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"Afghan society has been marked in a lasting way by war and the exodus of part of its population. While many have emigrated to countries across the world, they have been matched by the flow of experts who arrive in Afghanistan after having been in other war-torn countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Palestine or East Timor. This book builds on more than two decades of ethnographic travels in some twenty countries, bringing the readers from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran to Europe, North America and Australia. It describes the everyday life and transnational circulations of Afghan refugees and expatriates"-- Provided by publisher.

"As the crisis of neoliberal global capitalism unfolds, and as we move to the brink of another economic disaster and the threat of war, global capitalism is once again resorting to authoritarianism and fascism to maintain its power. This book addresses this vital question in comparative-historical perspective and provides a series of case studies that include Russia, China, India, Turkey, the Philippines, Poland, Hungary, and other states in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, as well as the United States, and serves as a warning against the impending rise of fascism across the world in the 21st century"--

They wore white and prayed to the east: the material legacy of enslaved Muslims in early America / Ayla Amon -- More than just a way across the water: the identification, preservation, and commemoration of ferry sites in South Carolina / Edward Salo -- Power, representation, and memory in the Great Dismal Swamp / Kathryn Benjamin Golden -- Hidden in plain sight: contested histories and urban slavery in Mississippi / Jodi Skipper -- Creating and maintaining digital public history: the Lowcountry Digital History Initiative / Leah Worthington -- The Ansonborough Project: lessons in historic preservation / Ashley Hollinshead -- "A thin neck in the hourglass": looking back at Charleston Harbor from Colorado... and looking forward / Peter H. Wood.

Historical contexts in which we live. Prehistory and the present : crossing national and mythical boundaries -- Evolving scientific views of our origins : as opposed to political projections upon the prehistoric past -- A fascination with phenotypical diversity : the manifold ways in which we humans can look beautiful -- Chinoiserie old and new : language typology with and without racial prejudice -- Episodes of our shared prehistory. Beyond the linguistic Event Horizon : the sub-Himalayan hill tracts and adjacent plains serve as a conduit -- Holocene dispersals : genetic correlates of major linguistic phyla in Eastern Eurasia -- From India to Europe and back : from the Holocene to the beginnings of recorded history.

"After decades of controversy, there is now a growing consensus that Greek warfare was not singular and simple, but complex and multiform. In this volume, emerging and established scholars build on this consensus to explore Greek warfare beyond its traditional focus on hoplites and the phalanx. We expand the chronological limits back into the Iron Age, the geographical limits to the central and eastern Mediterranean, and the operational limits to include cavalry, light-armed troops, and sieges. We also look beyond the battlefield at integral aspects of warfare including religion, the experiences of women, and the recovery of the war dead"--

"A unique collaboration of nearly 300 scholars worldwide, the Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures 2010-2020 is an interdisciplinary, trans-historical, and global project. The 9 volumes represent cutting-edge research on gender studies and the Islamic world. The EWIC 2010-2020 consist of all new entries on groundbreaking contemporary research topics, such as social media, security regimes, cinema, diaspora studies, Hip-Hop & Rap, Queer movements, Islamophobia and masculinity. The Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures is an essential reference work for gender studies, Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, as well as religion, history, politics, anthropology, geography and related disciplines"--

In the growth of regional identities worldwide, the Mediterranean Basin is emerging as an entity in its own right. This book, a unique collaboration among social scientists around the entire Mediterranean littoral, covers Southern Europe, Turkey, the Balkans, North Africa, and the Near East. Leading economists, sociologists and social policy experts document with new and up-to-date empirical material the changing profiles of poverty and social deprivation. The result is a thought-provoking comparison of the extent, severity and structural causes of poverty and social inequality, and the huge diversity of public responses to the challenges they pose

Section 1. Arctic Indigenous diversity and the foundations of cultural, social and spiritual well-being -- 1. The role of statistics in relation to Arctic Indigenous realities -- 2. Indigenizing education in Sápmi/Norway: rights, interface and the pedagogies of discomfort and hope -- 3. What makes a good political leader? Young people's perceptions from the republic of Sakha (Yakutia) -- 4. Electronic devices for safeguarding Indigenous languages and cultures (Eastern Siberia) -- 5. Voices of the forests, voices of the streets: popular music and modernist transformation in Sakha (Yakutia), Northeast Siberia -- 6. Soviet-time Indigenous displacement on the Kola Peninsula: an extreme case of a common practice -- 7. Indigenous Arctic religions

