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Electrical Power Cable Engineering

Electrical Power Cable Engineering

Fully updated Electrical Power Cable Engineering Third Edition again concentrates on the remarkably complex design application and preparation methods required to terminate and splice cables. This latest addition to the CRC Press Power Engineering series covers cutting-edge methods for design manufacture installation operation and maintenance of reliable power cable systems. It is based largely on feedback from experienced university lecturers who have taught courses on these very concepts. The book emphasizes methods to optimize vital design and installation of power cables used in the interrelated fields of electrical mechanical and to some extent civil engineering. An in-depth exploration of power cable characteristics and applications it illustrates the many factors that can hinder real-world cable performance. Content focuses on low and medium voltages considering that these are used for the majority of cables in service globally. This edition also details techniques for testing shielded power cable systems in the field demonstrating how conductor material size and design depend on ampacity voltage regulation and other factors. Covering everything from manufacturing to testing this resource will benefit: Cable engineers and technicians (working for investor-owned utilities rural electric cooperatives and industrial manufacturers) who need to improve their oversight and understanding of power cables Universities that offer electrical power courses Professionals who must master new power cable terminology engineering characteristics and background information that will aid them in their decision making responsibilities The author is a life fellow of the IEEE and one of the original developers of industry standards for cables and accessories. To simplify field fundamentals and techniques for less experienced readers his book contains new updated and expanded chapters and an extensive glossary in addition to useful references tables equations and photographs. More experienced engineers will appreciate the book’s invaluable updates on the emerging materials products and concepts driving their dynamic field.

GBP 94.99
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The Basics of Line Balancing and JIT Kitting

The Basics of Line Balancing and JIT Kitting

Accessible to the Lean novice and shop floor employee The Basics of Line Balancing and JIT Kitting explores line balancing and the pre-assembly of components into a finished product in a just-in-time fashion (JIT Kitting). It explains how to use time studies develop yamazumi charts discover and eliminate waste balance your line and create new standard work content for the shop floor. The book facilitates a clear understanding of the seven deadly wastes (muda) as well as what you can do to eliminate them from your facility. Describing the purpose and use of standard work it explains how to properly staff work cells and how to develop flex plans for fluctuations in demand using this data. The first few chapters explain how to determine takt time and how to use that information along with time studies to identify when you are not meeting customer demand. The chapters on JIT Kitting explain how there are other advantages to kitting besides eliminating waste and increasing productivity. The book explains how you can use JIT Kitting to improve quality by having the parts available and limiting the options of numerous parts to the operator. It also provides the understanding needed to ensure the right parts are installed thereby correcting issues with the build of materials.

GBP 170.00
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New Technology in Sociology Practical Applications in Research and Work

New Technology in Sociology Practical Applications in Research and Work

When technology has been applied in business environments its justification has usually been cast in terms of saving time or saving money. In the social sciences the justification must be different; the viability of sociology as a profession for example will not be enhanced by cost reductions. The focus in this volume is on a different bottom line: the quality and content of work. | New Technology in Sociology Practical Applications in Research and Work

GBP 130.00
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The Food and Beverage Hospitality Industry in India An Emergent Segment

The Food and Beverage Hospitality Industry in India An Emergent Segment

This book presents the story of growth and change of what is still a largely unorganized food and beverage service industry in India. With the authors’ vast experience in both industry and academia the volume provides a holistic perspective of the current status of the food and beverage industry in India and identifies the topical issues and the challenges. The authors offer an insightful discussion on where the industry is headed and how it can move from top-line driven growth to a bottom-line supported one. | The Food and Beverage Hospitality Industry in India An Emergent Segment

GBP 124.00
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Personality in the Social Process

Personality in the Social Process

First published in 1985. This book presents a new way to ask an old question. Many fields have considered the nature of the influence that members of a group exert on the course of social events. Social science provides another way to examine this issue. Moreover social science has a particular strength: It helps us to phrase questions more precisely than before it encourages us to follow a line of rea­soning systematically and it requires us to evaluate our ideas in light of a par­ticular kind of evidence. The authors want to use these strengths to explore systematically the ways that factors in the person and in the environment to­gether may shape the emergence of social behavior. | Personality in the Social Process

