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Jamie Rowen
Worthy of Justice

Over the past three decades, jurisdictions across the United States have developed alternatives to traditional criminal procedures and punishments for adults accused of crimes that are associated with sub…

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Judith Enck, Adam Mahoney, Beyond Plastics
The Problem with Plastic

"Plastic pollution has reached crisis proportions, and false solutions abound. But as The Problem with Plastic shows, there are real solutions out there. And, fortunately, there are people like Judit…

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Public Interest Communications

This edited volume serves as an introduction to the emerging field of public interest communication, establishing a solid vision for the interdisciplinary foundations of the field.

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Violent Atmospheres

"In Southeast Asia, atmospheric violence emerges from the haze plumes of burning of palm oil plantations, the invisible but powerful spread of viral flows, and the subordination of upland farmers who…

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Subodhana Wijeyeratne
The Islands and the Stars

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is among the six largest national space agencies in the world, along with China's CNSA, US's NASA, and Russia's Roscosmos. JAXA's budget is more than $1 billi…

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Gina Keating
Raven 23

The shocking story of how the American government charged brave veterans with phony war crimes to placate foreign autocrats.Gina Keating is proud of being a liberal and a journalist. She always has been. …

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Fernando Racimo
Science in Resistance

Scientists around the world rise up for climate and ecological justiceIn April 2022, hundreds of scientists rose in civil disobedience, breaking the law in more than twenty-eight countries. Risking arrest…

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Yuanyuan Qu
Becoming Digital Citizens

This book explores the relationship between disability, citizenship, and information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the Chinese context. It offers new insights into the norms and practices of di…

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Abigail Leonard
Four Mothers

Tsukasa in Japan grapples with memories of a difficult childhood as she tries to chart a new, healthier path for her own daughter while balancing onerous cultural expectations. Chelsea in Kenya endures a …

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Henry Smith Williams
Drug Addicts Are Human Beings

The War on Drugs is now a century old. The question isn't why aren't we winning, it's why are we fighting? Dr. Henry Smith Williams asked that question in his 1938 cult-classic book, Drug Addicts Are Huma…

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Stephanie Wakefield
Miami in the Anthropocene

"Miami in the Anthropocene explores the social, environmental, and technical transformations involved in climate adaptation infrastructure in a global city seen as climate change ground zero. Groundi…

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City Politics in Canada

Canada's big cities are at the forefront of social and economic change. They account for most of Canada's population growth, they are magnets for immigrants from all parts of the world, and they have led …

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Benjamin Selwyn, Christin Bernhold
Capitalist Value Chains

Is it true that Global Value Chains (GVCs) 'boost incomes, create better jobs, and reduce poverty', as commonly claimed? In this compelling book, Selwyn and Bernhold show how the mainstream notion of GVCs…

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Suzanne Mettler, Trevor E Brown
Rural Versus Urban

How the urban-rural divide drives partisan polarizationWhy have Americans living in different places come to experience politics as a battle between "us" and "them"? In Rural Versus Ur…

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Michael Sheldrick
From Ideas to Impact

*** NOW IN PAPERBACK - Featuring an Exclusive New Chapter on Entrepreneurship*** Accelerate your real-world, social impact by driving systemic policy changes **As Co-Founder of Global Citizen-an internat…

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Mary Childs
The Bond King

From the host of NPR's Planet Money , the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, dogged investor changed American finance forever. Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond King, he…

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Jerry Avorn
Rethinking Medications

"A leading medical expert explains why too many of the medications Americans take are poorly evaluated, overpriced, or pose unwarranted risks--and what we can do to fix that."--Provided by publi…

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Alva Gotby
Feeling at Home

Our feelings about housing are political, and a grasp of them is essential to solving the housing crisis -- from the author of They Call It Love

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City Politics in Canada

Canada's big cities are at the forefront of social and economic change. They account for most of Canada's population growth, they are magnets for immigrants from all parts of the world, and they have led …

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Kevin Featherstone, Dimitris Papadimitriou
Greek Prime Ministers in the Eye of the Storm

When, and how, might crises force institutions to change? Crisis management prompts expectations of exceptional behaviour, leaders raising their 'game', and of being empowered. The Greek crisis of 2009-18…

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