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The University of Chicago Press Revivalism Cultural Change Christianity Nation
Book SynopsisThe history of Christianity in America has been marked by recurring periods of religious revivals or awakenings. In this book, George M. Thomas addresses the economic and political context of evangelical revivalism and its historical linkages with economic expansion and Republicanism in the nineteenth century. Thomas argues that large-scale change results in social movements that articulate new organizations and definitions of individual, society, authority, and cosmos. Drawing on religious newspapers, party policies and agendas, and quantitative analyses of voting patterns and census data, he claims that revivalism in this period framed the rules and identities of the expanding market economy and the national policy. Subtle and complex...Fascinating.--Randolph Roth, Pennsylvania History [Revivalism and Cultural Change] should be read with interest by those interested in religious movements as well as the connections among religion, economics, and politics.--Charles L. Harper, Contempo
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The University of Chicago Press BrainsPracticesRelativism Social Theory after
Book SynopsisIn a series of tightly argued essays, Stephen Turner traces out the implications that discarding the notion of shared frameworks has for relativism, social constructivism, normativity and a number of other concepts.
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The University of Chicago Press Moral Minefields How Sociologists Debate Good
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Important. . . We live in an era in which scholarly debates, inside and outside the classroom, are increasingly viewed through a moral or political lens. As Dromi and Stabler quite rightly maintain, we must navigate through a scholarly landscape strewn with moral land mines." * Inside Higher Ed *"This book makes a significant contribution to sociology with its well-supported thesis that explains how sociologists can engage in heated debate about their research. . . . Highly recommended." * Choice *“Moral Minefields offers an explosion of insight into how to approach the seemingly always politically charged project of conducting sociological research. Throughout its history, the discipline has stood between commitments to scientific inquiry and the pursuit of truth, and commitments to addressing social inequality, socio-economic disadvantage, and other moral concerns. Rather than try to resolve the push and pull emanating from both sides of this divide, readers are guided to think more critically and carefully about what constitutes the pursuit of good research that is indelibly tied to visions—either by the sociologists producing their work or the audiences receiving it—of morally sound research. Dromi and Stabler seek not to resolve the tension, but rather expose readers to sociology’s courageous embracing of it and, therefore, guide readers to think more effectively about how it can be managed going forward.” -- Alford Young, Jr., University of Michigan“Dromi and Stabler skillfully puncture a stalled debate between the value-free and deliberately activist camps of contemporary sociology, showing how scholars within our methodologically and substantively diverse field form judgments about what counts as ‘good research.’ Weaving together a range of powerful examples—from secularism to breastfeeding, cosmopolitanism, and racial inequality—their framework of moral repertoires shines new light on the field. Equally valuable to both the seasoned sociologist and the young researcher.” -- Jenny Trinitapoli, University of ChicagoTable of ContentsPreface: Eternity in Cincinnati Introduction: Rules of the Road 1: Navigating in a Minefield Moral Repertoires and Sociological Research 2: Academic No-Go Zones On Social-Gene Interactions, Cultures of Poverty, and Forbidden Knowledge Claims in Sociology 3: Moral Highways and Byways Connecting New Critiques with Old Insights in the Study of Nationalism 4: Chartered Trips Remapping Controversy and the Renewal of Research on the Family Conclusion: On Moral Grounds Afterword: Researching the Good in Research Justifications Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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Columbia University Press Rites of Return
