Author : John Ranelagh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,66 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521469449
An updated printing of John O'Beirne Ranelagh's history, covering events to September 1998.
Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 27,67 MB
Release : 2019-10-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789211483192
The report presents findings from the 2018 revision of World Urbanization Prospects, which contains the latest estimates of the urban and rural populations or areas from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2050, as well as estimates of population size from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2030 for all urban agglomerations with 300,000 inhabitants or more in 2018. The world urban population is at an all-time high, and the share of urban dwellers, is projected to represent two thirds of the global population in 2050. Continued urbanization will bring new opportunities and challenges for sustainable development.
Author : Göran Therborn
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 35,6 MB
Release : 1995-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803989351
In this book one of Europe's foremost sociologists offers a profound and accessible overview of the trajectory of European societies, East and West, since the end of World War II. Combining theoretical depth with factual analysis, Göran Therborn addresses the questions that underpin an understanding of the nature of European modernity, including: To what extent is the period 1945-2000 producing fundamental change and what are the areas of continuity? Have the societies of Europe become more similar to others on the globe or more distinctively European? What are the prospects of Europe after decades of postwar change and the end of the Cold War? Issues covered include the division of paid and unpaid labour,
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1064 pages
File Size : 50,44 MB
Release : 1981
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : Jan-Erik Lane
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 13,96 MB
Release : 1999-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780761958628
Politics and Society in Western Europe is a comprehensive introduction for students of West European politics and of comparative politics. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to meet with the new needs of undergraduate students as they come to terms with a changing social and political landscape in Europe. This textbook provides a full analysis of the political systems of 18 Western European countries, their political parties, elections, and party systems, as well as the structures of government at local, regional, national and European Union levels. Throughout the book, key theoretical ideas are accessibly introduced and examined against the very latest empirical data on civil society and the state.
Author : Michael Janoschka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 49,5 MB
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136232370
Lifestyle Migration and Residential Tourism represent a major trend in individualized societies worldwide, which is attracting a rapidly growing interest from the academic community. This volume for the first time, critically analyses the spatial, social and political consequences of such leisure-oriented mobilities and migrations. The book approaches the topic from a multidisciplinary and international perspective, unifying different branches of research, such as lifestyle migration, amenity migration, retirement migration, and second home tourism. By covering a variety of regions and landscapes such as mountain and coastal areas, rural and inland communities this volume productively engages with the formal and analytical variations of the phenomenon resulting in an enriching debate at the intersection of different areas of research. Amongst others, topics like political contest and civic participation of lifestyle migrants, their impacts on local communities, social tensions and inequalities induced by the phenomenon, as well as modes of transnational living, home and belonging will be thoroughly explored. This thought provoking volume will provide deep analytical and conceptual insights into the contested geographies of lifestyle migration and further knowledge into the spatial, social and political consequences of leisure-oriented mobilities. It will be valuable reading for students, researchers and academics from a plethora of academic disciplines.
Author : Robin Cohen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 35,80 MB
Release : 1995-11-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780521444057
This extensive survey of migration in the modern world begins in the sixteenth century with the establishment of European colonies overseas, and covers the history of migration to the late twentieth century, when global communications and transport systems stimulated immense and complex flows of labour migrants and skilled professionals. In ninety-five contributions, leading scholars from twenty-seven different countries consider a wide variety of issues including migration patterns, the flights of refugees and illegal migration. Each entry is a substantive essay, supported by up-to-date bibliographies, tables, plates, maps and figures. As the most wide-ranging coverage of migration in a single volume, The Cambridge Survey of World Migration will be an indispensable reference tool for scholars and students in the field.
Author : John O'Beirne Ranelagh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 21,62 MB
Release : 2012-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1139789260
This third edition of John O'Beirne Ranelagh's classic history of Ireland incorporates contemporary political and economic events as well as the latest archaeological and DNA discoveries. Comprehensively revised and updated throughout, it considers Irish history from the earliest times through the Celts, Cromwell, plantations, famine, Independence, the Omagh bomb, peace initiatives, and financial collapse. It profiles the key players in Irish history from Diarmuid MacMurrough to Gerry Adams and casts new light on the events, North and South, that have shaped Ireland today. Ireland's place in the modern world and its relationship with Britain, the USA and Europe is also examined with a fresh and original eye. Worldwide interest in Ireland continues to increase, but whereas it once focused on violence in Northern Ireland, the tumultuous financial events in the South have opened fresh debates and drawn fresh interest. This is a new history for a new era.
Author : Giuseppe Sciortino
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 29,46 MB
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1839105461
Adeptly navigating one of the most pressing issues on the current global agenda, this topical Research Handbook provides a comprehensive and research-based exploration of the sociology of migration. As well as highlighting the field’s achievements and current challenges, it explores key concepts used in current research, methods employed, and the spheres and contexts in which migrants participate.
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Publisher :
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 18,48 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History, Modern
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