Sociology and anthropology Books
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Racialized Social System: Critical Race
Book SynopsisFar from its origins in US legal studies in the 1980s, critical race theory has grown to become a leading approach to the analysis of racial inequality around the world. It has courted much controversy along the way, often misunderstood and poorly defined. So what precisely is critical race theory and what makes it different from other theories of race, racialization and racism? In this incisive book, Ali Meghji defines the contours of critical race theory through the notion of the 'racialized social system'. He thereby excavates a solid social theory that clears up many empirical and conceptual questions that continue to surface, offering a flexible, practical model for studying structural racism. In making his case, Meghji pays attention to the multiple dimensions of the racialized social system, focusing on core phenomena such as interaction orders, material interests, ideologies, emotions, and organizations. In a context where any work mentioning 'race' gets defined as critical race theory, this book expounds an approach that promises to be more generative for the social scientific study of race.Trade Review“Meghji provides an accessible overview showing critical race theory’s explanatory power across the social sciences. The writing is clear and accessible, making the book a great addition to syllabi for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. […] Meghji has done us a service by breaking through the disciplinary silos, showing the pervasiveness of structural racism, and creating a synthesis that future researchers will adopt.”Victor Ray, Social Forces“As debates over teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) spread through the US, England, and Australia, Ali Meghji’s comprehensive and accessible book offers much needed clarification of the definition of CRT and its emergence. […] Beyond clarifying misconceptions, Meghji engages the internal debates concerning the strengths and limitations of CRT. Most importantly, this book links the overall discussion to the earlier roots of critical race perspectives in the social sciences and relates CRT to earlier conceptual frameworks dating back almost a century.”Mary Romero, Acta Sociologica“Meghji’s book enables readers […] to absorb and contend with the theoretical implications of CRT as a valid theory and the subsequent implications for broader theories of race and racism. [… Cuts] through the noise and present[s] responsible, informative, and inviting discussions around CRT that will resonate with many and result in more rational conversations about the topic.”Katya Salmi, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity “This is such an important and timely book. Beautifully written, it lays out the intellectual arc of critical race studies in sociology and maps the links with Critical Race Theory. It makes clear that sociology has a robust theory of racial dynamics and racism that both precedes and connects to these other important intellectual traditions. It is a book I wish I had had many times over the last few years but is especially needed in the current moment when everyone is talking about Critical Race Theory, but few know what it is. This is a book for intellectual friends and critics, newcomers and senior scholars alike, both incredibly useful and eminently accessible.”Amanda Lewis, University of Illinois at Chicago“Ali Meghji’s The Racialized Social System is an erudite yet accessible response to the question: why do we need critical race theory? Meghji shows rather than merely tells us how racism is systemic. His meticulously researched book will be a vital reference for years to come.”Alana Lentin, Western Sydney University“A very innovative theoretical work on structural racism. Unlike others, who just repeat what others have done and said, Meghji has taken the threads of a theory and woven them into a more complete garment that synthesizes how the macro, meso and micro levels of racial action work as one. I, for one, am very impressed with this book and look forward to assigning it in my own classes.”Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Critical Race Theory as a Social Theory1. The Racialized Social System and Social Space: Racial Interests and Contestation2. Racial Ideologies and Racialized Emotions: Seeing, Thinking, and Feeling Race3. Theorizing the Racialized Interaction Order4. Meso Racial Structures and Racialized OrganizationsConclusion: What is Critical about Critical Race Theory?NotesReferences
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Global Racial Enemy: Muslims and 21st-Century
Book SynopsisPrejudice against Muslims has a long and complex history. In recent decades, discrimination, violence, and human rights abuses against Muslims have taken a significant turn, with rising reports and discussions of Islamophobia across the globe. However, much of the conversation has missed the key features of this increasingly insidious phenomenon.This original book puts race at the center of the analysis, exposing the global racialization of Muslims. With special attention paid to the United States, China, India, and the United Kingdom, the authors examine both the unique national contexts and – crucially – the shared characteristics of anti-Muslim racism. They uncover how a range of counterterrorism policies, from hyper-surveillance to racialized policing, and the ensuing representation of Islam, have taken a decisive role in shaping social life for Muslims and have worked across borders to justify and institutionalize an acceptable, state-sponsored face of racism.Ultimately, A Global Racial Enemy argues that anti-Muslim animus is a symptom of a global and powerful form of twenty-first-century racism.Trade Review“Deftly weaving theory, history, and sociology across continents, this book is an essential read for understanding why a systemic analysis of race and racism must include the experiences of Muslims.”Sahar Aziz, Rutgers University Law School“The authors deploy a convincing argument, backed by persuasive data, that anti-Muslim racism is a global phenomenon that relies on a shared notion of threat, irrespective of varying national visions and agendas, and one that animates a worldwide surveillance industry. Persuasive, powerful, and highly recommended.”Louise Cainkar, Marquette University“This impressive, urgently needed book changes our understanding of the global nature of anti-Muslim racism, offering unparalleled insights into the differences and surprising similarities in how Muslims are demonized. An essential read.”Evelyn Alsultany, University of Southern CaliforniaTable of ContentsIntroduction – Muslim Global Racialization: 21st-Century Racism Chapter 1 – Muslim Histories: Contextualizing the Global War on Terror Chapter 2 – The Media and the Racialization of Muslims: Constructing a Global Threat Chapter 3 – The Global Racialization of Muslims and the Rise in Nationalism and Populism Chapter 4 – Global Counterterrorism Policies: Racializing Muslims via Surveillance, Policing, and Detention Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here? Possibilities for Resistance and Further Securitization
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Global Racial Enemy: Muslims and 21st-Century
Book SynopsisPrejudice against Muslims has a long and complex history. In recent decades, discrimination, violence, and human rights abuses against Muslims have taken a significant turn, with rising reports and discussions of Islamophobia across the globe. However, much of the conversation has missed the key features of this increasingly insidious phenomenon.This original book puts race at the center of the analysis, exposing the global racialization of Muslims. With special attention paid to the United States, China, India, and the United Kingdom, the authors examine both the unique national contexts and – crucially – the shared characteristics of anti-Muslim racism. They uncover how a range of counterterrorism policies, from hyper-surveillance to racialized policing, and the ensuing representation of Islam, have taken a decisive role in shaping social life for Muslims and have worked across borders to justify and institutionalize an acceptable, state-sponsored face of racism.Ultimately, A Global Racial Enemy argues that anti-Muslim animus is a symptom of a global and powerful form of twenty-first-century racism.Trade Review“Deftly weaving theory, history, and sociology across continents, this book is an essential read for understanding why a systemic analysis of race and racism must include the experiences of Muslims.”Sahar Aziz, Rutgers University Law School“The authors deploy a convincing argument, backed by persuasive data, that anti-Muslim racism is a global phenomenon that relies on a shared notion of threat, irrespective of varying national visions and agendas, and one that animates a worldwide surveillance industry. Persuasive, powerful, and highly recommended.”Louise Cainkar, Marquette University“This impressive, urgently needed book changes our understanding of the global nature of anti-Muslim racism, offering unparalleled insights into the differences and surprising similarities in how Muslims are demonized. An essential read.”Evelyn Alsultany, University of Southern CaliforniaTable of ContentsIntroduction – Muslim Global Racialization: 21st-Century RacismChapter 1 – Muslim Histories: Contextualizing the Global War on TerrorChapter 2 – The Media and the Racialization of Muslims: Constructing a Global ThreatChapter 3 – The Global Racialization of Muslims and the Rise in Nationalism and PopulismChapter 4 – Global Counterterrorism Policies: Racializing Muslims via Surveillance, Policing, and DetentionConclusion: Where Do We Go from Here? Possibilities for Resistance and Further Securitization
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd In Search of Africa(s): Universalism and
Book SynopsisThis important book by two leading scholars of Africa examines a series of issues that are central to the question of the postcolonial. The postcolonial paradigm, and the more recent decolonial paradigm, raise the issue of the universal: is the postcolonial the first phase of a new universalism, one which would be truly universal because it would be fully inclusive, or is it on the contrary the denial of all universalism, the triumph of the particular and of fragmentation? In addressing this issue Diagne and Amselle also tackle many related themes, such as the concepts of race, culture and identity, the role of languages in philosophy as practised in different cultural areas, the various conceptions of Islam, especially in West Africa, and the outlines of an Africa which can be thought of at the same time as singular and as plural. Each thinker looks back at his writings on these themes, comparing and contrasting them with those of his interlocutor. While Amselle seeks to expose the essentialist and culturalist logics that might underlie postcolonial and decolonial thought, Diagne consistently refuses to adopt the trappings of the Afrocentrist and particularist thinker. He argues instead for a total decentring of all thought, one that rejects all ‘centrisms’ and highlights instead branchings and connections, transfers, analogies and reciprocal influences between cultural places and intellectual fields that may be distant but are not distinct in space and time. This volume is a timely contribution to current debates on the postcolonial question and its new decolonial form. It will be of great interest to students and scholars in a variety of fields, from African studies and Black studies to philosophy, anthropology, sociology and cultural studies, as well as to anyone interested in the debates around postcolonial studies and decolonial thought
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd In Search of Africa(s): Universalism and
Book SynopsisThis important book by two leading scholars of Africa examines a series of issues that are central to the question of the postcolonial. The postcolonial paradigm, and the more recent decolonial paradigm, raise the issue of the universal: is the postcolonial the first phase of a new universalism, one which would be truly universal because it would be fully inclusive, or is it on the contrary the denial of all universalism, the triumph of the particular and of fragmentation? In addressing this issue Diagne and Amselle also tackle many related themes, such as the concepts of race, culture and identity, the role of languages in philosophy as practised in different cultural areas, the various conceptions of Islam, especially in West Africa, and the outlines of an Africa which can be thought of at the same time as singular and as plural. Each thinker looks back at his writings on these themes, comparing and contrasting them with those of his interlocutor. While Amselle seeks to expose the essentialist and culturalist logics that might underlie postcolonial and decolonial thought, Diagne consistently refuses to adopt the trappings of the Afrocentrist and particularist thinker. He argues instead for a total decentring of all thought, one that rejects all ‘centrisms’ and highlights instead branchings and connections, transfers, analogies and reciprocal influences between cultural places and intellectual fields that may be distant but are not distinct in space and time. This volume is a timely contribution to current debates on the postcolonial question and its new decolonial form. It will be of great interest to students and scholars in a variety of fields, from African studies and Black studies to philosophy, anthropology, sociology and cultural studies, as well as to anyone interested in the debates around postcolonial studies and decolonial thought
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd When I Say Yes
Book SynopsisHow should we talk about desire, power and equality in the wake of the #Me Too debate? For Carolin Emcke, bestselling author and winner of the German Peace Prize, the debate demonstrates one thing above all: a conversation about abuse and sexuality has emerged that can no longer be stifled. Too many questions remain unanswered: which images and concepts shape our imaginings of desire and revulsion? How is violence exposed and obstructed? How do the norms and structures into which men, women and those in between must fit get constructed? What gets hushed up, and who remains powerless? How can the plurality of desire and sexuality be expressed, without sacrificing their intricacies? By interrogating her own experiences as well as social practices, music and literature, Emcke demonstrates the enduring complexity of the relationship between sexuality and truth.Trade Review�When I Say Yes is an odd yet beautiful volume with a rebellious message and relatable stories. Emcke has produced a genuine piece that sparks outrage, doubt and hope at the same time. But mostly, serves as a powerful tool to fight the burden of #MeToo at a very convenient time.�The F Word
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Grief: The Price of Love
Book SynopsisWherever love and death meet there is grief. It affects us all regardless of ethnicity, age, class, or sexual orientation. Grief is universal – it has endured across time, societies and cultures from the earliest human communities to the present day. But the way we deal with grief is changing. Increasingly, we are diagnosing grief as a medical condition to be treated rather than embracing it as a natural part of being human. In this book, Svend Brinkmann gets to the heart of what it is to grieve, arguing that the sorrow we experience after the death of a loved one is a necessary and meaningful dimension of human existence. However painful, it unites us all. As humans we are uniquely privileged to feel grief. Rather than trying to escape or smother grief, we must allow ourselves to feel and accept it as the price we pay for love.Table of ContentsPreface1. Introduction: The century of grief2. Grief as a foundational emotion3. The phenomenology of grief4. The body in grief – grief in the body5. The ecology of grief6. Grief as a psychological diagnosis?7. A homeless loveBibliographyNotes
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Colonialism and Modern Social Theory
