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Impersonations
by Sheryl HamiltonPersonhood is considered at once a sign of legal-political status and of socio-cultural agency, synonymous with the rational individual, subject, or citizen. Yet, in an era of life-extending technologies, genetic engineering, corporate social responsibility, and smart technology, the definition of the person is neither benign nor uncontested. Boundaries that previously worked to secure our place in the social order are blurring as never before. What does it mean, then, to be a person in the twenty-first century?In Impersonations, Sheryl N. Hamilton uses five different kinds of persons - corporations, women, clones, computers, and celebrities - to discuss the instability of the concept of personhood and to examine some of the ways in which broader social anxieties are expressed in these case studies. She suggests that our investment in personhood is greater now than it has been for years, and that our ongoing struggle to define the term is evident in law and popular culture. Using a cultural studies of law approach, the author examines important issues such as whether the person is a gender-neutral concept based on individual rights, the relationship between personhood and the body, and whether persons can be property.Impersonations is a highly original study that brings together legal, philosophical, and cultural expressions of personhood to enliven current debates about our place in the world.
Impetuous
by Candace CampIn the late 1600s, the legendary Spanish Dowry vanished when Black Maggie Verrere eloped with a stranger rather than marrying Sir Eric Neville. Now it is 150 years later, and Cassandra Verrere is desperate to find the riches in order to save her family from poverty. Unfortunately, only a Neville can help her. Clearly, he considers his hatred of her as much his birthright as the dowry is hers--but even an ancient family feud is no match for the passion that soon burns between them.
Impetuous (Mills And Boon M&b Ser.)
by Candace CampA page-turning historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp.In the late 1600s, Maggie Verrere was betrothed to Sir Edric Neville in an effort to unite their two families. Instead, she eloped to America with another man, and the famed Spanish dowry vanished along with her. The two families—the Verreres and the Nevilles—have hated one another ever since.Now, 150 years later, another Verrere woman seeks the dowry. Cassandra Verrere has no hope of providing a future for her younger siblings, or for herself, unless she recovers the treasure. Unfortunately, to get it, she needs the help of a Neville—the disarming Sir Philip. With an ancient feud marking their lineage, Cassandra cannot imagine trusting him. But the true challenge may be in trusting her heart not to fall for him.Previously published.
Impetuous Innocent (Regency #3)
by Stephanie LaurensAfter the death of her father, Georgiana Hartley returns home to England--only to be confronted with the boorish advances of her cousin. Knowing no one, she flees to Dominic Ridgely's estate, hoping the nobleman will bestow a neighborly kindness upon her. The viscount hears Georgiana's plea to find her a position as a lady's companion with barely concealed ill humor. A lovely innocent such as Miss Hartley subjected to that wretched existence? The very idea is preposterous. Instead, he takes matters into his own hands, introducing her to his sister's influence. Suddenly Georgiana is transformed into a lady, charming the ton and cultivating a bevy of suitors. Everything is unfolding according to Dominic's plan. . . until he realizes that he desires Georgiana for his own.
Impetuous Innocent: A 2-in-1 Collection (Mira Ser.)
by Stephanie Laurens Michelle WillinghamIngénue. Protégée. Amoureuse. Dominic Ridgeley has done a gentlemanly deed, belying his rakish reputation. He's delivered friendless orphan Georgiana Hartley into the protection of his vivacious sister. Under Bella's accomplished tutelage, thinks the viscount, Georgiana is sure to attract a suitable husband. How right he is. Georgiana's guileless charm and pretty figure quickly launch her to the acme of London society. She's fairly besieged by suitors. Dominic is shocked by his plan's success-and his growing feelings for the effervescent girl. But with multiple proposals, valuable property and damned propriety all standing between them, will this innocent ever be Dominic's? BONUS BOOK INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! The Accidental Princess by Michelle Willingham Lady Chesterfield gladly succumbed to scandal in the arms of Lieutenant Michael Thorpe. Her social ruin means nothing...unless her common soldier is, in fact, a prince.
