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Reimagining Sustainable Organization Perspectives on Arts, Design, Leadership, Knowledge and Project Management / by Jevnaker, Birgit Helene, Olaisen, Johan

Table of Contents: “…Looking for Productive Practices in Real-Life Organization -- Chapter 4.Management as Power and Politics in Projects -- Chapter 5. Understanding Practices through an Inclusive Philosophy of Experiencing: Insights from Four Art Museums. - Chapter 6. …”
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Resonances Engaging Music in Its Cultural Context

Table of Contents: “…Unit 1 - Music as a Field of Practice and Study -- Chapter 1: Music in Human Life -- Chapter 2: The Elements of Music -- Unit 2 - Music for Storytelling -- Chapter 3: Music and Characterization -- Chapter 4: Sung and Danced Drama -- Chapter 5: Song -- Chapter 6: Stories without Words -- Unit 3 - Music for Entertainment -- Chapter 7: Listening at Public Concerts -- Chapter 8: Listening at Home and at Court -- Unit 4 - Music for Political Expression -- Chapter 9: National Identity -- Chapter 10: Support and Protest -- Unit 5 - Functional Music -- Chapter 11: Music for Spiritual Expression -- Chapter 12: Music for Moving -- Unit 6 - Evaluating Music -- Chapter 13: What is Good Music?…”
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Beyond Global Food Supply Chains Crisis, Disruption, Regeneration /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Beyond Global Supply Chains -- Chapter 2: Supply Chains As Disruption -- Chapter 3: Agri-Investment Cashing In On Covid-19 -- Part2 Production -- Chapter 4: Putting The Crisis To Work -- Chapter 5: Going Against The Grain In The West Australian Wheatbelt -- Chapter 6: Reviving Community Agrarianism In Post-Socialist China -- Part3 Distribution -- Chapter 7: Fantasies Of Logistics In Aotearoa New Zealand -- Chapter 8: Reproducing Hunger In Pandemic America -- Chapter 9: The Pandemic Supermarket -- Part4 Food Politics -- Chapter 10: Disruption As Reprieve? -- Chapter 11: The Un Food Systems Summit: Disaster Capitalism And The Future Of Food -- Chapter 12: Against Consumer Ethics -- Chapter 13. …”
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Introduction to Sociology by Little, William, McGivern, Ron

Table of Contents: “…Education -- Chapter 17. Government and Politics -- Chapter 18. Work and the Economy -- Chapter 19. …”
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An Introduction to Nutrition

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Nutrition and You -- Chapter 2: Achieving a Healthy Diet -- Chapter 3: Nutrition and the Human Body -- Chapter 4: Carbohydrates -- Chapter 5: Lipids -- Chapter 6: Proteins -- Chapter 7: Nutrients Important to Fluid and Electrolyte Balance -- Chapter 8: Nutrients Important As Antioxidants -- Chapter 9: Nutrients Important for Bone Health -- Chapter 10: Nutrients Important for Metabolism and Blood Function -- Chapter 11: Energy Balance and Body Weight -- Chapter 12: Nutrition through the Life Cycle: From Pregnancy to the Toddler Years -- Chapter 13: Nutrition through the Life Cycle: From Childhood to the Elderly Years -- Chapter 14: Nutrition and Society: Food Politics and Perspectives -- Chapter 15: Achieving Optimal Health: Wellness and Nutrition -- Chapter 16: Appendix A…”
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Plato's 'Republic' An Introduction by McAleer, Sean

Table of Contents: “…Starting to Answer the First Question: The Political Virtues -- 6. The Republic’s First Question Answered at Last: Personal Justice -- 7. …”
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Fundamentals of Human Geography by Cheung, Wing

Table of Contents: “…. -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Geography -- Chapter 2: Population and Health -- Chapter 3: Migration -- Chapter 4: Folk and Popular Culture -- Chapter 5: The Geography of Language -- Chapter 6: The Geography of Religion -- Chapter 7: Ethnicity and Race -- Chapter 8: Political Geography -- Chapter 9: Development and Wealth -- Chapter 10: Agriculture and Food -- Chapter 11: Industry -- Chapter 12: Human Settlements -- Chapter 13: Environment and Resources…”
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Disasters: Core Concepts and Ethical Theories

Table of Contents: “…The ethical content of the economic analysis of disasters: Price gouging and post-disaster recovery -- 6. Political Science perspectives -- 7. You can't go home again - on the conceptualisation of disasters in ancient Greek tragedy -- 8. …”
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Sociology Understanding and Changing the Social World

