Great Stories About the Greatest Minds: The Complete Collection of Facts, Stories, and Trivia on Every Great Thinker You Must Know - From Socrates to ... by Shlomo Yakobovits (14 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Who was the first to suggest there might be life beyond Earth? Which great mind began his career as a mercenary? And why was the Catholic Church the greatest enemy of the philosophers of old? Perfect for the perpetually curious, this book is a treasure trove of history, knowledge, and wisdom. Get to know more than 80 of humanity's greatest minds, from ancient Greek philosophers like Socrates and Aristotle to modern-day thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. Brimming with fascinating anecdotes, obscure facts, and ...

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Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa by Kate Sebastian (International Food Policy Research Institute) (1 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

The work of agricultural researchers and development workers in Africa has the potential to significantly improve the lives of the poor. But that potential can only be realized with easy access to high-quality data and information. The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development highlights the ubiquitous role of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interdependencies among farming, natural-resource stocks and flows, and the ...

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Themistocles: A Dialogue On Justice by Argo (4 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Embark on a Philosophical Journey with "Themistocles: A Dialogue On Justice" In the spirit of the ancient Greek philosophers, "Themistocles: A Dialogue On Justice" by Argo invites readers into the heart of philosophical inquiry through the timeless art of dialogue. Set against the backdrop of classical Athens, this engaging narrative explores the profound concept of justice through the lens of Themistocles, a man in search of truth and justice. Through a series of thought-provoking conversations between Themistocles and his ...

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TotIs by J Joseph Kazden (29 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Einstein was not joking when he said "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one." This Global Book Awards Gold Medal winner explores the nature of human perception and consciousness. This exploration delves into the process that gives us, as biology, an experience of reality, and explores whether this process creates, instead, a perfect illusion, beyond which reality itself remains hidden. ??? TotIs invites you to be a part of the discussion with Socrates and his friends as they consider the nature and process of human ...

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Americana A Civics Handbook: Second Edition by Mary B. Mackley (66 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Learn the foundations of our Nation. All ages will enjoy this book from the 5th grade up through adult years. It is a handy resource for first time learning or for a review or reference. The book focuses on the early years of America but there is so much more historical information, facts and trivia included. There is an easy to follow chronology describing Colonial times and the Revolutionary War era, leading up to the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. You will have your own copy of these ...

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Hybrid Justice: The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (Law, Meaning, And Violence) by John D. Ciorciari (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Since 2006, the United Nations and Cambodian Government have participated in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, a hybrid tribunal created to try key Khmer Rouge officials for crimes of the Pol Pot era. In Hybrid Justice, John D. Ciorciari and Anne Heindel examine the contentious politics behind the tribunal's creation, its flawed legal and institutional design, and the frequent politicized impasses that have undermined its ability to deliver credible and efficient justice and leave a positive legacy. They also draw ...

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Enter the Light, Experiences of the Paranormal by Michael Hawking (1 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

"Light is the fire that burns and the sun that gives life. Light is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky. Light is the heavens and the earth, what is and what is not, and what lies in Eternity." -- Seneca Composed from the journals of explorer Michael Hawking's five years in remote areas of the Himalayas, this book transports the reader into a legendary land of light, a realm that in all history only a handful of people have experienced, a journey that leads to the discovery of the most refined and powerful psychical ...

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The Last Amendment by T. A. Miller (21 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

After a severe illness leaves nine-year-old Bee Scattercorn deaf, her grandfather Bart, a grizzled late-career American politician, presents her with a diary. His hope is that the heartfelt offering will compel Bee, his Songbird, to write and, in so doing, sustain her spirit. As she matures, Bee embraces her grandfather's gift and chronicles via journal entries and poignant letters her increasing separation from the five senses world. With the U.S. suffocating under toxic partisanship, Bart retires from the House of Representatives, ...

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The Green Blueprint: Pathways to Sustainable Urban Living by Elias Sterling Price verified 9 hours ago

"The Green Blueprint: Pathways to Sustainable Urban Living" presents a comprehensive guide to transforming urban environments into sustainable, green, and livable spaces. This essential read delves deep into the heart of urban sustainability, addressing the pressing challenges and opportunities presented by rapid urbanization. **Part I: Foundations of Sustainable Urban Living** This section lays the groundwork for understanding sustainable urban living. It starts with an exploration of the rise of urbanization and its implications. ...

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Stoic Philosophy for Beginners: Simple Strategies to Build an Unbreakable Core, Withstand Life’s Toughest Tests, Discover the Power of Pausing ... by CalmLogic Press (12 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Discover how you can use timeless Stoic wisdom to transform your life -- in no time! Do you find yourself feeling utterly lost amidst the chaos of modern life... and struggling to find your footing -- and your place -- in these uncertain times? Has stress become your second nature... to the point that you get anxious when you don't have a hundred and one thoughts racing through your mind? Do you wish you had some form of guidance to help you navigate the twists and turns of life's labyrinth? If you want to take back the reins and ...

