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Book SynopsisDigital Totalitarianism: Algorithms and Society focuses on important challenges to democratic values posed by our computational regimes: policing the freedom of inquiry, risks to the personal autonomy of thought, NeoLiberal management of human creativity, and the collapse of critical thinking with the social media fueled rise of conspiranoia.Digital networks allow for a granularity and pervasiveness of surveillance by government and corporate entities. This creates power asymmetries where each citizen's daily data exhaust' can be used for manipulative and controlling ends by powerful institutional actors. This volume explores key erosions in our fundamental human values associated with free societies by covering government surveillance of library-based activities, cognitive enhancement debates, the increasing business orientation of art schools, and the proliferation of conspiracy theories in network media.Scholars and students from many backgrouTable of Contents1. Radical Resistance: Libraries, Defiance, and Data Surveillance 2. Urgent Ethical Issues in the Cognitive Enhancement Debate: Autonomy, Mental Privacy, and Freedom of Thought 3. Impersonal Computing: from Art School to Business Hub in Four Decades 4. The Plandemic and its Apostles: Conspiracy Theories in Pandemic Mode

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of the groundbreaking Indigenous Statistics opens up a major new approach to research across the disciplines and applied fields. While qualitative methods have been rigorously critiqued and reformulated, the population statistics relied on by virtually all research on Indigenous peoples continue to be taken for granted as straightforward, transparent numbers. Drawing on a diverse new author team, this book dismantles that persistent positivism with a forceful critique, then fills the void with a new paradigm for Indigenous quantitative methods, using concrete examples of research projects from First World Indigenous peoples in the United States, Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and Canada. Concise and accessible, it is an ideal supplementary text as well as a core component of the methodological toolkit for anyone conducting Indigenous research or using Indigenous population statistics. This is an essential text for students studying quantitative methods, s

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Book SynopsisPrivacy: Algorithms and Society focuses on encryption technologies and privacy debates in journalistic crypto-cultures, countersurveillance technologies, digital advertising, and cellular location data.Important questions are raised such as: How much information will we be allowed to keep private through the use of encryption on our computational devices? What rights do we have to secure and personalized channels of communication, and how should those be balanced by the state's interests in maintaining order and degrading the capacity of criminals and rival state actors to organize through data channels? What new regimes may be required for states to conduct digital searches, and how does encryption act as countersurveillance? How have key debates relied on racialized social constructions in their discourse? What transformations in journalistic media and practices have occurred with the development of encryption tools? How are the digital footprints of consumers tracTable of Contents1. Distributing Journalism: Digital Disclosure, Secrecy, and Crypto-Cultures 2. Centering Race in Analyses and Practices of Countersurveillance Advocacy: Mythologies of the Racialized Other in the Crypto Wars 3. Data Privacy in Digital Advertising: Towards a Post-Third-Party Cookie Era 4. Smartphones, APIs & GNSS (Not GPS) Location Data

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Book SynopsisDo Funerals Matter? is a creative interweaving of historical, sociocultural, and research-based perspectives on death rituals, drawing from myriad sources to create a picture of what death rituals have been; and where, especially in the Western world, they are going. The Classic Edition includes a new preface from the author reflecting on changes in the field since the book's initial publication. Death educators, researchers, counselors, clergy, funeral-service professionals, and others will appreciate the book's theory- and research-based approach to the ways in which different cultural groups memorialize their dead. They will also find clear clinical and practical applications in the author's exploration of the five ritual anchors of death-related ceremonial practice and help for professionals counseling the bereaved surrounding funerals. Based on nearly  four decades of research and teaching on funeral rites, this volume promises to fill an important gap in tTrade Review"Do funerals ‘matter’ anymore? Bill Hoy resoundingly answers ‘Yes!’ in what I think will become the definitive book on the topic. Hoy blends his personal experience with ritual as a minister, a clinician, and a mourner with a vast palette of research. I thought I knew a lot about funerals, but this book kept me reading and it has strengthened my appreciation for the elements of a good funeral. Rare among academic books, this one is a page-turner!"Harold Ivan Smith, DMin, FT, Saint Luke's Hospital, USA"Bill Hoy’s remarkable book combines elements that one would not expect to find coexisting happily within a single cover. It introduces a five-part template for performing proper grief rituals that proves extraordinarily useful, then extends this study to include knowledgeable discussions of the death rituals of many cultures. It is remarkable to find so many topics covered with such proficiency and competence in a single volume, and funeral and grief professionals will benefit from his suggestions. I recommend this book without a single reservation."Kevin O’Neill, PhD, University of Redlands, USA"Bill Hoy’s masterful volume on the importance of funerals and death rituals is refreshing, enlightening, and, yes, entertaining. Illustrated with stories gathered from around the world, Hoy finishes with practical suggestions on how therapeutic rituals can be incorporated into the bereavement process. Although this is an invaluable tool for grief counselors, the book is engaging reading for anyone who wishes to understand the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of funerals and death rituals."Janet S. McCord, PhD, FT, Marian University, USA"Hoy has made a substantial study of funeral customs across many cultures for several decades... [Very] useful to bereavement counselors in helping grievers."Paul A. Metzler, DMin, ADEC Forum"In Do Funerals Matter? [Hoy] brings his research forward in ten chapters in which he seems to move easily between personal experiences, his observations of and readings about the customs of many cultures across the global village, and a deep familiarity with the thanatological professional literature... [This] book can contribute to a reconsideration of the current tendency to avoid or minimize funeral rituals so that grievers are better served by adequate funeral activities and practices."Paul A. Metzler, DMin, book review editor, Omega – Journal of Death and DyingTable of Contents1. Funerals—Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going 2. More Treasured Than Words: The Anchor of Significant Symbols 3. Getting Everybody Together: The Anchor of Gathered Community 4. Walk Out What You Can’t Talk Out: The Anchor of Ritual Action 5. Looking Back to Look Forward: The Anchor of Cultural Heritage 6. Taking the Dead to the Party: The Anchor of the Body’s Presence 7. North American Quests to Personalize Funeral Rituals 8. The Business of Funerals 9. Clinical Perspectives on the Value of Funerals 10. Farther Down the Road: Using Ritual in Grief Counseling

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Book SynopsisToxic Masculinity brings together scholars across disciplines to explore the ways in which toxic masculinity is constructed, configured and represented online.What is toxic masculinity? Examining what it means in the media and public discourse, the contributors have explored a constellation of behaviours, cultures and practices that have been labelled as (or associated with) toxic masculinity including those of politicians, extremists, incels, as well as individual ordinary men and their everyday behaviours. Topics covered in the collection include incels and Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), bro culture, sexual violence, internalised homophobia, transphobia, white masculinity and political discourse.Toxic Masculinity is intended for a broad spectrum of gender, media, cultural and masculinity studies professionals, academics, researchers and students. The book also includes suggestions for further reading, a discussion of methods used in each chapter andTable of ContentsCh 1. Online Discourses of Toxic Masculinity; 2. Incels, MGTOW and Heteropessimism ; 3. Between Involuntary Celibacy and Incel: Outlining a Worldview; 4. ‘Patriot Bros’, the Fascist Creep, and the Spatial Fantasies of White-Nationalist Masculinity; 5. 5. Not Just a Prank: Toxic Masculinity and Prank Culture; 6. Ink not mink: Discourses of Masculinity in Animal Rights Campaigns; 7. Internalised Homophobia or Externalised Transphobia: Violence Against Trans Women in a Sexual or Romantic Context; 8. Men know, Women listen: Mansplaining, Manspreading and other Malestream Stories; 9. Representing Shitty Media Men and Casting Couch Culture: Film and Television’s Fictional Reckoning with #MeToo, Sexual Harassment and Assault; 10. Trump’s Last Gasp: Melodrama, Toxic Dramaturgy and Zombie Masculinity.

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Book SynopsisThe Rise of the Radical Right in the Global South is the first academic studyadopting an interdisciplinary and international perspectiveto offer a comprehensive and groundbreaking framework for understanding the emergence and consolidation of different radical-right movements in Global South countries in the twenty-first century.From deforestation and the anti-vaccine movement in Bolsonaro's Brazil to the massacre of religious minorities in Modi's India, the rise of the radical right in the Global South is in the news every day. Not long ago, some of these countries were globally celebrated as emerging economies that consolidated vibrant democracies. Nonetheless, they never overcame structural problems including economic inequality, social violence, cultural conservatism, and political authoritarianism. Featuring case studies from Brazil, India, the Philippines, and South Africa, and more generally from Africa and Latin America, this book analyses future scenarios anTable of ContentsIntroduction: A New Radical Right in the Global South? 1. Fascisms: A View from the South 2. India’s Fascist Democracy 3. Left, Right, Left: Moving Beyond the Binary to Think Fascism in Africa 4. Populism in Emerging Economies: Authoritarian Politics, Labour Precariousness, and Aspirational Classes in Brazil, India, and the Philippines (BIP) 5. Populist Foreign Policies in the Global South: Comparing the Far-right Identity-set Between Brazil and India 6. The Rise of the New Far Right in Latin America: Crisis of Globalization, Authoritarian Path Dependence and Civilian-Military Relations 7. Populism and Media in Duterte’s Philippines 8. Political Mobilization in an Era of ‘Post-Truth Politics’: Disinformation and the Hindu Right in India (1980s–2010s) 9. Gender and Sexuality (Still) in Dispute: Effects of the Spread of ‘Gender Ideology’ in Brazil 10. Archives of Neofascism: Charting Student Historical Debt in a Neoliberal University in South Africa 11. Denialism as Government: Trust and Truth in a Post-neoliberal Era 12. Notes on the Expressive Forms of the New Rights: A Dispute over the Subjectivity of the Majorities

