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Being and Swine
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Being and Swine

The End of Nature (As We Knew It)

Forget everything you think you know about nature. Fahim Amir’s award-winning book takes pure delight in posing unexpected questions: Are animals victims of human domination, or heroes of … ; ; 228 View
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Being Present

Being Present

From: Intrinsic Hope

The first habit of hope I’d like to discuss is being present. This means paying attention to whatever is going on and not getting sidetracked or distracted — in other words, living … 16 $1.60 Add
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Black Hole Sun
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Black Hole Sun

From: Being and Swine

In the final chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir discusses how we live in a black hole of overconsumption and by changing our perspective on the animal world, we can escape from that black hole. ; ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Camp Gurs

Camp Gurs

From: On Love and Tyranny

This chapter details Arendt’s internment in a French "enemy alien" camp. When France fell, Arendt left the camp on foot. 8 $0.80 Add
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Case Studies

Case Studies

Conflicts of In terest and En titlement

From: Honest Politics Now

Case studies of conflicts of interest and other kinds of abuse of trust such as Jacques Corriveau and the sponsorship scandal and the Lavigne Affair. ; 35 $3.50 Add
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Caveat Emptor Ethics

Caveat Emptor Ethics

From: Protecting Research Confidentiality

Looks at limited confidentiality and liability in terms of academic research using the SFU and Ogden as the main case study to anaylze the problem ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Challenging Institutional Conflict of Interest

Challenging Institutional Conflict of Interest

From: Protecting Research Confidentiality

Looks at the challenge to the institutional conflict of interest and the idea of limited confidentiality that was undertaken because of the Ogden case ; 13 $1.30 Add
Changemakers

Changemakers

Embracing Hope, Taking Action, and Transforming the World

With every news report, the world seems to be careening off the rails. It’s all too easy to slip into despair waiting for co-opted, self-serving governments to act. The antidote to fear and … ; 208 View
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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Midsommervisen "Vi elsker vort land"

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

The readings in Part One of this title explore the history of witch hunts and place them in the context of contemporary violence against women. This reading consists of the first three verses of … 3 $0.30 Add
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Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Why Speak of the Witch Hunts Again

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

The readings in Part One of this title explore the history of witch hunts and place them in the context of contemporary violence against women. This reading consists of an essay written in the … 4 $0.40 Add
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Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Witch Hunts, Enclosures, and the Demise of Communal Property Relations

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

The readings in Part One of this title explore the history of witch hunts and place them in the context of contemporary violence against women. This reading argues that the English enclosures, … 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Witch-Hunting and the Fear of the Power of Women

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

The readings in Part One of this title explore the history of witch hunts and place them in the context of contemporary violence against women. This reading argues that witch hunting was partly … 11 $1.10 Add
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Chapter 5

Chapter 5

On the Meaning of "Gossip"

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

The readings in Part One of this title explore the history of witch hunts and place them in the context of contemporary violence against women. This reading consists of an exploration of the … 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Globalization, Capital Accumulation, and Violence Against Women: An International and Historical Perspective

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

The readings in Part Two of this title explore the ways in witch the attitudes that spawned the witch-hunt have survived into the modern world. This chapter consists of a discussion of the forms … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Witch Hunting, Globalization, and Feminist Solidarity in Africa Today

From: Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

The readings in Part Two of this title explore the ways in witch the attitudes that spawned the witch-hunt have survived into the modern world. This chapter consists of a case study of modern … 27 $2.70 Add
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Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience

From: Languages of the Unheard

this chapter explores the paradox of civil disobedience—its law-respecting legal defiance—and the ethical concerns that this paradox raises. 15 $1.50 Add