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Literature with A White Helmet: The Textual-Corporeality of Being, Becoming, and Representing Refugees (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)
by Lava AsaadLiterature with A White Helmet explores issues of refugee writers, contemporary works of fiction and nonfiction on the refugee’s body and experience, the biopolitics of refugees, and disputes over the ethicality of representing refugees by writers and human rights activists. The book relies on a broad selection of texts by authors who, in one way or another, have experienced displacement, witnessed it, imagined it, or co-written about it.
Literatures from Northeast India: Beyond the Centre–Periphery Debate
by K M Baharul IslamThis book showcases the diverse literary traditions from India’s Northeast and their shared connections and lineages. It critically analyses a selection of literary works from authors and poets from this region and the hegemonies of language, ethnicity and politics that have framed these voices. A region with rich cultural and ethnolinguistic diversity, the literature from Northeast India is representative of varied histories, languages, socio-cultural and religious practices. The book highlights the distinct use of language, forms, cultural symbols and metaphors which articulates the unique experiences of conflict, beauty and culture in this area. Focussing on the translingual and transcultural aspects of these literary works it examines the dynamics between literature, language and their socio-cultural influences. The book pays attention to themes of representation, identity and power to showcase voices and perspectives of dissent, criticism and introspection. It explores contemporary critical approaches to literature from the Northeast, by re-examining the idea of the centre and the periphery and the position of subaltern literary voices. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of literature, language, cultural studies, postcolonial studies and South Asian studies.
Literatures of Madness: Disability Studies and Mental Health (Literary Disability Studies)
by Elizabeth J. DonaldsonLiteratures of Madness: Disability Studies and Mental Health brings together scholars working in disability studies, mad studies, feminist theory, Indigenous studies, postcolonial theory, Jewish literature, queer studies, American studies, trauma studies, and comics to create an intersectional community of scholarship in literary disability studies of mental health. The collection contains essays on canonical authors and lesser known and sometimes forgotten writers, including Sylvia Plath, Louisa May Alcott, Hannah Weiner, Mary Jane Ward, Michelle Cliff, Lee Maracle, Joanne Greenberg, Ann Bannon, Jerry Pinto, Persimmon Blackbridge, and others. The volume addresses the under-representation of madness and psychiatric disability in the field of disability studies, which traditionally focuses on physical disability, and explores the controversies and the common ground among disability studies, anti-psychiatric discourses, mad studies, graphic medicine, and health/medical humanities.
Literatursoziologie: Zu ihrer Aktualität und ihren Möglichkeiten (Literatur und Gesellschaft. Literatursoziologische Studien)
by Christine Magerski Christian SteuerwaldDas Buch eröffnet die Reihe „Literatur und Gesellschaft“ und bietet mit seinen literatursoziologischen Studien einen vertieften Einblick in die aktuellen Themen und Paradigmen der deutschsprachigen Literatursoziologie. Die Beiträge reichen von der kritischen Lektüre fiktionaler, semifiktionaler und theoretischer Texten über die Erprobung neuer Perspektivierungen aus den Kultur-, Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften einschließlich der Digital Humanities bis hin zu ersten Entwürfen einer Soziologie der literarischen Bewertung und des Schauspiels sowie einer Literatursoziologie der technischen Existenzweise.
Lithic Analysis at the Millennium (UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications)
by Norah Moloney Michael J. ShottThe original research papers in the volume provide a broad review of current approaches to the study of lithic technology from the Palaeolithic to the present. The contributions address both with analytical techniques and interpretive issues. Collectively, they increase our understanding of issues such as tool function, means of production, raw material sourcing and exchange systems, and the evolution of human cognition, social organization and symbolic behavior.
Lithic Technological Systems and Evolutionary Theory
by Nathan Goodale William Andrefsky Jr.Stone tool analysis relies on a strong background in analytical and methodological techniques. However, lithic technological analysis has not been well integrated with a theoretically-informed approach to understanding how humans procured, made, and used stone tools. Evolutionary theory has great potential to fill this gap. This collection of essays brings together several different evolutionary perspectives to demonstrate how lithic technological systems are a byproduct of human behavior. The essays cover a range of topics, including human behavioral ecology, cultural transmission, phylogenetic analysis, risk management, macroevolution, dual inheritance theory, cladistics, central place foraging, costly signaling, selection, drift, and various applications of evolutionary ecology.
