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Book SynopsisUn guide condensé pour augmenter votre productivité, développer vos compétences clés et gérer votre stressLe monde change radicalement et il est facile de perdre de vue ce qui compte le plus. Ne tombez pas dans ce piège ! Développez vos compétences en leadership et augmentez votre productivité en appliquant les principes du best seller international les 7 habitudes des gens efficaces.Découvrez les habitudes qui changeront votre vie professionnelle et personnelle. Cette adaptation du best seller de Stephen R. Covey nous livre de précieux conseils pour devenir plus productif et efficace et enfin atteindre nos objectifs tant sur le plan professionnel que personnel.Devenez la meilleure version de vous-même. Ce livre est un véritable coach en développement personnel et professionnel. Retrouvez tous les conseils de Stephen R. Covey dans ce guide et soyez prêt à relever les défis du quotidien.En suivant les principes des 7 Habitudes Express, apprenez à : Développer vos soft skills, l'estime de soi, la pensée positive Rester proactif et améliorer votre productivité Faire face aux challenges et au changement afin de mener à bien votre réussite professionnelle Si vous êtes à la recherche d’un livre sur le management des compétences ou sur le développement personnel tels que Le pouvoir des Habitudes et la 25e heure, ou si vous avez apprécié Les 7 habitudes de ceux qui réalisent tout ce qu'ils entreprennent, alors Les 7 habitudes express sera votre prochaine lecture.

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Book SynopsisIf the stories they tell about themselves are to be believed, all of the tech giants—Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon—were built from the ground up through hard work, a few good ideas, and the entrepreneurial daring to seize an opportunity when it presented itself. With searing wit and blistering commentary Bit Tyrants provides an urgent corrective to this froth of board room marketing copy that is so often passed off as analysis. For fans of corporate fairy-tales there are no shortage of official histories that celebrate the innovative genius of Steve Jobs, liberal commentators who fall over themselves to laude Bill Gates's selfless philanthropy, or politicians who will tell us to listen to Mark Zuckerberg for advice on how to protect our democracy from foreign influence. In this highly unauthorized account of the Big Five's origins, Rob Larson sets the record straight, and in the process shreds every focus-grouped bromide about corporate benevolence he could get his hands on. Those readers unwilling to smile and nod as every day we become more dependent on our phones and apps to do our chores, our jobs, and our socializing can take heart as Larson provides us with maps to all the shallow graves, skeleton filled closets, and invective laced emails Big Tech left behind on its ascent to power. His withering analysis will help readers crack the code of the economic dynamics that allowed these companies to become near-monopolies very early on, and, with a little bit of luck, his calls for digital socialism might just inspire a viral movement for online revolution.Trade Review"Larson argues that what we need here is the mass strike: widespread strike action, on an international scale, for social good. The tech infrastructure and services which have become central to our lives need to be brought under democratic control, by their workers and their users. Larson recognises that this will not be an easy fight, but there are immediate demands we can make which would be both beneficial in themselves and which would energise activists to fight for the more transformative changes we need." —Counterfire "Larson demonstrates, devastatingly, that the supposedly libertarian and benevolent owners of Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook — "the five biggest corporations in the world by market value," he notes — used predatory practices to solidify their positions, running roughshod over competitors and their own employees alike....Bit Tyrants is potentially as horrifying as any fiction." —Winnipeg Free Press "Highly informed, lively and readable, this is a badly needed study of the giant high tech corporations that increasingly dominate the means of work and social interaction, amass and scrutinize the details of our lives, seek to shape attitudes and behavior, and like the great virtual monopolies of the past both rely on state power and heavily influence it. Beyond exposing the nature of this awesome and threatening system, Larson goes on to outline how it can, and should, be brought under popular control. A most valuable contribution to understanding and guide to action." —Noam Chomsky "Learning to decode Big Tech is necessary, a basic act of citizenship in a world awash in technology. Reading Bit Tyrants is an important step in acquiring this skill." —Counter Currents "Today's tech giants control technologies that have suffused our lives, and they have generated a self-glorifying mythology and hype to match. Rob Larson's Bit Tyrants helps puncture this ideological reality-distortion field, providing a guide to monopolistic giants like Amazon and Google, as they transform labor, politics, war and more. He does all this with a sarcastic wit that will bring a smile to anyone who has cursed the malign influence of these companies and their plutocratic rulers on 21st Century life...." —Peter Frase, author of Four Futures

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Book SynopsisThe rise of capitalism to global dominance is still largely associated – by both laypeople and Marxist historians – with the industrial capitalism that made its decisive breakthrough in 18th century Britain. Jairus Banaji’s new work reaches back centuries and traverses vast distances to argue that this leap was preceded by a long era of distinct “commercial capitalism”, which reorganised labor and production on a world scale to a degree hitherto rarely appreciated.Rather than a picture centred solely on Europe, we enter a diverse and vibrant world. Banaji reveals the cantons of Muslim merchants trading in Guangzhou since the eighth century, the 3,000 European traders recorded in Alexandria in 1216, the Genoese, Venetians and Spanish Jews battling for commercial dominance of Constantinople and later Istanbul. We are left with a rich and global portrait of a world constantly in motion, tied together and increasingly dominated by a pre-industrial capitalism. The rise of Europe to world domination, in this view, has nothing to do with any unique genius, but rather a distinct fusion of commercial capitalism with state power.Trade ReviewEndorsements“In this majestic work of critical historical scholarship, Jairus Banaji has built a de?finitive argument that commercial capitalism is the essence of capitalism, that it has dominated eras usually asserted to be pre-capitalist, and that it has persisted into the present.”—BARBARA HARRISS-WHITE, emeritus professor of development studies, Wolfson College, Oxford University“This book is Jairus Banaji at his scholarly and provocative best. With his remarkable knowledge of world literatures, Banaji has produced a major exercise in the global and historical analysis of capitalism, affecting how we grasp capitalism today and how we understand and use Marx to do so—theory as history indeed.” —HENRY BERNSTEIN, emeritus professor of development studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London“With mind-boggling erudition, command over an extraordinary range of historical materials in multiple languages, and a theoretically sophisticated irreverence for received dogma, Jairus Banaji dislodges many a eurocentric account to offer an absorbing, thought-provoking, and truly global story of the emergence and varieties of capitalism.”—LALEH KHALILI, professor of international politics, Queen Mary University of London and author, Sinews of War and Trade More praise for Jairus Banaji“From the impact of slavery, the rise of the poor taking control, and the role of other philosophies and faiths impacting the discussion, Theory as History is a unique way to discuss history, economics, and the people behind it, a core addition to any community library history collection.”—Midwest Book Review“The great merit of this volume is that it establishes an approach for [the debates about the nature and origin of capitalism] that is deeply theoretical, but at the same time refreshingly unhampered by the kind of doctrinaire attachment to a perceived (and often misread) orthodoxy that plagued so much of “historical materialism” for the past century. It is scholarly, without being purely academic ... Banaji’s book deserves to be read and debated as one of the starting points for a new wave of Marxist historiography, still in the process of liberating itself from the ghost of its formalist past." ”—Pepijn Brandon, International Socialism“Banaji’s seemingly idiosyncratic but in fact highly sophisticated and original approach to historical analysis provides not only a welcome stimulus and a challenge for scholars today, but also will give them plenty to think about for many years to come." ”—Marcel van der Linden, research director of the International Institute of Social History“Theory as History is a book written at the summit of a lifetime’s engagement with issues of Marxist theory and practice ... Banaji’s work demonstrates that no aspect of human history is irrelevant to the present. His scholarship shows immense skill, depth and range … [proving] it is not the Marxist method that has been at fault, but the dominance of non-Marxist theory and method in the minds of Marxist.”—CounterfireTable of ContentsChapter One: Reinstating Commercial CapitalismChapter Two: The Infrastructure of Commercial CapitalismChapter Three: The Competition of Capitals: Struggles for Commercial Dominance from the 12th to 18th CenturiesChapter Four: British Mercantile Capitalism and the Cosmopolitanism of the Nineteenth CenturyChapter Five: Commercial Practices : Putting-Out, or the Capitalist Domestic IndustriesChapter Six: The Circulation of Commercial Capitals: Competition, Velocity, VerticalityAppendix: Islam and CapitalismNotesSelect bibliography

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Book SynopsisBlack Lives Matter at School is an essential resource for all those seeking to build an antiracist school system." —Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Black Lives Matter at School succinctly generalizes lessons from successful challenges to institutional racism that have been won through the Black Lives Matter at School movement. This book will inspire many more educators and activists to join the Black Lives Matter at School movement at a moment when this antiracist work in our schools could not be more urgent and critical to education justice. Contributors include Opal Tometi, who wrote a moving foreword, Bettina Love who shares a powerful chapter on abolitionist teaching, Brian Jones who centers Black Lives Matter at School in the historical context of the ongoing struggle for racial justice in education and prominent teacher union leaders from Chicago to Los Angeles and beyond who discuss the importance of anti-racist struggle in education unions. The book includes essays, interviews, poems, resolutions, and more from educators, students and parents around the country who have been building Black Lives Matter at School on the ground.Trade Review"The educators, students, and community activists whose stories are documented here are fighting for a transformative vision of what public schools can be, and the grassroots efforts we will need to get there. Black Lives Matter at Schoolis an essential resource for all those seeking to build an antiracist school system." —Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author "Black Lives Matter at School is a remarkable contribution to understanding that education can be a powerful pathway to justice and liberation. Here is inspiration for anyone who cherishes young people both inside and outside of schools."—Barbara Smith, Cofounder the Combahee River Collective "We need this book right now. The shadow-loving fungus of white supremacy won’t continue to send its spores to infect our children if we act now to bring the curative light of anti-racist knowledge, compassion, and justice into their lives. Built upon the Black Lives Matter at School organization’s Week of Action, this volume provides the adults in our educational institutions with inspiration, organizing principles, strategies, and examples to take 'bold action against anti-Blackness.' The authors – visionary educations of what is possible – call on all of us to radically reshape learning environments to make them safe, supportive, and transformative for all students (and teachers). Please read ASAP!" — Lisa Delpit, Executive Director of the Center for Urban Education and Innovation at Florida International University "There is no easy way to talk about the complexities of race facing our school system in America—but we have to talk about it if we are ever going to achieve the schools our children deserve. The Black Lives Matter at School movement has been disrupting the complacency of those who, for too long, have been comfortable not having these conversations about the impact of racism in the schools. Black Lives Matter at School is a playbook for undoing institutional racism in the education system. — Michael Bennett, NFL defensive lineman, Superbowl champion, and author, Things That Make White People Uncomfortable "This book asserts that we are at a critical moment in time, where the racial uprisings underpin the absolute need to transform education and it’s foundational practices. Black Lives Matter is a movement sweeping the globe and affirms that our babies lives matter. It’s time for educators to be bold, standing up for our students and communities. Our students are looking to us to lead the fight against injustice and dismantle systemic racism as we aspire to realize the schools our students deserve.” — Cecily Myart-Cruz, UTLA President, NEA Black Caucus Chair "This book makes the strong case for why we need to elevate Black lives and people in our curriculum and pedagogy year-round. This book serves as a blueprint to achieve this honorable goal." — José Luis Vilson, author, This Is Not A Test, A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education "Black Lives Matter at School centers the humanity of our children. It is a sharp rebuke of white supremacy—the very thing that interrupts the healthy development of Black youth. School communities must affirm Black lives. Educators have to dismantle systems of oppression—systems that we influence daily. We have to be radically different from the missionary educator depicted in popular culture. BLM at School is essential. Period."— Stacy Davis Gates, Vice President, Chicago Teachers Union "Toni Morrison reminds us: 'If you can’t imagine it, you can’t have it.' This book helps us to imagine Black Lives Mattering in schools. With accounts from teachers across the country doing the work, along with student interviews, poems, posters, and historical background, this is a primer for anti-racist educators to see the way forward in terms of reshaping school curriculum, diversifying teacher hiring, and transforming school discipline." — Jeanne Theoharis, author, A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History “The new book, is part documentary, part guide to this movement for racial & educational justice on school campuses” — Seattle Times “Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice... springs from a movement that started several years ago to resist racism and imbue anti-racism in school curriculums as well as educational practices and policies.” — Washington Post

