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Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Against the People
Book SynopsisThe election of the Doug Fordled Progressive Conservatives unleashed an aggressive and undisguised market fundamentalism. Ford's government has taken the assault against the social welfare state, labour and environmental protections to new and unprecedented heights. Maintaining a permanent era of austerity has not only steadily reduced the public sector as a proportion of the provincial economy but has also reduced the social protections available to Ontarians. Ford's deregulatory agenda has explicitly degraded the quality of social provisioning and eroded labour rights to the benefit of business. From undermining the fiscal capacity to fund program expenditures adequately to reducing public sector employment and service levels, Ford Nation has reordered an array of ministries and agencies to boost business and development in general and the resource-extraction and investment sectors in particular. Tens of billions have been put back into the pockets of the business community, often directly out of public coffers. Few ministries and programs have been left unscathed. Most people have not benefited. Against the People is the first book of its kind to provide an in-depth look into the devastating policies of the Ford government across a wide range of public policy issues: from health care, municipal, education and judicial restructuring, to economics, arts, labour, environmental, housing and Indigenous lands. Written by on-the-ground experts and focused on the Progressive Conservatives since coming to power in 2016, this book showcases the politics of dismantling a province.
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Amber Books Ltd Understanding Architecture: A Guide to
Book SynopsisIf you don’t know your Baroque from your Rococo, or the difference between Art Nouveau and Art Deco, or where Modernism ends and Postmodernism begins, then don’t fear, you’re not alone. Understanding Architecture will reveal all. From the ancient world to the present day, from medieval Cambodian temples to Paris metro stations, from American shotgun shacks to colonial villas, fascist grandeur to the latest ecologically friendly structures, the book expertly guides the reader through the world’s different architectural styles. Arranged chronologically, over two spreads a major building is used to illustrate a particular style – King’s College Chapel, Cambridge for Perpendicular Gothic, the Palace of Versailles for Baroque, the Chrysler Building for Art Deco. Each entry is illustrated with both general view photographs and close-ups, accompanied by accessible text explaining the major features of the style. Each chapter also offers a general cultural background to the major architectural movements, putting them into historical context. Illustrated with more than 200 outstanding photographs of remarkable buildings, Understanding Architectureis an excellent, accessible introduction to the history of architecture.Table of ContentsIntroduction Architecture of the Ancient World Sumerian – Ziggurat of Ur Ancient Egyptian – Luxor Temple Mesoamerican – Chichén Itzá Assyrian – Palace of Sargon Ancient Greek – The Acropolis, Athens Ancient Rome – The Colosseum, Rome Architecture of the Middle Ages Persian/Islamic – Tomb of the Samanids, Bukhara Byzantine – Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Moorish – Alhambra, Granada Medieval Rus’ – Cathedral of Saint Demetrius, Vladimir Romanesque – Leaning tower of Pisa Norman – Norwich Cathedral Medejar – San Martin Tower, Teruel Gothic – Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris Ming China – The Forbidden City, Beijing Perpendicular Gothic – King’s College chapel, Cambridge 15th–16th Century Architecture Renaissance – Florence Cathedral Vernacular Tudor – Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon Manueline – Santa Cruz Monastery, Coimbra High Renaissance – The Tempietto, Rome Mannerism – Palazzo Te, Mantua Middle Muscovite – Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow Elizabethan – Burghley House, Stamford 17th Century Architecture Baroque – Palace of Versailles Jacobean – Hatfield House Palladian – Queen’s House, Greenwich Late Muscovite – Church of the Intercession at Fili, Moscow Rococo – Schönbrunn Palace Mughal – Taj Mahal, Agra 18th Century Architecture Petrine Baroque – Grand Menshikov Palace, Oranienbaum American Colonial – Old State House, Boston Queen Anne – Bluecoat Chambers, Liverpool Georgian – The Circus, Bath Neoclassical – Vilnius Cathedral Gothic Revival – Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Ostend Pombaline – Praça do Comércio, Lisbon Federal – Old Town Hall, Salem Jeffersonian – Monticello, Charlottesville 19th Century Architecture British Regency – Park Crescent, London Beaux-Arts – Sainte- Geneviève Library, Paris Victorian – Manchester Town Hall Art Nouveau – Museum of Applied Arts Arts and Crafts – Red House, Bexleyheath Antoni Gaudí – Sagrada Família, Barcelona Parkitecture – Crater Lake Lodge, Oregon 20th Century Architecture Edwardian – Moseley Road Baths, Birmingham Bauhaus – Bauhaus Dessau Art Deco – Chrysler Building, New York City Futurist – Fiat Tagliero Service Station, Fascist – Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, Rome Pueblo Revival – New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe International Style – Willis Tower, Chicago Stalinist – Moscow State University Brutalist – Cité Radieuse, Marseille Postmodern – Berlin Philharmonie High Tech – Lloyd’s Building, London Masters of the 20th Century Frank Lloyd Wright – Taliesin West, Scottsdale Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Seagram Building, New York City Le Corbusier – Villa Savoye, Poissy I.M.Pei – Suzhou Museum Oscar Niemeyer – Cathedral of Brasília Frank O. Gehry – Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Álvaro Siza – Llobregat Sports Centre, Barcelona Norman Foster – 30 St Mary Axe, London Zaha Hadid – London Aquatics Centre Santiago Calatrava – Lisbon Oriente Station 21st Century Architecture Passivhaus – The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia Biomimetic – Supertrees, Singapore Reinvention – Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art, Cape Town Modern Arab Islamic – Louvre Abu Dhabi
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Biteback Publishing Life Support: The state of the NHS in an age of
Book SynopsisHow good is the NHS, really? That is the question this book seeks to answer, as the health service emerges from the gravest crisis in its history with more money - but greater challenges - than ever before. During the pandemic, voters made extraordinary sacrifices to save the NHS from collapse. Thanks to these efforts and the dedication and bravery of the NHS workforce, hospitals were able to treat patients with coronavirus, but millions of others lost out. Now an exhausted and depleted NHS workforce faces a huge backlog. The gap between supply and demand for publicly funded healthcare has never been so wide. With record numbers waiting for treatment, the politicians' answer has been to spend ever more taxpayers' money. The question is whether throwing cash at the problem will work. Every day, millions of patients receive care that is fair, good or outstanding. In keeping with Nye Bevan's founding principles, the same treatment is available to rich and poor, free at the point of need. Public support for the concept remains overwhelming. Yet for every positive NHS experience there are negatives: care that is substandard, disjointed and arrives too late. A cult of secrecy surrounds errors and failings. Politicians on all sides dissemble and lie. This book seeks to strip away the spin and uncover the true state of the NHS: the good, the bad and the ugly. It explores an increasingly urgent question: in an era of pandemics, can the NHS provide the quality of service patients deserve?Trade Review"An insightful and thought-provoking guide to the challenges facing the NHS after it has been through the trauma of Covid, and as it looks ahead to how to embrace the rest of the twenty-first century. Much of the analysis and many of the stories will ring true to anyone who has experienced the NHS first-hand. Anyone who loves the NHS and wants to see it thrive would do well to read this book." - Rt Hon. Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health, 2018-21 "This is a brilliant account, exhaustively researched with a balanced assessment of the good, the bad and the ugly. It's a great narrative of how incredible our NHS can be but with chilling stories of the damage some patients have suffered and of a culture that is often closed and defensive. I hope this book will trigger an urgent debate about whether our NHS is as good as it can and should be - and what therefore should be done about it." - Sir Stephen Bubb, director of Charity Futures and the Oxford Institute of Charity "A tour de force ... This book is a balanced, thoughtful account which recognises the existence of vested interests within the health sector and its frighteningly challenging agenda of rising demand and expectations, workforce shortages and the urgent need to adopt new ways of working. It recognises the power and value of the great ideal that underpins the health service but is not starry-eyed about its prospects ... For anyone seeking a better understanding of how our most cherished institution really works and its prospects, this is a must-read." - Niall Dickson CBE, former chief executive of The King's Fund, the General Medical Council and the NHS Confederation "This is a truly insightful tour d'horizon which should rightly warn anyone away from silver bullets to solve issues facing the NHS. But anyone seeking to make sensible improvements will find much good sense in its pages." - Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Health, 2012-18
