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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      February 2025

      An unorthodox history

      British Jews since 1945

      by Gavin Schaffer

      A bold, new history of British Jewish life since the Second World War. Historian Gavin Schaffer wrestles Jewish history away from the question of what others have thought about Jews, focusing instead on the experiences of Jewish people themselves. Exploring the complexities of inclusion and exclusion, he shines a light on groups that have been marginalised within Jewish history and culture, such as queer Jews, Jews married to non-Jews, Israel-critical Jews and even Messianic Jews, while offering a fresh look at Jewish activism, Jewish religiosity and Zionism. Weaving these stories together, Schaffer argues that there are good reasons to consider Jewish Britons as a unitary whole, even as debates rage about who is entitled to call themselves a Jew. Challenging the idea that British Jewish life is in terminal decline. An unorthodox history demonstrates that Jewish Britain is thriving and that Jewishness is deeply embedded in the country's history and culture.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      February 2018

      The British left and Zionism

      by Paul Kelemen

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      August 2019

      The lives of Lewis Namier

      by David Hayton

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      February 2023

      No masters but God

      Portraits of anarcho-Judaism

      by Hayyim Rothman

      The forgotten legacy of religious Jewish anarchism, and the adventures and ideas of its key figures, finally comes to light in this book. Set in the decades surrounding both world wars, No masters but God identifies a loosely connected group of rabbis and traditionalist thinkers who explicitly appealed to anarchist ideas in articulating the meaning of the Torah, traditional practice, Jewish life and the mission of modern Jewry. Full of archival discoveries and first translations from Yiddish and Hebrew, it explores anarcho-Judaism in its variety through the works of Yaakov Meir Zalkind, Yitshak Nahman Steinberg, Yehudah Leyb Don-Yahiya, Avraham Yehudah Heyn, Natan Hofshi, Shmuel Alexandrov, Yehudah Ashlag and Aaron Shmuel Tamaret. With this ground-breaking account, Hayyim Rothman traces a complicated story about the modern entanglement of religion and anarchism, pacifism and Zionism, prophetic anti-authoritarianism and mystical antinomianism.

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      Does Movement Really Make Us Smart?

      by Petra Jansen, Stefanie Richter

      Media reports often praise movement as a cure-all. But apart from its undisputed positive effect on health, does movement really make us smarter? Consider a national football team, for example – are these excessively sports-driven players automatically the smartest people? Should we simply replace all school subjects with sports? The authors provide a detailed summary of the latest scientific findings on the influence of movement on cognitive ability. They describe the effects of movement, on old age, embodiment, emotion, school as well as other factors that influence cognition. Target Group: teachers, lecturers, psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, psychotherapists, movement therapists.

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      Business, Economics & Law
      June 2024

      The labour movement in Lebanon

      Power on hold

      by Lea Bou Khater

      The labour movement in Lebanon: Power on hold narrates the history of the Lebanese labour movement from the early twentieth century to today. Bou Khater demonstrates that trade unionism in the country has largely been a failure, for reasons including state interference, tactical co-optation, and the strategic use of sectarianism by an oligarchic elite, together with the structural weakness of a service-based laissez-faire economy. Drawing on a vast body of Arabic-language primary sources and difficult-to-access archives, the book's conclusions are significant not only for trade unionism, but also for new forms of workers' organisations and social movements in Lebanon and beyond. The Lebanese case study presented here holds significant implications for the wider Arab world and for comparative studies of labour. This authoritative history of the labour movement in Lebanon is vital reading for scholars of trade unionism, Lebanese politics, and political economy.

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      Children's & YA
      May 2019

      May Fourth Movement tells You How to Love the Country

      by Cheng Meidong; Shen Chengfei; Zhao Nuo ; Sun Pei .

      Reviewing the May Fourth Movement, clarifying that patriotism is an eternal theme, be responsible is the historical mission in the new era.

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      Children's & YA
      January 2020

      On the Move

      by Art studio Agrafka (Authors), Art studio Agrafka (Illustrators)

      The universe is always on the move: Nothing in it remains completely at rest. Movement is natural: The Earth, the water on it, the atmosphere, the continents, and all living organisms exist in a state of constant motion. We walk, run, jump, crawl, swim, and fly. We travel. This book is about movement and travel—not only by people, but also that of animals, plants, the wind, water, and our planet. It describes journeys for the purpose of trade and commerce, journeys for the purpose of pleasure and repose or for survival, as well as scientific expeditions and pilgrimages. It’s about migrations, maps, navigation, and, finally, about finding your own path. Travellers often hear questions associated with "where" and "where from:" "Where are you going?", "Where are you from?" This book is a visual and intellectual expedition through thousands of years of movement, in search of answers to these as well as many other questions related to movement. From 6 to 9 years, 2896 words Rightsholders: Ivan Fedechko, ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      May 2024

