Sociology and anthropology Books

Book SynopsisBased upon detailed research and observation of social customs in many regions, here is a notable contribution to our understanding of ourselves, using theatrical performance as a framework.This book explores the realm of human behavior in social situations and the way that we appear to others. Each person in everyday social intercourse presents himself and his activity to others, attempts to guide and control the impressions they form of him, and employs certain techniques in order to sustain his performance, just as an actor presents a character to an audience.

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Book SynopsisInterfaces are back, or perhaps they never left. The familiar Socratic conceit from the Phaedrus, of communication as the process of writing directly on the soul of the other, has returned to center stage in today's discussions of culture and media.Trade Review"Of vital importance to digital research; it should be included in any studies of the digital or mediated domain."Media International Australia"The Interface Effect fuses sophisticated contemporary theory with a detailed knowledge of the technics and techniques of digital media. Galloway is an important voice, and the book is sure to have a wide uptake among those interested in new media theory and contemporary aesthetics."Jodi Dean, author of Blog Theory: Feedback and Capture in the Circuits of Drive "Employing a sustained, powerful methodology, The Interface Effect sparkles with original insights. Galloway is interested not only in the effects that interfaces have, but also in them as themselves the results of cultural, technological, economic, and political forces. This double movement provides a way to connect the historical with the political, and the technological with both. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in new media studies, contemporary theory, and digital technologies."N. Katherine Hayles, Professor of Literature, Duke University, and author of How We Think: Digital Media and Contemporary TechnogenesisTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction: The Computer as a Mode of MediationI. The Unworkable InterfaceII. Software and IdeologyIII. Are Some Things Unrepresentable?IV. Disingenuous InformaticsPostscript: We Are the Gold FarmersNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisReviews of the 1st Edition:"....This book is a welcome addition to the sociology of technology, a field whose importance is increasingly recognised." - Sociology"....sets a remarkably high standard in breadth of coverage, in scholarship, and in readability and can be recommended to the general reader and to the specialist alike." - Science and Society"....This remarkably readable and well-edited anthology focuses, in a wide variety of concrete examples, not on the impacts of technologies on societies but in the reverse: how different social contexts shaped the emergence of particular technologies." - Technology and Culture How does social context affect the development of technology? What is the relationship between technology and gender Is production technology shaped by efficiency or by social control? Technological change is often seen as something that follows its own logic - something we may welcome, or about whicTrade Review"Delanty has written a fluent and succinct overview of social theory, including informed commentary and critique...The book presents some very good potted accounts of the various theoretical positions in the social sciences and sets out issues that are not yet resolved. It should be added to the reading lists of theory and methodology courses in the social sciences." - The Times HigherTable of ContentsNotes on ContributorsAcknowledgementsEditors' notePreface to the Second Edition/f002Part 1: Introductory essay and general issuesIntroductory essay: the social shaping of technologyDo artifacts have politics?Modest_Witness@Second_MilleniumEdison and electric lightInventing personal computingConstructing a bridgeCompeting technologies and economic predictionThe social construction of technologyRedefining the social linkfrom baboons to humansCaught in the wheelsthe high cost of being a female cog in the male machinery of engineeringMaking 'white' people white/f002Part 2: The technology of productionIntroductionThe watermill and feudal authorityThe machine versus the workerTechnology and capitalist controlSocial choice in machine designthe case of automatically controlled machine toolsThe material of male powerWhat machines can't dopolitics and technology in the industrial enterpriseWriters, texts and writing actsgendered user images in word processing softwareLearning by tryingthe implementation of configurational technologyWorking relations of technology production and use/f002Part 3: Reproductive technologyIntroductionThe industrial revolution in the homeA gendered socio-technical constructionthe smart houseA woman's placeDolores Hayden on the 'grand domestic revolution'Inserting Grafenberg's IUD into the sex reformThe decline of the one-size-fits-all paradigm, or, how reproductive scientists try to cope with post-modernity/f002Part 4: Military technologyIntroductionCold war and white heatthe origins and meanings of packet switchingManufacturing gender in military cockpit designThe American army and the M-16 rifleThe Thor-Jupiter controversyThe weapons succession processTheories of technology and the abolition of nuclear weaponsBibliographyIndex.

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Book SynopsisIn this new book, David Harvey seeks to determine what is meant by the term in its different contexts and to identify how accurate and useful it is as a description of contemporary experience.Trade Review"Devastating. The most brilliant study of post-modernity to date. David Harvey cuts beneath the theoretical debates about postmodernist culture to reveal the social and economic basis of this apparently free-floating phenomenon. After reading this book, those who fashionably scorn the idea of a 'total' critique had better think again." Terry Eagleton "Few people have penetrated the heartland of contemporary cultural theory and critique as explosively or insightfully as David Harvey." Edward Soja "David Harvey's book is probably the best yet written on the link between ... economic and cultural transformations." Financial Times "David Harvey's engrossing book is probably the most readable, ambitious, and intelligent work on postmodernism yet published." Voice Literary Supplement "In Harvey's skilful hands various strands of contemporary life, normally held far apart by specialized scholarly interests, come together again and are shown to fit with each other ... a marvellous, enjoyable and mind-opening book." Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsThe argument. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: The Passage from Modernity to Postmodernity in Contemporary Culture: . 1. Introduction. 2. Modernity and Modernism. 3. Postmodernism. 4. Postmodernism in the City: Architecture and Urban Design. 5. Modernization. 6. POSTmodernISM or postMODERNism?. Part II: The Political-Economic Transformation of late Twentieth-Century Capitalism: . 7. Introduction. 8. Fordism. 9. From Fordism to Flexible Accumulation. 10. Theorizing the Transition. 11. Flexible Accumulation - Solid Transformation or Temporary Fix?. Part III: The Experience of Space and Time: . 12. Introduction. 13. Individual Spaces and Times in Social Life. 14. Time and Space as Sources of Social Power. 15. The Time and Space of the Enlightenment Project. 16. Time-space Compression and the Rise of Modernism as a Cultural Force. 17. Time-Space Compression and the Postmodern Condition. 18. Time and Space in the Postmodern Cinema. Part IV: The Condition of Postmodernity:. 19. Postmodernity as a Historical Condition. 20. Economics with Mirrors. 21. Postmodernism as the Mirror of Mirrors. 22. Fordist Modernism versus Flexible Postmodernism, or the Interpenetration of Opposed Tendencies in Capitalism as a Whole. 23. The Transformative and Speculative Logic of Capital. 24. The Work of Art in an Age of Electronic Reproduction and Image Banks. 25. Responses to Time-Space Compression. 26. The Crisis of Historical Materialism. 27. Cracks in the Mirrors, Fusions at the Edges. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhen this classic was first published in 1975, it created a new discipline and started a tumultuous round in the nature versus nurture debate. In the introduction to this edition, Wilson shows how research in human genetics and neuroscience over the past quarter of a century has strengthened the case for a biological understanding of human nature.Trade ReviewIt is impossible to leave Wilson’s book without having one’s sense of life permanently and dramatically widened. -- Fred Hapgood * The Atlantic *Rarely has the world been provided with such a splendid stepping stone for an exciting future of a new science. -- John Tyler Bonner * Scientific American *This book enthralls and enchants… If you have this book… you can begin getting your mind ready for the illuminations about human society. -- Lewis Thomas * Harper’s *Sociobiology is an excellent book, full of extraordinary insights, and replete with the beauty and poetry of the animal kingdom. * Times Literary Supplement *Its contents do indeed provide a new synthesis, of wide perspective and great authority… Wilson’s plain uncluttered prose is a treat to read, his logic is rigorous, his arguments are lucid. -- V. C. Wymne-Edwards * Nature *Sociobiology explores the possibility that animal social behaviour—group living, kinship, attraction and mating, reciprocity and sharing, cooperation, conflict, and cheating, to name just the most familiar—has a genetic basis and can be shaped by natural selection: genes can be shaped by natural selection: genes can code for social behaviours in the same way that they code for body parts such as hands, hooves, eyes, antlers and ears. But, in an audacious final chapter, Wilson extended the analysis to humans: biology had grabbed our kinship, cooperation, mate preferences and the rest. Some branded Wilson and his ideas fascist, others as racist or guilty of genetic determinism. They are none of these things and, two Pulitzer Prizes later, Wilson has been vindicated… Wilson’s Sociobiology laid the foundations for a lifetime of meditations. -- Mark Pagel * Times Higher Education Supplement *A towering theoretical achievement of exceptional elegance… Like most great books, Sociobiology is unpedantic, lucid, and eminently accessible. -- Pierre L. van den Berghe * Contemporary Sociology *Sociobiology, a new concept, is one with extraordinary potential value for understanding and explaining human behavior. * Practical Psychology *This book will stand as a landmark in the comparative study of social behavior. * Quarterly Review of Biology *It’s been 25 years since E. O. Wilson wrote Sociobiology, naming a new science and starting it off with a bang—and a firestorm of protest. ‘Nurture!’ and ‘Nature!’ came the cries from every corner of the academic world, as the book became a causus belli for sociologists, feminists, human geneticists, and psychologists. -- Mary Ellen Curtin * Amazon.com *Table of Contents* Part I. Social Evolution *1. The Morality of the Gene *2. Elementary Concepts of Sociobiology *3. The Prime Movers of Social Evolution *4. The Relevant Principles of Population Biology *5. Group Selection and Altruism *6. Group Size, Reproduction, and Time-Energy Budgets * Part II. Social Mechanisms *7. The Development and Modification of Social Behavior *8. Communication: Basic Principles *9. Communication: Functions and Complex Systems *10. Communication: Origins and Evolution *11. Aggression *12. Social Spacing, Including Territory *13. Dominance Systems *14. Roles and Castes *15. Sex and Society *16. Paternal Care *17. Social Symbioses * Part III. The Social Species *18. The Four Pinnacles of Social Evolution *19. The Colonial Microorganisms and Invertebrates *20. The Social Insects *21. The Cold-Blooded Vertebrates *22. The Birds *23. Evolutionary Trends within the Mammals *24. The Ungulates and Elephants *25. The Carnivores *26. The Nonhuman Primates *27. Man: From Sociobiology to Sociology * Glossary * Bibliography * Index

