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  • How We Rise

    Building a Durable Supermajority for the Future We Deserve

    by Manuel Pastor ...
    From the award-winning author of State of Resistance, a deeply researched road map for progressives to fight for the future, and win, in the midst of the rise of authoritarianismIn a plainspoken and savvy guide, renowned sociologist Manuel Pastor provides an analysis of what is required of progressives to move forward toward the future we deserve. Drawing from his vast experience, insights from ... Read more

    $37.59 CAD

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  • State of Resistance

    What California's Dizzying Descent and Remarkable Resurgence Mean for America's Future

    by Manuel Pastor ...
    "Concise, clear and convincing. . . a vision for the country as a whole."— James Fallows, The New York Times Book ReviewA leading sociologist's brilliant and revelatory argument that the future of politics, work, immigration, and more may be found in CaliforniaOnce upon a time, any mention of California triggered unpleasant reminders of Ronald Reagan and right-wing tax revolts, ballot propositions ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • State of Resistance

    What California’s Dizzying Descent and Remarkable Resurgence Mean for America’s Future

    by Manuel Pastor ...
    **“Concise, clear and convincing. . . a vision for the country as a whole.”—James Fallows, The New York Times Book ReviewA leading sociologist's brilliant and revelatory argument that the future of politics, work, immigration, and more may be found in California**Once upon a time, any mention of California triggered unpleasant reminders of Ronald Reagan and right-wing tax revolts, ballot ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The International Monetary Fund And Latin America

    Economic Stabilization And Class Conflict

    by Manuel Pastor ...
    The debt crisis in Latin America has rekindled debate about the effects of the IMF's stabilization programs in the Third World. Critics contend that these programs have short-run recessionary impacts and damage prospects for long-term growth. In response, Fund economists point to cross-country studies revealing mixed impacts on growth rates coupled with significant success in achieving the IMF's ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • This Could Be the Start of Something Big

    How Social Movements for Regional Equity Are Reshaping Metropolitan America

    by Manuel Pastor, Chris Benner, Martha Matsuoka ...
    Economic justice has long been the core goal of community organizing. In the past decade, often below the radar screen of national politics, effective movements have emerged within neighborhoods and, more importantly, at the regional level. This Could Be The Start of Something Big provides a vivid account of some of these efforts and is an important contribution to new thinking about progressive ... Read more

    $24.79 CAD

  • Inflation, Stabilization, And Debt

    Macroeconomic Experiments In Peru And Bolivia

    by Manuel, Jr. Pastor ...
    This book analyzes the Peruvian and Bolivian macroeconomic experiments. It contrasts the logic of orthodox and heterodox policy, offers an account of the dynamics of hyperinflation and stabilization, explores the explicit and implicit class character, and suggests some lessons for future policy . ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

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    State of Resistance

    What California’s Dizzying Descent and Remarkable Resurgence Mean for America’s Future

    by Manuel Pastor ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 27 min

    Once upon a time, any mention of California triggered unpleasant reminders of Ronald Reagan and right-wing tax revolts, ballot propositions targeting undocumented immigrants, and racist policing that sparked two of the nation's most devastating riots. In fact, California confronted many of the challenges the rest of the country faces now—decades before the rest of us.Today, California is leading ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBooks

    Also available as: eBooks

  • Unsettled Americans

    Metropolitan Context and Civic Leadership for Immigrant Integration

    Edited by John Mollenkopf, Manuel Pastor ...
    The politics of immigration have heated up in recent years as Congress has failed to adopt comprehensive immigration reform, the President has proposed executive actions, and state and local governments have responded unevenly and ambivalently to burgeoning immigrant communities in the context of a severe economic downturn. Moreover we have witnessed large shifts in the locations of immigrants and ... Read more

    $27.19 CAD

  • Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management (ICIEIM) – XXVII Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO2023)

    Edited by Joaquín Bautista-Valhondo, Manuel Mateo-Doll, Amaia Lusa, Rafael Pastor-Moreno ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents selected papers from the 17th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management in 2023. The Conference was promoted by ADINGOR (Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Ingeniería de Organización) and organized by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain, on July 6th and 7th, 2023. The book provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research ... Read more

    $344.59 CAD

  • Solidarity Economics

    Why Mutuality and Movements Matter

    by Chris Benner, Manuel Pastor ...
    Traditional economics is built on the assumption of self-interested individuals seeking to maximize personal gain, but that is far from the whole story. Sharing, caring, and a desire to uphold the collective good are also powerful motives. In a world wracked by inequality, social divisions, and ecological destruction, can we build an alternative economics based on cooperation?In this book Chris ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Charging Forward

    Lithium Valley, Electric Vehicles, and a Just Future

    by Chris Benner, Manuel Pastor ...
    A clarion call for justice in the quest for clean energyCalifornia’s Salton Sea region is home to some of the worst environmental health conditions in the country. It is also ground zero for a new “lithium gold rush”—a race to extract a mineral critical to the rapidly expanding electric vehicle and renewable energy storage markets. With enough lithium lurking beneath the surface to provide a third ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Computational Geomechanics

    Theory and Applications

    by Andrew H. C. Chan, Manuel Pastor, Bernhard A. Schrefler, Tadahiko Shiomi, Olgierd C. Zienkiewicz ...
    COMPUTATIONAL GEOMECHANICSThe new edition of the first book to cover the computational dynamic aspects of geomechanics, now including more practical applications and up-to-date coverage of current research in the fieldAdvances in computational geomechanics have dramatically improved understanding of the behavior of soils and the ability of engineers to design increasingly sophisticated ... Read more

    $138.99 CAD