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Book SynopsisIn The Political Economy of the Spectacle and Postmodern Caste, John Asimakopoulos analyzes the political economy of the society of the spectacle, a philosophical concept developed by Guy Debord and Jean Baudrillard. Using the analytical tools of social science and historical research, Asimakopoulos reveals that all societies in every epoch have been and continue to be caste systems legitimized by various ideologies. He concludes that there is no such thing as capitalism (or socialism)—only a caste system hidden behind capitalist ideology. Asimakopoulos's approach is broad, interdisciplinary, and draws on both quantitative and qualitative data to weave a narrative that is clear, well written, and offers much to both specialists and general readers.Table of ContentsForeword Greg PalastAcknowledgementsIllustrationsIntroduction: Busting out of Plato 's Cave1 The Symbolic Institution of Society1Symbolic Interactionism2Interaction Exchange and Collective Norms3Critical Theory and Post-Structuralism/Postmodernism3.1 Cornelius Castoriadis3.2 Michel Foucault3.3 Guy Debord3.4 Jean Baudrillard4Beyond Post-Structuralism/Postmodernism2The Spectacle1Audience Segmentation1.1 Sociocultural and Spatial Segmentation1.2 Educational Segmentation1.3 Economic Segmentation1.4 Political Segmentation2Total Propaganda3Symbolic Institutions3.1 Educational Institutions3.2 Economic Institutions3.3 Political Institutions3.4 Legal Institutions3.5 Protective Institutions3 It 's All Spectacular1Spectacular History2Postmodern Spectacles2.1 Doubleplusgood: Spectacular Capitalism2.2 Plusgood: Spectacular Socialism/Communism3Spectacular Class4The Quantum Mechanics of Value and Capital4.1 The Relativity of Value4.2 There Is No Spoon: Capital(ism)4 The Monetization of Everything1Life, Flesh, and Death2Food, Water, and the Environment3Cities, Nations, and Culture4Time and Space5The Global Spectacle5.1 Finance5.2 Trade5.3 Segmented Labor5 The Structure of Postmodern Caste1Social Order1.1 Privileges and Disabilities Based on Ascription1.2 Who Pays the Piper?1.3 Extreme Structural Inequality2Caste Groups2.1 Ruling Caste2.2 Nobles2.3 Privileged Labor2.4 Required Labor2.5 Precarious Labor2.6 Institutional Slaves3Legitimizing Twenty-First-Century Serfdom3.1 Mr. Baptist Has Been Too Harsh on the SlaversConclusion: Bakunin 's Conundrum Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn The Unity of the Capitalist Economy and State, Geert Reuten offers a systematic exposition of the capitalist system, showing that the capitalist economy and the capitalist state constitute a unity. In its critique of contemporary economics, the book argues that in order to comprehend the capitalist system, one requires a full synthetic exposition of the economic and state institutions and processes necessary for its continued existence. A synthetic approach also reveals a range of components that are often obscured by partial analyses. In its systematic character, Reuten's work takes inspiration from Marx's provisional outline of the capitalist system in Capital, while also addressing fields that Marx left unfinished—such as the capitalist state.Table of ContentsSystematic-dialectical exposition by chapter PrefaceGeneral introductionPart 1 The capitalist economy1 The capitalist mode of production – the capitalist economy in general 2 Accumulation of capital 3 Finance of enterprises – the macroeconomic pre-validation and validation of production 4 Market interaction and stratified production 5 The cyclical over-accumulation and destruction of capital – business cyclesPart 2 The capitalist stateIntroduction to part two: the capitalist state 6 The granting of capitalist economic rights – the capitalist state in general 7 Furthering the conditions for the accumulation of capital 8 State expenditure and its finance – effects on macroeconomic surplus-value and on the distribution of income and wealth 9 The imposition of competition 10 The reach of the capitalist statePart 3 The international capitalist system11 The international capitalist systemPart 4 Summary and additions12 General summary and conclusions 13 Synopsis of the main systematic moments of the capitalist system 14 An outline of systematic dialectics – General appendixBibliography List of symbols, abbreviations, signs and equations Glossary of field-specific terms Index of names Index of subjects Index of main empirical graphs and tables

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Book SynopsisHow was Istanbul, once the capital of the Ottoman Empire and now the financial heart of contemporary Turkey, provisioned in the early 19th century? Tracing how the sovereign's duty to provision the city and protect his subjects from hunger was gradually transferred to the market and became a responsibility of the subjects (later, citizens) alone, Feeding Istanbul makes a compelling case for situating food politics, and politics of urban provisioning in particular, at the centre of our conceptualisation of the relationship between the sovereign and the political community.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of Illustrations1 Introduction 1 Three Food Regimes 2 So, What Are Food Regimes? 3 Success vs. Failure: Scarcity, Hunger, Malnutrition, and Famine 4 The Political Economy of Urban Provisioning 5 Notes on Terms, Periodization, and Methodology 6 Chapter Outlines2 The Hungry Capital  The Provisioning of Ottoman Istanbul  1 The Provisioning Apparatuses: Routes, Ports, and Actors 2 Shared Provisioning Apparatuses 3 Sovereignty and Kudret 4 Timelines and Macro Processes 5 Transitions: Global Wheat, Local Plum 6 The Urban Food Provisioning Food Regime3 Unruly Transitions 1 The War Years and Republican Istanbul’s Codependent Provisioning  1.1  Years of War  1.2  Republican Istanbul 2 Urban Provisioning During Unruly Transitions 3 Scarcity in War vs. Scarcity in Peace 4 The Emerging Food Regime4 Planned Scarcities 1 Growing Istanbul: The Pangs of Development or the Crisis of Capitalism?  1.1  The 1950s: Menderes’ Istanbul  1.2  The 1960s and 1970s: Volatile Growth 2 A Rationed Sovereignty 3 Urban Provisioning in Import Substitution 4 The Codependent Provisioning Food Regime5 Feeding Global Istanbul 1 The 1980s: From Import Substitution to Market Liberalization 2 The 1990s: A Decade of Crises 3 The 2000s: A World City? Globalization and Istanbul 4 The Contemporary Provisioning Apparatus  4.1  In the Day of a Bazaar Vendor  4.2  At the Hal 5 A Precarious Sovereignty or the Sovereignty of Precarity? 6 The Urban Food Supply Chain Food Regime6 Diverging Paths 1 The 2010s: From Consolidation to Domination 2 The Future of Istanbul’s Provisioning Apparatus 3 The Promise of a Different Future 4 Of the Sovereignty, Political Community, and the Central Authority 5 The Global and the Local7 ConclusionAppendix 1 Some Early Sources on Istanbul’s Bağ, Bahçe, and BostanAppendix 2 List of Various Foods Provisioned to Istanbul and Their Locations of ProductionBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIn Constructing Change, Ezgi B. Unsal provides a political economy of electricity and housing provision in Turkey. By using the case studies of electricity and housing in Turkey, the book explores how social provision is increasingly commodified across the globe as a defining feature of financialisation. Distinguishing this trend from macroeconomic definitions of financialisation, the book offers a contextual narrative of economic change in Turkey, with undetermined macroeconomic outcomes. It contributes to the literature on the financialisation of social provision and the political economy of Turkey, by confirming the increasing influence of finance on social provision sectors, making them prone to volatility while contributing to their growth at the same time.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Illustrations1 What Is This Book about? General Introduction and Methodology 1 Objectives and Contribution 2 Methodology and the Structure of Analysis  2.1  Systematic Dialectics and Hegelian Heritage  2.2  Marx’s Materialism and the Incorporation of Empirical Material into Theory  2.3  Essence and the Process of Change  2.4  Levels of Abstraction: Tendencies and Countertendencies  2.5  The Value of Labour Power  2.6  The Systems of Provision (sop) Approach to Social Reproduction 3 Conclusion2 A Literature Survey on Financialisation 1 Introduction 2 Financialisation as an Object of Study: The Rise of Finance and Its Impacts on the Economy  2.1  Cambridge Theories of Distribution  2.2  How Do the Cambridge Theories of Distribution Relate to Financialisation?  2.3  Empirical Analyses on Firm-level: Decreasing Real Investment, Slowing Down of Accumulation  2.4  Empirical Analysis on Aggregate Level: The Impacts of Worsening Income Distribution, Determination of Different Accumulation Regimes  2.5  Emphasis upon Increasing Levels of Debt and Securitisation  2.6  Asset Price Inflation Approach and ‘Forced’ Indebtedness  2.7  Conclusion 3 Financialisation as a Reference Point for Periodisation  3.1  Annales School and Recurrent Financialisation  3.2  Financialisation as Coupon Pool: Social Accountancy and Cultural Economy Approach  3.3  Finance-led Accumulation Regime as an Alternative to Fordist Regime: French Regulation School  3.4  Varieties of Capitalism (VoC) Approach  3.5  Tri-partite Class Regime and the Crisis of Neoliberalism: Duménil and Lévy  3.6  Financial Expropriation Approach: Lapavitsas and Dos Santos  3.7  The Increasing Presence of Interest-bearing Capital 4 Conclusion3 Financialisation in Developing and Emerging Economies 1 Introduction 2 Historical Development of Financialisation in Developing Countries  2.1  Reserve Accumulation Strategy and the Narrowing Down of the Policy Scope  2.2  Crowding-out of Investment and Changes in Firm and Institutional Behaviour 3 Conclusion4 The Political Economy of Turkey Since 1980  Towards Differentiated Global Integration 1 Introduction 2 1980s and 1990s: Capital Account Liberalisation, Export Boom and Public Indebtedness 3 Political Economy of Transition: The Differentiated Impacts of the 2001 Crisis 4 After 2001: Restructuring of the Banking Sector 5 After 2001: Household Indebtedness 6 After 2001: Capital Restructuring? 7 Conclusion5 The Political Economy of Electricity Provision in Turkey 1 Introduction 2 Privatisation of Electricity Provision: Rhetoric and Experiences around the World  2.1  Scholarship on Privatisation of Electricity Provision: How and What to Regulate? 3 Energy Sector Outlook in Turkey 4 Historical Background and Institutional Framework for Electricity Provision in Turkey  4.1  Privatisation Process i: Policy Design and Price Regulation  4.2  Privatisation Process ii: Addressing Losses and Theft and Other Problems in Implementation 5 The Case of Hydroelectric Power Plants (HEBB s) in Turkey: How They Are Built and Financed  5.1  Ilisu Dam: A HEBB Project  5.2  Coruh Development Plan 6 What Role to the Finance?  6.1  Firm Financing: An Investigation of Corporate Balance Sheets in the Electricity Industry 7 Conclusion6 The Political Economy of Housing Provision in Turkey 1 Introduction 2 Production Matters in a Comparative Context: Housing Provision in Britain 3 Production upon Landed Property: Marx’s Agricultural Rent Theory  3.1  Rent in Urban Settings 4 The Dynamics of Housing Production in Turkey: A Construction Boom Facilitated through State Institutions  4.1  A History of Housing Provision in Turkey within the Context of Urbanisation  4.2  The Rise of a State Institution in the Transition towards Market-based Provision: toki (Housing Development Administration) 5 An Empirical Investigation of the Construction Sector Firms’ Financial Statements 6 The Dynamics of Housing Consumption in Turkey  6.1  Housing Consumption: Who Consumes How Much? 7 Conclusion7 Conclusion 1 Introduction 2 Main Findings and Contribution 3 Further Issues and Concluding RemarksBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIn Co-operative Struggles, Denise Kasparian expands the theoretical horizons regarding labour unrest by proposing new categories to make visible and conceptualize conflicts in the new worker co-operativism of the twenty-first century.After the depletion of neoliberal reforms at the dawn of the twenty-first century in Argentina, co-operativism gained momentum, mainly due to the recuperation of enterprises by their workers and state promotion of co-operatives through social policies. These new co-operatives became actors not just in production but in social struggle. Their peculiarity lies in the fact that they shape a socio-productive form not structured by wage relations: workers are at the same time owners of the firms. Why, how, and by what cleavages and groupings do these co-operative workers without bosses come into conflict?Table of ContentsForeword The Democratisation of ConflictAcknowledgementsList of Figures, Tables and ImagesIntroduction 1 The Question of Work Conflicts in New Co-operatives 2 Dimensions of New Social Conflicts in Co-operative Socio-productive Contexts 3 The Challenge of Comparing Paradigmatic but Non-equivalent Experiences: Studying a Whole That Acts as a Whole 4 The Structure of the Book1  Co-operatives ‘Made in Argentina’ The Process of Enterprise Recuperation by Their Workers 1 The Socio-genesis of the Processes of Enterprise Recuperation 1.1  When Worker Resistance Becomes an Offensive Movement 1.2  The Widespread Crisis of 2001–2002, or Adding Fuel to the Fire 1.3  The Movement of the Flames 2 The Evolution of Enterprise Recuperation Processes 2.1  The Fuel of the Growing Economy Keeps the Flames of Production Moving 2.2  The Moral Economy of Work in the Continued Presence of Enterprise Recuperations 2.3  “Argentina Is One Big, Recuperated Factory”: Public Policies for Recuperated Enterprises 2.4  The Movement’s Fragmentation, Co-operative Convergence and Union Rapprochement2  Incubated Co-operatives Co-operative Formation under the Argentina Works Programme 1 Social Schemes with Work Requirement: From Workfare to the Argentina Works Programme 2 The Mediation of Unemployed Workers’ Organisations: Civil Associations, Productive Units and Co-operatives 3 The Dual Logic of the Argentina Works Programme’s Socio-genesis: Creating Jobs and Co-ordinating Local Politics 4 Induced Co-operatives? The Struggle of Unemployed Workers’ Organisations 4.1  The Evolution of the Argentina Works Programme 4.2  The Intensity and Dynamics of Contentious Action 4.3  The Demands and Forms of Contentious Action3  Keeping and Having a Job A Milestone in Constitutive Conflicts 1 ‘Occupy, Resist, Produce’ … and Have! 2 From ‘Induction’ to the ‘Co-operative without Brokers’ 3 A Comparative Lens on Constitutive Conflicts4  The Recuperated Enterprise and Social Power in Production 1 Recuperators, Activists and the ‘Born and Bred’ 2 Property Relations: Social Possession and Differential Appropriation of the Fruits of Labour 3 The Logic of Production and the Issue of Sustainability in Recuperated Enterprises 4 The Political Dimension: Between Self-management and Delegation 5 Social Groupings and Potential Antagonisms: Opportunity Hoarding, Enterprise Projects and Work Generations5  The Argentina Works Co-operative and State Power in Production 1 The Labour and Socio-spatial Precarity of Argentina Works Programme Workers 2 Property Relations: Social Possession and Autonomy 3 The Logic of Production: Between Subsistence and Political Accumulation 4 The Political Dimension: State Power and Co-management 5 Social Groupings and Potential Antagonisms: State Officials, Co-operative Members and Activists6  The Production of Co-operative Conflict 1 Board Removals: Conflicts over the Running and Expansion of the Productive Process 2 Regulations, Sanctions and Exclusions: From ‘Founder Members’ to ‘ Founderer Members’ 3 “We Fought over the River Module”: The Conflict over Autonomous Work 4 Between Subsistence Consumption and Political Accumulation in the Social Organisation 5 A Comparative Lens7  Conclusions 1 The New Twenty-First-Century Co-Operativism and Its Struggles Around Work 2 What Patterns of Conflicts are There without Bosses? Towards a Theory of Unrest in Worker Co-operatives 3 From Prelude to Present: A Toolbox for New Research QuestionsBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisControversies about History, Development and Revolution in Brazil is a critical exploration of the history of Brazilian economic thought in light of the country's own historical and political development. Editors Maria Malta, Jaime León, Carla Curty and Bruno Borja present an analytical interpretation of the facts, which reveals the power of debates constructing a genuinely Brazilian contribution to world economic thought on development, democracy, history, dependency, and revolution.Resulting from 10 years of collective research, this book incorporates a new methodological proposal stemming from the strength and resilience of public research financed by the Brazilian people in quest of their own formative interpretation.Contributors are: Bruno Borja, Carla Curty, Filipe Leite, Jaime León, Maria Malta, Larissa Mazolli, Alfredo Saad-Filho, and Wilson Vieira.Table of ContentsForeword  List of TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroduction and Warning to the Reader   Bruno Borja, Carla Curty, Jaime León and Maria Maltapart 1How to Tell the History – Method, Thought and Versions in Dispute1 Methodological Elements for the Organization of the History of Brazilian Economic Thought The Approach Of Controversies   Carla Curty and Maria Malta2 Interpreters of Brazil Influences on the Origin of Brazilian Economic Thought   Carla Curty, Maria Malta and Bruno Borja3 Controversy on the Economic History of Brazil Roberto Simonsen, Caio Prado Jr. and Celso Furtado   Bruno Borjapart 2Revolution, Development and Democracy: The Story of a Brazil That Could Have Been4 Revisiting the Origins of the Controversy on the Brazilian Revolution A Debate between Octavio Brandão, Mario Pedrosa and Lívio Xavier   Filipe Leite Pinheiro5 Visions of the Brazilian Revolution Nelson Werneck Sodré, Caio Prado Jr and Florestan Fernandes   Bruno Borja, Carla Curty and Jaime León6 Underdevelopment and Dependency An Analysis of Celso Furtado’s Thought and Its Approach to Dependency Theory   Wilson Vieira7 Seeds of Brazilian Underdevelopment A Controversy on Property, Labor Force and Production   Larissa Mazolli Veiga and Maria Malta8 Restricted Democracy, Mass Democracy and the Crisis of the New Republic   Jaime León and Maria MaltaIndex