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Gill The Bailout Babies
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Ortac Press This Is Not Who I Am: Our Authenticity Obsession
Book SynopsisIn contemporary culture, there is no stronger imperative than to be authentic. But what does authenticity actually mean? Everywhere we turn, we are urged to "live our truth": an element of Western culture that is almost never questioned. Authenticity in all its contexts is becoming more significant than ever as digital culture breeds fakery and capitalism offers the illusion of infinite choice. In this climate, finding and being yourself is a more complex idea than it sounds - one that should not necessarily be taken as doctrine. In this set of six sharp, lively essays, the writer and journalist Emily Bootle explores how authenticity has pervaded every facet of our culture, from modern celebrity and identity politics to Instagram captions and wellness. Blending pop culture and philosophy, this book dismantles the ideology surrounding being ourselves at all costs, and questions what fuels our authenticity obsession.Trade ReviewA very elegant and sharp-eyed series of essays. Emily Bootle asks all the right questions about the changes social media is forcing upon our sense of self, what the public now expects from its celebrities and artists, and the extent to which the modern world has turned us all into performers. JONATHAN COE; Bootle is one of our shrewdest and wittiest cultural critics. Keenly attentive to the many absurdities of celebrity coverage, corporate branding tropes, social media affectations and online discourse, This Is Not Who I Am dismantles the contradictions that underpin contemporary culture. Turning her gimlet eye on the influencer economy, Kim Kardashian, astrology, artisanal coffee, Jane Austen, and the kind of man who considers himself "a creative, which is to say he has a humanities degree", Bootle exposes the fundamental collective delusion that links all of the above - our insistence on cultivating and exhibiting a single "authentic" self. ANNA LESZKIEWICZ - ASSOCIATE EDITOR, NEW STATESMAN; At a time when the personal has become deeply political, and vice versa, it's hard not to look at yourself in your front cam and think - in your best inner Nikki Grahame voice - "who is she"? Here, Emily Bootle has dared to poke an entire family of bears. From celebrity relatability through to personal branding, the wellness industry and the dominant narrative of "living your truth", this is a fascinating deep dive into the most lucrative and fractured phenomenon of the post-internet age: our selves. EMMA GARLAND - CULTURE WRITER; Timely and compelling ... This Is Not Who I Am offers a sharp commentary on the pervasiveness of "authenticity-culture" and probes its contradictions. THE MONTHLY
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Temple Lodge Publishing Spiritual Science in the 21st Century:
Book SynopsisWith love, humour and brilliant insight, Ben-Aharon addresses some of the most critical questions of our age, ranging from artificial intelligence and global politics to education and postmodern philosophy. Although tackling diverse subject-matter, this accessible anthology - delivered initially as lectures in locations as contrasting as New York, Oslo and Munich - features a coherent inner rhythm. With his lively and intense presentation, the speaker invites us to share and participate in the creative process and the dynamic activity of incarnating new ideas - indeed, to awaken to the very Spirit of our Time. Ben-Aharon discusses his investigations into the Spiritual Event of the 21st Century; the working of spiritual beings in America, Central Europe, Scandinavia and Israel; the renewal of education; the creative transformation of antisocial forces; Israel's diverse culture in the midst of the clash of civilizations; the new Christ Event and how it can break through our habitual patterns and our hardened thinking, feeling and will; and the mission of the anthroposophical movement in our time. Informed throughout by decades of spiritual research and intimate experience, this volume contains mature and illuminating explorations into contemporary culture, history and spiritual science.Table of ContentsLecture 1. Spiritual Science and Contemporary Philosophy in Dialogue (Colmar 2007) - Lecture 2. An Esoteric History of the 20th Century (JaErna 2004) - Part 1: The World Situation at Present - Part 2: Impulses of Resurrection - Part 3: Counterfactual History - Lecture 3. Changing Self Love into World Thinking (Orust 2012) - Lecture 4. The Incarnation of the Middle Stream and Vidar (Orust 2012) - Lecture 5. Can We Become the Guardian Angels of our Brothers and Sisters? (Orust 2012) - Lecture 6. The Working of the Christ in the Apocalyptic Conditions of the 20th and 21st Centuries (Utrecht 1997) - Lecture 7. The Beast and the Reversal (Gothenburg 2009) - Lecture 8. The Christ Event of the 21st Century (Stuttgart 2012) - Lecture 9. Israeli Civil Society and the Global Melting Pot (New York City 2002) - Lecture 10. Israel in the Midst of the Clash of Civilisations (Munich 2004) -Lecture 11. The Global Initiation of Humanity and Education (Oslo2006) - Lecture 12. The Transformation of Evil and the High Tor Archangel (New York City 2002) - Lecture 13. High Tor Part 2: The Fallen Angels and the Alchemical Processes in Initiation (Saratoga Springs 2002) - Notes
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Crafty Birdie Designs The Great Business Women Colouring Book
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Ugly Duckling Presse Read Me: Selected Works
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Edizioni Edilingua srlu Collana cultura italiana: Storia italiana per
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Quarto Publishing PLC FashionQuake
Book SynopsisFashionQuake presents fashion's most disruptive, rebellious and ground-breaking moments. This is what happens when fashion designers take tradition and rip it up.Table of ContentsIntroduction MODERNISM AND LIBERATION: 1890–1930 MID-CENTURY STYLE: 1931–1953 THE RISE OF COUNTERCULTURE: 1954–1984 GEN X AND Y: 1980–2007 PROTEST AND RESISTANCE: 2008–PRESENT Glossary Picture Credits Index
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Knickerbocker Press,U.S. A Frenchie Life
Book SynopsisCelebrate every fabulous trait of the French bulldog with this heartwarmingly illustrated book filled with breed info and tips for pet parents.Sweet scrunched-up faces, bunny-like ears, silly charismatic energy, content to cuddle with you on the couch or play misheviously, the French bulldog deserves to shine in the spotlight. Brimming with helpful tips for new and longtime pet parents alike, A Frenchie Life explores all of the breed’s wonderful traits and shares tricks for bonding and making memories with your beloved Frenchie. Filled with beautiful illustrations, this book is divided into sections that describe our favorite Frenchie qualitites, teach their incredible history and characteristics, and share humorous and loveable anecdotes. Learn more about your Frenchie’s individual personality while understanding the breed’s: Talk and barks Flair for drama Stubborness Love of the sun Childlike silliness Need for attention Heart of gold And more! French bulldogs are adorable, popular pups that have earned their time in the sun. Whether dogs have always been a part of your family or you’re considering becoming a pet parent for the first time, A Frenchie Life is sure to convince you to invite this adorable dog to your pack.The Favorite Dog series will captivate hearts and minds with a delightful series of charmingly illustrated books, each dedicated to showcasing the unique personality, history, and charm of our favorite dogs. Through adorable artwork, these books aim to showcase the love we feel for our beloved doggie companions, celebrating their quirks and charm and the special bond they share with us. Titles in the series include: A Labrador Life, A Golden Life
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Goldsmiths, Unversity of London Feminism, Young Women, and Cultural Studies:
Book SynopsisA feminist analysis of young women and popular culture and a forceful critique of male domination in youth culture.Feminism, Young Women, and Cultural Studies collects together essays dating back to the mid-1970s to provide both a feminist analysis of young women and popular culture (including magazines, dance, and fashion) as well as a forceful critique of male domination in youth culture and the ways in which an ideology of adolescent femininity functioned so as to subdue and restrain young women in passive and subordinate gender unequal positions. The collection also shines a light on the kinds of methodologies being developed at Birmingham University CCCS as cultural studies was emerging as a distinct field of study. These essays when first published found their way onto the university undergraduate curriculum across the world and were translated into various languages. The author in this new edition provides a lively up-to-date introductory essay to each chapter as well as an engaging full introduction to the book as a whole that draws attention to race and ethnicity and intersectionality in studies of girlhood. It also considers the category of "girl" from queer perspectives and reflects on new inflections of teen femininity in popular fiction.