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis broad-ranging collection brings into focus a set of approaches--techno-scientific, personal, and global-that add to the ever-compelling topics of identity, rootedness, mobility, and return. With its fascinating new perspectives, this book demonstrates the importance of memory studies for a better understanding of the future. -- Francoise Lionnet, University of California, Los AngelesTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Marianne Hirsch and Nancy K. Miller 1 Tangled Roots and New Genealogies 1. The Factness of Diaspora: The Social Sources of Genetic Genealogy Alondra Nelson 2. Jews-Lost and Found: Genetic History and the Evidentiary Terrain of Recognition Nadia Abu El-Haj 3. The Web and The Reunion: http://czernowitz.ehpes.com Marianne Hirsch and Leo Spitzer 4. Queering Roots, Queering Diaspora Jarrod Hayes 5. Indigenous Australian Arts of Return: Mediating Perverse Archives Rosanne Kennedy 2 Genres of Return 6. Memoirs of Return Saidiya Hartman, Eva Hoffman, Daniel Mendelsohn in Conversation with Nancy K. Miller 7. Return to Half-Ruins: Fathers and Daughters, Memory and History in Palestine Lila Abu-Lughod 8. Singing with the Taxi Driver: From Bollywood to Babylon Jay Prosser 9. Off-Modern Homecoming in Art and Theory Svetlana Boym 10. Return to Nicaragua: The Aftermath of Hope Susan Meiselas 3 Rights of Return 11. Between Two Returns Amira Hass 12. Adoption and Return: Transnational Genealogies, Maternal Legacies Margaret Homans 13. Foreign Correspondence Sonali Thakkar 14. "O Give Me a Home" Patricia J. Williams, with Images by Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick 15. The Politics of Return: When Rights Become Rites Elazar Barkan 4 Sites of Return and the New Tourism of Witness 16. Sites of Conscience: Lighting Up Dark Tourism Liz Sev?enko 17. Kishinev Redux: Pogrom, Purim, Patrimony Nancy K. Miller 18. Trauma as Durational Performance: A Return to Dark Sites Diana Taylor 19. Pilgrimages, Reenactment, and Souvenirs: Modes of Memory Tourism Marita Sturken Contributors Index
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Columbia University Press Rural Poverty in the United States
Book SynopsisIn a comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis that extends from the Civil War to the present, this book seeks to isolate the underlying causes of persistent rural poverty. It take a hard look at current and past programs to alleviate rural poverty and uses their failures to suggest alternatives that could improve the well-being of rural Americans.Trade ReviewThis book covers the historical development of rural poverty research and policy, brings together the core theoretical literature, and addresses significant substantive issues including food insecurity, race, migration, and housing. The breadth is remarkable. No other volume exists today that draws the literature together so comprehensively and engagingly. -- Linda Lobao, The Ohio State UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Geography and Demography of Rural America1. Where Is Rural America and Who Lives There?, by Kenneth M. Johnson2. Poverty in Rural America Then and Now, by Bruce Weber and Kathleen MillerPart II. Key Concepts and Issues for Understanding Rural Poverty3. Measures of Poverty and Implications for Portraits of Rural Hardship, by Leif Jensen and Danielle Ely4. How to Explain Poverty?, by Ann R. Tickamyer and Emily J. WornellPart III. Vulnerable Populations in Rural Places5. Changing Gender Roles and Rural Poverty, by Kristin SmithCase Study: In re Bow, Nevada Supreme Court (1997), by Lisa R. Pruitt6. Racial Inequalities and Poverty in Rural America, by Mark H. HarveyCase Study: Engaging Black Geographies—How Racism Continues to Produce Poverty within the Black Belt South, by Rosalind P. Harris7. Immigration Trends and Immigrant Poverty in Rural America, by Shannon M. Monnat and Raeven Faye ChandlerCase Study: Immigration and New Rural Residents, by J. Celeste LayPart IV. Community and Societal Institutions8. Rural Poverty and Symbolic Capital: A Tale of Two Valleys, by Jennifer ShermanCase Study: Symbolic Capital and Sources of Division in “Golden Valley,” California, and “Paradise Valley,” Washington, by Jennifer Sherman9. The Old Versus the New Economies and Their Impacts, by Brian Thiede and Tim SlackCase Study: Buoyancy on the Bayou—Louisiana Shrimpers Face the Rising Tide of Globalization, by Jill Ann Harrison10. Food Insecurity and Housing Insecurity, by Alisha Coleman-Jensen and Barry SteffenCase Study: Food Insecurity and Hunger in the Rural West, by Sarah Whitley11. The Environment and Health, by Danielle Christine Rhubart and Elyzabeth W. EngleCase Study: The Environment and Health, by Michael Hendryx12. Education and Information, by Catharine Biddle and Ian MetteCase Study: Education, Economic Disadvantage, and Homeless Students in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale Gas Region, by Kai A. Schafft13. Crime, Punishment, and Spatial Inequality, by John M. Eason, L. Ash Smith, Jason Greenberg, Richard D. Abel, and Corey SparksCase Study: Violence Against Women in America’s Heartland, by Walter S. DeKeseredy and Amanda Hall-SanchezPart V. Programs, Policy, and Politics14. The Safety Net in Rural America, by Jennifer Warlick15. The Opportunities and Limits of Economic Growth, by Gary Paul Green16. Politics and Policy: Barriers and Opportunities for Rural Peoples, by Ann R. Tickamyer, Jennifer Sherman, and Jennifer WarlickContributorsIndex
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University of Wisconsin Press Peoplehood in the Nordic World
Book SynopsisModern historian Ove Korsgaard focuses on the crucial struggles over who has (or has not) belonged to the people in the past 175 years and looks at its implications for state- and nation-building in Denmark and other Nordic countries.
