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Invisible Houston: The Black Experience in Boom and Bust
ISBN: 9780890963579 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Houston was Boomtown USA in the 1970s, growing through tremendous immigration of people and through frequent annexation of outlying areas. But in the shadow of the high-rise "petropolis" was another city ignored by and invisible to Houston municipal boosters and the national media. Black Houston, the largest black community in the South, remained largely untouched by the benefits of the boom but bore many of the burdens.
Robert D. Bullard systematically explores major demographic, social, economic, and political factors that helped make Houston the "golden buckle" of the Sunbelt. He then... Houston was Boomtown USA in the 1970s, growing through tremendous immigration of people and through frequent annexation of outlying areas. But in the ...
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72,86 |
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Race, Place, and Environmental Justice After Hurricane Katrina: Struggles to Reclaim, Rebuild, and Revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
ISBN: 9780813344249 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans leaving death and destruction across the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama Gulf Coast counties. The lethargic and inept emergency response that followed exposed institutional flaws, poor planning, and false assumptions that are built into the emergency response and homeland security plans and programs. Questions linger: What went wrong? Can it happen again? Is our government equipped to plan for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from natural and manmade disasters? Can the public trust government response to be fair? Does...
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans leaving death and destruction across the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama Gulf...
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242,38 |
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Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class, and Environmental Quality, Third Edition
ISBN: 9780367319281 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book provides the major economic, social, and psychological impacts associated with the siting of noxious facilities and their significance in mobilizing the African American community. It explores the barriers to environmental and social justice experienced by African Americans.
This book provides the major economic, social, and psychological impacts associated with the siting of noxious facilities and their significance in mo...
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692,66 |
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The Hop Farmer's Year: The Seasons, Tools and Methods of Hop Growers in New York State's Golden Age of Hops
ISBN: 9780985692674 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In the 19th century, New York State experienced a "Golden Age" of hop growing. During that time, The Empire State was an agricultural powerhouse that produced almost 90% of the hop crop of the United States. But the dominance of this market, which lasted for nearly six decades, was achieved by vast numbers of small, independent hop growers, for whom hops were only a part of their overall agricultural production. How did they do this? What were the methods and tools they used? And what were the external factors and mistakes made that caused New York to relinquish its leadership in this...
In the 19th century, New York State experienced a "Golden Age" of hop growing. During that time, The Empire State was an agricultural powerhouse that ...
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96,80 |
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The Wrong Complexion for Protection: How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities
ISBN: 9780814799932 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name: -Table Normal-; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow: yes; mso-style-parent: --; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family: -Times New Roman-;} When the images of desperate, hungry, thirsty, sick, mostly black people circulated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it became apparent to the whole country that race did indeed matter when it came to...
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The Soldier and the Citizen: Role of the Military in Taiwan's Development
ISBN: 9781563249785 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A soldier-citizen describes the role of the Republic of China's military in the political socialization of Taiwan's citizens during the first two decades after the loss of the Chinese mainland.
A soldier-citizen describes the role of the Republic of China's military in the political socialization of Taiwan's citizens during the first two deca...
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766,88 |
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Civilizing the Child: Discourses of Race, Nation, and Child Welfare in America
ISBN: 9780739178980 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In Civilizing the Child: Discourses of Race, Nation, and Child Welfare in America, Katherine S. Bullard analyzes the discourse of child welfare advocates who argued for the notion of a racialized ideal child. This ideal child, limited to white, often native-born children, was at the center of arguments for material support to children and education for their parents. This book illuminates important limitations in the Progressive approach to social welfare and helps to explain the current dearth of support for poor children. Civilizing the Child tracks the growing social concern with children...
In Civilizing the Child: Discourses of Race, Nation, and Child Welfare in America, Katherine S. Bullard analyzes the discourse of child welfare advoca...
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494,76 |
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Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class, and Environmental Quality, Third Edition
ISBN: 9780813367927 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. To be poor, working-class, or a person of color in the United States often means bearing a disproportionate share of the country's environmental problems. Starting with the premise that all Americans have a basic right to live in a healthy environment, Dumping in Dixie chronicles the efforts of five African American communities, empowered by the civil rights movement, to link environmentalism with issues of social justice. In the third edition, Bullard speaks to us from the front lines of the environmental justice movement about new developments in environmental racism, different...
To be poor, working-class, or a person of color in the United States often means bearing a disproportionate share of the country's environmental probl...
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242,38 |
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Biff Baxter - Super Spy: Restricted Access
ISBN: 9781469998473 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A historic U.S. Document is creating friction between two world powers - Russia and the United States. And now, Biff Baxter is the only hope to bring calm to a chaotic situation... or is it the other way around? Follow America's Super Spy - Biff Baxter as he engages the unlikely foe and fights them from Alaska to Bahrain. Climb behind the scenes of the Restricted Access world and Black ops. Cheer on Biff as he continues his protection of America. Dashing good looks and incredible smarts, he promulgates spy effort for America.
