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Rethinking the relationship between livelihoods and ethnicity in highland China, Vietnam, and Laos /Tim Forsyth and Jean Michaud --Economic marginalization and social identity among the Drung people of Northwest Yunnan /Stéphane Gros --Integration of a lineage society on the Laos-Vietnam border /Steeve Daviau --Oral histories of livelihoods and migration under socialism and post-socialism among the Khmu of Northern Laos /Olivier Évrard --Of rice and spice :Hmong livelihoods and diversification in the Northern Vietnam uplands /Claire Tugault-Lafleur and Sarah Turner --Hani agency and ways of seeing environmental change on the China-Vietnam border /John McKinnon --Land reform and changing identities in two Tai-speaking districts in Northern Vietnam /Marie Mellac --Commoditized ethnicity for tourism development in Yunnan /Margaret Byrne Swain --Rubber transformations :post-socialist livelihoods and identities for Akha and Tai Lue farmers in Xishuangbanna, China /Janet C. Sturgeon --Conclusion :lesson for the future /Jean Michaud.

"This collection of essays, inspired by the author's experience teaching ethics to Marine and Navy chaplains during the Iraq War, examines the moral and psychological dilemmas posed by war. The first section deals directly with Dr. Peter A. French's teaching experience and the specific challenges posed by teaching applied and theoretical ethics to men and women wrestling with the immediate and personal moral conflicts occasioned by the dissonance of their duties as military officers with their religious convictions. The following chapters grew out of philosophical discussions with these chaplains regarding specific ethical issues surrounding the Iraq War, including the nature of moral evil, forgiveness, mercy, retributive punishment, honor, torture, responsibility, and just war theory. This book represents a unique viewpoint on the philosophical problems of war, illuminating the devastating toll combat experiences take on both an individual's sense of identity and a society's professed moral code"--Provided by publisher

Can historically marginalized, threatened languages be saved in the contemporary global era? In relation to the wider postcolonial world, especially the Caribbean, this book focuses on efforts to preserve and promote Lesser Antillean French Creole – Kwéyòl – as the national language of Saint Lucia and on the legacy of colonialism and impact of globalization, with which English has become the universal lingua franca, as mitigating factors undermining these efforts. It deals specifically with language planning for democratization and government; literacy, the schools and higher education; and the mass media. It also examines changes in the status of and attitudes toward Kwéyòl, English and French since national independence and presents language planning implications from these changes and steps already undertaken to elevate Kwéyòl. The book offers new insight into globalization and its impact on linguistic pluralism, language planning, national development, Creole languages, and cultural identity in the Caribbean.

Zionism emerged at the end of the nineteenth century in response to a rise in anti-Semitism in Europe and to the crisis of modern Jewish identity. This novel, national revolution aimed to unite a scattered community, defined mainly by shared texts and literary tradition, into a vibrant political entity destined for the Holy Land. However, Zionism was about much more than a national political ideology and practice. By tracing its origins in the context of a European history of ideas and by considering the writings of key Jewish and Hebrew writers and thinkers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the book offers an entirely new philosophical perspective on Zionism as a unique movement based on intellectual boldness and belief in human action. In counter-distinction to the studies of history and ideology that dominate the field, this book also offers a new way of reflecting upon contemporary Israeli politics

The Cultures of Italian Migration allows the adjective 'Italian' to qualify people's movements along diverse trajectories and temporal dimensions. Discussions on migrations to and from Italy meet in that discursive space where critical concepts like 'home,' 'identity,' 'subjectivity,' and 'otherness' eschew stereotyping. This volume demonstrates that interpretations of old migrations are necessary in order to talk about contemporary Italy. New migrations trace new non linear paths in the definition of a multicultural Italy whose roots are unmistakably present throughout the centuries. Some of these essays concentrate on topics that are historically long-term, such as emigration from Italy to the Americas and southern Pacific Ocean. Others focus on the more contemporary phenomena of immigration to Italy from other parts of the world, including Africa. This collection ultimately offers an invitation to seek out new and different modes of analyzing the migratory act.