GBP 175.00
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A Pictorial Guide to Metamorphic Rocks in the Field

A Pictorial Guide to Metamorphic Rocks in the Field

This book is an illustrative introduction to metamorphic rocks as seen in the field designed for advanced high school to graduate-level earth science and geology students to jump-start their observational skills. In addition to photographs of rocks in the field there are numerous line diagrams and examples of metamorphic features shown in thin section. The thin section photos are all at a scale and in a context that can be related to views seen in the field through a hand lens. | A Pictorial Guide to Metamorphic Rocks in the Field

GBP 175.00
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Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others Finding the Heart of the Play

Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others Finding the Heart of the Play

Sidney Homan defines a pivotal line as “a moment in the script that serves as a pathway into the larger play … a magnet to which the rest of the play scenes before and after adheres. ” He offers his personal choices of such lines in five plays by Shakespeare and works by Beckett Brecht Pinter Shepard and Stoppard. Drawing on his own experience in the theatre as actor and director and on campus as a teacher and scholar he pairs a Shakespearean play with one by a modern playwright as mirrors for each other. One reviewer calls his approach “ground-breaking. ” Another observes that his “experience with the particular plays he has chosen is invaluable” since it allows us to find “a wedge into such iconic texts. ” Academics and students alike will find this volume particularly useful in aiding their own discovery of a pivotal line or moment in the experience of reading about watching or performing in a play. | Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others Finding the Heart of the Play

GBP 130.00
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Plasmonics in Chemistry and Biology

Plasmonics in Chemistry and Biology

Over the past decade plasmonic nanoparticles have been the subject of extensive research owing to their remarkable optical properties. These properties arise from a collective oscillation of the conductive electrons at the nanoparticle surface under light irradiation known as localized surface plasmon (LSP). LSP is characterized by (i) a strong absorption and scattering of the light depending on the geometrical parameters of the nanoparticles and (ii) a strong amplification of the local field in the vicinity of the nanoparticles. Quite recently it was shown that the activation and the initiation of chemical reactions or physical processes can be facilitated using LSP excitation. Such exploitation presents two main advantages: an enhanced yield and a fine control of chemical reactions at the nanoscale. These topics have become very active and are in line with molecular plasmonics. This book explores this new field and provides a broad view on the exploitation of plasmonics in chemical and biological fields. | Plasmonics in Chemistry and Biology

GBP 116.00
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Rheology Applied in Polymer Processing

Rheology Applied in Polymer Processing

This book covers a wide range of topics in polymer rheology. These are: Basic Principles parameters systems and applied mathematical models used in the rheological studies Melt flow analysis of different non-Newtonian fluids in laminar flow transition between laminar and turbulent flow and modified Reynolds number The effects of different physical and molecular parameters on purely viscous rheological response of polymer melts and solutions Principles of rheometery and different types of viscometers and on-line rheometers The static and dynamic viscoelastic response of the polymer melts and solutions viscoelasticity mechanical models and Boltzmann superposition principle Molecular structure – viscoelasticity relationship and linear and non-linear viscoelasticity Effects of different processes materials parameters like temperature fillers (micro and nano-fillers) and molecular parameters like MW MWD The role of rheology in polymer processing in different equipment Modified power law constants and two range power law constants for a large number of polymers rheology software program in Java comparison of different polymer rheological models using the rheology software and answers to the problems The book will be very useful to both undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as teachers and practicing rheologists. | Rheology Applied in Polymer Processing

GBP 120.00
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International HRM in an Uncertain World

International HRM in an Uncertain World

This book explores international human resource management (IHRM) practices in the contexts of high uncertainties. It encompasses situations of financial crisis political and civil uncertainty environmental collapse and recession. Research on unstable and unpredictable contexts on business and HRM remain relatively scarce and scattered across disciplines. This volume brings together recent thinking from a range of different perspectives and methodologies. MNEs are often distinguished by the supposedly superior ability to implement highly tactical more robust talent management practices including work-based HRM-led and international systems in line with the rest of their worldwide operations; however they often fall short. The chapters in this book explore the how why and when. At a theoretical level this collection brings together developments and extensions of a range of salient theories. They explore common methodological challenges and ways forward for future researchers on HRM in high contextual uncertainty. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of Human Resource Management. | International HRM in an Uncertain World

