Author: Linda Trimble
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442600543
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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"Still Counting is a state-of-the-art examination of women's involvement in Canadian politics.... This book belongs on the shelf of anyone with an interest in contemporary Canadian politics." - Lisa Young, University of Calgary
Author: Edward B. Marks
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780761829850
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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"[The] background and adventures make for fascinating autobiography. The writing style of the book is most engaging. And, happily, the material covered is interesting. It chronicles a life that is intriguing and a dedication to public service that is heartening." --Hugh Downs, distinguished broadcaster and Chairman of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF "I've enjoyed reading [this] memoir. Parts of it are hilarious, and parts of it are moving and impressive. . . . 'Still Counting' tells the story of an adventurous, committed, and consistently interesting life." --Justin Kaplan, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and editor of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Author: Nona Pool-Goodrich
Publisher: DonPaul Publishing LLC
ISBN: 0965579298
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 59
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Author: Freda Amsel
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453573054
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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"87 ROOMMATES...and Still counting" is a funny and informative true story about sharing your home with total strangers. Whether todays recession is pinching your budget or you would just like meeting some wonderful people, and some not so wonderful people, this could one day make you an author. As a Numerologist, I needed to prove my numbers since Im a skeptic at heart, and you never really know a person until you live with them. Well, I sure got their number and I became adept at my proffession.
Author: Monica Candeloro
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434957586
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Author: Frances Harrison
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1770893059
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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"An extraordinary book. This dignified, just and unbearable account of the dark heart of Sri Lanka needs to be read by everyone." — Roma Tearne, author of Mosquito The tropical island of Sri Lanka is a paradise for tourists, but in 2009 it became a hell for its Tamil minority, as decades of civil war between the Tamil Tiger guerrillas and the government reached its bloody climax. Caught in the crossfire were hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren, doctors, farmers, fishermen, nuns, and other civilians. And the government ensured through a strict media blackout that the world was unaware of their suffering. Now, a UN enquiry has called for war crimes investigation, and Frances Harrison, a BBC correspondent for Sri Lanka during the conflict, recounts those crimes for the first time in sobering, shattering detail.
Author: Marilyn Waring
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
ISBN: 1988545501
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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‘Underneath the numbers, a philosophical judgement is always being made based on values, not facts.’ Thirty years ago Marilyn Waring’s groundbreaking book Counting for Nothing was released. Waring explained, through meticulous economic analysis, how the success of the global economy rests on women’s unpaid work. Counting for Nothingbecame a phenomenon: it was read and discussed around the world, and even made into a film. Today, many people hope that the shift to a wellbeing approach – moving beyond narrow economic indicators when assessing New Zealand’s progress – will mean women’s work is finally valued fairly. But what does Marilyn Waring make of it? This short book provides an essential assessment of wellbeing economics from a leading feminist scholar.
Author: Wesley R. Willis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882076041
Category : Religious education
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Author: Marilyn Waring
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 144265614X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Safe drinking water counts for nothing. A pollution-free environment counts for nothing. Even some people - namely women - count for nothing. This is the case, at least, according to the United Nations System of National Accounts. Author Marilyn Waring, former New Zealand M.P., now professor, development consultant, writer, and goat farmer, isolates the gender bias that exists in the current system of calculating national wealth. As Waring observes, in this accounting system women are considered 'non-producers' and as such they cannot expect to gain from the distribution of benefits that flow from production. Issues like nuclear warfare, environmental conservation, and poverty are likewise excluded from the calculation of value in traditional economic theory. As a result, public policy, determined by these same accounting processes, inevitably overlooks the importance of the environment and half the world's population. Counting for Nothing, originally published in 1988, is a classic feminist analysis of women's place in the world economy brought up to date in this reprinted edition, including a sizeable new introduction by the author. In her new introduction, the author updates information and examples and revisits the original chapters with appropriate commentary. In an accessible and often humorous manner, Waring offers an explanation of the current economic systems of accounting and thoroughly outlines ways to ensure that the significance of the environment and the labour contributions of women receive the recognition they deserve.
Author: Rapid Assessment Program (Conservation International)
Publisher: Conservation International
ISBN: 9781934151440
Category : Biodiversity
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"This exciting book outlines the inception, history, and achievements of Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) over its first two decades, 1990-2010. The philosophy and methodology of RAP, its major goals and results, and the "feet-in-the-mud" attitude that has made the program so effective are featured. The book profiles nearly 80 expeditions to some of the most remote but often highly threatened sites around the world, highlighting the impacts of RAP surveys in relation to the establishment and improvement of protected areas, the discovery of species new to science, scientific capacity building, spatial planning for conservation, and enhancing human well-being"--Cover.
