Murder In Seal Chart
The 1908 unsolved murder of Caroline Luard sent shockwaves rippling through the calm, ordered world of Edwardian England, shattering the illusion of safety in its idyllic countryside. In broad daylight, this esteemed woman was savagely struck down in cold blood - a crime as perplexing as it was horrifying, leaving behind a baffling void - no suspects, no witnesses, no motive, no weapon, and not a shred of forensic evidence to guide the authorities.It was an act so audacious, so ghastly, that it seized the imagination of a nation with its sudden and puzzling nature. The incident destroyed the Luard family and had far-reaching implications, almost ruining the career of a chief constable, igniting a storm of judicial outrage, and spawning countless conspiracy theories alongside sensational media frenzy. Speculation ran rife, with ideas ranging from targeted revenge to crimes of opportunity. Despite meticulous investigations and the involvement of experienced detectives of the Kent County Constabulary and Scotland Yard, the case posed insurmountable challenges, leaving them grasping at straws. This book offers a fresh perspective on the mystery, scandal, and intrigue involved in Edwardian England's most compelling and harrowing murder that refuses to be forgotten.
Critical Thinking in Everyday Life
Critical thinking is a metacognitive process that, through purposeful, self-regulatory reflective judgment; the skills of analysis, evaluation, and inference; and a disposition towards thinking, increases the chances of producing a logical conclusion to an argument or a solution to a problem. As a result of the dramatically increasing availability of information (including both misinformation and disinformation), the need for critical thinking is arguably more important now than ever. Given the role of higher-order cognitive processes for the foundation of critical thinking, the relationship between intelligence and critical thinking is important to consider, not only for readers of the Journal of Intelligence, but for anyone with an interest in researching cognitive science and education, or simply those wishing to enhance the quality of thinking in their everyday lives. Given that a large body of CT research has focused on its conceptualisation and enhancement through educational strategies, this Special Issue is unique in its scope due to exploring the application of critical thinking to real-world settings and everyday life through a collection of original research, a review of the literature, and position pieces regarding topics of utmost relevance to such applications.
The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery
A landmark account of the origins of American slavery, revealing how ancient Roman ideas were used to defend the establishment of a slave empire in the English Atlantic world. The period from 1550 to 1700 was critical in the development of slavery across the English Atlantic world. During this time, English discourse about slavery revolved around one central question: How could free persons be made into slaves? John Samuel Harpham shows that English authors found answers to this question in a tradition of ideas that stretched back to the ancient world, where they were most powerfully expressed in Roman law. These ideas, in turn, became the basis for the earliest defenses of American slavery. The Roman tradition had located the main source of slavery in war: enslavement was the common fate of captives who otherwise faced execution. In early modern England, this account was incorporated into studies of the common law and influential natural rights theories by the likes of Hugo Grotius and John Locke. When Europeans started to publish firsthand accounts of Africa in the sixteenth century, these reports were thus received into a culture saturated with Roman ideas. Over time, English observers started to assert that the common customs of enslavement among the nations of Africa fit within the Roman model. Englishmen had initially expressed reluctance to take part in the Atlantic slave trade. But once assured that the slave trade could be traced back to customs they understood to be legitimate, they proved keen to profit from it. An eloquent account of the moral logic that propelled the development of an immoral institution, The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery reveals the power of an overlooked tradition of ideas in the history of human bondage.
Charlatans
From snake-oil salesmen to crypto grifters, the "fascinating" (Fareed Zakaria) story of charlatans--and why we fall for them For centuries charlatans have been bamboozling victims. But today, charlatanry is more lucrative and global than ever. Using the power of digital technology, our age's charlatans have spun a worldwide web of exploitation on an unprecedented scale. In Charlatans, global affairs experts Mois矇s Na穩m and Quico Toro investigate how charlatans fool us and why they've become so influential today. They argue that modern charlatans exploit the same weak points in human cognition as the snake-oil salesmen of the old West. They earn our trust, trick us into believing they have some special skill or knowledge, then exploit us. In some ways, nothing has changed. But, today, charlatans are digital, viral, and global. Whether they're health gurus pushing pseudoscience or crypto bros orchestrating Ponzi schemes, modern charlatans rapidly amass worldwide audiences on the internet and social media using a common set of strategies. These hucksters swiftly swindle unsuspecting victims, as our slow-moving institutions struggle to respond. Packed with insights on how to avoid being duped by charlatans, this is an eye-opening journey through the brazen deception and brutal victimization at the heart of this new global scourge.
Critical Suicide Studies
The sociocultural aspects of suicide occupy a relatively small space in the literature on this topic, whereas biomedical and mental health framings dominate the discipline of suicidology. Despite the growing recognition that "Eurocentric configurations" (Tisha X and marcela polanco, 2021) and western-centric notions of suicidality reflect colonial ideologies, the realms of knowledge grounded in Indigenous and majority-world expertise are not always validated to the same degree in suicide research, and by extension, in practical contexts. Critical suicide studies, a discipline that expands and enhances conventional biomedical approaches by engaging with lived experiences, power relations, social justice, and the histories that frame knowledge on suicidality, have shifted the debate, but they require more nuanced perspectives if they are to continue to disrupt normative approaches. To reimagine how scholars, advocates, and practitioners think about and address suicidality, new scholarly spaces are needed to explore this topic from a critical, sociocultural angle.
Local Government or Local Administration?
