This book reflects the argument on agrarian transformation in Egypt. It focuses on the role of agricultural mechanization in the labor process in rural Egypt. The book... Læs mere
This book focuses on the political-economic dimensions of the food crisis, with case studies from the four regions—Africa, Asia, Latin... Læs mere
This book examines the political and economic legacy of the Duvalier regime with the intention of clarifying its implications... Læs mere
This book emphasizes the factors in the spread and control of AIDS that have received less attention in the literature. It suggests that a collaborative action program involving traditional healers is necessary if we wish to impact the spread of AIDS and other STDs in Africa.
This book examines gender relations to land relations that are crucial to formulating policies through which African women's food producing capabilities... Læs mere
This book contains the Office of Technology Assessment commissioned papers analyzing the Northeast, South, Midwest, the... Læs mere
This book includes a collection of papers on both natural (biological) and artificial (computer) approaches to several facets of intelligent behavior from the primary viewpoint of the convergence of computer science and biology in the theory of cognitive science. .
This book presents a chain of argument as well as a conversation conducted in the presence of the major contributors to the "end-of-philosophy" debate: the critics of the dominantly Platonic-Cartesian-Kantian tradition and its defenders.
This book presents various aspects of the changing nature of East-West relations and attempts to anticipate future trends in East-West trade and technology transfer, dealing with the evolution of national approaches towards trade and technology transfer.
This comprehensive, up-to-date, and forward-looking book focuses on the economic and political forces shaping agriculture and trade... Læs mere
This book examines issues of strategic access and resources, superpower and regional conflict, economic growth and internal stability, and... Læs mere
This book provides deeper understanding of the aging process, of the likely differences between the lives of past and future generations, and of the potential for optimizing these future lives from cross-cultural and cross-temporal perspectives.