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MT - University of Pennsylvania Press A Break in the Future
Book SynopsisInvestigates how Lebanese activists work through failure to keep the possibility of political change alive A Break in the Future considers how activists keep hope alive and work toward future change when social movements fall apart and protests fail. Anthropologist Fuad Musallam investigates the endurance of political possibility in Beirut, Lebanon, between the Arab uprisings of 201011 and the Lebanese uprising of October 2019. Despite a regional collapse of political hope and a local inability to effect change in the context of political stasis, postponed elections, and the degradation of civil infrastructure, between every protest cycle a sizable number of people remained engaged and built toward future political opportunities. Through an analysis of activist strategies, Musallam explores the ways in which we grasp different phases of political (dis)engagement together. The book is motivated by a desire to better understand how to keep political possibility alive. To make sense of how possibility endures, this book looks at the ebb and flow of political engagement together, that is, not only at the peaks of recent mobilizations but also at the times in between when, at first glance, little seems to be happening on the ground. Musallam explores how activists cultivated and maintained their political subjectivitythe active and engaged sense of self that motivates political actionacross the decade's high and low points. He finds this political subjectivity to be the product of heartbreak and defeat as much as victory, as it underlies several movements at any one time and can sustain activists through multiple setbacks. Musallam discovers that when political change seems most unlikely, a moment of ruptureor a "break in the future"becomes central to Lebanese activists' belief that their actions can and will transform their world. A Break in the Future ultimately argues that the experience of moments of rupture radically transforms what seems possible, and that the cultivation of these experiences keeps movements going even when things appear to fall apart.
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MT - University of Pennsylvania Press The Future of American Jewish Pasts
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MT - University of Pennsylvania Press Temptations in Ruin Sovereign Accumulation and the Making of PostGenocide Turkey
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MT - University of Pennsylvania Press The Centrality of Slavery Empire and Enslavement in Colonial Illinois and Missouri
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MT - University of Pennsylvania Press The Struggle for The Market Life and Hustle in Cubas New Economy
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MT - University of Pennsylvania Press Black Power Inc. Corporate America and Empowerment Politics in the United States and South Africa
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MT - University of Pennsylvania Press People as Protection Civilians Countering Terror in Northeast Nigeria
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John Wiley & Sons Drawn to Nature American Animation in the Age of Science
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John Wiley & Sons Opposition by Imitation
Book SynopsisDefying the mafia with everyday acts of resistance For more than 150 years, Italy has been home to a resilient and evolving resistance against the pervasive influence of mafias. While these criminal organizations are renowned for their vast international business enterprises, the collective actions taken to oppose them are less known. In Opposition by Imitation, Christina Jerne explores anti-mafia activism, revealing how ordinary people resist, counter, and prevent criminal economies from proliferating. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among anti-mafia alliances in Campania, Sicily, and other parts of Italy, Jerne details a particular aspect of mafia activities: providing cash relief and other forms of patronage to individuals and groups. Her research shows how activism has evolved to imitate this sustaining role. Activists are increasingly challenging mafia control both by creating alternative economies-from producing food that interrupts mafia labor practices to organizing tourism that supports anti-mafia hospitality-and by subversively adopting business tactics similar to the mafia's to compete with their social influence and legitimacy. Exposing the political implications of this mimetic opposition, Jerne points to its potential impact on crime prevention and criminalization, both in Italy and globally. Opposition by Imitation shows how these modern-day Robin Hoods are redefining collective action, taking what was controlled by the mafias and returning it to the collective. This contentious economic turn, against the backdrop of broader social movements, reveals significant political possibilities afforded by imitative opposition. Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and/or extended descriptions.
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press Racing Uphill
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John Wiley & Sons Indigenous Inhumanities California Indian Studies after the Apocalypse
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press Exploded Views Speculative Form and the Labor of
Book SynopsisIdiosyncratic essays use their exploded forms to examine how inquiry functions Insect galls, time, memory systems, orgone energy, and a bookstore that doesn't yet exist. These disparate topics have persistently fascinated scholar Jonathan P. Eburne, yet each defied his previous efforts at classification through scholarly writing, resulting in five essays suspended in process. In Exploded Views, Eburne returns to these essays with the metaphorical tool of the exploded-view diagram, expanding them into entirely new, hybrid forms that unpack their inspirations and trace the wayward paths they followed. An experiment into the nature of inquiry that spelunks, rather than shies from, the rabbit holes of scholarly curiosity, each essay gives way to sidelights and dilations to reveal the palimpsest of knowledge hiding beneath the surface of the academic form. A book about process-the process of turning ideas into things, and vice versa, as well as the particular tendency for research, scholarly inquiry, and critical writing to come apart and go awry-Exploded Views is a refreshing exploration of how the tools of creative critical thinking work at their most basic level. Reflecting on the methods of scholarly knowledge production and the contextual factors that shape new ideas, Eburne boldly replaces the seamlessness of the finished manuscript with the friction and even messiness of the incomplete, inviting readers to think in new and invigorating ways.
