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Introduced by Alan Johnson. ‘All animals are equal. But some
animals are more equal than others.’ Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so
lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The
ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and
Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to
eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed
Animal Farm is organised to benefit all who walk on four legs. But
as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then
forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerges . . . First
published in 1945, Animal Farm – the history of a revolution that
went wrong – is George Orwell’s brilliant satire on the
corrupting influence of power.
Mapping the New Left Antisemitism: The Fathom Essays provides a
comprehensive guide to contemporary Left antisemitism. The rise of
a new and largely left-wing form of antisemitism in the era of the
Jewish state, and the distinction between it and legitimate
criticism of Israel is now roiling progressive politics in the West
and causing alarming spikes in antisemitic incitement and
incidents. Fathom journal has examined these questions relentlessly
in the first decade of its existence, earning a reputation for
careful textual analysis and cogent advocacy. In this book, the
Fathom essays are contextualised by three new contributions: Lesley
Klaff provides a map of contemporary antisemitic forms of
antizionism, Dave Rich writes on the oft-neglected lived experience
of the Jewish victims of contemporary antisemitism, and David Hirsh
assesses the intellectual history of the left from which both
Fathom and his own London Centre for the Study of Contemporary
Antisemitism, as well as this book series, have emerged. Topics
covered by the contributors include: antisemitic anti-Zionism and
its under-appreciated Soviet roots; the impact of analogies with
the Nazis; the rise of antisemitism on the European continent,
exploring the hybrid forms emerging from a cross-fertilisation
between new left, Christian, and Islamist antisemitism; the impact
of anti-Zionist activism on higher education; and the bitter
debates over the adoption of the oft-misrepresented International
Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.
This work will be of considerable appeal to scholars and activists
with an interest in antisemitism, Jewish studies, and the politics
of Israel.
Mapping the New Left Antisemitism: The Fathom Essays provides a
comprehensive guide to contemporary Left antisemitism. The rise of
a new and largely left-wing form of antisemitism in the era of the
Jewish state, and the distinction between it and legitimate
criticism of Israel is now roiling progressive politics in the West
and causing alarming spikes in antisemitic incitement and
incidents. Fathom journal has examined these questions relentlessly
in the first decade of its existence, earning a reputation for
careful textual analysis and cogent advocacy. In this book, the
Fathom essays are contextualised by three new contributions: Lesley
Klaff provides a map of contemporary antisemitic forms of
antizionism, Dave Rich writes on the oft-neglected lived experience
of the Jewish victims of contemporary antisemitism, and David Hirsh
assesses the intellectual history of the left from which both
Fathom and his own London Centre for the Study of Contemporary
Antisemitism, as well as this book series, have emerged. Topics
covered by the contributors include: antisemitic anti-Zionism and
its under-appreciated Soviet roots; the impact of analogies with
the Nazis; the rise of antisemitism on the European continent,
exploring the hybrid forms emerging from a cross-fertilisation
between new left, Christian, and Islamist antisemitism; the impact
of anti-Zionist activism on higher education; and the bitter
debates over the adoption of the oft-misrepresented International
Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.
This work will be of considerable appeal to scholars and activists
with an interest in antisemitism, Jewish studies, and the politics
of Israel.
A woman hiding a deadly secret. And the man who went in search of
adventure, but found himself in danger ... Gary Nelson has a
routine for the commute to his rather dull job in the city. Each
day, he watches as a woman on the train applies her make up in a
ritual he now knows by heart. He's never dared to strike up a
conversation . . . but maybe one day. Then one evening, on the late
train to Gipsy Hill, the woman invites him to take the empty seat
beside her. Fiddling with her mascara, she holds up her mirror and
Gary reads the words 'HELP ME' scrawled in sticky black letters on
the glass. From that moment, Gary's life is turned on its head. He
finds himself on the run from the Russian mafia, the FSB and even
the Metropolitan Police - all because of what this mysterious young
woman may have witnessed. In the race to find out the truth, Gary
discovers that there is a lot more to her than meets the eye . . .
