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Book SynopsisTwenty years on from South Africa's first democratic election, the post-apartheid political order is more fractured, and more fractious, than ever before. Police violence seems the order of the day – whether in response to a protest in Ficksburg or a public meeting outside a mine in Marikana. For many, this has signalled the end of the South African dream. Politics, they declare, is the preserve of the corrupt, the self-interested, the incompetent and the violent. They are wrong. Julian Brown argues that a new kind of politics can be seen on the streets and in the courtrooms of the country. This politics is made by a new kind of citizen – one that is neither respectful nor passive, but instead insurgent. The collapse of the dream of a consensus politics is not a cause for despair. South Africa's political order is fractured, and in its cracks new forms of activity, new leaders and new movements are emerging.Trade ReviewBrown's focus on the growing mass mobilization of citizens through various civic associations, unions, and protest movements leads him to a cautious optimism about the future. * Foreign Affairs *Offers a novel philosophical and analytical base on which to analyse post-apartheid politics. * Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies *South Africa's Insurgent Citizens provides an innovative understanding of rising popular protest in the country today. The book shows how, despite growing repression, activists and communities are finding new ways to exert their rights to protest and political expression. * Gillian Hart, author of Rethinking the South African Crisis *Julian Brown's book offers us a rich and intriguing account of ourselves as a country of protest. His analysis is insightful, and ultimately hopeful - for it is only through principled challenges to the present, on the streets, in the halls of power, and in the courts, that our constitutional ideals of dignity and equality for all can be realised. * Justice Edwin Cameron, Constitutional Court of South Africa *A fascinating account of protest based on an unshrinking belief in the importance of an organised, strong, powerful, and vibrant civil society, particularly of poor people. Its controversial thesis is that the early abandonment of protest and settling with the state can retard the strengthening of civil society. * Justice Zak Yacoob, former judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa *A timely and important analytical contribution to the growing scholarship on contemporary protest politics in South Africa. Brown both challenges existing analytical frameworks and offers innovative ways of thinking about protests. * Noor Nieftagodien, University of the Witwatersrand *Rooted in current South African case studies of community organisation, social protest and public interest litigation, this book makes an invaluable contribution to the literature on democratic politics. Beyond this, it offers a compelling vision of the possibilities of claiming justice from below. * Sandra Liebenberg, University of Stellenbosch *Whereas conventional readings of South African politics worry about a crisis of post-apartheid democracy, Brown offers a provocative argument that makes a welcome contribution to how we understand political agency among poor communities in South Africa today. * Thiven Reddy, University of Cape Town *Julian Brown writes that moments of political insurgency "can provide a lightning flash of illumination" into the inequalities of South Africa. His book is similarly revealing. He vividly analyses popular politics, insisting that the mobilisation of ordinary, insurgent citizens has and will impact on the shape of society and as yet unpredictable political outcomes. * William Beinart, University of Oxford *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Country of Protest 2. Politics after Apartheid 3. Citizenship and Insurgency 4. From Discipline to Repression 5. Political Ambiguities 6. Making Politics from and in the Courtroom Conclusion: The Possibilities of Politics
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Research, Political Engagement and Dispossession:
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Preserving Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age:
Book SynopsisIn late August 2015, international media outlets and cultural institutions reported that the Islamic State beheaded the Syrian scholar Khaled al Asaad and destroyed the 1st-century CE Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria. The world was horrorstruck. Apart from the human tragedy, archaeologists and the international communities were shocked by the wanton destruction of ancient remains that had survived for millennia. However, warfare and ideological destruction contribute just a fraction of the ongoing devastation of our forebears' traces. This book brings attention to the magnitude of the silent loss of cultural heritage occurring worldwide and the even more insidious loss of knowledge due to the lack of publication and preservation of original data, notes, plans, and photographs of excavated archaeological sites. Highlighting a growing sense of urgency to intervene in whatever way possible, this book provides readers with a non-technical overview of how archaeologists and other stakeholders are increasingly turning to digital methods to mitigate some of the threats to at-risk cultural heritage. This volume is a gateway to enhancing the scale and reach of capturing, analyzing, managing, curating, and disseminating cultural heritage knowledge in sustainable ways and promoting collaboration among scholars and stakeholder communities.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction - A Sense of Urgency Chapter 1 - At-Risk Cultural Heritage, Open Communication, and Stealth Archaeology Chapter 2 - Global Heritage, Knowledge Provenance, and Digital Preservation: Defining A Critical Approach Chapter 3 - Resolving Analog and Digital Records in Cultural Heritage Sites in Mexico: The Case of Cempoala Chapter 4 - From the Field to the CAVE: a Workflow for Collecting, Storing, and Sharing Archaeological Data Chapter 5 - A Diversified Approach to Earthen Architecture Conservation: Implementing Digital Monitoring and Spatial Analysis at Çatalhöyük Chapter 6 - Ancient Egyptian Coffins in 3D: Digital Analysis, Visualization, and Dissemination Chapter 7 - The Digital Context of At-Risk Textual Archives Chapter 8 - CAVEkiosk: Cultural Heritage Visualization and Dissemination Chapter 9 - Data as At-Risk Cultural Heritage: The Dig Data Publication Initiative Chapter 10 - At-Risk Worldwide: Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Digital Data Chapter 11 - CollectionSpace at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology: A Strategic Information Platform
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Tufnell Press Growing Up Bad: Black Youth, Road Culture and
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Tufnell Press Youth And Social Capital
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Tufnell Press Youth And Social Capital
Book SynopsisAn in-depth discussion of youth and social capital.
