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1. Reflexivity and Action2. The Space and Time of Reflexivity; 3. Giving Meaning to Our Lives; 4. Continuity and Resilience; 5. Sublimation and Resilience; 6. Self-Esteem and the Mastery of Stigmatisation; Conclusion; Methodological Annexe; References; Index.

Entangled Otherness explores the dynamics of cross-dressing and gender performance in contemporary francophone Caribbean cultures through a range of visual and textual media. Original in its comparative focus on the islands of Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe and their diasporic communities in France, this study reveals how opaque strategies of crossing, mimicry and masquerade have enabled resistance to the racialised, gendered and patriarchal classifications of bodies that characterized Enlightenment thought during the French transatlantic slave trade. It engages with archival texts of pre-revolutionary Haiti to offer a historical understanding of current constructions of Caribbean gender most influenced by French colonial legacies. The author argues that cross-dressing, as a form of 'self-fabrication', complicates inherently entangled colonial binaries of identity and resists France's paternalistic gaze. The book's multidisciplinary approach to gender analysis weaves a dialogue between cross-cultural voices garnered from textual and historical analysis, ethnographic interviews and theoretical insight to foreground the continued need to decolonize Eurocentric readings of gender identity in the francophone and creolophone islands, and the Caribbean region more generally. Works of art, film, photography, carnival, performance, and dress, including depictions of fluid identities in the binary-resistant Afro-Creole religion of Vodou, are examined using contemporary performance, gender and social theory from within the region. Entangled Otherness thus makes a unique and timely contribution to the growing body of knowledge and debate in the areas of gender, sexuality and the body in Caribbean Studies. '[Entangled Otherness] conducts a courageous inquiry into "gender" in Guadeloupe, Haiti, and Martinique [...] With such seemingly divergent disciplinary agendas, the book's extreme originality is to contextualize analyses of gendered identities, using oral history, discourse analysis, and ethnography to better shape the contours of decolonializing a misrepresentation of gender dynamics in the Caribbean islands that have been, at least explicitly, the most influenced by French colonial legacies.' Alessandra Benedicty-Kokken, CUNY 'Charlotte Hammond's groundbreaking interdisciplinary research has produced a monumental book on mimicry and masquerade.' Rachel Douglas, University of Glasgow

Since the end of the Second World War in 1945, most wars have been civil wars. This book considers how civil wars start, how they are funded and fought and the catastrophic effects they have on the civilians living in the countries involved. It also looks at the atrocities described as genocides, the attempts to destroy an ethnic, religious, national or racial group. It asks readers to think about what they can do to help victims and their families, such as supporting charities who help people to find sustainable ways of living in the aftermath of a civil war.

Comprehensive explorations of major issues affecting the global community. People have many different reasons for leaving their home country, but they are nearly always looking for a better or safer life. This book considers the pull factors that attract people to another country and the push factors that drive them from their home country. It looks at movements of people in the past, the impact of current immigration and the arguments that people put forward in favour or against welcoming immigrants to a country. It asks readers to think about what they can do to learn more about this global issue and the people affected by it

What is poverty? Is it do to with what we have compared to others around us, or is it to do with what we need to survive? This book looks at the causes and effects of extreme poverty - defined as having less than US1.90 a day to live on - and discusses how poverty is also a serious issue in the developed or industrialised world. It looks at what is what is being done to tackle extreme poverty and asks readers to think about what they can do to help those facing poverty, for example by donating to a local food bank. Age 9+

What is terrorism? How do terrorists differ from other criminals? What makes some individuals and groups decide to use violence to create terror as a means of achieving their aims? This book looks at the history of terrorism and analyses the motivations for its use. It looks at what is being done to tackle terrorism and asks readers to think about what they can do to help people in countries affected by terrorism, for example by fundraising for organisations supporting victims of terrorist attacks

Intro -- Inhalt -- Einleitung -- 1. Die Erforschung der Freimaurerei -- 2. Struktur und Vorgehensweise -- 3. Stadt und Universität im 18. Jahrhundert -- Aufnahme und Beförderung -- 4. Rituale und ihre Geschichte -- Egalität und Bevorzugung -- 5. Gunstbeweis und Privileg -- Entscheidungsfindung -- 6. Abstimmungsprozesse -- Fehlverhalten und Disziplin -- 7. Diskretion und Strafe -- Kommunikation -- 8. Spuren der Korrespondenzkultur -- 9. Das verbindende Element -- Anhang -- Abkürzungsverzeichnis - Schlüssel zur freimaurerischen Schriftführung -- Quellen- und Literaturverzeichnis -- Die Mitglieder der "Augusta" -- Die Mitglieder des "Goldenen Zirkel" -- Personenregister.

Toyota ist Sinnbild für beispielhafte Unternehmensführung und das beneidenswerte Geschick, sich perfekt an veränderte Gegebenheiten anzupassen – und eines der weltweit erfolgreichsten Unternehmen. Der Konzern bricht einen Gewinnrekord nach dem anderen, während viele seiner Wettbewerber Marktanteile verlieren und mit Mühe überhaupt schwarze Zahlen schreiben. Das bewährte Erfolgsrezept, das dahinter steckt, ist schlicht und ergreifend eine funktionierende Unternehmenskultur und -ethik. Eine wichtige Realität des Toyota-Wegs lautet, dass es immer mehr als einen Weg gibt, um das erwünschte Ergebnis zu erzielen. Wichtig ist dazuzulernen, über das Gelernte nachzudenken, es anzuwenden, über den gesamten Prozess zu reflektieren und alle Aspekte kontinuierlich auf eine Art und Weise zu verbessern, die die Organisation langfristig stärkt. Das gute am Toyota-Konzept: Es ist, wie Jeffrey K. Liker und David Meier in diesem Fieldbook beweisen, leicht auf andere Unternehmen übertragbar. In ihrem Begleitbuch zu dem internationalen Bestseller "Die Toyota-Methode" arbeiten die beiden Autoren die Firmenphilosophie und die Ideen heraus, die den überwältigenden Erfolg von Toyota ermöglicht haben, und beschreiben Schritt für Schritt, wie dieses Wissen auf andere Unternehmen übertragen werden kann. Der Leser bekommt mit diesem Werk einen Leitfaden an die Hand, der ihm mit vielen anschaulichen Beispielen vor Augen führt, wie er die Stärken Toyotas effizient für den eigenen Erfolg einsetzen kann.