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Sorry Press Midcareer Writing
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Columbia University Press Making the Liberal Media
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Yale University Press The Misinformation Age
Book SynopsisThe social dynamics of “alternative facts”: why what you believe depends on who you knowTrade Review“Methodical and earnest.”—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times“The Misinformation Age covers big subjects like truth and the fate of the species” —Jennifer Szalai, International New York Times“The Misinformation Age fills an important void in the literature on misinformation . . . a valuable aid to anyone concerned with the alarmingly increasing prevalence of misinformation and polarization.”—Davis Kuykendall, History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences “An important book for an era of weaponized information.”—George Musser, contributing editor, Scientific American and Nautilus"Fake news has revealed a dark side of networks: an almost unstoppable ability to spread false and misleading information, changing people's perception of reality and shaking the political establishment. The Misinformation Age is a timely, engaging narrative of how this happened and how the mix of fake news and networks is changing our world."—Albert-László Barabási, author of Linked: The New Science of Networks"In this perilous moment—when knowledge is powerfully eroded by new and effective campaigns of misinformation—O’Connor and Weatherall offer a critically important philosophical defense of evidence, facts, and above all, the truth."—Allan M. Brandt, Harvard University“The Misinformation Age is the best book I've read on why the fake-news epidemic is afflicting us and what we can do about it. It offers in-depth reporting and provocative analysis delivered in lively prose, a rare combination.”—John Horgan, director of the Center for Science Writings, Stevens Institute of Technology
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MIT Press Ltd Cities Made Differently
Book SynopsisFull of playful graphics, provocative questions, and curious facts, this book asks what makes a city and how we might make them differently.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Introduction to Systems Theory
Book SynopsisNiklas Luhmann ranks as one of the most important sociologists and social theorists of the twentieth century. Through his many books he developed a highly original form of systems theory that has been hugely influential in a wide variety of disciplines.Trade Review'These lectures, published here in English for the first time, show Luhmann at the height of his powers. They offer a unique insight into the engine room of arguably the world's most famous systems theorist. It is indeed a brilliant mind that is at work here; very few other social scientists would be able to perform at such a level. Particularly for students and readers who are not familiar with Luhmann's style of thought, this is an ideal introduction to systems theory by the man himself.' Andreas Hess, University College Dublin 'Niklas Luhmann is the closest the social sciences have come, in a long time, to an actual thinker. This book is an indispensable introduction to Luhmann’s unique version of systems theory and required reading to all concerned about theoretical sociology. It offers a rare glimpse into the experimental workings of an extraordinary sociological mind at work.' Stephan Fuchs, University of VirginiaTable of ContentsTranslators Note and Acknowledgements System-Autopoiesis-Form: An Introduction to Luhmann's 'Introduction to Systems Theory' Editor's Preface to the German Edition I. Sociology and Systems Theory 1. The Functionalism of System Maintenance 2. Parsons II. General Systems Theory 1. The Theory of Open Systems 2. System as Difference (Formal Analysis) 3. Operational Closure 4. Self-Organization, Autopoiesis 5. Structural Coupling 6. Observing 7. Re-entry 8. Complexity 9. The Idea of Rationality III. Time IV. Meaning V. Psychic and Social Systems 1. Problems of "Action Theory" 2. Two Modes of Operation of Autopoiesis VI. Communication as a Self-Observing Operation VII. Double Contingency, Structure, Conflict Suggested Further Readings
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Protocol
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Makes the case that ‘soft power’ is too often underestimated both in foreign relations and in life.” — The Santa Monica Daily Press “Argues that etiquette and small matters of cultural nuance play a huge role in functional politics.” — New York Times Book Review, “New & Noteworthy” “Fascinating . . . An informative and often charming primer on a little-known—but vital—government post.” — Kirkus Reviews “For over two decades, Capricia has been my friend and colleague, from Arkansas to Zambia. She is a problem solver and a bridge builder, and I’ve been so lucky to have her by my side through the years. Protocol is a must-read, taking us behind the curtain of the highest levels of diplomacy, teaching us lessons about the intersection of governing and humanity that we need now more than ever.” — Hillary Clinton “An interesting and well-written account of the role of protocol in modern diplomacy. Marshall’s stories and lessons, drawn from years of experience, are entertaining and valuable in navigating everyday life.” — Henry A. Kissinger “Protocol—the rules that govern professional, government, and social interactions—may be the very reset we need. These practices aren’t dependent on your wallet size or where you come from, your skin color or your nationality, rather protocol is something we all can get behind, . . . My thanks to Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall for this book—give it to everyone you meet for birthdays, weddings, and elections. It can only help.” — Whoopi Goldberg “Working with Capricia during the Obama administration was nothing short of wonderful! Her guiding hand and innovative methods laid the foundation for our successful diplomacy on the world stage. Through amusing and touching anecdotes, many of which we shared together, Capricia details the superpower of protocol, a power that helped foster an environment conducive to many of President Obama’s successes.” — Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to Barack Obama and author of Finding My Voice “Capricia Penavic Marshall was an extraordinary chief of protocol, and she has now written an extraordinary book on how international protocol actually works and how it can work for every business and person. I cannot recommend this book too highly.” — David Rubenstein, cofounder and co-executive chairman of the Carlyle Group and author of The American Story “Capricia is the ultimate master in the art of protocol. As a first-generation American woman, she brilliantly manages the cultural nuances of consequential public- and private-sector engagements. Reading her book, I have learned a lot, I have laughed a lot, I have enjoyed every page.” — Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank
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ERIS Treason of the Intellectuals
Book SynopsisBenda's essay offers an incisive account of interwar Europe that ranges from the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche and Georges Sorel to the activities of Charles Maurras and Benito Mussolini. It also serves, however, as a remarkably timely warning against the seduction of modern intellectuals by tribal loyalties and antipathies.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Reclaiming Conversation
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Columbia University Press The Loyalty Trap
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Atlantic Books The Making of Home: The 500-year story of how our
