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The classic account of the 1960s counterculture in San Francisco. A rare example of journalism that …

geschrieben von Nicholas Von Hoffman (Autor)

This volume reveals the full extent of the 1991 Persian Gulf War's devastation (including oil spills seventy times larger than the Exxon Valdez disaster, how the West armed Iraq, the link between oil …

geschrieben von Saul Bloom (Herausgeber) und John M. Miller (Herausgeber) und Philippa Winkler (Herausgeber)

This volume investigates the concepts of nation, identity, and culture as they have evolved within the context of exile. Contributors explore various theoretical issues involved in reconfiguring these …

Examines the degree to which twentieth-century representations of colonisation, …

geschrieben von Martin Bernal (Solist) und V. Y. Mudimbe (Herausgeber) und V. y. Mudimbe (Herausgeber)

Leading scholars analyze the economic, political, social, and cultural …

I. Introduction 1. The Uncertain Promise of Southern Africa York Bradshaw and Stephen N. Ndegwa 2. Balance of Power in Southern Africa Colin Legum II. Countries 3. South Africa: Transition to Majority …

Analyses of the problems and prospects for Southern Africa …

geschrieben von York W. Bradshaw (Herausgeber) und Stephen N. Ndegwa (Herausgeber)

Hugh Raffles is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the …

"Without question this is the best book about the Amazon I have read in many years. It is a major contribution to the literature (in every sense) of the region, to the history and sociology of …

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi CHAPTER 1. In Amazonia 1 CHAPTER 2. Dissolution of the Elements12The Floodplain, 11,000 BP-2002 CHAPTER 3. In the Flow of Becoming 44 Igarape Guariba, 1941-1996 CHAPTER 4. A …

Without question this is the best book about the Amazon I have read in many years. It is a major contribution to the literature (in every sense) of the region, to the history and sociology of science, …

geschrieben von Hugh Raffles (Autor)

In this engaging and accessible volume, Jane Roland Martin develops a brilliantly innovative approach to education that illuminates one of the most pressing issues of our day--the passing down of …

geschrieben von Jane Roland Martin (Autor)

Peter Nolan is Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the Judge Institute of Management …

This concise and timely book, written by one of the world's leading authorities on China, argues that the country is at a crossroads in its development and explores the challenges that lie ahead.

Preface.Introduction.Prologue.1. The Challenges to China's Economic and Political Stability: Can China Build a Sustainable and Civilized Modern Economy?.2. China at the Crossroads: Which …

geschrieben von Peter Nolan (Autor) und Peter Nolan (Autor)

Diana Mitlin is an economist and social development specialist working at IIED and the Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester. David Satterthwaite is a Senior Fellow …

This volume is the most recent addition to the examination of urban poverty by the Human Settlements Program at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). It makes the case …

Part I: Introduction; Part II: Government Initiatives; From the Urban Community Development Office (UCDO) to the Community Organizations Development Institute (CODI) in Thailand; The Community …

geschrieben von Diana Mitlin (Herausgeber) und David Satterthwaite (Herausgeber)

Alan Stephens is a senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales Australian Defence Force Academy. Previous appointments include principal adviser to the Australian Federal Parliament's Joint …

This book discusses the constraints and opportunities facing …

Preface; Introduction; 1. How to wIn - the nature of strategy; 2. Stove-piped strategy - the schools of strategic thought; 3. Traditional warfighting concepts and practices - what strategy has been; …

geschrieben von Alan Stephens (Autor) und Nikki Baker (Autor) und Nicola Baker (Autor)

Jean-Marc Coicaud, a former senior fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace, is the head of the United Nations University (UNU) office at UN headquarters in New York. Coicaud has been a visiting fellow …

Provides an examination of the period of "robust" UN-mandated …

Introduction; The Extent and the Limits of Peace Operations in the 1990s; The United Nations and Its Shortcomings as an International Bureaucracy; The Structure of International Politics and the …

geschrieben von Jean-Marc Coicaud (Autor)