Policy transformation in Canada : is the past prologue?

Table of Contents: “…9: The Environment as an Urban Policy Issue in Canada10: Canada's Radical Fiscal Federation: The Next Fifty Years; Part Three: Rethinking Sovereignty, Allegiance, and Rights; 11: Reasonable Accommodation, Diversity, and the Supreme Court of Canada; 12: Invisibility, Wilful Blindness, and Impending Doom: The Future (if Any) of Canadian Federalism; 13: Canadian Federalism, Canadian Allegiance, and Economic Inequality; 14: Indigenous-Canadian Relations at the Sesquicentennial: An Opportunity for Real and Lasting Transformation; 15: Reconciliation with a Question Mark: Three Moments…”
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Bering Guides : Business Travel in Switzerland.

Table of Contents: “…Hotel ReservationsGetting Around -- Transportation -- Airport to Hotel -- Taxis -- Rental Cars -- Buses -- Trains -- Planes -- Boats -- Communication -- Telephone -- E-mail/Fax -- Mail -- Purchases -- Keeping Safe and Well -- Summary of Risk -- Medical Treatment -- Food, Drink, and Cigarettes -- Terrorism -- Violent Crime -- Theft -- Legal Rights and Obligations -- Making a Good Impression -- Swiss Perceptions of Americans -- Conversation -- Body Language -- Gift-giving -- Business Entertainment -- Dining -- Table Manners…”
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A Home Far Away

Table of Contents: “…Exile in Switzerland (3:12) -- Edgar's Future Wife (2:24) -- "The China Story" (1:26) -- Documenting China's Revolution (2:47) -- "Red Star over China" (3:32) -- Contributing to the Revolution (2:23) -- Losing Memories (2:22) -- Snow's Courtship (4:24) -- Lois' Acting Career (3:03) -- "Journey to the Beginning" (2:22) -- Communist Witch Hunt (3:33) -- Lois Snow's Activism (1:54) -- Being Blacklisted (5:03) -- Leaving the U.S. (3:29) -- Settling in Switzerland (1:40) -- Losing a Career (3:58) -- Packing Memories (3:00) -- Granted Residency in Switzerland (3:07) -- Returning to China (1:21) -- Journalist Censorship in China (4:25) -- Criticizing the Cold War (2:03) -- Establishing Roots in Switzerland (2:34) -- Losing a Home (2:30) -- Witnessing the Cultural Revolution (4:36) -- Missing Nixon's China Visit (1:53) -- Snow's Illness (3:37) -- Snow's Death (4:23) -- Snow's Resting Place (3:15) -- Snow's Legacy (2:36) -- Speaking against Chinese Oppression (2:23) -- Condemning Human Rights Violations (4:40) -- Disillusionment with Chinese Censorship (2:04) -- Starting Over (3:03) -- Credits: A Home Far Away (1:04)…”
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Transnational Indians in the North American West. by Marak, Andrae

Table of Contents: “…Dirk Raat -- "Forced transnationalism" among Indigenous people across borderlands: Mexico and the United States / Maria Cristina Manzano-Munguia -- In search of Juan Antonio Ignacio Baca, a Pueblo participant in the shifting politics of nineteenth-century New Mexico / Gary Van Valen -- "Indios barbaros" and the making of Mexican colonization policy after independence: from conquest to colonization / Jose Angel Hernandez -- Property rights in the transition of Canadian prairie Indians onto reserves / Tony Ward -- Two tales of the conquest of Seriland: Pascual Encinas, Roberto Thomson, the White Chief and the Seri Indians / Andrae Marak -- "The stubborn disposition of these Indians": survival and subsistence on the upper Columbia River, 1820-1880 / Ian Stacy -- Shifting borders: Indian territory in crisis / Clarissa W. …”
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Problem of the century : racial stratification in the United States

Table of Contents: “…: racial exclusivity, feminist ideology, and the dilemmas of constituency / Robin Leidner -- Race, stratification, and group-based rights / Ivar Berg -- The population dynamics of the changing color line / Tukufu Zuberi -- The African American population, 1930 to 1990 / Irma T. …”


