Tales of Two Planets: Stories of Climate Change and Inequality in a Divided World, Paperback - John Freeman

DescriptionBuilding from his acclaimed anthology Tales of Two Americas, beloved writer and editor John Freeman draws together a group of our greate...

This timely exploration of our history of welcoming strangers offers a powerful, uplifting antidote to our increasingly atomised world.Publisher: G...

DescriptionFor every group that is oppressed, another group is privileged. In Undoing Privilege, Bob Pease argues that privilege, as the other side...

A Sojourner's Truth is an African American girl's journey from South Carolina to the United States Naval Academy, and then to her calling as an int...

An examination of shifting global power dynamics in climate change politics, and how this affects our ability to achieve equitable and sustainable ...

A compelling argument about the importance of using more than one language in today's world

'Economics for People and the Planet' brings together recent essays by James K. Boyce on the environment, inequality, and the economy.Part One, Ret...

Born just one year before the United Nations itself, Ban Ki-moon came of age with the world body. His earliest memories are haunted by the sound of...

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A thought provoking and engaging exploration of contemporary youth studuies, with a focus on change and inequality in young lives in the emerging A...

Whether it's in the local, national or international arena, nobody seems able to agree. Nobody even seems able to agree to disagree. So what do we ...

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Reducere. About the AuthorMichael T. McRay is a writer, facilitator, and storyteller, and the author of two previous books: Where the River Bends and Letters...

While many are born into prosperity, hundreds of millions of people lead lives of almost unimaginable poverty. Our world remains hugely unequal, wi...

Daanish Mustafa's outlines the need to develop an integrative approach. Introducing the concept of hydro-hazardscape he shows how diverse the socia...

Reducere. "An optimistic view on why collective action is still possible--and how it can be realized." --The New York Times "A must-read if we're serious abo...

Despite growing discussions on the relationship between sustainability and finance, so far little attention has been given to the relation linking ...

As America descended into Civil War, British loyalties were torn between support for the North, which was against slavery, and defending the South,...

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An original, engaging guide to creating a sustainable economy that will combat global warming while also improving our quality of life. Pick an env...

In this creative exploration of climate change and the big questions confronting our high-energy civilization, Adam Briggle connects the history of...

Reducere. Heralded as America's most quintessentially modern city, Chicago has attracted the gaze of journalists, novelists, essayists, and scholars as much ...

DescriptionAlthough the environmental and physical effects of climate change have long been recognised, little attention has been given to the prof...

What does climate change have to do with religion and spirituality? Even though a changing environment will have a dire impact on human populations...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jim AntalForeword by: Bill McKibbenClimate Church, Climate World argues that climate change is the greatest moral challenge...

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Reducere. Specially commissioned by the Mysterious Bookshop, the "bibliomysteries" in this unique collection feature original stories by the genre's most dis...

A first-hand account of one of the most exciting and important WW2 units. Wonderfully enjoyable description of the founding of the first commando u...

Seven stories, seven whispers into the ears of life: A Yi's unexpected twists of crime burst from the everyday, with glimpses of romance distorted ...

Reducere. While Glaciers Slept weaves together the parallel stories of what happens when the climates of a family and a planet change. M Jackson, a noted sci...

Contributor(s): Author: Shelley StreebyFrom the 1960s to the present, activists, artists, and science fiction writers have imagined the consequence...

With the world facing the greatest global crisis of all time - climate change - personal and political indifference has wrought a series of unfoldi...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Climate change was once understood as solely an environmental issue. A growing class of activists now claim climate change to be a gender, equity, ...

Have you noticed a decline of grace in Christianity, seeing corporate worship more as a stage upon which sinners are shamed for their deeds? Rev. J...

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Provides a concise, thorough overview of the science, technology, economics, policy, and politics of climate change in a single volume. Ideal for u...

A unique collection examining the African urban experience, with a special focus on the causes, consequences and power dynamics of urban inequality...

This book analyses the behaviour of ethnic minority groups in China, using the first comprehensive national dataset dedicated to capturing the soci...

Drawing on ethnographic research with policy makers, politicians, activists, scholars, and the public in Manchester, England, Hannah Knox confronts...