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Book SynopsisA radical thinker, Xunzi disagreed with Mencius on human nature. For him men are naturally evil. From this inverse assumption, he yet reached the same Mencian conclusion: moral education is paramount for society to function, and the ruler should be meritorious, protecting the people. This makes Xunzi a Confucianist, though Han Fei and Li Si, his students, were to subvert Confucian principles. From Xunzi, Mingyuan Hu selects and translates three treatises, illustrating his argument. This book is part of the Erstwhile Series.Table of ContentsMen Are Naturally Evil, Their Goodness a Matter of Cultivation Human Demeanour, All Too Human Demeanour, Not at All Becoming Water Carries the Boat; Water Overturns the Boat

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Book SynopsisAn original and provocative exploration of the relationship between contemporary art, politics, and activismTrade Review“In this complex world of upheaval, emergency and displacement, such a treatise on the power of art is a welcome one.”—ALMANAC,INIGO“Simoniti is one of the most exciting writers on art today. This book is a masterpiece: moving effortlessly between history, criticism and philosophy, it’s a gripping account of art’s ongoing ability to shake up the world.”—James Fox, author of The World According to Colour“Vid Simoniti elegantly, skilfully unpicks the interfaces where art meets politics. A process that stirs up substantive new material for contemplation.”—Cornelia Parker, artist“An original thinker and masterful prose stylist with a huge, generous mind, Simoniti has written a subtle, courageous meditation on contemporary political art. This book offers us a profound critical reconsideration of the aesthetic resources we bring to the urgent human issues it addresses.”—Adrian Piper, artist and philosopher

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Book SynopsisIn his new book John A. Hall traces the interactions between nations, states and empires in the making of the modern world. It is commonly assumed that nation states succeeded and replaced empires, relegating empires to the past: Hall argues that this is not the case. Empires have continued alongside nation states, shadowing them and overseeing them in the industrial era. The two world wars were imperial wars, rather than wars between nation states. Even after rapid decolonization in the 1950s and 1960s, empires persisted in the USA and the USSR. Furthermore, empires are not finished: the USA retains enormous power, while Russia and China increasingly show imperial dispositions. Empires and nation states do not exist in separate compartments rather, they often overlap. Consider the USA both strongly nationalist and the greatest empire in the history of the world. This highly original book will be essential reading for students and scholars in sociology and politics and for anyone

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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 ContentsPreface1 What is Algorithmic Intimacy?2 Togetherness Transformed3 Relationship Tech4 Therapy Tech5 Friendship Tech6 Versions of Algorithmic IntimacyNotes

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Book SynopsisThe Unfinished Revolution is the definitive story of New Labour from its genesis to its election defeat 2010 - covering over 25 years and six general elections of strategy, rebuilding and reinvention. In this extraordinary book, Philip Gould, one of the world''s leading political strategists and a key adviser to Tony Blair during the period, brilliantly describes how New Labour came to dominate, falter and fall, assessing how successful it was in government, and where it should go from here. Drawing on his years of experience at the heart of New Labour he gives us his unique perspective on how best to understand the electorate, how to communicate policy and how to adapt in a rapidly changing world.Trade Review'Sincere and enthusiastic ... one of New Labour's defining texts ... this is an important political book' -- Will Hutton Observer 'The definitive account of the making of New Labour ... Fascinating' The Times 'Lively and revealing ... the best insider's account' -- Peter Kellner Evening Standard 'A fascinating piece of political history' -- Philip Stevens Financial Times

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Book SynopsisWelcome to the world of the sharp-suited faces'. The Italianistas. The scooter-riding, all-night-dancing instigators of what became, from its myriad sources, a very British phenomenon.Mod began life as the quintessential working-class movement of a newly affluent nation a uniquely British amalgam of American music and European fashions that mixed modern jazz with modernist design in an attempt to escape the drab conformity, snobbery and prudery of life in 1950s Britain. But what started as a popular cult became a mainstream culture, and a style became a revolution.In Mod, Richard Weight tells the story of Britain's biggest and most influential youth cult. He charts the origins of Mod in the Soho jazz scene of the 1950s, set to the cool sounds of Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. He explores Mod's heyday in Swinging London in the mid-60s to a new soundtrack courtesy of the Small Faces, the Who and the Kinks. He takes us to the ModRocker riots at Margate Trade ReviewThis [is a] highly entertaining and discursive mixture of social history and cultural theory… As an analysis of Britain’s youth tribes of the past 50 years…Mod: A Very British Style is definitive -- Mick Brown * Daily Telegraph *Richard Weight’s splendid new book… The writing is witty…the judgments are pinpoint accurate… The research is formidable in its scope and detail -- Alwyn W Turner * New Statesman *MOD is an important book because it shows how a style so often dismissed as trivial is in fact an important determinant of Britishness... This is a great book because it has the courage to celebrate what is wonderfully modern -- Gerard DeGroot * Sunday Telegraph *Well-written throughout, crackles with reflection on fashion, music and film -- Ian Thompson * Observer *A serious and worthwhile insight into a fascinating aspect of youth identity -- Will Hodgkinson * The Times *

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Book SynopsisIn this stimulating book, Goldsmith argues that biology has a great deal to say that should be of interest to social scientists, historians, philosophers, and humanists in general. He believes that anyone studying the social behaviour of humans must take into consideration both proximate cause - the physiology, biochemistry, and social mechanisms of behavior - and ultimate cause - how the behavior came to exist in evolutionary time. Goldsmith, a neurobiologist, draws examples from neurobiology, psychology, and ethology (behavioral evolution). The result is a work that overcomes mant of the misconceptions that have hindered the rich contributions the biological sciences have to offer concerning the evolution of human society, behavior, and sense of identity. Among the key topics addressed are the nature of biological explanation, the relationship between genes and behavior, those aspects of behavior most likely to respond to natural selection, the relationship between evolution and learning, and some probable modes of interaction between cultural and biological evolution. By re-examining the role of biological explanation in the domain of social development, the author has significantly advanced a more well-rounded view of human evolution and shed new light on the perennial question of what it means to be human. His book will appea to biologists, social scientists, traditional humanists, and interested general readers.Trade Review"The book is well-written and amasses considerable evidence in support of its thesis. ... He (Goldsmith) brings to his work not only familiarity with evolutionary theory but also his particular skills as a neurobiologist. So he is in a better than average position to make the connections between genetics, neurobiology and psychology as these affect behavior." -- New Ideas in Psychology "The strength of the book is. . .the succinct way in which Goldsmith explains many of the confusing and misunderstood elements of sociobiology." --Choice "An outstanding work reflecting careful synthesis and great explanatory power. A superb achievement that provides a succinct and readable overview of an extraordinarily broad and complex area."--Owen D. Jones, Professor of Law, Arizona State University "The book is well-written and amasses considerable evidence in support of its thesis. ... He (Goldsmith) brings to his work not only familiarity with evolutionary theory but also his particular skills as a neurobiologist. So he is in a better than average position to make the connections between genetics, neurobiology and psychology as these affect behavior." -- New Ideas in Psychology "The strength of the book is. . .the succinct way in which Goldsmith explains many of the confusing and misunderstood elements of sociobiology." --Choice "An outstanding work reflecting careful synthesis and great explanatory power. A superb achievement that provides a succinct and readable overview of an extraordinarily broad and complex area."--Owen D. Jones, Professor of Law, Arizona State UniversityTable of Contents1. The dual nature of causation in biology ; 2. Some fallacies and misconceptions ; 3. Evolutionary times since Darwin ; 4. Reasoning about ultimate causes of behavior ; 5. Getting from genes to behavior ; 6. Evolutionary perspectives on volition, learning, and language ; 7. Decisions, Decisions! ; 8. Culture, anthropology, and evolution ; Epilogue: Concerning "Biological Reductionism"