Book SynopsisThe idea that 'home' is a special place, a separate place, a place where we can be our true selves, is so obvious to us today that we barely pause to think about it. But, as Judith Flanders shows in this revealing book, 'home' is a relatively new concept. When in 1900 Dorothy assured the citizens of Oz that 'There is no place like home', she was expressing a view that was a culmination of 300 years of economic, physical and emotional change. In The Making of Home, Flanders traces the evolution of the house across northern Europe and America from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century, and paints a striking picture of how the homes we know today differ from homes through history. The transformation of houses into homes, she argues, was not a private matter, but an essential ingredient in the rise of capitalism and the birth of the Industrial Revolution. Without 'home', the modern world as we know it would not exist, and as Flanders charts the development of ordinary household objects - from cutlery, chairs and curtains, to fitted kitchens, plumbing and windows - she also peels back the myths that surround some of our most basic assumptions, including our entire notion of what it is that makes a family. As full of fascinating detail as her previous bestsellers, The Making of Home is also a book teeming with original and provocative ideas.Trade ReviewFascinating... A treasure chest, bursting with facts and thoughts about what homes mean and how they have been lived in: a perfect book to curl up with in the comfort of your own. -- Frances Wilson * Mail on Sunday *From the humble shack to the modern high-rise, Judith Flanders brilliantly illuminates the meaning of "home" throughout history. The Making of Home is a fascinating and ambitious exploration into the soul of family life. We are more than what we eat, we are also how we live. * Amanda Foreman *In this clever and entertaining book Flanders gives the everyday, from bed-making to drainpipes, all the vivid interest of something newly made strange. -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett * Sunday Times *A delicious yet nerdy treat... This book deserves a place on your shelves, bedside table, or ottoman * The Times *Even though I often wanted to argue with its author, I loved this book. -- Victoria Glendinning * Literary Review *The Making of Home is filled with bold arguments and memorable details... A compelling account of what was gained and lost in the quest for cosiness -- Ben Highmore * Observer *Magnificent... Wonderfully rich and witty -- Bee Wilson * TLS *Judith Flanders has many interesting, and sometimes startling, things to say about what domesticity means to us, how that meaning changed - and how it has endured... She is an efficient debunker of myths about poverty, family and the past. -- Lucy Lethbridge * Financial Times *This is a hugely informative book, and worth reading for the feminist chapter on women's changing roles alone. An absorbing read. * Daily Express *Thought-provoking... Deeply absorbing -- Charlotte Moore * Spectator *In The Making of Home, historian Judith Flanders furnishes fascinating detail on how houses have been made to feel like "home" over 500 years. * Wall Street Journal *[A] wonderful social history ... a riveting, whistle-stop tour through history. * Daily Mail *
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Columbia University Press The Huainanzi
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn excellent and richly annotated translation. -- Moss Roberts Journal of the American Oriental Society Users of this magnificent contribution to the study of Chinese thought will find here almost everything imaginable. -- Russell Kirkland Religious Studies Review It is a major accomplishment in every sense of the term. -- Mark Csikszentmihalyi Journal of Chinese Studies In sum, this volume bringing to annotated translation all 21 chapters of the Huainanzi will invaluably ease and enhance the work of future scholars. -- Benjamin E. Wallacker Journal of Asian History [An] epochal achievement... The Huainanzi vibrates with the authors' intellectual confidence... this translation of the Huainanzi is a convenient and reassuring shortcut into the heart of traditional China. -- Barbara Hendrischke Monumenta Serica This English version earns for the Huainanzi the widespread recognition as anepochal classic that it deserves, and at the same time provides a resource forspecialists. The translations are carefully thought out but evocative. China Review InternationalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Originating in the Way 2. Activating the Genuine 3. Celestial Patterns 4. Terrestrial Forms 5. Seasonal Rules 6. Surveying Obscurities 7. Quintessential Spirit 8. The Basic Warp 9. The Ruler's Techniques 10. Profound Precepts 11. Integrating Customs 12. Responses of the Way 13. Boundless Discourses 14. Sayings Explained 15. An Overview of the Military 16. and 17. A Mountain of Persuasions and A Forest of Persuasions 18. Among Others 19. Cultivating Effort 20. The Exalted Lineage 21. An Overview of the Essentials Appendix A. Key Chinese Terms and Their Translations Appendix B. Categorical Terms Appendix C. A Concise Textual History of the Huainanzi and a Bibliography of Huainanzi Studies Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Logic of Practice
Book SynopsisNow available in paperback, this book offers a major statement of Bourdieua s theoretical approach, illustrating it with examples from anthropology. It will consolidate his reputation as one of the most original and exciting theorists in the social sciences today.Trade Review'An opportunity to appreciate Bourdieu's work wholistically.' BSA NetworkTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: Critique of Theoretical Reason. Foreword. 1. Objectifying Objectification. 2. The Imaginary Anthropology of Subjectivism. 3. Structures, Habitus, Practices. 4. Belief and the Body. 5. The Logic of Practice. 6. The Work of Time. 7. Symbolic Capital. 8. Modes of Domination. 9. The Objectivity of the Subjective. Part II: Practical Logics. 1. Land and Matrimonial Strategies. 2. The social uses of kinship. 3. Irresistible Analogy. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.
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Museum of Modern Art Helen Levitt: New York, 1939
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Rockpool Publishing Grunge Tarot
Book SynopsisA highly symbolic deck born in the Grunge music subculture, the Grunge Tarot is an adventure that crosses the mysterious world of archetypes to arrive at the heart of the 1990s and grunge. Starting from grunge, this deck of cards aims to recreate the atmosphere and the impact of great rock stars as the restlessness of an era, highlighting the search for identity among extremes. It is the dreamy and transgressive imagination of the Fool that begins every path, ready to lose himself or be redeemed. A grain of truth can exist anywhere, even in the pockets of an old checkered shirt, backstage at a concert, or in the doubts and vulnerability of adolescence.
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Oneworld Publications The End of the Liberal Order?
Book SynopsisIs it time to reaffirm our liberal values? Or are we seeing the birth-pangs of a new era? Two great thinkers debate the question burning behind headlines across the world. ‘No civilization, no matter how mighty it may appear to itself, is indestructible.’ –Niall Ferguson ‘We do not need to invent the world anew. The international order established by the United States after World War II is in need of expansion and repair, but not reconception.’ –Fareed Zakaria Fears of a globalized world are rampant. Across the West, borders are being reasserted and old alliances tested to their limits. Could this be the end of the liberal order or will the major crises of the twenty-first century strengthen our resolve?
