Theory

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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 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
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 Prologue and Foreword From: Escape from Overshoot View New Society Publishers		Peter Victor A.	10	2023	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Prologue One: On Human Thinking, Society and a Decaying Culture From: Thinking Systematics View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip examine critical thinking, societal structure, and the slow decay of culture under media-driven conditioning.	Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip	11	2025	$1.10 Add
From Reactionary and Bellicose Policies From: The Great Class War 1914-1918 View James Lorimer and Company	Early 1900s. The tension becomes unbearable, and the elite becomes more and more convinced that only war is the definitive solution of the social problem — and of many other problems. There …	Jacques R. Pauwels	24	2016	$2.40 Add
From Redefining Fashion From: Fixing Fashion View New Society Publishers	The final chapter presents a wide array of view points on how to change the fashion industry for the better, drawing on quotes and interviews with people involved, such as educators, financial …	Michael Lavergne	50	2015	$5.00 Add
From Resilience: The 21st Century Imperative From: Resilience Imperative View New Society Publishers	Humans face profound challenges over the next century – climate change, peak oil, a growth-addicted global financial system, gross inequity. Simply tweaking the way we do things will not be …	Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty	41	2012	$4.10 Add
From NEW! Resistance: Challenging Transnational Professional Service Firms From: The Consulting Trap View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter Five, the authors consider how the power of TPSFS can be contested, discussing some of the strategies that have been taken up to resist the incursion of these firms into public …	Chris Hurl; Leah B. Werner	29	2024	$2.90 Add
From Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Reforms From: The Great Class War 1914-1918 View James Lorimer and Company	The war that was supposed to be an antidote to revolution actually produces the revolution. The revolution is smothered in blood in Germany and Hungary, but succeeds in Russia in spite of …	Jacques R. Pauwels	27	2016	$2.70 Add
From Revolution in Russia, on the Way to Revolutions in Asia From: The Great Class War 1914-1918 View James Lorimer and Company	In Russia, in early 1917, war weariness and discontent, and hostility toward the czarist regime, reach unprecedented heights. In March, crowds demonstrate in front of the Winter Palace in …	Jacques R. Pauwels	18	2016	$1.80 Add
From Reweaving Our Economies Close to Home From: Resilience Imperative View New Society Publishers	Despite 60 years of global economic expansion, incomes over the last 30 years have stagnated. People who were once beneficiaries of spiralling growth are no longer participants. The migration of …	Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty	30	2012	$3.00 Add
From Rites of Passage Self Formation in Liminal Space From: The Power Manual View New Society Publishers	Rites of Passage, highlights Victor Turner’s thinking on liminality, the space of transformation, the ritual of transitioning from one state to another. One leaves behind previous …	Cyndi Suarez	8	2018	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Russia: Friend or Foe? Part III: A New Cold War? From: China Unbound View House of Anansi Press	Chapter 8 features reporting from Russia that gathers evidence and points towards potential areas of global conflict with Chinese interests in the region and looks for what can be done to avoid …	Joanna Chiu	27	2021	$2.70 Add
From Sex, Gender, and Feminist Theory From: State Theories Third Edition View Fernwood Publishing		Murray Knuttila; Wendee Kubik	27	2000	$2.70 Add