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One Season in the Sun (Gemma Open Door)
by Joseph SchusterThe history of baseball is filled with forgotten names: players who are good enough to reach the top of the sport but who, for any number of reasons, land at the edges of the game. Some spend a week or two in the major leagues and then disappear back into the minors. Many leave the sport for good. Still, for an afternoon, a week, or a couple of months, these men stood on the field alongside the best players in The Show. Here are gripping stories of their brief moments in the sun.
Arthur Mee: A Biography
by Keith CrawfordArthur Mee (1875-1943), best remembered as the creator of The Children's Encyclopaedia, was more than a popular editor, journalist and travel writer; for a generation of young readers and their parents, the name Arthur Mee truly meant something. Formany in his audience, the narratives and discourses embedded within his writing tied together and legitimised a trinity of beliefs that lay at the heart of his nonconformist faith and character: God, England and Empire. Despite the enormous appeal of his many published works, which during the first half of the twentieth century saw him become a household name and a major publishing brand, Mee has remained an ethereal figure. In Arthur Mee, the first full-length account of Mee's life since 1946, Crawford draws upon a range of Mee's correspondence to offer for the first time a realistic picture of the man at work and at home as an antidote to the overly romanticised image attached to his name. The book places Mee's work within the wider cultural, political and social context of an England undergoing unparalleled societal change and technological advancement. Scholars of the history of education, children's literature and beyond will find much of interest in these pages, and childhooddevotees to Mee's publications may well find themselves transported back to a time of wonder, imagination and hope.
A Place for Beauty in the Therapeutic Encounter
by Dorothy HamiltonA Place for Beauty in the Therapeutic Encounter is written for all psychotherapists, counsellors, and psychologists who practise under the broad banner of psychoanalytic thinking. It is also for anyone who loves beauty and wants to think more about its place in the mind.
Reimagining Public Service Media: Navigating Change and Exploring Public Consensus in the Czech Republic (Routledge Focus on Communication and Society)
by Marína Urbániková Klára Smejkal Iveta Jansová Lenka Waschková CísařováIncorporating perspectives of various key stakeholders, this book critically explores the state and future of public service media (PSM), and maps areas of consensus upon which a renewed social contract for PSM could be built.Broadening the debate beyond normative frameworks and drawing on perspectives other than elite and expert opinions, this book represents a vital contribution to the discussion over PSM’s present and future. The study uses the Czech Republic as a case study, a representative Central and Eastern European (CEE) country that, following the fall of its Communist regime, successfully transformed its former state-run media propaganda system into PSM. Employing a mixed-methods research design, it provides empirically-based insights from three groups, namely: the general public, PSM’s audience and source of funding; politicians and members of PSM supervisory bodies; and PSM journalists and managers. This book synthesises the perspectives of these three groups, focusing on the common ground in their expectations and evaluations, and exploring where the societal consensus lies in terms of the public service PSM should provide and the public value it should bring. The analysis pays particular attention to the unique position of PSM in smaller countries and within the CEE region.Reimagining Public Service Media is recommended reading for advanced students and researchers in fields including Media Ownership, Media Regulation, and Media and Politics.
The Mind of Complex Numbers and the Subject in Analyses (Routledge Focus on Mental Health)
by Raul MoncayoIn The Mind of Complex Numbers and the Subject in Analyses, Raul Moncayo uses the complex plane to evaluate analytic outcomes. Moncayo’s approach provides a study of the process and outcomes of singular analyses that does not rely on the methods and questionnaires of psychotherapy or medical research.Referencing topology and abstract mathematics, Moncayo explores the limits of the Cartesian plane for predicting the capacity for sublimation and positive outcomes. By integrating the complex plane, Moncayo arrives at an exact number to ‘arithmetize’ symptoms and human capacities.This book represents a new approach to Lacanian analysis and outcomes that will be of great interest to Lacanian analysts in practice and training.
