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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “amy chazkel”
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  • Global Lynching and Collective Violence: Volume 2

    The Americas and Europe

    by Brent M.S. Campney, Amy Chazkel, Stephen P Frank, Dean J Kotlowski, Michael J. Pfeifer, Gema Santamaría, Ryan Shaffer, Hannah Skoda ...
    In this second volume of the groundbreaking survey, Michael J. Pfeifer edits a collection of essays that illuminates lynching and other extrajudicial "rough justice" as a transnational phenomenon responding to cultural and legal issues.The volume's European-themed topics explore why three communities of medieval people turned to mob violence, and the ways exclusion from formal institutions fueled ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Laws of Chance

    Brazil's Clandestine Lottery and the Making of Urban Public Life

    by Amy Chazkel, PhD ...
    Series series Radical Perspectives
    The lottery called the jogo do bicho, or “animal game,” originated as a raffle at a zoo in Rio de Janeiro in 1892. During the next decade, it became a cultural phenomenon all over Brazil, where it remains popular today. Laws of Chance chronicles the game’s early history, as booking agents, dealers, and players spread throughout Rio and the lottery was outlawed and driven underground. Analyzing the ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • The Rio de Janeiro Reader

    History, Culture, Politics

    Edited by Daryle Williams, Amy Chazkel, Paulo Knauss de Mendonça ...
    Series series The Latin America Readers
    Spanning a period of over 450 years, The Rio de Janeiro Reader traces the history, culture, and politics of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, through the voices, images, and experiences of those who have made the city's history. It outlines Rio's transformation from a hardscrabble colonial outpost and strategic port into an economic, cultural, and entertainment capital of the modern world. The volume ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

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  • Deepening Community

    Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times

    by Paul Born ...
    Community shapes our identity, quenches our thirst for belonging, and bolsters our physical, mental, emotional, and economic health. But in the chaos of modern life, community ties have become unraveled, leaving many feeling afraid or alone in the crowd, grasping at shallow substitutes for true community. In this thoughtful and moving book, Paul Born describes the four pillars of deep community: ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Brazil on the Rise

    The Story of a Country Transformed

    by Larry Rohter ...
    In this hugely praised narrative, New York Times reporter Larry Rohter takes the reader on a lively trip through Brazil's history, culture, and booming economy. Going beyond the popular stereotypes of samba, supermodels, and soccer, he shows us a stunning and varied landscape--from breathtaking tropical beaches to the lush and dangerous Amazon rainforest--and how a complex and vibrant people defy ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Clooney's War

    South Sudan, humanitarian failure and celebrity

    by Alex Perry ...
    In this book Alex Perry explores how humanitarian activities across the world, including those of celebrities like George Clooney and others brought pressure to bear that resulted in the creation of South Sudan as a separate state. This at a time when senior diplomats believed the chances of the new nation surviving and thriving were slim. Predictably, it seems an outcome that should have solved ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Making Samba

    A New History of Race and Music in Brazil

    by Marc A Hertzman ...
    In November 1916, a young Afro-Brazilian musician named Donga registered sheet music for the song "Pelo telefone" ("On the Telephone") at the National Library in Rio de Janeiro. This apparently simple act—claiming ownership of a musical composition—set in motion a series of events that would shake Brazil's cultural landscape. Before the debut of "Pelo telephone," samba was a somewhat obscure term, ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • In the Heart of America and Other Plays

    by Naomi Wallace ...
    Naomi Wallace's plays speak the underside of life. Her characters suffer and survive against the enormous weight of the times with a dignity that inspires. Her work challenges the audience and reader to reexamine the conflicts and meaning of our everyday lives through her singular, poetic imagery and language.Includes: One Flea SpareIn the Heart of AmericaSlaughter CityThe War BoysThe Trestle at ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • El Alto, Rebel City

    Self and Citizenship in Andean Bolivia

    by Sian Lazar, Walter D. Mignolo, Irene Silverblatt, Sonia Saldívar-Hull ...
    Series series Latin America Otherwise
    Combining anthropological methods and theories with political philosophy, Sian Lazar analyzes everyday practices and experiences of citizenship in a satellite city to the Bolivian capital of La Paz: El Alto, where more than three-quarters of the population identify as indigenous Aymara. For several years, El Alto has been at the heart of resistance to neoliberal market reforms, such as the export ... Read more

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  • Dancing with the Devil in the City of God

    Rio de Janeiro on the Brink

    by Juliana Barbassa ...
    From prizewinning journalist and Brazilian native Juliana Barbassa comes a deeply reported and beautifully written account of the seductive and chaotic city of Rio de Janeiro as it struggles with poverty and corruption on the brink of the 2016 Olympic Games.Juliana Barbassa moved a great deal throughout her life, but Rio was always home. After twenty-one years abroad, she returned to find her ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Loaded

    A Disarming History of the Second Amendment

    by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz ...
    Series series City Lights Open Media
    A provocative, timely, and deeply-researched history of gun culture and how it reflects race and power in the United States ... Read more

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