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Locker Room Diaries: The Naked Truth about Women, Body Image, and Re-imagining the "Perfect" Body
by Leslie GoldmanI wish my thighs were smaller. "If only I could lose ten pounds. " A wake-up call for any woman who has engaged in the "if only" wishing game,Locker Room Diariesuses the unique lens of the locker room to reveal what, exactly, goes into "shaping" not just a woman's body but her body image. The locker room can be a wondrous retreat, a place to toss aside the worries of the day, but it is also where our flaws become most apparent-and where most of us can't help but wonder how we "measure up. " Often dressed in no more than a towel, Leslie Goldman spent five years talking with women of all shapes and sizes about their body image, from taut twenty-somethings to heavyset seniors. Why is it, she asks, that almost no one seems satisfied with her physique? From compulsive workouts to daily dates with the scale, from bikini waxes to body fat measurements, American women are swept up in a constant quest for the "perfect" body. Thankfully, more than one woman reveals how she halted her cycle of self-loathing and learned to like her bodyas is. Blending expert opinion with wonderfully intimate, often laugh-outloud, confidences,Locker Room Diarieswill inspire anyone who knows the highs of exercise to leave the lows of self-esteem behind-and, most especially, once and for all, to step off that scale!
Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside
by Melissa LudtkeWhile sportswriters rushed into Major League Baseball locker rooms to talk with players, MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn barred the lone woman from entering along with them. That reporter, 26-year-old Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke, charged Kuhn with gender discrimination, and after the lawyers argued Ludtke v. Kuhn in federal court, she won. Her 1978 groundbreaking case affirmed her equal rights, and the judge’s order opened the doors for several generations of women to be hired in sports media. Locker Room Talk is Ludtke’s gripping account of being at the core of this globally covered case that churned up ugly prejudices about the place of women in sports. Kuhn claimed that allowing women into locker rooms would violate his players’ “sexual privacy.” Late-night television comedy sketches mocked her, as newspaper cartoonists portrayed her as a sexy, buxom looker who wanted to ogle the naked athletes’ bodies. She weaves these public perspectives throughout her vivid depiction of the court drama overseen by Judge Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to serve on the federal bench. She recounts how her lawyer, F.A.O. “Fritz” Schwarz, employed an ingenious legal strategy that persuaded Judge Motley to invoke the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause in giving Ludtke access identical to that of her male counterparts. Locker Room Talk is both an inspiring story of one woman’s determination to do a job dominated by men and an illuminating portrait of a defining moment for women’s rights.
Lockerbie: The Truth
by Douglas BoydOn 21 December 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit was destroyed by a bomb, killing all 243 passengers and sixteen crew. Large sections of the aircraft, bodies and personal effects crashed onto residential areas of Lockerbie, Scotland, resulting in the deaths of a further eleven people on the ground. The psychological damage to traumatised residents would take many years to disappear; in some cases, it never did. Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is the only person to have been convicted of the crime – though few believe that he acted alone and some believe him innocent. Author Douglas Boyd presents evidence that it was Iran, not Libya, which was responsible for the attack. On 3 July 1988 (less than six months before the Lockerbie bombing), Iran Air flight 655 was in Iranian airspace on a Bandar Abbas-Dubai flight when it was shot down by missiles from the USS Vincennes sailing illegally into Iranian territorial waters. Government leader Ayatollah Khomeini decreed that blood should flow in revenge. However, this line of enquiry was quietly closed and Libya declared guilty because the White House wanted neighbouring Syria and Iran on-side for the build-up to the first Gulf War against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. Lockerbie: The Truth at last reveals the facts about what happened on that awful night at Lockerbie.