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Book SynopsisForeign Fighters in Ukraine is the first comprehensive academic study taking an in-depth look at foreigners who have chosen to fight in the conflict in Ukraine. While there has been considerable focus in policy, security and academic circles on the threat from returning jihadists so-called returnee foreign terrorist fighters the same danger from right-wing, but not essentially terrorist, extremists and others has been largely overlooked. As Westerners rushed to join the nascent Caliphate in Syria/Iraq, others simultaneously traveled to another foreign war on what many would call Europe's doorstep: the Russo-Ukrainian war. This book unmasks this largely unknown group of fighters as the author dives into the fighters' ideological and social backgrounds, their motivations for joining the conflict, their travails on the way there and their battle record in Eastern Ukraine. To a large extent based on interviews with the fighters themselves, it is a study on how and whyTable of Contents1. Introduction: The Western European Foreign Fighter Secret Society 2. Conflict: Myth and Reality in the War in Ukraine 3. Hosts of the Foreign Fighters in Ukraine: Volunteer Battalions and Popular Militias 4. "Two Sides of the Same Coin"? Ideological (Non) Split on the European Far Right vis-à-vis the War in Ukraine 5. France: "To Fight American Imperialism" 6. Sweden: "Fight Them There So They Don’t Come Here" 7. Balkans: Repeating the 1990s War in Yugoslavia? 8. Other Western Europeans (and Americans): A Few Here, A Few There 9. Central-Eastern Europeans (CEE): More Red than Brown? 10. Elephant in the Room: Russian Foreign Fighters in the War in Ukraine 11. Conclusion 12. "Concerned Citizens of the World?" Foreign Volunteers for Ukraine in 2022

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the shift in sociology away from the shared aspiration of the classical transition, of transcending partiality through the construction of a science of society, in the face of challenges to the notion of objectivity. With the increasing subjugation of sociology to political ideologies and a growing emphasis on policy, which casts sociology in the role of a provider of intellectual content for political programs, this volume asks whether the situation is the result of an exhaustion of ideas or might perhaps be rooted in the failure in the very program of establishing sociology as a science. Taking seriously the challenges to the classical aspiration of constructing theories that both explain and are grounded in empirical reality, The Future of Sociology asks whether the core idea of transcending ideology is still worth pursuing, and whether there remains scope for making sociology scientific.As such, it will appeal to scholarTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I: What is Sociology?Chapter 1: Sociology: Before the OriginChapter 2: Sociology in Search of Grounded KnowledgeChapter 3: Sociology Today and the Classical LegacyPart II: Unity and DisunityChapter 4: Social Sciences and Natural Sciences: Which Unit?Chapter 5: The Lessons of Rational Choice TheoryChapter 6: Middle-Range Theories and the Unification Problem in Social ScienceChapter 7: Running from Madness?: Sociology’s Dread of the IrrationalPart III: Objectivity or Ideology?Chapter 8 : Sociology as a Profession in a Post-Truth WorldChapter 9: From Luhmann to Esser: On Changing Intellectual Dominance in German Mainstream SociologyChapter 10: Rationalization, Science, and Politics: A Sociological FableChapter 11: The Two Parts of Sociological Objectivity

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Book SynopsisThis international and interdisciplinary collection gathers stories from researchers and research students about their methodological encounters with critical realism. Whether the contributors are experienced or novice researchers, they are predominantly new to critical realism. For various reasons, as the contributors' detail, they have all been drawn to critical realism. It is well known that critical realism can be bewildering and even overwhelming to newcomers, especially to those unfamiliar with language of, and without a grounding in, philosophy. While there are now numerous and important introductory and applied critical realist texts that make critical realism more accessible to a broader audience, stories from newcomers have been absent especially as part of a single collection. The significance and uniqueness of this collection lies in its documentation of first-hand reflective insights on the practical use and implementation of critical realisTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1 Introduction: Journeys Through Critical Realism Alpesh Maisuria and Grant BanfieldCHAPTER 2 A Detective, Physicist and Historian Walk into a Bar: Abduction, Retroduction and Retrodiction in Critical Realist EvaluationsDidier Boost, Björn Blom & Peter Raeymaeckers CHAPTER 3 Bridging the Gap Between Philosophy and Empirical Research: A Critical Realist Methodology Using Quantitative MethodsCatherine HastingsCHAPTER 4 Parent Engagement in Student Learning: Using Critical Realism to Uncover the Generative Mechanisms Needed for Teachers to Embrace Parent Engagement in their Teaching PracticeCatherine QuinnCHAPTER 5 On the Anti-Imperialist Possibilities of Critical RealismOmar KaissiCHAPTER 6 Cobbling Together Methods for a Coherent Critical Realist Methodology: Searching for MechanismsBree WeizeneggerCHAPTER 7 A Critical Realist Perspective on the 'Quality and Reform Dance' in the Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) Sector: The Road Less TravelledDeborah JohnsonCHAPTER 8 The Utility of Critical Realism in Indigenous ResearchCassandra Diamond CHAPTER 9 The Spatiality of School Choice – A Critical Realist Quantitative Geography of Education?Anna-Maria Fjellman CHAPTER 10 Real Men, Real Violence: Critical Realism and the Search for the Masculine SubjectBen Wadham CHAPTER 11 The Critical Realist Toolkit Ellenah MackieCHAPTER 12 Journeys to Critical Realism: A Conversation about Spirituality, Love and Human EmancipationLoretta Geuenich, Celina Valente, and Grant Banfield CHAPTER 13 (A kind of) Conclusion – Against Full-Stops and Bookends? Alpesh Maisuria and Grant BanfieldINDEX

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Racism is an endemic feature of the Tory Party. Tracing the history of that racism, Racism and the Tory Party investigates the changing forms of racism in the party from the days of Empire, including the championing of imperialism at the turn of the 20th century and the ramping up of antisemitism, the imperial and racial' politics of Winston Churchill, the rise of Enoch Powell and Powellism, to the Margaret Thatcher years, the birth of racecraft' and her polices in Northern Ireland, and the hostile environment and its consolidation and expansion under Theresa May and Boris Johnson's premierships. Throughout the book, all forms of racism are addressed including the various forms of colour-coded and as well as non-colour-coded racism as they are put in their historical and economic contexts. This book should be of relevance to all interested in British politics and British history, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students studying the sociology and politics of

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces students and other interested readers to the philosophical study of skepticism, a central and long-standing subject in philosophy. The first three chapters cover knowledge, providing the necessary foundation for introducing skepticism in the book''s final three chapters. Throughout, the volume addresses basic questions in these two areas, such as: What are the differences between the three types of knowledge: direct knowledge, knowledge by ability, and propositional knowledge? What is the Gettier problem and why does it resist easy solutions? Why do philosophers still talk about René Descartes' techniques for raising doubts about what we can know but have largely forgotten Descartes' attempts to answer these doubts? How do we know that we're not just brains in a vat? Is Pyrrhonian skepticismthe idea that we know absolutely nothingultimately self-refuting? With a glossary of key terms and suggesTrade Review"This is a well-written, engaging overview of contemporary epistemology with a significant discussion of types of skepticism. An excellent option for an introductory level course, whether as a part of a larger introduction to philosophy or as an intro text to epistemology."Ted Poston, University of AlabamaTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I : Knowledge 1. Kinds of Knowledge 2. The Tripartite Conception of Knowledge 3. The Gettier Problem Part II: Skepticism 4. Inductive Skepticism 5. Cartesian Skepticism 6. Pyrrhonian Skepticism Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAsexuality and Freudian-Lacanian Psychoanalysis: Towards a Theory of an Enigma proposes that asexuality is a libidinally founded desire for no sexual desire, a concept not included in psychoanalytic theory up to now. Asexuality is defined as the experience of having no sexual attraction for another person; as an emerging self-defined sexual orientation, it has received practically no attention from psychoanalytic research. This book is the first sustained piece of exploratory and theoretical research from a Freudian-Lacanian perspective. Using Freudian concepts to understand the intricacies of human sexual desire, this volume will also employ Lacanian conceptual tools to understand how asexuality might sustain itself despite the absence of Other-directed sexual desire. This book argues that asexuality holds a mirror to contemporary sexualized society which assumes sexual attraction and eroticism as the benchmarks for experiencing sexual desire. It alsoTrade Review'In this richly researched work, Murphy draws on the libido theory of Freud and Lacan to give a compelling psychoanalytic account of what has come to be known as asexuality. As a recently recognised phenomenon, asexuality remains profoundly under-theorised. This book, written from the perspective of psychoanalysis, opens a new chapter in thinking about what Murphy rightly calls an enigma.'Russell Grigg, psychoanalyst, member of the New Lacanian School, Melbourne Australia'The usual view is that Freud’s "pansexualism" implies that all human behaviour is sexually motivated. Lacan questioned this when he stated "there is no sexual relation." In this important and timely book, Murphy goes even further. Starting from the undisputed evidence that there are asexual minorities in most cultures, he explores how the absence of sexual attraction can be non-pathological, demonstrating that such an exception proves that sexuality is not a rule. This brave investigation of a different desire makes us reconsider relationships, intimacy, and sexual identities.'Patricia Gherovici, psychoanalyst and author of 'Transgender Psychoanalysis: A Lacanian Perspective on Sexual Difference' (Routledge, 2017)Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. What Research Has To Say About Asexuality 2. Towards a Freudian Understanding 3. Key Freudian Concepts and Their Relation to Asexuality 4. Towards a Lacanian Understanding of Asexuality 5. The Challenge of Libido and the Annulment of Sexual Desire 6. Asexual jouissance and the Lacanian sinthome 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book, focuses on South and Southeast Asia, upgrades our understanding of the influence of multiple sociopolitical and governance factors on climate change and risks. Moving beyond science and technology-oriented discussions on climate change, it argues that the real solutions to climate change problems lie in societies, governance systems, non-state actors, and the power and politics underpinning these systems. It presents a range of detailed conceptual, empirical, and policy-oriented insights from different nations of South and Southeast Asia, including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, Maldives, and Bhutan. The chapters bring forth critical discussions of climate change, covering a diverse range of topics including livelihoods, gender, community perspectives, relocation, resilience, local politics, climate change communication, governance, and policy responses. By investigating climate change vulnerabilities and as well as offering feasible solutions to the states and other non-state actors in responding to climate change and risks, this book deepens our existing knowledge of the social and political dimensions of climate change.With interdisciplinary perspectives, this book will appeal to all students, researchers, and scholars of environmental studies, geography, disaster studies, sociology, policy studies, development studies, and political science. It provides valuable reading to practitioners, policymakers, and professionals working in related fields.

