Chris Dixon: 9 books
Another Politics
Talking across Today's Transformative Movements
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Amidst war, economic meltdown, and ecological crisis, a "new spirit of radicalism is blooming" from New York to Cairo, according to Chris Dixon. In Another Politics, he examines the trajectory of efforts that contributed to the radicalism of Occupy Wall Street and other recent movement upsurges....
Ghost Wave
The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Rising from the depths of the North Pacific lies a fabled island, now submerged just 15 feet below the surface of the ocean. Rumors and warnings about Cortes Bank abound, but among big wave surfers, this legendary rock is famous for one simple (and massive) reason: this is the home of the biggest...
by Chris Dixon
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
The rural landscape of the Third World is generally seen as one worked by the impoverished. Chris Dixon shows that this is an increasingly inaccurate picture. Wealth does exist, with the landed often maintaining lifestyles comparable to their richest urban neighbours. And while land remains the basis...
Towards Collective Liberation
Anti-Racist Organizing, Feminist Praxis, and Movement Building Strategy
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Organized into four sections, this collection of essays is geared toward activists engaging with the dynamic questions of how to create and support effective movements for visionary systemic change. These essays and interviews present powerful lessons for transformative organizing. It offers a firsthand...
The South Seas
A Reception History from Daniel Defoe to Dorothy Lamour
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
The South Seas is an innovative work of cultural history, tracing the ways in which the idea of “the South Seas” has been understood and transmitted through Western culture since the eighteenth century. As well as tracing the influence of literary texts by authors such as Daniel Defoe and Herman...
African Americans and the Pacific War, 1941–1945
Race, Nationality, and the Fight for Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2018
In the patriotic aftermath of Pearl Harbor, African Americans demanded the right to play their part in the war against Japan. As they soon learned, however, the freedom for which the United States and its allies was fighting did not extend to African Americans. Focusing on African Americans' experiences...
by Chris Dixon
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 1998
The Thai Economy examines the origins and consequences of the Thai economy's accelerated growth since the mid-1980s. The authors place a particular emphasis on the historical development and contemporary economic structure that tends to set Thailand apart from other developing countries.
A Pathway to Profit
Culture Impacts Performance The Story of a Struggling Company Achieving Profitability through Cultural Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2013
A Pathway to Profit is more than a management book; it is also a primer giving a behind-the-scenes picture of developing a culture linking people and profit. The authors’ step-by-step pathway provides a strategic overview, describes a recommended architecture on which to build an organization’s culture,...
Personal Development Plans for Dentists
The New Approach to Continuing Professional Development
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Healthcare has suffered from a series of scandals where trust and patient confidence has been questioned. This timely book examines recent case studies involving every aspect of healthcare provision including the Shipman and Alder Hey cases. It shows how positive lessons can be learnt from these experiences...