The story of Jim Gordon's climb from owner of a small studio to President of Revolution Enterprises, the most successful independent recording company in the United States, and his experiences en route. Patty Jones, the night club singer he discovers, and falls in love with, who allegedly shared her bed with disc-jockeys to ensure maximum plays for her recordings. Rose Camillo, the small town girl who realizes his ambition to create a female records superstar. The possessor of an extraordinarily haunting voice, she is also the mother of Jim's child and a victim of personal tragedy. Victor Griffiths, rival recording company president who operates his own casting couch methods when auditioning would-be teenage pop stars. Rex Martin, discovered in a gay bar, whose troubled past is instrumental in securing Revolution's independence. Pete Jenson, groomed by Jim Gordon for stardom, whose success and magnetism has a devastating and irreversible effect on all

This collection of previously unpublished autobiographical and semi-autobiographical “snippets of experience” written by Svetlana Boym in the final period of her life capture her penchant for seamlessly melding, poetically and dream-like, the intensively personal with the everyday and the world-historical. They illuminate the formative conditions for the thinking which she was to develop into her majestic work on nostalgia. Importantly, these pieces fill in gaps in understanding the genesis and scope of her take on the world. For readers both familiar with her work and for those new to it, The Origins of Nostalgia will enable our own cultural past as well as that of the former Soviet Union to be viewed in a different light.

Focused on the life and work of Francis Huxley (1923-2016), this book offers an exploration of the search to understand the human condition, one which is simultaneously biographical, philosophical, cultural, historical, political and epistemological. A member of the illustrious Huxley dynasty, Francis Huxley forged an unusual and innovative career, making key contributions to social anthropology, mental health care and the protection of indigenous peoples. His story reveals how the production and dissemination of ideas can be understood in an intergenerational context which is familial and sociological. The book reflects on the contemporary relevance of Huxley's work, forging links between the central philosophical, cultural, scientific and political themes that dominate the turbulent early 21st century and the enduring questions that have driven human beings in the search to understand themselves and their place in the world. It will be of interest to scholars from across the social sciences and humanities.

Focused on the life and work of Francis Huxley (1923-2016), this book offers an exploration of the search to understand the human condition, one which is simultaneously biographical, philosophical, cultural, historical, political and epistemological. A member of the illustrious Huxley dynasty, Francis Huxley forged an unusual and innovative career, making key contributions to social anthropology, mental health care and the protection of indigenous peoples. His story reveals how the production and dissemination of ideas can be understood in an intergenerational context which is familial and sociological. The book reflects on the contemporary relevance of Huxley's work, forging links between the central philosophical, cultural, scientific and political themes that dominate the turbulent early 21st century and the enduring questions that have driven human beings in the search to understand themselves and their place in the world. It will be of interest to scholars from across the social sciences and humanities.

At a time of huge pressures on mental health services, this highly topical, broad-ranging and thought-provoking analysis of the mental health crisis examines the current challenges in mental health service delivery and access using a range of perspectives (political, economic, and cultural, organisational issues). It then puts forward a number of alternatives, reviewing both current and alternative initiatives, and exploring what is needed for a mentally healthy society.

Capitalism on Campus examines the university's journey into market hands and the sexual sell-off of students, which has come with it. It raises critical questions about the forces which conjoin higher education to both sex work and declining academic freedom. In so doing it questions the role our institutions of learning have in the cultivation of resistance to capitalism. This is a call to rediscover the emancipatory potential of knowledge.

Dieses Buch uber das Leben und Werk von Francis Huxley (1923-2016) zeichnet zugleich die Suche nach dem Verstandnis der Conditio humana nach und nimmt seine Leserinnen und Leser mit auf eine biografische, philosophische, kulturelle, historische, politische und epistemologische Erkundungsreise. Als Mitglied der beruhmten Huxley-Dynastie leistete Francis Huxley wichtige und innovative Beitrage zur Sozialanthropologie, zur Pflege der psychischen Gesundheit und zum Schutz indigener Voelker. Seine ungewoehnliche Laufbahn und Lebensgeschichte zeigen, wie die Produktion und Verbreitung von Ideen in einem intergenerationellen und soziologischen Kontext verstanden werden kann. Das Buch reflektiert die zeitgenoessische Relevanz von Huxleys Werk und stellt Verbindungen her zwischen den zentralen philosophischen, kulturellen, wissenschaftlichen und politischen Themen des turbulenten fruhen 21. Jahrhunderts und den uberdauernden Fragen, die die Menschen auf der Suche nach dem Verstandnis ihrer selbst und ihres Platzes in der Welt antreiben. Dieses Buch ist fur alle Studierenden, Forschenden und Lehrenden der Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften von Interesse. Dieses Buch ist eine grundliche und faszinierende Darstellung des Lebens meines Onkels Francis, mit all seinen Schatten und Sonnenseiten. Die Autoren beschreiben seinen sprunghaften Charakter gut. Sie geben eine genaue Einschatzung seines Lebenswerkes und seiner Schriften Victoria Huxley, Nichte. Diese Studie uber Francis Huxley ist willkommen und uberfallig, denn er war einer der groessten Sozialanthropologen der indigenen Voelker Amazoniens. Seine Beobachtungen waren grundlich, wissenschaftlich korrekt und entsprachen den hoechsten Standards seiner Disziplin. Huxley war in zweierlei Hinsicht aussergewoehnlich. Sein reizvoller Schreibstil vermittelte seine Leidenschaft sowohl den allgemeinen LeserInnen als auch den WissenschaftlerInnen. Er war mir ein herzlicher Freund, den Menschen der indigenen Voelker, die er studierte, wie ein dazugehoeriger. Francis war fasziniert von deren Mythologien und ihren geistigen sowie spirituellen Welten. Er konnte sich gut in sie einfuhlen und dachte fast wie einer von ihnen. John Hemming, Autor von Menschen des Regenwaldes Dies ist ein ungemein fesselndes und packendes Buch. Nachdenklich und gut geschrieben, vermittelt es gekonnt und mit grossem Einfuhlungsvermoegen die vielen faszinierenden Schichten von Francis Huxley, sein reiches und vielfaltiges Leben, sowie seine Vorlieben und seine Philosophie. Fiona Watson, Survival International

