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Coexistence in the Urban Everyday

Interdisciplinary Perspectives Toward New Understandings

Edited by Eeva Puumala, Samu Pehkonen ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Urban Sociology
Using a novel interdisciplinary focus, this title examines cities as sites of coexistence where different ideas, discourses, histories, and people are constantly brought together in the course of everyday life.While the proximity of “difference” has been discussed as a key feature in urban life, its various meanings and the way in which people perceive and make sense of diversity and the presence ... Read more

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Using a novel interdisciplinary focus, this title examines cities as sites of coexistence where different ideas, discourses, histories, and people are constantly brought together in the course of everyday life.While the proximity of “difference” has been discussed as a key feature in urban life, its various meanings and the way in which people perceive and make sense of diversity and the presence
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Choreographies of Resistance

Mobile Bodies and Relational Politics

by Tarja Väyrynen, Eeva Puumala, Samu Pehkonen, Anitta Kynsilehto, Tiina Vaittinen ...

Series series Geopolitical Bodies, Material Worlds
Choreographies of Resistance examines bodies and their capacity for obstructive and resistant action in places and spaces where we do not expect to see it. Drawing on empirical research that considers cases on asylum seekers, beggars, undocumented migrants and migrant nurses, the book attests to the scope and diversity of corporeal resistance in the realm of politics. It is shown that bodies that ... Read more

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Choreographies of Resistance examines bodies and their capacity for obstructive and resistant action in places and spaces where we do not expect to see it. Drawing on empirical research that considers cases on asylum seekers, beggars, undocumented migrants and migrant nurses, the book attests to the scope and diversity of corporeal resistance in the realm of politics. It is shown that bodies that
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Asylum Seekers, Sovereignty, and the Senses of the International

A Politico-corporeal Struggle

by Eeva Puumala ...

Series series Interventions
The confrontation between asylum seeking and sovereignty has mainly focused on ways in which the movement and possibilities of refugees and migrants are limited. In this volume, instead of departing from the practices of governance and surveillance, Puumala begins with the moving body, its engagements and relations and examines different ways of seeing and sensing the struggle between asylum ... Read more

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The confrontation between asylum seeking and sovereignty has mainly focused on ways in which the movement and possibilities of refugees and migrants are limited. In this volume, instead of departing from the practices of governance and surveillance, Puumala begins with the moving body, its engagements and relations and examines different ways of seeing and sensing the struggle between asylum
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Tragedy in the Commons

Former Members of Parliament Speak Out About Canada's Failing Democracy

by Alison Loat, Michael MacMillan ...

In Tragedy in the Commons, Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan, founders of the non-partisan think tank Samara, draw on an astonishing eighty exit interviews with former Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum to unearth surprising observations about the practice of politics in Canada.Though Canada is at the top of international rankings of democracies, Canadians themselves ... Read more

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In Tragedy in the Commons, Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan, founders of the non-partisan think tank Samara, draw on an astonishing eighty exit interviews with former Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum to unearth surprising observations about the practice of politics in Canada.Though Canada is at the top of international rankings of democracies, Canadians themselves
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Debriefing the President

The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein

by John Nixon ...

Debriefing the President presents an astounding, candid portrait of one of our era’s most notorious strongmen. John Nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of Hussein after his capture, offers expert insight into the history and mind of America’s most enigmatic enemy.In December 2003, after one of the largest, most aggressive manhunts in history, US military forces captured Iraqi ... Read more

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Debriefing the President presents an astounding, candid portrait of one of our era’s most notorious strongmen. John Nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of Hussein after his capture, offers expert insight into the history and mind of America’s most enigmatic enemy.In December 2003, after one of the largest, most aggressive manhunts in history, US military forces captured Iraqi
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The Cage

The Fight for Sri Lanka and the Last Days of the Tamil Tigers

by Gordon Weiss ...

"The Cage is a tightly written and clear-eyed narrative about one of the most disturbing human dramas of recent years. . . . A riveting, cautionary tale about the consequences of unchecked political power in a country at war. A must-read." —Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker staff writer and author of The Fall of BaghdadIn the closing days of the thirty-year Sri Lankan civil war, tens of thousands of ... Read more

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"The Cage is a tightly written and clear-eyed narrative about one of the most disturbing human dramas of recent years. . . . A riveting, cautionary tale about the consequences of unchecked political power in a country at war. A must-read." —Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker staff writer and author of The Fall of BaghdadIn the closing days of the thirty-year Sri Lankan civil war, tens of thousands of
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Let's Move On

Beyond Fear & False Prophets

by Vicente Fox, Sulay Hernandez ...

