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Environmental justice creating equality, reclaiming democracy / by Shrader-Frechette, K. S. (Kristin Sharon)

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction 3 -- Environmentalism and Biocentrism 4 -- From Environmentalism to Environmental Justice 5 -- Understanding Environmental Injustice 6 -- Overview of the Book 18 -- 2 Distributive Justice, Participative Justice, and the Principle of Prima Facie Political Equality 23 -- Overview 24 -- The Principle of Prima Facie Political Equality (PPFPE) and Distributive Justice 24 -- The Principle of Prima Facie Political Equality and Participative Justice 27 -- Objections to the Principle of Prima Facie Political Equality 29 -- How Careless Use of Science Can Encourage Environmental Injustice 34 -- Federal versus Local Control of Siting: Balancing Equity and Utility 36 -- A Case Study 41 -- Conclusions 47 -- 3 Appalachians, Access to Land, and Procedural Justice 49 -- Overview 50 -- Setting the Scene for the First Argument: The -- California Farmer 51 -- Another Instance of Environmental Injustice: The Appalachian Farmer 53 -- ProceduralJustice and End-State Principles 55 -- A Procedurally Based Argumentfor Limiting Property Rights in Resources 56 -- Resource Transactions, Voluntariness, and the Lockean Proviso 56 -- Suggestions for Limiting Property Rights in Land 62 -- Objections to the Argument 63 -- A Second Argument for Limiting Property Rights in Resources 64 -- Objections to the Second Argument 65 -- Conclusion 68 -- 4 African Americans, LULUs, and Free Informed Consent 71 -- Reverend Coleman and the South Side 71 -- Overview 74 -- A Case Study: Homer, Louisiana 74 -- The Louisiana Siting Was Not EthicallyJustified 77 -- Objections and Replies: An EnvironmentallyJust Energy Policy 84 -- Objections and Replies: No Economic Need for the Plant 90 -- Postscript 92 -- 5 Equity and Duties to Future Generations: The Case of Yucca Mountain 95 -- Overview 95 -- Prima Facie Arguments for Equal Treatment 96 -- Utilitarian Objections 97 -- Duties to Future Generations 100 -- Consent and Future Persons 105 -- Practical and Legal Considerations Affecting Justice for Future People 113 -- Conclusions 116 -- 6 Native Peoples and the Problem of Paternalism 117 -- Colonialism and the Exploitation of Indigenous People: The Case of Shell Oil 118 -- Overview 121 -- Paternalism, Consent, and Participative Justice 122 -- The Mescalero Apache, Paternalism, and Waste Disposal 124 -- Environmental Justice and the Mescalero 126 -- Geographical Inequality, Distributive Justice, and the Mescalero 128 -- History of the Nuclear Waste Issue 129 -- Science Relevant to Nuclear Waste Problem 131 -- Conclusion 132 -- 7 Risky Occupational Environments, the Double Standard, and Just Compensation 135 -- Overview 136 -- The Double Standard 137 -- Historical Background 138 -- The Theory of the Compensating Wage Differential 139 -- Arguments against the CWD 148 -- A Case Study: Six Hundred Thousand DOE Workers 152 -- Conclusions and Alternatives 161 -- 8 Developing Nations, Equal Protection, and the Limits of Moral Heroism 163 -- Overview 165 -- The Social Progress Argument 166 -- The BloodyLoafArgument 167 -- The Consent Argument and a Moral Response to It 171 -- The Economic-RealityArgument and a Moral Response to It 175 -- Citizens' Responsibilities for Environmental Justice 177 -- Conclusion 182 -- 9 Taking Action: Public Responsibility for Environmental -- Justice 185 -- Overview 185 -- EnvironmentalJustice Advocacy 186 -- The Tilted Playing Field 186 -- Consequentialist Arguments for Environmental Justice Advocacy 195 -- Deontological Arguments for Environmental Justice Advocacy 197 -- Restrictions on Environmental-Justice Advocacy 197 -- Practical Steps: Working with Nongovernmental Organizations 202 -- Conclusion 205.…”
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The Enduring Legacy : Structured Inequality in America's Public Schools / by Ryan, Mark, 1947-

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Perspectiva económica y social / by Urquidi, Víctor L.

