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Book SynopsisA delightful account of one woman's two-year stay in a tiny rural village in Iraq, where she assumed the dress and sheltered life of a harem woman. A most enjoyable book abouut [Muslim women]—simple, dignified, human, colorful, sad and humble as the life they lead. —Muhsin Mahdi, Jewett Professor of Arabic Literature, Harvard Unversity.A wonderful, well-written, and vastly informative ethnographic study that offers a unique insight into a part of the Midddle Eastern life seldom seen by the West.

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Book SynopsisThis lucid and lively book, punctuated with witty, incisive examples, is addressed both to the layman who wants to know what sociology is all about and to students and sociologists who are concerned about the larger implications and dimensions of their discipline. Professor Berger places sociology in the humanist tradition and recognizes it as a peculiarly modern, peculiarly timely form of critical thought. Without underestimating the importance of scientific procedures in sociology, he points out its essential affinity with history and philosophy, and he shows how sociology in this sense can contribute to a fuller awareness of the human world.Unlike puppets, he notes, we have the possibility of stopping in our movements, looking up and perceiving the machinery by which we have been moved. In this act lies the first step towards freedom. Professor Berger discusses this consciousness in detail, in relation to one's own biography, to the operations of social institutions, and to

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Book SynopsisThe two-volume Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology represents the definitive and most up-to-date reference source for theoretical criminology. Expertly-authored entries from international contributors familiarize readers with leading theories, concepts, and key figures in the field.Trade Review“The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminologyis a good addition to community college and university collections that support the study of criminology, sociology and psychology.” (Reference Reviews, 1 October 2015) “Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers.” (Choice, 1 December 2014) Table of ContentsAbout the Editors vii Notes on Contributors ix Lexicon xxxv Preface xxxix Volume I Theoretical Criminology A–K 1 Volume II Theoretical Criminology L–Z 487 Index 957

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Book SynopsisWith entries detailing key concepts, persons, and approaches, The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Consumption and Consumer Studies provides definitive coverage of a field that has grown dramatically in scope and popularity around the world over the last two decades.Trade Review"The content of the encyclopaedia is well balanced and covers issues from a variety of angles. Whilst the majority of the contributors are based in the USA, contributors are also included from Europe, Australia, India, Thailand, Egypt and Japan, giving the encyclopaedia a considered, international viewpoint." (Reference Reviews 2016)Table of ContentsEditors vi Contributors vii Lexicon xv Timeline xxi Introduction xxv Acknowledgments xxvii Consumption and Consumer Studies A–Z 1 Index 579

