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"Technology is developing fast - so fast that it threatens to overwhelm the very species whose genius lies in its technological cunning: us. From the metaverse to genetic engineering and mood-altering pharmaceuticals, to cybersex and cyberwar and the widespread automation of work, new technologies are rewriting the terms of our existence, not in a neutral spirit of 'progress' but in line with the priorities of power and profit, and in ways that often work against the grain of our fundamental being.In this timely, provocative book, Richard King argues that we need to evolve a more critical attitude to new technologies if we are to avoid a world in which humans are no different in kind from algorithmic machines. The stakes could not be higher. As science, technology and capitalism fuse into a single system, and activists and entrepreneurs talk of a 'post-human' future in which individuals will transform themselves using powerful computers and biotechnologies, we are entering unchartered territory - a territory marked with the mapmaker's warning, Here Be Dragons ... Here Be Monsters." -- publisher.

"The Climate Planner is about overcoming the objections to climate change mitigation and adaption that planners face at a local level. It shows how to draft climate plans that encounter less resistance because they involve the public, stakeholders, and decisionmakers in a way that builds trust, educates, creates consensus, and leads to implementation. Although focused at the local level, this book discusses climate basics like Carbon Dioxide levels in the atmosphere, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement of 2015, worldwide energy generation forecasts, and other items of global concern in order to familiarize urban planners and citizen planners with key concepts they'll need to know in order to host climate conversations on the local level. The case studies from around the United States show how communities encountered pushback and bridged the implementation gap, the gap between plan and reality thanks to a commitment to substantive public engagement. The book is written for urban planners, local activists, journalists, elected or appointed representatives, and the average citizen worried about climate breakdown and working to reshape the built environment"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- The question -- Writing subjectively on the subjective -- Policy thinking -- Private dwelling -- Dwelling behaves -- Machines and organisms -- More machines -- The boundary around us -- Too much noise -- Who cares? -- We all share -- At the ends of life -- Cares of the world -- The place of suffering -- In praise of banality -- Complacency and the ordinary -- But is it an illusion? -- Appearances seem to matter -- What we are attached to -- References -- Index.

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables -- Introduction -- I. Immigrant America -- 2. Immigration and American Political Development -- 3. A Less Intelligent Class? The Dillingham Commission and the New Immigrants -- II. Defining Americans -- 4. "The Fire of Patriotism": Americanization and U.S. Identity -- 5. "Frequent Skimmings of the Dross": Building an American Race? -- 6. "A Very Serious National Menace": Eugenics and Immigration -- III. Legislating Americans -- 7. Enacting National Origins: The Johnson-Reed Immigration Act (1924) -- 8. "A Slur on Our Citizenry": Dismantling National Origins: The 1965 Act -- IV. Legacies -- 9. After Americanization: Ethnic Politics and Multiculturalism -- 10. The Diverse Democracy -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index

After the Supreme Court of Canada's 1999 Marshall decision recognized Mi'kmaw fishers' treaty right to fish, the fishers entered the inshore lobster fishery across Atlantic Canada. At Burnt Church/Esgenoôpetitj, New Brunswick, the Mi'kmaw fishery provoked violent confrontations with neighbours and the Canadian government. Over the next two years, boats, cottages, and a sacred grove were burned, people were shot at and beaten, boats rammed and sunk, roads barricaded, and the local wharf occupied.Based on 12 months of ethnographic field work in Burnt Church/Esgenoôpetitj, Fishing in Contested Waters explores the origins of this dispute and the beliefs and experiences that motivated the locals involved in it. Weaving the perspectives of Native and non-Native people together, Sarah J. King examines the community as a contested place, simultaneously Mi'kmaw and Canadian. Drawing on philosophy and indigenous, environmental, and religious studies, Fishing in Contested Waters demonstrates the deep roots of contemporary conflicts over rights, sovereignty, conservation, and identity

Chapter 1: Life on an Inner-City London Estate -- Chapter 2: Knife-Carrying, Masculinity, and Vulnerability on Maxwell -- Chapter 3: Maxwell's Street Code -- Chapter 4: An Urban Ethnographic Examination of Maxwell -- Chapter 5: Portraits of Life on Maxwell -- Chapter 6: Contribution to Knowledge and Professional Practice.

