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Guerrilla Democracy

Mobile Power and Revolution in the 21st Century

By: Peter Bloom,Owain Smolović Jones,Jamie Woodcock

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Guerrilla Democracy

Mobile Power and Revolution in the 21st Century

By: Peter Bloom,Owain Smolović Jones,Jamie Woodcock

The liberating promise of big data and social media to create more responsive democracies and workplaces is overshadowed by a nightmare of election meddling, privacy invasion, fake news and an exploitative gig economy. Yet, while regressive forces spread disinformation and hate, 'guerrilla democrats' continue to foster hope and connection through digital technologies. This book offers an in-depth analysis of platform-based radical movements, from the online coalitions of voters and activists to the Deliveroo and Uber strikes. Combining cutting edge theories with empirical research, it makes an invaluable contribution to the emerging literature on the relationship between technology and society.

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Policy Press

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1529205670

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The Fight Against Platform Capitalism

An Inquiry into the Global Struggles of the Gig Economy

By: Jamie Woodcock

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The Fight Against Platform Capitalism

An Inquiry into the Global Struggles of the Gig Economy

By: Jamie Woodcock

So far, platform work has been an important laboratory for capital. Management techniques, like the use of algorithms, are being tested with a view to exporting across the global economy and it is argued that automation is undermining workers’ agency. Although the contractual trick of self-employment has allowed platforms to grow quickly and keep their costs down, yet it has also been the case also that workers have also found they can strike without following the existing regulations. This book develops a critique of platforms and platform capitalism from the perspective of workers and contributes to the ongoing debates about the future of work and worker organising. It presents an alternative portrait returning to a focus on workers’ experience, focusing on solidarity, drawing out a global picture of new forms of agency. In particular, the book focuses on three dynamics that are driving struggles in the platform economy: the increasing connections between workers who are no longer isolated; the lack of communication and negotiation from platforms, leading to escalating worker action around shared issues; and the internationalisation of platforms, which has laid the basis for new transnational solidarity. Focusing on transport and courier workers, online workers and freelancers author Jamie Woodcock concludes by considering how workers build power in different situations. Rather than undermining worker agency, platforms have instead provided the technical basis for the emergence of new global struggles against capitalism.

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University of Westminster Press

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1912656957

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Troublemaking

Why You Should Organize Your Workplace

By: Lydia Hughes,Jamie Woodcock

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Troublemaking

Why You Should Organize Your Workplace

By: Lydia Hughes,Jamie Woodcock

There are no unorganisable workers, only workers yet to be organised. There has been an explosion of organising among workers many assumed to be unorganisable, from delivery drivers in London to tech workers in Silicon Valley. The culmination of years of conversations on picket lines, in community centres, and in union offices, with workers in Britain, the US, India, Argentina, South Africa, Brazil, and across Europe, Troublemaking brings together lessons from around the world. Precarious workers waste collectors in Mumbai show that no worker is “unorganisable,” cleaner organising at LSE and St Mary’s hospital in London and Sans-papier workers in France indicate that demanding more at work can lead to big wins. Struggles like The Water Wars in Cochabamba, Bolivia show how we can use our power beyond the workplace. From these movements, Lydia Hughes and Jamie Woodcock draw a number of lessons about why organising at work is the first step in building another world. They put forward three principles for organising. First, the need for action. Struggles can change the world, but they also change people who go through them. Rather than using action as a last resort, we need action to build a movement. Second, the need to build the rank-and-file of unions. Power comes from organising at work, not in trusting others to do it on our behalf. Third, democracy matters in organising. This is not only about winning, but also developing the confidence to build another kind of world. This is not a “how to” guide, but a set of principles for the politics of organising.

