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| 1. Work, Occupations and Professionalization (Paperback) Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: Work is increasingly dependant upon credentialism, special skills, experience, and education. Regulatory bodies set standards of professionalism, employment, and practice that are officially recognize...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Russian Transnational Entrepreneurs: Ethnicity, Class and Capital (Paper... Author: Alexander Shvartz Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: How did immigrants who grew up in a state-controlled communist system learn to become so adept at starting businesses in the North American market economy? Follow the emergence of successful cosmo...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Gender & Globalization: Patterns of Women's Resistance (Paperback) Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: Neoliberal globalization has a detrimental impact on most women and their families in the global South or Third World. The authors reveal that not only does globalization exacerbate their already subo...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 4. The Insatiable Gorge: An Existentialist View of Opiate Addiction and Its... Author: S. Giora Shoham, Moshe Addad, Shlomo G. Shoham Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This book presents an innovative method for the treatment of drug addicts and their rehabilitation that has brought remarkable success rates. The method is based on the existentialist approach, wh...more | |||||
| 2 Reviews | |||||
| 5. China After The 16th Party Congress: Prospects And Challenges (Internati... Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This volume examines the various aspects of Chinese society that the new leadership will have to confront, including political reform, human rights, the economy, WTO, state-owned and private enterpris...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 6. The Promethean Bridge (Hardcover) Author: S. Giora Shoham Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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10/6/2010 Add | |||
| Shivu said: This is not a work on physics, nor is it a tract on personality | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 7. Unfolding State: The Transformation of Bangladesh (Paperback) Author: Ali Riaz, Ali Riyaja Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: How do nation-states form in developing societies? In what ways does conflict between contending social forces affect the capacity of the state? What influence does the global economic system have ove...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 8. Administrative Culture in a Global Context (Paperback) Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This book provides an overview of the administrative challenges facing various nations. While bureaucratic structures among nations appear similar, the methods of conducting government business vary f...more | |||||
| 2 Reviews | |||||
| 9. THE CAPPUCCINO PRINCIPLE: HEALTH, CULTURE and SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE WORK... Author: Merle A. Jacobs Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: …a wonderfully broad panorama of the field of nursing studies. It challenges the increasingly prevalent liberal and multicultural rhetoric regarding race, gender and equality in the workplace. ~L....more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 10. Through the Eyes of Women: Gender, Social Networks, Family and Structura... Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This volume examines the effects of neoliberal reforms on daily life in Latin America and the Caribbean, as seen through the eyes of women. The contributions in this volume situate women in their soci...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 11. Poverty, Gender, And Human Development: Context-Effective Cooperative Ap... Author: A. H. Somjee, Geeta Somjee Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This book advocates a context-effective approach to development which can ensure, or allow, significant changes toward economic growth with social justice. Not all developing countries are able to att...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 12. Poverty, Growth, And Safety Nets: A Comparative Regional Perspective (In... Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This volume focuses on the dimensions and determinants of poverty in Asia. Contributions from Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen and others cover issues such as democratic practice and social inequality in In...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 13. Phases Of Conflict In Africa (International Studies in Social Science,) ... Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This volume is based on a workshop on "War and Peace in Contemporary Africa" organized and hosted by the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania on January 31, 2003. At this workshop ...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 14. New Directions in Military Sociology (Hardcover) Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This edition brings together military sociologists from eight countries to discuss and illustrate new directions for military sociology. As the roles and even the meaning of the armed forces are evolv...more | |||||
| 4 Reviews | |||||
| 15. Islam, Gender, Culture, and Democracy (International Studies in Social S... Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: The 2000-2001 WVS has an unprecedented range of African and Islamic societies, extending from Morocco to Indonesia. This volume includes articles analyzing Islamic worldviews, the relationship between...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 16. Globalization and Post-Apartheid South Africa (International Studies in ... Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This volume examines the progress made toward greater equality in South Africa in spite of the conflicting demands made by global capital and the population of South Africa on a weakened state structu...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 17. Inter-American relations in an era of globalization (Paperback) Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This collection provides new information and analytical perspectives on how the forces of globalization and regional integration are altering the basic nature of interactions between the states, non-s...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 18. Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflicts, Peace Processes: Comparative Perspectives (... Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This volume addresses a set of problems that have retained global salience after the demise of the Soviet world. They are problems related to the cohesion and integration of nation-states having multi...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 19. Globalization and Development in Latin America (International Studies in... Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This volume critically examines the effects of globalization and neoliberal development policies on economic, social, and political conditions in contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. The cont...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 20. Transnational Crime (International Studies in Social Science,) (Paperback) Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: Transnational crime will impact the twenty-first century much in the same way that earlier technological developments changed the face of crime in the twentieth century. This volume assembles seven ...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 21. Terrorism - A New Testament (Paperback) Author: Annamarie Oliverio Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This volume presents critical perspectives on the lives of people struggling for self-determination, equality, and freedom. Under what conditions are deviant or violent actions perceived or labeled as...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 22. Tradition and Innovation in Crime and Criminal Justice (Israel Studies i... Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: The chapters in this volume feature a wide range of theoretical and practical issues in the context of Israel. The guiding theme is Tradition (and culture) and Innovation as either contributing to a p...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 23. Terrorism and the International Community: Israel Studies in Criminology... Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: How will criminal justice react to terrorism? In Volume 9, we ask some hard questions about how terrorism is organized, supported, and financed, and what this will mean for the security of nations and...more | |||||
| 2 Reviews | |||||
| 24. Lessons From International/ Comparative Criminology/ Criminal Justice (H... Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This book is an anthology of 14 esteemed scholars who have made a significant contribution to comparative and international criminology, criminal justice, and law. The book is an excellent resours...more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 25. International Comparison of Crime and Victimization: The Icvs (Paperback) Publisher: de Sitter Publications |
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| Shivu said: This volume is dedicated to the International Crime (Victim) Survey. It describes the intent of the survey, and the possibilities and limitations of measuring crime and comparing data internationally....more | |||||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
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- Name:
Shivu Ishwaran - Occupation: Publisher
- Company: de Sitter Publications
- Locale: Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
- Member Since: 10/5/2010
