Activism & Social Movements
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From  NEW! Revitalization and Settler Colonial “Improvement”From: Resisting Eviction |
In the introductory chapter of this book, Andrew Cosby describes the investigatory purpose of this book and maps out the content covered in the following chapters. | Andrew Crosby | 13 | 2023 | $1.30 Add |
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From  Section A: ChangemakingFrom: Changemakers |
The first section explores the idea of transformative change — what it is, what difference it makes, and how it is connected to learning. It tells the story of Anna, which gives us plenty … | Fay Weller; Mary Wilson | 37 | 2018 | $3.70 Add |
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From  NEW! The Housing Crisis That Isn’tFrom: The Tenant Class |
Ricardo introduces his argument that there is no "housing crisis" in Canada but instead a housing market that functions exactly how it was built to. He describes this book as being a … | Ricardo Tranjan | 12 | 2023 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! The Journey to Change for GoodIntroduction From: Change for Good |
- | Paul Klein | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
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From  The ProtagonistsFrom: Frontline Farmers |
This chapter is meant to introduce the farmer members of the National Farmers Union who share their key struggles, gathered together by topic. | Annette Aurélie Desmarais | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! We’re all Climate Hypocrites Now |
The opening chapter outlines a contradiction in environmental activism: we all know the problem is urgent, but we all continue to produce some amount of carbon emissions. Grover suggests that we … | Sami Grover | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! What Are Disability Rights? |
In the first chapter, What Are Disability Rights?, the author introduces the topic of disability rights through case studies. The author explains the "social model of disability" in … | Deborah Stienstra | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From  What on Earth is Corporate Power?From: Organizing the 1% |
Corporations and Capitalism | J.P. Sapinski; William K. Carroll | 24 | 2018 | $2.40 Add |
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From  World of Illusions |
- | John Sorenson | 23 | 2016 | $2.07 Add |
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From  NEW! "Uphold the Right"Police, Conservatism, and White Supremacy |
In "Uphold the Right" author Jeffrey Monaghan examines the relationship between the history of policing in Canada and conservatism, white supremacy, and colonialism. | Jeffrey Monaghan | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From  “As Sharp As You Could Cut Them”From: Persistent Poverty |
- | Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen | 10 | 2010 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! In vitro FertilizationPart One — IVF: The Beginning of a Modern Human Reproduction Revolution From: Fertility |
In In vitro Fertilization McTeer explains and examines the creation and first use of in vitro fertilization or IVF in humans. The chapter explains what in vitro entails, its original uses for … | Maureen McTeer | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From  NEW! 2. Gentrification is Natural |
Chapter 2 reflects on the damage caused by the concept (or lie) that has made most people believe gentrification is a natural part of a city’s development (ie: expected, inevitable, … | Leslie Kern | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
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From  A New Approach to AgricultureFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
The emergent agriculture is grounded in the philosophies of sustainability, local production, and the values of small-scale, family farming. The emergent agriculture values the crafts of the land … | Gary S. Kleppel | 11 | 2014 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Alternative Knowledge Projects and Cognitive PraxisFrom: Expose, Oppose, Propose |
- | Elaine Coburn; William K. Carroll | 25 | 2016 | $2.50 Add |
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From  NEW! BeforeFrom: Alexa! |
Delving into Alexa’s past by looking at the history of her parents. From the tumultuous relationship of her maternal grandparents to her paternal grandfather’s involvement in the … | Stephen Kimber | 24 | 2021 | $2.40 Add |