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I am powerful enough: Unlocking the Power of Your Mind to Transform Your Life: The real fact to make your dream come true Power of ... by Shyanthy Bala (2 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

The book is focused on exploring the concepts of the law of attraction, manifestation, and the power of the mind. The law of attraction is a principle that suggests that we can attract positive or negative experiences into our lives by focusing our thoughts and intentions. Manifestation refers to the process of bringing something into existence through conscious thought and belief. The power of the mind refers to the idea that our thoughts and beliefs can influence our physical and emotional experiences. The book explores how to use ...

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The Complete Patriot's Guide to Oligarchical Collectivism: Its Theory and Practice by Ethan Indigo Smith (21 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

The Complete Patriot's Guide defines four types of people in the world based on their reaction to information. 1.Idiots 2.Zealots 3.Elitists 4.Patriots The namesake of The Complete Patriot's Guide is 1984. The book within the book 1984 proposes there are three types of people in the world. The four different modes of thinking are explored using universal concepts including Jungian theory, Genesis, The Wise Monkeys, Socratic philosophy and more. The book within the book is supposed to have presented a formula for individual ...

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How to Analyze People: Valuable Techniques on How to Interpret Body Language, Human Psychology, and Various Personality Types by Russell Davis (15 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

This book: "How to Analyze People: Valuable Techniques on How to Interpret Body Language, Human Psychology, and Various Personality Types" is intended for individuals who want to learn how to analyze people through their nonverbal and verbal cues. If you want to learn the skill of human analysis, you can use the knowledge you would acquire from this book to improve and nurture your relationships, understand people's personality types, and acquire a positive frame of mind when dealing with people. This can lead to success and ...

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Partisan Rhetoric and Polarization: The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research, Volume 10 by Robert X. Browning Price verified 7 hours ago

Partisan Rhetoric and Polarization: The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research, Volume 10 features chapters written from a variety of perspectives that address divisions in American politics. The topics range widely, including TikTok, abortion, the middle class, the January 6 riot, and partisan rhetoric in Congress. The unifying theme of the volume is that each author uses C-SPAN videos to examine how members of Congress and other elites speak and act on these issues. Two other thoughtful pieces examine Supreme Court justices speaking off ...

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Lessons from Famous Philosophers: A Crash Course on the Ideas of the Greatest Philosophers of All Time ~ (An Intro to Philosophy's Best Philosophers) by Nicolas Peterson (22 Reviews)    Price verified 17 minutes ago

If you're looking for an easy-to-follow introduction of some of the greatest philosophers of all time (and their revolutionary ideas that changed the world), then this book is for you! Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet, or Kindle device. Philosophy comes from the Greek words philo (love of) and sophia (wisdom). It was -- and still is -- an attempt to understand as much as one can about the world, a holistic approach toward knowledge. It was only during the industrial revolution that we began to put scientists, ...

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Cabin in the Woods: The Man, the Myth, the Fairytale... (Dastardly tales of modern day toilings! Book 6) by D.David Croot (4Qproductions) (11 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Authors note This story is unusual. A rather long prose-poem if you will... It is not meant for the usual rabble of people. If you have a literary bent, stick with it, if you find people confusing then prepare to be enlightened with the story of: THE MYTH, THE MAN, THE FAIRYTALE! Man cannot be an island unto himself... but if he was, here's how it might go...

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Flight From Syria: Refugee Stories by Hugh Eakin (Pulitzer Center) (75 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Flight from Syria: Refugee Stories features the writing and photography of nine Pulitzer Center grantees- journalists who reported on Syrian refugees between 2012 and 2015. Their travels took them from Syria to Sweden, and from crowded camps to cramped apartments in city suburbs. Each of the journalists- Hugh Eakin, Lauren Gelfond Feldinger, Stephen Franklin, Joanna Kakissis, Alia Malek, Holly Pickett, Alisa Roth, Alice Su, and Selin Thomas- lends a unique perspective. Originally published in Al Jazeera, BBC News, Guernica, In These ...

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Silent Hill: The Terror Engine (Landmark Video Games) by Bernard Perron (University of Michigan Press) (130 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Silent Hill: The Terror Engine, the second of the two inaugural studies in the Landmark Video Games series from series editors Mark J. P. Wolf and Bernard Perron, is both a close analysis of the first three Silent Hill games and a general look at the whole series. Silent Hill, with its first title released in 1999, is one of the most influential of the horror video game series. Perron situates the games within the survival horror genre, both by looking at the history of the genre and by comparing Silent Hill with such important ...

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We, Israel by Abbie Goldfarb (1 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

I am Isreali-American. I've lived in both the USA and Israel. And, I love both these countries. I love the determination and drive of the Israelis and I love how the US supports Israel. Here are some poems I wrote during this current, ongoing war between Israel and the surrounding Arab countries and terrorist groups.

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Cosmic Ordering: How to Use Cosmic Ordering to Get Everything You Want in Life - (Using the Law of Attraction and Positive Thinking to Fulfill Your ... by Jade Pascales (49 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

If you're ready to learn how to get everything you want in life, then this book is for you! Today only, get this incredibly useful guide for only $2.99. Regularly priced at $4.99. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device. Are you not happy with the way things are going in your life? Let's face it -- Who really is? But did you know that you can actually have everything you want, simply by choosing to? Want to know how? That's exactly what will be revealed to you in this book. But first, try to define in your own ...

