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Heavy Drinking - Herbert Fingarette - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Heavy Drinking - Herbert Fingarette - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Heavy Drinking informs the general public for the first time how recent research has discredited almost every widely held belief about alcoholism, including the very concept of alcoholism as a single disease with a unique cause. Herbert Fingarette presents constructive approaches to heavy drinking, including new methods of helping heavy drinkers and social policies for preventing heavy drinking and the harms associated with it.

DKK 220.00
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Heavy Metal Islam - Mark Levine - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Heavy Metal Islam - Mark Levine - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

This updated reissue of Mark LeVine’s acclaimed, revolutionary book on sub- and countercultural music in the Middle East brings this groundbreaking portrait of the region’s youth cultures to a new generation. Featuring a new preface by the author in conversation with the band The Kominas about the problematic connections between extreme music and Islam. An eighteen-year-old Moroccan who loves Black Sabbath. A twenty-two-year-old rapper from the Gaza Strip. A young Lebanese singer who quotes Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” Heavy metal, punk, hip-hop, and reggae are each the music of protest, and are considered immoral by many in the Muslim world. As the young people and subcultures featured in Mark LeVine’s Heavy Metal Islam so presciently predicted, this music turned out to be the soundtrack of countercultures, uprisings, and even revolutions from Morocco to Pakistan. In Heavy Metal Islam, originally published in 2008, Mark LeVine explores the influence of Western music on the Middle East and North Africa through interviews with musicians and fans, introducing us to young people struggling to reconcile their religion with a passion for music and a thirst for change. The result is a revealing tour de force of contemporary cultures across the Muslim majority world through the region’s evolving music scenes that only a musician, scholar, and activist with LeVine’s unique breadth of experience could narrate. A New York Times Editor’s Pick when it was first published, Heavy Metal Islam is a surprising, wildly entertaining foray into a historically authoritarian region where music reveals itself to be a true democratizing force—and a groundbreaking work of scholarship that pioneered new forms of research in the region.

DKK 252.00
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Heavy Metal Islam - Mark Levine - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Heavy Metal Islam - Mark Levine - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

This updated reissue of Mark LeVine’s acclaimed, revolutionary book on sub- and countercultural music in the Middle East brings this groundbreaking portrait of the region’s youth cultures to a new generation. Featuring a new preface by the author in conversation with the band The Kominas about the problematic connections between extreme music and Islam. An eighteen-year-old Moroccan who loves Black Sabbath. A twenty-two-year-old rapper from the Gaza Strip. A young Lebanese singer who quotes Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” Heavy metal, punk, hip-hop, and reggae are each the music of protest, and are considered immoral by many in the Muslim world. As the young people and subcultures featured in Mark LeVine’s Heavy Metal Islam so presciently predicted, this music turned out to be the soundtrack of countercultures, uprisings, and even revolutions from Morocco to Pakistan. In Heavy Metal Islam, originally published in 2008, Mark LeVine explores the influence of Western music on the Middle East and North Africa through interviews with musicians and fans, introducing us to young people struggling to reconcile their religion with a passion for music and a thirst for change. The result is a revealing tour de force of contemporary cultures across the Muslim majority world through the region’s evolving music scenes that only a musician, scholar, and activist with LeVine’s unique breadth of experience could narrate. A New York Times Editor’s Pick when it was first published, Heavy Metal Islam is a surprising, wildly entertaining foray into a historically authoritarian region where music reveals itself to be a true democratizing force—and a groundbreaking work of scholarship that pioneered new forms of research in the region.

DKK 806.00
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The Fatal Dowry - Philip Massinger - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The Fatal Dowry - Philip Massinger - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The Fatal Dowry is a Jacobean play co-written by Philip Massinger and Nathan Field, likely composed around 1619, although it was not published until 1632. It showcases a collaboration that reflects both authors' distinctive styles, with Massinger contributing the more rhetorical and forensic scenes, while Field adds naturalistic dialogue, particularly for the character of Young Novall. The play follows the themes of honor, loyalty, and infidelity, exploring the tragic consequences of misplaced trust and the pursuit of justice. The character of Charalois, the noble and honorable protagonist, is caught in a morally complex situation when his wife, Beaumelle, betrays him with Young Novall. The play is marked by lengthy rhetorical debates and trial scenes, characteristic of Massinger's work, though Field's influence in the more colloquial exchanges provides a balance to the otherwise heavy discourse. The play's structure includes a mix of moral and dramatic action, with Charalois's unwavering commitment to honor leading him to take the law into his own hands, culminating in a trial and the eventual death of both Beaumelle and Young Novall. While The Fatal Dowry initially appeared as a full play in 1632, it had a notable afterlife in the 18th century, with adaptations like Rowe's The Fair Penitent becoming extremely popular. Although it hasn't seen modern stage productions, its thematic concerns with honor, the consequences of infidelity, and the moral consequences of personal judgment remain relevant. The play, like many of Massinger's works, emphasizes the conflict between public duty and personal emotions, exploring how characters' actions are often driven by abstract notions of honor, duty, and loyalty. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