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Book SynopsisCriminology is a broad-ranging and stimulating introduction that is ideal for undergraduates approaching the subject for the first time. Each chapter is written by an expert in their field and includes a range of learning features designed to help students engage with the material covered.Trade ReviewA first-rate resource with which to study and debate current issues within the subject. * Anna Markovska, Anglia Ruskin University, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Vol 46 No 4, September 2007 *Given its scope and the inclusion of study questions, further reading and web links, lecturers will inevitably find this a useful core textbook. * Times Higher Education Supplement *The editors bring together an excellent group of contributions, making this a fascinating read. One of the real benefits is the scope of the material covered, which includes areas often neglected by criminology textbooks. * Times Higher Education Supplement *A very useful compilation of the subject of criminology for undergraduates and people studying criminology, particularly for the first time. * Dr. Lystra Hagley-Dickinson, British Journal of Criminology Newsletter 2006 *Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCING CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY; PART II: FORMS OF CRIME; PART III: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CRIME; PART IV: RESPONSES TO CRIME

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Book SynopsisA study of how investment in an individual's education and training is similar to business investments in equipment. This edition has four new chapters, covering topics including: human capital, fertility and economic growth, the division of labour and economic considerations within the family.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“The Dissertation-to-Book Workbook not only succeeds but excels in guiding scholars through this process of revision. This pragmatic workbook walks an author through clear steps to identify the organizing principle of the book, write and revise the book’s central claims, and then ensure that the chapters actually function well together before the author sends the book to a press. Since scholars often only have one opportunity to convince a press to publish their book, working through this process before sending to editors is crucial—and this is an essential guide.” -- Rebecca K. Marchiel, University of Mississippi“Based on their years of helping academics revise their dissertations into books, Knox and Van Deventer have distilled their incredible depth of knowledge into a beautifully thought-out book that takes you step by step through the process of revising your dissertation. Too many writing books give vague advice without any practical guidance. This is not that book. From advice on crafting your book’s arc and organizing principle to drafting your book questions and producing chapter answers, this book takes all the guessing out of one of the most stressful tasks academics face. This is the best book I have seen on the topic.” -- Wendy Belcher, author of Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve WeeksTable of ContentsIntroduction: The What, Why, and How of This Workbook This Workbook’s Origins An Overview of the Work You’ll Do How This Workbook Invites You to Work Practice 1: Prioritize Action Practice 2: Aim for Progress, Not Perfection Practice 3: Reflect Intentionally and Capture Doubts Practice 4: Build Confidence by Asking Challenging Questions What You Won’t Do in This Workbook Decide Whether to Publish a Book or Articles Answer Questions about Your Book’s Publishability or Your Argument’s Significance Complete Your Book Manuscript Copyedit Your Book’s Prose Identify Your Book’s Target Audience and Possible Publishers Draft Your Book Proposal Gain Procedural Information on Publication How to Use This Workbook Completing the Workbook Exercises Recommended Pacing A Final Note: You Aren’t Alone! Chapter 1: Considering Your Book on Its Own Terms What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 1 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Describing Your Book on Its Own Terms Step 2: Understanding the Alignment Between Scope, Claims, and Evidence Step 3: Troubleshooting Misaligned Claims, Scope, and Evidence Step 4: Freewriting to Assess Your Book as a Book Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 2: Reviewing Your Book’s Organizing Principle What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 2 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Recognizing Organizing Principles Step 2: Identifying Your Book’s Current Primary Organizing Principle Step 3: Imagining All of Your Book’s Potential Organizing Principles Step 4: Stating the Implied Questions Step 5: Choosing Your Organizing Principle Step 6: Reflecting on Your Organizing Principle Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 3: Drafting Your First Book Question What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 3 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Understanding Book Questions Step 2: Stress-Testing the Actors and Actions of Your Book Question Step 3: Revising Your Question Word Step 4: Checking Your Book Question Candidates Against Your Chapters Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 4: Drafting Your Remaining Book Questions What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 4 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Selecting Other Book Questions Step 2: Brainstorming Questions Related to Book Question 1 Step 3: Stress-Testing and Answering Your Book Questions Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 5: Revising Your Book Questions What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 5 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Checking Actors and Actions Step 2: Stress-Testing Your Terminology Step 3: Assessing Conceptual Relationships Step 4: Projecting Your Chapter Answers Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 6: Assessing Your Chapters on Their Own Terms What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 6 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Producing Chapter Snapshots Step 2: Surveying Your Chapters Within Your Book Step 3: Assessing the Alignment Between Your Chapters’ Evidence, Scope, and Claims Step 4: Evaluating Your Chapters’ Corpus Step 5: Adding Metacommentary Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 7: Checking Your Chapters for Parallelism What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 7 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Identifying Constants and Variables Step 2: Evaluating Your Book’s Variables Step 3: Handling Outlier Chapters Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 8: Crafting Your Book’s Narrative Arc What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 8 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Describing Your Chapter Order Step 2: Playing with Chapter Order Step 3: Settling on a Final Chapter Order Step 4: Identifying Narrative Interest Step 5: Laying Out Connections and Shifts Between Consecutive Chapters Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 9: Producing Your Chapter Answers What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 9 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Transforming Your Templates into Chapter Answers Step 2: Collecting Your Key Terms Step 3: Scrutinizing Your Terms Step 4: Noticing and Revising Optional Step 5: Expanding and Condensing Your Chapter Answers Step 6: Producing the Rest of Your Chapter Answers Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 10: Revising Your Chapter Answers as a Group and Refining Your Book Questions What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 10 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Reassessing Your Terminology Step 2: Checking for Parallelism in Actors (and Actions) Step 3: Noticing and Revising for Directionality Step 4: Reviewing Your Final Book Questions and Chapter Answers Step 5: Reading Aloud Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 11: Reviewing Your Book’s Changes and Tying Up Loose Ends What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 11 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Reviewing and Reflecting on Decisions Made Along the Way Step 2: Revisiting, Revising, and Extending Your Chapter 1 Work Step 3: Reviewing Your Book’s Structure and Arc Step 4: Reflecting on Your Chapters and Their Contributions Step 5: Capturing Threads Step 6: Dealing with Background Information Optional Step 7: Synthesizing Dissertation and Book Differences Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 12: Assembling Your Book Argument What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 12 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Writing Your Implicit Lesson(s) Step 2: Turning Your Book Questions into Statements Step 3: Pulling It All Together Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 13: Assembling Your Two-Page Book Narrative What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 13 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Interlude: Transitioning from “Working on” Your Book to “Working in” Your Book Work You’ve Done; What Lies Ahead FAQ as You Reach This Transition Point Am I ready to draft proposals now? Am I ready to talk to editors now? Which chapter(s) should I start with in Chapter 14? What about chapters I still need to draft? When should I plan to draft my book introduction? How long will revisions take? When should I plan to submit proposals? What if I want to change my plan? Chapter 14: Assembling a Chapter Collage What to Expect Time Investment Common Discoveries in Chapter 14 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Gathering Your Materials Step 2: Using Your Chapter Answers to Produce a Chapter Structure and Roadmap Step 3: Assembling One Section by Mining Your Source Material Step 4: Making Notes and Filling Gaps Step 5: Repeating Steps 3–4 for Each Section Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 15: Reverse Outlining Your Chapter Collage What to Expect Common Discoveries in Chapter 15 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Assembling Your Materials and Preparing the Section Step 2: Claim Tagging (Reverse Outlining) Your Paragraphs Step 3: Function Tagging Your Paragraphs Step 4: Generating Your “Honest Outline” of the Section Step 5: Analyzing Your “Honest Outline” and Jotting Notes Step 6: Creating an Aspirational Outline Step 7: Assessing Your Aspirational Outline Step 8: Drafting Topic Sentences to Match Your Aspirational Outline Step 9: Fleshing Out Paragraphs by Drafting or Assembling Step 10: Revising Your Transitions Step 11: Repeating Steps 1–10 for the Other Body Sections Optional Step 12: Macro Revising, Using Targeted Questions Step 13: Adjusting Your Book Questions and Chapter Answers Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Chapter 16: Citing with Confidence What to Expect Common Discoveries in Chapter 16 Common Stumbling Blocks Exercises Step 1: Deciding Whether and Where to Cite Step 2: Deciding How Much to Cite Step 3: Deciding How to Cite Debrief, Support, and Troubleshooting Final Words Acknowledgments Appendixes Appendix A: If Your Book Isn’t Based on a Dissertation Readiness Checklist Appendix B: If Your Scope Needs a Closer Look Appendix C: If You’re Unsure about Your Organizing Principle Question Step 1: Reprising Your Topic Statement Step 2: Review—Who’s Doing What to Whom? Step 3: Checking Against the Question Implied by the Organizing Principle Appendix D: If Your Book Question and Chapter Answer Terms Need a Closer Look Appendix E: If You Want Strategies for Drafting New Work Strategy 1: Close Reading Strategy 2: Asking and Answering Questions Strategy 3: Distilling Your Evidence Base Strategy 4: Dumping Everything You Know Strategy 5: Explaining to Yourself What You See Strategy 6: Talking as Thinking Strategy 7: Using a Topical Outline Appendix F: If You Want Some Tools for Micro Revising Considering the Topic Sentence Considering the Paragraph, Globally Considering Each Sentence Additional Resources for Micro Revising Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Risk Work is a masterful rethinking of US contemporary art since the 1960s, revealing how ‘guerrilla tactics’ constituted an interface between conceptual and performance-based art and the state’s intensified expansion of racialized policing. Gleisser offers a complex and theoretically rigorous model for historical research wherein state documents speak of the arts, just as the history of state-sanctioned violence can be found in artists’ archival papers.” -- Chon Noriega, editor, A Ver: Revisioning Art History book series“An accomplished work with surprising interdisciplinary insights. Gleisser has provided us with a much-needed study of the proliferative use of ‘guerrilla tactics’ in contemporary American art and performance. Drawing art history and performance studies into conversation with critical legal studies of race, this necessary text brilliantly illuminates the complex networks that flow between contemporary tactics in art and performance and the power effects of a state and legal structure that has increasingly invested in and expanded the racialized dynamics of police and carceral power.” -- Joshua Chambers-Letson, author of "After the Party: A Manifesto for Queer of Color Life"“A seminal account of carceral governance’s effects in the art world. Situating guerrilla art’s rise within transnational movements against state violence, Risk Work shines new light on the nexus between artistic practice, political knowledge production, and resistance.” -- Brian Jordan Jefferson, author of "Digitize and Punish: Racial Criminalization in the Digital Age"“Risk Work promises to be an important, eye-opening, and potentially field-transforming contribution to the ongoing historicization of progressive, activist art in the US. Gleisser reorganizes the most basic templates for understanding conceptual and performance art, while presenting an insistent appeal to acknowledge and call out whiteness. I am nearly in awe of the text. Its radically original approach demonstrates its hermeneutic value immediately and incontrovertibly.” -- Matthew Jesse Jackson, author of "The Experimental Group: Ilya Kabakov, Moscow Conceptualism, Soviet Avant-Gardes""With Risk Work, Gleisser cleverly frames a compelling discourse around artists' actions in public space as they relate to the politics of the racialized and gendered body, punitive literacy, and risk-taking. By assessing key legislation, political events, city development policies, policing, and media portrayals alongside art historical feedback and reception, Gleisser provides a comprehensive consideration of the privileges and risks inherent in performance art, and their legibility, both within public space and the art world." -- Allison Glenn, curator and writerTable of ContentsIntroduction. Punitive Literacy and Risk Work 1 Hit-and-Run Aesthetics: Asco, Chris Burden, and Relational Geographies of Risk, 1971–1976 2 Deputized Discernment: Adrian Piper, Jean Toche, and the Politics of Antiloitering Laws, 1974–1978 3 Rethinking Endurance: Pope.L, Tehching Hsieh, and Surviving Safety, 1978–1983 4 “¿Why Won’t You See Us?”: The Guerrilla Girls, PESTS, and the Limits of Anonymity, 1985–1987 Epilogue. At the Edges of Guerrilla Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis heartfelt collection is a testament to sociology's power to heal people and transform societies. The world is a tough place right now. Climate change, income inequality, racist violence, and the erosion of democracy have exposed the vulnerability of our individual and collective futures. But as the sociologists gathered here by Marika Lindholm and Elizabeth Wood show, no matter how helpless we might feel, it's vital that we discover new paths toward healing and change. The short, accessible, emotionally and intellectually powerful essays in Between Us offer a transformative new way to think about sociology and its ability to fuel personal and social change. These forty-five essays reflect a diverse range of experiences. Whether taking an adult son with autism grocery shopping or fighting fires in Barcelona, contending with sexism at the beach or facing racism at a fertility clinic, celebrating one's immigrant heritage, or acknowledging one's KKK ancestors, this book shows studen

