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Understanding Threats to Space Systems and Space Assets: Strategic Challenges in The New Space Environment (Space Power and Politics)
by Jakub PražákThis book explores the current space threat profile in an increasingly contested, congested, and competitive space environment.This work looks at the conflictual nature of space relations and highlights various issues resulting from great‑power competition in the space domain. This book recognizes non‑state entities’ increased engagement in this domain, including their different roles, and consequently incorporates commercial actors into space strategic thinking. It also discusses the perils of the space environment, political conflicts, space weapons, malicious space operations, and the risks stemming from potentially hazardous dual‑se technology. Finally, this book outlines the means to improve the protection of space systems with an emphasis on the inclusion of a broad spectrum of stakeholders and offers arguments for the establishment of new norms to strengthen the responsible use of outer space. This book will be of much interest to students of space power, security studies, and international relations.
All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now
by Ruby TandohFood dominates our every waking minute: Hype restaurants. Allrecipes. The Great British Bake Off. In this dazzling cultural history, bestselling food writer Ruby Tandoh (author of Cook As You Are) traces how—and why—we&’ve all become foodies.&“Ruby Tandoh is a genius and All Consuming is everything.&” —Bryan Washington, author of Family Meal&“A fascinating, sometimes shocking, eye-opener that is also brilliantly funny.&” —Claudia RodenHow, in the space of a few decades, has food gone from fact of life to national past time; something to be thought about—and talked about—24/7? In this startlingly original, deeply irreverent cultural history, Ruby Tandoh traces that transformation, exposing how cult cookbooks, bad TV, visionary restaurants, and new social media have all wildly overhauled our appetites. All Consuming explores:•The rise of the TikTok food critic•What makes a hype restaurant go viral•Bubble tea&’s world domination•The dream of the modern dinner party•The limits of the cookbook•The history of the supermarket•Wellness drinks—and where they come from•The rise and fall of the automatOur tastes have been radically refashioned, painstakingly engineered in the depths of food factories, and hacked by craveable Instagram recipes. They&’ve been pulled into supermarket aisles and seduced by Michelin stars, transfixed by Top Chefs and shaped by fads. A deep dive into the social, economic, cultural, legislative, and demographic forces that have reshaped our relationship with food, All Consuming questions how our tastes have been shaped—and how much they are, in fact, our own.
Death in the Aviary: The Charlotte Blood Chronicles
by Victoria DowdA &‘locked lift&’ mystery for Golden Age crime fans, from award-winning author Victoria Dowd.New Year&’s Eve 1928 – In the grand residence of Ravenswick Abbey, isolated in the wilds of Dartmoor, nine members of the household step into an ornate lift. The power fails. The lift stops. In the darkness, a single shot is fired.When the light returns, Charles Ravenswick — the heir to the Ravenswick fortune — is dead on the floor. No one could have got in or out. All have motives, and none have alibis.A year later under the pretence of reporting on the family&’s infamous ravens, sparky Charlotte Blood investigates. She finds a house haunted by suspicion and secrets. She must unravel the mystery and with it the terrible truth behind the entire Ravenswick family. Her search will not only lead her down a dangerous path, it will reveal dark secrets that lurk in her own life...
Dropbear
by Philip BuntingUp there! Gray hair! Grim stare! Beware . . . Dropbear!A humorous and heartfelt picture book perfect for 2 to 5 year olds, this rhyming romp through the outback teaches preschoolers and their grown-ups that things aren't always as they seem, and that all creatures deserve the benefit of the doubt.Hold your breath and count to three as woodland creatures share spooky stories about Dropbear, the rumored meanie who lives way up in an old gum tree. But when one little birdie decides to investigate the truth, it turns out that maybe Dropbear just wants . . . something special.Perfect for repeat read-alouds, this playful rhyming story will have readers dropping in for more Dropbear.
