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Using the relationship between China and Southeast Asia's ethnic Chinese as a case study, this text focuses upon the... Læs mere
Many Asian countries are achieving remarkable success in closing what researchers call the digital divide between developing and developed nations, while others continue to struggle.
Economic planning dictated a complex network of production and distribution that rendered the former republics dependent on Russia in a variety of ways. Soviet patterns of government administration and economic management are still evident in all the former republics.
Few, if any phenomena affecting Western Europe as a whole since 1945 have been more far-reaching in their immediate effects to politics and society over the long term than the experience of immigration. This work discusses effects of postwar migration.
This work examines the historical, political, and social backdrops to the social welfare systems in the most developed welfare state systems of East Asia: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the People's Republic of China.
The final analysis of the book argues that Chahine's work stands comparison with directors such as Fellini, Bergman, Kurosawa or Sembene but also emphatically draws strength from its... Læs mere
This work is a longitudinal study of a large sex work industry - and Thailand, the most prominent nation in the rapidly growing sex tourism industry. It examines considerations of health, behaviour, economics, morality, religion, and worker safety.
Based on a broader geographical scope than any previous study carried out on the subject, this is a landmark work on a subject of considerable controversy.
Featuring a wealth of case-study material and insights from leading experts in the field, this highly original volume forces an important re-think in a contentious area of African politics and development.
In this revealing new book, Boas and Dunn explore the phenomenon of 'autochthony' in contemporary African politics.
Using various sources, including diaries and letters, this book contributes to the study of Gertrude Bell's colourful life - exploring the personal passions, desires and relationships that drove her - and to an understanding of the background behind the creation of modern Iraq.