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Book SynopsisMachine Learning for Criminology and Crime Research: At the Crossroads reviews the roots of the intersection between machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), and research on crime; examines the current state of the art in this area of scholarly inquiry; and discusses future perspectives that may emerge from this relationship.As machine learning and AI approaches become increasingly pervasive, it is critical for criminology and crime research to reflect on the ways in which these paradigms could reshape the study of crime. In response, this book seeks to stimulate this discussion. The opening part is framed through a historical lens, with the first chapter dedicated to the origins of the relationship between AI and research on crime, refuting the novelty narrative that often surrounds this debate. The second presents a compact overview of the history of AI, further providing a nontechnical primer on machine learning. The following chapter reviews some of the moTable of ContentsChapter 1: The "Novelty Narrative": An Unorthodox IntroductionChapter 2: A Collective Journey: A Short Overview on Artificial IntelligenceChapter 3: Criminology at the Crossroads? Computational PerspectivesChapter 4: To Reframe and Reform: Increasing the Positive Social Impact of Algorithmic Applications in Research on CrimeChapter 5: Causal Inference in Criminology and Crime Research and the Promises of Machine LearningChapter 6: Concluding Remarks

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This completely revised and updated textbook explores the moral, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of the movement of people across international borders. In style and substance, it is designed to spark thoughtful discussions and to challenge readers to draw their own conclusions to questions such as how should democracies balance the rights of immigrants with those of citizens? What exactly constitutes persecution and how should we define a refugee? How should democracies allocate citizenship? Can and should a distinction be made between voluntary and forced migration, and does one group of migrants deserve admission more than the other? What does a reasonable border policy look like? The rise of populism, the vote for Brexit, and the unprecedented flow of refugees around the world are all evidence that these questions remain highly salient, controversial, and unresolved. The content has been thoroughly updated to cover: Migration into Europe since 2015.

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Book SynopsisThe Rebirth of Antisemitism in the 21st Century is about the rise of antizionism and antisemitism in the first two decades of the 21st century, with a focus on the UK.It is written by the activist-intellectuals, both Jewish and not, who led the opposition to the campaign for an academic boycott of Israel. Their experiences convinced them that the boycott movement, and the antizionism upon which it was based, was fuelled by, and in turn fuelled, antisemitism. The book shows how the level of hostility towards Israel exceeded the hostility which is levelled against other states. And it shows how the quality of that hostility tended to resonate with antisemitic tropes, images and emotions. Antizionism positioned Israel as symbolic of everything that good people oppose, it made Palestinians into an abstract symbol of the oppressed, and it positioned most Jews as saboteurs of social âprogressâ. The book shows how antisemitism broke into mainstream politics and how it contamiTrade Review"The contributors to this book, in their political beliefs, their lived experiences and their academic rigour, give key intellectual insights into the antisemitic impacts, heritage and resonances of so-called ‘antizionism’."Mark Gardner MBE, Chief Executive, Community Security Trust (CST), UK"Far from being a fringe phenomenon, antisemitism is today an increasingly troubling presence in mainstream British society, especially in its often stri- dent anti-Zionist manifestations. In this timely and insightful book, David Hirsch and his colleagues address the pertinent issues head-on and offer valuable explanations for the nature of this hostility and the threats it poses. The latter are serious and warrant the detailed scrutiny readers will find in this clarifying volume."Alvin H. Rosenfeld, Professor of English and Jewish Studies, Director of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, Indiana University, USA"Tracking Jew-hatred through its labyrinths of lies is not thought to make easy reading, but this unmasking of anti-Zionism’s falsity and dishonour is so exhilaratingly assured and eagle-eyed you cannot put it down. An indispensable work."Howard Jacobson, novelist and essayist"Few relationships are as bitterly contested on the left as that between antizionism and antisemitism. No one has done more to clarify that relationship, and what is at stake in seeing it plain, than David Hirsh and the writers, mostly from the democratic and ‘two-state’ left, whose work is collected in this volume. It should be required reading for anyone seeking to enter the debate in the future."Alan Johnson, Founder and Editor of Fathom"These are thoughtful essays by scholars, Jewish and non-Jewish, who were first connected by their opposition to the academic boycott of Israeli academics. They are connected anew in this publication by a bold central argument – that hostility towards the state of Israel exceeds that towards other states and does so in ways that bristle with tropes and feelings that are familiar from older forms of antisemitic hate and violence. Many will disagree, but the real freshness of this book is the connection it proposes between certain political construals of Israel and the real and awful reality of antisemitism, as it is increasingly lived every day. In this it is an important book, the very writing of which is an act of courage – and potentially, of hope."Frances Corner, Warden, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK"This compelling book shows definitively how an ancient, abiding and often murderous hatred, antisemitism, has found, in recent decades, a new and politically-acceptable, even fashionable, way to attack Jews--antizionism."Walter Reich, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics and Human Behavior, The George Washington University, USA"David Hirsh, a leading sociologist of contemporary antisemitism, and eleven other authors at the forefront of the struggle against it show how Jews pay the price for redemption when Israel becomes the symbol of ultimate evil. Their book is indispensable for understanding the startling revival of antisemitism in our time."Chad Alan Goldberg, Martindale-Bascom Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA; award-winning author of Citizens and Paupers: Relief, Rights, Race, from the Freedmen’s Bureau to Workfare (2008) and Modernity and the Jews in Western Social Thought (2017)Table of Contents(i) First Preface: Esprit d’escalier: reminiscences of a silent observer of the UCU conference (ii) Second Preface: I guess it doesn't matter any more (iii) Introduction 1. Demonization Blueprints: Soviet Conspiracist Antizionism in Contemporary Leftwing Discourse 2. Turning Full Circle: From the Anti-Nazi League to Corbynism - how so much of the radical left in the UK abandoned Jews and embraced antisemitism 3. Durban antizionism 4. Demystifying Antisemitism: A Return to Critical Theory 5. Is Palestine a Feminist Issue? Intersectionality and Its Discontents 6. Cancelling Israel and Displacing Palestine: Narratives of a Boycott 7. The legal construction of Jewish identity as a ‘protected characteristic’ through an examination of Fraser v UCU (2013), Parker v Sheffield Hallam University 2016, and the Report of the EHRC into Antisemitism in the Labour Party 2020 8. Seven Jewish Children and Definitions of Antisemitism 9. Learning and teaching about antisemitism 10. Climate Catastrophe, the ‘Zionist Entity’ and ‘The German guy’: an Anatomy of the Malm-Jappe Dispute 11. Wither Liberal Zionism?

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This book studies the importance of adopting Green Academia as a systemic long-term counter-intervention strategy against any form of impending pandemics in the post-COVID era and beyond. It argues that anti-nature and capitalistic knowledge systems have contributed to the evolution and growth of COVID-19 across the globe and emphasizes the merits of reinstating nature-based and environment-friendly pedagogical and curricular infrastructures in mainstream educational institutions. The volume also explores possible ways of weaving ecology and the environment as a habitual practice of teaching and learning in an intersectional manner with Science and Technology Studies. With detailed case studies of the green schools in Bhutan and similar practices in India, Kenya, and New Zealand, the book argues for different forms of eco-friendly education systems and the possibilities of expanding these local practices to a global stage.Part of the Academics, Politics and Society

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Book SynopsisThis book explores contemporary American true crime narratives across various media formats. It dissects the popularity of true crime and the effects, both positive and negative, this popularity has on perceptions of crime and the justice system in contemporary America. As a collection of new scholarship on the development, scope, and character of true crime in twenty-first century American media, analyses stretch across film, streaming/broadcast TV, podcasts, and novels to explore the variety of ways true crime pervades modern culture. The reader is guided through a series of interconnected topics, starting with an examination of the contemporary success of true crime, the platforms involved, the narrative structures and engagement with audiences, moving on to debates on representation and the ethics involved in portraying both victims and perpetrators of crime within the genre. This collection provides new critical work on American true crime media for all interested readers, and especially scholars and students in the humanities and social sciences. It offers a significant area of research in social sciences, criminology, media, and English Literature academic disciplines.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the impact of a range of destabilising issues on minority rights in Europe and North America.This collection stems from the fact that liberal democracy did not bring about the end of history but rather that the transatlantic region of Europe and North America has encountered a new era of instability, particularly since the global financial crisis. The transatlantic region may have appeared to be entering a period of stability, but terrorist attacks on the soil of Euro-Atlantic states, the financial crisis itself and other changes, including mass migration, the rise of populism, changes in fundamental political conceptions, technological change, and most recently the Covid pandemic, have brought increasing uncertainties and instabilities in existing orders. In these contexts, the book investigates the resulting difficulties and opportunities for minority rights. Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines who are engaged in work on various unstab

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Book SynopsisAdvancing the notion of connected autonomy, and highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary research in the development of this novel concept, this volume explores the possibility of maintaining the freedom to make oneâs own decisions in later life, while also remaining connected to others â as well as to things, services, places and events. Through a series of case studies, the book examines the importance of preserving self-determination as health, environmental and social circumstances render autonomy more difficult, showing that innovations in social interaction and technology have the capacity to enhance older personsâ connectedness to their environment, while at the same time, offering opportunities for self-governance. As such, it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in ageing and the life course, the sociology of science and technology and research methods.