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Sociology and the Sociological Perspective -- Chapter 2: Eye on Society: Doing Sociological Research -- Chapter 3: Culture -- Chapter 4: Socialization -- Chapter 5: Social Structure and Social Interaction -- Chapter 6: Groups and Organizations -- Chapter 7: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control -- Chapter 8: Social Stratification -- Chapter 9: Global Stratification -- Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity -- Chapter 11: Gender and Gender Inequality -- Chapter 12: Aging and the Elderly -- Chapter 13: Work and the Economy -- Chapter 14: Politics and Government -- Chapter 15: The Family -- Chapter 16: Education -- Chapter 17: Religion -- Chapter 18: Health and Medicine -- Chapter 19: Population and Urbanization -- Chapter 20: Social Change and the Environment -- Chapter 21: Collective Behavior and Social Movements -- Chapter 22: Conclusion: Understanding and Changing the Social World…”
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Global Corruption Its Regulation under International Conventions, US, UK, and Canadian Law and Practice by Ferguson, Gerry

Table of Contents: “…Table of Acronyms -- About the Editor -- Contributing Authors and Co-Authors -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 - Corruption in Context: Social, Economic, and Political Dimensions -- Chapter 2 - Bribery and Other Offences -- Chapter 3 - Jurisdiction, Corporate Liability, Accomplices, and Inchoate Offences -- Chapter 4 - Money Laundering -- Chapter 5 - Asset Recovery and Mutual Legal Assistance -- Chapter 6 - Investigation and Prosecution -- Chapter 7 - Criminal and Civil Sanctions and Remedies -- Chapter 8 - The Lawyer's Ethical and Professional Duties -- Chapter 9 - Compliance Programs, Risk Assessments, and Due Diligence -- Chapter 10 - Public Officials and Conflicts of Interest -- Chapter 11 - Regulation of Lobbying -- Chapter 12 - Public Procurement -- Chapter 13 - Whistleblower Protections -- Chapter 14 - Campaign Finance: Controlling the Risks of Corruption and Public Cynicism -- Chapter 15 - Collective Action -- Chapter 16 - The Role of NGOs…”
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Introduction to Anthropology by Hasty, Jennifer, Lewis, David G., Snipes, Marjorie M.

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 2 Methods: Cultural and Archaeological -- Chapter 3 Culture Concept Theory: Theories of Cultural Change -- Chapter 4 Biological Evolution and Early Human Evidence -- Chapter 5 The Genus Homo and the Emergence of Us -- Chapter 6 Language and Communication -- Chapter 7 Work, Life, and Value: Economic Anthropology -- Chapter 8 Authority, Decisions, and Power: Political Anthropology -- Chapter 9 Social Inequality -- Chapter 10 The Global Impact of Human Migration -- Chapter 11 Forming Family through Kinship -- Chapter 12 Gender and Sexuality -- Chapter 13 Religion and Culture -- Chapter 14 Anthropology of Food -- Chapter 15 Anthropology of Media -- Chapter 16 Art, Music, and Sport -- Chapter 17 Medical Anthropology -- Chapter 18 Human-Animal Relationship -- Chapter 19 Indigenous Anthropology -- Chapter 20 Anthropology on the Ground…”
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A People’s History of Structural Racism in Academia From A(dministration of Justice) to Z(oology) by Rahman, Susan, Sunder, Prateek, Jackson, Dahmitra

Table of Contents: “…Licensing -- 1: Introduction -- 2: A Look at Structural Racism by Discipline -- Administration of Justice -- Anthropology -- Architecture -- Art- Dance -- Art- Drama -- Art- Visual -- Art History -- Astronomy -- Biology -- Business -- Career Counseling -- Career Technology Education (CTE) -- CTE -Fire Technology -- CTE- Graphic Design -- CTE - Multimedia Studies -- Chemistry -- Communication/Film/Speech -- Computer Science -- Early Childhood Education -- Economics -- Engineering -- English -- English as Second Language -- Environmental Science -- Ethnic Studies -- Geography -- Geology -- Health Education -- History -- Human Sexuality -- Languages -- Library and Information Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematics- Statistics -- Music -- Music/Musical Performance/ers -- Philosophy -- Physics -- Physics- Astrophysics -- Political Science -- Psychology -- Sociology -- Zoology -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Reflections from the Authors -- A List of Resources for Further Exploration -- References…”
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Natural Resources Sustainability An introductory synthesis by Lant, Christopher

