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  • State Capture in South Africa

    How and why it happened

    A multidisciplinary analysis of how state capture unfolded in South Africa and was contested within both civil society and the state itself. It presents a scholarly and empirical understanding of how things went awry, even with various regulating bodies in place, and how to prevent state capture from happening again in the future.The metaphor of ‘state capture’ has dominated South Africa’s ... Read more

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  • Bloody Women

    Women Directors of Horror

    Series series Critical Conversations in Horror Studies
    Bloody Women traces changing gender dynamics in the horror film industry to explore how women have played a crucial role in defining the genre of horror understood as a scholarly discipline, cultural institution, and site of pleasure. While acknowledging that women in the industry face ongoing challenges, this book focuses on their diverse contributions as creators, consumers, and critics of ... Read more

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  • Preparing the Next Generation of Oral Historians

    An Anthology of Oral History Education

    Preparing the Next Generation of Oral Historians is an invaluable resource to educators seeking to bring history alive for students at all levels. The anthology opens with chapters on the fundamentals of oral history and its place in the classroom, but its heart lies in nearly two dozen insightful personal essays by educators who have successfully incorporated oral history into their own teaching. ... Read more

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  • Bootstrapping Democracy

    Transforming Local Governance and Civil Society in Brazil

    Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact. This book investigates participatory budgeting—a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs—to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in deepening democracy and empowering civil society. Looking ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Bootstrapping Democracy

    Transforming Local Governance and Civil Society in Brazil

    Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact. This book investigates participatory budgeting—a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs—to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in deepening democracy and empowering civil society. Looking ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Theology and Literature in the Age of Johnson

    Resisting Secularism

    Theology and Literature in the Age of Johnson: Resisting Secularism contains seventeen essays exploring the complex relationships between literary intentions and theological concerns of authors writing in the second half of the eighteenth century. The diversity of literary forms and subjects, from Fielding and Richardson to Burke and Wollstonecraft, is matched by a diversity of approaches and ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Dangerous Visions

    Series series The Dangerous Visions Series

    Unabridged

    24 hours 34 min

    WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY PATTON OSWALTDubbed “the most significant and controversial SF book” of its generation, Harlan Ellison’s groundbreaking collection launched an entire subgenre: New Wave science fiction. With contributions from legendary authors and multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Dangerous Visions returns to print in a stunning new edition perfect for new and returning fans alike.A landmark ... Read more

    $34.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Whatever Happened to Class?

    Reflections from South Asia

    Class explains much in the differentiation of life chances and political dynamics in South Asia; scholarship from the region contributed much to class analysis. Yet class has lost its previous centrality as a way of understanding the world and how it changes. This outcome is puzzling; new configurations of global economic forces and policy have widened gaps between classes and across sectors and ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Deliberation and Development

    Rethinking the Role of Voice and Collective Action in Unequal Societies

    Series series Equity and development
    Rethinking Development through Deliberation and Collective Action This book explores the intersection of deliberative democracy and development studies, examining how group-based decision-making can address inequality and empower communities in developing countries. It questions the role of voice and collective action in unequal societies, offering new perspectives on participatory decision-making ... Read more

    $29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Combined Destinies

    Whites Sharing Grief About Racism

    Unabridged

    8 hours 17 min

    By beginning a conversation that encourages self-examination and compassion, Combined Destinies invites readers to look at how white Americans have been hurt by the very ideology that their ancestors created. Editors Ann Todd Jealous and Caroline T. Haskell, both experienced psychotherapists skilled at facilitating dialogue about racial issues, are cognizant of the challenges that even the thought ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Thriller

    An Anthology of New Mystery Short Stories

    Series series The Music and Murder Mystery Series

    Unabridged

    7 hours 20 min

    From Beat It to Billie Jean, the songs we know and love take on a brand-new, thrilling connotation in this anthology edited by Don Bruns.In this second collection in the Music and Murder Mystery series, nine award-winning, bestselling authors have written their own interpretations of the Thriller song list. With original work from some of the best mystery authors out there, the anthology includes ... Read more

    $16.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Going Public … in Shorts!

    Complete Collection

    Series series The Going Public … in Shorts Series

    Unabridged

    16 hours 49 min

    From haunting ghost stories to classic fairy tales, Going Public … In Shorts! is a collection of forty classic and lesser-known works by history's greatest writers.Among the stories included are "The Death of a Government Clerk," Anton Chekhov's defining vignette; "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Mark Twain's comedic story that earned him national fame; "The Gift of the Magi," O. ... Read more

    $22.95 USD