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This is the first English translation of a controversial Japanese best seller that made the public aware of the social problem of hikikomori, or "withdrawal"--A phenomenon estimated to involve approximately one million Japanese adolescents and young adults. Drawing on his own cl…
This is the first English translation of a controversial Japanese best seller that made the public aware of the social problem of hikikomori, or 'withdrawal' -- a phenomenon estimated to involve as many as one million Japanese adolescents and young adults who have withdrawn from…
"This book explores the possibilities and limitations re-theorizing disability using historical materialism in the interdisciplinary contexts of social theory, cultural studies, social and education policy, feminist ethics, and theories of citizenship"-- "This book deploys a re…
"This book deploys a relational analysis to theorize disability at the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality within both U.S. and global contexts. Critically engaging post humanist theories of difference this book explores the implications of re-theorizing disabili…
American life expectancy is declining; birth rates are dropping. Nearly half of us think the other political party isn't just wrong; they're evil. What's causing the despair? Sasse argues that our crisis isn't about politics: We're lonely. Traditional tribes of place are evapora…
Presents an assessment of the existential crisis in modern America that explores how increasing social isolation and the collapse of traditional community connections lead to tension and pessimism, arguing that the solution is a rediscovery of human connections.
Presents an assessment of the existential crisis in modern America that explores how increasing social isolation and the collapse of traditional community connections lead to tension and pessimism, arguing that the solution is a rediscovery of human connections American life ex…
Something is wrong. We all know it. American life expectancy is declining for a third straight year. Birth rates are dropping. Nearly half of us think the other political party isn't just wrong; they're evil. We're the richest country in history, but we've never been more pessim…
Presents an assessment of the existential crisis in modern America that explores how increasing social isolation and the collapse of traditional community connections lead to tension and pessimism, arguing that the solution is a rediscovery of human connections. American life e…
As a panicked world goes into lockdown in March 2020, Lucy Barton is uprooted from her life in Manhattan and bundled away to a small town in Maine by her ex-husband and on-again, off-again friend, William. She expected to be back in a week or two. Weeks turn into moths, and it'…
Orphelin de mère, indésirable chez son père remarié, élevé par une tante célibataire et un grand-père mutique, Tabor n'avait rien d'un enfant comme les autres. Il a grandi à l'écart de son village aux portes du désert, dormant le jour, errant la nuit, solitaire trouvant refuge d…
"Smart, warm, uplifting, the story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes the only way to survive is to open her heart. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and…
This box contains the following items: 10 copies of "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine" by Gail Honeyman; 1 binder with questions and conversation guide, and 1 laminated sheet. "No one's ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She strugg…