This book explores the local governance and local development experiences of the world's largest Democracy - Nigeria, from the epochal period of military dictatorship in 1976 to the current Fourth Republic democratic dispensation that commenced in 1999. The book is special, written by an ardent scholar who has researched local government affairs at both Master and Doctoral levels, and has worked in the Local Government Service for 35 years rising to the highest career level of Head of Local Government Administration. Hence, the book is outstandingly enriched with accurate and balanced views arising from the 'binocular vision' of strict objectivity of a dispassionate scholar and the recondite knowledge and experience of a hands-on practitioner. The contents of this book are adapted from author's presentations made at two separate technical sessions: a Master-level thesis presentation to the Department of Political Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Part 1) and a Doctoral-level thesis presentation to the Department of Public Administration, University of Nigeria (Part 2); both presentations spanning 8 years apart. Laws, policies, programs, activities and operating procedures of Local Governments are explained in detail including the theories, doctrines, beliefs and assumptions that underlie these laws, policies, etc. To address any gaps that may rise in the course of readership, answers are provided to some frequently asked questions (FAQs). This book provides readers with illuminating insights to the importance of local government in grassroots development and sustainable poverty reduction. It shows the relativity among local governments in different countries, especially in their theoretical constructs.
Bias and Fairness in AI HR Systems
This book includes the Bias and Fairness in AI HR Systems. It explains various types of Bias in AI, Sources of Bias and various ways to mitigate the bias. It also includes the various impacts of Bias in the HR System. At the same time, this book also includes fairness in AI. This book includes the various types of fairness in AI systems and strategies for fairness. It also includes the ways of addressing fairness and Bias in AI HR Systems. It also explains the objective and Action for it. This study also explains the future of AI and Regulation. At the same time, it also focuses on the various challenges and limitations of bias detection in AI HR systems. It explains Opportunities, limitations, and recommendations for algorithmic hiring and fairness and also Compares the Bias and Fairness in AI. For more justification, this book also included some real-world examples and case studies like a case study on Amazon.
Development of an Ethnoscience- Based Science Teaching Module to Enhance Students' Science Literacy
Discover how science education can integrate cultural heritage to enhance students' scientific literacy with Development of an Ethnoscience-Based Science Teaching Module to Enhance Students' Science Literacy. This innovative book bridges the gap between traditional knowledge and modern scientific principles, combining cutting-edge teaching strategies with the richness of Mandar local wisdom to create a truly unique learning experience. Through the exploration of cultural practices such as the preparation of Bau Peapi, the crafting of Golla Mamingga, and the role of traditional Mandar musical instruments like the kecaping and rebana, this book equips educators with practical tools to foster curiosity and critical thinking among students. Ideal for educators, researchers, and advocates of contextual science education, this book provides: A comprehensive framework for implementing ethnoscience-based teaching methods. Effective strategies to boost students' engagement and science literacy. A deep dive into Mandar's rich cultural traditions and their scientific relevance. Transform the way science is taught with this powerful approach that honors cultural heritage while driving innovation and fostering a deeper understanding of science.
Framing as an essential function of creating propaganda
In an era where the media shapes perceptions and influences public opinion, the study of how information is framed, and the role of propaganda has never been more relevant. This study delves deep into the mechanisms through which media frames inform, distort, and manipulate public understanding, shedding light on the powerful interplay between framing theory and propagandistic techniques. Through a comprehensive examination of both historical and contemporary examples, this dissertation uncovers how different frames -whether subtle or overt- are utilized to steer public narratives and influence collective beliefs. The study explores key concepts from framing theory, offering an insightful analysis of how frames are constructed, disseminated, and internalized by audiences. In turn, it examines the ways in which these frames serve the interests of political, social, and economic elites, often acting as tools of propaganda. Drawing on a case study from modern-day Russia, this study dissects the strategies used by both state and non-state actors to control the narrative. It illustrates the subtle yet pervasive influence of media framing on public consciousness, highlighting how different groups use frames to maintain power, perpetuate ideologies, or manipulate emotional responses. This book offers readers not only a theoretical exploration of framing and propaganda but also practical insights into how these mechanisms shape our worldview. Whether through the creation of an enemy image, the promotion of certain values, or the manipulation of fear, the book shows how framing becomes the bedrock of persuasive, often coercive, campaigns designed to shape mass behavior. Framing as an essential function of creating propaganda is a crucial resource for scholars, media analysts, and anyone interested in understanding the power of communication in the modern world. By examining the hidden forces at play in the construction of messages, it challenges readers to think critically about the media they consume and the propaganda techniques shaping their reality.
Bridging Nigeria's Divides
This book offers a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of how Nigeria's diversity has shaped its social, political, and economic trajectories, and the critical role of leadership in navigating these complex dynamics. Drawing on a multidisciplinary approach that combines historical, political, sociological, leadership, and political economy perspectives, it seeks to challenge existing narratives and provide fresh insights that can inform the path towards sustainable unity and prosperity. At the heart of this book is the recognition that transformative leadership is essential for addressing Nigeria's diversity-related challenges and forging a shared national vision. The nation's diversity should not be seen as a liability, but rather as a source of strength and resilience, if harnessed effectively. This work will explore innovative models of inclusive, visionary, and accountable leadership that can navigate the fault lines of Nigerian society and harness the country's rich tapestry of cultures and identities as a catalyst for progress and development. The book is structured around ten comprehensive chapters, each delving into a critical dimension of Nigeria's diversity dynamics and the leadership imperative.
Urban Solitude and Survival
Homelessness remains a stark reality in urban India, and Kolkata is no exception. This book explores the struggles and resilience of the city's pavement dwellers, revealing the socio-economic, demographic, and environmental forces shaping their existence. Based on meticulous field research, it challenges the perception of homelessness as mere destitution. Unlike studies on slum dwellers, this book focuses on those who live on roadside pavements-people without even the minimal shelter of a slum. Spanning twelve chapters, the book traces Kolkata's evolution as a migration hub, examining the causes of homelessness and the deprivation faced by pavement dwellers-lack of shelter, sanitation, food security, and financial inclusion. It highlights alarming statistics on poor healthcare access, substance abuse, and illiteracy, particularly among women and children. Despite these hardships, pavement dwellers contribute significantly to the city's informal economy as laborers, vendors, and recyclers. The book also analyzes their interactions with urban policies, public spaces, and societal attitudes, exposing systemic neglect and stigmatization. It underscores how exclusion perpetuates cycles of poverty, keeping them invisible in policy decisions. Concluding with actionable recommendations, it advocates for identity documentation, improved healthcare and sanitation, sustainable housing, and skill development for economic self-reliance. A call for inclusive urban planning and policy reform highlights the urgency of addressing this humanitarian crisis. Supported by data, figures, and human narratives, this work is essential for policymakers, researchers, and social workers. It urges collective action toward a more inclusive and compassionate urban future.
