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With the increasing influence of science and technology (S&T) on socioeconomic life and public affairs, there has been a growing demand for S&T expertise in today's public decision-making. The Natio……続きを見る

Le peuplement de l’Asie du Sud-Est insulaire et des îles de l’océan Pacifique est une intrigue fascinante. C’est l’épopée du peuple austronésien (Malaisiens, Indonésiens, Philippins, Tahitiens, Maor……続きを見る

The world has been engulfed by an unprecedented public health crisis, forcing us to navigate through uncharted waters. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our daily lives, upended our economies, and……続きを見る

Bon Courage is a fierce, eclectic, and intimate collection that encompasses the big questions of our time: what we mean by courage, how we define our world, how we choose to exist in it. Bon Courage……続きを見る

Over the last half of the twentieth century, television has become the predominant medium through which the public accesses information about the world. Through the news, situation comedies, police ……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Systeme - Allgemeines und Vergleiche, Note: 1,0, Universität Mannheim (Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Seminar:……続きを見る

Une approche inédite de l'antisémitisme : quelle place dans la vie politique française aujourd'hui ? Alors que la question de l'antisémitisme reste prégnante au sein de notre société et suscite déba……続きを見る

This book explores Taiwan's development from its beginnings as a political entity to a home for a Mingloyalist regime, to its centuries as a Ch'ing prefecture and province, to its half-century as a ……続きを見る

Raj Patel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Value of Nothing, teams up with physician, activist, and co-founder of the Do No Harm Coalition Rupa Marya to reveal the links between health ……続きを見る

The Rwandan genocide sparked a horrific bloodbath that swept across sub-Saharan Africa, ultimately leading to the deaths of some four million people. In this extraordinary history of the recent wars……続きを見る

Would you like to instantly catch people's thoughts, emotions, motivations, and intentions through mere observation? If yes, you've come to the right place! 10-Minute Social Psychology is a unique b……続きを見る

How can we better resolve issues like climate change or global pandemics? When is resolution of armed conflict achievable? What impact does culture, religion or identity have on world events? Today’……続きを見る

"“The People’s Victory is a mirror for each of us to see our own power to fight for justice and create the change we want to see in our world.” – Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California In 1……続きを見る

This elegant essay on the justice of work focuses on the fit between who we are and the kind of work we do. Russell Muirhead shows how the common hope for work that fulfills us involves more than pe……続きを見る

Populism, misogyny, rampage murders. Digital media seem to lie at the heart of sinister, intractable social challenges. Curiously, the very societies who fear such things are often dismissive of med……続きを見る

The change of the geopolitical realities and dynamics, the latest regional developments and the emergence of a new perception of security due to the new situation in Karabakh have changed current pe……続きを見る

我写这本书的目的并非为了仅仅从经济层面比较我们的旧货币与现在的货币之间相对的优点与缺点，而是为了停下来好好观察那个里拉成功运转但又很快被废除和遗忘的世界。 続きを見る

The problem of tyranny preoccupied Plato, and its discussion both begins and ends his famous Republic. Though philosophers have mined the Republic for millennia, Cinzia Arruzza is the first to devot……続きを見る

‘Enchanting’ - Simon Russell Beale ‘Remarkable’ - James Shapiro ‘Wonderful . . . compulsively readable’ - Nicholas Hytner Why do the collected works of an Elizabethan writer continue to speak to us ……続きを見る

Newborn imitation has recently become the focus of a major controversy in the human sciences. New studies have reexamined the evidence and found it wanting. Imitation has been regarded as a crucial ……続きを見る

This book is about how to reduce poverty and improve global living standards. Topics include economic growth, income inequality, poverty, corruption, causes of the decline of the middle class, susta……続きを見る

Assisting its sovereign members, the Commonwealth can improve global governance without creating a global government. The Commonwealth should be conceived of as a global human potential accelerator.……続きを見る

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year 'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry 'You should read Hum……続きを見る

This book provides a novel approach to the history of medieval Anatolia by analysing political, religious and cultural developments in the region of Kastamonu during the reign of the Chobanid dynast……続きを見る

Cauldron of Turmoil was written as a history--that I hoped to present in an exciting narrative way--of the dramatic developments in the Persian Gulf in the 1970s and 1980s and how they made this are……続きを見る

An easy-to-use guide for local leaders working to engage their community in growing a more equitable, healthy, and sustainable future Building Community is the easy-to-use guide that distills the su……続きを見る

Revolutions are a commonly studied but only vaguely understood historical phenomenon. Now updated to include the perspectives of grassroots revolutionary movements and biographies of often marginali……続きを見る

Surrounded by mechanical appliances and electronic gadgets, today’s woman devotes as much time to housework as a woman living in the early decades of the 20th century. This book explains why. “This ……続きを見る

Spread out over many years and many different publications, the late author and activist Marta Russell wrote a number of groundbreaking and insightful essays on the nature of disability and oppressi……続きを見る

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The transition to more just and sustainable development requires radical change across a wide range of areas and particularly within th……続きを見る