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National Academies Press Promoting the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Through Partnerships
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Three Essays on the Painting of our Time International Behavioural and Social Sciences Classics from the Tavistock pRess 102
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Tourism Planning and Community Development
Book SynopsisThe intersection of community development, tourism and planning is a fascinating one. Tourism has long been used as a development strategy, in both developed and developing countries, from the national to local levels. These approaches have typically focused on economic dimensions with decisions about tourism investments, policies and venues driven by these economic considerations. More recently, the conversation has shifted to include other aspects â social and environmental â to better reïect sustainable development concepts. Perhaps most importantly is the richer focus on the inclusion of stakeholders.An inclusionary, participatory approach is an essential ingredient of community development and this brings both ïelds even closer together. It reïects an approach aimed at building on strengths in communities, and fostering social capacity and capital. In this book, the dimensions of the role tourism plays in community development are explored. A panoply of perspectives are presented, tackling such questions as, can tourism heal? How can tourism development serve as a catalyst to overcome social injustices and cultural divides?This book was originally published as a special issue of Community Development.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Incorporating social justice in tourism planning: racial reconciliation and sustainable community development in the Deep South 3. An analysis of factors mediating community participation outcomes in tourism 4. Tourism planning and power within micropolitan community development 5. Community understanding of the impact of temporary visitors on incidental destinations 6. Sustainable practices of community tourism planning: lessons from a remote community 7. Engaging residents in planning for sustainable rural-nature tourism in post-communist Poland 8. Participatory modeling as a tool for community development planning: tourism in the Northern Forest 9. Golden Geese or White Elephants? The Paradoxes of World Heritage Sites and Community-Based Tourism Development in Agra, India
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Wiley VascularTargeted Therapies in Oncology
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LUP - University of Michigan Press The Martians Daughter A Memoir
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMarina Whitman may be the daughter of a Martian but she is an exemplar of the best of America. In the academic world, in public service, in high corporate positions, she pushed the frontiers of female participation and did so by unambiguously demonstrating both competence and character. The book is a fascinating saga of an exceptionally talented family, initially focused on a mathematic genius but ultimately growing in diversity and influence. - Paul Volcker, formerly Chairman of the Federal Reserve (1979-1987) ""How did a young Hungarian immigrant and his daughter both become leading advisors to Presidents of the United States? This richly detailed memoir not only illuminates Marina von Neumann Whitman's ground-breaking life, but sheds long-awaited new light on her father, bringing us as close as we may ever get to the autobiography that John von Neumann never had the chance to write."" - George Dyson, author of Darwin Among the Machines, Project Orion, and Turing's Cathedral""A fast-paced, readable, and deeply educational account of how the daughter of a genius made her own brilliant way as a heavily involved top economist and an equally involved wife and mother."" - George P. Shultz, The Hoover Institution, formerly U.S. Secretary of State (1982-1989)
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The University of Michigan Press Dignity Lower Income Women Tell of Their Lives
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University of California Press Leadership in Administration
Book SynopsisAn essay that outlines a perspective for the study of leadership in administrative organizations. It was written in the conviction that more reflective, theoretical discussion is needed to guide the gathering of facts that the diagnosis of troubles.Trade Review"Combines an effective style with soundly reflective content." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. Routine and Critical Decisions 3. The Definition of Mission and Role 4. The Institutional Embodiment of Purpose 5. Conclusion Index
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University of California Press Places of Inquiry
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University of California Press Black Brown Yellow and Left
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University of California Press Paradoxes of Green Landscapes of a CityState
Book SynopsisA multidisciplinary study of green and its significance from multiple perspectives: aesthetic, architectural, environmental, political, and social. It is centered on the Kingdom of Bahrain, where green has a long and deep history of appearing cooling, productive, and prosperous-a radical contrast to the hot and hostile desert.Trade Review"Doherty is as comfortable reflecting on the aesthetic aspects of colour as he is describing the ecological implications of property development... the portrait Doherty paints is of a fascinating, quickly changing, and - yes - paradoxical place." Environment and Urbanization "Beautifully written." Landscape Architecture MagazineTable of ContentsNotes on Transliteration and Translation Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Two Seas, Many Greens 1. Green Scenery 2. The Blueness of Green 3. How Green Can Become Red 4. The Memory of Date Palm Green 5. The Struggle for the Manama Greenbelt 6. The Promise of Beige 7. Brightening Green 8. The Whiteness of Green Notes Glossary List of Named Participants Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Extraordinary Conditions
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University of California Press How to Love a Rat
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Cambridge University Press How Societies Remember Themes in the Social
Book SynopsisIn treating memory as a cultural rather than an individual faculty, this book provides an account of how bodily practices are transmitted in, and as, traditions. Most studies of memory as a cultural faculty focus on written, or inscribed transmissions of memories. Paul Connerton, on the other hand, concentrates on bodily (or incorporated) practices, and so questions the currently dominant idea that literary texts may be taken as a metaphor for social practices generally. The author argues that images of the past and recollected knowledge of the past are conveyed and sustained by ritual performances and that performative memory is bodily. Bodily social memory is an essential aspect of social memory, but it is an aspect which has until now been badly neglected. An innovative study, this work should be of interest to researchers into social, political and anthropological thought as well as to graduate and undergraduate students.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Social memory; 2. Commemorative ceremonies; 3. Bodily practices; Notes; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Education Employment and Migration
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Cambridge University Press Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents
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Cambridge University Press The Economic Organisation of the Household
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Cambridge University Press Global Civil Society Contemporary Political
Book SynopsisAmid fears of terrorism, rising tides of xenophobia, and loose talk of 'anti-globalisation', John Keane mounts a defence of global civil society, stressing the need for new democratic ways of living. Keane's provocative reflections draw upon a variety of scholarly sources to breathe new life into contemporary political thinking.Trade ReviewThe most learned, erudite, and encompassing book on the global civil society of this century.' Amitai Etzioni, author of The New Golden Rule'John Keane's book is an imaginative and productive experiment in contemporary democratic thinking. It is challenging and provocative, and it provides structured orientation in a wide, confusing and unsettled field.' Hans-Jürgen Puhle, University of Frankfurt'John Keane has applied his sharp intellect and moral commitments to a topic of political importance but persistent conceptual confusion to produce a book of forceful clarity and coherence. A sparkling contribution to contemporary political thought.' Bryan Turner, University of Cambridge'… really thought-provoking in addressing a number of issues that we confront in a contemporary world that is becoming more interdependent and volatile than ever … the book is genuinely stimulating and enjoyable in many respects. The space here is too short to summarise its rich arguments, and readers are invited to take their own look.' Development Policy ReviewTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Unfamiliar words; 2. Catalysts; 3. Cosmocracy; 4. Paradise on Earth?; 5. Ethics across borders; 6. Further reading.