GBP 120.00
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Corpora in Interpreting Studies East Asian Perspectives

Corpora in Interpreting Studies East Asian Perspectives

Cheung Liu Moratto and their contributors examine how corpora can be effectively harnessed to benefit interpreting practice and research in East Asian settings. In comparison to the achievements made in the field of corpus- based translation studies the use of corpora in interpreting is not comparable in terms of scope methods and agenda. One of the predicaments that hampers this line of inquiry is the lack of systematic corpora to document spoken language. This issue is even more pronounced when dealing with East Asian languages such as Chinese Japanese and Korean which are typologically different from European languages. As language plays a pivotal role in interpreting research the use of corpora in interpreting within East Asian contexts has its own distinct characteristics as well as methodological constraints and concerns. However it also generates new insights and findings that can significantly advance this research field. A valuable resource for scholars of scholars focusing on corpus interpreting particularly those dealing with East Asian languages. | Corpora in Interpreting Studies East Asian Perspectives

GBP 130.00
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Towards Rural Education for the Common Good Resisting Capitalist and Neoliberal Priorities in Rural Schooling in the United States

Towards Rural Education for the Common Good Resisting Capitalist and Neoliberal Priorities in Rural Schooling in the United States

This book examines the current and future state of rural education in North America through the lens of Franco Berardi’s Futurability. Through critical examination of examples and current trends toward corporatization and privatization of rural education the volume highlights how future possibilities and social imagination in rural spaces have been limited by neoliberal forces capitalist interests and workforce education. Cervone demonstrates how Berardi’s concept of creating future can be embraced to foster critical thought challenge injustices and open opportunity. With this line of analysis the book ultimately supports an ethos of a return to education for the common good. Bringing an important perspective to the field of rural education scholarship this work will be of interest to scholars and researchers in sociology of education and education policy. | Towards Rural Education for the Common Good Resisting Capitalist and Neoliberal Priorities in Rural Schooling in the United States

GBP 120.00
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Mano Dura Policies in Latin America

Mano Dura Policies in Latin America

Leading scholars and policy analysts from around the Americas come together to untangle the factors that have fuelled the implementation of mano dura politics their rising popularity and impacts across nine widely heterogeneous countries in Latin America. Beginning with a discussion on the concept of mano dura the editors move to survey various theoretical approaches to punitivism and later review of the empirical research evaluating different drivers behind the adoption of tough on crime policies. Since hard-line initiatives often have consequences beyond the general goal of reducing violence they then analyze the impacts of these policing strategies on crime rates and different democratic institutions. Country chapters on Mexico El Salvador Honduras Guatemala Colombia Ecuador Bolivia Brazil and Argentina follow a common thematic structure to answer the following questions: What are some of the trends in gangs organized crime and violence? How have governments responded to combat crime and violence? What factors have fuelled the implementation of mano dura policies? Why are mano dura policies popular? What have the consequences of these policies been? Mano Dura Policies in Latin America is essential reading to students of Latin American studies political science public policy and criminal justice. It will also interest scholars working on drug trafficking organized crime and violence in Latin America.

GBP 130.00
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iPad Music In the Studio and on Stage

iPad Music In the Studio and on Stage

Just as computer software changed the face of performing and recording over the past decades Apple's iPad tablet has the power to change how you produce music today. Author Mark Jenkins summarizes the iPad tablet's massive potential for music creation explaining in detail how all iPad models can connect to musically oriented accessories and reviewing the vast range of audio inputs microphones MIDI interfaces music keyboards drum controllers and even DJ and karaoke equipment now available. Keyboard players guitarists drummers vocalists DJs karaoke singers and experimental musicians whether experienced or just starting out can all benefit from expanding the amazing built-in abilities of the iPad using carefully chosen musical add-ons and accessories. Mark Jenkins explains and reviews the musical potential of iPad-oriented music equipment from dozens of manufacturers including Akai Alesis IK Multimedia Korg Line 6 M-Audio Novation Roland TASCAM and many others. The potential of Android tablets for music creation is also examined. Appendices list in detail the specifications for the iPad interface sockets and include links to Apple's schemes for software and hardware developers. | iPad Music In the Studio and on Stage

