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Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

Interventions in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe

By: Steven Lawry,Rebecca McLain,Margaret Rugadya,Gina Alvarado,Tasha Heidenrich

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Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

Interventions in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe

By: Steven Lawry,Rebecca McLain,Margaret Rugadya,Gina Alvarado,Tasha Heidenrich

This book examines the impacts of land tenure reform interventions implemented in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe. Since 2000, many African countries have introduced programs aimed at providing smallholder farmers with low-cost certificates for land held under customary tenure. Yet there are many contending views and debates on the impact of these land policies and this book reveals how tenure security, agricultural productivity, and social inclusion were affected by the interventions. It analyses the results of carefully selected, authoritative studies on interventions in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe and applies a realist synthesis methodology to explore the socio-political and economic contexts. Drawing on these results, the book argues that inadequate attention paid to the core characteristics of rural social systems obscures the benefits of customary tenure while overlooking the scope for reforms to reduce the gaps in social status among members of customary communities. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of land management and use, land and property law, tenure security, agrarian studies, political economy, and sustainable development. It will also appeal to development professionals and policymakers involved in land governance and land policy in Africa. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000907783

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Sociology in Mexico

An Intellectual and Institutional History

By: Gina Zabludovsky

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Sociology in Mexico

An Intellectual and Institutional History

By: Gina Zabludovsky

This open access book presents a condensed history of Sociology in Mexico from its origins, through to the middle of the 19th century and up to the present day. The book analyses the interaction between sociology and the main economic, political and social change in the country, including the 1910 Mexican Revolution, the main social movements, the role of the intellectual exiles from Spain and Latin America, and the participation of women, who have often remained invisible in the history of sociology. The book explores how sociological discourse played a fundamental role in the separation of secular and public education and the search for a ‘national project’ from 1868 onwards, despite the lack of an institute of social research until 1930; how sociology became an autonomous social science, led by a few intellectuals and public figures, as it became institutionalized in universities, and the effect this had on the development of the discipline; the influence of Marxism during the 1970s; and the progression from a process of specialization after the fall of the Berlin Wall to a new trend of working in collective projects with an increasing interdisciplinary perspective in the first decades of the 21st century.

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Springer Nature

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3031420896

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9783031420894

Transforming Hispanic-Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice

By: Gina Ann Garcia

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Transforming Hispanic-Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice

By: Gina Ann Garcia

An organizational framework for transforming colleges and universities with the goal of achieving equity and justice for their students"--

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JHU Press

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1421445905

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9781421445908

Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Opportunities for Colleges and Universities

By: Gina Ann Garcia

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Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Opportunities for Colleges and Universities

By: Gina Ann Garcia

How can striving Hispanic-Serving Institutions serve their students while countering the dominant preconceptions of colleges and universities? Winner of the AAHHE Book of the Year Award by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)—not-for-profit, degree-granting colleges and universities that enroll at least 25% or more Latinx students—are among the fastest-growing higher education segments in the United States. As of fall 2016, they represented 15% of all postsecondary institutions in the United States and enrolled 65% of all Latinx college students. As they increase in number, these questions bear consideration: What does it mean to serve Latinx students? What special needs does this student demographic have? And what opportunities and challenges develop when a college or university becomes an HSI? In Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Gina Ann Garcia explores how institutions are serving Latinx students, both through traditional and innovative approaches. Drawing on empirical data collected over two years at three HSIs, Garcia adopts a counternarrative approach to highlight the ways that HSIs are reframing what it means to serve Latinx college students. She questions the extent to which they have been successful in doing this while exploring how those institutions grapple with the tensions that emerge from confronting traditional standards and measures of success for postsecondary institutions. Laying out what it means for these three extremely different HSIs, Garcia also highlights the differences in the way each approaches its role in serving Latinxs. Incorporating the voices of faculty, staff, and students, Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions asserts that HSIs are undervalued, yet reveals that they serve an important role in the larger landscape of postsecondary institutions.

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JHU Press

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1421427389

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9781421427386

Little Women: The Official Movie Companion

By: Gina McIntyre

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Little Women: The Official Movie Companion

By: Gina McIntyre

Go behind the scenes with the March sisters in this official companion to the major motion picture adaptation of Little Women, written and directed by Academy Award–nominated director Greta Gerwig. Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic comes to life in Greta Gerwig’s film, and this stunning guide details the making of the major motion picture, with an all-star cast featuring Timothée Chalamet, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Louis Garrel, James Norton, Bob Odenkirk, Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen, Meryl Streep, and Emma Watson. Learn about the history that led to Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel and the modern vision that brought these cherished characters to life for a new generation. Take a look at how the film was made in New York Times bestselling author Gina McIntyre’s Little Women: The Official Movie Companion, an insider’s guide packed with cast and crew interviews, photos of the real-life locations that were transformed into iconic sets for the film, and recipes that bring the flavors of 19th-century New England to life. Featuring lavish full-color photos of the set, actors perfecting their craft, detailed images of key props, and more, this companion is a must-have both for fans of the film and Alcott’s original masterpiece.

