOTIATION AND DIALOGUE Engaging radical disagreement in intractable conflict PART II CASE STUDY CHAPTER 5 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR POSSESSORS Why should Israel give up anything? CHAPTER 6 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR CHALLENGERS How can Palestinians transform the status quo? CHAPTER 7 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT The Israeli Strategic Forum, the Palestine Strategy Group, and the Palestinian Citizens Of Israel Group CHAPTER 8 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR THIRD PARTIES Principled Negotiation, Strategic Negotiation and the Kerry Initiative PART III IMPLICATIONS CHAPTER 9 EXTENDED CONFLICT RESOLUTION Other phases, other levels, other conflicts CHAPTER 10 EXPLORING RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Taking agonistic dialogue seriously CHAPTER 11 UNDERSTANDING RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Is there a theory of radical disagreement? CHAPTER 12 LIVING WITH RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Facing an agonistic future
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd When Conflict Resolution Fails
Book SynopsisBringing warring parties to the negotiating table is the aim of any peace process. But what happens when those negotiations falter and conflict resolution fails? Is everything lost or are there prospects for meaningful change in even the most intractable of conflicts? In this insightful book, leading scholar-practitioner in conflict resolution Oliver Ramsbotham explores the phenomenon of radical disagreement as the main impediment to negotiation, problem solving and dialogue between conflict parties. Taking as his focus the long-running and seemingly irresolvable conflict between Israel and Palestine, he shows how what is needed in these circumstances is not less radical disagreement, but more. Only by understanding what is blocking the way and by promoting collective strategic engagement within, across and between the groups involved, can deadlock be transformed. Rich in detail and accessibly written, this book introduces a new and as yet relatively unexplored Trade Review�This well-informed and nuanced analysis offers one of the most incisive treatments of the Israel/Palestine conflict available. Among books in the field, there is really nothing quite like it.� Alan Dowty, University of Notre Dame �When Conflict Resolution Fails extends Ramsbotham�s groundbreaking work on �radical disagreement�. Using the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as its main case, it describes a form of �extended conflict resolution�, built around ideas and practices of �strategic engagement�, that challenges our understanding of the role of third parties and proposes what may be, ethically, the outer limits of conflict resolution itself. An important and necessarily sobering book.� Kevin Avruch, George Mason University Table of ContentsPART I ARGUMENT CHAPTER 1 LESSONS FROM THE FRONTIERS OF FAILURE Conflict Resolution and Second Order Social Learning CHAPTER 2 CONFLICT RESOLUTON AND ITS ENEMIES The World in 2015: Trends in global violence CHAPTER 3 WHY CONFLICT RESOLUTION FAILS Linguistic intractability and radical disagreement CHAPTER 4 AN ALTERNATIVE TO NEGOTIATION AND DIALOGUE Engaging radical disagreement in intractable conflict PART II CASE STUDY CHAPTER 5 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR POSSESSORS Why should Israel give up anything? CHAPTER 6 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR CHALLENGERS How can Palestinians transform the status quo? CHAPTER 7 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT The Israeli Strategic Forum, the Palestine Strategy Group, and the Palestinian Citizens Of Israel Group CHAPTER 8 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR THIRD PARTIES Principled Negotiation, Strategic Negotiation and the Kerry Initiative PART III IMPLICATIONS CHAPTER 9 EXTENDED CONFLICT RESOLUTION Other phases, other levels, other conflicts CHAPTER 10 EXPLORING RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Taking agonistic dialogue seriously CHAPTER 11 UNDERSTANDING RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Is there a theory of radical disagreement? CHAPTER 12 LIVING WITH RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Facing an agonistic future
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Population in China
