Angesichts der sich seit Jahren zuspitzenden Lage auf den Wohnungs- und Immobilienmärkten ist Gentrifizierung zu einem der wichtigsten Begriffe geworden, um die gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen in den Großstädten zu beschreiben. Die Beiträge des Bandes liefern aktuelle Diagnosen…
Ending space 1.0 -- A dark and forbidding place -- Why space? -- The first space age -- Destinations -- The human factor -- Space entrepreneurs -- A new space race -- The moon is blue -- Investing in space -- The space between nations -- The Russian juggernaut -- The China wildc…
Along with the National Space Society, a foremost space historian and author offers an inside look at the next 20 years in space flight. The privatization of space exploration and the future of spaceflight is examined by an expert in the field who discusses how current research…
This book delves into the role of bazaars in the political economy and development of Central Asia. Bazaars are the economic bedrock for many throughout the region - they are the entrepreneurial hubs of Central Asia. However, they are often regarded as mafia-governed environment…
"Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith is an ethnographic account of long-term recovery in post-Katrina New Orleans. It is also a sobering exploration of the privatization of vital social services under market-driven governance. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, public agencies sub…
This ethnographic account of long-term recovery in post-Katrina New Orleans provides a sobering look at the fallout from the privatization of vital social services under neoliberal, or market-driven, governance.
"Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith is an ethnographic account of long-term recovery in post-Katrina New Orleans. It is also a sobering exploration of the privatization of vital social services under market-driven governance. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, public agencies sub…