Clown Town (Slough House)
by Mick Herron"May be the best Slow Horses book to date."—The Wall Street JournalTHE NEW NOVEL IN THE SERIES BEHIND SLOW HORSES, AN APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV+Jackson Lamb and the bad spies of Slough House are caught in a deadly battle between MI5's secret past and its murky future in this gripping, hilarious, and heartbreaking thriller by Mick Herron, &“the le Carré of the future&” (BBC).&“Old spies grow ridiculous, River. Old spies aren&’t much better than clowns.&” Or so David Cartwright, the late retired head of MI5, used to tell his grandson. He forgot to add that old spies can be dangerous, too, especially if they&’ve fallen on hard times—as River Cartwright is about to learn the hard way.David Cartwright, long buried, has left his library to the Spooks&’ College in Oxford, and now one of the books is missing. Or perhaps it never existed. River, once a &“slow horse&” of Slough House, MI5&’s outpost for demoted and disgraced spies, has some time to kill while awaiting medical clearance to return to work, and starts investigating the secrets of his grandfather&’s library.Over at the Park, MI5 First Desk Diana Taverner is in a pickle. An operation carried out during the height of the Troubles laid bare the ugly side of state security, and those involved are threatening to expose details. But every threat hides an opportunity, and Taverner has come up with a scheme. All she needs is the right dupe to get caught holding the bag.Jackson Lamb, the enigmatic and odiferous head of Slough House, has no plans to send in the clowns. On the other hand, if the clowns ignore his instructions, any harm that befalls them is hardly his fault. But they&’re his clowns. And if they don&’t all make it home, there&’ll be a reckoning.
People Watching: A Novel
by Hannah Bonam-YoungIn this sexy and emotional romance from the acclaimed author of Out of the Woods and Out on a Limb, a small-town woman&’s journey to spread her wings intertwines with the arrival of an adventurous newcomer who brings out the best in her.Prudence Welch has found solace in her introverted life in Baysville, a charming tourist town in Northern Ontario. Despite once dreaming of a life beyond its borders, she now finds contentment in her routines: working at her father&’s gas station, writing poetry, and caring for her mother, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer&’s disease shortly after Prue&’s nineteenth birthday. But as her mother&’s condition worsens and her father&’s concerns about her own future intensify, Prue feels her world slipping further out of control.Enter Milo Kablukov, an enigmatic wanderer whose beat-up van covered with ill-advised bumper stickers rolls into town just when Prue needs a change. It&’s all too easy to let go with him, and Prue can&’t help but strike up an unlikely friendship with Milo, which leads to a wild and sexy agreement between them.Milo, a man of many adventures and countless stories, is not one to settle down. However, his brother&’s urgent need for help has brought him to Baysville, and now the intriguing Prue has given him more reason to stay—especially once they start spending more time together, their chemistry intensifying, and casual-sex lessons begin at Prue&’s request.But as their temporary arrangement blossoms into something deeper, Prue and Milo discover that getting out of their comfort zones is one thing . . . taking that leap together is something else entirely.
Touch Me, I'm Sick: A Memoir in Essays
by Margeaux FeldmanReject the stigmas of trauma and chronic illness by fostering queer forms of intimacy—and embracing the many ways humans can care for one another.The writer behind the popular @softcore_trauma Instagram offers a deeply personal memoir for folks seeking healing and better care.The forms of intimacy and care that we&’ve been sold are woefully inadequate and problematic. In a world that treats those who are sick and traumatized as problems in need of a cure, nonbinary writer, artist, educator, and Instagram creator Margeaux Feldman offers a different story.Trauma, which all too often manifests as chronic illness, tells us that there is something deeply wrong with the world we live in. A world that promotes individualism, fractures us from community through violence and systemic oppression, and leaves us traumatized. That is what we need to cure.While unveiling their own lived experiences caregiving for their sick father, losing their mother, surviving sexual abuse, and grappling with their own chronic illness, Feldman provides roadmaps for embracing queer modes of care, or &“hysterical intimacies,&” that reject the notion that those who have been labeled sick are broken. Feldman looks at the lengthy history of branding girls, women, and femmes–and their desires–as sick, from the treatment of hysterics by Jean-Martin Charcot and Sigmund Freud in the 19th and 20th centuries. What emerges is a valiant call for rethinking the ways we seek healing.This compelling blend of theory, personal narrative, and cultural criticism offers a path forward for reimagining the shapes and forms that intimacy, care, and interdependence can take.
