Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Social lives with other animals Social lives with other animals Erika Cudworth "A provocative sociological account of human relations with non-human animals, providing an innovative theorization of the social relations of species in terms of complex systemic relations of domina… OL15980019W
International perspectives on suburbanization International perspectives on suburbanization N. A. Phelps "New urban developments such as office blocks, warehouses and retail complexes are increasingly common in outer city regions across the world. This book examines the processes of post-suburbanization… OL16116777W
Food and development Food and development E. M. Young "The relationship between food and development has always been controversial. Over the last 30 years, development in the north and south has failed to deliver people a decent diet. While some people… OL16134861W
Student's guide to writing dissertations and theses in tourism studies and related disciplines Student's guide to writing dissertations and theses in tourism studies and related disciplines Tim Coles "Around the world every year many thousands of students have to complete dissertations or theses as part of their undergraduate or masters studies in tourism and related subjects. Often the dissertat… OL16694734W
Nomadland Nomadland Jessica Bruder "From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely … OL19715284W
Storming the wall Storming the wall Todd Miller,Tim Pabon "According to U.S. military planners, climate change now poses the #1 national security threat to the United States, even before terrorism. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reports that a … OL19721814W
Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory Anthony Elliott,Charles Lemert 1 online resource OL21263896W
ReWild ReWild Nick Baker 271 pages ; 23 cm OL21597116W
Diversities old and new Diversities old and new Steven Vertovec "How can people live together, with ever more diverse characteristics, in the world's rapidly expanding cities? The UN estimates a doubling of the world's urban population by 2050. Meanwhile, global … OL22313554W
Knowledge and the city Knowledge and the city Francisco Javier Carrillo "This book underlines the growing importance of knowledge for the competitiveness of cities and their regions. Examining the role of knowledge - in its economic, socio-cultural, spatial and instituti… OL23185444W
Daily life of the Aztecs Daily life of the Aztecs David Carrasco "Examine the fascinating details of the daily lives of the ancient Aztecs through this innovative study of their social history, culture, and continuing influence, written from the perspective of the… OL2726842W
Chinas unlimited Chinas unlimited Gregory B. Lee This book is about the ways Chineseness has been represented over the past hundred years or so. Much of the book discusses the Orientalizing and crude racist ideologies that have formed the foundatio… OL3745030W