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Book SynopsisThis thorough and timely book collects essays on the political economy of Brazil, focusing on the federal administrations led by the Workers' Party (PT), under Presidents Lula and Dilma Rousseff. The essays examine the economic, political, and social aspects of these governments, and a whole spectrum of policies implemented - or not - between 2003 and 2016, with implications for the subsequent period up to, and including, the administration led by Jair Bolsonaro. What emerges from this examination is the inescapable recognition that those left leaning governments were neoliberal, but in different ways when compared with other administrations in Brazil's history. Their similarities and differences are examined in detail. Contributors are: Adalmir Antonio Marquetti, Alessandro Miebach, Alfredo Saad-Filho, Ana Paula Colombi, Andre Singer, Andreia Galvao, Armando Boito Jr, Barbara Fritz, Cecilia Hoff, Celio Hiratuka, Claudio Castelo Branco Puty, Cristhiane Falchetti, Daniela Magalhaes Prates, Denise Gentil, Eduardo Fagnani, Fabiano Santos, Fabio Luis Barbosa dos Santos, Glaison Augusto Guerrero, Guilherme Mello, Gustavo Codas Friedmann, Humberto Martins, Jose Dari Krein, Lena Lavinas, Lucas Salvador, Andrietta, Luiz Fernando de Paula, Luiz Filgueiras, Marcelo Arend, Patricia Rocha Lemos, Paula Marcelino, Pedro Cezar Dutra Fonseca, Pedro Mendes Loureiro, Pedro Paulo Zuluth Bastos, Pedro Rossi, Rafael Moura, Ruy Braga, and Soraia Aparecida Cardozo.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction   Alfredo Saad-Filho 1 Shades of Neoliberalism Brazil under the Workers' Party (2003-2020)   Alfredo Saad-Filho 2 Capitalist Development and Macroeconomic Policy Regimes in Brazil since 1994   Luiz Filgueiras 3 Varieties of Developmentalism A Critical Assessment of the pt Governments   Daniela Magalhaes Prates, Barbara Fritz and Luiz Fernando de Paula 4 Puzzles of Economic Growth and Crisis under the Workers' Party Governments   Pedro Cezar Dutra Fonseca, Marcelo Arend and Glaison Augusto Guerrero 5 Sailing against the Wind The Rise and Crisis of a Low-Conflict Progressivism   Gustavo Codas Friedmann and Claudio A. Castelo Branco Puty 6 The Growth Model of the pt Governments A Furtadian View of the Limits of Recent Brazilian Development   Pedro Rossi, Guilherme Mello and Pedro Paulo Zahluth Bastos 7 The Brazilian Crises Profits, Distribution and Growth   Adalmir Antonio Marquetti, Cecilia Hoff and Alessandro Miebach 8 Why Bolsonarism Should Be Characterized as Neofascism   Armando Boito Jr. 9 The Failure of Dilma Rousseff's Developmentalist Experiment   Andre Singer 10 The Political Economy of Lulism and Its Aftermath   Ruy Braga and Fabio Luis Barbosa dos Santos 11 Assessing the Developmentalist Character of the Workers' Party Government Project   Luiz Fernando de Paula, Fabiano Santos and Rafael Moura 12 The Limits of Dependency The Foreign Policy of Rouseff's Administration   Pedro Paulo Zahluth Bastos and Celio Hiratuka 13 Brazilian Labor Market From the Workers' Party Administrations to the Bolsonaro Government   Ana Paula Fregnani Colombi and Jose Dari Krein 14 A Poverty-Reducing Variety of Neoliberalism? The Workers' Party Distributive Policies   Pedro Mendes Loureiro 15 Brazilian Unions in the Twenty-First Century   Andreia Galvao and Paula Marcelino 16 Social Policy since Rousseff Misrepresentation and Marginalization   Lena Lavinas and Denise Gentil 17 The Reform of Pensions under the Workers' Party Shades of Commodification   Lucas Salvador Andrietta, Patricia Rocha Lemos and Eduardo Fagnani 18 The Housing Policy under the pt Governments Between the Social Inclusion and the Commodification   Cristhiane Falchetti 19 Tackling Regional Inequalities under the Workers' Party Advances and Limitations   Soraia Aparecida Cardozo and Humberto Martins Index