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Book SynopsisA guide to strategic communication that can be applied across a range of subfields at all three levelsgrand strategic, strategic, and tactical communication Communication is a core function of every human organization so when you work with communication you are working with the very core of the organization. Written for students, academics, and professionals,Strategic Communication Theory and Practice: The Cocreational Modelargues for a single unified field of strategic communication based in the three large core subfields of public relations, marketing communication, and health communication, as well as strategic communicators working in many other subfields such as political communication, issues management, crisis communication, risk communication, environmental and science communication, social movements, counter terrorism communication, public diplomacy, public safety and disaster management, and others.Strategic Communication Theory and Practiceis bTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables xv Foreword xvii Overview of the Book xix Part I: Elements xix Part II: Strategies xx Part III: New Challenges xx Part I Elements 1 1 Strategic Communication Concepts 3 Summary 3 Strategic Communication Is Big and Getting Bigger 3 Employment in SC 4 SC on the Internet 4 Organization and Goal of This Book 5 Communication as Constitutive 6 Role of information 6 General Definition and Role of SC 7 Tree metaphor of strategic communication as a gestalt 8 Grand Strategy, Strategy and Tactics 9 History 9 Analoguing 11 Specifically measurable outputs 12 Level of analysis 12 Grand Strategy 13 Strategy 13 Tactics 14 Relationship of Grand Strategy, Strategy and Tactics 14 Generic Grand Strategies 15 Background 16 Intransigent Grand Strategy 16 Environment 16 Change 16 Publics 19 Issues 19 Research 19 Communication 19 Practitioners 19 Resistant Grand Strategy 20 Environment 20 Change 20 Publics 20 Issues 20 Research 21 Communication 21 Practitioners 21 Partnership Grand Strategy 21 Environment 21 Change 22 Publics 22 Issues 22 Research 22 Communication 22 Practitioners 22 Cocreational Grand Strategy 22 Environment 23 Change 23 Publics 23 Issues 23 Research 23 Communication 23 Practitioners 23 Change in Grand Strategies 23 2 Theory in SC and the Cocreational Metatheory 25 Summary 25 Introduction 25 Metatheory 25 What Theory Is 26 Minima for a Theory 27 Kinds of Theories 28 Formal and Informal Theory 28 Less Formal Types of Theory 28 Commonsense or everyday theory 29 Lay or naive theory 29 Thought experiments 30 Positive and negative effects of lay theories 31 More Formal Types of Theory 32 Practice‐based theories 32 Scientific theories 33 Theory and Practice 34 Experience versus Theory 34 Learning from Established Fields 35 Experience–Theory Link in SC 36 Schools of Thought, Metatheory and Paradigms in SC 37 Epistemology of SC 38 Ontology 39 Axiology 40 Cocreational Metatheory in SC 40 Background 40 Lineage 41 Positioning Cocreational Metatheory in SC 42 Sequencing schools of thought in SC by metatheory and metaphor 43 Instrumental school 44 Modern/social scientific 45 Cocreational Molecule and Model 47 Components of Cocreational Molecule 47 Circle 1: Publics starting point 48 Box 2: Strategic research and information inflow 49 Box 2A: Strategic information outflows 49 Box 2B: Experience 50 Box 3: Campaign planning 50 Box 4: Campaign implementation 50 Circle 5: Acceptance and interpretation of campaign messages 51 Circle 6: New meaning cocreation 51 Circle 7: Assessment and progress 51 Levels of Evaluation 52 Category 1 52 Category 2 52 Category 3 52 Limitations of the Cocreational View in Evaluation 53 3 Stakeholders, Publics, Customers, Markets and Audiences 55 Summary 55 Introduction 56 Labels and Subfields Are Important 56 Practitioner or professional, scholar or academic 57 Organization of the Chapter 57 Different Ways Subfields of SC Think about the Groups We Communicate With 58 Stakeholders 58 Public 58 Customer 61 Markets and Marketing Communication 62 Audiences 64 Publics versus audiences 64 Attributes of audiences 65 Segmentation and Functions of Publics 66 History of Segmentation 66 Standardized or A Priori Terms 67 Most important publics: target, critical, primary and crucial 68 Other a priori publics: active, passive, latent, secondary and potential 68 Campaign‐Specific or Customized Segmentation 68 Altruistic Campaigns and Benefited Publics 69 Process in Publics 70 Instrumental School View of Publics 71 Humanistic View of Publics 72 Humanism in communication in SC 72 Language use 72 Semiotics and publics 73 Humans make choices 74 4 Strategic Communication Ethics 75 Summary 75 Introduction 76 Cocreationality and Ethics 76 Parable of the Pig Perfumer 77 Ethics, Morality and Law 77 Ethics 77 Two challenges to current codes 78 Morality 79 Law 79 Need for an SC‐Specific Ethical Code 81 Golden age of strategic communication? 