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Ecolinguistics
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Stibbe, Arran,

Ecolinguistics : language, ecology and the stories we live by / Arran Stibbe.

Second edition.

Abingdon : Routledge 2021

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Abstract: Ecolinguistics: Language, Ecology and the Stories We Live By is a ground-breaking book which reveals the stories that underpin unequal and unsustainable societies and searches for inspirational forms of language that can help rebuild a kinder, more ecological world. This new edition has been updated and expanded to bring together the latest ecolinguistic studies with new theoretical insights and practical analyses. The book presents a theoretical framework and practical tools for analysing the key texts which shape the society we live in. The theory is illustrated through examples, including the representation of environmental refugees in the media; the construction of the selfish consumer in economics textbooks; the parallels between climate change denial and coronavirus denial; the erasure of nature in the Sustainable Development Goals; creation myths and how they orient people towards the natural world; and inspirational forms of language in nature writing, Japanese haiku and Native American writing.

Peace on Our Terms: The Global Battle for Women's Rights After the First World War
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L. Siegel, Mona

Peace on Our Terms: The Global Battle for Women's Rights After the First World War / Mona L. Siegel

Paperback edition

New York : Columbia University Press 2021

Columbia Studies in International and Global History

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Abstract: In the watershed year of 1919, world leaders met in Paris, promising to build a new international order rooted in democracy and social justice. Female activists demanded that statesmen live up to their word. Excluded from the negotiating table, women met separately, crafted their own agendas, and captured global headlines with a message that was both straightforward and revolutionary: enduring peace depended as much on recognition of the fundamental humanity and equality of all people-regardless of sex, race, class, or creed-as on respect for the sovereignty of independent states. Peace on Our Terms follows dozens of remarkable women from Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Asia as they crossed oceans and continents; commanded meeting halls in Paris, Zurich, and Washington; and marched in the streets of Cairo and Beijing. Mona L. Siegel's sweeping global account of international organizing highlights how Egyptian and Chinese nationalists, Western and Japanese labor feminists, white Western suffragists, and African American civil rights advocates worked in tandem to advance women's rights. Despite significant resistance, these pathbreaking women left their mark on emerging democratic constitutions and new institutions of global governance. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Peace on Our Terms is the first book to demonstrate the centrality of women's activism to the Paris Peace Conference and the critical diplomatic events of 1919. Siegel tells the timely story of how female activists transformed women's rights into a global rallying cry, laying a foundation for generations to come.

Cross-cultural management revisited
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Iribarne, Philippe d',

Cross-cultural management revisited : a qualitative approach / Philippe d'Iribarne, Sylvie Chevrier, Alain Henry, Jean-Pierre Segal, and Geneviáeve Trâeguer-Felten.

First edition.

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press 2020

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Abstract: Drawing on thirty years of empirical research, this book reveals the diversity of managerial practices that may be observed throughout the world, even in places where companies are using management methods that appear identical. Using data from over fifty countries, it presents a new theoretical approach to cultural diversity whereby culture is considered a filter through which people understand reality and give it meaning. This interpretative perspective reminds us that interactions within organizational contexts are primarily social, and thus conceived differently from one culture to another. This is fundamental to our understanding of the challenges of globalization and the powerful forces that foster the international homogenization of management practices. Leadership, decision-making, customer relations, ethics and corporate social responsibility, and interpersonal and corporate communication are just some aspects of management underpinned and influenced by cultural variation. In response to this intellectual and practical challenge this book provides methodological guidelines to enable researchers and practitioners to engage in an alternative approach to cross-cultural management.

Inventing the world
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Small, Meredith F.,

Inventing the world : Venice and the transformation of Western civilization / Meredith F. Small.

First Pegasus books cloth edition.

New York, New York : Pegasus Books, Ltd. December, 2020

Abstract: How did a small, isolated city--with a population that never exceeded 100,000, even in its heyday--come to transform western civilization? Anthropologist Meredith Small examines the unique Venetian social structure that was key to their explosion of creativity and invention that ranged from the material to social. Whether it was boats or money, medicine or face cream, opera, semicolons, tiramisu or child-labor laws, these all originated in Venice and have shaped contemporary notions of institutions and conventions ever since. The foundation of how we now think about community, health care, money, consumerism, and globalization all sprung forth from the Laguna Veneta. But Venice is far from a historic relic or a life-sized museum. It is a living city that still embraces its innovative roots. As climate change effects sea-level rises, Venice is on the front lines of preserving its legacy and cultural history to inspire a new generation of innovators.

The globalizing cities reader
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The globalizing cities reader / edited by Xuefei Ren and Roger Keil.

Second edition.

