Research, References and Encyclopedias Books

This book traces the development of China's banking system through the first 25 years of China's socialist market economy up to the present. It examines how China's leaders have chosen their own path for reforming and regulating the banking sector and...

The effects of the partition of India in 1947 have been more far-reaching and complex than the existing partition narratives of violence and separation reveal. The immediacy of the movement of refugees between India and the newly-formed state of Pakistan...

The European Union has been one of the most vocal advocates of 'sustainable development', particularly in its dealings with developing countries. Even prior to the formulation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the EU has insisted upon the...

In our daily experiences, we feel, perceive, designate, invoke or comment on a plurality of beings: people, artifacts, technologies, institutions, projects, animals, divinities, emotions, cultures, ideologies or opinions that are part of our world. While...

This book provides an overview of the Japanese sex industry in the years of Japan's postwar economic boom. It argues that the origins of gender inequality in contemporary Japan resulted from the policies put in place during this period, when there was...

Few books in the history of Development Studies have had an impact like The Development Dictionary - A Guide to Knowledge as Power, which was edited by Wolfgang Sachs and published by Zed Books in 1992. The Development Dictionary was crucial in...

The Indian Subcontinent has been at the centre of folklore inquiry since the 19th century, yet, while much attention was paid to India by early scholars, folkloristic interest in the region waned over time until it virtually disappeared from the research...

Palestinian Popular Struggle challenges conventional thinking about political action and organization. It offers an alternative to the seemingly failed tracks of armed struggle and diplomatic negotiations. A discourse of rights and global justice helps...

Whilst China's growing economy is widely regarded as being responsible for severe environmental degradation and a high reliance on energy from fossil fuels, China is emerging as a potential leader in new green energy technologies. Outlining the...

This book investigates the extent to which social class has changed in Eastern Europe since the fall of communism. Based on extensive original research, the book discusses how ideas about class are viewed by both working class and middle class...

Much is being written about China's new 'One Belt, One Road' initiative, but much of the writing focuses on China itself, on the destinations of the road - Europe and the Middle East - or on the countries through which the road passes, such as...

When China's economic reforms were beginning, there was an expectation in the west that China's financial markets would be opened to western banks and that China's banks would be reformed along western lines. Joint ventures between Chinese banks and...

This book is about the use of economic and state capture levers for achieving political clout. It details how Moscow has been able to exploit governance deficits and influence decision-making in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe through a range...

Since the reform and opening-up policy was implemented in China, consultations have been increasingly carried out during the policy-making process. This often involves experts, many of whom are based in think-tanks or similar institutions. The degree of...

This book focuses on the social process of conflict news production and the emergence of public discourse on war and armed conflict. Its contributions combine qualitative and quantitative approaches through interview studies and computer-assisted content...

This book explores the intellectual discourse in post-revolutionary Iran. It focuses on Abdolkarim Soroush, a leading Muslim liberal thinker, whose theory of religion is regarded as highly relevant to the current theological and intellectual dynamics in...

This book considers a wide range of illicit industries in China, exploring what drives such activities, why consumers tolerate them to differing degrees, how attempts to regulate them are implemented and how such regulation is resisted. Industries...

This book provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of Putin's third term as Russia's president. It covers political, international relations, economic and social issues, and provides a balanced assessment of Putin's successes and failures. These...

Geographically and demographically Asia is a huge region with a large number of societies and cultures, each affected by their own unique problems including over-population, major natural disasters, poverty and changing social and economic factors...

In the past decade, Bangladesh has achieved significant social and economic progress. Despite high population density, a limited natural-resource base, underdeveloped infrastructure, frequent natural disasters and political uncertainty, the country has...

Offering a comprehensive overview of the current situation in the country, The Handbook of Contemporary Cambodia provides a broad coverage of social, cultural, political and economic development within both rural and urban contexts during the last decade...

This classic dictionary answers questions such as these and explains the origins of over 16,000 names in current English use. It will be a source of fascination to everyone with an interest in names and their history.

Human Resource Management (HRM) is fundamentally shaped by institutional and cultural factors, such as the different political environments and social philosophies of particular countries and regions. By examining the various organizational aspects of...

Short food supply chains (SFSCs) rely primarily on local production and processing practices for the provision of food and are, in principle, more sustainable in social,  economic and environmental terms than supply chains where production and...

This book provides new insights on contemporary terrorism and media research, opening the door for fresh perspectives and trends exploring theories and concepts in the field. Advances in technology have increased the threat of terrorism, as the Internet...