Impetuous Innocent: The Accidental Princess (Mira Ser.)
by Stephanie LaurensA nobleman trying to protect a woman’s virtue discovers he longs to seduce her himself in this Regency romance from a New York Times–bestselling author.After the death of her dear father, Georgiana Hartley returns home to England—only to be confronted by the boorish advances of her wretched cousin. Knowing no one, she flees to Dominic Ridgely’s estate, hoping the nobleman will bestow a neighborly kindness upon her.The haughty viscount hears Georgiana’s plea to find her a position as a lady’s companion with thinly veiled disgust. A lovely innocent such as Miss Hartley subjected to that base existence? The very idea was preposterous. Instead, he takes matters into his own hands and introduces her to his sister’s influence.Suddenly, Georgiana is transformed into a lady who charms the ton with ease and draws a bevy of suitors at every turn. Everything is unfolding according to Dominic’s plan . . . until he realizes that he desires Georgiana for his own.Praise for Stephanie Laurens“Laurens’ writing shines.” —Publishers Weekly“Stephanie Laurens’ heroines are marvelous tributes to Georgette Heyer: feisty and strong.” —Cathy Kelly, #1 Sunday Times–bestselling author of The Wedding Party“All I need is her name on the cover to make me pick up the book.” —Linda Howard, New York Times–bestselling author of An Independent Wife
Impious Fidelity: Anna Freud, Psychoanalysis, Politics
by Suzanne Stewart-SteinbergIn Impious Fidelity, Suzanne Stewart-Steinberg investigates the legacy of Anna Freud at the intersection between psychoanalysis as a mode of thinking and theorizing and its existence as a political entity. Stewart-Steinberg argues that because Anna Freud inherited and guided her father's psychoanalytic project as an institution, analysis of her thought is critical to our understanding of the relationship between the psychoanalytic and the political. This is particularly the case given that many psychoanalysts and historians of psychiatry charge that Anna Freud's emphasis on defending the supremacy of the ego against unconscious drives betrayed her father's work.Are the unconscious and the psychoanalytic project itself at odds with the stable ego deemed necessary to a democratic politics? Hannah Arendt famously (and influentially) argued that they are. But Stewart-Steinberg maintains that Anna Freud's critics (particularly disciples of Melanie Klein) have simplified her thought and misconstrued her legacy. Stewart-Steinberg looks at Anna Freud's work with wartime orphans, seeing that they developed subjectivity not by vertical (through the father) but by lateral, social ties. This led Anna Freud to revise her father's emphasis on Oedipal sexuality and to posit a revision of psychoanalysis that renders it compatible with democratic theory and practice. Stewart-Steinberg gives us an Anna Freud who "betrays" the father even as she protects his legacy and continues his work in a new key.
Implacable. Amor y Resistencia en la Alemania de la Preguerra.
by Marion Kummerow Heidy Baratto EllgutterBerlín, Alemania, 1932. En una época de agitación política y conflictos, un hombre encuentra el valor para resistirse… El Dr. Wilhem “Q” Quedlin, ingeniero químico e inventor, vive para su ciencia. Una mujer no está en sus planes —tampoco que lo acusen de espionaje industrial. Pero las cosas se ponen peor. Observar el ascenso de Hitler al poder, aviva su deseo de evitar otra guerra que destruiría por completo su amado país. Q toma la decisión consciente de luchar contra lo que sabe que está mal, incluso si trabajar contra los nazis podría significar la muerte segura para él —y para los que ama. Hilde Dremmer ha jurado no volver a amar nunca más. Pero después de encontrar a Q, quiere darle una segunda oportunidad al amor. Cuando Q revela su plan de resistencia, Hilde tiene que escoger entre su vida protegida sin él, o la amenaza constante de tortura, si lo apoya en su lucha en contra de la injusticia. Ella ha atestiguado suficientes acciones violentas del gobierno nazi, como para sentirse paralizada por el nuevo poder político, pero ¿será suficiente para que una joven común y corriente haga lo extraordinario y apoye al hombre que ama en una época de total desolación? Esta historia de espionaje de la Segunda Guerra Mundial se basa en eventos verídicos de la lucha de una pareja por la felicidad, mientras libra una batalla en contra de sus propios líderes. Basado en una historia real.