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The Country Haven Diaries: Inside A Residential Care Facility by Dustin Hartley (3 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

They called it Country Haven. Venture inside a residential care facility in Iowa in this nonfiction account. I was meant to stay in the care facility for just a short while. I suppose it wasn't too long, though it was over a year, if I remember correctly. I was there to get my medications adjusted. I met some semi-normal people, and I met some very disturbed and disabled persons. These are my notes of what happened at Country Haven.

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Atlas Cared by Dustin Hartley (3 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Are people inherently selfish or altruistic? Do people have good reasons for being ethical? If so, do reason, free will, and consciousness figure into morality? What about ethics in business, government, and personal life? This philosophy book looks at altruism, selfishness, and other philosophical issues, incorporating some psychology, in a set of essays that are sure to provoke thought.

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How to Analyze People Fast: Easily Read People Like an Open Book by Tammy Jones Price verified 9 hours ago

How to Analyze People: Easily Read People Like An Open Book Fast ?Today only, get this Amazon bestseller for just $2.99. Regularly priced at $10.99. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device. You're about to learn about reading people without really knowing them and without pulling that much efforts. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... ? • How to read facial expressions • How to read people through their body language • How to learn about people by studying their habits closely • How to read ...

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Barack Obama's America: How New Conceptions of Race, Family, and Religion Ended the Reagan Era (Contemporary Political And Social Issues) by John White (4 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

"White's Barack Obama's America eloquently captures both the important nuances of the current political scene and its long-term consequences." ---Richard Wirthlin, former pollster for Ronald Reagan "This delightfully written and accessible book is the best available account of the changes in culture, society, and politics that have given us Barack Obama's America." ---Stan Greenberg, pollster for Bill Clinton and Chairman and CEO of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research "From one of the nation's foremost experts on how values shape ...

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CREEP: A Short Psychological Thriller by William Cook (King Billy Publications) (85 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

A dark story of a young woman's date with death! CREEP is a short psychological thriller that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Serial Killers don't always get away with murder, no matter how hard they try. Includes bonus short story - Legacy. From CREEP: "Cassandra pounded on the window and frantically tried to push the rear doors open, first with her shoulders and then with her heels, to no avail. She peered into the dark confines of the garage and saw nothing except her frightened reflection looking back at her in the ...

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How to Become President: A Practical Handbook by Felix Petitzon (11 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

From classical basis through to contemporary examples, expert Felix Petitzon clinically analyses which steps successful candidates undertook to reach the presidency. Witty, yet serious - this manual outlines how to achieve the highest office. It is the 21st century equivalent of Machiavelli The Prince; not eschewing controversial methods, the author sets morality aside and focuses on what is required to win.

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Dead Water: Selected Poetry: Selected Poetry (Poetry of life and death Book 1) by William Cook (King Billy Publications) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Dead Water: Selected Poetry is the first book in the series 'Poetry of Life and Death.' Inside this selection of verse that deals with themes of life, death, and philosophy - the reader will encounter a dark symbolist style of poetry imbued with the horrors of human frailty and mortality. From a reader's review: "Prepare for a journey: a path made of words that twists and turns through a landscape familiar and yet foreign. These poems will make you feel as if you are racing along the tracks of life and sliding through this world ...

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Stop, Breathe, Read Poems: Powerful Poems that explore the simplicity of resolve by David Kelleher (9 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

"This small book packs one powerful punch" 5 stars. "Simply Epic" 5 stars. "Peacefully Brilliant" 5 stars. "Stop, Breathe, Read" is inclusive of a number of love poems, by an Irish author. This poetry book takes readers through a journey of exploring challenging themes in life and finding solace in simplicity. Our destination is to find solace amidst the unpredictable stormy seas.

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We'll All Be Murdered in our Beds: The shocking history of crime reporting in Britain by Duncan Campbell (78 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

'If it bleeds, it leads' - this maxim is as true now as it was 300 years ago. Crime is the staple of the news, and our appetite for these dark and dangerous stories shows no sign of abating. In this colourful history of crime reporting since 1700, Duncan Campbell reveals what it's really like to deal with murderers, gangsters, robbers, cat burglars, victims, informers and detectives. He introduces us to the 'hacks in the macs' and the 'Murder Gang', who would go to any lengths to get a story - and serve it up to an ever-eager ...

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Rights of Alleged Victims in Penal Proceedings: Provisions in Canon Law and the Criminal Law of Different Legal Systems (Edition Seehaus [plus] Book ... by Charles J. Scicluna (Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG) (1 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Die Rechte von minderjährigen Missbrauchsopfern in Strafverfahren finden zunehmend Beachtung. Sie werden in internationalen Standards festgehalten und in nationalen Rechtssystemen rezipiert und weiterentwickelt. Das Buch zeigt neben diesen Standards die Bestimmungen von insgesamt neun Ländern und vier Studien auf und regt Verbesserungen in den kanonischen Strafverfahren der römisch-katholischen Kirche an. Entstanden ist eine einzigartige Sammlung von Beiträgen, verfasst von führenden Autoritäten auf dem Gebiet der Rechte und ...