Readers love Alan Johnson and The Late Train to Gipsy HIll 'A
fast-moving plot ... expertly told. The fact it comes from the pen
of a former Home Secretary makes the rich security detail all the
more powerful' Alastair Campbell 'Espionage, the Russian Mafia and
a gorgeous female on a train with a deadly secret' Fiona Phillips
'Johnson's writing style is easy, relaxed, self-deprecating . . .
impressive' Observer 'Johnson writes wonderfully' Telegraph 'This
boy can write . . .' The Spectator
American higher education faces a challenging environment.
Decreasing state appropriations, rising costs, and tightening
budgets have left American colleges and universities scrambling to
achieve their missions with ever more limited resources. Campus
leaders have therefore increasingly relied upon institutional
research and strategic planning departments to make transparent and
rational decisions and to promote good stewardship of critical but
finite resources. Institutional Research Initiatives in Higher
Education illustrates the wealth of institutional research
activities occurring in American higher education. Featuring
chapters by a prominent mix of authors representing community
colleges, traditional undergraduate institutions, land grant
institutions, research and flagship universities, and state
agencies, this book provides numerous insights into the
contemporary challenges, innovative programs, and best practices in
institutional research. With contributors from a variety of regions
and types of institutions, each chapter provides rigorous analysis
of campus-based research activities in areas such as strategic
planning, admissions and enrollment management, assessment and
compliance, and financial planning and budgeting. Like the
departments it studies, Institutional Research Initiatives in
Higher Education is an invaluable resource for university
administrators, researchers, and policymakers alike.
A woman hiding a deadly secret. And the man who went in search of
adventure, but found himself in danger ... Gary Nelson has a
routine for the commute to his rather dull job in the city. Each
day, he watches as a woman on the train applies her make up in a
ritual he now knows by heart. He's never dared to strike up a
conversation . . . but maybe one day. Then one evening, on the late
train to Gipsy Hill, the woman invites him to take the empty seat
beside her. Fiddling with her mascara, she holds up her mirror and
Gary reads the words 'HELP ME' scrawled in sticky black letters on
the glass. From that moment, Gary's life is turned on its head. He
finds himself on the run from the Russian mafia, the FSB and even
the Metropolitan Police - all because of what this mysterious young
woman may have witnessed. In the race to find out the truth, Gary
discovers that there is a lot more to her than meets the eye . . .
Readers love Alan Johnson and The Late Train to Gipsy HIll 'A
fast-moving plot ... expertly told. The fact it comes from the pen
of a former Home Secretary makes the rich security detail all the
more powerful' Alastair Campbell 'Espionage, the Russian Mafia and
a gorgeous female on a train with a deadly secret' Fiona Phillips
'Johnson's writing style is easy, relaxed, self-deprecating . . .
impressive' Observer 'Johnson writes wonderfully' Telegraph 'This
boy can write . . .' The Spectator
American higher education faces a challenging environment.
Decreasing state appropriations, rising costs, and tightening
budgets have left American colleges and universities scrambling to
achieve their missions with ever more limited resources. Campus
leaders have therefore increasingly relied upon institutional
research and strategic planning departments to make transparent and
rational decisions and to promote good stewardship of critical but
finite resources. Institutional Research Initiatives in Higher
Education illustrates the wealth of institutional research
activities occurring in American higher education. Featuring
chapters by a prominent mix of authors representing community
colleges, traditional undergraduate institutions, land grant
institutions, research and flagship universities, and state
agencies, this book provides numerous insights into the
contemporary challenges, innovative programs, and best practices in
institutional research. With contributors from a variety of regions
and types of institutions, each chapter provides rigorous analysis
of campus-based research activities in areas such as strategic
planning, admissions and enrollment management, assessment and
compliance, and financial planning and budgeting. Like the
departments it studies, Institutional Research Initiatives in
Higher Education is an invaluable resource for university
administrators, researchers, and policymakers alike.
