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Report copyright infringementby John Bapty Oates (Author)Produced here in two low-cost paperback volumes, John Bapty Oates' challenging insights into the human condition, and specifically, the REAL reasons behind the current global crises, is a must-read for any serious student of human nature, sociology or economics. Topics covered include the evolution of human consciousness; the rise of a global economy; and the many dangers and pitfalls that await us as a species if we cannot - or will no...

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Report copyright infringementby B. Barry (Author), R. I. Sikora (Author), Richard Sikora (Editor)When this seminal collection of essays was first published in 1978, the philosophical 'problem' of obligations to fixture generations was not widely recognised. But as the contributors point out, the theories that have constituted the stock-in-trade of moral philosophers for the past two hundred years often produce weird and counter-intuitive results when they are extended to try to include those ...

Faecal Sludge and Septage Treatment: A Guide for Low and Middle Income Countries

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Report copyright infringementby Kevin Tayler (Author)Faecal Sludge and Septage Treatment confronts the urgent need to treat increasing volumes of faecal sludge and septage in the rapidly expanding towns and cities of the global south. It discusses the urban contexts that influence treatment requirements and the overall septage treatment processes. Number of Pages: 250 Dimensions: 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN Publication Date: September 01, 2018

Money with a Mission Volume 1: Microfinance and Poverty Reduction

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Report copyright infringementby James Copestake (Author), Martin Greeley (Author), Susan Johnson (Author)This book presents the findings of a five-year action research programme into how far poverty-oriented microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are contributing to global poverty reduction, and how they can do so more effectively. Number of Pages: 272 Dimensions: 0.6 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN Publication Date: December 15, 2005 ...

The Alms Bazaar: Altruism Under Fire - Non-Profit Organizations and International Development

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Report copyright infringementby Ian Smillie (Author)The phenomenon of the transnational mega-charity is examined as are the threats to the independence of voluntary organizations from governments, UN agencies and from charities themselves. This is also a story about lessons of heroism and folly, of bungling and luck and failure - and of achievements that have improved the lives of millions. Number of Pages: 304 Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.94 x 6.05 IN Publicatio...

The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression - Paperback

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by Anneliese A. Singh (Author), Diane Ehrensaft (Foreword by)How can you build unshakable confidence and resilience in a world still filled with ignorance, inequality, and discrimination? The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook will teach you how to challenge internalized negative messages, handle stress, build a community of support, and embrace your true self.Resilience is a key ingredient for psychological health and wellness. It's what gives people the psychological strength to cope...

The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America - Paperback

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by John Wood Sweet (Author)New York Times Editors' ChoiceWinner of the Bancroft PrizeWinner of the Francis Parkman Prize Winner of the Gotham Book PrizeWinner of the New York Society Library's New York City Book AwardJournal of the American Revolution Book of the YearWinner of the David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Legal History A riveting Revolutionary Era drama of the first published rape trial in American history and its long, shattering aftermath, revealing how much has changed over ...

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Report copyright infringementby K. Puttaswamaiah (Editor), Michael Lipton (Foreword by)In the developing world, people in rural areas are even poorer than city dwellers. Reducing the gap between city and country, even slightly, could greatly improve the quality of peoples lives. This collection of essays presents evidence from a variety of countries and backgrounds - India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Fiji, Brazil, Nigeria and Kenya are among the countries studied. It poses the question...

To the Hands of the Poor: Water and Trees

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Chambers (Author), N. Saxena (Author), Tushaar Shah (Author)Confronts the paradox of mass poverty coexisting with vast resource potentials in rural India, such as the potentials from groundwater and trees, previously underestimated. Combines empirical research with practical political economy. Number of Pages: 304 Dimensions: 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 15, 1989

The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World . . .: Essays - Hardcover

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by David Graeber (Author), Nika Dubrovsky (Editor), Rebecca Solnit (Foreword by)Drawn from more than two decades of pathbreaking writing, the iconic and bestselling David Graeber's most important essays and interviews. "The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently," wrote David Graeber. A renowned anthropologist, activist, and author of such classic books as Debt and the breakout New York Times bestseller The Dawn of Ev...