      Home front heroism

      Civilians and conflict in Second World War London

      by Ellena Matthews

      Home front heroism investigates how civilians were recognised and celebrated as heroic during the Second World War. Through a focus on London, this book explores how heroism was manufactured as civilians adopted roles in production, protection and defence, through the use of uniforms and medals, and through the way that civilians were injured and killed. This book makes a novel contribution to the study of heroism by exploring the spatial, material, corporeal and ritualistic dimensions of heroic representations. By tracing the different ways that Home Front heroism was cultivated on a national, local and personal level, this study promotes new ways of thinking about the meaning and value of heroism during periods of conflict. It will appeal to anyone interested in the social and cultural history of Second World War as well as the sociology and psychology of heroism.

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      Literature & Literary Studies
      May 2023

      Counterfactual Romanticism

      by Damian Walford Davies

      Innovatively extending counterfactual thought experiments from history and the social sciences to literary historiography, criticism and theory, Counterfactual Romanticism reveals the ways in which the shapes of Romanticism are conditioned by that which did not come to pass. Exploring various modalities of counterfactual speculation and inquiry across a range of Romantic-period authors, genres and concerns, this collection offers a radical new purchase on literary history, on the relationship between history and fiction, and on our historicist methods to date - and thus on the Romanticisms we (think we) have inherited. Counterfactual Romanticism provides a ground-breaking method of re-reading literary pasts and our own reading presents; in the process, literary production, texts and reading practices are unfossilised and defamiliarised.

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      Business, Economics & Law
      September 2015

      Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management

      An International Perspective

      by Razaq Raj, Razaq Raj, Kevin A Griffin, Kevin A Griffin, Anna Trono, Ian D Rotherham, Yasin Bilim, Sevde Düzgüner, Tahir Rashid, Neil Robinson, Ruth Blackwell, Nigel Bond, Vitor Ambrósio, Lluis Prats, Silvia Aulet, Dolors Vidal, Alan Clarke, Agnes Raffay, Jaeyeon Choe, Michael O’ Regan, Maria Leppakari, Samson Olawale Fadare, Elizabeth Ifeyinwa Benson, Hadil M. Faris, Carlos Fernandes, Jorge Coelho, Miguel Brázio, Maximiliano E Korstanje, Geoffrey Skoll, Nour Farra-Haddad, Vincent Zamitt

      Within the past 10 years ‘Religious Tourism’ has seen both economic and education-sector growth on a global scale. This book addresses the central role of religious tourism and interrelationships with other aspects of pilgrimage management. It provides practical applications, models and illustrations and looks at secular and sacred spaces on a global stage. The second edition sees the introduction of a new structure and the addition of new international case studies. It is an invaluable reference for academics, students and practitioners and is a timely text on the future of faith-based tourism and pilgrimage. ; This book addresses the central role of religious tourism and interrelationships with other aspects of pilgrimage management. It provides practical applications, models and illustrations and looks at secular and sacred spaces on a global stage. ; Part I: Concepts In Religious Tourism And Pilgrimage Management1: Introduction to Sacred or Secular Journeys2: Politics, Policy and the Practice of Religious Tourism3: Sacred Sites and the Tourist: Sustaining Tourism Infrastructures for Religious Tourists and Pilgrims - a UK Perspective4: The Globalization of Pilgrimage Tourism? Some Thoughts from Ireland5: Religious Tourism for Religious Tolerance6: Pilgrimage, Diversity and TerrorismPart II: Motivation And Experience Of Religious Sites7: Motivations for Religious Tourism, Pilgrimage, Festivals and Events8: Exploring Pilgrimage and Religious Heritage Tourism Experiences9: Sacred Pilgrimage and Tourism as Secular Pilgrimage10: Social Network Tools as Guides to Religious Sites11: Stakeholders and Co-creation in Religious Tourism and PilgrimagePart III: International Case Studies12: Case Study 1: Pilgrimage Experience and Consumption of Travel to the City of Makkah for the Hajj Ritual13: Case Study 2: Religious Tourism Experiences in South East Asia14: Case Study 3: Nordic Pilgrimage to Israel: A Case of Christian Zionism15: Case Study 4: The Consumption and Management of Religious Tourism Sites in Africa16: Case Study 5: Ashura and its Commemoration in Ireland: A 'Proxy' Pilgrimage Experience17: Case Study 6: Revisiting Religious Tourism in Northern Portugal18: Case Study 7: From Disaster to Religiosity: República de Cromañón, Buenos Aires, Argentina19: Case Study 8: Pilgrimages toward South Lebanon:Holy Places Relocating Lebanon as a Part of the Holy Land20: Case Study 9: The Creation of the Cults of SS Paul and Publius in Early Modern Malta21: Case Study 10: Takaful: To Explore the Market Need for Hajj Travel Insurance