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Verso Books

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1839767103

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Marx at the Arcade

Consoles, Controllers, and Class Struggle

By: Jamie Woodcock

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Marx at the Arcade

Consoles, Controllers, and Class Struggle

By: Jamie Woodcock

More people are playing video games than ever before, and yet much of the work of their production remains obscured to us. Deploying a Marxist approach, Jamie Woodcock delves into the hidden abode of the gaming industry, unravelling the vast networks of artists, software developers, and factory and logistics workers whose material and immaterial labor flows into the products we consume on a gargantuan scale. Beyond this, the book analyzes the increasingly important role the gaming industry plays in contemporary capitalism, and the broader transformations of work and economy that it embodies. Woodcock also presents game-play itself not as a “deviant activity,” as it is often understood, but as a commentary of estrangement from contemporary forms of work. In so doing, it offers a fresh and much needed analysis of a sector which has for too long been neglected by scholars and labor activists alike.

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Haymarket Books

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1608468674

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Employment

A Key Idea for Business and Society

By: Jamie Woodcock

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Employment

A Key Idea for Business and Society

By: Jamie Woodcock

Employment: A Key Idea for Business and Society introduces a topic that many of us take for granted yet is central to how we understand business and management. Most people work for the majority of their lives and, in recent years, employment has become a topic of popular debate, particularly asking what the future of work could be. Much of this has focused on the role of technology and automation, as well as the growth of the gig economy and new forms of work. This book provides new ways to think about our own experiences of work and debates on employment. The book covers the history of employment, key changes to work, and a global perspective. The major debates in employment are introduced, providing theories for readers to develop their own perspectives. In particular, the book reappraises management theory, the role of workers’ agency in changing work, surveys the state of current research and methods, and sketches out the key changes on the horizon for employment. This book will provide students with a critical introduction to employment, equipping them with the resources to research, understand, and rethink the topic.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000876632

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Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology

By: Ann M. Berger,John L. Shuster, Jr.,Jamie H. Von Roenn

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Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology

By: Ann M. Berger,John L. Shuster, Jr.,Jamie H. Von Roenn

Unlike other textbooks on this subject, which are more focused on end of life, the 4th edition of Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology focuses on supportive oncology. In fact, the goal of this textbook is to provide a source of both help and inspiration to all those who care for patients with cancer. Written in a more reader-friendly format, this textbook not only offers authoritative and up-to-date reviews of research and clinical care best practices, but also practical clinical applications to help readers put everything they learn to use.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1469822512

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The Penal System

An Introduction

By: Michael Cavadino,James Dignan,George Mair,Jamie Bennett

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The Penal System

An Introduction

By: Michael Cavadino,James Dignan,George Mair,Jamie Bennett

Now in its Sixth Edition, this book remains the most comprehensive and authoritative on the penal system, providing students with an incisive, critical account of the punitive, managerial and humanitarian approaches to criminal justice. Fully updated to cover the most recent changes in the Criminal Justice System, the new edition: Outlines contemporary policy debates on sentencing, staffing, youth custody and overcrowding. Explores growing inequalities in the criminal justice system including issues of race, religion, gender and sexuality, with new content on faith, and transgender prisoners. Considers the impact of privatisation on the probation service. Discusses the most recent debates around the parole process, including high-profile cases and attempts at reform. The book is supported by online resources for lecturers and students, including chapter PowerPoints, sample syllabus, summaries of key legislative acts, bills and official reports, a list of recommended further reading for each chapter, and links to important Penal Agencies and Organisations, Law Reform Organisations, and other useful academic sites. Essential reading for students of criminal justice and criminology, studying penology, punishments and the penal system.

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SAGE

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1526496801

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The Handbook of Mathematical Cognition

By: Jamie I.D. Campbell

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The Handbook of Mathematical Cognition

By: Jamie I.D. Campbell

How does the brain represent number and make mathematical calculations? What underlies the development of numerical and mathematical abilities? What factors affect the learning of numerical concepts and skills? What are the biological bases of number knowledge? Do humans and other animals share similar numerical representations and processes? What underlies numerical and mathematical disabilities and disorders, and what is the prognosis for rehabilitation? These questions are the domain of mathematical cognition, the field of research concerned with the cognitive and neurological processes that underlie numerical and mathematical abilities. The Handbook of Mathematical Cognition is a collection of 27 essays by leading researchers that provides a comprehensive review of this important research field.