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Book SynopsisWorkplace compensation has become an industry unto itself. What are its relations of production and role in contemporary capitalism? In Lost-Time Injury Rates Rodrigo Finkelstein examines the information-intensive operations of recording and processing work-related accidents, diseases and fatalities carried out by Workers’ Compensation Systems. Situated within the field of political economy of information, this critique contributes to the understanding of how injury rates service a specific sector of the economy by constructing lost labour power for sale. Finkelstein convincingly argues that injury rates must be seen as grounded in the capitalist mode of production, and that they constitute a historical social relation that, by taking the semblance of inductive indicators, conceal specific capitalist relations that bring about the exchange and distribution of lost labour power among capitalists and wage labourers.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures and Tables 1 Overview  1 Introduction  2 My Encounter with Injury Rates  3 Injury Rates as a Collection of Inductive Indicators  4 How to Approach Injury Rates  5 Theoretical Contribution  6 Outline of the Successive Chapters 2 Preconditions  1 Introduction  2 First Precondition: Wage Labour  3 Second Precondition: The Conflict between the Forces of Production and the Relations of Production  4 Third Precondition: A Burgeoning Capitalist Class  5 Fourth Precondition: Statistics and Probability  6 Fifth Precondition: Money  7 Sixth Precondition: A Capitalist State 3 Insurance Boards The Landlords of the Circuit of Metamorphosis of Lost Labour Power  1 Introduction  2 Insurance Boards as Part of the Information Sector  2.1 Risk as Expected Lost Labour Power  2.2 Risk as Information  2.2.1 Risk as Class Information  2.2.2 Risk as Lost-Time Injury Rates  2.2.3 Risk as an Informational Medium of Measurement and Monetization  2.2.4 Risk as an Informational Medium of Exchange  3 The Informational Landlords of the Circuit of Metamorphosis of Lost Labour Power  3.1 Stages of the Circuit of Metamorphosis of Lost Labour Power  3.1.1 The First Stage: C – M  3.1.2 The Second Stage: M – I  3.1.3 The Third Stage: I – MW 4 The Lost-Labour-Power Commodity  1 Introduction  2 The Commodity  3 The Information Commodity  4 The Lost-Labour-Power Commodity  4.1 The Satisfaction of Needs as a Means of Production  4.2 Use Value  4.3 Exchange Value  4.4 Value  4.5 Value and Lost Value: The Transformation of Non-Equivalents  5 The Commodification of Lost Labour Power  5.1 The Working-Day-Lost Moment  5.2 The Reporting Moment  5.3 The Recording Moment  5.4 The Processing Moment  5.5 The Programing Moment 5 The Fetishism of the Lost-Labour-Power Commodity  1 Introduction  2 Fetishism and Lost Labour Power  3 The Fetishism of the Lost-Labour-Power Commodity  4 The Value Fluctuation of the Commodity  4.1 Procedurally Hidden Social Relations  4.1.1 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of Working Days Lost  4.1.2 Value Fluctuation Due To A Movement Of Reported Injury Claims  4.1.3 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of Deeming Injury Claims  4.1.4 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of Rate-Setting Mechanics  4.2 Structurally Hidden Social Relations  4.2.1 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of the Wage-Labour Market  4.2.2 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of the Economic Activity  4.2.3 Value Fluctuation due to a Movement of Cost-Shifting  5 The Relative Value and Price Fluctuation of the Commodity  5.1 Class-Hidden Social Relations  5.1.1 Relative Value and Price Fluctuation due to a Movement of Misreporting and Underreporting Injury Claims  5.1.2 Relative Value and Price Fluctuation due to a Movement of Appealing Legitimate Claims  5.1.3 Relative Value and Price Fluctuation due to a Movement of Managed Care  5.1.4 Relative Value and Price Fluctuation due to a Movement of Early-Return-to-Work Practices  5.1.4 Relative Value and Price Fluctuation due to a Movement of Vocational Rehabilitation Interventions 6 Lessons from the Social Totality  1 Introduction  2 Understanding Lost-Time Injury Rates as a Historical Socioeconomic Formation  2.1 Lost-Time Injury Rates as a Class Relation of Exchange and Distribution  2.2 Lost-Time Injury Rates Belong to Capital  2.3 The Value Forms of Lost Labour Power  2.4 The Lost-Labour-Power Commodity Is Not the Bearer of Lost Value  2.5 Lost-Time Injury Rates Do Not Provide Accurate Information  2.6 Lost-Time Injury Rates as a Structural Epistemological Ideology  3 Coda: The Solidification between Oppressor and Oppressed References Index

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Book SynopsisDaring to Struggle, Daring to Win tells the fascinating true story of an individual radical organizer turned independent Chicago city council member, and her forty year struggle for justice in Chicago.Helen Shiller went from radical anti-war activist in Wisconsin, to a member of a collective of white allies of the Black Panther Party in Chicago, to an elected city council person who helped break the back of the racialized opposition to Harold Washington, Chicago’s first Black mayor. Shiller participated, when few others did, in the historic fight against the gentrification of a unique economically and racially mixed Chicago community on the Northside. With insight into historic community organizing and political battles in Chicago from the 1970s through 2010, this book details numerous policy fights and conflicts in Chicago during this time, illuminating recurrent political themes and battles that remain relevant to this day. Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win is a compelling, insightful, must-read for all those struggling for a better world today.Trade Review"[Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win] is an important record of late 20th century Chicago, and a sort of blueprint for how a rebel can challenge the power brokers and maybe not completely reshape society but at least win myriad small victories for people who have no one else to fight for them." —Third Coast Review"This is a serious book—full of policy and protest, firm in its convictions, and short on lighthearted anecdotes. You have to knuckle down, have some tea, and think about housing lawsuits and school boycotts of yore. But it’s well-written—Shiller worked for years for the alternative press, and can tell a story thoroughly and compactly, with even a little poetry. It’s ultimately a hopeful book—a reminder that problems have always looked insurmountable until they’re surmounted." —New City"An informative book...." —Kirkus"Shiller's memoir offers a profound look into the challenges and triumphs of community-based politics. It is a testament to the belief that dedicated individuals can make significant changes at the local level. Through Shiller’s eyes, we witness the evolution of Uptown and Chicago, warts and all. While the perspective is decidedly hers, the reader is granted valuable insight into the mechanics of local governance and the unwavering spirit of community activism.Audiences who might be interested in using this memoir pedagogically include scholars of Chicago history, urban politics enthusiasts, and readers intrigued by White youth activism in the 1970s. Given its detailed account of gentrification, urban renewal, housing issues, and business development, the memoir can offer real-life case studies to students studying the dynamics of urban development and planning. Those studying political machines, city governance, local politics, and the history of Chicago from the 1980s to 2010s would find this memoir a treasure trove of firsthand experiences and insights. The book provides a detailed account of grassroots movements, protest politics, and the challenges faced by activists, making it an invaluable resource for students and educators interested in activism, social justice, and community organizing." —H-Net Reviews"Helen Shiller's work inside and out of the Chicago City Council is a model for all those seeking to make real change in the world. From her tireless work challenging gentrification, police abuse, and homophobia, Shiller never lost sight of her roots, and always put the struggles of poor and working class people first. No matter where you live and organize there is much to be learned from Helen's inspiring and courageous life story. Read this book!" —Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez, Alderwoman Chicago’s 33rd Ward“I salute my good friend and comrade Helen Shiller for the broad vivid picture of her extraordinary life’s journey, filled with personal challenges, and her decades of exceptional social justice work with and for the poor and oppressed communities. Helen worked tirelessly with the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and its Intercommunal Survival Committee for racial and social justice during the 1970’s. She is a true servant of the people." —Emory Douglas, Revolutionary Artist/Minister of Culture, The Black Panther Party 1967-1980"As a journalist who has covered Helen Shiller, off and on, throughout her half-century of community activism, I have long wondered how she would tell her own epic story. Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win answers that question poignantly and powerfully. Her epic journey takes us from the era of SDS, Black Panthers and school desegregation, through both Mayors Daley to the rise of Mayor Harold Washington, President Barack Obama and finally her own election to Chicago City Council—for 24 years. From outside agitator to insider alderperson, Shiller earned respect even from her political rivals for her savvy and resilience. For those who wonder whether they can “buy in” to the system without selling out, this story is a great place to start." —Clarence Page, Pulitzer-prize-winning columnist and editorial board member at the Chicago Tribune"The only way NOT to repeat history and mistakes of the past is to share it, honor it, and learn from it. . . . and Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win does just that and talks about REAL CHANGE & REAL ALLIANCES." —Ald. Jeanette Taylor, Chicago's 20th Ward"This book is a must read for today's organizers working to connect their neighborhoods to a vision of transformative, anti-racist politics. Daring to Struggle expands our knowledge of New Left organizers who rarely grabbed headlines, yet set a high standard for radical street-level and electoral activism." —Amy Sonnie and James Tracy, co-authors Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels and Black Power: Interracial Solidarity in 1960s-70s New Left Organizing"Helen Schiller has written a much needed, past due, historical account of her life as a community organizer and Council woman representing the poor in Uptown Chicago. Schiller has provided a voice for those poor residents who had little power to fight for their survival in a city that would only recognize them as irrelevant and refused to let them assimilate. Daring to Struggle Daring to Win is a much needed read for those who want to organize in poor communities." —Hy Thurman, Co-Founder Young Patriot Organization, Co-Founder Original Rainbow Coalition, Author, Revolutionary Hillbilly"Regardless of the era, fighting for justice and marginalized people and principled positions in the public arena is difficult and challenging. Daring to Struggle contains numerous lessons for elected's, community leaders, and others on how to fight and win in the political arena without compromising those principles." —Kim Foxx"In 1969 Helen Shiller, already a young radical activist, heard inspirational Illinois Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton proclaim that a serious revolutionary must “dare to struggle, dare to win.” For the next five decades, Shiller pursued Fred’s credo with unparalleled energy and commitment, daring to struggle, and daring to win. Her excellent book chronicles, in compelling historical detail, that journey, from Brooklyn to Madison, from Racine to Chicago, from Cuba to Zimbabwe, but most centrally from the streets of Chicago’s Uptown to the chambers of Chicago’s City Council, and documents how she relied on the “power of the people” to speak truth to power in her tireless pursuit of Chairman Fred’s uncompromising and timeless command." —Flint Taylor"From coping with sexual abuse, experiencing life before Roe v Wade, committing to support Black liberation, and taking on the brass knuckle Chicago politics, Daring to Struggle Daring to Win is interwoven with historical milestones. Shiller chronicles her life as a radical founder of All Chicago City News, a recipient of vote tampering and intimation, and the challenges of new thinking in parenthood. The call to fight white supremacy and the erosion of human rights with intentional solidarity is more relevant than ever. Shiller fills in significant information gaps and provides much to think about in our elusive search for an equitable and anti-racist future." —Sylvia Ewing"For more than a half century, Helen Shiller has been the radical’s radical. She has led countless progressive causes, from the battle against police brutality; to bureaucracy busting; to fighting against poverty; to fighting for racial equity. Her story is a go-to-battle blueprint for the fights of today, and for those to come. It is a dare well worth taking." —Laura S. Washington, Political Analyst, ABC 7-Chicago"Helen Shiller has led no ordinary life: A witness to history, a crusader for justice, and deeply loyal to the women and men whose lives and predicaments cry for fairness, she has dedicated herself to righteous warfare, whether in the streets or in the hallowed halls of government. Her story is profoundly human and profoundly personal, but also a clarion call to the rest of us to join her." —Achy Obejas, author of Boomerang/Bumerán "Helen Shiller carefully weaves together her personal life story with the events that show her unflagging support and advocacy for grass roots communities in Chicago’s Uptown. From Campus radical to long term alderwoman in Chicago’s 46th Ward Shiller maintains her principles and effectiveness in fighting racism and building community led coalitions that took on and gained power against Chicago’s political machine. A story of personal and political triumph against all odds." —Jeffrey Haas"Helen Shiller’s Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win is an important book, not just for those of us in Chicago who were part of the struggle since the 1960s but for everyone who cares about saving our American Democracy and perfecting it today. It teaches us that this has been and will be a prolonged struggle and we have to be in it for the long haul. It is the detailed story of the grassroots efforts in our Chicago neighborhoods and city and the story of a radical who became an alderperson who helped shape the future." —Dick Simpson, UIC Professor Emeritus, author, and former Chicago alderman