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      Business, Economics & Law
      February 2022

      The labour movement in Lebanon

      by Lea Bou Khater, Simon Mabon

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      March 2021

      The futures of feminism

      by Valerie Bryson

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      Insects (entomology)
      May 2001

      Insect Movement

      Mechanisms and Consequences

      by Edited by Ian P Woiwod, Chris D Thomas, Don R Reynolds

      Knowledge of insect movement, particularly of flight, is crucial to our understanding of the great ecological and evolutionary success of insects. The last 20 years have seen many advances in this subject area. New fields have arisen, such as metapopulation theory, and dramatic developments have taken place in methods of studying movement, as a result of new techniques in molecular biology and radar monitoring. There have also been advances in our knowledge of flight-related physiology and behaviour. This book, which is based on the main papers presented at the Royal Entomological Society's 20th Symposium held in September 1999, brings us up to date with these developments.It contains chapters on:flight mechanismsforaging movementsmigrationthe evolution of movement strategiesthe interactions between dispersal rates, population structure and gene flow the effects of climate change on geographical distributionIt is essential reading for entomologists, and of interest to those researching animal behaviour, physiology, ecology and genetics.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      May 2009

      The Women's Suffrage movement

      *New feminist perspectives*

      by Maroula Joannou, June Purvis

      Available in paperback for the first time, this important collection of essays illustrates the complexity, richness and diversity of the suffrage movement. Combining historical reappraisal with lively accounts of the culture of the women's suffrage movement, this volume offers a unique focus. It includes studies of the fascinating, but neglected groups that participated in the campaign: the Women's Franchise League; the Women's Freedom League; the Women's Tax Resistance League and the United Suffragists. This is accompanied by feminist research on the poetry, fiction and drama that emerged from women's struggle for the vote. In addition there are reappraisals of two leading figures in the Pankhursts' Women's Social and Political Union, an illuminating analysis of the relationship between suffrage and sexuality, and a discussion of what happened away from the metropolis, as well as of the little known campaign to extend the vote after 1918. ;

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      May 2009

      Consumerism and the Co-operative movement in modern British history

      Taking stock

      by Lawrence Black, Nicole Robertson

      Despite the abundance and quality of recent historical writing on consumerism, it cannot be said that the modern Co-operative movement (Co-op) has been well served. It has also been by-passed in studies that locate Britons' identity in their consumption. The reasons for this can be found in the widely perceived decline of the Co-op since the 1950s, but also in various historiographical agendas that have resulted in its relative invisibility in modern British history. This book, by demonstrating the variety of broader issues that can be addressed through the Co-op and the vibrancy of new historical research into consumption, seeks to remedy this. Taking stock, both of the Co-op in a broader context and of new approaches to the history of consumption, combines the work of leading authorities on the Co-op with recent scholarly research. It explores the Co-op's distinctive interface between everyday issues and grander idealistic concerns. The chapters intersect to examine a broad range of themes, notably: the politics of consumerism including consumer protection, ethical and fair trading and alternatives to corporate commerce; design and advertising; the Co-op's relations with other components of the labour movement; and its ideology, image and memory. The collection looks at the Co-operative movement locally (through specific case studies), nationally and also in comparison to the European movement. This collection will appeal to academics, researchers, teachers and students of the economic, cultural and political history of twentieth-century Britain. It will also be of interest to academics and students of business studies, and co-operative members themselves. ;

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      January 2021

      Women art workers and the Arts and Crafts movement

      by Zoë Thomas

      This book constitutes the first comprehensive history of the network of women who worked at the heart of the English Arts and Crafts movement from the 1870s to the 1930s. Challenging the long-standing assumption that the Arts and Crafts simply revolved around celebrated male designers like William Morris, it instead offers a new social and cultural account of the movement, which simultaneously reveals the breadth of the imprint of women art workers upon the making of modern society. Thomas provides unprecedented insight into how women navigated authoritative roles as 'art workers' by asserting expertise across a range of interconnected cultures: from the artistic to the professional, intellectual, entrepreneurial and domestic. Through examination of newly discovered institutional archives and private papers, Thomas elucidates the critical importance of the spaces around which women conceptualised alternative creative and professional lifestyles.

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