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GtrsRGr8 · 02-02-2017, 07:03 PM

You may have picked up on the fact that I learn of good Open Access (free) books through a website called unglue.it. There are gazillions of free Open Access books out there now, and that site vets them in order to find good ones, saving me the trouble of going through virtual tall stacks of Open Access books to find one worthy of posting.

The last one that I posted that I found at unglue.it was very esoteric, but it also was expensive at Amazon. The one that I want to post now is less esoteric, but it also doesn't command nearly as high of a price as the previous one (those two characteristics, I've noticed, seem to have that kind of inverse relationship)--it's $9.99 as a Kindle mobi.

This ebook is entitled How Change Happens, by Duncan Green. It has a very recent publication date (2016).

In a nutshell, this looks like a book intended to give information and advice to help guide social and political activists. Here is the book description as given at unglue.it (It is very similar to the one at Amazon.com):
Human society is full of would-be ‘change agents’, a restless mix of campaigners, lobbyists, and officials, both individuals and organizations, set on transforming the world. They want to improve public services, reform laws and regulations, guarantee human rights, get a fairer deal for those on the sharp end, achieve greater recognition for any number of issues, or simply be treated with respect.

Striking then, that not many universities have a Department of Change Studies, to which social activists can turn for advice and inspiration. Instead, scholarly discussions of change are fragmented with few conversations crossing disciplinary boundaries, rarely making it onto the radars of those actively seeking change.

This book aims to bridge the gap between academia and practice, bringing together the best research from a range of academic disciplines and the evolving practical understanding of activists to explore the topic of social and political change. Drawing on many first-hand examples from the global experience of Oxfam, one of the world’s largest social justice NGOs, as well as insights gleaned from studying and working on international development, it tests ideas and offers the latest thinking on what works to achieve progressive change.

To download the free book from unglue.it, click on the "Read It Now" button underneath the thumbnail image of the book cover at unglue.it. Unfortunately, this particular free book is available only in PDF at unglue.it. However, that webpage gives you information to set up your Kindle in order to send it to your Kindle. Also, you'll have the option to save the file to Dropbox. Alternatively, you can download the ebook (again, only in PDF) from the book's dedicated webpage. Sorry, but I didn't run across any information anywhere about the ebook's DRM status.

02-02-2017, 07:03 PM	#114
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	You may have picked up on the fact that I learn of good Open Access (free) books through a website called unglue.it. There are gazillions of free Open Access books out there now, and that site vets them in order to find good ones, saving me the trouble of going through virtual tall stacks of Open Access books to find one worthy of posting. The last one that I posted that I found at unglue.it was very esoteric, but it also was expensive at Amazon. The one that I want to post now is less esoteric, but it also doesn't command nearly as high of a price as the previous one (those two characteristics, I've noticed, seem to have that kind of inverse relationship)--it's $9.99 as a Kindle mobi. This ebook is entitled How Change Happens, by Duncan Green. It has a very recent publication date (2016). In a nutshell, this looks like a book intended to give information and advice to help guide social and political activists. Here is the book description as given at unglue.it (It is very similar to the one at Amazon.com): Human society is full of would-be ‘change agents’, a restless mix of campaigners, lobbyists, and officials, both individuals and organizations, set on transforming the world. They want to improve public services, reform laws and regulations, guarantee human rights, get a fairer deal for those on the sharp end, achieve greater recognition for any number of issues, or simply be treated with respect. Striking then, that not many universities have a Department of Change Studies, to which social activists can turn for advice and inspiration. Instead, scholarly discussions of change are fragmented with few conversations crossing disciplinary boundaries, rarely making it onto the radars of those actively seeking change. This book aims to bridge the gap between academia and practice, bringing together the best research from a range of academic disciplines and the evolving practical understanding of activists to explore the topic of social and political change. Drawing on many first-hand examples from the global experience of Oxfam, one of the world’s largest social justice NGOs, as well as insights gleaned from studying and working on international development, it tests ideas and offers the latest thinking on what works to achieve progressive change. To download the free book from unglue.it, click on the "Read It Now" button underneath the thumbnail image of the book cover at unglue.it. Unfortunately, this particular free book is available only in PDF at unglue.it. However, that webpage gives you information to set up your Kindle in order to send it to your Kindle. Also, you'll have the option to save the file to Dropbox. Alternatively, you can download the ebook (again, only in PDF) from the book's dedicated webpage. Sorry, but I didn't run across any information anywhere about the ebook's DRM status. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 02-02-2017 at 07:15 PM.