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Author: Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520941020 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 478
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The essays in this volume reflect on the nature of subjectivity in the diverse places where anthropologists work at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Contributors explore everyday modes of social and psychological experience, the constitution of the subject, and forms of subjection that shape the lives of Basque youth, Indonesian artists, members of nongovernmental HIV/AIDS programs in China and the Republic of Congo, psychiatrists and the mentally ill in Morocco and Ireland, and persons who have suffered trauma or been displaced by violence in the Middle East and in South and Southeast Asia. Painting on book jacket by Entang Wiharso
Author: Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520941020 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 478
Book Description
The essays in this volume reflect on the nature of subjectivity in the diverse places where anthropologists work at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Contributors explore everyday modes of social and psychological experience, the constitution of the subject, and forms of subjection that shape the lives of Basque youth, Indonesian artists, members of nongovernmental HIV/AIDS programs in China and the Republic of Congo, psychiatrists and the mentally ill in Morocco and Ireland, and persons who have suffered trauma or been displaced by violence in the Middle East and in South and Southeast Asia. Painting on book jacket by Entang Wiharso
Author: Peter Gill Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351945343 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 358
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In the past decade there have been significant changes in the operations of security and intelligence agencies throughout Europe. Those in the former Eastern Europe have undergone the most obvious changes in their targets and the legal context within which they operate, but these changes have affected all the agencies to some extent. It is these changes that will provide the context of structures and processes through which the agencies will respond to the September 11, 2001 attack on New York and Washington. This edited collection of papers by an international group of experts in the study of security and intelligence examines recent and current developments in the light of the rule of law and democracy and specifically addresses a number of common themes. Firstly, security and intelligence agencies are placed within the broader context of their parent state, including whether their powers originate in legislation or executive decree and the form of oversight. Secondly, the types of agency - civilian, military, foreign and domestic - are considered in the context of their historical development, including the transition from authoritarian to liberal state forms. Thirdly, the changes in their mandate and targets are discussed, in particular, towards 'terrorism', 'transnational organized crime' and economic intelligence. Finally, each author considers the enduring issue of how the impact of security and intelligence agencies is to be assessed in terms both of security and human rights. This book represents the first systematic attempt to present a collection of contemporary studies on the shifts in this crucial aspect of the operation of all states, and to do so within a framework of common themes. Although significant differences remain in the operation of security intelligence, all the authors highlight the common dilemmas that accompany the attempt to provide security but to do so democratically.
Author: John Hooper Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 0141927747 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 480
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A fully revised, expanded and updated edition of this masterly portrayal of contemporary Spain. The restoration of democracy in 1977 heralded a period of intense change that continues today. Spain has become a land of extraordinary paradoxes in which traditional attitudes and contemporary preoccupations exist side by side. Focussing on issues which affect ordinary Spaniards, from housing to gambling, from changing sexual mores to rising crime rates. John Hooper's fascinating study brings to life the new Spain of the twenty-first century.
Author: Michael Watson Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136084444 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 241
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Minority nationalism is a significant not to say potent force in the modern world. In many countries new problems of and for minority nationalism have recently surfaced. This book presents a wide ranging examination of the state of minority nationalism in the 1970s and 1980s. It considers many different cases in detail: Britain, Ireland, the Soviet Union, Canada, France, Spain and South Africa. It explores the political and socio-economic circumstances surrounding minority nationalism, analyses its successes and failures in recent years, and looks at an exhaustive range of issues: the structures and politics of minority nationalist movements, relations with governments, ideology, attitudes to human rights, and so on. Interestingly, it views both Afrikaners in South Africa and Protestants in Northern Ireland as cases of minority nationalists in dominant positions finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their positions.
Author: Gabriel Urza Publisher: Macmillan + ORM ISBN: 1627792449 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 229
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"A bold, stunning book...The reader is drawn in not because we want to find out what happened, but why it happened..."--NPR A psychologically twisting novel about a politically-charged act of violence that echoes through a small Spanish town; a debut novel that the New York Times Book Review calls "a triumph." It's 2004 in Muriga, a quiet town in Spain's northern Basque Country, a place with more secrets than inhabitants. Five years have passed since the kidnapping and murder of a young local politician-a family man and father-and the town's rhythms have almost returned to normal. But in the aftermath of the Atocha train bombings in Madrid, an act of terrorism that rocked a nation and a world, the townspeople want a reckoning of Muriga's own troubled past: Everyone knows who pulled the trigger five years ago, but is the young man now behind bars the only one to blame? All That Followed peels away the layers of a crime complicated by history, love, and betrayal. The accounts of three townspeople in particular-the councilman's beautiful young widow, the teenage radical now in jail for the crime, and an aging American teacher hiding a traumatic past of his own-hold the key to what really happened. And for these three, it's finally time to confront what they can find of the truth. Inspired by a true story, All That Followed is a powerful, multifaceted novel about a nefarious kind of violence that can take hold when we least expect. Urgent, elegant, and gorgeously atmospheric, Urza's debut is a book for the world we live in now, and it marks the arrival of a brilliant new writer to watch.