DKK 412.00
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The Fatal Dowry - Nathan Field - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The Fatal Dowry - Nathan Field - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The Fatal Dowry is a Jacobean play co-written by Philip Massinger and Nathan Field, likely composed around 1619, although it was not published until 1632. It showcases a collaboration that reflects both authors' distinctive styles, with Massinger contributing the more rhetorical and forensic scenes, while Field adds naturalistic dialogue, particularly for the character of Young Novall. The play follows the themes of honor, loyalty, and infidelity, exploring the tragic consequences of misplaced trust and the pursuit of justice. The character of Charalois, the noble and honorable protagonist, is caught in a morally complex situation when his wife, Beaumelle, betrays him with Young Novall. The play is marked by lengthy rhetorical debates and trial scenes, characteristic of Massinger's work, though Field's influence in the more colloquial exchanges provides a balance to the otherwise heavy discourse. The play's structure includes a mix of moral and dramatic action, with Charalois's unwavering commitment to honor leading him to take the law into his own hands, culminating in a trial and the eventual death of both Beaumelle and Young Novall. While The Fatal Dowry initially appeared as a full play in 1632, it had a notable afterlife in the 18th century, with adaptations like Rowe's The Fair Penitent becoming extremely popular. Although it hasn't seen modern stage productions, its thematic concerns with honor, the consequences of infidelity, and the moral consequences of personal judgment remain relevant. The play, like many of Massinger's works, emphasizes the conflict between public duty and personal emotions, exploring how characters' actions are often driven by abstract notions of honor, duty, and loyalty. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

DKK 971.00
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We'll Play till We Die - Mark Levine - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

We'll Play till We Die - Mark Levine - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

In his iconic musical travelogue Heavy Metal Islam, Mark LeVine first brought the views and experiences of a still-young generation to the world. In We'll Play till We Die, he joins with this generation's leading voices to write a definitive history of the era, closing with a cowritten epilogue that explores the meanings and futures of youth music from North Africa to Southeast Asia. We'll Play till We Die dives into the revolutionary music cultures of the Middle East and larger Muslim world before, during, and beyond the waves of resistance that shook the region from Morocco to Pakistan. This sequel to Mark LeVine's celebrated Heavy Metal Islam shows how some of the world's most extreme music not only helped inspire and define region-wide protests, but also exemplifies the beauty and diversity of youth cultures throughout the Muslim world. Two years after Heavy Metal Islam was published in 2008, uprisings and revolutions spread like wildfire. The young people organizing and protesting on the streets—in dozens of cities from Casablanca to Karachi—included the very musicians and fans LeVine spotlighted in that book. We'll Play till We Die revisits the groundbreaking stories he originally explored, sharing what has happened to these musicians, their music, their politics, and their societies since then. The book covers a stunning array of developments, not just in metal and hip hop scenes, but with emo in Baghdad, mahraganat in Egypt, techno in Beirut, and more. LeVine also reveals how artists have used global platforms like YouTube and SoundCloud to achieve unprecedented circulation of their music outside corporate or government control. The first collective ethnography and biography of the post-2010 generation, We'll Play till We Die explains and amplifies the radical possibilities of music as a revolutionary force for change.

DKK 253.00
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Public Health Law and Ethics - - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Public Health Law and Ethics - - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader, 3rd Edition probes the legal and ethical issues at the heart of public health through an incisive selection of judicial opinions, scholarly articles, and government reports. Crafted to be accessible to students while thorough enough for use by practitioners, policy makers, scholars, and teachers alike, the reader can be used as a stand-alone resource or alongside the internationally acclaimed Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, 3rd Edition. This updated edition reader includes new discussions of today’s most pressing health threats, such as chronic diseases, emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, biosecurity, opioid overdose, gun violence, and health disparities.

