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Transforming Rural China
Guy M. Robinson
Over the last four decades, China has witnessed dramatic economic growth, transforming into an economic powerhouse with considerable consequences for its rural regions. In this timely book, Guy M. Robinson adeptly navigates the principal...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook on Transnationalism
Edited by Brenda S.A. Yeoh, Francis L. Collins
Providing a critical overview of transnationalism as a concept, this Handbook looks at its growing influence in an era of high-speed, globalised interconnectivity. It offers crucial insights on how approaches to transnationalism have alt...eBook:Find out more$55.16
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New Methods and Theory on Immigrant Integration
Edited by Daniel Rauhut
Looking beyond urban immigration, this ground-breaking book explores how immigrants can become a part of local communities in remote regions. Contributors argue that immigrant integration is place-dependent, and develop new theories, met...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Elgar Companion to Valleys
Edited by Luis LM Aguiar, Donna Senese, Diana E. French
This unique Companion showcases the importance of valleys and their socio-economic, physical and cultural landscapes across three continents. Expert scholars in the field offer a broad range of disciplinary perspectives on the topic, dis...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook on Participatory Action Research and Community Development
Edited by Randy Stoecker , Adrienne Falcón
This Handbook is a critical resource for carefully considering the possibilities and challenges of strategically integrating participatory action research (PAR) and community development (CD). Utilizing practical examples from diverse co...eBook:Find out more$58.36
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Development
Edited by Matthew Clarke, Xinyu (Andy) Zhao
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Development is a ground-breaking resource that provides a starting point for those wishing to grasp how and why development occurs, while also providing further expansion appropriate for more experienced academi...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals
Edited by Ranjula Bali Swain, Yongyi Min
Interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals explores the complex relationships between the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by 193 United Nations Member States in 2015. The book provides an in-depth analysis of...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Rethinking Tourism and Development
Richard Sharpley, David J. Telfer
Rethinking Tourism and Development provides a critical analysis of the tourism industry''s impact on development and the environment. While tourism contributes significantly to the global economy, it also generates environmental costs th...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Urban Violence, Resilience and Security
Edited by Michael R. Glass, Taylor B. Seybolt, Phil Williams
Written in a comprehensive yet accessible style, Urban Violence, Resilience and Security investigates the diverse nature of urban violence within Latin America, Asia and Africa. It further analyzes how regular and irregular governing mec...eBook:Find out more$35.16
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Research Handbook on the Sociology of Globalization
Edited by Christian Karner, Dirk Hofäcker
This Research Handbook takes stock of the state of the art in sociological research on globalization and the contributors outline future trajectories for this, one of the most pressing and challenging sociological themes of our time.eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook on International Development and the Environment
Edited by Benedicte Bull, Mariel Aguilar-Støen
Fifty years after the Stockholm Conference first placed the environment on the international development agenda, this Handbook continues the debate. Not only does it discuss the profound environmental and theoretical critique against ‘de...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Assessing the Social Impact of Immigration in Europe
Edited by Jussi P. Laine, Daniel Rauhut, Marika Gruber
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Focusing on the social impact of migration, this book explores migration as an inevitable pa...