81 Ethical issues facing strategic communication 81 Current Ethical Thought in SC and Its Subfields 82 Current Formal Codes of Ethics in SC Subfields 82 Disagreements in codes of ethics 84 Agreements in codes of ethics 85 Hired Gun or Mercenary 85 Attorney in the Court of Public Opinion 85 Other Ethical Models and Ongoing Questions 86 Adapting to publics 86 Cocreational Approach to Ethics 87 Human Nature View of Ethics 88 Image in strategic communication 89 I‐images and h‐images 89 Interpretive communities in strategic communication 90 Monologic and dialogic campaigns 90 Socially Responsible Strategic Communication (SRSC) 91 Agency in socially responsible strategic communication 91 Socially necessary information 92 Social responsibility in practice 92 Cocreational Code of Ethics for Strategic Communicators 93 Grand strategic, strategic and tactical implications for ethics 93 Application of Cocreational Ethics 94 Cocreational Ethical Codes Disrupt Old Views of Ethics in SC 94 Cocreational View of Ethics Applied to Pledges 95 Sample Ethics Pledges for Communicators and Organizations 95 Application: Cocreational View of Ethics Applied to Political Discourse 97 Part II Strategies 99 5 Issues, Issues Management and Crises 101 Summary 101 Introduction and History 102 Issues management 102 Managing versus Cocreating Issues 102 Issues and Problems 103 Issues 103 Other Cocreators 104 Problems versus Issues 104 Life Cycle of an Issue 105 Up the Time Stream 105 Attrition of Issues 106 Stages of an Issue 107 Pre‐Issues and Environmental Scanning 107 Stage One: Embryonic Issues 108 Stage Two: Open Issues 109 Stage Three: Mature Issues 110 Normal mature issues 110 Crises 111 Strategic versatility and strategic ambiguity 112 Surprise in crises 113 Truth in a crisis 113 Meta‐crises or secondary crises 114 Lurking Issues 115 Conclusion 115 6 Basic Theories of Strategic Communication 117 Summary 117 Introduction 117 Basic Theory in SC 117 Challenge 118 Coorientation Theory 119 Background 119 Concepts in Coorientation Theory 120 Evaluation of Coorientation 121 Theory boxes explained 121 Sense‐ Making Theory 122 Background of Sense‐Making 122 Concepts in Sense‐Making Theory 122 Caveat on misapplying theories 123 Application in SC 124 Evaluation of Sense‐Making Theory 125 Attribution Theory 126 Background of Attribution Theory 126 Concepts of Attribution Theory 126 Applications of Attribution Theory 127 Fundamental attribution error 128 Self‐serving bias 129 Evaluation of Attribution Theory 130 Trust 130 Background of Trust 130 Concepts in Trust 130 Measurement of Trust 132 Applications of Trust 132 Evaluation of Trust 133 Persuading versus Informing 133 Non‐Persuasive and Persuasive Subfields 133 Background of non‐persuasive SC 134 Academic non‐persuasive SC 135 SC as a motivated practice 135 7 Risk and Preparedness Communication 137 Summary 137 Introduction 137 The Cocreational View of Risk Communication 138 Two Components of All SC 139 Social‐Emotional Dimension of Risk 141 Cocreational Model of Risk Communication 141 Traditional Risk and Disaster Preparedness Communication 143 Emergency communication 143 Disaster communication 143 Preparedness Communication 143 Readiness communication 144 Terrorism communication 144 The Cocreational View 144 Understanding Risk Analytically and Experientially 146 Assumption of rationality 146 State Emergency Operations Plans 148 Natural Disasters and the Environmental Risks 149 Human‐Caused Disasters 149 Expert–Media Relations 150 Quasi‐Scientific Explanations 150 Costs to Publics 151 Conclusion 151 Part III New Challenges 153 8 Social Media and New Information Technology 155 Summary 155 Introduction 155 Interconnected Publics and the Cocreation of Meaning 156 Social Media–Cocreation Nexus 156 Mass Media and Social Media 157 Blessings and Curses 158 Key Attributes of New Media 159 Interactivity 159 Demassification 159 Asynchronicity 160 Up the Time Stream with Social Media 160 Success Rates of SC Campaigns 161 The Free Lunch and the Changing of the Guard 163 Shrilling of Public Discourse 165 9 International and Intercultural Strategic Communication 167 Summary 167 Cocreational View of International and Intercultural Strategic Communication 167 Intercultural and Cross‐Cultural Models 168 Ethnocentric and polycentric models 169 Ontological knowledge 169 Planning, Evaluation and Ethics in Intercultural SC Campaigns 169 Lens and Mirror 170 Matrix 170 Background of the matrix 171 Four factors of the matrix 171 Matrix and cocreationality 172 Public Diplomacy as International/Intercultural SC 173 Conclusion 174 10 Strategic Communication in Terrorism and Counterterrorism: The Missing Narrative 175 Summary 175 Introduction 175 Terrorism as Strategic Communication 176 Meaning and Strategic Communication Purpose of Terrorism 177 Terrorism’s Critical Publics 178 View of the Role of Mass Media in Terrorism 178 Effects of media coverage of terrorism 179 Terrorism’s use of pseudo‐events 179 Narrative Featured in Terrorist Strategic Communication 180 Narrative as storytelling 183 Narrative, naming and framing 183 Cyberterrorism and the New Media 184 Cocreational View of Terrorism Communication 185 Strategic content in terrorist communication 186 Counterterrorism Strategic Communication 187 Introduction 187 Narrative in Counterterror Strategic Communication 188 Law of the Instrument 189 No horse in the race 190 Overdependence on military‐legal‐expert responses 191 Mass Media Limitations in Counterterrorism 193 Conclusion 194 References and Further Reading 197 Index 223

