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The only book Michael Jackson ever wrote about his lifeIt chronicles his humble beginnings in the Midwest, his early days with the Jackson 5, and his unprecedented solo success.

Presents one man's personal view of the world around us, and the universe within each of us. Containing Michael Jackson's personal writings and over one hundred photographs, drawings, and paintings from his own collection, this book is suitable for all fans of an incredible, inspiring man who died as he lived - dancing his dream.

Discover all about whisky from this new and updated edition of the classic, definitive guide to malt whiskies, by the late Michael Jackson. You'll learn everything you wanted to know about your favourite tipple. From why you should choose Islay, the Islands, or the Highlands, to which whiskies are light and flowery, or rich and treacly.Find whisky tasting notes on over 1,000 malts arranged from A-Z, including vintages from 1926 onwards. Packed with the latest releases and brand new tasting notes from distilleries in the New World Whisky section. Plus, by describing the characteristics of each whisky, and giving it an overall score, this book helps you to identify whiskies that appeal to you and are worth tracking down.Updated by whisky experts Dominic Roskrow and Gavin D. Smith

The relationship between literature and life can be construed as a counterpoint of fate and freewill. Rather than equating fate to the 'hand we are dealt' which is reducible to the social or familial environments into which we are born, this book explores the idea of fate through the books that shape our lives and under whose influence we write. Writing in this sense is seen as beyond its utility of making meaning. It is a way of recovering agency in the face of overwhelming experiences. In juxtaposing factuality and fiction, the author makes a case for a radically empirical approach to human experience.

Hip hop dance is more than just a form of movement - it's a cultural expression that has its roots in African American and Latinx communities in the 1970s. From those humble beginnings, hip hop dance has evolved into a powerful art form that has had a significant impact on popular culture around the world. In "Hip Hop Dance: From the Streets to the Stage," readers will discover the rich history and culture of hip hop dance, from its early days in the streets of New York City to its current influence on mainstream media and pop culture. They will explore the various styles and variations of hip hop dance, including old school, new school, and commercial hip hop, as well as regional variations such as East Coast, West Coast, and Southern styles. This book also provides a comprehensive guide to the techniques and fundamentals of hip hop dance, including the basic elements of popping, locking, breaking, and krumping, as well as key techniques and movements like isolations, freezes, and footwork. With tips for developing a strong foundation in hip hop dance, including training and practice strategies, readers will be well on their way to mastering this dynamic art form. Finally, "Hip Hop Dance: From the Streets to the Stage" explores the important role that hip hop dance plays in addressing social and political issues such as racism, police brutality, and inequality, and in promoting positive change in communities around the world. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in hip hop dance, from beginners to seasoned performers, and for anyone interested in the cultural and artistic significance of this vibrant and dynamic form of expression.

Michael Jackson's response to our beleaguered age is to ask what forms of speech and action are called for in `dark times'. He argues that experiences that fall outside the concepts and categories we habitually deploy in rendering life manageable and intelligible have both critical and redemptive power.

Michael Jackson juxtaposes ethnographic and imaginative writing to explore intergenerational trauma and temporality, showing how genealogy becomes a powerful model for understanding our experience of being in the world.

What is it really like in 'the hole'? On what basis do prison officials employ the most drastic of carceral punishments - solitary confinement - and to what effect? Michael Jackson, lawyer, professor, activist, made a point of finding. It is clear from his findings that prison officials continue to violate human rights.

Understanding the human condition through ethnography and critical philosophy.

In this book, ethnographer and poet Michael Jackson addresses the interplay between modes of writing, modes of understanding, and modes of being in the world. Drawing on literary, anthropological and autobiographical sources, he explores writing as a technics akin to ritual, oral storytelling, magic and meditation, that enables us to reach beyond the limits of everyday life and forge virtual relationships and imagined communities. Although Maurice Blanchot wrote of the impossibility of writing, the passion and paradox of literature lies in its attempt to achieve the impossible--a leap of faith that calls to mind the mystic's dark night of the soul, unrequited love, nostalgic or utopian longing, and the ethnographer's attempt to know the world from the standpoint of others, to put himself or herself in their place. Every writer, whether of ethnography, poetry, or fiction, imagines that his or her own experiences echo the experiences of others, and that despite the need for isolation and silence his or her work consummates a relationship with them.

Seeking the truths that are found in the interstices between examiner and examined, world and word, and body and mind, and taking inspiration from James, Dewey, Arendt, Husserl, Sartre, Camus, and, especially, Merleau-Ponty, the author creates in these chapters a distinctive anthropological pursuit of existential inquiry.

The working life of Sir John Martin, which is the subject of this book, was based on the Colonial Office. Through his eyes, readers are given a detailed picture of work at the centre of some of the most important events in modern British history, including World War II and the end of empire.

Focuses on the interplay between two modes of human existence: that of participating in other peoples' lives and that of turning inward to one's self. This title shows how the historical complexities and particularities found in human interactions reveal the dilemmas, conflicts, cares, and concerns that shape all of our lives.

Based on a return to the village in Sierra Leone where he did his first ethnographic fieldwork in 1969-70, an anthropologist reflects on the universality of human discontent.

The Wherewithal of Life engages with current developments in the anthropology of ethics and migration studies to explore in empirical depth and detail the life experiences of three young men - a Ugandan migrant in Copenhagen, a Burkina Faso migrant in Amsterdam, and a Mexican migrant in Boston - in ways that significantly broaden our understanding of the existential situations and ethical dilemmas of those migrating from the global south. Michael Jackson offers the first biographically based phenomenological account of migration and mobility, providing new insights into the various motives, tactics, dilemmas, dreams, and disappointments that characterize contemporary migration. It is argued that the quandaries of African or Mexican migrants are not unique to people moving between 'traditional' and 'modern' worlds. While more intensely felt by the young, seeking to find a way out of a world of limited opportunity and circumscribed values, the experiences of transition are familiar to us all, whatever our age, gender, ethnicity or social status - namely, the impossibility of calculating what one may lose in leaving a settled life or home place; what one may gain by risking oneself in an alien environment; the difficulty of striking a balance between personal fulfillment and the moral claims of kinship; and the struggle to know the difference between 'concrete' and 'abstract' utopias (the first reasonable and worth pursuing; the second hopelessly unattainable).

A collection of essays which demonstrate the importance of phenomenological and existential ideas for anthropology. Emphasizing the link between the empirical and the experiential, this book explores the relationship between phenomenology and other theories of the lifeworld, such as existentialism, radical empiricism, and critical theory.

Through sixty-one beautifully crafted, concise essays, the anthropologist Michael Jackson reflects on life situations where we are sometimes thrown open to new ways of understanding ourselves and connecting with others.