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New Clarion Press Consensus or Coercion?: The State, the People and
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University College Dublin Press Early Writings
Book SynopsisThe writings in this volume previously unpublished in English include the essay 'On Seeing in Nature', his doctoral dissertation 'Idea and Individual', a response to Karl Mannheim's famous paper on cultural competition, and a number of short stories contributed to a newspaper. Other essays collected together here concern primitive art, the sociology of German anti-Semitism, kitsch style and the age of kitsch, and the expulsion of the Huguenots from France. This edition includes as an appendix a draft outline of Elias' Habilitation thesis begun under Alfred Weber. "Early Writings" have been translated from the German edition, Fruschriften, published by Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt/Main as volume 1 of the Norbert Elias Gesammelte Schriften, 2002.Trade Review"As always we are glad to see Irish publishers recognising and catering for the rest of the world. In this case the typography and binding (full cloth, with acetate jacket, silk bands and ribbon) would make any publisher proud." Books Ireland, Feb 2006 "The enterprise of publishing the collected works of Norbert Elias under the editorship of Richard Kilminster and Stephen Mennell by University College Dublin Press is an extremely important contribution to the contemporary intellectual and academic scene. Norbert Elias was one of the most original minds in the human and social sciences in the 20th century - his work covers not only a very broad range of sociological topics starting with his classical The Civilising Process and later The Court Society, but also many topics ranging from sociology of knowledge to sociology of sport and analysis of historical processes; the broad philosophical problems, such as the idea of the place of the progress of symbolic dimensions in social life. This is really a monumental enterprise, very worthwhile and very constructive, presenting a great challenge to the contemporary intellectual and academic scene - and UCD Press should be congratulated in undertaking this enterprise." S. N. Eisenstadt Jerusalem, 24 July 2008 "Too easily the editors and readers of Books Ireland take it as given that Irish publishers' books are mostly about Ireland or by Irish writers. We wish it were not so because we think our publishers are of world class, and a shining exception and exemplar is this series of eighteen volumes of the life's work in English - some of his work was written in German - of Elias (1897-1990) whose major theme was the theory of civilising processes - Norbert is very interesting on the subject as well as on the dynamics of sports, social (and especially male) bonding, violence and football hooliganism. These books are in the very best tradition of design, with acid-free paper, sewn bindings, cloth boards, coloured endpapers, spine labels and acetate jackets." Books Ireland Nov 08Table of ContentsNorbert Elias: biographical note; Note on the text; Three-day excursion to the Riesengebirge (1914); On seeing in nature (1921); Idea and individual: A critical investigation of the concept of history (1924); Idea and individual: A contribution to the philosophy of history (1924); Anecdotes (1924); Contribution to the debate on Karl Mannheim: The importance of competition in the intellectual field (1929); On primitive art (1929); The sociology of German anti-Semitism (1929); The kitsch style and the age of kitsch (1935). The expulsion of the Huguenots from France (1935); Appendix: The emergence of the modern natural sciences (c. 1925-6); Bibliography; Index.