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Psychology Press

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1135423652

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Troublemaking

Why You Should Organise Your Workplace

By: Lydia Hughes,Jamie Woodcock

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Troublemaking

Why You Should Organise Your Workplace

By: Lydia Hughes,Jamie Woodcock

There has been an explosion of organising among workers many assumed to be unorganisable, from delivery drivers in London to tech workers in Silicon Valley. The culmination of years of conversations on picket lines, in community centres, and in union offices, with workers in Britain, the US, India, Argentina, South Africa, Brazil, and across Europe, Troublemaking brings together lessons from around the world. Precarious workers waste collectors in Mumbai show that no worker is "unorganisable", cleaner organising at LSE and St Mary's hospital in London and Sans-papier workers in France indicate that demanding more at work can lead to big wins. Struggles like The Water Wars in Cochabamba, Bolivia show how we can use our power beyond the workplace. From these movements, Lydia Hughes and Jamie Woodcock draw a number of lessons about why organising at work is the first step in building another world. They put forward three principles for organising. First, the need for action. Struggles can change the world, but they also change people who go through them. Rather than using action as a last resort, we need action to build a movement. Second, the need to build the rank-and-file of unions. Power comes from organising at work, not in trusting others to do it on our behalf. Third, democracy matters in organising. This is not only about winning, but also developing the confidence to build another kind of world. This is not a "how to" guide, but a set of principles for the politics of organising.

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1839767111

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The Working Lives of Prison Managers

Global Change, Local Culture and Individual Agency in the Late Modern Prison

By: Jamie Bennett

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The Working Lives of Prison Managers

Global Change, Local Culture and Individual Agency in the Late Modern Prison

By: Jamie Bennett

This book offers the first ethnographic account of prison managers in England. It explores how globalised changes, in particular managerialism, have intersected with local occupational cultures, positioning managers as micro-agents in the relationship between the global and local that characterises late modernity. The Working Lives of Prison Managers addresses key aspects of prison management, including how individuals become prison managers, their engagement with elements of traditional occupational culture, and the impact of the 'age of austerity'. It offers a particular focus on performance monitoring mechanisms such as indicators, audits and inspections, and how these intersect with local culture and individual identity. The book also examines important aspects of individual agency, including values, discretion, resistance and the use of power. It also reveals the 'hidden injuries' of contemporary prison managerialism, especially the distinctive effects experienced by women and members of minority ethnic groups.

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Springer

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1137498951

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Mobile Learning

A Handbook for Developers, Educators, and Learners

By: Scott McQuiggan,Jamie McQuiggan,Jennifer Sabourin,Lucy Kosturko

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Mobile Learning

A Handbook for Developers, Educators, and Learners

By: Scott McQuiggan,Jamie McQuiggan,Jennifer Sabourin,Lucy Kosturko

Explore the game-changing technology that allows mobile learning to effectively reach K-12 students Mobile Learning: A Handbook for Developers, Educators and Learners provides research-based foundations for developing, evaluating, and integrating effective mobile learning pedagogy. Twenty-first century students require twenty-first century technology, and mobile devices provide new and effective ways to educate children. But with new technologies come new challenges—therefore, this handbook presents a comprehensive look at mobile learning by synthesizing relevant theories and drawing practical conclusions for developers, educators, and students. Mobile devices—in ways that the laptop, the personal computer, and netbook computers have not—present the opportunity to make learning more engaging, interactive, and available in both traditional classroom settings and informal learning environments. From theory to practice, Mobile Learning explores how mobile devices are different than their technological predecessors, makes the case for developers, teachers, and parents to invest in the technology, and illustrates the many ways in which it is innovative, exciting, and effective in educating K-12 students. Explores how mobile devices can support the needs of students Provides examples, screenshots, graphics, and visualizations to enhance the material presented in the book Provides developers with the background necessary to create the apps their audience requires Presents the case for mobile learning in and out of classrooms as early as preschool Discusses how mobile learning enables better educational opportunities for the visually impaired, students with Autism, and adult learners. If you're a school administrator, teacher, app developer, or parent, this topical book provides a theoretical, well-researched discussion of the pedagogical theory and mobile learning, as well as practical advice in setting up a mobile learning strategy.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111893895X