GBP 175.00
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irs Managing Conflict in the Workplace

irs Managing Conflict in the Workplace

Conflict bullying and harassment can destroy the foundations of the most enterprising organisations. Bullying is now a key complaint received by HR departments. Destructive conflict creates stress which can lead to poor morale and performance increased staff turnover and an overall decline in organisational effectiveness. The good news is destructive conflict can be reduced � but this is a sensitive issue requiring managers to call on tried and tested techniques. Published for HR and line managers IRS Managing Conflict in the Workplace will help employers to recognise and resolve destructive conflict issues more effectively enabling them to become more positive productive and efficient. It gives invaluable advice on conflict prevention mediation and negotiation; it explains how to manage conflict in a wide variety of situations; and includes guidance on the new statutory requirements for disciplinary and grievance procedures. The handbook will enable HR professionals to: recognise the sectors departments and types of individuals most prone to conflict measure the costs of conflict understand and comply with the law on the employer�s duty of care spot potential problems recognise bullying behaviours understand the difference between constructive conflict and bullying and harassment conduct a risk assessment and take preventative action establish communicate and monitor effective policies and procedures train staff and managers in how to manage conflict effectively reach agreement through negotiation use conciliation and mediation to resolve difficult situationsAlso included is best practice advice sample conflict management policies case studies checklists and legal compliance.

GBP 175.00
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Young People Media and Politics in the Digital Age

Young People Media and Politics in the Digital Age

The book explores the relationship among young people politics and the media. It presents a novel multidimensional analytical framework – The Circle Line Media Model which accounts for the importance of a range of processes actors and social structures in the political socialisation process. By defining political socialisation as a lifelong interactive process that develops civic cultures collective identities and citizenship underpinned by social structures nationality and generational order the author draws attention to its manifestation in acts of political participation and interactions with authoritative actors such as school/teachers family the media and friends/peers. The volume’s longitudinal study on young people Europe and the media spanning 13 years of research in two very different countries also makes recommendations for more effectively engaging young people with politics and political media based on Generation Z’s own views about current deficiencies in their relationship with news media. Shedding new light on the changing nature of young people’s engagement with politics this book will be of interest to researchers lecturers/professors and upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students in the fields of media studies communication and journalism studies as well as politics and sociology. | Young People Media and Politics in the Digital Age

GBP 130.00
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Temporalities in/of Crises in Anglophone Literatures

Temporalities in/of Crises in Anglophone Literatures

Literary works play a crucial role in modelling and conceptualising temporalities. This becomes particularly apparent in times of crises which put conventionalised temporal patterns and routines under pressure. During crises past present and future appear to collapse into each other and give way to temporal disjunction and rupture. Offering pluralised and context-sensitive approaches to temporalities in and of crises this volume explores how literature’s engagement with crises suggests both the need for and possibility of rethinking ‘time’. The volume is committed to examining the affordances of specific genres and their potential in pointing beyond temporalities of crises to facilitate a sense of futurity. Individual essays are grounded in recent theories of temporality and literary form which are related to novel advancements in ecocriticism queer studies affect theory and postcolonial studies. The chapters cover a broad range of examples from different literary genres to reveal the knowledge of literature about temporalities in and of crises. | Temporalities in/of Crises in Anglophone Literatures

GBP 130.00
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Lives in Motion Celebrating Dance in Thailand