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Abrams

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1683357604

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9781683357605

The Relationship Handbook

A Path to Consciousness, Healing, and Growth

By: Shakti Gawain,Gina Vucci

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The Relationship Handbook

A Path to Consciousness, Healing, and Growth

By: Shakti Gawain,Gina Vucci

In her first new book in fifteen years, personal development pioneer Shakti Gawain encapsulates a lifetime of teaching and learning to offer her most trenchant and universal work to date. These exercises and insights have been tested and refined in the popular workshops Gawain has taught for decades. They reflect the fact that each of us is in relationship with romantic partners, family, coworkers, and so on — but also with internal core beliefs and a variety of selves, including primary, disowned, and shadow selves. Her revelatory teaching incorporates strategies for becoming aware of hidden beliefs, applying the Voice Dialogue process developed by therapists Hal and Sidra Stone, and learning to experience our every relationship as a path to self-knowledge, intrapersonal enhancement, and even community and global betterment.

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New World Library

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1577314735

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9781577314738

Dialect and Nationalism in China, 1860–1960

By: Gina Anne Tam

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Dialect and Nationalism in China, 1860–1960

By: Gina Anne Tam

Analyzes how fangyan (local Chinese languages or dialects) were central to the creation of modern Chinese nationalism.

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Cambridge University Press

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110847828X

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Free Vacations & Make Money Traveling

By: Gina Henry-Cook

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Free Vacations & Make Money Traveling

By: Gina Henry-Cook

Do you love to travel? Do you dream of taking more vacations? If you need a way to pay for your vacations, this information packed book provides over forty fun, practical and step-by-step ways to make all your vacations absolutely free! Plus, many of these ideas can become new careers and additional money makers.

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Go Global Inc.

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0978690907

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9780978690908

Tectonic Archaeology

Subduction Zone Geology in Japan and its Archaeological Implications

By: Gina L. Barnes

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Tectonic Archaeology

Subduction Zone Geology in Japan and its Archaeological Implications

By: Gina L. Barnes

The effects of tectonic processes on archaeological sites are evidenced by earthquake damage, volcanic eruptions, and tsunami destruction, but these processes also affect a broader sphere of landform structures, environment, and climate. An overview of tectonic archaeology is followed by a detailed summary of geoarchaeological fieldwork in Japan.

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Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

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180327400X

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9781803274003

Global Christianity

Current Trends and Developments

By: Vebjorn L. Horsfjord,Sven Thore Kloster,Gina Lende,Ole Jakob Loland

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Global Christianity

Current Trends and Developments

By: Vebjorn L. Horsfjord,Sven Thore Kloster,Gina Lende,Ole Jakob Loland

Over the last few decades, Christianity’s center of gravity has moved from the global north to the global south. While church buildings in Western Europe are being closed or sold, new megachurches are filled with believers in Africa and Latin America. Charismatic movements practice the Christian religion in new ways, challenging the established churches and society at large on all continents. This scholarly examination of contemporary World Christianity takes a fresh perspective on Christianity as a cultural, political, and social force in our time. It provides up-to-date regional surveys, gives ample attention to the fastest growing branch of Christianity, the Pentecostal movement, and focuses sharply on Catholicism, which with a wide margin is the world’s largest denomination. Furthermore, it explores how the Christian religion accommodates as well as challenges political, social, economic, and cultural developments.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725281112

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9781725281110

Damron Accommodations Guide

By: Damron Guides,Gina Gatta

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Damron Accommodations Guide

By: Damron Guides,Gina Gatta

Damron Accommodations is the premier full-color accommodations guide for LGBT-friendly places to stay-whether you're in Paris, Texas or Paris, France. More expanded listings include the basic information, plus extras from what's for breakfast and how far they are to the nearest bar, to what credit cards they do take and when is the latest you can check in or cancel your reservation

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0929435524

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9780929435527

Damron Road Atlas

By: Gina M. Gatta

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Damron Road Atlas

By: Gina M. Gatta

New revised edition of this gay/lesbian atlas which includes over 130 full-colour maps covering North America and Europe - twice as many as any other gay/lesbian guide. Plus over 6,000 listings covering everything of gay and lesbian interest in over 70 international cities. Covers both the big cities and gay resort towns such as Provincetown and South Beach.

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Publisher Distribution Company

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0929435346

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9780929435343

Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

Interventions in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe

By: Steven Lawry,Rebecca McLain,Margaret Rugadya,Gina Alvarado,Tasha Heidenrich

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Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

Interventions in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe

By: Steven Lawry,Rebecca McLain,Margaret Rugadya,Gina Alvarado,Tasha Heidenrich

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Book's by Gina Alvarado

Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sociology in Mexico

Sociology in Mexico

Transforming Hispanic-Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice

Transforming Hispanic-Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice

Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Little Women: The Official Movie Companion

Little Women: The Official Movie Companion

The Relationship Handbook

The Relationship Handbook

Dialect and Nationalism in China, 1860–1960

Dialect and Nationalism in China, 1860–1960

Free Vacations & Make Money Traveling

Free Vacations & Make Money Traveling

Tectonic Archaeology

Tectonic Archaeology

Global Christianity

Global Christianity

Damron Accommodations Guide

Damron Accommodations Guide

Damron Road Atlas

Damron Road Atlas

Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

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