Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 17,44 MB
Release : 2021-03-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351783017
Routledge Library Editions: Jordan brings together some key works in the study of this strategically vital country. Widely regarded as a rare country of calm in a turbulent region, these classic titles provide an essential reference to the in-depth study of Jordan and its particular status in the Middle East.
Author : Asher Susser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 20,53 MB
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351784536
To a large extent the history of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been shaped by the interaction between Jordan and Palestine and between Jordanians and Palestinians. This book, first published in 1994, discusses this relationship during one of its most critical phases, through the prism of the biography of one of the main actors in this saga, a Prime Minister in the 1960s and early 70s, Wasf al-Tall.
Author : Various
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 4463 pages
File Size : 47,84 MB
Release : 2021-06-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317600789
From votes to strikes to street violence, politics is intrinsically geographical. Many of the books in this set, originally published between 1964 and 1990, illustrate that the social contexts provided by localities are crucial in defining distinctive political identities and subsequent political activities.
Author : Charles A. Fisher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 21,17 MB
Release : 2016-05-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317605292
This volume, originally published in 1968, is in two parts. The first covers various geographical aspects of the internal structure and the external relationships of states and introduces some of the concepts which are examined in specific regional context in the case studies in Part 2.
Author : Dennis Rumley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,67 MB
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 1317598806
This volume is about border landscapes, with emphasis on the varying impact that political decision-making and ideological differences can have on the environment at border locations, for example. This volume by political-geography experts from across the globe provides important insights specficially into border landscapes and so serves to further our understanding of aspects of cultural landscapes.
Author : Bill Jordan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0429889151
Originally published in 1976, Freedom and the Welfare State, critiques the Welfare State in Britain and analyses the relationship between freedom and welfare. The book considers philosophical, literary and political expressions of the ideals of liberty, and relates them to present-day issues in social policy and the social services. It tackles the major questions emerging in the current welfare debate such as, does state assistance destroy individual initiative and independence and, are welfare institutions agencies of social control which reinforce the dominant economic order?
Author : Bichara Khader
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 34,89 MB
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317594363
Jordan is one of the most important countries of the Fertile Crescent. Although it is not richly endowed with material resources its political significance in the region gives it considerable authority. This book focuses on the economic development of Jordan over the last decade. It analyses the structural changes the economy has undergone and examines the experience of the key sectors. It also looks at the contribution of foreign aid and emigrant workers’ remittances to the economy. The book concludes that there is a significant potential for the Jordanian economy but the current political and economic problems facing it are daunting. First published in 1987.
Author : Various
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 10558 pages
File Size : 49,85 MB
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136264922
Current interest in the history of money and banking remains strong and it is opportune to survey developments both in the UK, USA, Europe and Asia. This set provides historical analysis which incorporates research from the early twentieth century onwards in a form that is both accessible to students of money & banking and economists, economic historians and bankers This set re-issues 38 volumes originally published between 1900 and 2000. It charts the history of early banking, discusses banking in the UK, Europe,Japan and the USA, analyses banks as multinationals, the UK mortgage market, banking policy and structure and examines specific sectors such as gilts and gold.
Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 10,97 MB
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1135039879
Routledge Library Editions: Syria brings together as one set, or individual volumes, a series of previously out-of-print classics from a variety of academic imprints. With a variety of titles covering Syria's politics, history and culture, this set provides in one place a wealth of important reference sources from a wide range of authors expert in the field.
Author : Avi Plascov
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 22,8 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Jordan
ISBN : 9780714631202