Book SynopsisModern society emerged in the context of European colonialism and empire. So, too, did a distinctively modern social theory, laying the basis for most social theorising ever since. Yet colonialism and empire are absent from the conceptual understandings of modern society, which are organised instead around ideas of nation state and capitalist economy. Gurminder K. Bhambra and John Holmwood address this absence by examining the role of colonialism in the development of modern society and the legacies it has bequeathed. Beginning with a consideration of the role of colonialism and empire in the formation of social theory from Hobbes to Hegel, the authors go on to focus on the work of Tocqueville, Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Du Bois. As well as unpicking critical omissions and misrepresentations, the chapters discuss the places where colonialism is acknowledged and discussed – albeit inadequately – by these founding figures; and we come to see what this fresh rereading has to offer and why it matters. This inspiring and insightful book argues for a reconstruction of social theory that should lead to a better understanding of contemporary social thought, its limitations, and its wider possibilities.Trade Review"Colonialism and Modern Social Theory is essential reading for all sociologists, regardless of the stage they are in their careers. [...] Altogether, this book bears the hallmarks of a powerful decolonization project—it disrupts, destabilizes, and deconstructs the canonized European social theory."—Zophia Edwards, Journal of Classical Sociology "Gurminder K. Bhambra and John Holmwood offer a stimulating and resourceful guide [...], setting forth a provocative approach in disrupting and radically reinterpreting dominant sociological understandings of modern world society."—Thesis Eleven "For Bhambra and Holmwood, colonialism is more than just another subject to be entrusted to a special subset of sociology to study. Rather, it forms the central context in which the discipline came about, which always engages in a bit of self-enlightenment when it deals with it. This is an elegant argument."—Soziopolis "This is a remarkably powerful book that supplies an eloquent, well-reasoned, and thorough account of how colonialism and empire are absent from sociology's current jurisdiction. Written by two outstanding sociologists, it is a nuanced and pertinent critique of the classical canon in modern social theory and an invitation to decolonize it."—Sari Hanafi, American University of Beirut and President of the International Sociological Association "Bhambra and Holmwood analyse incisively how the elided colonial context of modern social theory has shaped and limited its purview, and that of western sociology. They provide a timely, provocative optic for engaging the unanticipated ethnoracial nationalist backlash to multicultural democracy."—Robert J. Antonio, University of KansasTable of ContentsIntroduction: Colonialism, Historiography, and Modern Social Theory 1. Hobbes to Hegel: Europe and its Others 2. Tocqueville: From the United States to Algeria3. Marx: Colonialism, Capitalism, and Class 4. Weber: Religion, Nation, and Empire 5. Durkheim: Modernity and Community 6. Du Bois: Addressing the Colour Line Conclusion: The Fictions of Modern Social Theory
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Decolonizing Sociology: An Introduction
Book SynopsisSociology, as a discipline, was born at the height of global colonialism and imperialism. Over a century later, it is yet to shake off its commitment to colonial ways of thinking. This book explores why, and how, sociology needs to be decolonized. It analyses how sociology was integral in reproducing the colonial order, as dominant sociologists constructed theories either assuming or proving the supposed barbarity and backwardness of colonized people. Ali Meghji reveals how colonialism continues to shape the discipline today, dominating both social theory and the practice of sociology, how exporting the Eurocentric sociological canon erased social theories from the Global South, and how sociologists continue to ignore the relevance of coloniality in their work. This guide will be necessary reading for any student or proponent of sociology. In opening up the work of other decolonial advocates and under-represented thinkers to readers, Meghji offers key suggestions for what teachers and students can do to decolonize sociology. With curriculum reform, innovative teaching and a critical awareness of these issues, it is possible to make sociology more equitable on a global scale.Trade Review“Sociology is a late comer to the decolonizing discourses in the social sciences and humanities. This book, therefore, is an important addition to a slow but steadily growing literature, and reaffirms the stance that to decolonize our discipline is only epistemically just.”Syed Farid Alatas, National University of Singapore “In this well-written and lively book, Ali Meghji makes the 'decolonial' project accessible to a wide audience of students and scholars. A welcome guide to a complex intellectual terrain that social scientists can no longer ignore.”Julian Go, author of Postcolonial Thought & Social Theory“Its main audience are those sociologists unfamiliar with the [decolonizing] perspective – in other words, the majority of sociologists. […] Yet, the way in which Ali Meghji threads together the different decolonial arguments and elaborates on his own decolonial sociology program makes this more than just an introductory book. It is also a contribution to further the decolonial conversation. […] It ought to be read by all sociologists.”José Itzigsohn, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity“Meghji offers a unique and highly valuable contribution to the discipline that goes beyond merely outlining these issues to show how they are reflected and implemented in everyday practice. I would recommend this book as required reading for all undergraduate and postgraduate sociology courses […] applying a decolonial approach to teaching that factors in the numerous insightful and well-articulated justifications for change that Meghji so eloquently outlines.”Tanisha Spratt, The Sociological Review“the high point of the book […] takes us through what [Meghji] calls 'a Sociology in Conversations', where he discusses the necessity of having a horizontal approach to knowledge production […] A decolonial sociology should allow us to think less about 'things' and more about relationships.”Rochelle Smith, Ethnic and Racial Studies“A manifesto and rallying-cry, aimed at changing how sociology has been customarily done, critiquing inherited Eurocentric biases in thematics, theory and methodology, and correcting them with post-, anti- and de-colonial pedagogic and research practices.”David Inglis, European Journal of Social Theory“A timely tool to assist our curricular revisions and present students with a comprehensible critical reflection on the canon, and possible remedies for invigorating the metaphorically terminal patient.”South African Review of SociologyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Sociology and Coloniality 1. The Decolonial Challenge to Sociology 2. Beyond Intellectual Imperialism: Indigenous and Autonomous Sociologies 3. Walking while Asking Questions: Towards a ‘Sociology in Conversations’ Conclusion: Sociology and the Decolonial Option
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Migrants and Militants
Book SynopsisThe question of migration has come to dominate the news agenda in many countries, but what does the word ‘migrant’ really mean today and how should we respond to those who are labelled ‘migrants’? In this short book Alain Badiou argues that our way of thinking about migration should be governed both by an ethical duty to welcome the migrant in the name of hospitality and also by the urgent need to put an end to the global capitalist oligarchy that has produced the migrant as a figure of contemporary crisis. For the ‘migrant,’ argues Badiou, is in fact a nomadic proletarian. Today, our homeland is the world, and any meaningful politics must include those who come to us and who represent the universal nomadic proletariat. Writing with the rigor, clarity, and polemical flair that have made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers, and drawing on a rich body of material including contemporary poetry and the words of an anonymous migrant, Badiou develops a powerful riposte to those who have stoked the fear of migrants and exploited the migration question for political ends.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Migration Studies and Colonialism
Book SynopsisThe history of migration is deeply entangled with colonialism. To this day, colonial logics continue to shape the dynamics of migration as well as the responses of states to those arriving at their borders. And yet migration studies has been surprisingly slow to engage with colonial histories in making sense of migratory phenomena today. This book starts from the premise that colonial histories should be central to migration studies and explores what it would mean to really take that seriously. To engage with this task, Lucy Mayblin and Joe Turner argue that scholars need not forge new theories but must learn from and be inspired by the wealth of literature that already exists across the world. Providing a range of inspiring and challenging perspectives on migration, the authors’ aim is to demonstrate what paying attention to colonialism, through using the tools offered by postcolonial, decolonial and related scholarship, can offer those studying international migration today. Offering a vital intervention in the field, this important book asks scholars and students of migration to explore the histories and continuities of colonialism in order to better understand the present.Trade Review"In this book, Lucy Mayblin and Joe Turner offer a thoroughgoing critique of the analytical and political blind spots that plague migration studies when posited from the unexamined Eurocentric standpoint of formerly imperial nation-states. This book provides a synoptic overview of how postcolonial and decolonial critiques are utterly necessary to adequately comprehend cross-border, intercontinental human mobility in our global society, and it makes an impassioned appeal to situate the contemporary politics of migration, citizenship and race within the enduring legacies of colonialism." Nicholas De Genova, University of Houston "This book is sorely needed. If your students ‒ or you yourself ‒ need to navigate the complex terrain of global violence, expropriation and the movement of people over a very long period, let them read this." Gargi Bhattacharyya, University of East London"The book is a sharp and salutary read."Ethnic and Racial Studies"A powerful case for rethinking migration under the lens of colonialism and its enduring legacies […A] much needed and long-awaited intervention, which renders readily available key literatures that migration scholars should engage with."International AffairsTable of ContentsForeword 1. Introduction 2. Time and Space: Migration and Modernity 3. ‘Race’ & Racism in International Migration 4. Putting sovereignty, citizenship and migration in dialogue with past and present colonialisms 5. Deconstructing Forced Migration, Rethinking Asylum 6. Towards a Colonial Account of Security and Borders 7. Gender, Sexuality, Colonialism… and Migration 9. Conclusion References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Correspondences
Book SynopsisWe inhabit a world of more than humans. For life to flourish, we must listen to the calls this world makes on us, and respond with care, sensitivity and judgement. That is what it means to correspond, to join our lives with those of the beings, matters and elements with whom, and with which, we dwell upon the earth. In this book, anthropologist Tim Ingold corresponds with landscapes and forests, oceans and skies, monuments and artworks. To each he brings the same spontaneity of thought and observation, the same intimacy and lightness of touch, but also the same affection, longing and care that, in the days when we used to write letters by hand, we would bring to our correspondences with one another. The result is a profound yet accessible inquiry into ways of attending to the world around us, into the relation between art and life, and into the craft of writing itself. At a time of environmental crisis, when words so often seem to fail us, Ingold points to how the practice of correspondence can help restore our kinship with a stricken earth.Trade Review“Tim Ingold’s correspondents include not only his fellow humans and their works, but also animals, trees, rocks, rivers, sunshine, wind, rain, and snow – in short, all of the variegated, sensate, ever transforming materials of a universe in constant becoming. Ranging across what the author has previously referred to as the “4 A’s” (Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Architecture) and beyond, and expressed through a prose that is at once exactingly lucid and engagingly lyrical, these writerly exchanges set out not merely to describe but embody the co-emergence and inextricable intertwinement of human and other than human being in the world.”Stuart J. McLean, University of Minnesota “In his most artistic work, Tim Ingold invites the reader to wander through these 27 touching and breathing pieces of writing. During the process of reading them, an image has been growing along my correspondence with the author: this work is not a building, nor a box, rather a tent, or a beehive; it is made of linen cloths and wooden reeds provisionally rooted into the different grounds it encounters. It goes along with you, reader, adapting itself to the occurring weather.”Nicola Perullo, Università di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo “Tim Ingold has taught with unparalleled grace how to think with the textures of a living world. In these marvelous new dispatches from the deep woods and coastal tidelands, from museum galleries and temple ruins, Ingold recovers an art of attentive writing.”Anand Pandian, Johns Hopkins University “Tim Ingold’s extraordinary book presents a celebration of the care of letter writing which in our age risks to disappear. Correspondences helps us to relearn the art of thinking and writing from the heart and is an urgent book for the 21st century.”Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Director, Serpentine GalleryTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Invitation Part 1: Tales from the Woods Introduction 1.1 Somewhere in Northern Karelia… 1.2 Pitch-black and firelight 1.3 In the shadow of tree being 1.4 Ta, Da, Ça Part 2: Spitting, Climbing, Soaring, Falling Introduction 2.1 The foamy saliva of a horse 2.2 The mountaineer’s lament 2.3 On flight 2.4 Sounds of snow Part 3: Going to Ground Introduction 3.1 Scissors paper stone 3.2 Ad coelum 3.3 Are we afloat? 3.4 Shelter 3.5 Doing time Part 4: The Ages of the Earth Introduction 4.1 The elements of fortune 4.2 A stone’s life 4.3 The jetty 4.4 On extinction 4.5 Three short fables of self-reinforcement Part 5: Line, Crease and Thread Introduction 5.1 Lines in the landscape 5.2 The chalk-line and the shadow 5.3 Fold 5.4 Taking a thread for a walk 5.5 Letter-line and strike-through Part 6: For the Love of Words Introduction 6.1 Words to meet the world 6.2 In defence of handwriting 6.3 Diabolism and philophilia 6.4 Cold blue steel Au revoir
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The New Gender Paradox: Fragmentation and
Book SynopsisToday, in Western countries, we are seeing both the fragmentation of the gender binary (the division of the social world into two and only two genders) and its persistence. Multiple genders, gender-neutral pronouns and bathrooms, X designations, and other manifestations of degendering are becoming common, and yet the two-gender structure of our social world persists. Underneath the persistence of the binary and its discriminatory norms and expectations lurks the continuance of men’s power and privilege. So there is the continued need to valorize the accomplishments of women, especially those of denigrated groups. This succinct and thoughtful book by one of the world’s foremost sociologists of gender shines a light on both sides of this paradox – processes in the fragmentation of gender that are undermining the binary and processes in the performance of gender that reinforce the binary, and the pros and cons of each. The conclusion of the book discusses why we haven’t had a gender revolution and how degendering would go a long way in creating gender equality.Trade Review“The New Gender Paradox provides a blueprint of the contemporary institution of gender, identifying the ways in which it is reconstructed, showing where there are cracks in its structure, and highlighting a path toward equality. … Three decades since Lorber first used the term ‘paradox’ to describe gender, it is now more relevant than ever.”Social Forces“[T]his is a book that students will love for what it succeeds at doing: laying out in concise and clear language how we think about gender in feminist studies and how the fragmentation of gender in and of itself will not bring about a world without patriarchy.”International Sociology“Lorber gives us a much needed and clear sighted assessment of what is and is not changing about the gender binary that says there are two and only two genders, and lays out the implications for eliminating gender inequality.”Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Stanford University “For those interested in both the fragmentation and persistence of the gender binary, this short book is essential reading. The New Gender Paradox is engaging, thought-provoking, carefully researched, and well written. I highly recommend it!”James W. Messerschmidt, University of Southern MaineTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. How gendered people, organizations, and societies are constructed 2. Fragmentation of the gender binary 3. Persistence of the gender binary 4. Why haven’t we had a gender revolution? References Index About the author