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Spinifex Press The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men
Book SynopsisThe pathology of patriarchy, the idea that one group of people should control another—even own them, own even life itself—is at the core of today’s crises. The End of Patriarchy asks one key question: What do we need to create and maintain stable, decent human communities that can remain in a sustainable relationship with the larger living world? Robert Jensen’s answer is feminism and a critique of patriarchy. He calls for a radical feminist challenge to institutionalized male dominance; an uncompromising rejection of men’s assertion of a right to control women’s sexuality and reproduction; and a demand for an end to the violence and coercion that are at the heart of all systems of domination and subordination. The End of Patriarchy makes a powerful argument that a socially just society requires no less than a radical feminist overhaul of the dominant patriarchalTrade Review"Patriarchy is the water that we swim in, and it is poisonous and rank. Unless we see that, how can we ever escape into fresh clean air? In this lucid, balanced and immaculately argued book, Robert Jensen builds his caseinexorably towards answering the biggest questions of our lives. Can we re-discover an equal society for humans? Can we live on this earth? We did once, and we can again. This is a book of hope." -- Steve Biddulph AM, author of "The New Manhood" "At a time when much of what passes for feminism is actually a neo-liberal approach that privileges individual empowerment over revolutionary social change, Robert Jensen comes out with a much-needed book that is bound to put the radical back in feminism. His insightful analysis, unflinching commitment to radical feminism, and his courageous call to eradicate patriarchy makes The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men a refreshing and bold text." Gail Dines, Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, Wheelock College, and author of Pornland: How Porn has Hijacked our Sexuality "Drawing on his many years of work, challenging toxic masculinity and the 'pathology of patriarchy', Robert Jensen shows what it really means -- in both political and deeply personal ways -- for men to support an end to systems of male dominance. Any man who considers himself an ally of the feminist movement should read this book. And then they should encourage every man they know to read it too." -- Meagan Tyler PhD, Vice-Chancellors Research Fellow, RMIT University, and co-editor of "Freedom Fallacy: The Limits of Liberal Feminism" There's a great article written by the author at the link below. Worth reading, it summarises the theory in his book. See the link below to watch an interview with the Author.
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Bodleian Library A Date with Language: Fascinating Facts, Events
Book SynopsisIn this ingenious and diverse collection of 366 stories, events and facts about language, David Crystal presents a selection of insights from literary and linguistic writers, poets and global institutions, together with the weird and wonderful creations of language enthusiasts to enliven each day of the year. The day-by-day treatment illustrates the extraordinary breadth of the subject, from ‘Morse Code Day’ to ‘Talk Like William Shatner Day’, from forensic phonetics used to catch serial killers to heroines of speed reading, and covers writers from many different eras and cultures, including William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Emily Dickinson, Toni Morrison, R. K. Narayan, Wole Soyinka and many more. Some days focus on pronunciation, orthography, grammar or vocabulary. Others focus on the way language is used in science, religion, politics, broadcasting, publishing, the Internet and the arts. There are days that acknowledge the achievements of language study, such as in language teaching, speech therapy, deaf education and forensic science, as well as technological progress, from the humble pencil to digital software. Several days celebrate individual languages, such as those recognised as ‘official’ by the United Nations, but not forgetting those spoken by small communities, along with their associated cultural identities. A celebration of the remarkable creativity of all who have illuminated our understanding of language, this book is ideal for anyone wanting to add an extra point of interest to their language day.Table of ContentsPREFACE vi A DATE WITH LANGUAGE 1 APPENDIX 368 REFERENCES 369 INDEX 387
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MIT Press Ltd Media Ruins Cambodian Postwar Media
Book SynopsisHow a generation of tech-savvy young Cambodians is restoring historical media artifacts from before the war—and, in the process, helping to repair the Khmer Rouge’s cultural destruction.During the Khmer Rouge regime (1975–1979), an estimated quarter to a third of the Cambodian population perished from execution, starvation, or disease. The regime especially targeted artists and intellectuals and their work, including films, photographs, and audio recordings. In Media Ruins, Margaret Jack charts the critical role of media in the historical political landscape of Cambodia as well as in its post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation. Along the way, Jack tells the remarkable stories of resourceful Cambodians in the decades that followed the end of the regime—those who worked to reconstruct their country’s media infrastructure and restore their damaged cultural heritage.Jack describes the crucial role that med
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Shoemaker + Company The Need to Be Whole: Patriotism and the History
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Psychological Criminology
Psychological Criminology explores what is it about individuals and their experiences that cause them to commit crime and/or to become criminal..
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Oxford University Press Radical Dreamers
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Oxford University Press Korea
Book SynopsisHaving spent centuries in the shadows of its neighbours China and Japan, Korea is now the object of considerable interest for radically different reasons-- the South as an economic success story and for its vibrant popular culture; the North as the home to one of the world''s most repressive regimes, at once both bizarre and menacing. This Very Short Introduction explores the history, culture, and society of a deeply divided region. Michael Seth considers what it means to be Korean, and analyses how the various peoples of the Korean peninsula became one of the world''s most homogeneous nations, before exploring how this nation evolved, in a single lifetime, into today''s sharply contrasting societies. He also discusses how Korea fits into the larger narrative of both East Asian and world history, economically, politically, and socially.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsChronology List of illustrations Introduction 1: Creating a peninsular kingdom 2: A Confucian society 3: From kingdom to colony 4: From colony to competing states 5: Competing states, diverging societies 6: Globalizing south, inward north Further reading Index
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The University of Chicago Press Homo Hierarchicus The Caste System and Its
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The University of Chicago Press The Common Place of Law Stories from Everyday
Book SynopsisThis study explores the different ways people view the law. It identifies three common narratives: one is based on the idea of the law as magisterial and remote; another views the law as a game to be played; and a third narrative describes the law as an arbitrary power to be actively resisted.
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The University of Chicago Press Orphan Trains The Story of Charles Loring Brace
Book SynopsisBookselling has evolved from an arena dominated by independent bookstores to one in which chain stores have significant market share. Yet unlike other retail industries, bookselling should be "above" questions of profit. This work investigates what drives this belief and how it is affected by the changing retail environment.Trade Review"Chain superstores, notes Laura J. Miller's fascinating new study, are the latest manifestation of a centuries-old struggle between bookselling Davids and Goliaths - a battle over where Americans actually shop versus stores with, Miller tartly notes, 'a style of retailing that Americans at least profess to miss.' " - Voice Literary Supplement"
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The University of Chicago Press Writing for Social Scientists Third Edition
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Do you have trouble starting writing? Do you always want to hold onto your work until it's perfect? Are you afraid that you will expose yourself by what you write? Are you terrorized by 'the literature'? If so, this may be the book that will change your life."--Praise for the previous edition "Sociology "Table of ContentsPreface to the Third Edition 1. Freshman English for Graduate Students 2. Persona and Authority 3. One Right Way 4. Editing by Ear 5. Learning to Write as a Professional 6. Risk, by Pamela Richards 7. Getting It Out the Door 8. Terrorized by the Literature 9. Writing with Computers, Then and Now 10. A Final Word References Index
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Yale University Press The Souls of Black Folk
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Jonathan Holloway introduces W. E. B. Du Bois' 1903 classic for our time, when visions of a 'post-racial' America clash with the enduring centrality of what Du Bois termed 'the problem of the color-line.' We need Du Bois now more than ever, and an edition of The Souls of Black Folk that provides the context and the catalyst for connecting Du Bois’s ideas to our present circumstances will be invaluable in my classroom and, undoubtedly, in many others."—Adam Bradley, University of Colorado, Boulder"Given that thousands of pages have been written on Du Bois and his magnum opus, it is truly remarkable that Holloway manages to convey the richness and diversity of both man and text in so short a space. The introduction does an excellent job arguing for the continued relevance of Du Bois in our contemporary 'post-racial' world."—Nico Slate, Carnegie Mellon University"W.E.B. Du Bois’ Souls of Black Folk is one of the most iconic texts of the twentieth century. But Jonathan Scott Holloway’s graceful new introduction brings Souls forward to a new generation as more than a primary source of our racial past, now serving as a scythe to help cut through the maddening claims of a post-racial present. Holloway powerfully asserts that 'a "post racial consciousness" is a false consciousness,' while DuBois’ prophetic diagnosis of a color line continues to ail the world today as much as ever before."—Davarian L. Baldwin, author of Chicago's New Negroes
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Little, Brown Book Group Muslims Dont Matter
Book SynopsisSayeeda Warsi once said that Islamophobia has passed the dinner table test. Yet many refuse to even acknowledge it exists. Muslims Don't Matter is an anatomy of a prejudice.
