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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Background and History -- Hate Groups and Hate Crimes -- Hate Groups and "the Other," -- Hate Groups in History -- Ad Hoc, Informal, Spontaneous Hate Groups -- Hate Groups in American History -- Trends in Hate Group Activity -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions -- Defining Hate Groups -- Categories of Hate Groups -- How Hate Groups Operate -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Perspectives -- Introduction -- Hate Groups in the History of the West -- Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups in the United States -- Making a World of Difference -- Some Medical Aspects of Hate -- Punish Crime, Not Thought Crime -- A Century of Resilience: The History of Anti-Sikh Hate in America -- Descent, Dissent, and Rising Out: The Narrative Arc of the Ex-Hate Group Leader -- Contemporary Anti-Semitism in American Higher Education -- Perpetuating Historical Genocide: Anti-Indian Groups Deserve Hate Group Designation -- Anti-Hispanic Immigrant Hate Crimes -- Unmasking "Antifa": More than Black Bloc -- Chapter 4: Profiles -- Anti-Defamation League (ADL) -- Zainab Al-Suwaij (1971-) -- Heidi L. Beirich (1967-) -- Morris Dees (1936-) -- Gonzaga Institute for Hate Studies -- Human Rights Campaign -- Brian Levin -- Sigmund Livingston (1872-1946) -- Not in Our Town -- Southern Poverty Law Center -- Stop AAPI Hate -- Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) -- Chapter 5: Data and Documents -- Data -- Documents -- Chapter 6: Resources -- Books -- Articles -- Reports -- Internet -- Chapter 7: Chronology -- Glossary -- Index -- About the Author.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: popular culture and soft power in the social media age -- PART I: Parasite -- 1 Producers of Parasite and the question of film authorship: producing a global author, authoring a global production -- 2 Parasite and the global arrival of Korean cinema: notes from the underground -- 3 The transcultural logic of capital: the house and stairs in Parasite -- 4 Gender and class in Parasite -- 5 One-inch-tall barrier of subtitles: translating invisibility in Parasite -- PART II: BTS -- 6 BTS and the world music industry -- 7 BTS, the highest stage of K-pop -- 8 BTS, alternative masculinity and its discontents -- 9 Transnational cultural power of BTS: digital fan activism in the social media era -- 10 BTS as cultural ambassadors: K-pop and Korea in Western media -- PART III: Drama -- 11 K-dramas meet Netflix : new models of collaboration with the digital West -- 12 Mediating Asian modernities: the lessons of Korean dramas -- 13 The rise of K-dramas in the Middle East: cultural proximity and soft power -- 14 Korean dramas, circulation of affect and digital assemblages: Korean soft power in the United States -- 15 North Korea and South Korean popular culture in the digital age -- Index.

"Larry Olmsted's writing and research have been called "eye-opening" (People), "impressive" (Publishers Weekly, starred review), and "enlightening" (Kirkus Reviews). Now, the New York Times and Washington Post bestselling author turns his expertise to a subject that has never been fully explored, delivering a highly entertaining game changer that uses brand-new research to show us why being a sports fan is good for us individually and is a force for positive change in society. Fans is a passionate reminder of how games, teams, and the communities dedicated to them are vital to our lives. Citing fascinating new studies on sports fandom, Larry Olmsted makes the case that the more you identify with a sports team, the better your social, psychological, and physical health is; the more meaningful your relationships are; and the more connected and happier you are. Fans maintain better cognitive processing as their gray matter ages; they have better language skills; and college students who follow sports have higher GPAs, better graduation rates, and higher incomes after graduating. And there's more: On a societal level, sports help us heal after tragedies, providing community and hope when we need it most. Fans is the perfect gift for anyone who loves sports or anyone who loves someone who loves sports"--

This book demonstrates the spatialized and multi-scalar nature of Islamophobia. It provides ground-breaking insights in recognising the importance of space in the formation of anti-Muslim racism. Through the exploration of complementary data, both from existing quantitative databases and directly from victims of Islamophobia, applied in two important European capitals - Paris and London - this book brings new materials to research on Islamophobia and argues that Islamophobia is also a spatialized process that occurs at various interrelated spatial scales: globe, nation, urban, neighbourhood and body (and mind). In so doing, this book establishes and advances the new concept of Spatialized Islamophobia' by exploring global, national, urban, infra-urban, embodied and emotional Islamophobias as well as their complex interrelationships. It also offer a critical discussion of the geographies of Islamophobia by pointing out the lack of geographical approaches to Islamophobia Studies. By using self-reflexivity, the author raises important questions that may have hampered the study of Spatialized Islamophobia', focusing in particular on the favoured methodologies which too often remain qualitative, as well as on the whiteness of the discipline of Geography which can disrupt the legitimacy of a certain knowledge. The book will be an important reference for those in the fields of Human Geography, Sociology, Politics, Racial Studies, Religious Studies and Muslim studies.