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking volume offers an overview of contemporary representations of prominent female characters as they appear in an array of moving-image narratives from a Jungian and post-Jungian perspective. Applying a theoretical frame that is richly informed by the Jungian and post-Jungian concepts of persona, individuation, and archetypes, works including Fleabag (2016-2019), Ladybird (2017), and The Queen's Gambit (2020) as well as Disney productions such as Brave (2012), Moana (2016), and Frozen (2013), are contextualized and discussed alongside their non-screen precedents and contemporaries, including myths, fairy tales, and works of literature, to closely examine new patterns of the female journey. This book identifies how young female characters rebel against the female persona of previous eras through the trickster, the shadow, and other archetypes, comparing the contemporary female protagonist with her predecessorsTrade Review‘In this fascinating book, Helena Bassil-Morozow challenges and revises Jungian concepts in order to offer fresh insights into the evolution of the female persona. Drawing on a rich range of material, from folk tales through to fictions, contemporary films and tv programmes, she argues that the cultural templates for women are rapidly changing in response to their need to break free of the mask of femininity. Deftly analysing representations of defiant heroines, "liminal" mothers and female tricksters, she concludes that women are carving out new paths towards individuation and a fairer society.’ Avril Horner, emeritus professor of English Literature, Kingston University‘This is an important book for studies of gender in twenty-first century television and film, and also for those wanting to see Jungian theory grow up. Bassil-Morozow transforms Jungian notions of the persona and individuation to reveal the gender bias in traditional uses. For as The New Heroines in Film and Television demonstrates, the female persona is ubiquitous in filmed narratives, the feminine used to give meaning to male-oriented stories, or, in other words, the anima. Moreover, individuation in the Jungian sense occurs too often in its stunted masculinist form of the hero’s journey. While critiquing these conservative aspects of mainstream media, Bassil-Morozow brilliantly weaves together post-Jungian and post-Freudian ideas to show the emergence of resistant and transgressive female-centered stories. If you care about gender or film or TV, this book is a must.’Susan Rowland, author of Jung: A Feminist Revision (2002)‘A fiercely original account of the female protagonist in contemporary film and TV narratives. Bassil-Morozow continues the explorations of female individuation that have attracted a wide and enthusiastic readership. She traces the changes in the way recent heroines function as agents, rather than as passive characters. This is a timely book as female leads are emerging in roles which, previously, would have been unavailable to them. The book is a significant blend of Jungian and psychoanalytic film criticism.’Andrew Samuels, author of A New Therapy for Politics? and former professor of analytical psychology, University of Essex Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1: The Female Persona; 2: The Female Journey; 3: The Red Woman and the Blue Woman: The Boundaries of the Mask; 4: Bildungsroman: Rejection of the Mask; 5: The Mother; 6: The Female Trickster; Conclusion

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Black Power Music! critically explores the soundtracks of the Black Power Movement as forms of "movement music." That is to say, much of classic Motown, soul, and funk music often mirrored and served as mouthpieces for the views and values, as well as the aspirations and frustrations, of the Black Power Movement.

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Book SynopsisThis important book examines the ways in which same sex desire, or homosexuality has been theorised by psychoanalysis during its history to date and the impact of that on clinical practice. The authors explore a brief history of the developing social attitudes which influenced the evolution of psychoanalysis, from Freud's radical questioning of psychosexuality, to the later developments that assumed a moral high ground for heteronormativity and led to the diagnosis of other forms of sexual expression as perversions requiring treatment. The book elucidates contemporary developments in psychoanalytic thinking about sexuality from a post-heteronormative standpoint, including an examination of how heteronormative bias has relegated lived sexual experience to the sidelines. The book challenges this bias and introduces new ways of using psychoanalytic ideas as well as illustrating their relevance to clinical practice. Drawing on vignettes, the authors describe current challenges thTrade Review'If I were asked to recommend a text for an introductory course on human sexuality, Psychoanalysis and Homosexuality: A Contemporary Introduction would make the short list. In addition to learning about psychoanalysis’ sadly troubled history in this area, analytic candidates, graduate students and undergraduates will gain much from the authors’ contemporary theoretical and clinical insights about working with gay patients.'Jack Drescher, MD, Training and Supervising Analyst, William Alanson White Institute; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University'This inspiring book challenges the discipline of psychoanalysis to reflect on the heteronormative tendencies it has sometimes displayed whilst also affirming the potential value of psychoanalytic perspectives on desire and identity in addressing homophobia. Not always a comfortable read, but an essential and ultimately a hopeful one.'Elizabeth Allison, DPhil, Director, UCL Psychoanalysis Unit Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The social origins of the concept of homosexuality 2. Freud and the evolution of his theories of sexuality 3. Psychoanalysis and homosexuality after Freud 4. Internalised homophobia and shame 5. Clinical challenges Postscript: The past, present and future; Public apology of the Finnish Psychoanalytic Society; British Psychoanalytic Council statement of regret January 2021; American Psychoanalytic Association issues overdue apology to LGBTQ community

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge International Handbook of Sociology and Christianity examines the intersection of the sociology of religion a long-standing focus of sociology as a discipline and Christianity the world's largest religion. An internationally representative and thematically comprehensive collection, it analyzes both the sociology of Christianity and Christian approaches to sociology, with attention to the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant branches of Christianity. An authoritative, state-of-the-art review of current research, it is organized into five inter-connected thematic sections, considering the overlapping emergence of both the Christian religion and the social science, the conceptualization of and engagement with Christianity by sociological theory, the ways in which Christianity shapes and is shaped by various social institutions, the manner in which Christianity resists and promotes various forms of social change, and the identification, diagnosis, and correTable of ContentsIntroduction to Part 1: The History of Christianity and Sociology PART 1: The History of Christianity and Sociology 1. Civilizational Analysis in Historical Sociology: Christianity in World History 2. Sociological Perspectives on First Century Christianity 3. Sociological Perspectives on Eastern Christianity 4. Saint-Simonism and the Triumph of Comte’s Vision of Sociology 5. Classical Sociology of Religion and Christianity 6. A Social History of Christofascism 7. The Social Gospel in America Introduction to Part 2: Contemporary Sociological Theory and Christianity PART 2: Contemporary Sociological Theory and Christianity 8. Christianity from the Perspective of Sociological Systems Theory 9. Pierre Bourdieu’s Sociology of Religion and Christianity 10. The Spatial Turn in the Study of Religion 11. Sociology, Christianity, and Critical Realism 12. Collectivism, Individualism, and Christianity 13. (Post-)critical Sociology and Christian Discourse: Toward a Meta-Dialogue 14. Decoloniality: The Future of Christian Sociology Introduction to Part 3: Social Institutions and Christianity PART 3: Social Institutions and Christianity 15. Current Research on Religious Socialization 16. Christian Legalities and Community 17. Christianities and Socialisms 18. Implications of Christianity on Trade Unionism 19. The Chaplaincy of the Nigerian Army 20. Family Theory Through a Social Theological Lens 21. Contemporary Christian Popular Music and Worship Music Introduction to Part 4: Social Change and Christianity PART 4: Social Change and Christianity 22. Poverty in Working Classes and Christian Social Movements in Britain 23. Black Christianity and Black Liberation Movements 24. Religion and Migration in Postcolonial Africa and the Diaspora 25. Populism and the Catholic Church: A Global Comparison 26. Peacebuilding in Fragile and War-Torn Societies 27. The Construction of Online Christian Sacred Places during the COVID-19 Pandemic 28. The Globalization of Public Religion in Countries of Catholic Tradition Introduction to Part 5: Applied Sociology and Christianity PART 5: Applied Sociology and Christianity 29. Applied and Clinical Sociology: A Christian Perspective 30. The Relevance of Christian Ethics to the Ethics of Care 31. Christianity and Human Rights 32. The Role of Culture in Shaping Definitions of Human Trafficking 33. Faith on the Ballot, Faith in the Ballot: The Democratic Process in Kenya 34. The Dynamics of Marriage Payments among Christian Communities in India 35. COVID-19 and Christianity: Entry Points for Social Policy in Zimbabwe

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Book SynopsisThis book advances a theoretically informed realist criminology of computer crime. Looking beyond current strategies of online crime control, this book argues for a new sort of policy that addresses the root causes of computer crime and criminality, reduces the harms experienced by the victims of such crimes, and does not unduly contribute to state and corporate power and surveillance.Drawing both on the proponents of realist criminology and on those who have leveled critiques of the approach, Steinmetz illustrates the contours of a realist criminology of computer crime by considering definitions of harm with online crime, the idiosyncrasies of online locality and community, the social relations of computer crime, the tension between piecemeal reform and structural changes, and other matters. Furthermore, Steinmetz surveys the methodological dimensions of computer crime research, offers a critique of positivist computational criminology, and posits an agenda for computer crimTrade Review'Steinmetz performs two impressive feats here – revitalizing realist criminology through an incisive engagement with pragmatism, and then mobilizing it to develop a digital criminology that is both realistic about online harms and critical about the workings of power. The result? A major advance in our understanding of crime and technology.'Majid Yar, Professor Emeritus of Criminology, Lancaster University 'Intellectually generous and seductively synthetic, Steinmetz’s Against Cybercrime dares to imagine a new criminology of online worlds. Rejecting rigidity and abstraction, he offers instead a powerful mix of realist criminology, cultural criminology, and pragmatism designed to situate the particulars of digital crime within larger contemporary forces.'Jeff Ferrell, Author of Drift: Illicit Mobility and Uncertain Knowledge.'Against Cybercrime is well-thought-out, provocatively written, and provides a timely and exciting contribution to an under-theorized area in criminology. Steinmetz’s "realist criminology of computer crimes" implores us to address the root causes of crime through harm-reduction strategies that avoid increasing state power and surveillance. This is an important book - a must-read for academics and policymakers, alike.' Jayne Mooney, Professor of Sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center, CUNY'Against Cybercrime engages readers in a frank, compelling, and accessible conversation about the need to take computer crimes seriously while taking privacy, freedom, and related matters seriously. Readers will walk away with a greater understanding of the challenges associated with computer crime and demand more concrete solutions, as Steinmetz proposes, than what other cybercriminology perspectives currently provide.'Jordana Navarro, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, The CitadelTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I: FoundationsRealist Criminology: An OverviewEschewing Critical RealismEmbracing PragmatismPART II: A Realist Criminology of Computer CrimeToward a Realist Criminology of Computer CrimeThe Mundanity of Computational CriminologyRealist Criminological Methods What Is to be Done about Computer Crime?Where Do We Go from Here?Index

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In assessing the current state of feminism and gender studies, whether on a theoretical or a practical level, it has become increasingly challenging to avoid the conclusion that these fields are in a state of disarray. Indeed, feminist and gender studies discussions are beset with persistent splits and disagreements. This reader suggests that returning to, and placing centre-stage, the role of philosophy, especially critical realist philosophy of science, is invaluable for efforts that seek to overcome or mitigate the uncertainty and acrimony that have resulted from this situation. In particular, it claims that the dialectical logic that runs through critical realist philosophy is ideally suited to advancing feminist and gender studies discussions about broad ontological and epistemological questions and considerations, intersectionality, and methodology, methods, and empirical research. By bringing together four new and eight existing writings this reader provi