Book SynopsisChina is home to a fifth of the world's inhabitants. For the last several decades, this huge population has been in flux: fertility has fallen sharply, mortality has declined, and massive rural-to-urban migration is taking place.Trade Review"Nancy Riley has written one of the most informative, insightful, and engaging books on China’s population that I have ever read. It will be many years before we see a book dealing with China’s population that is as well-written, as lucid and as carefully researched." Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Texas A&M University"In this important and eminently readable book, the noted China sociologist and demographer Nancy Riley steps back to tell the big-picture story of population in the People’s Republic. Brimming with sociological imagination, Riley’s book brings population to life and makes us see why it is so vital to an understanding of China today." Susan Greenhalgh, Harvard University"This compact monograph offers an intelligent and readable overview of China’s modern demography."Population and Development Review"The detailed analysis of the social issues associated with birth control, migration, public health, gender and demographic changes reflects nuanced understanding of the social contexts of population in China. […] The vivid portrayal of lives of migrants, women, parents and workers makes the book widely accessible while maintaining academic rigour."Europe-Asia StudiesTable of ContentsMapChronology1. Introduction2. China's Recent Demographic History3. Controlling Fertility Through Birth Planning Policies4. Mobility and Its Control5. Public Health, Morbidity and Mortality6. Gender and Population Dynamics7. Demographic Changes and the Family8. Conclusion: A Look into the FutureNotesReferencesIndex
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Population in China
Book SynopsisChina is home to a fifth of the world's inhabitants. For the last several decades, this huge population has been in flux: fertility has fallen sharply, mortality has declined, and massive rural-to-urban migration is taking place.Trade Review"Nancy Riley has written one of the most informative, insightful, and engaging books on China’s population that I have ever read. It will be many years before we see a book dealing with China’s population that is as well-written, as lucid and as carefully researched." Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Texas A&M University"In this important and eminently readable book, the noted China sociologist and demographer Nancy Riley steps back to tell the big-picture story of population in the People’s Republic. Brimming with sociological imagination, Riley’s book brings population to life and makes us see why it is so vital to an understanding of China today." Susan Greenhalgh, Harvard University"This compact monograph offers an intelligent and readable overview of China’s modern demography."Population and Development Review"The detailed analysis of the social issues associated with birth control, migration, public health, gender and demographic changes reflects nuanced understanding of the social contexts of population in China. […] The vivid portrayal of lives of migrants, women, parents and workers makes the book widely accessible while maintaining academic rigour."Europe-Asia StudiesTable of ContentsMap Chronology 1. Introduction 2. China's Recent Demographic History 3. Controlling Fertility Through Birth Planning Policies 4. Mobility and Its Control 5. Public Health, Morbidity and Mortality 6. Gender and Population Dynamics 7. Demographic Changes and the Family 8. Conclusion: A Look into the Future Notes References Index
£15.19
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Abortion Politics
Book SynopsisAbortion has remained one of the most volatile and polarizing issues in the United States for over four decades. Americans are more divided today than ever over abortion, and this debate colors the political, economic, and social dynamics of the country. This book provides a balanced, clear-eyed overview of the abortion debate, including the perspectives of both the pro-life and pro-choice movements. It covers the history of the debate from colonial times to the present, the mobilization of mass movements around the issue, the ways it is understood by ordinary Americans, the impact it has had on US political development, and the differences between the abortion conflict in the US and the rest of the world. Throughout these discussions, Ziad Munson demonstrates how the meaning of abortion has shifted to reflect the changing anxieties and cultural divides which it has come to represent. Abortion Politicsis an invaluable companion for exploring the abortion issue and what it has to say about American society, as well as the dramatic changes in public understanding of women's rights, medicine, religion, and partisanship.Trade Review“A masterful overview of abortion politics in America. Munson cuts through partisan politics and offers readers a straightforward look at how the abortion controversy has changed over time and its effects on American politics. A must read for anyone interested in how the abortion controversy has impacted American society.” Deana A. Rohlinger, Florida State University“Ziad Munson’s lively and insightful book tackles the most heated controversy in American politics with rare balance and nuance. It has everything I could want in an undergraduate text on abortion politics but also makes novel arguments about the changing meanings of the issue. It is by far the best introduction to the history and politics of abortion available today.” Drew Halfmann, University of California, DavisTable of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Making of the Abortion Controversy Chapter 3: The Dynamics of the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Movements Chapter 4: Public Attitudes and Beliefs about Abortion Chapter 5: The Impact of Abortion on American Politics Chapter 6: American Exceptionalism Chapter 7: Stability and Change in Abortion Politics References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Abortion Politics
