This book explores the nature and development of Castro's foreign relations and Cuban globalism, with primary attention... Læs mere
This book provides an original and far-reaching analysis of the impact of the modern corporation on contemporary social structure. Combining business history with political insight, it offers a systematic critique of the post-industrial order and the illusions it fosters.
This book addresses issues in cultural change in reconstructing New Europe of the European Community (EC). It offers anthropological perspectives on the transformations of European culture and community which both result from the processes of EC integration.
This book aims to explore one of the most obvious areas of discontent in post-Fordist societies, the ever-intrusive fear and reality of crime. It provides an analysis that explains the... Læs mere
This book originated in a conference on Culture and Reproduction held at the University of California. It discusses... Læs mere
This book is about Han Chinese who dared to cross over the Great Wall of China, to make a life for themselves on the northern frontier. It compares family lives, the economy, and gender relations among Chinese herders and farmers of Inner Mongolia.
This book is an effort to overcome the major obstacle to a creative system orientation in world politics—a dearth of knowledge about system-level change. It involves the study of international crisis and its role in change.
This book provides a unique perspective, a glimpse into the world behind the intifada from both the Palestinian and Israeli points of view. It is helpful for anyone who wishes to comprehend fully the complexities of the Palestinian.
This book combines perspectives from literature, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, history, philosophy, and art to explore the culture of a fully... Læs mere
This book describes crop protection strategies that rely on subsistence farmers' knowledge and participation, local resources, and alternative... Læs mere
This book presents survey data to devise a framework for a better understanding of the effects of welfare state policy on the chronically unemployed. It analyzes the personal and political worlds behind the social mechanisms behind the welfare state.
This report is based on a conference on the applications of microcomputers in development sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in collaboration with a host country.