E-book A Child is A Child : Protecting Childern on the Move from Violence, Ab…

As large numbers of refugees and migrants arrive, children among them are routinely left in conditions that would be deemed unacceptable for native-born children. They languish in overcrowded shelters, end up in makeshift camps or are left exposed to the dangers of life on the streets. Sometimes, compatriots force them to work under exploitative conditions in exchange for shelter and food. Mist…

E-book Women Empowerment : Women Empowerment for Inclusive Businesses, Learni…

This book is a humble attempt to contribute to the subject of Women Empowerment by presenting to you our learnings. We have throughout this book, ensured that we bring you these learnings with key insights from our experts and project partners. Chapter two of the book is dedicated to the same. Chapter one will give you a context of Danone, The Ecosystem Fund and also the reason why this topic i…

E-book The Terms of Our Surrender : Colonialism, Dispossession and the Resist…

Based on the experience of the Innu resident in Quebec and Labrador, this book is intended to be a work of advocacy for the full extent of the rights of indigenous peoples whose landholdings have been devastated in the Canadian land claims process. As things stand at present, the Innu who are resident in government villages in Quebec have lost their rights to …

E-book Cambodia : Diversifying Beyond Garments and Tourism Country Diagnostic…

The economy has grown rapidly, with real per capita income doubling in the 12 years to 2013. Human development has improved, marked by a significant decline in poverty and gains across a range of socioeconomic variables. The key sectors of the economy have gone from strength to strength, with Cambodia now the world’s 8th largest rice exporter and Asia’s 10th largest garment producer. The to…

E-book Modern Folk Devils : Contemporary Constructions of Evil

Closely intertwined with the folk devil is the moral panic that subsequently arises with public fear. For Cohen, a moral panic typically takes its starting point in big newspaper headlines where the folk devil is pointed out, yet, as this volume demonstrates, today it may as well arise from a grass-root level, in social media, through political discourses or from alre…

E-book Eating beside Ourselves : Thresholds of Foods and Bodies

Eating, after all, is not strictly a human activity. Eating beside Ourselvesasks what can be learned by recognizing that what makes food food, in both substance and significance, concerns its relation to a myriad of eaters—not only human eaters but others besides. In turning organic substances into food, acts of eating create webs of relations, interconnected food chains organized by relative…

E-book Navigating the Cultures of Health Care and Health Insurance : Highly s…

This book aims to challenge this assumption by analysing the experiences and expectations of foreign-born skilled professionals with the US health care and health insurance systems, focusing on structural and functional discrepancies within health care and health insurance. In the framework of an ethnographic study based in Washington, DC, a highly modern, international metro…

E-book The Journey Stories by K. C. Das

thing of a challenge to the elite and orthodox literary culture ofIndia's classical language, Sanskrit. Only the so-called heterodoxreligious groups, the Buddhists and Jains, accepted and encouragedwriting in a vernacular language. Both Buddhists and Jains used earlyvernaculars, called Middle Indie, for religious texts and secular com-positions. …

E-book Water in Times of Climate Change : A Values-driven Dialogue

Although the urgent COVID-19 pandemic now garners almost all political attention, the more stealthily emerging crisis of climate change will, ultimately, have a more structural and encompassing impact and is, therefore, crucial to the outcome of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda. Water is and will be a key factor in how societies will experience, and …

E-book Food for Change

One of the most valuable lessons of the Italian kitchen is to make the most of everything you have available and never to throw anything away. No crumbs or bones are ever thrown in the bin. In a certain sense, a ragù is nothing more than a sauce made with leftover scraps of meat or fish or vegetables. In the classic Italian cookbook …

E-book Unmasking Racism: Guidelines for Educational Materials

Racist ideologies and discrimination continue to be a global problem. They are still widespread in our societies and rooted in different channels that enable their diffusion. Racism in education materials is a prevalent issue that must be addressed.These Guidelines intend to increase awareness and improve understanding of how racism manifests itself in educational materials and to provide guida…

E-book On Water

Water falls from the heavens, runs into streams, flows into groundwater, feeds lakes, then evaporates. It fuels biodiversity, sustains our crops and animals, helps generate energy and supports our towns and villages. Its scarcity affects people’s daily lives, even if we tend to forget this all too often in the developed world, as water tre…

