Contested Planet
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This Contested Land
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Author : McKenzie Long
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2022-10-18
This Contested Land written by McKenzie Long and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-18 with Nature categories.
One woman’s enlightening trek through the natural histories, cultural stories, and present perils of thirteen national monuments, from Maine to Hawaii—now available in paperback This land is your land. When it comes to national monuments, the sentiment could hardly be more fraught. Gold Butte in Nevada, Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks in New Mexico, Katahdin Woods and Waters in Maine, Cascade–Siskiyou in Oregon and California: these are among the thirteen natural sites McKenzie Long visits in This Contested Land, an eye-opening exploration of the stories these national monuments tell, the passions they stir, and the controversies surrounding them today. Starting amid the fragrant sagebrush and red dirt of Bears Ears National Monument on the eve of the Trump Administration’s decision to reduce the site by 85 percent, Long climbs sandstone cliffs, is awed by Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings and is intrigued by 4,000-year-old petroglyphs. She hikes through remote pink canyons recently removed from the boundary of Grand Staircase–Escalante, skis to a backcountry hut in Maine to view a truly dark night sky, snorkels in warm Hawaiian waters to plumb the meaning of marine preserves, volunteers near the most contaminated nuclear site in the United States, and witnesses firsthand the diverse forms of devotion evoked by the Rio Grande. In essays both contemplative and resonant, This Contested Land confronts an unjust past and imagines a collaborative future that bears witness to these regions’ enduring Indigenous connections. From hazardous climate change realities to volatile tensions between economic development and environmental conservation, practical and philosophical issues arise as Long seeks the complicated and often overlooked—or suppressed—stories of these incomparable places. Her journey, mindfully undertaken and movingly described, emphasizes in clear and urgent terms the unique significance of, and grave threats to, these contested lands.
Contested Natures
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Author : Phil Macnaghten
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 1998-05-21
Contested Natures written by Phil Macnaghten and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-05-21 with Social Science categories.
Demonstrating that all notions of nature are inextricably entangled in different forms of social life, the text elaborates the many ways in which the apparently natural world has been produced from within particular social practices. These are analyzed in terms of different senses, different times and the production of distinct spaces, including the local, the national and the global. The authors emphasize the importance of cultural understandings of the physical world, highlighting the ways in which these have been routinely misunderstood by academic and policy discourses. They show that popular conceptions of, and attitudes to, nature are often contradictory and that there are no simple ways of prevailing upon people to `
Environmental Crime In Transnational Context
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Author : Toine Spapens
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-10
Environmental Crime In Transnational Context written by Toine Spapens and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-10 with Law categories.
Environmental crime is one of the most profitable and fastest growing areas of international criminal activity. The increasing cross-border scope of environmental crimes and harms is one of the reasons why governments and the enforcement community have trouble in finding the proper responses. Law enforcement cooperation between western industrialized states is often time consuming and problematic, and the problems increase exponentially when environmental criminals take advantage of situations where government and law enforcement are weak. This book provides an overview of the developments and problems in the field of transnational environmental crimes and harms, addressing these issues from perspectives such as enforcement, deterrence, compliance and emission trading schemes. Divided into four parts, the authors consider global issues in green criminology, responses to transnational environmental crimes and harms, alternative methods to combat environmental crime, and specific types of crimes and criminological research. Discussing these topics from the view of green criminology, sociology and governance, this book will be of great interest to all those concerned about the transnational dimensions of crime and the environment.
Echoes Of Tomorrow
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Author : StoryBuddiesPlay
language : en
Publisher: StoryBuddiesPlay
Release Date : 2024-05-08
Echoes Of Tomorrow written by StoryBuddiesPlay and has been published by StoryBuddiesPlay this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-08 with Fiction categories.