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Book SynopsisAfter decades of intense interest and rivalry with the USA, the end of the Cold War and the dismantling of the USSR officially marked a period of significant retreat of Russia from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). However, with Russia's economic recovery and the entrenchment of President Vladimir Putin, Russia's interest in the region has risen anew. Once again seen as a battleground to contest US hegemony, Russia has expanded its political, military and (to a lesser extent) economic relationships across the region. Most apparent in the military intervention in Syria, Russia has also been engaged with traditional rivals Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, stepping into the vacuum left by the US Obama Administration. Is Russia's reengagement part of a strategy, or is it mere opportunism? Authors with different backgrounds, experiences and origins examine this question via an analysis of the historical drivers of Russian interest in the MENA region and the factors underlying currenTable of Contents1 Setting the Stage for Analyzing Russia’s MENA "Return": A Historical BackgroundEleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti, Chiara Lovotti and Youssef Cherif2 Russia in Syria: Between Past, Present and FutureChiara Lovotti3 From Alienation to Coordination: A Twisted Path of Russian-Israeli RelationshipLuiza Khlebnikova and Maxim A. Suchkov, 4 Russia’s Relations with Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey: Friends in Need, Friends Indeed?Annalisa Perteghella and Valeria Talbot5 Russia in the MENA Region: A Familiar Tale of Economic Means to Political EndsChristopher A. Hartwell6 Criticism or Compliance? The Syrian Crisis Viewed by Russia’s Muslims and MENA Christians Katarzyna W. Sidlo and Matteo Benussi7 European Perceptions of Russia’s Role in the MENA RegionEleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti

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Book SynopsisThe new 2022 edition of the most widely taught deviance text brings us into a changing political era. A new chapter on political deviance includes a section that defines political deviance, emphasizing a sociological and not an ideological definition. It also covers which sectors of the society define what constitutes political deviance; and political deviance and its relation to social change. In addition, the chapter on substance abuse provides more discussion of marijuana legalization and decriminalization. Although disease as potential deviance has been covered, the COVID-19 pandemic greatly expands discussions on this topic. Updated throughout, this new edition includes expanded coverage of Black Lives Matter, sexual harassment, the social construction of immigration, and other topics. A new section on logic, reasoning, and verification of facts is an important new feature for student critical thinking while it addresses the recent politics of truth and lying, including QAnon.<Table of Contents Introducing Deviance Explaining Deviant Behavior Constructing Deviance Poverty and the Hierarchy of Social Class Crime, Criminalization, and Criminal Behavior White Collar and Corporate Crime Political Deviance Substance Abuse Sexual Deviance Unconventional Beliefs Mental Disorder Undesirable Physical Characteristics Tribal Stigma

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Book SynopsisThe new, tenth edition of Social Psychology is a fully revised and sweeping look into the social forces that make us who we are. Real-life examples and the results from a wide range of empirical research contribute to the bookâs coverage of such subjects as the self, attitudes, socialization, communication, interpersonal attraction and relationships, and personality and social structure. It thoroughly addresses intrapsychic processes and comprehensively explores social interactions and group processes, as well as larger-scale phenomena, such as intergroup conflict and the effects of COVID-19.Providing rare, balanced coverage of both psychological and sociological perspectives, as well as historical and contemporary works, the tenth edition of this classic textbook is an ideal companion for introductory social psychology courses.

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Book SynopsisThis collection brings together cutting-edge research on the history of embodiment, health and schooling in an international context. The book distinguishes a set of educational technologies, schooling practices and school-based public health programmes that organise and influence the bodies of children and young people, defining the curriculum of the body.Taking a historical approach, with a focus on the period in which mass schooling became an international phenomenon, the book is organised according to four major themes. The first positions the school as a modern clinical space, followed by the second that explores programmes and curricula which influence the discipline of and care for the body. The third section examines the role of the built environment on the organisation and experience of children's bodies, and the final section outlines the pedagogies, rules and routines that determine how the body is treated and experienced in school.International and multidisTable of ContentsIntroduction: Bodies, health and schoolingKellie Burns and Helen ProctorPart 1: Clinical practices1. Raising a healthy nation: Provisioning public health in English schools, c. 1875–1914Jim Harris2. Schooling and medical assistance: The school clinics in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)Heloísa Helena Pimenta Rocha and Henrique Mendonça da Silva3. The mediation of childhood health during the polio era in Australia Kellie Burns, Helen Proctor, Ilektra Spandagou and Heather WeaverPart 2: Programmes and policies4. Educating the underworked: Dudley Allen Sargent and the influence of the rural worker on American physical culture, 1875–1919Jason L. Newton5. Determining biological citizenship: Creating and effacing difference in Puerto Rico’s educationBethsaida Nieves6. Home economics as a school subject in Denmark: From disciplining girls in the kitchen to providing general knowledge about public healthAnnette Rasmussen and Karen E. Andreasen7. In the name of health and comprehensive education: Historicising contemporary school health in ChileFelipe Hidalgo KawadaPart 3: Architecture and spatialities8. The classroom as healthy pavilion: Fresh air, natural light, and student bodies in 19th- and 20th-century American schoolsDale Allen Gyure9. Escaping indoorness: Education and architecture in Italy’s summer camps during the Fascist eraPaolo Sanza10. Architecture of health: Hygiene and schooling in Hong Kong, 1901–1941Stella Meng Wang11. Better Towns: Building healthy communities in New Zealand school textsFrances KellyPart 4: Routines and disciplinary practices12. Glimpses into the black box of schooling: Continuities and discontinuities in ‘gymnastics between the desks’, 1880s–1970sMarta Brunelli13. Who owns the body of the child? Human rights and corporal punishment in 1980s AustraliaHelen Proctor, Kellie Burns and David Magro14. Historical and contemporary perspectives on gendered school uniforms in AustraliaHeather Weaver

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Book SynopsisThe role of Islam in public spaces is one of the most prevalent political questions in Europe. Contestations around the construction of mosques, the ban of Islamic veils and populist rhetoric about âœproblematicâ neighbourhoods indicate Europeâs struggles with the place of its second largest religion. This book advocates for an analytical turn in the study of Islam in Europe using space as a central conceptual lens. While spatial approaches are gaining traction in the study of religion, migration, ethnicity, race, and politics, the chapters in this book argue that the critical potential of a spatialised analysis in the field of Islam in Europe remains largely unexplored.This volume presents a collection of nine empirical studies that offer insights into how scholars might exploit the category of space when analysing both current political issues and broader conceptual questions in the social sciences. And more specifically, how does a spatial perspective on Islam contribute t

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Book SynopsisThe dynamics of globalization brought a radical change in megacities and tensions between the stakeholders and dwellers against top-down urban renewal policies. This unique book provides a worldview of multi-stakeholders in the urban housing market. With a longitudinal research approach, it paves the way for interdisciplinary researchers to critically assess the urban renewal projects and update such studies. The urban renewal processes are implemented without participation, and the book highlights field-based information for policymakers. The reader will find, with the information provided from the field, why participation is necessary for a sustainable urban development, why there are different types of urbanizations, and how it works under different conditions. Better understanding of the challenges of urban renewal processes in the world cities is intended with the focus on the changing informal settlements.Istanbul is a megacity, housing more than half of its dwellers in

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Book SynopsisThis is the first edited scholarly collection devoted solely to the epistemology of democracy. Its fifteen chapters, published here for the first time and written by an international team of leading researchers, will interest scholars and advanced students working in democratic theory, the harrowing crisis of democracy, political philosophy, social epistemology, and political epistemology.The volume is structured into three parts, each offering five chapters. The first part, Democratic Pessimism, covers the crisis of democracy, the rise of authoritarianism, public epistemic vices, misinformation and disinformation, civic ignorance, and the lacking quantitative case for democratic decision-making. The second part, Democratic Optimism, discusses the role of hope and positive emotions in rebuilding democracy, proposes solutions to myside bias, and criticizes dominant epistocratic approaches to forming political administrations. The third and final part, DemocratTable of ContentsIntroduction: What the Epistemology of Democracy Is All AboutHana SamaržijaPart I: Democratic Pessimism1. Sexy but Wrong: Diversity Theorem Defenses of DemocracyJason Brennan2. A Belated Failure: Condorcet in Contemporary Epistemic ConditionsHana Samaržija3. Social Epistemic Miserliness: Populism against DemocracyNenad Miščević4. Critical Thinking and Trusting Experts in Real-life DemocraciesSnježana Prijić Samaržija5. The Dangers of DisinformationÅsa WikforssPart II: Democratic Optimism6. The Politics of Resentment: Hope, Mistrust, and PolarisationAlessandra Tanesini7. Against the Individual Virtue Approach in the Epistemology of DemocracyMarko Luka Zubčić8. Institutional Cynicism and Civic VirtueIan James Kidd9. Myside Bias in Individuals and InstitutionsKeith Stanovich10. Listening for Epistemic CommunityHanna Kiri GunnPart III: Democratic Realism11. Sensemaking, Empathy, and DemocracyQuassim Cassam12. Political Skepticism, Bias, and Epistemic ColonizationMichael P. Lynch 13. Economic Inequalities and Epistemic DemocracyIvan Cerovac14. What Political Enemies Are forRobert B. Talisse15. Top-Down and Bottom-Up Solutions to the Problem of Political IgnoranceIlya Somin

