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  • Demography at the Edge

    Remote Human Populations in Developed Nations

    by Rasmus Ole Rasmussen, Prescott Ensign, Lee Huskey ...
    Addressing the methodological and topical challenges facing demographers working in remote regions, this book compares and contrasts the research, methods and models, and policy applications from peripheral regions in developed nations. With the emphasis on human populations as dynamic, adaptive, evolving systems, it explores how populations respond in different ways to changing environmental, ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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  • International Migration: A Very Short Introduction

    by Khalid Koser ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Why has international migration become an issue of such intense public and political concern? How closely linked are migrants with terrorist organizations? What factors lie behind the dramatic increase in the number of women migrating? This Very Short Introduction looks at the phenomenon of international human migration -- both legal and illegal -- to reveal that migration actually presents ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Fast Future

    How the Millennial Generation Is Shaping Our World

    by David D. Burstein ...
    A millennial examines how his generation is profoundly impacting politics, business, media, and activismThey’ve been called trophy kids, entitled, narcissistic, the worst employees in history, and even the dumbest generation. But, argues David Burstein, the millennial generation’s unique blend of civic idealism and savvy pragmatism will enable us to overcome a deeply divided nation facing economic ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Coming Population Crash

    and Our Planet's Surprising Future

    by Fred Pearce ...
    A leading environmental writer looks at the unexpected effects—and possible benefits—of a shrinking population in this “fascinating and optimistic” study of our demographic future (Jon Stewart, The Daily Show).Over the last century, the world’s population quadrupled and fears of overpopulation flared, with baby booms blamed for genocide and terrorism, and overpopulation singled out as the primary ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Opportunities and Challenges for Applied Demography in the 21st Century

    Edited by Nazrul Hoque, David A. Swanson ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Applied demography continues its rapid pace of evolution in concert with the emerging trends of the 21st century. One significant area of change is the extension of applied demography beyond the United States; this book includes material dealing with applied demography in Australia, Canada, Estonia, and Mexico.Opportunities and Challenges for Applied Demography in the 21st Century presents a score ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Staying Maasai?

    Livelihoods, Conservation and Development in East African Rangelands

    Edited by Katherine Homewood, Patti Kristjanson, P. Trench ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The area of eastern Africa, which includes Tanzania and Kenya, is known for its savannas, wildlife and tribal peoples. Alongside these iconic images lie concerns about environmental degradation, declining wildlife populations, and about worsening poverty of pastoral peoples. East Africa presents in microcosm the paradox so widely seen across sub Saharan Africa, where the world’s poorest and most ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Biographies in the Global South

    Life Stories Embedded in Figurations and Discourses

    by Gabriele Rosenthal, Artur Bogner, Eva Bahl, Johannes Becker, Hendrik Hinrichsen, Josephine Schmiereck, Nicole Witte, Arne Worm ...
    Lange hat sich die soziologische Biografieforschung ganz überwiegend auf Menschen konzentriert, die im "globalen Norden" leben. Dieser Band ist ein Beitrag zu den jüngeren Bemühungen, diese viel zu enge Perspektive aufzuheben. Er zielt auf die Lebensgeschichten und Lebensverläufe von Menschen aus Afrika und dem Nahen Osten. Dabei stehen die biografischen und sozio-geschichtlichen Verflechtungen ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Progress in Urban Geography (Routledge Revivals)

    by Michael Pacione ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    A substantial proportion of the world’s population now live in towns and cities, so it is not surprising that urban geography has emerged as a major focus for research. This edited collection, first published in 1983, is concerned with the effects on the city of a wide range of economic, social and political processes, including pollution, housing, health and finance. With a detailed introduction ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Mexican American Colonization during the Nineteenth Century

    A History of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

    by José Angel Hernández ...
    This study is a reinterpretation of nineteenth-century Mexican American history, examining Mexico's struggle to secure its northern border with repatriates from the United States, following a war that resulted in the loss of half Mexico's territory. Responding to past interpretations, Jose Angel Hernández suggests that these resettlement schemes centred on developments within the frontier region, ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • CEMAF as a Census Method

    A Proposal for a Re-Designed Census and An Independent U.S. Census Bureau

    by David A. Swanson, Paula J. Walashek ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    In provocative terms that push the envelope of technical, administrative, and legal capabilities, Swanson and Walashek propose a re-vamped US census based neither on the current system, self-enumeration, nor its predecessor, door-to-door canvassing. Instead, they propose that it be built on a combination of four elements: (1) administrative records; (2) the continuously updated Master Address File ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Africa's Population: In Search of a Demographic Dividend

    Edited by Hans Groth, John F. May ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book examines the promises as well as the challenges the demographic dividend brings to sub-Saharan Africa as fertility rates in the region fall and the labor force grows. It offers a detailed analysis of what conditions must be met in order for the region to take full economic advantage of ongoing population dynamics.As the book makes clear, the region will need to accelerate reforms to cope ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • A Place Called Home

    The Social Dimensions of Homeownership

    by Kim R. Manturuk, Mark R. Lindblad, Roberto G. Quercia ...
    Since the onset of the mortgage lending crisis and the subsequent Great Recession, there has been ongoing debate about the economic benefits of homeownership. Some say homeownership remains an important contributor to wealth creation, while others believe that renting is a less expensive and less risky option. This debate has raised an interesting question about homeownership: if the home is not ... Read more

    $18.99 USD