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Book SynopsisSince 1972, the Foxfire books have preserved and celebrated the culture of Southern Appalachia for countless readers all around the world. In Foxfire Story, folklorist (and Foxfire director) T.J. Smith collects some of his favorite stories from the archives to illuminate the oral traditions that have been part of the culture of the mountains for centuries.   Here are instances of mountain speech, proverbs and sayings, legends, folktales, anecdotes, songs, and pranks and jests, along with ghost tales and accounts of folk belief, as well as stories from half a dozen of the region’s finest storytellers. Through these examples, Smith examines the role storytelling plays in the Southern Appalachian community, identifying the rich traditions that can be found in the region and exploring how they convey a sense of place—and of identity.

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Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER • With stark poignancy and political dispassion Tightrope addresses the crisis in working-class America while focusing on solutions to mend a half century of governmental failure. This must-read book from the authors of Half the Sky “shows how we can and must do better” (Katie Couric).A deft and uniquely credible exploration of rural America, and of other left-behind pockets of our country. One of the most important books I've read on the state of our disunion.—Tara Westover, author of Educated Drawing us deep into an “other America,” the authors tell this story, in part, through the lives of some of the people with whom Kristof grew up, in rural Yamhill, Oregon. It’s an area that prospered for much of the twentieth century but has been devastated in the last few decades as blue-collar jobs disappeared. About a quarter of the children on Kristof’s old school bu

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Book SynopsisFrom colonial to modern-day times this narrative history, incorporating first-person accounts, traces the development of women''s roles in America. Against the backdrop of major historical events and movements, the authors examine the issues that changed the roles and lives of women in our society. Includes photographs.

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Book SynopsisA masterful work of personal reportage, this volume is also a vibrant portrait of a mysterious people and an essential document of a disappearing culture.    Fabled, feared, romanticized, and reviled, the Gypsies—or Roma—are among the least understood people on earth. Their culture remains largely obscure, but in Isabel Fonseca they have found an eloquent witness.   In Bury Me Standing, alongside unforgettable portraits of individuals—the poet, the politician, the child prostitute—Fonseca offers sharp insights into the humor, language, wisdom, and taboos of the Roma. She traces their exodus out of India 1,000 years ago and their astonishing history of persecution: enslaved by the princes of medieval Romania; massacred by the Nazis; forcibly assimilated by the communist regimes; evicted from their settlements in Eastern Europe, and most recently, in Western Europe as well. Whether as handy scapegoats or figments of the romant

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Book SynopsisOne of the most provocative science books ever published—a feast of great thinking and writing about the most profound issues there are (The New York Times Book Review). Fiercely intelligent, beautifully written and engrossingly original. —The New York Times Book Review Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animaled one of the most provocative science books in recent years. Wright unveils the genetic strategies behind everything from our sexual preferences to our office politics—as well as their implications for our moral codes and public policies. Illustrations.

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Book SynopsisAn outstanding picture book on the Status of Liberty. The exceptional drawings are visually delightful. A striking book. (School Library Journal starred review)Here is a fascinating and comprehensive history of this beloved American landmark, from the first sketch to the final unveiling celebration.Since she was erected in New York Harbor in 1886, the Statue of Liberty has welcomed millions of immigrants to the New World, a beautiful symbol of hope and freedom. But the story really begins 15 years earlier, when the French sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi visited New York to plan the statue he would later present to the American people as a gift from France.This beautiful nonfiction picture book from the Maestros is perfect for sharing at home and in the elementary school classroom. Fitting for units on immigration, national parks, and American history. And perfect for sharing with any kids planning a visit to Ellis Island and/or th