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Book SynopsisJungian Reflections on Systemic Racism is a unique contribution of Jungian analysts and analysts-in-training who provide individual perspectives and approaches to promoting greater inclusivity in analytical theory, training and practice.This book examines issues of racism through intrapsychic, interpersonal, and archetypal lenses. Drawing from the specificity and ingenuity of Jungian psychoanalysis, the authors provide personal narratives, clinical vignettes, and theoretical perspectives that exemplify ways of comprehending and furthering the work of anti-racism. The editors assert that without deeper exploration of our theories, distinguishing between the theory itself and the theorist's unconscious biases, our clinical paradigms unconsciously align and thus perhaps promote an attitude of white supremacy in psychoanalytic training programs and practices. Without claiming to reflect the official view of any particular psychoanalytic community, it utilizes Jung's analTrade Review"Jungian Reflections on Systematic Racism: Members of an American Psychoanalytic Community on Training, Practice, and Inclusivity is a unique new book co-edited by Jungian Psychoanalysts Christopher Carter and Tiffany Houck-Loomis, both members of the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association (NY). The brilliant uniqueness of this book is its' stellar light shone on the darkness of the racialized aspects of Jungian training that is seen in print. Bravo! For the courage of the book's authors. This book belongs on the shelf of every psychoanalyst in training and every professional in the field of Psychology"Dr. Fanny Brewster, Jungian Analyst, Professor at Pacifica Graduate Instittue, and author of The Racial Complex: A Jungian Perspective on Culture and Race (Routledge, 2019)"Christopher J. Carter and Tiffany Houck-Loomis' wonderful book, Jungian Reflections on Systemic Racism, provides a container for our potential encounters with Jung's relations to racialized cultural complexes that appear both in his writings and in analytic training institutes. The contributors find that some of C.G. Jung's writings appear to mirror colonial attitudes, a kind of Social Darwinism, even as Jung's writings offer a theory of individuation as a potential. Reflecting upon Jung, this book's contributors make space and give voice to their encounters with the unconcious, exemplifying ways of working with our own racialized complexes"Samuel Kimbles, PhD, author of Intergenerational Complexes in Analytical Psychology: The Suffering of Ghosts (Routledge, 2021)"Jungian Reflections on Systemic Racism is a hugely significant and original volume. Based on experiences in Jungian analysis and institutional life, but going beyond that community to embrace all approaches to psychotherapy, it offers a demonstration of how to divest our profession from its role in systemic- and casual- racism. With great frankness, the authors consider individual attitudes, responsibilities, and roles. This is the basis on which they seek to reframe approaches, teachings, and writings on ethnic, cultural and social dimensions of experience in therapy and society"Andrew Samuels, author of The Political Psyche (Routledge, 2015) and A New Therapy for Politics? (Routledge, 2015)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Preface Introduction 1. Time for Space at the Table: an African-American / Native-American psychoanalyst's first hand reflections. A call for the IAAP to publicly denounce (but not erase) the White supremacist writings of C.G. Jung Appendix: A call for the International Association for Analytrical Psychology to take corrective actions, publicly denunciating (but not erasing) the White supremacist writings of Carl Gustav Jung 2. The Paradox and the Primitive and Jung's Relation to 'Negroes' 3. The Smoking Mirror: An archetypal perspective on the color black 4. On Failings 5. From Ghost to Ancestor: transforming Jung's racial complex 6. The Whiteness Complex: breaking the spell 7. The Sunken Place: silence as the propagation of toxic whiteness 8. Reparative Transgression: a psychoanalytic institute reckons – and does not reckon – with its own racism

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge International Handbook of Sensory Ethnography reviews and expands the field and scope of sensory ethnography by fostering new links among sensory, affective, more-than-human, non-representational, and multimodal sensory research traditions and composition styles. From writing and film to performance and sonic documentation, the handbook reimagines the boundaries of sensory ethnography and posits new possibilities for scholarship conducted through the senses and for the senses. Sensory ethnography is a transdisciplinary research methodology focused on the significance of all the senses in perceiving, creating, and conveying meaning. Drawing from a wide variety of strategies that involve the senses as a means of inquiry, objects of study, and forms of expression, sensory ethnography has played a fundamental role in the contemporary evolution of ethnography writ large as a reflexive, embodied, situated, and multimodal form of scholarship. The handbook dwellsTrade Review"This is a pivotal volume that invites readers to immerse themselves in the bountiful landscape of sensory ethnography before offering a host of possibilities for its future development as a unique, and crucial, way of knowing about the lifeworlds we collectively inhabit. All ethnographers and qualitative researchers will gain immensely from dwelling within the pages of this beautifully crafted and thought-provoking book".-Andrew C. Sparkes, Leeds Beckett University, UK"Readers should be warned that an avalanche of sensorial vibrations will travel through their veins as they dive into this stellar compilation, which places in conversation the 'giants' of sensory ethnography. Our contemporary world starves for caring and meaningful relations. Sensory ethnography responds to this need, and this volume tells us why". -Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier, University of Victoria, Canada"A vital collection of works that will be an instant classic. Under Vannini’s editorship the handbook achieves remarkable coverage and depth. Not only is his introduction a masterful orientation to the essays inside but it establishes clearly and powerfully that this is an essential resource for anyone interested in ethnography".-Craig Campbell, University of Texas, Austin, USATable of Contents1. The qualities of the “new” sensory ethnography: an introduction - Phillip Vannini PART 1: Sensory ethnography: pasts, presents, and futures 2. The rise of sense-based social inquiry: a genealogy of sensory ethnography - David Howes 3. Ethnography and the sounds of everyday life - Michael Bull 4. Knowing through the racialized senses - Sachi Sekimoto and Christopher Brown 5. Getting a grip on new objects, technologies, and sensations through aura, presence, and mimesis - Mark Paterson 6. Sensory degradation and somatic labor: critical sensory ethnography for hypermodern times - Simon Gottschalk 7. Sensory futures ethnography: sensing at the edge of the future - Sarah Pink PART 2: The practice of sensory ethnography 8. Awareness, focus and nuance: reflexivity and reflective embodiment in sensory ethnography - John Hockey and Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson 9. Sensing the city: multisensory participant observation and urban ethnography - Cristina Moretti 10. Talking about felt spaces: on vagueness and clarity in interviews - Mikkel Bille 11. Participatory sensory ethnography: a collaborative methodology for understanding everyday journeys of disabled people - Gordon Waitt and Theresa Harada 12. Sensory explorations of digital touch: tactile apprenticeship with new industrial robots - Ned Barker and Carey Jewitt 13. Political, economic, and relational production of sense: negotiating sensory inequality and access in research on cochlear implantation in India - Michele Friedner PART 3: Sensuous and atmospheric ethnographioes of running: comparing running with walking 14. Re-sensing the sensory: evoking senses in a troubled world - Paul Stoller 15. Elemental - Kathleen Stewart 16. Sensuous ethnographies of running: comparing running with walking - Jonas Larsen 17. Constellations of (sensual) relations: space, atmosphere, and sensory design - Erin E. Lynch 18. Feeling helium - Marina Peterson 19. Playful sensuous pedagogies: observations and reflections on teaching sensual ethnography - Dennis D. Waskul PART 4: More-than-human sensory ethnography 20. Toward a multisensorial engagement with animals - Natasha Fijn and Muhammad Kavesh 21. Sensing the cloud: research-creation as sensory anthropology - Kate Hennessy, Trudi Lynn Smith, Steve DiPaola, and Amineh Ahmadi Nejad 22. Beyond the human: a sensory ethnographer’s gaze on sportfishing practice - Vesa Markuksela 23. Sensing dirty matter: sensory ethnography as a more-than-human approach to urban inequalities - Elisa Fiore 24. Resonance: engaging with the more-than-human through Ladakhi soundworlds - Christopher Wright 25. Sensory engagements with lively data: attuning to the convivialities of more-than-human worlds - Deborah Lupton, Ash Watson, and Vaughan Wozniak-O’Connor PART 5: Non-representational sensory ethnography 26. Sound walks - Tim Ingold 27. Defamiliarizing the sensory - Tim Edensor 28. Sensing the afterlife: multisensorial ethnography and injured minds - Michelle Charette and Denielle Elliott 29. Staging unmemorials, being haunted: the grievability of Japanese sex workers in the transpacific underground - Ayaka Yoshimizu 30. Non-representational sensory ethnography: creation, attention, and correspondence - Phillip Vannini and April Vannini 31. Sensing scenes: doing sensory ethnography in queer space and time - Kerryn Drysdale and Jan Filmer PART 6: Multimodal sensory ethnography 32. Learning to see, or how to make sense of the skillful things skateboarders do - Sander Hölsgens 33. The sound remains: archiving the senses - Rupert Cox and Junko Konishi 34. Multisensory storytelling: inciting polyvocal polemics in applied ethnography - Beth A Uzwiak 35. Reframing deafness: vision as fieldwork method and documentary art - Andrew Irving 36. Representing sensory culture, enacting community: "the Full English” - Alex Rhys-Taylor 37. Sensory verité: the intersection of sensory ethnography, sensory biophilia, and cinema verité - Kathy Kasic 38. Epilogue: surface tensions - Anna Harris

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Book SynopsisAsserting a critical sociological perspective, Human Rights Praxis and the Struggle for Survival reveals the contested historical processes through which fundamental human needs are constructed as âœrightsâ under international law, and how those rights are confronted by the ruling relations and crises inherent to contemporary global capitalism and the waning American hegemonic world order.Put simply, the book explores why human rights as a formal legal project has failed to deliver on guaranteeing human survival, let alone universal human dignity. Rather than stopping at critique, the authors propose a specific, materialist intellectual and political agenda for the preservation of collective human survival that can achieve the historically unique notions of common humanity and human emancipation. The authors build on previous work, further developing the sociology of human rights as a distinct field at the intersection of Social Sciences and International Law. They tak

