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  • 1
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    Online Resource
    Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield
    ISBN: 9781786612311
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 426 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Newcastle Social Geographies Collective Social geographies
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Einführung ; Sozialgeografie
    Abstract: Provides an introduction to the state of the sub-discipline of social geography, capture recent themes and directions, and chart new questions and challenges for theory, politics and practice.
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  • 2
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    Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield
    ISBN: 9781538140789
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 351 Seiten)
    Edition: Fourth edition
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Newbold, K. Bruce, 1964 - Population geography
    DDC: 304.6
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    Keywords: Demographie ; Bevölkerungsdichte ; Bevölkerungsentwicklung ; Bevölkerungsstruktur ; Bevölkerungspolitik ; Theorie ; Welt ; Electronic books ; Bevölkerungsgeografie
    Abstract: Intro -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Figure IF.1 Median Household Income by State, 2018 -- Figure 1.1 World Population Growth -- Figure 1.2 The Demographic Transition Theory -- Figure 1.3 World Population Distribution by Major Region, 2020 -- Figure 1MMT.1 Median Household Income for Counties in the United States, 2013-2017 -- Figure 1MMT.2 Total 2020 Population as a Cartogram -- Figure 2.1 The Hierarchy of Census Geographic Areas -- Figure 2F.1a The ACS Questionnaire -- Figure 2F.1b The ACS Questionnaire -- Figure 3.1 US Population Density by County, 2010 -- Figure 3.2 Population Distribution in the United States, 2010 -- Figure 3.3a US Age Pyramid, 1900 -- Figure 3.3b US Age Pyramid, 1970 -- Figure 3.3c US Age Pyramid, 2000 -- Figure 3.3d US Age Pyramid, 2030 (Projected) -- Figure 3.4 Botswana Age Pyramid, 2026 (Projected) -- Figure 3.5 2014-2018 Median Age in the United States by County -- Figure 3F.1 Mean Center of Population for the United States, 1790-2010 -- Figure 3F.2 Average Annual Population Growth for the United States, 1930-2000 -- Figure 3F.3 Percent Population Change by County and Municipio, 2017-2018 -- Figure 4.1 Female Primary Education Completion Rate and TFR by Region, 2018 -- Figure 4F.1 Total Fertility Rates by Race: United States, 1940-2017 -- Figure 5.1 Female Life Expectancy in Selected Countries, 2020 -- Figure 5.2 Life Expectancy and Health Care Expenditure per Capita, Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), 2017 -- Figure 5.3 The Effect of HIV/AIDS on Life Expectancy from Birth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-2019 -- Figure 5F.1 Age-Specific Death Rates: The United States, Mexico, and Zimbabwe, 2016 -- Figure 6.1 Lee's Model of Migration -- Figure 6.2 Zelinsky's Model of Mobility Transition -- Figure 6.3 Age Schedule of Migration (Percent): The United States, 2018-2019.
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9781538137529
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 372, G-6, R-87, I-11 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Edition: Fourth edition
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Paxton, Pamela Marie Women, politics, and power
    DDC: 305.42
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    Keywords: Women-Political activity ; Electronic books ; Frauenbewegung
    Abstract: This book provides a clear, detailed introduction to women's political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Through broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, the authors document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women's political strength.
    Abstract: Cover -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- About the Authors -- 1 Introduction to Women in Politics -- Arguments for Women's Representation in Politics -- The Story of Mukhtar Mai: Village Council Justice -- Wife Beating in Nigeria: De Jure versus De Facto Law -- Filibustering in Texas: A Woman Representative Holds Out -- Justice Arguments for Women's Representation -- Utility Arguments for Women's Representation -- A Brief Overview of Women's Participation in Politics -- Orienting Theories -- Power -- The Dimensions of Power: An Example -- Gender and Gender Stratification -- Gender and Power Concepts: Patriarchy, Public versus Private, and Intersectionality -- Feminist Institutionalism -- Overview of the Book -- 2 Women Struggle for the Vote: The History of Women's Suffrage -- Social Movement Concepts -- Suffrage in the United States -- Women's Suffrage and the US Constitution -- Women and the Antislavery Movement: The Struggle Begins -- The Leadership, Organization, and Tactics of the Early Suffrage Movement -- "Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth, 1851 -- The State Suffrage Movement: Why the West Was Best -- Partnering with the Progressive Movement -- Opposition to Women's Suffrage -- Women Gain the Vote: The Events Leading to the Passage of the 19th Amendment -- Suffrage Movements outside the United States -- Movement Size, Composition, and Alliances -- Goals and Ideology -- Movement Opposition -- Tactics and Level of Militancy -- The International Women's Movement -- Women's Suffrage after 1945 -- Women Exercising Their Vote -- 3 Positions and Pathways: Women's Representation in Government -- Government Structures and Positions of Power -- Women Presidents and Prime Ministers -- Paths to Power for Women National Leaders -- Difficulties Faced by Women Leaders -- Women in Cabinet Positions.