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Science Studies Meets Colonialism
Book SynopsisThe field of science and technology studies has long critiqued the idea that there is such a thing as a universal and singular "Science" that exists independently of human society, interpretation, and action. However, the multiple significant ways in which colonial legacies impact and shape this project have often remained out of sight at the edges of the discipline. In this important book, Amit Prasad seeks to rectify this erasure, demonstrating that problematic idealized imaginaries of science, scientists, and the scientific realm can be traced back to the birth of "modern science" during European colonialism. Such visions of science and technology have undergirded the imagination of the West (and thus of its others), constructing hierarchies of technological innovation and scientific value, but also unexpectedly leaving society vulnerable to contemporary threats of misinformation and conspiracy theories, as has been strikingly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. Far from being an indictment of STS, this rigorous book seeks to highlight such concerns to make STS engage more carefully with issues of colonialism and thus to enable readers to understand the rapidly changing global topography of science and technology today and into the future.Trade Review“Prasad is a nimble and quick thinker. In this ambitious project, he weaves an engaging and highly readable discussion of what science is, why it is questioned, how we tell its history, and how we do this within a colonial frame.”Gabriela Soto Laveaga, Harvard University“Amit Prasad has long been a major contributor to the vibrant field of postcolonial science studies. Those interested in the persistence of colonialism and the shadows it casts into the present will find much here to discuss and debate.”Suman Seth, Cornell University Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION – Genealogies of Colonialism in Postcolonial Times CHAPTER 1 – COVID-19, Science versus Anti-Science, and the Colonial Present CHAPTER 2 – Historicism without History: The Scientific Revolution, Reimagining the European Past, and Postcolonial Futures CHAPTER 3 – Colonialism, & Euro/West-centrism: Postcolonial Desires, Colonial Entrapments CONCLUSION – Modern Science & European Colonialism: A Conversation with J. P. S. Uberoi and Bruno Latour
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Science Studies Meets Colonialism
Book SynopsisThe field of science and technology studies has long critiqued the idea that there is such a thing as a universal and singular "Science" that exists independently of human society, interpretation, and action. However, the multiple significant ways in which colonial legacies impact and shape this project have often remained out of sight at the edges of the discipline. In this important book, Amit Prasad seeks to rectify this erasure, demonstrating that problematic idealized imaginaries of science, scientists, and the scientific realm can be traced back to the birth of "modern science" during European colonialism. Such visions of science and technology have undergirded the imagination of the West (and thus of its others), constructing hierarchies of technological innovation and scientific value, but also unexpectedly leaving society vulnerable to contemporary threats of misinformation and conspiracy theories, as has been strikingly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. Far from being an indictment of STS, this rigorous book seeks to highlight such concerns to make STS engage more carefully with issues of colonialism and thus to enable readers to understand the rapidly changing global topography of science and technology today and into the future.Trade Review“Prasad is a nimble and quick thinker. In this ambitious project, he weaves an engaging and highly readable discussion of what science is, why it is questioned, how we tell its history, and how we do this within a colonial frame.”Gabriela Soto Laveaga, Harvard University“Amit Prasad has long been a major contributor to the vibrant field of postcolonial science studies. Those interested in the persistence of colonialism and the shadows it casts into the present will find much here to discuss and debate.”Suman Seth, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION – Genealogies of Colonialism in Postcolonial Times CHAPTER 1 – COVID-19, Science versus Anti-Science, and the Colonial Present CHAPTER 2 – Historicism without History: The Scientific Revolution, Reimagining the European Past, and Postcolonial Futures CHAPTER 3 – Colonialism, & Euro/West-centrism: Postcolonial Desires, Colonial Entrapments CONCLUSION – Modern Science & European Colonialism: A Conversation with J. P. S. Uberoi and Bruno Latour
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Populism in the Civil Sphere
Book SynopsisEven as the specter of populism haunts contemporary societies, scholars have not been able to agree about what it is. Except for one thing: a deviation from democracy, the source, it seems, of the precarious position in which so many societies find themselves today. This volume aims to break the Gordian knot of “populism” by bringing a new social theory to bear and, in so doing so, suggesting that normative judgments about this misunderstood phenomenon need to be reconsidered as well. Populism is not a democratic deviation but a naturally occurring dimension of civil sphere dynamics, fatal to democracy only at the extremes. Because populism is highly polarizing, it has the effect of inducing anxiety that civil solidarity is breaking apart. Left populists feel as if civil solidarity is an illusion, that democratic discourse is a fig leaf for private interests, and that the social and cultural differentiation that vouchsafes the independence of the civil sphere merely reflects the hegemony of narrow professional interests or those of a ruling class. Right populists share the same distrust, even repulsion, for the civil sphere. What seems civil to the center and left, like affirmative action or open immigration, they call out as particularistic; honored civil icons, such as Holocaust memorials, they trash. How can the sense of a vital civil center survive such censure from populism on the left and the right? Populism in the Civil Sphere provides compelling answers to these fundamental questions. Its contributions are both sophisticated theoretical interventions and deeply researched empirical studies, and it will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the most important political developments of our time.Trade Review"Jeffrey Alexander and his collaborators have brought sociological insights drawn from political and social theory to bear on the study of populism. Alexander’s bold new approach based on civil society theory addresses populism’s central conundrum. How can populism manifest itself as both a left and right political phenomenon and how do we distinguish one form from the other? Populism and the Civil Sphere argues that a vibrant democracy depends on social solidarities that develop within a bounded public space of civic discourse. Within the civil sphere, politics can veer to the left or right—the radical to the conservative—without seriously threatening democracy. It is only when the center does not hold then extremism on left and right becomes a possibility. The seventeen exciting and theoretically linked case studies in this cogent and coherent anthology span the globe as they explore left and right variants of populism. This innovative collection is a must read for anyone inside and outside of the academy who seeks to understand the major political challenge of our time."—Mabel Berezin, Professor of Sociology, Cornell "The vexed question of the relationship between populism and democracy here receives fresh, subtle, and compelling analysis. The contributors' thorough examination of cases in light of civil sphere theory tells a new and nuanced story: despite the threats to democracy it can unleash, populism can sometimes even contribute to the vital democratic task of civil repair."—John S. Dryzek, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra "... an essential reference point for future studies of populism."European Journal of Social TheoryTable of ContentsList of ContributorsList of FiguresList of TablesPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction The Populist Continuum from within the Civil Sphere to Outside ItJeffrey C. Alexander Chapter 1Populism’s Cultural and Civil DynamicsMarcus MorganChapter 2#Disente and Duterte: The Cultural Bases of Antipopulism in the Philippines, 2001-2019Celso M. VillegasChapter 3Uncivil Populism in Power: The Case of ErdoğanismAteş AltınorduChapter 4The Populist Transition and the Civil Sphere in MexicoNelson Arteaga BotelloChapter 5Far-Right Populism in Poland and the Construction of a Pseudocivil SphereMaría Luengo and Małgorzata KolankowskaChapter 6The “Thirteenth Immigrant”? Migration and Populism in the 2018 Czech Presidential ElectionBernadette Nadya JaworskyChapter 7Memory Culture, Civil Sphere and Right-Wing Populism in Germany – The Resistible Rise of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)Werner BinderChapter 8Populism and the Particularization of Solidarity: On the Sweden DemocratsHenrik EnrothChapter 9Left-Populism in a Communist Civil Sphere: The Lesson of Bo Xilai Andrew JunkerChapter 10A Civil Sphere Theory of Populism: American Forms and Templates, from the Red Scare to Donald Trump Jason L MastCommentaryDemarcating Constructive from Destructive Populisms: Civil Translation vs. Civil MimicryCarlo TognatoConclusionIs Populism the Shadow of the Civil?Peter Kivisto and Giuseppe SciortinoIndex
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Populism in the Civil Sphere
Book SynopsisEven as the specter of populism haunts contemporary societies, scholars have not been able to agree about what it is. Except for one thing: a deviation from democracy, the source, it seems, of the precarious position in which so many societies find themselves today. This volume aims to break the Gordian knot of “populism” by bringing a new social theory to bear and, in so doing so, suggesting that normative judgments about this misunderstood phenomenon need to be reconsidered as well. Populism is not a democratic deviation but a naturally occurring dimension of civil sphere dynamics, fatal to democracy only at the extremes. Because populism is highly polarizing, it has the effect of inducing anxiety that civil solidarity is breaking apart. Left populists feel as if civil solidarity is an illusion, that democratic discourse is a fig leaf for private interests, and that the social and cultural differentiation that vouchsafes the independence of the civil sphere merely reflects the hegemony of narrow professional interests or those of a ruling class. Right populists share the same distrust, even repulsion, for the civil sphere. What seems civil to the center and left, like affirmative action or open immigration, they call out as particularistic; honored civil icons, such as Holocaust memorials, they trash. How can the sense of a vital civil center survive such censure from populism on the left and the right? Populism in the Civil Sphere provides compelling answers to these fundamental questions. Its contributions are both sophisticated theoretical interventions and deeply researched empirical studies, and it will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the most important political developments of our time.Trade Review"Jeffrey Alexander and his collaborators have brought sociological insights drawn from political and social theory to bear on the study of populism. Alexander’s bold new approach based on civil society theory addresses populism’s central conundrum. How can populism manifest itself as both a left and right political phenomenon and how do we distinguish one form from the other? Populism and the Civil Sphere argues that a vibrant democracy depends on social solidarities that develop within a bounded public space of civic discourse. Within the civil sphere, politics can veer to the left or right—the radical to the conservative—without seriously threatening democracy. It is only when the center does not hold then extremism on left and right becomes a possibility. The seventeen exciting and theoretically linked case studies in this cogent and coherent anthology span the globe as they explore left and right variants of populism. This innovative collection is a must read for anyone inside and outside of the academy who seeks to understand the major political challenge of our time."—Mabel Berezin, Professor of Sociology, Cornell "The vexed question of the relationship between populism and democracy here receives fresh, subtle, and compelling analysis. The contributors' thorough examination of cases in light of civil sphere theory tells a new and nuanced story: despite the threats to democracy it can unleash, populism can sometimes even contribute to the vital democratic task of civil repair."—John S. Dryzek, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra "... an essential reference point for future studies of populism."European Journal of Social TheoryTable of ContentsList of Contributors List of Figures List of Tables Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction The Populist Continuum from within the Civil Sphere to Outside It Jeffrey C. Alexander Chapter 1 Populism’s Cultural and Civil Dynamics Marcus Morgan Chapter 2 #Disente and Duterte: The Cultural Bases of Antipopulism in the Philippines, 2001-2019 Celso M. Villegas Chapter 3 Uncivil Populism in Power: The Case of Erdoğanism Ateş Altınordu Chapter 4 The Populist Transition and the Civil Sphere in Mexico Nelson Arteaga Botello Chapter 5 Far-Right Populism in Poland and the Construction of a Pseudocivil Sphere María Luengo and Małgorzata Kolankowska Chapter 6 The “Thirteenth Immigrant”? Migration and Populism in the 2018 Czech Presidential Election Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky Chapter 7 Memory Culture, Civil Sphere and Right-Wing Populism in Germany – The Resistible Rise of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) Werner Binder Chapter 8 Populism and the Particularization of Solidarity: On the Sweden Democrats Henrik Enroth Chapter 9 Left-Populism in a Communist Civil Sphere: The Lesson of Bo Xilai Andrew Junker Chapter 10 A Civil Sphere Theory of Populism: American Forms and Templates, from the Red Scare to Donald Trump Jason L Mast Commentary Demarcating Constructive from Destructive Populisms: Civil Translation vs. Civil Mimicry Carlo Tognato Conclusion Is Populism the Shadow of the Civil? Peter Kivisto and Giuseppe Sciortino Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Why Are There Still Creationists?: Human
