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By Dustin Galer. 2023
The story of a mid-century working-class housewife whose extraordinary physical transformation empowered her to become a dynamic social activist who…
fueled a movement to create a more inclusive future for people with disabilities.By Laura Trethewey. 2023
A Globe and Mail Top 100 SelectionFive oceans cover approximately seventy per cent of the earth, yet we know little…
of what lies beneath them. Now, the race is on to completely map the oceans’ floor. Scientists, investors, militaries, and private explorers are competing in this epic venture to obtain an accurate reading of this vast terrain and understand its contours and environment. In The Deepest Map, Laura Trethewey chronicles this race to the bottom. Following global efforts around the world, she documents Inuit-led crowdsourced mapping in the Arctic as climate change alters the landscape, a Texas millionaire’s efforts to become the first man to dive to the deepest point in each ocean, and the increasingly fraught question of whether and how to mine the deep sea. A true tale of science, nature, technology, and extreme outdoor adventure, The Deepest Map both illuminates why we love — and fear — the earth’s final frontier and contributes to increasingly urgent conversations about climate change.By Suri Rosen. 2023
A story of two kids trying to save the world they know and heal the families they have.It’s the summer…
of 2003 and thirteen-year-old astronomer Noah Cooper has just moved to Queensport, a small town with a vast amateur sky full of stars. There he meets Tara Dhillon, a lonely girl and aspiring filmmaker. When the two team up to produce an astronomy movie and enter a film contest, they discover a secret plan to turn their rural hamlet into a huge subdivision.Noah and Tara must use their unique skills to identify the culprits who plan on paving over the historic county — and try to save the infinite beauty of the stars. As if that’s not enough to have at stake, Noah needs to win the prize money to buy a new telescope for his unemployed father — an ex-astronomer who’s almost given up on the stars, as well as life on earth.Touching on themes of activism, environmental anxiety and mental health, A Bucket of Stars will have readers cheering for Noah, a boy whose head is in the stars, and Tara, a girl who lives in a world of digital images — and their special bond that just might mend the world around them.By Dustin Galer. 2023
The story of a mid-century working-class housewife whose extraordinary physical transformation empowered her to become a dynamic social activist who…
fueled a movement to create a more inclusive future for people with disabilities.By Malcolm B. Hamilton. 1995
This clear introduction to the sociology of religion combines a discussion of key theorists with a modern emphasis on the…
diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Malcolm Hamilton's expanded second edition brings the discussion fully up-to-date, and extends its material on secularization and religious sects, giving a broad comparative view. Drawing on the insights of history, anthropology and sociology, he surveys classic and contemporary theory to give a full picture of the variety and scope of theoretical perspectives.By Devan Allen McGranahan, Carissa L. Wonkka. 2020
Ecology of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems is brimming with intriguing ecological stories of how life has evolved with and diversified within the…
varied fire regimes that are experienced on earth. Moreover, the book places itself as a communication between students, fire scientists, and fire fighters, and each of these groups will find some familiar ground, and some challenging aspects in this text: something which ultimately will help to bring us closer together and enrich our different approaches to understanding and managing our changing planet. -- Sally Archibald, Professor, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Most textbooks are as dry as kindling and about as much fun to sink your teeth into. This is not that kind of textbook. Devan Allen McGranahan and Carissa L. Wonkka have taken a complex topic and somehow managed to synthesize it into a comprehensive, yet digestible form. This is a book you can read cover to cover – I know, I did it. As a result, I took an enlightening journey through the history and fundamentals of fire and its role in the natural and human world, ending with a thoughtful review of the evolving relationship between humans and wildland fire. -- Chris Helzer, Nebraska Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy, and author of The Prairie Ecologist blog Ecology of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems: Wildland Fire Science, Policy, and Management is intended for use in upper-level courses in fire ecology and wildland fire management and as a reference for researchers, managers, and other professionals involved with wildland fire science, practice, and policy. The book