New York : Routledge 2018

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Abstract: The newly revised Globalizing Cities Reader reflects how the geographies of theory have recently shifted away from the western vantage points from which much of the classic work in this field was developed. The expanded volume continues to make available many of the original and foundational works that underpin the research field, while expanding coverage to familiarize students with new theoretical and epistemological positions as well as emerging research foci and horizons. The new Reader reflects the fact that world and global city studies have evolved in exciting and wide-ranging ways, and the very notion of a distinct "global" class of cities has recently been called into question. The sections examine the foundations of the field and processes of urban restructuring and global city formation. The book is a key resource for students and scholars alike who seek an accessible compendium of the intellectual foundations of global urban studies as well as an overview of the emergent patterns of early 21st century urbanization and associated sociopolitical contestation around the world.

Cinema I
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Deleuze, Gilles <1925-1995,>

Cinema I : the movement-image / Gilles Deleuze ; translated by Hugh Tomlinson and Barbara Habberjam.

Paperback edition.

London : Bloomsbury Academic 2013

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Abstract: Gilles Deleuze was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century philosophy. 'Cinema I' is the first volume of Deleuze's revolutionary work on the theory of cinema (concluded in 'Cinema II'). Drawing on the philosophy of Henri Bergson, Deleuze identified his work as 'a logic of the cinema', setting out to 'isolate certain cinematographic concepts' philosophically.

Loro
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Sorrentino, Paolo <1970- >

Loro / Paolo Sorrentino

Abstract: A film about the life of Silvio Berlusconi.

Global cities and global order
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Curtis, Simon <(Lecturer in international politics),>

Global cities and global order / Simon Curtis.

First edition.

Oxford : Oxford University Press 2016

Abstract: The re-emergence of the city from the long shadow of the state in the late-twentieth century was facilitated by the state itself. The unprecedented size and scale of today's global cities and mega cities owe their conditions of possibility to a fundamental shift in the character of political order at the level of the international system. This book argues that we must understand the rise of the global city as part of a wider process of the transformation of international political order, and of the character of international society. Global cities are an inscription of the ideals of a market society in space, constructed and defended at the level of international society. They embody the ascendance of a set of liberal principles at a certain moment in history - a moment related to the hegemonic status of leading states in the second half of the twentieth century, and the ability of those states to shape international norms. But the evolution of these urban forms has also reflected the tendency for deregulated markets to generate inequality and polarisation: these features are also inscribed in the spaces of global cities. Global cities focus and amplify the tensions and contradictions within the contemporary international system, and become key strategic sites for struggles over social justice and the character of political life in the twenty-first century. Global Cities and Global Order demonstrates the significance of the re-emergence of cities from the long shadow of the nation-state is far-reaching. Only by examining the mechanisms by which cities have become empowered in the last few decades can we understand their new functions and capabilities in global politics.

Implosions/Explosions
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Implosions/Explosions : towards a study of planetary urbanization / edited by Neil Brenner

Berlin : Jovis, 2014

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Abstract: In 1970, Henri Lefebvre put forward the radical hypothesis of the complete urbanization of society, a circumstance that in his view required a radical shift from the analysis of urban form to the investigation of urbanization processes. Drawing together classic and contemporary texts on the "urbanization question", this book explores various theoretical, epistemological, methodological and political implications of Lefebvre's hypothesis.

The reckoning
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Soll, Jacob <1968-,>

The reckoning : financial accountability and the rise and fall of nations / Jacob Soll.

New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group [2014]

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Abstract: For centuries, the importance of financial accounting has been well understood. Essential to building businesses, states, and even empires, accounting has also helped leaders measure their power and craft their policies. When practiced poorly or neglected, accounting has contributed to cycles of destruction, as the 2008 financial crisis has made all too clear. In The Reckoning, award-winning historian Jacob Soll shows how the use and misuse of financial bookkeeping has determined the fate of entire societies. In the right hands, accounting has created social stability, good governance, and economic prosperity. In the wrong hands, good accounting practices have often been subverted, with disastrous results ranging from financial losses and debt to complete economic collapse. From the Medici bankers to the director of finances under Louis XVI, from the Industrial Revolution to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Recession, The Reckoning demonstrates that civilizations are only as strong as their bookkeepers.

The chemical history of color
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Orna, Mary Virginia.

The chemical history of color / Mary Virginia Orna.

1st ed. 2013.

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer 2013 Berlin ; New York : Springer 2013

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Abstract: In this brief, Mary Virginia Orna details the history of color from the chemical point of view. Beginning with the first recorded uses of color and ending in the development of our modern chemical industry, this rich yet concise exposition shows us how color pervades every aspect of our lives. Our consciousness, our perceptions, our useful appliances and tools, our playthings, our entertainment, our health, and our diagnostic apparatus – all involve color and are based in no small part on chemistry.

Cinema II
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Deleuze, Gilles <1925-1995,>

Cinema II : the time-image / Gilles Deleuze ; translated by Hugh Tomlinson and Robert Galeta.

Paperback edition.

London : Bloomsbury Academic 2013

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Abstract: Gilles Deleuze was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century philosophy. 'Cinema II' is Deleuze's second work on cinema, completing the reassessment of the art form begun in 'Cinema I'. Influenced by the philosophy of Henri Bergson, Deleuze here offers a compelling analysis of the cinematic treatment of time and memory, thought and speech. The work draws on examples from major film makers, including Federico Fellini, Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles, among many others.

