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  • Writing History with Lightning

    Cinematic Representations of Nineteenth-Century America

    by Kenneth Greenberg, William L. Andrews, Lesley J. Gordon, John David Smith, Jonathon Sarris, Catherine Clinton, John F. Marszalek, Ryan Keating, Joseph Beilein, Brian Rouleau, Donna Barbie, Allison Dorsey, Stephen Whitfield, Marcus Rediker, Nicole Etcheson, Diane Miller Sommerville, Graham Hodges, Drew Swanson, Michael Burlingame, Tom Lee, James Crisp, Kevin Waite, Jacob Lee, Matthew E. Stanley ...
    Films possess virtually unlimited power for crafting broad interpretations of American history. Nineteenth-century America has proven especially conducive to Hollywood imaginations, producing indelible images like the plight of Davy Crockett and the defenders of the Alamo, Pickett’s doomed charge at Gettysburg, the proliferation and destruction of plantation slavery in the American South, Custer’s ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Adapting to Climate Uncertainty in African Agriculture

    Narratives and knowledge politics

    by Stephen Whitfield ...
    Series series Pathways to Sustainability
    Future climatic and agro-ecological changes in Africa are uncertain and associated with high degrees of spatial and temporal variability and this change is differently simulated within divergent climate-crop models and in controlled crop breeding stations. Furthermore, uncertainty emerges in local contexts, not just in response to climatic systems, but to social, economic, and political systems, ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

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  • Blood and Earth

    Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World

    by Kevin Bales ...
    For readers of such crusading works of nonfiction as Katherine Boo’s Beyond the Beautiful Forevers and Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains comes a powerful and captivating examination of two entwined global crises: environmental destruction and human trafficking—and an inspiring, bold plan for how we can solve them.A leading expert on modern-day slavery, Kevin Bales has traveled to some of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Politics of Resource Extraction

    Indigenous Peoples, Multinational Corporations and the State

    Edited by S. Sawyer, E. Gomez ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    International institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Peaceful People: The Penan and their Fight for the Forest

    by Paul Malone ...
    The Peaceful People is the story of the Penan, the jungle nomads of Sarawak, Malaysia, on Borneo island who for decades have fought for possession and preservation of their traditional forest lands. Drawing on extensive first-hand interviews, as well as the diaries and journals of explorers, botanists and colonial administrators, and the observations of missionaries, Paul Malone provides the most ... Read more

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  • Grassroots Innovation Movements

    by Adrian Smith, Mariano Fressoli, Dinesh Abrol, Elisa Arond, Adrian Ely ...
    Series series Pathways to Sustainability
    Innovation is increasingly invoked by policy elites and business leaders as vital for tackling global challenges like sustainable development. Often overlooked, however, is the fact that networks of community groups, activists, and researchers have been innovating grassroots solutions for social justice and environmental sustainability for decades. Unencumbered by disciplinary boundaries, policy ... Read more

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  • Harnessing the Power of Collective Learning

    Feedback, accountability and constituent voice in rural development

    Edited by Roy Steiner, Duncan Hanks ...
    What were new ideas 30 years ago, such as the concepts of participatory development and systems thinking, are now accepted norms in international development circles. The majority of professionals engaged in rural development accept the proposition that the people who participate in development should play an active role in defining, implementing, and evaluating projects intended to improve their ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • State of the World 2010

    Transforming Cultures From Consumerism to Sustainability

    by The Worldwatch Institute ...
    Series series State of the World
    Like a tsunami, consumerism has engulfed human cultures and Earth’s ecosystems. Left unaddressed, we risk global disaster. But if we channel this wave, intentionally transforming our cultures to center on sustainability, we will not only prevent catastrophe, but may usher in an era of sustainability—one that allows all people to thrive while protecting, even restoring, Earth. In State of the World ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Industrialising Rural India

    Land, policy and resistance

    Edited by Patrik Oskarsson, Kenneth Nielsen ...
    Series series Routledge Studies of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development
    Rapid industrialisation is promoted by many as the most feasible way of rejuvenating the Indian economy, and as a way of generating employment on a large scale. At the same time, the transfer of land from rural communities and indigenous groups for industrial parks, mining, or Special Economic Zones has emerged as perhaps the most explosive issue in India over the past decade. Industrialising ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Global Warming and Social Innovation

    The Challenge of a Climate Neutral Society

    Edited by Andre Faaij, Marcel Kok, David Jager ...
    Societies need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 80 per cent in order to counter the risks of climate change. This study envisions a climate neutral society - one where the output of polluting gases is minimised by social innovations set up in households, by local authorities, through developments in information and communications technologies and dematerialization, and through the shift ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Moving People

    Sustainable Transport Development

    by Peter Cox ...
    The local and global environmental impacts of transport are more apparent than ever before. Moving People provides an attention-grabbing introduction to the problems of transport and the development of sustainable alternatives, focusing on the often misunderstood issue of personal mobility, as opposed to freight. Re-assessing the value and importance of non-motorized transport the author raises ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • One Health

    Science, politics and zoonotic disease in Africa

    Edited by Kevin Bardosh ...
    Series series Pathways to Sustainability
    Zoonotic diseases – pathogens transmitted from animals to people – offer particularly challenging problems for global health institutions and actors, given the complex social-ecological dynamics at play. New forms of risk caused by unprecedented global connectivity and rapid social and environmental change demand new approaches. ‘One Health’ highlights the need for collaboration across sectors and ... Read more

    $38.99 USD