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Book SynopsisPeter Berger is the most influential contemporary sociologist of religion. This collection of essays is the first in-depth study of his contribution to the field.Trade Review'For those who rejoice in the building of bridges between academic enquiry and Christian faith it offers a good deal of encouragement and food for thought.' - John Wolffe'I found this an exhilarating book to read, not least because of the wealth of biographical material which helps to locate Berger for those who know him only through his writing ... It is the first in-depth study of Berger's contribution to the study of religion...' - Duncan MacLaren, King's College, London, Journal of Beliefs and Values'This volume ... makes an important contribution to the field in general and will be appreciated not only by fans of Berger's work, but by all students involved in the academic/scientific study of religion(s).' - Donald Wiebe, Reviews in Religion and Theology'The book clearly provides an authoritative discussion of the significance of Berger's work for the contemporary study of religion ... the collection will be a very useful addition to the reading lists of any courses exploring the sociology of Western religion.' - Gordon Lynch, Journal of Contemporary ReligionTable of ContentsIntroduction Constructivism or Confucianism?, Linda Woodhead; Part 1 Berger on religion and theology; Chapter 1 Berger: an appreciation, DavidMartin; Chapter 2 Berger and his collaborator(s), ThomasLuckmann; Chapter 3 Berger: theology and sociology, Gary Dorrien; Part 2 Religion, spirituality and the discontents of modernity; Chapter 4 Homeless minds today?, Paul Heelas, Linda Woodhead; Chapter 5 A New Age theodicy for a new age, Colin Campbell; Part 3 Secularization and Sacralization; Chapter 6 The curious case of the unnecessary recantation: Berger and secularization, Steve Bruce; Chapter 7 The persistence of institutional religion in modern Europe, Grace Davie; Chapter 8 The twofold limit of the notion of secularization, Danièle Hervieu-Léger; Part 4 Signals of transcendence; Chapter 9 Berger’s vision in retrospect, Richard K. Fenn; Chapter 10 Berger and New Testament Studies, David G. Horrell; Chapter 11 Berger’s anthropological theology; Chapter 12 Postscript, PeterBerger;

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Book SynopsisExplains the key concepts, theories, and studies in the sociology of the artsthe fully updated new edition of the classic textbook Sociology of the Arts is a comprehensive yet accessible review of sociological approaches to studying the fine, popular, and folk arts. Integrating scholarly literature, theoretical models, and empirical studies, this authoritative textbook provides balanced coverage of a broad range of essential topicsenabling a deeper understanding of the field as a whole. Throughout the text, numerous real-world case studies reinforce key concepts, stimulate classroom discussion, and encourage students to contemplate abstract theoretical issues central to the relationship between art and society. Now in its second edition, this bestselling volume features fully revised content that reflects the most recent literature and research in the field. New discussion on the production and the consumption of culture are complemented by fresh perspectTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii List of Tables ix List of Figures xi List of Boxes xiii Preface and Acknowledgements xv 1 Introduction: What is Art? 1 Part I The Relationship between Art and Society 11 2 Reflection Approaches 13 Case Study 2.1 The Reflection of Race in Children’s Books 25 3 Shaping Approaches 29 Case Study 3.1 Violence in Popular Arts 43 4 A Mediated View: The Cultural Diamond 49 Part IIA The Cultural Diamond: The Production of Culture 53 5 Art Worlds and Artistic Fields 55 Case Study 5.1 From Academy to Public Sale 69 6 Businesses and Industries 75 Case Study 6.1 Innovation in Commercial Musical Theatre 89 7 Nonprofits and Networks 95 Case Study 7.1 Piccolos on the Picket Line: A Strike in the Symphony 108 8 Artists 113 Case Study 8.1 Nothing Succeeds Like Success: Careers in the Film Industry 129 Part IIB The Cultural Diamond: The Consumption of Culture 133 9 Consumption Approaches 135 Case Study 9.1 Romance Novels as Combat and Compensation 150 10 Sites and Experiences 155 Case Study 10.1 The Experience of Music 172 11 Identities 177 Case Study 11.1 Acropolis Now: National Identity and the Return of the Parthenon Marbles? 191 12 Distinction 199 Case Study 12.1 New Forms of Cultural Capital? Debates about Distinction 215 Part III Art in Society 221 13 The Art Itself 223 Case Study 13.1 The Renaissance Way of Seeing 241 14 The Constitution of Art in Society 245 Case Study 14.1 A Strange Sensation: Controversies in Art 263 Part IV Conclusion 269 15 Studying Art Sociologically 271 References 275 Index 299

