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Book SynopsisUsing Racial Threat Theory arguments, this book demonstrates that American states with larger or growing Black and Hispanic populations have more restricted voting, and that these restrictive voting laws disproportionately demobilize these populations in predictable ways.Trade ReviewThe Cost of Voting Index (COVI) developed by the authors is a very useful resource that will benefit the field for years. In addition to developing this metric, the authors have convincingly demonstrated that voting restrictions are more likely in diversifying states and that efforts to expand access to the polls do not compromise election integrity. A must-read for students of voting and electoral reform." - Elliott Fullmer, associate professor of political science at Randolph-Macon College and author of Tuesday’s Gone: America’s Early Voting RevolutionTable of Contents Introduction 1. A Brief History of Voting Restrictions in the United States 2. The Changing Nature of State Election Law 3. Falling Behind or Jumping Ahead: Movement in the State Cost of Voting Rank 4. Minority Populations, Republicans, and the COVI 5. The COVI and Reported Voter Turnout 6. Minority Candidate Electoral Success and the Underrepresentation of Minorities and Women 7. the First Big Lie: Accessible Voting Leads to Widespread Voter Fraud 8. The Second Big Lie: More Convenient Voting Helps Democrats Conclusion Appendices A: Measurement Challenges and Omitted Variables B: More Specifics on Constructing the Cost of Voting Index C: Sensitivity Analysis D: Construct Validity Check, the COVI, and State Voter Turnout E: 4 TablesF: State COVI Values by Presidential Election G: 5 Tables Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisAimed at undergraduate students in physical education, as well as outdoor recreation professionals, this book provides strategies for adventure activities in a variety of recreational, educational, leisure and community settings. It explores the role of games, activities and initiatives in the practical application of outdoor adventure pursuits.Table of ContentsPart I. Exploring Adventure EducationChapter 1. Introduction to Adventure EducationDick ProutyChapter 2. Philosophy and Theory of Adventure EducationAlan Ewert and Dan GarveyChapter 3. Cornerstones of Adventure EducationJane PanicucciChapter 4. Risk and Safety in Adventure ProgrammingCharles R. GreggChapter 5. Individual Outcomes of Participating in AdventureJim Stiehl and Melissa ParkerPart II. Defining Skills and Competencies for Adventure PractitionersChapter 6. Responsibilities of Adventure Education LeadersDenise Mitten and Kent ClementChapter 7. Facilitating the Adventure ProcessMichael A. Gass and Cheryl A. StevensPart III. Planning and Implementing Adventure ExperiencesChapter 8. Portable Adventure ActivitiesLisa Faulkingham HuntChapter 9. Low-Element Challenge CoursesAlison RheingoldChapter 10. High-Element Challenge CoursesChristopher J. DamboiseChapter 11. Teaching and Leading Outdoor Adventure PursuitsMark Wagstaff, Aram Attarian, and Jack K. DruryChapter 12. Adventure Education Programming and Career PathsSteven Guthrie and Rita YerkesAppendix: Overview of the Accreditation Standards of the Association for Experiential Education