Locking Up Our Own: Crime And Punishment In Black America
by James FormanFormer public defender James Forman, Jr. is a leading critic of mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of color. In Locking Up Our Own, he seeks to understand the war on crime that began in the 1970s and why it was supported by many African American leaders in the nation’s urban centers. <p><p> Forman shows us that the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges, and police chiefs took office amid a surge in crime and drug addiction. Many prominent black officials, including Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry and federal prosecutor Eric Holder, feared that the gains of the civil rights movement were being undermined by lawlessness—and thus embraced tough-on-crime measures, including longer sentences and aggressive police tactics. In the face of skyrocketing murder rates and the proliferation of open-air drug markets, they believed they had no choice. But the policies they adopted would have devastating consequences for residents of poor black neighborhoods. <p><p> A former D.C. public defender, Forman tells riveting stories of politicians, community activists, police officers, defendants, and crime victims. He writes with compassion about individuals trapped in terrible dilemmas—from the men and women he represented in court to officials struggling to respond to a public safety emergency. Locking Up Our Own enriches our understanding of why our society became so punitive and offers important lessons to anyone concerned about the future of race and the criminal justice system in this country.
Locking Up Our Own: Crime And Punishment In Black America
by James Forman Jr.Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-FictionLonglisted for the National Book AwardOne of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2017Former public defender James Forman, Jr. is a leading critic of mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of colour. In Locking Up Our Own, he seeks to understand the war on crime that began in the 1970s and why it was supported by many African American leaders in the nation's urban centres.Forman shows us that the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges and police chiefs took office amid a surge in crime and drug addiction. Many prominent black officials, including Washington, DC mayor Marion Barry and federal prosecutor Eric Holder, feared that the gains of the civil rights movement were being undermined by lawlessness - and thus embraced tough-on-crime measures, including longer sentences and aggressive police tactics. In the face of skyrocketing murder rates and the proliferation of open-air drug markets, they believed they had no choice. But the policies they adopted would have devastating consequences for residents of poor black neighbourhoods.A former public defender, Forman tells riveting stories of politicians, community activists, police officers, defendants and crime victims. He writes with compassion about individuals trapped in terrible dilemmas - from the men and women he represented in court to officials struggling to respond to a public safety emergency. Locking Up Our Own enriches our understanding of why American society became so punitive and offers important lessons to anyone concerned about the future of race and the criminal justice system.
Locking Up Our Own: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
by James Forman, Jr.Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-FictionLonglisted for the National Book AwardOne of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2017Former public defender James Forman, Jr. is a leading critic of mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of colour. In Locking Up Our Own, he seeks to understand the war on crime that began in the 1970s and why it was supported by many African American leaders in the nation's urban centres.Forman shows us that the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges and police chiefs took office amid a surge in crime and drug addiction. Many prominent black officials, including Washington, DC mayor Marion Barry and federal prosecutor Eric Holder, feared that the gains of the civil rights movement were being undermined by lawlessness - and thus embraced tough-on-crime measures, including longer sentences and aggressive police tactics. In the face of skyrocketing murder rates and the proliferation of open-air drug markets, they believed they had no choice. But the policies they adopted would have devastating consequences for residents of poor black neighbourhoods.A former public defender, Forman tells riveting stories of politicians, community activists, police officers, defendants and crime victims. He writes with compassion about individuals trapped in terrible dilemmas - from the men and women he represented in court to officials struggling to respond to a public safety emergency. Locking Up Our Own enriches our understanding of why American society became so punitive and offers important lessons to anyone concerned about the future of race and the criminal justice system.
