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This book shows that state elites decide to allocate land and natural resource rights to Indigenous people not as a response to human rights activism or democratic pressure, but to build an institutional apparatus that facilitates control over vulnerable territories in remote regions. By titling Indigenous lands, state elites create new institutional arrangements in property that allows for the subordination, monitoring, and management of Indigenous society.

Embracing Exile analyzes biblical and rabbinic texts, philosophical treatises, studies of Kabbalah, Hasidism, and a multiplicity of modern expressions for a comprehensive history of Jewish responses to and justifications of their diasporas. It shows that Diaspora Jews through the ages insisted that God joined them in their exiles, that "Zion" was found in Babylon and Eastern Europe, and that, as citizens of the world, Jews could only live throughout the world. The result is a convincing assertion that lament has not been the most common Jewish response to diaspora and that Zionism is not the natural outcome of either Jewish ideology or history.

Dictating the Agenda examines how contemporary authoritarian regimes are undermining the global influence of Western democratic liberal ideas and advocacy. They achieve this by projecting their agendas into global arenas often considered "non-political," such as consumer boycotts, global media, transnational higher education, and international sports. While globalization-marked by economic exchange, technological innovation, and consumerism-was once believed to inevitably spread US-style liberalism worldwide, the past decade has proven otherwise. Authoritarian governments in Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia are now exploiting these very tools to discredit liberal activism, diminish the significance of liberal values in global governance, and advance their autocratic ideologies and agendas.

This book, the first ever biography of the father of philosophy, tracks Plato's life from his childhood in war-torn Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE to his founding of the Academy, adventures in Sicily, death, and immense legacy. Throughout, it sheds light on Plato's many timeless works of philosophy.

Trusting Science is a timely exploration of the public's skepticism of science, revealing such skepticism is often due to poor communication rather than denial or hidden agendas. Through historical examples, especially vaccination debates, it emphasizes the importance of explaining scientific evidence, uncertainty, expertise, and biases clearly. Perfect for anyone interested in understanding and bridging the gap between science and public perception.

Creating and Transforming the Twentieth Century combines two of Vaclav Smil's seminal works--Creating the Twentieth Century and Transforming the Twentieth Century--in this revised and expanded edition. Covering technical advances that shaped the period from 1867 through the end of the 20th century, this new edition contains numerous updates and features a new preface and a final chapter examining key themes in light of major 21st-century events and publications. Now in a single volume, these classic texts remain central to Smil's acclaimed oeuvre, and their lessons are perennially fascinating.

Unholy Sensations tells the story of the first cult scandal in California and examines religion, gender, sexuality, and race in the Gilded Age from a fresh perspective.

Do quirks of physics allow life to exist? The book starts with asking "How did the universe come from nothing?" and continues by showing how small imbalances in nature are crucial to life's existence. It is intended for a person with some background in science, at the level taught in high school. No equations, except for E=mc², appear in this book. The author has honed his skill at communicating science to a lay audience as an astronomy columnist for over 15 years.

Medical Professionalism: Theory, Education, and Practice provides a comprehensive account of three tracks of medical professionalism - the conceptual, the teaching and assessment, and the practical - in a single resource from leading experts in the field.

Environmental justice is an important idea in the larger context of environmental protection. It has gained importance globally: the UN, governments, and nongovernmental organizations now regularly address it. Environmental justice concerns the unfair treatment of underserved and disenfranchised people. It challenges all of us to acknowledge the responsibilities of affluent populations and developed countries to correct the environmental harms, such as disproportionate industrial pollution and rising seas from climate change, that they have, unwittingly or not, inflicted on those who are less powerful. Relying on the latest scholarship and highlighting relevant events, this book provides readers with the foundational knowledge of environmental justice: what it is and its causes, as well as governmental and international responses to it.