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press What Doesnt Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder A Memoir
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press Parascientific Revolutions The Science and
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press Drama of Democracy Political Representation in
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John Wiley & Sons By Their Work Indigenous Womens Digital Media in North America
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press Kitchens of Hope
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press Postpolitics and the Aesthetic Imagination
Book SynopsisIgniting political power through the lens of art and the imaginationPostpolitics and the Aesthetic Imagination investigates the erosion of meaningful political action in today's world. Gathering writings from an array of scholars, editor Juan Meneses asks: can an aesthetic theory of postpolitics help us understand and counteract the most insidious processes of depoliticization? The contributors to this volume explore how the aesthetic imagination can play a crucial role in reenvisioning key political elements, including governance, agency, rights, and responsibility. With a survey of various artistic mediums-film, dance, music, literature, and digital media-the essays illustrate how the aesthetic can reveal ways to breathe new life into the work of emancipatory politics. Reclaiming the arts and humanities as vital to political life, the contributors revisit but also move beyond the social sciences' central focus on neoliberalism and public administration to address other topics such as tech-capitalism, race, environmental violence, and patriarchy. Postpolitics and the Aesthetic Imagination argues for a conscious deployment of aesthetics to resist political anesthesia and promote a more just society, underscoring the role of the imagination in political engagement and change. Contributors: Jacquelyn Arcy, U of WisconsinParkside; Christopher Breu, Illinois State U; Stephen Charbonneau, Florida Atlantic U; Eric Lemmon, Webster U; Robert P. Marzec, Purdue U; Allison Page, Rutgers UCamden; Matthew Scully, U of Lausanne; Erik Swyngedouw, U of Manchester; Sherryl Vint, U of California, Riverside.
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press States of Defeat
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press MixedBlood Histories
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John Wiley & Sons Have Horn Will Travel Volume 21
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John Wiley & Sons Yo Soy Volume 14
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Kent State University Press Tabernacles in the Wilderness The US Christian
Book SynopsisDiscusses the work of the United States Christian Commission (USCC), a civilian relief agency established by northern evangelical Protestants to minister to Union troops during the American Civil War.
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Emmaus Academic The Confessions
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John Wiley & Sons Texas Almanac 20262027
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University of Massachusetts Press Thanks for Letting Us Know You Are Alive
Book SynopsisCrafted with lines from her late father's letters, Jennifer Tseng's Thanks for Letting Us Know You Are Alive is a portrait of an immigrant, a rootless person whose unspoken loss - that of his native geography, family, traditions, language - underlies every word.
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MP-MAS Uni of Massachusetts Emerson and the Defense of Equality
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John Wiley & Sons The Transitional Human Being
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John Wiley & Sons A Shattered World
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John Wiley & Sons Industrializing Iron Construction at the École Centrale Paris 18291865
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Purdue University Press Laozis Daodejing
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Pennsylvania State University Press Heartcore
Book SynopsisWhere does love come from?What is at the core of romantic attachment? Does our upbringing play a part, or is falling in love a magical, uncontrollable process? Are we doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over, or can we break unhealthy cycles and learn new ways to love?These are the questions asked in Heartcore, an award-winning graphic memoir from comics creator Štepánka Jislová. In this empowering story of self-discovery, the author reflects on her troubled experiences in dating and love and finally seeks to understand the reasons behind her many toxic relationships. She explores topics such as normative gender roles, online dating and casual sex, alcohol abuse, sexual violence, and the psychology behind interpersonal attachment, all in an engaging graphic-novel format. By confronting her unhealthy behaviors and seeking help to come to terms with her trauma, the author provides an inspiring example of how people can change for the better.
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Highlights Press Babys First Hidden Pictures Lift the Flap Book
Book SynopsisThe puzzle book every baby genius needs! Hidden Pictures and flaps combine to create an interactive adventure for babies, toddlers, and their grown-ups to enjoy together!
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Highlights Press First 101 Animal Words
Book SynopsisThe BEST baby's first words book! Encourage early language learning with 101 essential animal words and photos in this oversize board book that includes an interactive lift-the-flap game.
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John Wiley & Sons Top Gun Performance From the Cockpit to the
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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906 Antisemitism and the Battle over Christianity in the Public Schools
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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Scarlett Slaverys Enduring Legacy in an American Family
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University of South Carolina Press Carolina Currents Studies in South Carolina
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University of South Carolina Press Hungry Roots
Book SynopsisA deep dive into how Appalachian food tells the story of resilience of Appalachian people, culture, and region.
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University of South Carolina Press A Deeper South
Book SynopsisA series of road trips through the American South leads to a personal confrontation with history.
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University of South Carolina Press The Life of a Movement Lawyer
Book SynopsisDeeply researched, this volume chronicles how Lewis Pitts positively impacted thousands of lives, including during his time embedded in grassroots movements to end nuclear proliferation, seek justice for Greensboro Massacre victims and survivors, restart local government in Keysville, GA, and preserve Gullah culture on Daufuskie Island.
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University of South Carolina Press Carolina Currents Studies in South Carolina
Book SynopsisFrom the Piedmont to the Lowcountry, South Carolina is the site of countless engaging stories. The contributors to Carolina Currents share those stories, broadening our understanding of the state's unique and diverse histories and cultures. A venue for public-facing interdisciplinary scholarship, each volume presents a collection of essays that illuminates the complex interactions between the state's past and present. Essays in volume 2 cover topics including the Universities Studying Slavery project, the civil rights movement in South Carolina, and Asian immigrants in the Upstate; a review essay discusses recent work by South Carolina poets.
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University of South Carolina Press Hemingways Brain
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John Wiley & Sons Come Along with Me
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MP-UTA Univ of Utah Press The River Wild A Celebrated Journey Down the Whitewater Rapids of the Grand Canyon
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John Wiley & Sons The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians
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University of Nevada Press Three Years Our Mayor
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