Mad Wife
Submitting to unwanted sex destroyed Kate's love for her husband But she considered killing herself before she could imagine leaving In this electrifying literary memoir, Kate Hamilton deftly traces her complicated journey from loving wife to gaslit victim to furious feminist with an urgent goal: to expose how women are pressured to uphold the institutions of marriage and family, no matter the cost. In the tradition of Know My Name and The Argonauts, Hamilton braids her own story with cultural criticism to argue that we must face the misogyny lurking in the shadows of marriage in the 21st century. She examines the beliefs and conditioning that held her in an increasingly destructive marriage and unflinchingly documents what she did to keep her family together--therapy, unwanted sex with her husband, swinging, affairs, an abortion--without always knowing what she freely chose. And she considers the damage that was done, to herself and others, until she could acknowledge that to save herself and her sons, she had to destroy her marriage. Emotionally intense and timely, Mad Wife interrogates how marriage and the institutions that support it provide the perfect ecosystem for abuse of women and children, endangering their lives and denying them autonomy--all in the service of men's desires.
Bone Valley
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King comes a chilling exploration of one of America's most haunting wrongful conviction cases. Based on the hit podcast, Bone Valley dives into the dark heart of rural Florida, where a young man's life was upended by a tragic miscarriage of justice. "Captivating, enraging, and all too true." --Bob Kolker, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road "Bone Valley is a work of rare moral clarity and deep compassion." ―Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking In 1987, Leo Schofield was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, Michelle. Always insistent on his innocence, he was poorly served by his legal defense: the investigation was sloppy, the case flimsy, and numerous pieces of evidence were ignored. He was sentenced to life in prison. Over thirty years later, Gilbert King is tipped off to Leo's case and is astonished by what he found: layers of corruption, flawed evidence, and deep-seated errors. He can't shake the story and starts to get to know Leo and his family. Leo shows an incomprehensible amount of grace and love about his situation, which spurs Gilbert even more to tell his story. Bone Valley is at once a revelatory investigation into a murder, a chilling portrait of the criminal justice system, and a uniquely powerful story of grace and redemption. Gilbert King has written a new classic of narrative nonfiction.
Det. Edwin Fowle Investigates
Step back in time and immerse yourself in riveting real-life chilling detective cases of infanticide, murder, robbery, fraud, pickpocketing and welshing from the Edwardian era with 'Det. Edwin Fowle Investigates' by John Brookland. This captivating book brings to life ten true criminal investigations, featuring detailed accounts of gripping cases brilliantly solved by Detective Edwin Fowle and his intrepid team. Rich with historical context and authentic police procedures, this compelling read is perfect for true crime enthusiasts and history buffs alike.As the first Detective Constable and later the inaugural Detective Inspector of the Kent County Constabulary, Fowle led investigations in an era before forensic science and modern transportation - no fingerprints, CCTV, or DNA analysis - when every solved crime was a testament to perseverance and ingenuity. This riveting narrative of ten gripping real-life chilling cases of infanticide, murder, robbery, burglary, fraud and pickpocketing, plunges you into the heart of real-life investigations and exposes the harsh realities of a bygone era shaped by deep-rooted poverty, suffragette activism, and social unrest. So, join Detective Inspector Edwin Fowle and his intrepid team as they navigate a world where justice was fought for-one case at a time.
A View from Life's Edge
In today's death-denying, success-driven society, older women's countercultural voices call for our attention. Recounting emotionally charged conversations from across the world, A View from Life's Edge reflects on women's comfort with impending death, gratitude forged by catastrophe, and humility that makes way for wonder. Speaking with nearly one hundred women over the age of eighty in four locations--northern Iceland, south India, a retirement community in California, and a convent in upstate New York--Corinne G. Dempsey finds that, as we near life's end, we gain clarity about what really matters in life. Women's stories and reflections, in which sorrow and loss are central to a life well lived, help to expand our sense of what it means to be human. Drawing on the paradoxical wisdom of world religions and mystical traditions to frame late-life tendencies across cultures, Dempsey portrays these accounts as a corrective to mainstream values that defeat and diminish us. Dempsey encourages us to turn away from ageist fears rather than denying life's inevitable end. Learning from older women's perspectives, we might move their edge-of-life views closer to the center.
Students by Day
The atrocities of the residential school system in Canada are amply documented. Less well-known is the history of day schools, which some two hundred thousand Indigenous youth attended. The Curve Lake Indian Day School operated for over ninety years, from 1899 to 1978. Implementing Indigenous community research practices, Jackson Pind, alongside the Chief and Council of Curve Lake First Nation, conducted a search of the federal archive on operations at the school. Students by Day presents the findings, revealing that the government failed in its fiduciary duty to protect students. Harmful and discriminatory policies forced children to abandon their language and culture and left them subject to many types of abuse. To supplement this documentation, Pind also interviewed survivors of the school, who shared their often difficult testimony. He situates Curve Lake's development and operations within the wider context of Canadian assimilation policies, noting the lasting impacts on Anishinaabe identity and culture. Not only recovering the archive, written and oral, but building on files repatriated to the community, Students by Day is a story of Indigenous resilience, activism, and hope in the face of educational injustice.
Lessons in Drag
Scholarship and performance combine to show how drag can be a blueprint for critique, care, teaching, and worldmaking. Lessons in Drag brings to life a vibrant and thought-provoking dialogue between scholar Kareem Khubchandani and his drag persona LaWhore Vagistan. Beginning with an intimate interview, the book unfolds in alternating chapters where the two exchange insights, stories, and critiques. Khubchandani delves into the lessons LaWhore's drag practice offers about academia--shaping his approaches to research, teaching, and writing--while Vagistan reveals how Khubchandani's scholarship influences her performances, inspiring her understanding of fashion, music, divas, and aunties. Together, their reflections and conversations weave a compelling tapestry of drag's instructive power. Witty, bold, and deeply personal, Lessons in Drag is both an invitation to explore drag as a practice and a celebration of its transformative potential.
Unchanged Trebles
Boy choirs are one of the oldest musical traditions in the Western world. While audiences admire boy singers for their distinctive treble notes, boys who sing in soprano voices have to contend with the notion that they're doing something effeminate, even emasculating, because they sing in a vocal range typically reserved for women and girls. Known as the "unchanged trebles" within choirs, boys who sing in soprano voices defy prevailing norms of traditional masculinity. What do boy choirs represent in a culture that increasingly sees gender as an individual choice rather than a fixed, biological category? And is this tradition, which is rooted in exclusion of girls and women, one worth saving? In Unchanged Trebles, Rebekah Peeples charts an unexpected, thought-provoking, and deeply personal journey into the peculiar world of contemporary boy choirs, where boys learn to do something together that they're often embarrassed to do alone: sing in their soprano voices. Considering her experience as the unlikely mother of a boy soprano alongside dozens of interviews with current directors and former choristers, she argues that some of the tools for creating a more gender-inclusive future can be found in an ancient tradition that has long recognized gender fluidity within the pre-pubescent male body. With humor, insight, and the voice of a gifted storyteller, Unchanged Trebles explores a cultural tradition in which singing and expressing emotion are encouraged for boys, showing them a more expansive form of masculinity as they transition from boyhood to manhood.
Nothing Wanting
Advancing asexuality studies in new, queer directions--beyond identity and beyond the human We've all seen the page that states "this page intentionally left blank" or heard an authority figure declare "nothing to see here, folks," and yet the so-called blank page has writing on it, and folks definitely have something to see. From the entry point of these and other paradoxical declarations of absence, KJ Cerankowski applies the aesthetics of asexuality to theorize silences, nothings, and emptiness. In the process, he explores new ways of making meaning out of the supposedly meaningless. Throughout this investigation into absences, Cerankowski moves intuitively and idiosyncratically, taking readers along a series of waypoints that include Border, the acclaimed horror film about a customs officer who can smell fear; Jenny Hval's discomfiting novel Paradise Rot; and disabled artist Finnegan Shannon's iconic benches. Experimental in form as well as content, Nothing Wanting offers an innovative and mischievous reading experience that plays with structural elements like redaction, erasure, supertext, and repetition. With a deeply anticapitalist, anticolonial motivating ideology, it pushes to the limits of language, subverting commonplace notions of books, knowledge, and what it is to be human. Moving beyond identity and representation, Nothing Wanting is playful, fascinating, and provocative as it conceives asexuality as additive and expansive rather than lacking. As it reveals the vibrant lifeworlds that hum in silences and thrum in stillnesses, Nothing Wanting pivots from the imposition of wanting nothing to the craving of nothing wanting: satisfied, yet always yearning for more worlds of thriving--for everything and everyone.
Feminist Freedom
In Feminist Freedom, Minna Salami asks: What happens when we consider Africa through a feminist lens--and feminism through an African one? Salami explores these questions through an unflinching and clear-sighted African feminist vision. From African knowledge systems to feminist thought and through postcolonial history, she reveals the matrix of power, identity, patriarchy, and imagination that animates everyday life. She tackles the hardest challenges to the African feminist movement--why feminism matters in Africa, how it relates to Black liberation and global feminism, whether "African feminist" is itself a contradiction--and confronts the backlash that both sparked and stalled its progress. Patriarchy and culture, she shows, can smother feminist fire--but language, history, and soul can reignite it. Braiding social criticism with personal storytelling, Feminist Freedom invites readers to see our past, present, and future from the continent outward and to imagine new horizons of liberation.
Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology
Meet the Gods of Sun and SacrificeStep into the dazzling world of ancient Mesoamerica with this engaging and accessible guide to Aztec mythology.Explore the legends, gods, and cosmic cycles that defined one of the most powerful civilizations in the Americas. Far from a dry academic text, Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology brings these ancient stories to life with vivid detail and cultural insight. Readers are introduced to the core beliefs of the Aztec people, including their view of the cosmos, the importance of rituals, and their reverence for nature's forces. Through simple yet powerful storytelling, Matthew Torres offers a beginner-friendly entry point into one of history's most fascinating mythologies.Perfect for curious minds and first-time learners, this book breaks down complex Aztec myths with clarity and captivating storytelling. From the epic creation story of the Five Suns to the mythic journeys through the underworld, Torres makes it easy to understand how the Aztecs explained life, death, and the universe. You'll meet gods like Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, and Huitzilopochtli, and explore their symbolic meanings and roles in Aztec society. With a strong sense of narrative and attention to historical context, this book connects the dots between myth, daily life, and cultural legacy.Inside, you'll find: An easy-to-follow overview of major Aztec gods like Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli, plus underworld spirits, elemental deities, and cosmic forces.Cultural context that brings myths to life, including the sacred Aztec calendar, rituals, and worldview of cyclical time.Myths and beliefs reimagined for modern readers, from the epic Five Suns creation story to the spiritual meanings behind sacrifice and daily life.If you liked Native American Stories for Kids, Fifth Sun, or The Other Ancient Civilisations, you'll love Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology.