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Standardization and risk governance : a multi-disciplinary approach

Table of Contents: “…Thompson -- UN guiding principles on business and human rights / Ian Higham -- The role of standards in hard and soft approaches to safety regulation / Preben H. …”
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Iran in the 21st century : politics, economics and conflict

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Iran in the 21st century : politics, economics, and conflict / Homa Katouzian and Hossein Shahidi -- Crafting a national identity amidst contentious politics in contemporary Iran / Farideh Farhi -- The dilemma of national interest in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Hamid Ahmadi -- From multilingual empire to contested modern state / Touraj Atabaki -- Dissent -- Three faces of dissent : cognitive, expressive and traditionalist discourses of discontent in contemporary Iran / Mahmood Sadri and Ahmad Sadri -- From motherhood to equal rights advocates : the weakening of patriarchal order / Azadeh Kian-Thiébaut -- Iran and the United States in the shadow of 9/11 : Persia and the Persian question revisited / Ali M. …”


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Grant writing for medical and healthcare professionals

Table of Contents: “…-- Funding organizations for science and healthcare -- Obtaining letters of support -- Section II: The process for grant writing: Writing a Grant Proposal for a Single Centre Study: step-by-step approach -- Budgeting the project-detailing the required funding and expenditure -- Proving the competency of the researcher and the adequacy of the infrastructure to carry out the research -- Agreement and MOU – ethical and legal aspects of funding for healthcare research -- Write an impressive cover page (Covering letter) and abstract for the grant proposal application -- Surveillance plan and site visit – Roles and rights of the researcher and the funding agency -- Sources of funding and acknowledgment – Good Clinical Practice Guidelines -- Writing a grant proposal for a Collaborative study -- Checklist for grant proposal – Mandatory elements -- Tips for improvising the chance of getting the grant -- Dealing with The Rejected Grant Proposal- Learning From The Mistakes -- Section III: Grant writing for specific regional funding organizations: Preparing a grant proposal for medical research in the UK -- Preparing a grant proposal for the USA -- Preparing a Grant Proposal for Australia -- Proposal Writing for Grant Application in Malaysia -- Grant writing for other Asian countries.…”
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Tracing the semiotic boundaries of politics

Table of Contents: “…S Political Action ""; ""Part Iii: Re-Establishing Links Between Political And Legal Discourse ""; ""Public Opinion, Rights, Revolutions: Transformations In Laws And Values ""; ""Habeas Corpus: A Semiotic Analysis Of Common Law Cartographies ""; ""The Monopoly Of Legal Discourse ""; ""Part Iv: Semioticizing Management And Organizations ""; ""The Rhetorics Of Bureaucracy ""…”
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Dark enlightenment : the historical, sociological, and discursive contexts of contemporary esoteric magic by Granholm, Kennet, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…; Vegetarianism, Animal Rights, and Environmentalism; Feminism and Gender Equality; 7 Esotericism in Late Modernity; Modernity and Esotericism; Late Modernity, Esotericism, and Dragon Rouge; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Changing Contexts and Shifting Roles of the Indian State New Perspectives on Development Dynamics

Table of Contents: “…From Passive Beneficiary to ‘Rights Claimant’: What Difference Does It Make? (Achin Chakraborty) -- Chapter 3. …”
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Subsistence under capitalism : historical and contemporary perspectives

Table of Contents: “…Hathaway -- Alternative agriculture, the vernacular, and the MST: re-creating subsistence as the sustainable development of human rights / M. Jabi Chappell -- Research by people: a panel discussion on living subsistence locally / edited by Dean Bavington and Jennifer Hough Evans -- In defense of vernacular ways / Sajay Samuel -- On the semantics of theorizing the cause(s) of the shadows, or how to think about counting the differences between a wild edible mushroom and a super tanker, neither of which fits the commodity form / Colin A.M. …”
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A feminist companion to Samuel and Kings