1. Introduction / Reuben Wong and Christopher Hill -- 2. France : Europeanization by default? / Frederic Charillon and Reuben Wong -- 3. Germany in the European Union / Patricia Daehnhardt -- 4. Resisting Europe? The case of Italy's foreign policy / Elisabetta Brighi -- 5. Europeanization and British foreign policy / Michael Aktipis and Tim Oliver -- 6. Denmark : a committed member : with opt-outs! / Henrik Larsen -- 7. Greece : from special case to limited Europeanization / Charalambos Tsardanidis and Stelios Stavridis -- 8. Spain and Europe : mutual reinforcement in foreign policy / Esther Barbe -- 9. The Europeanization of Finnish foreign policy : pendulum swings in slow motion / Hiski Haukkala and Hanna Ojanen -- 10. Poland : learning to play the Brussels game / Karolina Pomorska -- 11. Slovenia : searching for a foreign policy identity via the EU / Sabina Kajnc -- 12. Many actors, one path? : the meaning of Europeanization in the context of foreign policy / Christopher Hill and Reuben Wong.

1. Introduction / Armagan Emre Cakir -- 2. Political dimension : always in the list of 'also-rans' : Turkey's rivals in EU-Turkey relations / Armagan Emre Cakir -- 3. Economic dimension : the Turkish economy from the 1960s to EU accession / Tevfik F. Nas -- 4. Security dimension : a clash of security cultures? Differences between Turkey and the European Union revisited / Pinar Bilgin -- 5. Elite opinion dimension : behind the scenes of Turkey's protracted accession process : European elite debates / Nathalie Tocci -- 6. Public opinion dimension : Turkey in the EU? An empirical analysis of European public opinion on Turkey's 'protracted' accession process / Ebru S. Canan-Sokullu and Cigdem Kentmen -- 7. Identity dimension : postwesternisation : a framework for understanding Turkey-EU relations / Chris Rumford and Hasan Turunc -- 8. Ethical dimension : promises, obligations, impatience and delay : reflections on the ethical aspects of Turkey-EU relations / Thomas Diez -- 9. Conclusion / Armagan Emre Cakir.

Multiculturalism and Integration provides new insights into the important issues of diversity, reasonable accommodation and identity construction in multicultural societies by examining the experiences of Canada and Ireland. While these two societies share many historical and cultural links, their differences help reveal the range of possible approaches to these important issues. Multicultural and multilingual diversity in contemporary Ireland are fairly recent phenomena, whereas Canada's policies and practices addressing cultural and linguistic diversity are several decades old. This basic difference has influenced their laws, language policies, education systems, cultural creations, and national identities as they have worked to accommodate multiculturalism. The volume brings together an international group of scholars working in a variety of fields including politics, law, sociolinguistics, literature, philosophy, and history. Their interdisciplinary approach addresses the complex factors influencing integration and multiculturalism, painting detailed and accurate portraits of these issues in Canada and Ireland

This is not a traditional international relations text that deals with war, trade or power politics. Instead, this book offers an authoritative analysis of the social, cultural and intellectual aspects of diplomatic life in the age of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. It authoritatively illustrates several modes of Britain's engagement with Europe, whether political, artistic, scientific, literary or cultural. Mori consults an impressively wide range of sources for this study including the private and official papers of 50 men and women in the British diplomatic service. Attention is given to topics rarely covered in diplomatic history such as the work and experiences of women and issues of national, regional and European identity This book will be essential reading for students and lecturers of the history of International Relations and will offer a fascinating insight in to the world of diplomatic relations to all those with an interest in British and European history

A Cape of Asia collects eighteen of Wesseling's finest essays on European History, clustered around three concerns: The Wider View, or the historical European perspective on globalization, migration and decolonization; Europe's Identity, reflecting the shift from Eurocentrism to Americanization and Europe's acceptance of Japan, China and India as new key players in the global economy; and European Ideas about Education, Science, and Art. The third section includes the articles 'Johan Huizinga and the Spirit of the Nineteen Thirties' and 'The Expansion of Europe and the Development of Science and Technology'. A small cape of Asia was how Paul Valéry described Europe in 1919 – a pointed summary of the new mood that came over Europe in the interbellum years. Wesseling's essays hold to the original sense of the word: personal reflections on vast subjects written for an intellectual and interested but not necessarily specialized readership.