Bullock
"A system working exactly as intended" a firsthand indictment of the violence, abandonment, and cruelty at the heart of American incarceration.Bullock: Chronicles of Deprivation and Despair in an American Prison is not simply a book about conditions inside one of Alabama's most notorious prisons-it is a collective testimony, a record of survival and resistance, and a call to confront the prison system as an instrument of state violence. Through a series of in-depth interviews with prisoners at Bullock Correctional Facility, journalist and writer Matthew Vernon Whalan brings forward the voices of people most often silenced: those who have lived, suffered, and endured inside the largest prison system in the world today.Overcrowded to 150% of its capacity, flooded with fentanyl and sewage alike, and structurally collapsing, Bullock is presented here not as an outlier but as emblematic of the American carceral state. Through the words of people like Derek, Jordan, and Cecile, we hear of prisoners with untreated HIV and seizure disorders shackled to hospital beds; people sleeping on concrete floors without blankets in freezing temperatures; elders and people with disabilities extorted, ignored, and assaulted with impunity; a dorm flooded with feces on Christmas Eve. And we learn how state officials-fully aware of these conditions-have responded with indifference, cover-ups, and profiteering, including the diversion of federal COVID relief funds to build more prisons.This is not journalism in the abstract. Whalan's work is a direct intervention against the cultural and political forces that normalize prison as a solution. He refuses to flatten his subjects into statistics or morality tales, instead allowing them to narrate their own experience, contradictions and all. In the process, Bullock offers a rare and unflinching look into the everyday horror of incarceration, grounded in the legacy of lawsuits like Pugh v. Locke, which decades ago declared Alabama's prisons cruel and unusual-a ruling that remains brutally relevant today.With a foreword by Eddie Burkhalter of Alabama Appleseed, Bullock is a document of deep listening and political urgency. It shows how prison is not failing but functioning: as a regime of disposability, where lives are discarded and death is bureaucratized. It dares readers-especially those on the outside-to grapple with what it means to organize in solidarity with the incarcerated, and to confront the larger system that makes such cruelty inevitable.For those committed to abolition, justice, and the dignity of all people, this book is essential reading.
Chasing Light
Chasing Light is the sequel to Unsheltered Love, a firsthand report of how the pandemic greatly exacerbated an already dire homelessness situation in New York City. At its core, it's also a story about hope and how every one of us can make a difference.Unsheltered Love provides an in-depth look at one of the ten characters in the story-a homeless woman named Maggie Wright who adds her perspective, providing a look into the psychology of homelessness, what can lead a person to this fate, and more importantly, bind them to it.Chasing Light continues Maggie's remarkable story from homelessness to college student.
The Medium Picture
The ever-evolving ways that we interact with each other, our world, and ourselves through technology is a topic as worn as the devices we clutch and carry every day. How did we get here? Drawing from the disciplines of media ecology and media archaeology, as well as bringing fresh perspectives from subcultures of music and skateboarding, The Medium Picture illuminates aspects of technological mediation that have been overlooked along the way. Roy Christopher's high-tempo, lucid prose shows us how immersion in unmoored technologies of connectivity places us in a world of pure media and redefines who we are, how we are, and what we will be.
The Definitive Guide to Celtic Mythology
The Definitive Guide to Celtic Mythology - Explore a World of Legend and Lore Step into an enchanting realm of ancient magic, mystical forests, and legendary warriors with The Definitive Guide to Celtic Mythology. Spanning 352 beautifully crafted pages, this comprehensive guide dives deep into the stories, symbols, and folklore that shaped Celtic culture across the ages. Comprehensive and engaging reference for Celtic mythology 352 pages exploring gods, heroes, legends, and lore Perfect for mythology enthusiasts, history buffs, and curious readers Beautifully designed and easy to navigate Whether you're a dedicated mythology lover or simply curious about ancient traditions, this book offers an essential and accessible companion for exploring one of the world's most fascinating mythological landscapes.
Mass Communication and Journalism in India
"Mass Communication and Journalism in India" was first published in 1979. The book has undergone many reprints since then, establishing itself over the years as an authoritative and foundational textbook on journalism. However, the entire landscape of mass media has changed significantly and been utterly transformed in the last decade.Keeping in view the phenomenal and rapid technological advances in both the print and electronic media, the data and analysis within this work have been completely updated and rigorously revised for this new edition. This ensures the content remains relevant for contemporary students and scholars. Furthermore, information on several critical topics that were not covered in the earlier edition has now been thoughtfully added. These comprehensive updates solidify the book's continued status as an essential resource for understanding the dynamic field of Indian journalism.
Human Geography
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Human geography offers answers to some of the most important challenges of our time. To understand contemporary struggles over global economic inequality, forced migration, racial injustice, gender justice, and the climate crisis, we must grasp the ways in which these are fought over and through space. Human Geography, A Very Short Introduction by Patricia Daley and Ian Klinke explains how the subject can aid a better knowledge of the modern world. It examines the formation of power systems and the ways in which they have been constructed, subverted, and resisted over time. This Very Short Introduction explores the topic through seven spaces that define the present: the colony, the pipeline, the border, the high rise, the workplace, the conservation area, and outer space. In addition, the authors take a critical view of the discipline and its history, but argue for its continuing vitality. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
The Maya Myths
The Maya reigned for almost four millennia and occupied large swathes of what is now southern Mexico and Central America. Their civilization was highly complex, divided into politically fragmented noble houses, which gave rise to a diverse mythology that can vary between groups and retellings. For example, there are three different myths about the origins of the sun and moon. In one of these creation myths, animals and objects rise up to torment humanity, while in another, pots shatter and speak, unleashing demons upon the people.Elsewhere, heroes descend to the ball-court of the underworld, where trees grow fruit in the likeness of severed heads, the ancestors converse with animals, and the Maize God is caught in a perpetual cycle of death and rebirth. To the Maya these were more than fireside tales--these myths formed the foundation of their culture, weaving together their ancestral and primordial pasts into a cohesive and meaningful narrative.Mallory Matsumoto skillfully evokes the vibrancy of Maya culture, from the peak of hieroglyphic tradition in the eighth century CE, through the invasions of the Spanish conquistadors, and up to the present day. The book draws from well-known texts such as the Books of Chilam Balam and the Popol Vuh, Spanish texts, as well as lesser-known sources; images; and Maya oral histories--all reflecting a history of contact and change, rather than a sealed-off past. Illustrated throughout, this volume highlights the rich, varied nature of Maya myths, offering a deeper understanding of the communities that produced these captivating stories.