Since 1945 the United Kingdom has changed from a polity that was overwhelmingly white, ethnically British, and Christian to one constituted by creeds, cultures, and communities drawn from all over the globe. The term 'multiculturalism' evokes these...

The Routledge Companion to Strabo explores the works of Strabo of Amasia (c. 64 BCE - c. CE 24), a Greek author writing at the prime of Roman expansion and political empowerment. While his earlier historiographical composition is almost entirely lost,...

This handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics and prospects of democratization in East Asia. A team of leading experts in the field offers discussion at both the country and regional level, including analysis of democratic attitudes and...

The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Media is a comprehensive study of the key contemporary issues and scholarly discussions around Japanese media. Covering a wide variety of forms and types from newspapers, television and fi lm, to music, manga and social...

How could the potential of IT be realised to improve business performance in architecture, construction and engineering organisations? How could organisations unleash the potential of IT to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage? How can...

This book develops a framework that shows how uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (AI) expands and generalizes traditional AI. It explores the uncertainties of knowledge and intelligence. The authors focus on the importance of natural language –...

Jack Pun's book offers the latest research in a variety of health communication settings to highlight the cultural differences between the East and the West.It focuses on the various clinical strands in health communication such as doctor-patient...

This volume explores the mutually transformative relations between migrants and port cities. Throughout the ages of sail and steam, port cities served as nodes of long-distance transmissions and exchanges. Commercial goods, people, animals, seeds,...

Since the 1970s, a 'critical' movement has been developing in the humanities and social sciences denouncing the existence of 'Western dominance' over the worldwide production and circulation of knowledge. However, thirty years after the emergence of this...

This volume showcases a wide range of contemporary approaches to the identification of literary structures within Qur'anic surahs. Recent academic studies of the Qur'an have taken an increasing interest in the concept of the surah as a unity and, with...

Since the 1990s, the world has been witnessing the most fundamental changes in global governance structure and international relations. Due to multipolarization, economic globalization, cultural diversification and information revolution, a number of...

Civil Society, Social Change and a New Popular Education in Russia is a detailed account of contemporary issues that draws upon recent survey research conducted by the Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as from secondary...

Đức Phật dạy, người Phật tử không nên tin và y nương vào thiên thần quỷ vật. Không nên tin vào tổn hữu ác đản, mà nên tin rằng mọi vật không rời nhân duyên mà có, không rời nhân quả mà thành. Tu là không gieo nhân hạnh phẩm sân, ngược lại làm việc thiện...

LIÊN ĐOÀN TRƯỞNG: Anh là người chịu trách nhiệm về sự thịnh suy của Gia Ðình - Với nhiệm vụ cụ thể: Ðiều động Ban Huynh Trưởng - Thi hành chỉ thị của Ban Hướng Dẫn - Huấn luyện - Tổ chức sinh hoạt - Báo cáo v.v... Liên Ðoàn Trưởng đóng vai trò hết sức...

Tập khảo luận mà chúng ta đang cầm trên tay, có thể nói, là một trong những tài liệu quan trọng gắn liền với quá trình phát triển sôi nổi nhất của Gia đình Phật tử Việt Nam. Ra đời trong cuộc Chấn hưng Phật giáo đầu thế kỷ XX, từ đó đến nay, Gia đình...

Many owners of Microsoft Operating Systems Vista to Windows 10 are completely unaware of Microsoft Windows Speech Recognition.This is a free application on each of these operating systems. Many of those who have attempted to use this have given up...

TOP SECRET REPORT. JOINT WEAPONS SYSTEMS OF THE EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND THE UNITED STATES Published by Times Square Press® New York.It is hard to believe that our government has obtained mind-bending technology from extraterrestrials which led to the...

“This book showcases the breadth and value of online pedagogy for applied linguistics. The chapters offer informative, practical and inspirational insights into teaching and learning used at the Open University, and how these approaches extend to...

A collection of essays providing an interdisciplinary account of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's judicial rhetoric.

Un manuale completo, ricco di esempi e proposte operative, per lo studio dell'armonia tonale. Con una prefazione di Marina Leonardi.

Diese Publikation soll die Ergebnisse und Vorträge des Strategietags der Studierenden der FH Salzburg, Design und Produktmanagement dokumentieren und eine Übersicht über relevante Themen geben. Grundsätzlich werden alle vorgetragenen Strategiekonzepte...

Nineteenth century Romanticism. In-depth study of Jean Paul Richter.

És un llibre que recull visions, reflexions i dades al voltant d'això que s'anomena l'Animació i la Gestió Cultural. Hi ha capítols on el plantejament és descriptiu i en altres on es manifesta una posició teòrica concreta.Els primers vuit capítols...