Author: Robert J. Art Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press ISBN: 9781929223947 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 676
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A comparative study of the policies, strategies, and instruments employed by various democratic governments in the fight against terrorism.
Author: Alfonso Pérez-Agote Publisher: University of Nevada Press ISBN: 0874176654 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 427
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Translated by Cameron Watson and William A. Douglass. Foreword by William A. Douglass. The Basque people have preserved their ethnic identity and sense of themselves as a separate community despite centuries of repression, diaspora, and economic and social upheaval—one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of the phenomenon we call nationalism. In The Social Roots of Basque Nationalism, sociologist Alfonso Pérez-Agote addresses the social mechanisms that Basques employed to sustain their ethnic identity under the Franco Regime and demonstrates how persecution actually encouraged the extension of Basque nationalist consciousness. He also reveals how state political pressure radicalized one element of the Basque-nationalist movement, resulting in the formation of ETA, an armed terrorist wing that itself became a mechanism for extending nationalist consciousness. Finally, he examines the subsequent changes in Basque nationalism following Franco’s death and the extension of democracy in Spain, which resulted in the institutionalization of the movement into an autonomous political power. This work is based in part on interviews and polls with informants in the Basque Country and abroad, eliciting such data as the role that family, education, social contacts, and religious environment play in the evolution of political attitudes; the place of violence in the Basque world view and contemporary political culture; regional variations in Basque nationalism; and the factors that contributed to the resilience of Basque nationalism in adapting to new historical conditions. The result is a sophisticated discussion of the various ways in which Basque social reality is constituted and how this reality helps to create political culture. Because Pérez-Agote situates his discussion within the broader frameworks of ethnic identity, group dynamics, and the nature of nationalism, the book makes a significant contribution not only to our understanding of the Basques but to the broader study of the evolution of nationalism and the nation-state, political violence, and the complicated transition of any society from dictatorship to democracy.
Author: J. Wright Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0230514804 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 175
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In societies suffering from acute political and social cleavage, policing agencies are invariably at the heart of the conflict resolution processes. In Northern Ireland, there have been calls for the RUC to be disbanded as well as for it to be retained unchanged. After considering various options and models especially from Spain, South Africa and the Netherlands this book charts a path for reform that takes account of Northern Ireland's political realities and will help build trust and inclusions.
Author: Begoña Aretxaga Publisher: Center for Basque Studies Press ISBN: Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 304
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"Contributors to this volume explore crucial issues regarding the articulation of politics at the beginning of the new millennium. What does sovereignty in the state mean in the contemporary world of neoliberal capitalism?" "The events of 9/11 have added dramatic urgency to these issues. Some of the contributors to this volume discuss questions associated with this new international context. But ultimately the volume's goal is to stimulate productive ways of thinking simultaneously about the dynamics articulating the concrete situation of identity politics or violence and the global rhetoric of international terrorism that has come to dominate the political discourse." --Book Jacket.
Author: Doranna Durgin Publisher: Blue Hound Visions ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 226
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Kimmer Reed: Street-wise runaway. Survivor. Now an unpredictable operative with a sharp instinct & even sharper wit. Kimmer Reed's mission should be simple enough: guard an ancient Basque talisman. But someone is already one step ahead of the Hunter Agency's top operative—someone with a grudge, and the means to act on it. Now Kimmer and partner Rio Carlsen are on the run through a maze of betrayal—cut off from the agency, wanted by local officials, hunted by the terrorists who want what they think she's stolen— And worst of all, no longer certain of one another. Find the talisman. Catch the bad guy. Stop the terrorists. And somehow, re-establish the trust that makes them the best team Hunter's ever had. But time is running out, and Kimmer Reed doesn't just have to live through the day— She has to save it. About Kimmer & Rio in the RULES series: "Doranna Durgin's BEYOND THE RULES is action-packed from start to finish. Kimmer is so strong that readers won't doubt for even a minute that she'll come out on top in the end. And Rio is a hero any woman could love." --Romantic Times, Four Stars “Imagine the pace of the TV show Alias, the smart, emotional whammy of Buffy, and characters you care about every minute.” —Julie Czerneda, Aurora-winning Author of the Night's Edge series “Filled with unrelenting danger, heart-stopping action plus a wonderful touch of romance...With Kimmer’s sharp-edged nature and brazen wit, Ms. Durgin has created a dynamic heroine.” —CataRomance “Part action-adventure, part family drama, this story explores how far someone will go to do what’s right...” —Romance Junkies
Author: Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good
Author: Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good
Author: Peter Gill
Author: John Hooper
Author: Michael Watson
Author: Gabriel Urza
Author: Robert J. Art
Author: Alfonso Pérez-Agote
Author: J. Wright
Author: Begoña Aretxaga
Author: Doranna Durgin