Just Pills
As women's rights are increasingly under attack, journalist Rebecca Kelliher dives into the gripping history of abortion pills, weaving together the many people who, across decades and continents, have sought to ensure access to these medications Spanning more than a century and several continents, with a tenacious cast of feminist activists, scientists, politicians, doctors, and abortion seekers, Just Pills tells the fascinating history of mifepristone and misoprostol, better known as abortion pills. Millions of women around the world for more than two decades have been using one or both of these medications to safely end their own pregnancies, within or outside the law. These pills continue to hold a promise of expanding abortion access for all. Rebecca Kelliher dives into their invention, their legalization battles, and the ongoing proliferation of care models under bans, deftly introducing people who strive for better. As women's rights to control their own bodies are increasingly undermined in the US, this little-known history of the many people behind these life-saving medications will educate, enrage, and inspire.
Kairos - From Exclusivity To Commonalities
At its heart, Kairos is about change and choosing to find our commonalities, the common principles and values shared across cultures and traditions, and building friendships on that common ground rather than focusing on what divides us.Kairos offers a universal cultural and ethical spirituality grounded in shared values such as love, justice, truth, kindness and compassion, and moral respect: a conscious regard for human dignity, cross-cultural unity, and the well-being of our planet, while refusing to endorse beliefs or actions that cause harm.Part One invites you into the Kairos vision, a way of living that honours both the diversity and the common ground of the world's cultural and spiritual traditions. It explores how cross-cultural understanding, spiritual unity, and shared values can guide us toward global peace, compassionate living, and a more respectful and united future.Part Two shares my personal journey of leaving Christianity after decades of ministry and discovering a deeper, freer non-Christian spirituality. It includes the experiences, questions, and discoveries that opened my heart to a broader way of seeing, one that embraces difference without division, and honours the sacred spirit that flows through all.Whether you are questioning faith, seeking a more inclusive path, or simply curious about new ways of living with respect, compassion, and moral integrity, Kairos offers a hopeful alternative, one that invites us into conscious presence, spiritual unity, and a shared vision for a more compassionate world.
Through the Lens of a Monster
The only man he trusted was a killer too.On death row at San Quentin, artist and inmate William Noguera formed an unlikely bond with the notorious serial killer Joseph Naso. Over years of disturbing conversations--and at great personal risk--Noguera gained his trust. What he revealed was far worse than anyone imagined.Behind prison walls, Naso described his brutal crimes in chilling detail, disclosing evidence that had eluded investigators for decades and exposing the darkness that drove him. Now, for the first time, Noguera lays bare those confessions and the psychological games behind them--offering long-overdue answers for grieving families and fresh leads in cases gone cold.Through the Lens of a Monster is both a window into the twisted mind of a predator and a haunting memoir of a man seeking redemption for his own violent past.The basis of the Oxygen True Crime original documentary series Death Row Confidential, produced by Dick Wolf, Vanity Fair Studios, and Universal Television. Also available on Peacock.
Peace, Love, & Murder
The Summer of Love promised peace, freedom, and rebellion against the old ways-but hidden beneath the haze of music, drugs, and counterculture was a darkness waiting to explode.In Peace, Love, and Murder: The Charles Manson Story, bestselling true crime author Alan R. Warren pulls back the curtain on one of the most notorious figures in American history. More than just another retelling of the Tate-LaBianca murders, this book reveals never-before-told details about Manson, his twisted ideology, and the people who followed him.Warren explores how Manson could only have thrived in the unique atmosphere of 1960s San Francisco and Los Angeles-a turbulent backdrop of war protests, psychedelic experimentation, and a generation desperate for change. Alongside this cultural portrait, the book provides rare insight into the backgrounds of each member of the so-called "Family," showing how their vulnerabilities and desires made them susceptible to Manson's influence.Chilling, thought-provoking, and meticulously researched, Peace, Love, and Murder goes beyond the headlines to ask the deeper question: how could a movement rooted in peace and love give rise to such horrific violence?Shorter versions;Peace and love turned to blood and fear.Alan R. Warren uncovers never-before-told truths about Charles Manson, his followers, and why only the counterculture chaos of 1960s California could have birthed such horror.
The Past, Present and Future of Fan-Fiction
This reprint of our Special Issue on the past, present and future of fan fiction explores how digital culture and changing fan practices have helped to transform what was an already transformative genre. Experts in the field interrogate the form and nature of fan fiction today, as the rapidly growing digital world allows anyone and everyone to read, write and share their stories with a global audience. The focus is not just on established genres, authors or franchises, but also on aspects of social and digital media that offer platforms for fan communities to seek out and read fan fiction. This collection of essays and a roundtable of established scholars in the field serves to remind readers that while all fans enjoy the story worlds created for them, many want to expand and create their own.
Peace, Love, & Murder
The Summer of Love promised peace, freedom, and rebellion against the old ways-but hidden beneath the haze of music, drugs, and counterculture was a darkness waiting to explode.In Peace, Love, and Murder: The Charles Manson Story, bestselling true crime author Alan R. Warren pulls back the curtain on one of the most notorious figures in American history. More than just another retelling of the Tate-LaBianca murders, this book reveals never-before-told details about Manson, his twisted ideology, and the people who followed him.Warren explores how Manson could only have thrived in the unique atmosphere of 1960s San Francisco and Los Angeles-a turbulent backdrop of war protests, psychedelic experimentation, and a generation desperate for change. Alongside this cultural portrait, the book provides rare insight into the backgrounds of each member of the so-called "Family," showing how their vulnerabilities and desires made them susceptible to Manson's influence.Chilling, thought-provoking, and meticulously researched, Peace, Love, and Murder goes beyond the headlines to ask the deeper question: how could a movement rooted in peace and love give rise to such horrific violence?Shorter versions; Peace and love turned to blood and fear.Alan R. Warren uncovers never-before-told truths about Charles Manson, his followers, and why only the counterculture chaos of 1960s California could have birthed such horror.