Implementation of the Common Core State Standards: Recommendations for the Department of Defense Education Activity Schools
by Anna Rosefsky Saavedra Jennifer L. SteeleImplementation of the Common Core State Standards: Recommendations for the Department of Defense Education Activity Schools
Implementing Educational Reform: Cases and Challenges (Cambridge Education Research)
by Colleen McLaughlin Alan RubyThere is constant pressure on governments and policy makers to raise the standard of education, and to develop appropriate curriculum and pedagogies for students. It is no easy task. This book presents eight specific case studies of education reform implementation which capture how the design and implementation choices of policy makers are shaped by national and historical contexts. They offer real examples of the choices and constraints faced by policymakers and practitioners. The cases are a mix of nationally and locally mandated reforms with five examples from nations where the state initiated and guided reforms. The concluding synthesis chapter highlights commonalities and differences across the cases and disparate responses to shared concerns. Providing a breadth of real-world research, it will assist policy makers, practitioners and other stakeholders interested in system change.
Implementing New Strategy In Combat: Ira C. Eaker 1942-1943
by Colonel Ivo M. de JongMost strategies have to be proven in combat. And more often than not, these strategies do not survive the realities of contact with the enemy. How do strategic leaders deal with this? What is their role in implementing the strategy and when do they face the inevitable and adapt their original strategy?A vital component of the United States' strategy at the outbreak of World War II was a bombing offensive against Germany. It was assumed that unescorted but heavily armed bombers could find their way to specific industrial targets, and could bomb these with great accuracy. However, in 1943 this strategy was proven to be untenable. With rapid adaptations not only to its strategy but also within its operational and tactical domains, the Eighth Air Force overcame the problems, managed to continue its daylight campaign and achieved success. This paper will look at the leadership displayed at the strategic level by Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker during the vital first eighteen months of combat operations. It will examine the agility and adaptability of Eaker and his organization as they gained experience and will focus on Eaker's prime areas of interest: leadership, public relations and the availability of resources.
Implementing Sure Start Policy: Context, Networks and Discretion
by Xiongwei SongIn 1997, the Labour Government came to power in the UK and committed to reforming public service delivery, particularly towards the improvement of children’s services. This book analyses Labour Party’s subsequent strategy towards public service delivery emphasising, on one level, devolving more power to frontline deliverers, while on the other, strengthening central control through a variety of means, leading to a ‘mixed-approach’ in its overall reforms. The book focuses on the implementation process involved in rolling out its Sure Start policy in order to understand and analyse the dynamics in Labour’s approach to delivery. In so-doing, it draws on implementation and policy network theories to offer an original analytical framework - ‘the implementation network approach’ - to explain the implementation process of Sure Start policy. This book will be undoubtedly appealing to the students and scholars engaged in the fields of Public Policy and British Politics.
Implication: An Ecocritical Dictionary for Art History
by Alan C. BraddockReaders of Implication will come away convinced that all art—regardless of historical period, context, genre, or medium—has an ecological connection to the world in which it was created Ecocriticism is an interdisciplinary mode of inquiry that examines the environmental significance of art, literature, and other creative endeavors. In Implication: An Ecocritical Dictionary for Art History, Alan C. Braddock, a pioneer in art historical ecocriticism, presents a fascinating group of key terms and case studies to demonstrate that all art is ecological in its interconnectedness with the world. The book adopts a dictionary-style format, although not in a conventional sense. Drawing inspiration from French surrealist writer Georges Bataille, this dictionary presents carefully selected words that link art history to the environmental humanities—not only ecocriticism, but also environmental history, science, politics, and critical animal studies. A wide array of creative works from different cultures and time periods reveal the import of these terms and the inescapable entanglement of art with ecology. Ancient Roman mosaics, Song dynasty Taihu rocks, a Tlaxcalan lienzo, early modern European engravings and altarpieces, a Kongo dibondo, nineteenth-century landscape paintings by African American artist Edward Mitchell Bannister, French Impressionist urban scenes, and contemporary activist art, among other works, here disclose the intrinsic ecological conditions of art.
