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  • The Britannica Guide to Political Science and Social Movements That Changed the Modern World

    Series series Turning Points in History
    Few forces are more powerful than a group of people united by a common cause. Collective objectives, known as movements, have been known to radically alter the course of human history. This book traces an array of important political and social movements from their inception to their apex, with plentiful side discussions of notable proponents. ... Read more

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  • Advances in Democracy

    From the French Revolution to the Present-Day European Union

    Series series A History of Western Civilization
    Beginning with the Industrial Revolution, Europe was seized by the spirit of political and social innovation and reform that has continued into the 21st century. The general atmosphere of the continent, reflected in the Romantic, Realist, and Modernist movements that swept through its nations, reflected a growing cognizance of previously neglected social realities that demanded action. This ... Read more

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  • Good Is Amazing

    Stop Overstriving and Celebrate Being Enough!

    Good Is Amazing: Stop Overstriving and Celebrate Being Enough! is an invitation to recognize that a life full of good is, well, the title is a spoiler—amazing. This simple idea is deceptively difficult to believe, but Good is Amazing empowers people to admit there is a problem with our constant striving and lean into going for good instead. We’re told to get the best grades, get into the best ... Read more

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  • Black Harbour

    Slavery and the forgotten histories of Black people in Newfoundland & Labrador

    It has been largely assumed that Black people are only recently settlers in Newfoundland and Labrador. In fact, the sordid history of Black slavery within the British colony—and the role of Newfoundland merchant families in promoting the trade in human beings—has been denied, obscured and forgotten.With contributions from historians, folklorists and other experts, Xaiver Campbell and Heather ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

  • GIS In Organizations

    How Effective Are GIS In Practice?

    In placing these questions at the heart of their book, the authors set out to stimulate and contribute to the great debate: despite the enormous growth in the acquistion of GIS technology by business and government, little is known about the impact this leading- edge technology is having. Using case studies in a local government context, this book explores the performance of GIS in practice on the ... Read more

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  • The Ascent of the West

    From Prehistory Through the Renaissance

    Series series A History of Western Civilization
    Catalyzed by the introduction of writing and the unifying force of Christianity, prehistoric European societies became flourishing civilizations in the early stages of European history. This period ushered in new technologies and advances in economic, political, and scientific thought that created an enduring cultural link between what would later become disparate nation-states. This illuminating ... Read more

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  • The Emergence of Modern Europe

    c. 1500 to 1788

    Series series A History of Western Civilization
    At the end of the Renaissance, the Western world was beginning to change. Explorers brought back treasures from other lands. Merchants helped develop the rudiments of a modern economy. The new Protestant religion swept across Europe, sparking the brutal Thirty Year’s War with Roman Catholics. By the time of the French Revolution, the world had been introduced to the distinct entities that still ... Read more

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  • Urban Environmental Policy Analysis

    This timely book provides a wealth of useful information for following through on today's renewed concern for sustainability and environmentalism. It's designed to help city managers, policy analysts, and government administrators think comprehensively and communicate effectively about environmental policy issues.The authors illustrate a system-based framework model of the city that provides a ... Read more

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  • Green Gentrification and Environmental Injustice

    A Complexity Approach to Policy

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book argues that, given the complex nature of the urban environment, we cannot find one optimal solution to reducing environmental injustice, in part because there is no singular cause. Environmental injustice emerges in particular settings because of the combined and interdependent effects of a variety of different policy and community characteristics. The authors argue that addressing these ... Read more

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  • My Polish Spring

    ‘My Polish Spring’ is the memoir of Heather Campbell, who lived and worked in post-war communist Poland with her scientist husband, Ian. Ian was raised in a family with communist ideals in the 1930s, their political outlook formed by the suffering of the First World War, the economic mayhem of the Great Depression, and the belief that communism would be the most effective bulwark against the rise ... Read more

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  • Rethinking Environmental Justice in Sustainable Cities

    Insights from Agent-Based Modeling

    Series series Routledge Studies in Public Administration and Environmental Sustainability
    As the study of environmental policy and justice becomes increasingly significant in today’s global climate, standard statistical approaches to gathering data have become less helpful at generating new insights and possibilities. None of the conventional frameworks easily allow for the empirical modeling of the interactions of all the actors involved, or for the emergence of outcomes unintended by ... Read more

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  • The Decline of Empires in South Asia

    How Britain and Russia Lost Their Grip Over India, Persia and Afghanistan

    The post-First World War period was pivotal in global history, international relations and geopolitics. And no more than in South Asia. where for decades the 'Great Game' in geopolitical rivalry of the two greatest modern empires - Britain and Russia - had dominated international relations. But with the advent of Communism in Russia and growing nationalism and pan-Islamism in Afghanistan, Persia ... Read more

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