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The book review titled "Political economy of gender and development in Africa" explores the relationship between gender dynamics and economic complexity in Africa, focusing on women's roles in economic development. The book highlights challenges faced by African women in accessing financial capital and property rights, attributing these issues to social complexities like patriarchal norms and colonial legacies. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the book delves into specific sectors such as agriculture, media, finance, education, and refugee settings, offering strategic recommendations to address gender disparities and promote economic growth. The review suggests that the book provides valuable insights for academics, practitioners, and policymakers interested in gender issues and economic development in Africa. [Extracted from the article]

Matteo Nicolini's book, "Legal Geography, Comparative Law and the Production of Space," explores the relationship between law and space, examining the concept of space in its multiple dimensions. The book aims to bring insights from geographical sciences into the legal sphere and emphasizes the reciprocal influences between law and geography. It discusses the interdisciplinary nature of legal geography and its focus on how the geographical and legal dimensions influence each other. The book also explores how law constitutes and reconstructs itself as an autonomous 'space' through its interactions with other 'spaces' such as politics and the market. Nicolini's work provides a valuable interdisciplinary perspective on the relationship between law and space, highlighting the dynamic and changing nature of law. [Extracted from the article]

"Friend or Foe: militia intelligence and ethnic violence in the Lebanese Civil War" by Nils Hägerdal examines ethnic violence during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War, focusing on how militias collected information on the ethnic composition of areas. Hägerdal's research explores the use of violence by armed groups in response to political and militant opposition among non-coethnics, highlighting the importance of intelligence in determining friend or foe. The book also delves into the complexities of ethnic conflicts and the political goals of various militias in Lebanon, offering valuable insights for analyzing similar cases of sectarian violence. [Extracted from the article]

"On Bonifratròw Street: How a Boy from Lwów Escaped the Nazis" by Mia Swart is a biography recounting the story of Michael Katz, a Polish Jew who escaped the Holocaust. The book explores Katz's childhood in Lwów, Poland, his experiences during the war in various locations, and his post-war emigration to the United States. Swart's writing style beautifully captures Katz's voice and includes historical facts and photographs to enhance the narrative. The book delves into themes of chaos, identity, luck, and silence, and raises questions about international law's treatment of children. Overall, "On Bonifratròw Street" is a powerful testament to the resilience of individuals in the face of tragedy. [Extracted from the article]

Carolyn Cocca's book, "Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel: Militarism and Feminism in Comics and Film," explores the complex themes of gender, sexuality, race, migration, imperialism, and war in relation to these two female superheroes. Cocca acknowledges the ambiguity surrounding these characters and their stories, which allows for multiple interpretations. While Cocca offers some praise for the inclusion of women and minority characters, she ultimately criticizes the progress made as reinforcing conservative, neoliberal values. The book delves into the militaristic narratives surrounding Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel, highlighting their connections to imperialism and male violence. Cocca also examines the representation of marginalized groups and the potential for tokenization and neocolonialism. While the book provides insightful analysis, Cocca's tendency to focus primarily on negative assessments detracts from the overall richness of her work. [Extracted from the article]

Laura Almagor's book, "Beyond Zion: The Jewish Territorialist Movement," explores the history and ideology of the Jewish Territorialist Movement, which sought alternatives to Palestine for settling eastern European Jews after the Zionist rejection of the Uganda proposal in 1905. Almagor positions Territorialism as a key player in twentieth-century Jewish politics, highlighting its shared affinities with non-Zionist visions for Jewish life. The book also examines how Territorialists embraced global trends in population politics, agricultural development, and colonial peripheries to advocate for Jewish settlement in various territories. In contrast, Stefan Vogt, Derek Penslar, and Arieh Saposnik's edited volume, "Unacknowledged Kinships: Postcolonial Studies and the Historiography of Zionism," explores the relationship between Zionism and colonialism from within the Zionist movement itself, using postcolonial studies as a tool. The book aims to inspire dialogue between postcolonial studies and the historiography of Zionism, shedding light on the paradoxes and contradictions within Zionism's self-empowerment and colonial domination. [Extracted from the article]