Lithic Technologies in Sedentary Societies
by Fumi Arakawa Mary A. Davis James Enloe Dan Healan Francesca Manclossi Theodore Marks Grant S. McCall Jayur Madhusudan Mehta Jason S. R. Paling Steve Rosen John WhittakerLithic Technologies in SedentarySocieties examines lithic technology from ancient societies in Mesoamerica, the Near East, South Asia, and North America, showcasing the important contributions in-depth lithic analysis can make to the study of sedentary societies around the world. Using cutting-edge analytical techniques these case studies address difficult anthropological questions concerning economic, social, and political issues, as well as global trends in lithic production. Lithic analysis focused on sedentary societies, especially in places like Mesoamerica, has previously been neglected mostly because of the high frequency of informal tools, but such bias limits the ways in which both lithic production and economic organization are investigated. Bringing the importance of studying such technologies to the fore and emphasizing the vital anthropological questions that lithics can answer, Lithic Technologies in Sedentary Societies is a valuable resource for scholars and students of lithic technology and sedentary, complex societies. Contributors: Fumi Arakawa, Mary A. Davis, James Enloe, Dan Healan, Francesca Manclossi, Theodore Marks, Jayur Madhusudan Mehta, Jason S. R. Paling, Steve Rosen, John Whittaker
Lithics: Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis
by William Andrefsky JrThis fully updated and revised edition of William Andrefsky Jr's ground-breaking manual on lithic analysis is designed for students and professional archaeologists. It explains the fundamental principles of the measurement, recording and analysis of stone tools and stone tool production debris. Introducing the reader to lithic raw materials, classification, terminology and key concepts, the volume comprehensively explores methods and techniques, presenting detailed case studies of lithic analysis from around the world. It also examines new emerging techniques and includes a new section on stone tool functional studies.
Litigating the Pandemic: Disaster Cascades in Court (Critical Studies in Risk and Disaster)
by Susan M. SterettAs officials scrambled in 2020 to manage the spread of COVID, the reverberations of the crisis reached well beyond immediate public health concerns. The governance problems that emerged in the pandemic would be problems in other climate-related disasters, too.Many of these governance problems wound up in court. Businesses filed insurance claims for lost commerce; when the claims were denied, some companies sued. Defense attorneys tried to get inmates released from prison, citing dangerous living conditions. As state governments ordered closures and otherwise tried to adapt, interest organizations that had long sought to limit government authority challenged them in court. Political officials railed against litigation they argued would stop businesses from reopening. The United States, like other countries, governs partly through litigation, and litigation is one way of seeing the multiple governance failures during the pandemic.Drawing on databases of cases filed, news reports, and the websites of advocacy groups and law firms, Susan M. Sterett argues that governing during the pandemic, or in any disaster, must include the human institutions intertwined with the effects of the virus. Those institutions reveal problems well beyond the reach of technical expertise. Failures in private insurance as a way of governing risk, conflicts about the primacy of religion, government authority, and health, are problems that predated the pandemic and will persist in future disasters.
Litpop: Writing And Popular Music (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series)
by Adam Hansen Rachel CarrollBringing together exciting new interdisciplinary work from emerging and established scholars in the UK and beyond, Litpop addresses the question: how has writing past and present been influenced by popular music, and vice versa? Contributions explore how various forms of writing have had a crucial role to play in making popular music what it is, and how popular music informs ’literary’ writing in diverse ways. The collection features musicologists, literary critics, experts in cultural studies, and creative writers, organised in three themed sections. ’Making Litpop’ explores how hybrids of writing and popular music have been created by musicians and authors. ’Thinking Litpop’ considers what critical or intellectual frameworks help us to understand these hybrid cultural forms. Finally, ’Consuming Litpop’ examines how writers deal with music’s influence, how musicians engage with literary texts, and how audiences of music and writing understand their own role in making ’Litpop’ happen. Discussing a range of genres and periods of writing and popular music, this unique collection identifies, theorizes, and problematises connections between different forms of expression, making a vital contribution to popular musicology, and literary and cultural studies.
