2018

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Critical Development Studies: An Introduction Fernwood Publishing	Development studies is typically used by agencies concerned on improving the living conditions of people across the world by advancing capitalism as the institutional and policy framework of the …	Henry Veltmeyer; Raúl Delgado Wise	190	2018	View
Curing Affluenza How to Buy Less Stuff and Save the World Between The Lines	Affluenza has not just changed the world, it has also changed the way we see the world. Short of money? Borrow some. Caught in the rain? Buy an umbrella. Thirsty? Buy a bottle of water and throw …	Richard Denniss	288	2018	View
Damming the Peace The hidden costs of the Site C Dam James Lorimer and Company	Since the 1970s, the Site C Dam in northeastern British Columbia’s Peace River Valley has been touted by BC Hydro and successive governments as necessary to meet the province’s …	Wendy Holm	272	2018	View
Freedom To Learn Creating a Classroom Where Every Child Thrives New Society Publishers	Disinterested students and behavioral problems are all too common in schools. Yet results show that behavior charts and other reward-and-punishment systems simply don’t work. Teachers are …	Art Willans; Cari Williams	220	2018	View
From the Inside Looking Out Competing Ideas about Growing Old 2nd Edition Fernwood Publishing	In From The Inside Looking Out, Auger, Tedford-Litle and Wallace-Allen seek to overcome the “us” and “them” dichotomy that characterizes much of the literature on aging. …	Brenda Wallace-Allen; Diane Tedford-Litle; Jeanette A. Auger	219	2018	View
Game Misconduct Injury, Fandom, and the Business of Sport Fernwood Publishing	“You’re not a human being, you’re a number, a product, an asset as long as you can perform. If you can’t perform, then you’re a liability and they’ll drop you.” Professional athletes suffer …	Nathan Kalman-Lamb	192	2018	View
Getting to Zero Canada Confronts Global Warming James Lorimer and Company	In this book, long-time social and environmental activist Tony Clarke provides hard-to-find information and analysis about what Canada is and is not doing as of 2018 to get to zero emissions. He …	Tony Clarke	248	2018	View
Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract Coach House Books	A cultural planner's immodest proposal: change how we think about children and we just might change the world. We live in an 'adultitarian' state, where the rules are based on …	Darren O'Donnell	218	2018	View
Hard to Do The Surprising, Feminist History of Breaking Up Coach House Books	From Jane Austen to Taylor Swift, Hard to Do breaks down the surprising politics of romantic love and its dissolution. Whatever the underlying motives – love, money, or mere masochism …	Kelli Maria Korducki	146	2018	View
In The Business of Change How Social Entrepreneurs are Disrupting Business as Usual New Society Publishers	Our communities are facing the fallout from the demise of vital industry, bankrupt economies, bad policy or policing, and political mismanagement. People are looking for answers, and the …	Elisa Birnbaum	195	2018	View
Intrinsic Hope Living Courageously In Troubled Times New Society Publishers	Climate disruption. Growing social inequality. Pollution. We are living in an era of unprecedented crises, resulting in widespread feelings of fear, despair, and grief. Now, more than ever, …	Kate Davies	203	2018	View
Labour Under Attack Anti-Unionism in Canada Fernwood Publishing	This multi-disciplinary edited collection critically examines the causes and effects of anti-unionism in Canada. Primarily through a series of case studies, the book’s contributors document …	Larry Savage; Stephanie Ross	150	2018	View
Legalizing Theft A Short Guide to Tax Havens Fernwood Publishing	When our infrastructures deteriorate, when social benefits are frozen, when our living conditions are precarious, it is because of tax havens. A source of growing inequalities and colossal tax …	Alain Deneault	125	2018	View
Let’s Move On Paul Okalik Speaks Out Baraka Books	Pangnirtung, where Paul Okalik was born, has survived starvation, epidemics, relocation, foreign language schooling, and confrontation with the Canadian justice system. That is what prompted Paul …	Louis McComber; Paul Okalik	200	2018	View
Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism A Plea for Parental Equality Baraka Books	Quebec spoils its families, according to some, with those “long” parental leaves—a full year for mothers (Imagine!)—well-subsidized childcare and more. Marilyse Hamelin …	Marilyse Hamelin	180	2018	View
No Choice The 30-Year Fight for Abortion on Prince Edward Island Fernwood Publishing	In 1969, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau passed a law legalizing abortion in Canada. But making abortion legal did not guarantee women access to these services. In many communities around the …	Kate McKenna	124	2018	View