Second Secretary of the Central Committee of a Soviet republic does not sound a very important position, but as this book shows it was an extremely important role, one that helped hold the Soviet Union together and helped to keep it going for so long.
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This book offers new methodological approaches which contextualize the lives of German WWI aviators through the iconography which created their image, the act of... Læs mere
This book focuses on the role governments play in urban aerial pesticide spraying operations. Of great interest to students and researchers of pesticides,... Læs mere
A comprehensive guide to managing communication within organisations, the Handbook recognises Internal Communication's continued growth as a management... Læs mere
Urban governance and sustainability are rapidly becoming key issues around the world. This book examines the processes of urban governance in sustainable development. It is suitable for policy-makers, politicians, activists and NGOs, planners, and researchers and academics.
Using a series of case studies from across Europe, the contributors to this study examine the rapidly changing relationship between globalism and localism and how global economic forces are affecting everyone in some way or another.
This definitive text adopts a more clarified approach to groundwater development, looking in particular at the ecological, legal, institutional, economic and social challenges associated with intensive groundwater use and its impact on poverty.
Covering all known informatics methods pertaining to the study of glycans, this book highlights crucial functional roles in many biological processes.... Læs mere
This book brings together a set of distinguished academics and activists to analyze, critique, and debate the global politics of poverty and justice and the contemporary nature of globalization.
Explores the subject of lenses, spectacles, aventurine glass, and windows found in China from the... Læs mere
Assemblies the key articles that have defined the scholarly field of global law to explore customs, treaties and international institutions, the roles they have played in international relations and the effect they have had in the international system.