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Book SynopsisBest Practice for Youth Sport tackles the increasing professionalization and specialization of youth sport and the changing culture of youth sport. The text explores developmentally appropriate practice and encourages athlete-centered practices that are truly beneficial for young athletes. Table of ContentsPart I. Youth Sport BasicsChapter 1. Overview of Youth Sport Types of Youth Sport Patterns of Participation in Youth Sport Barriers to Youth Sport Participation Organizations That Support Youth Sport Wrap Up Learning Aids Chapter 2. Evolution of Youth Sport When and Why Was Sport Introduced Into Schools as an Extracurricular Activity? How Did Nonschool Youth Sport Become So Popular? What Does Title IX State, Why Was It Necessary, and How Did It Change Youth Sport? How Did Little League Baseball Become So Popular? Why Do Grassroots Youth Sport Programs Lack National Organization and Support? How Have Changes in Parenting Philosophy and Practice Influenced the Evolution of Youth Sport, Particularly the Decline of Free Play? Wrap-Up Chapter 3. Philosophy and Objectives of Youth Sport The POPP Sequence: From Philosophy to Action What Should the Objectives of Youth Sport Be? Tension Points in Youth Sport Philosophies and Objectives Consequences of Developmentally Inappropriate Philosophies and Objectives Palm Community Model of Youth Sport Examples of Youth Sport Philosophies and POPP Sequences Wrap Up Learning Aids Part II. Maturation and Readiness for Youth Sport Participation Chapter 4. Physical Growth and Maturation Growth Maturation Physical Growth and Maturational Influences on Sport Opportunities and Performance Wrap Up Learning Aids Chapter 5. Readiness for Learning Skills and Competing What Is Readiness? The “Mountain” of Motor Skill Development Sensitive Periods in Motor Skill Development Cognitive Readiness Is Earlier Better? When Should Kids Start Organized Youth Sports? Wrap-Up Learning Aids Chapter 6. Motivation and Psychosocial Development Why Do Children Participate in Youth Sport? Competence Autonomy Relatedness Wrap Up: Provide Kids a Motivational FEAST Learning Aids Chapter 7. Modifying Sport for Youth Why Should Sport Be Modified for Youth? Why Do Adults Resist Youth Sport Modification? What Changes Should Be Made? Wrap-Up Learning Aids Chapter 8. Teaching Skills to Youth Athletes The Five-Step Teaching Cycle Instructional Strategies to Maximize Learning Wrap-Up Learning Aids Part III. Intensity of Participation in Youth SportChapter 9. Physical Training and Young Athletes Positive Effects of Physical Activity and Training in Kids Negative Effects of Over-Intensity in Physical Training in Youth Physical Training Guidelines for Young Athletes Wrap-Up Learning Aids Chapter 10. Talent Development in Sport Talent Development Basics How Is Talent Identified, and When Do We Decide Who Is Talented? The Relative Influences of Practice and Innate Qualities on Sport Expertise What’s the Best Way to Develop Sport Talent? Specialization in Youth Sport Categorizing Sports Based on Specialization Demands Tips for Nurturing Talent and Well-Being in Youth Athletes Wrap-Up Learning Aids Chapter 11. Stress and Burnout in Youth Sport Stress as a Process Demands (Stressors) Faced by Youth Athletes Young Athletes’ Assessment of Demand(s) Young Athletes’ Responses to Stress Outcomes From the Stress Process Flow: The Ultimate Goal for Youth Sport Participants Burnout in Youth Sport Wrap-Up Learning Aids Chapter 12. Injuries in Youth Sport Youth Sport Injury Basics Overuse Injuries Physeal Injuries Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Female Athletes Concussion in Youth Sport Legal Duties and the Emergency Action Plan Wrap-Up Learning Aids Part IV. Social Considerations in Youth SportChapter 13. Cultural Competence in Youth Sport Continuum of Cultural Competence Gender and Youth Sport Reasons for Gender Differences in Youth Sport Race and Ethnicity in Youth Sport Sexual Orientation and Youth Sport Disability and Youth Sport Sexual Abuse in Youth Sport Wrap-Up Learning Aids Chapter 14. Coaches and Youth Sport Coaching Education and Certification Recruiting Youth Sport Coaches Evaluating Youth Sport Coaches Building the Youth Sport Coaches’ Skill Set Youth Sport Coaches’ Meta-Skill: Communication Wrap-Up Learning Aids Chapter 15. Parents and Youth Sport Foundations of the Parent-Child Relationship Three Roles of Youth Sport Parents WANTED: Positive Parent Behaviors in Youth Sport Understanding Parent Traps Parent Education in Youth Sport Strategies for Coaches in Interacting with Youth Sport Parents Suggestions to be a Better Youth Sport Parent Wrap-Up Learning Aids Chapter 16. Moral and Life Skills Development in Youth Sport Understanding Terms Related to Moral Behavior in Sport How Sportsmanship and Moral Behavior Are Learned Enhancing Sportsmanship, Moral Development, and Life Skills in Youth Athletes Wrap-Up Learning Aids

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Book SynopsisProvides dancers and dance teachers with an understanding of how they can use imagery to improve their dancing and artistic expression in class and in performance. This book features 300 illustrations that cover the major topics, showing exercises to use in technique, artistic expression and performance.Trade ReviewThe Franklin method has proved invaluable to our students at the Juilliard School in New York City for the past several years. Learning how to use mental imagery and functional anatomy for dance augments our training program beautifully because it is clear, precise, and useful in every way for any dancer. The students have found it revelatory!Lawrence Rhodes--Director of the Dance Division, The Juilliard School Table of ContentsPart I. Art and Science of Imagery; Part II. Discovering and Exploring Imagery; Part III. Imagery in Dance Technique Classes Connecting With Your Partner; Part IV. Imagery in Choreography, Rest, and Regeneration.

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Book SynopsisOne out of three children are challenged by excessive body fat and these boys and girls are poorly suited for endurance-type exercise which they are typically asked to perform and which they are typically avoid at all costs. This book presents a myriad of resistance exercises which they tend to enjoy more.Table of ContentsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Fitness FundamentalsChapter 1. Ready to TrainStrength Training Versus Weightlifting, Powerlifting, and BodybuildingFUNdamental FitnessMuscles, Bones, and Connective TissueProgram AssessmentGetting ReadySummaryChapter 2. Program PrescriptionsTraining GuidelinesProgram ConsiderationsPlay EducationSummaryChapter 3. Exercise Technique and Training ProceduresUnderstanding ChildrenBeing a TeacherDeveloping the Fitness WorkoutUsing Equipment SafelyKeeping It ProgressiveSummaryPart II Exercises Chapter 4. Free WeightsTraining With Free WeightsFree-Weight ExercisesSummaryChapter 5. Weight MachinesTraining on Weight MachinesWeight Machine ExercisesSummaryChapter 6. Elastic Bands and Medicine BallsTraining With Elastic Bands and Medicine BallsElastic Band ExercisesMedicine Ball ExercisesSummaryChapter 7. Body-Weight TrainingUsing Body Weight as ResistanceBody-Weight ExercisesSummaryPart III Program DesignChapter 8. General PreparationPreparatory ConditioningTraining YouthDynamic MotivationSummaryChapter 9. Basic Strength and Power for Ages 7 to 10Components of the Warm-Up and Cool-DownStrength-Training ProgramStrength-Training ExercisesTraining ConsiderationsSummaryChapter 10. Intermediate Strength and Power for Ages 11 to 14Components of the Warm-Up and Cool-DownStrength-Training ProgramMachine Strength-Training ExercisesMedicine Ball Strength-Training ExercisesTraining ConsiderationsSummaryChapter 11. Advanced Strength and Power for Ages 15 to 18Components of the Warm-Up and Cool-DownStrength-Training ProgramMachine and Free-Weight Strength-Training ExercisesMedicine Ball and Elastic Band Strength-Training ExercisesTraining ConsiderationsSummaryChapter 12. Sport-Specific Power and Strength for Young AthletesTraining for Sport ConditioningBaseball and SoftballBasketball and VolleyballDancing and Figure SkatingFootball and RugbyIce Hockey and Field HockeySoccerSwimmingTennisTrack: Sprints and JumpsTrack: Distance RunningSummaryPart IV Long-Term Planning and Nutritional SupportChapter 13. Periodization and RecoveryOverreaching and OvertrainingModels of PeriodizationRest and RecoveryLong-Term DevelopmentSummaryChapter 14. Eating for Strength and PerformanceBasics of Healthy EatingChildren's Nutritional NeedsHydrationSnack FoodsSummaryAppendix A: Sample Workout Log Appendix B: Suggested Readings IndexAbout the Authors