Table of Contents: “…Fontaine -- The status and right of the g[superscript e]bîrâ / Zafrira Ben-Barak -- The queen mother in the Judaean royal court : Maacah, a case study / Ktziah Spanier -- Jezebel re-vamped / Tina Pippin -- Toward a "female" reading of the Elijah cycle : ideology and gender in the interpretation of 1 Kings 17-19, 21 and 2 Kings 1-2.18 / Jan Tarlin -- The great woman of Shunem and the man of God : a dual interpretation of 2 Kings 4.8-37 / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes -- Huldah the prophet : of Yahweh or Asherah? …”
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Jews and Gender

Table of Contents: “…Oguz's Di fraydenker -- Locking Up Al Levy: Jewish Masculinity in the Early Civil Rights Movement -- Golda Meir, Sarojini Naidu, and the Rise of Female Political Leaders in British India and British Mandate Palestine -- Jewish Feminism as a Model for Judaism as a Choice…”
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Resourcing New Testament studies literary, historical, and theological essays in honor of David L. Dungan

Table of Contents: “…Farmer -- Christ in the ethical teaching of early Christianity -- Universalism and unity of human rights: an ideal claim and practical behavior / Hans-Hartmut Schroeder.…”
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Essays on Private and Business Law : A Tribute to Professor Adriaan Dorresteijn. by Koster, Harold

Table of Contents: “…15 Minority Shareholdings in the EU: Between Economics, Corporate Law, Antitrust and Merger Control -- 16 Cross-border Conversions after Vale -- the German Experience -- 17 Shareholders' Fundamental Rights in Listed Companies Some Relevant and Some Undesirable EU Initiatives -- Contributors…”
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Megacities Our Global Urban Future by Kraas, Frauke

Table of Contents: “…Dhaka’s food supply between global risks and local vulnerabilities -- Land development strategies in megacities: Guiding land use and land rights in the context of urban sprawl and informality -- The influence of foreign direct investment on land use changes and regional planning in developing- World megacities: a Bangalore case study -- Inner-city development in megacities between degradation and renewal. …”
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Socially responsible investment in the 21st century : does it make a difference for society?

Table of Contents: “…MacLeod -- Shareholder engagement and Chevron's policy 520 on human rights : the role played by the United States Jesuit Conference's "National Jesuit committee on investment responsibility" / Nicholas J.C. …”
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Speak of Me As I Am : The Story of Paul Robeson

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The Story of Paul Robeson (1:32) -- Remembering & Reclaiming Paul Robeson (3:42) -- Robeson's Parents & Childhood (2:35) -- Academic & Athletic Career (1:29) -- Skyrocket to Fame (1:39) -- English Film Career & African Education (2:11) -- Working Class Allegiance (2:04) -- Beginning of European Activism (1:57) -- Harlem Church Performances (2:04) -- Call for Action in American South (1:54) -- Joining Labor Movement (1:46) -- Communist Party Activism & Popularity in Russia (3:01) -- Media and HUAC Attack (3:07) -- Perceived Threat to White America (0:47) -- Violent Opposition to Robeson (2:25) -- Robeson as a Pariah (2:11) -- Isolation from Black Community & Activism (2:22) -- Conspiracy Against Robeson (1:19) -- International Concerts from America Soil (2:24) -- European Return & Rejuvenation (2:20) -- A Soviet Union Hero (2:43) -- Denial of Soviet Crimes (2:15) -- Exclusion from Civil Rights Movement (3:44) -- Honored At Last (1:37) -- Psychological Despair (1:33) -- Final Years (1:57) -- What We Lost (1:34) -- Credits: Speak of Me As I Am: The Story of Paul Robeson (1:21)…”
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Conflicts in Feminism. by Hirsch, Marianne

Table of Contents: “…Historical Perspectives: The Equal Rights Amendment Conflict in the 1920s; 3. A Conversation about Race and Class; 4. …”
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