At present, the picture of the ethnic media is incomplete. There is very little material/research on how the media produced by ethnic communities, for ethnic communities affect (1) the perceptions of self and of the ethnic community & (2) how the production & consumption of ethn…
"Documents the tumultuous climate of the American West over twenty thousand years, with tales of past droughts and deluges and predictions about the impacts of future climate change on water resources."--Back cover. "The West without Water documents the tumultuous climate of th…
"Climate and Society presents from a transdisciplinary view, climate and its changes, impact and perception. The history of climate and its different approaches over time - which are anthropocentric and more system-oriented, academic and application-driven - are reviewed, as are…
An unorthodox history of the profession of bioethics and bioethical debate itself The most complete explanation available of the history of bioethics, and especially on the divorce between religion and bioethics A controversial proposal for restructuring bioethical debate in ord…
Examines the interrelationship between labour market performance and the tax and social security systems through the development of a general equilibrium model called MIMIC (Micro Macro model to analyse the Institutional Context). Simulations cover the period 1987 to 2017.
Since culture, the media and the arts deal with the perception and the processing of catastrophe, what kind of social knowledge does this process produce and how does it contribute to the sustainable development of societies?The book seeks to understand how societies and culture…
Hall examines the various cultural concepts of space and how differences among them affect modern society. The Hidden Dimension demonstrates how man's use of space can affect personal and business relations, cross-cultural exchanges, architecture, city planning, and urban renewa…
Rifkin argues that we are entering a new phase in history characterized by the steady and inevitable decline of jobs, as sophisticated computers, robotics, telecommunications, and other cutting-edge technologies replace human beings in virtually every sector and industry -- from…
by Randers, Jorgen, Meadows, Dennis, Meadows, Donella
Presents future overshoot scenarios and makes an even more urgent case for a rapid readjustment of the global economy towards a sustainable path.
In this book, nationally recognized education authority Diane Ravitch explains the origins of the movement to establish national standards and assessments; examines its rationale; defines what standards are and the purposes they might serve in education; explores the history of …
Climate change is a lived experience of changes in the environment, often destroying conventional forms of subsistence and production, creating new patterns of movement and connection, and transforming people's imagined future. This book explores how people across the world thin…
Explores economic, social and political developments in Brazil from the 1950s to the 1990s and discusses whether the country is ready to assume a place among first world nations. Identifies key policy changes to be addressed.
