Interdisciplinary studies

"e;Genomics in Asia"e; focuses on issues dealing with the development and application of molecular biology and bioengineering technologies in Asian societies and cultures.

Written by leading authorities from Australasia, Europe and North America, this book examines the dynamic conflicts and synergies between nature conservation and human development in contemporary Cambodia.

In 1991, a small group of Russians emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union and enjoyed one of the greatest transfers of wealth ever seen, claiming ownership of some of the most valuable petroleum, natural gas and metal deposits in the world.

This book focuses on how visual records - mainly on film or video - can provide data for research and presents a variety of visual projects drawn from ethnographic fieldwork in Indonesia.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Over the past few years, ever since the advent of HIV and AIDS, there has been increasing discussion of the concept of sexual health.

Mountain regions are subject to a unique set of economic pressures: they act as collective enterprises which have to valorize rare resources, such as spectacular landscapes.

'Importantly, China's Change: The Greatest Show on Earth provides a welcome contrast to such fashionable pessimism .

In the current period of globalization, Governing Interests presents new research on the impact of internationalization on the organization and representation of business interests through trade and employer associations.

This book aims to explore the supercomplexity of interaction and to suggest ways of teaching about this supercomplexity in various settings, including intercultural communication and language-learning.

This first book-length exploration of geographical engagement with puppets examines constructions of puppets in contemporary popular British culture and considers the various ways in which puppets and humans (not just puppeteers) are unified in diverse cultural media.

This book analyses the evolving geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region and explains how Djibouti fits in the global strategies of four major powers-the US, China, Japan, and France.

Technology is pervasive in today's globalized world.

During the Cold War, radio broadcasting played an important role in the ideological confrontation between East and West.

Taking a critical historical approach, this book examines the convergence of journalism and advertising industries that has led to the blurring of commercial and editorial functions within news organizations.

The Eastern Front of World War I is sometimes overshadowed by the fighting in the West.

This volume is a collection of the best essays of Professor Benjamin Miller on the subjects of international and regional security.

This book underscores how, apart from bacteriological factors, human behavioural characteristics as well as the socio-cultural factors that affect people's lives contribute to the risk for and prevention of infection, with particular focus on malaria.

This book is an analysis of the struggle between Israel's hawks and doves for control of national policy.

This book is primarily intended to assist candidates studying geology for the Ordinary Level of G.

This book is written in response to several demands.

The behaviour of many Poles towards the Jewish population during the Nazi occupation of Poland has always been a controversial issue.

Tchad : franc CFA, dettes publiques, présence militaire française est un essai critique qui explore en profondeur les dynamiques postcoloniales au Tchad.

This Festschrift is dedicated to the former Director and Editor-in-chief of the Monumenta Serica Institute in Sankt Augustin (Germany), Roman Malek, S.

First published in 1977, A History of Rhodesia is a history of the origins and course of modern European occupation of 'Southern Rhodesia', 'Rhodesia' as it has been termed since the old 'Northern Rhodesia' became independent under the name Zambia in 1963.

This book considers the proliferation in Malaysia over the past two decades of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) associated with various social movements, both to provide basic information about the NGOs and social movements, and to discuss their role in the development of civil society generally in particular their contribution to the reform movement, which has been gathering strength since 1998.

The media inform the public, help political and social actors communicate with each other, influence perceptions of pressing issues, depict topics and people in particular ways, and may shape political views and participation.

Politics in North and South Korea provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the political dynamics of the two Koreas.

This book provides a critical account of the impact of Twitter on journalism, exploring how the news media has adapted to and normalised the use of the platform in the industry.

This book presents a study of the COVID-19 pandemic using computational social scientific analysis that draws from, and employs, statistics and simulations.

This practical "e;how to"e; guide integrates a comprehensive, interdisciplinary review of literature, alongside a wealth of the authors' combined research experience, into a framework for behavioral health and other investigators concerned with successful participant recruitment and retention in intervention and evaluation research studies.

This new Companion traces the development of cognitive anthropology from its beginnings in the late 1950s to the present, and evaluates future directions of research in the field.

Populism: An Introduction is the first introduction to the theme of populism.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERIES The current expansion of both public and scientific interest in environ- mental issues has not been accompanied by a commensurate production of adequate books, and those which are available are widely variable in approach and depth.

This book examines the deep-seated problems in the Middle East and their impact on the United States and its allies.

First Published in 1985.

The growing body of work on imprisonment, desistance and rehabilitation has mainly focused on policies and treatment programmes and how they are delivered.

Grassroots Russian women's organizations faced multiple challenges in the early 1990s.

Der Physiker und der Dichter: Im Jahr 1801 entdeckte J.

This erudite volume examines the moral universe of the hit Netflix show Black Mirror.

First Published in 1930, History of Japanese Religion shows the interaction of various forces which manifested their vitality more in combination than in opposition.

By the summer of 1943, the Third Reich's fate seemed sealed.

The past ten years have seen local government in the UK facing two major challenges: to survive in the face of Thatcher government hostility, and to adapt to enormously powerful forces of economic restructuring which have also been encouraged by government policies.