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Intro -- Heavy Fundametalisms: Music, Metal and Politics -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: Philosophy and Aesthetics -- Metal Community and Aesthetics of Identity -- Living for Music, Dying for Life: The Self- Destructive Lifestyle in the Heavy Metal Culture -- The Common Vernacular of Power Relations in Heavy Metal and Christian Fundamentalist Performances -- PART II: Nationalities and Warriors -- Scandinavian Metal Attack: The Power of Northern Europe in Extreme Metal -- White Power, Black Metal and Me: Reflections on Composing the Nation -- Machine Guns and Machine Gun Drums: Heavy Metal's Portrayal of War -- Part III: Fans and Communities -- 'Den Mothers' and 'Band Whores': Gender, Sex and Power in the Death Metal Scene -- 'I'm a Metalhead': The Representation of Women Letter Writers in Kerrang! Magazine -- Gorgoroth's Gaahl's Gay! Power, Gender and the Communicative Discourse of the Black Metal Scene -- Communication Function in the Estonian Metal Subculture -- Part IV: Technologies and Musicologies -- Louder Than Hell: Power, Volume and the Brain -- Dissonance and Dissidents: The Flattened Supertonic Within and Without of Heavy Metal Music -- Intelligent Equalisation Principles and Techniques for Minimising Masking when Mixing the Extreme Modern Metal Genre.

The book explores how diversity in United Nations' peace mission composition affects peacekeeping effectiveness. It identifies four key dimensions of composition: Blue Helmets' field diversity, top mission leadership diversity (between Force Commander and Special Representative of the Secretary General), vertical leadership distance (Leadership-Blue Helmets), and horizontal distance with the local population. Each dimension of diversity of mission is measured as linguistic, geographical, and religious distance. The book finds that diversity of Blue Helmets and diversity of top leadership may increase the mission's capacity to reduce battle-field violence and civilian victimization. This book crucially demonstrates why diversity of mission composition is a key variable to consider when trying to enhance peacekeeping effectiveness.

Intro -- Series Editor Preface -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Praise for The Courage for Civil Repair -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introduction: Understanding Civil Courage in International Migration -- Our Cases of Civil Courage in International Migration -- Cultivating Civil Courage by Leveraging the Pedagogic Potential of Exemplary Stories -- Understanding Civil Courage and the Use of Intervention -- Bibliography -- Part I Righteous, Between Yesterday and Today -- 2 The Righteous of the Transnation: Jews, Muslims, and a Politics of Friendship in Berlin -- Meaning-Making Around the Refugee Crisis -- Righteousness and the "New Jews" -- An Affective Politics of Civil Repair -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 3 "We Are Jewish and We Want to Help You": Righteous Cross-Group Solidarity Toward Muslim Refugees in Vienna -- Civil Sphere Theory, International Migration, and the Civil Function of Asylum Laws -- The Austrian "Refugee Crisis" in 2015 and Its Consequences -- Jewish Aid for Refugees: The Story of Shalom Alaikum -- A Typical Viennese Mélange: Sonia's Story -- Self-Reflection and Interpretation: Holocaust, Religion, and Antisemitism -- Conclusion: Shalom Alaikum as a Righteous Actor in International Migration -- Bibliography -- 4 Righteous Doctors: Reacting to the Inhumane Treatment of Asylum Seekers in Australia -- Historical and Policy Background -- Righteous Doctors and Civil Repair -- Health Professionals and Public Inquiries into the Detention of Asylum Seekers -- Doctors Advocating for Asylum Seekers and Challenging Governments in the Mass Media -- Doctors' Practical Acts of Solidarity that Contribute to Civil Repair -- The Discourse of Health and Medical Ethics in the Service of Civil Repair -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part II Righteous, Today.

Intro -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 Premature Death Rate Geography in New York City: Implications for COVID-19 -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Methods -- 1.3 Results -- 1.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 2 NYC COVID Markers at the ZIP Code Level -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Methods -- 2.3 Results -- 2.3.1 Brooklyn and Queens -- 2.3.1.1 Percent Positive Swab Tests -- 2.3.1.2 Cases/100,000 -- 2.3.1.3 COVID Mortality Rates Per 100,000 -- 2.3.1.4 COVID Markers and Other Public Health Indicators -- 2.3.2 Manhattan and the Bronx -- 2.3.2.1 Overview -- 2.3.2.2 Percent Positive -- 2.3.2.3 Case Rates Per 100,000 -- 2.3.2.4 COVID Deaths Per 100,000 -- 2.3.2.5 Differing Public Health Cohesion in Manhattan and the Bronx -- 2.3.3 Public Health of the Four Boroughs -- 2.4 Discussion -- References -- 3 Prospero's New Castles: COVID Infection and Premature Mortality in the NY Metro Region -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The AIDS Syndemic -- 3.3 The COVID-19 Pandemic -- 3.4 Diffusion in a Commuting Field -- 3.5 Toward a National Model -- 3.6 Discussion -- 3.7 Appendix: The Data Set -- References -- 4 Pandemic Firefighting vs. Pandemic Fire Prevention -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Pandemics in Waiting: Neoliberal Land Use Policies -- 4.3 Pandemic Penetrance -- 4.4 Refugia: Failure of the `R0' Model -- 4.5 Discussion -- References -- 5 Conclusion: Scales of Time in Disasters -- 5.1 Futures -- References -- Correction to: COVID-19 in New York City -- Index.

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preliminary Remarks. Preparing for the Future -- Singularity and transhumanism -- Epochal passages -- Leaving for the trip -- The structure of the book -- Acknowledgements -- Ten things not to be missed -- 1 Snapshot of 2050 -- The inhabitants -- Inhabited places -- Culture -- The alphabet of the new generations -- Anthropocene -- The political landscape -- Currency -- Society, work and education -- Love, reproduction and relationships -- 2 Practical Information -- The climate -- Animals and nature -- Religious rites -- No language barriers -- Food -- Sport and leisure time -- Children -- Health -- Transportation -- 3 Preparing for the Trip -- Passports and documents -- Emergencies -- (Lost and) found -- Communication -- Compatibility of technological devices -- Hospitality -- 4 The Future -- The future is always with us -- Creating the future by telling stories -- Technology and inventions -- Responsibility -- Glossary of the Future -- Bibliography.

'Computers and Society' explores the history and impact of modern technology on everyday human life, considering its benefits, drawbacks, and repercussions. Particular attention is paid to new developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the issues that have arisen from our complex relationship with AI.

Using analytical tools from a wide spectrum of disciplines, this edited collection analyzes the role of the body in contemporary Japanese society, literature, and culture. The contributors explore the body as a site of transformation, growth, ritual, decay, and personal identity.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- 1 Conflict, Migration, and the Expression of Ethnicity: Introduction -- 2 Revolution and Ethnic Identity: The Nicaraguan Case -- 3 Symbolic Imperatives for a Democratic Peace in Guatemala -- 4 Internal and External Identity Among Kanjobal Mayan Refugees in Florida -- 5 Ethnicity and Identity Among Migrant Guestworkers in West Berlin -- 6 The Christian Palestinians of Honduras: An Uneasy Accommodation -- 7 Refugees in Belize: A Cauldron of Ethnic Tensions -- 8 Lebanon's Protracted Conflict: Causes and Consequences -- 9 Conflict, Migration, and Ethnicity: A Summary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.