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Book SynopsisThis book develops a particular stance on the subject of public service. It does so in large part by indicating how early modern political concepts and theories of state, sovereignty, government, office and reason of state can shed light on current problems, failings and ethical dilemmas in politics, government and political administration.Simply put, public service is an activity involving the constitution, maintenance, projection and regulation of governmental authority. Public service therefore has a distinctive character because of the singularity of its official' object or core task' namely, the activity of governing in an official capacity through and on behalf of a state. In pursuing this activity, public servants civil, juridical and military have a range of tasks to perform. It is only once the nature of those tasks is appreciated that we are able to identify the unique character of public service. The authors employ early modern political concepts and doctrines oTrade Review"Despite its sober title, this book makes a vivid intervention into contemporary debates over the nature and justification of the state’s public authority and the role played by public officials in its exercise. To do so, it launches a series of daring raids on early modern political thought, recovering a series of key concepts—state, sovereignty, office, and reason of state—in support of a crucial practical and political objective. This is nothing less than to deliver into the hands of contemporary statesmen and officials an almost lost ethical and political vocabulary, one that is vital for understanding and defending their roles in the face of a widespread and multi-faceted anti-statism. Paul du Gay and Thomas Lopdrup-Hjorth have thus written a tract for the times in the manner of their exemplars Thomas Hobbes and Samuel Pufendorf. By turns learned and passionate, historically informed and politically attuned, For Public Service delivers classical tools for thinking about public authority in a form suited to their immediate use by all those engaged in its exercise or dependent on it."Ian Hunter, Emeritus Professor of Intellectual History, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Queensland, Australia"Impersonality, reason of state, prudence, ethics of office: if someone had told me that one of the most spirited and penetrating arguments for the ideal of public service would come from such a tired repertoire, I would have wished them good luck. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Resourcing themselves in the history of political thought, Paul Du Gay and Thomas Lopdrup-Hjorth breathe new life into a dusty constellation of concepts to remind us what there is to love about the state at a time when everyone seems eager to dismiss it. They argue that public service is not just about acting diligently in the public interest, but also about constituting and safeguarding the authority of the state, and they explain under what conditions such authority warrants our respect. Criss-crossing the fields of international relations, political sociology, intellectual history, public administration, and organizational theory, this brilliant book is a feast of erudition. Above all, it is a moving paean to the impersonal structure of offices we have inherited and to the civil servants whose vocation it is to keep it afloat, and whose primary merit is—against the incantations of new managerialism—to think well within the box."Bernardo Zacka, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA"This is a timely, scholarly, compelling and important book which defends the role of the public service as an essential institution for preserving liberty and protecting our common life against populist politicians from both the left and the right. Exercising the objective, critical detachment they seek to reinvigorate in the idea of public service itself, the authors remind us of the ethics of office and the importance of duty and responsibility, as distinct from the predominantly individualistic ethics of contemporary times. They explain the value of public bureaucracy as a crucial cornerstone of constitutional rule."Janet McLean KC, Professor of Law, University of Auckland, New Zealand"This book is very compelling. It exhibits a critical ethical dimension in its defense of the plurality of value-spheres, and its resistance to sweeping, 'epochal' critiques of modernity that suggest that there is nothing those of us who regret the decline of state service and its ethic can do but bemoan the misfortunes of our era. In providing a useable set of early modern 'classics' by whose lights we can rehabilitate key concepts of state, office, and reason of state, and thus escape both the post-1970s enervation of the state throughout the West and the unhelpfully totalizing (and thus paralyzing) critiques of the former by theorists of the left and right, it strikes me as a vital help to overcoming our collective impasse."Blake Smith, Harper Schmidt Fellow at University of Chicago Society of Fellows, USA"What du Gay and Lopdrup-Hjorth have done in this book is to provide a genuine public service. Their sober assessment of the present state of disarray in the public sector and the arguments for how this might be addressed represent a real contribution to current debates about re-establishing some sense of stabilised order in the public domain."Grahame Thompson, Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, Open University, UK, in the Political Quarterly"Sociologist Paul du Gay and his co-author, Thomas Lopdrup-Hjorth, seek to recover our appreciation for the state and its bureaucratic servants. Over the last few decades, they argue, it has become particularly difficult for observers in the West to understand security as the essential function of the state and bureaucracy as the indispensable means to this end. The state, the authors insist, must be seen as critically different from both the government—the group of elected leaders who at any given time set policy—and the public whose will elections are intended to express. The state, rather, is a set of administrative institutions imagined to constitute a sui generis collective personhood, which endures across changes in leadership. The state’s primary, constant obligation is to ensure its own survival and the security of the citizenry—and only secondarily to translate into policy the desires of the government and people.Bringing forth insights from political theorists of early modernity like Thomas Hobbes and Samuel von Pufendorf, and from contemporary scholars like Quentin Skinner and Ian Hunter, du Gay and Lopdrup-Hjorth argue that the state must be neutral—but also absolute. These adjectives together express the distinctiveness of the modern state as it emerged in the 16th and 17th centuries out of the chaos of Europe’s wars of religion. To escape confessional conflicts, in which large, opposing sections of the population saw themselves as morally bound to impose their own way of life on their fellow citizens, political theorists elaborated on the concept of "reason of state," the overriding obligation of the public administration to ensure peace and order by restraining these conflicts. To do so, the state—crucially distinct from the individual monarch or party that might be ruling at any given moment—had to overawe the armed religious leagues and factions and show itself as indifferent to their claims to transcendent moral authority.This was the only way the state in that earlier era could bring peace to a society still divided by religious difference centuries ago. But this forgotten history bears important lessons for our own turbulent moment. Social peace might never be restored in the West until the absolute power of bureaucracy, in the sense conveyed by this history, is restored as well."Foreign PolicyTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The State 2. On Office 3. The Bureaucratic Vocation 4. Whatever Happened to 'Administrative Statesmanship'? 5. Reason of State as an Official Comportment Conclusion: To Serve a State

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1941 and written in an attempt to dispute the popular assumption at the time that a âbit of disciplineâ is what is needed for the correction of young men who show delinquent tendencies, this book is much more than that.Basically an account of a kind of voluntary Borstal Institution of which the author was head from 1936 to 1940, its interest on reissue in 1967 lay in the fact that it contained the germinal ideas of most of the dayâs newest methods in penal treatment, not just as ideas, but in practice. Here is the therapeutic community in embryo, here are the beginnings of group therapy, of inmate participation in treatment, of therapy through relationships. None of them are mentioned by name â the names had not been invented; but anyone who wanted to understand the trends in the treatment of delinquent and maladjusted people at the time would find it all here in simple untechnical English.The book is also an account of an enthralling experience, exciting and interesting in itself, apart from any social significance. Just before the camp started, Alec Paterson said to David Wills, âDo you really think you can run a place of this kind without the use of punishment?â Wills said he didnât know, but looked forward to trying. Readers of this book may judge for themselves how far he succeeded. A particularly interesting feature of this edition is the account of the subsequent lives of the many boys who were at Hawkspur.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1992, Vocabularies of Public Life explores the revolution that has taken place in our understanding of contemporary culture and decodes a number of the symbols which now dominate public life. Wuthnow divides the essays collected here into three distinct vocabularies.' Part I examines the ways in which religious and scientific languages function as vocabularies of conviction in public life, Part II focuses on music and art as vocabularies of expression, and Part III considers law, ideology, and public policy as vocabularies of persuasion. The contributors discuss such diverse subjects as American spiritualism, the syntax of modern dance and the social contexts of number one songs. What unifies the book is the common concern with the concrete, everyday manifestations of culture and the importance of understanding its basic structure. This book will be of interest to specialists and scholars of various disciplines such as linguistics, literature, media studiesTable of ContentsNotes on contributors Introduction: New directions in the empirical study of cultural codes 1. The restriction of meaning in religious discourse: centripetal devices in a fundamentalist Christian sermon 2. The gospel of giving: the narrative construction of a sacrificial economy 3. When scientists saw ghosts and why they stopped: American spiritualism in history 4. Reading science as text 5. Paradox in the discourse of science 6. Putting it together: measuring the syntax of aural and visual symbols 7. The musical structure and social context of number one songs, 1955 to 1988: an exploratory analysis 8. A theory of pictorial discourse 9. Decoding the syntax of modern dance 10. Metaphors of industrial rationality: the social construction of electronics policy in the United States and France 11. The parameters of possible constitutional interpretation 12. The role of elites in setting agendas for public debate: a historical case 13. Materialism, ideology, and political change