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Book SynopsisIncludes 74 effective swimming exercises, each with step-by-step descriptions and full-colour anatomical illustrations highlighting the primary muscles in action. This book helps swimmer learn how exercises can be modified to target specific areas, improve form in the water and minimise common swimming injuries.Trade Review"With full-color exercises and drills, Swimming Anatomy takes an inside look at the muscles you need to strengthen in order to swim your best. This is a must-have guide for every swimmer." Jason Lezak 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist in 100-meter freestyle 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist (World Record) in 4 X 100 freestyle relay 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist (World Record) in 4 X 100 medley relay "Ian McLeod, one of the most intelligent minds in swimming, demonstrates how to care for swimmers both in and out of the water, making Swimming Anatomy an essential resource for anyone involved in competitive swimming." Keenan Robinson Athletic Trainer for University of Michigan Swimming and Diving "Buy Swimming Anatomy and treat it as the authoritative liftoff into the world of aquatic strength and conditioning." Swimming World magazine Table of ContentsExercise Finder Foreword Chapter 1. The Swimmer in MotionChapter 2. Arms Chapter 3. ShouldersChapter 4. ChestChapter 5. AbdomenChapter 6. BackChapter 7. LegsChapter 8. Whole-Body TrainingAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisPresents essential table tennis techniques and strategies. This title features an 11-step approach that is designed to maximise table tennis instruction that helps readers learn the proper grip for their style of play, execution of the basic strokes and the correct way to apply spin to the ball.Trade Review"In Table Tennis: Steps to Success, Coach McAfee covers all the essential skills for becoming a successful table tennis player. Anyone who appreciates the sport and wants to learn more will love this book." Scott PreissU.S. National Table Tennis Coach Former U.S. World Team Trainer"Table Tennis: Steps to Success is quite impressive. The step-by-step instructions lead players of all skill levels through the rules, drills, and tactics of the game." Don MudtangamNational Coaching Director of ThailandFormer National Coach and PlayerTable of ContentsClimbing the Steps to Table Tennis SuccessThe Sport of Table TennisKey to DiagramsStep 1.Preparing to PlayStep 2.Hitting Drive StrokesStep 3.Understanding Spin and Footwork Step 4.Executing Spin StrokesStep 5.ServingStep 6.Returning ServeStep 7.Using the Five-Ball Training SystemStep 8.Understanding Styles of Play and TacticsStep 9.Playing Intermediate StrokesStep 10. Performing Intermediate Serves Step 11. Competing Successfully in Tournaments GlossaryAbout the Author

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Book Synopsis Developed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), this comprehensive text offers extensive information on performance-related assessment and testing for strength and conditioning professionals in measuring key fitness components. Trade Review“This book takes an aggressive, holistic approach to the longstanding profession of strength and conditioning. The authors make a first-rate effort to move the profession of strength and conditioning forward into a new realm of expertise as professionals in the business of getting athletes to perform beyond their own expectations.”-- Doody’s Book ReviewTable of ContentsChapter 1: Tests, Data Analysis, and Conclusions Matt Rhea, PhD, and Mark Peterson, PhD Screening Tests Data Evaluation and Statistical Analysis Normalizing of Fitness Data Tracking Data Over Time Summary Chapter 2: Body Composition Nick Ratamess, PhD Sport Performance and Body Composition Body Composition Measurement Measuring Height, Body Weight, and Body Mass Index Body Fat Standards Comparison of Body Composition Techniques Summary Chapter 3: Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Dan Drury, DPE Heart Rate Control Exercise Intensity and Heart Rate Sport Performance and Heart Rate Heart Rate Measurement Blood Pressure Summary Chapter 4: Metabolic Rate Wayne Miller, PhD, EMT Components of Energy Expenditure Sport Performance and Metabolic Rate Measurement of Energy Expenditure Prediction of Energy Expenditure Estimation of 24-hour and Physical Activity Energy Expenditure Relevance and Applications for Metabolic Testing Summary Chapter 5: Aerobic Power Jonathan Anning, PhD Regression Equation Variables Maximal Exercise Testing Methods Submaximal Exercise Testing Methods Regression Equation Calculations Summary Chapter 6: Lactate Threshold Dave Morris, PhD Energy Pathways and Lactate Metabolism Sport Performance and Lactate Threshold Performing a Lactate Threshold Test Maximal Lactate Steady State Using Lactate Threshold Data Summary Chapter 7: Muscular Strength Gavin Moir, PhD Definition of Muscular Strength Factors Affecting Muscular Force Production Sports Performance and Muscular Strength Methods of Measurement Field Tests for Muscular Strength Predicting 1RM Values from Multiple Repetitions Laboratory Tests for Maximal Muscular Strength Isokinetic Strength Testing Summary Chapter 8: Muscular Endurance Gavin Moir, PhD Definition of Muscular Endurance Field Tests for Muscular Endurance Laboratory Tests for Muscular Endurance Summary Chapter 9: Power Mark D. Peterson, PhD Operationalizing Power Mechanisms of Power Production and Expression Types and Factors of Power Sport Performance and Power Tests for Power Lower Body Tests Upper Body Tests Warm-Up and Postactivation Potentiation (PAP): A Special Consideration for Testing Power Summary Chapter 10: Speed and Agility N. Travis Triplett, PhD Speed Agility Sport Performance and Speed and Agility Test Selection Methods of Measurement Summary Chapter 11: Mobility Sean P. Flanagan, PhD Fundamental Concepts of Mobility Sport Performance and Mobility Mobility Testing Range of Motion Tests Interpretation of Results Comparing Mobility Measurement Methods Summary Chapter 12: Balance and Stability Sean P. Flanagan, PhD Body Mechanics Control Theory Balance and Stability Tests Sport Performance and Balance and Stability Measuring Balance and Stability Interpreting the Results