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Little, Brown Book Group The Happiness Dictionary Words from Around the
Book Synopsis''A delightful compendium'' - Evening StandardHave you ever had a feeling that you couldn''t quite describe, because no English word exists for it?Indeed, without such a word, it''s difficult to remember or understand the feeling, and to talk about it with other people. This applies to all aspects of life, but most of all that most sought-after of feelings, happiness, where our ability to both experience and understand it is limited by the words at our disposal. However, all is not lost. Even if English has not created a word for a specific feeling, another language probably has. These are known as ''untranslatable'' words, because they lack an exact equivalent in another language. By discovering and learning these words, the boundaries of our world expand accordingly. These words allow us to give voice to feelings that we''ve probably experienced, but have previously lacked the ability to conceptualise. They may even allow us to encounteTrade Reviewa delightful book * Daily Mail *[a] delightful compendium * Evening Standard *A delightful book * Daily Mail *
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Assisted Suicide and the European Convention on
Book SynopsisLocating assisted suicide within the broader medical end-of-life context and drawing on the empirical data available from the increasing number of permissive jurisdictions, this book provides a novel examination of the human rights implications of the prohibition on assisted suicide in England and Wales and beyond. Assisted suicide is a contentious topic and one which has been the subject of judicial and academic debate internationally. The central objective of the book is to approach the question of the ban's compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights afresh; freed from the constraints of the existing case law and its erroneous approach to the legal issues and selective reliance on empirical data. The book also examines the compatibility of the ban on assisted suicide with rights which have either been erroneously disregarded or not considered by either the domestic courts or the European Court of Human Rights. Having regard to human rights jurisprudence more broadlTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1:The Legal Status of End-of-Life Practices: A Comparative Introduction Chapter 2: Protecting Life and Assisting Death: Is Not Allowing Assisted Suicide a Violation of the Right to Life? Chapter 3: Freedom from Torture or Inhuman or Degrading Treatment: Does the Prohibition on Assisted Suicide Constitute Ill-Treatment? Chapter 4: The Right to Choose the Manner and Timing of One's Death: A Re-examination of the Proportionality of the Ban on Assisted Suicide Chapter 5: Justifying the Ban on Assisted Suicide: The Empirical Evidence Chapter 6: Differential Treatment of End-of-Life Practices: Discrimination under Article 14 of the ECHRConclusions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Imagining Apocalyptic Politics in the
Book SynopsisBringing together scholars from English literature, geography, politics, the arts, environmental humanities and sociology, Imagining Apocalyptic Politics in the Anthropocene contributes to the emerging debate between bodies of thought first incepted by scholars such as Mouffe, Whyte, Kaplan, Hunt, Swyngedouw and Malm about how apocalyptic events, narratives and imaginaries interact with societal and individual agency historically and in the current political moment. Exploring their own empirical and philosophical contexts, the authors examine the forms of political acting found in apocalyptic imaginaries and reflect on what this means for contemporary society. By framing their arguments around either pre-apocalyptic, peri-apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic narratives and events, a timeline emerges throughout the volume which shows the different opportunities for political agency the anthropocenic subject can enact at the various stages of apocalyptic moments. Featuring Table of ContentsIntroduction: ... these unprecedented times Earl T. Harper and Doug Specht 1. They say "our house is on fire" – on the climate emergency and (new) Earth politics Edward H. Huijbens and Martin Gren 2. Do not go gentle into that good night: contested narratives and political subjectivities in the Anthropocene Carlos Tornel and Aapo Lunden 3. The end of worlding: indigenous cosmologies in the Anthropocene Mariana Reyes-Carranza 4. Apocalypse repeated: the absence of theindigenous subject in George Turner’s The Sea and Summer (1987) Charlotte Lancaster 5. Apocalyptic Literary Geographies: The Tempest’s ‘brave new world,’ Frankenstein’s ‘modern Prometheus,’ and Cloud-Atlas’ ‘ furthest-eeein’ eye’ Charles Travis 6. A world without bodies: geotrauma and the work of mourning in Jorie Graham's Fast Philip Jones 7. Meaningful life at the end of times: ageism and the duty-to-die in Logan’s Run James A. Tyner 8. The catastrophic drive Lucas Pohl and Samo Tomšič 9. The self(ie) in the Anthropocene Doug Specht and Cat Snyder 10. Urbicide in the Anthropocene: imagining Miami futures Stephanie Wakefield 11. Triggering the apparitions: spectres of chemical seascapes María Soledad Castro Vargas and Diana Barquero Pérez 12. Study for "Memories of the apocalypse" Carl Christian Olsson 13. Variegated environmental apocalypses: post-politics, the contestatory, and an eco-precariat manifesto for a radical apocalyptics Tristan Sturm and Nicholas Ferris Lustig
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Exploring Contemporary Police Challenges
Book SynopsisPolicing in the 21st century is becoming increasingly complicated as economic, political, social, and legal circumstances continue to compel police organizations to evolve. To illustrate the complexity of policing in the 21st century and cover themes common to police organizations around the world, Exploring Contemporary Police Challenges: A Global Perspective is organized into six sections, which cover the key policing challenges across the globe. Based on US President Barack Obama's 2015 Task Force's organization into six broad pillars, this volume contains contributions from policing experts focusing on Building Trust and Legitimacy; Providing Policy and Oversight; Utilizing Technology and Social Media; Developing Community Policing and Crime Reduction; Providing Police Training and Education; and Facilitating Officer Wellness and Safety. Scholarly analyses and discussions of these issues in 16 countries on 6 continents offer a global perspective on policing in the 21st ceTrade Review"Exploring Contemporary Policing Challenges: A Global Perspective is an edited book that includes discussions on many of the problematic areas of policing. What sets this volume apart from others is its international approach. The editors have compiled an impressive list of contributors who examine the challenges faced by police as well as their opportunities and do so from countries across the globe. The editors have put together a diverse group of readings and have divided them into sections that help the reader identify chapters of particular interest. While they are reviewed comprehensively in the introductory chapter, the individual studies, and reviews that follow produce a comprehensive and important collection that is of interest to scholars of comparative and international policing."Professor Geoffrey P. Alpert, University of South Carolina, USA and Griffith University, Australia"Exploring Contemporary Policing Challenges: A Global Perspective is a welcome addition to the body of knowledge dealing with global issues in policing. This book, paired with the Final Report of 21st Century Policing presents a unique and comprehensive way to view and cover the contemporary policing issues and salient solution. It’s clever the way the book is in alignment with the six pillars of 21st Century policing and uses practical examples to illustrate the points. The way the book