Book SynopsisThe evidence for the ancestry of the human species among the apes is overwhelming. But the facts are never “just” facts. Human evolution has always been a value-laden scientific theory and, as anthropology makes clear, the ancestors are always sacred. They may be ghosts, or corpses, or fossils, or a naked couple in a garden, but the idea that you are part of a lineage is a powerful and universal one. Meaning and morals are at play, which most certainly transcend science and its quest for maximum accuracy. With clarity and wit, Jonathan Marks shows that the creation/evolution debate is not science versus religion. After all, modern anti-evolutionists reject humanistic scholarship about the Bible even more fundamentally than they reject the science of our simian ancestry. Widening horizons on both sides of the debate, Marks makes clear that creationism is a theological, not a scientific, debate and that thinking perceptively about values and meanings should not be an alternative to thinking about science – it should be a key part of it.Trade Review“When the gadfly of contemporary anthropology turns his attention to the creationism/evolution controversy, neither creationists nor their foes emerge unscathed. Insightful and delightful.”Glenn Branch, Deputy Director, National Center for Science Education “This deeply thoughtful history of ideas engages evolutionary science, biblical studies, and contemporary culture to tackle head on the book’s title question. In unfurling his persuasive argument, Marks shows that science and religion are both dogmatic and demonstrates the unexpected ways in which scholars of science and religion should be ‘allies’. His ability to push past sweeping dismissals to actual facts is unparalleled.”Candida Moss, Professor of Theology, University of Birmingham“Marks argues persuasively that creationism is a theological and not a scientific debate, that its thinking about values and meanings might better be a crucial part of scientific explorations.”Lavender Magazine“The easy answer, of course, is that stupidity seems to be a historical constant […]. But then no one would be wiser about this extensive movement […]. Marks's aim is that we should try to understand what drives creationists and their opposition to scientific explanations.”Moderne TiderTable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Introducing the Ancestors Chapter 2: Scientific Stories of our Ancestors Chapter 3: Attacking Evolution Chapter 4: Biblical Literalism and Rationalism Chapter 5: Myths of Science and Religion Chapter 6: Sacred Ancestry References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd In AI We Trust: Power, Illusion and Control of
Book SynopsisOne of the most persistent concerns about the future is whether it will be dominated by the predictive algorithms of AI – and, if so, what this will mean for our behaviour, for our institutions and for what it means to be human. AI changes our experience of time and the future and challenges our identities, yet we are blinded by its efficiency and fail to understand how it affects us. At the heart of our trust in AI lies a paradox: we leverage AI to increase our control over the future and uncertainty, while at the same time the performativity of AI, the power it has to make us act in the ways it predicts, reduces our agency over the future. This happens when we forget that that we humans have created the digital technologies to which we attribute agency. These developments also challenge the narrative of progress, which played such a central role in modernity and is based on the hubris of total control. We are now moving into an era where this control is limited as AI monitors our actions, posing the threat of surveillance, but also offering the opportunity to reappropriate control and transform it into care. As we try to adjust to a world in which algorithms, robots and avatars play an ever-increasing role, we need to understand better the limitations of AI and how their predictions affect our agency, while at the same time having the courage to embrace the uncertainty of the future.Trade Review‘In this ambitious and visionary book, the brilliant Helga Nowotny offers an original analysis of the current moment, at a time when the combined challenges of the pandemic, AI and climate change may alter our future in unimaginable ways. The author’s remarkable intellectual range is brought to bear on this complex constellation of social developments as she provides readers with much-needed tools for making sense of the situation. In AI We Trust should certainly be the “go-to” book for navigating the decades ahead.’Michèle Lamont, Harvard University ‘In this thoughtful and urgent book Helga Nowotny describes how the excitement of riding in digital time machines can blind us to the precariousness of our present circumstances, how imperfect predictions too readily mutate into policies, and how efficiency is more often than not a euphemism for moral indecision. This book is an important guide to the open-ended co-evolutionary future that is equal parts human spirit and mechanical appliance.’David Krakauer, Santa Fe Institute ‘Simultaneously erudite and readable, Nowotny charts a route through techno-solutionism and dystopia to help us imagine a digital future that addresses human needs. Her previous work on time and uncertainty is brought to bear in this sharp analysis of the digital and the Anthropocene. Nowotny shows how our future depends on human wisdom guiding machine “smartness”.’Sally Wyatt, Maastricht University ‘Humankind has mechanized energy processing, leading to transformations so broad as to be termed industrial revolutions. We are now mechanizing the processing of information, a notion more subtle, and closer to the core of the human condition. This calls for multidisciplinary scholarship. Helga Nowotny’s wise work exposes questions, sharpens perception, and inspires action.’Bernhard Schölkopf, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen‘A fascinating and timely meditation. Nowotny… throws out provocative questions and does not become too prescriptive — the mark of a good book.’NatureTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction A personal journey into digi-land Chapter 1 Life in the digital time machineChapter 2 Welcome to the mirror worldChapter 3 The quest for public happiness and the narrative of progress Chapter 4 Future needs wisdomChapter 5 Disruption: from B.C. (before COVID-19) to A.D. (after domestication) References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Making Sense of AI: Our Algorithmic World
Book SynopsisIndustrial robots, self-driving cars, customer-service chatbots and Google’s algorithmic predictions have brought the topic of artificial intelligence into public debate. Why is AI the source of such intense controversy and what are its economic, political, social and cultural consequences? Tracing the changing fortunes of artificial intelligence, Elliott develops a systematic account of how automated intelligent machines impact different spheres and aspects of public and private life. Among the issues discussed are the automation of workforces, surveillance capitalism, warfare and lethal autonomous weapons, the spread of racist robots and the automation of social inequalities. Elliott also considers the decisive role of AI in confronting global risks and social futures, including global pandemics such as COVID-19, and how smart algorithms are impacting the search for energy security and combating climate change. Making Sense of AI provides a judiciously comprehensive account of artificial intelligence for those with little or no previous knowledge of the topic. It will be an invaluable book both for students in the social sciences and humanities and for general readers.Trade Review“[T]he book is an interesting attempt at building a multidimensional account of AI as a social phenomenon. The reading could be particularly useful for social science students and researchers who might be triggered to think of how AI redefines basic human notions like intelligence, privacy, sexuality, autonomy, and trust.”-International Journal of Technoethics“Anthony Elliott’s books on the social and cultural consequences of the development of artificial intelligence… form a comprehensive, multidimensional picture of the contemporary digital revolution.”-Dariusz Brzeziński, Thesis ElevenTable of ContentsPreface 1 The Origins of Artificial Intelligence 2 Making Sense of AI 3 Global Innovation and National Strategies 4 The Institutional Dimensions of AI 5 Automation and the Fate of Employment 6 Social Inequalities Since AI 7 Algorithmic Surveillance 8 The Futures of AI Further Reading Notes
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Making Sense of AI: Our Algorithmic World
Book SynopsisIndustrial robots, self-driving cars, customer-service chatbots and Google’s algorithmic predictions have brought the topic of artificial intelligence into public debate. Why is AI the source of such intense controversy and what are its economic, political, social and cultural consequences? Tracing the changing fortunes of artificial intelligence, Elliott develops a systematic account of how automated intelligent machines impact different spheres and aspects of public and private life. Among the issues discussed are the automation of workforces, surveillance capitalism, warfare and lethal autonomous weapons, the spread of racist robots and the automation of social inequalities. Elliott also considers the decisive role of AI in confronting global risks and social futures, including global pandemics such as COVID-19, and how smart algorithms are impacting the search for energy security and combating climate change. Making Sense of AI provides a judiciously comprehensive account of artificial intelligence for those with little or no previous knowledge of the topic. It will be an invaluable book both for students in the social sciences and humanities and for general readers.Trade Review“[T]he book is an interesting attempt at building a multidimensional account of AI as a social phenomenon. The reading could be particularly useful for social science students and researchers who might be triggered to think of how AI redefines basic human notions like intelligence, privacy, sexuality, autonomy, and trust.”International Journal of Technoethics“Anthony Elliott’s books on the social and cultural consequences of the development of artificial intelligence… form a comprehensive, multidimensional picture of the contemporary digital revolution.”Dariusz Brzeziński, Thesis ElevenTable of ContentsPreface 1 The Origins of Artificial Intelligence 2 Making Sense of AI 3 Global Innovation and National Strategies 4 The Institutional Dimensions of AI 5 Automation and the Fate of Employment 6 Social Inequalities Since AI 7 Algorithmic Surveillance 8 The Futures of AI Further Reading Notes
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Sociology: Introductory Readings
Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of this best-selling introductory reader has been thoroughly revised and updated to offer a stimulating and wide-ranging set of readings for anyone who wishes to engage with the scope of sociological thought and practice today. The book delivers a productive mix of classic, contemporary and provocative readings that are highly readable and lively, while retaining their critical bite. Ideal as a companion to the ninth edition of Giddens and Sutton’s Sociology, the reader can equally be used independently or alongside other textbooks. Readings are grouped around ten key sociological themes, with a sustained emphasis on comparative, globally and historically informed work. The carefully curated collection ranges from studies of face-to-face interaction through to the analysis of large-scale global systems, covering both the theory and the practice of sociology. Among the new selections in this volume are readings on the decolonial turn; the persistence of racism and its consequences; global health issues and the social impact of COVID-19; digital sociology and the digitization of social life; feminist research and shifting forms of misogyny; climate change and the emerging Anthropocene era; income and wealth inequalities, national populist movements and the spread of ‘fake news’. Each of the thematic sections is preceded by a discussion and followed by further reading to facilitate students’ comprehension and critical reflection. The result is an exciting new companion that encompasses the major themes and debates in both classical and contemporary sociology. Sociology: Introductory Readings will be an essential resource for all students of sociology.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Sociological Perspective 1. Sociology as the Science of Social Life – W.E.B. Du Bois 2. The Promise of Sociology – C. Wright Mills 3. Sociology as the Study of Figurations: Beyond Individual and Society? – Norbert Elias 4. Decolonizing Sociology – Raewyn Connell 5. Understanding Ourselves and Others – Zygmunt Bauman & Tim May Further Reading PART 1 Thinking Sociologically 6. The Capitalist Revolution – Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels 7. Tastes, Distinctions and Social Structure – Pierre Bourdieu 8. Learning from the Outsiders Within – Patricia Hill Collins 9. The Consequences of Modernity – Anthony Giddens 10. Sociology after the Postcolonial Turn – Gurminder K. Bhambra Further Reading PART 2 Doing Sociology 11. Treat Social Facts as Things – Émile Durkheim 12. Sociology's Historical Imagination – Philip Abrams 13. Mixing Methods in Empirical Research – Emma Pullen, Daniel Jackson & Michael Silk 14. Digital Sociology: Opportunities and Dangers – Noortje Marres 15. What is Feminist Research? – Patricia Leavy & Anne Harris Further Reading PART 3 Environment and Urbanism 16. The Metropolis and Mental Life – Georg Simmel 17. A Sociology of Climate Change – John Urry 18. Navigating the 'White Space' – Elijah Anderson 19. Urban Transitions in the Global South – AbdouMaliq Simone & Edgar Pieterse 20. Entering an Anthropocene Era? – Rolf Lidskog & Claire Waterton Further Reading PART 4 Structures of Society 21. Religion and the Origins of Capitalism – Max Weber 22. The Feminization of Work – Teri L. Caraway 23. Families and Personal Life – Deborah Chambers & Pablo Gracia 24. Schools: Challenging or Reproducing Social Inequalities? – Christy Kulz 25. Capitalism and the Digital Revolution – Shoshana Zuboff Further Reading PART 5 Social Inequalities 26. Intersectionality: Structural and Political – Kimberlé Crenshaw 27. Producing Disability and Abledness – Fiona Kumari Campbell 28. Wealth Concentration and Inequality – Thomas Piketty 29. Racial Distinctions and Social Structures – Michael Banton 30. 'Doing Gender' via Domestic Labour – Clare Lyonette & Rosemary Crompton Further Reading PART 6 Relationships and the Life Course 31. I, Me and the Social Self – George Herbert Mead 32. Towards a Sociology of Personal Life – Carol Smart 33. Love as a Sociological Problem – Eva Illouz 34. From the Life Cycle to the Life Course – Stephen J. Hunt 35. The Significance of Generational Experience – Lorraine Green Further Reading PART 7 Interaction and Communication 36. Self Presentation and Impression Management – Erving Goffman 37. Violence in Sociological Perspective – Randall Collins 38. Misogyny, Beauty and Body Modification – Sheila Jeffreys 39. Constructing and Negotiating Social Identity – Susie Scott 40. Knowledge Production in a Post-Truth World – Dominic Malcolm Further Reading PART 8 Health, Illness and the Body 41. The Medical Re-definition of Social Life – Peter Conrad 42. Does Inequality Cause Poor Health Outcomes? – Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett 43. Challenging the Dominance of Biomedicine – Sarah Nettleton 44. Health and Illness in Sociological Perspective – William C. Cockerham 45. The Exceptional and the Normal After COVID-19 – Jens O. Zinn Further Reading PART 9 Crime and Social Control 46. The Social Construction of Outsiders – Howard S. Becker 47. The Shifting Politics of Punishment – David Garland 48. Race, Blackness and Exclusion in the USA – Loïc Wacquant 49. The Digital Transformation of Criminality – David S. Wall 50. Back to the Future: The Return of Banishment – Katherine Beckett & Steve Herbert Further Reading PART 10 Political Sociology 51. Conceptualizing Power in Sociological Theory – Steven Lukes 52. Ethnic Cleansing and the Dark Side of Democracy – Michael Mann 53. Populist Politics and Mobilization – Bart Bonikowski 54. Representations of British Muslims During the Covid-19 Pandemic – Elizabeth Poole & Milly Williamson 55. Social Media Use in Black Lives Matter Activism – Marcia Mundt, Karen Ross & Charla M. Burnett Further Reading
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Algorithmic Intimacy: The Digital Revolution in