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Book SynopsisA guide about how Marxist theory can illuminate media studies.Table of ContentsPreface: From the small screen to the big picture. 1. Class and Creative Labour. 2. Mode of Production: Technology and New Media. 3. The Powers of Capital: Hollywood’s Media-Industrial Complex. 4. The State. 5. Base and Superstructure: Reconstructing the Political Unconscious. 6. Signs, Ideology and Hegemony. 7. Commodity Fetishism and Reification: The World Made Spectral. 8. Knowledge, Norms and Social Interests: Dilemmas for Documentary. 9. Conclusion: Reflections on Key Concepts and Contemporary Trends. Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisNew edition of this core text for all students of social anthropology. Additions include cultural property rights and commercialisation of identity.Trade Review'As a introduction to the study of ethnicity, [this] book will do excellently' -- Ethnologia Scandinavica'This is a delightful book. The volume is well structured and written in clear and accessible language; it will not be at all surprising if it becomes a major teaching aid and textbook in the field' -- Ephraim Nimni, School of Political Science, University of New South Wales'An excellent book when it first came out, Ethnicity and Nationalism is an even richer, more subtle book in this new edition' -- Nations and NationalismTable of ContentsSeries preface Preface to the third edition Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition 1. What is ethnicity? 2. Ethnic classification: Us and Them 3. The social organisation of cultural distinctiveness 4. Ethnic identification and ideology 5. Ethnicity in history 6. Nationalism 7. Minorities and the state 8. Identity politics, culture and rights 9. The non-ethnic Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA new generation of Marxian scholars discusses the modern age of development under neoliberalism in this collection of essays.Trade Review'Not only rejects neoliberalism and its alleged alternative, new developmentalism, on theoretical grounds; it also provides real solutions as to how neoliberal capitalism should be challenged' -- Professor Ben Fine, Department of Economics, SOAS; author of Marx's Capital and From Political Economy to Economics'Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the expressions of neoliberal domination and resistance across national spaces in global capitalism' -- Susanne Soederberg, Professor of Global Political Economy at Queen’s University, Canada, author of Debtfare States and the Poverty Industry: Money, Discipline and the Surplus Population.'A strong critique of false prophets and offer their own version of a people-centered society. The inspirations run from the indignation of the Global South to the indignados of southern Europe. From the depths of what appears to be hopelessness, Pradella and Marois have collected work that tries to rekindle hope' -- Vijay Prashad, author of The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South'Brings together authors who combine high academic qualification and critical thinking. It offers a broad, dense and comprehensive picture of the challenges that the supersession of neoliberalism forces us to face' -- Ricardo Antunes, Professor in Sociology of Labour, State University of Campinas'Not only rejects neoliberalism and its alleged alternative, new developmentalism, on theoretical grounds; it also provides real solutions as to how neoliberal capitalism should be challenged. A near-perfect 'post-crisis' guide to the [anti-neoliberal] movement' -- Maciej Bancarzewski, International SocialismTable of ContentsForeword 1. Polarising Development – Introducing Alternatives to Neoliberalism and the Crisis Part I: Alternative Themes 2. Beyond Impoverishment: Western Europe in the World Economy - Lucia Pradella 3. Banking on Alternatives to Neoliberal Development - Thomas Marois 4. The Political Economy of Development: Statism or Marxism? - Benjamin Selwyn 5. The Globalisation of Production and the Struggle for Workers’ Unity: Lessons from Bangladesh - John Smith 6. The ‘Rise of the South’ - Alfredo Saad-Filho 7. Hegemony in Question: U.S. Primacy, Multi-Polarity and Global Resistance - Jerome Klassen 8. Neoliberalism, Crisis and International Migration - Pietro Basso 9. Neoliberalism, Social Reproduction and Women’s Resistance: Lessons from Cambodia and Venezuela - Sarah Miraglia and Susan Spronk 10. Exploding in the Air: Beyond the Carbon Trail of Neoliberal Globalisation - Andreas Malm 11. Defend, Militate and Alternate: Public Options in a Privatised World - David A. McDonald 12. Utopian Socialism and Marx’s Capital: Envisioning Alternatives - Hugo Radice Part II: Alternative Cases 13. Beyond Neoliberalism and New Developmentalism in Latin America: Towards an Anti-Capitalist Agenda - Abelardo Mariña-Flores 14. Crisis and Class, Advance and Retreat: The Political Economy of the New Latin American Left - Jeffery R. Webber 15. Taking Control: Decommodification and Peasant Alternatives to Neoliberalism in Mexico and Brazil - Leandro Vergara-Camus 16. The Rise of East Asia: A Slippery Floor for the Left - Dae-oup Chang 17. Labour as an Agent of Change: The Case of China - Tim Pringle 18. Alternatives to Neoliberalism in India - Rohini Hensman 19. Musical Chairs on the Sidelines: The Challenges of Social Transformation in Neocolonial Africa - Baba Aye 20. Challenging Neoliberalism in the Arab World - Adam Hanieh 21. Socialist Feminist Alternatives to Neoliberalism in Turkey - Demet Ozmen Y lmaz 22. Uneven Development and Political Resistance against EU Austerity Politics - Angela Wigger and Laura Horn 23. Crisis, Austerity and Resistance in the United States - David McNally List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAn original ethnography looking at childhood socialisation in schools and in families, under the Welfare StateTrade Review'This detailed empirical study of how Danish children are brought up, or 'civilised' - whether within families or public institutions - is a major contribution to our understanding of Scandinavian welfare states, a powerful argument for the role of ethnography in comparative policy debates, and a must-read for anyone interested in childhood' -- Richard Jenkins, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Sheffield'Makes a valuable contribution to the anthropological study of childhood' -- Peace NewsTable of ContentsSeries Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. On Civilising: A Perspective on Childrearing, Conduct and Distinctions 2. Society’s Children: Institutionalisation and Changing Perceptions of Children and Upbringing 3. Civilising the Youngest: An Ambiguous Endeavour 4. The Not-Yet-Civilised: Negotiating the Kindergarten’s Civilising Project - Karen Fog Olwig 5. Social Children and Good Classes: Moulding Civilised Communities during the First Year of School 6. The Impossible Bilingual Boys: Civilising Efforts and Oppositional Forms in a Multi-Ethnic Class 7. The Decent Citizens: Lessons on Moral Superiority and the Immorality of Wealth in a Class of Privileged Youth 8. The Civilised Family Life: Childrearing in Affluent Families - Dil Bach 9. Civilising Institutions: Cultural Norms and Social Consequences Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisA radical history of Turkey, from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the present day, rejecting traditional narratives of a 'clash of civilisations'Trade Review'Wrests us out of the stale narratives of Islam