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite R-1 - R-87. - Glossar und Index
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  • 4
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    Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield
    ISBN: 9781538143513
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 222 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Noorani, Ali Crossing borders
    DDC: 305.9/06912
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    Keywords: Immigrants-United States ; United States-Emigration and immigration ; Electronic books ; USA ; Einwanderung
    Abstract: In an era when immigration on a global scale defines the fears and aspirations of Americans, Crossing Borders presents the complexities of migration through the stories of families fleeing violence and poverty, the government and nongovernmental organizations helping or hindering their progress, and the American communities receiving them.
    Abstract: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Carlos -- 2 Tough, Strong, Mean -- 3 Their Dignity is Robbed -- 4 Caught in the Middle -- 5 Fear -- 6 From Within -- 7 Path to Unity -- 8 Confidence -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9781538141335
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 211 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Jackson, Ben From anger to action
    DDC: 303.3/72
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    Keywords: Social justice--Citizen participation ; Electronic books ; Soziale Bewegung ; Bürgerbeteiligung ; Politische Beteiligung ; Soziale Gerechtigkeit ; Friede ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: From Anger to Action is the stories of the citizens' movements charting new paths to tackle the global challenges behind the political upheavals of our times. Drawing on candid insights from citizens, activists, innovators, and their own experiences as leaders of advocacy organizations, the authors give insider accounts of the battle for change.
    Abstract: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1 The Journey to Change -- 2 Citizenquake -- 3 The Timed Test We Cannot Fail -- 4 The Doves Take on the Drones -- 5 Seeds of Hope among Displaced Lives -- 6 The 99 Percent Fights Back -- 7 A Tale of Two Pandemics -- 8 The Past as Prologue to Our Future -- 9 The Three Wheels of Change -- Notes -- Index -- About the Authors.
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  • 6
    ISBN: 1538159139 , 9781538159132
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 269 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Undoing human supremacy
    DDC: 304.2
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    Keywords: Human ecology ; Human-animal relationships ; Nature Effect of human beings on ; Human-animal relationships ; Human ecology ; Nature ; Effect of human beings on ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books ; Politische Ökologie
    Abstract: Preface : an anarchist political ecology / John P. Clark -- Introduction : the political ecology of human supremacy / Simon Springer, Jennifer Mateer, and Martin Locret-Collet -- Animals in anarchist political ecology / Friederike Schmitz -- Political ecology and animal liberation / Patrik Gažo -- Anarchism, feminism and veganism: a convergence of struggles / Ophélie Véron and Richard J. White -- Vegan capitalism and animal sanctuaries on stolen land : re-imagining animal liberation as an anti-colonial praxis / Anonymous -- Whose environment? : epistemic-political disputes over a concept and its uses / Marcelo Lopes de Souza -- A future eco-anarchic society and the means to achieving it / Shane Mc Donnell -- Beyond the anthropocene, toward the anarchocene? : notes on the emergence of the next epoch / Randall Amster -- Chtuluccene compacts : an anarchist guide to multispecies troublemaking / Benjamin O'Heran -- "Street dogs" of Istanbul : an exemplary case for the construction and contestation of human domination over urban animals / Ali Bilgin and Kiraz Özdoğan -- Total liberation ecology : integral anarchism, anthroparchy, and the violence of indifference / Simon Springer.