E-book Influencer: The Science Behind Swaying Others

The influential are no longer only those with celebrity status – but until now there has been no authoritative resource on the theory and practice of influencer marketing. This book will educate and inspire decision makers, researchers, students, and influencers themselves. Diving deeper than the many ""how-to"" books on the influencer phenomenon, this book brings in frameworks from marketing…

E-book Red Dynamite : Creationism, Culture Wars, and Anticommunism in America

In a limited sense, this story is true. 1 Yet it is profoundly misleading. Based on the myth that Christian fundamentalists walked away from poli­tics for decades after the Scopes trial, our thumbnail sketch neglects a continuous pattern of Christian conservative political activism from the 1920s through the 1970s. And it misses the true origin story of this activ­ism b…

E-book Energy in the Americas; Energy in the Americas : Critical Reflections …

One of the most notable features of any survey of the history of energy regimes in the Americas over the past century is the “pendulum effect.” Anecdotal though the observation may be, it is clear that despite the broad and incremental transformational changes that have occurred in the global energy landscape over time, individual countries have un…

E-book Energy Poverty, Practice, and Policy

Energy poverty refers to issues that span access to energy, energy depri-vation, and its under-use within daily life. Broadly, the central concern ofresearch and policy in this space is with the negative outcomes that a lackof energy use has for wellbeing. Within the UK and many other globalcontexts, the focus has often been on those that cannot afford to heattheir homes, with solutions posed a…

E-book Global Citizenship Education in A Digital Age: Teacher Guidelines

Internet access has increased the flow of diverse information and expanded spaces for different expressions of knowing and being – and opportunities for effecting positive societal change. But it has also exacerbated and accelerated the spread of misinformation, disinformation, hate speech, and online violence. Between January and March 2021, 85, 247 videos violated YouTube hate speech policy…

E- book Designing Sustainable Working Lives and Environments

Work is central to people’s lives and the course of their life. The opportunities and chances an individual can have in their life are significantly connected to work. Individuals' work is also crucial for organisations, companies and for the whole of society. There is a constant need to make changes and readjustments of working life since these can deeply affect the individual and their empl…

E-book Religion, Education, Science and Technology towards a More Inclusive a…

This book addresses topics relating to religion, education, science, and technology, and explore their role in developing a more inclusive and sustainable future. With discussions viewed through the lenses of religious and Islamic studies, education, psychology, social science, economics, and natural science, the book is interdisciplinary. It also brings together a range of diverse work by acad…

E-book Mirrors of Salt : Proceedings of the First International Congress on t…

Configuring an answer starts from the analysis of a few syntheses, representative of the western worldview and genuine cognitive metaphors for the periods in which they were produced. I will trace the paradigms for studying the topic of salt across several stages of human development in order to identify the themes of salt taken into consideration and how they are inter…

E-book Salt and State : An Annotated Translation of the Songshi Salt Monopoly…

The salt monopoly in premodern China is a near-perfect vehiclefor understanding the Chinese political economy generally. Themonopoly possessed the same type of organization, personnel, methods,and character as any other Chinese bureaucracy of the time, the onlydifference was one of function: it was charged with monitoringproduction, supervisin…

E-book Economic Fables

sat that evening in the back of the auditorium where the first Senate session of the academic year was being held. The table on the stage was draped with a green tablecloth that reached the floor. Seated at the table were the patricians of the university, which is situated north of an almost dry riverbed. A microphone was connected to scratchy loudspeaker…

E-book Jail Administration : Instructor Manual

This module provides an overview of action planning, including the seven-step action planning process and developing an action plan. Following an instructor demonstration, participants create a written action plan for a non corrections topic. The Action Plan Workbook and end-ofprogram assignment are introduced and explained.

E-book Jail Capacity Planning Guide : A Systems Approach

Available beds in any correctional facility have a tendency to become filled—no matter what the size of the facility. Jail crowding is a symptom of the policies and practices of the larger criminal justice system. The changes that have occurred in the nation’s jail population during the past 30 years provide evidence that policy shifts alone can bring about dramatic changes in the demand fo…

E-book Reconciliation After Violent Conflict : A Handbook

Our starting point for this Handbook is a conviction that the best form of post-conflict government is a democratic one. This is not so much a principled stand as a pragmatic one. Winston Churchill famously expressed a similar pragmatism when he remarked: “Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time”. It may not be perfect, b…