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Book SynopsisMax Weber is widely regarded as the most important and influential figure in the history of the social sciences. Among other things, he wrote extensively on the methodology of the social sciences, but his writings on methodology are complex and are the subject of many conflicting interpretations.Trade Review" Eliaeson's book on Weber is stunning for its clarity and will surely lead to a resurgence in Weber studies and a new interest in Weber's overall place in comparative and classical sociology. Overall, Eliaeson goes a long way toward promoting a re-examination of Weber's work as a whole and rediscovering how Weber's methodological innovations fit into his overall sociological and historical outlook." Ken Morrison, Wilfred Laurier University, Canada "A century ago Max Weber produced the most profound and challenging account of the fundamental problems of method in the social sciences. Sven Eliaeson's survey of the complex body of controversy, misunderstanding and interpretative dispute over Weber's approach to the relation between values, interpretation and causation in the social sciences is the best introduction to this hugely influential literature - nuanced, subtle and well formed about the myriad ways in which these issues have figured in the various intellectual traditions of Europe and the United States." Stephen Turner, University of South Florida "[The book] is written in a student-friendly manner, and will doubtless appeal to serious undergraduates exploring some of these issues for the first time. There is enough synthesis for experts to be able to gauge where Eliaeson is coming from too...The book is a good starting point for deeper investigation of these issues for those interested in the philosophy of social science, and will be welcomed by scholars interested in Weber" Duncan Kelly, Policial Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. THE CONTEXTS. German Historicism and the Controversy over Method. The Post-Enlightenment Anguish of Polytheism. Neo-Kantianism and Nominalism. 2. THE SHAPING OF WEBER’S CONCEPTUAL TOOLS. Distinguishing the Natural from the Social Sciences. Enter "Values" and the Problem of Selection and Value Intrusion. Rickert: Theoretical and Practical Value-Relation. Weber: Scientific Value-Relativism. The Limits of Social Science Concept Formation. Postscript: Evaluating Rickert's Influence on Weber. 3. AN ANALYSIS OF WEBER'S SOLUTION. Objectivity, Selection, and Causal Significance. Rational Understanding. Weber's Anti-Psychologism. The Ideal-type. Conclusion. 4. THREE PARADIGMATIC CONCEPTIONS OF WEBER. Introduction: A Brief Outline of Weber's Reception. Talcott Parsons: Weber as a macro-sociologist. Alfred Schutz: Weber as a ‘Hermeneutic’. Lazarsfeld and Oberschall: Weber as an empirical social scientist. 5. BEYOND APPROPRIATION. WEBER YESTERDAY AND TODAY. The Weber-Renaissance as Living Legacy. Selective and "Creative" Presentism. Continuing Significance: Weber as Mediator. Increasing Professionalization and Cohesiveness. The Dispute about the Centre of Gravity of Weber's Work and Methodology. Does an Overarching Interpretation Matter?. Nietzsche, The Disenchantement Thesis and Methodology. Appendix: The radical solution?: A note on Gunnar Myrdal and the Diffusion of Value-Orientation/Relation. METHODOLOGICAL APPENDIX. Recontextualizing Weber at the Crossroads. Approaching the Classics. Notes. Short Biographies. Glossary. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn The Antiquity of Nations, Anthony Smith provides a fresh interpretation of the character of modern nations. Departing from conventional wisdom, he argues the case for a deeper understanding of their character, based on an ethno--symbolic analysis of the myths, memories, symbols and traditions of pre--modern ethnic communities.Trade Review“Smith views nationalism from the vantage point of a profound knowledge of early history...Smith's articles are always informed, scholarly and worthwhile.” Ethnic and Racial Studies “Brings together seven essays by Anthony D. Smith hitherto spread among different journals and an edited book. To these are added two new essays and an excellent introduction ... The essays have been carefully selected and written to produce a coherent, unified and cumulative exploration of the importance of the pre-modern past for the character of modern nations.” British Journal of Sociology “Whether you agree with him or not, Anthony D. Smith’s interpretation of nationalism is a position that no serious student of the subject can ignore. It is a powerful case for the historical continuity of much of the national sentiment that permeates the modern era. The book attacks the "myth of the modern nation" and explores a range of critical issues, such as the impact of war on ethnicity and the importance of Romanticism in shaping many aspects of nationalism. This is a definitive and elegant demonstration of the ethno-symbolist perspective on one of the critical forces shaping the contemporary world.” John Stone, Boston University “Nationalism has its theoretician: Anthony D. Smith. In this erudite work, he continues to advance our understanding of nationalism by rightly recognizing that its theoretical battleground is the history of nations. Here, the battle is decisively engaged and won.” Steven Grosby, Clemson University, South Carolina “Lucid systematic and scholarly; further confirmation of the centrality of the author in the analysis of nations and nationalism.” David McCrone, University of EdinburghTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: Paradigms of Nationalism. PART I. THEORY. 1. The Myth of the ‘Modern Nation’. 2. Memory and Modernity. 3. The Nation: Invented, Imagined Reconstructed?. 4. Nationalism and Classical Social Theory. PART II. HISTORY. 5. Were There ‘Nations’ in Antiquity?. 6. War and Ethnicity. 7. The Origins of Nations. 8. The ‘Golden Age’ and National Renewal. 9. Romanticism and Nationalism. Index.