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Not Another Average Guy: An Exemplar For The Modern Man by A.P. Hovsepian (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Every boy needs a strong male figure in their life. Especially in the formative years. And yet, it's no secret that most of us were deprived of this very thing. No one was there to guide, shape and mold us into men. Our fathers may have been around, but few took it upon themselves to teach us what it meant to be a man. As a result, we've all suffered -- both directly and indirectly -- a great deal of unnecessary pain and frustration in adulthood; where life demanded the price of ignorance be paid (with interest!) While time travel ...

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Desistance and Children: Critical Reflections from Theory, Research and Practice by Alexandra Wigzell Price verified 6 hours ago

Available open access digitally under CC BY-NC-ND licence. 'Desistance' - understanding how people move away from offending - has become a significant policy focus in recent years, with desistance thinking transplanted from the adult to the youth justice system in England and Wales. This book is the first to critique this approach to justice-involved children, many of whom are yet to fully develop an identity (criminal or otherwise) from which to 'desist'. Featuring voices from academia, policy and practice, this book explores ...

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Race for Citizenship: Black Orientalism and Asian Uplift from Pre-Emancipation to Neoliberal America (Nation of Nations Book 23) by Helen Heran Jun (NYU Press) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Helen Heran Jun explores how the history of U.S. citizenshiphas positioned Asian Americans and African Americans in interlocking socio-political relationships since the mid nineteenth century. Rejecting the conventional emphasis on 'inter-racial prejudice,' Jun demonstrates how a politics of inclusion has constituted a racial Other within Asian American and African American discourses of national identity. Race for Citizenship examines three salient moments when African American and Asian American citizenship become acutely visible ...

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Reclaiming Socialism, or: Economic Democracy (Recovering a Stolen Word) by Brian Rush (37 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Imagine getting up in the morning and going to work for a company that, just by virtue of the fact that you work for it, you own part of. Imagine that the company's president and other officers have to stand for election every year or two years, and you and all the other employees of the company vote them in or out. Imagine getting an accounting on a quarterly basis of the company's profitability and receiving a payout of your share of those profits - your due as a worker-owner. Imagine that you get tired of working for the company ...

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Genomes, Menomes, Wenomes: Neuroscience and Human Dignity by Robert W. Fuller (48 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

NEW REVISED EDITION. This short ebook is a compilation of Robert W. Fuller's article series "Why Everything You Know about Your 'Self' Is Wrong". The series explores how our understanding of selfhood affects our sense of individuality, our interpersonal relationships, and our politics.

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American Bloodlust: The Violent Psychological Conditioning of Today's Young People (A Christian Response to America’s Mental Health Crisis Book 1) by Roger Ball (1 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Are today's young people being psychologically conditioned to violence, sexual perversion, and suicidal hopelessness? Will mass shootings continue? Is the rise in same-sex attraction a closely related problem? Will violence continue to increase? Will deaths of despair continue to rise? Will America destroy itself from within? This book is a truncated version of Liberalism and Mass Shootings REVISED AND UPDATED VERSION. America is now facing the worst psychological crisis in its history. What has changed over the past fifty-sixty ...

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Liberalism and Mass Shootings (A Christian Response to America’s Mental Health Crisis) by Roger Ball (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Are today's young people being psychologically conditioned to violence, sexual perversion, and suicidal hopelessness? Will mass shootings continue? Is the rise in same-sex attraction a closely related problem? Will violence continue to increase? Will deaths of despair continue to rise? Will America destroy itself from within? REVISED AND EDITED: America is now facing the worst psychological crisis in its history. What has changed over the past fifty-plus years that would produce such an outcome? How long will mass shootings (and ...

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Human Rights as Mashiach - A Jewish Theology of Human Rights by Shaiya Rothberg (City of Justice Press - Jerusalem) (11 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

[This is an E-Essay - About 20 Pages] It happens now and again that powerful new ideas change the course of history. I'm talking about a special class of redemptive ideas that push humanity to a higher stage of evolution, a stage in which we as a species are wiser and more loving and more just than we were before. One such idea was that all human beings are created in the image of God. Another was that faithfulness to God means abolishing slavery. I think that on the cultural horizon of the human species today there is such a new ...

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The Simple Case for Going Vegan by Magnus Vinding (45 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

This two-part essay argues that a vegan lifestyle is implied by core human values that we all share. The first part presents a simple argument for veganism based on an ethical principle we all hold valid, while the second part argues that veganism follows directly from a rejection of unjustifiable discrimination. In particular, it follows from a commitment to not discriminate against individuals based merely on their external appearance.