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Book SynopsisDoes sexism against men exist? What it looks like and why we need to take it seriously This book draws attention to the "second sexism," where it exists, how it works and what it looks like, and responds to those who would deny that it exists. Challenging conventional ways of thinking, it examines controversial issues such as sex-based affirmative action, gender roles, and charges of anti-feminism. The book offers an academically rigorous argument in an accessible style, including the careful use of empirical data, and includes examples and engages in a discussion of how sex discrimination against men and boys also undermines the cause for female equality.Trade Review“I recommend The Second Sexism to scholars who investigate gender relations, and I urge academic feminists to take Benatar’s thesis seriously and to respond to it with respect rather than with disbelief or derision.” (American Philosophical Association's Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy, 1 May 2013) “This book simply must be read . . . . Highly, highly recommended.” (Mens News Daily, 4 January 2013) “The Second Sexismis well researched, with voluminous references. As such, it serves the useful function of raising consciousness about an important social issue. Benatar’s research makes a strong case for an in-depth examination of the injustices and discriminations that men suffer in this and other societies in the 21st century.” (PsycINFO/PsycCRITIQUES, 21 November 2012) “The Second Sexism is a strong and early step on the way to the awareness, amelioration, and treatment of a widespread and unaddressed problem that affects a not insignificant portion of the human population.” (New Male Studies Review 3, Jonathan Badiali's, 26 September 2012) “Benatar’s analysis brings much needed clarity to contemporary debates in gender studies, whose discourse runs the risk of becoming stagnant and dogmatic against a constantly changing social backdrop. Benatar does well to remind us that it is not only females who are constrained and disadvantaged by the roles that they have been socially encouraged to take up.” (New Male Studies Review 2, J.P. Messina's, 26 September 2012) “And now, thanks to Professor Benatar, we have an incisive, comprehensive discussion of the phenomenon that feminism has unwittingly brought to the forefront . . . The writing is jargon-free. As a philosopher, Professor Benatar is attentive to conceptual nuance and clear, precise usage.” (New Male Studies Review 1, Miles Groth's, 26 September 2012) “This is a very well-argued book that presents an unorthodox thesis and defends it ably. It would be a useful text in both undergraduate and graduate courses in philosophy and gender studies, where it is certain to arouse a lot of discussion, much of it excited. Since it is very clearly written, and would be interesting and accessible also to the educated layperson. Most importantly, however, it is likely to change our understanding of gender relations.” (Metapsychology, 21 August 2012)Table of ContentsPreface x 1 Introduction 1 What Is the Second Sexism? 1 Disadvantage 2 Discrimination 3 Wrongful discrimination 3 Sexism 5 The First Sexism 12 Two Kinds of Denialist 13 Forestalling Some Fallacies 16 Structure and Method of the Book 18 2 Male Disadvantage 25 Conscription and Combat 26 Violence 30 Corporal Punishment 33 Sexual Assault 36 Circumcision 41 Education 46 Family and Other Relationships 50 Custody 50 Paternity 51 Paternity leave 53 Homosexuals 54 Bodily Privacy 54 Life Expectancy 57 Imprisonment and Capital Punishment 59 Conclusion 61 3 Explaining Male Disadvantage and Thinking about Sex Differences 77 Beliefs about Males 77 Questions about the Beliefs 84 To what extent, if at all, are the beliefs true? 85 What makes the beliefs true? 89 What, if any, implications are there? 93 Conclusion 96 4 From Disadvantage to Wrongful Discrimination 101 Conscription and Combat 102 Kingsley Browne’s basic argument 103 “Slippage” 104 Military effectiveness 106 Dangers of conservatism 109 Statistical differences 113 Final thoughts on combat and conscription 121 Violence 122 “The perpetrators are men” 123 “Men are better able to defend themselves” 124 “Men pose a greater threat” 125 Two kinds of discrimination 127 Corporal Punishment 128 “Males are more badly behaved” 128 “Corporal punishment is not as damaging to males” 129 Sexual Assault 132 Circumcision 134 Education 135 Family and Other Relationships 137 Bodily Privacy 142 “Women have a greater interest in bodily privacy than do men” 143 “The conditions are different” 145 Equal employment opportunity 148 Life Expectancy 152 Imprisonment and Capital Punishment 155 Conclusion 163 5 Responding to Objections 173 The Inversion Argument 174 Conscription and combat 175 Violence 179 Circumcision 182 Education 183 Sexual assault 185 Bodily privacy 186 Custody 188 Life expectancy 189 Imprisonment 193 The Costs-of-Dominance Argument 194 The Distraction Argument 199 Defining Discrimination 202 6 Affirmative Action 212 Rectifying Injustice 215 The past discrimination argument 216 The present discrimination argument 218 Lessons from “Summers School” 225 Consequentialist Arguments 228 The viewpoint diversity argument 228 The role-model argument 229 The legitimate-sex-preference argument 231 The ideal argument 232 Conclusion 233 7 Conclusion 239 Does Feminism Discriminate against Men? 239 Are Men Worse off than Women? 246 Taking the Second Sexism Seriously 254 Conclusion 259 Bibliography 266 Index 285

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Book SynopsisHow has Latino immigration transformed the South? In what ways is the presence of these newcomers complicating efforts to organize for workplace justice? This is a portrait of neoliberal globalization and calls for organizing strategies that bring diverse working communities together in mutual construction of a more just future.Trade Review"Scratching Out a Living is a model of engaged scholarship. In this timely, beautifully-written, and deeply researched activism-based ethnography about the poultry industry in the American South, Stuesse demonstrates how workers are exploited and divided on the basis of racial and ethnic identities within the context of neoliberal globalization. Without underestimating the difficulties, her research reveals that the basis for inter-racial working class solidarity among African Americans and Latinos does indeed exist in the newest 'new' South." -Judges' Comments, 2017 C.L.R. James Award for Published Books for Academic or General Audiences Working-Class Studies AssociationTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Southern Fried: Globalization and Immigrant Transformations 2. Dixie Chicken: Racial Segregation, Poultry Integration, and the Making of the "New" South in Central Mississippi 3. The Caged Bird Sings for Freedom: Black Struggles for Civil and Labor Rights, 1950-1980 4. To Get to the Other Side: The Hispanic Project and the Rise of the Nuevo South 5. Pecking Order: Latino Newcomers, Receptions, and Racial Hierarchies 6. A Bone to Pick: Labor Control and the Painful Work of Chicken Processing 7. Sticking Our Necks Out: Challenges to Union and Workers' Center Organizing 8. Walking on Eggshells: Illegality, Employer Sanctions, and Disposable Workers 9. Plucked: Labor Contractors and Immigrant Exclusion 10. Flying Upwind: Toward a New Southern Solidarity Postscript Home to Roost: Reflections on Activist Research Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis fast-paced business novel does for project management what The Goal and It''s Not Luck have done for production and marketing. Goldratts novels have traditionally slain sacred cows and delivered new ways of looking at processes which seem like common sense once you read them. Critical Chain is no exception. In perhaps Elis most readable book yet, two of the established principles of project management, the engineering estimate and project milestones, are found wanting and dismissed, and other established principles are up for scrutiny - as Goldratt once more applies his Theory of Constraints. The approach is radical, yet clear, understandable and logical. New techniques are introduced, and Project Buffers, Feeding Buffers, Limit Multitasking, Improved Communications and Correct Measurements make them work. Goldratt even handles the complicated statistics of dispersed variability versus accumulated variability so deftly you wont even be aware of learning about them - they ll just Trade Review'Anyone who doesn't snap up a copy is missing a wonderful opportunity for professional and personal development.' - Assembly 'This book is valuable to two main audiences: project managers and senior managers...useful for dealing with one of the most difficult and pressing management challenges: developing highly innovated new products.' - Harvard Business Review 'Eli Goldratt's first novel,The Goal, shook up the factory floor...Goldratt essentially adds a discipline for understanding what drives project performance and therefore what the focus of a project manager's attention should be." - Harvard Business Review 'Critical Chain will revolutionize project management.' - World Aero-Engine Review '... would be of use to project managers who require more sensitive project management methods than those they currently employ ... would also be useful for those who are not convinced of the benefit of project management methods.' - British Journal of Healthcare, Computing & Information ManagementTable of Contents1: Chapter 1; 2: Chapter 2; 3: Chapter 3; 4: Chapter 4; 5: Chapter 5; 6: Chapter 6; 7: Chapter 7; 8: Chapter 8; 9: Chapter 9; 10: Chapter 10; 11: Chapter 11; 12: Chapter 12; 13: Chapter 13; 14: Chapter 14; 15: Chapter 15; 16: Chapter 16; 17: Chapter 17; 18: Chapter 18; 19: Chapter 19; 20: Chapter 20; 21: Chapter 21; 22: Chapter 22; 23: Chapter 23; 24: Chapter 24; 25: Chapter 25