The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe - Hardcover

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by Barry Cunliffe (Author)Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across the grasslands of the Asian steppe from the Altai mountains in the east to the Great Hungarian Plain in the first millennium BC. Their steppe homeland bordered on a number of sedentary states to the south - the Chinese, the Persians and the Greeks - and there were, inevitably, numerous interactions between the nomads and their neighbours. The Scythians fought the Persian...

The new world of metaverse: Guide NFT for beginners

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Report copyright infringementby Marvin L Lopez (Author)Continue reading then.By 2030, according to Morgan Stanley's prediction, the VR/AR industry will be valued $100 billion and will expand five times in the following ten years. Rosenberg, David (Financial Post, 26 Nov 2021)This book will teach you all you need to know about earning income from investments in the new digital economy.Investing in virtual land, cryptocurrency art, NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), virtual reality, Web3, and digital ...

The Other 99 Percent: Reclaiming Society for the Many, Rather than the Few

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Guy (Author)Why is everything going wrong? High taxes, high debt and poor public services. This book explains why and what we can do about it. Number of Pages: 234 Dimensions: 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 04, 2025

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Frenzied Finance: The Crime of Amalgamated

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas W Lawson (Author)Before you enter the confines of "Frenzied Finance," here spread out-for your inspection, at least; enlightenment, perhaps-halt one brief moment. If the men and things to be encountered within are real-did live or live now -you must deal with them one way. If these embodiments are but figments of my mind and pen, you must regard them from a different view-point. Therefore, before turning the page, it behooves you to find for yourself an ...

The Problem with Money Volume II: Solving the Problem

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Report copyright infringementby Tobias Thornes (Author)The way in which our society treats our planet and its people needs to change. We cannot continue to live as we do today. But things can be made better. Our problems can be solved. Without money. The Problem with Money is a two-volume book that explores why money is at the heart of today's social and environmental crises. Volume I explored the reasons why money has such a hold on our society, and why it is so problematic, calling for a ne...

Paths to Nowhere: Africa's Endless Walk to Economic Freedom

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel Appiah-Kubi (Author)Africa is wealthy beneath the soil. Gold, diamonds, and other precious natural resources have, from ancient times, pulled people from all over the world to Africa, and yet the masses whose feet tread on such riches are being led on unknown paths with virtually nothing to show to the world but poverty. The worsening situation regarding poverty, unemployment, hunger, violence, illiteracy, disease, environmental degradation, etc. pose a ...

Tanzania's Informal Economy: The Micro-politics of Street Vending

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Report copyright infringementby Alexis Malefakis (Author)The market places and street corners of Dar es Salaam are home to a thriving informal economy of street vendors selling secondhand clothing and other goods. These street vendors often live a precarious existence, under pressure from state authorities and international markets. In addition to these external pressures, the experiences of such vendors are also shaped by a complex interplay of internal tensions, rivalries and conflicting co...

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The Neoliberal Landscape and the Rise of Islamist Capital in Turkey

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Report copyright infringementby Neşecan Balkan (Editor), Erol Balkan (Editor), Ahmet Öncü (Editor) Islamist capital accumulation has split the Turkish bourgeoisie and polarized Turkish society into secular and religious social groupings, giving rise to conflicts between the state and political Islam. By providing a long-term historical perspective on Turkey's economy and its relationship to Islamism, this volume explores how Islamism as a political ideology has been utilized by the conservati...

Creating Welcoming Learning Environments: Using Creative Arts Methods in Language Classrooms - Hardcover

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by Jane Andrews (Editor), Maryam Almohammad (Editor)In a world where migration is a daily reality, the ways in which affirming educational experiences can be provided for all children remain high on the agendas of schools, colleges and teachers. This book provides practical ideas for how children, young people and parents can feel welcomed and affirmed in their multilingual identities and all learners can feel intrigued and excited by the linguistic diversity of the world's people. The book w...

French Cinema: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Dudley Andrew (Author)It is often claimed that the French invented cinema. Dominating the production and distribution of cinema until World War 1, when they were supplanted by Hollywood, the French cinema industry encompassed all genres, from popular entertainment to avant-garde practice. The French invented the "auteur" and the "cine-club"; they incubated criticism from the 1920s to our own day that is unrivalled; and they boast more film journals, fan magazines, TV shows, and festivals d...