Table of Contents: “…Urquidi -- Bretton Woods -- Entretelones de una conferencia decisiva para la economía mundial -- Elasticidad y rigidez en Bretton Woods -- El significado de Bretton Woods -- Bretton Woods : un recorrido por el primer cincuentenario -- Bretton Woods : The Legend, the Reality, 1944-1994 -- Bretton Woods : claroscuros y perspectivas -- Bretton Woods y Mexico : balance del Fondo Monetario Internacional y el Banco Mundial -- America Latina en la órbita internacional -- La situación económica internacional y la perspectiva de desarrollo de America Latina -- Hacia una nueva relación económica entre Europa y America Latina -- La globalización de la economía : oportunidades e inconvenientes -- La perspectiva de desarrollo económico en los noventa -- Consecuencias a largo plazo del problema mundial del endeudamiento externo -- Significación de la inversión extranjera para America Latina -- Integración de America Latina -- Cuestiones fundamentales en la perspectiva del desarrollo latinoamericano -- Algunos problemas del libre comercio y la integración -- La integración centroamericana : orígenes y perspectivas -- Latinoamerica ante la Alianza para el Progreso -- Integración latinoamericana y planeación -- Teoría, realidad y posibilidad de la ALALC en la integración económica latinoamericana -- Dos años de Alianza para el Progreso -- La perspectiva del desarrollo de America Latina en los ochenta -- El convenio trilateral de libre comercio entre Mexico, Estados Unidos y Canadá…”
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CIUTI-Forum 2008 enhancing translation quality : ways, means, methods /

Table of Contents: “….] -- Translation, quality and service at the European Commission / George VLACHOPOULOS -- The Quest for Quality: Perceptions and Realities / Brian FOX -- Interne und externe Evaluationen von Translationsstudiengängen im Lichte der Evaluationsforschung / Martin FORSTNER -- Doppelter Praxisbezug und Kompetenzvermittlung als Problem der Qualitätssicherung translatorischer Studiengänge / Hannelore LEE-JAHNKE -- Quality Management for Translation / Marcel THELEN -- Quality Assurance for Quality Training / Lidi WANG -- Language Proficiency and Translation Quality: The Predicament in Chinese University Translator/Interpreter Training / Wen ZHANG -- The Standard of Translation Quality in the Jordanian Universities Programs and the prospective Role of Atlas Global Center for Studies and Research / Suleiman AL-ABBAS -- Evaluation Criteria for the Improvement of Translation Quality / Ana Paulina Peña POLLASTRI -- Una formación de calidad para una desempeño de calidad / Horacio R. …”
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Integrity in government through records management : essays in honour of Anne Thurston / by Wamukoya, Justus

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : public records and good governance / James Lowry and Justus Wamukoya -- Anne thurston and record-keeping reform in commonwealth africa / Nathan Mnjama -- Developing training resources for records and archives management : balancing global needs with regional realities / Laura Millar -- Vital records : the importance of national archives and records administrations to governance and civil society in sierra leone / Sarah Demb -- The sierra leone teachers' records management improvement programme / Andrew Griffin and Muniru Kawa -- Record-keeping for good governance and accountability in the colonial office : an historical sketch / Mandy Banton -- The influence of the one party regime on archives in malawi, 1964 to 1994 / Paul Lihoma -- The impact of organisational culture on public sector records management reform / Peter Mazikana -- Preserving and accessing the south african truth and reconciliation commission records : challenges for the national archives / Lekoko Kenosi -- Audit and accountability in the government of ghana : a records management perspective / Pino Akotia -- Protection of rights and entitlements : the case of land records management in uganda / David Luyombya -- The importance of records in the right to information / Kelvin Smith -- Opening government : open data and access to information / James Lowry -- Digital records management and preservation -- Records management and governance in africa in the digital age / Justus Wamukoya -- The prerequisites for electronic records management in the developing world : lessons from yemen and kenya / Olav Hagen Sataslåtten -- Trusted digital repositories and developing nations / Anthea Seles -- Trust in records and data online / Luciana Duranti and Corinne Rogers -- Education in records and archives management : a view from london / Geoffrey Yeo, Elizabeth Shepherd and Andrew Flinn -- Acarm's position in the ever changing world of archives / Charles Farrugia -- Enhancing record-keeping capacity in developing countries : building the bridges / John McDonald.…”
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Conflict displacement and legal protection : understanding asylum, human rights and refugee law / by Lülf, Charlotte

