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Indian Ocean studies, which once lagged behind studies of the
Atlantic and the Pacific, is an important emerging academic field
which has come into its own. In the next fifty years, the Indian
Ocean Region will become very significant as a result of enormous
demographic changes. What was the Ocean of the South is rapidly
becoming the Ocean of the Centre, the Ocean of the Future. Curtin
University, Western Australia, has a long and distinguished history
of engagement with the Indian Ocean region and with Indian Ocean
Studies, and its Australia-Asia-Pacific Institute of Curtin
University continues to maintain a focus on the Indian Ocean -past,
present and future. This book examines a number of themes emerging
from its 2014 Conference entitled "Indian Ocean Futures", which
attracted some of the best Indian Ocean region scholars. The
conference connected humanities, social sciences and scientific
disciplines; this book collects some of the preeminent works
focused on geo-strategic, cultural, environmental security and
human security themes. The book is also an important contribution
to the building of academic diplomacy in the region - that is to
say, it contributes to region-building by creating epistemic
communities and networks between government, the private sector,
and academia throughout the region. Through the pursuit of academic
diplomacy, academics are capable of pursuing research goals which
enhance governmental, business, and civil society objectives of the
day. This book was previously published as a special issue of the
Journal of the Indian Ocean Region.
Indian Ocean studies, which once lagged behind studies of the
Atlantic and the Pacific, is an important emerging academic field
which has come into its own. In the next fifty years, the Indian
Ocean Region will become very significant as a result of enormous
demographic changes. What was the Ocean of the South is rapidly
becoming the Ocean of the Centre, the Ocean of the Future. Curtin
University, Western Australia, has a long and distinguished history
of engagement with the Indian Ocean region and with Indian Ocean
Studies, and its Australia-Asia-Pacific Institute of Curtin
University continues to maintain a focus on the Indian Ocean -past,
present and future. This book examines a number of themes emerging
from its 2014 Conference entitled "Indian Ocean Futures", which
attracted some of the best Indian Ocean region scholars. The
conference connected humanities, social sciences and scientific
disciplines; this book collects some of the preeminent works
focused on geo-strategic, cultural, environmental security and
human security themes. The book is also an important contribution
to the building of academic diplomacy in the region - that is to
say, it contributes to region-building by creating epistemic
communities and networks between government, the private sector,
and academia throughout the region. Through the pursuit of academic
diplomacy, academics are capable of pursuing research goals which
enhance governmental, business, and civil society objectives of the
day. This book was previously published as a special issue of the
Journal of the Indian Ocean Region.
This book is an overview and analysis of the global tradition of
the outlaw hero. The mythology and history of the outlaw hero is
traced from the Roman Empire to the present, showing how both real
and mythic figures have influenced social, political, economic and
cultural outcomes in many times and places. The book also looks at
the contemporary continuations of the outlaw hero mythology, not
only in popular culture and everyday life, but also in the current
outbreak of global terrorism.
We like to think that we live in an age of reason and rationality,
that uncertainty and the unknown have largely been eliminated by
technology and science. But it seems that we have nagging doubts.
Continually, we tell each other odd tales about ankle slashers and
hairy-armed women in the shopping mall. We hear about phantom
hitchhikers and headless bikies on the highways. Dreadful things
are reportedly done to small pets at home. tummies explode at work,
garden gnomes take international holidays, and what certain
celebrities do with gerbils should be nobody's business. these
tales are usually called ' contemporary legends' or 'urban myths'.
Given their often macabre subjects, most of us hope they are just
myths, but whether we believe them or not, these stories are
constantly spread around the world by people who apparently believe
them to be true. In this revised edition of 'Urban Myths', author
Graham Seal tracks down over one hundred contemporary Australian
legends guaranteed to fascinate readers with their gruesomeness and
their absurdity.
A powerful account of how coerced migration built the British
Empire In the early seventeenth century, Britain took ruthless
steps to deal with its unwanted citizens, forcibly removing men,
women, and children from their homelands and sending them to
far-flung corners of the empire to be sold off to colonial masters.