Implications and Consequences of Anthropogenic Pollution in Polar Environments
by Roland KallenbornThe first evidence on the adverse effects of organic pollutants on Arctic ecosystems was provided by international research initiatives more than 30 years ago. Today, the indigenous people of the North are considered to be affected by exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and metals through their traditional marine food sources. The occurrence of pollutants of emerging concern in remote Polar environments is considered an essential criterion for prioritising this (largely neglected) type of contamination in national, international and global regulation schemes. Initiated during the first international Polar Years (IPY 2007-2009) and continued afterwards, 11 representative initiatives and projects are summarised as chapters in this book, which highlights today's interdisciplinary research on POPs in the Polar environment. The individual chapters describe in detail the consequences, priorities and perspectives of international research on POPs (legacy and emerging xenobiotics), its implications for regulations and scientific priorities including societal and cultural developments in the Arctic, as well as conservation priorities in Antarctica. This book is intended for all readers interested in learning more about modern research on environmental pollutants in the Polar environments (with a strong focus on Arctic environments). The impacts of pollution and climate change on Polar regions and the world as a whole will continue to be felt for many years to come. Sound science is, thus, vital in order to underpin actions that need to be taken at the global, regional and local levels. This book contributes to this highly relevant, interdisciplinary environmental scientific endeavour.
Implications of Integrating Women into the Marine Corps Infantry
by Agnes Gereben Schaefer Jennifer Kavanagh Todd Nichols Thomas E. Trail Gillian S. Oak Jennie W. Wenger Jonathan P. WongThis study for the U.S. Marine Corps presents a historical overview of the integration of women into the U.S. military and explores the importance of cohesion and what influences it. The gender integration experiences of foreign militaries, as well as the gender integration efforts of domestic police and fire departments, are analyzed for insights into effective policies. The potential costs of integration are analyzed as well.
Important Differences Between Successful And Unsuccessful Senior Allied Army Combat Leaders
by F. Earl MorrisonTwo successful and two unsuccessful senior Allied Army combat leaders are studied to discern whether there are important differences in the qualities and abilities, they demonstrated in combat. The methodology used was to examine materials on the leaders for examples demonstrating courage, determination, coup d'œil, presence of mind, strength of will, and sense of locality--qualities and abilities which Carl von Clausewitz thought important. Any other qualities or abilities which appeared important in the cases studied were also noted. The study, however, represents an initial exploratory look. It is qualitative and judgmental, not quantitative and empirical. It was found that the successful leaders demonstrated a balance of qualities and abilities while the unsuccessful ones either lacked a balance or demonstrated some fatal flaw. Further study by other researchers is recommended.
Important Events In The History Of Tamil Nadu From Ancient Times To 2000 AD: தமிழக வரலாற்றின் முக்கிய நிகழ்வுகள் பழங்காலம் முதல் கி.பி.2000 ஆண்டு வரை
by Tamil Nadu Open Universityஇந்த புத்தகத்தில் தமிழக வரலாற்றின் பழங்காலம் முதல் கி.பி.2000 ஆண்டு வரை நடந்த முக்கிய நிகழ்வுகள் பற்றி நாம் அறிந்து கொள்ளலாம். குறிப்பாக புவியியற் கூறுகள், பல்லவர்கள் காலம், பிற்காலச் சோழர்கள், தமிழகத்தில் ஆட்சிமுறை மற்றும் 18ம் நூற்றாண்டு முதல் 20ம் நூற்றாண்டு வரையில் தமிழகத்தில் சமூக, பொருளாதார, சமய மற்றும் பண்பாட்டு நிலைகள் குறித்து விரிவாக அறிந்து கொள்ளலாம்.