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Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies Greek Language Italian Landscape
Book SynopsisGreek Language, Italian Landscape traces the transformation of language ideologies and practices of Griko, a variety of Modern Greek used in the Italian province of Lecce, and proposes the concept of “the cultural temporality of language” to describe how locals are converting what was once considered a “backward language” into a symbolic resource.
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Harvard University Press The Formation of Political Parties and the First
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Harvard University Press Boris Pasternak
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Harvard University Press How We Live An Economic Perspective on Americans from Birth to Death Loeb Classical Library
Book SynopsisVictor Fuchs presents a comprehensive, integrated account of recent changes in family, work, health, and education in the United States.Trade ReviewMr. Fuchs writes clearly and with remarkable common sense… One wishes that How We Live could be made compulsory reading for senators, representatives, and the people at the White House. -- Alfred L. Malabre, Jr. * Wall Street Journal *Fuchs genuinely uses economic data and reasoning to illuminate the choices people make and yet remains quite free of the intellectually imperial view that economic analysis alone suffices to explain the choices… How We Live is a veritable handbook for reformers. Those concerned with policies affecting the family and the labor market especially cannot afford to ignore the information Fuchs assembles. -- Dennis Wrong * The New Republic *Chock-full of fascinating facts and educated conjectures…there is much insightful research. And Mr. Fuchs’s compact style makes the book a pleasure to read. -- Peter Passell * New York Times *The book is addressed to a wide audience, and…will be extremely effective in teaching laymen that basic economic principles can go a long way in explaining the changing structure of our lives. -- Walter Y. Oi * Journal of Economic Literature *Can be recommended for scholars, students, policy makers, and even friends or relatives who ask, ‘What do economists do?’ -- Lee Benham * Journal of Political Economy *Victor Fuchs has performed an astonishing job of synthesis and exposition of the vast literature on the progress of Americans through their life cycle. The economic point of view is maintained but with a breadth not always characteristic of economists working in this area. -- Kenneth J. Arrow
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Harvard Graduate School of Design A New Republic of Letters Memory and Scholarship
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Harvard University Press Democracys Detectives The Economics of
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is an outstanding book, the product of careful thinking, of remarkable and painstaking gathering of data on investigative reporting—past and present—that no one in academia or in journalism has ever undertaken before. It is a moving, evidence-based affirmation of the value of journalism to democracy. -- Michael Schudson, Columbia UniversityIn riveting detail, Hamilton meticulously examines the storied history of investigative journalism in America, chronicles its current malaise, and makes a convincing case that pouring resources into gumshoe reporting makes economic sense for sclerotic news organizations. Why? Because readers hunger for more of it and are willing to pay to read it. -- Walter V. Robinson, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and Editor-at-Large at the Boston GlobeProvides an extraordinarily precise and painstaking examination of the state of investigative journalism in the United States. Using a wide array of statistical measures and a case study of Pat Stith, a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for The News and Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina, Hamilton demonstrates that investigative reporting (involving original work about important issues that someone wants to keep secret) costing thousands of dollars can produce millions of dollars in benefits to society. And Hamilton issues an urgent warning that this essential public service is underprovided in the market. His book should command the attention of every citizen who is concerned about the implications for our democracy when sunlight, which is the best disinfectant against corruption and incompetence, is obscured and blocked. -- Glenn C. Altschuler * Huffington Post *A highly original look at exactly what the subtitle promises…Has this topic ever been more important than this year? -- Tyler Cowen * Marginal Revolution *Bracing. -- Rick Edmonds * Poynter *By bringing the economist’s eye to the business of investigative journalism, Hamilton sharpens our appreciation of the craft as he explores its history, the motivations publishers have to fund the work, and the cash benefits investigations pay out. -- Jack Shafer * Reason *Hamilton provides what is likely the most comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the economics of investigative journalism yet conducted…Democracy’s Detectives is essential reading for anyone interested in the economics of news, and it is a master class in methodological creativity and ingenuity in conducting social science research. -- Philip M. Napoli * Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly *[A] terrific new book. -- Sam Lebovic * Los Angeles Review of Books *Hamilton’s book presents a thoughtful and detailed case for the indispensability of investigative journalism—and just at the time when we needed it. Now more than ever, reporters can play an essential role as society’s watchdogs, working to expose corruption, greed, and injustice of the years to come. For this reason, Democracy’s Detectives should be taken as both a call to arms and a bracing reminder, for readers and journalists alike, of the importance of the profession. -- Anya Schiffrin * The Nation *