Lives in Motion Celebrating Dance in Thailand

Lives in Motion celebrates dance in Thailand focusing on the diversity of Thailand’s dance cultures and their place in today’s world. Giving voice to eminent artists and scholars on the complex roles that Thailand is pursuing for artful movement at home and abroad the book provides key perspectives on Thai dance traditions and practitioners. It explores the many forms and meanings in contemporary dance changing local traditions in the country the evolution of Thai dance on the global stage and hybrid features of the Thai dance world. The book examines how hybridity has been integral to dance cultures in Thailand and discusses how they have actively adapted and negotiated their knowledge in relation to modernity and globalization. Developing new models standards and sites for dance movement and theater dance in Thai has been advancing in innovative ways whether it is to include fresh forms of skilled bodily movement or to expand in new arenas like tourism and online platforms. Similarly old systems of training which included artists’ homes palaces and temples have been adapted into the new world of modern education media home schooling and new community rituals. A pioneering contribution on Thai performing arts this volume examines contemporary Thai dance cultures in the local national regional and global contexts. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of dance and performance studies cultural studies Southeast Asia studies and art. | Lives in Motion Celebrating Dance in Thailand

GBP 130.00
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Advances in Metaheuristics Applications in Engineering Systems

Advances in Metaheuristics Applications in Engineering Systems

Advances in Metaheuristics: Applications in Engineering Systems provides details on current approaches utilized in engineering optimization. It gives a comprehensive background on metaheuristic applications focusing on main engineering sectors such as energy process and materials. It discusses topics such as algorithmic enhancements and performance measurement approaches and provides insights into the implementation of metaheuristic strategies to multi-objective optimization problems. With this book readers can learn to solve real-world engineering optimization problems effectively using the appropriate techniques from emerging fields including evolutionary and swarm intelligence mathematical programming and multi-objective optimization. The ten chapters of this book are divided into three parts. The first part discusses three industrial applications in the energy sector. The second focusses on process optimization and considers three engineering applications: optimization of a three-phase separator process plant and a pre-treatment process. The third and final part of this book covers industrial applications in material engineering with a particular focus on sand mould-systems. It also includes discussions on the potential improvement of algorithmic characteristics via strategic algorithmic enhancements. This book helps fill the existing gap in literature on the implementation of metaheuristics in engineering applications and real-world engineering systems. It will be an important resource for engineers and decision-makers selecting and implementing metaheuristics to solve specific engineering problems. | Advances in Metaheuristics Applications in Engineering Systems

GBP 175.00
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Language in Society in Bangladesh and Beyond Voices of the Unheard in the Global South

Language in Society in Bangladesh and Beyond Voices of the Unheard in the Global South

This collection presents a holistic picture of the sociolinguistic landscape in Bangladesh offering a critical understanding of language ideologies and social inequalities in the country as they connect more widely to dynamics in the Global South. The book seeks to untangle the voices embedded in the language practices of a range of communities and professions in the region which have been little studied in the literature and encourage a rethinking of the relationships between language and nationality class ethnicity race and gender. Highlighting perspectives from established and emerging researchers and drawing on a wide range of theoretical approaches and methodologies the volume is organized around such key themes as bilingualism and diglossia; language variation across domains; language and identity in literature; and the interconnectedness of language identity and globalization. Taken together the collection calls attention to the socially and spatially situated nature of language practices in Bangladesh and in turn the ways in which scholars in the Global South make sense of the sociolinguistic landscape at both the local and global levels. This book will appeal to scholars working in sociolinguistics particularly those working on language policy language and identity language variation and in or about the Global South. | Language in Society in Bangladesh and Beyond Voices of the Unheard in the Global South

GBP 130.00
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A Key for Identification of Rock-Forming Minerals in Thin Section

