2008
Showing 129–137 of 137 results
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From ![]() The Origins of the Public Service Commission: 1867-1918 |
The Public Service Commission today is the legitimate heir to the civil service reform movement of the 19th century, which dedicated its efforts to creating an independent public service that … | Ken Rasmussen; Luc Juillet | 30 | 2008 | $3.00 Add |
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From ![]() The PSC as a Cautious Reformer: Staffing Reforms during the Mulroney Years: 1984-1993 |
The events examined in this chapter illustrate how, in contrast to a common misperception, the commission was more than willing to reform itself and the staffing process. While it is clear that … | Ken Rasmussen; Luc Juillet | 32 | 2008 | $3.20 Add |
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From ![]() The Social Dynamics of Canadian Protest Participation |
Nick Scott | 27 | 2008 | $2.70 Add | |
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From ![]() The System I Have Come to Know |
I was arrested on April 17,1992. I was taken to the Lagos State Police Command in Ikeja, where I was hung like a monkey from the ceiling, with my hands holding up the rest of my body. | Sylvester Monday Anagaba | 3 | 2008 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() The Tenth International Conference on Penal Abolition (ICOPA X) |
Following a long line of academic literature, and growing through activist affiliations, this chapter outlines penal abolitionism as it was presented to the Nigerian community in efforts to … | Viviane Saleh-Hanna | 32 | 2008 | $3.20 Add |
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From ![]() Unrecognized Champions and Media DarlingsFrom: Immodest and Sensational |
Examines the shift in media coverage of women’s sport in the 1960s and 70s. Outlines those who did not receive media attention and showcases a shift in reporting to one taking female … | M. Ann Hall | 12 | 2008 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Why Us? The Campaign Against Wage Controls in Saint John, New Brunswick, 1975-76 |
David Frank | 11 | 2008 | $1.10 Add | |
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From ![]() Women, Law, and Resistance in Northern Nigeria: Understanding the Inadequacies of Western Scholarship |
This chapter focuses on women in the contemporary northern Nigerian context: their interactions with pluralities of law in northern Nigeria, and the modes of resistance they employ in facing … | Viviane Saleh-Hanna | 61 | 2008 | $6.10 Add |
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From ![]() Women’s Rights behind Walls |
This chapter offers a comparative approach to issues faced by criminalized and imprisoned women in several African countries. It also highlights the voices of resistance, especially women … | Mechthild Nagel | 22 | 2008 | $2.20 Add |







