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                                                FORTHCOMING

                                              Animal Oppression and Capitalism

                                              2 VOLUMES | DAVID NIBERT, EDITOR
                                              ART BY SUE COE
                                               “ anthropocentricism and capitalism and tracking the violent effects of
                                                 [Offers] readers diverse perspectives on the relationship between
                                                                                          ”
                                                capitalist relations for trillions of animals globally.
                                                            —Dr Dinesh Joseph Wadiwel, Senior Lecturer, The University of Sydney,
                                                                                                     March 7, 2017
                                               “ If you have not read Nibert’s work and you care about social justice

            September 2017, 639pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4   and animal liberation, you are missing out and do not understand the full
            Print: 978-1-4408-5073-8            picture of critical animal studies. ”
            $164.00, £127.00, €150.00                        —Anthony J. Nocella II, Cofounder and Executive Director, Institute for
            eBook: 978-1-4408-5074-5
                                                                                    Critical Animal Studies, April 24, 2017
                                              Most traditional narratives portray humanity’s use of other animals as natural and
            DAVID NIBER, a former tenant      necessary for human social development and present the idea that capitalism is generally
            organizer and community activist, is an   a positive force in the world. But is this worldview accurate, or just a convenient, easy-to-
            award-winning writer and professor at
            Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH,   accept way to ignore what is really happening—a systematic oppression of animals that
            where he teaches courses on animals   simultaneously results in environmental destruction and places insurmountable obstacles
            and society, global change, and social   in the path to a sustainable and peaceful future?
            stratification.



                                                FORTHCOMING
                                              Workplace Bullying and

                                              Mobbing in the United States

                                              2 VOLUMES | MAUREEN DUFFY AND DAVID C. YAMADA, EDITORS

                                              Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in the United States provides a comprehensive overview
                                              of the nature and scope of the problem of workplace bullying and mobbing. By tapping
                                              the knowledge of a breadth of subject experts and interpreting contemporary survey
                                              data, this resource examines the impact of bullying and mobbing on targets; identifies
                                              what constitutes effective prevention and intervention; surveys the legal landscape
                                              for addressing the problem, from both American and (for multinational employers)
            December 2017, 605pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4   transnational perspectives; and provides an analysis of key employment sectors with
            Print: 978-1-4408-5023-3          practical recommendations for prevention and amelioration of these behaviors.
            $131.00, £101.00, €120.00
            eBook: 978-1-4408-5024-0
                                              FEATURES
                                              •  The first comprehensive, multi-contributor book on workplace bullying and mobbing
            MAUREEN DUFFY, PhD, is a            grounded in American employee relations
            workplace consultant to organizations   •  An ideal starting place for anyone seeking to better understand the breadth and depth
            and individuals and a preeminent    of research on workplace bullying and mobbing in the United States
            authority on workplace mobbing
            behaviors.                        •  Features contributions from leading researchers and subject-matter experts on
                                                workplace bullying and mobbing, including some who are founding members of the U.S.
            DAVID C. YAMADA, JD, is professor
            of law and director of the New      Academy on Workplace Bullying, Mobbing, and Abuse
            Workplace Institute at Suffolk    •  Summarizes and analyzes leading research for scholars and researchers in industrial/
            University Law School in Boston, MA.  organizational psychology, clinical and counseling psychology, organizational behavior
                                                and communications, business management, law, and public health
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