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9789004122475

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Governance and Developing Countries

Edited by Jamil Jreisat, University of South Florida

Governance is not a topic that easily lends itself to neat and precise definitions. Although concepts and practices of governance are profoundly under-specified, they are frequently associated with three dimensions: how and why governments are structured, what processes they employ in governing, ...

€57.00$74.00

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Hardback

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9789004108776

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Challenging Environmental Issues

Edited by Joseph G. Jabbra, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, and Nancy W. Jabbra, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles

This co-edited volume addresses the major environmental problems faced by seven Middle Eastern Countries and the region of the Arabian/Persian Gulf. Leading scholars and experts explore methodically the strains that afflict that region's ecosystems and provide solutions to their protection.

€61.00$79.00

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Hardback

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9789004108752

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Lives in the Balance

Edited by Pat Lauderdale, Arizona State University and Randall Amster, Arizona State University

The chapters in this book offer a critique on nation-statism, rational capitalism, and concentration of power in the post-colonial world, by focussing our attention on the cracks in the armor of the totalizing discourses of the dominant western paradigm, and by illuminating the continuing ...

€57.00$74.00

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9789004069206

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Urbanism and Urbanization

Edited by Noel Iverson, University of New Brunswick, Canada

€158.00$205.00

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SHS

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9789004104709

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Ideology and the Formation of Early States

Edited by Henri J.M. Claessen, Leiden University, and Jarich G. Oosten, Leiden University

In this volume the role of ideology in the emergency of early states is discussed by an international group of specialists. The book is of interest to all those concerned with the complex interaction of ideological and political developments.

€87.00$113.00

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SHS

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9789004097681

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Understanding Law in Micronesia

Brian Z. Tamanaha, University of Amsterdam

Examines law in Micronesia through a focus on the meaningful actions and understandings of legal actors and non-legal actors. It addresses subjects which range from the nature of legal thinking to the autonomy of law.

€70.00$91.00

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HAS

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9789004143661

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Mad about Wildlife

Edited by Ann Herda-Rapp and Theresa L. Goedeke

This collection of qualitative case studies demonstrates how social groups create opposing symbolic meanings of Nature during conflict over wildlife issues. It highlights the untapped utility of constructionist approaches for understanding how different meanings can ultimately affect wildlife ...

€133.00$172.00

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ADSU

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9789004103399

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Preventive Strategies on Suicide

Edited by René F.W. Diekstra, Walter Gulbinat, Ineke Kienhorst and Diego de Leo

€70.00$91.00

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HAS

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9789004143111

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Confronting Cruelty

Lyle Munro

Confronting Cruelty is a sociological study of the animal rights movement in the United States, England and Australia. Social movement theory is used to analyse animal cruelty and how and why activists seek to end it in their various campaigns.

€133.00$172.00

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ADSU

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9789004086135

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Suicide and Its Prevention

Edited by R.F.W. Diekstra, R. Maris, S. Platt, A. Schmidtke and G. Sonneck