Activism & Social Movements

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet The Context for Sustainable Communities From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	This chapter explores the context for sustainable communities. Acting locally is more significant when we think globally, so that is where we begin our discussion of "sustainable …	Marc Roseland	15	2012	$1.50 Add
From Part One The End of an Era? From: Turning the World Right-Side Up View Fernwood Publishing	-	John Kearney; Patrick Kerans	2	2006	$0.20 Add
From NEW! Preface From: Thinking While Black View Between The Lines	In this preface chapter the author detailed their own acedmic career in Canada, intentions for the book and exploring the rebel nation of the 1960s and 1970s.	Daniel McNeil	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Preface From: Class Action View Between The Lines	The Preface reflects on the issues faced by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, or ETFO, in the 2019-2020 school year, as they fought against Doug Ford’s cuts to the …	Andy Hanson	10	2021	$1.00 Add
From Preface From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	-	Poh-Gek Forkert	3	2017	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Preface From: Harvesting Freedom View Between The Lines	Included in the preface is the poem I Am Many Things as well as the details of Gabriel Allahdua’s early life in St.Lucia. The preface also discusses the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program …	Edward Dunsworth	13	2023	$1.30 Add
From Preface Why Write This Book? From: Quiet No More View James Lorimer and Company	Outlines the authors history of Activism and how he came to the point of writing this book. His qualifications on the subject and the focus of the book	Joel D. Harden	7	2013	$0.70 Add
From Preface Speech at the Funeral of Arthur Manuel From: The Reconciliation Manifesto View James Lorimer and Company	Activist Naomi Klein offers an assessment of the importance of the life and work of Arthur Manuel, including his involvement in protesting pipeline construction in the months leading up to his death.	Naomi Klein	5	2017	$0.50 Add
From Preface From: Almost Feral View Breakwater Books	-	Gemma Hickey	3	2019	$0.30 Add
From Preface From: "At the Barricades" View Irwin Law Inc.	Professor Borovoy describes how the memoir came to be written.	Alan Borovoy	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From Prologue From: The Legacy of Tiananmen Square View Goose Lane Editions	The introduction describes an encounter between the author and a man named Xi Xin Zhu, whose home was destroyed as a result of China’s rapid economic development. The author discusses the …	Michael Cormier	6	2013	$0.60 Add
From Prologue From: This is My Real Name View Arsenal Pulp Press	-	Cid V Brunet	2	2021	$0.20 Add
From NEW! Prologue From: Alexa! View Goose Lane Editions	A brief look at Alexa’s entry into the political fray and the women who inspired, supported, and pushed her to make such a difficult decision. Also a glimpse of the relationship and history …	Stephen Kimber	6	2021	$0.60 Add
From Prologue From: Facing the Climate Emergency View New Society Publishers	This section contains the prologue and a brief introduction.	Margaret Klein Salamon; Molly Gage	13	2020	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Prologue From: I Want a Better Catastrophe View New Society Publishers	In the prologue, Andrew Boyd describes his experience at the 2015 climate march in New York and the 2021 climate conference in Glasgow. Boyd discusses the concept of hope in connection to the …	Andrew Boyd	11	2023	$1.10 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