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The food system has changed considerably in the last century. Horsepower was replaced by machine, better crop breeding programs helped usher in the Green Revolution, and problems of malnutrition began to run parallel with those of obesity. Despite changes, many of the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-02-27
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In den USA wurde unsere Moderne geschaffen. Dies geschah unter schweren Verwerfungen, Defiziten und fragwürdigen Strategien. Das Buch zeichnet diesen Weg kritisch nach – aber unter Anerkennung der Leistungen und Analyse der Defizite. Dabei geht der Autor zurück zu den...
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Springer VS
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2019-02-26
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The international movement against the trafficking of women, which has gained momentum over the past two decades, is driven largely by the United States, in tandem with state governments and NGO workers. Feminist organizations have played a key role in carrying out...
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Oxford University Press
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2019-02-26
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From renowned foreign policy expert Angela Stent comes a dissection of how Putin created a paranoid and polarized world—and increased Russia's status on the global stage. "Putin's World is the definitive guide to understanding the tangled history of...
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Twelve
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2019-02-26
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Dieses Handbuch gibt einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Sozialpolitikforschung. Es beleuchtet aus vergleichender Perspektive die historische Entwicklung der Sozialpolitik, ebenso wie aktuelle Herausforderungen, Reformtrends und ihre...
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Springer VS
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2019-02-26
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This book describes militias as significant and prevalent actors in today’s international security environment. To separate them from other types of violent non-state groups, such as terrorists, guerrillas and insurgents, the author describes militias as local guardians...
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Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2019-02-25
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People so often focus on the negative aspects of politics, like greed and corruption, but without politics we would be lost. It frames everything we do, and it has the power to bring about real and positive change. Politics, Andrew Gamble reminds us, defeated slavery...
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Polity
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2019-02-25
Collection :
Why It Matters
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Scholars studying the causes and consequences of political representation, particularly in terms of gender and race, often turn to a concept called descriptive representation. Descriptive representation tells us the degree to which elected officials resemble their...
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Oxford University Press
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2019-02-25
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This book explores one of the most topical and controversial issues of recent years –jihadist terrorist infiltration of irregular migrant flows to Europe. Utilizing robust sampling criteria, more than a hundred such cases are identified and rigorously assessed. The...
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Palgrave Pivot
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2019-02-25
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Nearly a third of the world’s population suffers from hunger or malnutrition. Feeding them – and the projected population of 10 billion people by 2050 – has become a high-profile challenge for states, philanthropists, and even the Fortune 500. This has unleashed a...
Editeur :
Polity
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2019-02-25
Collection :
Global Futures
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This book focuses on the role of economic and political institutions in economic development. The book offers fresh perspectives on the issues facing less-developed countries and the elements influencing their outcomes. The text includes chapters on democracy, property...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-02-23
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Die aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage dieses Handbuches beinhaltet das aktuelle Wissen zu Frieden, Friedenspolitik und zur Friedens- und Konfliktforschung.Die Beiträge behandeln den Friedensbegriff systematisch aus wissenschaftlicher und politischer Perspektive....
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Springer VS
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2019-02-22
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Introduction to any complex international conflict is enriched when the voices of the adversaries are heard. The Israel/Palestine Reader is an innovative collection, focused on the human dimension of the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian confrontation. Its vivid and...
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Polity
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2019-02-22
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Racism, extremism, anti-democratic sentiment – our increasingly polarized world is dominated by a type of thinking that doubts others’ positions but never its own. In a powerful challenge to fundamentalism in all its forms, Carolin Emcke, one of Germany’s leading...
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Polity
Parution :
2019-02-22
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With over 400 A-Z entries, this new dictionary provides clear and authoritative definitions of terms within the fast-growing field of African Politics. It includes coverage on elections, parties and judiciaries, but also popular protest, gender-relations, the politics...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-02-21
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Terrorism is one of the most significant security threats that we face in the twenty-first century. Not surprisingly, there is now a plethora of books on the subject, offering definitions of what terrorism is and proffering advice on what causes it and how states should...
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OUP Oxford
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2019-02-21
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Is liberalism really compatible with nationalism? Are there limits to linguistic nation-building policies? What arguments justify the imposition of national languages? This book addresses these questions by examining the linguistic disputes in Catalonia and Flanders,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-02-20
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Neven Klepo zeichnet die weitreichende Umgestaltung der Kommunen in Bosnien und Herzegowina nach und bewertet ihre Entwicklung im Hinblick auf eine „Good Enough Governance“. Gleichzeitig werden die Determinanten des seit 2002 erfolgreichen Statebuildings „von unten“...
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Springer VS
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2019-02-20
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“This fine team of academics moves beyond mere descriptions of capacities, structures and processes to explain the effectiveness of Civil Protection in the EU. With their exploration of trust as a key factor, they deliver the best book so far on this critical...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-02-20
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This book examines political, social, and economic interactions in highly interconnected areas, stretching from Europe to Eastern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and East Asia, labelled as Trans-Europe. The first part of the book focuses on the interests of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-02-19
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