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Completely revised and updated: an essential edited collection of
essays on global human smuggling. Migrant smuggling is now more
entrenched than ever in many regions around the world, with efforts
to combat it both largely unsuccessful and often counterproductive.
In Global Human Smuggling, editors Luigi Achilli and David Kyle
bring together up-to-date contributions from a wide array of
interdisciplinary scholars on the most important issues related to
this global phenomenon. Contributors explore human smuggling in
several nuanced forms across diverse regions, examining its deep
historical, social, economic, and cultural roots as well as its
broad political consequences. This volume represents a cutting-edge
chronicle of the state of human smuggling today, its many
complexities not easily reduced to simple moral narratives, and how
researchers uncover the lives it affects, both directly and
indirectly. Just as migrants cross borders for a variety of
reasons, many of those involved in migrant smuggling activities
have an equally diverse set of motivations and organizations,
ranging from those helping people escape persecution and violence
to transnational criminal syndicates preying on the vulnerabilities
of migrants attempting to leave their countries. Building on the
pioneering work of its previous two editions, this new volume
introduces contributions organized by the themes of control,
complexity, and creativity. Spanning issues around the world, the
essays in this essential collection cover topics such as global
migrant smuggling networks, government responses, multinational
initiatives against human trafficking for sexual exploitation,
representations of human smuggling in mainstream narratives of
migration, and more. With nineteen new contributors, Global Human
Smuggling represents the progress of human smuggling research on
every continent and offers a rare, research-based, conceptual
framework to the study of this critical global issue.
Break free from the limitations of classical ashtanga yoga with the
progressive and dynamic practice of Rocket® yoga. This modern
style of yoga is rooted in traditional ashtanga but allows for more
freedom of movement based on individual anatomy and fosters
empowerment through creativity, endurance, and rhythm.
Rocket®Yoga: Your Guide to Progressive Ashtanga Vinyasa presents
the beauty and benefits of Rocket yoga—from its history and
philosophy to the sequences and practices unique to its style.
You’ll begin your journey with nine guided activities to prepare
for your practice, covering aspects of yoga such as drishtis,
bandhas, breathing techniques, and mudras. Then explore the asana
library, packed with hundreds of stunning color photographs and
detailed instructions for more than 90 poses, consisting of
standing, seated, inversion, and rest postures. Nearly every pose
includes modifications to adapt the movements to your body—making
Rocket yoga ideal for your personal needs. Next, move through the
traditional ashtanga series before adding a new dimension to your
practice with five Rocket yoga series. Each Rocket yoga series has
guiding photo sequences and a targeted focus: Rocket I: hip
openers, forward bends, and core strengthening exercises Rocket II:
backbends, spinal twists, arm balances, and inversions Rocket arms
and Rocket legs: poses that build strength and endurance Rocket
III: expansion of Rocket I and Rocket II, with twists, forward
folds, and balances added Beyond the sequences, you’ll find
additional activities and suggestions for customizing your
practice, as well as teaching tips especially for yoga instructors.
The benefits of practicing Rocket yoga are as diverse and numerous
as the poses. The poses work on every part of the body, making
Rocket yoga ideal for relieving stress; building strength, balance,
and flexibility; and stimulating increased consciousness. With
Rocket Yoga, you’ll join the thousands of devoted practitioners
who use this fast-paced and stimulating form of yoga to transform
their experiences of life.
Why do two groups from the same country pursue radically
different economic strategies of transnational mobility? David Kyle
examines the lives of people from four rural communities in two
regions of the Andean highlands of Ecuador. Migrants from the
southern province of Azuay shuttle back and forth to New York City,
mostly as undocumented laborers. In contrast, an indigenous group
of Quichua-speakers from the northern canton of Otavalo travel the
world as handicraft merchants and musicians playing Andean music.
In one village, Kyle found that Otavalans were migrating to 23
different countries and returning within a year. "Transnational
Peasants" provides an intriguing historical and sociological
exploration of a contemporary migration mystery.
Ten years ago the topic of human smuggling and trafficking was
relatively new for academic researchers, though the practice itself
is very old. Since the first edition of this volume was published,
much has changed globally, directly impacting the phenomenon of
human smuggling. Migrant smuggling and human trafficking are now
more entrenched than ever in many regions, with efforts to combat
them both largely unsuccessful and often counterproductive. This
book explores human smuggling in several forms and regions,
globally examining its deep historic, social, economic, and
cultural roots and its broad political consequences.
Contributors to the updated and expanded edition consider the
trends and events of the past several years, especially in light of
developments after 9/11 and the creation of the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security. They also reflect on the moral economy of human
smuggling and trafficking, the increasing percentage of the world's
asylum seekers who escape political violence only by being
smuggled, and the implications of human smuggling in a warming
world.
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Transformed Into His Image (Paperback)
David Kyle Foster; Edited by Nancy E. Williams; Cover design or artwork by Mickey Moore Design Associates
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What can "South Park" tell us about Socrates and the nature of
evil? How does "The Office" help us to understand Sartre and
existentialist ethics? Can "Battlestar Galactica" shed light on the
existence of God? "Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture" uses
popular culture to illustrate important philosophical concepts and
the work of the major philosophers With examples from film,
television, and music including "South Park," "The Matrix,"
"X-Men," "Batman," "Harry Potter, Metallica" and "Lost, " even the
most abstract and complex philosophical ideas become easier to
grasp Features key essays from across the Blackwell "Philosophy and
Pop Culture" series, as well as helpful editorial material and a
glossary of philosophical terms From metaphysics to epistemology;
from ethics to the meaning of life, this unique introduction makes
philosophy as engaging as popular culture itself Supplementary
website available with teaching guides, sample materials and links
to further resources at www.pop-philosophy.org
The author crawled through briers, thickets and faced angry ants to
compile this useful genealogy tool. Seeing a lack of information
out there the author decided to do a survey of burial sites
throughout northern Richland County, South Carolina to help pr
This volume is the first book to take a deep dive into the
philosophical, social, moral, political, and religious issues
tackled by Seth MacFarlane's marvelous space adventure, The
Orville. Far more than just "Spaceballs for Star Trek," the
episodic sci-fi adventure combines humor and philosophy to create a
narrative that both engages fans and sheds light on the realities
of today's world. These essays explore what The Orville has to say
on everything from climate change, artificial intelligence, and
sexual assault, to gender, feminism, love, and care. Divided into
six "acts" (just like every episode of The Orville), with the show
as its backdrop, the book asks questions about the dangers of
democracy and social media, the show's relationship to Star Trek
and the puzzle of time travel. It features a foreword by The
Orville writer and co-executive producer Andre Bormanis.
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