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Randy Shilts and the Dawn of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

by Clément Xavier ...

Pioneering reporter Randy Shilts fights to expose the truth during the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic. With hospital beds filling up, the clock is ticking. . . . What will it take to wake up the nation?San Francisco, 1981. Drawn from true events, this graphic novel follows Randy Shilts—biographer of Harvey Milk and one of the first openly gay journalists hired by the mainstream press—as he ... Read more

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Pioneering reporter Randy Shilts fights to expose the truth during the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic. With hospital beds filling up, the clock is ticking. . . . What will it take to wake up the nation?San Francisco, 1981. Drawn from true events, this graphic novel follows Randy Shilts—biographer of Harvey Milk and one of the first openly gay journalists hired by the mainstream press—as he
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This Business of Artist Management

The Standard Reference to All Phases of Managing a Musician's Career from Both the Artist's and Manager's Point of View

by H. Lee Hetherington, Xavier M. Frascogna Jr. ...

This authoritative reference on artist management in the music industry is the standard for all phases of managing a musician's career from both the artist's and manager's point of view. This substantially updated edition covers the major changes that have transformed the business world and music industry over the past six years. Particular emphasis is given to the impact of the Internet, ... Read more

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This authoritative reference on artist management in the music industry is the standard for all phases of managing a musician's career from both the artist's and manager's point of view. This substantially updated edition covers the major changes that have transformed the business world and music industry over the past six years. Particular emphasis is given to the impact of the Internet,
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Education and Development in Central America and the Latin Caribbean

Global Forces and Local Responses

by Vanessa Pietras, Tobias Roberts, Matthew Aruch, Nanette Archer Svenson, María Carolina Bodewig, Loida M. Martínez-Ramos, Kate Maloney Williams, Kristin Rosekrans, Katharine Summers, Celia Margarita Morán, Alejandro Caravaca, Wim Savenije, Felix Alvarado, Xavier Bonal, Mariana Leon, Rachel Dyl, Changha Lee, Shue-kei Joanna Mok, Michael Lisman ...

Series series Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education
Rooted in an international political economy theoretical framework, this book provides unique insights into the global forces and local responses that are shaping education systems in Central America and the Latin Caribbean (CALC).The book covers all Spanish-speaking countries of the CALC region and examines the effects of macro-economic pressures, geopolitical intervention, neo-colonial ... Read more

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Rooted in an international political economy theoretical framework, this book provides unique insights into the global forces and local responses that are shaping education systems in Central America and the Latin Caribbean (CALC).The book covers all Spanish-speaking countries of the CALC region and examines the effects of macro-economic pressures, geopolitical intervention, neo-colonial
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The Story of Mr. Thomas Carney

A Maryland Patriot of the American Revolutionary War

by Steven Xavier Lee ...

The Story of Mr. Thomas Carney shares the chronicle of an African American Revolutionary War hero, forged deep in Maryland’s early history. It is 1804 when a Revolutionary War veteran is asked by a teacher in Baltimore, to tell his story to her class. As he addresses the assembly in the one-room schoolhouse, Thomas Carney provides a fascinating glimpse into the War for Independence, from the ... Read more

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The Story of Mr. Thomas Carney shares the chronicle of an African American Revolutionary War hero, forged deep in Maryland’s early history. It is 1804 when a Revolutionary War veteran is asked by a teacher in Baltimore, to tell his story to her class. As he addresses the assembly in the one-room schoolhouse, Thomas Carney provides a fascinating glimpse into the War for Independence, from the
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Double or Nothing

by M. D. Baer, M. D. Baer, M. D. Baer, Leif Garrett, Leif Garrett, Lisa Collins, Charles Xavier, Charles Xavier, Charles Xavier0, Andre Miripolsky1, Myron McClellan2, Myron McClellan3, Steve Jackson4, Arthur Barrow5, Crackpot6, John Fodor7, Diana Barton8, Baltazaar Getty9, Michael Alch0, Chris MacLean1, Michael Debarres2, Glenn Morshower3, Michael Hutchence4, Chris Rydell5, Carolyn Steller6, Lee Aronberg7, Sally Savalas8, Donald Morrison9, Linda Lostin0, Lucinda Pearlman1, Johnny Chan2, Scat Ellis3, Reed Bernstein4, Nicholas Savalas5, Gerald Baine6, Jean Farr7, James Mathers8, Maria O’Brien9, Happy Media Burbank, California0 ...

Narrated by a full cast, Michael Greene ...

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North San Diego County. A gifted pianist. A beautiful violinist. A multi-million dollar land deal. A story of intrigue, mystery, and murder in the comic-noir tradition.What is an Audio Movie? It's an image rich listening experience – a combination of narration, full-cast dialogue, music, and layered sound design created specifically for audio. Call it Cinema for the Mind. ... Read more

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North San Diego County. A gifted pianist. A beautiful violinist. A multi-million dollar land deal. A story of intrigue, mystery, and murder in the comic-noir tradition.What is an Audio Movie? It's an image rich listening experience – a combination of narration, full-cast dialogue, music, and layered sound design created specifically for audio. Call it Cinema for the Mind.
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Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands

Edited by Andrew J. Baird, Lisa R. Belyea Belyea, Xavier Comas, A. S. Reeve, Lee D. Slater ...