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Book SynopsisThe Low-Carbon Good Life is about how to reverse and repair four interlocking crises arising from modern material consumption: the climate crisis, growing inequality, biodiversity loss and food-related ill-health.Across the world today and throughout history, good lives are characterised by healthy food, connections to nature, being active, togetherness, personal growth, a spiritual framework and sustainable consumption. A low-carbon good life offers opportunities to live in ways that will bring greater happiness and contentment. Slower ways of living await. A global target of no more than one tonne of carbon per person would allow the poorest to consume more and everyone to find our models of low-carbon good lives. But dropping old habits is hard, and large-scale impacts will need fresh forms of public engagement and citizen action. Local to national governments need to act; equally, they need pushing by the power and collective action of citizens.Innovative and engaging and written in a style that combines storytelling with scientific evidence, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, sustainability, environmental economics and sustainable consumption, as well as non-specialist readers concerned about the climate crisis.Trade Review"What is important about this book is the clarity, kindness and intelligence of its thesis; what is beautiful about this book is its rootedness in the wisdom of myth." Jay Griffiths, author of Wild and Why Rebel"Jules Pretty has long been a credible and trusted guide on the questions of what we must do, and how we might do it. Now he adds a crucial part of the story: why this will make our lives better, deeper, richer."Bill McKibben, founder 350.org, author of Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?"Brilliant reframing around what living a good life looks like – creative and compelling."Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, Green Party"Unputdownable, inspired, hopeful, informed, prescient, millennia and continent spanning, hopeful, cautious, careful, understanding; but above all else, different.’Professor Danny Dorling, University of Oxford and author of Slowdown"In a truly masterful manner, Jules Pretty weaves empirical fact with myth, data with passion, knowledge with wisdom and poetry with prose. A meticulously argued and wonderfully creative account of how greener, low carbon and happier options can be established for all."Professor Richard Bawden, Western Sydney University"A fascinating exploration of how we can live happily and sustainably, drawing on sagas and stories, through philosophy and economics, to climate science. This beautifully written book contains a compelling case for a low-carbon good life that can also bring us greater happiness and contentment."Professor Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen, Science Director Scotland's ClimateXChange"A most valuable ready reference, as we struggle through the paths that lie ahead of us in troubled times." Robin Hanbury-Tenison, founder of Survival International, author Taming the Four Horsemen"The rare book about global change crafted as story, drawing from Indigenous traditions, philosophy, political science and literature in addressing pathways to increase the proportion of global society with a high quality of life, and the likelihood that such quality of life can be sustained." Professor Erica Fleishman, Director Oregon Climate Change Research Inst, Oregon State University "This book is almost unprecedented, in its scope, scientific foundations, interdisciplinary reach and contemporary relevance. It is simple and vivid, a personal conversation. It brings the climate challenge back home, and with hope. This book offers practical paths for enriching lives and saving the planet along the way."Dr Geoff Wells, Director, Rural Communities Australia"A skilful blend of science, metaphysical poetry and a manifesto for good low carbon living. The result is a book about the climate emergency that is full of hope. A joyful, playful and engaging read."Right Reverend Roger Morris, Bishop of Colchester"A terrific and unique book. It fills gaps and links subjects that have previously been separate. If we are to find a good path through the next few decades for us as individuals, for communities, societies and for biodiversity and climate, this should be the book that world leaders put at the top of their reading lists."Professor Lloyd Peck, British Antarctic SurveyTable of ContentsBook Structure and Contents Preface: Transgression Thanks and Acknowledgements The Illustrations 1 Dust and Air: A Dangerous New Economic Worldview 2 Ten Thousand Good Lives: Sustainable and Kind Ways of Living 3 The Climate Crisis: The Safety of One Tonne Each 4 The Inequality Crisis: Togetherness Is Better Than Selfishness 5 The Nature Crisis: Regaining Earthsong and Attentiveness6 The Food and Agriculture Crisis: It’s Nourishment, Not Calories7 The Best Things in Life: How Immersion and Flow Make the World a Better Place 8 Enoughness: Creative Slowth Is Better Than Infi nite Growth 9 Public Engagement and New Power: The Race to Net Zero 10 Transformation: Achieving the Low-Carbon Good Lives Coda: Let’s Dance, Together Chapter Endnotes Datasets for Figures and Tables Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWith thorough coverage of inequality in health care access and practice across the field it surveys, The Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness is widely acclaimed by instructors as the most comprehensive of any available. Written in an engaging and accessible style, with multiple student-friendly features, it integrates and contextualizes recent research in medical sociology and public health to introduce students to a wide range of issues affecting health, healing, and health care today.This new edition links information on COVID-19 into each chapter, providing students with timely and familiar examples to deepen their understanding of the many social dimensions of health care, such as the social history of medicine, social epidemiology, social stress, health and illness behavior, the medical profession, nurses and allied health workers, complementary and alternative medicine, the physician-patient relationship, medical ethics, and the financing and organization oTrade Review “This new edition is a welcome arrival for all of us concerned with the issues of equality and inclusion in the field of medical sociology. It begins by providing us with a conceptual framework outlining the sociological perspective of health, healing and illness as it applies to Covid-19. Students especially appreciate the extensive coverage and inclusive language of race, socioeconomic status, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation that the authors give us throughout their examination. This new edition addresses the current challenges in the field, invoking critical analysis at every turn, while still addressing the core concerns for medical sociology.”Andrea Helzer, California State University, Long Beach“Weiss and Copelton have done an outstanding job in their careful sociological framing of health and illness. This text is especially timely in incorporating discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, this edition stands out for its in-depth focus on health care providers and medical education, examining the impacts of specialization, fragmentation, and policy changes. Readers will get a well-rounded introduction to the sociology of health and illness!” Carrie Lee Smith, Millersville UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Tables and Figures1 A Brief Introduction to the Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness 2 The Development of Scientific Medicine3 Social Epidemiology 4 Social Stress 5 Health Behavior 6 Experiencing Illness and Disability7 Physicians and the Profession of Medicine8 Medical Education and the Socialization of Physicians9 Nurses, Advance Practice Providers, and Allied Health Workers10 Complementary and Alternative Medicine11 The Physician–Patient Relationship12 Professional and Ethical Obligations of Physicians in the Physician–Patient Relationship 13 The United States Health Care System14 Health Care Delivery15 The Social Implications of Advanced Health Care Technology16 Comparative Health Care SystemsName Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisConsent: Legacies, Representations, and Frameworks for the Future examines the conceptualisation of consent' across various historical periods, cultures, and disciplines to offer an expansive, pluralistic vision for future articulations of consent as it circulates throughout contemporary life in sexual encounters, medical contexts, and media representations.This volume is distinctive in its diverse conceptual scope and commitment to cross-disciplinary dialogue, accommodating perspectives on consent that are contextually sensitive and culturally diverse. The chapters examine a range of topics, from socio-cultural engagements with consent in Latin American music, feminist movements in Pakistan, and BDSM in Poland, to theoretical and pedagogical ones exploring alternative possibilities for framing and understanding consent through intersectional approaches and institutional curricula.Consent: Legacies, Representations, and Frameworks for the Future is of valTable of ContentsTable of Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; PART I: Culture and Resistance 2. Could Briseis Consent? A Critical Comparison of Contemporary Women Writers’ Adaptations of Briseis’s Narrative 3. Stopping the Rapist in our Path: Resisting Rape Culture in Latin American Music and Performance Art 4. Mera Jism, Meri Marzi: Crisis of Consent and Digital Mediations in Pakistan 5. Do to Me What I Could Never Ask of You: Consensual Non-Consent in BDSM and the Limits of Affirmative Consent; PART II: Consent on Stage and Screen 6.‘You Have No Right to Do What You Like with Me’: Rape, Sexual Abuse, and Consent in African American Enslavement and its Afterlives 7. Without Consent or Memory: Consent in Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You 8. Beyond ‘Yes, and...’: Consent in the Theatre Arts Curriculum, On-stage and Off; PART III: Lived Experience and (Authorial) Expressions 9. Re-establishing Identity through Testimony: The Rape Survival Narratives of Mary Hays’s The Victim of Prejudice (1799) and Mary Wollstonecraft’s Maria, or The Wrongs of Woman (1798) 10. ‘A Skin of One’s Own’: Decolonising Traumatic Testimony and the Poetics of Wholeness 11. ‘I wasn’t aware at the time, I could actually say “no”’: Intimacy, Expectations, and Consent in Queer Relationships; PART IV: Futures of Consent 12. Troubling Technologies for Sexual Consent 13. Sexual Offences and Defined Consent: Lessons from the Past and a Framework for the Future 14. Op-eds and Fashion Shows: The History and Future of Consent Education in Ireland 15. Consent Wars? Towards a Critical-Governmentality Approach to Consent in Post-Roe America 16. Afterword; Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a holistic overview of the complexities of modern technological advances and their implications for crime and security. It examines the societal dilemmas that accompany these technologies, their strategic impact on geopolitics, governments, business, and civil society.The increasingly interconnected world gives rise to novel crimes and creates a new, complex set of threats. Understanding this landscape is essential to strategizing for the prevention, protection, mitigation, and risk assessment of technology-related crime.Practical and approachable, this book builds knowledge and awareness of the impact of emerging technologies on crime and security among professionals, students, academicians, researchers, and policymakers.

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Book SynopsisIn our information age, deciding what sources and voices to trust is a pressing matter. There seems to be a surplus of both trust and distrust in and on platforms, both of which often amount to having your mindset remain the same. Can we move beyond this dichotomy toward new forms of intersubjective dialogue? This book revaluates the hermeneutic tradition for the digital context. Today, hermeneutics has migrated from a range of academic approaches into a plethora of practices in digital culture at large. We propose a scaled reading' of such practices: a reconfiguration of the hermeneutic circle, using different tools and techniques of reading. We demonstrate our digital-hermeneutic approach through case studies including toxic depression memes, the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial, and r/changemyview. We cover three dimensions of hermeneutic practice: suspicion, trust, and dialogue. This book is essential reading for (under)graduate students in digital humanities and literary studies.<

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Book SynopsisThis book provides in-depth perspectives on communal food and dining practices. In doing so, it challenges less sustainable lifestyles that are encouraged by a social system based on unlimited economic growth.In considering the diverse societal settings in which individuals and communities eat, the book offers opportunities to reflect on the concept of belongingness, or the lack of it, when eating. It examines what, how, and why we eat together and considers what the future of our food and eating may look like. A wide range of themes are explored, with examples from Finland, Algeria, Europe, and Asia drawing on topics such as and cases for interdisciplinary research, such as environmental impact, social inclusion, happiness, health, and well-being, to name a few of the areas where the importance of eating together is stressed across disciplines. The book explores the lived experience of diners and the contexts in which commensality takes place in the family circle and in commTrade Review"Eating together, both with family and friends and with strangers, is surely one of the oldest customs we have -- a gateway to bonding family and community. Now universally less common as an everyday event, it remains nonetheless a focal point for casual social engagement. This book has much to tell us about the decline of family dinners in favour of fast food in front of the TV, as well as much to remind us about what we are missing."-Professor Robin Dunbar – Experimental psychology, University of Oxford “This volume does important work for the interdisciplinary field of food studies because it provides broader theoretical and empirical perspectives on conviviality, commensality, and the art of eating. The editors have gathered a set of thought-provoking case studies and theoretical reflections on the relationship between marketplace ideologies, social norms, and community and family life.”-Professor Benedetta Cappellini – Durham University Business SchoolTable of ContentsIntroduction Tamas Lestari. Eating together in the family circle (case studies)1. TV or not TV? A comparison of children and young peoples’ experiences of conviviality in Spain and the UK.Surinder Phull2. Negotiating food, negotiating family well-being: eating together in Algerian modern familiesSouad Birady and Hichem Sofiene Salaouatchi3. Dining together with family and mental well-being of young people: A study conducted in four Asian countriesSeyedeh Khadijeh Taghizadeh, Syed Abidur Rahman & Behnaz Saboori4. Swedengate – When commensality norms collideHåkan Jönsson ii. Eating together in communities (case studies)5. Bringing the nation (back) together: The Big Jubilee Lunch in the UK (2022)Malgorzata Radomska 6. Potluck in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Two auto-ethnographic accountsTamas Lestar & Jason Garcia Portilla7. Eating together – staff members’ perceptions of a social lunch meal in kindergartenHege Wergedahl8. Plant-Based lunch in school: Eating Together as a means to promote sustainable and healthy eatingMalliga Marimuthu9. The influence of local gastronomy on tourist behavioural intentions: a case of Saharan cuisineGhidouche Faouzi, Nechoud Lamia & Ait-Yahia Ghidouche Kamilaiii. Theorising the present and future practice of eating together10. Commensality and identification in a Christian context: stable and transient elementsStephanos Avakian, Pavlos Stavrakakis11. Being here, being there: eating and drinking together as a socially constructed issueHugues Séraphin, Shem Wambugu Maingi & Maximiliano Korstanje12. The evolution in Nordic eating and commensality: a focus on solitary eating practices in FinlandSilvia Gaiani13. The banquet in Western Hospitality: a descriptive reading of Culinary TourismMaximiliano Korstanje14. Beyond conviviality: Facets of Eating TogetherNicklas Neuman & Håkan JönssonConclusions Tamas Lestar

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