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of abbreviations and acronyms; 1 Introduction; 1.1 A first glance at the book; 1.2 Context considerations; 1.3 The European struggle with asylum realities; 1.4 The structure and the applicable law; 2 Refugee protection in the context of conflict and violence; 2.1 An introduction to the 1951 Convention as the primary refugee protection instrument; 2.2 The 1951 Convention and the regional extended instruments; 2.3 UNHCR -- the mechanism of implementation and its position on persons fleeing conflict…”
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Communities and cultural heritage : global issues, local values /

Table of Contents: “…Anne Pyburn -- Heritage preservation and indigenous communities in the United States : a case for community-based participatory research / Joe Watkins -- Local and global communities as heritage stewards / Arlene K. Fleming -- Realities and requisites in community-based heritage management / Peter G. …”
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Body evidence intimate violence against South Asian women in America /

Table of Contents: “…Julie Rajan -- Silences that prevail when the perpetrators are our own / Grace Poore -- The violence that dares not speak its name : invisibility in the lives of lesbian and bisexual South Asian American women / Prajna Paramita Choudhury -- The trap of multiculturalism : battered South Asian women and health care / Sunita Puri -- Ahimsa and the contextual realities of woman abuse in the Jain community / Shamita Das Dasgupta and Shashi Jain -- A communicative perspective on assisting battered Asian Indian immigrant women / Mandeep Grewal -- Law's culture and cultural difference / Sharmila Rudrappa -- Middle class, documented, and helpless : the H-4 visa bind / Shivali Shah -- Battered South Asian women in U.S. courts / Shamita Das Dasgupta -- Navigating gender, immigration, and domestic violence : advocacy with work visa holders / Rupaleem Bhuyan -- Local and global undivided : transnational exploitation and violence against South Asian women / Sujatha Anbuselvi Jesudason -- From Dhaka to Cincinnati : tracing the trajectory of a transnational violence against women campaign / Elora Halim Chowdhury.…”
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Lone Parenthood in the Life Course

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Weight loss and emotional health / by Calcagno, Cheri

Table of Contents: “…Curbing stress and eliminating negativity -- The real source of stress -- Own your time -- Time is precious -- Spend your time on your priorities -- Dealing with people who cause you stress -- Being a positive influence -- Healthy choices reduce stress -- Balance for a fulfilling life -- Thriving not just surviving -- Exercising positive thinking -- Comfortable in reality thinking -- Positive vs. negative reinforcement -- Elite athletes use positive reinforcement -- Expect the best -- Turning the page to a new beginning -- Accepting yourself along the journey --…”
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Discovering Babylon / by Thelle, Rannfrid I., 1966-

Table of Contents: “…-- Pioneer excavations in the south and the hunt for tablets -- A new perspective on human history -- The city of Babylon -- The Germans arrive : excavating Babylon -- The Ishtar gate, the processional way, and the temple of Marduk -- The encounter between the old and the new Babylon -- From the sources of Babylon -- Early cultures in Mesopotamia -- "Beer and bread" -- Ancient Sumer : the source of Babylonian culture -- Babylon : the center of the world -- The Amorites and the Old Babylonian Kingdom : Babylon's first era of greatness -- The temple of the gods : a key institution in ancient Babylonia -- Hammurabi, the righteous king -- The code of Hammurabi -- Work and society -- Hammurabi unites southern Mesopotamia -- A literary canon -- Gilgamesh : in pursuit of immortality -- The middle Babylonian period : the international age -- The first "world literature" -- Family life -- Regional collapse -- Babylon's city god Marduk -- Enuma Elish : in praise of Marduk -- Assyrian dominance -- The Chaldean Empire : Babylon's last flowering -- Wise men of the east -- The end of Babylon -- Babylon after the Babylonians : between Persians and Greeks -- A center of Jewish culture -- Mystery and reality? -- Babel and Bible -- The Bible was right -- A Babylonian flood story! …”
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The Routledge history of American sexuality /