Jason and the Golden Fleece: (The Argonautica) - Paperback

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by Apollonius of Rhodes (Author), Richard Hunter (Translator)The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek epic to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, this epic poem is the crowning literary achievement of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Appolonius of Rhodes in the third century BC. Appollonius explores many of the fundamental aspects of life in a highly orig...

Feminism: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Margaret Walters (Author)This is a historical account of feminism that looks at the roots of feminism, voting rights, and the liberation of the sixties, and analyzes the current situation of women across Europe, in the United States, and elsewhere in the world, particularly the Third World countries. Walters examines the difficulties and inequities that women still face, more than forty years after the "new wave" of 1960s feminism--difficulties, particularly, in combining domesticity, moth...

The Minority Body: A Theory of Disability - Paperback

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by Elizabeth Barnes (Author)Elizabeth Barnes argues compellingly that disability is primarily a social phenomenon--a way of being a minority, a way of facing social oppression, but not a way of being inherently or intrinsically worse off. This is how disability is understood in the Disability Rights and Disability Pride movements; but there is a massive disconnect with the way disability is typically viewed within analytic philosophy. The idea that disability is not inherently bad or sub-opti...

The Dualarity: Tap Into the Energy of Your Personal and Business Transformation

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Report copyright infringementby Olivier Van Duren (Author)The changes that are upon us will alter the face of every industry, business and government but, even more importantly, the way you and society live. Drawing on Olivier Van Duüren's extensive global experience at the cutting edge of one of the world's most successful companies, The Dualarity provides a comprehensive overview of what is happening around you and the implications. It shows you how to energise your future and transform wit...

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Beyond the Enclave: Towards a Pro-Poor and Inclusive Development Strategy for Zimbabwe

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Report copyright infringementby Godfrey Kanyenze (Editor), Timothy Kondo (Editor)Beyond the Enclave sets out to unravel the contradiction of a country, Zimbabwe, where a rich, diverse resource base co-exists with endemic poverty. One reason lies in the colonial economy, which was predicated on an ideology of white supremacy, creating an enclave formal economy employing one-fifth of the labour force. Yet over three decades after independence, the non-formal segment has become even more entrenc...

Ethosism: Self-Enslavement Abolitionist Manifesto

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Report copyright infringementby Jo M. Sekimonyo (Author)In the global environment of trade and commerce, humankind appears to have given up its natural journey of progression to improve the social order and universally accepted capitalism. But, whilst the richest continue to accumulate vast amounts of wealth, inequality grows and the poorest still live in extreme poverty. This passionate, academic study will go on to present that socialism is just another means of enslaving society under the ...

Work Appropriation and Social Inequality

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Report copyright infringementby Antonia Kupfer (Editor), Paul Thompson (Foreword by)This volume is a collection of subject-oriented studies on paid work. Each chapter refers to the social structures that form conditions for peoples' working contexts and interprets workers' and employees' narrations on work. Work appropriation-a process of formation of subjectivity, in which workers and employees relate to the social status of their occupations and the use-value of their work in actively deali...

Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth: Current and Emerging Issues

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Report copyright infringementby Kyle Greiner (Editor)Poverty refers to a situation or state in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and necessities essential for maintaining a minimum standard of living. It usually has multiple economic, social, and political causes and effects. Poverty-ridden individuals and households are often unable to make ends meet and they seldom have access to proper housing, clean water, healthy food, and medical facilities. Poverty reduction is ...

A Pocketful of Change: Organize Your Small Charitable Gifts for Big Results

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Report copyright infringementby Gail R. Shapiro (Author)Americans are a generous people, though most don't have the resources to make large philanthropic gifts. While our gifts may be modest, we want the satisfaction of knowing that they count. Charitable giving can mean much more than simply responding to requests for donations. You can get your ideas heard, express your values, be creative, and have fun! If you'd like more guidance for your giving, A POCKETFUL OF CHANGE is for you. With...