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    United Nations Agreements (Unabridged)

    by Nations ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 26 min

    Delve into the comprehensive compendium of United Nations Agreements (Unabridged), a monumental work that encapsulates the collective wisdom and aspirations of nations worldwide. This meticulously compiled volume presents an exhaustive collection of agreements, conventions, and treaties adopted under the auspices of the United Nations. Spanning a vast array of subjects, from human rights and ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Population of the South

    Structure and Change in Social Demographic Context

    The expression “the New South” was introduced by Henry Grady, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, to a New York audience in 1886; every generation of writers since has used the term. The southern population, unique in its socioeconomic and cultural characteristics, has always been a topic of major interest with U.S. demographers.The articles in this book, the majority of which were originally ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

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  • Theory of the Leisure Class - The Original Classic Edition

    Its true to say that Veblens book is one of the great classics of economic theory; however, such a description suggests (at least to non-economists like myself) that the book will be either dull or remorselessly technical. On the contrary, The Theory of the Leisure Class is stylishly written, endlessly startling (for example, Veblen analyses religion as an outgrowth of the gambling instinct), and ... Read more

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  • Disciplining Statistics

    Demography and Vital Statistics in France and England, 1830–1885

    Series series Politics, History, and Culture
    In Disciplining Statistics Libby Schweber compares the science of population statistics in England and France during the nineteenth century, demonstrating radical differences in the interpretation and use of statistical knowledge. Through a comparison of vital statistics and demography, Schweber describes how the English government embraced statistics, using probabilistic interpretations of ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Erased

    Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-Day Ukraine

    by Omer Bartov ...
    In Erased, Omer Bartov uncovers the rapidly disappearing vestiges of the Jews of western Ukraine, who were rounded up and murdered by the Nazis during World War II with help from the local populace. What begins as a deeply personal chronicle of the Holocaust in his mother's hometown of Buchach--in former Eastern Galicia--carries him on a journey across the region and back through history. This ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

  • Toward a Small Family Ethic

    How Overpopulation and Climate Change Are Affecting the Morality of Procreation

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This thought-provoking treatise argues that current human fertility rates are fueling a public health crisis that is at once local and global. Its analysis and data summarize the ecological costs of having children, presenting ethical dilemmas for prospective parents in an era of competition for scarce resources, huge disparities of wealth and poverty, and unsustainable practices putting ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

  • Securing Pension Provision

    The Challenge of Reforming the Age of Entitlement

    by C Blair ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    By comparing Germany, France, the UK and the USA this study explores how governments have tackled the increased pressure of financing state pensions. Specifically, it looks at the approach of each of these countries to raising the age of entitlement in order to understand the ways in which this policy was introduced in different countries. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Fishing, Foraging and Farming in the Bolivian Amazon

    On a Local Society in Transition

    Empirical in character, this book analyses the society-nature interaction of the Tsimane’, a rural indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon. Following a common methodological framework, the material and energy flow (MEFA) approach, it gives a detailed account of the biophysical exchange relations the community entertains with its natural environment: the socio-economic use of energy, materials, ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Figuring the Population Bomb

    Gender and Demography in the Mid-Twentieth Century

    Series series Feminist Technosciences
    Figuring the Population Bomb traces the genealogy of twentieth-century demographic “facts” that created a mathematical panic about a looming population explosion. This narrative was popularized in the 1970s in Paul Ehrlich’s best-selling book The Population Bomb, which pathologized population growth in the Global South by presenting a doomsday scenario of widespread starvation resulting from that ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Diversity and Disparities

    America Enters a New Century

    Edited by John Logan ...
    The United States is more diverse than ever before. Increased immigration has added to a vibrant cultural fabric, and women and minorities have made significant strides in overcoming overt discrimination. At the same time, economic inequality has increased significantly in recent decades, and the Great Recession substantially weakened the economic standing not only of the poor but also of the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Social Issues in China

    Gender, Ethnicity, Labor, and the Environment

    Edited by Zhidong Hao, Sheying Chen ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Since 1978, the opening up and reform in China has brought tremendous economic and social changes. While China’s economic progress has been commendable, the social problems that go with economic changes have raised serious concerns. Some of those concerns are related to gender, ethnic, labor, and environmental issues. This book is about what has happened in these arenas in China since the opening ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Population and Health in Developing Countries

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides an overview of the health of developing nations in the early twenty-first century. The basic assumption is that the health of a population is not independent of broader demographic trends, and does follow the health transition model. The coverage is broad, ranging from health transition in developing countries, to the health of women, to an analysis of morbidity. Population ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD