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"After 1979, Switzerland became increasingly involved in Soviet-occupied Afghanistan as a provider of humanitarian aid and good offices. It delivered aid to the region, hosted Soviet prisoners of war and eventually mediated between the Afghan regime and the mujahideen. What is puzzling about this development is that initially, following the Soviet invasion, both government and parliament refused to become diplomatically involved in Afghanistan on account of Swiss neutrality. The present study investigates how and why this changed between 1979 and 1992. While the practical impact of Switzerland's good offices was modest, the crisis revealed that Switzerland continued to struggle to balance the competing imperatives of permanent neutrality and international solidarity in an increasingly multilateral world"--

Intro -- The Dreams of an Abused Child -- About the Author -- Dedication -- Copyright Information © -- Chapter 1 Saving the Otters -- Chapter 2 The Animals Save and Judge -- Chapter 3 Entering the Land -- Chapter 4 Warriors to the Rescue -- Chapter 5 Adam Tells His Story.

"White supremacy and American style individual autonomy are mutually supportive and co-dependent. Attacking white racism will not dislodge white supremacy, which the author contends is the greatest danger facing America. That can only be accomplished by making concurrent and significant modifications in American style individualism. Yet, white supremacist thinking, feeling and acting and American individualism are protected by what the author describes as The White Supremacist Collective Unconscious, a culturally determined mental construct that Americans assimilate as they grow into adulthood, which endows all Americans, regardless of race, with a white supremacist mental orientation to one degree or another. Drawing on his personal experiences as an African American growing up in the United States, and on his research, the author details the development and workings of that unconscious, and the impact of white supremacy on the national character"--

The Hmong diaspora radiates from Southeast Asia to include far-flung nations like the United States, New Zealand, and Argentina. Sangmi Lee draws on the concept of diasporic identity to explore the contemporary experiences of Hmong people living in Vang Vieng, Laos, and Sacramento, California. Hmong form a sense of belonging based on two types of experiences: shared transnational cultural and social relations across borders; and national differences that arise from living in separate countries. As Lee shows, these disparate influences contribute to a dual sense of belonging but also to a transnational mobility and cultural fluidity that defies stereotypes of Hmong as a homogenous people bound to one place. Lee s on-the-ground fieldwork lends distinctive detail to communities and individuals while her theoretically informed approach clarifies and refines what it means when already hybrid and dynamic identities become diasporic. In-depth and interdisciplinary, Reclaiming Diasporic Identity blends ethnography and history to provide a fresh consideration of Hmong life today

The Eastern International traces how the concept "East" (Vostok) was used by the world's first communist state and its mediators to project, channel, and contest power across Eurasia. It highlights the roles played in this process by Jewish activists, Arab intellectuals, and Central Asian politicians and artists.

Intro -- Wasted Lives -- About the Author -- Dedication -- Copyright Information © -- Part One -- Prologue -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- Part Two -- 20 -- 21 -- 22 -- 23 -- 24 -- 25 -- 26 -- Epilogue.

Intro -- The Lives We Lived -- About the Author -- Dedication -- Copyright Information © -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Chapter 23 -- Chapter 24 -- Chapter 25 -- Chapter 26 -- Chapter 27 -- Chapter 28 -- Chapter 29 -- Chapter 30 -- Chapter 31 -- Chapter 32 -- Chapter 33.

"Our approach in this new edition remains what it was in the first edition: to provide students and instructors with a text that delivers complete coverage of economic topics using many real-world examples. Our goal from the beginning has been to teach economics in a "widget-free" way by using real-world business and policy examples. It's an understatement to say that much has happened in the economy since our last edition appeared. The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the economy as nothing else has in the lifetimes of today's students (and instructors). Congress, the Trump and Biden administrations, and the Federal Reserve responded to the severe recession of 2020 with fiscal and monetary policies that were also unprecedented. Partially as a result, the U.S. economy experienced the highest rates of inflation in 40 years. We have incorporated these developments in the new real-world examples and policy discussions in this edition and also in the extensive digital resources."

Intro -- Those Amazing Mafia Wives -- About the Author -- Dedication -- Copyright Information © -- Acknowledgment -- Prologue -- Part I -- Chapter 1 Meet the Wives -- Chapter 2 In the Beginning -- Chapter 3 Loretta -- Chapter 4 Tony, My Boy -- Chapter 5 In the Silence of My Heart -- Chapter 6 My Lover, My Best Friend -- Chapter 7 A New Family Business -- Part II -- Chapter 8 A Reality Check -- Chapter 9 The Wedding -- Chapter 10 The Time Has Come -- Chapter 11 Breaking Tradition -- Chapter 12 A Girl Child Found -- Chapter 13 Lilli: The Case of a Trafficked Child Rescued -- Chapter 14 The Formation of the Underground Railroad -- Chapter 15 Trafficked: Bought and Sold -- Chapter 16 Riding the Railroad -- Chapter 17 Forbidden Love -- Chapter 18 The Contract -- Chapter 19 The Clear Window -- Chapter 20 The Property Settlement -- Chapter 21 Lies -- Chapter 22 Life After Death -- Chapter 23 Maria Santa-Lopez -- Chapter 24 Smoke and Mirrors -- Chapter 25 In the Eye of Revenge -- Chapter 26 The Vanquished -- Chapter 27 The Doctor Next Door -- Chapter 28 Involuntary Discharge -- Chapter 29 A Part in the Movies.

Intro -- War of the Millennium -- About the Author -- Dedication -- Copyright Information © -- Acknowledgment -- Chapter 1 A Strange Night -- Chapter 2 Birth of a New Star -- Chapter 3 Rising and Falling Stars -- Chapter 4 Dark Shadows -- Chapter 5 Dragon Awakens -- Chapter 6 A Graduation and Promotion -- Chapter 7 Star Enlarges -- Chapter 8 Falcons Hatching -- Chapter 9 Watched from Afar -- Chapter 10 A New Wind Emerges -- Chapter 11 Ruling the Nest -- Chapter 12 Stolen Feathers -- Chapter 13 Change at the Top and a Surge from the North -- Chapter 14 Earning and Getting New Wings -- Chapter 15 Dragon and Bear Embrace -- Chapter 16 Political Tsunami -- Chapter 17 Without Warning -- Chapter 18 Futile Resistance and Rapid Responses -- Chapter 19 Innocence of Youth -- Chapter 20 Clashes and Counter-Clashes -- Chapter 21 A 'Reboot' -- Chapter 22 Inquisition, Cold Play and Dangerous Toys -- Chapter 23 New Realities and Responses -- Chapter 24 Sparks + Powder Keg = Explosion -- Chapter 25 Awakening -- Chapter 26 Charlie Horse Down -- Chapter 27 Reactions and Repercussions -- Chapter 28 Continuing Forward into the Abyss -- List of Characters.

"This contributed reader will introduce students to the variety and complexity of Latinxs' experiences in the U.S., and prepare them for further study in this interdisciplinary field. The opening essay, written by the editors, will offer a broad overview of the approximately 59 million people in the U.S. who identify as Hispanic. The rest of the book will consist of approximately 20 contributed readings from Latina(o)/Chicana(o) scholars on a range of subjects including immigration, citizenship, and deportation; racial identities; political participation and power; educational and economic achievement; family; religion; media and popular culture. Although the essays will be written for lower-division undergraduates, they will reflect many of the leading theoretical and methodological approaches in the field. The essays will be unified by an intersectional approach, demonstrating how experiences and life chances of Latinxs are also shaped by gender, social class, sexuality, age, and citizenship status"--