Table of Contents: “…Scandal, Celebrity, and the Invention of the Hollywood Star System:Fatty Arbuckle -- Tabloid Media and the Post-Classical Hollywood Mode of Celebrity: Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor -- Trans Media: Reality Programming, Social Media, Caitlyn Jenner, and Donald Trump -- Notes -- 10. …”
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Anthropocene Antarctica Perspectives from the Humanities, Law and Social Sciences.

Table of Contents: “…; The project becomes reality; Antarctic families, Antarctic babies; Living on the icy continent; Unexpected friendships; Conclusions; Notes; References…”
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An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation : Policy, Planning and Implementation. by Schiller, Preston L.

Table of Contents: “…""Conclusions""""2 Automobile cities, the car culture and alternative possibilities""; ""Introduction""; ""Walking cities, transit cities and automobile cities""; ""Additional lessons from city types""; ""Car culture""; ""Sociology of transportation and the car culture""; ""Automobility and safety: ideology versus analysis""; ""The mainstream media and the car culture: myth overshadows reality""; ""Marketing the myth: screens, earbuds, branding, embedding and product placement""; ""Movies and TV: the automobile as star and sponsor""; ""Radio and cars""; ""Music and the car culture""…”
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A Life of Crime : My Career in Forensic Science / by Lucas, Douglas

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International trade in services : effective practice and policy / by Jackson, Sarita D.

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Dystopias and utopias on Earth and beyond : feminist ecocriticism of science fiction /

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Perspectiva económica y social / by Urquidi, Víctor L.

Table of Contents: “…Urquidi -- Bretton Woods -- Entretelones de una conferencia decisiva para la economía mundial -- Elasticidad y rigidez en Bretton Woods -- El significado de Bretton Woods -- Bretton Woods : un recorrido por el primer cincuentenario -- Bretton Woods : The Legend, the Reality, 1944-1994 -- Bretton Woods : claroscuros y perspectivas -- Bretton Woods y Mexico : balance del Fondo Monetario Internacional y el Banco Mundial -- America Latina en la órbita internacional -- La situación económica internacional y la perspectiva de desarrollo de America Latina -- Hacia una nueva relación económica entre Europa y America Latina -- La globalización de la economía : oportunidades e inconvenientes -- La perspectiva de desarrollo económico en los noventa -- Consecuencias a largo plazo del problema mundial del endeudamiento externo -- Significación de la inversión extranjera para America Latina -- Integración de America Latina -- Cuestiones fundamentales en la perspectiva del desarrollo latinoamericano -- Algunos problemas del libre comercio y la integración -- La integración centroamericana : orígenes y perspectivas -- Latinoamerica ante la Alianza para el Progreso -- Integración latinoamericana y planeación -- Teoría, realidad y posibilidad de la ALALC en la integración económica latinoamericana -- Dos años de Alianza para el Progreso -- La perspectiva del desarrollo de America Latina en los ochenta -- El convenio trilateral de libre comercio entre Mexico, Estados Unidos y Canadá…”
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The Enduring Legacy : Structured Inequality in America's Public Schools / by Ryan, Mark, 1947-

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Free trade risks and rewards /

Table of Contents: “…WILSON -- The Case of the Softwood Lumbet Industry / 147 -- BOB RAE -- A Reality Check / 151 -- JIM STANFORD -- PART FIVE FREE TRADE AND SOCIAL POLICY -- Globalization and the Social Dimension / 159 -- GERALD LAROSE -- Economic Arguments versus Ideological Ones /-166 -- GUY STANLEY -- PART SIX FREE TRADE AND DISPUTE -- SETTLEMENT -- FTA and NAFTA Dispute Settlement in Canadian Trade -- Policy / 171 -- JONATHAN T. …”
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