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Book SynopsisWritten by an author of international stature, very well-known in the worlds of sociology and politics and in left-of-centre politics.Trade Review"Göran Therborn's The World: A Beginner's Guide, a survey of the present state, problems and outlook of the globe by a Swedish master sociologist, is one of the rare books that lives up to its title. It is lucid, intelligent about the future and admirably researched." Guardian, books of the year 2011 "Therborn's work represents what great comparative/historical sociology is all about. Essential." Choice "[Therborn] compresses a vast and fascinating range of historical and current world data into a detailed but intelligible account of the changes in planetary human society." Morning Star "At a time when historians and economists tend to retire behind the barricades of their increasingly specialized professions, answering the big comparative questions about the pathways into and out of modernity, the global processes of inequality and the forces of possible change have been largely left to the sociologists. In my view, Göran Therborn, probably Sweden's most distinguished social scientist, has made more essential contributions in these fields than anyone else, by a combination of analytical lucidity, common sense and an extraordinary command of international comparative data. For those who have read any of his earlier works, the appearance of a new book is inevitably a major intellectual event." Eric Hobsbawm "Göran Therborn has written another of his incredible empirical surveys, this time of the whole world today, in its historical context. He calls it a beginner's guide. Every reader will emerge better equipped to understand the realities of our world, and hopefully to act intelligently in the light of these realities." Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University "We are in an unprecedented world, spanned by a joined-up economy and a global moral community. Professor Therborn - a practical, craftsmanlike sociologist, who works on a human scale - is an ideal guide to our unfamiliar present and future, who, without condescension, makes sense of complexity and turns bafflement into clarity." Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, University of Notre DameTable of ContentsPrologue. Introduction: Humankind and Its World. I. Why We Are Who We Are: A Socio-Cultural Geology of Today´s World. The Rock of Civilizations. The Sinic. The Indic. The West Asia. The European. The sub-Saharan African. The Family-Sex-Gender Systems. Sediments of Six Waves of Globalization. Modernity and Its Pathways. A Humanity of Multi-Layered Cultural Agglomerations. II. World Dynamics: The Drivers of Humankind. Modes of Livelihood: The Down and Up of Capitalism, and the Rest. Population Ecology and the Ending of Modern Ecological Emancipation. The Ethnic and Religious Dynamic of Recognition and Respect. Politics of Collective Power: State Apotheosis. Culture: Modernism Globalized, Accelerated, and Chastened. Channels of Operation. Global Processes. 1. Flows. Trade. Capital. People. Information. Matter. 2.Global-national entanglements. 3. Global Action. 3. Global Action. National Processes. Performance. Population movements (demography). Distributions: Global, National, Sub-National. The Growth and Resilience of Nation- States. III. The Current World Stage. Scenography: the World Space. The big players. 1. The Uneven Field of Nation-States. 2. Corporations. 3. Missions and Movements. IV. Our Time on Earth: Courses of Life. Birth and Survival. Childhood. Schooling. Labour. Youth: Sex and Culture. A Sexual Geography of the Young World. Marriage and the end of youth. Adulthood. Where to Live: The Urbanization of the World. Making A Living: Classes of Work. Class Formations of 21st Century Capitalism. Making A Living: The Rich and the Poor. Adult Enjoyment : Leisure and Consumption. The Ruling & the Non-Ruling Generation. Old age. Retirement and Pension. Living Arrangements. An Ideal 21st Century Life-Course. Death and After. Conclusion : How We Got Here, and Where Are We Going? How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going? Notes. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review''The highly abstract concept of social movement, its main dimensions and the various forms it takes in the real world come alive in this excellent introduction to social movement studies. Hank Johnston presents a concise, easy to read, up-to-date and thorough overview over this particularly flourishing field of the social sciences.'' Hanspeter Kriesi, European University Institute ''The momentous events of 2011 in the Arab world have started a wave of global protest that is not likely to recede soon. Hank Johnston�s timely new book provides us with the tools to make sense of recent developments, and connect them to earlier phases of contention. Mapping both theoretical and research approaches, drawing from an impressive array of contentious episodes across time and space, and profiting from Johnston�s deep grasp of cultural processes and �social movement performances,� What is a Social Movement? will be essential reading for specialists and lay readers alike.'' Mario Diani, University of Trento and ICREA-UPF Barcelona ''Few scholars have gone as far as Hank Johnston in bridging various strands of the social movement literature. This book combines insights from structural, organizational, and cultural theories to give a fresh look at social movement analysis.'' Marco Giugni, University of Geneva ''This is a comprehensive, engaging, and beautifully written introduction to the study of social movements. It is one of the best undergraduate texts in the field, but it would also be an invaluable source for graduate students and scholars looking for a concise review of the major theoretical perspectives and debates in the field.'' Verta Taylor, University of California Santa Barbara "Johnston provides a nuanced understanding of contemporary society through the study of social movements, looking at them in theory and practice from a broad perspective." Political Studies ReviewTable of Contents1 What is a Social Movement? 1 2 The Study of Social Movements 26 3 What is a Political Movement? 49 4 What is a Cultural Movement? 72 5 What Do Social Movements Do? 94 6 Researching Social Movements 118 7 Where are Social Movements Headed? 139 References 161 Index 180

