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East-West Symbioses
The Reconciliation of Opposites
This book explores many facets of the encounters between East and West, including exoticizations and incommensurabilities, creative fusions, and the effect of the West on Asian countries. It will appeal to anyone seeking an understanding of the relationship of the two spheres.
This book explores many facets of the encounters between East and West, including exoticizations and incommensurabilities, creative fusions, and the effect of the West on Asian countries. It will appeal to anyone seeking an understanding of the relationship of the two spheres.
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Pop Culture Matters
Proceedings of the 39th Conference of the Northeast Popular Culture Association
We immerse ourselves daily in expressions of popular culture but rarely pay critical attention to them. The essays in this collection redress this situation and critically examine various offerings in film, television, social media, music, literature, sports, and related areas.
We immerse ourselves daily in expressions of popular culture but rarely pay critical attention to them. The essays in this collection redress this situation and critically examine various offerings in film, television, social media, music, literature, sports, and related areas.
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Reinventing Capitalism in New Zealand
History, Structure, Practice and Social Class
White settlers began to arrive in New Zealand in numbers during the 1840s, and sought with their colonial ambitions to reinvent capitalism in a new land. Wilkes traces the shape of this reinvention, and the slow emergence of New Zealand’s particular form of class structure.
White settlers began to arrive in New Zealand in numbers during the 1840s, and sought with their colonial ambitions to reinvent capitalism in a new land. Wilkes traces the shape of this reinvention, and the slow emergence of New Zealand’s particular form of class structure.
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Yuri Vella’s Fight for Survival in Western Siberia
Oil, Reindeer and Gods
A Siberian indigenous poet, reindeer herder, and activist chose to live in the forest, where he fought an oil giant to save his way of life. These essays explore his native spirituality, his struggle, and a new vision for indigenous leadership in post-Soviet Russia.
A Siberian indigenous poet, reindeer herder, and activist chose to live in the forest, where he fought an oil giant to save his way of life. These essays explore his native spirituality, his struggle, and a new vision for indigenous leadership in post-Soviet Russia.
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What Literature Teaches in Times of Crisis
Plague Readings
The Covid pandemic offers a new lens for old stories. This book explores how collective trauma deepens our understanding of authors like Joyce, Kafka, and Chekhov, revealing the enduring psychological power of classic literature.
The Covid pandemic offers a new lens for old stories. This book explores how collective trauma deepens our understanding of authors like Joyce, Kafka, and Chekhov, revealing the enduring psychological power of classic literature.
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This book explores Sherpa culture, a distinct lifestyle preserved despite outside influence from tourism and modernisation. As the Sherpa language is oral, outside accounts often suffer from mistranslations. Written by a Sherpa, this unique work overcomes these barriers.
This book explores Sherpa culture, a distinct lifestyle preserved despite outside influence from tourism and modernisation. As the Sherpa language is oral, outside accounts often suffer from mistranslations. Written by a Sherpa, this unique work overcomes these barriers.
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Re-theorising the Indian Subcontinental Diaspora
Old and New Directions
How do 30 million people of the Indian Subcontinental diaspora renegotiate their identities? This volume explores their historical, socio-cultural, and economic migration patterns, examining diasporic writers, films, and unique case studies ushering in a new era of identity.
How do 30 million people of the Indian Subcontinental diaspora renegotiate their identities? This volume explores their historical, socio-cultural, and economic migration patterns, examining diasporic writers, films, and unique case studies ushering in a new era of identity.
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This volume examines the challenges of social exclusion and inequality facing Western Balkan countries on their path to the EU. It explores how state failures to protect women, young people, and Roma minorities have driven high rates of outward migration.
This volume examines the challenges of social exclusion and inequality facing Western Balkan countries on their path to the EU. It explores how state failures to protect women, young people, and Roma minorities have driven high rates of outward migration.
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Revolutionary Essays on Life, Earth, and Politics
Ideas for the Next 400 Years
Science is our only guide to the Crisis of the Anthropocene. This wakeup call explores climate change, biodiversity collapse, and the political failures behind them. Data shows the US is not an advanced democracy, and threats like Trumpism put freedom itself at stake.
Science is our only guide to the Crisis of the Anthropocene. This wakeup call explores climate change, biodiversity collapse, and the political failures behind them. Data shows the US is not an advanced democracy, and threats like Trumpism put freedom itself at stake.