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Women Culture Politics
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Princeton University Press What Is Islam The Importance of Being Islamic
Book SynopsisWhat is Islam? How do we grasp a human and historical phenomenon characterized by such variety and contradiction? What is "Islamic" about Islamic philosophy or Islamic art? Should we speak of Islam or of islams? Should we distinguish the Islamic (the religious) from the Islamicate (the cultural)? Or should we abandon "Islamic" altogether as an analTrade ReviewWinner of the 2016 Best First Book in the History of Religions, American Academy of Religion One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016 "Anyone interested in exploring the intricacies and complexities of Islam as a religion, philosophical system and social text should study the new bookWhat Is Islam?... [A] perfect antidote to our present discourse."--Hussein Ibish, New York Times "One can't but be impressed by the grandeur of Ahmed's vision."--Malise Ruthven, London Review of Books "This is an enduring and timely work well worth the effort for those interested in discerning the essence of Islam beyond the seeming paradoxes of its own representations."--Publisher's Weekly "A bold new conceptualisation of Islam that reflects its contradictions and rich diversity."--Bookseller Buyer's Guide "[A] major new study ... a strange and brilliant work, encyclopedic in vision and tautly argued in the manner of a logical proof, yet pervaded by the urgency of a political manifesto."--The Nation "We can be grateful ... that Ahmed managed to complete this extraordinary work. Scholars from east and west will be under his influence for years to come."--Sameer Rahim, Prospect "In this monumental work, the late Shahab Ahmed sought new answers to important questions: How does one understand what Islam is? How does one study it meaningfully? ... This volume will be central to the study of Islam and of religion more broadly for the foreseeable future."--Choice "Remarkable."--Damian Howard, The TabletTable of ContentsList of Illustrations xi Preface xiii Part One Questions What Is Islam? 3 Chapter 1 Six Questions about Islam 5 Part Two Conceptualizations Chapter 2 Islam as Law, islams-not-Islam, Islamic and Islamicate, Religion and Culture, Culture and Civilization 113 Chapter 3 Religion and Secular, Sacred and Profane, Theocentric and Anthropocentric, Total Social Fact, Family Resemblance 176 Chapter 4 Culture, Meaning, Symbol System, Core and Nucleus, Whatever-Muslims-Say-It-Is, Discursive Tradition, Orthodoxy, Process 246 Part Three Re-Conceptualizations Chapter 5 Hermeneutical Engagement, Pre-Text, Text, and Con-Text, Meaning-Making for the Self, Spatiality of Revelation, Hierarchy, Exteriority-Interiority, Public and Private, Language and Vocabulary, Ambivalence and Ambiguity, Metaphor and Paradox 301 Chapter 6: Applications and Implications: Coherent Contradiction, Exploration, Diffusion, Form and Meaning, Modern 405 The Importance of Being Islamic 542 Works Cited 547 Index 593
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Princeton University Press Patagonia Natural History Prehistory and Ethnography at the Uttermost End of the Earth
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Nature of Money
Book SynopsisIn this important new book, Geoffrey Ingham draws on neglected traditions in the social sciences to develop a theory of the 'social relation' of money.Trade Review"This excellent book reveals a sounder grasp of credit-money than many contemporary heterodox economists and almost all orthodox monetarist economists."OpenDemocracyTable of ContentsPreface. PART I. CONCEPTS AND THEORIES. Introduction. 1. Money as a Commodity and ‘Neural’ Symbol of Commodities. 2. Abstract Value, Credit and the State. 3. Money in Sociological Theory. 4. Fundamentals of a Theory of Money. PART II. HISTORY AND ANALYSIS. 5. The Historical Origins of Money and its Pre-capitalist Forms. 6. The Development of Capitalist Credit-Money. 7. The Production of Capitalist Crefit-Money. 8. Monetary Disorder. 9. New Monetary Spaces. Concluding Remarks. Notes. References. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Suffering
Book Synopsis* Provides a convincing exploration of a central theme of our times: human suffering. The author writes well; his remarks on the brute fact of suffering are very powerfully made. * There are no real rivals to this book, since until its publication there had been no really systematic sociological theorisation of pain and suffering.Trade Review"At last here is a serious attempt to move beyond mere 'decorative social theory' to engage in a highly sensitive and intelligent manner with a central aspect of the human condition. Dr Wilkinson's brave and timely book should be read not just by all students of sociological theory but also by those many thoughtful people who are pained , angry or bemused by man's inhumaity to man." —Professor Ray Pahl, University of EssexTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction: Suffering, Social Science and the Challenge to Sociology. 2 What is Suffering? 3 Our Classical Heritage. 4 Social Suffering: A Critical Appraisal. 5 The Problem of Suffering and our Feeling for Humanity. 6 Mediatized Suffering: Prospects for the Internationalisation of Conscience. 7 Towards a Critical Sociology of Suffering. References. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Identity
Book SynopsisThis topical new book by Zygmunt Bauman explores the notion of identity in the modern world. As we grapple with the insecurity and uncertainty of liquid modernity, Bauman argues that our socio-political, cultural, professional, religious and sexual identities are undergoing a process of continual transformation.Trade Review"A thoroughly approachable introduction to Bauman's ideas and fighting spirit." -- The Guardian "This is an enjoyable and instructive read in an accessible language and a pocket format." -- International Journal of Contemporary SociologyTable of ContentsIntroduction by Benedetto Vecchi 1 Identity 9 Notes 99 Index 102