The book "From Migrants to Refugees: The Politics of Aid along the Tanzania-Rwanda Border" by Jill Rosenthal offers a unique perspective on the influence of refugee aid on migration, asylum policies, and identity politics in the Great Lakes Region of southern Africa. The author's research methodology, which includes empirical fieldwork and extensive archival research in Tanzania, Geneva, and New York, provides a balanced understanding of how the border and humanitarian aid have shaped people's perceptions of nation-states, particularly those living on the border. The book examines the creation of artificial borders by colonial powers and their impact on movement and nationality, the role of refugee camps in shaping identity, and the process of naturalization for Rwandan refugees in Tanzania. It also explores the contentious politics of identity and the perception of refugees by the host community. While the book offers valuable insights, it could benefit from including perspectives from former refugees and acknowledging Tanzania's history of hosting refugees. Overall, the book will be of interest to scholars and policymakers working on migration, citizenship, transborder identities, and humanitarian aid. [Extracted from the article]

This article is a book review of "Watsuji on Nature: Japanese Philosophy in the Wake of Heidegger" by David W. Johnson. The review explores the concept of "basho" or "place" in the Japanese Kyoto School of philosophy, specifically focusing on Tetsurō Watsuji's analysis of "fūdo" (geocultural environment) and "aidagara" (betweenness) in relation to the body. The review praises Johnson's study and suggests further examination of the dark side of fūdo and its implications for bodily subjects. Additionally, the text discusses the concept of ontological deprivation and its impact on individuals in various contexts, including autistic individuals and stateless people. It argues that these experiences of ontological deprivation extend beyond political and legal harm, affecting the self and subjective experiences of individuals. [Extracted from the article]

"Enter Ghost" by Isabella Hammad is a novel that explores the future of Palestine through the lens of its theater scene in the 2010s. The story follows a diverse troupe of actors attempting to stage Hamlet in the West Bank, challenging stale narratives about Palestinian fragmentation and government corruption. The characters in the novel, each with their own complicated pasts, seek to reconcile interrupted narratives and find fulfillment in a reimagined national family. The play within the novel serves as a device to take ownership of the past and create a new vision of Palestine. [Extracted from the article]

The text discusses the Sharjah Biennial 15, an international art exhibition that aims to showcase artists from historically underrepresented nations and regions. The biennial explores social inequities, environmental concerns, and local histories, and is presented in various locations across Sharjah City. The exhibition features works that examine postcolonial histories, the plights of refugees and migrants, and feminist practices. While the exhibition is praised for its global representation, the text also highlights its omission of certain global issues, such as the situation in Ukraine, and discusses a specific artwork addressing LGBTQ rights in a country where homosexuality is illegal. Overall, the exhibition has the potential to give voice to marginalized identities. [Extracted from the article]

"Protecting Human Rights in Occupied Palestine: Working Through the United Nations" is a book that examines the role of the United Nations (UN) in addressing human rights issues in Palestine. The authors, John Dugard, Michael Lynk, and Richard Falk, have all served as UN special rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory. The book argues that the UN's focus on Israel and its alleged human rights violations is part of a larger campaign to delegitimize the country. It also criticizes the authors for their biased approach and lack of substantive analysis. [Extracted from the article]

The book "Besides family: extending the orbit of psychic development" explores relationships beyond the traditional focus on family in psychoanalysis. The editors and chapter authors come from diverse backgrounds and theoretical perspectives, and the book covers topics such as nannies, neighbors, school teachers, playmates, clergy, adolescent peers, lovers, and professional mentors. The book acknowledges the importance of context and developmental influences outside of the family. However, it does not address the role of nature, animals, pets, technology, or spirituality, which are also important sources of love and well-being for many individuals. Overall, the book offers valuable insights into expanding the ideas and perspectives within psychotherapy. [Extracted from the article]

