Sociology & Anthropology
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From The Empire of Private PropertyFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
Formal laws may declare what property rights people may have in given circumstances, our social norms are at least as important a force — and those are highly adaptable. How we define … | David Bollier | 15 | 2014 | $1.50 Add |
From NEW! The Fire This TimeFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter focuses on the activities of "hustlers," the often-underage male sex workers in the West End. | Aaron Chapman | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
From The Forest IndustryFrom: Climate@Work |
- | John Holmes | 17 | 2013 | $1.70 Add |
From NEW! The Forward CitySection 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 7 Economic literature now uses the term Jacobs’ agglomeration, and the term “forward city” is original to this text. The chapter describes “Jacobs … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
From NEW! The Fourth WaveNot the Best Summer Ever From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Six focuses on the fourth wave and the changing attitudes towards the pandemic and healthcare workers. Topics discussed include protests against public health and vaccination, … | Heather Patterson | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
From The Future of PowerLearning to Live Happily Within Limits From: Power |
In the concluding chapter, Heinberg explores the territory between human self-annihilation and sufficient self-restraint. | Richard Heinberg | 63 | 2021 | $6.30 Add |
From The Futures of Grassroots ActivismKey Themes to Keep in Mind From: Quiet No More |
Chapter six provides this book with the conclusion that brings together the insights of previous chapters. Above all, I argue that activists are faced with two important tasks: first, to embrace … | Joel D. Harden | 25 | 2013 | $2.50 Add |
From NEW! The Home StretchFrom: On Account of Darkness |
This chapter discusses racism and the annual Emancipation Day parades and activities in Chatham, focusing primarily on harness racing. | Ian Kennedy | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 Add |
From NEW! The Law in LimboPart One — IVF: The Beginning of a Modern Human Reproduction Revolution From: Fertility |
In The Law in Limbo McTeer explores the challenges of the mid-2000’s after the AHR Act was declared unconstitutional and no regulations were put in place by Health Canada. The chapter … | Maureen McTeer | 3 | 2022 | $0.30 Add |
From The Legacy of ViolenceFrom: From Bombs to Books |
Discusses how teachers and others can support students who have lived through extreme violence and what programs have worked in two schools with high refugee populations. | David Starr | 8 | 2016 | $0.80 Add |
From The Mutilated CityBelfast From: Walls |
This chapter focuses on walls and divisions in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, looking at the history of Catholic and Protestant enclaves and tensions between these groups in the city. … | Marcello Di Cintio | 49 | 2013 | $4.90 Add |
From NEW! The Palestinian Student Movement and the Dialectic of Palestinian Liberation and Class Struggles |
- | Lena Meari; Rula Abu Duhou | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
From The Pear KingFrom: Lost Feast |
In this chapter Newman reflects on the history of her favorite fruit, the pear. She explores the act of domestication, the shift from small scale local production and the evolution to the … | Lenore Newman | 25 | 2019 | $2.50 Add |
From The Perils of Anger Mountain |
We react instinctively to a perceived attack with a fight, flight, or freeze response. A fight response places us squarely on the drama triangle of confrontation as either a hero or a villain. A … | Gary Harper | 14 | 2004 | $1.40 Add |
From The Race Question |
Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel provides a concise discussion of racism in Canada today towards Indigenous people and the systemic racism reflected in laws, institutions and organizations. | Arthur Manuel | 6 | 2017 | $0.60 Add |
From The Reconstruction of Uncle TomFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson examines the "Mammy" figure, another stock character who was first depicted in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The chapter also touches on Confederate monuments, and … | Cheryl Thompson | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |