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  • Intertwingled

    The Work and Influence of Ted Nelson

    Edited by Douglas R. Dechow, Daniele C. Struppa ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This engaging volume celebrates the life and work of Theodor Holm “Ted” Nelson, a pioneer and legendary figure from the history of early computing. Presenting contributions from world-renowned computer scientists and figures from the media industry, the book delves into hypertext, the docuverse, Xanadu and other products of Ted Nelson’s unique mind. Features: includes a cartoon and a sequence of ... Read more

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  • New Worlds?

    Transformations in the Culture of International Relations Around the Peace of Utrecht

    Edited by Inken Schmidt-Voges, Ana Crespo Solana ...
    Series series Politics and Culture in Europe, 1650-1750
    The Peace of Utrecht (1713) was perhaps the first political treaty that had a global impact. It not only ended a European-wide conflict, but also led to a cessation of hostilities on the American continent and Indian subcontinent, as well as naval warfare worldwide. More than this, however - as the chapters in this volume clearly demonstrate - the treaty marked an important step in the development ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • The Credibility Challenge

    How Democracy Aid Influences Election Violence

    by Inken von Borzyskowski ...
    The key to the impact of international election support is credibility; credible elections are less likely to turn violent. So argues Inken von Borzyskowski in The Credibility Challenge, in which she provides an explanation of why and when election support can increase or reduce violence.Von Borzyskowski answers four major questions: Under what circumstances can election support influence election ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Exit from International Organizations

    Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change

    by Inken von Borzyskowski, Felicity Vabulas ...
    Why do states exit international organizations (IOs)? How often does exit from IOs – including voluntary withdrawal and forced suspension – occur? What are the effects of leaving IOs for the exiting state? Despite the importance of membership in IOs, a broader understanding of exit across states, organizations, and time has been limited. Exit from International Organizations addresses these ... Read more

    $32.79 CAD

  • The International Organization for Migration in North Africa

    Making International Migration Management

    by Inken Bartels ...
    Series series Interventions
    This book examines the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) practices of international migration management and studies current transformations of migration governance and the role of international organizations outside Europe.While so-called migration crises in North Africa in 2005 and 2011 made the instability of the increasingly militarized border regime visible, they also created ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • Generation Space

    A Love Story

    by Anna Leahy, Douglas R. Dechow ...
    For poet Anna Leahy and scientist Douglas R. Dechow, quintessential children of the Space Age, love for each other and love of space are inseparable. The moon landings, the shuttle program, the prospect of manned travel to Mars: each stop in humanity's journey to space has marked a step in their ongoing love affair with each other and the cosmos. Told by Anna and Doug in alternating chapters, part ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Microsociology

    A Tool Kit for Interaction Analysis

    by Kai-Olaf Maiwald, Inken Suerig ...
    This book offers an unprecedented, integrative account of the shape of social order on the microsocial level. Dealing with the basic dimensions of interaction, the authors examine the major factors which influence "structure" in social interaction by applying various theoretical concepts. Although the concept of "microsociology" is usually associated with symbolic interactionism, social psychology ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • The Integration of the Second Generation in Germany

    Results of the TIES Survey on the Descendants of Turkish and Yugoslavian Migrants

    by Inken Sürig, Maren Wilmes ...
    Series series IMISCOE Research
    This report on the German results of the Integration of the Second Generation in Europe (TIES) survey looks at the integration process for secondgeneration inhabitants of Turkish and Yugoslavian backgrounds living in Berlin and Frankfurt. Examining the TIES results, Inken Sürig and Maren Wilmes discuss diverse topics such as educational outcomes, segregation and housing, ethnic and cultural ... Read more

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  • The Oil Curse

    How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations

    by Michael L. Ross ...
    Explaining—and solving—the oil curse in the developing worldCountries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more frequent civil wars than countries without oil. What explains this oil curse? And can it be fixed? In this groundbreaking analysis, Michael L. Ross looks at how developing nations are shaped by their mineral wealth—and how they can turn oil from a ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

  • New Social Mobility

    Second Generation Pioneers in Europe

    Edited by Jens Schneider, Maurice Crul, Andreas Pott ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This open access book comparatively analyses intergenerational social mobility in immigrant families in Europe. It is based on qualitative in-depth research into several hundred biographies and professional trajectories of young people with an immigrant working-class background, who made it into high-prestige professions. The biographies were collected and analysed by a consortium of researchers ... Read more

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  • After the Nazi Racial State

    Difference and Democracy in Germany and Europe

    by Rita Chin, Heide Fehrenbach, Geoff Eley, Atina Grossmann ...
    Series series Social History, Popular Culture, And Politics In Germany
    "After the Nazi Racial State offers a comprehensive, persuasive, and ambitious argument in favor of making 'race' a more central analytical category for the writing of post-1945 history. This is an extremely important project, and the volume indeed has the potential to reshape the field of post-1945 German history."---Frank Biess, University of California, San DiegoWhat happened to "race," race ... Read more

    $22.39 CAD

  • Africa

    Why Economists Get It Wrong

    by Morten Jerven ...
    Series series African Arguments
    'A valuable corrective to the fraying narrative of [African] failure.'Foreign AffairsNot so long ago, Africa was being described as the hopeless continent. Recently, though, talk has turned to Africa rising, with enthusiastic voices exclaiming the potential for economic growth across many of its countries.What, then, is the truth behind Africa's growth, or lack of it? In this provocative book, ... Read more

    $27.39 CAD