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Political Economy of the European Union
Book SynopsisThe core business of the European Union is the creation of an integrated European market. The scale of this project is enormous, covering a wide variety of national models' of capitalism, many of which are marked by a heavy reliance on non-market institutions to govern and co-ordinate economic activity.Trade Review"A highly valuable introduction to European studies and EU political economy." Journal of Common Market Studies "An impressive analysis of the varieties of national capitalist models within the European Union." Central European Journal of International and Security Studies "A wise, knowledgeable and eminently readable account of the development of EU capitalism. Dermot McCann's study of the impact of EU-driven market liberalization upon national models of capitalism and of the limits and limitations of neo-liberalism is fascinating. The sections on work and welfare and on social Europe and industrial relations are worth the admission price alone. McCann's study of EU capitalism makes an invaluable contribution to comparative political economy." Richard Dunphy, University of Dundee "Dermot McCann has succeeded in producing a superb book on the political economy of the European Union. This rigorous and extremely readable account makes a major contribution to our understanding of the tension between economic governance at the European level and national patterns of governance that often challenge the EU's liberal ambitions." Alasdair Blair, De Montfort UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Tables and BoxesIntroduction 1.Economic Governance, National Models of Capitalism and the Challenge of European Integration2. The European Union and the Evolution of Liberal Europe 3. National Capitalisms and EU Competition Policy4. Finance, Corporate Ownership and Governance in an Integrating Europe 5. Finance, Corporate Ownership and Governance: National System Change 6. Work and Welfare: National Capitalism and Social Europe 7. Social Europe and Industrial Relations Conclusion NotesReferences
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Conquest The Destruction of American Indios The
Book SynopsisThe arrival of Europeans in the Americas brought with it a demographic catastrophe of vast proportions for the native populations. In this book Livi Bacci argues that the catastrophe was not the inevitable outcome of contact with Europeans but was a function of both the methods of the conquest and the characteristics of the subjugated societies.Trade Review"An impressive argument for a more complex way of understanding the conquest of what is now Latin America than the single-cause explanations that have been dominant for the past several decades. The translation is lucid and easy to follow, and the generous contemporary illustrations of the life of the Indios at the time of conquest further enrich the text."Population Studies "An excellent study ... the book provides fresh insights into one of the most catastrophic episodes of early modern history and the narrative thrust of the work makes it very readable."Historical Association "Well-illustrated, useful and balanced ... an excellent provocative volume which should have wide appeal."European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies "Bacci makes a significant contribution and should be applauded for tackling a difficult academic question. [He] commendably moves the discussion away from singular epidemiological explanations and refocuses debate on the multiple means and various trajectories involced in the conquest of indigenous peoples."American Historical Review "Massimo Livi-Bacci's Conquest is a brilliant, fascinating history of the demographic catastrophe that enveloped the New World after 1492. Thickly illustrated with the artistic visions and voices of native peoples, it is the most even-handed, comprehensive narrative available - now in a lively, fluid English translation. Livi Bacci examines the evidence with the eye of a seasoned detective, solving a series of mysteries - in the West Indies, Mexico, Peru, and the Río de la Plata. Along the way, he finds much previously overlooked evidence, which he ingenuously assembles into a compelling, nuanced interpretation."Robert McCaa, University of Minnesota "Was the decay of the Amerindian population man-made, or was it brought about by the uncontrolled spread of pathogens or some other factor? Massimo Livi Bacci, a world-leading demographer, joins, in the present translation of his well-read book, the centuries-long debate on the extent and the causes of the post-Conquest collapse, adding to the discussion fresh insights based on his expertise in population studies and on a judicious and thorough historical research."Nicolás Sánchez-Albornoz, New York UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceI In which are described three voyages that changed the face of a continent, the American population at the time of contact, the demographic catastrophe of the Indios, the sorrowful increase of the Africans, and the expansion of the EuropeansII A humble Franciscan, two combative Dominicans, an Italian humanist at the Court of Spain, a remorseful viceroy, a naturalist ‘alcade’, a Europeanized Inca and an Inca fallen on hard times, a conquistador observer... different witnesses and a common analysis of the catastropheIII A tireless traveler disrupts a continent, but a quarter century too late. From the Caribbean to Perú: a brief history of a long voyage and of the suspected assassin of Huayna Capac, father of Atahuallpa. The true and presumed sins of smallpox and other crowd diseasesIV A golden nose ring and the tragic destiny of the Taíno. An Indio follows a deer and discovers a mountain of silver. A people in constant movement, over 1000 miles and at an elevation of 4000 