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As the Middle East descends ever deeper into violence and chaos, 'sectarianism' has become a catch-all explanation for the region's troubles. The turmoil is attributed to 'ancient sectarian differences', putatively primordial forces that make violent conflict...
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Oxford University Press
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2017-03-15
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This book offers an authoritative study on special economic zones in China. With articles from economic experts and scholars, the scope of the book includes new theories, methods and discoveries in the field of special economic zone studies. It foscuses on discussing...
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Springer
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2017-03-15
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Never before have technological advances had so great an impact on security—not only increasing the nature and level of threats, but also for the possibility of providing the means to address the threats. Technologies that could increase security include ubiquitous and...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2017-03-15
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Die zentralen Entwicklungslinien des Wandels von Verwaltung und lokaler Politik über die letzten Jahrzehnte im deutschen wie im internationalen Kontext thematisiert dieser Sammelband. Anlässlich des 80. Geburtstages von Hellmut Wollmann geben national und international...
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Springer VS
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2017-03-14
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This book, which brings together scholars from the developed and developing world, explores one of the most salient features of contemporary international relations: South-South cooperation. It builds on existing empirical evidence and offers a comparative analytical...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-03-14
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This volume, edited by a political scientist and a practicing medical doctor, is organized into two parts: interpersonal and institutional trust. To gauge trust both interpersonal and institutional in 29 Asian societies, the AsiaBarometer survey, the best—and...
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Springer
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2017-03-14
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe wall, taxes, tariffs, deportations, Obamacare, guns, military strength, schools, abortion, religion - what will the new president do? The "Godfather of Trumpmania," Michael Savage, examines the initial appointments, speeches, tweets and...
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Center Street
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2017-03-14
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This book offers a unique exploration of the current state of freedom of speech as a basic right available to everyone. The research focuses on the different development stages of the concept of freedom of speech and the use of modern indicators to depict the its...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-03-13
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Der Medienkonsum verändert sich. Neben die klassischen Programmfamilien treten netzbasierte Angebote global agierender Player, die auf allen Endgeräten aus einer Hand lineare und nicht-lineare Inhalte sowie zahlreiche begleitende Dienste anbieten. Hinzu kommt eine...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2017-03-13
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Moving beyond terror groups to examine non-state actors including warlords, gangs and private security companies, Violent Non-State Actors: Guides you through the core theories and concepts, taking a multidisciplinary approach Examines different...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2017-03-13
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This book critiques mainstream beliefs about cyberwarfare and forges a new path in the way of defining this largely misunderstood concept. Rather than outlining cyberspace as a new technology applied in military operations, here, Tsirigotis rallies against this ...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-03-10
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Corruption regularly makes front page headlines: public officials embezzling government monies, selling public offices, and trading bribes for favors to private companies generate public indignation and calls for reform. In Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know®,...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-03-10
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The Sinews of State Power seeks to explain why rural China has been so unstable since 2000, despite numerous national reforms. Using original fieldwork, it traces the rise and demise of cohesive local states in rural China since the Maoist era. It shows that, the...
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Oxford University Press
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2017-03-10
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How can citizens best protect themselves from the arbitrary power of abusive spouses, tyrannical bosses, and corrupt politicians? Exit Left makes the case that in each of these three spheres the answer is the same: exit.
By promoting open and competitive markets and...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2017-03-09
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Dieser Sammelband gibt einen Überblick über die Sozial- und Solidarwirtschaft, die nicht nur in Frankreich an Bedeutung gewinnt. Vergleichend werden unterschiedliche Aspekte sozialen und solidarischen Wirtschaftens und dessen Entwicklung in Frankreich und Europa...
Editeur :
Springer VS
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2017-03-08
Collection :
Frankreich Jahrbuch
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This collection of essays offers thoughtful discussions of major challenges confronting the theory and practice of citizenship in a globalized, socially fragmented, and multicultural world. The traditional concept of citizenship as a shared ethnic, religious, and/or...
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Springer
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2017-03-08
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This book examines the impact and implications of the declaration of human right to water and sanitation access for human security in Central Asia. It analyzes the current risks and threats arising from mismanagement of water resources in Central Asia through the...
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Palgrave Pivot
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2017-03-07
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This book explores the long history of oppression and resistance in adult and higher education, situated in Mississippi. The state serves as a unique site in which intersecting narratives around race, ethnicity, social class, opportunity, democracy, and equity have...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-03-07
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This book analyzes the changes in and development of China’s Foreign Aid Policy and Mechanisms over the past 60 years. It offers readers a thorough introduction to China’s Aid to Africa; its Aid to Southeast Asian Countries; its Aid Policy Toward Central Asian...
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Springer
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2017-03-07
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Der Länderbericht bringt erstmals Daten des Deutschen Freiwilligensurveys für einen Vergleich der vierzehn Bundesländer zusammen.Der Freiwilligensurvey wurde 2014 zum vierten Mal im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFJ)...
Editeur :
Springer VS
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2017-03-07
Collection :
Bürgergesellschaft und Demokratie
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