helps guide students and scientists to design and conduct robust wildland fire research projects and critically interpret and apply fire science in any management, education, or policy situation. It emphasizes variability in wildland fire as an ecological regime and provides tools for students, researchers, and managers to assess and connect fire environment and fire behaviour to fire effects. Fire has not only shaped social and ecological communities but pushed ecosystems beyond previous boundaries, yet understanding the nature and effects of fire as an ecological disturbance has been slow, hampered by the complexity of the dynamic interactions between vegetation and climate and the fear of the destruction fire can bring. This book will help those who study, manage, and use wildland fire to develop new answers and novel solutions, based on an understanding of how fire functions in natural and social environments. It reviews literature, synthesizes concepts, and identifies research gaps and policy needs. The text also explores the interaction of fire and human culture, demonstrating how fire policy can be made adaptable to cultural and socio-ecological objectives.This volume examines the ecological consequences of European expansion as a result of land use and resource exploitation. These environmental…
transformations could be as dramatic as the last Ice Age, but scholars have only begun to take full measure of the changes. The articles presented here provide a map of some of the more promising directions of historical research. Major themes include biological exchange, agriculture, extraction of forest and animal resources, interactions between indigenous and European methods of exploitation, and European approaches to regulation and conservation. A useful corrective to the frontier image of Europeans conquering the wilderness, this volume provides a rich picture of the diversity of European interests and the sometimes unexpected consequences of their approaches to the land.By Michael J. Strada. 2009
Through the Global Lens uses a global perspective to analyze human affairs. This text looks at each of the six…
social sciences (sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, and geography), and uses case studies, feature film analyses, maps, and photos to highlight important historical events and concepts throughout.By Joel Rogers, Thomas Ferguson. 1984
The Political Economy is ideally suited as a supplementary text for courses in American government and politics, policy studies, business-government relations,…
and economic issues and policy making. It integrates selections from the very finest new and classical works of political and economic analysis, by distinguished scholars, into a comprehensive overview of the American political system.By Yonique Campbell, Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers. 2024
Gender Inequality and Women’s Citizenship combines cases across Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago to highlight the range of…
systemic inequalities that impact women in the Anglo-Caribbean. Using empirical and secondary data and drawing on feminist theoretical insights, Yonique Campbell and Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers examine a range of pertinent and intersecting social, political and economic challenges facing women in the Anglo-Caribbean. The issues explored include gender-based violence, barriers to women in politics, the effects of COVID-19 on women, and debates around the illegality of abortion rights and failure to protect the health of women by allowing them to exercise autonomy over their bodies. They raise questions about systemic inequalities resulting from patriarchal gender relations, heteronormativity, women's social and economic status, and state inaction. This book is unique in its interdisciplinary analysis of gender inequality in the Anglo-Caribbean, mapping the intersection of women’s multiple identities and positionalities to determine the obstacles they encounter. It will be of interest to scholars and researchers of International Relations, Caribbean Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Development Studies, Sociology and Anthropology.By Anthony Trotta. 2024
The growth and proliferation of technology in American society places new demands on the U.S. government and the health of…
its democracy, affecting both policymaking and public administration. Technology and American Democracy explores the underpinning democratic theories, including constitutional justifications, that guide decision makers during the application of Information Technology (IT) in governance to promote democratic principles such as transparency and accountability. The book examines the capacity of IT to facilitate deliberative democracy, alter modern bureaucratic structures and functions, and affect areas of public policy including public budgeting and performance measurement. Author Anthony Trotta demonstrates the ways in which technology creates new problems for contemporary government, including a discussion of virtual currency and its possible issues that must be addressed by the public sector. The discussion avoids highly technical language and confusing industry jargon, focusing instead on explaining important concepts in an accessible fashion, applicable to a broad spectrum of readers. Technology and American Democracy is required reading for students enrolled in courses on politics, public administration, and public policy.Das vorliegende Open-Access-Buch folgt der übergreifenden Fragestellung, ob ein Kritiklernen im institutionell gebundenen politischen Unterricht möglich ist. Diese Fragestellung wird…
