Albert Einstein 
Principle of Reality [EPUB ebook] 

Representing Calcutta is a spatial history of the colonial city, and addresses the question of modernity that haunts our perception of Calcutta. The book responds to two inter-related concerns about …

The relationship between government and business has become a central issue in East Asia since the financial crisis of 1997. As the Asian economies try to advance the reform process, recent scandals …

Taking a comparative approach, this fieldwork-based study explores the lives and thoughts of Buddhist nuns in present-day Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The author examines the postcolonial background and its …

The relationship between trade policy and industrialization has provoked much controversy. Can trade policy promote economic growth in developing countries? Those actively working in the area are bec …

Amidst the unevenness and unpredictability of change in the Asia-Pacific region, women”s lives are being transformed. This volume takes up the challenge of exploring the ways in which women are acti …

Interpreting Official Statistics examines the official statistics produced about the current state of British society. It documents some of the ways in which information has been suppressed, manipula …

During the twentieth century, Japan was transformed from a poor, primarily rural country into one of the world”s largest industrial powers and most highly urbanised countries. Interestingly, while J …

Redefining Culture: Perspectives Across the Disciplines argues that culture is one of the most important factors we need to know when we interact as well as in our discussions of social problems and …

This collection explores the effects of new technologies on women”s employment and on the nature of women”s work. The volume is edited by two pre-eminent scholars in the field and contains thirteen …

This book examines whether differences in the organizational structure of armed groups shape patterns of human rights violations in civil wars. Since the end of World War II, civil wars have been cha …