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Misunderstanding Media (Routledge Library Editions: Cultural Studies)
by Brian WinstonThe 1980s saw constant reports of an information revolution. This book, first published in 1986, challenges this view. It argues that the information revolution is an illusion, a rhetorical gambit, an expression of profound historical ignorance, and a movement dedicated to purveying misunderstanding and disseminating disinformation. In this historically based attack on the information revolution, Professor Winston takes a had look at the four central information technologies – telephones, television, computers and satellites. He describes how these technologies were created and diffused, showing that instead of revolution we just have ‘business as usual’. He formulates a ‘law’ of the suppression of radical potential – a law which states that new telecommunication technologies are introduced into society only insofar as their disruptive potential is contained. Despite the so-called information revolution, the major institutions of society remain unchanged, and most of us remain in total ignorance of the history of technology.
Misunderstanding News Audiences: Seven Myths of the Social Media Era (Communication and Society)
by Angela Phillips Eiri ElvestadMisunderstanding News Audiences interrogates the prevailing myths around the impact of the Internet and social media on news consumption and democracy. The book draws on a broad range of comparative research into audience engagement with news, across different geographic regions, to provide insight into the experience of news audiences in the twenty-first century. From its inception, it was imagined that the Internet would benignly transform the nature of news media and its consumers. There were predictions that it would, for example, break up news oligarchies, improve plurality and diversity through news personalisation, create genuine social solidarity online, and increase political awareness and participation among citizens. However, this book finds that, while mainstream news media is still the major source of news, the new media environment appears to lead to greater polarisation between news junkies and news avoiders, and to greater political polarisation. The authors also argue that the dominant role of the USA in the field of news audience research has created myths about a global news audience, which obscures the importance of national context as a major explanation for news exposure differences. Misunderstanding News Audiences presents an important analysis of findings from recent audience studies and, in doing so, encourages readers to re-evaluate popular beliefs about the influence of the Internet on news consumption and democracy in the West.
Misunderstanding Terrorism
by Marc SagemanMisunderstanding Terrorism provides a striking reassessment of the scope and nature of the global neo-jihadi threat to the West. The post-9/11 decade experienced the emergence of new forms of political violence and new terrorist actors. More recently, Marc Sageman's understanding of how and why people have adopted fundamentalist ideologies and terrorist methods has evolved.Author of the classic Understanding Terror Networks, Sageman has become only more critical of the U.S. government's approach to the problem. He argues that U.S. society has been transformed for the worse by an extreme overreaction to a limited threat--limited, he insists, despite spectacular recent incidents, which he takes fully into account. Indeed, his discussion of just how limited the threat is marks a major contribution to the discussion and debate over the best way to a measured and much more effective response.
Misunderstanding the Internet (Communication and Society)
by James Curran Des Freedman Natalie FentonThe growth of the internet has been spectacular. There are now more than 3 billion internet users across the globe, some 40 per cent of the world’s population. The internet’s meteoric rise is a phenomenon of enormous significance for the economic, political and social life of contemporary societies. However, much popular and academic writing about the internet continues to take a celebratory view, assuming that the internet’s potential will be realised in essentially positive and transformative ways. This was especially true in the euphoric moment of the mid-1990s, when many commentators wrote about the internet with awe and wonderment. While this moment may be over, its underlying technocentrism – the belief that technology determines outcomes – lingers on and, with it, a failure to understand the internet in its social, economic and political contexts. Misunderstanding the Internet is a short introduction, encompassing the history, sociology, politics and economics of the internet and its impact on society. This expanded and updated second edition is a polemical, sociologically and historically informed guide to the key claims that have been made about the online world. It aims to challenge both popular myths and existing academic orthodoxies that surround the internet.
