Regional Studies

The twelfth volume in the acclaimed paperback series . . . the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. About the AuthorPhilip Payton is Professor of Cornish and Australian Studies in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992236366Author Seifudein AdemFormat PaperbackPage Count 552Imprint African Books CollectivePublisher African Books CollectiveWeight(grams)...

The street protests that erupted in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread quickly throughout the Middle East surprised not only the entrenched dictators of the region but also international observers who collectively had taken for granted the durability of...

In 1996, the Argentine government authorized the use of genetically modified (GM), herbicide-resistance soybean seeds. By the mid-2000s, GM soybeans were cultivated on more than half of the arable land in Argentina and represented one-fourth of the...

The thirteenth volume in this acclaimed paperback series includes articles on Cornish emigration, Cornish literature, the novelist Virginia Woolf, the poet Jack Clemo, Cornish mining history, Cornish folklore, the medieval Cornish-language miracle plays,...

Biography of John Jacob Astor's life and his career as a merchant, fur trader, and land speculator as vehicles for examining several important themes and issues in American economic and urban development between 1790 and 1860.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993996948Author M N AmvrosovaFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint African Books CollectivePublisher African Books CollectiveWeight(grams) 236g

Governance everywhere is concerned with spatial relationships. Modern states "map" local communities, making them legible for the purposes of control. Ethiopia has gone through several stages of "mapping" in its imperial, revolutionary, and...

Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same residents are also profoundly divided over the practice of mountaintop mining-that is, the removal and...

Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same residents are also profoundly divided over the practice of mountaintop mining-that is, the removal and...

Offers a comprehensive biography of influential Detroit labor activist Joseph A. Labadie.Book InformationISBN 9780814343265Author Carlotta R. AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Wayne State University PressPublisher Wayne State University Press

The 2018 Malaysian General Election will stand as a major defining event in Malaysian history, when the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition unexpectedly lost power in the country they had ruled for over half a century. This volume brings together scholars...

This book focuses on the emergence of different forms of civic and political activism in Turkey. It has taken into account different components of active citizenship, specifically looking at the development of civic and political forms of activism that...

China's foreign policy in the Arab world is important because it reflects China's general foreign policy. In this study, first published in 1981, the author draws upon a wealth of previously unpublished and inaccessible material to analyse Chinese...

The Middle East is, and has always been, of major global economic and political importance. First published in 1981, this edited collection analyses many of the crucial issues that have had international repercussions during the second half of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789292623746Author Asian Development BankFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Asian Development BankPublisher Asian Development BankWeight(grams)...

This edition highlights trends in emerging East Asian local currency bond markets and explores bank efficiency and financing for a sustainable recovery.The publication discusses the importance of green and social finance in ensuring a sustainable...

Research in environmental justice reveals that low-income and minority neighborhoods in our nation's cities are often the preferred sites for landfills, power plants, and polluting factories. Those who live in these sacrifice zones are forced to shoulder...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. The post-Brexit environment introduces notable challenges for regional policy; however, it also offers the opportunity to...

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This book focuses on the emergence of different forms of civic and political activism in Turkey. It has taken into account different components of active citizenship, specifically looking at the development of civic and political forms of activism that...

The service sector occupies a dominant position in the Japanese economy, yet few studies have looked at the way the industry developed. This book, first published in 1992, focuses on the growth and development of a major world security and communications...

This book, first published in 1988, examines the nature of trade agreements with Chinese companies, and is divided into three parts which are arranged in accordance with the stages of development: from a trade talk to the final stage of a contract. At...

This book, first published in 1994, takes a broad look at the reasons behind the failure of foreign banks to penetrate Japanese financial markets. It accepts the common argument that the Japanese bureaucracy has skilfully limited the scope of foreign...

The Eastern Himalaya region covers a geographical area that spans five nations and has diverse landscapes, a multitude of ethnic groups and a rich variety of flora and fauna. The region is relatively poor in terms of GDP and per capita income;...

The 2013 elections took place less than two years after the overwhelming wave of social protests of summer 2011. At first, the election campaign did not raise much public interest, but the emergence of new players and young political forces energized the...

Public and even scholarly debates usually focus on the integration problems of Muslim immigrants at the cost of overlooking the role of the growing number of migrant organizations in establishing a crucial link among immigrants themselves, as well as...

This book, first published in 1988, assembles a key pool of references in English to help study the 'Japanese economic challenge' of the 1980s. Collectively, these writings chronicle the historical, social and cultural background of Japan's spectacular...

The first comprehensive study of post-war Japanese transnational corporations in Australia, this book, first published in 1990, gives valuable insights into the particular characteristics of Japanese overseas investment. It looks at how, where and why...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789987160341Author Godfrey MwakikagileFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint New Africa PressPublisher New Africa PressWeight(grams) 508g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788591242627Author Ismar Borges De LimaFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint 978-85-912426-2-7Publisher 978-85-912426-2-7Weight(grams) 189g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543748222Author Nana Naz-KhanFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Partridge Publishing SingaporePublisher Partridge Publishing SingaporeWeight(grams)...

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In 2012, Russia assumes the Chairmanship of APEC, and is keen to build on its memberships of both East Asia Summit (EAS) and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). Russia is geographically and historically part of Asia and the Asia Pacific, and has been a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789292621124Author Asian Development BankFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Asian Development BankPublisher Asian Development BankWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949790641Author David AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint PelekinesisPublisher PelekinesisWeight(grams) 381g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647640026Author Travis Scott LutherFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint ISBN ServicesPublisher ISBN ServicesWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789987160457Author Godfrey MwakikagileFormat PaperbackPage Count 486Imprint New Africa PressPublisher New Africa PressWeight(grams) 644gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645872214Author Akshat ThapaFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Notion PressPublisher Notion PressWeight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789383419005Author Vinita YadavFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Copal Publishing GroupPublisher Copal Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 435g