A Key for Identification of Rock-Forming Minerals in Thin Section

Structured in the form of a dichotomous key comparable to those widely used in botany the mineral key provides an efficient and systematic approach to identifying rock-forming minerals in thin-section. This unique approach covers 150 plus of the most commonly encountered rock-forming minerals plus a few rarer but noteworthy ones. Illustrated in full colour with 330 plus high quality mineral photomicrographs from a worldwide collection of igneous metamorphic and sedimentary rocks it also provides a comprehensive atlas of rock-forming minerals in thin-section. Commencing with a brief introduction to mineral systems and the properties of minerals in plane-polarised and cross-polarised light the mineral key also includes line drawings tables of mineral properties and an interference colour chart to further aid mineral identification. To minimise the chance of misidentification and enable less experienced petrologists to use the key with confidence the key has been arranged to prioritise those properties that are most easily recognised. Designed for simplicity and ease of use it is primarily aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students of mineralogy and petrology but should also provide a valuable source of reference for all practising geologists dealing with rock thin sections and their interpretation. | A Key for Identification of Rock-Forming Minerals in Thin Section

GBP 170.00
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Work Stress Induced Chronic Diseases in Construction Discoveries using data analytics

Work Stress Induced Chronic Diseases in Construction Discoveries using data analytics

This book aims to fill a gap in the current construction health and safety research and discover new knowledge about work stress induced chronic diseases among construction industry professionals. In achieving these aims the book investigates: the nature and extent of psychosocial stressors experienced by construction professionals stress management tactics applied and the impact on mental health the prevalence and occurrence patterns of serious chronic conditions such as insomnia obesity musculoskeletal disorders and vision impairment aetiological pathways from job stressors through chronic diseases to job performance. While there are many studies policies and regulations aiming to look after the health of construction workers little attention is paid to construction professionals. By applying advanced analytical methods to data collected in a national survey of construction professionals in Australia the author presents new scientific evidence which can be used to help establish equitable workers' compensation treatments and outcomes for construction professionals in line with other professions. Moreover the research and analysis are underpinned by theories and literature from public health and epidemiological disciplines in addition to literature from construction and work health safety and wellbeing domains. It is essential reading for any health policy makers and researchers in the fields of health and safety and construction management. | Work Stress Induced Chronic Diseases in Construction Discoveries using data analytics

GBP 140.00
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Technologically Mediated Human Resource Management Working Relationships in the Gig Economy

Technologically Mediated Human Resource Management Working Relationships in the Gig Economy

This book explores the enactment of technologically mediated Human Resource Management (HRM) in the gig economy from various perspectives. The gig economy offers a new form of work which is in line with the ongoing consumer desire for convenience. Also known as the online platform on-demand or digital platform economy the gig economy is perhaps one of the most distinctive and extreme sides of the increasingly digitalised and fragmented nature of work. This volume examines various challenges that exist between online labor platforms and human resource management in the realm of the gig economy. The chapters in this book explore issues like institutional complexity technological supervision of gig workers recruitment in the gig economy quality of work and work fairness. They further illustrate the importance of gig work being incorporated within the parameters of HRM research given the existence of many activities and practices that are typically associated with HR functions within traditional organisational forms. This book will be a beneficial read for advanced students and researchers of Management Economics Business and Marketing. It was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of Human Resource Management. | Technologically Mediated Human Resource Management Working Relationships in the Gig Economy

GBP 130.00
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Racism in Contemporary Germany Islamophobia in East and West

Racism in Contemporary Germany Islamophobia in East and West

This book presents a critical and empirically informed examination of Islamophobia and related issues of racism and nationalism in Germany today with particular attention to the East/West distinction. The authors representing several disciplines such as anthropology sociology and media and literary studies situate the topic in the global and German context of the 2015-16 migration crisis and its aftermath and of the ongoing transformations seen in the postsocialist regions of the European Union. Since the 2015-16 refugee crisis illiberal leaders and parties within Europe have instrumentalized Islamophobia in an attempt to dislodge the traditional political elites. Strikingly such illiberal movements have been most successful in the formerly socialist areas of the EU. This is mirrored within Germany itself where political formations with an Islamophobic agenda remain more popular in the East than in the West. This volume examines the reasons for this difference including not only the ideological heritage of Soviet-dominated socialism but also the effects of western interventions in the formerly socialist areas in and beyond Germany since the end of the Cold War. Some Islamophobic and other hateful tendencies were in fact introduced from and continue to prosper also in the West. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary European Studies. | Racism in Contemporary Germany Islamophobia in East and West

GBP 130.00
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