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True Disbelievers: Elvis Contagion
By R. Serge Denisoff George Plasketes. 1995
The legion of fans who refuse to believe that Elvis Presley died August 16, 1977 has been a major force…
behind the ever-expanding, elusive, and enduring Elvis myth during the past seventeen years. This network of fervent true believers engages in activities that include a melange of sightings and conspiracy theories. Mass media coverage of these phenomena has evolved from the underground grass-roots level to widespread publicity with social, religious, commercial, and ideological underpinnings. In True Disbelievers, R. Serge Denisoff and George Plasketes examine the implications of various accounts and several perspectives on Elvis Presley's death and transfiguration.Denisoff and Plasketes also analyze the various media that those who doubt Elvis's death use to popularize their positions, including television, magazines, and books. They review the work of others who have written on the subject, such as Gail Brewer-Giorgio and Major Bill Smith, and raise provocative, yet valid questions about the phenomenon they describe. True Disbelievers takes a pointed look at the music industry as well, and how it has used and commercially benefitted by the continuing belief that Elvis lives. They examine common strands in the many reports of Elvis sightings since Presley's reported death. Denisoff and Plasketes describe the Elvis phenomenon in serious, objective as well as empathetic terms, placing it in the context of studies of cult figures and their followers. True Disbelievers contains a great deal of fascinating information about America's popular culture and the power and influence of the media in modern society. It will be of significant interest to communication studiesscholars,sociologists,professionals in the music and media industries, and those interested in popular culture.Private Business and Economic Reform in China (Studies In Contemporary China)
By Susan Young. 1995
Based on Party and state documents, Chinese newspaper reports and surveys, the Chinese and Western scholarly literature and the author's…
own fieldwork, this important study examines the private sector as a case study of the mechanics of reform in China, emphasizing the relationships among local officials, private businesses, and central policy. The book traces the growth of private business in China since 1978 and focuses on the interaction between private sector policy and other reforms and examines how this has affected China's political economy.Building Japan 1868-1876
By Richard Henry Brunton. 1995
The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe
By Dr Hilda Davidson, Hilda Ellis Davidson. 1994
Fragments of ancient belief mingle with folklore and Christian dogma until the original tenets are lost in the myths and…
psychologies of the intervening years. Hilda Ellis Davidson illustrates how pagan beliefs have been represented and misinterpreted by the Christian tradition, and throws light on the nature of pre-Christian beliefs and how they have been preserved. The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe stresses both the possibilities and the difficulties of investigating the lost religious beliefs of Northern Europe.Studies in the Middle Way: Being Thoughts on Buddhism Applied
By Christmas Humphreys. 1995
Emphasizes the inner life as a constant moving on and the mover as a pilgrim travelling along an ancient Way.…
This Way to ultimate Reality was called by Gautama the Buddha the Middle Way, the path between the introverted life of contemplation and the extrovert life of action in the world of men.Islamic Militant Activism in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany: "Islands in a Sea of Disbelief"
By Martijn De Koning, Carmen Becker, Ineke Roex. 2020
Based on ethnographic research in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Germany, this book presents a novel approach to studying Muslim militant…
activism. While much existing research focuses on the process of radicalization, these authors introduce a different set of questions that investigate specific modes of activism, and their engagement with dominant discourses and practices in media and state policies. Drawing on social movement theory and Foucault’s work on counter-conduct, this research explores how daʿwa networks came about, and how activists developed themselves in interaction with state and media practices. This perspective highlights a form of activism and resistance in which activists turn against policies and debates centring on Muslims and Islam, while attempting to create and protect an alternative space for themselves in which they can experience Islam according to their own perception of it. The study will contribute to debates about resistance, social movements and militant activism among Muslims in Europe.Tibetan Historical Literature
By A. I. Vostrikov. 1995
Children Of The Urban Poor: The Sociocultural Environment Of Growth, Development,And Malnutrition In Guatemala City
By Francis E. Johnston. 1995
This book presents the results of a comprehensive longitudinal and cross-sectional seven-year study of the social ecology of growth and…
development of over 500 children living in a disadvantaged community on the edge of Guatemala City.Central Asia Reader: The Rediscovery of History
By H. B. Paksoy. 1995
An anthology, translated from original languages and annotated, which documents the rediscovery of history and aims to establish foundations for…
current political action and cultural revival in the Turkic regions of the former Soviet Union.History Of Philosophy In Islam
By J T DenBoer. 1995
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books…
in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.Japanese Women Working
By Janet Hunter. 1995
Japanese Women Working provides a wide range of perspectives on the study of working women in Japan over the last…
century. Contributors address issues of state policy towards and management of women workers, and also provide accounts of the experiences of particular groups of workers: domestic servants, hospital care assistants, textile workers , miners, homeworkers and 'professional' housewives.The book highlights many of the issues and decisions that have faced working women in Japan, and calls into question the accuracy of the prevailing domestic stereotype of Japanese women. Essays included span a period rapid economic change, and look at Japan as an industrializing country, indicating the importance of the overall economic environment, as well as taking into account cultural factors, in determinig women's position in the labour market.Bringing together contributions by historians, economists, anthropologists and management specialists from Europe, Japan and the United States, the book underlines the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to the study of women working. It is a major addition to the existing English language literature on Japanese Women, and will make life easier for non-specialists to inform themselves about a critical area of Japanese social and economic development.China in the Era of Deng Xiaoping: A Decade of Reform (Studies On Contemporary China)
By M.Y.M. Kau, Susan H. Marsh, Michael Ying-mao Kau. 1994
This is a reference on the ten years (1978 to 1987) of Deng Xiaoping's power in China. It also offers…