meters, and the wealth of Potosí. Deeds and misdeeds of gold and silverV Hispaniola, the territorial paradise of Columbus and the imagination of modern scholars. One hundred thousand or ten million Taíno? The catastrophe of the Antilles as seen from close up and a credible leyenda negra. People die while animals flourishVI A great and rich city, dreamed of by Columbus and destroyed by Cortés. The modern dispute over the population of Mesoamerica. Tributaries, tributes, and population. Thirteen brigantines hauled overland and a tunnel in the rock. Men and beastsVII The Incas and many millions of subjects. A quarter century of wars: Indios versus Indios, Spaniards versus Indios, Spaniards versus Spaniards. ‘Quipu’ pen and ink. A viceroy who counts, measures and acts. Epidemics: the moderns debate them, the ancients ignore themVIII Colonists and ‘Paulists’ hunting down Guaraní between the Paraná and the Uruguay. One hundred Jesuits for 100,000 Indios. Steel axes and security in exchange for Christian habits. Monogamy and reproduction stronger than crowd diseasesEpilogAppendicesTablesFiguresNotesChronologyGlossaryNote on IllustrationsIndex
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Politics of the Body Gender in a Neoliberal
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2015 FWSA Book Prize The body is a site of impassioned, fraught and complex debate in the West today.Trade Review"Phipps explores the ways in which modern-day feminist beliefs intersect with and may even be appropriated by neoliberal and neoconservative agendas � As Phipps observes, unless accompanied by structural change, �choice� is too often only meaningful for a small elite." New Statesman "Anybody who wants to know about contemporary political confusions about the body should start here" Times Higher Education "Thought-provoking, caustic, and self-reflexive, as its wide range of themes reflect both breadth and depth in analytic scope." Gender and Society �The Politics of the Body offers valuable insights into the insidious ways in which neo-conservative and neo-liberal agendas shape even our most intimate thinking and behaviour� A rich and provocative set of arguments that could inform efforts �to revitalise the feminist politics of the body, reconnecting the personal with the political, instead of positioning it as an end in itself�� Gender and Development ''This is a brave and important book. Beautifully written, cogently argued and with vivid up-to-date examples, it shows how a neoliberal and neoconservative politics is rewriting our common sense about bodies. A must-read for students and scholars of gender, sociology and cultural studies.'' Rosalind Gill, City University London ''Alison Phipps revises the old feminist understanding of �victimhood� in the context of neoliberal and neoconservative politics. Her analysis shows how mythologies about victims not only prevail but also are spurred on by the political and economic agendas of contemporary capitalism.'' Kristin Bumiller, Amherst College "This book can be useful for a range of different actors, practitioners, and researchers in sociology, especially those working on and for gender issues. The Politics of the Body is a well-documented and responsible must-read account of gender equality challenges in the contemporary Western world."Bodies in SocietyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Introduction 1 1 Neoliberalism and Neoconservatism: Framing the Politics of the Body 7 2 Sexual Violence and the Politics of Victimhood 20 3 Gender and Islam in a Neoconservative World 49 4 The Commodified Politics of the Sex Industry 76 5 The New Reproductive Regimes of Truth 102 Conclusion 132 Notes 139 Bibliography 143 Further Reading 184 Index 200
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Mafia Politics
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Absorbing and important [Santoro] builds a convincing and subtly argued case for why we need to treat the Mafia as a type of politics. […An] essential contribution.”David Nelken, Rassegna Italiana di Sociologia“Santoro takes us closer to the human side of mafiosi than anyone. As he convincingly argues, Mafia style and ceremonial go back to an ancient Mediterranean form of politics, antedating the state and continuing alongside it.”Randall Collins, author of Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory“This book is valuable and important: it combines political science, history, sociology and Maussian anthropological observations to develop a novel theory of Mafia as an elementary form of politics. The result is a provocative text for those interested in the many dimensions of organized crime beyond criminal and economic analysis and, crucially, the global North.”Lucia Michelutti, University College LondonTable of Contents1. Mafia, Politics, and Social Theory: An Introduction 2. The ‘Mafia’ in ‘Mafia Studies’: (Re)constructing a Sociological Object 3. What is Right with the Economic Theory of the Mafia? 4. The Public Life of Mafiosi 5. The Mafioso’s Gift or, Making Sense of an “Offer You Cannot Refuse” 6. Blood, Bund, and (Personal) Bonds: The Mafia as an Institutional Type 7. Mafia as an Elementary Form of Politics
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Capitalism
Book SynopsisTrade Review"As the world is caught up in a whirlwind of multiple crises - social, ecological, political, civilizational - we desperately need to get our hands on and shut down the source. In this book, two of the most acute minds in critical theory point their fingers towards capitalism. Fraser in particular elaborates on her path-breaking 'unifying' theory of capitalism as a system resting on several hidden abodes that it cannot live without and cannot avoid wrecking. This is the sort of sober and passionate thinking we need in a world careening out of control."—Andreas Malm, Lund University "Fraser and Jaeggi supply an eloquent, well-reasoned, and thorough account of the key institution of our time - capitalism. For them, capitalism is not only a mode of production but also an institutional order or form of life. Those who have followed Fraser's discussion of recognition or justice, or read Jaeggi on the actuality of alienation, will cherish this brilliant contribution to understanding the world in which we live."—Robin Blackburn, University of Essex "An engaging and probing conversation between two eminent scholars on how to unravel the key problems of a troubled contemporary capitalism."—David Harvey, City University of New YorkTable of ContentsContents Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Conceptualizing Capitalism Chapter 2: Historicizing Capitalism Chapter 3: Criticizing Capitalism Chapter 4: Contesting Capitalism Notes
