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This book is the first comprehensive study of the varying
responses to golf-related environmental issues. The authors examine golf as a
sport and as a global industry, drawing on literatures
pertaining to environmental sociology, global social movements, institutional
change, corporate environmentalism and the sociology of sport.

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This is the second volume of a projected three-volume set that will document the definitions, concepts, trends, and contents of population censuses throughout the entire world.

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Changes over time in content and format, lack of uniformity in census taking, differing concepts and terminology, and changes in boundaries and place names make research using census data difficult. This volume on Europe completes the coverage.

The work opens with an introductory discussion providing background on census taking.

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Through an empirical, multi-archival study of a transnational foundationthe Harvard-Yenching Institute (HYI) from the 1920s to the early 1950sthis book presents the story of transplanting Western/American humanities scholarship into Asia/China and addresses central questions in U.S.-China relations.

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Originally published in hardcover in 1998.

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"The Heart of Pickleball" shares the joy, connection, and wellness that pickleball can bring into people's lives. The authors, two avid pickleball players, collected personal stories by those whose lives were touched or changed by picking up a paddle, putting themselves out there, and being unafraid to try something new.

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This work seeks to provide an understanding of how populations expand through changes in births, deaths, and migrations and how they interact with their economic, social and physical environments.

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Some people dwell alone, many in family-based households, and an adventuresome few in communes. This book presents the internal dynamics of these and other home arrangements. It explores issues such as the sharing of household output, the control of domestic misconduct, and the ownership of dwelling units.

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Zilinskas and Balint and their contributors examine the divisions between minority groups and the scientific community, particularly in the area of medical and genetic research. Minorities have reasons to be skeptical of medical research in general and genetics research in particular.

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With his characteristically very personal anecdotal style, Charles Handy analyses how materialistic capitalism is self-limiting, how efficiency may be the enemy of a cohesive society, and examines the false certainties of science and religion.

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Based on insights into the behaviour of chimps and other great apes, our now extinct human ancestors, and existing hunting and gathering societies, Stanford shows the role that meat has played in these societies.

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This book analyzes the key factors driving K-pop's global rise, including cultural hybridity, digital connectivity, and fan engagement, while also exploring how these elements have shaped K-pop's unique position in the global music industry.

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This book provides a summary of and guide to the archival and library holdings of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota.

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This edited collection analyzes the effects of the main macro-social systems - law and politics, economic development, education, social welfare, health, mental health, transportation, housing, and religion - on the lives of African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans.

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This book is focused on the native peoples of Central America. Robert Carmack examines their history, societies and cultures, and relates their many historical accomplishments to larger world history.