nicht aus einer institutionen- und schulsoziologischen, sondern aus einer lerntheoretischen und politikdidaktischen Perspektive entwickelt. Der Analysefokus richtet sich damit auf die Frage, wie subjektorientierte Lernprozesse in einer Gesellschaft strukturiert werden können, die durch spezifische soziale Verhältnisse geprägt ist. Das Kernanliegen der vorliegenden Arbeit besteht in der Erschließung der Gedankenwelt Antonio Gramscis für die aktuelle lerntheoretische und politikdidaktische Debatte. Dabei soll der Nachweis der analytischen Ergiebigkeit zentraler Kategorien aus den Schriften Antonio Gramscis, insbesondere der Hegemonie und des Alltagsverstandes, über den Weg einer systematischen Reflexion einschlägiger Sinnbildkonstruktionen geführt werden, denen in der aktuellen Fachdebatte eine zentrale Bedeutung zukommt. Aus einer hegemonietheoretisch gestützten konstruktiven Kritik der Sinnbildkonstruktionen werden Schlussfolgerungen für eine Theorie von Bildungs- und Lernprozessen gezogen, die sich in den Kontext der kritischen politischen Bildung einordnen lassen.Dieses Buch handelt von dem Konzept der Macht im digitalen Raum. Konkret wurden mittels Textanalysen die Machtbegriffe von fünf verschiedenen…
Theorien, welche Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsmodelle im Digitalen behandeln, identifiziert. Untersucht wurden dabei postkapitalistische, hyperkapitalistische und alternative Ansätze, welche in der Arbeit unter dem Begriff der Theorien der politischen Digitalökonomie zusammengefasst wurden. Die identifizierten Machtbegriffe wurden hinsichtlich ihrer theoretischen Vorannahmen (Vordenker*innen, Konzepte, Begriffe etc.) untersucht und kritisch diskutiert. Schlussendlich wurden die verschiedenen Konzeptionen untereinander verglichen, indem sie in verschiedene Machtkategorisierungen eingeordnet wurden.By Hartmut Frey, Michael Hirscher, Kay Golze, Michael Felderhoff. 2023
In diesem Buch sind die Besonderheiten von Wasserstoff als zukünftigen Energieträger im Rahmen der nationalen Wasserstoffstrategie Deutschland von ausgewiesenen Kennern…
in einer bisher ungekannte Bandbreite beleuchtet. Herstellung, die Bedeutung von Speichersystemen im Energiesystem sowie tiefgehende Details bei der Materialbetrachtung von verschiedenen Oberflächenproblemen sind ergänzt durch eine kurze Übersicht über den möglichen konkreten Einsatz von Wasserstoff. Dabei wird auf Möglichkeiten eingegangen, wie vor dem Hintergrund der globalen Klimaerwärmung der Treibhausgasausstoss praxis- und bürgernah abgesenkt werden kann.Der InhaltCharakteristika von Wasserstoff, Herstellungsverfahren, ProzesseGroßflächige nachhaltige Energieerzeugung zur Produktion des Energieträgers WasserstoffsWasserstoffspeicher und ihre AnwendungWie sicher ist die Nutzung von Wasserstoff?Speichertechnologien für WasserstoffMärkte für Wasserstoffspeicher und Bedeutung von Wasserstoff im Energiesystem und Technische Systeme für die NutzungWasserstoffnutzung in Gebäuden und kleinen SiedlungenDie ZielgruppenFachleute aus Industrie, Unternehmen und Politik, Architekten, Ingenieure, Studierende und Dozenten.Die AutorenProf. Dr. Hartmut Frey hat an der Universität Stuttgart Maschinenbau und Theoretische Physik studiert und in Plasmaphysik promoviert. Prof. Frey war Entwicklungsleiter der Leybold-Heraeus GmbH in Hanau und Köln. Er war Gastprofessor am Institut für Luftverkehr der Technischen Universität in Sofia (Bulgarien) und ist korrespondierender Professor an den Universitäten in Tomsk und Sofia.Kay Golze engagierte sich den 2010er für die Entwicklung der Elektromobilität. Im folgenden Jahrzehnt entwickelte er verschiedene Lösungen zur Anwendung von Wasserstoff im industriellem Maßstab. Als Mitglied des Wissenschaftsnetzwerk stellt er seine Analysen einer breiten Wissenschaftsgemeinde zur Verfügung, sowie anderen Wissenschaftlern und Unternehmen.Dr. Michael Hirscher ist seit 1987 wissenschaftl. Mitarbeiter am MPI für Metallforschung (jetzt Intelligente Systeme) und seit1991 Gruppenleiter "Wasserstoffspeicherung" am MPI-MF/MPI-ISDr. Michael Felderhoff ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Seit 1999 befasst er sich mit der Synthese und Charakterisierung von Metallhydriden zur Speicherung von Wasserstoff und Wärme und der Umsetzung der Ergebnisse in Demonstrationsprojekte.An expertly woven history and critique of the ideas shaping transportation in the United States.Excruciating traffic jams. Struggling transit agencies.…