vs. secularism, offering a new way of understanding one of the most important questions in Turkey today: why despite so much democratic promise, its fundamental political structure returns to authoritarianism again and again' -- Suzy Hansen, author of Notes on a Foreign Country (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017)'Informative and authoritative Karaveli's analysis of Turkish politics should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand Turkey's relentless retreat from democracy' -- Ronald Grigor Suny, William H. Sewell Jr. Distinguished University Professor of History, The University of Michigan, and author of 'They Can Live in the Desert But Nowhere Else': A History of the Armenian Genocide (Princeton, 2015)Table of ContentsSeries Preface Timeline List of Illustrations Introduction 1. A Pattern of Violence 2. Kemalism and the Left 3. Capitalist Foundation 4. How the Right Won the People 5. Social Democratic Hope 6. Vengeance of the Right 7. The Rise of the Islamists Epilogue: Class, Identity and Democracy Afterword: Attacking the Kurds - The 'Return' of Kemalism Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAre we witnessing the dawn of a new cold war?Trade Review'This is a fascinating account of media coverage of Russia - an important source for students of international relations, media studies and journalism' -- Greg Philo, co-author of 'Bad News for Labour''A tremendous skewering of the increasingly hysterical tone adopted by the mainstream media when reporting on 'Russia'. In recent years, Western governments have spent millions in an attempt to reignite Russophobia in political and popular culture; books like this make the job of our security services and propaganda denizens that bit harder' -- David Miller, co-author of 'A Century of Spin: How Public Relations Became the Cutting Edge of Corporate Power'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Epigraph Preface: The Cold War and Me 1. Introduction 2. The Cold War, the Media and the Enemy Image 3. Putin is Russia – Russia is Putin: Reporting the Presidential Elections, 2000–2018 4. Reporting Putin’s Russia: Political Opposition and Espionage 5. Putin at War: From Chechnya to Syria 6. Talking to Vladimir: ‘Bigger, Tougher, Stronger, Meaner’ 7. The Makings of a New Cold War? Appendix A The Putin Lexicon Appendix B British Newspaper Headlines on Proposed - Boycott of World Cup 2018 Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisAn analysis of UK state collusion with loyalist paramilitaries as an aspect of British military counterinsurgency during the Troubles. McGovern, who has been considered an authority for over 25 years, paints a damning picture of covert, deniable and unlawful violence, based on original research and previously unpublished evidence.Trade Review'If this is a harrowing book to read, one can only imagine how difficult it was to write. On each page, our respect for the author, and the families battling on against all the odds, intensifies' -- Liz Fekete, Director, Institute of Race RelationsTable of ContentsIntroduction: What is Collusion? 1. British Counterinsurgency and the Roots of Collusion 2. Northern Ireland and the Roots of Collusion 3. An Intelligence War 4. Arming Loyalism 5. Shooting to Kill: Targeting Republican Combatants 6. Stopping Sinn Fein: Collusion as Political Force 7. Installing Fear: Targeting Republican Families and Communities Conclusion: Collusion, Truth and Injustice Notes Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisIn order to overcome environmental and social crises, we must move beyond moneyTrade Review'A fascinating portal into arguments about why we need to get beyond money' -- Harry Cleaver, author of '33 Lessons on Capital: Reading Marx Politically''Outstanding ... a highly original and incisive analysis of the crippling role that money plays in today’s global capitalist world' -- Mike Berry, author of 'Justice and Democracy''A book for our time. Anitra Nelson takes us from theory to praxis in clear steps. Nelson’s turn towards a materialist ecofeminist analysis is pure joy' -- Ariel Salleh, editor of ‘Eco-Sufficiency & Global Justice: Women Write Political Ecology’‘Takes monetised economies head-on, demonstrating how they exacerbate ecological devastation and socio-economic inequality, and provides examples and pathways towards non-monetary economies based on real values. Does a great service to movements seeking social and ecological justice for all humans and other life forms’ -- Ashish Kothari, founder of Kalpavriksh and co-editor of 'Pluriverse''Challenges and inspires - a spur to action' -- Helena Norberg-Hodge, author of 'Ancient Futures' and winner of the Alternative Nobel prize'It is easier to imagine the end of capitalism than the end of money. Anitra Nelson's book challenges us to think what viable postcapitalisms without money could look like' -- Professor Giorgos Kallis, University of Barcelona, Spain'If you had to choose one book to read on making the next political economy it should be this one. It will have you bristling with political energy' -- Professor Adam David Morton, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney, Australia'An accessible and important book. If you want an alternative to economic and environmental disasters, you need to engage with her arguments' -- Jeff Sparrow, writer, editor and broadcaster'A passionate critique of money as the root cause of our many problems, presenting a clear vision of how life without money could look like. Inspiring' -- Matthias Schmelzer is a postdoctoral researcher at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. He is the author of The Hegemony of Growth (Cambridge University Press, 2016) and The Future is Degrowth (Verso, 2022)'With a compelling narrative, Nelson lays out the unavoidable question of today's anti-capitalist, ecological politics - the question of money. Grounded in long-term political experience, her answer is at once elaborate and unequivocal: a wonderful tool for radical imagination and praxis' -- Stefania Barca, author of 'Forces of Reproduction' and 'Workers of the Earth''An exciting, original book that, in exploring the ritual structure of assets, capital, money and profit, helps open a way for more powerful, creative resistance' -- Larry Lohmann, founding member of the Durban Group for Climate Justice'Can capitalism be overcome without challenging money? In this thought-provoking book, Anitra Nelson argues that moving beyond money is necessary for addressing inequalities and environmental unsustainability and shows what a non-monetary postcapitalist world might look like.' -- Ekaterina Chertkovskaya, Researcher in Degrowth and Critical Organisation Studies, Lund University'Alternatives to capitalism, price-making markets and monetary values are essential for social-ecological transformation. Going well beyond typical economic discourse she opens the door of human potentiality to a different way of life' -- Clive L. Spash, Professor of Public Policy and Governance at WU, Vienna University of Economics and BusinessTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations and Symbols Glossary Foreword by John Holloway Preface Acknowledgements 1. Capital and Crises 2. Money: The Universal Equivalent 3. Yenomon: Commoning 4. System Change, Not Climate Change 5. Women’s Liberation: Equality and Values 6. Technology and the Real Debt Cycle 7. Indigenous Peoples, Real Values and the Community Mode of Production 8. Occupy the World! Notes Annotated Select Reading List and Links Index

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Book SynopsisBased on over ten years experience working in the industry, this is an expose of the gambling businessTrade Review'Cassidy takes readers behind the scenes of the commercial gambling industry to reveal how it reinvents itself in the face of shifting technology, economic prospects, and regulative logics. From machine-packed betting shops on London's high streets, to raffles at countryside churches, she offers a first-hand view of the dynamic -and sometimes vicious - interactions between the hunt for profit and punters' lives' -- Natasha D. Schull, author of 'Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas''Cassidy's book offers new insights into the gambling industry and its social order, perceived norms and lived values. At a time when gambling is struggling to maintain its reputation as a leisure pursuit, the stories in this book should be a wake up call to those who deny there is any need for reform' -- Anna van der Gaag, Chair of the Advisory Board for Safer GamblingTable of ContentsSeries Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Gambling’s New Deal 2. Raffles: Gambling for Good 3. The Birth of the Betting Shop 4. The Rise of the Machines 5. The Responsible Gambling Myth 6. The Bookmaker’s Lament 7. Online in Gibraltar 8. The Regulation Game Conclusions Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisA sweeping, authoritative and accessible overview of major issues in the global economy from a Marxist perspectiveTrade Review'A tour de force. This Marxist analysis is both a significant addition to the literature on Marx's theory of value and an accessible introduction to why it is essential to understanding the multiple crises of twenty-first century capitalism' -- Murray E.G. Smith, Professor of Sociology at Brock University'Carchedi and Roberts make killer arguments that Marx's labour theory of value is indispensable for understanding capitalism's environmental destructiveness, economic crises, impact on knowledge production and aspects of its financial processes' -- Rick Kuhn, author of the Deutscher Prize winning 'Henryk Grossman and the Recovery of Marxism''Fundamental. Roberts and Carchedi explains the characteristics of the current world through its most objective dimension - the theory of value - which, in an anti-dialectical way, has been forgotten by the left in recent decades' -- Raquel Varela, author of 'A People's History of the Portuguese Revolution''Offers a rigorous Marxist interpretation of some of the major issues in contemporary capitalism. Its analysis is firmly based on the Marxist labour theory of value and is coupled with meticulous empirical support' -- Satvros Mavroudeas, Professor of Political Economy at Panteion University, Greece'Two of the most accomplished and prominent Marxist authors' -- Lefteris Tsoulfidis, Professor of Economic Thought, University of Macedonia, Greece'Capitalism will always be capitalism, but in the 21st century new forms, controversies and challenges have appeared ... This book masterfully shows the strength of Marx’s law of value and the alternative socialist planning' -- Juan Pablo, Professor of Applied Economics, Complutense University of Madrid'Brilliant Marxian theoretical and empirical analysis ... as if updating Ernest Mandel’s Late Capitalism for the 21st century' -- Seongjin Jeong, Professor of Economics, Gyeongsang National University'Restates Marx’s critique of political economy for today, displaying formidable theoretical rigour and command of the empirical evidence. Roberts and Carchedi offer challenging analyses of ecological catastrophe, economic crises, imperialism, robots, and socialism from which everyone will learn' -- Alex Callinicos, Professor of European Studies, King’s College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Nature and value 2. Money, prices and value 3. Crises and value 4. Imperialism and value 5. Robots, AI, knowledge and value 6. Socialism and value Appendix 1: The value theory of inflation Appendix 2: Measuring unequal exchange of value in international trade