Book SynopsisArtificial intelligence not only powers our cars, hospitals and courtrooms: predictive algorithms are becoming deeply lodged inside us too. Machine intelligence is learning our private preferences and discreetly shaping our personal behaviour, telling us how to live, who to befriend and who to date. In Algorithmic Intimacy, Anthony Elliott examines the power of predictive algorithms in reshaping personal relationships today. From Facebook friends and therapy chatbots to dating apps and quantified sex lives, Elliott explores how machine intelligence is working within us, amplifying our desires and steering our personal preferences. He argues that intimate relationships today are threatened not by the digital revolution as such, but by the orientation of various life strategies unthinkingly aligned with automated machine intelligence. Our reliance on algorithmic recommendations, he suggests, reflects a growing emergency in personal agency and human bonds. We need alternatives, innovation and experimentation for the interpersonal, intimate effort of ongoing translation back and forth between the discourses of human and machine intelligence. Accessible and compelling, this book sheds fresh light on the impact of artificial intelligence on the most intimate aspects of our lives. It will appeal to students in the social sciences and humanities and to a wide range of general readers.Trade Review"Algorithms impact today all aspects of everyday life, and what is most personal in it. Anthony Elliott masterfully shows us what is at stake in this curve of digital life, where our intimate being-with-others is built and transformed."Massimo Durante, University of Turin "Anthony Elliott offers intriguing insights into how the algorithms embedded in digital technologies contribute to people's closest relationships. Drawing on popular culture for examples, Elliott's lucid writing and expansive focus help the reader make sense of a rapidly evolving landscape of digitized love, sex and friendship."Deborah Lupton, UNSW Sydney"[This book] provides the reader with a distinctly critical understanding of how automation and prediction engage users in personal digital intimacy projects: working on the self, consuming digital relationships, optimizing the psyche... Algorithmic Intimacy is not a simple warning of a dystopian future of out-of-control machine intelligence. Instead, it is about the one-dimen-sionality of today’s industrial AI products and their promises of simplicity and conformism in social relationships. It is therefore also an emphatic call to delve deeper into the multiple ways in which algorithms will shape the interior self, create new digital identities, and define our being-with-others."Science and Technology Studies“Anthony Elliott’s books on the social and cultural consequences of the development of artificial intelligence… form a comprehensive, multidimensional picture of the contemporary digital revolution.”Dariusz Brzeziński, Thesis Eleven“Algorithmic Intimacy is a wake-up call to consider our own and our children’s responses to algorithmic intimacy, its reward-based enchantments, and the data webs it weaves.”Australian Book ReviewTable of ContentsPreface 1 What is Algorithmic Intimacy? 2 Togetherness Transformed 3 Relationship Tech 4 Therapy Tech 5 Friendship Tech 6 Versions of Algorithmic Intimacy Notes
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Body and Gender: Sociological Perspectives
Book SynopsisEven though we often think of bodies as natural and given, or else as freely plastic objects, bodies are both constructed and fundamental to our sense of self. This book investigates the body as an essential vector of inequality, shaped by institutions, interaction and culture, and how in turn it contributes to partly modify them. Sassatelli and Ghigi show how the process of embodiment is at the same time naturalized and contested, particularly evident in the case of gender. Drawing on classical sociological research about modernity and contemporary studies that emphasize intersectionality, the book looks at how the gendered body has been conceptualized with special attention to body politics, the power of appearance and the representation of embodied identity. It also considers the interplay between body, sex and sexuality and the way gendered bodies intersect with other dimensions of social inequality such as race, age, class and disability. This exploration of the rich field of sociological inquiry into the gendered body will be an invaluable read for all seeking to understand gender, sexuality and embodiment in contemporary society.Trade Review‘Body and Gender is a comprehensive feminist and sociological account of how the body is socially constructed as gendered. Informative and thoughtful, it would be a broadly useful text for gender studies and embodiment studies.’Judith Lorber, City University of New York, author of The New Gender Paradox‘Sensitive to the materiality of the body and its deeply constructed character, Sassatelli and Ghigi have produced a comprehensive study of the sociology of the body and the many social, political and legal complexities of gender from birth to old age.’Bryan S. Turner, Australian Catholic UniversityTable of ContentsIntroducing: Embodying Gender Chapter 1: The Social Body Chapter 2: Gendered Bodies and Subjectivity Chapter 3: Body Politics Chapter 4: Gender, Sex and Sexuality Chapter 5: Intersectional Experiences and Identities Chapter 6: The Power of Appearances Chapter 7: Visualizing Gendered Bodies Conclusion
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd History and Politics: Selected Writings, Volume 2
Book SynopsisA victim of the Nazis, then the communists. Twice a refugee, yet always remaining a committed socialist. In countless ways, Zygmunt Bauman lived the political upheavals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He was an actor within them. Bauman’s own lived history informed his politics, which found expression in varying degrees in his sociology, as he wrote extensively on socialism, democracy, bureaucracy, morality, Europe and the Jewish experience. This volume brings together hitherto unknown or rare pieces by Bauman on the themes of history and politics by drawing upon previously unpublished material from the Bauman Archive at the University of Leeds. A substantial introduction by the editors provides readers with a lucid guide through this material and develops connections to Bauman’s other works. The second volume in a series of books that will make available the lesser-known writings of one of the most influential social thinkers of our time, History and Politics will be of interest to students and scholars across the arts, humanities and social sciences, and to a wider readership. Trade Review‘We live in an age when in every decade one day occurs – such as 9/11 or 24 February – after which matters taken firmly for granted yesterday are abruptly swept away. It is the rare sociological genius of Zygmunt Bauman that helps us to make critical sense of such liquidity.’Claus Offe‘Among émigré intellectuals, ranging from the Frankfurt School to Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin, Zygmunt Bauman stands out for his intimate knowledge and experience of “really existing socialisms” and their demise after 1989. In this new essay collection, drawn from his archives, we experience the sizzling quality of his insights and the beauty of his prose as he reflects on bureaucracy, class vs status, the new anti-Semitism and much else.’Seyla Benhabib
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd History and Politics: Selected Writings, Volume 2
Book SynopsisA victim of the Nazis, then the communists. Twice a refugee, yet always remaining a committed socialist. In countless ways, Zygmunt Bauman lived the political upheavals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He was an actor within them. Bauman’s own lived history informed his politics, which found expression in varying degrees in his sociology, as he wrote extensively on socialism, democracy, bureaucracy, morality, Europe and the Jewish experience. This volume brings together hitherto unknown or rare pieces by Bauman on the themes of history and politics by drawing upon previously unpublished material from the Bauman Archive at the University of Leeds. A substantial introduction by the editors provides readers with a lucid guide through this material and develops connections to Bauman’s other works. The second volume in a series of books that will make available the lesser-known writings of one of the most influential social thinkers of our time, History and Politics will be of interest to students and scholars across the arts, humanities and social sciences, and to a wider readership. Trade Review‘We live in an age when in every decade one day occurs – such as 9/11 or 24 February – after which matters taken firmly for granted yesterday are abruptly swept away. It is the rare sociological genius of Zygmunt Bauman that helps us to make critical sense of such liquidity.’Claus Offe‘Among émigré intellectuals, ranging from the Frankfurt School to Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin, Zygmunt Bauman stands out for his intimate knowledge and experience of “really existing socialisms” and their demise after 1989. In this new essay collection, drawn from his archives, we experience the sizzling quality of his insights and the beauty of his prose as he reflects on bureaucracy, class vs status, the new anti-Semitism and much else.’Seyla Benhabib
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Sociology of Slavery: Black Society in
Book SynopsisOrlando Patterson’s classic study of slavery in Jamaica reveals slavery for what it was: a highly repressive and destructive system of human exploitation, which disregarded and distorted almost all of the basic prerequisites of normal social life. What distinguishes Patterson's account is his detailed description of the lives and culture of slaves under this repressive regime. He analyses the conditions of slave life and work on the plantations, the psychological life of slaves and the patterns and meanings of life and death. He shows that the real-life situation of slaves and enslavers involved a complete breakdown of all major social institutions, including the family, gender relations, religion, trust and morality. And yet, despite the repressiveness and protracted genocide of the regime, slaves maintained some space of their own, and their forced adjustment to white norms did not mean that they accepted them. Slave culture was characterized by a persistent sense of resentment and injustice, which underpinned the day-to-day resistance and large-scale rebellions that were a constant feature of slave society, the last and greatest of which partly accounts for its abolition. This second edition includes a new introduction by Orlando Patterson, which explains the origins of the book, appraises subsequent works on Jamaican slavery, and reflects on its enduring relevance. Widely recognized as a foundational work on the social institution of slavery, this book is an essential text for anyone interested in the role of slavery in shaping the modern world.Trade Review‘a lucid, densely packed, and extremely intelligent analysis of slavery… indispensable’Eric Hobsbawm, The Guardian ‘an inventive and perceptive book’Jack P. Greene, The American Historical Review ‘a valuable contribution to the study of West Indian history… Patterson has asked new questions and elicited some new answers in his discussion of the Jamaican slave society.’Elsa Goveia, The Times Literary Supplement ‘This book is a badly needed and well done study of the slave society of Jamaica… Refreshingly free of romanticism, it deals frankly with the impact of slavery upon all the members of Jamaican society.’Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, The Historian"[Orlando Patterson] is one of our great comparative and historical sociologists"SocietyTable of ContentsIntroduction to the 2022 Edition: Life and Scholarship in the Shadow of Slavery Preface I The Masters: An Overall View of Slavery II The Slave Plantation: Its Socio-Economic Structure III The Treatment of the Slaves in Law and Custom IV An Analysis of the Slave Population of Jamaica V The Tribal Origins of the Jamaican Slaves VI The Socialization and Personality Structure of the Slave VII Social Institutions of the Slaves: Witchcraft, Sorcery and Religion VIII Social Institutions of the Slaves: Economy, Recreation and Control XIV The Mechanisms of Resistance to Slavery XX The Cultural and Social Development of Jamaica: 1655-1865 Appendix 1: Stephen Fullers Account of the Number of Negroes imported and exported at Jamaica each year, 1702-75 Appendix 2: Exports from Jamaica, 1768 Appendix 3: General Return from the Island of Jamaica, for Fifty-Three Years, ending 31st December 1836, abstracted from the Journals of the House Assembly Appendix 4: Output, Income and Expenditure in 1832 Appendix 5: Manuscripts and Official Publications Consulted Appendix 6: Europeans in West Africa; Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries Appendix 7: Africa as known to Europeans in the Mid-eighteenth Century Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd My Life in Fragments
Book SynopsisZygmunt Bauman was one of the great social thinkers of our time: inventor of the idea of liquid modernity, he transformed our way of thinking about the social conditions shaping our lives today. His own life was shaped by the great social forces that scarred the second half of the twentieth century – war, communism, antisemitism, forced migration. His work bears the traces of an outsider who knew all too well the enormous impact that social and political forces can have on personal lives. Bauman never wrote a full biography, but he wrote extended letters to his daughters in which he recounted the details of his life – his childhood and schooling; his experiences during the war and its aftermath; his forced emigration from Poland in 1968 and his subsequent life in exile, first in Israel and then in the UK, where he eventually settled at the University of Leeds. This book makes available for the first time these fragments of a life recounted, woven into a compelling autobiographical narrative that is laced with the broader reflections of a master thinker on some of the great issues of our time: identity, antisemitism and totalitarianism.Trade Review‘Brilliant, witty, sometimes moving autobiographical texts by Zygmunt Bauman, comprehensively annotated by Bauman’s accomplished biographer. Fascinating reading for all interested in Bauman’s scholarly writings.’Jan Tomasz Gross, Princeton University‘When I read certain authors on war, I find myself engaged in a kind of vastness of complexities. Some wars are simply wars. But other, often less-known wars are devastating in their capacity to alter an epoch, even if this is not immediately evident. In his own way, I find that Zygmunt Bauman invites us to enter what appears as something familiar but opens up gradually to worlds that can transform our understanding of the familiar.’Saskia Sassen, Columbia University‘a sharp, rewarding insight into one of recent history’s most renowned thinkers… The value of [Bauman’s] books will not last an eternity – but they will continue to be read long enough. My Life in Fragments is among the best of them.’Danny Dorling, LSE Review of Books‘This chronicle of a soul in relation to society affords a fascinating glimpse into how deeply [Bauman’s] personal experiences inflected both his ideas and the controversies they still excite… this hopeful book is both a beautifully narrated memoir and a reflection on memoir.’Books and Ideas
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Ibn Khaldun and the Social Sciences: Discourse on
Book SynopsisArabic and European studies of Ibn Khaldun, the great medieval polymath, follow one of two paths. In one direction, scholars interpret his Prolegomena, written in 1377, as the point at which the new social sciences emerged. They identify Ibn Khaldun’s ‘new science of culture’ as sociology or as an ‘Islamic’ (or ‘Arab’) alternative to sociology. In the other direction, the interpretation of Khaldunian discourse is confined to the Islamic-Aristotelian paradigm of its time. The epistemological novelty of the Prolegomena is dismissed and the science of culture is perceived as a minor contribution to the Aristotelian curriculum. Charting a different path, Javad Tabatabai’s highly original Ibn Khaldun and the Social Sciences is an inquiry into the condition of the im-possibility of the social sciences in the Islamic-Aristotelian paradigm. Rather than identifying the science of culture as a forerunner of, or alternative to, sociology, it investigates the Prolegomena within the epistemological framework established by the social sciences. Javad Tabatabai theorizes the condition of im-possibility of the ‘scientific revolution’ as the ‘epistemic obstacle’ to modernity in Islamic civilization. This theorization revisits Michel Foucault’s discussion of the condition of possibility of the human sciences in light of the history of Christian-Aristotelian thought and the broader French debates about epistemology from Bachelard to Althusser. Ibn Khaldun and the Social Science offers a critical theory of tradition and modernity in the Middle East, elaborating on a historical situation where social and human sciences emerged by the way of colonial and post-colonial translations of discourse from Europe, and in a historical and epistemological break with inherited traditions of knowledge. In this situation, Tabatabai highlights the significance of reactivating Ibn Khaldun’s critical reckoning with the limit of inherited traditions as the political-theological horizon of renewal.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd What is Sexual Capital?