Internet Popular Culture and (Everyday) Politics: Methodological & Ethical Critiques from Southeast Asia
by Crystal Abidin Natalie PangThis edited collection considers how scholars conduct research on (everyday) politics in Southeast Asia via networks of internet popular culture. This includes artefacts, networks, groups, and cultures that are specific to Southeast Asian online practices, and that seek to represent, advocate for, provoke, or question how citizens "do" politics online.In the Southeast Asia region in particular, these behind-the-scenes minutiae of everyday decisions are all the more under-valued when researchers have been taught, conditioned, or cautioned to tiptoe around taboo or political topics implicitly policed by states and governments. The combination of media regimes with limited press freedoms, the employment of sedition acts against citizens, and the need to be strategic to secure state and industry funding for research have pressured or motivated scholars to strategically obscure certain research anecdotes in favour of a smoother publishing journey and/or posterity. As such, this collection serves as a sounding board and collection of reflections on what it really looks like to conduct research on everyday politics online in the Southeast Asian region, while navigating innovative media methods, negotiating inter-disciplinary gatekeeping, demands of publishing in tiered journals, and the tensions around legitimising one's methodological choices. This collection features four accounts of scholars contemplating the methodological and ethical conundrums when conducting research on Southeast Asian internet popular culture and everyday politics.This book will be useful for the readers in the disciplines of anthropology, Asian studies, communications, cultural studies, media studies, and science and technology studies.
Athens: Notes on Urban Immanence (Built Environment City Studies)
by Stavros KousoulasFocusing on the city of Athens, this book examines architecture as something that produces culture and ideology — rather than the opposite. Therefore, this book aims to complement architectural and urban theories that are based only on historical overviews or typological assumptions; to do so, it boldly opens architectural discourse to philosophy, affect theory, and social and cognitive sciences.By examining Athens after its denomination as Greek capital in 1834, the moments, actors, and transformations that assist the individuation of the Athenian urban ecologies are problematised. Opting for theoretical speculations, the readers will witness architecture as a collective equipment that produces modes of life that can either enhance or diminish our collective potentials. As such, the ambition of this book is to provide the theoretical and methodological groundings for thorough extrapolations on how new collectivities can be produced.Readers of this book will be exposed to a transdisciplinary approach that identifies and addresses shared problems and concerns regarding the production of contemporary urban environments. This book will also explore theoretical innovations that can inform and trigger new ways of speculative thinking and offers a non-reductionist account of the development of Athens from the perspective of multiple architectural technicities. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of architecture, architectural theory, architectural history, and philosophy.
Reframing Neoliberalism as a Cognitive Regime: An Order of Alienated Consciousness
by Daniel GuganThis volume provides a new exploration of the complex phenomenon of neoliberalism from a unique perspective, casting it as our contemporary “collective consciousness” and arguing for its interpretation not as a political ideology, but as a multifaceted cognitive system.It maps out the formation processes and structural buildup of these systems by elaborating first on a certain model of individual cognition, then scaling it up to the societal level. This collective cognitive model then provides the foundation for in‑depth analysis of “cognitive regimes,” which are understood as the different examples of culturally defined and externally structured collective consciousnesses. Several attributes and their different dynamics are explored and organized into a general framework, such that a new and comprehensive understanding of the subject can be extracted. It offers valuable analysis of what this “cognitivist” approach to neoliberalism can provide for re‑imagining our future in a world struggling with ecologic, economic, demographic, and climatic degradation, and what lessons can be learned for an era overshadowed by a potential climatic collapse.Academics interested in the expansion of the “critique of neoliberalism” discourse to the socio‑cognitive field, looking for some novelties in the well‑established academic literature around this subject, would greatly benefit from this text. With its clear and concise format, it is also of interest to motivated readers from outside academia.
Design Principles of Autonomous Systems: UAV, UGV, and AUV
by Narayan Panigrahi Smita TripathyThis book explains unmanned systems including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs). It also details system and subsystem compositions and their basic design. The components/subcomponents, employed payloads and sensors, and communication systems used to compose the autonomous system are discussed. It examines generic applications of these unmanned systems including specific missions for which they are employed. Other topics like swarm of drone, anti-drone system, and some algorithms used in navigation and communication of the drone are also discussed.Some key features: Helps readers understand nuances of autonomous systems on land, in air, and in sea. Explains pertinent design principles, sensors, and communication system. Lays the foundation for crafting, designing, and deploying autonomous systems for different applications. Reviews algorithms, computing, control and technology stacks required for design of UAS. Discusses software and navigation aspects of autonomous systems with the concepts of SLAM. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in mechatronics engineering, systems and sensors, systems and control, and aerospace engineering.