Importing Fascism: The Italian Community’s Fascist Experience in Interwar Scotland (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right)
by Remigio PetrocelliImporting Fascism analyses the mechanisms of the Italian fascist regime in incorporating the Italian-Scottish diaspora into their nation- and fascism-building project via its transnational efforts between the rise of fascism in 1922 and Italy’s declaration of war on Britain in June 1940.Drawing extensively on a range of unpublished Italian and British sources from local and national archives as well as original contemporary press, the book reconstructs minutely the activities of the fasci in Scotland and demonstrates the impact fascism had on forging Italians’ community and national identity. Moreover, by shedding light on this largely neglected chapter of the history of fascism and Scotland’s Italian diaspora, the monograph offers new points of reflection on long-standing issues of cultural, political, and propaganda activity under the regime.This volume is ideal for postgraduate students and scholars of fascism, modern Italian and British history, and diaspora studies.
Imposed Rationality and Besieged Imagination: Practical Life and Social Pathologies (Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations #9)
by Gustavo PereiraSocial pathologies are social processes that hinder how individuals exercise their autonomy and freedom. In this book, Gustavo Pereira offers an account of such phenomena by defining them as a cognitive failure that affects the practical imagination, thus negatively interfering with our practical life. This failure of the imagination is the consequence of the imposition of a type of practical rationality on a practical context alien to it, caused by a non‑conscious transformation of the individuals’ set of beliefs and values. The research undertaken provides an innovative explanation in terms of microfoundations based on the mechanism of “availability heuristic”, by which the diminished exercise of the imagination turns the intuitively available or prevailing rationality into the one that regulates behaviour in inappropriate contexts. Additionally, this incorrect regulation results in a progressive distortion of the shared sense of the affected practical contexts, which becomes institutionalized. Consumerism, bureaucratism, moralism, juridification, some forms of corruption and the particular Latin American case of “malinchism” can be interpreted as social pathologies insofar as they imply such distortion. This way of conceptualizing social pathologies integrates the traditional sociological macro‑explanation manifested through the negative consequences of the processes of social rationalization with a micro‑explanation articulated around the findings of cognitive psychology such as availability heuristic. Understanding social pathologies as a cognitive failure allows us to identify the introduction of normative friction as the main way to counteract their effects. One of the potential effects of normative friction, as a specific form of cognitive dissonance, is the intense exercise of the imagination, thus operating as a condition of possibility for the exercise of autonomy and reflection. Democratic ethical life, understood as a shared democratic culture, as well as social institutions and narratives, are the privileged social spaces and means to trigger reflective processes that can counteract social pathologies through a reflective reappropriation of the meaning of the shared practical context. An extraordinary contribution by a Critical Theorist to the return of the concept of imagination today. It takes up the challenge once taken by Kant to think about imagination as the pivotal activity not only of knowledge and experience, but above all, for action. The author claims that imagination makes criticism possible (pathologies) and it allows us to envision alternative views into the path for social transformation. Without imagination nothing is possible. María Pía Lara, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Mexico
Imposible (Hermanos Carsington #Volumen 2)
by Loretta ChaseUna romántica, chispeante y divertida historia de amor entre dos seres absolutamente incompatibles en el Egipto de 1821... Segunda novela de la saga de los «Hermanos Carsington». Rupert Carsington es una fuente de quebraderos de cabeza para su noble familia. Irresistiblemente guapo, aterradoramente masculino e irreparablemente temerario, los problemas crecen allá donde va. Con todo, jamás se ha metido en un enredo del que no pudiera salir... Hasta ahora. Se encuentra en Egipto, desamparado en una infame mazmorra de El Cairo, y su única manera de salir es aceptar la peligrosa propuesta de una inteligente, bella e inflexible viuda. Dafne Pembroke necesita a alguien que la proteja mientras intenta descubrir el paradero de su hermano, que ha sido secuestrado. Y, aunque alberga serias dudas respecto al señor Carsington, no tendrá más remedio que confiar en este jovial e indisciplinado aristócrata que le han recomendado en el consulado británico. Han cerrado un trato estrictamente profesional: ella será el cerebro y él pondrá los músculos. Fácil en teoría pero, quizá sea por el calor abrasador del desierto, las tensiones afloran y las vergüenzas se pierden... Nunca había sido tan difícil descifrar los jeroglíficos de la pasión.