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Book SynopsisA global account of the grassroots environmental movements on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Environmentalism from Below takes readers inside the popular struggles for environmental liberation in the Global South. These communities—among the most vulnerable to but also least responsible for the climate crisis—have long been at the forefront of the fight to protect imperiled worlds. Today, as the world’s forests burn and our oceans acidify, grassroots movements are tenaciously defending the environmental commons and forging just and sustainable ways of living on Earth. Scholar and activist Ashley Dawson constructs a gripping narrative of these movements of climate insurgents, from international solidarity organizations like La Via Campesina and Shack Dwellers International to local struggles in South Africa, Colombia, India, Nigeria, and beyond. Taking up the four critical challenges we face in a warming world—food, urban sustainability, energy transition, and conservation—Dawson shows how the unruly power of environmentalism from below is charting an alternative path forward, from challenging industrial agriculture through fights for food sovereignty and agroecology to resisting extractivism using mass nonviolent protest and sabotage. An urgent, essential intervention, Environmentalism from Below offers a hopeful alternative to the gridlock of UN-based climate negotiations and the narrow nationalism of some Green New Deal efforts. As Dawson reminds us, the fight against ecocide is already being waged worldwide. Building on longstanding traditions of anticolonial struggle, environmentalism from below is a model for a people’s movement for climate justice—one that demands solidarity.Trade Review"A global account of the grassroots environmental movements on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Scholar and activist Ashley Dawson constructs a gripping narrative of these movements of climate insurgents, from international solidarity organisations like La Via Campesina and Shack Dwellers International to local struggles in South Africa, Colombia, India, Nigeria and beyond. Building on longstanding traditions of anticolonial struggle, Environmentalism from Below is a model for a people’s movement for climate justice — one that demands solidarity." —Green Left "Ashley Dawson takes us on a wondrous tour of communities working for life after capitalism. These grassroots ecologies are so potent, and their promise so profound, they’ve elicited lethal violence from the state and private sector. For that reason Environmentalism from Below is also an atlas of the world's most important global struggles." —Raj Patel, Research Professor, University of Texas at Austin "True to its aim, this book celebrates ideas and actions that come from below. It is a book that deserves to be celebrated as it presents clear evidence of active organizing, and resistance by climate victims, and the dispossessed against manifestations of neocolonial and oppressive policies and actions. Environmentalism from Below is a book that fossil fuel tycoons and other purveyors of fictional environmental optimism will hate." —Nnimmo Bassey, author of To Cook a Continent - Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in Africa "Though debates rage on the climate left about what language or strategy ought to be taken in order to confront the climate crisis, those involved in such conversations frequently seem to have their minds in the clouds and no grounded connection to existing class struggles. Dawson stands these critics on their head by foregrounding the wildly diverse, actually-existing, and ineluctably global people's movements for climate justice. In these scattered movements of urban squatters, migrants, industrial workers, peasant farmers, feminists, and Indigenous nations, one finds more comprehensive strategies for confronting imperialism and capitalism; which are the roots of environmental crises. Environmentalism From Below is a readable, practical and inspiring guide to building ecological counterpower." —Kai Bosworth, author of Pipeline Populism: Grassroots Environmentalism in the 21st Century "Environmentalism from Below offers a politically erudite and passionate cacophony of momentum drawing from the world’s variegated yet articulated grassroots, all attempting in solidarity to upend the transgression of key planetary ecological relations. Deploying an intersectional form of analysis and mobilization, the book powerfully examines the interplay among how food is produced, cities inhabited, space enclosed, and energy generated in an effort to abolish the debilitating indebtedness of the majority to capital’s voracious calculations and their entrapment amidst borders. The book embodies the exigencies for the synergies of multiple movements underway—of people, affordances, collective capacities, rights, and resources—toward more just dispositions and the prospect of attaining a livable world." —AbdouMaliq Simone "Ashley Dawson's book focuses on environmentalism from below and enlightens us on all those central issues such as the food model, agroecology, the debates on the just energy transition, the question of the sustainability of life in big cities, and climate debt. Written with commitment and elegance, an indispensable book for understanding the re-existence process and the organizational fabric, especially in the global south." —Maristella Svampa, Ecosocial and Intercultural Pact from the South "On a global scale humankind faces multiple existential crises as a result of climate change and the systematic environmental degradation that has brought us collectively to the brink. Populations in the global south are most at risk, owing to decades of austerity measures imposed on peasant and indigenous communities by the cruel alliances of neocolonial and neoliberal authoritarian governments, transnational corporations, and a~ host of multilateral NGO's. Ashley Dawson reframes these grim realities to instead emphasize how grassroots communities proactively resist the privatization and toxic exploitation of the natural world in innovative and empowering ways. Altogether, their examples stand as roadmaps for what many more of us will likely face in coming years." —Dina Gilio-Whitaker "Environmentalism from Below brims with fresh insights and new approaches to some of the most vexing issue of our time. In lucid, passionate prose, Ashley Dawson charts the global alliances forged from below against unregulated plunder and ecocide. Few scholars can match Dawson’s vast transnational experience as an environmental scholar-activist. His global yet textured understanding of resistance movements from Bolivia, South Africa, India, Brazil, the U.S. and far beyond makes this a profound contribution to our understanding of how common struggles are forged. Environmentalism from Below is sure to become a staple in the environmental classroom as well as a guiding light for activists." —Rob Nixon, author of Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor "Environmentalism from Below is a much-needed and important book. In it, Dawson goes beyond narrow and technocratic imaginaries rooted in the nation-state, but also takes us past abstract romantic appeals to clearly trace the emancipatory potentials of global peoples' environmental movements. Carefully researched and accessibly written, the book connects food, cities, energy, conservation, debt and borders in a narrative that manages to be both a sharp wake-up call and an optimistic assessment of what our common liberation can look like. This book is a must-read for anyone who feels there must be more to environmental justice than climate accords." —Gianpaolo Baiocchi Praise for Extinction: “An elegant, controversial thesis” —The Guardian “A welcome contribution to the growing literature on this slow-motion calamity.” —Los Angeles Review of Books “Dawson's searing report on species loss will sober up anyone who has drunk the Kool-Aid of green capitalism.” —Andrew Ross “Fusing social and ecological challenges to power is the only way forward … a long-awaited, elegant and comprehensive expression of why the time is right to make these links." —Patrick Bond “A great tool for anti-capitalists, climate change activists, and those still making sense of the intrinsic connections between the two." —Jasbir Puar “Historically grounded, densely researched, fluidly written … a powerful and painful exploration of human civilization's environmental irrationalities.” —Christian Parenti Praise for People’s Power: “For anyone wanting to understand what comes after oil and how we might get there.” —Imre Szeman, author of On Petrocultures “A gift to activists, providing a clear and accessible history of energy as well as a vision towards the publicly owned, democratically controlled, 100% renewable world we need.” —Aaron Eisenberg, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation “A brilliant guide to building collective, equitable, and radical energy democracies in the here and now.” —Lavinia Steinfort, Transnational Institute Praise for Extreme Cities: Named One of the Top 10 Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly and Planetizen “Extreme Cities is a ground-breaking investigation of the vulnerability of our cities in an age of climate chaos. We feel safe and protected in the middle of our great urban areas, but as Sandy and Katrina made clear, and as this fine book reveals anew, the massive shifts on our earth increasingly lay bare the social inequalities that fracture our civilization.”—Bill McKibben, author and founder of 350.org

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Book SynopsisA major intervention into the place of Marxist political economy in the work of celebrated critical theorist Theodor Adorno.To this day, there persists a widespread assumption that Theodor Adorno's references to Marx—and especially to Marx's critique of political economy—represent a relic from an early and short-lived stage of the great Frankfurt School critical theorist's intellectual development. In this book, on the basis of relevant and largely unpublished textual sources, Adorno scholar Dirk Braunstein powerfully refutes this thesis and shows that Adorno's critical theory of society is centrally concerned with a critique not only of political economy, but of economy in general.Table of ContentsFront MatterPreliminary MaterialPages: i–xCopyright PageTranslator’s NoteAcknowledgementsChapter 1 Attempting a Critique of Political EconomyPages: 1–6Part 1Chapter 2 The Most Important Marxist Publication on HegelPages: 9–29Chapter 3 Objection to the Intérieur and the Sociology of InteriorityPages: 30–70Chapter 4 Familiarity with Its First ChapterPages: 71–105Part 2Chapter 5 The Theoretically Useless Concept of State CapitalismPages: 109–137Chapter 6 Hatched a National-Economic (!!) TheoryPages: 138–157Chapter 7 Humanity Had to Inflict Terrible Injuries on ItselfPages: 158–193Chapter 8 GarbagePages: 194–219Chapter 9 The Curse of Writing TodayPages: 220–236Part 3Chapter 10 ?? Did He Read Marx?Pages: 239–256Chapter 11 Eating and Being EatenPages: 257–292Chapter 12 Point of IndifferencePages: 293–318Chapter 13 Something’s MissingPages: 319–349Chapter 14 Raison d’êtrePages: 350–353Back MatterBibliographyAfterword to the Second EditionPages: 399–400Index

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Book SynopsisAt this time of social flux, of changing demographics on campus and the world beyond, of recognition of intersectional identities, as well as the wide variety of aspirations and career goals of today's women undergraduates, how can colleges and universities best prepare them for the demands of modern leadership? This text speaks to the changing context of today’s women students' experiences, recognizing that their work life goals may go beyond climbing the corporate ladder to include social innovation and entrepreneurial goals, policy and politics, and social activism.This book is a product of multiple collaborations and intellectual contributions of a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate women who helped shape the course on which it is based. They provided research support, critical readings, as well as the diverse narratives that are included throughout the book, not as an ideal for readers to aspire to but as an authentic expression of how their distinct and sometimes non-conforming lived experiences shaped their understandings of leadership. It goes beyond hero/she-ro person-centered approaches to get at the complex and intrapersonal nature of leadership. It also situates intersectional identities, critical consciousness, and student development theory as important lenses throughout the text.Recognizing that there are many possible manifestations of leadership or gender, this text encourages students to embrace the contradictions rather than engaging in dualistic, black-and-white thinking, challenging them to address such questions as, Should women “lean in” and work harder to achieve their own leadership goals, or should they focus on bigger systemic issues to create equity in the workplace?Each chapter concludes with a brief chapter review, a narrative from a current college student, and critical reflection questions. Trade ReviewFrom the Foreword:"We Are The Leaders We’ve Been Waiting For is the student leadership textbook WE have been waiting for!Julie’s student-facing book is particularly accessible to college students because she features students’ voices throughout the text.The book situates intersectional identities, critical consciousness, and student development theory lenses. Centering the experiences and concerns of women from a range of backgrounds and identities makes space for intersectional considerations, creates counter-spaces within leadership literature, and provides possibility models for a world where leaders come in all genders, races, ethnicities, and other identities. It complicates the gendered notions of 'women’s leadership' by separating these two words… in what ways is the possessive 'women’s' limiting the readers broader understanding of leadership? Is there such a thing as a universal 'woman' whose leadership should be emulated? This text also delves more deeply into the concept of 'feminine' versus 'feminist' leadership, which is sorely needed.We believe this book will be useful for students interested in women’s experiences in leadership and the educators who work with them. It will be useful to leadership educators in all settings, and particularly those educators who seek to center women’s experiences. Student affairs administrators across functional areas may find it useful in their work with students and for their own professional development and exploration. Faculty teaching leadership courses will resonate with the content, as will advisors of student organizations. Activists on and off campus will find inspiration, challenge, and resonance."Heather D. Shea and Kristen A. RennMichigan State University“We are the Leaders We've Been Waiting For is the book that many of us who are gender and leadership scholars have been waiting for to use with our women-identified students for years! Julie Owen has put together a brilliant volume that highlights the ways socially constructed ideas of leadership and gender influence girls and women's practice of leadership. In particular, the narratives and counternarratives from students in Dr. Owen's courses shed powerful light on their experiences and illuminate real-life examples of the concepts discussed in this book.”Daniel Tillapaugh, Associate Professor and Chair, Counselor EducationCalifornia Lutheran University“Julie Owen’s book We are the Leaders We’ve Been Waiting For is masterful. Far more than a book about women’s leadership. Owen weaves a complex yet accessible narrative that is rooted in feminist and intersectional theory and exposes so much more than just barriers to women’s leadership, but also a range of areas of gender inequality from the pay gap to sexual violence. In each chapter, Owen features the narrative of one of her students or colleagues, a strategy that makes accessing complex ideas feel like a conversation the reader is having with a trusted friend. The active learning exercises make this book a must have not only for courses on feminist leadership, but also an ideal tool for anyone exploring their own leadership. I finished the book more confident that I can be and maybe am a leader I’ve always waited for!”Angela Hattery, Professor and Director, Women and Gender StudiesGeorge Mason University"This book covers complex topics spanning the personal and professional lives of women and the connection to leadership using a thorough explanation of relevant theories and narratives. Context matters, and Julie Owen covers concisely the social and historical developments that have defined our identities, how we think, how we feel, and how we shape our lives and actions. This book is truly a must-read and, as the author suggests, it is a 'a critical moment for women and leadership.'” Sadhana Warty Hall, Deputy DirectorThe Nelson A. Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College"We Are the Leaders We’ve Been Waiting For is a compelling and necessary contribution to the scholarship on leadership and gender. Julie Owen integrates foundational and contemporary concepts and frameworks with powerful narrative in thoughtful and critical ways to advance our understanding of women’s leadership. The book will undoubtedly transform students, educators, and our world. I can confidently say this is the book I’ve been waiting for."Paige Haber-Curran, Associate ProfessorTexas State UniversityTable of ContentsForeword—Heather D. Shea and Kristen A. Renn Acknowledgments 1. We are the Leaders We’ve Been Waiting For 2. A Critical Moment for Women and Leadership 3. Who am I to Lead? The Role of Identity, Intersectionality, and Efficacy in Leadership Development 4. How Did We Get Here? How Gender Socialization Shapes Women in Leadership 5. Feminine or Feminist Approaches? Leading Across Campus and Communities 6. What Difference Does Difference Make? The Effects of Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination on Gender Representation and Leadership 7. Navigating Organizations and Systems. Metaphors for Women in Leadership 8. Beware of Precarious Pedestals. Degendering Leadership 9. Reimagining Women and Leadership. Strategies, Allies, and Critical Hope Glossary References About the Author Index