Locomotion and Posture in Older Adults
by Fabio Augusto Barbieri Rodrigo VitórioThis book is an attempt to advance the discussion and improve our understanding about the effects of aging and movement disorders on motor control during walking and postural tasks. Despite these activities are performed daily, there is a high requirement of motor and neural systems in order to perform both tasks efficiently. Both walking and posture require a complex interaction of musculoskeletal and neural systems. However, the mechanisms used to control these tasks, as well as how they are planned and coordinated, are still a question of discussion among health professionals and researchers. In addition, this discussion is more interesting when the effects of aging are included in the context of locomotion and the postural control. The number of older individuals is 841 million in 2015, which is four times higher than the 202 million that lived in 1950. Aging causes many motor, sensorial and neural deficits, which impair locomotion and postural control in the elderly. The severity of this framework is worsened when the aging goes along with a movement disorder, such as Parkinson disease, Chorea, Dystonia, Huntington disease, etc. Therefore, the aim of this book is to highlight the influence of different aspects on planning, controlling and performing locomotion and posture tasks. In attempting to improve current knowledge in this field, invited authors present and discuss how environmental, sensorial, motor, cognitive and individual aspects influence the planning and performance of locomotor and postural activities. The major thrust of the book is to address the mechanisms involved in controlling and planning motor action in neurological healthy individuals, as well as in those who suffer from movement disorders or face the effects of aging, indicating the aspects that impair locomotion and postural control. In addition, new technologies, tools and interventions designed to manage the effects of aging and movement disorders are presented in the book.
Locomotion in Literature: The Railway in Danish Literature
by Martin ZerlangThe invention of the locomotive changed landscapes, cityscapes, social relations, sensibilities prophesied by Hans Christian Andersen it also made huge impact on literature: on genres, themes, style. This book is about this commotion, this literary locomotion as it has been represented in Danish literature.The book explores the movements between text and context, and the interplay between literature and social history. Through the prism of the railway, the book provides an overview of Danish literary history, from writers such as Søren Kierkegaard, Georg Brandes, Henrik Pontoppidan, Johannes V. Jensen, Tove Ditlevsen, Peter Høeg. The locomotive of history is a well-known metaphor, but a historical reading of these writers also show the impact of history on this metaphor, from something extraordinary to something more ordinary. Hans Christian Andersen wrote about meeting God face-to-face on the railway. The experience of the modern commuter is closer to what Georges Perec calls the infraordinary. As reflected in the work of Peter Høeg, however, the railway also figures in the intense contemporary debates on decolonizing. The book draws on theoretical insights expressed in concepts such as chronotope, character and literary speed.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in literature studies, history, transport and mobility studies, human geography and urban studies.
Logavina Street: Life And Death In A Sarajevo Neighborhood
by Barbara DemickLogavina Street was a microcosm of Sarajevo, a six-block-long history lesson. For four centuries, it existed as a quiet residential area in a charming city long known for its ethnic and religious tolerance. On this street of 240 families, Muslims and Christians, Serbs and Croats lived easily together, unified by their common identity as Sarajevans. Then the war tore it all apart. As she did in her groundbreaking work about North Korea, Nothing to Envy, award-winning journalist Barbara Demick tells the story of the Bosnian War and the brutal and devastating three-and-a-half-year siege of Sarajevo through the lives of ordinary citizens, who struggle with hunger, poverty, sniper fire, and shellings. Logavina Street paints this misunderstood war and its effects in vivid strokes--at once epic and intimate--revealing the heroism, sorrow, resilience, and uncommon faith of its people. With a new Introduction, final chapter, and Epilogue by the author
Logged On
by Jody Zall Kusek Zubair K. Bhatti Tony VerheijenLogged On looks at mobile and smart phone technology through the lens of good government management. How will developing governments deliver goods and services that citizens care about? How will government in these countries leapfrog over traditional public management reforms to help reach out to and collaborate directly with the citizen? This book provides example after example where this has happened and how mobile technology has helped provide solutions to old problems. Our astounding revelation that mobile technology is helping to fight corruption in Pakistan, improve health delivery in Bangladesh, provide access to government by the ordinary citizen in India, and help monitor elections in Afghanistan. If this Is possible in some place in poor South Asian countries considered the most poor in the world, then how can these examples be spread to further in these counties or in other countries? Logged on Government provides a look back on conventional solutions that have mostly not worked and why mobile solutions are taking hold. The book offers a model called Smart Proactive Government based on a Feedback model being used in Punjab, Pakistan. The book also offers five solutions that are present in every successful mobile and smart phone example that the authors reviewed.
