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Money Has No Smell Money Has No Smell Paul Stoller Blending ethnographic description with social analysis, Stoller shows how West African entrepreneurs have built cohesive and effective multinational trading networks in New York. Their stories illumi… OL13372974W
Constructing Yugoslavia Constructing Yugoslavia Vesna Drapac "Drapac charts the changing nature of the Yugoslav ideal, demonstrating why Yugoslavism was championed at different times, and by whom. The author also explores why successive attempts at forging a Y… OL15409281W
Transnationalism and society Transnationalism and society Michael C. Howard "This book provides an introduction to the social and cultural aspects of transnationalism, focusing on the modern world since 1500, with an emphasis on the past 200 years. Topics include migration, … OL16149148W
Transnational Europe Transnational Europe Joan DeBardeleben,Achim Hurrelmann "Transnational connections are a defining feature of contemporary Europe. They include cross-border economic and cultural exchange, migration, and political activism. This volume probes their politic… OL16151621W
Transnationalism in ancient and medieval societies Transnationalism in ancient and medieval societies Michael C. Howard "This study of early transnational relations explores the routine interaction of people across the boundaries of empires, tribal confederacies, kingdoms, and city-states. It examines obstacles voyage… OL16455166W
The transnational unconscious The transnational unconscious Joy Damousi "This collection of essays approaches the history of psychoanalysis from a transnational perspective, emphasizing the flows of people, ideas and institutions across cultures and nations, and examinin… OL16957994W
Citizens Abroad Citizens Abroad Laurie A. Brand Despite the fact that the majority of emigration today originates in the global south, most research has focused on the receiving states of Europe and North America, while very little attention has b… OL1810650W
Approaching transnationalisms Approaching transnationalisms Brenda Yeoh,Michael W. Charney,Tong Chee Kiong "The term 'transnationalism' has gained considerable academic and popular currency despite a lack of clear definitions, in part because its overall form changes as its influence incorporates addition… OL18360222W
Global energy governance in a multipolar world Global energy governance in a multipolar world Kirsten Westphal,Dries Lesage Multipolar governance permits a number of important states to have significantly more economic and political clout than others, but among them there is hardly any hierarchy. The new energy challenge,… OL18718986W
Global unions, local power Global unions, local power Jamie K. McCallum "News about labor unions is usually pessimistic, focusing on declining membership and failed campaigns. But there are encouraging signs that the labor movement is evolving its strategies to benefit w… OL19329643W
Repensando las migraciones Repensando las migraciones Josh DeWind,Alejandro Portes,Luis Rodolfo Morán Quiroz 468 pages : 23 cm OL19475426W
Forgiveness 4 you Forgiveness 4 you Ann Bauer When Former Catholic priest Gabriel McKenna provides meaningful comfort to advertising executive Madeline Murray, she conceives of a religion-free form of confession as a business, with Gabriel at th… OL19997469W
Transnational Radicals Transnational Radicals Travis Tomchuk xi, 260 pages : 23 cm OL20312756W
Global feminism Global feminism Myra Ferree,Aili Tripp Since the UN's World Conference on Women in Mexico City in 1975, feminists around the world have campaigned with increasing success for recognition of women's full personhood and empowerment. This bo… OL20546067W
Gender, Generations and the Family in International Migration Gender, Generations and the Family in International Migration Albert Kraler Family-related migration is moving to the centre of political debates on migration, integration and multiculturalism in Europe. It is also more and more leading to lively academic interest in the fam… OL20933693W
Ask What You Can Do for Your  Country Ask What You Can Do for Your Country Nadejda K. Marinova xiii, 343 pages ; 25 cm OL21154318W
Epistolario de Pilar de Zubiaurre (1906-1970) Epistolario de Pilar de Zubiaurre (1906-1970) Pilar de Zubiaurre "Este libro consiste en la edición de 188 cartas inéditas que, desde 1906 hasta 1970, Pilar de Zubiaurre (Garai, Bizkaia, 1884-Ciudad de México, 1970) escribió y mayormente recibió de numerosos intel… OL22302795W
Migración y participación política Migración y participación política María Angeles Escrivá 339 p. : 24 cm OL23415485W
Transnational governance through private authority Transnational governance through private authority Maria Tysiachniouk This book provides a novel approach for understanding and analyzing transnational governance by private authorities. It brings together theoretical and empirical insights by introducing a new master … OL27956087W
Migración Desde la Mixteca Migración Desde la Mixteca Wayne A. Cornelius 322 p. : 23 cm OL32949377W
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