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  • Audiobook

    system of life, The

    a scientific perspective on the origin and diversity of creatures

    by Hassan, Nasrat ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Bella E ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 56 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if the story of life on Earth is far more purposeful, interconnected, and organized than we have been led to believe?In The System of Life, Dr. Hassan Nasrat explores the origin and diversity of living organisms through the lens of modern science, genetics, molecular biology, and the history of evolutionary thought. Challenging the traditional ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Emerging Perspectives in the Study of Folklore and Performance

    by Erica Acevedo-Ontiveros, Katherine Borland, Kit Danowski, Lisa Gabbert, Lisa Gilman, Sarah M. Gordon, Gregory Hansen, Sverker Hyltén-Cavallius, Eric Mayer-García, celia meredith, Pris Nasrat, Sabra Webber ...
    Just over half a century ago, the rise in what became known as the "performance turn" in folklore studies led to the diffusion of performance as both a lens and a key concept across a wide range of humanistic disciplines. Now, it's time to take stock of the myriad ways in which performance and folklore studies have developed along both parallel and intersecting paths.Emerging Perspectives in the ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Securitizing Youth

    Young People’s Roles in the Global Peace and Security Agenda

    by Nasrat Khalid, Valeria Izzi, Victoria Bishop, Carole MacNeil, Ali Altiok, Willice Onyango, Grace Atuhaire, Jeni Klugman, Matthew Moore, Diana Budur ...
    Securitizing Youth offers new insights on young people’s engagement in a wide range of contexts related to the peace and security field. It presents empirical findings on the challenges and opportunities faced by young women and men in their efforts to build more peaceful, inclusive, and environmentally secure societies. The chapters included in this edited volume examine the diversity and ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Blue Blood Mirage

    On the Other Side of Illusion

    by Nasrat Esmaty ...
    Life for Faryal and her family is far from uncomplicated. Upon their return to Afghanistan from Jordan, her father, Jalal Sitam, learns that he is no longer welcomed by his own government and that his cousins are trying to steal his propertyand by extension, his future.Romaan, Jalal's friend's son, asks that Faryal be granted to him in marriage. On what should have been a joyous day, Faryal is ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • The Dressmaker of Khair Khana

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    Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention

    by Séverine Autesserre ...
    Series series Problems of International Politics
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  • Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution

    Peace-making in Colombia, Mozambique, the Philippines, and Syria

    Edited by Cedric de Coning, Ako Muto, Rui Saraiva ...
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  • Doing Bad by Doing Good

    Why Humanitarian Action Fails

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    War, Disaster, and the Global Aid Market

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  • On the Enemy's Side

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  • Corruption, Contention, and Reform

    The Power of Deep Democratization

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    Michael Johnston argues that corruption will persist, and even be the rule rather than the exception, until those with a stake in ending it can act in ways that cannot be ignored. This is the key principle of 'deep democratization', enabling citizens to defend their interests by political means. The author analyses four syndromes of corruption in light of this principle: official moguls in Egypt ... Read more

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