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Book SynopsisTime Management Magic is all about learning a system and a way of thinking that enhances the ability to lead a highly productive, balanced, and effective life. Too many people get discouraged and want to quit because they have setbacks and other obstacles in their life. Retired Exec VP of Walt Disney World, Lee Cockerell’s advice to everyone is, “Don’t underestimate what you can achieve.” Lee believes that having a well-organized system for planning and executing one’s goals and dreams is vital. He credits his success to having a strong time management system in place to ensure he would do what he said he would do and keep his promises. The time-management secrets Lee has developed have become one of his most requested corporate training lectures and are now available in his tell-all guide, Time Management Magic. The system he presents is not just about time management, it is about life management. The executive time management secrets contained in Time Management Magic help readers keep all parts of their lives under control and jump-start their personal and professional growth.

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Book SynopsisIn Click and Grow Rich, readers discover the 9-step proven formula for creating a wildly successful online business. The unsettling truth is that 95 percent of all businesses fail within the first two years or keep the owner chained to it like a dead‑end job. Click and Grow Rich helps readers create true personal freedom in their lives by learning Brett Fogle and E. Daniel Miller’s unique MP5MS2 formula that they used to generate millions in online sales. It also shares how anybody can implement this simple process to create a successful money-making online business. Click and Grow Rich is useful for readers in all walks of life, whether they just want to earn extra money, quit a job, or build an enormously profitable online business that can be sold later. Click and Grow Rich helps people worldwide take control of their financial future by sharing these simple success principles and giving them a ‘playbook’ for success on how to achieve financial freedom in their lives. Much more than a book of ‘strategies,’ this is a rallying cry to join the #FREEDOMFIGHTER movement, achieve true time and money freedom, and live life on one’s own terms.

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Book SynopsisThe Art of Connected Leadership teaches leaders how to keep rock star employees and build a powerhouse team. Lyndsay K. R. Toensing has fifteen years of experience leading teams, mentoring, and coaching people in startups to Fortune 500 companies. In The Art of Connected Leadership, she shows leaders how to: See the most common reasons why good people leave a job Set team direction that motivates their employees Build relationships that increase employee loyalty Develop their employees in a way that benefits them Create a team culture that gets results Help employees love their jobs

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Book SynopsisRachel Carson Environment Book Award, First Place (2018) IPPY Outstanding Book of the Year: Most Likely to Save the Planet (2018) Thorpe Menn Literary Excellence Award (2018) "Reads like a mystery novel as Gillam skillfully uncovers Monsanto's secretive strategies." --Erin Brockovich "A damning picture...Gillam expertly covers a contentious front." --Publishers Weekly "A must-read." --Booklist "Hard-hitting, eye-opening narrative." --Kirkus It's the pesticide on our dinner plates, a chemical so pervasive it's in the air we breathe, our water, our soil, and even found increasingly in our own bodies. Known as Monsanto's Roundup by consumers, and as glyphosate by scientists, the world's most popular weed killer is used everywhere from backyard gardens to golf courses to millions of acres of farmland. For decades it's been touted as safe enough to drink, but a growing body of evidence indicates just the opposite, with research tying the chemical to cancers and a host of other health threats. In Whitewash, veteran journalist Carey Gillam uncovers one of the most controversial stories in the history of food and agriculture, exposing new evidence of corporate influence. Gillam introduces readers to farm families devastated by cancers which they believe are caused by the chemical, and to scientists whose reputations have been smeared for publishing research that contradicted business interests. Readers learn about the arm twisting of regulators who signed off on the chemical, echoing company assurances of safety even as they permitted higher residues of the pesticide in food and skipped compliance tests. And, in startling detail, Gillam reveals secret industry communications that pull back the curtain on corporate efforts to manipulate public perception. Whitewash is more than an expos about the hazards of one chemical or even the influence of one company. It's a story of power, politics, and the deadly consequences of putting corporate interests ahead of public safety.

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Book SynopsisBefore COVID-19 hit, the biggest problem in the world of travel was overtourism. Crowds threatened to spoil natural environments and make daily life unbearable for residents of popular travel destinations. Then, seemingly overnight, tourism nearly ceased. Yet there is no question that travel will resume; the only question is, when it does, what will it look like? Will we return to a world of overrun monuments, littered beaches, and gridlocked city streets? Or can we do things differently this time? Overtourism: Lessons for a Better Future charts a path toward tourism that is not only sustainable but regenerative for the places we love and the people who live there. Bringing together tourism officials, city council members, travel journalists, consultants, scholars, and trade association members, this practical book explores overcrowding from a variety of perspectives. After examining the causes and effects of overtourism, it turns to management approaches in five distinct types of tourism destinations: 1. historic cities; 2. national parks and protected areas; 3. World Heritage Sites; 4. beaches and coastal communities; and 5. destinations governed by regional and national authorities. While each location presents its own challenges, common mitigation strategies are emerging. Visitor education, traffic planning, and redirection to lesser-known sites are among the measures that can protect the economic benefit of tourism without overwhelming local communities. As tourism revives around the world, these innovations will guide government agencies, parks officials, site managers, civic groups, environmental NGOs, tourism operators, and others with a stake in protecting our most iconic places.Table of ContentsForeword \ Elizabeth Becker Acknowledgments Chapter 1. A Growing Problem \ Arnie Weissmann Chapter 2. Historic Cities Chapter 2.1. Europe’s Historic Cities \ Francesca Street Chapter 2.2. Barcelona, Spain \ Albert Arias Sans, Aina Pedret, Natalia Sanchez Castro Chapter 2.3. Charleston, South Carolina \ Dan Riccio Chapter 2.4. Edinburgh, Scotland \ Aileen Lamb Chapter 3. National Parks and Protected Areas Chapter 3.1. US National Parks: The Unfatigued Allure of Wild Places \ Richard Bangs with Martha Honey Chapter 3.2. Brazil’s National Parks \ James R. Barborak, Juarez Michelotti, Thiago do Val Beraldo-Souza, Paulo Eduardo Pereira-Faria Chapter 3.3. Banff National Park, Canada \ Kaitlin Worobec Chapter 3.4. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania \ Dave Blanton Chapter 4. World Heritage Sites Chapter 4.1. Overtourism at World Heritage Sites \ Martha Honey Chapter 4.2. Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail \ Louise Norton Chapter 4.3. Luang Prabang, Laos \ Robyn Bushell Chapter 4.4. Mount Everest \ Birendra KC with Kelsey Frenkiel Chapter 5. Beaches and Coastal Communities Chapter 5.1. Beaches and Coastlines \ Andrea Sachs Chapter 5.2. The Galapagos \ Carter Hunt Chapter 5.3. Big Sur, California \ Roberta Atzori Chapter 5.4. Hawai’i \ Frank Haas Chapter 6. Destination Governance Chapter 6.1. Overtourism and Destination Governance \ Jonathan Tourtellot Chapter 6.2. Iceland \ Nathan Reigner, Maria Reynisdottir Chapter 6.3. Lake Tahoe, CA & Nevada \ Julie Regan Chapter 6.4. Colorado \ Cathy Ritter Chapter 6.5. New Zealand \ Andrea Insch Chapter 6.6. Trolltunga \ Christina Beckmann, Kaitie Worobec Chapter 7. From Overtourism to No Tourism: Finding a New Normal \ Martha Honey List of Acronyms List of Contributors About CREST Index

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Book Synopsis“The foundation has been laid for fully autonomous,” Elon Musk announced in 2016, when he assured the world that Tesla would have a driverless fleet on the road in 2017. “It’s twice as safe as a human, maybe better.” Promises of techno-futuristic driving utopias have been ubiquitous wherever tech companies and carmakers meet. In Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving, technology historian Peter Norton argues that driverless cars cannot be the safe, sustainable, and inclusive “mobility solutions” that tech companies and automakers are promising us. The salesmanship behind the driverless future is distracting us from investing in better ways to get around that we can implement now. Unlike autonomous vehicles, these alternatives are inexpensive, safe, sustainable, and inclusive. Norton takes the reader on an engaging ride —from the GM Futurama exhibit to “smart” highways and vehicles—to show how we are once again being sold car dependency in the guise of mobility. He argues that we cannot see what tech companies are selling us except in the light of history. With driverless cars, we’re promised that new technology will solve the problems that car dependency gave us—zero crashes! zero emissions! zero congestion! But these are the same promises that have kept us on a treadmill of car dependency for 80 years. Autonorama is hopeful, advocating for wise, proven, humane mobility that we can invest in now, without waiting for technology that is forever just out of reach. Before intelligent systems, data, and technology can serve us, Norton suggests, we need wisdom. Rachel Carson warned us that when we seek technological solutions instead of ecological balance, we can make our problems worse. With this wisdom, Norton contends, we can meet our mobility needs with what we have right now.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Not If but When Chapter 1: Futurama 1: New Horizons Chapter 2: Futurama 2: Magic Highway, USA Chapter 3: Futurama 3: From CenterCore to Demo ’97 Chapter 4: Futurama 4: Autonorama Chapter 5: Data Don’t Drive Conclusion: We Already Have What We Need Acknowledgments About the Author Endnotes Index

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive and accessible analysis of how effective climate policies can lead to a more sustainable future. Perfectfor anyone interested in climate tech solutions.