Environmental, Social, and Governance Ratings: Risks, Regulations, and Market Dynamics (Routledge Open Business and Economics)
by Patrycja Chodnicka-JaworskaIn recent years, the world of finance and investments has changed, considering measures related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors for socially responsible investments. ESG scoring and ratings are used to estimate ESG risk.This book presents ESG ratings and scorings and their providers and lists problems with data quality, data sources, and unknown methodology, contributing to the green- and social-washing ESG rating phenomenon. The value of assets invested in green instruments relies on high-quality ESG ratings to measure green transition. Data greenwashing negatively impacts the financial market, especially the stock price, fund activities, and bond markets. The size of the rated company, geographical location, and industry biases are considered in understanding the greenwashing phenomenon. This book illustrates all the problems related to ESG rating inflation, conflicts of interest, models of payment, and internal and external ratings. It describes current regulations, initiatives, and practical knowledge of ESG scoring.Academics and students of financial law, economics, and financial sustainability will find this book invaluable. The practical implications in the book will benefit sustainability-concerned regulators and practitioners who estimate ESG risk (especially in financial institutions).The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International license.
EU Environmental Governance: Current and Future Challenges (Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy)
by Amandine Orsini Eleni KavvathaThis book presents an overview of the field of environmental law and policies within the European Union (EU) and externally, from theoretical foundations to major issues and applied governance solutions.Drawing on expertise from renowned academics and practitioners from different disciplines, EU Environmental Governance: Current and Future Challenges helps readers to understand the main legal, political and economic issues of environmental protection since the adoption of the European Green Deal in 2019. This new edition presents both current insights and future challenges as they seem to be emerging in the new geopolitical era in the EU after major events such as the COVID‑19 pandemic and the Russian invasion in Ukraine. The authors examine a broad range of sensitive and topical environmental challenges including climate change, air and environmental pollution, waste management, biodiversity protection, environmental and human health, marine biodiversity, renewable energy, nuclear energy and sustainable Arctic governance. Overall, this volume exposes the reader to a vast array of empirical case studies, which will bolster their training and help tackle the environmental challenges faced by Europe today.This book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and policymakers across a broad range of fields, including environmental law and policies, environmental economics, climate science and environmental sociology.
Ashwagandha: Potential Drug Candidate from Ancient Ayurvedic Remedy
by Dilip Ghosh and Benny AntonyFor over 3,000 years, ashwagandha has held a prominent place in Ayurveda and Unani, two of India’s ancient medicinal traditions. This revered herb, with its roots, leaves, and fruits, has been celebrated for its potent medicinal properties and adaptogenic benefits.This book is a comprehensive exploration of ashwagandha’s remarkable therapeutic potential. Drawing from centuries of traditional use and scientific advancements, it delves into the ethnopharmacology, botanical characteristics, phytochemicals, pharmacological activities, clinical trials, safety, toxicity, and formulations of this powerful herb. With growing recognition of ashwagandha as a candidate for drug development, this book critically examines its applications across diverse health domains, from neurological and reproductive health to cancer and arthritis management. It identifies research gaps that must be addressed to elevate ashwagandha to a fully commercialized, evidence-based medical intervention.Ashwagandha: Potential Drug Candidate from Ancient Ayurvedic Remedy provides insights for scientists, healthcare professionals, nutraceutical developers, and regulatory bodies. Whether seeking to develop innovative products, optimize fitness regimens, or craft informed nutritional plans, this book is the ultimate guide to harnessing the full potential of ashwagandha.
Love Letters to bell hooks: Narratives Celebrating the Influence of a Transgressive Educator
by Tricia M. Kress Robert Lake Nadia Khan-Roopnarinebell hooks was one of the most influential voices in critical and culturally-responsive education. In recognition of the magnificence of bell’s contributions to the field of education, this book is the first of its kind to bring together scholars, educators, and young people to honor her broad and deep legacy. Written in letter form, each chapter reflects how bell hooks’ many influential books have shaped the lives and livelihoods of the people who have read them. Narrative in style and accessible to a wide audience of readers, this collection serves as a bridge between the philosophical and the practical components of bell’s work, as authors demonstrate the direct influence and application of hooks’ legacy in their lives. Love Letters to bell hooks is a wonderful companion to any of bell’s other works and is especially relevant to undergraduate and graduate Education students, as well as in-service educators pursuing professional development.
Islamic Minorities of South Asia: An Ethnographic Account
by Nadeem HasnainIslam and Islamicate South Asia have generated interest since 9/11 as never before. However, Islamic Minorities, specifically, is still a relatively neglected area of study in South Asian Islam. It may be due to the reason that there has been a tendency to look at Islam as a monolithic faith and Muslims as a monolithic population to the western world.This book focuses on such Islamic Minorities as the Shias (dominant Isna Ashari/Twelver Shias), Ismaili Khoja, Dawoodi Bohra, and Ahmedia/Qadiyani communities and looks at them from the perspective of their interaction with Hindu cultures and traditions. Written in lucid language from a sociological perspective, it should be an important contribution to the field of “Lived Islam” or “Islam in Practice.”This book will be invaluable to all those interested in the religion, society, and culture of Muslim South Asia.
