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The bestselling co-author of Why Nations Fail and the bestselling co-author of 13 Bankers deliver a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will fundamentally change how you see the worl……続きを見る

Tokyo, milieu des années 1990. À vingt ans, son diplôme de japonais en poche, Florent Dabadie s'installe pour quelques mois au Japon. Trente ans plus tard, il vit toujours là-bas. Il a été salaryman……続きを見る

Jesse Walter Fewkes's book 'Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore' is a pivotal work in the field of anthropology and ethnography. Fewkes provides a thorough examination of Passamaquoddy folklore,……続きを見る

In 'Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays' by Eric Arthur Blair, the reader is immersed in a collection of deeply introspective and thought-provoking essays that explore themes of imperialism, natio……続きを見る

This fully updated third-edition of Contemporary Peacemaking is a state of the art overview of peacemaking in relation to contemporary civil wars. It examines best (and worst) practice in relation t……続きを見る

In 'Culture & Ethnology' by Robert Harry Lowie, the author delves into the intricacies of various cultures and their societal structures, providing a comprehensive analysis of ethnology. Lowie's sch……続きを見る

In 'Homes of the London Poor' by Octavia Hill, the author provides a compelling and detailed examination of the living conditions of the impoverished in Victorian London. Through a combination of da……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive summary of extant international law scholarship on the topics of self-determination and secession and positions the concepts among present-day theory and relevant pr……続きを見る

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Man-Made World; Or, Our Androcentric Culture' is a groundbreaking feminist work that critiques the patriarchal structure of society in the late 19th century. Using a ……続きを見る

生，還是不生？ 生了孩子的女人，與沒生孩子的女人， 真的是光譜的兩極嗎？ 　　其實，影響女人生育抉擇的因素有很多， 　　從生涯規劃，到害怕能否照顧孩子；從無法生育，到擔心環境危機…… 　　古往今來，許多女……続きを見る

"This book provides an excellent guide to the current literature on co-production, with especially valuable attention to its management and evaluation. By highlighting the lessons from co-production……続きを見る

**　　「沒有哪座歐洲城市如同維也納一般， 　　對於文化生活，有這樣充滿熱情的渴望。」 　　「在接觸奧地利徳語及歷史的過程，我常有親切的感覺。 　　奧地利不是台灣，但卻常常讓我想起台灣。」** 　　作者以徳……続きを見る

Damaged: Musicality and Race in Early American Punk is the first book-length portrait of punk as a musical style with an emphasis on how punk developed in relation to changing ideas of race in Ameri……続きを見る

Where Animals Talk: West African Folk Lore Tales by Robert Hamill Nassau is a collection of enchanting stories that beautifully blend folklore, anthropomorphism, and moral lessons. Through vivid nar……続きを見る

Throughout Latin America, social medicine has been widely recognized for its critical perspectives on mainstream understandings of health and for its progressive policy achievements. Nevertheless, i……続きを見る

यदि हम इतिहास से नहीं सीखेंगे तो हम अतीत और वर्तमान की गलतियाँ दोहराएँगे। यह पहले अच्छी बात नहीं थी, लेकिन आज यह पृथ्वी पर जीवन को ख़तरे में डाल सकती है। यह पुस्तक इस प्रश्न का समाधान करती है, "क्या……続きを見る

The first English translation of Magnus the Lawmender’s law code, this book allows students and scholars to interpret, compare and add their perspectives to this crucial source to European legal his……続きを見る

Fetishes, by definition, involve a fixation on specific objects, body parts, actions, or scenarios that are not typically considered sexually arousing. The exploration of fetishes necessitates a nua……続きを見る

This book examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has engendered a new and challenging environment in which borders drawn around people, places, and social structures have hardened and new ones have emer……続きを見る

The Rundown: Yo, what's good young'uns! If you're checkin' out this book, you probably already know that knife crime in the UK, especially in London, is a serious issue. People losin' their lives, f……続きを見る

Saidiya Hartman erforscht das lange Nachleben der Sklaverei: Ein grundlegendes Nachdenken über die Unfreiheit und ein radikales Experiment, die Geschichte Schwarzer Frauen auf andere Weise zu schrei……続きを見る

This book is concerned with three major issues in the relationship between the frontier peoples and the modern Union of Myanmar: the awakening of a sense of national identity among the frontier peop……続きを見る

Island X delves into the compelling political lives of Taiwanese migrants who came to the United States as students from the 1960s through the 1980s. Often depicted as compliant model minorities, ma……続きを見る

This edited volume explores a variety of aspects of associative governance, providing detailed case studies of associations and associational governance in Scandinavia. Theoretically developing a co……続きを見る

تعود النظم الزراعية والغذائية بفوائد جمة على المجتمع، بما فيها الأغذية التي تغذينا وفرص العمل وسبل العيش لأكثر من مليار شخص. ولكنّ آثارها السلبية الناجمة عن الأنشطة والممارسات المعتادة غير المستدامة……続きを見る

In clear and elegant prose, Music of the Common Tongue, first published in 1987, argues that by any reasonable reckoning of the function of music in human life the African American tradition, that w……続きを見る

Pipeline is a low-income, high-rise-tenement settlement in Nairobi's marginalized East and one of sub-Saharan Africa's most densely populated estates. An aspirational place where fleeting forms of c……続きを見る

Однако негативные последствия их функционирования, являющиеся результатом сложившихся в прошлые годы не соответствующих принципам устойчивости видов деятельности иźприемов, приводят к изменению клим……続きを見る

In a book as illuminating as it is captivating, Thomas E. Drabek presents an in-depth analysis of the emotional impacts of disaster events and the many ripple effects that follow. Through the techni……続きを見る

This Open Access book explains the philosophy, design principles, and community organization of Decidim and provides essential insights into how the platform works. Decidim is the world leading digi……続きを見る