E-book Youth and Agriculture : Key Challenges and Concrete Solutions

Global population is projected to reach 9 billion by 2050. The number of young people (aged15 to 24) is also expected to increase to 1.3 billion by 2050, accounting for almost 14 percent of the projected global population. Most will be born in developing countries in Africa and Asia, where more than half of the population still live in rural areas (UNDESA, 2011). Rural youth continue to face ch…

E-book The Expanding Universe of Writing Studies: Higher Education Writing Re…

This edited collection arrives at a crucial moment in the evolution of Writing Studies research. It brings together well-known and emerging scholars in the field of Writing Studies, broadly defined, to explore the range of research methods and methodologies, the types of research questions asked, and the types of data in play in research about higher education writing in the 21st century. Its c…

E-book The Psychology of Suicide : From Research Understandings to Interventi…

The first step toward identifying risk factors for suicide is to determine how to study this phenomenon. In general, suicidal behavior comprises a diverse set of behaviors, including suicidal thoughts, non-suicidal self-injuries, SAs, and actual death by suicide (4). Other related behaviors are deliberate self-harm, parasuicide, and non-suicidal self-injury (5). Given the significant difference…

E-book Colonialism, Capitalism and Racism: Theories and Practices of the Ever…

For a long time, Europe’s colonizing powers justified their urge for expansion with the conviction that they were ‘bringing civilization to territories where civilization was lacking.’ This doctrine of white superiority and indigenous inferiority was accompanied by a boundless exploitation of local labor. Under colonial rule, the ideology that later became known as neoliberalism was free …

E-book World Trade Statistical Review 2023

The World Trade Statistical Review 2023 presents recent trends in international trade at a time of geopolitical and macroeconomic strains and technological challenges affecting the global economy and supply chains. The data cover merchandise and services trade broken down by geographical origin, main product groups and sectors, along with related data on key economic developments such as GDP gr…

E-book My Kindergarten Book

My Kindergarten Book is focused on activities throughout the year based on the school system start time from September to August. My Kindergarten Book creates themes each month focused on kindergarten readiness indicators. The beginning of each month there is a calendar for your child to track their accomplishments. The month is divided into four weeks with great activities that your child can …

E-book 101 Ways to Use a Virtual Asisstant

A virtual staffing agency (VSA) operates similarly to a bricks-and-mortar temp, or staffing, agency. A VSA recruits prospective virtual assistants, then screens and tests them. Once it is determined they are fully qualified, the VSA matches them to clients based on specific client needs and demands. A VSA often trains virtual assistants as well, showing them how to take their bricks-and-mortar …

E-book Animal Magic : The Benefits of Being Around and Caring for Animals Acr…

Animal Magic highlights the ways many people get the most out of life by being around or caring for animals and pets. However, not everyone enjoys being around animals and people’s individual choices should always be understood and respected. Animal Magic gives examples of animals enhancing the quality of life of children and adults. People experiencing care have told us that being around ani…

E-Book Indigenous Research into Maintstream Australian Culture: Shifting the …

The text offers an insight into the cultural aspects of modern Australian society that contributed to its globally acclaimed handling of the current coronavirus pandemic. During the preparation for dealing with the pandemic, Muller’s research was validated as the world witnessed the Australian culture undergoing major change, shifting away from the original colonialist culture based on i…

E-book Father-inclusive Practice Guide : A Tool to Support the Inclusion of F…

It is becoming more apparent that the role of fathers in families is changing. Fathers, whether they are the primary caregiver, separated from the family, step-fathers or grandfathers are increasingly playing a greater role and becoming more active in their children’s lives. However many fathers are still reluctant to approach or utilise services because of the many and varied accessibility i…

E-book Food Loss and Waste di Indonesia : Dalam Rangka Mendukung Penerapan Ek…

Sepertiga dari makanan yang diproduksi untuk konsumsi manusia, hilang atau terbuang antara proses panen dan proses konsumsi, yang dikenal sebagai food loss and waste(FLW). Setiap tahunnya, FLW di skala global menyumbang sekitar 4,4 gigaton emisi gas rumah kaca. Pada tahun 2015, isu FLW menjadi bagian dari Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pada target 12.3, yaitu, “Pada tahun 2030, dapat me…

E-Book Just Kids: Youth Activism and Rhetorical Agency

Although children have prompted and participated in numerous acts of protest and advocacy, their words and labors are more likely to be dismissed than discussed as serious activism. Whether treated disparagingly by antagonistic audiences or lauded as symbols of hope by sympathetic ones, children and teens are rarely considered capable organizers and advocates for change. In Just Kids, Risa Appl…