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Book SynopsisWendy Brown diagnoses a late-modern nihilism that trivializes values—including truth itself—and reduces politics to narcissism and power-mongering. Rereading Max Weber, who saw a similar predicament in his own time, Brown seeks to reground political action in responsibility and reorient classrooms to the critical thinking citizens need today.Trade ReviewDistinguished political theorist Wendy Brown revisits Weber’s lectures, struck by the resonance between our present moment and the plight of Weber’s audience. Universities are menaced by political and economic forces, as corrupt but charismatic demagogues reshape the social sphere. Can Weber’s stringent inspiration be a guide? -- Kieran Setiya * Los Angeles Review of Books *What makes Brown’s book especially well worth reading is her impressive ability to show how key themes in Weber’s scholarship—including his emphasis on the defining characteristics of modernity, including disenchantment, rationalization, bureaucracy, efficiency, predictability, calculability and control and on subjective meaning—speak to our own time. -- Steven Mintz * Inside Higher Ed *For Brown, scholarship and teaching are callings in the Weberian sense to the extent that they demand a range of renunciations (of political propagandizing, moral preaching, and practical payoff), but she departs from Weber in her far more optimistic assessment of scholarship’s role in ‘developing an informed, politically engaged citizenry.’ -- Len Gutkin * Chronicle of Higher Education *Presses us to think more carefully and imaginatively about the relationships among human freedom, human value, and something beyond purely human concerns, be it truth, God, or Gaia. -- Maeve Cook * Commonweal *Worth reading…A timely reminder of the nihilistic air we breathe. It’s easy to lose sight of this situation, especially if we’re caught up in defending some particular worldview or policy proposal. A well-crafted reminder of fundamental features of the contemporary human condition is always beneficial. -- Mark K. Spencer * Law & Liberty *In recent years, Brown has been best known for her critical analysis of neoliberal rationality and the way it has weakened resources for political action…What she finds most valuable in Weber’s ethos, not least in its implications both for the left and for the academy, is the willingness to face uncomfortable truths without lapsing into wishful thinking or despair. -- William Davies * London Review of Books *An exquisite meditation on Max Weber’s classic lectures on knowledge and politics as vocations. -- Samuel Moyn * Critical Inquiry *[Nihilistic Times] is a passionate book about passion. It falls into what is now a long post-Weberian tradition of works seeking a transformative solution to the apparently irresolvable dilemmas and conflicts of the moment in the form of a spiritual revolution. -- Stephen Turner * Society *In Nihilistic Times, the most important political theorist of her generation models how to think with someone else. Through a spirited engagement with Max Weber, Wendy Brown confronts the challenge of creating meaning in a disturbed age. To read this book is to rediscover what the real work of higher education is. -- Kathryn Lofton, author of Consuming ReligionDrawing inspiration from Max Weber, as well as Friedrich Nietzsche, Wendy Brown boldly and incisively argues that nihilism underpins our current social, economic, and political crises. Brown is one of the most original political theorists writing today, and her analytically astute engagement with Weber’s Vocation Lectures is essential reading for everyone who harbors hope for a democratic repair of the world. -- Robert Gooding-Williams, author of In the Shadow of Du BoisIn two luminous essays, Wendy Brown rereads Max Weber’s two iconic Vocation Lectures from a century ago. Retooling Weber’s attacks on nihilistic politics and nihilistic science, Brown helps us understand—and resist—current nihilisms, like techno-rationalism and demagoguery. She gives us back what should be our highest political value: the shared act of creating values, in a feeling–thinking way. -- Paul North, author of Bizarre-Privileged Items in the UniverseIn Max Weber, Wendy Brown finds an unexpected ally and a surprising contemporary who gives her the key to a post-nihilist strategy. It is the only chance we have of restoring meaning to politics, namely by shaping the world democratically and regaining control without destroying the world and our very sense of what is real. Both a masterful interpretation of Weber and a most urgent, necessary intervention in political discourse, Brown's book leads us to a new Weber for the left and a way out of what she calls our present-day ‘pre-apocalyptic survivalism.' A most exciting book that will change how we understand our disturbing times. -- Rahel Jaeggi, author of Critique of Forms of Life

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Book SynopsisThis widely acclaimed book is a comprehensive and authoritative account of the history and ideas of the Frankfurt School -- the most important and influential group of leftist intellectuals, philosophers and social theorists in Germany this century.Trade Review"This is the definitive work on the Frankfurt School, unequalled in its scope and its reliability both on historical details and on broader questions of interpretation." William Outhwaite, University of Sussex "This is not just the most comprehensive and illuminating book on the Frankfurt School, it is by far the most sensitive and sympathetic." Frankfurter Rundschau "Widely and justly acclaimed as the most thorough history of the movement ... the volume will unquestionably be essential for anyone concerned with the intellectual history of the period." Times Literary Supplement "Wiggershaus's monumental, extensively researched study ... will surely become a classic in this area." David Frisby, Professor of Sociology, University of Glasgow "This book is an absolute must for anyone interested in contemporary social theory and politics." Professor Douglas Kellner, The University of Texas at AustinTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Dawn. 2. Flight. 3. In the New World I: An Independent Institute of Critical Social Research. 4. In the New World II: Productive Decay. 5. Gradual Return. 6. Critical Ornament of a Restoration Society. 7. Critical Theory in Contention. 8. Critical Theory in a Period of Upheaval. Afterword. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis far--reaching study gives a concise and coherent overview of the debates surrounding the analysis of social power. The concept of power is outlined, and its main dimensions are explored through consideration of various facets -- command, pressure, constraint, discipline, protest, and interpersonal power.Trade Review‘Scott provides a well-documented and admirably succinct analysis of social power in its diverse forms and their embodiment in both hierarchical social institutions and interpersonal relations' Dennis Wrong, Professor Emeritus, New York University ‘Using some simple but robust analytical distinctions, Professor Scott neatly and lucidly surveys alternative approaches to studying power and thereby illuminates various patterns of domination and of resistance in contemporary societies, focusing on the political and economic spheres.' Steven Lukes, London School of EconomicsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Patterns of Power Mainstream and Second Stream. The Elementary Forms of Social Power. Structures of Domination. Counteraction. Interpersonal Power. 2. Command and Sovereign Power States and State Elites. Integration and Recruitment. Economic Governance.. 3. Pressure and Policy Formation Pressure and Polyarchy. Decisions, Nondecisions, and Representaton. Networks of Pressure and Policy. 4. Constraint and Hegemony Financial Power and Economic Constraint. Political Constraint and Hegemony. State Power and Class Hegemony. 5. Discipline and Expertise Government, Discourse, and Discipline. Expertise and Professionalism. 6. Protest and Collective Mobilisation Structures of Collective Protest. Theories of Organised Protest. The Development of Protest. Globalisation and Protest. 7. Interpersonal Power Power, Dependence, and Embodiment. Patriarchy, Sexuality, and Power. Interpersonal Power and Charismatic Authority. 8. Coda Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsisa Communitya is one of those words that feels good: it is good a to have a communitya , a to be in a communitya . And a communitya feels good because of the meanings which the word conveys, all of them promising pleasures, and more often than not the kind of pleasures which we would like to experience but seem to miss.Trade Review"These books mark an important advance in Bauman's project. He seems to be trying to bring the intellectuals back into the game, twitting them for their passivity. Bauman wants social critics to take a more active role, taking a lead by showing how the relationships between individuals and society and between the private and public spheres may be rearticulated and the spirit of the agora restored to social and political life." British Journal of Sociology "This book is an example of what social thought can be when it is carried out in terms of the highest of qualities. As such, it demands to be read for two reasons; first, because of the fascinating and new light it casts on otherwise well-worn debates and second, as a call to arms." Contemporary Sociology "Bauman's argument is convincing and well substantiated. This book forms an interesting and stimulating starting point for anyone wishing to dig deeper into this field". Gary Pattison, University of Southampton. NetworkTable of ContentsAn Overture, or Welcome to Elusive Community. The Agony of Tantalus. Rerooting the Uprooted. Times of Disengagement, or the Great Transformation Mark Two. Secession of the Successful. Two Sources of Communalism. Right to Recognition, Right to Redistribution. From Equality to Multiculturalism. The Bottom Line: The Ghetto. Many Cultures, One Humanity?. Afterword. Notes. Index

