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This book describes on-the-ground realities of policy making in China in the field of land development and illustrates how a rigid central planning system works in practice. Among other things, it highlights the difficulty of Chinas current political system in promoting economic efficiency and distributive justice at the same time.

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An award-winning author's stirring quest to find and understand an elusive and exceptionally rare species in the heart of Southeast Asia's jungles.

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The Law Is a White Dog tackles key societal questions: How does the law construct our identities How do its rules and sanctions make or unmake persons And how do the supposedly rational claims of the law define marginal entities

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This book provides a unique insight into the knowledge and wisdom David Suzuki has acquired over the years, and points to his legacy for generations to come.

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Fritz demonstrates how a series of unrelated events converged to make the Lewis and Clark expeditionand America's dream of westward expansiona reality.

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It traces the adventures, discoveries, and feats of technical ingenuity by which mapmakers, over the centuries, have succeeded in charting first the surface of the globe, then the earth's interior and the ocean floors, and finally the moon and the planets of our solar system.

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James Martin, one of the world's most widely respected authorities on the impact of technology on society, argues that we are living at a turning point in human history. 'We are travelling at breakneck speed into an era of extremes - extremes of wealth and poverty, extremes in technology, extremes in globalization.

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This is an investigative study of the problems involved with the use of associational geography in planning location and distribution of manufacturing industries.

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A thematic, critical introduction to the regional geography of the Middle East and Northern Africa.

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A thematic, critical introduction to the regional geography of the Middle East and Northern Africa.

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As we approach the 30th anniversary of Earth Day (the first of its kind was April 1970), congressional debate about environmental protection often remains paralyzed and polarized.

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This volume of The Musical Woman continues the long-neglected task of documenting the full scope of participation by women in every facet of the music world.

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The author attempts to describe various types of weather disturbances ranging from small white clouds of fair weather to violent hurricanes.

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In The New Brooklyn, Kay Hymowitz chronicles the policies and events that transformed Brooklyn so dramatically in such a short period of time. Her portrait of the dramatic transformation of one urban center offers prescriptions that any city can employ and will be required reading for everyone interested in the rebirth of Americas cities.

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Since 2008, energy and food markets - those most fundamental to human existence - have remained in turmoil. This title examines the political dimensions of strategic resource challenges at the domestic and international levels. It includes chapters on major powers (United States, India, China) and key suppliers (Russia, Saudi Arabia).

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Nenad Starc is a researcher, consultant and a professor in the fields of regional policy and planning at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia. He specializes in island development, spatial planning and local development programming.

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Menard begins with the leading hypotheses (such as that the earth expands) and the supporting evidence for each. He traces the crucial work of the 1960s year by year as researchers debated hypotheses in correspondence and at frequent meetings. Throughout the book Professor Menard considers the implications of his story for the sociology of science

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Born in 14th century Morocco, and a contemporary of Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta has left us an account in his own words of his remarkable journeys throughout the Islamic world. His "al-rihla" or 'Travelogue' is a fascinating mosaic of mysticism and reportage offering a prototype magic realism. The author discusses the subtleties of the "al-rihla".

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Increased study of these Tropical Pacific phenomena, also known as ENSO (the El Nio and Southern Oscillation), has now enabled scientists to predict the ENSO state as much as 12 to 18 months in advance and has helped to shape weather prediction in general.

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Offers readers an alternative way of conceptualising humanism in relation to global change, one that draws in particular from black studies as opposed to one located in the ontological fold of European humanism.