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for Recentralisation in Colombia -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Look Who's Back: Recentralisation in Colombia -- Colombia's Recentralisation in Brief -- Some Methodological Considerations -- Plan for the Rest of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Recentralisation Around the World: Economic, Political and Administrative Explanations -- Economic Approach: From Russia's 1998 Crisis to Cardoso's Stabilisation Policies in Brazil -- Political Approach: Putin, Chavez and Friends? -- Administrative Approach: From Bolivian Roads and Chinese Environmental Governance to Afghan Security Issues -- The Empirical Puzzles -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: An Interactive and Cross-Temporal Framework to Explain Recentralisation -- Recentralisation -- The Key Argument -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Before the Recentralisation Trend in Colombia -- Colombia -- A Brief History of Colombia's Subnational Issues -- The Emergence of the Predominantly Decentralised Institutional Context -- Fiscal Decentralisation Reforms -- Political Decentralisation Reforms -- Administrative Decentralisation Reforms -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: No Economic Crisis in a Decentralised Context: The Samper Administration (1994-1998) -- Recentralisation Attempts -- A New Revenue-Sharing System? -- New Set of Conditions to Obtain Loans in the Financial Market -- Concurrent Elections? -- Modest GDP Growth and Empowered Subnational Authorities -- Self-Reinforcing Dynamics -- No Incentives to Modify the Revenue-Sharing System of 1991 -- The "Obtainable" Reform -- First Rejection to a Political Recentralisation Reform -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: An Economic Crisis in a Descentralised Context: The Pastrana Administration (1998-2002).

"This book offers an in-depth sociological exploration of the social trajectories and experiences of children of post-colonial immigrants in France who are embarking on paths of extreme upward intergenerational mobility. The author draws on life history interviews with young adults of North African immigrant background, enrolled at or having recently graduated from the country's elite higher education institutions, the grandes écoles, to delve into largely under-researched pathways and give a voice to high-achieving members of a population that continues to be collectively associated with difficulties to 'integrate'. The volume constitutes the first sociological study to document, from the individual actor's perspective, the everyday experience of racism within France's elite educational institutions and to reveal the (upward) mobility experience to be informed by the interlocking effects of racial processes, immigrant ancestry, class background and gender. Challenging the pervasive representation of descendants of North African immigrants as 'unsuccessful' and 'unable to integrate', this book sheds light on the experiences of the largely silent upwardly mobile members of a stigmatized minority group, revealing the strategies used to respond to the constraints to their mobility and the importance of familial histories of post-colonial migration, characterized by the former generation's efforts, sacrifices and resilience, in informing these 'success stories'"--

This book describes the transition in Indian healthcare system since independence and contributes to the ongoing debate within development and institutional economics on the approaches towards reform in the public health system. The institutional reform perspective focuses on examining the effective utilisation of allotted resources and improvements in delivery through decentralisation in governance by ensuring higher participation of elected governments and local communities in politics, policymaking and delivery of health services. It discusses the economic (resource) reforms to explain the relevance and expansion of state interventionism along with its influence on the health sector, accountability and allocative efficiency. The author also explores the connections between neoliberal thought and privatisation in health sector, and examines the greater role of insurance-based financing and their implications for health service access and delivery. The book offers ways to address long-standing systemic and structural problems that confront the Indian healthcare system. Based on large-scale surveys and diverse empirical data on the Indian economy, this book will be of great interest to researchers, students and teachers of health economics, governance and institutional economics, political economy, sociology, public policy, regional studies and development studies. This will be useful to policymakers, health economists, social scientists, public health experts and professionals, and government and nongovernment institutions.

Plastics have occupied an important place in the modern medical industry. It has substituted traditional devices and products made of metal, other materials, and ceramics. Over recent years, increased reliance on transparent plastic pharmaceutical and medical products has produced remarkable breakthroughs that improve medical attention delivery and allow it to be more comfortable for the masses to live better and longer lives. The purpose of this handbook is to provide a strategic perspective on the market to identify opportunities for growth and promising niches in the medical plastics market. It also helps in analyzing emerging trends in medical plastics to facilitate new product development. The medical plastics market is a new field with a broad scope and unending opportunities for manufacturers and suppliers and medical practitioners from healthcare. With a combination of the right material and technology, it has a lot to offer to the patients with affordable pricing. By keeping the worth of the medical plastics market in mind, we have set some objectives. This book identifies growth factors in the medical plastics market and analyzes critical factors of success to compete. The author presents background on the medical plastics market by its usage, products, processes, and innovation. He also reviews existing studies on the medical plastics market for topics like market size, market growth, segment growth, and geographic markets