Series Book 184 - Geophysical Monograph Series
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 184.Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands examines the role that northern peatlands play in regulating the atmospheric carbon budget. It summarizes current research in four interconnected areas: large-scale peatland dynamics and carbon cycling; plant and microbial dynamics and their effect on carbon ... Read more

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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 184.Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands examines the role that northern peatlands play in regulating the atmospheric carbon budget. It summarizes current research in four interconnected areas: large-scale peatland dynamics and carbon cycling; plant and microbial dynamics and their effect on carbon
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Dilemmas of Difference

Indigenous Women and the Limits of Postcolonial Development Policy

by Sarah A. Radcliffe ...

In Dilemmas of Difference Sarah A. Radcliffe explores the relationship of rural indigenous women in Ecuador to the development policies and actors that are ostensibly there to help ameliorate social and economic inequality. Radcliffe finds that development policies’s inability to recognize and reckon with the legacies of colonialism reinforces long-standing social hierarchies, thereby reproducing ... Read more

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In Dilemmas of Difference Sarah A. Radcliffe explores the relationship of rural indigenous women in Ecuador to the development policies and actors that are ostensibly there to help ameliorate social and economic inequality. Radcliffe finds that development policies’s inability to recognize and reckon with the legacies of colonialism reinforces long-standing social hierarchies, thereby reproducing
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High-Risk Feminism in Colombia

Women's Mobilization in Violent Contexts

by Julia Margaret Zulver ...

High-Risk Fe**minism in Colombia documents the experiences of grassroots women’s organizations that united to demand gender justice during and in the aftermath of Colombia’s armed conflict. In doing so, it illustrates a little-studied phenomenon: women whose experiences with violence catalyze them to mobilize and resist as feminists, even in the face of grave danger. Despite a well-established ... Read more

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High-Risk Fe**minism in Colombia documents the experiences of grassroots women’s organizations that united to demand gender justice during and in the aftermath of Colombia’s armed conflict. In doing so, it illustrates a little-studied phenomenon: women whose experiences with violence catalyze them to mobilize and resist as feminists, even in the face of grave danger. Despite a well-established
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Indigenous Development in the Andes

Culture, Power, and Transnationalism

by Robert Andolina, Nina Laurie, Sarah A. Radcliffe ...

As indigenous peoples in Latin America have achieved greater prominence and power, international agencies have attempted to incorporate the agendas of indigenous movements into development policymaking and project implementation. Transnational networks and policies centered on ethnically aware development paradigms have emerged with the goal of supporting indigenous cultures while enabling ... Read more

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As indigenous peoples in Latin America have achieved greater prominence and power, international agencies have attempted to incorporate the agendas of indigenous movements into development policymaking and project implementation. Transnational networks and policies centered on ethnically aware development paradigms have emerged with the goal of supporting indigenous cultures while enabling
... Read more
Urban Design Under Neoliberalism

Theorising from Santiago, Chile

by Francisco Vergara Perucich ...

Series series Routledge Focus on Urban Studies
This book discusses the status of urban design as a disciplinary field and as a practice under the current and pervasive neoliberal regime.The main argument is that urban design has been wholly reshaped by neoliberalism. In this transformation, it has become a discipline that has neglected its original ethos – designing good cities – aligning its theory and practice with the sole profit-oriented ... Read more

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This book discusses the status of urban design as a disciplinary field and as a practice under the current and pervasive neoliberal regime.The main argument is that urban design has been wholly reshaped by neoliberalism. In this transformation, it has become a discipline that has neglected its original ethos – designing good cities – aligning its theory and practice with the sole profit-oriented
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European Union Support for Colombia's Peace Process

Civil Society, Human Rights and Territorial Peace

Edited by Karlos Pérez de Armiño ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
This open access book provides a comprehensive analysis of the EU's crucial support for the implementation of the Havana Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP. It explores the use of new approaches and instruments that, despite some limitations and criticisms, could go beyond conventional liberal peace and provide useful lessons. Particular attention is paid to three ... Read more

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This open access book provides a comprehensive analysis of the EU's crucial support for the implementation of the Havana Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP. It explores the use of new approaches and instruments that, despite some limitations and criticisms, could go beyond conventional liberal peace and provide useful lessons. Particular attention is paid to three
... Read more
Protest State

The Rise of Everyday Contention in Latin America

by Mason W. Moseley ...

Why is social protest a normal, almost routine form of political participation in certain Latin American democracies, but not others? In light of surging protests in countries like Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, this book answers this question through a focus on recent trends in the quality of governance and socioeconomic development in the region. Specifically, it argues that increasingly engaged ... Read more

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Why is social protest a normal, almost routine form of political participation in certain Latin American democracies, but not others? In light of surging protests in countries like Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, this book answers this question through a focus on recent trends in the quality of governance and socioeconomic development in the region. Specifically, it argues that increasingly engaged
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