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Rural areas are often viewed as isolated and stagnating areas and urban areas as their opposites. Against such a backdrop, this book seeks to unveil a set of dynamics that view rural areas as 'translocal' in the sense that they are 'changing' and 'inter connected'. Social transf…
Human security is becoming increasingly pronounced in recent years due to changes in the security landscape of world politics. Yet, inter-state relations have continued to dominate security concerns in East Asia. This has, unfortunately, eluded the broader understanding of issue…
Migration: the challenge of European states
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This volume gathers authors from academic institutions throughout Europe addressing the growing importance of migration policy making and the refugee crisis that European Union member states and other countries are currently facing. They provide a critical overview of the politi…
This book challenges generalised assumptions about ethnicity in Britain by positing that Italian identity formation cannot be understood in racial terms alone.
Across the dark waters : ethnicity and Indian identity in the Caribbean
by Cross, Malcolm, Samaroo, Brinsley, Premdas, Ralph, Shepherd, Verene A., Mahabir, Noorkumar, Maharaj, Ashram, Vertovec, Steven, Veer, Peter van der, Birbalsingh, Frank, Mangru, Basdeo, Soares Ramesar, Marianne
fromWarwick University caribbean studies
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In the Modernity of Witchcraft, Peter Geschiere uses his own experiences among the Maka and in other parts of eastern and southern Cameroon, as well as other anthropological research, to argue that contemporary ideas and practices of witchcraft are more a response to modern exig…
Why are adivasis fighting the Narmada dam and other development projects in India today? Are adivasis 'ecologically noble savages' living in harmony with nature? What is the tribal relationship with nature today? How do people, whose struggles are the subject of theories of libe…
Shows that NESB (Non-English Speaking Background) migrant women are over represented in occupations that have low pay and poor working conditions. This work also shows that they are disadvantaged (and discriminated against) in the Australian labour market due to poor English, no…