Tag: Land

March 7, 2024

The Land in Our Bones Plantcestral Herbalism and Healing Cultures from Syria to the Sinai-Earth-Based Pathways [Audiobook]

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Free Download The Land in Our Bones: Plantcestral Herbalism and Healing Cultures from Syria to the Sinai-Earth-Based Pathways to Ancestral Stewardship and Belonging in Diaspora (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CFG9YVX1 | 2024 | 13 hours and 23 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 387 MB
Author: Layla K. Feghali
Narrator: Layla K. Feghali

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February 4, 2024

Epistemologies of Land

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Free Download Felix Anderl, "Epistemologies of Land "
English | ISBN: 1538176440 | 2024 | 198 pages | EPUB, PDF | 874 KB + 1517 KB
Land is at the centre of crucial public debates ranging from climate adaptation to housing and development, to agriculture and indigenous peoples’ rights. These debates frequently become stuck, though, because the meaning of land in different contexts is poorly understood. Bringing together specialists of epistemology and land, this volume is a landmark contribution to understanding land knowledge as a complex factor in these debates.

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January 30, 2024

Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists

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Free Download Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists: Ilf and Petrov’s American Road Trip
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1316518469 | 355 Pages | PDF | 9 MB
In 1935, two Soviet satirists, Ilia Ilf and Evgeny Petrov, undertook a 10,000 mile American road trip from New York to Hollywood and back accompanied only by their guide and chauffeur, a gregarious Russian Jewish immigrant and his American-born, Russian-speaking wife. They immortalized their journey in a popular travelogue that condemned American inequality and racism even as it marvelled at American modernity and efficiency. Lisa Kirschenbaum reconstructs the epic journey of the two Soviet funnymen and their encounters with a vast cast of characters, ranging from famous authors, artists, poets and filmmakers to unemployed hitchhikers and revolutionaries. Using the authors’ notes, US and Russian archives, and even FBI files, she reveals the role of ordinary individuals in shaping foreign relations as Ilf, Petrov and the immigrants, communists, and fellow travelers who served as their hosts, guides, and translators became creative actors in cultural exchange between the two countries.

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January 30, 2024

Land Grabbing and Conflict in the North West Region of Cameroon

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Free Download René Ngek Monteh, "Land Grabbing and Conflict in the North West Region of Cameroon"
English | ISBN: 1527556328 | 2024 | 397 pages | PDF | 5 MB
In Cameroon, conflicts emerging from land ownership and boundary discrepancies have reached record heights with the North West Region serving as the theatre of land and boundary conflicts. These conflicts are not just rampant, but have taken shifting positions, making the much-cherished desire for peaceful cohabitation a far-fetched possibility. As this book shows, the ordinances of the 1970s which stopped traditional communities from making claims of ownership of land, the unwillingness of the traditional elite to understand and accept the arbitrary colonial imposed boundaries, and the dubious role played by those in authority in an attempt to solve or identify the root causes of these conflicts constituted the bed rock for the emergence of multi-dimensional problems. This book argues that conflicts in the North West Region have been promoted by the colonial factor, the authorities’ insistence on focusing on the consequences rather than on the deep causes, land laws, administrative orders and formally made arrangements. It argues very strongly that conflicts in the North West Region have become so protracted that solving them has been an uphill task.

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January 30, 2024

Dispatches from the Land of Alzheimer’s

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English | 2024 | ISBN: 100943005X | 179 Pages | PDF | 8 MB
In 2006, Daniel Gibbs, author of A Tattoo on my Brain: A Neurologist’s Personal Battle against Alzheimer’s Disease (soon to be a documentary produced by MTV/Paramount+), first noticed symptoms which he now knows to have been early signs of his Alzheimer’s Disease. Daniel still writes every day, something he credits with keeping his mind sharper and his demons at bay. This book is a personal collection of essays written over the past two years that describe his own personal experiences, first treating patients with Alzheimer’s, and now living with the disease himself. The book presents an up-to-date discussion of recent advances and setbacks in Alzheimer’s research. Humane and hopeful, this book offers evidence-based information on how it may be possible even now to slow progression of the disease.

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