Imposible (Hermanos Carsington #Volumen 2)
by Loretta ChaseUna romántica, chispeante y divertida historia de amor entre dos seres absolutamente incompatibles en el Egipto de 1821... Segunda novela de la saga de los «Hermanos Carsington». Rupert Carsington es una fuente de quebraderos de cabeza para su noble familia. Irresistiblemente guapo, aterradoramente masculino e irreparablemente temerario, los problemas crecen allá donde va. Con todo, jamás se ha metido en un enredo del que no pudiera salir... Hasta ahora. Se encuentra en Egipto, desamparado en una infame mazmorra de El Cairo, y su única manera de salir es aceptar la peligrosa propuesta de una inteligente, bella e inflexible viuda. Dafne Pembroke necesita a alguien que la proteja mientras intenta descubrir el paradero de su hermano, que ha sido secuestrado. Y, aunque alberga serias dudas respecto al señor Carsington, no tendrá más remedio que confiar en este jovial e indisciplinado aristócrata que le han recomendado en el consulado británico. Han cerrado un trato estrictamente profesional: ella será el cerebro y él pondrá los músculos. Fácil en teoría pero, quizá sea por el calor abrasador del desierto, las tensiones afloran y las vergüenzas se pierden... Nunca había sido tan difícil descifrar los jeroglíficos de la pasión.
Imposible que lo olvide: Los desaparecidos de ayer y de hoy siguen vivos
by Jorge GestosoLuego de 35 años de carrera como uno de los periodistas más influyentes de habla hispana, Jorge Gestoso acerca su experiencia sobre una de las deudas más crudas —y ostensiblemente hipócritas— en Latinoamérica: la de darles la espalda a los desaparecidos. En la cúspide de su carrera se emitió en CNN en Español su documental Jorge Gestoso investiga: En busca de la doble desaparecida, su investigación sobre el terrorismo de Estado en América Latina (ganador del prestigioso premio DuPont de la Universidad de Columbia de Nueva York a la excelencia periodística); poco después se interrumpió abruptamente su contrato. Muchos se preguntaron si ese es el precio que hay que pagar por ir a desenterrar lo que deliberadamente se quiere ocultar. Los años posteriores no le han hecho más que confirmar que planificadamente el velo sigue intacto y los crímenes se perpetúan. En su visión, la guerra que ayer fue terrorismo de Estado ha tomado distintas dimensiones y asumido diversos rostros en las últimas décadas. Hoy el llamado lawfare usa herramientas legales “como si fueran balas”, por ejemplo a través de juicios contra importantes liderazgos progresistas, la criminalización de los movimientos de avanzada y los golpes a la economía en los países donde despertó la conciencia popular, junto al control de la palabra. Rememorando aprendizajes y valiosos testimonios de los principales referentes, escribe estas páginas con el afán de despertar la memoria y dar luz al presente.