DKK 539.00
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The Master-Servant Doctrine - Elizabeth Chika Tippett - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The Master-Servant Doctrine - Elizabeth Chika Tippett - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The field of employment law used to be called "master-servant law." Even if this term has fallen out of favor, a central truth has not changed: modern employment law still draws on centuries-old ideas about the rights and obligations of workers. In The Master-Servant Doctrine, Elizabeth Chika Tippett combines historical context with contemporary case studies and interviews to reveal how modern law and management practices are steeped in three core master-servant principles: the right to control, the right to govern, and the duty of support. With each chapter tackling a different aspect of the workplace—including pay, time management, firing, and benefits—this startling and original story of employment law offers fresh insights for legal scholars, historians, attorneys, advocates, and anyone who's ever worked a terrible job.

DKK 253.00
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The Master-Servant Doctrine - Elizabeth Chika Tippett - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The Master-Servant Doctrine - Elizabeth Chika Tippett - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The field of employment law used to be called "master-servant law." Even if this term has fallen out of favor, a central truth has not changed: modern employment law still draws on centuries-old ideas about the rights and obligations of workers. In The Master-Servant Doctrine, Elizabeth Chika Tippett combines historical context with contemporary case studies and interviews to reveal how modern law and management practices are steeped in three core master-servant principles: the right to control, the right to govern, and the duty of support. With each chapter tackling a different aspect of the workplace—including pay, time management, firing, and benefits—this startling and original story of employment law offers fresh insights for legal scholars, historians, attorneys, advocates, and anyone who's ever worked a terrible job.

DKK 820.00
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Architects of the Self - Calvin Bedient - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Architects of the Self - Calvin Bedient - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

In the post-Jane Austen era, George Eliot, D.H. Lawrence, and E.M. Forster uniquely probe the evolving nature of selfhood, each contributing to a broader dialogue on what it means to be fully human. Eliot embodies the Victorian commitment to duty and moral conscience, where restraint and selflessness form the highest ideals. In stark contrast, Lawrence celebrates instinctual vitality, emphasizing the authenticity found in embracing bodily desires as a form of spiritual truth. Forster, positioned between these two extremes, advocates a balanced integration of mind and flesh, famously urging that we "only connect." Together, these writers represent key perspectives in a shifting era where traditional Christian values gave way to modern self-assertion, reflecting a spectrum of approaches to identity amid the disintegration of Victorian norms. These authors capture the post-Christian struggle to redefine human ideals, resonating with Nietzsche's individualism and pushing back against Victorian rigidity. Eliot, Lawrence, and Forster each envision a path toward wholeness that reflects the era’s rethinking of moral and social values. Eliot’s structured conscience, Lawrence’s fervent embrace of natural vitality, and Forster’s pursuit of harmonious connection reveal the tensions of the human experience—between duty and desire, spiritual and physical, selflessness and fulfillment. In their distinct yet complementary ways, they mark a cultural and literary transition, showing the self as a complex site of conflict and potential, redefining what it means to live fully and meaningfully in a rapidly changing world. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

DKK 820.00
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Architects of the Self - Calvin Bedient - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Architects of the Self - Calvin Bedient - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

In the post-Jane Austen era, George Eliot, D.H. Lawrence, and E.M. Forster uniquely probe the evolving nature of selfhood, each contributing to a broader dialogue on what it means to be fully human. Eliot embodies the Victorian commitment to duty and moral conscience, where restraint and selflessness form the highest ideals. In stark contrast, Lawrence celebrates instinctual vitality, emphasizing the authenticity found in embracing bodily desires as a form of spiritual truth. Forster, positioned between these two extremes, advocates a balanced integration of mind and flesh, famously urging that we "only connect." Together, these writers represent key perspectives in a shifting era where traditional Christian values gave way to modern self-assertion, reflecting a spectrum of approaches to identity amid the disintegration of Victorian norms. These authors capture the post-Christian struggle to redefine human ideals, resonating with Nietzsche's individualism and pushing back against Victorian rigidity. Eliot, Lawrence, and Forster each envision a path toward wholeness that reflects the era’s rethinking of moral and social values. Eliot’s structured conscience, Lawrence’s fervent embrace of natural vitality, and Forster’s pursuit of harmonious connection reveal the tensions of the human experience—between duty and desire, spiritual and physical, selflessness and fulfillment. In their distinct yet complementary ways, they mark a cultural and literary transition, showing the self as a complex site of conflict and potential, redefining what it means to live fully and meaningfully in a rapidly changing world. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