The Critique of Labour in the Neoliberal Era
Labour shapes contemporary life not only as an activity or institution, but as a mode of thought - a framework that organises time, structures society, and defines value. This book examines labour as a political force that produces subjectivity and sustains social legitimacy, moving beyond its conventional economic definitions. It develops a critical method to trace labour's conceptual metamorphoses, analyse its contemporary crises, and open space for alternative imaginaries. In the age of algorithmic governance, fractured subjectivities, and performative selfhood, this is an invitation to pause: not to reject labour, but to rethink its centrality, trace its boundaries, and approach its transformations as a site of struggle, critique, and possibility.
The Absinthe Forger
Now in paperback: an astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . . Thought to be hallucinogenic and banned globally for a century, absinthe is once again legal and popular. Yet it is still associated with bohemian lifestyles, just as when it was the favorite drink of avant-gardists like Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh and Baudelaire. And today, when vintage, pre-ban bottles are discovered, they can sell for exorbitant prices to private collectors. But such discoveries are increasingly rare. Which is why the absinthe demimonde of rich collectors was electrified when a mysterious bon vivant claimed to be in possession of a collection of precious, pre-ban bottles. Is his secret tranche of 100-year-old bottles real? And just who is the shadowy person selling them? And what about rumors of another secret cache, hidden away in an Italian palazzo? Journalist Evan Rail sets out to discover the truth about the enigmatic dealer and the secret stashes. Along the way, he drinks with absintheurs frantically chasing down the pre-bans, visits modern distillers who have seen their status rise from criminal bootleggers to sought-after celebrities, and relates the legendary history of absinthe, from its birth in Switzerland through its coming of age in France, and on to its modern revival.
Was That Racist?
Practice a new framework for dismantling racial bias in our society, our workplaces, and ourselves: by learning to detect it as well as people of color do. How do we combat racism in a world determined to tell us it doesn't exist? To hold the line against racism, we need to know it when we see it. And as the dominant racial group in our society, White people must take up the charge. The problem, says researcher, DEI leader, and organizational consultant Dr. Evelyn Carter, is that White people haven't been socialized to detect racial bias in the way people of color do. Racism is more than using racial slurs or overt, hateful speech, and it's more than unintentional slights; it's about an entire system that upholds Whiteness as the preferred standard. Fortunately, detecting it is a skill that can be learned. Was That Racist? is a re-education, call to action, and practical guide, full of research-backed strategies including how to: cultivate a growth mindset about bias, unlearn colorblindness and practice color consciousness, talk to kids about race and racism - and bring others along for the journey. At a time when DEI is under coordinated attack, Was That Racist? is the essential toolkit for anyone who believes we all have a role to play in creating a more equitable world.
Understanding the Chinese Diaspora
This book is an interdisciplinary effort, which attempts to clarify the identity formation of the Chinese diaspora in the context of digital media. By articulating the evolution of diasporic Chinese identity and the influences of various, primarily China-based, social media platforms on the Chinese diaspora's daily social interactions and identity practices, this book proposes the perspective of mediated social interaction as an alternative gateway to an updated understanding of Chinese diaspora in the current media landscape. By investigating the Chinese diaspora's social interactions and identity practices facilitated by digital media, the author argues that social media platforms have become a significant dynamic enabling ubiquitous cross-border social, cultural, and emotional connections between Chinese diaspora and their peers in China that shape the formation of diasporic Chinese identity in an influential way.
Honey Springs, Oklahoma
The sectional conflict between North and South was different in Indian Territory (now the state of Oklahoma). There, the Civil War was only a veneer over the competition among the United States, the Confederacy, and sovereign Indian Nations known as the Five Civilized Tribes whose citizens, in turn, had multiple motives that drove divided loyalties. Historians have long recognized the Battle of Honey Springs on July 17, 1863, for its unusual makeup of Black, Indian, and White combatants and as the most significant battle of the Civil War in Indian Territory. Honey Springs, Oklahoma: Historical Archaeology of a Civil War Battlefield is the first book to focus solely on this event. It is unique in that its discourse and conclusions flow from the convergence of three lines of evidence: written history (memory), scientific archaeological findings, and military terrain analysis of the landscape. This triangulation of sources offers a place for long overlooked perspectives and returns an otherwise missing voice to Native American and Black participants. One of the synthesizing questions addressed by author William B. Lees is how to explain rebel loss. Given the participants' cultural diversity, the question has many answers; victory and defeat are, after all, in the eye of the beholder. Honey Springs, Oklahoma makes clear the location of skirmishing, the lopsided attack of Union troops on the right of the Confederate line, and precise locations of fighting during the rebel retreat. This analysis is the fulcrum in the re-envisioning of the agency of Native American participants. This groundbreaking study will provide new insights for students and scholars of historical archaeology, and military historians and general readers with an interest in the Civil War and its archaeological record will also benefit from Lees's research into this important but heretofore little-studied engagement.
Working 9 to 5
"A must-read for any activist or reader in search of inspiration." --Liz Shuler, president, AFL-CIO 2022 Sarton Awards Finalist for Memoir 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medalist - Women's Issues category 9 to 5 wasn't just a comic film--it was a movement built by Ellen Cassedy and her friends. Ten office workers in Boston started out sitting in a circle and sharing the problems they encountered on the job. In a few short years, they had built a nationwide movement that united people of diverse races, classes, and ages. They took on the corporate titans. They leafleted and filed lawsuits and started a woman-led union. They won millions of dollars in back pay and helped make sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination illegal. The women office workers who rose up to win rights and respect on the job transformed workplaces throughout America. And along the way came Dolly Parton's toe-tapping song and a hit movie inspired by their work. Working 9 to 5 is a lively, informative, firsthand account packed with practical organizing lore that will embolden anyone striving for fair treatment.