Mit Haushaltsdisziplin gewinnt man keine Wahlen: Ökonomische Analyse der Reform des öffentlichen Haushalts- und Rechnungswesens
by Matthias KnödlerDas herkömmliche Rechnungswesen der öffentlichen Verwaltung ist die Kameralistik. Diese ist den gestiegenen Anforderungen aus Sicht von Wissenschaft und Praxis nicht mehr gewachsen und wird in Teilen der öffentlichen Hand seit nunmehr zwei Jahrzehnten durch die Doppelte Buchführung (Doppik) abgelöst. Das vorliegende Buch untersucht die Wirkungen dieser Reform auf das Handeln der betroffenen Akteure.Es wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob und gegebenenfalls unter welchen institutionellen Bedingungen das doppische Haushalts- und Rechnungswesen bzw. die darin integriertenInstrumente im kommunalen und staatlichen Bereich den mit der Einführung verbundenen Erwartungen gerecht werden kann. Untersucht werden deshalb die Fragen nach effizienzfeindlichen Institutionen der Finanzsteuerung und deren konzeptioneller Berücksichtigung in der Doppik. Dabei werden die Grenzen der Reform, aber auch die organisationsbezogenen Effizienzpotenziale der Einführung von dezentraler Budgetierung, Zielvereinbarungen und einem auf Quasiwettbewerb beruhenden Controllings theoretisch fundiert nachgewiesen und Lösungsvorschläge abgeleitet.
Mit Kolonien Denken: Zur Politischen Epistemologie der Entstehung des ökonomischen Modellierens
by Lukas HelbichDiese Arbeit analysiert Entstehungspunkte des ökonomischen Modellierens in kolonialen Kontexten zwischen dem frühen 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. In drei Fallstudien rekonstruiert Lukas Helbich die offenkundigen und weniger offensichtlichen Spuren des Kolonialismus in den Verfahren, Formen und Inhalten ökonomischen Modellierens avant la lettre. Ökonomisches Modellieren wurde im kolonialen Kontext eingeübt und erprobt, Kolonien fungierten für die untersuchten Autoren Richard Cantillon, Victor Riquetti de Mirabeau und Thomas Robert Malthus als Proto-Modelle des ökonomischen Modellierens.
Mit Wissenschaft über Wissenschaft hinaus: Schlaglichter auf die Soziologie Albert Scherrs (Bildung und Gesellschaft)
by Jürgen Gerdes Uwe H. Bittlingmayer Helen Breit Claudia Himmelsbach Rebecca HofmannDer Sammelband verfolgt ein allgemeines und ein spezifisches Ziel. Das allgemeine Ziel besteht in der Auseinandersetzung mit unterschiedlichen Fragen der Ungleichheitssoziologie, wie sie u.a. in der sozialwissenschaftlichen Diskriminierungsforschung, der Fluchtforschung, der Soziologie Sozialer Arbeit verhandelt werden. Diese Auseinandersetzung wird gerahmt einerseits durch gesellschaftstheoretische Beiträge etwa zu den Forschungsfeldern Sozialisation oder Ethnizität gerahmt und andererseits wird der Bogen gespannt in eine unmittelbar öffentliche Soziologie gespannt, die das Motto Adornos "Eingriffe" aktualisiert. Das spezifische Ziel des Bandes ist die Auseinandersetzung mit dem umfangreichen Werk von Albert Scherr, dem dieses Buch gewidmet ist. Kapitel &“Employer discrimination in Bulgaria: How organizational context shapes ethnic preferences&” ist unter einer Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License über link.springer.com frei verfügbar (Open Access).
Mit dem Leben Schritt halten: Eine Analyse des Wearable-Dispositivs (Medienbildung und Gesellschaft #51)
by Franziska Margarete Schloots„Lerne deinen Körper besser kennen“, „Das Beste für deine Gesundheit“ und „Ihre Transformation beginnt jetzt“ - mit Versprechen wie diesen vermitteln die Produkttexte von Wearables wie Fitnesstracker und Smartwatches ein ganz bestimmtes Bild ihrer vorgesehenen Nutzer*innen und deren Nutzung. Verbunden mit den kleinen, am Handgelenk getragenen Geräten sind Fragen nach Erkenntnisgewinn und Kontrollverlust, Selbstoptimierung und Quantifizierungslogiken, Eigenverantwortung und Fremdsteuerung. Die vorliegende Arbeit widmet sich diesem komplexen Spannungsfeld und verfolgt dabei einen multiperspektivischen Ansatz: im Rahmen einer Dispositivanalyse werden die einzelnen Elemente des Wearable-Dispositivs als eigenständige, empirisch zu untersuchende Analysegegenstände betrachtet, um so das Zusammenwirken und die komplexe Beziehung von Diskursen, Gegenständen, Nutzung, Subjekten und Gesellschaft zu erforschen. Ein besonderes Erkenntnisinteresse liegt dabei auf dem Wissen, was sich über Wearables etabliert hat und sich in den Alltagspraktiken der Nutzer*innen widerspiegelt sowie bei der Frage nach den möglichen Funktionen und Auswirkungen des Wearable-Dispositivs.