the views of Sinologists of the time. The concluding section examines policy implications arising from Deng's rule for the four great East Asian powers.Bringing Ethics Alive: Feminist Ethics in Psychotherapy Practice
By Nanette Gartrell. 1994
Gain fresh theoretical and practical perspectives of feminist ethics in psychotherapy from this groundbreaking book. The combined effect of increases…
in the population of minorities in the U.S. and the number of women in psychotherapy practice will have great impact on the future of the mental health profession. Psychotherapy practitioners and students must learn how to make ethical considerations concerning gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Bringing Ethics Alive is the only book of its kind that deals with the multicultural aspects of ethics in mental health services and discusses specific objectives for incorporating ethics in psychotherapy education.Divided into two sections, Bringing Ethics alive focuses on both theoretical and practical issues of ethics in feminist therapy. The first section addresses theory by emphasizing the ethical responsibility of training programs to incorporate discussions on issues of racism, sexism, and heterosexism into the curricula. The important principles that should be included in courses on ethics in psychotherapy are outlined and include in-depth explanations of the ethics of confidentiality, professional competence, and conflicts of interest. A model for reconceptualizing boundary definitions in therapy is also provided.The second half of Bringing Ethics Alive provides insights on a wide range of ethical considerations in psychotherapy practice. Some of the specific issues discussed include: sexual abuse of clients by women therapists experiences of women sexually abused by male therapists compared to women sexually abused by female therapists a personal account of sexual misconduct in therapy from the point of view of the victim the ethics code of the Feminist Therapy Institute and the difficulties in translating the code into practice the inappropriate use of Native American spiritual practices or activities by non-Native American professionalsGraduate students in psychology, social work, and counseling, psychiatric residents, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and counseling clergy, no matter what their level of experience, will benefit from this thought-provoking exploration of feminist ethics in theory and practice. With its multicultural viewpoint and clear definitions of ethical issues, Bringing Ethics Alive is an essential book for helping mental health professionals sort through the complex issues of ethics in feminist therapy.The White Woman's Other Burden: Western Women and South Asia During British Rule
By Kumari Jayawardena. 1995
In The White Woman's Other Burden, Kumari Jayawardena re-evaluates the Western women who lived and worked in South Asia during…
the period of British rule. She tells the stories of many well-known women, including Katherine Mayo, Helena Blavatsky, Annie Besant, Madeleine Slade, and Mirra Richard and highlights the stories of dozens of women whose names have been forgotten today. In the course of this telling, Jayawardena raises the issues of race, class, and gender which are part of current debates among feminists throughout the world.The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price (Music in American Life)
By Rae Linda Brown. 2020
The Heart of a Woman offers the first-ever biography of Florence B. Price, a composer whose career spanned both the…
Harlem and Chicago Renaissances, and the first African American woman to gain national recognition for her works. Price's twenty-five years in Chicago formed the core of a working life that saw her create three hundred works in diverse genres, including symphonies and orchestral suites, art songs, vocal and choral music, and arrangements of spirituals. Through interviews and a wealth of material from public and private archives, Rae Linda Brown illuminates Price's major works while exploring the considerable depth of her achievement. Brown also traces the life of the extremely private individual from her childhood in Little Rock through her time at the New England Conservatory, her extensive teaching, and her struggles with racism, poverty, and professional jealousies. In addition, Brown provides musicians and scholars with dozens of musical examples.Applications in Computing for Social Anthropologists (The ASA Research Methods)
By Michael Fischer. 1994
As increasing numbers of social anthropologists use a computer for wordprocessing, interest in other applications inevitably follows, Computer Applications in…
Social Anthropology covers research activities shared by all social anthropologists and introduces new methods for organizing and interpreting data. Lucidly written, and sympathetic to the particular needs of social anthropologists, it will be of immense value to researchers and professionals in anthropology, development studies and sociologyAcknowledging Consumption (Material Cultures)
By Daniel Miller. 1995
A multi-disciplinary overview providing new theories, critical analyses and the latest reasearch on this very fashionable topic. Includes chapters on…
consumption studies in anthropology, economics, history, sociology and many more areas.South Korea underwent rapid economic development under a semi-military, virulently anti-communist government which banned trade unions and kept close checks…
on the economy. President Roe Tae Woo has, however, since 1987, introduced electoral and social reforms. Strikes and wage rises have followed, leading to a loss of competitive edge, and the growth of opposition parties has resulted in political stalemate. Robert E. Bedeski provides a thorough analysis of the institutions of government in South Korea and how they have been transformed by the introduction of political pluralism, and of the attempt to liberalize without undermining economic success. He also examines the new political parties and their role within the framework of the South Korean political system, as well as their social context. State reforms are compared with developments in Taiwan, the Phillipines, North Korea, China and the former Soviet Union. The major themes of state-building an deconomic development are thoroughly explored. The author also deals with South Korea's international environment and changing foreign policy.A high degree of cultural and racial homogeneity has long been associated with Japan, with its political discourse and with…
the lexicon of post-war Japanese scholarship. This book examines underlying assumptions. The author provides an analysis of racial discourse in Japan, its articulation and re-articulation over the past century, against the background of labour migration from the colonial periphery. He deconstructs the myth of a `Japanese race'.Michael Weiner pursues a second major theme of colonial migration; its causes and consequences. Rather than merely identifying the `push factors', the analysis focuses on the more dynamic `pull factors' that determined immigrant destinations. Similarly, rather than focusing upon the immigrant, the author examines the structural need for low-cost temporary labour that was filled by Korean immigrants.Japanese New Religions in the West
By Jeffrey Somers, Peter B. Clarke. 1994