is set up is logical and easy to follow. The global perspective lends itself to exploring comparative policing challenges with salient examples from a variety of countries and policing styles. Regardless of where you are in the world, a better, more user friendly version of policing is needed in order to address police reform and the various challenges they face." Professor Lorenzo M. Boyd, University Of New Haven"Never before, in the modern history of police profession, there was more of a need for a book like Exploring Contemporary Police Challenges. From its focus on the most dire challenges of police profession in the 21st century, through its comparative and multinational approach to authorship based on a mix of academics and professional, this edited volume walks the reader through a myriad of complex issues that face police profession across the globe, offering not just accounts and analysis but a myriad of solutions as well. Starting with the most critical concept of how agencies need to Build Trust and Legitimacy to maintain their ability to engage in effective, consensus based policing, that can only be achieved through creation of adequate mechanisms of Policy and Oversight. The natural progression to achieve these mechanisms can be seen in the overview of Utilization of Technology and Social Media that help create the oversight through the use of body worn cameras and exposure of police community encounters through various digital platforms and on the other end, the assistance these tools provide for more effective, technology driven policing. The transition to the new modalities of Community Policing that have been heavily endorsed as the panacea for police community relations leads in the most natural manner to focus on issues related to professionalization of the members for the profession through a thorough look at the various aspects of Police Training and Education. The final part of this fine volume deals with the most critical aspect of police profession, namely the historically much ignored topic of Officer Wellness and Safety. The way this volume is structured, it affords the reader with a template of what needs to be done and in what order to change, enhance, and deliver quality policing around the world. The contribution of many of the individual authors is further amplified by their practitioner and academic background that affords them with the insider’s perspective that sheds much light into the frequently criticized yet rarely thoroughly analyzed profession. Finally, the comparative aspect, with focus on countries that are rarely subject to a rigorous and empirical research directed at their police forces is a very much needed and refreshing perspective that will, finally, validate the notion that policing is a true profession that transcends countries and continents. It is a must read for students, researchers and general public who believe in the critical contribution of effective and professional policing to the creation and sustainability of democratic societies."Professor Maria (Maki) Haberfeld, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA"This edited volume represents an extraordinarily comprehensive and global perspective on policing. Organized masterfully around the pressing issues for policing in the 21st century (i.e., trust and legitimacy, policy and oversight, technology and social media, community policing and crime reduction, training and education, and officer wellness and safety), this book takes the reader on a deep dive into these challenges and areas for growth and advancement in policing. The team of editors and contributors have vast experience, expertise, and scholarship that collectively succeeds in compiling a high-level, yet accessible book that should be of interest to academics, researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and all who are interested in learning more about 21st century policing and the path forward." Professor Wes Jennings, University of Mississippi, USA"It is to the credit of the editors to have compiled an up-to-date collection of articles, written by a truly global and diverse line-up of competent authors, informing the readership about the most relevant "policing-problems" on the agenda of the late first quarter of the 21st century. The edition is well structured and rich on highly practical examples. From a European perspective, the read is not just worth because of the relevant share of studies covering the old continent, but also because the thinking about progress in policing and building better police institutions has long ago moved beyond national borders and traditions. Police practitioners and students with a stake in achieving high-quality policing by improved understanding of today’s policing issues will take benefit of the reading."Dr. Detlef Nogala, Research & Knowledge Management Officer, Editor of European Law Enforcement Research Bulletin, CEPOL"This fine volume brings together fresh reports by policing experts from around the globe. The chapters speak to legitimacy, corruption, community engagement, competence, fair treatment, police violence, officer well-being, and terrorism. There are analyses of the promises and pitfalls of new technologies ranging from drones to body cameras and cybercrime. These cutting-edge reports are organized around six themes common to policing almost everywhere, and together they provide a comprehensive overview of policing in the 21st century."Professor Wesley G. Skogan, Northwestern University, USATable of ContentsChapter 1: Policing in the 21st Century: Challenges and OpportunitiesSanja Kutnjak Ivković, Jon Maskály, Christopher M. Donner, Irena Cajner Mraović, and Dilip DasPART I: Building Trust and LegitimacyChapter 2: Moral Contexts of Procedural (In)Justice Effects on Public Cooperation with Police: A Vignette Experimental Study Justice TankebeChapter 3: Police Legitimacy in Chile Lucía Dammert and Erik AldaChapter 4: Citizens’ Perceptions of Fair Treatment by the Police and Court System: Assessing the Generality of Procedural JusticeChristopher M. Donner and David E. OlsonChapter 5: Self-legitimacy of Police Officers in Urban and Rural EnvironmentsGorazd Meško and Rok HacinPART II: Providing Policy and OversightChapter 6: Democratic Policing and Codes of Conduct in Africa: The South African Police ServiceAndrew FaullChapter 7: Do "the Best and the Brightest" of the Ghanaian Police Need Further Integrity Education?Charlotte O. Kwakye-Nuako, Jon Maskály, Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, Richmond Afoakwah, Benjamin Aboagye, and Patrick Armah HammondChapter 8: Uncovering the Hidden Side of Police Corruption in Ecuador: Attitudes and Experiences of Police Officers and Female DetaineesAndrea Romo PérezChapter 9: Advanced Strategies in Police Integrity ManagementTim Prenzler and Louise PorterChapter 10: Intervention and Reform: Addressing Misconduct in American PoliceJason W. OstrowePART III: Utilizing Technology and Social MediaChapter 11: Police Use of Technology and Social Media: An Examination of Minority PerceptionsSilas Patterson, Lexi Gill, and Bryanna FoxChapter 12: The Forthcoming of Body-worn Police Cameras in Cyprus: A Blessing, a Curse or Something in the Middle?Angelo Constantinou and Markianos KokkinosChapter 13: Policing from the Sky: A Case Study of the Police Use of Drones in South KoreaYang (Vincent) Liu, Wook Kang, Jon Maskály, and Sanja Kutnjak IvkovićChapter 14: Cybercrime and Cryptocurrency as New Challenges for the PoliceSesha Kethineni and Robin D. JacksonPART IV: Developing Community Policing and Crime ReductionChapter 15: Attitudes Toward Community Policing Among U.S. Police Recruits: Findings from the National Police Research PlatformChristopher M. Donner and Jon MaskályChapter 16: Police Perspectives on Community Policing in South Africa Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, Jon Maskály, Adri Sauerman, and Michael E. MeyerChapter 17: Examining Officer Support for Community Policing in Counterterrorism over Time Erin M. Kearns and Samantha L. SennChapter 18: Testing