'Richard Osman, here's a bullet with your name on it' Times A
government minister has vanished into thin air. The local police in
the isolated island of Crete have no leads, save for a mobile phone
discarded on a cliff edge. Assistant Commissioner Louise Mangan of
the Met Police is sent to assist in the investigation but soon
discovers that there is more to this case than the local police
realise. Lady Bellingham is less than forthcoming, and the family
nanny has a secret she will do anything to keep hidden. With a
scandal brewing back in London, can Louise find the missing
minister before his reputation is destroyed for good, or will she
discover something much more sinister at play? More praise for Alan
Johnson's novels: 'A punchy thriller' Irish Independent 'More
layers than a filo pastry' The Sun 'A fast-paced who-done-what'
SAGA Magazine 'Featuring espionage, the Russian Mafia and a
gorgeous female on a train with a deadly secret, the tantalising
plot has set Alan up for dominance of the bestseller charts for
years to come' Fiona Phillips 'Is there no limit to his talents? .
. . I absolutely loved Alan's new thriller, it's brilliant.' Hunter
Davies 'Johnson's writing style is easy, relaxed, self-deprecating
. . . impressive' Observer 'Johnson writes wonderfully' Telegraph
'This boy can write . . .' The Spectator
In July 1969, while the Rolling Stones played a free concert in
Hyde Park, Alan Johnson and his young family left West London to
start a new life. The Britwell Estate in Slough, apparently
notorious among the locals, in fact came as a blessed relief after
the tensions of Notting Hill, and the local community welcomed them
with open arms. Alan had become a postman the previous year, and in
order to support his growing family took on every bit of overtime
he could, often working twelve-hour shifts six days a week. It was
hard work, but not without its compensations - the crafty fag
snatched in a country lane, the farmer's wife offering a hearty
breakfast and even the mysterious lady on Glebe Road who appeared
daily, topless, at her window as the postman passed by... Please,
Mister Postman paints a vivid picture of England in the 1970s,
where no celebration was complete without a Party Seven of Watney's
Red Barrel, smoking was the norm rather than the exception, and
Sunday lunchtime was about beer, bingo and cribbage. But as Alan's
life appears to be settling down and his career in the Union of
Postal Workers begins to take off, his close-knit family is struck
once again by tragedy... Moving, hilarious and unforgettable,
Please, Mister Postman is another astonishing book from the
award-winning author of This Boy.
A government minister in the Foreign Office has vanished into thin
air. On holiday in Crete, Lord Bellingham had been solo trekking in
the White Mountains when he mysteriously disappeared. After a vast
search and rescue operation, the local police have no leads, save
for a mobile phone discarded on a cliff edge. Assistant
Commissioner Louise Mangan of the Met Police is sent to assist in
the investigation but soon discovers that there are more layers to
this case than the local police realise. Lady Bellingham is less
than forthcoming, the family nanny is hiding something, and a
scandal is brewing back in London that could destroy the minister's
reputation for good. Under pressure from the powers that be, can
Louise find the missing minister, or will she discover something
much more sinister at play? Praise for THE LATE TRAIN TO GIPSY HILL
and Alan Johnson: 'Featuring espionage, the Russian Mafia and a
gorgeous female on a train with a deadly secret, the tantalising
plot has set Alan up for dominance of the bestseller charts for
years to come' Fiona Phillips 'Is there no limit to his talents? .
. . I absolutely loved Alan's new thriller, it's brilliant.' Hunter
Davies 'Blends gentle humour and brutal assassination into a
cracking crime thriller.' The Sun 'Johnson's writing style is easy,
relaxed, self-deprecating . . . impressive' Observer 'Johnson
writes wonderfully' Telegraph 'This boy can write . . .' The
Spectator
This book presents a theory of information justice that subsumes
the question of control and relates it to other issues that
influence just social outcomes. Data does not exist by nature.
Bureaucratic societies must provide standardized inputs for
governing algorithms, a problem that can be understood as one of
legibility. This requires, though, converting what we know about
social objects and actions into data, narrowing the many possible
representations of the objects to a definitive one using a series
of translations. Information thus exists within a nexus of
problems, data, models, and actions that the social actors
constructing the data bring to it. This opens information to
analysis from social and moral perspectives, while the scientistic
view leaves us blind to the gains from such analysis-especially to
the ways that embedded values and assumptions promote injustice.
Toward Information Justice answers a key question for the 21st
Century: how can an information-driven society be just? Many of
those concerned with the ethics of data focus on control over data,
and argue that if data is only controlled by the right people then
just outcomes will emerge. There are serious problems with this
control metaparadigm, however, especially related to the initial
creation of data and prerequisites for its use. This text is
suitable for academics in the fields of information ethics,
political theory, philosophy of technology, and science and
technology studies, as well as policy professionals who rely on
data to reach increasingly problematic conclusions about courses of
action.