Psychology and Capitalism is a critical and accessible account of the ideological and material role of psychology in supporting capitalist enterprise and holding individuals entirely responsible for their fate through the promotion of individualism.

This collection of previously unpublished autobiographical and semi-autobiographical “snippets of experience” written by Svetlana Boym in the final period of her life capture her penchant for seamlessly melding, poetically and dream-like, the intensively personal with the everyday and the world-historical. They illuminate the formative conditions for the thinking which she was to develop into her majestic work on nostalgia. Importantly, these pieces fill in gaps in understanding the genesis and scope of her take on the world. For readers both familiar with her work and for those new to it, The Origins of Nostalgia will enable our own cultural past as well as that of the former Soviet Union to be viewed in a different light.

The story of Jim Gordon's climb from owner of a small studio to President of Revolution Enterprises, the most successful independent recording company in the United States, and his experiences en route. Patty Jones, the night club singer he discovers, and falls in love with, who allegedly shared her bed with disc-jockeys to ensure maximum plays for her recordings. Rose Camillo, the small town girl who realizes his ambition to create a female records superstar. The possessor of an extraordinarily haunting voice, she is also the mother of Jim's child and a victim of personal tragedy. Victor Griffiths, rival recording company president who operates his own casting couch methods when auditioning would-be teenage pop stars. Rex Martin, discovered in a gay bar, whose troubled past is instrumental in securing Revolution's independence. Pete Jenson, groomed by Jim Gordon for stardom, whose success and magnetism has a devastating and irreversible effect on all

In 1992, four itinerant gray haired American musicians heading to Los Angeles are detoured by a pot seeking excursion into Mexico. Cramped into a single small jail cell they are imprisoned in a seemingly diabolical scheme, by a makeshift small town Comisario (Chief of Police) and held for four months without a clue or reason for their prolonged confinement, without trial or judgment. Eventually the four musicians learn that the Comisario has plans for fulfilling a personal aspiration, for creating an American styled Big Band, comprised of the town's uncommonly musically gifted young teenagers. The Comisario's, dream band might become a reality if he was able to coerce or convince the captive quartet into teaching the kids to play band instruments, and take them on the road to fame. The four musicians couldn't imagine such a thing as possible. They flat-out refused the idea and overture... after which the Comisario sets the captives free. While relishing their first day of renewed liberty they realized that they are totally destitute, with no hope for work and not enough money to get them back to Los Angeles, California. Reluctantly they return to the impoverished little pueblo of San Pedro, Mexico to give the Comisario's vision a chance... and to endure life, such as it might be, in a place where they would at least be sheltered, fed and no longer held as prisoners. In time... The Comisario's Band was departing for their first engagement on-the-road. During that prep time the inherent talents of the kids flourished. Their enthusiastic personalities are divulged and through flashbacks the characterizations of the four maestros, the Comisario and their respective loves and lives are disclosed. Within just a few short years the perseverance of the Comisario the mastery of the maestros and the resilience of the young musicians from a rag-tag Mexican community, participate in and are witness to the making of a seemingly impossible dream come true.

In 1958, as the "Cold War" between the former Soviet Union and the United States was escalating, the United States Air Force contracted eight young female musicians to entertain three thousand secluded men stationed at the most isolated American military base in the world, Thule Air Force Base, Greenland. Located inside the Arctic Circle, Thule Air Force Base lies only nine hundred forty seven miles from the North Pole. The base was built as a strategic component of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, composed of powerful radar systems stretching across Alaska, Canada and Greenland. The installations were constructed to detect long range bombers and ballistic missiles launched from the Soviet Union, over the Arctic region, into the Western hemisphere. Arriving at Thule, the "Girls" are ordered 'off limits' to all male personnel. Being constantly guarded by military police and confined to restricted minimal housing, the young women are demoralized and apprehensive. When the greatly outnumbered women realize they are not in danger from the "men" they are expected to entertain, the dissimilar musicians join forces determined to provide themselves with male companionship for the two month engagement at Thule. The pursuit and success of this unusual undertaking and the manner in which the girls achieve it, under extremely adverse circumstances, is the spirit of this story.Danger from deadly radiation, an Arctic blizzard, a Red Alert and other unpredictable challenging episodes and relationships, teach the young musicians much about themselves, each other and the men whose lives they share for a few short weeks in the land of the midnight sun. The story reveals how, with dedication to a 'meaningful cause', it's possible to overcome cultural, social and artistic musical differences. Comical episodes and treacherous Arctic adventures balance out the sum and substance of this work. "The Thule Girls" is fiction, fabricated from real life people experiences.