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Book SynopsisA surprisingly simple approach to help everyday people become everyday innovators.The pressure to generate big ideas can feel overwhelming. We know that bold innovations are critical in these disruptive and competitive times, but when it comes to breakthrough thinking, we often freeze up. Instead of shooting for a $10-billion payday or a Nobel Prize, the most prolific innovators focus on Big Little Breakthroughs—small creative acts that unlock massive rewards over time. By cultivating daily micro-innovations, individuals and organizations are better equipped to tackle tough challenges and seize transformational opportunities. How did a convicted drug dealer launch and scale a massively successful fitness company? What core mindset drove LEGO to become the largest toy company in the world? How did a Pakistani couple challenge the global athletic shoe industry? What simple habits led Lady Gaga, Banksy, and Lin-Manuel Miranda to their remarkable success? Big Little Breakthroughs isn’t just for propeller-head inventors, fancy-pants CEOs, or hoodie-donning tech billionaires. Rather, it’s a surpassingly simple system to help everyday people become everyday innovators.Trade Review"Big Little Breakthroughs is a work of creative genius. Josh Linkner unlocks the techniques behind some of the world's most remarkable innovations and shows how those techniques are there for the taking—accessible to anyone curious enough to set aside old ways and find out just how creative they can be." -- Eric Schurenberg, CEO, Fast Company & Inc."As a seasoned entrepreneur and investor, Josh Linkner knows that innovation rarely happens in a blinding flash of inspiration. With engaging stories and rich examples, he shows how ordinary ideas can fuel extraordinary results." -- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of "Think Again" and "Originals," and host of the chart-topping TED podcast "WorkLife""Big Little Breakthroughs sets the new standard for using creativity in everyday life. Inspiring stories, fascinating research, and a practical guide that shows how all of us can be everyday innovators." -- Mel Robbins, New York Times bestselling author of "The Five Second Rule" and star of "The Mel Robbins Show""Building a culture of innovation is mission-critical in today's rapidly changing business landscape, and becoming even more important as we enter the Internet's Third Wave. Big Little Breakthroughs provides a clear path to help you build an army of everyday innovators, and turn ideas into action." -- Steve Case, CEO, Revolution; co-founder and former CEO, AOL"This is a terrific book. It could change the way you approach your creative practice. Don't hesitate, it's worth your time." -- Seth Godin, New York Times bestselling author"Here's a secret that top business schools don't want you to know: everyone has the ability to be an innovator. With the tools and practices found in Big Little Breakthroughs, you'll learn how to unleash your inner creativity and apply it to everything you do. With never-before-told stories of everyday innovators from across the globe, Josh Linkner inspires us to contribute to our communities through our creativity." -- Vijay Govindarajan, New York Times bestselling author of "The Three Box Solution" and the Coxe Distinguished Professor at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business"Organizations that equip every single team member to become innovators are the ones that win over the long term. Big Little Breakthroughs delivers a powerful framework that will unlock hidden creativity in order to drive growth, innovation, and sustainable success. It will undoubtedly become the new standard for everyday innovation." -- Duncan Wardle, former head of innovation and creativity, Disney"An adventure worth taking. Big Little Breakthroughs shows us how to inject innovation into our daily lives through captivating stories, surprising research, and practical tools that are easy to implement. It's my new field guide for creativity." -- Alison Levine, team captain of the first American Women's Everest Expedition, New York Times bestselling author, and professor at United States Military Academy, West Point"Big Little Breakthroughs is the ideal mix of academic rigor and practical application. The book provides a systematic framework to harness and maximize both individual and organization creativity in order to boost results. Inspiring stories reinforce the point that we can all be innovators, regardless of our background or job function." -- Dr. David Brophy, professor of finance, University of Michigan Ross School of Business; founding director, Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance"Building a culture of innovation in large companies is critically important, and there's no better way to learn than with a trusted roadmap of tools and real-life examples. Big Little Breakthroughs illustrates how innovative thinking is possible for every employee and business leader, so we can all unlock our full creative potential." -- Mike Kaufmann, CEO, Cardinal Health

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Book SynopsisThe Kahans from Baku is the saga of a Russian Jewish family. Their story provides an insight into the history of Jews in the Imperial Russian economy, especially in the oil industry. The entrepreneur and family patriarch, Chaim Kahan, was a pious and enlightened man and a Zionist. His children followed in his footsteps in business as well as in politics, philanthropy, and love of books. The book takes us through their forced migration in times of war, revolution, and the twentieth century’s totalitarian regimes, telling the story of fortune and misfortune of one cohesive family over four generations through Russia, Germany, Denmark, and France, and finally on to Palestine and the United States of America.Trade Review“Verena Dohrn’s book presents a complex transnational story of Jewish oil merchants in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, contributing to the growing scope of research on Jewish family businesses in East and Central Europe. … This book will be an interesting read for a broad audience, providing an intimate insight into the private life of oil magnates in turbulent historical times. It may also introduce a new perspective on Jewish business elites to academic readers. The Kahan story transcends the stereotypical divisions between East and West, showing the example of the well-managed business family corporation, which managed to integrate into a few imperial and national contexts of different countries and adapt to the new situations while preserving their complex cultural integrity.”— Vladyslava Moskalets, Business History“Jewish entrepreneurs played a major role in economic development in late Imperial Russia, and the oil barons of the Kahan family were among the most important. And the least studied—until 2018, when Verena Dohrn published her pioneering monograph in German, now being made available in English translation. The research is massive: the book uses family archives (with thousands of documents) as well as state repositories in fourteen countries, complemented by oral history and the contemporary press. All this allows Dohrn to provide a detailed narrative that explains how the family was able to thrive before the 1917 revolution and then to survive after its emigration to the West. Not only specialists but general readers will discover a rich narrative of this family’s everyday life and successful business activities.”—Gregory L. Freeze, Raymond Ginger Professor of History, Brandeis University“This fascinating family history takes the reader across countries and continents during the turbulent period of European wars and revolutions, from a small Belarusian shtetl to Baku, Moscow, Petrograd, Berlin, and then on to Tel Aviv and New York. The Kahans were successful entrepreneurs, generous philanthropists and cultural activists who left their mark on modern Jewish life and culture. Thoroughly researched and engagingly written by Verena Dohrn, a prominent German historian of Russian Jewry, this study is not only an important contribution to Jewish history and transnational diaspora studies, but also a captivating reading in its own right."—Mikhail Krutikov, University of MichiganTable of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPreface — Jonah Gavrieli In Memoriam Eli Rosenberg — Noa RosenbergTranslator’s Foreword — Uri Themal 1. Jacob Kahan: Imprisoned. Berlin2. Chaim Kahan. From Orlya to Brest-Litovsk3. Life under War Conditions. Berlin4. On the Move. Vilna, Warsaw, Kharkov, Saratov... 5. Citizenship and the World of Education—Berlin, Bonn, Frankfurt, Marburg, Antwerp6. To Baku7. Zina and the Oilfields. Baku8. Aron and the Black Gold. Baku9. Summer Resorts during the War. Bad Harzburg, Bad Neuenahr, Bad Polzin10. Economic Management in Times of War and Revolution. Petrograd11. Across the Front Line—Berlin, Warsaw, Baku, Moscow, Vilna, Kharkov, Kiev12. Expulsion from Russia. Baku, Kharkov, Yekaterinoslav, Moscow13. Fresh Start in the West: Caucasian Oil Company. Copenhagen, Berlin, London, Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven14. Family in Exile. Berlin15. Nitag. Berlin16. Devotion to Books. Petrograd, Vilna, Berlin17. 36 Schlüterstrasse. Expulsion from Paradise. Berlin18. The Mavericks between the Wars—European Corporate Networks: Berlin, Hamburg, Copenhagen, London, Riga, Paris, Amsterdam19. The Third Expulsion. Paris, Lisbon20. Eretz Israel. Tel Aviv21. Sanctuaries. The Family Is Alive. New York, Tel Aviv, Ma’agan MichaelIllustrationsNotes

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Book SynopsisHow can we learn from previous food production mistakes and pave a way for producing sustainable, nutritious, local meat? The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities of our globalised food system and highlighted the desperate need for local and regional supplies of healthy meat. We must replace industrial feed models, which are responsible for significant climate emissions, nitrogen pollution and animal suffering. Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World outlines a hopeful path out of our broken food system via regional networks of regeneratively produced meat. In 2017, Ridge Shinn and Lynne Pledger went to market with Big Picture Beef, a company that partners with farmers across the northeastern United States to provide high-quality, 100% grass-fed beef. Their model has increased participating farmers’ access to wholesale markets, and their holistic grazing management techniques offer multiple benefits for the health and wellbeing of consumers, the environment and livestock. In Grass Fed-Beef for a Post-Pandemic World, you’ll find information assembled from the fields of ecology, climate science, nutrition and animal welfare, along with stories from Ridge’s travels as a consultant on farms all over the world. You’ll discover how regenerative grazing can: restore degraded farmland protect against droughts and floods increase biodiversity combat climate change by reducing emissions and sequestering carbon contribute to regional economic development produce nutrient-dense, healthy meat for consumers Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World is not just for beef producers, but for anyone wondering how our farmers can raise cattle while caring for the local and global environment.Trade Review“Grazing animals are a natural part of the land. When grazing is done right, it will improve soil health and regenerate the land. Cattle have been criticized for occupying too much land, but people forget that 20 percent of the habitable land on Earth cannot be used for crops. The only way to raise food on this land is grazing animals. The land is either too hilly or arid for crops. In this book, you will learn how grazing and regenerative agriculture is a win-win for both producing food and the environment.” —Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Human; professor, animal science, Colorado State University“The next time someone argues that cows are disastrous for the planet, hand them a copy of Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World. Equal parts manifesto and how-to guide, Shinn and Pledger will show you that the solution to our human and planetary health crisis begins with a cow eating grass and ends with the most delicious steak you’ve ever had.” —Dan Barber, author of The Third Plate“This comprehensive and engaging account offers a path forward from industrial to regenerative agricultural practices, one that is urgently needed in the face of diminishing availability and increasing costs of the fossil fuels largely responsible for a precipitously warming global climate. This book is a must-read for people worldwide interested in how managed grazing can enhance the health of soil, plants, domesticated and wild animals, and humans and can help cool a warming planet as increasing temperatures make large swathes of the globe, including many parts of the United States, uninhabitable during the next fifty years.” —Fred Provenza, professor emeritus, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University; author of Nourishment“Lynne Pledger and Ridge Shinn have created a readable, usable guide to grass-fed beef—full of both the hows and whys. An essential addition to the libraries of everyone involved in the raising and selling of beef.” —Nicolette Hahn Niman, author of Defending Beef"Whether you eat beef or not, this book reveals what what everyone needs to know—why grass-fed beef is better not just for the health of cows but for people and the planet as well." —Anne Biklé, coauthor of What Your Food Ate“Challenging the entrenched wisdom that cows are bad for us and the environment, Grass-fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World offers a well-seasoned perspective that the real problem is how we raise them.” —David R. Montgomery, author of Dirt and Growing a Revolution“Anchored in the science, history, and first-hand practice of regenerative grazing, Ridge Shinn and Lynne Pledger make a deeply informed and unromanticized case for incorporating the ‘work with nature’ principles of nineteenth century agriculture to, among other things, restore soils, promote rural economies, mitigate climate disruption, and support overall well-being—system-wide and at scale.” —Jock Herron, design critic focused on food systems and health, Harvard Graduate School of Design“Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World is a well-researched and timely contribution to a much-needed conversation about what we eat and where it comes from. Fascinating for anyone interested in finding ways they can personally help mitigate climate change and ‘eat better’ for the planet, for animal welfare, and for their own health. Essential reading for farmers wanting to restore their land, feel good about what they do, and turn a profit.” —Libby Henson, codirector and cofounder, Grassroots Systems“As we increasingly recognize the vital role of regenerative grazing in human, ecological, and planetary health, the question invariably asked is, how quickly can it be scaled up? Informed by decades of industry experience and market success, the authors of Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World lay out a brilliant strategy for transforming beef production from a conventional, extractive, fossil fuel-intensive model to an approach that heals degraded soil, improves wildlife habitat, rejuvenates rural economies, and sequesters carbon. Best of all, their vision is adaptable to all regions.” —Karl Thidemann, cofounder, Soil4Climate “This book gives me hope. In it, soil and climate heroes Ridge Shinn and Lynne Pledger bring us a giant step closer to the regenerative future. Buy it. Absorb it. Cherish it. Share it.” —Seth J. Itzkan, cofounder, Soil4Climate “This timely book by Ridge Shinn and Lynne Pledger masterfully covers how a transition to regenerative grazing can restore ecosystem function to deliver vital ecosystem services to provide ecological and economic resilience required for a secure and healthy food system base. They outline the steps necessary to transition from the current food system organization to systems that facilitate decision making on the land and educate the population on the benefits of managing to restore ecosystems.” —Richard Teague, professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Research