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Book Synopsis* The latest work of Arthur Kroker, internationally renowned theorist, Canada Research Chair in Technology, Culture and Theory, and the Director of the Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture (PACTAC) at the University of Victoria.Trade Review"Kroker’s long-awaited Exits to the Posthuman Future presents us with a much more complex, and definitely more profound, analysis of the emerging posthuman condition. Motivated neither by a nostalgic yearning for what has been left behind nor by an unbridled optimism for what the fully realized technological society will bring, Kroker seeks to draw closer attention to the essentially elusive character of a future shaped by technologies that thrive on the liminal, the uncertain, and the indeterminate."Cultural Politics"With remarkable range and acuity, Arthur Kroker defines the posthuman condition of the twenty-first century as 'drift culture,' exploring its ramifications through genetics, data archives, and a variety of other cultural and technological sites. This is an exciting and crucially important synthesis of recent trends that anyone interested in where we are going should read." N. Katherine Hayles, Duke University "This book, on the thorny, arid issue of the posthuman, turns out to be Arthur Kroker’s most humane, personal, and deeply felt work. It is so vast, dark, mythic and oracular that every haunted page should be read aloud by the ghosts of Nietzsche and McLuhan." Bruce Sterling, The Well "Arthur Kroker is a founding figure of posthuman futural studies. He is philosopher of the vectors of speed, theorist of the live data feed, and thinker of our need to ‘drift’ beyond today’s codes, archives, and screens as post-historical mediators of a self-induced techno- catastrophe. A contemporary tour de force, Kroker’s Exits to the Posthuman Future helps transform our understanding of technopolitics and war, consciousness, and power as theoretical categories and futural practices of disappearance." John Armitage, University of SouthamptonTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii 1 Introduction: Trajectories of the Posthuman 1 Accelerate 29 2 The Posthuman Imagination: Neuro-Diversity, Psychic Trauma, and History in the Data Feed 31 Drift 47 3 Code Drift 49 4 History Drift 60 5 Archive Drift 80 6 Screen Drift 90 7 Media Drift 97 Crash: Slow Suicide of Technological Apocalypse 109 8 After the Drones 111 9 Guardian Liberalism: Rhetoric of the “Just War” 122 Crash: Traversal Consciousness 153 10 Premonitory Thought: That Fateful Day When Power Abjected Itself 155 11 Thinking the Future with Marshall McLuhan: Technologies of Abandonment, Inertia, Disappearance, Substitution 173 12 Epilogue: Media Theory in the Data Storm 195 Notes 199 Index 207

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Book SynopsisAn economist demonstrates how LGBT equality and inclusion within organizations increases their bottom line and allows for countries’ economies to flourishWe know that homophobia harms LGBT individuals in many ways, but economist M. V. Lee Badgett argues that in addition to moral and human rights reasons for equality, we can now also make a financial argument. Finding that homophobia and transphobia cost 1% or more of a country’s GDP, Badgett expertly uses recent research and statistics to analyze how these hostile practices and environments affect both the US and global economies.LGBT equality remains a persistent and pertinent issue. The continued passing of discriminatory laws, people being fired from jobs for their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, harassment and bullying in school, violence and hate crimes on the streets, exclusion from intolerant families, and health effects of stigma all make it incredibly difficult to live a good life.

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Book SynopsisAn accessible guide for activists, educators, and all who are interested in understanding how the prison system oppresses communities and harms individuals.The United States incarcerates more of its residents than any other nation. Though home to 5% of the global population, the United States has nearly 25% of the world’s prisoners—a total of over 2 million people. This number continues to steadily rise. Over the past 40 years, the number of people behind bars in the United States has increased by 500%.Journalist Victoria Law explains how racism and social control were the catalysts for mass incarceration and have continued to be its driving force: from the post-Civil War laws that states passed to imprison former slaves, to the laws passed under the “War Against Drugs” campaign that disproportionately imprison Black people. She breaks down these complicated issues into four main parts:    1. The rise and cause

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Book SynopsisA fresh cultural analysis of female monsters from Greek mythology, and an invitation for all women to reclaim these stories as inspiration for a more wild, more “monstrous” version of feminismThe folklore that has shaped our dominant culture teems with frightening female creatures. In our language, in our stories (many written by men), we underline the idea that women who step out of bounds—who are angry or greedy or ambitious, who are overtly sexual or not sexy enough—aren’t just outside the norm. They’re unnatural. Monstrous. But maybe, the traits we’ve been told make us dangerous and undesirable are actually our greatest strengths.Through fresh analysis of 11 female monsters, including Medusa, the Harpies, the Furies, and the Sphinx, Jess Zimmerman takes us on an illuminating feminist journey through mythology. She guides women (and others) to reexamine their relationships with traits like hunger, anger, ugliness, and

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Book SynopsisChallenges narrow perceptions of Blackness as both an identity and lived reality to understand the diversity of what it means to be Black in the US and around the worldWhat exactly is Blackness and what does it mean to be Black?Is Blackness a matter of biology or consciousness?Who determines who is Black and who is not?Who?s Black, who?s not, and who cares?In the United States, a Black person has come to be defined as any person with any known Black ancestry. Statutorily referred to as ?the rule of hypodescent,? this definition of Blackness is more popularly known as the ?one-drop rule,? meaning that a person with any trace of Black ancestry, however small or (in)visible, cannot be considered White. A method of social order that began almost immediately after the arrival of enslaved Africans in America, by 1910 it was the law in almost all southern states. At a time when the one-drop rule functioned to protect and preserve White racial purity, Blackness was both a matter of biology and the law. One was either Black or White. Period. Has the social and political landscape changed one hundred years later?One Drop explores the extent to which historical definitions of race continue to shape contemporary racial identities and lived experiences of racial difference. Featuring the perspectives of 60 contributors representing 25 countries and combining candid narratives with striking portraiture, this book provides living testimony to the diversity of Blackness. Although contributors use varying terms to self-identify, they all see themselves as part of the larger racial, cultural, and social group generally referred to as Black. They have all had their identity called into question simply because they do not fit neatly into the stereotypical ?Black box??dark skin, ?kinky? hair, broad nose, full lips, etc. Most have been asked ?What are you?? or the more politically correct ?Where are you from?? throughout their lives. It is through contributors? lived experiences with and lived imaginings of Black identity that we can visualize multiple possibilities for Blackness.