[3] It is on the Lebanese shores of this Mediterranean, on the southern hilltop hamlet of Arnoun near the Israeli border, that Fouad Ajami was born and came of age. One of his teachers, an Arab nationalist author and petty demagogue named Omar Farrukh got a special kind of thrill sermonizing his charges about "cowboy culture", not to mention hectoring young Fouad (the American) on the spot - "Don't you think so, Ajami?" Here one might interject that, Ajami's given name was Fouad, which was a "borderline" name as he put it, and I not i the patently Shi'i appellation of Ali, Abbas, or Hussein (47). When Magic Failed: A Memoir of a Lebanese Childhood, Caught Between East and West: by Fouad Ajami. [Extracted from the article]

Civil War historians, Glymph argues, have routinely neglected to see Black women's multifaceted identities and, as a consequence, failed to recognize their wartime battles for freedom and nation, which is revealed in the archival sources and their writing. In I The Women's Fight i , historian Thavolia Glymph, a leading voice in the field of Civil War history, complicates the narrative of the war and its lasting impact on the lives of women who stood "directly" in its path (3). Centering Black women's wartime experiences, as Glymph does throughout I The Women's Fight i , has the potential to alter historians' understanding of fundamental ideas at the center of Civil War historiography. [Extracted from the article]

Although intimate partner violence is certainly connected to other manifestations of violence, Delgado's account of women - specifically mothers - leading community interventions to reduce gun violence is a unique and important contribution. Urban gun violence is not only a symptom of social disinvestment and structural racism but also a predictor of it: "We cannot obtain comprehensive community health status without gun violence as part of this picture" (166). Delgado provides an impressive overview of existing scholarship examining the root causes of urban gun violence and community violence intervention strategies. [Extracted from the article]

Schon contributes to the existing literature on forced displacement, civilian treatment during wartime, and civilian self-protection strategies. As Syria's civil war stretches into its second decade, the regime of Bashar al-Assad is gradually reconsolidating control - if not political legitimacy - over a majority of territory across the country. [Extracted from the article]

7 Daniel Fischlin and Eric Porter, eds., I Playing for Keeps: Improvisation in the Aftermath i (Durham & London: Duke University Press, 2020), 10. 8 Ibid., 87. 9 Ibid., 3-4. 10 Ibid., 39. 11 Ibid., 58. 12 Ibid., 14. I Playing for Keeps i presents "improvisation" not only as a term with multiple definitions and interpretive uses, but also how "improvisation" is implemented in social and cultural practices in music and problem-solving in localities around the world. [Extracted from the article]

Bakos' team at the CIA helped to draft a part of Powell's presentation, and were shocked to see him make claims which were not justified by the available evidence, namely, that Saddam was harbouring Al Qaeda terrorists, including Zarqawi. In I The Targeter i , Nadia Bakos recounts her experience as a CIA analyst during an important period of history, the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, and the subsequent launch of the War on Terror, which included the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. [Extracted from the article]

In spite of their assertive defense of limiting refugee policy to neighboring countries, they recognize that insofar as these "developing" countries usually present a certain anxiety over (real or perceived) high rates of unemployment, policy-makers must come up with "innovative" solutions to facilitate refugees' access to the labor market (Betts & Collier, 2017, p. 169). Betts and Collier point to the fact that, instead of moving into Western societies that are "radically different", refugees should move to more similar cultures where there are substantial "ethnic and linguistic overlaps" Betts & Collier, 2017, pp. 133-135). However, it is the second issue that is more surprising: the fact that instead of arriving at the kind of far-reaching calls for redistribution as the ones contemporary utilitarians have with I the exact same i analogy (see Singer, [36], [37]), Betts and Collier envisage an incredibly more restrictive model based on minimum support toward self-help (Betts & Collier, 2017, p. 205). In I Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System i (2017) Alexander Betts and Paul Collier grapple with the challenge of coming up with a new framework for the international refugee model. [Extracted from the article]