Vicente Fox offers his unique viewpoint as a former head of state, avid historian, and true admirer of America’s constitutional ideals. He knows where a Trump presidency can lead—and it is nowhere good. Let’s Move On is a political manifesto written in Fox’s trademark, no-nonsense style where he both denounces Trump’s malignant anti-intellectualism and inspires people to rise up and resist.“Fox ... Read more

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Vicente Fox offers his unique viewpoint as a former head of state, avid historian, and true admirer of America’s constitutional ideals. He knows where a Trump presidency can lead—and it is nowhere good. Let’s Move On is a political manifesto written in Fox’s trademark, no-nonsense style where he both denounces Trump’s malignant anti-intellectualism and inspires people to rise up and resist.“Fox
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Dominance and Decline

Making Sense of Recent Canadian Elections

by Andre Blais, Joanna Everitt, Patrick Fournier, Neil Nevitte, Elisabeth Gidengil ...

Coming out of the 2000 Canadian federal election, the dominance of the Liberal Party seemed assured. By 2011 the situation had completely reversed: the Liberals suffered a crushing defeat, failing even to become the official opposition and recording their lowest ever share of the vote. Dominance and Decline provides a comprehensive, comparative account of Canadian election outcomes from 2000 ... Read more

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Coming out of the 2000 Canadian federal election, the dominance of the Liberal Party seemed assured. By 2011 the situation had completely reversed: the Liberals suffered a crushing defeat, failing even to become the official opposition and recording their lowest ever share of the vote. Dominance and Decline provides a comprehensive, comparative account of Canadian election outcomes from 2000
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Demand the Impossible!

A Radical Manifesto

by Bill Ayers ...

The insurgent activist and educator shares a vital rally cry for today's movement-makers in "a manifesto that should be read by everyone" (Angela Y. Davis).In an era defined by mass incarceration, endless war, economic crisis, catastrophic environmental destruction, and a political system offering more of the same, radical social transformation has never been more urgent—or seemed more remote. ... Read more

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The insurgent activist and educator shares a vital rally cry for today's movement-makers in "a manifesto that should be read by everyone" (Angela Y. Davis).In an era defined by mass incarceration, endless war, economic crisis, catastrophic environmental destruction, and a political system offering more of the same, radical social transformation has never been more urgent—or seemed more remote.
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Why Place Matters

Geography, Identity, and Civic Life in Modern America

Edited by Wilfred M. McClay, Ted V. McAllister ...

Contemporary American society, with its emphasis on mobility and economic progress, all too often loses sight of the importance of a sense of place” and community. Appreciating place is essential for building the strong local communities that cultivate civic engagement, public leadership, and many of the other goods that contribute to a flourishing human life.Do we, in losing our places, lose the ... Read more

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Contemporary American society, with its emphasis on mobility and economic progress, all too often loses sight of the importance of a sense of place” and community. Appreciating place is essential for building the strong local communities that cultivate civic engagement, public leadership, and many of the other goods that contribute to a flourishing human life.Do we, in losing our places, lose the
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Crunchy Cons

The New Conservative Counterculture and Its Return to Roots

by Rod Dreher ...

When a National Review colleague teased writer Rod Dreher one day about his visit to the local food co-op to pick up a week’s supply of organic vegetables (“Ewww, that’s so lefty”), he started thinking about the ways he and his conservative family lived that put them outside the bounds of conventional Republican politics. Shortly thereafter Dreher wrote an essay about “crunchy cons,” people whose ... Read more

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When a National Review colleague teased writer Rod Dreher one day about his visit to the local food co-op to pick up a week’s supply of organic vegetables (“Ewww, that’s so lefty”), he started thinking about the ways he and his conservative family lived that put them outside the bounds of conventional Republican politics. Shortly thereafter Dreher wrote an essay about “crunchy cons,” people whose
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The China Challenge

Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power

by Thomas J. Christensen ...

“A standout . . . a balanced, informative, and highly intelligent guide to dealing with China.”—Fareed ZakariaMany see China as a rival superpower to the United States and imagine the country’s rise to be a threat to U.S. leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen argues against this zero-sum vision. Instead, he describes a new paradigm in which the real challenge lies in dissuading ... Read more

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“A standout . . . a balanced, informative, and highly intelligent guide to dealing with China.”—Fareed ZakariaMany see China as a rival superpower to the United States and imagine the country’s rise to be a threat to U.S. leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen argues against this zero-sum vision. Instead, he describes a new paradigm in which the real challenge lies in dissuading
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