E-book The Ontario Curriculum 2018 : Social Studies and History & Geography

In social studies, history, and geography, students develop skills, knowledge and understanding, and attitudes that will serve them both inside and outside the classroom, including in their communities and the world of work. The focus of teaching and learning in the social studies, history, and geography curriculum is the development of transferable skills that students need in order to acquire…

E-Book Migration and Home: IMISCOE Short Reader

This open access short reader offers an intersectional perspective on the meaning of home in migration. The book provides a pathway through existing scholarship on home and migration, exploring how intersectional power relations and transnational migration regimes are felt, experienced, lived and navigated by migrants, who are differently positioned, in the making and imagining of home. The mea…

E-book Tren Sumber Daya Kelautan dan Pengelolaan Perikanan di Indonesia : Ula…

Terdapat beberapa faktor ketersediaan informasi akurat dan terkini menjadi sebuah tantangan di Indonesia. Membentang di garis khatulistiwa, negara kepulauan yang terdiri dari sekitar 18.000 pulau ini memiliki zona ekonomi eksklusif terbesar keenam di dunia. Lokasi terpencil yang adalah rumah bagi banyak komunitas nelayan pesisir dapat menyulitkan para pengelola di tingkat nasional dan daerah un…

E-Book Living Standards in Southeast Asia: Changes over the Long Twentieth Ce…

Living Standards in Southeast Asia: Changes over the Long Twentieth Century, 1900-2015 examines changes in living standards across the ten countries of Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos) from the early years of the 20th century to the early 21st century. It covers both the last decades of the colonial period, the t…

E-Book An Ed-Tech Tragedy?: Educational Technologies and School Closures in t…

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E-book Electoral Management Design

The credibility and legitimacy of electoral processes is inextricably linked to electoral integrity. The Global Commission on Democracy, Elections and Security identified five major challenges to the conduct of elections with integrity in its 2012 report: building the rule of law to substantiate claims to human rights and electoral justice, developing professional and competent electoral manage…

E-Book Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War

The Russia-Ukraine war is a multifaceted beast. It ranges from fighting on the ground to high diplomacy, from domestic anti-war protests to international weapon supplies, from justification through sham referenda to coercion via economic sabotage, and from operational misdirection to covering up war crimes. There are close connections between these facets: the collapse of a front leads to the d…

E-Book Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Perikanan Laut Berkelanjutan

Buku Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Perikanan Laut Berkelanjutan mengulas tentang pemanfaatan perikanan laut bagi generasi sekarang maupun bagi kepentingan generasi masa depan. Dengan kata lain, populasi ikan di laut harus dijaga agar tidak menurun akibat praktik penangkapan ikan yang dilakukan oleh manusia. Perikanan laut Indonesia memiliki potensi yang sangat besar sehingga dapat diandalkan sebagai…

E-Book Mobile Hollywood: Labor and the Geography of Production

Contemporary film and television production is extraordinarily mobile. Filming large-scale studio productions in Atlanta, Budapest, London, Prague, or Australia’s Gold Coast makes Hollywood jobs available to people and places far removed from Southern California—but it also requires individuals to uproot their lives as they travel around the world in pursuit of work. Drawing on interviews w…

E-Book The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2023

Disasters are resulting in unprecedented levels of destruction across the world. These shocks and disruptions affect the functioning and sustainability of agricultural production and threaten the livelihoods of millions of people reliant on agrifood systems. Reducing the impact of disasters in agriculture requires a better understanding of the extent to which these events produce negative im…

E-Book World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2023

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E-Book Reimagining Our Futures Together: A New Social Contract for Education

Our humanity and planet Earth are under threat. The pandemic has only served to prove our fragility and our interconnectedness. Now urgent action, taken together, is needed to change course and reimagine our futures. This report by the International Commission on the Futures of Education acknowledges the power of education to bring about profound change. We face a dual challenge of making good …

E-Book Academics Writing: The Dynamics of Knowledge Creation

Academics Writing recounts how academic writing is changing in the contemporary university, transforming what it means to be an academic and how, as a society, we produce academic knowledge. Writing practices are changing as the academic profession itself is reconfigured through new forms of governance and accountability, increasing use of digital resources, and the internationalisation of high…