In Chapter 12: A Soldier's Choice, Jax grapples with his identity in the peaceful haven of Elysia. Torn between his warrior training and the allure of a life dedicated to non-violence, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Elara, a beacon of Elysian philosophy, challenges Jax's perception of conflict resolution. Can a soldier truly shed his violent past? Witness Jax confront this question as he explores the power of ahimsa (non-violence) and satyagraha (non-violent resistance). Experience the blossoming romance between Jax and Elara, fueled by their shared hope for a future free from war's grip. This chapter explores themes of transformation, the power of belief, and the possibility of building a legacy based on peace, not bloodshed. Dive into a captivating narrative that will leave you pondering: Can we truly unlearn violence? Is there another way to defend what we hold dear?
I Am
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Author : Galen H. Mullis
language : en
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Release Date : 2013-07
I Am written by Galen H. Mullis and has been published by Strategic Book Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07 with Fiction categories.
The Horde, book two in the I Am saga trilogy, continues the oral history being taught to the Cactus Monkeys by one of the Great Aero Teachers. It takes readers through the fight against the Order of Ra. Having saved and reclaimed their community, Clan MacLee now expands its influence into the world at large. While Sarah, Gina, and Ke'ira enter military service, JoAnn begins the reclamation of the free world's farmlands, and Amareah takes engineering with fabric to the next level. While the mothers of Clan MacLee strive openly, Gammon watches over their children as they grow and develop with assistance from creatures named holies. Learn how these amazing children guide the world from the shadow of their parents' greatness. The great leaps of advancement in robotics, metallurgy, cybernetics, and art are overshadowed by their family's faith. While teaching the true meanings of the Prophets' revelations, healing an entire culture, or designing weapons systems that will cut swathes of death and destruction through enemy formations, the children also learn what it means to be human. As the rest of Clan MacLee drafts the designs, Gammon leads the way in the most ambitious plan of ship construction ever attempted. In overseeing construction of a "grand canal" with its three-mile-across assembly building, the humble teacher and oarsman seeks to control the world's coastlines. I AM: An Alternate Saga of Biblical Proportions - Book Two: The Horde awaits adventurous sci-fi fans.
Neodymium Betrayal
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Author : Jen Finelli
language : en
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
Release Date : 2022-05-04
Neodymium Betrayal written by Jen Finelli and has been published by WordFire +ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-04 with Fiction categories.
A soldier haunted by his past is confronted by betrayal in this gripping space opera adventure. On a normal day of mace-wielding duels and interplanetary sabotage, young Jei Bereens has things under control. He’s plagued by night terrors and an archenemy as slippery as the grime on his gun, but freedom fighters all around the galaxy look to him for help. He’s got the favor of a mystical energy being and a best friend who’d die for him. On a normal day, Jei is legend. Today is not a normal day. Today, Jei broke an enemy soldier’s mask and found his best friend inside. Tomorrow, that best friend will sell Jei out in the name of saving the universe. And the next day, Jei will disobey orders and break promises to take her down . . . While it is part of a series, Betrayal can stand on its own without the first book (Neodymium Exodus). Praise for Neodymium Exodus “Finelli’s worldbuilding is seamless, putting faith in the reader’s ability to keep up with the fast-paced romp through a wild galaxy. . . . Space opera fans should snap this up.” —Publishers Weekly
Predatory Practices
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Author : Edward Stasheff
language : en
Publisher: Stasheff Literary Enterprises
Release Date : 2015-03-26
Predatory Practices written by Edward Stasheff and has been published by Stasheff Literary Enterprises this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-26 with Fiction categories.
WHAT'S A CAT GOTTA DO TO MAKE SOME CASH AROUND HERE? When the K'Nes finally overthrew their human occupiers six months ago, it should have been a new chapter in the life of businesscat Miao K'Rrowr K'Heth... but since then, he's been demoted, swindled out of his savings, and lost the love of his life. Heth is determined to get it all back, and soon... but high reward means high risk. Desperate enough to take the most dangerous smuggling jobs, wheeling and dealing his way through human space, Heth is reluctantly drawn into the three-way civil war raging among the humans - a war that threatens to spill over onto the K'Nes, a species of hyper-capitalistic floating felines who just want to be left alone to make money. With war raging outside and troubling corporate conspiracies vying for power within K'Nes society, does this little cat have what it takes to save his species, get the girl, and make some cash on the side? Stocks will rise, bullets will fly, and empires will fall before his predatory practices are through.
The Age Of Promiscuity
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Author : Doru Pop
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2018-11-15
The Age Of Promiscuity written by Doru Pop and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-15 with Social Science categories.
This book presents an original and engaging look at contemporary popular culture, opening with the provocative idea that this is a day and age of complete exhaustion of ideas, images, stories, and myths. Questioning the effects of content recycling in cinema and other media, the author further elaborates on the repurposing of cultural junk, the reassembling of narratives and myths. The thought-provoking hypothesis proposed in this research is that we have entered an age of cultural promiscuity. By analyzing the mutations of myth-making practices and connecting them with larger cultural manifestations, the author explains these transformations as integral to the development of a myth-illogical imagination. Cinematic and mythological representations in mainstream Hollywood films have reached a point of amalgamation with no return, which marks the beginning of a "fourth age of representations," where signs and meanings are manifested in illogical permutations. This is more explicit in films that commingle aliens, cowboys, undead American presidents, and zombie nazis, joining together in the same narrative ghosts, werewolves, and vampires, aggregating disjoined storylines and historical fake facts, all coalesced in an orgy of empty burlesque and infantile masquerades. This interdisciplinary research combines cultural studies, film criticism, art and myth interpretations, bringing into the debate multiple concepts from related fields such as critical theory and media criticism. The book also opens up to innovative approaches from a wide array of academic disciplines, offering researchers, students and those fascinated by the transformations happening in contemporary cinema an interpretative tool based on a revised dialectic approach. The conclusion is that we are now victims of a zombie semiotics. Meaning-making in contemporary culture, politics, and aesthetics is dominated by a process of incessant desecration of significations, specific to the total mishmash of representations analyzed here.
Restoring The Land
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Author : Laurie Cosgrove
language : en
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Release Date : 2013-02-01
Restoring The Land written by Laurie Cosgrove and has been published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-01 with Science categories.
This provocative book brings together scholars and practitioners from many different disciplines. Philosopher and churchman, farmer and feminist, politician and agronomist-each considers environmental issues from a unique perspective. Part I explores the clash between the Western world's traditional belief in progress and development, and an emerging set of beliefs based on a new environmental ethic. Part II demonstrates that scientific knowledge is not always enough to solve an environmental problem-indeed, to a politician or a farmer, 'expert' knowledge may be less important than the attitudes of voters, consumers and the community; and Part III takes agricultural sustainability and the degradation of farming lands as a case study. The special concerns of the farming community and the practical difficulties imposed by the rural crisis are given due weight; and specific problems, such as salinity, are discussed in detail. To create a sustainable future, we must make a renewed attempt to define a human relationship with the spirit of the land. By drawing together authors with many different interests and backgrounds this book makes a valuable contribution to that dialogue. It will be of interest to all who are involved with land use and environmental decision-making, and to all readers who are concerned about Australia's future.
Sudden Strike
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Author : P R Adams
language : en
Publisher: Promethean Tales
Release Date : 2023-07-28
Sudden Strike written by P R Adams and has been published by Promethean Tales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-28 with Fiction categories.
Operation Noble Defense was supposed to establish the Kedraalian Republic as a new superpower in the galaxy. It failed. When the front line collapses, Private Avery Shetty finds himself isolated behind Oranian positions. Cut off, close to collapse, and low on supplies, he’s just another forgotten member of the failed planetary defense force. Any hope of rescue starts with sneaking past the Oranian war machines hunting down survivors. But the ground war isn’t the only element of the conflict. If the combined fleet can’t stand against the Oranians’ unstoppable dreadnoughts, there will be no escape from the doomed planet. There’s only one chance for Avery, and time is running out. Fans of tales of action, intrigue, and strife will love Sudden Strike, book two in The Chronicle of the Final Light series.