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Gluon Notes

By: Jamie Inglis

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Gluon Notes

By: Jamie Inglis

Gluon Notes is the fourth collection of poems by Jamie Inglis and was first published in 2006. Contains a handful of favourites from Hold On followed by six sets of new poems including a series from The Greatest Raid of All on Saint-Nazaire, France; a series following September 11th 2001 and The War on Terror; some Scottish Haiku's; some earlier poems and more New Neologisms. Poems about travel and time, in this world and the coming one. Poems about yesterday's battles and today's wars. Poems about us and who we are. Poems for explorers and navigators. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. 'Rich in ideas, images and insight.' The Poetry Index. Previous collections include The Geometer's Dreams (1992), Fractals & Mnemonics (1996), Hold On (2000).

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0955681049

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Where Do You Walk?

By: Jamie Dube

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Where Do You Walk?

By: Jamie Dube

Author Jamie Dube had his first paranormal experience at the age of thirteen. From that point on, his life has been a journey of investigation into the spirit world. Along the way, he learned many secrets about not only spirits but also the living. In Where Do You Walk? Dube shares narratives and insights from his lifelong connection and work with the paranormala gift given to him by the great white light of Christ. Through this knowledge, you can change your life forever by creating a living reality using perception and positive energy frequencies. With the help of knowledge of an angelic message received during a near-death experience, you can open your eyes to a sense of wonder that most people lose with their childhood. You can educate yourself, take control of your spirit light, and block the negative energies of the spirit world; these real-life tales of navigating the spiritual divide can help. Including true stories of the paranormal and the insight gained from those experiences, this guide explores ways to change your life through positive energy from the spirit world.

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Archway Publishing

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1480823937

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Huntley Meadows

A Naturalist's Journal in Verse

By: Jamie K. Reaser

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Huntley Meadows

A Naturalist's Journal in Verse

By: Jamie K. Reaser

Jamie K. Reaser's poetic account of a year in Huntley Meadows in the heart of Washington is a treasure. A top-??rank scientist committed to conservation biology, Reaser turns out to be a poet able to project images of the natural world that echo reality--and at the same time move the reader's spirit. Read it and then go there!" --Donald Kennedy, PhD, President Emeritus of Stanford University

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Hiraeth Press

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0979924677

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Western Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Cambodia, 1975–80

By: Jamie Frederic Metzl

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Western Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Cambodia, 1975–80

By: Jamie Frederic Metzl

This study examines Western responses to human rights abuses in Cambodia between 1975 and 1980, years which included the murderous rule of the Khmer Rouge regime, a Vietnamese invasion, a civil war, and a famine. It argues that the Vietnamese invasion of December 1978 forced Western states to choose between the conflicting principles of promoting the individual human rights of the Cambodian people and furthering the geostrategic interests of the Western states.

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Springer

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1349247170

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Children of the Northern Forest

Wild New England's History from Glaciers to Global Warming

By: Jamie Sayen

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Children of the Northern Forest

Wild New England's History from Glaciers to Global Warming

By: Jamie Sayen

This no-holds-barred narrative of the failure of conservation in northern New England's forests envisions a wilder, more equitable, lower-carbon future for forest-dependent communities Jamie Sayen approaches the story of northern New England's undeveloped forests from the viewpoints of the previously unheard: the forest and the nonhuman species it sustains, the First Peoples, and, in more recent times, the disenfranchised human voices of the forest, including those of loggers, mill workers, and citizens who, like Henry David Thoreau, wish to speak a kind word for nature. From 1988 to 2016 paper companies sold their timberlands and closed seventeen paper mills in northern New England. Policy makers ceded veto power to large absentee landowners, who tried to preserve the status quo by demanding additional tax cuts and other subsidies for economic elites. They vetoed measures designed to restore and preserve forest health; at present, about half of the former industrial forests are classified as degraded, and the regional economy continues to be trapped in low-value commodity markets. This book operates as a case study of how a rural resource region can respond to a global economy responsible for climate change, habitat loss and degradation, and environmental injustice. Sayen offers a blueprint for restoring vast wildlands and transitioning to a lower-carbon, high-value-adding, local economy, while protecting the natural rights of humans, nonhumans, and unborn generations.