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Academic Studies Press The Wartime Diary Of Edmund Kessler
Book SynopsisDr Kessler, a Jewish attorney from Lwow, Poland, gives an eye-witness account of the Holocaust through the events recorded in his diary between the years, 1942-1944. In vivid, raw, documentary style, he describes his experiences in the Lwow Ghetto, the Janowska Concentration Camp, and in an underground bunker where he and twenty-three other Jews were hidden by a courageous Polish farmer and his family. The book includes a chapter written by Kazimierz Kalwinski, who, as a teenager, was a care-taker for the hidden Jews on his family's farm. Edmund's daughter, Renata Kessler, coordinated the book and has written the epilogue about her search for the story, which has taken her to Israel, Poland, and Lviv, Ukraine. Renowned scholar Antony Polonsky contributes an insightful historical overview of the times in which the book takes place. This is a tremendous resource for historians, scholars, and all serious students of the Holocaust.Trade Review"The Wartime Diary of Edmund Kessler" is a slim volume with considerable power. In prose and poetry, Kessler describes the conditions of Jewish life in the large but understudied ghetto of Lwow, Poland. His observations are keen, precise, his tone reserved and understated. He writes simply: "needless to say, conditions were difficult." Elsewhere he says: "I owe my survival to the fact that admirable people still in the world". -- Michael Berenbaum, Director, Sigi Ziering Institute, Professor of Jewish Studies, American Jewish University (Los Angeles) "The Wartime Diary of Edmund Kessler is not only a gripping account of the fate of Lwow Jewry during the war but also a unique mirror of the parallel perspectives of the rescued and their rescuers. This rich collection includes Kessler's wartime diary, his wartime poetry, and a 1998 memoir by Kazimierz Kalwinski, the son of the Polish couple who hid Kessler, his wife and 22 other Jews on their farm. Kessler was not what many regard as "a typical Polish Jew." He was an accomplished attorney, highly educated and spoke Polish as his first language. But in a way, Kessler was representative of a now destroyed subculture, the rich world of pre-war acculturated middle class Galician Jewry, a world which combined a deep love of Polish culture with a strong devotion to Jewish identity. Kessler was both an attorney and a poet, a shrewd observer for whom the horrors that he was experiencing only encouraged him to reaffirm his humanity through poetry of witness. It is especially important that this collection includes Kalwinski's memoirs. To hide Jews in German occupied Poland was to expose oneself and one's family to the risk of execution. It was not so easy to procure food and to secure a hiding place from the scrutiny of prying eyes at a time when Germans were conducting constant searches for food and for hidden arms. How does one do this for 24 people? This book is indeed an important addition to our knowledge of the Holocaust". -- Samuel Kassow, Charles H Northam professor of history, Trinity College (Hartford, CT), author of Who Will Write Our History?Table of ContentsContinuation. Acknowledgements. Preface by David M. Bossman. Foreword by Leon Wells. PART I: Introduction by Antony Polonsky. The Kessler Family of Lwow. Autobiographical Statement. Life in America. Notes. PART II OUR PEOPLE By Edmund Kessler. Terror in Lvov. Life in the Camps. Reflections. Notes. PART III: SALVATION By Kazimierz Kalwinski. Our Bunker in Lwow. Lusia’s Letter by Lea Gera (Formerly Luisa Sicher, a survivor of the bunker). Part IV. Epilogue: The Search by Renata Renee Kessler. Afterword. PART V: Biographical Statements. Bibliography. Index Part VI: APPENDIX.