Logic And Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use Of Reason In Everyday Life (Mindtap Course List Ser.)
by Frank Boardman Nancy M. Cavender Howard KahaneLOGIC AND CONTEMPORARY RHETORIC: THE USE OF REASON IN EVERYDAY LIFE, 13th Edition, introduces you to sound reasoning using current, relevant, and stimulating examples in a witty and invigorating writing style. Combining examples from television, newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and our nation's political dialogue, this classic text brings the concepts to life and puts critical-thinking skills into a context that you will retain and use throughout your life.
Logic of Comparative Social Inquiry
by Adam Przeworski Henry TeuneThis series is designed to meet the needs of the growing cadre of scholars in comparative research. The emphasis is on cross-disciplinary studies, although works within the perspective of a single discipline are included. In its scope, the series includes books of theoretical and methodological interest, as well as studies that are based on empirical research. The books in the series are addressed to scholars in the various behavioral science disciplines, to graduate students, and to undergraduates in advanced standing. In its simplest sense, the term “comparative” refers to a method. It is appropriate, therefore, that the first book in the series deals with important issues in the methodology of comparative research. Scholars in a number of disciplines will find its poignant critique and perceptive suggestions of great interest and pertinent to their comparative endeavors.
Logic of the Powers: Towards an Impact-driven Practice of Futurist Statecraft
by Pak Nung WongWhat global future would ensure hope, justice and peace to the human mankind? In view of a fast evolving post-Covid world order, this volume explores a novel Christian post-colonial approach to global affairs. It examines the existing ‘sociology of the powers’ theoretical scheme, the debate between Christian realism and Christian pacifism, the method and practice of prophetic witnessing, to elaborate a new Christian approach to statecraft and futurology in terms of theory, methodology and ontology. This book: • Uses the COVID-19 pandemic as the background to examine why and how the pandemic has accelerated the US’s decline, and to identify the tacit game rules that contributed to the UK government’s mishandling of the pandemic; • Compares the political systems between China and the West, and engages with selected theoretical narratives from the Global South to envision an alternative ‘shared globalisation’ project; • Argues why it is important for post-colonial Christian individuals and communities to get involved in this global discussion for a new world order of complex realist interdependencies grounded on hope, social justice and peace. A fresh take on global politics and international relations, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of political science, religious studies, peace studies, theology and future studies.
Logic, Rhetoric and Legal Reasoning in the Qur'an: God's Arguments (Routledge Studies in the Qur'an)
by Rosalind Ward GwynneMuslims have always used verses from the Qur'an to support opinions on law, theology, or life in general, but almost no attention has been paid to how the Qur'an presents its own precepts as conclusions proceeding from reasoned arguments. Whether it is a question of God's powers of creation, the rationale for his acts, or how people are to think clearly about their lives and fates, Muslims have so internalized Qur'anic patterns of reasoning that many will assert that the Qur'an appeals first of all to the human powers of intellect. This book provides a new key to both the Qur'an and Islamic intellectual history. Examining Qur'anic argument by form and not content helps readers to discover the significance of passages often ignored by the scholar who compares texts and the believer who focuses upon commandments, as it allows scholars of Qur'anic exegesis, Islamic theology, philosophy, and law to tie their findings in yet another way to the text that Muslims consider the speech of God.
Logical Investigative Methods: Critical Thinking and Reasoning for Successful Investigations
by Robert J. GirodThis book describes how to use logic, reasoning, critical thinking, and the scientific method to conduct and improve criminal and civil investigations. The author discusses how investigators and attorneys can avoid assumptions and false premises and instead make valid deductions, inductions, and inferences. He explains how tools such as interview and interrogation can be used to detect deception and profile unknown individuals and suspects. The book is aimed at improving not only the conduct of investigations, but also the logical use of cognitive, analytical, documentation, and presentation tools to win cases.