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Yale University Press

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0300270577

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9780300270570

Mechanisms of Morphogenesis

By: Jamie A. Davies

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Mechanisms of Morphogenesis

By: Jamie A. Davies

Mechanisms of Morphogenesis, Third Edition offers a bottom-up discussion of mechanisms of cell and tissue morphogenesis in a diverse array of organisms, including prokaryotes, animals, plants and fungi. Across foundational, applied and methods-based chapters, this book examines molecular nano-machines cooperation, generate cell shape, direct cell migration, and shape, form and rates of growth of various tissues in the body. Each topic is illustrated with experimental data from real systems, with particular reference to gaps in current knowledge and likely future developments, along with strategies to apply basic morphogenesis science across ever evolving applications. Newly added chapters feature case-study-driven discussions of morphogenesis in natural embryos and organoids, and illustrate how pathological morphogenesis can generate variants of body form. This edition has also been updated with analysis of large-scale and scale-invariant mechanisms, for example, morphogenesis by differential growth in mechanically connected tissues. - Includes over 200 full color figures and charts - Offers an integrated view of theoretical developmental biology and computer modeling with laboratory-based discoveries - Includes applied, case-study-driven discussion of experimental techniques - Is organized around principles and mechanisms, using them to integrate discoveries from a range of organisms and systems across new applications - Covers recent developments in morphogenesis research, including morphogenesis in organoids, other engineered tissues, and an analysis of large-scale and scale-invariant mechanisms

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Elsevier

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0323985289

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9780323985284

Well-Being for All: A Holistic Framework for Tropical Cities

By: Yann Follain,Jamie Ding,Feranda Chua

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Well-Being for All: A Holistic Framework for Tropical Cities

By: Yann Follain,Jamie Ding,Feranda Chua

As cities continue to grow in this age of climate emergency, it is essential to question how cities are planned and designed in order to be prepared for the future. With a background in the built environment ranging from macro to micro-scale projects, the framework was born from our research and practice while imagining the future for the Paya Lebar Air Base Conceptual Master Plan project in Singapore from 2021 to 2022. Building upon this work, further research and interviews with local experts from urban planning, architecture, public policy and community stakeholders led us to answer this crucial question: How can the built environment be designed to support a holistic way of life towards the well-being of Planet, People &Prosperity in a Tropical context? In this book, readers will learn how well-being can be realised through 12 inter-reliant Principles, be equipped with the skills to analyse their urban environment through intangible and tangible objectives. Coupled with strategies across the scales from urban planning to the buildings and spaces we inhabit, the book is useful for all interested in improving our built environment for all, from urban planners to architects, policy makers, community stakeholders and the everyday city residents.

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981188255X

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Rainbow Family Collections

Selecting and Using Children's Books with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Content

By: Jamie Campbell Naidoo

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Rainbow Family Collections

Selecting and Using Children's Books with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Content

By: Jamie Campbell Naidoo

As one of the only highly praised resources on this important topic, this thoughtfully compiled book examines and suggests picture books and chapter books presenting LGBTQ content to children under the age of 12. Highlighting titles for children from infancy to age 11, Rainbow Family Collections examines over 250 children's picture books, informational books, and chapter books with LGBTQ content from around the world. Each entry in Rainbow Family Collections supplies a synopsis of the title's content, lists awards it has received, cites professional reviews, and provides suggestions for librarians considering acquisition. The book also provides a brief historical overview of LGBTQ children's literature along with the major book awards for this genre, tips on planning welcoming spaces and offering effective library service to this population, and a list of criteria for selecting the best books with this content. Interviews with authors and key individuals in LGBTQ children's book publishing are also featured.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1598849611

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9781598849615

Marx at the Arcade

Consoles, Controllers, and Class Struggle

By: Jamie Woodcock

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Marx at the Arcade

Consoles, Controllers, and Class Struggle

By: Jamie Woodcock

This pathbreaking book offers a radical analysis of how people play, produce, and profit from video games, and the major role the industry plays in contemporary capitalism.

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