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Abolition and Social Work

"A critical anthology exploring the debates, conundrums, and promising practices around abolition and social work in academia and within impacted communities. Within social work--a profession that ha…

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Jacqueline Vaughn
Water in the West

Water use and conservation in the American West have long been shaped by a host of geographic, environmental, political and economic factors. Today, though, serious questions are being raised about how we…

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R Jisung Park
Slow Burn

How the subtle but significant consequences of a hotter planet have already begun-from lower test scores to higher crime rates-and how we might tackle them todayIt's hard not to feel anxious about the pro…

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de Kai
Raising AI

From the pioneer of translation AIs like Google, Yahoo, and Bing translate, an accessible and authoritative guide to AI---as well as a framework of empowerment for a future with our artificial children.In…

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John Y Campbell, Tarun Ramadorai
Fixed

Two leading economists reveal why today's personal finance markets are rigged against us and offer practical steps to fix themWe interact with the financial system every day, whether taking out or paying …

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Jonathan Butcher
The Polarization Myth

If you don't like the idea of a boy who says he is a girl using the girls' bathroom, are you out of step with the mainstream? If diversity, equity, and inclusion programs strike you as discriminatory, are…

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Rebecca Solnit
The Beginning Comes After the End

Rebecca Solnit offers a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, scientific, and cultural change over the past three quarters of a century. In this sequel to her enduring be…

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Family and Disability Activism

Forthcoming Spring 2025

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Anne M Whitesell
Living Off the Government?

"Welfare recipients lack adequate political representation given their unique intersectional identity along race, class, and gendered lines, resulting in state welfare policy that reflects the intere…

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Anthony P D'Costa
The Oxford Handbook of the New Space Economy

This handbook on the "New" Space Economy (NSE) offers the first comprehensive analysis of the contemporary space economy. The "new" is characterized by commercialization, greater parti…

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Mikaela Loach
It's Not That Radical

From a star of the climate justice movement, a fresh, radical perspective for real climate action and "an indispensable toolkit for a new generation of activists" (Naomi Klein). For too long, re…

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Prakash Kashwan, Aseem Hasnain
Decolonizing Environmentalism

Recent debates emphasize the urgency of making environmental movements more inclusive, yet they do so without deeper scrutiny of the core tenets of environmentalism. Despite efforts by some groups, there …

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Jamie Rowen
Worthy of Justice

Over the past three decades, jurisdictions across the United States have developed alternatives to traditional criminal procedures and punishments for adults accused of crimes that are associated with sub…

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Emmanuelle Arpin, Lara Gautier, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée
Québec

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Québec's distinctive health care system, analysing its organizational structure, policy reforms, socio-political history, and trailblazing innovations in Can…

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Emmanuelle Arpin, Lara Gautier, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée
Québec

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Québec's distinctive health care system, analysing its organizational structure, policy reforms, socio-political history, and trailblazing innovations in Can…

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Carlos Oya, Ramola Ramtohul, Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur
The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy

The Oxford Handbook on the Mauritian Economy presents a comprehensive analysis of the economic, social, and political landscape of the island, offering a nuanced exploration of its historical evolution, c…

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Abigail Leonard
Four Mothers

Tsukasa in Japan grapples with memories of a difficult childhood as she tries to chart a new, healthier path for her own daughter while balancing onerous cultural expectations. Chelsea in Kenya endures a …

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Subodhana Wijeyeratne
The Islands and the Stars

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is among the six largest national space agencies in the world, along with China's CNSA, US's NASA, and Russia's Roscosmos. JAXA's budget is more than $1 billi…

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Mike Davis, Kelly Mayhew, Jim Miller
Under the Perfect Sun

Three muckraking essays on the underside of San Diego cover the city's historically recent turn from red to blue while highlighting a new cast of villains and tenacious activists fighting for social justi…

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Public Interest Communications

This edited volume assembled by Brigitta R. Brunner and Kelly Chernin serves as an introduction to the emerging field of public interest communications (PIC) and establishes a solid vision for the interdi…

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