Visualization for Social Data Science (Chapman & Hall/CRC Statistics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences)
by Roger Beecham"This is an important book on an important topic. I particularly like the examples showing different visualizations of the same data and the parallel presentation of graphics and code. And I absolutely love the chapter on visual storytelling. I can't wait to use this book in my classes."- Andrew Gelman, Department of Statistics and Department of Political Science, Columbia University, New York"A book that gives learners the inspiration, knowledge and worked examples to create cutting edge visualisations of their own."- James Chesire, Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography, University College LondonVisualization for Social Data Science provides end-to-end skills in visual data analysis. The book demonstrates how data graphics and modern statistics can be used in tandem to process, explore, model and communicate data-driven social science. It is packed with detailed data analysis examples, pushing you to do visual data analysis. As well as introducing, and demonstrating with code, a wide range of data visualizations for exploring patterns in data, Visualization for Social Data Science shows how models can be integrated with graphics to emphasise important structure and de-emphasise spurious structure and the role of data graphics in scientific communication -- in building trust and integrity. Many of the book’s influences are from data journalism, as well as information visualization and cartography. Each chapter introduces statistical and graphical ideas for analysis, underpinned by real social science datasets. Those ideas are then implemented via principled, step-by-step, workflows in the programming environment R. Key features include:• Extensive real-world data sets and data analysis scenarios in Geography, Public Health, Transportation, Political Science;• Code examples fully-integrated into main text, with code that builds in complexity and sophistication;• Quarto template files for each chapter to support literate programming practices;• Functional programming examples, using tidyverse, for generating empirical statistics (bootstrap resamples, permutation tests) and working programmatically over model outputs;• Unusual but important programming tricks for generating sophisticated data graphics such as network visualizations, dot-density maps, OD maps, glyphmaps, icon arrays, hypothetical outcome plots and graphical line-ups plots. Every data graphic in the book is implemented via ggplot2.• Chapters on uncertainty visualization and data storytelling that are uniquely accompanied with detailed, worked examples.
Social Inequality and Human Security: Case Studies from Asia (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy)
by Christian PlobergerThis book collates case studies of national and subnational efforts to alleviate inequality and implement development and security policy more effectively, collaboratively, and multidimensionally.While inequality is a fundamental developmental challenge and a global phenomenon, responsibility largely falls to the state to address it. This book seeks to provide a specific framework to analyse these efforts at the national and sub-national levels. It does so through the United Nations’ concept of Human Security, whose five core principles provide a good means of addressing inequality’s various facets. Each chapter opens by highlighting the specific aspect of human security that is being addressed. Specific issues covered in the volume include local economic development, maritime economies, fishing communities, governance, and public administration.This book will be of keen interest to scholars of development studies, inequality (especially social inequality), and area studies.
Challenges in Primary Mental Health Care: Models for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
by Christopher Dowrick Christos LionisThis insightful and timely book equips family doctors and other primary healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to address a diverse range of new and important challenges in the field of primary mental health care, including ongoing impacts from the COVID pandemic, thanatophobia, and end-of life care, humanitarian and geopolitical catastrophes, and the effects of climate change.There is an emphasis throughout on the need to encourage and so reap the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration between family doctors and mental health specialists, and across the range of primary care and community workers. Effective primary healthcare relies increasingly on the use of remote consultations, and the book explains how the potential of remote working can be maximized in low-resource settings. The book concludes with a consideration of how to protect and enhance the mental health of primary care workers in the face of these ongoing challenges in care.Key Features: Global and inclusive, providing practical guidance and direction across low-, middle-, and high-income settings, satisfying the needs of all primary care practitioners regardless of geography Focused on key and immediate challenges for primary care practitioners arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, poverty, and social inequality, migration, and climate change Addresses the vital importance of self-care by and of primary healthcare workers facing unprecedented work and emotional pressures Reflecting the expertise of the WONCA Working Party for Mental Health (WWPMH), building on the foundations laid in the 2020 WONCA volume Global Primary Mental Health Care, the editors and contributors all have expertise in primary mental health care at the frontline, with backgrounds in family medicine, psychiatry, psychology, and nursing.
