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Environmental Ethics and International Policy Environmental Ethics and International Policy Henk A. M. J. Ten Have Environmental concerns figure prominently in the work of the United Nations, and especially in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. One focus of UNESCO has to do with… OL10121569W
American juvenile justice American juvenile justice Franklin E. Zimring American Juvenile Justice is a definitive volume for courses on the criminology and policy analysis of adolescence. The focus is on the principles and policy of a separate and distinct system of juve… OL108077W
Sputnik Sputnik Paul Dickson "On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launced the first man-made object into space, a 184-pound satellite carrying only a radio transmitter. Wh… OL108513W
Transatlantic environment and energy politics Transatlantic environment and energy politics Miranda A. Schreurs Greater economic interdependence and the internationalization of trade in a number of products and services have intensified transnational relationships. But, where does the transatlantic divide lie?… OL12039896W
The new inflation The new inflation Slawson, W. David Won't economists eventually solve the inflation problem? Slawson shows that supply-siders, Marxists and pragmatric middle-of-the-roaders are all basing their ideas on out-of-date assumptons. Most pri… OL13348928W
Housing and Social Change Housing and Social Change Ray Forrest This book aims to provide a wide-ranging exploration of the key contemporary relationships between social change and housing. It is both policy-oriented and theoretical and draws on a group of intern… OL15177806W
There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster Chester Hartman There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster is the first critical scholarly book on the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. The disaster will go down in record as one of the wor… OL15178580W
Transforming Power Transforming Power Judy Rebick In Transforming Power, veteran activist Judy Rebick champions new ways of achieving political goals by emphasizing co-operation and consensus over confrontation and partisanship. Rebick argues that t… OL15188621W
Transportation Systems Planning Transportation Systems Planning Konstadinos G Goulias Transportation engineering and transportation planning are two sides of the same coin aiming at the design of an efficient infrastructure and service to meet the growing needs for accessibility and m… OL15189613W
Fighting for air Fighting for air Eric Klinenberg An investigative work on the corporate takeover of local news and what it means for all Americans. Sociologist Klinenberg takes us into the world of preprogrammed radio shows, empty television news s… OL15836269W
An inconvenient truth An inconvenient truth Al Gore With this book, the author, former Vice President Al Gore brings together leading-edge research from top scientists around the world; photographs, charts, and other illustrations; and personal anecdo… OL15969999W
Climate policy foundations Climate policy foundations William C. Whitesell "This book provides a thorough grounding in the science and economics of climate policy issues and draws key lessons from the longer experiences of central banks in grappling with related challenges.… OL16113823W
The handbook of global media and communication policy The handbook of global media and communication policy Marc Raboy,Robin Mansell "The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, so… OL16141757W
History, memory, and state-sponsored violence History, memory, and state-sponsored violence Berber Bevernage "Modern historiography embraces the notion that time is irreversible, implying that the past should be imagined as something "absent" or "distant." Victims of historical injustice, however, in contra… OL16167197W
The technological state in Indonesia The technological state in Indonesia Sulfikar Amir "Using a historical sociology approach, this book presents an account of the formation of the technological state in Indonesia during the New Order period (1966-1998). It explores the nexus between p… OL16618523W
The Doomsday Machine The Doomsday Machine Daniel Ellsberg From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, an eyewitness exposé of the dangers of America's Top Secret, seventy-year-long nuclear policy that continues to this day. Here, … OL17838533W
Australia Australia Vincent Vandenberghe This report on Australia contains a survey of the main barriers to employment for young people, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from sch… OL17903730W
How to thrive in the next economy How to thrive in the next economy John Thackara John Thackara has spent a lifetime roving the globe in search of design that serves human needs in a sustainable way. He believes that in our eagerness to find technological solutions to the big chal… OL19667280W
Towards a labour market in China Towards a labour market in China Knight, John Introduction: Setting the stage -- Labour policy and progress: overview -- The urban labour market -- Increasing wage inequality -- The spatial behaviour of wages -- Rural migrants in urban enterpris… OL19907490W
No Friend But the Mountains No Friend But the Mountains Behrouz Boochani "In 2013, Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani was illegally detained on Manus Island, a refugee detention centre off the coast of Australia. He has been there ever since. This book is the result. Lab… OL20522622W
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