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Book SynopsisExplores the impact of digital technologies on the logic of cultural capitalismTrade Review'Chanan's rich historical investigations of the evolving technologies of artistic production provide a fascinating new basis for a politics of culture' -- Michael Hardt, author of 'The Subversive 70s''Drawing on nearly fifty years of writing and teaching about the media and making films, Michael Chanan presents us with a series overlapping histories of different media technologies, which is both authoritative and original' -- Julian Petley, Honorary and Emeritus Professor of Journalism at Brunel University, London'Michael Chanan's brilliant synthesis, replete with fascinating detail, both boggles the mind and deeply educates' -- Claudia Gorbman, Professor Emerita of Film Studies at the University of Washington TacomaTable of ContentsSeries Preface Preface 1. Autonomy of the Aesthetic 2. The Changing Logic of Artistic Production 3. Cultural Commodification 4. Countercurrents 5. From Analog to Digital 6. Creativity Reconsidered Bibliography Notes

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Book SynopsisThe history and legacy of Indian and Chinese Caribbean indentured labourers who were part of the Windrush generationTrade Review‘This illuminating, vivid volume is a fitting tribute to the experiences of migration, struggle and celebration that shaped those communities born out of the system of Caribbean indenture’ -- Hanif Kureishi, author of ‘The Buddha of Suburbia’ (Faber & Faber, 2009)'Through moving and insightful stories and testimonies, the legacies of indenture are powerfully inscribed' -- Hannah Lowe, author of 'Long Time No See' (Periscope, 2015)'This kaleidoscopic survey illuminates corners of modern Britain that have been overlooked. Filed with vivid stories about the Chinese and Indian contribution to Caribbean culture, it is also a vibrant history of immigration to the UK: a colourful work in every sense' -- Sibghat Kadri QC'I cried when I read this beautifully furious book on the life, loves and heroic struggles of my brave ancestors, the unfree indentured Indian and Chinese men and women who have been consciously and cruelly written out of British and Caribbean history' -- Heidi Safia Mirza, Professor of Race, Faith and Culture at Goldsmith College, University of London'Indentured labour was a unique form of labour invented and perfected by the British. This book analyses its history, development and human consequences with remarkable insight and points to its dark moral underside' -- Bhikhu Parekh, political theorist, academic and member of the House of LordsTable of ContentsList of figures Introduction: ‘My Father’s Journey Made Me Who I Am’ Maria del Pilar Kaladeen and David Dabydeen 1. What’s in a Face? - Jonathan Phang 2. Black Turkey - David Dabydeen 3. From BG to GB - Elly Niland 4. Made through Movement - Nalini Mohabir 5. Interview: ‘Trinidad Implants in you this Wonderful Sense of Carnival’ - Bob Ramdhanie 6. A Tribute to the Life of Rudy Narayan (1938–1998) - Lainy Malkani 7. Pepperpot - Gordon Warnecke 8. Scratching the Surface: A Speculative Feminist Visual History of other Windrush Itineraries - Tao Leigh Goffe 9. Everything of Us - Maria del Pilar Kaladeen 10. Three Rivers - Mr Gee 11. Interview: ‘Invited then Unwelcomed’ - Charlotte Bailey Contributor Biographies Index