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Book SynopsisUnpacking Queer Politics argues that the strong lesbian feminist movement of the 1970s, which was able to articulate a philosophy and practice that distinguished lesbian politics from gay male politics, was submerged in the 1990s beneath a gay male agenda called queer politics.Trade Review'An incisive and challenging critique of queer politics, with the radical clarity of vision characteristic of Jeffreys' work. It should be required reading on all Sexuality and Gender courses.' -- Professor Celia Kitzinger, Department of Sociology, University of YorkTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter 1: Gay Liberation and Lesbian Feminism. Chapter 2: Queer theory and Politics and the Lesbian Feminist Critique. Chapter 3: Public Sex and the creation of a queer sex agenda. Chapter 4: Gay Male Pornography. Chapter 5: Self-Harm or Social Change? Sadomasochism, cutting and piercing in lesbian and gay culture. Chapter 6: FTM Transsexualism and the Destruction of Lesbians. Chapter 7: Lesbian feminism and Social Transformation. References. Index

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Book SynopsisIssues of movement - of people, things, information and ideas - are central to people's lives and to most organisations.Trade Review"John Urry unfolds a new paradigm of social sciences, based on mobilities and not on territorially fixed societies. This wonderful book creates a systematic and creative conceptual space in which to renew sociology for the twenty-first century." -- Ulrich Beck, University of Munich "John Urry has made the study of mobility into the key to the study of modern life. Using this key, in this book he not only casts fresh light on various aspects of modernity but also massively extends the reach of sociological and cultural analysis as he does so. A seminal contribution." -- Nigel Thrift, University of Warwick "This is both an important book and a great book. It's an important book because individualized mobility is becoming the most important social trend of the developed world. It is a great book because it deals smartly, comprehensively, and systematically with how this mobility takes place." -- Barry Wellman, University of TorontoTable of ContentsPreface. Part 1 Mobile worlds. 1. Mobilizing social life. 2. ‘Mobile’ theories and methods. 3. The mobilities paradigm. Part 2 Moving and communicating. 4. Pavements and Paths. 5. ‘Public’ trains. 6. Inhabiting cars and roads. 7. Flying around. 8. Connecting and imagining. Part 3 Societies and systems on the move. 9. Gates to heaven and hell. 10. Networks. 11. Meetings. 12. Places. 13. Systems and dark futures. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisHighly Commended - BMA Medical Awards 2015: Health and Social CareThe fully revised edition of this highly respected textbook addresses the most important theoretical and empirical debates in the sociology of health and medicine. Chapter by chapter the book examines important issues such as the complexities surrounding health and identity, health inequalities, and the organization and provision of health care. A particular strength of the book is its careful attention to theoretical developments in the field. The second edition has been rigorously updated to take account of recent theories and evidence in medical sociology. New to this edition are discussions of globalization, individualization, medicalization, new medical technologies and the sociology of the body. The new edition also looks in detail at recent social change and hotly debated explanations for the patterning of health by socioeconomic status, gender and ethnicity. In addition, it examiTrade ReviewAnnandale has done it again! A fully revised and rewritten second edition of The Sociology of Health and Medicine, with global extensions now too. One of the best medical sociology textbooks around, in short, has just got better. Simon Williams, University of Warwick The second edition of Annandale’s Sociology of Health and Medicine is a stellar introduction to the field by a superb scholar. Annandale’s lucid prose and richly theoretical approach take readers through the history of medical sociology, its connection with and contribution to sociological theory, and its uses for making sense of global health inequalities. In addition, the book seamlessly incorporates feminist perspectives on gender and health with detailed discussion of contemporary topics in health sociology. Susan Bell, Bowdoin CollegeTable of ContentsChapter 1 Enduring theoretical legacies Chapter 2 Contemporary theories of health and medicine in a changing world Chapter 3 Feminism, gender theories and health Chapter 4 Socio-economic inequalities in health Chapter 5 Gender inequalities in health Chapter 6 'Race', ethnicity and health Chapter 7 Health systems and healthcare in transition Chapter 8 Professions in transition Chapter 9 The experience of health, illness and healthcare

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Book SynopsisThe 2nd edition of this successful book tests the claims of those who dismiss the continuing significance of globalization. It will appeal to all those who remain intrigued, confused or simply baffled by the controversy about globalization and its consequences for the twenty first century world order.Trade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition: "This is an excellent interpretation of current debates on the subject ... it will be widely adopted." American Journal of Sociology "Extremely successful as a short and concise summary of the globalization debate ... and is an ideal teaching resource." Australian Journal of Political Science "This is a brief and extremely useful book, helpful in particular for bringing some order into the chaos of the globalization debate; and helpful also in that it does not tell a one-sided story. For students of globalization, undergraduate or postgraduate, this little book should be an absolute must." Environmental Politics Acclaim for the second edition: "This book provides a masterly and comprehensive survey of the political and intellectual debates over globalization that have raged for the past two decades. It is indispensable reading for anyone interested in finding out what these debates have been about and why they matter." Andrew Gamble, University of Cambridge "Globalization/Anti-Globalization is the best available account of the complexities of globalization. The authors state fairly a variety of points of view, present a vast amount of up-to-date evidence, and make a clear argument of their own ... highly recommended for university courses and for the general reader." Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University "Held and McGrew's second edition of Globalization/Anti-Globalization is a thoroughgoing revision of an already outstanding book. Held and McGrew do more than survey the field: they discuss how we might respond to globalization and how we could construct an effective politics to lessen its major negative consequences whilst improving the lives of the vast bulk of the world's population. This is a stunningly impressive book – a must-have reference work on the central debates within the globalization literature." Steve Smith, University of ExeterTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction 1 The Demise of Globalization: Current Controversies Part One – The Globalization Controversy 2 The Reconfiguration of Political Power? 3 The Fate of National Culture 4 Global Insecurities: Military Threats and Environmental Catastrophe 5 A New World Economic Order: Global Markets and State Power 6 The Great Divergence: Global Inequality and Development 7 (Mis)Managing the World? Part Two – Remaking Globalization 8 Beyond Globalization / Antiglobalization 9 World Orders, Ethical Foundations 10 The Contentious Politics of Globalization: Mapping Ideals and Theories 11 Reconstructing World Order: Towards Cosmopolitan Social Democracy 12 Testing Cosmopolitan Social Democracy; the challenge of 9/11 and global economic governance References Index

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Book SynopsisTwenty years ago Ulrich Beck published Risk Society , a book that called our attention to the dangers of environmental catastrophes and changed the way we think about contemporary societies. During the last two decades, the dangers highlighted by Beck have taken on new forms and assumed ever greater significance.Trade Review“A fascinating examination of the risk society of the twenty-first century. Ulrich Beck details the new world order where terrorism and global climate change haunt our lives and engender some powerful new risks and new modes of politics. This book importantly draws together many of Beck’s themes for examining the main lineaments of the new World at Risk.” John Urry, University of Lancaster “Beck deploys the concept of risk as a sharply focused flashlight that allows him to see what is typically obscured by dominant notions and explanations. This becomes a process of discovery, rare in the social sciences today, concerned as they are with proof. He brilliantly conceptualizes these discoveries in terms of categories not usually used in risk analysis, such as cosmopolitanism. A must-read book.” Saskia Sassen, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii 1 Introduction: Staging Global Risk 1 2 Relations of Defi nition as Relations of Domination: Who Decides What is and is Not a Risk? 24 3 The 'Cosmopolitan Moment' of World Risk Society or: Enforced Enlightenment 47 4 Clash of Risk Cultures or: The Overlapping of the State of Normalcy and the State of Exception 67 5 Global Public Sphere and Global Subpolitics or: How Real is Catastrophic Climate Change? 81 6 The Provident State or: On the Antiquatedness of Linear Pessimism Concerning Progress 109 7 Knowledge or Non-Knowing? Two Perspectives of 'Reflexive Modernization' 115 8 The Insurance Principle: Criticism and Counter-Criticism 129 9 Felt War, Felt Peace: Staging Violence 140 10 Global Inequality, Local Vulnerability: The Conflict Dynamics of Environmental Hazards Must be Studied within the Framework of Methodological Cosmopolitanism 160 11 Critical Theory of World Risk Society 187 12 Dialectics of Modernity: How the Crises of Modernity Follow from the Triumphs of Modernity 212 Notes 235 References and Bibliography 243 Index 261