Little Angels: An International Legal Perspective on Child Discrimination
by Anne-Marie Mooney CotterFollowing on from her previous nine books on discrimination law, Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter now focuses on the goal of child equality. Examining issues of child labour and the relevant laws which are designed to protect the most vulnerable in our society, the book explores the primary role of legislation and the judicial system and its impact on the fight for child rights and the ultimate goal of the end of inequality. The book considers the major common law countries of Australia and New Zealand, Africa and South Africa, Canada, Mexico and the United States, and the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union Treaty in a historical and compelling analysis of discrimination worldwide. By providing a detailed examination of child rights and the law, it will be an important read for those concerned with equality and empowering those most vulnerable to discrimination, the children.
Little Archaeologist (A Science Tots Book)
by Dan TaylorTeach your baby all about archaeologists with this new board book published in partnership with Smithsonian.Fossils. Shovels. Sieves. Brushes. These are all the important tools archaeologists use. In this new board book series published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institute, young babies and toddlers will learn what an archaeologist does while enjoying playful art by Dan Taylor.
Little Bangladesh: Voices from America
by Zahir AhmedThis volume presents a comprehensive overview of the Bangladeshi diaspora in USA. Based on case studies from across Southern California, it discusses themes such as economic advantages of migration beyond sociological models of globalization; Bangladeshi diaspora and Little Bangladesh; oral histories of settlement and incoming migrants; imagined homelands in California; emigration and immigration; trans-business and the American Dream; diaspora and social media; Islam and transnationalism; and Bangladeshi Islam in the USA. It explores the trans-global subjectivity and embodied experiences of Bangladeshi migrants as they negotiate economic opportunity, security, and challenges. The book also documents transnational ties that migrants retain; the aspirations and anxieties they face; and what it means to be a Muslim living in the USA in the post-9/11 era. With its rich, multi-sited ethnographic narratives set in transnational studies and studies of globalization, this book will interest scholars and researchers of diaspora studies, migration studies, South Asian studies, political sociology, social anthropology, sociology and political studies, international relations and those interested in Bangladesh.
Little Bear: And Other Native American Animal Tales (Book Treks)
by Cheyenne CiscoLittle Bear: And Other Native American Animal Tales
Little Bighorn, Tiospaye, The (Images of America)
by Kenneth Shields Jr.In June of 1876, members of various northern Plains tribes gathered at the Little Bighorn River to form the largest Indian encampment in recorded American history. The huge gathering, called Tiospaye, encompassed over 1,000 lodges housing approximately 7,000 men, women, and children. The over 200 vintage photographs portrayed here represent the weeks just before the infamous Battle of Little Bighorn and the creation of legends. Two major events occurred in June 1876 that would forever alter the course of Native American history. The defeat of Custer and the Seventh Cavalry was the most infamous event, but only the ending to a greater celebration. Offering a portrait of a people at the renaissance of their culture, this new book showcases images of the lifestyle of the encampment and the many brave leaders who fought at Little Bighorn, including Sitting Bull and the author's grandfather, Feather Earring.
Little Black Book des Kaffee: Das Handbuch für Ihre Lieblingswachmacher (Little Black Books (Deutsche Ausgabe))
by Karen Berman Jürgen DubauWer denkt, des Deutschen Lieblingsgetränk sei Bier, der irrt: Es ist der Kaffee. Ein Deutscher trinkt im Jahr durchschnittlich 146 Liter Kaffee. Dabei wird die Auswahl zwischen den Geschmacksvarianten und den Arten der Zubereitung immer größer. Es gibt jetzt Pads, Kapseln, Kaffee Colada und viele mehr. Das Little Black Book vom Kaffee erklärt Ihnen die Geschichte des Kaffees, welche Unterschiede es zwischen den einzelnen Bohnen gibt und wo sie angebaut werden. Außerdem beschreibt die Autorin Karen Berman viele Getränke und auch Gerichte, die Sie mit Kaffee zubereiten können. Die Neuauflage enthält nun ein Kapitel zu Kaffeemythen und eine kleine Liste der schönsten Cafés in Europa.