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Locating African Agency in Africa's Development Agenda -- References -- 2 Retracing the Footprint of African Agency -- Introduction -- The Logic of African Agency -- Locating African Agency in History -- Africa's Bargaining Strength -- 'A Window of Opportunity for African Agency' -- Antinomies of African Agency -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Navigating African Agency in a Multipolar World System -- Introduction -- Decoding the Rise of Multipolarity -- Manifestations of Multipolarity in Africa -- Enter the South-South Cooperation -- African Agency in the Age of Choice -- Evolving Financing Landscape -- Obstacles and Opportunities -- Repositioning Africa -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Reinserting African Agency in the BRICS Financing in Africa -- Introduction -- 'Brics Rising Together with Africa' -- The Nature and Scope of Brics Financing -- The Brighter Side of Brics Financing -- The Underside of Brics Financing -- 'Alternative Financing?' -- Reinserting African Agency -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Reflecting on 'Chinese Debtbook Diplomacy' -- Introduction -- Convergence of Africa-China Interests -- Nature of China's Development Finance -- Coloniality of Debt -- Gesturing Towards Enhanced African Agency -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Rebooting Domestic Resource Mobilisation as a Decolonial Project -- Introduction -- Overview -- The Logic of Domestic Resource Mobilisation -- Drivers of Domestic Resource Mobilisation -- Binding Constraints -- Scaling Up Revenue Mobilisation -- Global Imperial Snares -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Deimperialising Financing of the African Union -- Introduction -- Logic for Self Financing -- Au's Encounters with Global Powers -- 'From Dependency to Agency' -- African Union Levy: A Decolonialimpulse.

Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Design a Better World -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Renewable Energy Technology -- Chapter 2: Solar Energy -- Introduction -- Material, Methods, and Simulation -- Calculation of Net Solar Energy on Earth -- Calculation of Net Electricity Energy Generation from Total Solar Irradiance on Earth -- Results and Discussion -- Calculation of Net Solar Energy on Earth -- Calculation of Net Electricity Energy Generation from Total Solar Irradiance on Earth -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Wind Energy -- Introduction -- Materials and Simulation -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Geothermal Energy -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Advanced Building Design Technology -- Chapter 5: Integrated Building Design Technology -- Introduction -- Methods and Simulation -- Cooling Mechanism -- Heating Mechanism -- Results and Discussion -- Cooling Mechanism -- Heating Mechanism -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Smart Building Technology -- Introduction -- Material, Methods, and Simulation -- Design of PV Panel -- Electrostatic Force Generation -- Results and Discussion -- Electricity Transformation -- Electrostatic Force Analysis -- In Situ Water Treatment -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Advanced Green Building Technology -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Innovative Infrastructures and Transportation Engineering -- Chapter 8: Green Infrastructure -- Introduction -- Methods and Materials -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Invisible Roads and Transportation Engineering.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- About the Author -- Foreword by Tim Beatley, PhD -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1: Principles -- 1. Introduction -- Biophilia -- The Crisis of Nature -- Nature versus Humanity -- Climate Change -- Diminished Contact with Nature -- Loss of Biodiversity -- Wildlife Destruction -- The Question of Zoos -- Increased Pollution -- Global Pandemic -- Primarily Living Indoors -- The Crisis of Urbanism -- Unsustainability -- Population Growth and Migrations -- Growth by Addition -- Functional Land Use Zoning -- Placelessness -- Impact of the Automobile -- Pollution and Waste -- Biophilic Urbanism and Biourbanism Defined -- Scales of Application -- Buildings -- Streets -- Blocks -- Neighborhoods -- Communities -- Ecoregions -- 2. Principles -- Principles, Patterns, and Outcomes -- Biophilic Principles -- Derivation of the Patterns -- Biophilic Pattern Attributes -- Nature-Based Patterns -- Element-Based Patterns -- Form-Based Patterns -- Place-Based Patterns -- Numinous-Based Patterns -- Biophilic Positive Outcomes -- Outcome Descriptions -- Outcome Research Sources -- Climate-Positive Outcomes -- Sustainability Outcomes -- Placemaking Outcomes -- Health and Wellness Outcomes -- Numinous Outcomes -- Part 2: Precedents -- Precedent Studies -- 3. Castello di Gargonza -- Castello di Gargonza -- Background and History -- Analysis of the Masterplan -- Primary Pattern Attributes -- Positive Outcomes -- 4. Google Headquarters -- Google Headquarters -- Background and History -- Analysis of the Masterplan -- Primary Pattern Attributes -- Positive Outcomes -- 5. Helsinge Haveby (Garden Village) -- Helsinge Haveby -- Background and History -- Analysis of the Masterplan -- Primary Pattern Attributes -- Positive Outcomes -- 6. Kronsberg District.