The Sciences of Roger Bacon’s Opus Maius (Global Perspectives on the History of Natural Philosophy)
by Edited by Meagan S. AllenThrough an examination of the Opus maius, Roger Bacon’s great scientific work of 1267, this book offers insight into Bacon’s understanding of the role of science in society and the study and practice of science in the later Middle Ages.Written at the request of Pope Clement IV (d. 1268), the Opus maius contains English Franciscan and polymath Roger Bacon’s plans for educational and ecclesiastical reform through the study of arts and sciences, which Bacon saw as having been neglected in the curricula of the major European universities. In writing the Opus maius, Bacon wanted to demonstrate that not only were the sciences a solid foundation for learning theology, but they could also improve society and help mankind attain salvation. This volume contains nine essays on the sciences Bacon thought were most important in this scheme, including optics, mathematics, astronomy, alchemy, medicine, and experimental science. Each provides a focused examination of the individual sciences, demonstrating how Bacon understood and practised them, as well as how he envisioned they would fit together into his larger programme of scientific reform.This thought-provoking collection will be a valuable resource to historians of science, medicine, and philosophy, as well as those in medieval and premodern studies.
Creating Responsible and Inclusive Fashion Brand Narratives: Theory and Practice
by Emily HuggardThis book introduces the theories and frameworks necessary to drive meaningful social change in fashion brand communication, illustrating their applications with examples of brands that prioritize social justice, decolonization, and environmental sustainability in their practices and communication strategies.Drawing on social, consumer, and cultural theories—such as Indigenous dress theory, circularity, fat liberation, and social reproduction—this book encourages students to think critically about brand communication in ways that are relevant, impactful, and aimed at transforming discourse and ideologies, rather than focusing solely on products.Through case studies ranging from Polo Ralph Lauren’s collaboration with Indigenous weaver Naiomi Glasses to material regeneration at Veja, the authors demonstrate how these narratives can be applied in practice while raising ethical questions about transparency and authenticity in fashion brand messaging. Readers will not only gain an understanding of why more inclusive and equitable brand narratives are essential but also develop the knowledge and critical thinking skills needed to analyze, interpret, and contribute to the ongoing transformation of fashion brand storytelling.Creating Responsible and Inclusive Brand Narratives will be of interest to advanced students of Fashion Communication, Marketing and Brand Management.
Our Secret Discipline: Yeats and Lyric Form
by Helen Vendler“An intellectual feast.”—John Leonard, Harper’s MagazineA monumental study reveals the patient and meticulous labor behind the Irish Nobel laureate’s immaculate poetic craft.The fundamental difference between rhetoric and poetry, according to Yeats, is that rhetoric is the expression of one’s quarrels with others while poetry is the expression (and sometimes the resolution) of one’s quarrel with oneself. This is where Helen Vendler’s Our Secret Discipline begins. Through exquisite attention to outer and inner forms, Vendler explores the most inventive reaches of the poet’s mind. This book is a space-clearing gesture, an attempt to write about lyric forms in Yeats in unprecedented and comprehensive ways. The secret discipline of the poet is his vigilant attention to forms—whether generic, structural, or metrical. Yeats explores the potential of such forms to give shape and local habitation to volatile thoughts and feelings.Helen Vendler remains focused on questions of singular importance: Why did Yeats cast his poems into the widely differing forms they ultimately took? Can we understand Yeats’s poetry better if we pay attention to its form, both its internal architectonic and its external organization into conventional verse structures? Chapters of the book take up many Yeatsian ventures, such as the sonnet, the lyric sequence, paired poems, blank verse, and others. With elegance and precision, Vendler offers brilliant insights into the creative process and speculates on Yeats’s aims as he writes and rewrites some of the most famous poems in modern literature.
Family Change and Family Policies in Contemporary China: Traditions and Transcendence (China Perspectives)
by Hu ZhanThis book examines the dramatic transformation of Chinese families in recent decades, analyzing how economic and social policies and changes have reshaped family structures and relationships.The book explores government policy responses to emerging family- related challenges while balancing traditional values with modern realities.In seven detailed chapters, the author explores key aspects of China’s family evolution, including changing family structures, intergenerational dynamics, social services, and institutional reconfiguration. The work provides an in- depth analysis of how policies have adapted to address population aging, shifting. Special attention is given to the delicate balance between preserving traditional family values and accommodating inevitable demographic and economic changes.This title will be essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and students of Chinese studies, sociology, and social policy. It will also provide valuable insights for anyone interested in understanding contemporary Chinese society and family dynamics.
