The Midnight Notes Collective looks here not only at Mexico's Zapatista revolution directly, but also at its enlightening and heating effects on the new social struggles elsewhere (in Canada, India, Yugoslavia, the United States) against the latest forms of capitalism, "neo-liberalism" and "globaliz[...]
These insurgent essays engage with the politics of aesthetics and artistic practice. They include "Cartography of Excess," "Flexible Personality and Networked Resistance," "Psycho-geography and the Imperial Infrastructure," "The Revenge of the Concept," "Artistic Autonomy and Communicaton Society," [...]
A world renowned dressage judge and former US Olympic coach, Anne Gribbons has had the unique experience of living the trajectory of the evolution of dressage in the United States--and has always been willing to share her knowledge and guidance in her popular column in "The Chronicle of the Horse." [...]
When studying the origins of World War One, scholars have relied heavily on the series of key diplomatic documents published by the governments of both the defeated and the victorious powers in the 1920s and 1930s. However, this volume shows that these volumes, rather than dealing objectively with t[...]
In a world facing increasing complexity, ambiguity, and uncertainty, it is both good and necessary to be reminded of deeper truths and practical principles for creating lasting change. Winner of the Nautilus Award for Conscious Business and Leadership, this book is for leaders, groups, communities, [...]
We have all experienced the benefits of dialogue when we openly and thoughtfully confront issues. We have also experienced the frustration of interminable discussion that does not lead to progress. Co-Laboratories of Democracy enable large, diverse groups to dialogue and generate positive results. M[...]
Organized into four sections, this collection of essays is geared toward activists engaging with the dynamic questions of how to create and support effective movements for visionary systemic change. These essays and interviews present powerful lessons for transformative organizing. It offers a first[...]
This is a delightful collection of 26 projects inspired by our feathered friends - including quilts, bags, soft sculptures, and more. This adorable book is all about the birds! From budgies to owls to peacocks, these projects are sure to pique your curiosity and make your heart sing! "Little Birds" [...]
Add a touch of colour and style to your lunch-times with these 25 stunning lunch bag projects. Packed-lunches are back in style with these 25 stylish lunch-bag projects - from simple sandwich wraps to functional bicycle bags and from cute little carriers to sophisticate shoulder bags - from some of [...]
Building on his highly original and always insightful earlier works on collective activity, in Origins of Collective Decision Making Andy Blunden turns his attention to the question of how groups make decisions. Examining three paradigms--Counsel, Majority, and Consensus based methods--Blunden disco[...]
Charles Tilly is among the most influential American sociologists of the last century. For the first time, his pathbreaking work on a wide array of topics is available in one comprehensive reader. This manageable and readable volume brings together many highlights of Tilly's large and important oeuv[...]
This book explores the complicated relationship between the EU legal framework for posting of workers and collective labour law. It examines this topic from the perspective of EU law and of international labour law. In doing so, it builds upon a solid interdisciplinary foundation, which looks at soc[...]
European Libraries and the Internet: Copyright and Extended Collective Licences examines libraries' online use of in-copyright works from their collections, and how such use is affected by copyright. In particular, the book examines whether the system of extended collective licences could facilitate[...]
Together with the concept of 'social facts', the 'collective consciousness of society' is thought of as one of the key concepts in the sociology of Emile Durkheim, widely regarded as one of the founders of modern sociology. Yet, outside of the sociology of crime, the concept is little used within so[...]
The present volume originated in session A25b ('Current Approaches to Collective Burials in the Late European Prehistory') of the XVII World Congress of the International Union of the Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP), held in Burgos in September 2014. Collective burials are quite a com[...]
Focusing on the theme of collective nouns for animals, this title includes a charm of goldfinches, an ascension of larks, a school of dolphins, a cloud of bats, a murder of crows. Illustrated with watercolours, it is a suitable gift for nature and art lovers.[...]
This book is a thoroughly updated and augmented second edition of Certification Marks, first published in 2002, and remains the only complete volume devoted to these increasingly significant types of trademarks.A comprehensive, wide-ranging and insightful inquiry, this new edition compares the certi[...]
What is the true meaning of happiness? Lynne Segal explores the radical potential of being together Why are we so obsessed by the pursuit of happiness? With new ways to measure contentment we are told that we have a right to individual joy. But at what cost? In an age of increasing individualism, we[...]
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