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Armenophobia in Azerbaijan by Anzhela Elibegova (1 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

The idea of this book came after the presentation of Azeri?hild project which represented a systematized compilation of works by Azerbaijani authors intended for children audiences along with a series of examples of works created by children themselves, which gave a clear demonstration of the gap between the real situation in the Azerbaijani society about anything relating to Armenia and the declared tolerance for diversity of cultures and religions. Naturally enough, we tend to label this hatred as armenophobia often without ...

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The Granite Key (Arkana Archaeology Mystery Thriller Series Book 1) by N. S. Wikarski (1,037 Review)    Price verified 5 hours ago

If you liked THE DA VINCI CODE, you'll love this series! During the untold millennia before patriarchy was conceived, the world was a very different place... • Series Finale Award Nominated as Best Mystery of the Month • For Fans of Archaeology Adventure, Historical Thrillers, and Treasure Hunt Mysteries THE ARKANA SERIES A myth-shattering treasure hunt that spans continents, centuries, and lost civilizations, pitting a secret society against a ruthless fundamentalist cult. The prize is a cache of hidden artifacts that could ...

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The Rise of Trump: America's Authoritarian Spring by Matthew C MacWilliams (3 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

The ascendance of Donald Trump to the presidential candidacy of the Republican Party has been both remarkable and, to most commentators, unlikely. In The Rise of Trump: America's Authoritarian Spring, Matthew MacWilliams argues that Trump's rapid rise through a bewildered Republican Party hierarchy is no anomaly; rather, MacWilliams argues, it is the most recent expression of a long-standing theme in American political life, the tendency and temptation to an ascriptive politics -- a political view that builds its basic case on ...

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The Fall of White City: Revised 2020 Edition (GILDED AGE CHICAGO MYSTERY SERIES Book 1) by N. S. Wikarski (474 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

To solve baffling crimes in turn-of-the-century Chicago, you only need to know a single fact. Bygone sins in the White City cast the longest shadows. • Revised 2020 Edition. Nominated for Reader's Choice Awards as Best First Novel and Best Historical Mystery • For Fans of Cozy Mysteries, Amateur Sleuths, and Gilded Age Chicago History GILDED AGE CHICAGO MYSTERY SERIES Gilded Age Chicago is the fastest growing metropolis in America, rivaling New York as the City of the Century. This melting pot of thieves and corrupt ...

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From Assessing to Conserving Biodiversity: Conceptual and Practical Challenges (History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences Book 24) by Elena Casetta (3 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

This open access book features essays written by philosophers, biologists, ecologists and conservation scientists facing the current biodiversity crisis. Despite increasing communication, accelerating policy and management responses, and notwithstanding improving ecosystem assessment and endangered species knowledge, conserving biodiversity continues to be more a concern than an accomplished task. Why is it so?The overexploitation of natural resources by our species is a frequently recognised factor, while the short-term economic ...

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Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche (4,934 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

The revolutionary philosophical text that denounces traditional dogma and calls on individuals to find meaning in their own moral systems. One of the most important works in the history of Western philosophy, Beyond Good and Evil consists of 296 sections and a final "aftersong." Expounding on the ideas first introduced in Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Friedrich Nietzsche articulates his views on philosophy, philosophers, morality, religion, society, people, and culture. Nietzsche's central purpose throughout is to push the boundaries ...

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Congo's Children by Kem Knapp Sawyer (Pulitzer Center) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seen their lives threatened, their families torn apart, their schools destroyed, and their futures compromised. Many are homeless -- abandoned street children, some accused of witchcraft, others born of rape or orphaned by war. But while children are the most vulnerable segment of a broken society, they are also among the most resilient. Congo's Children tells their stories, accompanied by vivid photography and video and drawing on reporting that has appeared in PBS NewsHour, The ...

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Macroeconomics, Agriculture, and Food Security: A Guide to Policy Analysis in Developing Countries by Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla (International Food Policy Research Institute) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Why write a book on macroeconomic policies and their links to agriculture and food security in developing countries? The food price spikes of the years just prior to 2010 and the economic, political, and social dislocations they generated refocused the attention of policymakers and development practitioners on the agricultural sector and food security concerns. But even without those traumatic events, the importance of agriculture for developing countries -- and for an adequate functioning of the world economy -- cannot be denied. ...

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American Consequences by P.J. O'Rourke (14 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

A new, 100% free online magazine from bestselling author P.J. O'Rourke To begin receiving American Consequences for free each month, visit www.AmericanConsequencesMag.com. If you think everything in America is just fine... this may not be for you. But if you feel like you're never really getting the full story from the mainstream media... we agree. And we did something about it. We believe when it comes to your retirement... your money... and your financial safety in the coming years... you deserve better. That's why we ...

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Inane Interpolations In Bhagvad-Gita : (An Invocation for their Revocation) by BS Murthy (Amazon Digital Services) (2 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Why is This Book Now? The Manusmriti, the social doctrine of yore, and the Bhagvad-Gita, the spiritual tomein vogue that lay down the discriminatory dharma (duties) of the four social classes (castes) have been the bugbears of the Hindu backward classes. However, to their chagrin, of late, as the latter is beingmindlessly promoted even though the former was constitutionally debunked, they began advocating that it too should be dumped in a dustbin. Ironically, the improbability of their progenitor Krishna, the architect of the Gita, ...