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Book SynopsisA balanced and accessible introduction to the Palestine-Israel conflictTrade Review'This superior and remarkably thorough, if brief, study of the Holy Land enigma is strongly recommended as an introduction' -- CHOICE'A tour de force in the depth and breadth of its research and in its clarity' -- Gabriel Kolko, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus at York University in Toronto and author of The Age of War'Gregory Harms has taken an enormously complex issue and made it engagingly accessible. An intelligent, thoughtful and comprehensive introduction to a terribly and consistently misunderstood conflict' -- Sara Roy, Senior Research Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, and author of Failing Peace.'An approachable, balanced guide for the perplexed public' -- Journal of Palestine StudiesTable of ContentsList of Maps Acknowledgements Preface to the Fourth Edition Introduction Part I: Regional History 1. Canaan-Palestine: Ancient History - Todd M. Ferry 2. Muhammad, Islam and the Arab Empire 3. The Crusades to the Ottoman Empire Part II: Origins 4. Jewish Persecution and Zionism 5. Palestine 6. The Genesis of Conflict: Across Two World Wars Part III: Conflict 7. Partition, Israeli Statehood and the Six-Day War: 1947-1967 8. The Continuation of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: 1967-Lebanon 1982 9. The First Intifada and the Peace Process 10. The Second Intifada, Gaza and the Obama Years: 2000-2016 Conclusion Appendices Notes Suggested Reading Select Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis multifaceted and comprehensive book examines the brutal twentieth-century tragedies that took place at Babyn Yar, a ravine on the outskirts of Kyiv in modern-day Ukraine.Table of ContentsPreface Norman Naimark Introduction Vladyslav Hrynevych and Paul Robert Magocsi 1. Babyn Yar in Time and Space Mykhailo Kalnytskyi 2. On the Eve of Babyn Yar Igor Shchupak 3. Ukraine under Nazi Rule Karel C. Berkhoff 4. Babyn Yar: The Holocaust and Other Tragedies Vitaliy Nakhmanovych 5. Executioners and Saviours at Babyn Yar Oleksandr Kruglov 6. Babyn Yar after Babyn Yar Vladyslav Hrynevych 7. Babyn Yar in Personal Accounts Asia Kovrigina 8. Babyn Yar in Oral History Gelinada Grinchenko 9. Babyn Yar in Belles Lettres Iryna Zakharchuk 10. Babyn Yar in Cinema Karel C. Berkhoff 11. Babyn Yar in Sculpture and Painting Iryna Klimova 12. Babyn Yar in Music Natalia Symonenko 13. Babyn Yar: A Place of Memory in Search of a Future Vitaliy Nakhmanovych In Lieu of an Afterword Paul Robert Magocsi Illustration Sources and Credits Contributors

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Inside Ethnic Families is a rich and lively ethnography that describes the perceptions, illusions, and life experiences of three generations of Portuguese-Canadians. Edite Noivo provides an insider's perspective on a number of family-related issues, ranging from housework and ageing to gender relations and family violence.

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Book SynopsisProvides an account of Wilfred Grenfell - his idiosyncracies, his attempts to meet the needs of the community, his rescue from a floating ice pan, his marriage - and brings to life the Newfoundlanders with whom the author worked.Trade Review"An important link that has been missing in the literature on Grenfell and the Grenfell Mission. Rompkey has admirably researched Miss Luther's background, giving key insights into her character. His scholarship is unfailing and extensive. A job well done!" Paula Laverty, Guest Curator for Matting Season: Hooked Mats of the Grenfell Mission, Museum for Textiles, Toronto "A significant, new primary source with substantioal contextual support. Rompkeys scholarship and methodology are sound, his research on Jessie Luther conprehensive. Her journal also stands as a vivid portrait of a woman's frontier experience very much rooted in its time and place." Ellen Easton McLeod, author of In Good Hands: The Women of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild

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Book SynopsisIn The Founding Moment William Westfall details the founding of Trinity College, telling the story of an important group of Anglicans who tried to respond creatively to the powerful social forces reshaping English-speaking Canada in the middle of the nineteenth century.Trade Review"Trinity is but the laboratory where Westfall plies his imagination in recreating an intellectual and social world we have almost entirely lost and mostly forgotten ever existed. The quality and range of his scholarship is on full display - both his command of the Canadian and international literature, and his well-established ability to exploit sources." R.D. Gidney, emertius, Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario "A vital and significant contribution to Canadian history." Elizabeth Smyth, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE, University of Toronto

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Book SynopsisA study of the black experience in Montreal.Trade Review"This is an extremely important book. Mackey is a skilled writer and his subject is topical and significant, both in terms of international and Canadian scholarship. His main purpose is to recount the stories of black people in Quebec so that they are no longer forgotten, and in that he is very successful." Paul E. Lovejoy, York UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction; 1 What slavery?; 2 There ought to be a law; 3 Still counting; 4 "Things as they were"; 5 Deer out of a cage; 6 On steamboats; 7 Jacks of all trades; 8 Political colours; 9 The colour of justice; 10 Shoulder to shoulder, arm in arm; 11 One thousand characters in search of an author or two Appendices I Newspaper notices: A. Slave sales and fugitives; B. Miscellaneous notices pertaining to blacks; C. Three earliest advertisements placed by blacks / II Slavery in the judges' eyes / III Spoils of war / IV The King v. Alexander Grant, George Nixon and Moses PowellWormley Abbreviations; Notes; Sources; Information on illustrations; Index

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