Lokale Politikberichterstattung: Inhalte, Leistungen, Formate und Attraktivitätsfaktoren aus der Perspektive des Publikums
by Inge KreutzWie kann lokale Politikberichterstattung möglichst viele Menschen erreichen? Antworten gibt dieses Buch auf der Grundlage von Umfragen und Gruppendiskussionen bei Leser*innen und User*innen von drei crossmedial publizierenden Regionalzeitungen. Es liefert eine Typologisierung des Publikums und zeigt die jeweils spezifischen Ansprüche an lokale Politikberichterstattung auf. Zudem aktualisiert es den Forschungsstand zu Ost-West-Unterschieden und spezifiziert ihn für lokale Politikberichterstattung. Die Doppelrolle der Autorin als Medienwissenschaftlerin und praktische Journalistin begünstigt eine Verbindung der Ansprüche von Theorie und Praxis. Das Buch will eine Diskussion darüber anstoßen, wie Lokaljournalismus in der digitalen Transformation seine Relevanz und Bedeutung erhalten und wie die Versorgung der Gesellschaft auf lokaler und sublokaler Ebene mit demokratierelevanten Informationen gesichert werden kann.
Lokale Wissensregime der Migration: Akteur*innen, Praktiken, Ordnungen (Migrationsgesellschaften)
by Jan Lange Manuel Liebig Charlotte RäuchleDer Band mit neun empirisch fundierten Beiträgen bietet erstmalig eine systematische Annäherung an lokale Wissensregime der Migration in verschiedenen Kommunen in Deutschland und weiteren europäischen Ländern. Die Beiträge eröffnen neue Perspektiven auf Migrationsregime: Sie zeigen anhand unterschiedlicher Fallbeispiele die Kontextgebundenheit und damit auch die Fluidität von lokalen Wissensregimen der Migration in zeitlicher und räumlicher Hinsicht auf. Dabei stellen sie heraus, dass Wissen eine zentrale Funktion in der Steuerung durch lokale Politik und Verwaltung einnimmt und legen offen, wer wie an der Aushandlung lokaler Migrations- und Integrationspolitiken beteiligt ist. Damit setzen die Autor*innen den Zusammenhang von Wissen und Macht in den Mittelpunkt ihres Interesses. Dieser Fokus entspringt der analytischen Motivation, (gegen-)hegemoniale Wissenspraktiken als Wegweiser zum Umgang mit Migration und städtischen Wirklichkeiten zu dekonstruieren.Die ZielgruppeZielgruppe des Sammelbands ist eine wissenschaftlich interessierte Leser*innenschaft, die sich in der interdisziplinären Migrationsforschung verortet.Besonders relevant ist der Band für die Leser*innen, die sich mit der Schnittstelle von Migration und Wissen auf lokaler Ebene in Gegenwart und Vergangenheit beschäftigen.
Lokale Ökonomie – Konzepte, Quartierskontexte und Interventionen
by Sebastian Henn Michael Behling Susann SchäferDas vorliegende Handbuch bietet einen umfassenden systematischen Überblick über das Themenfeld Lokale Ökonomie in Bezug auf Konzepte, Quartierskontexte und Interventionen. In prägnanten Kurzkapiteln diskutieren Wissenschaftler aus unterschiedlichen Disziplinen (Humangeographie, Soziologie, Wirtschaftswissenschaften etc.) sowie Akteure aus der Stadtentwicklungspraxis grundlegende Konzepte der lokalen Ökonomie und verwandte Ansätze, Dynamiken und Prozesse in unterschiedlichen Quartieren sowie Gestaltungsoptionen zur Stärkung lokal-ökonomischer Strukturen in Deutschland. Das Handbuch richtet sich gleichermaßen an Studierende, Wissenschaftler und Praktiker aus der integrierten Stadt- und Quartiersentwicklung.