Why School Boards Matter: Reclaiming the Heart of American Education and Democracy
by Scott R. LevyHow school boards are uniquely positioned to strengthen our public education system and our democracy.In Virginia, a contentious school board meeting led to an arrest and trespassing summons. In Utah, eleven people were charged with disorderly conduct after a board meeting turned chaotic. Not long ago, school boards conducted mundane district business. Understudied and underreported, they were an afterthought of centrally driven education reform efforts. Now, across blue, purple, and red states, school boards have become the epicenter of heated debates, reflecting society&’s deep divisions. In Why School Boards Matter, Scott Levy challenges conventional wisdom by reminding us of the essential role school boards play.While battles in the boardroom may be uncomfortable, they exemplify how passionate Americans are about education. As policymakers debate the federal government&’s role in K-12 and states pursue sharply divergent policies, Levy offers a roadmap that empowers school boards to tackle intractable public education challenges, including initiative fatigue, district climate, and accountability. School boards are where theory meets practice, where federal and state requirements converge with local policies, and where constituents can advocate for important issues affecting our children today. Every K-12 stakeholder—administrators, teachers, parents, and students alike—has a vested interest in understanding how school boards shape education.
Think, Act, and Feel Better with CBT: Practical Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Tools for Life's Ups and Downs
by Gianna LaLota LMHC, LPCSimple, effective CBT skills tailored for common challenges like anxiety, perfectionism, procrastination, insomnia, and moreCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a powerful, evidence-based psychotherapy for managing mental health conditions like anxiety disorders, depression, and ADHD. However, it&’s also popular for coping with daily-life issues, like procrastination and insomnia, because its structured, goal-oriented approach and focus on problem-solving can offer rapid relief to anyone facing tough times. By helping people think through the connections between their thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and physical reactions, CBT helps them act in ways that make them feel better. With Think, Act, and Feel Better with CBT, you can achieve measurable relief from chronic stress, anger, overthinking, people-pleasing, and other barriers to good mental health and greater well-being This collection of CBT guides features: Accessible, beginner-friendly explanations that don&’t require familiarity or prior experience with cognitive behavioral therapy.Concise, action-oriented CBT toolkits packed with therapeutic insights, CBT skills, and practical strategies customized for everyday challenges.Insightful guidance by a licensed CBT expert who has helped hundreds of clients overcome mental and emotional issues to live happier, fuller lives.Additional skills and strategies from DBT and ACT, two popular, newer approaches to therapy that build on the foundational CBT model.
Godly Ambition: Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Time, Talent, and Treasure
by Ruslan KDAmbition isn&’t the enemy—it&’s the answer.Ruslan KD went from refugee to success story. Now the influential YouTuber, artist, and entrepreneur shares his playbook for building a career that leverages your gifts, serves your community, and glorifies God.Trying to make our way in a fast-moving world, we can often feel overwhelmed, ill-equipped, and unsure of next steps. And ambition? Many times, it&’s mistaken for selfishness and gets a bad rap. But what if ambition, rooted in faith, is exactly what you need to uncover your purpose, sharpen your skills, and make an impact for God's kingdom?In Godly Ambition, hip-hop artist, entrepreneur, and popular YouTuber Ruslan KD shares his story—from growing up as a refugee with a single mom to facing a future headed for trouble. Instead, faith and hard work led him to a life filled with purpose, impact, and peace.In this book, you'll learn how to• understand the difference between selfish and godly ambition• clarify your identity and purpose in Christ• make the most of where you are right now while building toward your future• develop skills that set you apart• take simple, actionable steps to move forward in your lifeNo fluff. No hype. Just practical insights to help you chase the right goals and live with deeper purpose. Wherever you are today, Godly Ambition will challenge and inspire you to live boldly for God, using your gifts to make a difference.
Rebel Girls 5-Minute Stories
by Rebel GirlsRead these short stories and go on exciting adventures with 10 unforgettable Rebels.Presented in a beautiful gift book, each story in Rebel Girls: 5-Minute Stories is perfect to pick up and read before bedtime, or for sharing together with friends and family! Featuring a diverse range of women across sport, entertainment, science, and more, every story has been adapted to be suitable for younger readers. Gorgeous illustrations appear alongside the stories to engage and inspire children while they learn.Here’s what readers can expect from this singular short story book for girls:Write enchanting melodies with Taylor Swift.Dance across the stage with Alicia Alonso.Rescue elephants in Thailand with Lek Chailert.Start a tree-planting movement with Wangari Maathai.Invent computer coding with Ada Lovelace.Climb Mt. Everest with Junko Tabei.Race through Italy on a bicycle with Alfonsina Strada.Build a booming business with Madam C.J. Walker.Protect the environment with Autumn Peltier.Leap, flip, and twist to Olympic gold with Simone Biles!Uplifting and enlightening, Rebel Girls: 5-Minute Stories highlights the incredible stories of ten influential women in a collection of bite-sized but riveting five-minute tales. With a padded cover and gorgeous illustrations throughout, this beautiful keepsake is full of inspiring stories, making for a wonderful gift for kids of all ages.© 2025 Rebel Girls, Inc.