This book extends a previously published model of social evolution by using macroeconomic measures to indicate both the current state of the society, and its evolutionary trajectory. This model considers society as a system of interacting elements evolving through stages of increasing strength of interaction and complexity of structure. It measures society in constituting the world collectively, with nation-states as the elements, here described through macroeconomic measures such as GDP, government expenditure, and inequality. The economic data presented indicates that this stage is approaching the next evolutionary step, which is either the formation of a world society of nations, with an associated overarching common infrastructure absorbing some of the sovereign functions of nation-states as they exist today, or as a society of competing groups of nations, each bound by alliances and bilateral agreements. The book explores how the former faces great obstacles in the form of nationalism and a misunderstood concept of sovereignty, and poses that it is in an embryonic stage. The author poses that it is this structure that would be best equipped to handle common challenges, such as the environment and global warming, and topically, pandemics. A novel interdisciplinary text in social complexity, this book is of interest to researchers in socio-economic fields.

This book, written decades into the HIV epidemic, reflects critically on the idea that the socially excluded populations often focused on in HIV research are in fact difficult to access and reach. The author broadly applies the concept "hard to reach" to characterize populations that researchers find difficult to engage with. Social factors that produce marginalization and ultimately result in people choosing not to engage in research are not captured by the concept of "hard to reach". Limited attention has focused on how researchers can address the social factors that result in decisions to not engage in research. Disrupting the ways in which people are conceptualized as "hard to reach" so as to refocus on transforming social systems and personal values, beliefs and approaches is understudied. This book uses case examples based on HIV research with Indigenous youth, internally displaced women, LGBTQ communities in the Global North and Global South, and persons at the intersection of these identities, to identify successful approaches to working with marginalized and often vulnerable communities and groups. The chapters signal the need for attention to five key social factors when developing successful approaches: context and storytelling; cultural humility; critical hope; imagination and possibility; and love, intimate inquiry, and the beloved community, if nations, individuals and communities are to address the epidemic in a sustainable and impactful way

"This multidisciplinary book develops a synthesis of traditional ecological knowledge in the Caucasus region in Georgia - a hotspot of natural and cultural diversity. Traditional ecological knowledge connects the knowledge of natural phenomena with the culture of a given human society, and Georgia is an excellent case study for observing this knowledge. The Caucasus region in particular is notable for its natural and ethnocultural diversity and this book weaves together the disciplines of history, environment and ethnography to develop a synthesis of traditional ecological knowledge. Tracing the history of Georgia through two main phases, the hunter and gatherer bands and the agrarian phase, the author examines important events such as the breeding of naked hexaploid wheat, the domestication of the grapevine and the development of viticulture. By utilising this historic perspective it allows us to clearly see how traditional ecological knowledge has increased in sophistication during the long prehistory of Georgia, and most importantly how this type of knowledge underpins the social and economic progress of traditional societies, not only in Georgia, but throughout the world. This book will be of great relevance to interdisciplinary-minded scholars and students who have an interest in the relationships between nature and human society, including anthropologists, historians, biologists, ecologists, botanists, sociologists and ethnographers"--

Deepen the dialogue to address racial disparities in your organization Schools, like all organizations ,face a nearly insurmountable hurdle when addressing racial inequities-the inability to talk candidly about race. In this timely update, author Glenn Singleton enables you to break the silence and open an authentic dialogue that forges a path to progress for racial equity. The third edition offers new coverage of the structural inequities in schools and society that have been exposed by the pandemic as well as heightened public awareness of racial injustice. Courageous Conversations about Race allows you to deepen your personal understanding of race and its impact on all students. You will discover how to apply the strategy and protocol to Embrace the four agreements stay engaged, speak your truth, experience discomfort and accept non-closure -- to deepen interracial dialogue Build a foundation for advancing equity using the Six Conditions of Courageous Conversation Examine the role of race in your life using the Courageous Conversation Compass to understand and guide your actions Expand your capacity to lead others on the journey in addressing institutional racism disparities This guide empowers you with practical tools and insights to successfully challenge racist policies and practice in schools and beyond. It is your call to leadership-one that will impact student achievement and drive systemic transformation.