The View From Here
For over thirty years, Vernon Oickle penned a weekly column for newspapers serving his home town of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. His essays became anticipated weekly visitors to homes all along the South Shore. He wrote about large issues and small, pet peeves and grand plans, national news and the closing of a cherished store in the community. His column, "The View from Here", was the essence of what people look for in a community paper.This collection gathers the best of those essays for your reading pleasure, in categories ranging from how to make a community strong to how to survive in a scary pandemic to advice for men on Christmas shopping.
The Mismeasurement of America
"A hard-hitting indictment of the data underpinning federal economic policies."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The Mismeasurement of America reveals, at long last, why public perceptions of the economy differ so drastically from prevailing statistics. The truth turns out to be disconcerting: The statistics are misleading.Here we find the roots of growing public resentment. Despite headlines heralding growth and prosperity, most Americans have fallen behind. They're working harder year upon year not to get ahead but merely to stay apace. For them, the American Dream appears to be slipping further and further away.Beneath the resentment is something else: The misleading statistics that shape our understanding of reality are steering powerful policymakers to make misguided decisions at the federal, state, and local levels alike. And, for most Americans, the results continue to be catastrophic.How did we get here? Having spent the better part of the last forty years working on economic policy, former US Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig walks readers through the research done by the economic team at the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity. In the process, we see how outdated definitions have skewed our perceptions of: UnemploymentWagesInflationUpward mobility and growthThe Mismeasurement of America presents new and better ways to understand what's really happening in the American economy. To save the American Dream, we need good economic indicators. In these pages, Gene Ludwig shows us how to get there.
Mothering and Inter/Generational Trauma
This volume examines experiences and meanings of motherhood impacted by displacement and intergenerational trauma. The collection builds upon Marianne Hirsch's concept of postmemory, which states that the " generation after [will] grow up dominated by narratives that preceded their birth, whose own belated stories are evacuated by the stories of the previous generation shaped by traumatic events that can neither be understood nor recreated" (Hirsch 22). The volume contextualizes concepts of postmemory through the perspectives of the mother, the mother/child relationship, and the mother/society dynamic. Through research, personal narratives, and creative and artistic reflections, the chapters construct diverse interpretations of postmemory in relation to mothering.
Linguistic Practices in Heritage Language Acquisition
This reprint aims to explore effective pedagogical approaches facilitating heritage language (HL) acquisition and development. It endeavors to empower HL communities by shedding light on tested strategies of language maintenance and revitalization, and by examining the impact of societies' language policies on HLs. This can inform and encourage the development of activities that support linguistic diversity. By exploring the role of HLs in shaping cultural and linguistic identities, the reprint provides a deep understanding of how language practices intersect with complex identity formation processes. It also investigates the role of technology in HL use, providing insights into how digital resources can effectively support language learning.
HorrorScope
It was one of the most unnerving times in American history. A counterculture was spreading through society like a contagion. Its most esoteric and flamboyant center was San Francisco. From within this psychedelic culture of peace, drugs and daisies, there arose the most boastful killer in history. His murders would be those of some demented thug stalking lovers' lanes were it not for his publicity campaign. He not only murdered. He marketed his murders. And his claims make no sense when compared to his murders. He called himself the Zodiac and claimed occult motives, thus implying he arose from the disturbing hippie movement. Then he threatened to plant bombs and snipe school busses, foreshadowing the methods of the militant New Left. He bragged he was too clever to ever be identified or captured. Then he disappeared. His murders have never been solved, and he became the center of a personality cult of crime. The investigation and pursuit of the infamous 'Zodiac' is not the pursuit of a serial killer. To put a face and name on him is not enough. Something far more complex was involved in the crime spree than the motives of a thrill-seeking sex killer. For 13 years the author investigated the case. In HorrorScope he reestablishes the actual facts to vividly recreate the crimes and the volatile times of the Zodiac. Following significant discoveries eventually leads him to the Zodiac and a very convoluted motive for the crimes.
The Identity Trap
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Economist, Financial Times, Inc., Prospect Magazine, and The Conversation "The most comprehensive and reasonable story of this shift that has yet been attempted . . . Mounk has told the story of the Great Awokening better than any other writer who has attempted to make sense of it." --The Washington Post "An intellectual tour de force about the origins of identity politics and the threat it presents to genuine, honest, old-fashioned liberalism." --Bret Stephens, The New York Times "Among the most insightful and important books written in the last decade on American democracy and its current torments, because it also shows us a way out of the trap." --Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind, and coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind "Outstanding." --David Brooks, The New York Times A fascinating account of the origins of "wokeness"--and a trenchant explanation for why the noble goals of identity politics are doomed to fail For much of history, societies have violently oppressed ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities. It is no surprise that many came to believe that members of mar­ginalized groups need to take pride in their identity to resist injustice. But over the past decades, a healthy appreciation for the culture and heritage of minority groups transformed into our contemporary form of identity politics, a counterproductive obsession with group identity. This new ideology denies that members of different groups can truly understand each other and insists that the way governments treat their citizens should depend on the color of their skin. This, Yascha Mounk argues, is the identity trap. Those who battle for these ideas are often full of good intentions. But they ultimately stand in the way of the genuine equality we desperately need. Mounk was one of the first to warn of the risks that right-wing populists pose to American democracy, a danger that remains as serious as ever. But as he shows here, the identitarian left and the populist right actually reinforce each other; to vanquish one, it is necessary to oppose both. In The Identity Trap, Mounk provides the most ambitious and comprehensive account to date of the origins, consequences, and limitations of "wokeness." He shows how postmodernism, postcolonialism, and critical race theory conquered many college campuses and forged an "identity synthesis" that gained tremendous influence in business, media, and government by 2020. Finally, Mounk makes a nuanced philosophical case for why these ideas are so counterproductive--and why universal, humanist values can best serve the vital goal of true equality. The Identity Trap provides truth and clarity where they are needed most.