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Foliage: An International Banking Spy Thriller (A Louise Moscow Novel Book 1) by Lorraine Evanoff (230 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD FINALIST, HISTORICAL FICTION NEW APPLE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE SHELF UNBOUND BEST INDIE BOOK, NOTABLE INDIE AWARD READERS' FAVORITE BOOK AWARD FINALIST Investment banker Louise Moscow is sexy, brazen and fearless in business and in love. With a high-profile dream job wooing rich clientele in late 1980s Paris, she enjoys a lavish lifestyle in a glamorous city. When she stumbles upon criminal activity at her company, the FBI and CIA force her to cooperate and bring down the underhanded bankers in what turns out to ...

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Women and Inequality in a Changing World: Exploring New Paradigms for Peace (Gender in a Global/Local World) by Hoda Mahmoudi (1 Review)    Price verified 42 minutes ago

Women and Inequality in a Changing World explores the obstacles women continue to face to their equal participation in all areas of daily life -- political, social, and economic -- which persist despite the growth in the education of girls, large-scale social movements, and political waves. The volume widens and deepens understanding of women in relation to the inequalities they face, based not only on gender, but also on race, class, religion, and more. It also highlights the progress that women have made, and how this progress ...

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Misreading the Bengal Delta: Climate Change, Development, and Livelihoods in Coastal​ Bangladesh (Culture, Place, and Nature) by Camelia Dewan (1 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Perilously close to sea level and vulnerable to floods, erosion, and cyclones, Bangladesh is one of the top recipients of development aid earmarked for climate change adaptation. Yet to what extent do adaptation projects address local needs and concerns? Combining environmental history and ethnographic fieldwork with development professionals, rural farmers, and landless women, Misreading the Bengal Delta critiques development narratives of Bangladesh as a "climate change victim." It examines how development actors repackage ...

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Comparisons in Global Security Politics: Representing and Ordering the World by Kerrin Langer Price verified 7 hours ago

Academic and postgraduate researchers in International Relations especially those researching security politics, security studies and international political sociology.

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Speaking in Silence: Censorship in Vietnam by Bui Thanh Hieu (11 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

In the holiday paradise Vietnam, social media are allowed only to provide and exchange personal information. Bloggers and cyberdissidents who dare to question the government's legitimacy or domestic policies are ruthlessly suppressed. Political blogger Bui Thanh Hieu (1972) nevertheless uses the Internet to criticize politically hot topics, such as Vietnam's territorial claims within China as well as its handling of land disputes with the Catholic Church. In response to this, Hieu was arrested, his computers confiscated. The license ...

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On The Human Species: A Philosophy on Reason and the Emergence of Civilized Humanity by Anthony Pellegrino (14 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

On the Human Species is a philosophical and psychological discourse that charts the origin and evolution of our species. The book is an inspired combination of science and philosophy, a brilliant canvas of intellectual thought and discerning anthropology. In this work, Mr. Pellegrino delves within the origin of our species from the conception of reason to the creation of religion. The book also explains human emotions, the origin of vice, and an illusory morality that manifests itself as accountability, but also differentiates our ...

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Putting Federalism in Its Place: The Territorial Politics of Social Policy Revisited by Scott L. Greer (University of Michigan Press) Price verified 6 hours ago

What does federalism do to welfare states? This question arises in scholarly debates about policy design as well as in discussions about the right political institutions for a country. It has frustrated many, with federalism seeming to matter in all sorts of combinations with all sorts of issues, from nationalism to racism to intergovernmental competition. The diffuse federalism literature has not come to compelling answers for very basic questions. Scott L. Greer, Daniel Béland, André Lecours, and Kenneth A. Dubin argue for a new ...

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A Moment of Clarity by Cliff Lengkono (1 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Have you been having trouble coping with loss? Do you want to be prepared for marriage and family? Are you wondering how you are going to deal with parenting? Is it hard for you to start and maintain a relationship? Could it be that there is more about love that you are yet to learn? You have found the book that cover all of those issues and many more. It takes no more than one book for you to have knowledge of and the solution to various problems that everybody faces in their life. A Moment of Clarity gives you the opportunity to ...

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The Responsibility of Science (Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Book 57) by Harald A. Mieg (2 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

This open access book provides an overview of issues of scientific responsibility. The volume comprises three types of contributions: first, analyses of the responsibility of science; second, analyses of the structural conditions for science and its responsibility; and third, normative versions of scientific responsibility. The questions and problems dealt with include science as a profession, ambivalence of research and dual-use, innovation vs. precaution, notions of responsibility, the role of science within society and its ...

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Step One: Save the World: The Journey of a Water Protector by DJ Rankin (3 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

??This is a cookbook. This is an adventure novel. This is a love story. This is a tale of survival. This is a spiritual journey. This is a catalog of the oppressions and destructions perpetrated by the machine of mankind. This is a handbook on standing up to the tyranny enacted by a corrupt government through the mechanism of fear. This is a recruitment manual for a global movement of resistance. We are winning. It is time to stand up. Enough is enough. Do what feels right. ??Last winter I was called to Standing Rock to protect the ...

