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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “veronica herrera”
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  • Slow Harms and Citizen Action

    Environmental Degradation and Policy Change in Latin American Cities

    by Veronica Herrera ...
    Series series Studies in Comparative Energy and Environmental Politics
    Environmental degradation is not new, yet the impact of pollution on human health and wellbeing is growing. According to the World Health Organization, 12.6 million people die annually from living or working near toxic pollution, amounting to one-quarter of global deaths. Ninety-two percent of these deaths occur in middle or low-income countries, where the majority of the global population lives. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Water and Politics

    Clientelism and Reform in Urban Mexico

    by Veronica Herrera ...
    Most of the world’s population lives in cities in developing countries, where access to basic public services, such as water, electricity, and health clinics, is either inadequate or sorely missing. Water and Politics shows how politicians benefit politically from manipulating public service provision for electoral gain. In many young democracies, politicians exchange water service for votes or ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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  • Why I March

    Images from The Women's March Around the World

    by Abrams Books ...
    An inspiring photographic account of the worldwide Women's March of 2017—one of the biggest peaceful protests in history.On January 21, 2017, five million people in eighty-two countries and on all seven continents stood up with one voice. The Women's March began with one cause, women's rights, but quickly became a movement around the many issues that were hotly debated during the 2016 U.S. ... Read more

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  • The Deportation Regime

    Sovereignty, Space, and the Freedom of Movement

    by William Walters, Galina Cornelisse ...
    This important collection examines deportation as an increasingly global mechanism of state control. Anthropologists, historians, legal scholars, and sociologists consider not only the physical expulsion of noncitizens but also the social discipline and labor subordination resulting from deportability, the threat of forced removal. They explore practices and experiences of deportation in regional ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Disasters and Public Health

    Planning and Response

    by Julie Casani, Bruce W. Clements ...
    Disasters and Public Health: Planning and Response, Second Edition, examines the critical intersection between emergency management and public health. It provides a succinct overview of the actions that may be taken before, during, and after a major public health emergency or disaster to reduce morbidity and mortality. Five all-new chapters at the beginning of the book describe how policy and law ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Medical Informatics, e-Health

    Fundamentals and Applications

    Edited by Alain Venot, Anita Burgun, Catherine Quantin ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Over the years, medical informatics has matured into a true scientific discipline. Fundamental and applied aspects are now taught in various fields of health, including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing and public health. Medical informatics is also often included in the curricula of many other disciplines, including the life sciences, engineering and economics.Medical informatics is a ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Controversies in American Federalism and Public Policy

    Edited by Christopher P. Banks ...
    Series series Controversies in American Constitutional Law
    This interdisciplinary collection presents a scholarly treatment of how the constitutional politics of federalism affect governments and citizens, offering an accessible yet comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court’s federalism jurisprudence and its effect on the development of national and state policies in key areas of constitutional jurisprudence. The contributors address the impact ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Democratizing Public Governance in Developing Nations

    With Special Reference to Africa

    Edited by Anastase Shyaka, Shamsul Haque, Gedeon Mudacumura ...
    Series series Democratization and Autocratization Studies
    This edited volume brings together critical insights that address the multifaceted problems of governance and democracy in the developing regions with specific reference to Africa. It explores both the externally prescribed and home-grown governance initiatives geared toward democracy and development, and suggests alternative strategies to improve the processes and institutions of governance. The ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Privacy in a Cyber Age

    Policy and Practice

    by Amitai Etzioni ...
    Series series Palgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
    This book lays out the foundation of a privacy doctrine suitable to the cyber age. It limits the volume, sensitivity, and secondary analysis that can be carried out. In studying these matters, the book examines the privacy issues raised by the NSA, publication of state secrets, and DNA usage. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Democracy, Gender, and Social Policy in Russia

    A Wayward Society

    by Andrea Chandler ...
    Series series Gender and Politics
    Through compelling and insightful analysis of the Russian case, this book explores the role that social welfare plays in regime transitions. It examines the role that gender and social welfare has played in Russia's post-communist political evolution from Yeltsin's assumption of the presidency to Putin's return for a third term as president in 2012 ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • On Antisemitism

    Solidarity and the Struggle for Justice

    by Jewish Voice for Peace Leadership and Culture Lab ...
    When the State of Israel claims to represent all Jewish people, defenders of Israeli policy redefine antisemitism to include criticism of Israel. Antisemitism is harmful and real in our society. What must also be addressed is how the deployment of false charges of antisemitism or redefining antisemitism can suppress the global progressive fight for justice. There is no one definitive voice on ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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  • Counter-Terrorism Strategies in a Fragmented International Legal Order

    Meeting the Challenges

    Edited by Larissa van den Herik, Nico Schrijver ...
    Few events have influenced our global order as intensely as the events of September 11, 2001. At various levels in the past ten years, persistent attempts have been made to address the threat of terrorism, yet there is still urgent need for a joint and coherent application of a variety of regulations relating to international criminal justice co-operation, the use of force and international human ... Read more

    $57.39 USD