Book SynopsisAbortion has remained one of the most volatile and polarizing issues in the United States for over four decades. Americans are more divided today than ever over abortion, and this debate colors the political, economic, and social dynamics of the country. This book provides a balanced, clear-eyed overview of the abortion debate, including the perspectives of both the pro-life and pro-choice movements. It covers the history of the debate from colonial times to the present, the mobilization of mass movements around the issue, the ways it is understood by ordinary Americans, the impact it has had on US political development, and the differences between the abortion conflict in the US and the rest of the world. Throughout these discussions, Ziad Munson demonstrates how the meaning of abortion has shifted to reflect the changing anxieties and cultural divides which it has come to represent. Abortion Politicsis an invaluable companion for exploring the abortion issue and what it has to say about American society, as well as the dramatic changes in public understanding of women's rights, medicine, religion, and partisanship.Trade Review“A masterful overview of abortion politics in America. Munson cuts through partisan politics and offers readers a straightforward look at how the abortion controversy has changed over time and its effects on American politics. A must read for anyone interested in how the abortion controversy has impacted American society.” Deana A. Rohlinger, Florida State University“Ziad Munson’s lively and insightful book tackles the most heated controversy in American politics with rare balance and nuance. It has everything I could want in an undergraduate text on abortion politics but also makes novel arguments about the changing meanings of the issue. It is by far the best introduction to the history and politics of abortion available today.” Drew Halfmann, University of California, DavisTable of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Making of the Abortion Controversy Chapter 3: The Dynamics of the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Movements Chapter 4: Public Attitudes and Beliefs about Abortion Chapter 5: The Impact of Abortion on American Politics Chapter 6: American Exceptionalism Chapter 7: Stability and Change in Abortion Politics References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Is Science Racist
Book SynopsisEvery arena of science has its own flash-point issues chemistry and poison gas, physics and the atom bomb and genetics has had a troubled history with race. As Jonathan Marks reveals, this dangerous relationship rumbles on to this day, still leaving plenty of leeway for a belief in the basic natural inequality of races.Trade Review"Jonathan Marks skillfully guides us through the ignominious peaks and ideological nadirs of scientific racism, revealing race as a science fiction with little more empirical credence than creationism. This most accessible book should be read by anyone seeking to understand how science was, and continues to be, used in the service of racism." - Alondra Nelson, Columbia University and author of The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation after the Genome "With his usual alacrity and insight, Jonathan Marks demonstrates how we (the human sciences) allow, even enable, misguided racial perspectives and racist research. In showing us our history, he provides an important cautionary tale for present and future scientists. This book is a must read for researchers and students alike. History not learned is doomed to be repeated." - Agustín Fuentes, University of Notre Dame"Is Science Racist? [makes] a strong set of claims, and Marks uses numerous examples to support them. […] What can our genome tell us? Less than we may like to think." - Barbara J. King, NPR"This thoughtful contribution to the never-ending debates on race should enlighten both scientists and lay readers about the racism that is latent in so many domains of human activity and inquiry." - Choice"Is Science Racist? is an especially important read for undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology, biology, genetics, psychology, and other human services and behavioural sciences academic fields. Marks eschews scientific jargon and technical language, making this book accessible to a general readership, and he covers a tremendous amount of ground in this brief work. The book is also an essential read for established scholars and practitioners in the aforementioned fields." - Ethnic and Racial StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. How science invented race 3. Science, race, and genomics 4. Racism and biomedical science 5. What we know, and why it matters
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Is Science Racist
Book SynopsisEvery arena of science has its own flash-point issues chemistry and poison gas, physics and the atom bomb and genetics has had a troubled history with race. As Jonathan Marks reveals, this dangerous relationship rumbles on to this day, still leaving plenty of leeway for a belief in the basic natural inequality of races.Trade Review"Jonathan Marks skillfully guides us through the ignominious peaks and ideological nadirs of scientific racism, revealing race as a science fiction with little more empirical credence than creationism. This most accessible book should be read by anyone seeking to understand how science was, and continues to be, used in the service of racism." Alondra Nelson, Columbia University and author of The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation after the Genome "With his usual alacrity and insight, Jonathan Marks demonstrates how we (the human sciences) allow, even enable, misguided racial perspectives and racist research. In showing us our history, he provides an important cautionary tale for present and future scientists. This book is a must read for researchers and students alike. History not learned is doomed to be repeated." Agustín Fuentes, University of Notre Dame"Is Science Racist? [makes] a strong set of claims, and Marks uses numerous examples to support them. […] What can our genome tell us? Less than we may like to think."Barbara J. King, NPR"This thoughtful contribution to the never-ending debates on race should enlighten both scientists and lay readers about the racism that is latent in so many domains of human activity and inquiry." - Choice"Is Science Racist? is an especially important read for undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology, biology, genetics, psychology, and other human services and behavioural sciences academic fields. Marks eschews scientific jargon and technical language, making this book accessible to a general readership, and he covers a tremendous amount of ground in this brief work. The book is also an essential read for established scholars and practitioners in the aforementioned fields." - Ethnic and Racial StudiesTable of Contents1 Introduction 2 How science invented race 3 Science, race, and genomics 4 Racism and biomedical science 5 What we know, and why it matters
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cities in Global Capitalism
Book SynopsisIn what ways are cities central to the evolution of contemporary global capitalism? And in what ways is global capitalism forged by the urban experience? This book provides a response to these questions, exploring the multifaceted dimensions of the city-capitalism nexus.Trade Review"Ugo Rossi offers a highly original analysis of the current urban condition. The book plays imaginatively on the complex relationships linking cities, neoliberal capitalism and globalization and extracts from these materials a remarkably informative and incisive diagnosis." - Allen J. Scott, UCLA "In this historically grounded, highly current and well-argued volume, Rossi combines critical reviews of diverse theoretical currents and empirical analyses to highlight recent trends, crises and struggles in and beyond the capitalist heartlands. He explores the growing links between neoliberalism and globalization, making cities ever more critical as sites of everyday resistance as well as crucial spaces of accumulation. Enjoy reading this book and acting upon it." - Bob Jessop, Lancaster University "Rossi provides a remarkably comprehensive, clear, and tremendously useful survey of theorizations of the relation between cities and capitalism. As he does so, he offers the reader a rich exploration of the many facets of that complex and mutually constitutive relation." - Miranda Joseph, The University of Arizona "Reading contemporary global capital from the perspective of the city, Ugo Rossi's Cities in Global Capitalism presents a critical geography, rich in analysis and haunted with spectral figures. Rossi shows how the city - the site of historical struggle, artistic and social innovations, and revolutionary uprisings - has been shaped by capital and its state partners with new spatial inequalities, potentialities, and peripheries. As the city once again becomes the destination for the global rich, economic innovation becomes a leading edge of gentrification and the abandoned warehouses of Fordist production become the ghost towers haunting the urban sky - vast areas the mega rich own but rarely inhabit as the ever-expanding homeless below pass by." - Elizabeth A. Povinelli, Columbia University "Cities in Global Capitalism presents an impressive tour de force on the mutually reinforcing relationship between cities, on the one hand, and the capitalist system on the other. Sifting through a wide range of work from across numerous disciplines, Ugo Rossi's account of the contemporary global urban condition is conceptually sophisticated, geographically nuanced and historically sensitive!" - Kevin Ward, University of Manchester "Ugo Rossi's book is a clear and illuminating overview of the complex relationships between globalized capitalism and urban spaces. A valuable contribution to the project of critically reflecting on our contemporary condition." - Nick Srnicek, author of Platform Capitalism and Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work"The Introduction alone is worth the price of admission. It provides an original, up-to-the-minute […], creative framework and overview of cities in global capitalism that is rare. Others in the field of urban studies provide narrower depictions, specific in-depth explanations. But Rossi gives you the whole show; tries to explain it all. It takes chutzpah. […] As a project, Rossi's is ambitious and sweeping, but it is never out of control, the arguments always systematic and tightly drawn." - Trevor J. Barnes, Papers in Regional ScienceTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Emergences 2. Extensions 3. Continuities 4. Diffusions 5. Variations Conclusion: Living in the age of ambivalence
