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  • Rubbish Belongs to the Poor

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    Series series Anthropology, Culture and Society
    Rubbish. Waste. Trash. Whatever term you choose to describe the things we throw away, the connotations are the same; of something dirty, useless and incontrovertibly 'bad'. But does such a dismissive rendering mask a more nuanced reality?In Rubbish Belongs to the Poor, Patrick O'Hare journeys to the heart of Uruguay's waste disposal system in order to reconceptualize rubbish as a 21st century ... Read more

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  • Taking Form, Making Worlds

    Cartonera Publishers in Latin America

    **2023 LASA Visual Culture Studies Section Book Prize, Latin American Studies Association (LASA)The first comprehensive study of cartonera, a vibrant publishing phenomenon born in Latin America.**A publishing phenomenon and artistic project, cartonera was born in the wake of Argentina’s 2001 economic crisis. Infused with a rebellious spirit, it has exploded in popularity, with hundreds of ... Read more

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  • The Facts about Luther

    A popular expose of his life and work, based on Protestant historians. Incredible history; fascinating, damning evidence about him that is quite contrary to the popular image. Many quotes from his own mouth. Essential history! 393 pgs, ... Read more

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    Badge of Dishonor follows the life of Bobby, whose father is killed by a police officer when he was 9. Finding a way to move on with his life is challenging but Bobby finds contentment as a young man until he is again faced with the same corrupt police department, he thought was a part of his past.Determined not to relive the helplessness of his 9-year-old self, he and two friends from his past ... Read more

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    Series series New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century
    In Designs for the Pluriverse Arturo Escobar presents a new vision of design theory and practice aimed at channeling design's world-making capacity toward ways of being and doing that are deeply attuned to justice and the Earth. Noting that most design—from consumer goods and digital technologies to built environments—currently serves capitalist ends, Escobar argues for the development of an ... Read more

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  • Here I Stand

    A Life of Martin Luther

    The Reformation of the sixteenth century was a vast and complicated movement. It involved kings and peasants, cardinals and country priests, monks and merchants. It spread from one end of Europe to the other, and manifested itself in widely differing forms. Yet in spite of its diverse and complex character, to start to understand the Reformation you need know only one name: Martin Luther. Roland ... Read more

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    Patients of the State is a sociological account of the extended waiting that poor people seeking state social and administrative services must endure. It is based on ethnographic research in the waiting area of the main welfare office in Buenos Aires, in the line leading into the Argentine registration office where legal aliens apply for identification cards, and among people who live in a ... Read more

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  • John Calvin: Theologian, Preacher, Educator Statesman

    This volume was written upon the occasion of the four hundredth anniversary of Calvins birth with the intent of increasing awareness and appreciation for the great leader of the Reformation. Aimed for popular use, Vollmer included key aspects of Calvins work, character and historical record in such a way as to engage and intrigue laypeople and scholars alike. Although small in size, with concise ... Read more

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