Book SynopsisThis book does to sex what other sociologists did to culture: it shows that sex, no longer defined by religion, now plays a role in the economy and can yield tangible benefits in the realms of money, status, and occupation. How do people accumulate sexual capital, and what are the returns for investing money, time, knowledge, and energy in establishing and enhancing our sexual selves? Dana Kaplan and Eva Illouz disentangle the current cultural politics of heterosexual life, arguing that sex – that messy amalgam of sexual affects and experiences – has increasingly assumed an economic character. Some may opt for plastic surgery to beautify their face or body, while others may consume popular sex advice or attend seduction classes. Beyond particular practices such as these, the authors trace an emerging form of “neoliberal” sexual capital, which is the ability to glean self-appreciation from sexual encounters and to use this self-value to foster employability, as exemplified by Silicon Valley sex parties. This highly original book will appeal to students and scholars in sociology, anthropology, gender studies, and cultural studies and to anyone interested in the nature of sex and how it is changing today.Trade Review“There’s plenty of food for thought here, and Kaplan and Illouz offer an important contribution to understanding the socioeconomic function of sex.”Publisher's Weekly“What is Sexual Capital? sets up an ambitious query and offers bold, illuminating answers. With historical evidence and incisive theoretical logic, Dana Kaplan and Eva Illouz uncover the intricate neoliberal mingling of sexuality, economic worth, and social inequality. A compelling book that will inspire future research.”Viviana A. Zelizer, Princeton UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction: Sex and sociological metaphors 2. Sexual freedom and sexual capital 3. What is sexual capital? 4. Forms of sexual capital: The four categories 5. Conclusion
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Logic of Compressed Modernity
Book SynopsisMost theories of modernity are based, explicitly or implicitly, on the development of Western societies since the late medieval period, but these theories are of limited value for understanding the development of societies in Asia and other parts of the world, where the process of modernization took place under different circumstances and often in a rapid and highly compressed fashion – not over centuries but in decades. Asian societies have been propelled into modernity too, but theirs is a compressed modernity, which displays very different traits. In this important book, Chang Kyung-Sup provides a systematic account of this compressed modernity and uses it to analyse the extreme social changes, complexities and imbalances found in South Korea and other East Asian societies. While these changes enabled South Korea to modernize very quickly and achieve high levels of economic growth, they also created a society that is haunted by various developmental and civilizational costs, such as endemic generational conflicts, overloaded family responsibilities and exceptionally high suicide rates. As with other societies that have experienced compressed modernity, the South Korean “miracle” is replete with extreme and contradictory social traits. This pioneering work of the nature and consequences of compressed modernity will be of great interest to students and scholars of sociology, politics and development studies, as well as anyone interested in South Korea, Asia and postcolonial societies.Trade Review“An original and fascinating work by a distinguished and globally versed Korean sociologist, critically reflecting on the societies of the multi-faceted ‘compressed modernity’ coming out of the extraordinary rise and transformation of South Korea and of East Asia.”Göran Therborn, University of Cambridge “An important view from the dynamic East Asia, this book is an excellent presentation of compressed modernity theory as a surpassing of classical modernization theory. A must-read for scholars of development and of South Korea and Asia in general.”Paget Henry, Brown University“The Logic of Compressed Modernity provides a stimulating discussion of the particularly relevant historical case of South Korea, from which Chang articulates key principles that help explain the past and orient the possible futures of “compressed” societies. I recommend brushing up on South Korea history first so that you are prepared to appreciate Chang’s eloquent theorizing from this case: the theoretical payoff is well worth it.”Social Forces“The Logic of Compressed Modernity is a culmination of Chang’s arduous effort since the last three decades to understand the phenomena of social, cultural, political and economic changes in South Korean society as seen through the lens of compressed modernity…The book will definitely be useful for anyone who wishes to understand contemporary South Korean society but also to the students and teachers of social sciences who wish to make sense of complexity of lived experiences of modernity in non-Western societies.”Millennial AsiaTable of ContentsList of Figures, Tables and Illustrations Preface Part I. Compressed Modernity in Perspective Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Compressed Modernity: Constitutive Dimensions and Manifesting Units Chapter 3. Compressed Modernity in the Universalist Perspective Part II. Structural Properties of Compressed Modernity Chapter 4. Internal Multiple Modernities: South Korea as Multiplex Theater Society Chapter 5. Transformative Contributory Rights: Citizen(ship) in Compressed Modernity Chapter 6. Complex-Culturalism vs. Multiculturalism Chapter 7. Productive Maximization, Reproductive Meltdown Chapter 8. Social Institutional Deficits and Infrastructural Familialism Chapter 9. The Demographic Configuration of Compressed Modernity Part III. After Compressed Modernity Chapter 10. The Post-Compressed Modern Condition Notes References Index
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Polity Press The New Empire of AI
£11.69
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Subjectivity Transformed: The Cultural Foundation
Book SynopsisThis book provides a historically informed reconstruction of the social practices that have shaped the formation of the modern subject from the early modern period to the present. The formal legal protections accorded to subjects are, and always have been, latent in social practices, norms, and language before they are articulated in formal legal orders. Vesting argues that in Western societies legal personhood is closely tied to three ideal types of social personhood – what he calls the gentleman, the manager, and Homo digitalis. By examining these three ideal types and their emergence in society, we can see that Western formal law does not bring these ideal types into being but, on the contrary, they arise from the social and cultural conditions that they generate and reflect. Correspondingly, Western legal personhood, or “legal subjectivity,” arises from the history and culture of Western nations, not the other way around. Therefore, signature features of Western formal law, particularly its valorization of the rights of persons (whether natural or nonnatural), come from the particular sociohistorical cultural developments that had already generated the strong ideas of social personhood inherent in the ideal types of the gentleman, the manager, and Homo digitalis. Subjectivity Transformed is a major contribution to legal and social theory and, with its original analysis of the formation of modern subjectivity, it will be of interest to students and scholars throughout the social sciences and humanities.Trade Review“In this highly original work the author sets out several ideal types of modern individuals and shows how each responds to a world of social and technological change. This thought-provoking analysis will be vital for academics and policy-makers alike.”Lawrence Rosen, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures Preface § 1 Introduction § 2 Instituting Power § 3 Culture as an Orientation-Forming Symbol System I. The Universalist Heritage of Cultural Theory II. The Dual Character of Modern Culture III. The Challenge of Information Technology § 4 Creative Freedom as a Source of Cultural Dynamics I. Transsubjective Conditions of Subjectivity II. Imagination as Poetic Mimesis III. On the Event Character of the New § 5 Bourgeois Culture I. The Gentleman as a Personality Ideal II. The Technical Attitude to the World 1. The Early Modern Era as a Foundational Phase of Disruption 2. Fulfillment through Tireless Effort? III. The Social Body and the Body Politic IV. Formation of the Subject – In the Mirror of Society V. Legal Subjectivity and the Practices of Liberty Instituted in Society VI. The Alien Claim and Disciplining Subjectification § 6 The Anglo-American Variant: The Gentleman I. Experimental Thinking and Useful Knowledge II. Sociability and Other Virtues III. The Mirror of Society Becomes Better Endowed IV. Inclusive Institutions and Instituting Power § 7 The Continental Variant: Honnête homme and Bildungsbürger I. The Sophisticated World of the Paris Salons II. The German Bildungsroman III. Subjectification as Subjugation and Empowerment 1. Invocation and Subjugation 2. Empowerment by Means of the State § 8 Managerial Culture I. The Rise of Large-Scale Enterprises II. The Research and Development Laboratory III. Trust between Strangers 1. The Legacy of Spontaneous Sociability 2. From the Inner-Directed to the Other-Directed Individual? IV. Managers in America and Germany 1. The American Manager 2. Senior Executives in Germany V. Annex: Images of Corporate Bodies § 9 The Culture of Information Technology I. Homo Digitalis and the Theory of the Network Society II. The Regional High-Tech Cluster III. The Organization of Economic Production 1. Dissolution of Conventional Corporate Boundaries 2. Collective Learning through Informal Institutions 3. Continuous Experimentation: New Contract Models IV. On the Environmentalization of Legal Subjectivity 1. Paradigms of the Development of Technology 2. On the Intelligibility of IT Milieus 3. The Ecotechnological Dimension V. The Relevance of Instituting Power § 10 Epilogue References Notes Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Subjectivity Transformed: The Cultural Foundation
Book SynopsisThis book provides a historically informed reconstruction of the social practices that have shaped the formation of the modern subject from the early modern period to the present. The formal legal protections accorded to subjects are, and always have been, latent in social practices, norms, and language before they are articulated in formal legal orders. Vesting argues that in Western societies legal personhood is closely tied to three ideal types of social personhood – what he calls the gentleman, the manager, and Homo digitalis. By examining these three ideal types and their emergence in society, we can see that Western formal law does not bring these ideal types into being but, on the contrary, they arise from the social and cultural conditions that they generate and reflect. Correspondingly, Western legal personhood, or “legal subjectivity,” arises from the history and culture of Western nations, not the other way around. Therefore, signature features of Western formal law, particularly its valorization of the rights of persons (whether natural or nonnatural), come from the particular sociohistorical cultural developments that had already generated the strong ideas of social personhood inherent in the ideal types of the gentleman, the manager, and Homo digitalis. Subjectivity Transformed is a major contribution to legal and social theory and, with its original analysis of the formation of modern subjectivity, it will be of interest to students and scholars throughout the social sciences and humanities.Trade Review“In this highly original work the author sets out several ideal types of modern individuals and shows how each responds to a world of social and technological change. This thought-provoking analysis will be vital for academics and policy-makers alike.”Lawrence Rosen, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsList of FiguresPreface§ 1 Introduction§ 2 Instituting Power§ 3 Culture as an Orientation-Forming Symbol System I. The Universalist Heritage of Cultural Theory II. The Dual Character of Modern Culture III. The Challenge of Information Technology§ 4 Creative Freedom as a Source of Cultural Dynamics I. Transsubjective Conditions of SubjectivityII. Imagination as Poetic MimesisIII. On the Event Character of the New§ 5 Bourgeois CultureI. The Gentleman as a Personality IdealII. The Technical Attitude to the World1. The Early Modern Era as a Foundational Phase of Disruption2. Fulfillment through Tireless Effort?III. The Social Body and the Body PoliticIV. Formation of the Subject – In the Mirror of SocietyV. Legal Subjectivity and the Practices of Liberty Instituted in SocietyVI. The Alien Claim and Disciplining Subjectification§ 6 The Anglo-American Variant: The Gentleman I. Experimental Thinking and Useful KnowledgeII. Sociability and Other VirtuesIII. The Mirror of Society Becomes Better EndowedIV. Inclusive Institutions and Instituting Power§ 7 The Continental Variant: Honnête homme and BildungsbürgerI. The Sophisticated World of the Paris SalonsII. The German BildungsromanIII. Subjectification as Subjugation and Empowerment1. Invocation and Subjugation2. Empowerment by Means of the State§ 8 Managerial Culture I. The Rise of Large-Scale EnterprisesII. The Research and Development LaboratoryIII. Trust between Strangers 1. The Legacy of Spontaneous Sociability2. From the Inner-Directed to the Other-Directed Individual?IV. Managers in America and Germany1. The American Manager2. Senior Executives in GermanyV. Annex: Images of Corporate Bodies§ 9 The Culture of Information TechnologyI. Homo Digitalis and the Theory of the Network SocietyII. The Regional High-Tech ClusterIII. The Organization of Economic Production1. Dissolution of Conventional Corporate Boundaries2. Collective Learning through Informal Institutions3. Continuous Experimentation: New Contract ModelsIV. On the Environmentalization of Legal Subjectivity1. Paradigms of the Development of Technology2. On the Intelligibility of IT Milieus3. The Ecotechnological DimensionV. The Relevance of Instituting Power§ 10 EpilogueReferencesNotesIndex
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Platforms, Power, and Politics: An Introduction
Book SynopsisPolitical communication has fundamentally transformed as digital technologies have become increasingly important in everyday life. Technology platforms have become powerful political instruments for world leaders, campaigns, social movements, journalists, and non-governmental organizations. Moreover, they are essential to how people communicate about politics, encounter and share political information, and take action to pursue their political goals. This is the first textbook to center digital platforms in understanding political communication. With global examples beyond the context of Western democracies, the text reveals how digital technologies such as social media and search engines are increasingly shaping political communication in countries around the world. It shows how the core processes of political communication are being reshaped by platforms, from how elections are contested to how issues make it onto policymaking agendas. Topics covered include public opinion, journalism, strategic communication, political parties, social movements, governance, disinformation, propaganda, populism, race, ethnicity, and democratic backsliding. Full of lively examples and pedagogical features, Platforms, Power, and Politics offers an exciting and innovative new approach to political communication. It is essential reading for students of political communication and an important resource for scholars, journalists, and policymakers.Trade Review“This pathbreaking text brings the field of political communication fully into the digital age. This much needed update of the field explains how hybrid media systems impact participation, politics, and power in society. Readers and instructors will appreciate the clear writing, helpful organization, and diverse examples.”W. Lance Bennett, University of Washington“A comprehensive primer for students who want to learn more about the power mechanisms involved in digital media. A must-read for everyone who is interested in the relations between global policy, social media activism, and platform power.”José van Dijck, Utrecht UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Introduction: Political Communication in the Platform EraChapter 2: Definitions and Variations of Political CommunicationChapter 3: Platforms and their PowerChapter 4: Platforms, Public Spheres, and Public OpinionChapter 5: Platforms and JournalismChapter 6: Platforms and Strategic Political CommunicationChapter 7: Platforms, Campaigns and CampaigningChapter 8: Platforms and MovementsChapter 9: Platform GovernanceChapter 10: Platforms, Misinformation, Disinformation, and PropagandaChapter 11: Platforms and Populism, Radicalism, and ExtremismChapter 12: Platforms, Politics, and EntertainmentChapter 13: Conclusion: Platforms and the Future of Political CommunicationRevision: Chapter Objectives RevisitedReferencesIndex
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Socialization
