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On 26th January 1950 India became a republic, shedding its last links with its colonial past and inaugurating a new era of liberty and freedom. With fundamental rights and civil liberties guaranteed by the state, the new constitution was universally acclaimed as the world s greatest experiment in liberal government . This idealistic birth of a new republic meant a clean break with a repressive past. And yet, barely twelve months later, the very makers of the constitution were denouncing their own creation. Passed in June 1951, the First Amendment to the Constitution was a pivotal moment in Indian constitutional history. Sixteen Stormy Days explores the contentious legacy of this First Amendment which drastically curbed freedom of speech, restricted freedom against discrimination and circumscribed the right to property. It follows the sixteen days of debate that led up to it, the people that created it, the great battle waged against it and the immense consequences it has had for Indian democracy. It is a cautionary tale about an almost forgotten but hugely consequential piece of history that holds the key to understanding the position of civil liberties and individual freedoms in India today. It challenges conventional wisdom on iconic figures such as Jawaharlal Nehru, B.R. Ambedkar, Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Patel and Shyama Prasad Mookerji, and lays bare the vast gulf between the liberal promise of India s Constitution and the authoritarian impulses of her first government

Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Preface -- Dedication -- Other books by Stephen Walker published by Bloomsbury Professional -- Chapter 1: Why do I need to read this book? -- Part A: Digital mediation: threat or promise? -- Chapter 2: The Digital Justice System: dream or nightmare? -- Chapter 3: What is Digital Mediation? -- Chapter 4: Do I have to worry about DM (digital mediation)? -- Chapter 5: AI: End or beginning? -- Chapter 6: What can AI do for mediators? -- Part B: OLM: First choice or second best? -- Chapter 7: Why don't we like OLM? -- Chapter 8: Why we do like OLM -- Chapter 9: How to choose -- Part C: Getting OLM right -- Chapter 10: Zoom: gloom, doom or boom? -- Chapter 11: How to run a Zoom mediation -- Chapter 12: Communicating online: what do you say, what do you wear? -- Chapter 13: Agreements -- Chapter 14: Looking after yourself - wellbeing -- Part D: Getting mediations in -- Chapter 15: Marketing -- Chapter 16: Selling yourself -- Chapter 17: Website -- Chapter 18: Videos/podcasts -- Chapter 19: Social media -- Chapter 20: Pitching -- Chapter 21: Networking -- Index -- Copyright Page.

Intro -- Cover -- Introduction -- 1 Early History -- 2 The Tudors -- 3 Abolition and the Age of Revolution -- 4 Victorians (at Home and Abroad) -- 5 The Suffragettes -- 6 The Great War and Beyond -- 7 The Second World War -- 8 'Modern' Britain -- Conclusion: Every Day Is a School Day -- Bibliography.

"Drawing on tens of thousands of historical and legal documents, Jon Roozenbeek offers the first comprehensive analysis of the key role of propaganda in the Russian-Ukrainian war, and its use in modern military conflict. Suitable for scholars and students in political science, peace and conflict studies, psychology, and communication"--

"Walsh, Caldwell and Jureidini offer an expansive linguistic perspective on the evaluative language prevalent in the world of professional sports. This book presents a close linguistic analysis of evaluative language in sport. Drawing on appraisal theory and data from three distinct sporting contexts - songs and chants in football stadiums, television commentary, and coach discourse - it examines the critical role played by affectual, judgemental and appreciative language. In the spirit of sociolinguistics, this book also considers the history and culture of the respective sporting contexts. Connections are made between the evaluative language expressed by supporters, commentators and coaches and the invocation of power and solidarity. Evaluative Language in Sports gives insight into some of the key language practices that contribute to professional sports culture: a communal and combative world of winners and losers, 'us and 'them'. An innovative and valuable book that will appeal to students, researchers and sports enthusiasts interested in sports communication and language, sociolinguistics and media studies"--

"Ruanni Tupas presents rich insights into the inequalities of Englishes and the ways in which these inequalities shape and impact English and multilingual speakers from around the world. This edited volume gives a critical take on world Englishes, while showcasing for readers the various inequalities in treatment towards the people who speak English differently, as well as the injustice in that treatment. Research methodologies are explored, providing a glimpse into how data are collected, and lending a more thorough look into each study and its conclusions. Chapters address the geopolitics of knowledge production in the teaching, learning and use of English, with strong representations from the peripheries of sociolinguistic studies of English. English is constructed as a language which enables socioeconomic mobility which is one factor that increases the importance of research into this issue, and this book enables researchers to widen their methods of research and apply them to their area of study. A valuable text for academic researchers, as well as postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students to better understand the linguistic, sociopolitical and epistemic inequality in English communication. It also provides readers with alternative perspectives on lingua-cultural pluralism to unpack social inequalities and hierarchies that exist today"--

"This book introduces the 'southern criminology' movement, explores its theoretical, methodological, and philosophical tools, offers analytical accounts on the development of criminological thoughts in marginalised regions, and showcases the cutting edge of criminological research from southern settings. Southernising Criminology is structured into three sections. The first provides theoretical and methodological insights into how criminology can be southernised, including renowned social scientists who share concerns for the need to reconceptualise the centre, the periphery, and their relations. The second part brings the reader up-to-date with the state of criminological research in different parts of the world and how far this landscape has changed when introducing southern perspectives. The third part shows first-hand examples of how southern criminology is done, with its challenges and transformative potential for criminological knowledge. Bringing together contributions from leading scholars working across the five continents and drawing on issues such as state criminality, violent crime, criminal justice practices, state and non-state punishment, this book offers a critical account of the problems of metropolitan thinking, colonial and imperial power relations, and Western ethnocentric approaches to criminology. It offers a nuanced and grounded reflection on how things are being done differently and why that is important. An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, politics, and policy makers from around the world who are interested in the field of criminology and are aware of the urgent need for it to be decolonised and democratised"--

Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- 1.Nomination: The man and the moment -- 2.Preparations: President Beneš, the Sudeten German Party, and the Mission team -- 3.Days One to Four: Arrival-the press, the politicians, and the intractable problem -- 4.Days Four to Six and the First Weekend: The sporting Kinskýs and lessons in Bohemian history -- 5.Days Seven to Ten: Social life in a heatwave-pacifists and an anti-appeaser -- 6.Days Eleven to Thirteen and the Second Weekend: Walking the woods with the Ulrich Kinskys -- 7.Days Fourteen to Sixteen: The Mission's first suc-cesses and 'the Chicken' comes to roost -- 8.Days Seventeen to Twenty and the Third Weekend: Hilda suc-cumbs to flattery, an idyll in the Schwarzenberg forests, and Ashton-Gwatkin engages with Henlein -- 9.Days Twenty-One to Twenty-Three: President Beneš breaks the deadlock, Ashton-Gwatkin flies to London, and Runciman is pro-posed as emissary to Hitler -- 10.Days Twenty-Four to Twenty-Seven and the Fourth Weekend: The SdP's militaristic response to Beneš's initiative, nervousness at Teplitz, and Hilda makes a significant new friend -- 11.Days Twenty-Four to Thirty and the Fourth Weekend Con-tinued: Ashton-Gwatkin negotiates with Frank and Henlein at Rothenhaus, the Runcimans with daughter Margie join them -- 12.Days Twenty-Seven to Thirty-One: All attention on Henlein but a rebuke arrives from London -- Henlein and Hitler -- Beneš delivers his report to the Mission, Walter misunderstands and Beneš is aggrieved -- 13.Days Thirty-Two to Thirty-Three and the Fifth Weekend: Panic in London -- Beneš's Fourth Plan -- Henlein ceases to cooperate -- and Walter appeals to the Cardinal Archbishop.