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  • Diálogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities

    Latinos are one of the largest and fastest growing social groups in the United States, and their increased presence is profoundly shaping the character of urban, suburban, and rural places. This is a response to these developments and is the first book written for readers seeking to learn about, engage and plan with Latino communities. It considers how placemaking in marginalized communities sheds ... Read more

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  • Community Development and Democratic Practice

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    Series series Community Development – Current Issues Series
    This book is the outcome of a multiyear process of participatory meetings, individual and collective writings, and insightful criticisms sponsored by the Kettering Foundation regarding the intersection of community development and democratic practice. The collective outcome from these processes is a wide range of innovative articles at the forefront of thinking about the intersections of power, ... Read more

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    Identifying Novel Functions and Regulatory Networks

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    This new edited volume in the Springer Subcellular Biochemistry Series presents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the proteomics of peroxisomes derived from mammalian, Drosophila, fungal, and plant origin, and contains contributions from leading experts in the field.The development of sensitive proteomics and mass spectrometry technologies, combined with bioinformatics approaches now ... Read more

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  • Powerhouse Voices

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    The second book of Powerhouse Voices: Amazing Experiences on Clubhouse continues with more success stories that happened on an audio-only app that changed the world and helped people connect on a deeper level.Celebrities, influencers, life coaches, CEOs, authors, artists, and leading entrepreneurs share the best advice to level up on all platforms, expand visibility and reach, increase your client ... Read more

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  • Microdystopias

    Aesthetics and Ideologies in a Broken Moment

    This edited collection examines the effects that macrosystems have on the figuration of our everyday—of microdystopias—and argues that microdystopic narratives are part of a genre that has emerged in contrast to classic dystopic manifestations of world-shattering events. From different methodological and theoretical positions in fieldworks ranging from literary works and young adult series to ... Read more

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