DKK 346.00
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Imperial Benevolence - - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Imperial Benevolence - - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

This is a necessary and urgent read for anyone concerned about the United States' endless wars. Investigating multiple genres of popular culture alongside contemporary U.S. foreign policy and political economy, Imperial Benevolence shows that American popular culture continuously suppresses awareness of U.S. imperialism while assuming American exceptionalism and innocence. This is despite the fact that it is rarely a product of the state. Expertly coordinated essays by prominent historians and media scholars address the ways that movies and television series such as Zero Dark Thirty, The Avengers, and even The Walking Dead, as well as video games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, have largely presented the United States as a global force for good. Popular culture, with few exceptions, has depicted the U.S. as a reluctant hegemon fiercely defending human rights and protecting or expanding democracy from the barbarians determined to destroy it.

DKK 248.00
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Imperial Benevolence - - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Imperial Benevolence - - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

This is a necessary and urgent read for anyone concerned about the United States' endless wars. Investigating multiple genres of popular culture alongside contemporary U.S. foreign policy and political economy, Imperial Benevolence shows that American popular culture continuously suppresses awareness of U.S. imperialism while assuming American exceptionalism and innocence. This is despite the fact that it is rarely a product of the state. Expertly coordinated essays by prominent historians and media scholars address the ways that movies and television series such as Zero Dark Thirty, The Avengers, and even The Walking Dead, as well as video games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, have largely presented the United States as a global force for good. Popular culture, with few exceptions, has depicted the U.S. as a reluctant hegemon fiercely defending human rights and protecting or expanding democracy from the barbarians determined to destroy it.

DKK 820.00
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The Giriama and Colonial Resistance in Kenya, 1800–1920 - Cynthia Brantley - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The Giriama and Colonial Resistance in Kenya, 1800–1920 - Cynthia Brantley - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The Giriama of Kenya's coastal hinterland persistently resisted colonialism, and they were unreceptive both to Christianity and to Islam. In 1912 the British colonial authorities earmarked the Giriama as a key source of labor for the plantations Europeans were trying to develop along the coast. The Giriama, prosperous producers and traders, could not become wage laborers and maintain their successful economy, and the British demands upon this scattered people therefore were spontaneously rejected. Increased pressure increased Giriama recalcitrance. Finally, military action brought defeat to the Giriama, whose only weapons were bows and arrows and whose decentralization prevented coordinated resistance. They lost their best lands, paid a heavy fine, and had to contribute a thousand laborers to the Carrier Corps. But the British costs were also heavy. The coastal plantations failed, few Giriama ever became wage laborers, and the entire area became depressed economically. Cynthia Brantley explores the precolonial Giriama's political and economic system and their dynamic trade relationship with the coast of Kenya in an effort to explain why the Giriama were so determined in their resistance to British pressure. She shows that even when the political and social structures of a people seem weak, it is unlikely that the population will submit to changes that undermine the economy. Moreover, their very lack of a centralized political or religious organization made the imposition of foreign administration extremely difficult. The British won the war, but their victory was hollow. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.

DKK 311.00
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Economic Development of Communist China - Choh Ming Li - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Economic Development of Communist China - Choh Ming Li - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Economic Development of Communist China: An Appraisal of the First Five Years of Industrialization analyzes the rapid economic transformation in China between 1952 and 1957 under the First Five-Year Plan. Drawing from Chinese-language sources, the study focuses on the development of heavy industries like steel, with production rising from 1.35 million tons in 1952 to 5.24 million tons by 1957. Soviet aid played a pivotal role, contributing to the construction of 156 industrial projects, including those in mining, energy, and machinery. The overarching goal was to establish a socialist society through industrialization, with heavy industry being prioritized over consumer welfare. The plan set ambitious targets, including surpassing the United Kingdom in steel production by 1972, though it acknowledged the secondary importance of consumer goods. While the industrial progress was notable, the study critiques the uneven development, particularly in agriculture. Despite the rapid industrial growth, agricultural investment remained disproportionately low compared to the focus on industrial sectors. The government’s approach to socialization, including collectivization and price control, faced challenges in its execution. Although some sectors, like industry and trade, were effectively socialized by 1956, agriculture and other private sectors remained slower to fully transform. The study highlights the complexities of the socialist transition, questioning the sustainability of such rapid industrialization and its broader economic implications. It underscores the critical role of state control, Soviet assistance, and planned economic strategies in shaping China’s industrial trajectory. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1959.

