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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock Music Researchis the first comprehensive academic survey of the field of rock music as it stands today. More than 50 years into its life and we still ask - what is rock music, why is it studied, and how does it work, both as music and as cultural activity? This volume draws together 37 of the leading academics working on rock to provide answers to these questions and many more. The text is divided into four majo...

Creatively reviving and innovating emancipatory practices, knowledges and epistemologies that have been under attack by neoliberal and neocolonial rule can no longer be overlooked. Robust and critical citizen engagement through social movements and transformative education is a necessary cornerstone to building meaningful and critical forms of democracy. Social solidarity (and eco-global citizenship) is confronted by a myriad of forced and unf...

Creatively reviving and innovating emancipatory practices, knowledges and epistemologies that have been under attack by neoliberal and neocolonial rule can no longer be overlooked. Robust and critical citizen engagement through social movements and transformative education is a necessary cornerstone to building meaningful and critical forms of democracy. Social solidarity (and eco-global citizenship) is confronted by a myriad of forced and unf...

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This book presents a series of fascinating case studies that show how the lives and bodies of clubs, players and fans around the world are enmeshed with politics.

Diese Männer bekommen immer, was sie wollen. Jetzt gibt ihnen jemand, was sie verdienen. Die Journalistin Lou McCarthy hat ihr Leben einem Ziel gewidmet: die dunklen Machenschaften der mächtigen Männer im Silicon Valley zu enthüllen. Durch ihren Kreuzzug hat sie alles verloren: ihr Zuhause, ihre Freunde und ihre Karriere. Und wofür? Die Milliardäre, über die sie schreibt, feiern Erfolg um Erfolg. Doch als zwei der bekanntesten Tech-Titanen ...

The billionaire predators of Silicon Valley always get what they want. Now someone is giving them what they deserve. "Daring, exciting, and utterly unpredictable." - Kathy Wang, author of Imposter Syndrome An engrossing murder mystery... deftly explores a number of topical issues" - Kirkus Reviews Journalist Lou McCarthy has spent her career exposing powerful predators in Silicon Valley. Her crusade has cost her everything: Her apartmen...

Poetry by one of Canada's finest poets, Paul R. Carr and art by one of Canada's fine artists, Christine Hilda Rowan. This is a visually and intellectually stimulating book worthy of your time and intellect.

In a case of corporate espionage, a Key West businessman hires Sam Mackenzie to retrieve technical information stolen from his company. He's told that confidence man Jack Craft recommended him. Sam has been burned by Jack before but this looks like easy money. The job turns out to be anything but easy, as a caper flush with government agents, assassins, and conspiracy ensues. Not to mention a beautiful CIA agent with questionable motives has h...

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When Detective Michael Dalton is called to investigate a floater at Little Basin in Islamorada, Florida, he finds a man with a bullet in his head. Dalton is a veteran homicide cop but suddenly he's hitting roadblocks. Someone wants to torpedo the investigation. As the body count rises, Dalton suspects his saboteur is involved in the murders.Trusting no one local, Dalton calls on shady freelance investigator Sam Mackenzie for help. He brings a ...

Figlio del Nordest proletario inglese, Gordon Sumner, alias Sting, manterrà con l'ambiente d'origine rapporti difficili, prima rinnegandolo, poi, ormai famoso, tornandovi per farne costante motivo di ispirazione. Il punto di partenza e di arrivo della sua radiosa parabola è la cittadina operaia di Wallsend, otto chilometri da Newcastle. Sting inizia la sua ascesa al successo planetario come bassista di un gruppo jazz-rock di Newcastle, i Last ...

An inspiring book, delivered with depth of heart and poetic wisdom, addressing our pursuit of happiness in this country and personal ambitions, with a collection of compelling stories/insights provoking both thought and medicinal humor, while painting a deeper picture of our political/economic environment, and along the way challenging conventional thinking in a world with a growing appetite for diversions and mindless entertainment, and openi...

A 2020 SPE Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention Many people believe that "education" has a disproportionately negative effect on them and those close to them. With so much wealth, technological prowess, innovation, and economic development, why do we still have marginalization, social inequalities, conflict, mass incarceration and generational poverty? The connection to democracy, Education for Democracy (EfD) and social justice is, for Ca...

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In Democracy 2.0, we feature a series of evocative, international case studies that document the impact of alternative and community use of media, in general, and Web 2.0 in particular. The aim is to foster critical reflection on social realities, developing the context for coalition-building in support of social change and social justice.

In Democracy 2.0, we feature a series of evocative, international case studies that document the impact of alternative and community use of media, in general, and Web 2.0 in particular. The aim is to foster critical reflection on social realities, developing the context for coalition-building in support of social change and social justice.

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