Mitarbeiterzeitschriften und das interne Web 2.0: Eine empirische Vergleichsstudie zu gedruckten Mitarbeiterpublikationen
by Christian CauersKommunikationsabteilungen in Unternehmen stehen aktuell unter starkem Veränderungsdruck: So sind Erwartungshaltungen an die interne und externe Kommunikation aufgrund der Digitalisierung bei Entscheidern und Belegschaft im Unternehmen sowie von anderen Anspruchs- und Konsumentengruppen gestiegen. Die digitale Beschleunigung des Informationstransports, „rund-um-die-Uhr“-Verfügbarkeiten von Kommunikations- bzw. IT-Angeboten, der immer kürzer werdende Zyklus von technischen Neuerungen, ein „Informationswettbewerb“ diverser Angebote und vieles mehr, führen dazu, dass innerbetriebliche Kommunikationsangebote bezüglich Effizienz, Effektivität und wirtschaftlichem Erfolgsbeitrag auf dem Prüfstand stehen. Ausgehend von der gedruckten Mitarbeiterzeitschrift als klassischem, erfolgreichem Traditionsmedium vieler Betriebe wird in dieser Arbeit über einen Vergleich zweier repräsentativen Studien untersucht, ob und wie sich das Medium – angesichts der digitalen Herausforderungen – formal, inhaltlich und organisatorisch über zwölf Jahre hinweg verändert hat. Zusammenfassend lässt sich ausmachen, dass die „gedruckte Mitarbeiterpublikation“, wenn sie strategisch und inhaltlich sinnvoll zum Unternehmen und den Kommunikationsbedürfnissen der Belegschaft passt, immer noch ein starkes Kommunikations- und Dialogmedium sein kann.
Mitbestimmung in Aufsichtsräten
by Till JansenDie Unternehmensmitbestimmung wird immer wieder in Politik und Öffentlichkeit diskutiert. Dennoch ist wenig über die Praxis der mitbestimmten Aufsichtsratsarbeit bekannt. Die vorliegende Studie greift auf knapp 180 Interviews mit Aufsichtsräten großer deutscher Unternehmen zurück und nähert sich der gelebten Aufsichtsratspraxis. Es wird analysiert, wie Arbeitnehmer- und Anteilseignerinteresse konstruiert werden und welche Formen der Zusammenarbeit zu beobachten sind. Dabei entfaltet sich eine Typologie von vier Umgangsformen, die unerwartete Blicke in die Aufsichtsratsarbeit gewährt.
Mitford's Japan: Memories and Recollections, 1866-1906 (Japan Library Classic Paperbacks Ser.)
by Hugh CortazziAs the preface to this new edition points out, Mitford (Algernon Bertram, the first Lord Redesdale) was a gifted writer whose descriptions of Japan, during the critical time of transition from a feudal to a modern state in the late nineteenth century, are a testimony to his narrative skills, accuracy and objective reporting - qualities which are sometimes overshadowed by the higher profile given to his contemporary Ernest Satow. Accordingly, this new paperback edition, which makes the Mitford memoirs available to a much wider audience, includes a wide selection of extracts from Mitford's bestselling Tales of Old Japan (1871) - what Mitford, according to Carmen Blacker, perceived as the essence of the Japanese spirit: 'heroic, ruthless, devotedly loyal, bloody and chivalrous'.
Mitos mexicanos (nueva edición)
by Enrique FlorescanoEn Mitos mexicanos, una compilación coordinada por Enrique Florescano, varios reconocidos estudiosos y escritores se reúnen para analizar tanto los mitos fundacionales del país, como las figuras actuales que han alcanzado un lugar privilegiado en el imaginario colectivo mexicano.El mito es una de las expresiones de la mentalidad colectiva. Manifiesta las aspiraciones más recónditas de los seres humanos, y transmite, por ejemplo, temores compartidos o construye seres legendarios, héroes o villanos, y los convierte en personajes mitológicos.En Mitos mexicanos, estudiosos y escritores como Carlos Monsiváis, José Woldenberg, Juan Villoro, Margo Glantz, Hugo Hiriart, Carlos Montemayor, Cristina Pacheco, Bárbara Jacobs y Soledad Loaeza, entre otros, se reúnen para conformar un inventario de los mitos más entrañables u obsesivos para los mexicanos. Dividido en tres partes, el libro abarca desde los mitos fundacionales del país, hasta aquellos con los que convivimos hoy en día. También analiza figuras actuales que han alcanzado un lugar privilegiado en el imaginario colectivo, como el mariachi, el guerrillero, el narcotraficante, el rockero, el chicano y otros ídolos de reciente creación.La crítica ha dicho:"La obra de Enrique Florescano es una de las más sólidas en el ámbito de las ciencias sociales en México. Se trata de un trabajo sistemático de exploración del pasado que ha permitido comprender mejor la sociedad mexicana actual y sus perspectivas." -Andrés Fábregas Puig¸ Nexos-
Mittelschicht unter Druck: Dynamiken in der österreichischen Mitte
by Roland Verwiebe Laura WiesböckIn Europa schrumpft die Mittelschicht, was für eine Reihe von EU-Mitgliedsländern bislang kaum untersucht wurde. Dies trifft auch auf Österreich zu, welches sich durch Umbau der Sozialpolitik, Flexibilisierung des Arbeitsmarktes, Zuwanderung und einem Aufstieg rechter politischer Parteien in einem starken Umbruchprozess befindet. Dies ist der Hintergrund für eine in diesem Sammelband erstmalig vorgenommene Analyse des Schrumpfens der österreichischen Mittelschicht. Der Band ist multidisziplinär angelegt (Autor*innen aus Soziologie, Ökonomie, Politikwissenschaft, Zeitgeschichte), und versammelt theoretisch orientierte und empirische Beiträge etablierter Autor*innen wie auch Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen.
Mitten Strings for God: Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry
by Katrina KenisonMothers are pulled in a million different directions while trying to give their kids fulfilling, productive, joyful childhoods. They mistake activity for happiness, and fill their kids' heads with information when they ought to be feeding their souls instead. This is a book for mothers who yearn to find a balance in their own and their children's lives. Through stories and suggestions, Katrina Kenison shares her insights into how to celebrate life's quiet moments, softly reminding busy mothers to pause and remember the deep sense of well-being that comes from a listening ear, an open heart, and a quiet little space carved out of time.
Mittendrin und nicht dabei: Die Fernsehredaktion als Apparat journalistischer Versicherung (Politische Ethnographie)
by Mirco Liefke„Nun das Wichtigste vom Tag“, so beginnen oft Nachrichtensendung. Was so selbstverständlich klingt und klingen soll, ist Ergebnis eines Prozesses, der im fertigen Beitrag kaum noch zu erkennen ist. Dabei prägen Redaktionen unser Bild der Wirklichkeit, indem sie ihr Publikum mit Informationen konfrontieren, über die sich reden und streiten lässt. Wie und wann das gelingt, zeigt diese Studie anhand der ZDF-heute-Redaktion. Dort lassen sich Verfahren beobachten, durch die sich die Redaktion ihrem Verständnis der Nachricht nach und nach versichert. Die Ereignisse, organisatorischen Notwendigkeiten und antizipierten Publikumsreaktionen bilden dabei nur den Hintergrund, vor dem über Auswahl und Darstellung der Inhalte entschieden wird. Die einschlägigen Kriterien müssen immer wieder aus der Konfrontation mit Nachrichtenentwürfen entwickelt werden, um das Vertrauen in eine ‚akzeptable‘ Version zu begründen. So schaffen Redaktionen Normalität angesichts von Ereignissen, die uns sonst oftsprachlos machen. Zum Problem wird die routinierte Bearbeitung von Neuigkeit jedoch, wenn existenzielle Notlagen wie die Klimakrise durch ein Weiter-so gerade nicht zu bewältigen sind.
Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn
by Ayala FaderMitzvah Girls is the first book about bringing up Hasidic Jewish girls in North America, providing an in-depth look into a closed community. Ayala Fader examines language, gender, and the body from infancy to adulthood, showing how Hasidic girls in Brooklyn become women responsible for rearing the next generation of nonliberal Jewish believers. To uncover how girls learn the practices of Hasidic Judaism, Fader looks beyond the synagogue to everyday talk in the context of homes, classrooms, and city streets. Hasidic women complicate stereotypes of nonliberal religious women by collapsing distinctions between the religious and the secular. In this innovative book, Fader demonstrates that contemporary Hasidic femininity requires women and girls to engage with the secular world around them, protecting Hasidic men and boys who study the Torah. Even as Hasidic religious observance has become more stringent, Hasidic girls have unexpectedly become more fluent in secular modernity. They are fluent Yiddish speakers but switch to English as they grow older; they are increasingly modest but also fashionable; they read fiction and play games like those of mainstream American children but theirs have Orthodox Jewish messages; and they attend private Hasidic schools that freely adapt from North American public and parochial models. Investigating how Hasidic women and girls conceptualize the religious, the secular, and the modern, Mitzvah Girls offers exciting new insights into cultural production and change in nonliberal religious communities.
Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn
by Ayala FaderMitzvah Girls is the first book about bringing up Hasidic Jewish girls in North America, providing an in-depth look into a closed community. Ayala Fader examines language, gender, and the body from infancy to adulthood, showing how Hasidic girls in Brooklyn become women responsible for rearing the next generation of nonliberal Jewish believers. To uncover how girls learn the practices of Hasidic Judaism, Fader looks beyond the synagogue to everyday talk in the context of homes, classrooms, and city streets. Hasidic women complicate stereotypes of nonliberal religious women by collapsing distinctions between the religious and the secular. In this innovative book, Fader demonstrates that contemporary Hasidic femininity requires women and girls to engage with the secular world around them, protecting Hasidic men and boys who study the Torah. Even as Hasidic religious observance has become more stringent, Hasidic girls have unexpectedly become more fluent in secular modernity. They are fluent Yiddish speakers but switch to English as they grow older; they are increasingly modest but also fashionable; they read fiction and play games like those of mainstream American children but theirs have Orthodox Jewish messages; and they attend private Hasidic schools that freely adapt from North American public and parochial models. Investigating how Hasidic women and girls conceptualize the religious, the secular, and the modern, Mitzvah Girls offers exciting new insights into cultural production and change in nonliberal religious communities.
Mix It Up (Third Edition): Popular Culture, Mass Media, And Society
by David GrazianA lively introduction to sociological thinking on pop culture, the media, and society Mix It Up demonstrates how a sociological perspective can help us better understand popular culture as a dynamic and durable—and ultimately significant—feature of modern society. With lively prose, the perfect mix of resonant historical cases, and relevant contemporary examples, David Grazian investigates the role of media and popular culture in everyday life. In the Third Edition, Grazian applies sociological ideas and theories to today’s biggest pop culture trends, including the rise of the influencer economy, the canonization of rap music, and the further consolidation of the media industries. This purchase offers access to the digital ebook only.
Mix It Up: Popular Culture, Mass Media, And Society
by David GrazianMix It Up demonstrates how a sociological perspective can help us better understand popular culture as a dynamic, durable, and significant feature of modern society. With lively prose and the perfect mix of resonant historical cases, David Grazian investigates the role of media and popular culture in everyday life. Now with a new chapter on the globalization of pop culture, Mix It Up explores how the media industry is organized; the increasingly blurry relationship between cultural consumption and production; and the social significance of leisure activities.
Mix-Design and Application of Hydraulic Grouts for Masonry Strengthening (Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering)
by Androniki Miltiadou-Fezans Theodosios P. TassiosThis book provides guidance for the rational design and application of hydraulic grouts, based on a series of specific data (type of masonry, voids' width, targeted strength and durability level, available materials, etc.). To this end, the basic characteristics of a grout, i.e. its injectability (penetrability, fluidity and stability), its strength and durability, are taken into account by means of rational models and quantified expressions of all grout-design parameters. Thus, a holistic, rational mix design methodology for optimization of grout composition is given, permitting the preliminary design of grouts, without having to resort to multiple tests in advance. Moreover, detailed practical guidelines for grouting application and quality control, based on real case studies, are also included. The book attempts to rationalize the entire procedure of this poly-parametric decision-making, keeping however in mind the need for practical engineering solutions.