Little Black Book des Sushi: The Essential Guide To The World Of Sushi (Little Black Books (Deutsche Ausgabe))
by Day ZschockDie Sushi-Bar hat geöffnet! Lassen Sie die Messer tanzen und beglücken Sie sich selbst und Ihre Mitmenschen mit köstlichen, selbstgemachten Sushi-Kreationen. In diesem Buch lernen Sie die Geschichte des Sushi kennen und erfahren, wie es in einer Sushi-Bar zugeht. Damit Sie auch selbst den Kochlöffel schwingen können, bekommen Sie alle wichtigen Informationen an die Hand: welche Zutaten man zum Zubereiten eigener Häppchen braucht, wie man den perfekten Sushi-Reis herstellt und wie man Maki, Sashimi und Nigiri macht. Itadakimasu! Guten Appetit!
Little Black Book para mujeres trabajadoras
by Otegha UwagbaCHIMAMANDA REPENSÓ LA MUJER EN EL MUNDO. OTEGHA, EN EL MUNDO LABORAL. Una guía iluminadora e imprescindible para tener éxito, con tus condiciones. «Otegha Uwagba tiene la respuesta a todos tus desafíos profesionales.»Elle No leas tu correo durante la primera hora del día, huye del perfeccionismo, halla lo que te diferencia, valora el poder de no hablar, aprende a decir no... Ya seas ejecutiva, artista o empresaria, seas freelance o no, acabes de emprender tu actividad o lleves años en ella, te consideres un as de la organización o te pierdas en la gestión del día a día, si deseas conducir con éxito tu vida profesional encontrarás en este manual una rica fuente de inspiración. Otegha Uwagba, fundadora de Women Who, una comunidad de mujeres de las industrias creativas, ofrece todo tipo de consejos para administrar tu dinero y tu tiempo, crear tu marca personal, hablar en público, manejar las redes sociales o incluso negociar de la manera más hábil un aumento. La crítica ha dicho...«Una guía de lo más práctica, una confirmación de que algunas cosas necesitan verse en perspectiva.»The Times «EL libro del año para mujeres trabajadoras dinámicas.»Refinery 29 «Una pequeña joya».Stylist «¡Ojalá lo hubiera tenido cuando inicié mi viaje! Informa al tiempo que inspira. Queridas mujeres creativas: ¡COMPRADLO!»Sharmaine Lovegrove, Elle «Evita todos los clichés del género de autoayuda».Dazed «Consejos sólidos, sensatos y sosegados... Una guía útil que impulsará la carrera creativa que más se ajuste a cada uno.»A Little Bird «Este librito tan provechoso y lleno de sabiduría me habría sido de gran ayuda cuando salté al mundo de freelance en 2014».Reni Eddo-Lodge, autora de Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race «No sobra nada aquí: todo es oro puro: lo recomiendo al 100%».Emma Gannon, autora del libro y podcast CTRL-ALT-DELETE «Si, como yo, te encanta hablar y pensar sobre tu carrera -y solo quieres que vaya a mejor- este libro es para ti».Natasha Lunn, Red Magazine «Deberían darlo a todos los graduados en vez de ese otro papelito que, en la mayoría de los casos, no sirve para nada».Grace Woodward, comentarista de televisión «Compra este libro maravilloso (tanto si eres una mujer de la industria creativa, como si no eres más que alguien)».Elizabeth Day, periodista y autora de The Party
Little Black Book vom Wein: Das Handbuch für die Welt des Weins (Little Black Books (Deutsche Ausgabe))
by Elisabeth PoyetDass im Wein die Wahrheit steckt, wussten schon die alten Römer. Doch es verbirgt sich auch eine ganze Wissenschaft im Wein und es ist eine Kunst, Jahrgang, Rebsorte oder Anbaugebiet allein an Geschmack, Farbe und Duft zu erkennen. Werden auch Sie mit diesem kleinen Buch zum Weinkenner. Die Autorin erklärt Ihnen die Grundlagen der Önologie und wie Sie Augen, Nase und Gaumen für die Weinverkostung schärfen. Sie lernen die verschiedenen Rebsorten und Anbaugebiete kennen und erfahren, wie man Weinetikette gekonnt entziffert. Zum Wohl! Die zweite Auflage wurde außerdem um historische Hintergründe, weise Sprüche großer Denker und leckerer Rezepte rund um den Wein ergänzt.
