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Solidarity first Solidarity first Robert O'Brien "Solidarity First examines the concept and practice of social cohesion in terms of its impact on, and significance for, workers in Canada. Contributors examine how social cohesion functions on multip… OL15594243W
The empathic civilization The empathic civilization Jeremy Rifkin Bestselling social critic Jeremy Rifkin shows that the disconnection between our vision for the world and our ability to realize that vision lies in the current state of human consciousness. OL15626415W
Culture matters Culture matters Samuel P. Huntington "Prominent scholars and journalists ponder the question of why, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world is more divided than ever between the rich and the poor, between those living i… OL16063494W
Routledge handbook of disability studies Routledge handbook of disability studies Alan Roulstone,Carol Thomas,Nick Watson "The Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies takes a multidisciplinary approach to disability and provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the main issues in the field around the world t… OL16554973W
Value Change and Governance in Canada (Trends Project) Value Change and Governance in Canada (Trends Project) Neil Nevitte "Over the past forty years, citizens of most Western industrialized countries have become increasingly alienated from, and mistrustful of, their elected officials. In this study, scholars of politic… OL19358871W
Beyond Capital Beyond Capital Barbara Andrews,David Hakken,Maurizio Teli The financial/social cataclysm beginning in 2007 ended notions of a “great moderation” and the view that capitalism had overcome its systemic tendencies to crisis. The subsequent failure of contempor… OL21293727W
La confusion des valeurs La confusion des valeurs Jean-Claude Guillebaud En moins de trois décennies, de nombreux changements sont intervenus dans le domaine des valeurs, de la science, de l'économie, des religions, de la politique. Regard sur la modernité, qui est celle … OL24159255W
The American dream The American dream Jim Cullen "The American Dream" is one of the most familiar and resonant phrases in our national lexicon, so familiar that we seldom pause to ask its origin, its history, or what it actually means. In th… OL2624421W
Mis primeras rimas Mis primeras rimas Mati G. Domínguez Rimas para enseñar a los niños los hábitos y normas de convivencia. Rhymes teach children the rules and customs of living with others. OL28947454W
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Mordecai Richler The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his chan… OL674949W