This book presents a theory of information justice that subsumes
the question of control and relates it to other issues that
influence just social outcomes. Data does not exist by nature.
Bureaucratic societies must provide standardized inputs for
governing algorithms, a problem that can be understood as one of
legibility. This requires, though, converting what we know about
social objects and actions into data, narrowing the many possible
representations of the objects to a definitive one using a series
of translations. Information thus exists within a nexus of
problems, data, models, and actions that the social actors
constructing the data bring to it. This opens information to
analysis from social and moral perspectives, while the scientistic
view leaves us blind to the gains from such analysis-especially to
the ways that embedded values and assumptions promote injustice.
Toward Information Justice answers a key question for the 21st
Century: how can an information-driven society be just? Many of
those concerned with the ethics of data focus on control over data,
and argue that if data is only controlled by the right people then
just outcomes will emerge. There are serious problems with this
control metaparadigm, however, especially related to the initial
creation of data and prerequisites for its use. This text is
suitable for academics in the fields of information ethics,
political theory, philosophy of technology, and science and
technology studies, as well as policy professionals who rely on
data to reach increasingly problematic conclusions about courses of
action.
The Fourteenth Midwest Conference on Endocrinology and Metab olism,
held at the University of Missouri - Columbia on September 28th and
29th, 1978, brought together several prominent researchers who are
authorities on various aspects of the renin-angiotensin system.
Each speaker presented an in-depth coverage of a topic related to
his own area of expertise, including recent findings from his own
research laboratory. Following each presentation thet:e was a
general discussion of the material by the speaker and the audience.
These presentations and the ensuing discussions are summarized in
these published Proceedings. Traditionally the Midwest Conferences
on Endocrinology and Metabolism have emphasized breadth as well as
depth of coverage of the selected topic; the present Conference is
no exception. Perusal of the titles of the presentations will
reveal that the Conference dea1th with many different facets of the
renin-angiotensin system, including the biochemistry, anatomy,
physiology, and comparative endocrinology of this hormonal system,
plus special areas of con sideration such as angiotensin receptors,
angiotensin-converting enzyme, the control of renin release,
angiotensin and aldosterone secretion, and the role of the
renin-angiotensin system in the central nervous system. The
selection of the renin-angiotensin system as the topic for the
present conference was very timely because of the many noteworthy
advances in this area in recent years, many by the participants in
the Conference. The Editors are very appreciative of the excellent
manuscripts which the speakers provided for these Proceedings.
The enormous advances in molecular biology that have been witnessed
in . Not recent years have had major impacts on many areas of the
biological sciences least of these has been in the field of
clinical bacteriology and infectious disease . Molecular
Bacteriology: Protocols and ClinicalApplications aims to provide
the reader with an insight into the role that molecular methodology
has to play in modern medical bacteriology. The introductory
chapter ofMolecular Bacteriology: ProtocolsandCli- cal Applications
offers a personal overview by a Consultant Medical Microbio- gist
of the impact and future potential offered by molecular methods.
The next six chapters comprise detailed protocols for a range of
such methods . We believe that the use of these protocols should
allow the reader to establish the various methods described in his
or her own laboratory. In selecting the methods to be included in
this section, we have concentrated on those that, arguably, have
greatest current relevance to reference clinical bacteriology
laboratories; we have deliberately chosen not to give detailed
protocols for certain methods, such as multilocus enzyme
electrophoresis that, in our opinion, remain the preserve of
specialist la- ratories and that are not currently suited for
general use. We feel that the methods included in this section will
find increasing use in diagnostic laboratories and that it is
important that the concepts, advantages, and limitations of each
are th- oughly understood by a wide range of workers in the field .
The enormous advances in molecular biology that have been witnessed
in . Not recent years have had major impacts on many areas of the
biological sciences least of these has been in the field of
clinical bacteriology and infectious disease . Molecular
Bacteriology: Protocols and ClinicalApplications aims to provide
the reader with an insight into the role that molecular methodology
has to play in modern medical bacteriology. The introductory
chapter ofMolecular Bacteriology: ProtocolsandCli- cal Applications
offers a personal overview by a Consultant Medical Microbio- gist
of the impact and future potential offered by molecular methods.
