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In 1995–96 the President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Alieyev, launched a program of agrarian reforms that caused a sweeping and irreversible shift from Soviet-style collective agriculture to individual fa……続きを見る

China is a multiethnic country with vast territory, a land of diverse ecosystems. With the drive for industrialization in China and the implementation of 'western grand development' strategy in west……続きを見る

Media and Technology in Emerging African Democracies is a standard text that will give students an opportunity to familiarize themselves with some of the best literature in media technology impact i……続きを見る

Visionaries In Our Midst is Allison Silberberg's inspiring collection of essays that profiles ordinary people who are changing our world. Silberberg shares the stories of individuals who identified ……続きを見る

The perspective of those who receive commissions has been largely ignored, and much of the literature on commissions and bonuses focuses on the concerns of management without regard for the employee……続きを見る

Since the publication of John Rawls's A Theory of Justice in 1971, political philosophers in the English-speaking world have shared a broad consensus that social justice should be understood as a ma……続きを見る

Locating Migrating Media details the extent to which media productions, both televisual and cinematic, have sought out new and cheaper shot locations, creative staff, and financing around the world.……続きを見る

Drawing on the careers of senior executives of the US Environmental Protection Agency, True Green identifies the concrete actions that work in protecting our nation’s environment. By examining the e……続きを見る

A large and peaceful pro-independence march along Beach Road in Apia, Samoa. Amidst panic and confusion, New Zealand police open fire with rifles and a machine-gun, killing nine people and wounding ……続きを見る

Ecotourism Development in Costa Rica: The Search for Oro Verde, by Andrew P. Miller, examines the use of ecotourism as a development strategy in Costa Rica and its applicability to other Central Ame……続きを見る

This volume explores institutional and policy developments in the EU and its member states in a parallel examination of citizens’ views of the effectiveness of crisis response reflected in public tr……続きを見る

First published in 1999. societies and 'justice' systems pose for women. This is the first in the Women and the Law series is devoted to examining the implementation and implications of various poli……続きを見る

Scholars and policymakers have long known that there is a strong link between human development and spending on key areas such as education and health. However, many states still neglect these consi……続きを見る

Perhaps the most defining characteristic of the global economy today is the rise of emerging market economies (EMEs). Many states have experienced rapid economic growth over the past two decades tha……続きを見る

This book analyses the Habitats Directive; one of the most prominent piece of EU environmental legislation of the past decades. Seen by some as the cornerstone of Europe’s nature conservation policy……続きを見る

Energy is crucial to the functioning of any human society and central to understanding East Asia’s ‘economic miracle’. The region’s rapid development over the last few decades has been inherently en……続きを見る

From pre-European contact to the present day, people living in what is now the United States have constantly manipulated their environment. The use of natural resources – animals, plants, minerals, ……続きを見る

Example in this ebook CHAPTER I The health of the people of a country stands foremost in the rank of national considerations. Upon their health depends their physical strength and energy, upon it t……続きを見る

This book details the legal and historical development of institutional and professorial academic freedoms to better understand the relationship between these concepts. While some judges and scholar……続きを見る

L’inégalité des conditions est une loi de l’humanité. Non seulement elle correspond à l’inégalité des résultats de l’activité des hommes durant cette vie, mais encore elle est nécessaire au développ……続きを見る

The tension between professional expertise and democratic governance has become increasingly significant in Western politics. Environmental politics in particular is a hotbed for citizens who active……続きを見る

Race matters in both national and international politics. Starting from this perspective, African American Perspectives on Political Science presents original essays from leading African American po……続きを見る

In Kumaon in northern India, villagers set hundreds of forest fires in the early 1920s, protesting the colonial British state’s regulations to protect the environment. Yet by the 1990s, they had beg……続きを見る

As communities face new social and economic challenges as well as political changes, the responsibilities for social services, housing needs, and welfare programs are being placed at the local gover……続きを見る

Second edition With a new foreword by Lynton Keith Caldwell In Managing the Environmental Crisis William R. Mangun and Daniel H. Henning provide a balanced and comprehensive guide to the management ……続きを見る

In the Shadows of the State suggests that well-meaning indigenous rights and development claims and interventions may misrepresent and hurt the very people they intend to help. It is a powerful crit……続きを見る

Hegemony tells the story of the drive to create consumer capitalism abroad through political pressure and the promise of goods for mass consumption. In contrast to the recent literature on America a……続きを見る

Mobilizing Science theoretically and empirically explores the rise of a new kind of social movementーone that attempts to empower citizens through the use of expert scientific research. Sabrina Mcco……続きを見る

Most Internet users are familiar with trollingーaggressive, foul-mouthed posts designed to elicit angry responses in a site’s comments. Less familiar but far more serious is the way some use network……続きを見る

Greening Brazil challenges the claim that environmentalism came to Brazil from abroad. Two political scientists, Kathryn Hochstetler and Margaret E. Keck, retell the story of environmentalism in Bra……続きを見る