A historic U.S. Document is creating friction between two world powers - Russia and the United States. And now, Biff Baxter is the only hope to bring ...
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Civilizing the Child: Discourses of Race, Nation, and Child Welfare in America
ISBN: 9781498525404 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In Civilizing the Child: Discourses of Race, Nation, and Child Welfare in America, Katherine S. Bullard analyzes the discourse of child welfare advocates who argued for the notion of a racialized ideal child. This ideal child, limited to white, often native-born children, was at the center of arguments for material support to children and education for their parents. This book illuminates important limitations in the Progressive approach to social welfare and helps to explain the current dearth of support for poor children. Civilizing the Child tracks the growing social concern with children...
In Civilizing the Child: Discourses of Race, Nation, and Child Welfare in America, Katherine S. Bullard analyzes the discourse of child welfare advoca...
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234,31 |
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Down the Trails of Life: Lord, Please lead the Way
ISBN: 9781462413430 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice, and Regional Equity
ISBN: 9780262524704 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The smart growth movement aims to combat urban and suburban sprawl by promoting livable communities based on pedestrian scale, diverse populations, and mixed land use. But, as this book documents, smart growth has largely failed to address issues of social equity and environmental justice. Smart growth sometimes results in gentrification and displacement of low- and moderate-income families in existing neighborhoods, or transportation policies that isolate low-income populations. Growing Smarter is one of the few books to view smart growth from an environmental justice perspective,... The smart growth movement aims to combat urban and suburban sprawl by promoting livable communities based on pedestrian scale, diverse populations,... |
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The Nation's Trial: The Proclamation, Dormant Powers of the Government, the Constitution a Charter of Freedom, and Not a Covenant with Hell
ISBN: 9781275632257 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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69,89 |
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Beyond Arbitrage: How to Take your Business to Another Level: The Comprehensive Guide to Sourcing Wholesale, Trade Shows, Closeouts, and
ISBN: 9781508978510 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The number one question we hear from other sellers is "Where do I find inventory for my business?" If you sell online let me ask you this..... Are you tired of trekking from store to store to find quality inventory to sell? When you do find good inventory, are you tired of other sellers dropping the prices to a point that it's no longer profitable? Would you like to find sources for inventory that you can replenish over and over? Do you wish you could pick up the phone or send an email to place an order and never even have to touch that inventory? If you're ready to take your business to the...
The number one question we hear from other sellers is "Where do I find inventory for my business?" If you sell online let me ask you this..... Are you...
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61,97 |
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The Quest for Environmental Justice: Human Rights and the Politics of Pollution
ISBN: 9781578051205 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 393 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This much anticipated follow-up to Dr. Robert D. Bullard's highly acclaimed Unequal Protection: Environmental Justice and Communities of Color captures the voices of frontline warriors who are battling environmental injustice and human rights abuses at the grassroots level around the world, and challenging government and industry. policies and globalization trends that place people of color and the poor at special risk.
Part I presents an overview of the early environmental justice movement and highlights key leadership roles assumed by women activists. Part II examines the lives of... This much anticipated follow-up to Dr. Robert D. Bullard's highly acclaimed Unequal Protection: Environmental Justice and Communities of Color ...
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History of Saratoga: an address
ISBN: 9781418192747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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61,70 |
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China's Political-Military Evolution: The Party and the Military in the Prc, 1960-1984
ISBN: 9780367158194 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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222,59 |
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A Ripple Effect
ISBN: 9781467062244 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A Ripple Effect is an inspirational novel that may challenge your strength to trust or love and test your courage to forgive. Life is full of surprises when two friends plan to have a spa day. Something goes wrong. Erika, in the emergency room, has memories of her painful past. Everett knows better than to fall for his patient. Especially when his wife is a patient in the critical care unit. Sharae is confused as she wakes up in the recovery room. Her last memory was driving with her friend Erika. Michael wants to find the right woman. He worries if a woman will understand his commitment to...
A Ripple Effect is an inspirational novel that may challenge your strength to trust or love and test your courage to forgive. Life is full of surprise...
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70,05 |
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Personalities and Reminiscences of the War
ISBN: 9781025902234 / Angielski / Miękka / 2026 / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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110,03 |
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Cumberland Island: A History
ISBN: 9780820327419 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Cumberland Island is a national treasure. The largest of the Sea Islands along the Georgia coast, it is a history-filled place of astounding natural beauty. With a thoroughness unmatched by any previous account, Cumberland Island: A History chronicles five centuries of change to the landscape and its people from the days of the first Native Americans through the late-twentieth-century struggles between developers and conservationists. Author Mary Bullard, widely regarded as the person most knowledgeable about Cumberland Island, is a descendant of the Carnegie family,... Cumberland Island is a national treasure. The largest of the Sea Islands along the Georgia coast, it is a history-filled place of astounding natura... |
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