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Effective Interactions

Supremacist Power and Liberatory Power

From: The Power Manual

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There are three core propositions in chapter 1, Effective Interactions, drawing on the work of Michel Foucault and bell hooks: (1) that there are both supremacist and liberatory ways to act out … 4 $0.40 Add
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Introduction

From: Fixing Fashion

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The introduction begins with a look at the author’s early career in the fashion industry, particularly, the international sourcing of Hanes brand clothing. The author introduces some key … 10 $1.00 Add
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Introduction

From: China Unbound

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The Introduction 13 $1.30 Add
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Iraq: A Quest for Control

From: Oil and World Politics

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Documents the official reasons for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the quest for control of Iraq’s oil wealth. The post-2003 Iraqi government resisted opening oil to foreign ownership, … 19 $1.90 Add
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Power in Nature

From Mitochondria to Emotion and Deception

From: Power

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In this chapter, the author takes a look at some of the powers that arose in living things long before humans emerged. 46 $4.60 Add
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Studying Classes in Advanced Capitalism

From: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism

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This chapter starts with different standpoints for studying classes in advanced capitalism and establishes my current standpoint as an intellectual inside-outsider aligned with subordinate class … 23 $2.30 Add
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The Great Panic of 2008

From: Global Slump

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The Revolutions of 1789, 1830, and 1848

First Steps Toward Democracy

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

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The French Revolution of 1789, in which the bourgeoisie, the peasants and the workers challenge the king, the nobility, and the church, sets in motion the march toward democracy, the emancipation … 14 $1.40 Add
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Theorizing Justice

From: Pursuing Justice Second Edition

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OBJECTIVES Social Problems Theoretical Perspectives on Social Problems Classic Theories of Society and Justice Structural Functionalism Conflict Theory Symbolic Interactionism Recent Theories of … 35 $3.50 Add
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What We Know

From: Legalizing Theft

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Will the TPP be Good for Canadian Trade?

From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

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Claims the TPP will generate significant trade benefits for Canada are unfounded. Canada already has tariff-free access to most of the TPP region. 24 $2.40 Add
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American Critical Race Litigation: Wedding Theory and Practice

Criminal and Constitutional Law: American Critical Race Cases

From: Canadian Critical Race Theory

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Beijing: Rule by Law

Part I: One China, One System

From: China Unbound

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Chapter 1 lays out the background of China’s crackdowns on civil society and its forging of an ambitious foreign strategy and vision for an alternative world order. Key topics include life … 38 $3.80 Add
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Five Severely Harmful Impacts

From: Legalizing Theft

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Interaction Patterns

Patterns of Domination and Patterns of Resistance

From: The Power Manual

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Interaction Patterns, highlights the thinking of Audre Lorde, Roland Barthes, and Franz Fanon. Lorde identified difference as the key factor that triggers power dynamics, or unequal interactions. … 9 $0.90 Add
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Manchester to Mumbai

From: Fixing Fashion

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In Manchester to Mumbai, the author explains his path to the fashion industry before delving into the following topics: the roots of global trade; labor, guilds and slavery; the India trade and … 22 $2.20 Add