The next six chapters comprise detailed protocols for a range of
such methods . We believe that the use of these protocols should
allow the reader to establish the various methods described in his
or her own laboratory. In selecting the methods to be included in
this section, we have concentrated on those that, arguably, have
greatest current relevance to reference clinical bacteriology
laboratories; we have deliberately chosen not to give detailed
protocols for certain methods, such as multilocus enzyme
electrophoresis that, in our opinion, remain the preserve of
specialist la- ratories and that are not currently suited for
general use. We feel that the methods included in this section will
find increasing use in diagnostic laboratories and that it is
important that the concepts, advantages, and limitations of each
are th- oughly understood by a wide range of workers in the field .
This day-by-day account of Abraham Lincoln's last six weeks of life
covers a period of extraordinary events, not only for the president
himself but for the fate of the nation.From March 4 to April 15,
1865--a momentous time for the nation--Abraham Lincoln delivered
his second inaugural address, supervised climatic battles leading
up to the end of the Civil War, learned that Robert E. Lee had
surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, and finally was
killed by assassin John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre. Weaving an
arresting narrative around the historical facts, historian David
Alan Johnson brings to life the president's daily routine, as he
guided the country through one of the most tumultuous periods of
American history.The reader follows the president as he greets
visitors at the inaugural ball, asks abolitionist Frederick
Douglass's opinion of the inaugural address, confers with Generals
Grant and Sherman on the final stages of the war, visits a field
hospital for wounded outside City Point, Virginia, and attempts to
calm his high-strung wife Mary, who appears on the verge of nervous
collapse. We read excerpts from press reviews of Lincoln's second
inaugural address, learn that Mrs. Lincoln's ball gown created a
sensation, and are given eye-witness accounts of the celebrations
and drunken revelry that broke out in Washington when the end of
the war was announced.This engagingly written narrative history of
a short but extremely important span of days vividly depicts the
actions and thoughts of one of our greatest presidents during a
time of national emergency.
The Mekong River has undergone vast infrastructural changes in
recent years, including the construction of dams across its main
stream. These projects, along with the introduction of new fish
species, changing political fortunes, and international migrant
labor, have all made a profound impact upon the lives of those
residing on the great river. It also impacts how they dream. In
Mekong Dreaming, Andrew Alan Johnson explores the changing
relationship between the river and the residents of Ban Beuk, a
village on the Thailand-Laos border, by focusing on the effect that
construction has had on human and inhuman elements of the
villagers' world. Johnson shows how inhabitants come to terms with
the profound impact that remote, intangible, and yet powerful
forces-from global markets and remote bureaucrats to ghosts,
spirits, and gods-have on their livelihoods. Through dreams,
migration, new religious practices, and new ways of dwelling on a
changed river, inhabitants struggle to understand and affect the
distant, the inassimilable, and the occult, which offer both
sources of power and potential disaster.
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This Boy (Paperback)
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'The best memoir by a politician you will ever read' Philip
Collins, The Times School on the Kings Road, Chelsea in the
Swinging 60s, the rock-and-roll years, the race riots; this boy has
seen it all. ________ Alan Johnson's childhoodwas not so much
difficult as unusual, particularly for a man who was destined to
become Home Secretary. Not in respect of the poverty, which was
shared with many of those living in Britain's post-war slums, but
in its transition from being part of a two-parent family to having
a single mother and then to no parents at all... This is
essentially the story of two incredible women: Alan's mother, Lily,
who battled against poor health, poverty, domestic violence and
loneliness to try to ensure a better life for her children; and his
sister, Linda, who had to assume an enormous amount of
responsibility at a very young age and who fought to keep the
family together and out of care when she herself was still only a
child. This Boy is one man's story, but it is also the story of
England and the West London slums which are hard to imagine in the
capital today. No matter how harsh the details, Alan Johnson writes
with a spirit of generous acceptance, of humour and openness which
makes his book anything but a grim catalogue of miseries. ________
PRAISE FOR THIS BOY: 'Moving and unforgettable' Sunday Times
'Poignant' Telegraph 'Eloquent' Guardian 'Wonderful' Spectator
'Tribute to two strong women' Daily Mail
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Orwell on Truth (Hardcover)
George Orwell; Introduction by Alan Johnson
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A selection of George Orwell's prescient, clear-eyed and
stimulating writing on the subjects of truth and lies. With an
introduction by Alan Johnson. 'Freedom is the freedom to say that
two plus two equals four. If that is granted, all else follows.'