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Book Synopsis* This book is a classic work of modern social, political and cultural theory by one of the most important and deeply influential European thinkers of the 20th Century * The author illuminates a crucial period in the history of modern Europe by examining the culture of Weimar and Nazi Germany.Trade Review"An exemplary work of modern literature." Times Literary Supplement "A half-century later, Bloch's untimely meditations on culture and politics retain their explosive power. Europe's contested legacy, which he sought to rescue from fascist appropriation, remains still be be claimed amidst the turmoil of the 1990s. However discredited his own political allegiances may now seem, Bloch's intransigent philosophy of hope has gained new urgency and immediacy." Martin Jay, University of California, Berkeley "Bloch's Heritage of Our Times is a shocking expressionist excursion, developed in montage form, through the dialectics and unresolved contradictions of everyday experience and cultural manifestations of the early Nazi period in Germany. The work is a rich compendium of explosive insights into historical and cultural consciousness that force themselves into our times too." David Frisby, London School of EconomicsTable of ContentsPart I: Employees and Diversion Part II: Non-Contemporaneity and Intoxication Part III: Upper Middle Classes, Objectivity and Montage Index

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Book SynopsisMichel Agier is an excellent French anthropologist who works on an extremely important topic: refugees and refugee camps.Trade Review"One of the most important books on humanitarian assistance to emerge in several years." Choice "An impassioned and tireless explorer of 'useless' and hence 'undesirable' populations, Michel Agier asks here about their future: how can they be returned to the human family, brought back from non-existence into the social world, from the camp to the town, from a life without time into history? How can they rediscover a place on the map of the world, and pass from the status of reject to that of subject? Urgent and indispensable reading for all who reflect on action to be taken, or are called on to take such action." Zygmunt BaumanTable of ContentsList of acronymsIntroduction: From Vulnerable to UndesirablePart One: A World of Undesirables, a System of CampsChapter 1. Refugees, Displaced, Expelled: the Itinerary of the StatelessChapter 2. Refugee Camps Today. An Attempted InventoryPart Two: Everyday Life in the Twenty-First Century's Refugee CampsChapter 3. An Ethnologist in the Refugee CampsChapter 4. The Interminable Insomnia of Exile. The Camp as an Ordinary ExceptionalismChapter 5. Experiences of Wandering, Borders and Camps: Liberia, Sierra Leone, GuineaChapter 6. Surviving, Reviving, Leaving, Remaining. The Long Life of Angolan Refugees in ZambiaChapter 7. The Camp-Towns. Somalia in KenyaChapter 8. In the Name of the Refugees. Political Representation and Action in the CampsChapter 9. Who Will Speak Out in the Camp? A Study of Refugees' TestimonyPart Three: After the CampsChapter 10. If this is a townChapter 11. If this is a worldChapter 12. If this is a governmentConclusionBibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book stands as a testimony to Bauman's belief in the enduring relevance of sociology. But it is also a call to us all to start questioning the world in which we live and to transform ourselves from being the victims of circumstance into the makers of our own history. For that, at the end of the day, is the use of sociology.Trade Review"In What Use is Sociology?, Bauman peels back this hegemonic veneer, asking not what counts as sociology, but rather, what use is sociology? Via this shift, he encourages sociological practitioners to move beyond being blind followers of the latest sociologicaltrends. Instead, through self-reflexive analysis of his own work, Bauman provides a rare backstage glimpse into an engaged sociology that places people’s concerns at its centre as central to its mission."Sociology"What Use is Sociology? is a series of intimate conversations, which mine Bauman’s more than half a century of experience in the disciple—discussions which revisit truisms of the “sociological imagination” and which are littered with interesting anecdotes and asides particular to Bauman’s own intellectual journey. Bauman’s answers reveal the depth of his moral commitments and breadth of his critical engagement." LSE Review of Books "Sociology's principle purpose is to rouse people out of indifference and into action and it is this transition from inert to active knowledge that Bauman convincingly argues can bring about real change." Morning StarTable of ContentsPreface vii Introduction 1 1 What is sociology? 7 2 Why do sociology? 35 3 How to do sociology? 67 4 What does sociology achieve? 105

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“This is a very interesting, well written, comprehensive and accessible survey of a complex topic – I would recommend it!”Alun Francis, Chair of the Social Mobility Commission “Heath and Li are impressively comprehensive in their discussion of social mobility. They examine occupational change from the medieval period onwards, review insights generated by the latest studies using tax data and provide fresh statistics on the historically understudied issues of mobility by gender, race and migration status.”Jo Blanden, University of Surrey“Social Mobility is a hugely important book on a topic that matters to us all. It is historical, comparative and interdisciplinary in its review of patterns and trends with due regard to gender and race and ethnicity. The discussion on who gets ahead and why is simply excellent.”Fiona Devine, University of ManchesterTable of Contents1. What is Social Mobility and Why Does It Matter?2. Landmarks: A Brief History of Mobility Research3. Intergenerational Social Class Mobility in the Twenty-First Century4. Intergenerational Income Mobility and the Great Gatsby Curve5. Gender: Bringing Mobility Research into the Twenty-First Century6. Race and Ethnicity: Entrenched Disadvantage?7. Trends in Social Mobility: From the Medieval Period to the Twenty-First Century8. Who Gets Ahead and Why?9. Conclusion: Individual and Collective Consequences of Mobility

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Book SynopsisSexual violence has become a topic of intense media scrutiny, thanks to the bravery of survivors coming forward to tell their stories. But, unfortunately, media reports too often portray sexual violence in a way that inhibits proper understanding of its causes, placing too much emphasis on individual responsibility or blaming minority cultures.Trade Review"Alcoff's work is consistently insightful, clearly written, and well argued. She bravely tackles a number of contemporary challenges to feminist philosophy, including attacks on the epistemic authority of sexual assault victims, worries about making normative judgments about sex, difficulties with defining the concept of rape, and the political dangers of public discourse. ... The best book I have read in several years."Debra L. Jackson, California State University, Bakersfield“What Alcoff achieves is a deftly crafted exploration of not only how rape impacts the self, but of what constitutes ‘the self’ and how our selves are constantly in the making. She challenges us to rethink many of the concepts discussed so widely today, doing so in a deeply informed and reflective way.”Criminal Law and Criminal Justice BooksTable of Contents Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Rape after Foucault 1. Global Resistance: A New Agenda for Theory 2. The Thorny Question of Experience 3. Norming Sexual Practices 4. Sexual Subjectivity 5. “Consent”, “Victim”, “Honor” 6. Speaking As (with Laura Gray-Rosendale) 7. The Problem of Speaking for Myself Conclusion: Standing in the Intersection Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores Morris Janowitz's creative ideas and their application to the study of a wide range of American institutions. In this book, his students and colleagues take up many of his seminal ideas and apply them to such instituions as the local community, the armed forces, the welare state, and crime control.

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Book SynopsisFor students, lay readers and experts, this book features a careful reconstruction and critical reconsideration of The Interpretation of Dreams, which Freud construed as the cornerstone of his oeuvre. Sugarman identifies foundational weaknesses that call such characterization into question and assesses their implication for Freud's larger project.Trade Review'Sugarman throws into relief the basic argumentative lines of the Interpretation of Dreams in particular and of Freud's theory as a whole, and the result of her analysis is a novel view of what this theory achieves. Her masterly presentation, clear throughout, knowledgeable and yet concise, gives us a new Freud, one critically examined, but no less fertile in understanding the human mind.' Rüdiger Bittner, Universität Bielefeld, Germany'Susan Sugarman is puzzled by Freud's claim that dreams must provide a wish fulfillment in order to materialize. This takes her to a fascinating voyage in Freud's Interpretation of Dreams in the course of which she arrives with unexpected yet exacting truths. When a great Freud scholar like Sugarman probes into the most famous of Freud's books, you can be certain that you will be rewarded with a masterpiece in psychoanalytic scholarship and a new way of thinking about Freud's theory.' Aner Govrin, Bar-Ilan University, IsraelTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Interpretation of Dreams (1900): A note on Freud's text; 1. The interpretation of dreams chapters 1-4: background, method, and the hypothesis of wish-fulfillment; 2. The interpretation of dreams chapters 5-6: if dreams fulfill wishes with what material, and how might they form?; 3. The interpretation of dreams chapter 7: the psychology of dream processes; 4. The interpretation of dreams: a preliminary appraisal; Part II. Freud's Other Works; 5. The analysis of psychoneuroses: Elisabeth von R and the 'Wolf Man'; 6. Phenomena of ordinary waking life; 7. Speculative works; 8. Freud on dreams.

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