Lokaljournalistische Qualität und ihre Bestimmungsfaktoren: Theoretische Konzeption und empirische Befunde aus Nahraumperspektive
by Anna-Lena WagnerAnna-Lena Wagner konzipiert in ihrer Arbeit aus sozialintegrativer Perspektive Grundzüge einer lokalen Gesellschaft und befasst sich mit nahraumspezifischen Qualitäten des Journalismus. In einer empirischen Analyse liefert sie erstens detaillierte Befunde zu den Inhalten des Lokaljournalismus: Wie kritisch berichtet er z. B. über politische Angelegenheiten? Wie intensiv kommen 'normale' Bürgerinnen und Bürger bei Fragen des Alltags zu Wort? Welche Relevanz hat die Berichterstattung über Kultur- und Vereinsthemen? Dazu hat die Autorin Daten einer Inhaltsanalyse von 103 Lokalausgaben von Zeitungen und ihren Onlineablegern in Deutschland, erhoben im DFG-Projekt "Lokaljournalismus in Deutschland", sekundäranalytisch ausgewertet. Die Autorin präsentiert zweitens Bestimmungsfaktoren der lokaljournalistischen Qualität, die sie in einem umfangreichen explorativen Vorgehen ermittelt hat. Sie zeigt auf, inwiefern Faktoren verschiedener Analyseebenen (z. B. redaktionelle Strukturen, Wettbewerbssituation von Zeitungen, gesellschaftlicher Kontext) die Qualität (mit-)bestimmen.
Loki (Little Myths #4)
by Alexandra StewartMost people know Loki for being the trickster God of Mischief. But once upon a time, Loki was just a little boy. Sure, he was best pals an almighty god, and once turned into a horse, and he may have led a charge against all that is good, but in lots of other ways he was just like you. He liked playing pranks and causing havoc. But he grew up, he grew stronger, he wielded his magic and he had all sorts of adventures. This is his story.Packed with facts from the Norse mythology and graphic art panels, Little Myths is the perfect series for mythology-mad kids.
Loki and Sigyn: Lessons on Chaos, Laughter & Loyalty from the Norse Gods
by Lea SvendsenUncover the Truth about Loki and His Devoted Wife SigynThis captivating book takes you deep into the infamous legacy of Loki and the quiet power of Sigyn, the goddess of loyalty and compassion. As a controversial figure in Heathenry, Loki is often approached with trepidation. But this book introduces you to his true self: a trickster, but also a loving husband and creative problem-solver.Join Heathen author Lea Svendsen on a rich exploration of these two Norse deities, together and separate. Discover their adventures in parenthood, their complicated relationships with the other gods, and their entertaining exploits. Learn how to set up an altar to each of them, what offerings they like, and how to perform rituals. You'll also enjoy compelling thoughts on Loki and Sigyn from Pagan and Heathen leaders, such as Patricia Lafayllve and Erika Wren.Includes a foreword by Mortellus, author of Do I Have to Wear Black?
Loktantrik Rajniti Bhag-1 class 9 - JCERT: लोकतांत्रिक राजनीति भाग-१ ९वीं कक्षा - जेसीईआरटी