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The folktales of Libyan Jews reveal views on social issues that couldn't be expressed openly due to cultural inhibitions and fear. This study examines these tales, exploring relationships, the position of women, and attitudes towards the “Other,” including the Muslim majority.
The folktales of Libyan Jews reveal views on social issues that couldn’t be expressed openly due to cultural inhibitions and fear. This study examines these tales, exploring relationships, the position of women, and attitudes towards the “Other,” including the Muslim majority.
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This collection offers a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities of globalization for youth in Africa and its diaspora. It issues a call for action to governments to tap into the energy of its youth through education, agriculture, sport, and technology.
This collection offers a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities of globalization for youth in Africa and its diaspora. It issues a call for action to governments to tap into the energy of its youth through education, agriculture, sport, and technology.
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How can we redesign siloed systems to support families at risk? This book offers key principles for a community and government approach to child wellbeing. It explores early intervention strategies and asks what it takes to build family-friendly communities that improve lives.
How can we redesign siloed systems to support families at risk? This book offers key principles for a community and government approach to child wellbeing. It explores early intervention strategies and asks what it takes to build family-friendly communities that improve lives.
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Virtual communities are one of the most important factors affecting consumer decisions. This text explains their features and types, arguing that understanding how they change is more relevant than ever for the students and business owners of the future.
Virtual communities are one of the most important factors affecting consumer decisions. This text explains their features and types, arguing that understanding how they change is more relevant than ever for the students and business owners of the future.
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Waste Research from the Social Sciences and Humanities Perspectives
Reopening the Bin
Diverse international scholars interrogate waste from the social sciences and humanities. Offering insider perspectives and practical experiences from global South and North communities, they highlight innovative solutions and propose new approaches to our shared waste dilemmas.
Diverse international scholars interrogate waste from the social sciences and humanities. Offering insider perspectives and practical experiences from global South and North communities, they highlight innovative solutions and propose new approaches to our shared waste dilemmas.
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This book offers an application of Bourdieu’s framework to the under-examined experiences of community-college students seeking a second chance in Hong Kong. It explores how middle and working-class students see themselves and face academic challenges throughout their journey.
This book offers an application of Bourdieu’s framework to the under-examined experiences of community-college students seeking a second chance in Hong Kong. It explores how middle and working-class students see themselves and face academic challenges throughout their journey.
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This book introduces citizen science approaches to coastal and marine sciences. It goes beyond the narrow definition of citizen science to include contributions from the tourism industry, discussing methods from social media and apps to tour operator sighting logs.
This book introduces citizen science approaches to coastal and marine sciences. It goes beyond the narrow definition of citizen science to include contributions from the tourism industry, discussing methods from social media and apps to tour operator sighting logs.
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This insider account shows how working-class students in a conservative region initiated radical changes in the Sixties. Their vivid story of bringing students around to support social justice illustrates how democratic change can reshape a nation, inspiring today's activists.
This insider account shows how working-class students in a conservative region initiated radical changes in the Sixties. Their vivid story of bringing students around to support social justice illustrates how democratic change can reshape a nation, inspiring today’s activists.
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This book analyses data from floods, earthquakes, and bio-infections to provide a model of ethnological disaster research. It focuses on communities’ quality of life, offering contributions to policy for disaster prevention, response, and recovery.
This book analyses data from floods, earthquakes, and bio-infections to provide a model of ethnological disaster research. It focuses on communities’ quality of life, offering contributions to policy for disaster prevention, response, and recovery.
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This book explores the partnership between the French state and Disney to create Val d’Europe. It reveals why a welfarist state joined a capitalist giant and critically examines their ongoing efforts to build a massive urban tourism pole despite criticisms and challenges.
This book explores the partnership between the French state and Disney to create Val d’Europe. It reveals why a welfarist state joined a capitalist giant and critically examines their ongoing efforts to build a massive urban tourism pole despite criticisms and challenges.
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Stress in Plants
The Hidden Half
This book provides an overview of the challenges of increasing crop productivity for a growing population. It links plant activity to tolerance and adaptation, offering strategies to counter the impact of environmental stress, a threat magnified by climate change.
This book provides an overview of the challenges of increasing crop productivity for a growing population. It links plant activity to tolerance and adaptation, offering strategies to counter the impact of environmental stress, a threat magnified by climate change.
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