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Book Synopsis‘One of the world’s most prominent radical scientists.’ The Guardian ‘Vandana Shiva is an expert [on the dangers of gobalization] whose analysis has helped us understand this situation much more deeply.’ Russell Brand A powerful new memoir published to coincide with Vandana Shiva’s 70th birthday. Vandana Shiva has been described in many ways: the ‘Gandhi of Grain,’ ‘a rock star’ in the battle against GMOs, and ‘the most powerful voice’ for people of the developing world. For over four decades she has vociferously advocated for diversity, indigenous knowledge, localisation, and real democracy; she has been at the forefront of seed saving, food sovereignty, and connecting the dots between the destruction of nature, the polarization of societies, and indiscriminate corporate greed. In Terra Viva, Dr Shiva shares her most memorable campaigns, alongside some of the world’s most celebrated activists and environmentalists, all working towards a livable planet and healthier democracies. For the very first time, she also recounts the stories of her childhood in post-partition India – the influence of the Himalayan forests she roamed; her parents, who saw no difference in the education of boys and girls at a time when this was not the norm; and the Chipko movement, whose women were ‘the real custodians of biodiversity-related knowledge.’ Throughout, Shiva’s pursuit of a unique intellectual path marrying quantum physics with science, technology, and environmental policy will captivate the reader. Terra Viva is a celebration of a remarkable life and a clear-eyed assessment of the challenges we face moving forward – including those revealed by the Covid crisis, the privatisation of biotechnology, and the commodification of our biological and natural resources. ‘All of us who care about the future of Planet Earth must be grateful to Vandana Shiva.’ Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of PeaceTrade Review“Shiva’s book is a record of a remarkable life and a compelling assessment of the challenges we face. We would all be a little more informed, inspired, perhaps even wise, after reading it.”—Geographical

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Book SynopsisWith over 100 colour photographs and illustrations, Raising Resilient Bees is the comprehensive source for new and experienced beekeepers, offering a sustainable, natural and repeatable model of care for hive health and production. Global pests and diseases present an unprecedented challenge for the modern honey bee. Hobby and commercial beekeepers alike continue to experience troubling rates of mortality for their colonies, with potentially deleterious consequences for the stability of our wider ecosystems and overall food security. It is time for a global focus on restoring the health of the shared apiary by naturally rearing genetically diverse and resilient lines of bees. Raising Resilient Bees establishes these parameters and provides guidance for new and experienced beekeepers alike to translate these goals into real practice, thereby safeguarding the honey bee from the unknown threats of the future. Authors Eric and Joy McEwen take two decades worth of beekeeping experience, experiments and professional production to deliver groundbreaking methods in queen-rearing, varroa mite management and Natural Nest hive design. Inside, you’ll discover: Revived and adapted heritage Integrated Pest Management techniques How to naturally rear queens and select for resilient, mite-resistant genetic lines without relying on swarming or grafting Key tenets of apicentric beekeeping Advice for establishing a flourishing and sustainable business with beekeeping at the centre How to naturally rear bees with distinctive characteristics suitable to their locale As in large-scale agriculture, the trend toward genetic homogenization is having long-term implications for bees’ capacity to withstand diverse environmental stressors. With expert advice, enthusiasm and easy-to-follow instructions, Raising Resilient Bees delivers important and timely information for every beekeeper to create a healthier future.Trade Review"Right from the start, this book takes you on a journey that is fascinating and thought-provoking. . . The McEwens demonstrate creative, out-of-the-box thinking and challenge traditional ways of keeping bees."—American Bee Journal"Raising Resilient Bees challenges accepted practices in commercial beekeeping, based on decades of experience on an organic farm. . . [It's] inspiring. It will strike a chord with those who feel an instinctive love for the land and a desire to follow the most harm-free practices in agriculture."—Foreword Reviews“Beekeepers and the bee-curious alike will revel in this fresh offering from long-time honey bee stewards Eric and Joy McEwen. In a conversational and approachable fashion, this husband-and-wife team gracefully offers up solutions to some of the most difficult contemporary beekeeping problems. Beautiful photos and colorful illustrations provide vital basics for those new to the craft, as well as creative ideas for advanced beekeepers to mull over. Opening this book is opening a window into a resilient and regenerative beekeeping operation. Your bees will thank you for it.”—Sarah Red-Laird, founder and executive program director, the Bee Girl Organization (BGO); past president, Western Apicultural Society “Joy and Eric McEwen give a vivid, practical, evidence-based demonstration of how a commercial beekeeping enterprise of over 600 hives can work in a way that is more ecologically sustainable and bee-friendly, while remaining profitable enough to support a family and employees. Biodynamic and organic beekeepers will applaud the authors’ use of ‘Natural Nest’ hives with single-size boxes and vertically uninterrupted brood nests, populated with locally adapted bees and naturally reared queens.”—David Heaf, author of The Bee-Friendly Beekeeper; bee-friendly.co.uk“Raising Resilient Bees offered me a new way to consider honey bees. My previous framework was borrowed from Dr. Tom Seeley, who looked at the honey bee colony as a whole; something more than just individuals strung together. Eric and Joy McEwen have taken this a step further with their concept of the ‘hive bee-ing,’ which is not just the colony but also the environment in which it is housed and with which it interacts intimately. The McEwens look at every aspect of a honey bee’s life in this book—pest and disease issues, living space, the genetics of resistance and tolerance, qualities of successful queens, optimal feeding, and seasonal management that prioritizes the bee above the beekeeper. Resilience means being adaptable—finding new and better solutions to old problems. Adaptability. That is the best quality a honey bee, and a beekeeper, can have.”—Kim Flottum, author of The Backyard Beekeeper; host, Beekeeping Today Podcast “Raising Resilient Bees shares the McEwens’ quest and commitment to steward bees respectfully and responsibly. This guide is a mellifluous manifesto that touches upon the diversity and majesty of what it means to work in tandem with our honey bee relatives and Mother Nature. May stewards near and far find inspiration and motivation in the McEwens’ path of purpose, and may they learn to nurture their own beekeeping journeys through the Diggin’ Livin’ teachings.”—Melanie M. Kirby, founder and director, Adaptive Bee Breeders Alliance “Raising Resilient Bees is a comprehensive guide to beekeeping that emphasizes sustainable and ethical practices. Drawing on their years of experience as beekeepers and farmers, the McEwens offer practical advice on everything from setting up a hive to harvesting honey. This isn’t just a how-to manual. This book also explores the important roles bees play in our ecosystems and the threats they face, as well as guidance on how to support and protect these crucial pollinators. Raising Resilient Bees is a must-read for anyone interested in beekeeping, sustainability, and the natural world.”—Penny Livingston, permaculturist, beekeeper, and educator “Eric and Joy are a rare breed; professional beekeepers taking a creative and nuanced approach to commercial beekeeping. In Raising Resilient Bees, they consider the entire cycle of the professional beekeeper’s life and work with a sustainable focus, from sourcing salvaged timber for beehives to breeding locally adapted bees, modifying conventional hive designs to crafting high-value bee products. Eric and Joy’s hard work and deep commitment to learning from their bees and the local environment will be an inspiration to any aspiring beekeeper and to those wishing to transition to more sustainable practices.”—Tim Malfroy, owner, Malfroy’s Gold and Natural Beekeeping Australia“Much akin to the wondrous distillation that honey bees perform while alchemizing nectar from flowers into concentrated pearls of sweet, nutritious, and healing honey, Joy and Eric have distilled decades of earnest, caring, and arduous work tending their apiaries into pearls of valuable wisdom. As a seed grower, I have long marveled at the unique cosmic dance between bee and flower that gives rise to the seed, and this book amplifies this sense of wonder. If you are holding this book in your hands, then I presume that you too will be grateful for this valuable contribution to the art and science of natural beekeeping.”—Don Tipping, farmer and seedsman, Siskiyou Seeds“In Raising Resilient Bees, Eric and Joy not only provide us with a bee-centric approach to beekeeping but also a human-centric one. As farmers, our desire to practice a method of agriculture that seeks to regenerate our natural systems and resources rather than exploit them requires us to consider how to bring our whole human selves to the task. Raising Resilient Bees is not just a how-to manual on holistic beekeeping for hobbyists and professionals alike, but a manifesto on how we, as humans, can practice respect, humility, and love, in service to the earth and each other.”—Beth Hoinacki, farmer, Goodfoot Farm; president of Demeter Advisory Board, Biodynamic Demeter Alliance“Few relationships are as complex, and indeed as agonized over, as that between humans, honey bees, and our shared environment. This lovely book—a detailed guide, an homage, and a story all in one—offers huge insight to anyone currently beekeeping or considering entering into that great interspecies relationship with a view beyond the purely economic. Rich in detail, photos, diagrams, and the authors’ learnings—often from their own challenging experiments in bee breeding and care—Raising Resilient Bees conveys the McEwens’ love for bees and their admirable desire to ensure that the lessons learned from their good and bad times help others. We never do stop learning, and this book, part of a great beekeeping canon, will contribute immensely to your own learning journey.”—Vicki Hird, writer and campaigner; author of Rebugging the Planet “In this important new handbook, Eric and Joy McEwen provide a comprehensive approach to the extraordinary world of beekeeping and honey production. These two long-time practitioners offer detail and instruction for both the commercial farm enterprise as well as the homestead producer. It is authoritative, delightfully readable, and will be a lifelong reference.”—Garry Stephenson, professor emeritus, Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems, Oregon State University“A Jacqueline Freeman journey through some super solid information. Eric and Joy McEwen cover all the bee basics and the challenges one should expect when getting started with the species. They offer a very genuine depiction, through real-life experiences, of what it takes to manage bees sustainably. Raising Resilient Bees is a testament to regenerative beekeeping by way of responsible practices, understanding of place, and most of all, the appreciation of deep bee ecology.”—Rob Keller, Napa Valley Bee Co."Simply stated, Raising Resilient Bees: Heritage Techniques to Mitigate Mites, Preserve Locally Adapted Genetics, and Grow Your Apiary is essential reading for anyone who aspires to keep bees, and has a great deal of practical value as a resource for even the more experienced beekeeper. Nicely illustrated with color photographic images, informatively comprehensive, exceptionally 'reader friendly in organization and presentation, Raising Resilient Bees is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library bee keeping collections and as a textbook for supplemental Animal Husbandry and Entomology curriculum studies lists."—Midwest Book Review

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