Peter B. Clarke & Jeffrey Somers 
Japanese New Religions in the West [PDF ebook] 

‘In a century of horrors, Guatemala from 1954 to the present has been a bloody scene of some of the worst horrors—and the United States has been deeply involved. Drawing upon 30 years of experience i …

First published in 1986. Africanists are nowadays devoting increasing attention to the role of the state – both colonial and post-colonial – in the process of class formation in African societies. Th …

This book uses a revised version of Kingdon’s multiple-streams framework to examine health financing reforms in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) as well as long-term care ins …

This book focuses on the influence of philanthropic foundations in global development, and on how the global south has engaged with them. The idea of corporate philanthropy stretches back a long way, …

EU–Middle East relations are multifaceted, varied and complex, shaped by historical, political, economic, migratory, social and cultural dynamics. Covering these relations from a broad perspective th …

We live in a »risk society» where the identification, distribution and management of risks, from new technology, environmental factors or other sources are crucial to our individual and social exis …

This book explores the decline of rural and peripheral areas in Japan, which results from an aging population, outmigration of the younger generations, and the economic decline of the primary sector. …

‘This is British wildlife off the coast of Wales shot in 4k, and it will totally blow you out of the water.’ Dale Templar’I was amazed by the range of diversity in the Celtic Deep around Wales. I’m r …

Presenting a social history of colonial food practices in India, Malaysia and Singapore, this book discusses the contribution that Asian domestic servants made towards the development of this cuisine …

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Central Asian states have developed liberal-constitutional formal institutions. However, at the same time, political phenomena in Central Asia are shaped by in …