Hirosuke Kawanishi & Ross Mouer 
Sociology of Work in Japan [PDF ebook] 

Since the 1991-2002 civil conflict ended in Sierra Leone, the country has failed to translate the accomplishments of women »s involvement in bringing the war to an end into meaningful political empow …

This study looks into the significance of a floating exchange rate regime, further development of the foreign exchange derivatives market, and concurrent internationalization of the Renminbi (RMB) fo …

Making risk management work means engaging people to identify, own and manage risk. Many organisations have spent considerable time and money setting up risk frameworks, processes, and supporting too …

When studying the social phenomena in and around football, five major aspects of globalisation processes become evident: international migration, the global flow of capital, the syncretistic nature o …

First published in 2005. Written by one of the most eminent and respected Egyptologists ever known, this remarkable work is at the same time original research in a previously neglected area of survey …

Concerned with the process in Hinduism of reinterpreting classical texts and imbuing them with new inspiration. An example par excellence is Hariram Vyas »s Ras-pancadhyayi, the earliest known Braj B …

First book length treatment of Muslim Soviet Women Cross disciplinary – gender and women »s studies, anthropology, Central Asia and Caucasus Suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate level Off …

Strong states and strong civil societies are now increasingly hailed as the twin drivers of a ‘rising Africa’. Current attempts to support growth and democracy are part of a longer history of promoti …

Why is public space disappearing? Why is this disappearance important to democratic politics and how has it become an international phenomenon? Public spaces are no longer democratic spaces, but inst …

Urban Governance Under the Ottomans focuses on one of the most pressing topics in this field, namely the question why cities formerly known for their multiethnic and multi- religious composition beca …