DKK 820.00
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The Giriama and Colonial Resistance in Kenya, 1800–1920 - Cynthia Brantley - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The Giriama and Colonial Resistance in Kenya, 1800–1920 - Cynthia Brantley - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

The Giriama of Kenya's coastal hinterland persistently resisted colonialism, and they were unreceptive both to Christianity and to Islam. In 1912 the British colonial authorities earmarked the Giriama as a key source of labor for the plantations Europeans were trying to develop along the coast. The Giriama, prosperous producers and traders, could not become wage laborers and maintain their successful economy, and the British demands upon this scattered people therefore were spontaneously rejected. Increased pressure increased Giriama recalcitrance. Finally, military action brought defeat to the Giriama, whose only weapons were bows and arrows and whose decentralization prevented coordinated resistance. They lost their best lands, paid a heavy fine, and had to contribute a thousand laborers to the Carrier Corps. But the British costs were also heavy. The coastal plantations failed, few Giriama ever became wage laborers, and the entire area became depressed economically. Cynthia Brantley explores the precolonial Giriama's political and economic system and their dynamic trade relationship with the coast of Kenya in an effort to explain why the Giriama were so determined in their resistance to British pressure. She shows that even when the political and social structures of a people seem weak, it is unlikely that the population will submit to changes that undermine the economy. Moreover, their very lack of a centralized political or religious organization made the imposition of foreign administration extremely difficult. The British won the war, but their victory was hollow. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.

DKK 820.00
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Economic Development of Communist China - Choh Ming Li - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Economic Development of Communist China - Choh Ming Li - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Economic Development of Communist China: An Appraisal of the First Five Years of Industrialization analyzes the rapid economic transformation in China between 1952 and 1957 under the First Five-Year Plan. Drawing from Chinese-language sources, the study focuses on the development of heavy industries like steel, with production rising from 1.35 million tons in 1952 to 5.24 million tons by 1957. Soviet aid played a pivotal role, contributing to the construction of 156 industrial projects, including those in mining, energy, and machinery. The overarching goal was to establish a socialist society through industrialization, with heavy industry being prioritized over consumer welfare. The plan set ambitious targets, including surpassing the United Kingdom in steel production by 1972, though it acknowledged the secondary importance of consumer goods. While the industrial progress was notable, the study critiques the uneven development, particularly in agriculture. Despite the rapid industrial growth, agricultural investment remained disproportionately low compared to the focus on industrial sectors. The government’s approach to socialization, including collectivization and price control, faced challenges in its execution. Although some sectors, like industry and trade, were effectively socialized by 1956, agriculture and other private sectors remained slower to fully transform. The study highlights the complexities of the socialist transition, questioning the sustainability of such rapid industrialization and its broader economic implications. It underscores the critical role of state control, Soviet assistance, and planned economic strategies in shaping China’s industrial trajectory. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1959.

DKK 346.00
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Sovereign Intimacy - Laliv Melamed - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Sovereign Intimacy - Laliv Melamed - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

In the early 1990s, Israeli television began dedicating Memorial Day airtime to videos produced by the grieving families of soldiers killed in the line of duty. When these videos first appeared, during a period of growing Israeli discontent with the occupation of southern Lebanon, they were widely perceived as a challenge to the state, reclaiming the dead from Israel’s militaristic memory culture by resituating them in intimate domestic contexts via mediated commemorations. By tracing an emerging media system of freelance filmmaking, privatized television, state institutes of care, and grassroots campaigns, Laliv Melamed reveals how these videos nevertheless avoid a fundamental critique of Israeli militarism, which is instead invited into the familiar space of the home. These intimate connections of memory and media exploit bonds of kinship and reshape larger relationships between the state and its citizens, enabling a collective disavowal of colonial violence. In Sovereign Intimacy, Melamed offers a poignant and critical view of the weaponization of home media and mourning in service of the neoliberal settler state.

