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Return of the Jew traces the appearance of a new generation of Jews in Poland that followed the fall of the communist regime. Today more and more Poles are discovering their Jewish heritage and beginning to seek a means of associating with Judaism and Jewish culture. Reszke analyzes this new generation, addressing the question of whether there can be authentic Jewish life in Poland after fifty years of oppression. Based on a series of interviews with Jewish Poles between the ages of 18 and 35, her study provides an illuminating window into the experience of being, and for many becoming, Jewish in these unique circumstances.

Jews --- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) --- Identity. --- Influence. --- Hebrews --- Israelites --- Jewish people --- Jewry --- Judaic people --- Judaists --- Ethnology --- Religious adherents --- Semites --- Judaism --- Eastern Europe. --- Judaism. --- Poland. --- antisemitism. --- conversion. --- cultural heritage. --- ethnicity. --- family. --- generations. --- identity. --- interviews. --- memoir. --- personal narrative. --- post-Holocaust. --- religion. --- sociology.

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From a small island in the Baltic Sea to the large tropical islands of Borneo and Madagascar, Messages from Islands is a global tour of these natural, water-bound laboratories. In this career-spanning work, Ilkka Hanski draws upon the many islands on which he performed fieldwork to convey key themes in ecology. By exploring the islands' biodiversity as an introduction to general issues, Hanski helps us to learn how species and communities interact in fragmented landscapes, how evolution generates biodiversity, and how this biodiversity is maintained over time. Beginning each chapter on a particular island, Hanski dives into reflections on his own field studies before going on to pursue a variety of ecological questions, including: What is the biodiversity crisis? What are extinction thresholds and extinction debts? What can the biodiversity hypothesis tell us about rapidly increasing allergies, asthma, and other chronic inflammatory disorders? The world's largest island, Greenland, for instance, is the starting point for a journey into the benefits that humankind acquires from biodiversity, including the staggering biodiversity of microbes in the ecosystems that are closest to us-the ecosystems in our guts, in our respiratory tracts, and under our skin. Conceptually oriented but grounded in an adventurous personal narrative, Messages from Islands is a landmark work that lifts the natural mysteries of islands from the sea, bringing to light the thrilling complexities and connections of ecosystems worldwide.

Biodiversity. --- Island ecology. --- ecology, evolution, baltic sea, large tropical islands, borneo, madagascar, fieldwork, island biodiversity, biology, natural sciences, species, wildlife, fragmented landscapes, field studies, ecological questions, environment, conservation, environmentalism, environmental issues, extinction thresholds, allergies, asthma, chronic inflammatory disorders, greenland, ecosystems, respiratory tracts, personal narrative, habitat loss.

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For many people, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia evokes images of deserts, camels, and oil, along with rich sheikh in white robes, oppressed women in black veils, and terrorists. But when Loring Danforth traveled through the country in 2012, he found a world much more complex and inspiring than he could have ever imagined. With vivid descriptions and moving personal narratives, Danforth takes us across the Kingdom, from the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the country's national oil company on the Persian Gulf, to the centuries-old city of Jeddah on the Red Sea coast with its population of undocumented immigrants from all over the Muslim world. He presents detailed portraits of a young woman jailed for protesting the ban on women driving, a Sufi scholar encouraging Muslims and Christians to struggle together with love to know God, and an artist citing the Quran and using metal gears and chains to celebrate the diversity of the pilgrims who come to Mecca.Crossing the Kingdom paints a lucid portrait of contemporary Saudi culture and the lives of individuals, who like us all grapple with modernity at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social. --- Saudi Arabia --- Description and travel. --- 20th century. --- 21st century. --- ancient cities. --- ancient ruins. --- camel. --- contemporary. --- current affairs. --- desert. --- foreign country. --- immigrants. --- immigration. --- jeddah. --- kingdom. --- law and order. --- middle east. --- middle eastern culture. --- modern world. --- muslim world. --- muslim. --- natural resources. --- natural world. --- oil. --- oppressed women. --- persian gulf. --- personal narrative. --- prisons. --- protest. --- red sea. --- saudi arabia. --- saudi culture. --- social science. --- sufi. --- travel memoir. --- travel. --- traveler. --- true story. --- womens rights.

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In Sidewalking, David L. Ulin offers a compelling inquiry into the evolving landscape of Los Angeles. Part personal narrative, part investigation of the city as both idea and environment, Sidewalking is many things: a discussion of Los Angeles as urban space, a history of the city's built environment, a meditation on the author's relationship to the city, and a rumination on the art of urban walking. Exploring Los Angeles through the soles of his feet, Ulin gets at the experience of its street life, drawing from urban theory, pop culture, and literature. For readers interested in the culture of Los Angeles, this book offers a pointed look beneath the surface in order to see, and engage with, the city on its own terms.

Streets --- Walking --- Pedestrianism --- Aerobic exercises --- Animal locomotion --- Athletics --- Human locomotion --- Avenues --- Boulevards --- Thoroughfares --- Roads --- Los Angeles (Calif.) --- Description and travel. --- Description --- built environment. --- california streets. --- california urban landscapes. --- city life. --- city planning. --- crowded cities. --- culture of los angeles. --- exploring los angeles. --- history of los angeles. --- los angeles pop culture. --- los angeles street life. --- los angeles urban landscapes. --- los angeles. --- personal narrative. --- space and place. --- travel narratives. --- urban geography. --- urban landscapes. --- urban planning. --- urban space. --- urban studies. --- urban theory los angeles. --- urban theory. --- urban walking. --- urbanism.

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One evening, while watching the news, Roger N. Lancaster was startled by a report that a friend, a gay male school teacher, had been arrested for a sexually based crime. The resulting hysteria threatened to ruin the life of an innocent man. In this passionate and provocative book, Lancaster blends astute analysis, robust polemic, ethnography, and personal narrative to delve into the complicated relationship between sexuality and punishment in our society. Drawing on classical social science, critical legal studies, and queer theory, he tracks the rise of a modern suburban culture of fear and d

Fear - Political aspects - United States. --- Fear --Political aspects --United States. --- Sex - United States. --- Sex -- United States. --- Sex crimes - Press coverage - Political aspects - United States. --- Sex crimes --Press coverage --Political aspects --United States. --- Sex customs - United States. --- Sex customs -- United States. --- Sexual ethics - United States. --- Sexual ethics -- United States. --- United States - Social conditions - 20th century. --- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century. --- Sex --- Sexual ethics --- Sex customs --- Fear --- Sex crimes --- Political aspects --- Political aspects --- Press coverage --- United States --- Social conditions --- american culture. --- american society. --- american studies. --- anthropology. --- crime and punishment. --- criminology. --- cultural analysis. --- culture of fear. --- ethnographers. --- ethnography. --- gender studies. --- hysteria. --- innocent parties. --- legal studies. --- nonfiction. --- personal narrative. --- polemic. --- punishment in society. --- punitive logic. --- punitive. --- queer theory. --- retrospective. --- sex politics. --- sex. --- sexual crimes. --- sexuality. --- social criticism. --- social sciences. --- suburban landscape. --- united states.