books by Between the Lines     books:     Between the Lines      Wild Garden: Art, Education, and the Culture of Resistance Dian Marino Between the Lines Productions, 1997 Wild Garden is a tribute to an extraordinary life. Artist, educator, environmentalist, and political activist, dian marino had a profound effect on the lives of her students, colleagues, and friends. The book combines writings and personal reflections, art and graphic images, practical exercises, and teaching tools to convey a dynamic ...             AIDS Activist: Michael Lynch and the Politics of Community Ann Silversides Between the Lines(CA), 2003 Michael Lynch, the central figure of this book, was a long-time gay activist and a dynamic force in organizing an early response to the AIDS epidemic. Lynch's prescient articles in The Body Politic spoke to the gay communities of Toronto, New York, and San Francisco. His organizing efforts meant change and hope. AIDS Activist is a crisp ...             No One Makes You Shop at Wal-Mart: The Surprising Deceptions of Individual Choice Tom Slee Between the Lines Productions, 2006 This Book is a Keeper I read a copy of this book from the public library, but now I'm buying a copy to keep, which lets you know how much I enjoyed it. It makes an excellent companion to a book like Dixit and Nabebuff's Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and ...             Gift of the Devil (Perspectives on underdevelopment) Handy Between the Lines, 1997 An Informative History of Guatemala "Gift of the Devil" provides a very good overview of Guatemalan history through the early 1980s. I was not very familiar with the details of the country's history before reading the book, and found it quite informative.             East Timor: Testimony Elaine Briere Between the Lines, 2004 Excellent pictures, interesting articles This is the best coffee table book on the new nation - the articles provide a good overview of East Timor's history and an outlook for the newly independent state. And the pictures give a beautiful, romanticized portrait of a truly beautiful island and people.             World, Beware! (Provocations) Theodore Roszak Between the Lines, 2006 Gives a new slant to our creeping fascism This little book by one of America's most distinguished social critics was rejected by every U.S. publisher it was sent to, and was allowed to see the light of day only thanks to German, French, and Canadian publishers. That underscores the very theme of the book ...             Race, Space, and the Law: Unmapping a White Settler Society Between the Lines(CA), 2002 Racial categories can be spatial categories. The writers reject the idea that spaces, and the arrangement of bodies in them, emerge naturally over time. Do Native reservations, Chinatowns or slums simply emerge naturally? Or are they products of more active, often violent, resettlements? The authors ask * How did such places come to exist? * ...             Education For Changing Unions Bev Burke, JoJo Geronimo, ... Between the Lines, 2003 Real Education for Working People This book is perhaps the most valuable contribution to union education in many years. More unions need to understand that education is not about information, it is about transformation. It is about helping working people understand the world around them and how they ...             The Culture of Nature: North American Landscape from Disney to the Exxon Valdez: North American Landscape ... Alexander Wilson Between the Lines, 1991 Fascinating Book that Questions the "Naturalness" of Nature In "The Culture of Nature," Alexander Wilson argues that our sense of what counts as nature or as natural is by no means a "natural" or spontaneous perception of a preexistant and untouchable Nature. Instead, he demonstrates that how we experience and think of nature ...             The Ursula Franklin Reader: Pacifism as a Map Ursula Franklin Between the Lines, 2006 Talks and essays on peace, technology, women?s issues and education, argue for pacifism as a viable, life-shaping option. Renowned activist, scientist, Feminist, educator, Quaker, and physicist, Franklin is one of Canada?s foremost advocates and practitioners of pacifism. This comprehensive collection of her work -- drawn from more than four ...             Black Geographies and the Politics of Place Between the Lines Productions, 2007 The history of black people in the Americas and the Caribbean cannot be told without addressing powerful geographical shifts: massive forced migrations, land dispossession, and legal as well as informal structures of segregation. From the Middle Passage to the "Whites Only" signposts of US apartheid, the black Diasporic experience is rooted firmly ...             Beyond the Promised Land (Provocations) David F. Noble Between the Lines, 2005 A great overview If you are familiar with Noble's thesis this is a great overview of the influence of religion (in particular Christianity) over history, with emphasis on the religious roots of Capitalism, free markets, and technology. If you want to learn more about the topic, earlier ...             Rebels, Reds, Radicals: Rethinking Canada's Left History (Provocations) Ian McKay Between the Lines, 2005 In this brilliant, engaging new work, Ian McKay sets out to revamp the history of Canadian socialism. Drawing on models of leftist politics in Marx and Gramsci, he outlines a fresh agenda for exploration of the Canadian left. Rejecting the usual paths of sectarian or sentimental histories, he draws on contemporary cultural theory to argue ...             Dancing on Live Embers; Challenging Racism in Organizations Barb Thomas, Tina Lopes Between the Lines, 2006 Dancing on Live Embers investigates how racism, White power, and privilege operate in the ordinary moments of organizational life. It holds up familiar workplace interactions for scrutiny, and looks for openings to advance racial equity and justice. Through stories, it offers concrete examples of racial justice work by a range of experienced ...             Progress Without People: In Defense of Luddism David F. Noble Between the Lines Productions, 1995 Outstanding work; clarifies myths re: history of industry A standard myth is that the Luddites despised technological progress thoughtlessly, simply because it was technological. There are reasons why this story has become standard fare and they are explained in detail by David Noble in his book. The truth is, Luddites did ...          products you might be interested in search for books challenging, geographies, organizations, perspectives, provocations, underdevelopment      toavi.com    web we recommend Gives a new slant to our creeping fascism randomly chosen VHS: Tea for Two