by
Bruni, John, author.
Call Number
501.4 23
Publication Date
2014
Summary
The book challenges narrow readings of evolution as 'social Darwinism' by looking at evolutionary theory through the interrelated perspectives of science, North American naturalist literature, and popular journalism.
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Electronic Resources
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0.0516
by
Heidbrink, Lauren, 1975- author.
Call Number
362.77912560973 23
Publication Date
2020
Summary
This book chronicles deportation from the perspectives of Indigenous youth who migrate unaccompanied from Guatemala to Mexico and the United States. In communities of origin in Guatemala, zones of transit in Mexico, detention centers for children in the U.S., government facilities receiving returned children in Guatemala, and communities of return, young people share how they negotiate everyday violence and discrimination, how they and their families prioritize limited resources and make difficult decisions, and how they develop and sustain relationships over time and space. The author, an anthropologist, shows that Indigenous youth cast as objects of policy, not participants, are not passive recipients of securitization policies and development interventions. Instead, Indigenous youth draw from a rich social, cultural, and political repertoire of assets and tactics to navigate precarity and marginality in Guatemala, including transnational kin, social networks, and financial institutions. By attending to young people's perspectives, we learn the critical roles they play as contributors to household economies, local social practices, and global processes. The insights and experiences of young people uncover the transnational effects of securitized responses to migration management and development on individuals and families, across space, citizenship status, and generation. They likewise provide evidence to inform child protection and human rights locally and internationally. --
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Electronic Resources
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0.0445
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by
Wurster, Charles F., author.
Call Number
632.9517 23
Publication Date
2015
Summary
AlDDT Wars is the untold inside story of the decade-long scientific, legal, and strategic campaign that culminated in the nation ban of the insecticide DDT in 1972.
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Electronic Resources
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0.0388
by
Angerholzer, Maxmillian, editor.
Call Number
973.099 23
Publication Date
2016
Summary
"Applying the lessons of presidential history, this anthology of case studies--written by leading political scientists, historians, and subject matter experts--delves into the many facets of the presidency and promotes a greater understanding of the presidency for policymakers, academics, students, and general readers alike. Provides a breadth of perspectives on the many facets of the president's role and powers from leading political scientists, historians, and subject-matter experts. Offers case studies that provide readers with an unparalleled scope of presidential history and topics. Includes a section devoted to an analysis of the first 100 days of each of these presidents. Promotes transformational leadership in the presidency."--
Format:
Electronic Resources
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0.0371
by
Abramson, Mark A., 1947- author.
Call Number
324.2736 23
Publication Date
2014
Summary
In this book, Paul Lawrence and Mark Abramson build on their extensive interviews with 42 Obama Administration political executives over the past four years. Political executives from numerous federal agencies were interviewed about the challenge of managing in government and the activities undertaken by their agencies.
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Electronic Resources
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0.0319
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