by Jharkhand Shaikshik Anusandhan Evam Prashikshan Parishad Ranchiयह पुस्तक "लोकतांत्रिक राजनीति" कक्षा 9 की राजनीति विज्ञान के विषय पर आधारित है, जिसमें लोकतंत्र की परिभाषा, इसकी विशेषताएँ और इसके महत्व को सरल भाषा में समझाया गया है। इसमें लोकतंत्र का परिचय, संविधान निर्माण, चुनावी राजनीति और लोकतांत्रिक संस्थाओं का कार्यक्षेत्र बताया गया है। पुस्तक का मुख्य उद्देश्य विद्यार्थियों को राजनीति के सिद्धांत और वास्तविकता से परिचित कराना है ताकि वे लोकतंत्र के महत्त्व और इसकी जटिलताओं को समझ सकें। विभिन्न अध्यायों के माध्यम से लोकतंत्र की परिभाषा, लोकतंत्र के चुनावी प्रक्रिया, अधिकार और कर्तव्यों पर चर्चा की गई है। इसमें बताया गया है कि लोकतंत्र सिर्फ सरकार का एक स्वरूप नहीं है, बल्कि यह नागरिकों के लिए एक जिम्मेदारी और उनके अधिकारों की सुरक्षा का भी साधन है। पुस्तक में चित्र, कार्टून और कथाओं का प्रयोग करके विद्यार्थियों को विषय की ओर आकर्षित करने की कोशिश की गई है। इसके साथ-साथ, किताब में राजनीति की पेचीदगियों और संवैधानिक ढांचे पर भी गहन चर्चा की गई है ताकि छात्र इन सिद्धांतों को अपने जीवन और समाज में लागू कर सकें।
Loktantrik Rajniti Bhag-2 class 10 - JCERT: लोकतांत्रिक राजनीति भाग-२ १०वीं कक्षा - जेसीईआरटी
by Jharkhand Shaikshik Anusandhan Evam Prashikshan Parishad Ranchiलोकतांत्रिक राजनीति - 2 कक्षा 10 की राजनीति विज्ञान की पुस्तक है, जो लोकतंत्र, सत्ता की साझेदारी, संघवाद, सामाजिक विविधता, और जाति, धर्म व लैंगिक मुद्दों पर केंद्रित है। इसमें बेल्जियम और श्रीलंका जैसे देशों के उदाहरणों के माध्यम से सत्ता के विकेंद्रीकरण की आवश्यकता को समझाया गया है। पुस्तक बताती है कि लोकतंत्र में सत्ता का बंटवारा न केवल विभिन्न सामाजिक समूहों के बीच टकराव को कम करता है, बल्कि राजनीतिक स्थिरता को भी बढ़ावा देता है। इसके साथ ही, संघीय ढांचे की महत्ता, जाति-धर्म की राजनीति, और राजनीतिक दलों की भूमिका पर भी प्रकाश डाला गया है, जिससे लोकतंत्र को अधिक समावेशी और उत्तरदायी बनाने के प्रयास किए गए हैं।
Lola’s War: Rape Without Punishment
by Olivera SimicThis longitudinal study is based on the story of Lola, who was gang raped during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992. At the time, she was in a detention camp with her young children. Only one of Lola’s several perpetrators was convicted but his sentence of six years of imprisonment has never been actioned by the Bosnian judiciary. Lola’s rapist is still free and she lives in continual fear that he will retaliate against her and her children for her role in his trial.
Lolita in the Afterlife: On Beauty, Risk, and Reckoning with the Most Indelible and Shocking Novel of the Twentieth Century
by Edited by Jenny Minton QuigleyA vibrant collection of sharp and essential modern pieces on Vladimir Nabokov&’s perennially provocative book—with original contributions from a stellar cast of prominent twenty-first century writers.In 1958, Vladimir Nabokov&’s Lolita was published in the United States to immediate controversy and bestsellerdom. More than sixty years later, this phenomenal novel generates as much buzz as it did when originally published. Central to countless issues at the forefront of our national discourse—art and politics, race and whiteness, gender and power, sexual trauma—Lolita lives on, in an afterlife as blinding as a supernova. Lolita in the Afterlife is edited by the daughter of Lolita&’s original publisher in America.WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BYRobin Givhan • Aleksandar Hemon • Jim Shepard • Emily Mortimer • Laura Lippman • Erika L. Sánchez • Sarah Weinman • Andre Dubus III • Mary Gaitskill • Zainab Salbi • Christina Baker Kline • Ian Frazier • Cheryl Strayed • Sloane Crosley • Victor LaValle • Jill Kargman • Lila Azam Zanganeh • Roxane Gay • Claire Dederer • Jessica Shattuck • Stacy Schiff • Susan Choi • Kate Elizabeth Russell • Tom Bissell • Kira Von Eichel • Bindu Bansinath • Dani Shapiro • Alexander Chee • Lauren Groff • Morgan Jerkins