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Searching for Dr. Harris: The Life and Times of a Remarkable African American Physician (Studies in Social Medicine) by Margaret Humphreys (The University of North Carolina Press) Price verified 8 hours ago

This is the untold story of Dr. J. D. Harris, an African American physician whose life and career straddled enormous changes for Black professionals and the practice of medicine. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Harris served as a contract physician to the Union Army and transitioned to a similar post under the Freedmen's Bureau, treating Black troops and freemen in Virginia. Margaret Humphreys narrates not only what we know about Harris, but offers context to his remarkable journey, including how incredible it was that a young ...

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Essays on Suffering-Focused Ethics by Magnus Vinding Price verified 9 hours ago

Essays on Suffering-Focused Ethics is a collection of 34 essays that explore various questions related to the reduction of suffering. Some of the essays provide novel arguments in favor of suffering-focused moral views, while others explore urgent practical questions about how we can best reduce the torment of sentient beings. Taken together, these essays make the case for a principled yet nuanced approach to the prevention of extreme suffering.

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The Politics of India under Modi: An Introduction to India’s Democracy, Economy, and Foreign Policy (ASIANetwork Books) by Vikash Yadav (Lever Press) (1 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Since the right-wing, Hindu-nationalist government of Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power at the national level in 2014, and with its consolidation of power in the 2019 general election, India has witnessed a significant realignment of its national politics and a shift toward the right of the political spectrum. The Politics of India under Modi provides a detailed overview of India's political trends, economic prospects, and international relations in the twenty-first century. This book is designed as a ...

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The Disarticulate: Language, Disability, and the Narratives of Modernity (Cultural Front Book 8) by James Berger (NYU Press) (1 Review)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Language is integral to our social being. But what is the status of those who stand outside of language? The mentally disabled, "wild" children, people with autism and other neurological disorders, as well as animals, infants, angels, and artificial intelligences, have all engaged with language from a position at its borders. In the intricate verbal constructions of modern literature, the 'disarticulate' -- those at the edges of language -- have, paradoxically, played essential, defining roles. Drawing on the disarticulate figures ...

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European Strategic Autonomy and Small States' Security: In the Shadow of Power (Routledge Studies in European Security and Strategy) by Giedrius Česnakas (1 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

This book analyses whether the EU's drift towards European strategic autonomy presents a challenge or a window of opportunity for its small member states to advance their security interests. The volume presents small states' perceptions of European strategic autonomy, highlighting their expectations and concerns. The chapters focus on the depth and breadth of European strategic autonomy, national security considerations, assessment of the impact on transatlantic relations, the expected outputs, and its potential impact on the EU's ...

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Creating Chaos Online: Disinformation and Subverted Post-Publics by Asta Zelenkauskaite (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

With the prevalence of disinformation geared to instill doubt rather than clarity, Creating Chaos Online unmasks disinformation when it attempts to pass as deliberation in the public sphere and distorts the democratic processes. Asta Zelenkauskait? finds that repeated tropes justifying Russian trolling were found to circulate across not only all analyzed media platforms' comments but also across two analyzed sociopolitical contexts suggesting the orchestrated efforts behind messaging. Through a dystopian vision of publics that are ...

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Knowledge and Civil Society (Knowledge and Space Book 17) by Johannes Glückler (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

This open access book focuses on the role of civil society in the creation, dissemination, and interpretation of knowledge in geographical contexts. It offers original, interdisciplinary and counterintuitive perspectives on civil society. The book includes reflections on civil and uncivil society, the role of civil society as a change agent, and on civil society perspectives of undone science. Conceptual approaches go beyond the tripartite division of public, private and civic sectors to propose new frameworks of civic networks and ...

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Foreigners in Their Own Country: Identity and Rejection in France by Lawrence M. Martin (Berghahn Books) Price verified 28 minutes ago

Based on in-depth interviews with people throughout France who trace their origins to non-European countries, Foreigners in Their Own Country reports on the experience of not being seen as "French" because of one's physical appearance. Paying close attention to how individuals speak about themselves and their feelings of acceptance or rejection, this book provides an intimate account of the challenges faced by the millions of people in France -- and throughout Western Europe -- who fully participate in the life of their country but ...

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The Speciesism of Leaving Nature Alone and the Theoretical Case for “Wildlife Anti-Natalism” by Magnus Vinding (9 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Discriminating against individuals based on their species membership is no more justified than discriminating against individuals based on their race or gender. In other words, speciesism must be rejected. From this simple starting point, the indefensibility of refusing to help non-human beings in nature follows quite directly.

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How To Save Jobs: Reinventing Business, Reinvigorating Work, and Reawakening the American Dream by David Gewirtz (4 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

A shocking and disturbing look into how changes worldwide have created enormous disruption in the very nature of jobs in America. Ideas, strategies, and innovative approaches for policy change that could make a real difference and help save and create jobs in America. Powerfully effective hands-on tips, techniques, and strategies that you personally can take to keep and create jobs, without waiting for politicians to get their act together.