Eine der größten Herausforderungen in der Sozial- und Kulturforschung ist die Frage, wie gesellschaftlich und individuell Nicht-Bewusstes zusammenhängen. Mit seinem Konzept der Sozioanalyse, einer »Psychoanalyse des Sozialen«, hat der französische Soziologe Pierre Bourdieu Zugänge zu gesellschaftlichen Formen der Unbewusstheit entwickelt, die für zeitgenössische Fragestellungen von besonderer Bedeutung sind. Dabei versteht er Soziologie als Wissenschaft, die bestrebt sein sollte, das in der sozialen Welt systematisch Ausgeblendete und Verborgene aufzuzeigen. Vera King legt dar, wie Bourdieu in seiner Konzeption von Sozioanalyse auf psychoanalytische Epistemologie und Konzepte sowie auf Begriffe des Unbewussten zurückgreift. Auf der Basis von Forschungen zu sozialer Mobilität und Bildungsaufstieg veranschaulicht sie darüber hinaus, wie soziale und psychische Dynamiken ineinandergreifen können.

"For every kid who makes it to the NBA, thousands more simply seek out the pleasure and camaraderie of playing pick-up basketball in their local community centre or on a court in the neighbourhood park. It's a story that plays out in sport after sport -- team or individual, youth or adult, men's or women's. While the high-energy spectacle of professional basketball, soccer, or hockey may command our attention and fill our TV screens night after night, the world of grassroots, no- or low-stakes sports hums along in the background, a kind of connective tissue that brings city-dwellers together in ways that go well beyond the most obvious physical benefits. Yet the 2020 pandemic and heightened concerns about racial exclusion have revealed just how important these pastimes are, and what happens when we either lose access to them or take for granted the public spaces where we play. In this closely reported exploration of the role of community sports in highly diverse urban centres, Toronto journalist Perry King offers a compelling roadmap for re-imagining neighbourhoods whose residents are active, healthy, and genuinely connected."--

Meet the Chief: A Fun Look at the U.S. Presidents is wonderful resource to help upper elementary and junior high school students study American history. The colorful, easy-to-read layout allows students and their families to see the highlights of each president, their famous quotes, and important events in American during their time of service. A fun trivia game is included to help your student enjoy the learning process and better retain the information.

This study examines the motivations and doctrinal coherence of the Commentary on the Elements of Theology of Proclus written by Berthold of Moosburg, O.P. († c. 1361/1363). It provides an overview of Berthold's biography and intellectual contexts, his manuscript remains, and a partial edition of his annotations on Macrobius and Proclus. Through a close analysis of the three prefaces to the Commentary, giving special attention to Berthold's sources, it traces the Dominican's elaboration of Platonism as a soteriological science. The content of this science is then presented in a systematic reconstruction of Berthold's cosmology and anthropology. The volume includes an English translation of the three fundamental prefaces of the Commentary.. Readership: Students and specialists of medieval philosophy and the history of Platonism, especially those interested in the influence of late-antique Neoplatonism on medieval natural philosophy and theories of contemplation.

Warfare has migrated into cities. From Mosul to Mumbai, Aleppo to Marawi, the major military battles of the twenty-first century have taken place in densely populated urban areas. Why has this happened? What are the defining characteristics of urban warfare today? What are its military and political implications? Leading sociologist Anthony King answers these critical questions through close analysis of recent urban battles and their historical antecedents. Exploring the changing typography and evolving tactics of the urban battlescape, he shows that although not all methods used in urban warfare are new, operations in cities today have become highly distinctive. Urban warfare has coalesced into gruelling micro-sieges, which extend from street level – and below – to the airspace high above the city, as combatants fight for individual buildings, streets and districts. At the same time, digitalized social media and information networks communicate these battles to global audiences across an urban archipelago, with these spectators often becoming active participants in the fight. A timely reminder of the costs and the horror of war and violence in cities, this book offers an invaluable interdisciplinary introduction to urban warfare in the new millennium for students of international security, urban studies and military science, as well as military professionals.