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  • Globalization and Food Sovereignty

    Global and Local Change in the New Politics of Food

    Edited by Peter Andree, Jeffrey Ayres, Michael Bosia, Marie-Josee Massicotte ...
    In recent years, food sovereignty has emerged as a way of contesting corporate control of agricultural markets in pursuit of a more democratic, decentralized food system. The concept unites individuals, communities, civil society organizations, and even states in opposition to globalizing food regimes.This collection examines expressions of food sovereignty ranging from the direct action tactics ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Civil Society and Social Movements in Food System Governance

    Edited by Peter Andrée, Jill K. Clark, Charles Z. Levkoe, Kristen Lowitt ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment
    This book offers insights into the governance of contemporary food systems and their ongoing transformation by social movements.As global food systems face multiple threats and challenges there is an opportunity for social movements and civil society to play a more active role in building social justice and ecological sustainability. Drawing on case studies from Canada, the United States, Europe ... Read more

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  • The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City

    by Alan Ehrenhalt ...
    In The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City we travel the nation with Alan Ehrenhalt, one of our leading urbanists, as he explains how America’s cities are changing, what makes them succeed or fail, and what this means for our future.Just a couple of decades ago, we took it for granted that inner cities were the preserve of immigrants and the poor, and that suburbs were the chosen ... Read more

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  • A City in Civil War – Dublin 1921–1924

    The Irish Civil War

    by Padraig Yeates ...
    The long-awaited concluding volume of Pádraig Yeates' 'Dublin at War' trilogyIn A City in Civil War: Dublin 1921–1924, acclaimed historian Pádraig Yeates turns his attention to Ireland's bloody and hard-fought Civil War and its impact on the capital city and its inhabitants.The fascinating A City in Civil War tells the story of Dublin's troubled passage to independence amidst the acrimony and ... Read more

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  • The Year of Disappearances

    Political Killings in Cork 1921-1922

    by Gerard Murphy ...
    'Every spy who was shot in Cork was buried so that nothing was known about them. They just disappeared.' These are the words of an IRA commander recalling the War of Independence in Cork city. The Year of Disappearances examines this claim and others like it. It uncovers a web of suspicion and paranoia that led to scores of men and boys being abducted from their homes before being executed as ... Read more

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  • Cities and the Creative Class

    by Richard Florida ...
    In his compelling follow-up to The Rise of the Creative**Class, Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the 'creative class' - the millions of people who work in information-age economic sectors and in industries driven by innovation and talent. ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Abuse Of Power

    by Stanley Kutler ...
    Using thousands of hours of previously concealed tapes, a stunning revelation into the infamous Nixon White House and how far the administration went to cover up the abuse of power.Richard Nixon said he wanted his administration to be "the best chronicled in history." But when Alexander Butterfield disclosed the existence of a voice-activated taping system to a Senate committee in July 1973, Nixon ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Social Vulnerability in European Cities

    The Role of Local Welfare in Times of Crisis

    Edited by C. Ranci, T. Brandsen, S. Sabatinelli ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    What has been the impact on social cohesion of contemporary cities in Europe, of the rise of new social risks and of the recent economic crisis? Focussing on 20 European urban contexts, this book provides an empirical analysis of the socio-economic transformations driving the emergence of new social risks and of the capacity of welfare policies. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Governing Urban Africa

    Edited by Carlos Nunes Silva ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores some of the key challenges confronting the governance of cities in Africa, the reforms implemented in the field of urban governance, and the innovative approaches in critical areas of local governance, namely in the broad field of decentralization and urban planning reform, citizen participation, and good governance. The collection also investigates the constraints that ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Chicago’s Redevelopment Machine and Blues Clubs

    by David Wilson ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book examines the conflict surrounding the latest redevelopment frontier in Chicago: the city’s South Side blues clubs and blocks. Like Chicago, cities such as Cleveland, St. Louis, Boston, Washington D.C., Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia are experiencing a new redevelopment machine: one of tyrannizing and fear. Its actors are adroit at working via the creation of fear to “terror ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Social Urbanism and the Politics of Violence

    The Medellín Miracle

    by K. Maclean ...
    Medellín, Colombia, used to be the most violent city on earth, but in recent years, allegedly thanks to its 'social urbanism' approach to regeneration, it has experienced a sharp decline in violence. The author explores the politics behind this decline and the complex transformations in terms of urban development policies in Medellín. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Democracy Deferred

    Civic Leadership after 9/11

    by D. Woods ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary citizens a chance to meet, to heal, and to be heard in rebuilding decisions. This book tells the inside story of the civic renewal movement they founded. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD