Monica Liu, "Seeking Western Men: Email-Order Brides Under China's Global Rise" (Stanford UP, 2022)

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Sarah Murray, "Powered by Smart: A Prehistory of Everyday AI" (NYU Press, 2026)

Powered by Smart traces the techno-cultural evolutions that made artificial intelligence feel more familiar than futuristic. From wearables and streaming platforms to home voice assistants and AI toasters, smart is an inescapable feature of postdigital life. Today, thousands of p ...  Show more

Emotions of LGBT Rights

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