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Are We All Postracial Yet
Book SynopsisWe hear much talk about the advent of a postracial age. The election of Barack Obama as President of the U.S. was held by many to be proof that we have once and for all moved beyond race. The Swedish government has even gone so far as to erase all references to race from its legislative documents.Trade Review"It would be tempting to assume that there is a yes or no answer to this work’s titular question, however, it soon shows its complexity as the mind ponders over and over it: are we really postracial? What does ‘postraciality’ evoke? Is this the end to racism? We demand answers and David Theo Goldberg – as part of Polity’s Debating Race series – leaves no stone unturned in this distinctive essay on race."Inky Needles"This pointed, thoughtful and readable book is a bold intervention in the politics of undoing racial hierarchy. For too long, anti-racism has been inhibited by the difficulties involved in moving beyond critique. David Goldberg has risen to the cosmopolitan challenge involved in breaking that logjam. With characteristic rigor and wit, he shows how antiracist politics can be reconfigured in combative, practical and affirmative forms."Paul Gilroy, King’s College London "This Book reveals the neo-raciality masked by the claims of the post-racial. The underlying structures of economic, political, and social inequalities have seen the afterlife of racism in police uniforms walk the streets of America openly amidst the cries of ‘I can’t breathe’ from its victims. A must read." wa Thiong’o Ng g , University of California, Irvine "David Theo Goldberg’s trenchant meditation on the challenges to anti-racist remediation reveals a structured cultural silence about deep social shape-shifting forms of inequality. The very term ‘post-racial’ places racism's harms beyond critical analysis, rendered unreachable because located in the past, indecipherable because erased from language; and ungovernable because assigned to private rather than collective address. This excellent study explores the limits of ‘post-racialism’ in an epoch of denial, unsparingly dissecting the common attributes of interesting forms of prejudice."Patricia Williams, Columbia Law School "Goldberg's Are We All Postracial Yet? provocatively and powerfully interrogates the idea of the Postracial as something more than an aspiration, but in fact the basis for a new phase of racial arrangements, shaped by shifts in the political economy, domestic and international law, and geopolitics. The work is theoretically rich and probing with both global and local implications. It deepens race critical theory, and furthers our understanding of the ongoing significance of race."Imani Perry Hughes Rogers Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University and author of More Beautiful and More Terrible: The Embrace and Transcendence of Racial Inequality in the U.S. (2011)"Are we all postracial yet? David Theo Goldberg in answering this question with a resounding “yes” explores the postracial as a logic and condition that enables racism to persist and proliferate. This book offers a sharp, wise and unflinching critique of the racism of the postracial. It is also a deeply optimistic book: there is no better way of demanding an alternative than by demonstrating its necessity."Sara Ahmed, Goldsmiths"The work of David Theo Goldberg has been an important point of reference in discussions about theories of race and racialization. […] Utilizing an elegant and engaging writing style Goldberg seeks to dissect and explore the various meanings attached to the notion of the 'postracial'." Ethnic and Racial Studies, Review Symposium "Goldberg's advance is to explore how the illusion [of postraciality] has become increasingly weaponized; that far from signalling the end of race or even broad acceptance of the illusion of the end of race, it represents an emergent 'neo-raciality, racism's extension if not resurrection'." Gavan Titley, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Review Symposium"Goldberg articulates here a daring and ultimately affirmative fashioning of an anti-racist, 'non-racial' humanism – a vision of humanism that does not slip into the neo-imperial and anti-difference tropes humanism is otherwise prone to."Sivamohan Valluvan, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Review SymposiumTable of ContentsPreface 1 The pasts of the postracial 2 Postracial conditons 3 Postracial logics 4 Postracial subjects 5 Are we all postracial yet?