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Winning Hearts and Minds: Public Diplomacy in ASEAN by Sue-Ann Chia (1 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

When we think of diplomacy, we often envisage Heads of State at formal settings or official meetings. In reality though, everyone can play a positive role in diplomacy.Public diplomacy, also referred to as people diplomacy, is about building friendships and understanding between peoples of different countries. Traditionally meant to promote national interests and advance foreign policy goals, public diplomacy today has evolved to embrace both formal and informal efforts by non-governmental organisations and institutions to cultivate ...

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Diamonds and War: State, Capital, and Labor in British-Ruled Palestine by David De Vries (Berghahn Books) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 58 minutes ago

The mining of diamonds, their trading mechanisms, their financial institutions, and, not least, their cultural expressions as luxury items have engaged the work of historians, economists, social scientists, and international relations experts. Based on previously unexamined historical documents found in archives in Belgium, England, Israel, the Netherlands, and the United States, this book is the first in English to tell the story of the formation of one of the world's main strongholds of diamond production and trade in Palestine ...

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An Accidental God: The Evolution of Religion, or How a Boy from the Dawn of Civilization Became the God of Jews, Christians, and Muslims by Aleron Zemplin (Double Triangle Press LLC) (87 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

An Accidental God tells how, through a series of accidents, a person who lived at the dawn of civilization became God. It is a fictionalized but historically plausible interpretation of the story of the biblical patriarch Abraham, focusing on how coincidental events and human misperceptions lead him to believe a particular ancestor, named Yehhi, is a powerful god. An earthquake shakes the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur; amid the devastation, Abraham sees that all the family idols have toppled over, all except for the statue of ...

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Social and Affective Neuroscience of Everyday Human Interaction: From Theory to Methodology by Paulo Sérgio Boggio (2 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

This Open Access book presents the current state of the art knowledge on social and affective neuroscience based on empirical findings. This volume is divided into several sections first guiding the reader through important theoretical topics within affective neuroscience, social neuroscience and moral emotions, and clinical neuroscience. Each chapter addresses everyday social interactions and various aspects of social interactions from a different angle taking the reader on a diverse journey. The last section of the book is of ...

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Migration Control Logics and Strategies in Europe: A North-South Comparison (IMISCOE Research Series) by Claudia Finotelli (1 Review)    Price verified 8 minutes ago

Building upon the concept of migration regime, this open access book brings together the works of scholars who have investigated logics and routines of action in the field of immigration control within a single and innovative theoretical framework. The chapters cover a wide range of policy domains, from visa policy to the externalisation of controls, labour migration to asylum, internal controls towards irregular migration to restrictions for intra-EU mobility. By unravelling organisational strategies and practices across Europe, the ...

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Mission AI: The New System Technology (Research for Policy) by Haroon Sheikh (Springer) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 2 minutes ago

This open access book offers a strategic perspective on AI and the process of embedding it in society. ?After decades of research, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now entering society at large. Due to its general purpose character, AI will change society in multiple, fundamental and unpredictable ways. Therefore, the Netherlands Scienti?c Council for Government Policy (WRR) characterizes AI as a system technology: a rare type of technologies that have a systemic impact on society. Earlier system technologies include electricity, the ...

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Nordic Media Histories of Propaganda and Persuasion by Fredrik Norén Price verified 8 hours ago

This open access edited volume shines new light on the history of propaganda and persuasion during the Nordic welfare epoch. A common analytical framework is developed that highlights transnational and transmedial perspectives rather than national or monomedial histories. The return of propaganda in contemporary debate underlines the need to historically contextualize the role and function of persuasive communication activities in the Nordic region and beyond. Building on an empirically situated approach, the chapters in this volume ...

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A Treasury of Eskimo Tales by Clara Kern Bayliss (8 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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The Concierge Class: How an unseen army of fixers is undermining democracy on behalf of corporations and the rich. And what we can do about it. by Kit Sadgrove (1 Review)    Price verified 52 minutes ago

Every day, an unseen army is working to advance the aims of corporations and the rich. From accountants to trade associations, and from scientists to think tanks, the members of the concierge class serve their masters diligently, devising ways to help them evade taxes, change legislation, and sway public opinion. And the result is more profit for the rich, a widening of inequality, and a weakening of democracy. The Concierge Class is the first book to explain the inner workings of concierge capitalism. It shows how the affluent ...

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Work and Livelihoods: History, Ethnography and Models in Times of Crisis (Routledge Studies in Anthropology) by Susana Narotzky (Routledge) (1 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Winner of the Society for the Anthropology of Work book prize 2017 This volume presents a global range of ethnographic case studies to explore the ways in which - in the context of the restructuring of industrial work, the ongoing financial crisis, and the surge in unemployment and precarious employment - local and global actors engage with complex social processes and devise ideological, political, and economic responses to them. It shows how the reorganization and re-signification of work, notably shifts in the perception and ...

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