This selection of George Orwell's writing, from both his novels and
non-fiction, gathers together his thoughts on the subject of truth.
It ranges from discussion of personal honesty and morality, to
freedom of speech and political propaganda. Orwell's unique clarity
of thought and illuminating scepticism provide the perfect defence
against our post-truth world of fake news and confusion. 'The
further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate
those that speak it.' Includes an introduction by Alan Johnson and
passages from Burmese Days, The Road to Wigan Pier, Coming Up for
Air, The Lion and the Unicorn, Animal Farm, Nineteen Eighty-Four,
Orwell's letters, war-time diary, criticism and essays including
'Fascism and Democracy', 'Culture and Democracy', 'Looking Back on
the Spanish War', 'As I Please', 'Notes on Nationalism', 'The
Prevention of Literature', 'Politics and the English Language' and
'Why I Write'.
Notting Hill has inspired a large number of books and has often
made national news - though not always for the right reasons. It
has forever been an area of contrast between rich and poor, and has
undergone almost constant change since it was developed from
farmland in the mid-nineteenth century to today's urban landscape.
Roger Rogowski's book records the memories of people who lived in
working-class Notting Hill in their own words, before the
substantial changes of the 1960s, including the mass demolition of
slums, the construction of the Westway, the growth of the Notting
Hill Carnival and the area's enthusiastic embrace of the swinging
sixties. The Other Side of Notting Hill delves into everyday urban,
working-class life as it was, which in many respects is almost
unrecognisable today, and how people began to be affected by the
changes taking place around them.
In the summer of 1864, the American Civil War had been dragging on
for over three years with no end in sight. Things had not gone well
for the Union, and the public blamed the president for the
stalemate against the Confederacy and for the appalling numbers of
killed and wounded. Lincoln was thoroughly convinced that without a
favorable change in the trajectory of the war he would have no
chance of winning a second term against former Union general George
B. McClellan, whom he had previously dismissed as commander of the
Army of the Potomac. This vivid, engrossing account of a critical
year in American history examines the events of 1864, when the
course of American history might have taken a radically different
direction. It's no exaggeration to say that if McClellan had won
the election, everything would have been different-McClellan and
the Democrats planned to end the war immediately, grant the South
its independence, and let the Confederacy keep its slaves. What
were the crucial factors that in the end swung public sentiment in
favor of Lincoln? Johnson focuses on the battlefield campaigns of
Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman. While Grant
was waging a war of attrition with superior manpower against the
quick and elusive rebel forces under General Robert E. Lee, Sherman
was fighting a protracted battle in Georgia against Confederate
general Joseph E. Johnston. But then the president of the
Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, made a tactical error that would
change the whole course of the war. This lively narrative, full of
intriguing historical facts, brings to life an important series of
episodes in our nation's history. History and Civil War buffs will
not want to put down this real-life page-turner.
The Mekong River has undergone vast infrastructural changes in
recent years, including the construction of dams across its main
stream. These projects, along with the introduction of new fish
species, changing political fortunes, and international migrant
labor, have all made a profound impact upon the lives of those
residing on the great river. It also impacts how they dream. In
Mekong Dreaming, Andrew Alan Johnson explores the changing
relationship between the river and the residents of Ban Beuk, a
village on the Thailand-Laos border, by focusing on the effect that
construction has had on human and inhuman elements of the
villagers' world. Johnson shows how inhabitants come to terms with
the profound impact that remote, intangible, and yet powerful
forces-from global markets and remote bureaucrats to ghosts,
spirits, and gods-have on their livelihoods. Through dreams,
migration, new religious practices, and new ways of dwelling on a
changed river, inhabitants struggle to understand and affect the
distant, the inassimilable, and the occult, which offer both
sources of power and potential disaster.
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