The Quilting Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Quilting and Patchwork
by DKThe ultimate guide to quilting, from the first cut to the final stitch. The Quilting Book contains everything you need to know to create your own stunning quilt designs. This essential guide includes more than 200 step-by-step techniques, from measuring and cutting to quilting and binding, along with different styles including improv and foundation paper piecing. Once you have practiced the basics, try out your newfound skills with 13 quilting projects, or design your own with 85 classic pattern blocks. Whether you’re curious about quilting but don’t know where to start, or an experienced quilter looking for a handy reference as you build on your skills, The Quilting Book makes it easy to create quilts that will be loved for a lifetime.
Candace, the Universe, and Everything
by Sherri L. SmithA speculative middle grade novel about three generations of Black girls connected across time and space through a wormhole in their school locker.What if your locker was a wormhole to the past?On the first day of eighth grade, Candace Wells opens her locker and is astonished when an unusual bird flies out. Soon after, a notebook mysteriously appears on the top shelf, labeled Tracey Auburn, 1988. Stranger still, as Candace reads the notebook, new messages start to appear.Professor Tracey Auburn only vaguely remembers a bird flying into her locker in eighth grade, way back in 1988, and losing a notebook she could have sworn she put on the top shelf. Until Candace shows up at her office with the missing notebook forty years later.Quantum physicist Loretta Spencer will never forget the bird flying out of her locker in eighth grade in 1948. Her life&’s work has been to study the portal and others like it, and now she needs Tracey&’s and Candace&’s help to complete her research.So begins an unlikely friendship and a hunt around Chicago and the state of Illinois to uncover the secrets of the locker, the universe, and everything. One thing&’s for sure: Eighth grade will never be the same again.
The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path
by Emma Heming Willis"This book is a game changer for caregivers of loved ones with dementia. It comes out of Emma&’s pain, which she has turned into a purpose bigger than herself. I couldn&’t be prouder of her and the courage it took for her to write this. This book will help millions of families, like hers, like yours, like mine, like everyone&’s. It&’s a book for our time.&” —Maria ShriverFrom Emma Heming Willis, wife of Bruce Willis, a deeply personal and richly compassionate supportive guide that helps caregivers care for themselves while they navigate a loved one's dementia. AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVERThe day Emma Heming Willis&’ husband, Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), all they were given was a pamphlet and told to check back in a few months. With no hope or direction, Emma walked out of that doctor&’s appointment frozen with fear, confusion and a sense that her world had just fallen apart.In fact, it had. Bruce and Emma had their story written, their future mapped out. Yet all those dreams crumbled with that diagnosis, and Emma felt alone and more isolated than ever. How would she care for her husband while parenting their young daughters?At that devastating time, Emma just wanted someone who'd been through it to tell her, &“This feels terrible right now. Your life is in shambles. But it&’s going to be okay. Here are some things to think about and put in place so you cannot just survive but thrive.&”With The Unexpected Journey, Emma has written the book she wishes she&’d been handed on the day of Bruce&’s diagnosis: a supportive guide to navigating the complicated, heartbreaking, and transformative experience that is caregiving for your loved one. Weaving her personal journey as a care partner with the latest research and insights from the world&’s top dementia, caregiving, and integrative experts she offers the guidance and wisdom caregivers everywhere so desperately need to hear, including:A diagnosis isn&’t just a label, it&’s a starting point. It helps you better understand your person&’s behavior and respond with more clarity and compassion.Taking care of yourself is not optional; it's mandatory. It will make you a better care partner. It&’s not selfish, it&’s self-preserving.You don&’t have a choice about being on the dementia caregiving journey. But you do have a choice in terms of how you approach it and reframe it.Caregivers are human so you aren&’t always going to be patient and selfless. You have challenges and struggle with conflicting emotions and that&’s okay. Ultimately, The Unexpected Journey shows you how to care for yourself while doing one of the hardest, most heartbreaking jobs in the world. Because if you don&’t take care of yourself, you are not going to be able to look after anyone else—especially your loved one with dementia.For anyone caregiving for a loved one with any form of dementia, and even for those caregiving for other conditions, The Unexpected Journey shows that you are not alone. As Emma writes, &“I know that no two caregiving journeys are the same, but we are connected by the same unchosen thread. It&’s not an easy path for you, your loved one or your family. But I&’m here to let you know that you are not alone, and, in time, you will find your footing, and a way forward."
Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution
by Amy Coney BarrettFrom Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a glimpse of her journey to the Court and an account of her approach to the ConstitutionSince her confirmation hearing, Americans have peppered Justice Amy Coney Barrett with questions. How has she adjusted to the Court? What is it like to be a Supreme Court justice with school-age children? Do the justices get along? What does her normal day look like? How does the Court get its cases? How does it decide them? How does she decide?In Listening to the Law, Justice Barrett answers these questions and more. She lays out her role (and daily life) as a justice, touching on everything from her deliberation process to dealing with media scrutiny. With the warmth and clarity that made her a popular law professor, she brings to life the making of the Constitution and explains her approach to interpreting its text. Whether sharing stories of clerking for Justice Scalia or walking readers through prominent cases, she invites readers to wrestle with originalism and to embrace the rich heritage of our Constitution.
Does This Make Me Funny?: Essays
by Zosia MametFrom the singular mind of Zosia Mamet, a collection of charmingly witty and achingly vulnerable essays about the challenge and magic of growing up in show businessYou may know Zosia Mamet from her role as Shoshanna on Girls, or for being one of Hollywood&’s original nepo babies (or as she says, &“So if I&’m a nepo baby I&’m like a B minus one at best and maybe not even a full one. I&’m like a nepo baby lite, a nepito baby, if you will&”).What you might not know is that as a toddler she visited theaters where her mom was rehearsing and crawled around on the floor, scrunching herself between seats; that she earnestly believed in Santa Claus for way too long; that she spent years navigating body image issues in hopes of finding elusive self-love; and that she was so overwhelmed and overjoyed when finally meeting her idol David Sedaris that she hid in the bathroom and melted into a &“glitter puddle.&”The essays in Does This Make Me Funny? introduce us to Zosia Mamet in all her glory—from her early days growing up in literary and dramatic circles, to her years as a young adult pining for acceptance and love, to her first attempts to make it as an actor, to where she and Shosh are now. A gripping, funny, and earnest look at what it means to be a girl in the world and how to define yourself amid the bustle of show business, Does This Make Me Funny? is a captivating debut from a natural-born storyteller.
Just Shine!: How to Be a Better You
by Sonia SotomayorFrom the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Ask! comes a sweet and powerful story about being true to yourself and shining your brightest. How will you help people shine?There once was a little girl who grew up in Puerto Rico with an incredible ability—she was able to make everyone around her shine. She listened, she understood, she worked hard, and she brought out the beauty in each person she met. In a story inspired by her mother&’s ability to help people see their own brilliance, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shows readers how helping others shine makes the whole world brighter.With art by award-winning illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara, Just Shine will help readers find their own inner glow—and recognize that glow in those around them.
Pride and Prejudice: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Jane AustenJane Austen&’s timeless classic that explores the intricate complexities of love, societal expectations, and the power of overcoming prejudice—now in a beautiful clothbound hardcover edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip, and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love
by Ann RoseIn this slightly spooky paranormal romance, will two women finally break their curse and get the happily ever after they&’ve fought for?Each year, when no one is paying attention, The Dead of Night Halloween store appears in a new location with its giant sign and great low prices. No one sees them setting up or tearing down—one day it&’s just there and then, two days after Halloween, it&’s gone.Pepper White knows exactly how this works. For five years, ever since the last Keeper of the Store tricked her, she has been cursed—appearing when the store does, and disappearing when it goes away. People will remember The Dead of Night, but they&’ll completely forget Pepper. That is, until Christina Loring walks in the door. Their chemistry is instantaneous and, for the first time in five years, Pepper finds herself wishing for more time.But how do you tell the girl you&’re falling for that you&’re cursed and that you only have ten weeks together before Christina forgets . . . everything? To have a chance at happily ever after, Pepper has to do the one thing she swore she wouldn&’t—find the right treat to trick someone else into taking on the curse. But all&’s fair in love and spells, and this spooky season, Pepper and Christina are ready to stir up trouble in the name of love.
Inside Parties: How Party Rules Shape Membership and Responsiveness (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
by Georgia KernellWhile extensive research examines electoral systems and institutions at the country-level, few studies investigate rules within parties. Inside Parties changes the research landscape by systematically examining 65 parties in 20 parliamentary democracies around the world. Georgia Kernell develops a formal model of party membership and tests the hypotheses using cross-national surveys, member studies, experiments, and computer simulations of projected vote shares. She finds that a party's level of decentralization – the degree to which it incorporates rank and file members into decision making – determines which voters it best represents. Decentralized parties may attract more members to campaign for the party, but they do so at the cost of adopting more extreme positions that pull them away from moderate voters. Novel and comprehensive, Inside Parties is an indispensable study of how parties select candidates, nominate leaders, and set policy goals.
