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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Power in the Anthropocene The Wonderful World of Fossil Fuels From: Power View New Society Publishers	This chapter details forms of fossil fuel power such as coal, oil, and gas. Heinberg suggests that through the development and exercise of these fossil fuel powers, we have changed not only the …	Richard Heinberg	46	2021	$4.60 Add
From Power in the Holocene The Rise of Social Inequality From: Power View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, Heinberg explores physical as well as social power, as well as the ways in which humans have obtained power over each other, including warfare, predation, the wealth pump, state …	Richard Heinberg	67	2021	$6.70 Add
From Power in the Pleistocene On Spears, Fires, Furs, Words, and Flutes - And Why Men Are Such Power-Hogs From: Power View New Society Publishers	This chapter describes prehistoric forms of human power, including stone tools, fire, animal skins, and language.	Richard Heinberg	43	2021	$4.30 Add
From Power-over From: Are We Done Fighting? View New Society Publishers	This chapter starts with a look at the assumed relationship between power and violence, and introduces and dissects a concept called power-over. Power-over is rooted in violence or punishment, …	Matthew Legge	12	2019	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Power Protects Itself Part 1. Who Gets to Lead? From: Women Winning Office View Between The Lines	In Power Protects Itself Nash explores some of the many barriers women face when entering politics. A few of the barriers examined in the chapter include systemic biases, Westminster …	Peggy Nash	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Power Sharing, Community Leadership and Dynamic Governance at the SHIFT Centre for Social Transformation From: Interrupting Innovation View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, the authors examine how the SHIFT Centre at Concordia University in Montreal employs shared power and community governance to drive social justice since its 2019 founding.	Cheryl Gladu; Stephanie Childs	24	2025	$2.40 Add
Power Shift The Longest Revolution House of Anansi Press	Bestselling author, journalist, and human rights activist Sally Armstrong argues that humankind requires the equal status of women and girls. The facts are indisputable. When women get even a bit …	Sally Armstrong	330	2019	View
From Power to Those Who Have It! Phillip Gourevitch From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa View Baraka Books	In Chapter 9, Philpot explores the notion of the chosen “good” chiefs who the Europeans used during their imperial and colonial pursuits in Africa. Philpot discusses two African …	Robin Philpot	11	2013	$1.10 Add
Power Trap How fear and loathing between New Democrats and Liberals keep Stephen Harper in power--and what can be done about it	In 2011 the Harper Conservatives won a majority government with a minority of votes. If the opposition parties were willing to work together, they would have an excellent chance of defeating the …		296		View
From Power-with and Power-from-within From: Are We Done Fighting? View New Society Publishers	The author describes characteristics of power-with, and offers tips on how it can be recognized and developed in different contexts. The chapter concludes with the introduction of a third type of …	Matthew Legge	14	2019	$1.40 Add
From Powerful Beginnings: Building a Community From: Catch the Fire View New Society Publishers	Readings in section 2 of this title provides a guide for structuring community programs for success and how to integrate the arts into these programs. This reading explores the initial stages of …	Charlie Murphy; Peggy Taylor	26	2014	$2.60 Add
From Powerless and Powerful Identities Hegemony and Supreme Power From: The Power Manual View New Society Publishers	Powerless and Powerful Identities, explores the space between Gramsci’s hegemony, the idea that the very acceptance of power as dominance renders one powerless, and the philosophy of …	Cyndi Suarez	11	2018	$1.10 Add
From Powers From: Law of Trusts, 3/e View Irwin Law Inc.	Introduces the concept of powers generally, and specifically discusses powers of appointment.	Eileen E Gillese	15	2014	$1.50 Add
From Powers of Detention From: Detention and Arrest 2/e View Irwin Law Inc.	Deals with common law and statutory powers of detention.	Glen Luther; Steve Coughlan	55	2017	$5.50 Add
From Practising Indigenous Feminism Resistance to Imperialism From: Making Space For Indigenous Feminism View Fernwood Publishing		Makere Stewart-Harawira	16	2005	$1.60 Add
From Prarie Gender From: Gender Failure View Arsenal Pulp Press	In this chapter, Spoon explains how gender roles in white, working-class Prairie communities shaped their personal identity.	Rae Spoon	10	2014	$1.00 Add