    Abstract: "This volume encourages us to move towards a renewed understanding of humanity as firmly located within the biosphere"--
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  • 7
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    Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield
    ISBN: 9781538116104
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 319 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Marti, Gerardo, 1965 - American blindspot
    DDC: 305.8
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    Keywords: Racism ; Electronic books ; USA ; Ethnische Beziehungen ; Soziale Klasse
    Abstract: American Blindspot: Race, Class, Religion, and the Trump Presidency is a careful exploration of the forces that led to the election of the 45th president of the United States.
    Abstract: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The Unexpected President -- Chapter 2: Deep Cultural Background on Racial Inequality -- Chapter 3: Racialized Power and Constraints of Freedom after Slavery -- Chapter 4: A "True American" Identity -- Chapter 5: Business-Friendly Evangelicalism -- Chapter 6: The Establishment of Free-Market Conservatism -- Chapter 7: Reactionary Politics of the Tea Party -- Chapter 8: Increased Concentration of Elite Wealth through Asset Growth -- Chapter 9: Identity Politics and Evangelical Support -- Chapter 10: Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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  • 8
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    Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield
    ISBN: 9781538127292
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 196 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Villa, Monique Slaves among us
    DDC: 306.3620905
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    Keywords: Slavery-History-21st century ; Electronic books ; Sklaverei
    Abstract: Monique Villa shows us the world of slaves--no longer physically in chains--who walk among us, trapped in a cycle of exploitation. Her moving book, giving voice to survivors of this horrific trade, vividly illustrates dire situations we can do something about. Her call to action outlines concrete steps in order to outlaw and eliminate modern slavery.
    Abstract: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface: Why? -- 1. Who Are the Modern Slaves? -- 2. The Most Despicable Crime: Techniques of the Human-Trafficking Business Model -- 3. From Nepal to Qatar: Debt Bondage -- 4. A Tattoo on Your Soul: Corruption and Impunity -- 5. The Psychological Impact of Enslavement -- 6. The Children of Bal Ashram -- 7. In the Mind of a Trafficker -- 8. Limited Options -- 9. Business Is Key-To the Problem and the Solution -- 10. Solutions: From Individuals to Cross-Sector Engagement, Worldwide -- 11. My Heroes -- Index.
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  • 9
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    Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield
    ISBN: 9781442274471 , 9781442274488 , 9781442274495
    Language: English
    Pages: vi, 299 Seiten , Ilustrationen, Diagramme , 23 cm
    Series Statement: Latin American perspectives in the classroom
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 307.76098
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    Keywords: Cities and towns ; Urban economics ; Rural-urban relations ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Land reform ; Privatization ; Latin America ; Electronic books ; Latin America Economic conditions ; Regional disparities ; Lateinamerika ; Verstädterung ; Neoliberalismus ; Soziale Situation ; Soziale Ungleichheit
    Abstract: Introduction to urban Latin America / Tom Angotti -- Poverty and informality in Latin American cities / Alan Gilbert -- They are not informal settlements : they are habitats made by people / Lorena Zárate -- Global peripheral cities / Erminia Maricato -- São Paolo : city of industry, misery and resistance / William Goldsmith and Rogerio Acca -- Mexico City : globalization, governance, and citizen resistance in the transformation of downtown Mexico City / Diane Davis -- Neoliberal housing policies in Mexico / Alfonso Valenzuela -- Participatory budgeting in Latin American cities / Benjamin Goldfrank -- Medellín : an "urban miracle"? / Tobias Franz -- Bogotá's transmilenio : conflict and convergence between experts and citizens / Stacy Hunt -- The political economy of a global suburb in Rio de Janeiro / Lawrence A. Herzog -- Housing and urbanization in the Cuban revolution / Jill Hamberg -- Uruguay's housing cooperatives : alternative to the private market / Tom Angotti -- Citizenship, democracy and public space / Clara Irazábal -- Luchas contra la descalificación territorial en Santiago de Chile / Nicolas Angélcos and Maria Luisa Méndez -- The cultural politics of lead poisoning in Montevideo, Uruguay / Daniel Renfrew
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 253 - 284
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