Moby-Dick
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Melville, Herman

Moby-Dick / Herman Melville

Penguin English Library

London : Penguin books, 2012

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Abstract: Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a novel by American writer Herman Melville, published in 1851 during the period of the American Renaissance. Sailor Ishmael tells the story of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick, the white whale which on an earlier voyage destroyed his ship and severed his leg at the knee. The novel was a commercial failure and out of print at the time of the author's death in 1891, but during the 20th century, its reputation as a Great American Novel was established. William Faulkner confessed he wished he had written it himself, and D. H. Lawrence called it one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world, and the greatest book of the sea ever written. Call me Ishmael is among world literature's most famous opening sentences.

Secular cycles
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Turchin, Peter <1957->

Secular cycles / Peter Turchin and Sergey A. Nefedov.

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2009.

Abstract: Many historical processes exhibit recurrent patterns of change. Century-long periods of population expansion come before long periods of stagnation and decline; the dynamics of prices mirror population oscillations; and states go through strong expansionist phases followed by periods of state failure, endemic sociopolitical instability, and territorial loss. Peter Turchin and Sergey Nefedov explore the dynamics and causal connections between such demographic, economic, and political variables in agrarian societies and offer detailed explanations for these long-term oscillations--what the authors call secular cycles. Secular Cycles elaborates and expands upon the demographic-structural theory first advanced by Jack Goldstone, which provides an explanation of long-term oscillations. This book tests that theory's specific and quantitative predictions by tracing the dynamics of population numbers, prices and real wages, elite numbers and incomes, state finances, and sociopolitical instability. Turchin and Nefedov study societies in England, France, and Russia during the medieval and early modern periods, and look back at the Roman Republic and Empire. Incorporating theoretical and quantitative history, the authors examine a specific model of historical change and, more generally, investigate the utility of the dynamical systems approach in historical applications. An indispensable and groundbreaking resource for a wide variety of social scientists, Secular Cycles will interest practitioners of economic history, historical sociology, complexity studies, and demography.

The British industrial revolution in global perspective
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Allen, Robert C. <1947->

The British industrial revolution in global perspective / Robert C. Allen.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2009

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Abstract: Why did the industrial revolution take place in 18th century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Venice and the water
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Bevilacqua, Piero <1944->

Venice and the water : a model for our planet / Piero Bevilacqua ; translated by Charles A. Ferguson ; with an afterword by Massimo Cacciari.

1st English language ed.

Solon, Me. : Polar Bear & Co., 2009.

Abstract: Almost a thousand years before the industrial revolution touched off processes that are now threatening the climate of our earth, Venice began developing policies and institutions for surviving as an independent city-state in the midst of its lagoon. Venice and the Water surveys those policies and institutions for managing natural resources, a scientific approach that kept private interests secondary to those of the commonwealth. In tracing Venice's past greatness and present crisis, Bevilacqua recommends her past economic and political choices as a model for our world today.

International dimensions of organizational behavior
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Adler, Nancy J.

International dimensions of organizational behavior / Nancy J. Adler with Allison Gunderson.

5th ed.

Mason, Ohio : South-Western/Cengage Learning [2008]

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Abstract: Aimed at readers who wish to understand the implications of world cultures in the workplace, this book takes the point of view that culture does impact the organization, and that it has its most significant impact at the micro level - at the level of people communicating, working, and negotiating with other people.

How the dead dream
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Millet, Lydia <1968->

How the dead dream : a novel / Lydia Millet.

London : Vintage 2009

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Abstract: As a wealthy, young real-estate developer in Los Angeles, T. lives an isolated life. He has always kept his distance from people — from his doting mother to his crass fraternity brothers — but remains unaware of his loneliness until one night, while driving to Las Vegas, he hits a coyote on the highway. The experience unnerves him and inspires a transformation that leads T. to question his business pursuits for the first time in his life, to take a chance at falling in love, and finally to begin breaking into zoos across the country, where he finds solace in the presence of animals on the brink of extinction. A beautiful, heart-wrenching tale, How the Dead Dream is also a riveting commentary on inidividualism and community in the modern social landscape and how the lives of people and animals are deeply entwined.

Youth and exclusion in disadvantaged urban areas
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Soto, Paul.

Youth and exclusion in disadvantaged urban areas : addressing the causes of violence / Paul Soto Hardiman ... [et al.]

Strasbourg : Council of Europe, c2004

Trends in social cohesion ; no. 8

Abstract: Published by the Social Cohesion Development Division in co-operation with the Council of Europe's Integrated Project 'Responses to violence in everyday life in a democratic society' and with support from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports of the Netherlands.

The neurosciences and music II
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The neurosciences and music II : from perception to performance / edited by Giuliano Avanzini ... [et al.].

New York, N.Y. : New York Academy of Sciences, 2005

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ; v. 999

Abstract: Proceedings of a conference on Neurosciences and music : Mutual interactions and implications on developmental functions, held on October 25-27 in Venice, Italy.