DKK 811.00
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Sovereign Intimacy - Laliv Melamed - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Sovereign Intimacy - Laliv Melamed - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

In the early 1990s, Israeli television began dedicating Memorial Day airtime to videos produced by the grieving families of soldiers killed in the line of duty. When these videos first appeared, during a period of growing Israeli discontent with the occupation of southern Lebanon, they were widely perceived as a challenge to the state, reclaiming the dead from Israel’s militaristic memory culture by resituating them in intimate domestic contexts via mediated commemorations. By tracing an emerging media system of freelance filmmaking, privatized television, state institutes of care, and grassroots campaigns, Laliv Melamed reveals how these videos nevertheless avoid a fundamental critique of Israeli militarism, which is instead invited into the familiar space of the home. These intimate connections of memory and media exploit bonds of kinship and reshape larger relationships between the state and its citizens, enabling a collective disavowal of colonial violence. In Sovereign Intimacy, Melamed offers a poignant and critical view of the weaponization of home media and mourning in service of the neoliberal settler state.

DKK 296.00
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Beyond Straw Men - Phaedra C. Pezzullo - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Beyond Straw Men - Phaedra C. Pezzullo - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Addressing plastics can feel overwhelming. Guilt, shame, anger, hurt, fear, dismissiveness, and despair abound. Beyond Straw Men moves beyond “hot take” or straw man fallacies by illustrating how affective counterpublics mobilized around plastics reveal broader stories about environmental justice and social change. Inspired by on- and offline organizing in the Global South and the Global South of the North, Phaedra C. Pezzullo engages public controversies and policies through analysis of hashtag activism, campaign materials, and podcast interviews with headline-making advocates in Bangladesh, Kenya, the United States, and Vietnam. She argues that plastics have become an articulator of crisis and an entry point into the contested environmental politics of carbon-heavy masculinity, carceral policies, planetary fatalism, eco-ableism, greenwashing, marine life endangerment, pollution colonialism, and waste imperialism. Attuned to plastic attachments, Beyond Straw Men illustrates how everyday people resist unsustainable patterns of the plastics-industrial complex through imperfect but impactful networked cultures of care.

DKK 248.00
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Beyond Straw Men - Phaedra C. Pezzullo - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Beyond Straw Men - Phaedra C. Pezzullo - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Addressing plastics can feel overwhelming. Guilt, shame, anger, hurt, fear, dismissiveness, and despair abound. Beyond Straw Men moves beyond “hot take” or straw man fallacies by illustrating how affective counterpublics mobilized around plastics reveal broader stories about environmental justice and social change. Inspired by on- and offline organizing in the Global South and the Global South of the North, Phaedra C. Pezzullo engages public controversies and policies through analysis of hashtag activism, campaign materials, and podcast interviews with headline-making advocates in Bangladesh, Kenya, the United States, and Vietnam. She argues that plastics have become an articulator of crisis and an entry point into the contested environmental politics of carbon-heavy masculinity, carceral policies, planetary fatalism, eco-ableism, greenwashing, marine life endangerment, pollution colonialism, and waste imperialism. Attuned to plastic attachments, Beyond Straw Men illustrates how everyday people resist unsustainable patterns of the plastics-industrial complex through imperfect but impactful networked cultures of care.

DKK 811.00
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Better Safe Than Sorry - Norah Mackendrick - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

Better Safe Than Sorry - Norah Mackendrick - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

How toxic are the products we consume on a daily basis? Whether it’s triclosan in toothpaste, formaldehyde in baby shampoo, endocrine disruptors in water bottles, or pesticides on strawberries, chemicals in food and personal care products are of increasing concern to consumers. This book chronicles how ordinary people try to avoid exposure to toxics in grocery store aisles using the practice of “precautionary consumption.” Through an innovative analysis of environmental regulation, the advocacy work of environmental health groups, the expansion of the health-food chain Whole Foods Market, and interviews with consumers, Norah MacKendrick ponders why the problem of toxics in the U.S. retail landscape has been left to individual shoppers—and to mothers in particular. She reveals how precautionary consumption, or “green shopping,” is a costly and time-intensive practice, one that is connected to cultural ideas of femininity and good motherhood but is also most available to upper- and middle-class households. Better Safe Than Sorry powerfully argues that precautionary consumption places a heavy and unfair burden of labor on women and does little to advance environmental justice or mitigate risk.

DKK 820.00
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