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Book SynopsisThe story of low-wage workers rising up around the world to demand respect and a living wage.Tracing a new labor movement sparked and sustained by low-wage workers from across the globe, “We Are All Fast-Food Workers Now” is an urgent, illuminating look at globalization as seen through the eyes of workers-activists: small farmers, fast-food servers, retail workers, hotel housekeepers, home-healthcare aides, airport workers, and adjunct professors who are fighting for respect, safety, and a living wage. With original photographs by Liz Cooke and drawing on interviews with activists in many US cities and countries around the world, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mexico, South Africa, and the Philippines, it features stories of resistance and rebellion, as well as reflections on hope and change as it rises from the bottom up.

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Book SynopsisEmerging from Turbulence tells the stories of Boeing workers whose lives underwent dramatic shifts as a result of recent changes in the American economy. Workers' own words show the shifting landscape of the American workplace as pension funds evaporate, corporations buy each other out, and companies like Boeing stop seeing themselves as a family.Trade ReviewGrunberg and Moore—professors of comparative sociology and psychology, respectively—[present an] . . . insightful . . . book based on their two decades of research into Boeing's corporate culture. They emphasize changes that have occurred since 1997, when Boeing merged with another aerospace giant, McDonnell Douglas, and shifted from focusing on being a 'great engineering firm' to minimizing risk, pleasing shareholders, and achieving profits. The 'Boeing family' was no more; employees were told by the new president to 'quit behaving like a family and become more like a team. If you don't perform, you don't stay on the team.' The authors set out to chronicle this sweeping shift in one company's social contract using personal narratives from past and current employees, categorizing them by the timing and duration of their employ. Sub-categories include 'No Longer Family,' 'I Work to Live,' and 'Not What I Expected.' The workers'-eye-view is valuable. * Publishers Weekly *Boeing executives eager to inspire an engaged workforce might want to set aside their management books to study closely this account of what their employees think and feel. * The Seattle Times *Boeing's changes, sparked by a merger with rival McDonnell Douglas, included the relocation of work to cheaper places, the outsourcing of key components and aggressive cost cuts. These details, and conclusions drawn from them, form the basis of Emerging from Turbulence. . . .[Grunberg's] study . . . goes far beyond Boeing. It provides a view over two decades of the unwinding of the postwar social contract – where workers felt they could rely on decent pay and benefits in exchange for hard work. * Financial Times *Emerging from Turbulence offers compelling documentation of the unfolding effects of contemporary workplace transformations. In the tradition of Studs Terkel’s Working, the stories captured here resonate well beyond the iconic Boeing Company. This timely contribution will prompt serious reflection about what to expect of the workplace of the future. -- Linda Smircich, Isenberg School of Management, University of MassachusettsAn elegant, carefully crafted book, Emerging from Turbulence portrays the depth and scope of self-worth that people draw from the social relations and respect that they find at work. However, by comparing workers with different lengths of service, Grunberg and Moore document notably different changes in orientations toward work and the self when a ‘family’ company eliminates its community fabric and becomes a honed instrument of capitalism contributing to the increasingly stratified distribution of wealth in America. The book offers a comprehensive sense of how employees facing such change turn inward in seeking senses of personal value. -- Paul M. Roman, Regents' Professor of Sociology, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, University of GeorgiaEmerging from Turbulence provides a voice for employees of Boeing following its merger with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. This book represents an example of what many employees across the country have gone through with such transitions to more lean production and how that transformation is experienced from the eyes and words of the employees. Grunberg and Moore are brave in depicting the psychological downfalls of transitioning from an employee-oriented company to a profit-focused company, but, more than anything, the book chronicles the impact of mergers and outsourcing on declines in employee commitment and loyalty, and represents how many US workplaces have moved towards more instrumental relationships with their workers. -- Leslie B. Hammer, Portland State UniversityTable of Contents1. Boeing’s Transformation and America’s New Social Contract Part I: Retired from Boeing 2. Heritage Boeing 3. No Longer Family Part II: Still Employed at Boeing 4. Still Family 5. I Work to Live 6. Permanently Scarred 7. Attached to Work, Detached from Company Part III: Newly Hired at Boeing 8. A Bright Future 9. A Second Career 10. Not What I Expected 11. Accepting the New Reality Part IV: Conclusion 12. Implications of the New Social Contract Appendix Notes Index

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