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Showing 1 - 12 of 33 results for “j lorentzen”
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  • Backlash Against the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

    Contesting Gender Norms

    Edited by Annika Björkdahl, Jenny Lorentzen, Inger Skjelsbæk ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    In recent years, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has faced mounting resistance from regressive political forces seeking to undermine its hard-won normative gains. This Open Access book offers a timely and rigorous examination of this global backlash, providing both theoretical innovation and empirical depth.Bringing together leading scholars and practitioners, the volume introduces a ... Read more

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  • Offside Love

    A Sweet Contemporary Slow-Burn Hockey Romance

    by Celeste Lorentzen ...
    "Offside Love" is a poignant, slow-burn romance that unveils the complexities of love, ambition, and the struggle between personal freedom and commitment. Rhys Thibault, a rising hockey star, and Isla Calloway, a literature student, are bound by a contract—but as their lives intertwine, the line between pretense and reality begins to blur.Set against the backdrop of fast-paced sports and quiet ... Read more

    $11.02 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The History of Fatherhood in Norway, 1850–2012

    by J. Lorentzen ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    The first study of its kind, this book traces 150 years of the history of fatherhood in Scandinavia and shows how Scandinavian gender equality policy has important implications for the rest of the world. Among other interesting findings, Lorentzen reveals that the modern-day rise in equality fathering can be traced back to the 19th century. ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Neuroplasticity-based Neurorehabilitation

    Edited by Jens Bo Nielsen, Rasmus Feld Frisk, Jakob Lorentzen, Lisbeth Højkjær Larsen ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Knowledge of how the brain works has increased dramatically within the past 15-20 years, introducing a powerful framework for developing general guidelines for practical neurorehabilitation. This textbook aims to give an overview of the current knowledge of neurobiology as a basis for deciding how best to help patients recover function after brain and spinal cord injuries.This book provides an ... Read more

    $128.09 CAD

  • Take a Girl Like You

    by Kingsley Amis ...
    Series series NYRB Classics
    Take a Girl Like You may well be Kingsley Amis’s most ambitious reckoning with the serious subject at the heart of his work: the sheer squalor—emotional, material, sexual, you name it—of modern life. It also introduces one of the rare unqualified good guys in Amis’s rogue-ridden world: Jenny Bunn, a girl from the (English) north country come south to teach school in a small smug town where she ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD

  • Fire Season

    Selected Essays 1984–2021

    by Gary Indiana ...
    **“One of the most important chroniclers of the modern psyche.” —The GuardianThe novelist, cultural critic, and indie icon serves up sometimes bitchy, always generous, erudite, and joyful assessments from the last thirty-five years of cutting edge film, art, and literature.**Whether he’s describing Tracy Emin or Warhol, the films of Barbet Schroeder (“Schroeder is well aware that life is not a ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

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  • Mining in the Arctic

    Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium, Nuuk, Greenland, 28-31 May 2001

    Edited by L. Lorentzen, H.K. Olsen, O. Rendal ...
    The proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Mining in the Arctic, held in Greenland in 2001. The papers cover a wide variety of topics, including: mining exploration and exploitation; mining engineering and mine design; environmental impact of mining in the Arctic; and more. ... Read more

    $321.55 CAD

  • Dimes Square and Other Plays

    by Matthew Gasda ...
    Performed in loft apartments, pop-up theatres, and other nontraditional spaces, the 2022 underground hit Dimes Square announced Matthew Gasda as a dramatist of lasting power and impressive range, the theatrical chronicler of a self-chronicling generation. At a time when large, institutional theatres were still finding their post-pandemic footing, this brutal, hilarious portrait of New York City ... Read more

    $24.49 CAD

  • Hidden Lives and Human Rights in the United States

    Understanding the Controversies and Tragedies of Undocumented Immigration [3 volumes]

    Edited by Lois Ann Lorentzen ...
    The most comprehensive collection of essays on undocumented immigration to date, covering issues not generally found anywhere else on the subject. Three fascinating volumes feature the latest research from the country's top immigration scholars.In the United States, the crisis of undocumented immigrants draws strong opinions from both sides of the debate. For those who immigrate, concerns over ... Read more

    $199.89 CAD

  • The City in the Experience Economy

    Role and Transformation

    Edited by Anne Lorentzen, Carsten Jahn Hansen ...
    The book develops a new approach to urban development in which leisure, pleasure or experiences are seen as key drivers. History, authenticity, urban qualities, local culture and leisure offerings or a vibrant retail sector are thus assets in local development also outside of the big cities. Globalization and high mobility are necessary aspects of the development, which entails the development of ... Read more

    $105.80 CAD

  • The Gendered New World Order

    Militarism, Development, and the Environment

    Edited by Jennifer Turpin, Lois Ann Lorentzen ...
    Ecological security seems increasingly precarious and battles over land and models of economic development now lead to military conflicts. The Gendered New World Order addresses the compelling issue of how gender connects the global problems of militarism, underdevelopment, and environmental decay. Scholars from around the world make connections between seemingly disparate issues such as refugees, ... Read more

    $63.20 CAD

  • Liberation Theologies, Postmodernity and the Americas

    Edited by David Batstone, Eduardo Mendieta, Lois Ann Lorentzen, Dwight N. Hopkins ...
    Simultaneously arising out of such diverse contexts as the black community in the United States, grassroots religious communities in Latin America, and feminist circles in North Atlantic countries, theologies of liberation have emerged as a resource and inspiration for people seeking social and political freedom. Over the last three decades, liberation theology has irrevocably altered religious ... Read more

    $96.18 CAD