Regional / International studies

Since the days of the Indus Valley Civilization, coastal regions along the Indian shores have been deeply engaged in maritime activities.

This book is the first collection to showcase the flourishing field of environmental humanities in Central Asia.

Freud, the Contemporary Super-ego, and Western Morality traces the origins of the relationship between the morality of the super-ego and the destructive impulse of the death drive in the liberal democracies of the 21st century.

This book offers an extensive study of Indian media, exploring its development through socio-cultural, economic, and political lenses while connecting these interrelated spheres.

This book is the first collection to showcase the flourishing field of environmental humanities in Central Asia.

From the beginning of the colonial period, western musical forms and practices have travelled to the subcontinent, interacted with domestic sound cultures, and played a significant role in the making of Indian modernity.

Africa stands at a critical juncture in its development trajectory, grappling with the twin challenges of climate vulnerability and persistent socio-economic inequality.

Through a diverse collection of essays on the history of art of the Americas, this book explores the cultural, political, and environmental legacy of bananas from viceregal painting and nineteenth century photography to contemporary Latinx and Caribbean Art.

This book offers one of the first critical, research-oriented biographies of an architectural practice from the global South - the architecture of Nisha Mathew and Soumitro Ghosh commonly known as Mathew and Ghosh Architects - documenting over two and a half decades of work in post-liberalization India.

The Routledge Handbook on the Sociology and History of Cinema and Television in Latin America explores the historical and sociological dimensions of Latin American cinema and television from the 1960s and 1970s onward, decentering the New Latin American Cinema (NLAC) without diminishing its significance.

This book presents a compelling exploration of the five fundamental elements-soil, air, heat, water, and space-that constitute all animate and inanimate entities on Earth.

Navigating the Future of Finance takes readers on a comprehensive journey through the converging forces of economic disruption, technological advancement, and evolving market dynamics that are fundamentally transforming today's financial ecosystem.

This book explores the influence of religion, culture, community, and digital innovation as key dimensions of climate change communication in Asia.

This book looks at the recent history of sex, contraception, and abortion in Australia's most conservative state, Queensland.

Since the days of the Indus Valley Civilization, coastal regions along the Indian shores have been deeply engaged in maritime activities.

During the recession in the years 2008-2009, the most severe for mature economies in the post-war period, housing markets were often mentioned as having a special responsibility.

Das Buch ist für Praktiker in der Tourismusbranche und Akademiker gleichermaßen geeignet und zeigt in anschaulicher Weise die Mechanismen und Prinzipien des Social Webs im Tourismus auf.

This book has been written on the basis of the research done between 2008 and 2010 as part of the European Commission funded FREIGHTVISION project.

Rural regions in Europe are evolving under powerful boundary conditions such as globalisation, socio-cultural transformations and climate change, which in turn increases natural hazards.

Legal Aspects of the Regional Integration Processes in the Post-Soviet Area is the first ever comprehensive overview of regional integration processes in the territory of the former USSR introducing the core concepts of regional integration theory and presenting a solid foundation of factual information regarding all the regional integration agreements (RIAs) operating in the Eurasian landmass and consisting of the former Soviet republics.

Miguel-Angel Galindo Martin, Joaquin Guzman Cuevas and Domingo Ribeiro Soriano University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain The economic growth and the progress of the nations have been two issues that have worried to the economists during centuries.

Creating a French Empire and establishing French dominance over Europe constituted Napoleon's most important and consistent aims.

In southern graveyards through the first decades of the twentieth century, the Confederate South was commemorated by tombstones and memorials, in Confederate flags, and in Memorial Day speeches and burial rituals.

Latin America after the Neoliberal Debacle studies the crippling problems that plague civilian democracies in the region.

Creating a French Empire and establishing French dominance over Europe constituted Napoleon's most important and consistent aims.

In southern graveyards through the first decades of the twentieth century, the Confederate South was commemorated by tombstones and memorials, in Confederate flags, and in Memorial Day speeches and burial rituals.

Latin America after the Neoliberal Debacle studies the crippling problems that plague civilian democracies in the region.

The Life of Ten Bears is a remarkable collection of nineteenth-century Comanche oral histories given by Francis Joseph Joe A Attocknie.

Although Uzbekistan was established as an independent state in 1991, the rich history of the people and culture extend back thousands of years.

While the rising prominence of translations has long been recognized as an essential element of early modern intellectual life, this volume shifts the focus from translated texts to the individuals who translated them.

As the world continues to grapple with a range of practical development challenges that are directly linked to livelihood concerns about human well-being and declining living standards, often overlooked is the human right to development, which remains largely unfulfilled.

Although Uzbekistan was established as an independent state in 1991, the rich history of the people and culture extend back thousands of years.

This clear and nuanced introduction explores the Philippines' ongoing and deeply charged dilemma of state-society relations through a historical treatment of state formation and the corresponding conflicts and collaboration between government leaders and social forces.

This groundbreaking book explores China's efforts to assimilate Tibet, in the process rewriting Tibetan history to conform to Beijing's goals.

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Now in a fully updated edition, this cogent but comprehensive book examines the international relations of the People's Republic of China since its founding in 1949.

The wntmgs by Japanese and Gennan economists presented here originated against the backdrop of ongoing globalization processes and notable fluctuations in regional economic dynamics observable at the same time, primarily in the East and South East Asian area.

Bjllrn Tore Godal Norwegian Ambassador to Germany Chairman of the Editorial Advisory Board Several of the contributions to the present volume of The NEBI Yearbook have been inspired by the fact that roughly speaking, ten years have passed since the first steps were taken to initiate cross-border co-operation in the Barents and Baltic Sea areas.

This book is based on the Regional Section of the Development Plan 2000-2006, prepared by the Regional Development Institute according to the Greek Ministry of National Economy's directions and available data.

Russia and many other transition countries are now facing the challenges of opening up, restructuring, and modernizing their economies, which requires addressing numerous institutional weaknesses and supply-side distortions.

The development of international trade theory has created a wide array of different theories, concepts and results.

Preface-Introduction 1 Dietmar Scholich The various regions within the European Union are marked by a high degree of disparity with regard to economic performance and productivity, and with respect to their labour markets.

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Urban Transport Development is a contribution to the ongoing global discussion on the future of urban transport.

Although modern location theory is now more than 90 years old, the focus of researchers in this area has been mainly problem oriented.

Technology-enabled influence operations, including disinformation, will likely figure prominently in adversary efforts to impede U.

As the world continues to grapple with a range of practical development challenges that are directly linked to livelihood concerns about human well-being and declining living standards, often overlooked is the human right to development, which remains largely unfulfilled.