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Daraja Press Some of Us Are Brave Vol 2
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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Generation Z: Wie sie tickt, was sie verändert
Book SynopsisWie können Unternehmen und Gesellschaft mit der Generation Z umgehen, dieser Frage geht dieses Debattenbuch von Christian Scholz nach. Aber er stellt auch der Generation Z die Frage, wie sie mit ihrem Umfeld umgehen sollte. "Arbeitsscheu", "Kuschel-Kohorte", "verwöhnt oder verwirrt", "radikale Egoisten" ... Das alles sind Beschreibungen für eine neue Generation, die langsam und unaufhaltsam auf uns zurollt - die Generation Z. Und nicht nur das, geradezu zombieartig steckt diese Generation auch andere Generationen an. Da machen sich zwangsläufig Unsicherheit und ungute Gefühle unsere Zukunft betreffend breit. Die Generation Z, die bereits Schulen und Arbeitswelt erobert hat. Bei diesen ab Anfang 1990 Geborenen weicht das Wertemuster fundamental von den Einstellungen voriger Generationen ab. In seinem Buch beschreibt er gleichermaßen positive wie negative Effekte und will vor allem Wege zu einem gegenseitigen Verständnis aufzeigen. Der Leser taucht ein in die Lebenswelt der Generation Z, die aufgewachsen ist mit Massenentlassungen und Zeitarbeit einerseits und ungerecht hohen Vorstandsgehältern andererseits. Es erscheint nachvollziehbar, warum die nächste Generation eine emotionale Bindung an Unternehmen und Verantwortung ablehnt. Für die Generation Z ist Arbeit nur ein Mittel zum Zweck, reduziert auf den Zeitraum zwischen 9 und 17 Uhr. Beruf und Privatleben sind strikt getrennt. So sind die Digital Natives nach Feierabend für den Chef auf ihrem Smartphone nicht mehr erreichbar. Das Buch bietet aber mehr als die Beschreibung dieser "Next Generation". Christian Scholz regt auch zu einem generationenübergreifenden Dialog an: Andere Generationen können ihr Leben durch Übernahme einiger Gedanken der Generation Z bereichern und lebenswerter gestalten. Andererseits muss sich die Generation Z damit arrangieren, dass die volle Bandbreite ihrer Idealvorstellungen gesellschaftlich nicht tragbar ist. Damit erhöht sich die Chance auf ein künftig produktives Zusammenarbeiten und angenehmes Zusammenleben. Table of ContentsVorwort 7 A Z wie Zombie: Eine neue Generation, die uns alle irgendwie doch betrifft 11 Was wir vom Umgang mit Zombies lernen können: Es bewegt sich was, wir merken es kaum, aber es ist da 11 Warum uns das Konzept »Generation« weiter hilft: trotz Kritikern, die Schubladen zumachen, bevor sie offen sind 14 Wieso die Generation Z uns alle fasziniert: zwischen unrealistischer Heroisierung und unfairem »Bashing« 19 Wo die empirische Basis liegt: Es gibt mehr Daten, als es den Anschein hat 28 Was wir von der Generation Z schon wissen: einige Antworten und viele Fragezeichen 30 Wo uns dieses Buch hinführen will: notwendiger Diskurs, versuchsweise Erklärungen und irritierende Vorschläge 39 B Das Leben der Generation Z: Der ganz alltägliche Wahnsinn 41 Helikopter-Eltern und abgehobene Politiker 41 Die verkorkste Bologna-Reform 48 Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und Europakrisen 55 Praktikum, Leiharbeit und Werkvertrag als Perspektive? 58 Winterkorns Millionen als »ethischer Kompass«? 63 Jenseits von Neil Postman: Medien als Realität 67 C Das Treffen der Generationen: Die Generation Z steckt andere an 73 Generation Z: Unterschätzte Relevanz 73 Generation Y: Zeitlich eng bei Generation Z, aber ganz anderer Hintergrund 75 Generation X: Inhaltlich eng bei Generation Z, aber ganz andere Konsequenzen 79 Babyboomer: Viel mehr als nur ein Altersunterschied 81 D Digital Natives: Die schöne neue Welt der ultimativen Wachstumsbeschleuniger 87 Der ideale Konsument: Gläsern und gutwillig 88 Der ideale Lebenspartner: Verlässlich und brav 93 Der ideale Mitarbeiter: »Always on« und immer informiert 96 Der ideale Arbeitsplatz: Kostengünstig und flexibel 100 Die ideale Arbeitswelt: Mit der Cloud und in der Cloud 103 E Generation Z als unbequeme Wirklichkeit: Worüber man lieber nicht sprechen möchte 107 Die Raupe Nimmersatt 107 Die militante Kuschelkohorte 117 Die digitalen Naiven 125 Das Weichei in der Hängematte 131 F Nachdenkpause und Standortbestimmung: Von der Raupe zum Schmetterling? 139 G Wo wir handeln könnten: Vorschläge für eine neue andere Lebenswelt 143 Wann arbeiten? Geregelte Arbeitszeit und geregelte Freizeit 143 Wo arbeiten? Unternehmen als klar abgegrenzte Zweitwohnung 153 Wie leben? Selbstdefinition auch durch Konsum 161 Wie arbeiten? Qualifizierung als ultimative Versicherung 167 Was arbeiten: Führung als notwendiges Übel 174 Womit arbeiten? Selektive soziale Medien trennen privat und dienstlich 182 Wofür arbeiten? Die Abkehr vom Leistungslohn und die Rückkehr der Sinnfrage 190 H Schluss 199 Anmerkungen 203 Personenverzeichnis 217 Stichwortverzeichnis 219
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