This oppressive regime grew into a brutal system of human bondage
which would continue into the twentieth century. Drawing on
firsthand accounts, letters, and official documents, Graham Seal
uncovers the traumatic struggles of those shipped around the
empire. He shows how the earliest large-scale kidnapping and
transportation of children to the American colonies were quickly
bolstered with shipments of the poor, criminal, and rebellious to
different continents, including Australia. From Asia to Africa,
this global trade in forced labor allowed Britain to build its
colonies while turning a considerable profit. Incisive and moving,
this account brings to light the true extent of a cruel strand in
the history of the British Empire.
This comprehensive collection of folk hero tales builds on the
success of the first edition by providing readers with expanded
contextual information on story characters from the Americas to
Zanzibar. Despite the tremendous differences between cultures and
ethnicities across the world, all of them have folk heroes and
heroines-real and imagined-that have been represented in tales,
legends, songs, and verse. These stories persist through time and
space, over generations, even through migrations to new countries
and languages. This encyclopedia is a one-stop source for broad
coverage of the world's folk hero tales. Geared toward high school
and early college readers, the book opens with an overview of folk
heroes and heroines that provides invaluable context and then
presents a chronology. The book is divided into two main sections:
the first provides entries on the major types and themes; the
second addresses specific folk tale characters organized by
continent with folk hero entries organized alphabetically. Each
entry provides cross references as well as a list of further
readings. Continent sections include a bibliography for additional
research. The book concludes with an alphabetical list of heroes
and an index of hero types. Supplies entries on folk tale
characters worldwide that identify related heroes and heroines and
provide additional contextual information Features a geographical
organization that enables readers to research a specific region's
folk characters Provides an alphabetical index as well as an index
of heroic character types to facilitate cross-cultural and
historical comparisons Includes sidebars with passages from the
folk tales, popular culture, and other items of interest
A wide-ranging and detailed investigation of folk heroes, both
fictional and historical, from the earliest times to the present,
taken from societies throughout the world as they exist in
folktales, folksongs, customs, speech, and other folklore genres.
From Paul Bunyan to Stagolee, from Queen Mab to the Tooth Fairy,
every culture has created folk heroes. But as often as not, these
"heroes of the people" accomplish their goals with methods that are
anything but heroic-like the American liar hero Davy Crockett, or
Galloping Jones, the Australian drinker and bank robber. Then
there's the Irishman Finn Mac Cumhal, whose heroism, like that of
Rip Van Winkle, was based on oversleeping. In this new collection,
readers will enjoy a wildly colorful parade of nearly 400 thieves,
tricksters, simpletons, and dragon slayers from around the world.
Despite appearances, these "heroes" perform a crucial social
function: they allow us to question what is right and what is
wrong, to challenge what is legal and what is illegal, to deal with
who has power and who does not, and to manage the contradictions
and conflicts inherent in all cultures. Spotlights 366 folk heroes,
from old acquaintances like Bluebeard and Casey Jones to new
friends like Bunuwas and Chokanamma Includes 51
illustrations-paintings, drawings, and photographs A timeline
documents the earliest known appearance of each hero A general
index combined with indexes by heroic type and by country/culture
make research easy
The Outlaw Legend explores the cultural tradition of outlaw heroes.
Remembered and recreated through song, stories and film, this
tradition has been remarkably resilient across time and place.
Graham Seal shows that these famous 'social bandits' share many
characteristics, particularly as helpers of the poor pitched
against authority, and are best understood within class, ethnic and
national struggles. Graham Seal celebrates the manifestations of
the tradition through ballads, songs and stories, many of which are
reproduced in the book. He also examines the tradition itself,
looking at the relationship between history and folklore and
discovering that the tradition is often articulated at moments of
social, economic and political stress. He addresses the interesting
question of how a cultural tradition develops and endures.
The Outlaw Legend explores the cultural tradition of outlaw heroes.
Remembered and recreated through song, stories and film, this
tradition has been remarkably resilient across time and place.
Graham Seal shows that these famous 'social bandits' share many
characteristics, particularly as helpers of the poor pitched
against authority, and are best understood within class, ethnic and
national struggles. Graham Seal celebrates the manifestations of
the tradition through ballads, songs and stories, many of which are
reproduced in the book. He also examines the tradition itself,
looking at the relationship between history and folklore and
discovering that the tradition is often articulated at moments of
social, economic and political stress. He addresses the interesting
question of how a cultural tradition develops and endures.
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