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SAGE Publications Ltd Researching Leisure Sport and Tourism
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SAGE Publications Ltd The Body in Culture Technology and Society
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SAGE Publications Ltd The Postcolonial Challenge
Book SynopsisAn outstanding contribution to our understanding of postcolonial theory and its engagement with significant changes within the contemporary world. Couze Venn forces us to rethink the very parameters of the post-colonial and suggests a new political economy for post-modern times. This critical engagement opens up the possibility to reimagine the world from its current narrow European strictures to a world full of alternative possibilities and modernities... This is a timely and ground breaking book that contributes to a much needed reconceptualisation of the postcolony. - Professor Pal Ahluwalia, Goldsmiths, University of London What is postcolonial studies? What are its achievements, strengths and weaknesses?This ground breaking book offers an essential guide to one of the most important issues of our time, with special emphasis on neo-liberalism within world poverty and the 'third world'.It clarifies:Table of ContentsRethinking the Scope of the Postcolonial Modernity, Modernization and the Postcolonial Present Questions of Identity and Agency Towards a Postcolonial Political Economy
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SAGE Publications Ltd Sex and Manners
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Beacon Press I Have Nothing to Hide
Book SynopsisAn accessible guide that breaks down the complex issues around mass surveillance and data privacy and explores the negative consequences it can have on individual citizens and their communities.No one is exempt from data mining: by owning a smartphone, or using social media or a credit card, we hand over private data to corporations and the government. We need to understand how surveillance and data collection operates in order to regain control over our digital freedoms—and our lives.Attorney and data privacy expert Heidi Boghosian unpacks widespread myths around the seemingly innocuous nature of surveillance, sets the record straight about what government agencies and corporations do with our personal data, and offers solutions to take back our information. “I Have Nothing to Hide” is both a necessary mass surveillance overview and a reference book. It addresses the misconceptions around tradeoffs between privacy and security, citizen s
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University of Minnesota Press Methodology of the Oppressed
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Methodology of the Oppressed represents a major contribution to theory and the understanding of contemporary consciousness. Sandoval has created a cornucopia of terms, concepts, and modes of analysis. Consolidating the work of a remarkable range of scholars, she takes the next step in proposing a genuine alternative to the blind alleys in which existing theory often finds itself." —Mary Louise Pratt, author of Imperial Eyes"In this brilliantly innovative work, Chela Sandoval demands that intellectuals interested in democratizing power venture into new political, theoretical territories to listen to and participate in conversations heretofore largely inaudible across the borders of subjectivity. Ground-breaking." —American Quarterly"At a time when the unfriendly ghosts of identity politics still haunt the hallways of academia, this book should be considered necessary reading for educators and cultural workers concerned with struggles for social justice in the twenty-first century. Sandoval’s book has originality. Sandoval is succinct in baring the problems of postmodern era while recognizing its enormous contributions as a mode of social thought, and shows us what may lay over the horizon. If this book is an accurate indication of the future of social movements and critical thought, we have reason to be optimistic." —Convergence"Sandoval’s book brilliantly puts into practice the method, theory, and politics that she describes as U.S. Third World feminism and its particular mode of differential consciousness. Methodology of the Oppressed is a tour de force of theoretical genealogies." —Feminist Studies
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LUP - University of Georgia Press The Geography of the Everyday Toward an
Book SynopsisAnthropologists, psychologists, feminists, and sociologists have long studied the “everyday”, the quotidian, the taken-for-granted; however, geographers have lagged behind in engaging with this aspect of reality. Rob Sullivan makes the case for geography as a powerful conceptual framework for seeing the everyday anew.
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University of Hawai'i Press The Most Offending Soul Alive The Life of Tom
Book SynopsisAn English eccentric and adventurer, Tom Harrisson sought knowledge and renown in a dizzying number of fields, while breaking most of the rules of civilized society. This story of Harrisson's controversial life offers an insightful look at a charismatic figure who offended as many people as he impressed at the twilight of colonialism.
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