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Chapter 1: Natural Resources Sustainability in a Nutshell -- Chapter 2: Lessons from Environmental Histroy -- Chapter 3: Relevant Fundamentals of Physical Geography and Geology -- Chapter 4: Relevant Fundamentals of Ecology -- Chapter 5: Human Population and Sustainability -- Chapter 6: The Neoclassical Economics Approach to Sustainability -- Chapter 7: Learning from Oxymorons I - Ecological Economnics -- Chapter 8: Learning from Oxymorons II - Industrial Ecology -- Chapter 9: Property, Policy, and Insitutional Economics -- Chapter 10: Political Ecology -- Chapter 11: Using Land Sustainability -- Chapter 12: Water Resource Sustainability -- Chapter 13: Wealth from the Earth - Mineral Resources -- Chapter 14: Energy Sustainability -- Chapter 15: Policies for Natural Resources Sustainability -- Chapter 16: Envisioning a Sustainable American Way of Life -- Appendix…”
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Environmental Knowledge, Race, and African American Literature by Klestil, Matthias

Table of Contents: “…Washington -- 7. Transforming the Politics of the Black Body: Trans-corporeality, Epistemological Resistance, and Spencerism in Charles W. …”
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China-US Competition Impact on Small and Middle Powers' Strategic Choices /

Table of Contents: “…-China Strategic Competition in Each Domestic Context -- Strategic Choices for Switzerland in the US-China Competition -- The China Nudge: Naivety, Neutrality and Non-alignment in Sweden -- Continuity and change in Italy-China relations: From economic pragmatism to selective followership and back -- China and Germany after the 2021 Election: Between Continuity and Increasing Confrontation -- The UK's response to the challenge of managing its relationships with China and the USA -- Navigating and Riding the Double Bind of Economic and Political Hedging: Japan and the US-China Strategic Competition -- Explaining Korea's Positioning in the US-China Strategic Competition -- Taking side with the US against China? …”
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Competition Authorities in South Eastern Europe Building Institutions in Emerging Markets /

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Introduction -- Western Balkans and the Design of Effective Competition Law: The Role of Economic, Institutional and Cultural Characteristics -- Middle Income Convergence Trap and the Role of Competition Policy in SEE countries -- Institutional Design of State Aid Authorities in South East Europe: The Unfit Legal Transplant and its Ramifications -- Antitrust, Mergers, State Aid and Consumer Protection Under the Same Roof: Does Political Compromise Prevail Over the Expert Approach? …”
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Transforming Education for Sustainability Discourses on Justice, Inclusion, and Authenticity /

Table of Contents: “…Moved to teach beyond political and geographic polarization (Deborah Becher) -- Chapter 13. …”
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The Biopsychosocial Model of Health and Disease New Philosophical and Scientific Developments / by Bolton, Derek, Gillett, Grant

Table of Contents: “…Biology opens up to the BioPsychoSocial -- Ch.7 The Biomedical Model opens up to the Biopsychosocial -- Ch.8 The Psychological as Agency -- Ch.9 Conditions of Agency -- Ch.10 The socio-political : who gets to control what? -- Ch.11 Biopsychosocial systems -- Part IV. …”
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Public Actors in International Investment Law

Table of Contents: “…Khan, Not a Third Party: Home State Participation as a Matter of Right in Investment Treaty Arbitration -- Carlos José Valderrama, Investor-State Dispute Prevention: The Perspective of Peru -- Federica Cristani, The Role of Sub-Regional Systems in Shaping International Investment Law-making: The Case of the Visegrád Group -- Thomas Nektarios Papanastasiou, The Implications of Political Risk Insurance in the Governance of Energy Projects: Τhe Case of Japan's Public Insurance Agencies -- Pascale Accaoui Lorfing, Screening ofForeign Direct Investment and the States' Security Interests in Light of the OECD, UNCTAD and Other International Guidelines. .…”
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Bearing Witness Ruth Harrison and British Farm Animal Welfare (1920-2000) / by Kirchhelle, Claas

Table of Contents: “…From Protest to 'Holy Writ': The Mainstreaming of Welfare Politics -- 12. Non-conform Evidence:The Impasse of 1990s Welfare Research -- 13. …”
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