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Persistence of Gender Inequality
Book SynopsisDespite centuries of campaigning, women still earn less and have less power than men. Equality remains a goal not yet reached.Trade Review"A perceptive, focused essay...Highly recommended."Times Higher Education "In this wide-ranging and elegantly written book, Mary Evans deftly unravels existing mystifications about gender equality as an inevitable achievement of feminism in late modernity. If we don’t tackle the reality of still-existing global social inequalities, the feminist project will remain unfinished."Kathy Davis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam"In this wide-ranging, highly readable text, Mary Evans argues that the persistence of gender inequalities demands that we recognize those inequalities as structural rather than individual, that we refuse the ‘exceptionalism, individualism and deep hunger for the extraordinary’ which contemporary politics and culture encourage, in favour of a greater, more systematic integration of care work into political agendas, a more clearly defined feminism, and a recognition of the need for change beyond the integration of women into education. A useful volume, giving pause for thought, in a hectic age."Gabriele Griffin, Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Preface viii 1 What is Gender Inequality? 1 Making Inequality 5 What Has Changed? 10 Changing Conditions 12 2 Worlds of Inequality 23 Exploiting the Feminine 25 Problems at Work 30 Problems of Agency 35 Locations of Inequality 38 3 Problems of Subjectivity 47 Imagining the Female Body 48 Other Bodies 53 How the Body Matters 58 Questions of Order 61 4 Enter Feminism 76 Conditions for Feminism 76 A Secondary Sex 82 Changing Times 87 Unchanging Times 97 5 Making Gender Equality 120 The Rights of Women 122 The Limits of Liberalism 130 Notes 140 Bibliography 152 Index 166
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Immigration and the City
Book SynopsisThe majority of immigrants settle in cities when they arrive, and few can deny the dynamic influence migration has on cities. However, a one-size-fits-all approach cannot describe the activities and settlement patterns of immigrants in contemporary cities.Trade Review"Fong and Berry examine immigrants in the United States and Canada to give us a sweeping overview of the diverse experiences of immigrants in cities, mapping the ways immigrants shape the contours of cities and cities define immigrant experiences. This book is a necessary resource to anyone interested in immigration and urban studies."—Rhacel Salazar Parrenas, University of Southern California "Immigration and the City provides an illuminating and comprehensive portrait of how immigrants are being incorporated in cities in the United States and Canada, and how the immigrants and their children are, in turn, transforming the urban landscape in these two countries. The book offers a strong theoretical base from which to understand these processes and the social and economic forces that shape them."—John Iceland, Penn State University "The book forms a good and concise overview for those who are new to the field [and] is very useful in courses on Immigration and the City."—Journal of Housing and the Built EnvironmentTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Residential Patterns of Immigrants in Cities Chapter 3: Housing Attainment, Ownership, and the Immigrant Experience in Global Cities Chapter 4: Immigration and Ethnic Community Chapter 5: Immigrant Business and Ethnic EconomiesChapter 6: Immigrants and the Foodscapes, Playscapes, and the Landscapes of Global Cities Chapter 7: Time Use among Immigrants: A Window to Acculturation into a New Society Chapter 8: Conclusions References Index
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