"In most of the time of its history of over 5,000 years, China was prosperous and influential in the Far East. The international order that it shaped in this region is unique in post- Westphalian terms, but not necessarily inferior. Despite the fact that it claimed to be the "Middle Kingdom" and maintained suzerain-vassal relations with neighboring countries, it was seldom aggressive in its interactions with the outside world, and the peace and order sustained under its predominance was beneficial in the region. This changed due to the late Qing Government's isolation policy of the 18th century, which by way of reaction brought it under the sway of European powers."

Introduction -- The Tragedy of United States-China Relations – Conflict of Necessity or Conflict of Choice? (Liang) -- U.S. Bilateralism under Trump, Power Shift in East Asia, and Implications for Regional Security and Prosperity: A Theoretical Analysis of Japan's Strategic Adjustment (Akaha) -- Changing Power Dynamics in Asia: Implications for the U.S.-ROK Alliance (Paradise) -- Australia-U.S. Alliance since the Pivot: Consolidation and Hedging in Response to China's Rise (Yuan) -- The Russia–U.S.–China Strategic Triangle in the Asia-Pacific (Lukin) -- United States-India Relations during the Trump Era (Joshi) -- Trump's America in the Indo-Pacific: Southeast Asians Coping with Harsh Realities and Trying to Come Out Ahead (Weber) -- Conclusion.

Written in the late 1990s, Losing Control was years, if not decades, ahead of its time, predicting the 9/11 attacks, a seemingly endless war on terror and the relentless increase in revolts from the margins and bitter opposition to wealthy elites. Now, more than two decades later and in an era of pandemics, climate breakdown and potential further military activity in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Paul Rogers has revised and expanded the original analysis, pointing to the 2030s and '40s as the decades that will see a showdown between a bitter, environmentally wrecked and deeply insecure world and a possible world order rooted in justice and peace.

Machine generated contents note:The Ugly Canadian II --1.The Sun Never Sets on Canadian Military --Hard Power --2.The Canadian Monroe Doctrine --Interfering Down South --3.Loving Monarchies, Hating Palestinians --Middle East --4.Commies No More, But --Russian Bogeyman --5.The Asian Contradiction --China and North Korea --6.Buddies With Africa's Most Ruthless Dictator --Curious Case of Kagame --7.Climate Criminal --Spewing Carbon Dioxide --8.Same Old, Same Old --Business Above All Else --9.Ugly Canadian Abroad --Mining Exploitation --10.House of Mirrors --Judge What I Say, Not What I Do --11.It's the System Dummy.

"Arguably the single most important element in Abrahamic cross-confessional relations has been an ongoing mutual interest in perennial spiritual and ethical exemplars of one another's communities. Ranging from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages, Crossing Confessional Boundaries explores the complex roles played by saints, sages, and Friends of God in the communal and intercommunal lives of Christians, Muslims, and Jews across the Mediterranean world, from Spain and North Africa to the Middle East to the Balkans. By examining these stories in their broad institutional, social, and cultural contexts, Crossing Confessional Boundaries reveals unique theological insights into the interlocking histories of the Abrahamic faiths"--

The ongoing turbulence in Turkey's domestic and international politics raises a number of crucial questions. What explains the movement toward one-party, and even one-person, rule? What role does Islam play in the ideology and policies of the ruling party and its leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan? Is the country's long commitment to secular rule a thing of the past—and if so, with what consequences for Turkish society? What is Turkey's likely international role in the Middle East and beyond? These are among the key issues addressed in this comprehensive analysis of the actors and factors driving recent developments in Turkish politics at home and abroad.

"This new book examines trends in American public opinion about Israel in over 75 years, from 1944 to 2019. Analyzing data from hundreds of surveys and in jargon-free writing, the authors show that public support for Israel has seen dramatic change toward increased division between partisan and select demographic groups, elaborating on the implications that this important change may have for the countries' special relationship. Scholars and students of American foreign policy, public opinion, Middle East politics, and international relations, as well as policy analysts, policy makers, journalists, and anyone interested in American policy towards Israel will want to read this book"--