An epidemic of pedestrian fatalities. It is clear that transportation is not working in the United States and that we need to rethink our approach. In Shifting Gears, Susan Handy provides an in-depth history of the ideas embedded in American transportation policy and the emergence of new ways of thinking that could give us better transportation options. Weaving in bits of her own personal narrative, Handy gives readers a deeper and clearer understanding of our transportation system and the roots of its successes and failures.Handy covers the myriad costs of car ownership, the futility of expanding highways, and the misplaced faith in technological innovation. She offers new ideas and strategies that can improve the health of our car-centric transportation system—most crucially, the idea that communities across the country must create an array of choices for daily travel. Shifting Gears asserts that a diverse transportation ecosystem is essential for creating more just, sustainable communities, but getting there will take a dramatic shift in how we think about transportation.By Susan Watkins. 2023
Since the turn of the century, New Left Review has published a score of editorials on contemporary world politics, each…
departing from conventional positions. This collection brings together a selection of NLR&’s interventions in these years of US unipolarity and late-capitalist boom and bust, the War on Terror and the rise of China, the asymmetrical recovery from the financial crisis and the fraught politics of the energy transition. Bookended by surveys reviewing the broader political-intellectual conjuncture in which the journal is publishing, they examine both the ideas and the on-the-ground operations of liberal-internationalist rule, from the Middle East peace process to the new cold war, analysing the character of the EU and the record of Obama, the meaning of Donald Trump and the explanation for Brexit – as well as tracking counter-movements from street to ballot box, the Arab Spring to Corbyn, Sanders and Podemos.The ultimate goal of environmental policy is reducing pollution. Attention to environmental problems in the social sciences has brought some…
bold generalizations about causes of good results, but almost no systematic cross-national studies that flesh out major theoretical arguments and test those claims with data. This study makes a seminal contribution to that effort in two ways. First, by taking environmental outcomes over the last thirty years as the central dependent variable, it provides a basis for evaluating national performance in reducing environmental problems. Second, by developing a data set including performance in a number of countries and elaborating on major explanations of environmental performance found in the literature, this study provides the most rigorous available analysis of the determinants of environmental performance. In so doing, it challenges what is probably the conventional wisdom in the social sciences.By Jutta Ecarius, Anja Schierbaum, Dominik Krinninger, Uwe Uhlendorff. 2023
Das Buch fragt: Familie wozu? und dokumentiert konzeptionelle und theoretische Perspektiven, Entwicklungen und Kontroversen in der erziehungswissenschaftlichen Forschung zu Familie.…
Mit der Frage Familie – wozu? werden gezielt Themen zu Familie und Gesellschaft, Familienbeziehungen und -konstellationen, privater und öffentlicher Erziehung und Bildung aufgegriffen und diese aus spezifischen erziehungswissenschaftlichen Perspektiven diskutiert.By Peter Baldwin. 1992
This book examines the social bases of the European welfare state, and the interests developed in or against social policy…
by various classes of society, during the period 1875-1975 in Britain, France, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. By analyzing the competing concerns of different social "actors" that lie behind the evolution of social policy, it explains why some nations had an easy time in developing a generous and solidaristic welfare state while others fought long and entrenched battles. In particular, the book examines the period after the Second World War and looks in detail at the state developed by the bourgeoisie in welfare policies. By casting its net across five nations and a whole century, the book attempts to establish a broad logic of interest behind the welfare state based on a very extensive range of archival material.Why has labor played a more limited role in national politics in the United States than it has in other…
advanced industrial societies? Victoria Hattam demonstrates that voluntarism, as American labor's policy was known, was the American Federation of Labor's strategic response to the structure of the American state, particularly to the influence of American courts. The AFL's strategic calculation was not universal, however. This book reveals the competing ideologies and acts of interpretation that produced these variations in state-labor relations.