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International Water Scarcity and Variability(2016) DINAR, SHLOMI,DINAR, ARIELAlthough media coverage and some scholars tend to cast natural resource shortages as leading inexorably toward armed conflict and war, the authors demonstrate that there are many examples of and mechanisms for more peaceful dispute resolution regarding naVezava: Trda110,25 € -
Distribution Revolution(2014)Offers a collection of interviews with leading film and TV professionals concerning the many ways that digital delivery systems are transforming the entertainment business.Vezava: Trda74,37 €
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Distribution Revolution(2014)Offers a collection of interviews with leading film and TV professionals concerning the many ways that digital delivery systems are transforming the entertainment business.Vezava: Mehka40,39 €
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Democracy as Death(2015) HICKEL, JASONThe revolution that brought the African National Congress (ANC) to power in South Africa was fractured by internal conflict. This book interrogates the Western ideals of individual freedom and agency from the perspective of those who oppose such ideals, aVezava: Trda110,25 €
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Technology and the Search for Progress in Modern Mexico(2015) BEATTY, EDWARDDrawing on three detailed case studies the sewing machine, a glass bottle blowing factory, and the cyanide process for gold and silver refining, this book explores a central paradox of economic growth in nineteenth-century Mexico.Vezava: Trda87,76 €
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Science and Sensibility(2016) MCGINNIS, MICHAEL VINCENTIf humans are to understand and discover ways of addressing complex social and ecological problems, we first need to find intimacy with our particular places and communities. This title argues for the need for ecology to engage with philosophical values aVezava: Trda110,25 €
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Geography of Digestion(2016) BAUCH, NICHOLASAsking his readers to think about mapping the processes and locations of digestion, the author moves outward from the stomach to the sanitarium and through the landscape, clarifying the relationship between food, body, and environment at a crucial momentVezava: Mehka48,47 €
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Eco-Sonic Media(2015) SMITH, JACOBOffers an ecological critique to the history of sound media technologies in order to amplify the environmental undertones in sound studies and turn up the audio in discussions of greening the media. By looking at early and neglected forms of sound technolVezava: Trda87,76 €
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Does Policy Analysis Matter?(2017)Just how well can democracy incorporate knowledge and expertise through public policy analysts? This book examines the evolution of policy analysis, its use in legislative and regulatory bodies, and its use within the federal executive branch to improve gVezava: Trda110,25 €
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Masculine Compromise(2016) YUK-PING CHOI, SUSANNE,PENG, YINNIDrawing on the life stories of 266 migrants in South China, the authors examine the effect of mass rural-to-urban migration on family and gender relationships, with a specific focus on changes in men and masculinities. They show how migration has forced mVezava: Mehka40,39 €
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Margins of the Market(2016) MATHEW, JOHANWhat is the relationship between trafficking and free trade? Is trafficking the perfection or the perversion of free trade? Following the entangled history of trafficking and capitalism, the author explores how the Arabian Sea reveals the gaps that hauntVezava: Mehka40,39 €
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Contesting Indochina(2016) EDWARDS, M. KATHRYNHow does a nation come to terms with losing a war-especially an overseas war whose purpose is fervently contested? This is a study of the competing and intertwined narratives of the Indochina War. It analyzes the layers of French remembrance, focusing onVezava: Trda87,76 €
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Problem of Great Importance(2013) ITTMANN, KARLTraces British imperial efforts to engage metropolitan activists who could improve its knowledge of colonial demography and design programs to influence colonial population trends. This book examines how imperial state attempted to control colonial populaVezava: Mehka54,93 €
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From Village to City(2016) KIPNIS, ANDREW B.Between 1988 and 2013, the Chinese city of Zouping transformed from an impoverished town to a bustling city of over 300,000, complete with factories, high rises, and all the infrastructure of a wealthy East Asian city. This book focuses on the rapid changVezava: Trda87,76 €
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Idle Talk(2013)Beginning with the Han dynasty and ending with the Qing, this book provides a cultural history of gossip and anecdote in traditional China.Vezava: Mehka54,93 €
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Consensual Violence(2016) WEINBERG, JILL D.Using a fresh approach to understanding consent, the author presents two case studies of activities in which participants engage in violent acts: competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) and sexual sadism and masochism (BDSM).Vezava: Trda110,25 €
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No Alternative?(2013)Examining the education in South Korea beyond daytime K-16 schooling, this book reveals that education producers and consumers often reject mainstream education while simultaneously seeking or embracing its symbolic value.Vezava: Mehka33,93 €
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Regulating Style(2016) THOMAS, KEDRONFashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. The author approaches the fashion industry from the perVezava: Trda110,25 €
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Protesting America(2013) MOON, KATHARINE H. S.When the US-Korea military alliance began to deteriorate in the 2000s, many commentators blamed "anti-Americanism" and nationalism, especially among younger South Koreans. This book argues that Korean activism around US relations owes more to transformatiVezava: Mehka48,47 €