Sustainable Development and the Environment in Southeast Asia (Elements in Politics and Society in Southeast Asia)
by Pamela D. McElweeThe rapid economic development experienced by Southeast Asia has come at the cost of considerable environmental degradation, including deforestation and land degradation, biodiversity loss, water and ocean pollution, rising greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing vulnerability to climate change. While sustainable development as a concept recognizes the fundamental importance of nature to future human well-being, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a set of policies falls far short of this ideal. The SDGs, particularly the environmental goals relating to life on land, life under water, and climate action, are essentially impossible to meet in Southeast Asia, as no country is on a sustainability trajectory, but these goals are superficial and modest at best anyway. Alternative approaches that recognize trade-offs and seek to integrate across solutions, that create spaces for inclusion, and which center equity and justice could help meet SDG goals, but face considerable challenges in implementation across Southeast Asia.
Democracy's Double Helix: Participation, Equality and Revolution in Early Modern Europe
by Lars BehrischWhere does our modern democracy come from? It is a composite of two very different things: a medieval tradition of political participation, pluralistic but highly elitist; and the notion of individual equality, emerging during the early modern period. These two things first converged in the American and French revolutions – a convergence that was not only unexpected and unplanned but has remained fragile to this day. Democracy's Double Helix does not simply project and trace our modern democracy back into history, assuming that it was bound to come about. It looks instead at the political practices and attitudes prevailing before its emergence. From this perspective, it becomes clear that there was little to predict the coming of democracy. It also becomes clear that the two historical trajectories that formed it obey very different logics and always remain in tension. From this genuinely historical vantage point, we can therefore better understand the nature of our democracy and its current crisis.
Extradition and Empire: Sovereignty and Subjecthood in Hong Kong (Studies in Legal History)
by Ivan LeeIn the first book-length study of the imperial history of extradition in Hong Kong, Ivan Lee shows how British judges, lawyers, and officials navigated the nature of extradition, debated its legalities, and distinguished it over time from other modalities of criminal jurisdiction – including deportation, rendition, and trial and punishment under territorial and extraterritorial laws. These complex debates were rooted in the contested legal status of Chinese subjects under the Opium War treaties of 1842–43. They also intersected wider shifts and tensions in British ideas of territorial sovereignty, criminal justice and procedure, and the legal rights and liabilities of British subjects and alien persons in British territory. By the 1870s, a new area of imperial law emerged as Britain incorporated a frontier colony into an increasingly territorial and legally homogenous empire. This important perspective revises our understanding of the legal origins of colonial Hong Kong and British imperialism in China.
Technologies of the Marvellous in Ancient Greek Religion (Cambridge Classical Studies)
by Tatiana BurThis book investigates the ways that technological, and especially mechanical, strategies were integrated into ancient Greek religion. By analysing a range of evidence, from the tragic use of the deus ex machina to Hellenistic epigrams to ancient mechanical literature, it expands the existing vocabulary of visual modes of ancient epiphany. Moreover, it contributes to the cultural history of the unique category of ancient 'enchantment' technologies by challenging the academic orthodoxy regarding the incompatibility of religion and technology. The evidence for this previously unidentified phenomenon is presented in full, thereby enabling the reader to perceive the shifting matrices of agency between technical objects, mechanical knowledge, gods, and mortals from the fifth century BCE to the second century CE.
Sociology of Mental Health: Theories, Social Contexts, and Systems
by Teresa L. Scheid Eric R. WrightSociology of Mental Health, 4th Edition offers a comprehensive introduction to the impact of social forces on mental health. Fully updated throughout, it features eleven new chapters on such topics as immigration, the work-family interface, and LGBTQ+ mental health. Part I addresses the central theoretical developments in the sociology of mental health. Part II examines the social context of mental health, including the social structures, statuses, and positions that affect mental health. Part III moves to the system level, focusing on the structural forces that shape mental health care. Each chapter is written by leading scholars who have defined our understanding of the relationship between mental health and society. This book is designed for mental health students, educators, researchers, and providers, serving as an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand mental health and mental health delivery systems.