Book SynopsisHow does society form and transform individuals? Sociology has been asking this question since its inception and “socialization” has been analyzed from different vantage points by various prominent thinkers. Socialization offers an overview of some of these perspectives in the classic work of key theorists and in contemporary research that has either developed or challenged these ideas. The book argues that, while socialization has sometimes been framed as an outdated, static approach, it in fact remains highly relevant and continues to provide valuable insight into how we come to act and think as we do. Drawing on a wide variety of empirical examples, the book offers a lively, accessible account of primary and secondary socialization, and how they interconnect. By considering socialization as a process that continues throughout the life course, the book highlights the dynamic and enduring ways in which the social world is involved in shaping and reshaping individuals, shedding productive light on the effects of class, gender, and race, as well as on inequality and domination. Socialization will appeal to students and scholars in sociology, as well as other disciplines such as psychology and education.Trade Review“Socialization gives us a fresh look at a classic, if recently maligned and neglected, core idea in sociology. Darmon is a wonderful guide, showing the value of sociogenetic approaches and their capacity to make sense of intersecting forms of power and domination.”Shamus Khan, Willard Thorp Professor of American Studies and Sociology at Princeton University“Showing how socialization both forms us and ‘transforms’ us, Professor Darmon offers a fresh, and welcome, analysis of socialization. Strikingly, her analysis is deeply attuned to power, inequality, and changes over the life course. The book is incredibly clear; it is excellent for teaching. Highly recommended!”Annette Lareau, Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Unequal ChildhoodsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Building People I: The Strength of Primary Socialization 2. Building People II: The Plurality of Primary Socialization 3. Rebuilding People: The Varied Forms of Secondary Socialization 4. Studying People-Building: Socialization across the Life Course 5. Engaging with Challenges Old and New: Race, Gender, Children’s Agency Conclusion
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Post Society
Book SynopsisOur societies are in transition, spurred on by a pandemic that disrupted many aspects of the social world we once took for granted. We’ve left behind the ‘solid modernity’ of the twentieth century and even the ‘liquid modernity’ so brilliantly analysed by Zygmunt Bauman, but what kind of society is now taking shape around us? In this highly original reflection on the current state of our world, Carlo Bordoni argues that we are on the threshold of ‘post-society’, a condition in which social distancing becomes the norm, real social relations are diminishing in favour of those mediated by technology, existential loneliness is becoming widespread, and we find ourselves voluntarily submitting to new forms of surveillance and control in the hope of increasing our security. Emotions are increasingly assuming a central role in social life, not only because of the growing prevalence of social media, which provide platforms for the public expression of emotion, but also because emotions have been freed from the ‘repression of emotionality’ that had characterized modern society. While many of these developments are rooted in broader social transformations, they were all deepened and accelerated by the pandemic, which propelled us headlong into a brave new world where social relations are sustained without physical contact but with intense communication. This is the new post-social condition: more humanity, less sociality.Trade Review''Carlo Bordoni engages our emergent conditions and thereby makes visible a range of elements too easily overlooked. This is a must-read for those among us who experience a kind of discomfort with the standard definitions.''Saskia Sassen, Columbia University Table of ContentsIntroduction: After a liquid society 1: From social to post-social 2: Proximity and social distancing 3: The primacy of emotions 4: Voluntary submission 5: What is left of the future Conclusion:On the ineffectiveness of the sociologist References Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Post Society
Book SynopsisOur societies are in transition, spurred on by a pandemic that disrupted many aspects of the social world we once took for granted. We’ve left behind the ‘solid modernity’ of the twentieth century and even the ‘liquid modernity’ so brilliantly analysed by Zygmunt Bauman, but what kind of society is now taking shape around us? In this highly original reflection on the current state of our world, Carlo Bordoni argues that we are on the threshold of ‘post-society’, a condition in which social distancing becomes the norm, real social relations are diminishing in favour of those mediated by technology, existential loneliness is becoming widespread, and we find ourselves voluntarily submitting to new forms of surveillance and control in the hope of increasing our security. Emotions are increasingly assuming a central role in social life, not only because of the growing prevalence of social media, which provide platforms for the public expression of emotion, but also because emotions have been freed from the ‘repression of emotionality’ that had characterized modern society. While many of these developments are rooted in broader social transformations, they were all deepened and accelerated by the pandemic, which propelled us headlong into a brave new world where social relations are sustained without physical contact but with intense communication. This is the new post-social condition: more humanity, less sociality.Trade Review''Carlo Bordoni engages our emergent conditions and thereby makes visible a range of elements too easily overlooked. This is a must-read for those among us who experience a kind of discomfort with the standard definitions.''Saskia Sassen, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: After a liquid society 1: From social to post-social 2: Proximity and social distancing 3: The primacy of emotions 4: Voluntary submission 5: What is left of the future Conclusion:On the ineffectiveness of the sociologist References Index
£15.19
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Group Life: An Invitation to Local Sociology
Book SynopsisSociological analysis is replete with debates about “micro” and “macro,” individual and society, but all too often these miss the point: interacting groups are the hinge that connects the two. To understand how structures matter and how individuals navigate them, we must take groups and people in local communities seriously. Gary Alan Fine and Tim Hallett skillfully argue that sociologists have the obligation to examine the role of small communities in the creation of both the interaction order and structural realities. With novel concepts and rich ethnographic examples, this book describes how group commitments shape selves and society, emphasizing the importance of a meso-level approach to social organization. Fine and Hallett provide new models of identity, culture, conflict, and control, and consider how a network of groups can provide insight into extended communication channels and social media lattices. Ultimately, they show that, despite the importance of institutions and individuals, group life is the fundamental building block of community. This timely book makes the case for a local sociology that includes sociality. It will be a welcome resource for students and sociologists, and a necessary call to action for the discipline as a whole.Trade Review“Fine and Hallett make a persuasive case for a 'local' sociology that treats seriously the significance of groups, their routines and cultures. A major contribution to the broadly interactionist tradition in contemporary sociology.”Paul Atkinson, Cardiff University“Extending their discipline-defining contributions, Fine and Hallett broaden our understanding of the social dimension of human interactions as they impact meaning-making and action. They propose an original and encompassing sociological approach to group life that will be widely referenced in years to come.”Michèle Lamont, Harvard University“Their roadmap is urgently needed in a sociology currently obsessed with provincialism, parochialism, and only the dark sides of life. Amidst this doom and gloom, Fine and Hallett shine a bright light on the familiar, which often suffers from, well, its familiarity. Theirs is not just an effort to remind everyone that local sociology is still important. It is the framework for doing sociology.”Seth Abrutyn, Symbolic Interaction“[Fine and Hallett’s] invitation toward a local sociology is one to which many sociologists should RSVP both affirmatively and enthusiastically. […They] have written a book that is timely and provocative, as well as firmly rooted in long-standing sociological traditions. Moreover, they dare us as sociologists to break free from tired conceptual dichotomies of macro versus micro.”Social ForcesTable of ContentsOpening Chapter One: Believing in Groups: The Possibility of a Local Sociology Part I: The Individual in the Group Chapter Two: Being in Groups: Reflective and Collective Identities Chapter Three: Belonging to Groups: The Power and Benefits of Commitment Part II: The World of the Group Chapter Four: Building Groups: The Power of Idioculture Chapter Five: Bonding by Groups: The Basis for Collective Action Part III: The Group in the World Chapter Six: Battling Groups: The Minuet of Conflict and Control Chapter Seven: Bridging Groups: Extending the Local Chapter Eight: Better Sociology: A Call to Small Arms References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Defending Women's Spaces
Book SynopsisWho counts as a woman? This question lies at the heart of many public debates about sex and gender today. While we increasingly recognise the desire of some to eliminate the sex binary in law, a particular boiling point emerges through conflicting demands over women’s spaces. Which should govern access to these – sex or gender identity? Karen Ingala Smith, a veteran campaigner for women’s and girls’ rights, opts for the former. In this trenchant critique of inclusivity politics, she argues that we cannot ignore the wealth of evidence which shows that people of the female sex have a unique set of needs which are often not met by mixed-sex spaces. Drawing on her 30 years of experience in researching and recording men’s violence against women and girls, she outlines how certain spaces, including refuges, benefit from remaining single sex – and what they stand to lose. Written with sensitivity and respect for all concerned, this book nevertheless dismantles the idea that we have reached a post-sex utopia.Trade Review"This is it. This is the reminder, handbook and call that everyone on the frontline of defending women's rights, voices and single-sex services has been waiting for. Swerving from the personal to the professional, from the historical to the present, and tackling every area of life relevant to women and our lived realities, this book does what Karen has always done: it places women first. In a world so willing to drown out women's bodies, abuses and needs, this is a must-read for anyone wanting to know why attempts to dismiss, dismantle, and 'cancel' the reality of biological sex mean a decimation of the hard-won rights and spaces of women and girls everywhere."Onjali Raúf, author and CEO of Making Herstory"It says something about the alarming political times in which we live that a book like this has to be written. Who would have thought that, 40 years after the start of second wave feminism, we would have to go back to first principles by defending all over again the women only spaces that were created as a prerequisite to achieving women’s autonomy, equality, and freedom - a struggle that remains not only unfinished business but is now under huge multi-directional threat? Karen Ingala Smith makes a clear and powerful case for the right of women to have a room of our own, not as part of some crude competition for the status of ultimate victimhood or to prioritise the human rights of women over others, but as a key site of feminist resistance against patriarchal violence and sex-based oppression. Let’s read, discuss and even agree to disagree, but let’s do it with honesty, decency and compassion, and without descending into the blind alley of regressive identity politics."Pragna Patel, founder and ex-director of Southall Black Sisters"A lucid and insightful defence of women’s sex-based rights and the need for single-sex services for women who have been subjected to male violence and abuse written by someone who has worked in the sector for three decades."Joanna Cherry QC MP"Karen Ingala Smith is a giant in women’s safety: few have done more to fight for women’s lives and voices to count. She is unapologetically women-focused."Jess Phillips MP"Karen is a true feminist, gutsy and determined and forcing us to confront the terrible extent of violence against women and girls carried out every single day in the UK. Her book is accessible, sometimes brutal, but delivered in her own style as a very funny and incredibly likeable women. Direct, punchy and readable, these are things all women should know."Rosie Duffield MP"This authoritative book marshals all the evidence for providing single-sex spaces for women traumatised by male violence—and for excluding transwomen, that is males who identify as women, from such spaces. Ingala Smith is one of Britain’s foremost campaigners against male violence, and as chief executive of one of the few organisations supporting women victims of men’s violence to stand up publicly for female-only spaces, she has played a key role in the recent resurgence of feminist activism in opposition to trans ideology. Her deep knowledge and crisp, clean prose make this both an essential and enjoyable read."Helen Joyce, author of Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality" Defending Women’s Spaces is an important, factual, and therefore appropriately chilling account of how gender identity politics has destroyed women’s safe spaces and challenged our feminist understanding of women’s sex-based rights. Essential reading."Phyllis Chesler, author of Women and Madness and A Politically Incorrect Feminist"Karen Ingala Smith makes a compelling argument in favour of female-only spaces and services. Her practical insights, derived from three decades of experience working for women, provide an important and welcome intervention into the academic debates around gender. This book will also force policy-makers to recognize how sex matters."Michael Biggs, Associate Professor of Sociology and Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford“How one reads Defending Women’s Spaces depends on how much one allows oneself to engage with ideas that have suddenly become dangerous … It shouldn’t have had to be written, but it needs to be read.” Victoria Smith, The Critic “An angry, brilliant classic of feminist philosophy, Defending Women’s Spaces not only challenges the continuing marginalisation of women but reveals the masculine appropriation of feminine space that makes it possible.” Antonella Gambotto-Burke, The Australian Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. What’s the Problem? 2. Sex Inequality: What’s men’s violence against women and girls got to do with it? 3. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants 4. What Difference Does it Make? The need for women-only spaces for women who have been subjected to men’s violence 5. Looking Beyond: Services for women who have been subjected to men’s violence aren’t the only ones under threat 6. Sisters are Doing it for Themselves: The fight to preserve single-sex services 7. Trans Rights are Human Rights 8. Despatches from Terf Island About nia Notes
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Jeffrey Alexander and Cultural Sociology
Book SynopsisThis book presents the first comprehensive and critical account of Jeffrey Alexander’s cultural sociology. Alexander has proposed a “strong program” in cultural sociology that analyses the cultural pragmatics of social performance, and his hermeneutical approach connects meaningful political action with deeper symbolic structures of social life. His highly original account of the civil sphere, as an institutionalized domain that is shaped by the discourse of liberty and solidarity and that sustains universalizing cultural aspirations provides an illuminating perspective on how democracy functions, and fails to function, in contemporary societies. This book charts the development of Alexander’s thought in all its complexity. Through its critical readings, it also opens up a dialogue with other contemporary approaches in sociology, situating Alexander’s work in relation to others and highlighting alternative views that challenge his ideas. It is an invaluable introduction for anyone who wishes to learn more about the work of one of the most creative sociologists of our time. Trade Review“Jeffrey Alexander’s ‘strong program’ for cultural sociology is a major effort to revitalize the classical sociological tradition – and challenge both materialist and instrumental perspectives. It has evolved over many years, shifting among theoretical syntheses, programmatic statements, and analyses of practical issues in democratic culture. Fully understanding it calls for a guide, and Jean-Francois Côté performs this role with clarity and insight. Whether you wish to follow Alexander or challenge him, you will find Côté’s analysis invaluable.”Craig Calhoun, Arizona State University and LSE“An essential overview of Jeffrey Alexander’s cultural sociology, Côté’s important critical synthesis connects its many contributions to illuminate one of the most ambitious, sustained, and useful projects in contemporary sociology.”Lyn Spillman, University of Notre DameTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: The “strong program” of cultural sociology Alexander’s “post-positivist” approach to sociology From Parsons to neofunctionalism From Neofunctionalism to Cultural Sociology A new analysis of the relative autonomy of culture based on reflexivity Chapter 2: A rereading of Durkheim: social ritual and cultural significance The presence of the religious in cultural life A sociology of religion in social life: politics and technology Symbolic forms of meaning in contemporary society Chapter 3: A critique of Marx, Cultural Studies, and Bourdieu The rejection of Marxian critique Critique of Cultural Studies Critique of Bourdieusian determinism Critical theory and reflexivity: the power of representation Chapter 4: Culture, Politics and Civil Religion: Weber and beyond With Weber and beyond: a sociology of religion in modernity Weberian analysis reassessed by pragmatics and hermeneutics The civil sphere and political debates: reconstruction of civil religion Chapter 5: The Civil Sphere and the “Societal Community:” beyond Parsons From Parsons to Touraine and beyond: analysis of performative social movements Cultural pragmatics and the challenges of symbolic codification Social and cultural trauma theory: social claims of identity Chapter 6: The power of representation and the representation of power Empirical analysis of political life: the representation of power Power of representation: performance and dramatic action in the civil sphere The power of the symbolic and the iconic A generalized social theatricality: the dramatic aesthetics of social action Conclusion
