From leading abolitionist organizers, a much-needed intervention arguing that the systems that purport to protect children make them-and our communities-less safe.
This book is a chronicle of the myopia and gamesmanship that dominated Americans' understanding of their environment on the eve of the nation's ecology crisis.
Since its creation by the National Security Act of 1947 the office of secretary of defense has grown rapidly in power and influence, surpassing at times that of the secretary of state to become second only to the presidency in the government of the United States.
In this volume a number of distinguished social scientists representing the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics, and political science, explore essential problems of developmental change against the theoretical background and empirical data of their own and related disciplines.
Die seit 1998 erschienenen 47 Hefte der "Friedrichsruher Beiträge" der Otto-von- Bismarck-Stiftung sind hier erstmals in einer kompakten Gesamtausgabe greifbar.
In a world experiencing unprecedented urbanization and drastic climate change, there is immense demand for creative solutions to the environmental, social, and economic obstacles faced by burgeoning cities in the developing world.
Une classe politique desorientee, des atteintes incessantes aux valeurs republicaines, une souverainete fragilisee, des tensions religieuses et migratoires exacerbees, ainsi qu'une ecologie deconnectee, sont autant de symptomes d'un malaise intense, enracine depuis des decennies, qui precipite le declin de la France.
This book marks a significant contribution to the development of queer disaster studies - exploring how disaster-related experiences and needs of sexual and gender diverse (LGBTIQA+) people manifest and differ across national, cultural, and regional boundaries from the Global North and South; from culturally diverse communities, drawing together researchers and professionals working in government, non-government agencies, emergency management, community, and humanitarian organisations.
This book profiles Simon Dalby's academic contributions in the fields of critical geopolitics, environmental security and the intersection of international relations and the Anthropocene.
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the spatial patterns, drivers, mechanisms and management strategies associated with urban heat islands (UHI).
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the spatial patterns, drivers, mechanisms and management strategies associated with urban heat islands (UHI).
A glut of oil, dropping prices, the threat of insolvency, a divided membership-these developments in the early weeks of 1985 underline the cogency of Mohammed Ahrari's historical study of the OPEC oil cartel and his argument that economic forces, not politics, determine OPEC's action in the world arena.
"Place de la République" lève le voile sur le déroulement du quinquennat 2012-2017, à travers le témoignage rare du conseiller chargé des dossiers sociaux, souvent les plus sensibles, auprès du chef de l’État.
This book extensively examines various contemporary public finance themes of India, namely fiscal policy and macro economy, public expenditure policy, tax policy, fiscal transfers policy, public debt policy and fiscal imbalance, and environment and climate finance policies.
La prophetie 2021 annonce une guerre froide pandemique qui se transformera en revolution intellectuelle contre l'abus de pouvoir des dictateurs voulant imposer un Etat esclavagiste qui passera ni vu, ni connu en 2021.
"e;Sortir de la crise"e; est le fruit d'un regard libre, sans appartenance politique ni engagement associatif, porte par une seule conviction : l'amour de la France.
