Regional Geography

A comprehensive introduction to the historical forces and recent social and political developments that have shaped today's Armenian people. With c...

The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries, providing invaluable economic, political, statistical and directory data. Gen...

Planners tend to promote formal plans as the only game in town while diverse efforts of urban actors shape our cities. Tracking the development of ...

Despite a growing literature debating the consequences of neo-liberal political and economic policy in the former Eastern bloc, the idea of neo-lib...

How federalism can be used to provide recognition and accommodate ethnic groups is an important topic, not only in Africa, but in multi-ethnic comm...

Drought has been a long companion in the human story. Mythologised as the devastating Bull of Heaven in one of the earliest heroic legends to come ...

This excellent reference source brings together hard-to-find information on the constituent units of the Russian Federation.The introduction examin...

Europa's comprehensive survey of Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.General SurveyLeading authorities on the region analyze topics of regional...

After decades of mismanagement and direct military rule, Myanmars contested transition to a more democratic government has rapidly shifted the outl...

This volume outlines the specific conditions and responses to climate change in India. It discusses various aspects of the planetary crisis that ha...

Winner, 2012 Sally Hacker Prize, Society for the History of Technology Hotel Dreams is a deeply researched and entertaining account of how the hote...

Winner, 2012 Sally Hacker Prize, Society for the History of Technology Hotel Dreams is a deeply researched and entertaining account of how the hote...

This is a major anthropological study of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist monasticism and tantric ritual in the Ladakh region of North-West India and ...

This landmark book provides a comprehensive anthropological introduction to contemporary Central Asia. Established and emerging scholars of the reg...

This is an introductory textbook on spatial analysis and spatial statistics through GIS. Each chapter presents methods and metrics, explains how to...

In this richly visual narrative, acclaimed historian Susan Schulten explores five centuries of American history through maps. From the voyages of E...

The Sea Area Forecast is broadcast daily on RTÉ radio at 6 a.m. and midnight. Foretelling fair days or fierce storms coming in across our seas, it ...

This book explores the complexities of landslide susceptibility and critical rainfall conditions in Lower Austria through a detailed analysis and a...

This book presents a historical account of the development of an acrolectal variety of the English language in colonial India. It highlights the ph...

The authors explore the fresh water crisis of Himalayan Asia. While the region hosts some of the world's mightiest rivers, it is also home to rapid...

Offering a comprehensive overview of contemporary theoretical and programmatic issues in the fields of sustainability, culture, communication, deve...

Remembering Independence explores the commemoration and remembrance of independence following the great wave of decolonisation after the Second Wor...

Combining historical, social and regulative analysis, this book builds a compelling critique of frontier thinking as it continues to form our assum...

Jeanne Féaux de la Croix maps three iconic places as part of Central Asians' 'moral geographies' and examines their role in navigating socialist, n...

Internet and Gender in Kazakhstan offers an empirically rich and theoretically compelling analysis of how the Internet is influencing societal atti...

The Companion to Development Studies is essential reading in the field of development studies. This indispensable resource offers succinct, up-to-d...

This book examines the important role which civil society organisations in South Africa play in challenging poor corporate governance in state-owne...

There are many problems regarding poverty, inequality and growth in developing countries in Asia and Africa. Policy makers at the national level an...