Mixed Blessing: The Role Of The Texas Rangers In The Mexican War, 1846-1848
by Major Ian B. LylesThe Texas Rangers assumed many roles during the Mexican War (1846-1848), fighting in both the northern and central theaters. Along with frontier knowledge and combat experience, they also brought prejudices and they earned a reputation for ill-discipline. Thus, the central research question is whether the Texas Rangers contributed to the success of conventional army forces or did they materially hinder Generals Taylor and Scott more than they helped? Analysis begins by discussing the Mexican War, the Texas Rangers, and the concept of Compound Warfare (CW) (conventional and unconventional forces employed simultaneously to gain a synergistic advantage). CW theory is used to evaluate the Rangers' contributions. Ranger actions in support of Taylor's first battles and his movement to and conquest of Monterey, followed by the Battle of Buena Vista are described and evaluated. The Rangers' counter-guerilla operations in both theaters are evaluated next. The conclusion is that the Texas Rangers did contribute positively overall to the success of American commanders throughout the war despite some problems and atrocities. The final chapter also discusses the work's current relevance and suggests way for today's commanders to avoid problems when integrating irregular forces from differing cultures into the laws of war.
Mixed Blessings: Gender and Religious Fundamentalism Cross Culturally
by Judy Brink Joan MencherTaking a woman-centered approach, Mixed Blessings analyzes the effect of religious fundamentalism on gender roles in a variety of religions and nations. It explains how some women benefit from fundamentalism, gaining economic power and autonomy, and portrays how others maneuver within its restrictions. The scope of the book is broad, ranging from Christian groups in North and South America, Islamic groups in the Middle East and China, Jews in Israel, Hindus in India, and Buddhists in Sri Lanka. The detailed descriptions of women's lives illustrate the complexity of the intersection of gender and fundamentalism. The impact of fundamentalism for some women has been beneficial and has lead to greater economic power and autonomy. In other areas women must maneuver within the constraints of fundamentalism to gain power and autonomy.
Mixed Emotions: Anthropological Studies of Feeling
by Kay Milton; Maruška SvašekEmotions are of increasing interest in all the human sciences. In the past two decades, a growing number of anthropologists have explored emotional dynamics in a variety of geographic and cultural settings, and have developed various, at times conflicting, theories of emotion. This book fills a major gap by providing a concise introduction to the anthropology of emotions that outlines some of the major themes and controversies. Drawing on fieldwork undertaken in Europe, Japan and Melanesia, the authors explore how consciousness, memory, identity and politics are intimately related to emotional processes. A broad range of case studies covers such topics as how fear is managed in Belfast, how Spanish gypsies grieve and why Japanese tourists are drawn to monkey parks. This book will be of interest to anyone seeking to understand the formative impact emotions have on culture and society in an increasingly globalized world.
Mixed Emotions: Beyond Fear and Hatred in International Conflict
by Andrew A. G. RossIn recent years, itOCOs become increasingly clear that emotion plays a central role in global politics. For example, people readily care about acts of terrorism and humanitarian crises because they appeal to our compassion for human suffering. These struggles also command attention where social interactions have the power to produce or intensify the emotional responses of those who participate in them. aaaaaaaaaaa From passionate protests to poignant speeches, Andrew A. G. Ross analyzes high-emotion events with an eye to how they shape public sentiment and finds that there is no single answer. The politically powerful play to the publicOCOs emotions to advance their political aims, and such appeals to emotion also often serve to sustain existing values and ainstitutions. But the affective dimension can produce profound change, particularly when a struggle in the present can be shown to line up with emotionally resonant events from the past. Extending his findings to well-studied conflicts, including the War on Terror and the violence in Rwanda and the Balkans, Ross identifies important sites of emotional impact missed by earlier research focused on identities and interests. "
Mixed Harvest: Stories from the Human Past
by Rob SwigartIn unforgettable stories of the human journey, a combination of storytelling and dialog underscore an excavation into the deep past of human development and its consequences. Through a first encounter between a Neanderthal woman and the Modern Human she called Traveler, to the emergence and destruction of the world’s first cities, Mixed Harvest tells the tale of the Sedentary Divide, the most significant event since modern humans emerged. Rob Swigart’s latest work humanizes the rapid transition to agriculture and pastoralism with a grounding in the archaeological record.