International Development

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The Will to Intervene

From: Is This the End of the Liberal International Order?

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In this reading, human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan discusses efforts by the international community to respond to human rights abuses an atrocities. He provides a history of UN peacekeeping … 61 $7.32 Add
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Understanding Counterrevolution

From: Counter Revolution

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Understanding Exposure

PART 1

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

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This chapter talks about exposure and dealing with climate change, offering some climate change adaptation concepts that help to clarify options that reduce climate risk and cultivate the climate … 16 $1.60 Add
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Understanding Sensitivity

From: Resilient Agriculture

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This chapter explores the concept of sensitivity as it relates to agriculture. Sensitivity is the degree to which agricultural systems are effected by changes in their environment. Crops can be … 30 $3.00 Add
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Warrior Nation

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

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The author explores the rise of militarist attitudes in Canada and Canadian involvement in various wars and military operations around the world in recent history. The author discusses epic … 80 $8.00 Add
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Who Can Define a Proper Muslim?

From: Islamophobia and the Question of Muslim Identity

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Why Sexuality is Work

1975

From: Revolution at Point Zero

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The essays in part 1 of the book explore the theoretical foundations of the politicization of housework. These essays explore the wages against housework movement, the transactional nature of … 5 $0.50 Add
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2. Exploring Two Scenarios

Too Little Too Late or Giant Leap?

From: Earth for All

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Chapter 2 explores possible scenarios of our uncertain future. The chapter explores the "Too Little Too Late" and the "Great Leap" models which are examined throughout the … ; ; ; ; ; 29 $2.90 Add
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Adaptive Capacity

From: Resilient Agriculture

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This chapter explores the concept of adaptive capacity: the ability of a farm to manage human, social, natural, physical, and financial resources to adapt to changes in its environment. 32 $3.20 Add
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Against the Grain

From: Alternative Trade

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Bordering Things

Objects and Subjugated Struggle at the Border

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

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In this chapter the authors outline the centrality of objects, or physical things, at the border as instrumental and pivotal in struggles to formulate and assert legitimacy and to claim asylum, … 21 $2.10 Add
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Building Schools for Girls

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

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This chapter discusses Canada’s involvement in the "War on Terror" and the rise of nationalism and militarism that it has inspired. The Canadian government and media’s role … 50 $5.00 Add
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Buying Security with Freedom

The Vulnerability of Human Rights in Canada in the Post 9/11 Era

From: Anti-Terrorism

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Can Studying Workers’ Class Consciousness Help to Raise It?

From: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left

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Canada and Free Trade with the United States

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

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Summarizes Canada’s trade history with the United States and explains how Canadian culture is impacted by America’s. Reviews Canada’s trade agreements with the United States … 22 $2.20 Add
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Purposes and Principles

From: United Nations Law, Politics, and Practice

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Topics in this chapter include the purpose of the United Nations and a discussion of each of the seven founding principles of the United Nations. 68 $6.80 Add