Lost in Transition tells the story of the 'lost generation' that came of age in Japan's deep economic recession in the 1990s. The book argues that Japan is in the midst of profound changes that have had an especially strong impact on the young generation. The country's renowned 'permanent employment system' has unraveled for young workers, only to be replaced by temporary and insecure forms of employment. The much-admired system of moving young people smoothly from school to work has frayed. The book argues that these changes in the very fabric of Japanese postwar institutions have loosened young people's attachment to school as the launching pad into the world of work and loosened their attachment to the workplace as a source of identity and security. The implications for the future of Japanese society - and the fault lines within it - loom large

Is public administration an art or a science? This question of whether the field is driven by values or facts will never be definitively answered due to a lack of consensus among scholars. The resulting divide has produced many heated debates; however, in this pioneering volume, Norma Riccucci embraces the diversity of research methods rather than suggesting that there is one best way to conduct research in public administration. Public Administration examines the intellectual origins and identity of the discipline of public administration, its diverse research traditions, and how public administration research is conducted today. The bookÆs intended purpose is to engage reasonable-minded public administration scholars and professionals in a dialogue on the importance of heterogeneity in epistemic traditions, and to deepen the fieldÆs understanding and acceptance of its epistemological scope. This important book will provide a necessary overview of the discipline for graduate students and scholars.

"With a gift for capturing the absurd in life, and a deadpan wisdom that comes from surviving a surreal childhood in the Socialist Workers Party, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh has crafted an unsentimental, funny, heartbreaking memoir. Saïd's Iranian-born father and American Jewish mother had one thing in common: their unshakable conviction that the workers' revolution was coming. Separated since their son was nine months old, they each pursued a dream of the perfect socialist society. Pinballing with his mother between makeshift Pittsburgh apartments, falling asleep at party meetings, longing for the luxuries he's taught to despise, Saïd waits for the revolution that never arrives, while his long-absent father quixotically runs as a socialist candidate for president in an Iran about to fall under the ayatollahs. Then comes the hostage crisis, and Saïd is suddenly forced to confront the combustible stew of his identity."--Publisher description

Intro -- SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ALCOHOL USE -- SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ALCOHOL USE -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW -- Chapter 2 SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY AND SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY -- Vicarious Learning (Modeling) -- Reciprocal Determinism -- Summary and Implications -- Chapter 3 ALCOHOL EXPECTANCY THEORY -- Summary and Implications -- Chapter 4 PROBLEM BEHAVIOR THEORY -- Summary and Implications -- Chapter 5 SOCIAL COMPARISON THEORY -- Chapter 6 SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY -- Summary and Implications -- Chapter 7 SELF-DEROGATION THEORY -- Summary and Implications -- Chapter 8 THEORY OF REASONED ACTION AND THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR -- Summary and Implications -- Chapter 9 PROTOTYPE/WILLINGNESS MODEL -- Summary and Implications -- Chapter 10 DEVIANCE REGULATION THEORY -- Summary and Implications -- Chapter 11 PEER CLUSTER THEORY -- Summary and Implications -- Chapter 12 REACTANCE THEORY -- Summary and Implications -- Chapter 13 CONCLUSION -- AUTHOR NOTE -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

This book focuses on the so-called 'new bilateralism' phenomenon, a foreign policy development that has widespread across regions since the mid-1990s. The book asks why the policy trend of 'new bilateralism' has been pursued in spite of the widely accepted views on political and economic advantages of 'multilateralism'. It also invites an open theoretical discussion on the implications of new bilateralism for international relations. Using the case study of EU-Thailand relations, the book shows that the opportunistic foreign policy behavior of the state is particularly observable in the crisis of multilateralism and that the prospects of bilateral engagement, identity formation and rhetorical action urge the drive to bilateralism with a high degree of pragmatism. This book offers important insight into how the new bilateralism operates, showing its advantages and disadvantages in the developing relationship between the EU and Thailand.