The Rise of Sensationalism in American Literature and Culture: 1620-1860 (Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture)
by Alexander MoudrovThe Rise of Sensationalism in American Literature and Culture: 1620‑1860 argues that the rise of the American tradition of sensationalism can be better understood in the transatlantic context. Early American writers were unquestionably influenced by various forms of European sensationalism. At the same time, they often felt compelled to distance themselves from their European counterparts whom they accused of promoting voyeuristic indulgence in the scandalous and demoralizing their readers. American writers typically claimed that they turned to the scandalous only to promote legitimate religious, political, and social causes. In this respect, their approach reflected the Puritan tradition of didactic sensationalism in which provocative themes (religious dissent, crime, and sex scandals) were routinely exploited in ostensibly well‑intentioned publications (sermons, crime reports, and journalism). What is remarkable about the antebellum period is that it saw a dramatic transformation of American sensationalist literature as popular writers started to incorporate elements of European sensationalism while trying to preserve the didactic conventions of their predecessors.
Lao Tzu and Confucius Meet Heisenberg: Leadership Wisdom from Quantum Science and Chinese Philosophy
by Danah ZoharThis highly original book offers a new philosophy and vision of higher purpose for leaders facing the immense challenges of the 21st century. By exploring Western quantum physics and traditional Chinese thought, leading management thinker Danah Zohar develops an emergent, new East/West vision that leads not just to global co-operation but to an exciting and revolutionary global-co-creativity.Taking complex ideas and presenting these in a highly engaging and readable way, this book offers the most recent thinking of Danah Zohar's quantum management theory. It demonstrates how the roots of this new philosophy and sense of higher purpose are both ancient and modern, drawn from traditional Chinese thought that had its beginnings thousands of years ago and from quantum physics, first discovered at the beginning of the 20th century. The new generation of quantum management is characterised by being more holistic, dynamic, and humanistic. Written in a very accessible way, Danah vividly demonstrates the advanced nature and scalability of quantum management by using real-world examples.This book provides a foundation for a new leadership vision and style, based on moral renewal, greater cross-cultural understanding, and global harmony, and is truly thought-provoking for business leaders and management researchers.
Feminist and Anti-caste Activism in the Bodhgaya Land Movement of Rural Bihar: “We Achieved Great Feats!”
by Indulata PrasadFeminist and Anti-caste Activism in the Bodhgaya Land Movement of Rural Bihar examines the long-term social, spatial, and material impacts of the Bodhgaya Land Movement (BGLM) of the 1970s and 1980s on its participants and beneficiaries. This book presents an ethnography and oral history of radical feminist and anti-caste activism based on interviews with the urban, educated Vahini activists who instigated the movement and oral narratives of the rural Bhuiyan Dalit women and men who led the protests. It also analyses the maps drawn by formerly enslaved Dalit laborers to document the social changes that resulted, as well as those that failed to materialize, from the land movement. In doing so, this book theorizes the multiple oppressions and forms of resistance with which these activists engaged to bring forth their rich experiences and analyses of social conditions in Bihar. By centering caste and gender within its examination of the social movement, this book makes multiple contributions to feminist scholarship that will be of use to social scientists and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in Gender Studies, Asian Studies and other interdisciplinary fields.
The New International Economic Order: Lives and Afterlives (Routledge Studies in Modern History)
by Paul StubbsThe New International Economic Order (NIEO) was an attempt, underpinned by the agency of the Global South, to articulate global economic and social rights consequent upon political rights gained through processes of decolonisation. The New International Economic Order: Lives and Afterlives situates the NIEO within the interregnum of the 1970s, addressing its core features, intellectual antecedents, contradictions, absences, and afterlives. Particular attention is paid to the role of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) alongside the G-77 and UNCTAD. The book traces the orchestrated United States' opposition to the NIEO and the growth of neoliberalism at the end of the 1970s before discussing some of the NIEO’s many afterlives. It argues that analysing, translating, and adapting the NIEO is important for any re-envisioning of emancipatory global economic, political, and social relations today.Using a mixture of documentary and archive material, The New International Economic Order will be of interest to students and researchers in diplomatic history, international relations, development studies, and sociology. It brings together a large number of themes that are not usually considered together in the existing literature, combining theory and empirics in innovative ways.