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Jeffrey Alexander and Cultural Sociology
Book SynopsisThis book presents the first comprehensive and critical account of Jeffrey Alexander’s cultural sociology. Alexander has proposed a “strong program” in cultural sociology that analyses the cultural pragmatics of social performance, and his hermeneutical approach connects meaningful political action with deeper symbolic structures of social life. His highly original account of the civil sphere, as an institutionalized domain that is shaped by the discourse of liberty and solidarity and that sustains universalizing cultural aspirations provides an illuminating perspective on how democracy functions, and fails to function, in contemporary societies. This book charts the development of Alexander’s thought in all its complexity. Through its critical readings, it also opens up a dialogue with other contemporary approaches in sociology, situating Alexander’s work in relation to others and highlighting alternative views that challenge his ideas. It is an invaluable introduction for anyone who wishes to learn more about the work of one of the most creative sociologists of our time. Trade Review“Jeffrey Alexander’s ‘strong program’ for cultural sociology is a major effort to revitalize the classical sociological tradition – and challenge both materialist and instrumental perspectives. It has evolved over many years, shifting among theoretical syntheses, programmatic statements, and analyses of practical issues in democratic culture. Fully understanding it calls for a guide, and Jean-Francois Côté performs this role with clarity and insight. Whether you wish to follow Alexander or challenge him, you will find Côté’s analysis invaluable.”Craig Calhoun, Arizona State University and LSE“An essential overview of Jeffrey Alexander’s cultural sociology, Côté’s important critical synthesis connects its many contributions to illuminate one of the most ambitious, sustained, and useful projects in contemporary sociology.”Lyn Spillman, University of Notre DameTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: The “strong program” of cultural sociologyAlexander’s “post-positivist” approach to sociologyFrom Parsons to neofunctionalismFrom Neofunctionalism to Cultural SociologyA new analysis of the relative autonomy of culture based on reflexivityChapter 2: A rereading of Durkheim: social ritual and cultural significanceThe presence of the religious in cultural lifeA sociology of religion in social life: politics and technologySymbolic forms of meaning in contemporary societyChapter 3: A critique of Marx, Cultural Studies, and BourdieuThe rejection of Marxian critiqueCritique of Cultural StudiesCritique of Bourdieusian determinismCritical theory and reflexivity: the power of representationChapter 4: Culture, Politics and Civil Religion: Weber and beyondWith Weber and beyond: a sociology of religion in modernityWeberian analysis reassessed by pragmatics and hermeneuticsThe civil sphere and political debates: reconstruction of civil religionChapter 5: The Civil Sphere and the “Societal Community:” beyond ParsonsFrom Parsons to Touraine and beyond: analysis of performative social movementsCultural pragmatics and the challenges of symbolic codificationSocial and cultural trauma theory: social claims of identityChapter 6: The power of representation and the representation of powerEmpirical analysis of political life: the representation of powerPower of representation: performance and dramatic action in the civil sphereThe power of the symbolic and the iconicA generalized social theatricality: the dramatic aesthetics of social actionConclusion
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Political Communication: An Introduction for
Book SynopsisWe are living in a period of great uncertainty. The rise of extreme populists, economic shocks and rising international tensions is not only causing turmoil but is also a sign that many long-predicted tipping points in media and politics have now been reached. Such changes have worrying implications for democracies everywhere.This second edition of Political Communication bridges old and new to map the political and cultural shifts and analyse what they mean for our ageing democracies. With new sections and revisions to all chapters, the book continues both to introduce and challenge the established literature. It revisits key questions such as: Why are polarized electorates no longer prepared to support established political parties? Why are large parts of the legacy media either dying or dismissed as 'fake news'? And why do some democratic leaders look more like dictators? In this fully updated edition, there is greater focus on digital developments, and it is enriched with new global comparisons and useful ancillary material.Political Communication: An Introduction for Crisis Times will appeal to advanced students and scholars of political communication, as well as anyone trying to understand the precarious state of today's media and political landscape.Trade Review‘In a time characterized by numerous simultaneous crises, transformative changes and democratic backsliding, this well-written and highly insightful book can be recommended to anyone interested in contemporary political communication and the fate of democracy.’Jesper Strömbäck, University of Gothenburg‘Political Communication arrives at a time of rapid change and deepening crisis in democratic societies. It provides an engaging, magisterial and rigorous assessment of the impact of recent transformations – ranging from the rise of authoritarian populist leaders to the Covid-19 pandemic. The book is a must-read for anyone who wants to make sense of political communication in unprecedented times.’Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff UniversityTable of ContentsForeword to the Second Edition and Acknowledgements Part I: Introductory Frameworks 1. Introducing Political Communication in Crisis Times 2. Evaluating Democratic Politics and Communication 3. Digital Media and Political Communication Part II: Institutional Politics and Legacy News Media 4. Political Parties and Elections 5. Political Reporting and the Future of (Fake) News 6. Media-Source Relations, Mediatization and Populist Turn in News and Politics Part III: Citizens and Organised Interests Beyond the Political Centre 7. Citizens, Media Effects and Public Participation 8. Civil Society, Powerful Interests and the Policy Process 9. Interest Groups, Social Movements and Campaigning for Equality and the Environment 10. Globalisation, the State and International Political Communication 11. Conclusions: Post-Truth, Post-Public Sphere and Post-Democracy Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Worlds of Public Health: Anthropological
Book SynopsisPublic health erupted into the world’s consciousness in early 2020 with the Covid pandemic and its multiple social and economic consequences. What had been until then, for most people, a remote and specialized field of expertise suddenly became the very basis for the government of lives. The Worlds of Public Health analyzes the moral and political issues at stake in the practice of public health today, including the influence of positivism, the boundaries of disease, conspiracy theories, morality tests, and the challenges posed by the health of migrants and prisoners. This exploration transports readers from South Africa, the country most impacted by the AIDS epidemic, to Ecuador, with the supposedly highest maternal mortality rate in Latin America; from the scientific controversies concerning the so-called worm wars in Kenya to conflicts between doctors and patients around Gulf War syndrome in the United States; from lead poisoning and public housing in France to the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide. Through these case studies, Didier Fassin argues that, ultimately, public health is a politics of life, revealing the different and unequal ways in which life is valued – and either protected or not – in contemporary societies.Trade Review“Didier Fassin reinvents the image and language of public health through a daring ‘shift of gaze.’ These compelling lectures offer radical new perspectives on what it means to live under perpetual threat in the 21st century.”Richard Horton, The Lancet“Trespassing disciplinary boundaries and challenging methodological detachment, Didier Fassin’s timely excursion is a master class in ‘intellectual dishabituation.’ Set against a ravaging Covid pandemic, Fassin’s latest tour de force urges us to rethink the biopolitical and the ethical from the ground up. A much-needed compass for our imperiled present.”João Biehl, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsPreface The Birth of Public Health The Truth in Numbers Epistemic Boundaries Conspiracy Theories Ethical Crises Precarious Exiles Carceral Ordeals Readings of the Pandemic Endnotes Bibliography
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Cosmos in Cosmopolitanism
Book SynopsisCosmopolitanism is commonly associated today with the idea that the forces of globalization could be tempered by new forms of cosmopolitan governance, an idea that was popular among some political theorists in the late twentieth century but seems increasingly unrealistic today. Rather than discarding the idea of cosmopolitanism, Nikos Papastergiadis seeks to reinvigorate it by examining the ways in which visual artists have explored themes associated with the cosmos. Kant regarded cosmopolitanism as the goal for humanity, but he turned his attention away from the connection to the cosmos and directed it toward the practical rules for peaceful co-existence. However, these two concerns are not in conflict. Today a new vision of the cosmos is being developed by artists, among others – one that brings together the cosmos and the polis. Scholars from the South are decolonizing the mindset which divided the world and split us from our common connections, while others are using art to highlight the existential threats we now face as a species. By developing a distinctive form of aesthetic cosmopolitanism, this book shows that the idea of the cosmos is more important than ever today, and vital for our attempts to rethink our place as one species among others in a universe that extends far beyond our world.Trade Review“Nikos Papastergiadis has put the cosmos back into cosmopolitanism, refusing to cede the intellectual and aesthetic gravity of the concept to reductive, neoliberal apologia. Added to his usual encyclopedic scholarship and lucid writing is a generous sense of connection to place, people, and planet that makes this book both compelling and urgent – a must-read!”Marsha Meskimmon, Loughborough University“In this inspiring and lucidly written book, Papastergiadis shows that cosmopolitanism exerts a continued allure for contemporary critical thought and is deeply embedded in the human condition and in aesthetic sensibility.”Gerard Delanty, Sussex UniversityTable of ContentsProlegomenon: Putting the Cosmos Back into Cosmopolitanism 1 Introduction: A Constellation for Cosmopolitanism in Seven Points Part 1 Cosmos in Antiquity 2 Cosmopolitanism in Antiquity 3 Stoic lives and the places of Cosmopolitanism 4 Cosmopolis and Physics of Cosmic Fire Part 2 Closing Apertures: Fading Cosmos and Rising Anthropos 5 From St Paul to the Enlightenment 6 Kant: Cosmopolitanism or the Graveyard Part 3 From the Moral Imperative to the Creative Constitutive 7 After Kant: Political Philosophy for Cosmopolitanism – Habermas and Derrida 8 After Kant: Political Philosophy against Cosmopolitanism – Sloterdijk and Mouffe 9 Cosmos Perduring in Art 10 Cosmos from the Global South: From Subaltern to Decolonial Perspectives 11 Cosmos for the World 12 Epilogue: Cosmic Fire and Liquid Polis
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Cosmos in Cosmopolitanism
Book SynopsisCosmopolitanism is commonly associated today with the idea that the forces of globalization could be tempered by new forms of cosmopolitan governance, an idea that was popular among some political theorists in the late twentieth century but seems increasingly unrealistic today. Rather than discarding the idea of cosmopolitanism, Nikos Papastergiadis seeks to reinvigorate it by examining the ways in which visual artists have explored themes associated with the cosmos. Kant regarded cosmopolitanism as the goal for humanity, but he turned his attention away from the connection to the cosmos and directed it toward the practical rules for peaceful co-existence. However, these two concerns are not in conflict. Today a new vision of the cosmos is being developed by artists, among others – one that brings together the cosmos and the polis. Scholars from the South are decolonizing the mindset which divided the world and split us from our common connections, while others are using art to highlight the existential threats we now face as a species. By developing a distinctive form of aesthetic cosmopolitanism, this book shows that the idea of the cosmos is more important than ever today, and vital for our attempts to rethink our place as one species among others in a universe that extends far beyond our world.Trade Review“Nikos Papastergiadis has put the cosmos back into cosmopolitanism, refusing to cede the intellectual and aesthetic gravity of the concept to reductive, neoliberal apologia. Added to his usual encyclopedic scholarship and lucid writing is a generous sense of connection to place, people, and planet that makes this book both compelling and urgent – a must-read!”Marsha Meskimmon, Loughborough University“In this inspiring and lucidly written book, Papastergiadis shows that cosmopolitanism exerts a continued allure for contemporary critical thought and is deeply embedded in the human condition and in aesthetic sensibility.”Gerard Delanty, Sussex UniversityTable of ContentsProlegomenon: Putting the Cosmos Back into Cosmopolitanism1 Introduction: A Constellation for Cosmopolitanism in Seven PointsPart 1 Cosmos in Antiquity2 Cosmopolitanism in Antiquity3 Stoic lives and the places of Cosmopolitanism4 Cosmopolis and Physics of Cosmic FirePart 2 Closing Apertures: Fading Cosmos and Rising Anthropos5 From St Paul to the Enlightenment6 Kant: Cosmopolitanism or the GraveyardPart 3 From the Moral Imperative to the Creative Constitutive7 After Kant: Political Philosophy for Cosmopolitanism – Habermas and Derrida8 After Kant: Political Philosophy against Cosmopolitanism – Sloterdijk and Mouffe9 Cosmos Perduring in Art10 Cosmos from the Global South: From Subaltern to Decolonial Perspectives11 Cosmos for the World12 Epilogue: Cosmic Fire and Liquid Polis
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd How to Inhabit the Earth: Interviews with Nicolas
Book SynopsisIn a series of televised interviews broadcast in spring 2022, Bruno Latour explained, in clear and straightforward terms, how humans have changed the planet and why environmental disasters are an intrinsic part of modern life. We have now come to realize that all life depends on a thin skin of our planet that is only few kilometres thick – what scientists call the ‘critical zone’. Our capacity to continue to live on a planet we are transforming is now at risk and if we wish to survive as a species, we must put an end to the mechanisms of destruction, rethink our connection to living beings, and face head-on the confrontation between the extractivists who are exploiting the Earth’s resources and the ecologists. This poignant reflection on the greatest challenge of our time was also an opportunity for Latour to explain the underlying thread that guided his work throughout his career, from his pathbreaking research on the social construction of scientific knowledge to his last writings on the Anthropocene.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Nicolas TruongChanging worldsThe end of modernityGaia puts us on noticeWhere do we land?The new ecological classInventing collective apparatusesThe truth of the religiousScience in actionThe modes of existenceThe circle of politicsPhilosophy is so beautiful!Letter to Lilo Thanks
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Navigating Uncertainty
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