the Four Policing Models: What Do the Post-socialist "Customers" Prefer?Jon Maskály, Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, Yang (Vincent) Liu, Kaja Prislan, and Branko LobnikarPART V: Providing Training and EducationChapter 19: Effectiveness of Online Implicit Bias Training: Evaluating Officer Outcomes from a Cultural Diversity Training Versus a Skills-Based Course on CommunicationTammy Rinehart KochelChapter 20: Does (Police) Education Matter? A Surprising Effect of Education on Police Officer Views of Organizational IntegrityDarko Datzer, Jon Maskály, Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, and Eldan MujanovićChapter 21: Mentoring as a Means of Police Capacity Building in AfghanistanGavin Boyd and Gordon MarnochChapter 22: A Minority within a Minority: Senior Ranked Policewomen in PakistanSadaf AhmadPART VI: Facilitating Officer Wellness and SafetyChapter 23: Terrorist Attacks Targeting Police: The Influence of Societal SchismJennifer C. GibbsChapter 24: Country Variation in Negative Outcomes Reported by Police OfficersKim S. Ménard and Michael L. ArterChapter 25: Doing a Stressful Job in Stressful Times with Less Stress: Effects of Police COVID-19 Instructions on Police Officer Stress during the COVID-19 PandemicSanja Kutnjak Ivković, Jon Maskály, Krunoslav Borovec, Marijan Vinogradac, and Peter NeyroudChapter 26: A Qualitative Study of the Impacts of Work-family Conflict on Police Officer StressJennifer D. Griffin and Ivan Y. Sun
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Rabindranath Tagore and James Henry Cousins
Book SynopsisThis book presents original letters exchanged between Rabindranath Tagore and James Henry Cousins, and explores their shared ideas of culture, art, aesthetics, literature, education; aspects of nationalism and orientalism; theosophy, knowledge and spiritualism; cross-cultural dialogue; and anti-imperialism and internationalism. Trade Review‘Dr Majumdar’s edition of the letters between Rabindranath Tagore and James Cousins illuminates a little-known friendship of the great Bengali writer and thinker with the Irish writer, teacher and Theosophist who made India his second home. Majumdar’s meticulous annotation of the correspondence and his wide-reaching introduction to the book make this an important contribution to the study of Tagore and the connections between Indian and Irish culture.’ Nicholas Grene, Emeritus Professor of English Literature, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland ‘Sirshendu Majumdar has brought to light a correspondence by two minds who fostered art, literature, and education in a time of upheaval and transnational change. Dr. Majumdar’s insights and impeccable scholarship reveals a friendship that was both more intimate and earnest than many literary friendships, including that of W.B. Yeats and Tagore. These letters are remarkable for their honesty, humor, and professional hopes—they veer in tone from reverential to professional to jocular. Majumdar’s expert overview helpfully puts their words in their cultural and historical contexts. By editing the letters of these two remarkable friends, educators, and cultural leaders, Majumdar has done a great service to students and scholars of Indian and Irish revivalism, as well as postcolonial studies. In reading these exchanges, we witness a rare exception to colonialist dynamics: Tagore’s and Cousins’s shared, and enviable, vision for a universal humanism.’Joseph Lennon, Associate Dean, International and Interdisciplinary Initiatives; Emily C. Riley Director of Irish Studies; Professor, Department of English, Villanova University, USA, and author of Irish Orientalism: A Literary and Intellectual History ‘As James Cousins wrote to Rabindranath Tagore, ‘Poets get put to queer jobs’. A quarter century of correspondence between these poets, carefully edited and contextualised by Sirshendu Majumdar, demonstrates a close ideological affinity between Irish cultural nationalism and Indian cultural self-assertion. Both poets proposed an alternative modernity, challenging the modes of metropolitan modernity in Britain and Europe, because each worked in the context of decolonisation. Practical educators and organisers of education, their shared pedagogical ideals and project — a humanist and counter-imperialist universalism — integrated arts and crafts, music and dance, poetry and philosophy into a holistic approach to the revival of the nation and world reform.’ Seán Golden, Former Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, SpainTable of ContentsChronology. Introduction. The Letters. Works Consulted. Appendix
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Taylor & Francis A Different Vision
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of Contents1 PREAMBLE: THE ECONOMIC COST OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACK AMERICANS Part I Poverty, inequality and public policy 2 MYRDAL’S CUMULATIVE HYPOTHESIS: ITS ANTECEDENTS AND ITS CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS 3 GHETTO POVERTY: BLACK PROBLEM OR HARBINGER OF THINGS TO COME? 4 IS THERE A NEW BLACK POVERTY IN AMERICA? LESSONS FROM HISTORY 5 A FRAMEWORK FOR ALLEVIATION OF INNER CITY POVERTY 6 ARE THE CHICKENS COMING HOME TO ROOST? STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN YOUTH UP-FRONT OR DEBILITATING COST AT THE REAR 7 GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY, AND THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS 8 IN THE MATTER OF RACE AND HOUSING 9 THE THEORY OF RESTITUTION: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CASE 10 DONOR POLICIES IN AFRICA: A REVIEW OF THE PAST, A LOOK TO THE FUTURE Part II Historical perspectives on race, economics and social transformation 11 THE EAST AFRICAN COAST DURING THE AGE OF EXPLORATION 12 TRADE AND MARKETS IN PRECOLONIAL WEST AND WEST CENTRAL AFRICA: THE CULTURAL FOUNDATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS TRADITION 13 “OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND”: THE STRUGGLE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN INTELLECTUALS AGAINST THE INVISIBILITY OF THE SLAVE[RY] TRADE IN WORLD ECONOMIC HISTORY 14 PROMOTING BLACK ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA: THE NATIONAL NEGRO CONVENTION, 1830–60 Part III Theory and method 15 UNRAVELING THE PARADOX OF DEEPENING URBAN INEQUALITY: THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS, RESEARCH DESIGN, AND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM A MULTICITY STUDY 16 SOME HETERODOX MODELS OF INEQUALITY IN THE MARKET FOR LABOR POWER 17 A THEORY ON THE EVOLUTION OF BLACK BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 18 INSTABILITIES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA: THE ROLE OF EXPORT PRICE INSTABILITY 19 MACROECONOMIC POLICY, CYCLICAL FLUCTUATION, AND INCOME INEQUALITY: SOME COINTEGRATION RESULTS
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University of California Press A Sea of Wealth
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Faber & Faber Teenage
Book SynopsisONE OF DAVID BOWIE''S TOP 100 MUST READ BOOKSTHE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE 2013 DOCUMENTARY FILM TEENAGEWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHORThe acclaimed history of the century and a half of ferment, folly and angst that resulted in the arrival of the teenager' in 1945, from award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage. ''One of Britain''s most trusted cultural historians.''THE FACERinging with music, from ragtime to swing, Teenage roams London, New York, Paris and Berlin with hooligans and Apaches; explores free love and eternal youth; meets flappers and zootsuiters, the Bright Young People and the Lost Generation. The stories come fast and furious, comic, poignant, painfully moving; Savage fuses popular culture, politics and social history into a stunning chronicle of modern life. ''Compulsive reading . . . a rich, rewarding book that makes an important contribution to cultural histo
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