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"This book contains five chapters centered around the topic of social capital, defined as the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively. Chapter One advances the understanding of social capital creation by Indian Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), and argues about its importance and value, both for the HEIs and the community. Chapter Two looks at bridging and bonding social capital in the context of mobile online gaming, and how in-game international communities can facilitate accumulation of cross-cultural social capital. Chapter Three analyzes the role of social trust in the social progress of 238 European regions. Chapter Four examines how social capital may favor the development of a successful and sustainable circular economy business model, particularly in the forestry sector. Lastly, Chapter Five examines the nature of camp and its use in Old Navy advertising and how camp uniquely resonates with queer audiences"--

"Part play-by-play, part op-ed, The Game Is Not a Game is an illuminating and unflinching examination of the good and evil in the sports industry. Liberating and provocative, with sharp wit and generous humor, Jackson's essays explore the role that sports plays in American society and the hypocritical standards by which the athletes are often judged. The Game Is Not a Game is distinctly intended to challenge accepted ideology and to push the boundaries of mainstream sports media beyond the comfort zone. Chapters expose "Our Miseducation of LeBron James," "#ThemToo: The UnRespected Worth of the Woman Athlete," the duplicity of the NFL in its treatment of Colin Kaepernick and the anthem protests, the cultural bias of analytics, and the power of social activism versus the power and politics of professional sports ownership-all from the sharp, savvy, and self-critical perspective of one of the leading voices for social justice in sports media"--

Religious education and the arts of interpretation revisited -- Studying British Hindu children and representing them in school texts -- The diversity of experience in the religious upbringing of children from Christian families in Britain -- The "young people's attitudes to religious diversity" project in the context of Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit (WRERU) research -- Studying religious diversity in public education : an interpretive approach to religious and intercultural understanding -- The representation of religions -- Implications of an interpretive approach -- Contextual religious education and the interpretive approach -- Religious education in the context of plurality -- Religious education's contribution to intercultural education, citizenship education and values education -- Towards a pluralistic religious education -- Dialogical liberalism : a human rights rationale for "education about religions and beliefs" -- Inclusive study of religions and world views in schools : signposts from the council of Europe -- The politicisation and securitisation of religious education? : a rejoinder

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- PART I: General introduction -- My work in the context of debates about religious education -- Changes in religious education in the UK, Europe and internationally -- Key influences: secularisation, pluralisation and globalisation -- Educational encounters with religious diversity -- Inclusive religious education: information-based, neutral and detached and information-based impartial and dialogical approaches -- Faith-based and impartial religious education -- Recent developments -- The present volume -- Notes -- References -- 1. Religious education and the arts of interpretation revisited -- Introduction -- Teacher training and teaching -- Teacher-trainer, philosophy and 'world religions' -- Broadcasting and field research -- Learning and creativity -- Past, present and future -- References -- PART II: Empirical research -- Introduction -- The chapters -- Note -- References -- 2. Studying British Hindu children and representing them in school texts -- Hindus in Britain -- Religious practice -- Religious transmission -- Some findings -- Multiple cultural competence -- Religions Through Festivals: Hinduism -- Listening to Hindus -- References -- 3. The diversity of experience in the religious upbringing of children from Christian families in Britain -- Ethnic diversity -- Denominational and doctrinal diversity -- The Holy Spirit -- Baptism -- Holy Communion -- Saints -- Conclusion -- Being a Christian at school -- Notes -- References -- 4. The 'Young People's Attitudes to Religious Diversity' project in the context of Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit (WRERU) research -- WRERU's studies of religious diversity and education -- Expansion of WRERU and the UK government DCSF project

Sovereignty is at the very centre of the political and legal arrangements of the modern world. The idea originated in the controversies and wars, both religious and political, of 16th and 17th century Europe and since that time it has continued to spread and evolve. Today sovereignty is a global system of authority: it extends across all religions, civilizations, languages, cultures, ethnic and racial groupings, and other collectivities into which humanity is divided. In this highly accessible book, Robert Jackson provides a concise and comprehensive introduction to the history and meaning of sovereignty. Drawing on a wide range of examples from the US Declaration of Independence to terrorist attacks of 9/11 he shows how sovereignty operates in our daily lives and analyses the issues raised by its universality and centrality in the organization of the world. The book covers core topics such as the discourse of sovereignty, the global expansion of sovereignty, the rise of popular sovereignty, and the relationship between sovereignty and human rights. It concludes by examining future challenges facing sovereignty in an era of globalization. This interdisciplinary study will be of interest to a wide range of students, academics and general readers who seek to understand this fundamental concept of the modern world. Robert Jacksonis Professor of International Relations and Political Science at Boston University.

In the tradition of the English School of International Relations theory, this project from Robert Jackson seeks to show how continuities in international politics outweigh the changes. The author demonstrates how the world is neither one of anarchy, as put forward by realists, nor is it a fully cosmopolitan order, as argued by those on the other side of the theoretical spectrum. Instead, it is a world of states who acknowledge a set of moral constraints that exists between them

To bale out of a stricken airplane is a pilot's or aircrew's final chance to escape death. It is a traumatic and hazardous exercise that is only practiced in extremis and is in itself full of danger with no guarantee of survival. Many struggled free of a flaming and spinning aircraft only to see their parachute alight above them, some were machine gunned to death by their opponents as they drifted to earth, some landed in mine-fields and were blown apart and many landed in forests and died suspended from the treetops. And yet many survived, some to fight again and some to become prisoners of war. This book relates the experiences of many airmen who survived to tell the tale, some quite remarkable because of pure good luck, some because of ingenuity and some through pure determination to survive at all costs.This book includes escapes from crippled German, British and US aircraft; stories of the first pilots to use parachutes in WW1; amazing escapes from aircraft in the inter-war years