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Migration, Mining, and the African Diaspora
Guyana in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011
From the late 1800s, African workers migrated to the mineral-rich hinterland areas of Guyana, mined gold, diamonds, and bauxite; diversified the country's economy; and contributed to national development. Utilizing real estate, financial, and death records, as well as oral accounts of the labor migrants...
The New Voter in Western Europe
France and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
This book presents the main results of an electoral panel study which is both unique and innovative not only in French political research but also among Western European electoral studies. The survey was conducted among a sample of 1,846 French voters interviewed on four separate occasions (2007 Presidential and Legislative elections).
Convenience Voting and Technology
The Case of Military and Overseas Voters
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
One of modern democracy's biggest challenges is the overseas voter.This book is the first of its kind to explore the issues of military and overseas voting, an often neglected voting bloc, by investigating the successfulness of overseas voting initiatives, technologies, and policy efforts.
China and Global Capitalism
Reflections on Marxism, History, and Contemporary Politics
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
In this concise historical and conceptual analysis of China's evolving position in a world defined predominantly by global capitalist development, Lin offers a critical review of relevant debates and discusses the imperative and feasibility of a socialist Chinese model, reconstructed, as an alternative to standardized modernity at an impasse.
Radical Voices for Democratic Schooling
Exposing Neoliberal Inequalities
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Comprised of in-depth interviews and conversations with key figures in education and activism that thoroughly examine the intersection of neoliberalism, neocolonialism, and racism, this first-rate collection critically explores, through their teaching, various, important issues situated in the context of Western neoliberalism and neocolonialism.
The Evolution of the Property Relation
Understanding Paradigms, Debates, and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2015
Evolution of the Property Relation defines an approach to economics which is centered around the concept of property and explores the historical evolution of the relationship of the individual, private property, and the state, and the distinctive changes wrought by the emergence of the market.
The Geopolitics of the Cold War and Narratives of Inclusion
Excavating a Feminist Archive
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2011
This book illuminates intricate and unexpected connections among the past of academic feminism, the geopolitics of the Cold War, and the concept of intersectionality as it is articulated in scholarship on and by U.S. women of color.
Liberalization Challenges in Hungary
Elitism, Progressivism, and Populism
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
In Hungary, as in all of "new Europe," liberalization is troubled. Using Hungary as an in-depth case study, Korkut demonstrates that, in squandering popular goodwill, credibility, and favorable circumstances after 1989, liberal politicians have found themselves vulnerable to conservative populist politics and the global economic crisis.
by N. Khan
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
An examination of the collaboration between Egyptian and Indian nationalists against the British Empire, this book argues that the basis for Third World or Non-Aligned Movement was formed long before the Cold War.
Labor Intermediation Services in Developing Economies
Adapting Employment Services for a Global Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
This book demonstrates how rethinking and adapting basic employment services into labor intermediation services can help address the many labor market disconnections of developing country economies. It addresses how scarce resources required to escape poverty – good jobs, schools, and training -...
Next Generation Leadership
Insights from Emerging Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2010
This book brings together the stories and ideas of the future from a survey of nearly 300 emerging leaders to get their points of view and thoughts about how organizations need to change in order to develop effective leaders of tomorrow.
Religious Representation in Place
Exploring Meaningful Spaces at the Intersection of the Humanities and Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
Religious Representation in Place brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Humanities and Sciences to broaden the understanding of how religious symbols and spatial studies interact. The essays consider the relevance of religion in the experience of space, a fundamental dimension of culture and human life.
Family Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Behavioral and Strategic Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
This book is the first of its kind to highlight the importance of family businesses to economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines the managerial, behavioral, and strategic issues facing these companies and offers conclusive statements about their performance and influence on the region. Family...
China’s Local Entrepreneurial State and New Urban Spaces
Downtown Redevelopment in Ningbo
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016
In this book, the author seeks to understand China’s urban redevelopment from the theoretical perspective of the local entrepreneurial state. China’s rapid socio-economic transformations since 1978 have been in large part attributed to China’s state transformations. The author closely investigates...