Imposing Decency: The Politics of Sexuality and Race in Puerto Rico, 1870–1920
by Eileen J. FindlayFeminists, socialists, Afro-Puerto Rican activists, and elite politicians join laundresses, prostitutes, and dissatisfied wives in populating the pages of Imposing Decency. Through her analyses of Puerto Rican anti-prostitution campaigns, attempts at reforming marriage, and working-class ideas about free love, Eileen J. Suárez Findlay exposes the race-related double standards of sexual norms and practices in Puerto Rico between 1870 and 1920, the period that witnessed Puerto Rico's shift from Spanish to U.S. colonialism. In showing how political projects and alliances in Puerto Rico were affected by racially contingent definitions of "decency" and "disreputability," Findlay argues that attempts at moral reform and the state's repression of "sexually dangerous" women were weapons used in batttles between elite and popular, American and Puerto Rican, and black and white. Based on a thorough analysis of popular and elite discourses found in both literature and official archives, Findlay contends that racialized sexual norms and practices were consistently a central component in the construction of social and political orders. The campaigns she analyzes include an attempt at moral reform by elite male liberals and a movement designed to enhance the family and cleanse urban space that ultimately translated into repression against symbollically darkened prostitutes. Findlay also explores how U.S. officials strove to construct a new colonial order by legalizing divorce and how feminist, labor, and Afro-Puerto Rican political demands escalated after World War I, often focusing on the rehabilitation and defense of prostitutes. Imposing Decency forces us to rethink previous interpretations of political chronologies as well as reigning conceptualizations of both liberalism and the early working-class in Puerto Rico. Her work will appeal to scholars with an interest in Puerto Rican or Latin American studies, sexuality and national identity, women in Latin America, and general women's studies.
Imposing Harmony: Music and Society in Colonial Cuzco
by Geoffrey BakerImposing Harmony is a groundbreaking analysis of the role of music and musicians in the social and political life of colonial Cuzco. Challenging musicology's cathedral-centered approach to the history of music in colonial Latin America, Geoffrey Baker demonstrates that rather than being dominated by the cathedral, Cuzco's musical culture was remarkably decentralized. He shows that institutions such as parish churches and monasteries employed indigenous professional musicians, rivaling Cuzco Cathedral in the scale and frequency of the musical performances they staged. Building on recent scholarship by social historians and urban musicologists and drawing on extensive archival research, Baker highlights European music as a significant vehicle for reproducing and contesting power relations in Cuzco. He examines how Andean communities embraced European music, creating an extraordinary cultural florescence, at the same time that Spanish missionaries used the music as a mechanism of colonialization and control. Uncovering a musical life of considerable and unexpected richness throughout the diocese of Cuzco, Baker describes a musical culture sustained by both Hispanic institutional patrons and the upper strata of indigenous society. Mastery of European music enabled elite Andeans to consolidate their position within the colonial social hierarchy. Indigenous professional musicians distinguished themselves by fulfilling important functions in colonial society, acting as educators, religious leaders, and mediators between the Catholic Church and indigenous communities.
Impossible Citizens: Dubai's Indian Diaspora
by Neha VoraIndian communities have existed in the Gulf emirate of Dubai for more than a century. Since the 1970s, workers from South Asia have flooded into the emirate, enabling Dubai's huge construction boom. They now compose its largest noncitizen population. Though many migrant families are middle-class and second-, third-, or even fourth-generation residents, Indians cannot become legal citizens of the United Arab Emirates. Instead, they are all classified as temporary guest workers. In Impossible Citizens, Neha Vora draws on her ethnographic research in Dubai's Indian-dominated downtown to explore how Indians live suspended in a state of permanent temporariness. While their legal status defines them as perpetual outsiders, Indians are integral to the Emirati nation-state and its economy. At the same time, Indians--even those who have established thriving diasporic neighborhoods in the emirate--disavow any interest in formally belonging to Dubai and instead consider India their home. Vora shows how these multiple and conflicting logics of citizenship and belonging contribute to new understandings of contemporary citizenship, migration, and national identity, ones that differ from liberal democratic models and that highlight how Indians, rather than Emiratis, are the quintessential--yet impossible--citizens of Dubai.