The Little Book of Adult Games: Naughty Games for Grown-Ups
by Sadie CaymanNo matter how much of a sexpert you may be, things in the bedroom can always benefit from a little extra spice. This collection of titillating treats, from frisky foreplay teasers to downright dirty duvet dalliances, has something for every sexual occasion, and should get you hot under the collar and ready for some stripped-down bedroom action. So get your sexiest underwear on and prepare to take it off not long after, ’cause it’s time to play!
The Little Book of Adult Games: Naughty Games for Grown-Ups
by Sadie CaymanNo matter how much of a sexpert you may be, things in the bedroom can always benefit from a little extra spice. This collection of titillating treats, from frisky foreplay teasers to downright dirty duvet dalliances, has something for every sexual occasion, and should get you hot under the collar and ready for some stripped-down bedroom action. So get your sexiest underwear on and prepare to take it off not long after, ’cause it’s time to play!
The Little Book of Anthropology
by Rasha BarrageIf you&’re intrigued by the question &“What makes us human?&”, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of anthropology.From the first steps of our prehistoric ancestors, to the development of complex languages, to the intricacies of religions and cultures across the world, diverse factors have shaped the human species as we know it. Anthropology strives to untangle this fascinating web of history to work out who we were in the past, what that means for human beings today and who we might be tomorrow.
The Little Book of Anthropology: A Pocket Guide to the Study of What Makes Us Human
by Rasha BarrageIf you’re intrigued by the question “What makes us human?”, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of anthropologyFrom the first steps of our prehistoric ancestors, to the development of complex languages, to the intricacies of religions and cultures across the world, diverse factors have shaped the human species as we know it. Anthropology strives to untangle this fascinating web of history to work out who we were in the past, what that means for human beings today and who we might be tomorrow.This pocket-sized introduction includes accessible primers on:Influential anthropologists such as Franz Boas, Margaret Mead and Ruth BenedictThe key branches of anthropology, from physical and linguistic anthropology to archaeologyHow anthropologists study topics such as communication, identity, sex and gender, religion and cultureHow we can approach one of life’s most enduring questions: what is it that truly makes us human?This illuminating little book will introduce you to the key thinkers, themes and theories you need to know to understand the development of human beings, and how our history has informed the way we live today. A perfect gift for anyone taking their first steps into the world of anthropology, as well as for those who want to brush up their knowledge.
The Little Book of Big Ethical Questions
by Susan LiautaudPerfect for your next dinner party discussion, The Little Book of Big Ethical Questions presents some of today&’s most thought-provoking ethical questions in a welcoming, easy-to-discuss Q&A format, with guidance from a renowned ethicist.Often a single question can spark a meaningful exchange—like &“Would you apply for a job you know your friend is applying for?&” Or &“Should voting be mandatory?&” Or what about police using facial recognition technology? Questions like these spur us to consider: What would I have done? Is there one correct answer? And ultimately: How can ethics help us navigate these situations to find the best outcome for ourselves and others? An ethicist who advises leaders and organizations worldwide, Susan Liautaud asks intriguing questions that encourage lively discussion across a range of subjects, from family and friends to health and technology to politics, work, and consumer choices. She then walks through the ways you might approach each situation to find the best answer for you. Grab the book, gather a few friends, and dive in!
The Little Book of Big Ethical Questions
by Susan LiautaudDoes a parent have the right to monitor their child&’s social media? Should the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory? Can we still appreciate art if the artist has done terrible things? Is it OK for the police to use facial recognition technology? The best conversations between friends, family and acquaintances are the ones that touch on real issues. Whether these conversations occur in the lecture theatre, meetings, or around the dinner table, ethical quandaries make for a great topic of conversation – and usually a heated debate! From the infamous Ethical questions are always intriguing and ask us to pause and consider: What would you have done? What&’s the context? Is there one right answer? And ultimately - can ethics guide us to better answers to all these questions? In The Little Book of Big Ethical Questions, ethical questions are presented in a clear, easy-to-read way that&’s designed for a question to be asked aloud and discussed with others. Each spread has a question on the left-hand side with context, ethical considerations, history and the personal approach of the author, a renowned ethicist who consults clients worldwide from global corporations to NGOs, on the right.