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Identity Games: Globalization and the Transformation of Media Cultures in the…
This work is an examination of the unique, hybrid media practices generated by Eastern Europe's accelerated transition from late communism to late capitalism.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262255127
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- 1 online resource (x, 257 pages) :illustrations
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Distributed Work
Multidisciplinary research on dynamics, problems, and potential of distributed work.
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Global Interdependence, Decoupling, and Recoupling
"One lens through which to view global economic interdependence and the spillover of shocks is that of decoupling (and then recoupling). Decoupling between developed and developing countries can be seen in the strong economic performance of China and India relative to that of the United States and Europe in the early 2000s. Recoupling then took place as developing countries sank along with the …
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Dynamics among Nations: The Evolution of Legitimacy and Development in Modern…
"Liberal internationalism has been the West's foreign policy agenda since the Cold War, and the West has long occupied the top rung of a hierarchical system. In this book, Hilton Root argues that international relations, like other complex ecosystems, exists in a constantly shifting landscape, in which hierarchical structures are giving way to systems of networked interdependence, changing ever…
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- 9781461950349
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 332 pages)
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Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties
In Energy at the Crossroads, Vaclav Smil considers the twenty-first century's crucial question: how to reconcile the modern world's unceasing demand for energy with the absolute necessity to preserve the integrity of the biosphere. With this book he offers a comprehensive, accessible guide to today's complex energy issues -- how to think clearly and logically about what is possible and what is …
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 427 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Flagging Standards: Globalization and Environmental, Safety, and Labor Regula…
Examines the relationship between globalization and environmental, safety, and labor standards in the context of the shipping industry and explores the extent to which international competition affects regulatory standards.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 1 online resource (xi, 308 pages) :illustrations
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Sustainable Urban Metabolism
A unified framework for analyzing urban sustainability in terms of cities' inflows and outflows of matter and energy. Urbanization and globalization have shaped the last hundred years. These two dominant trends are mutually reinforcing: globalization links countries through the networked communications of urban hubs. The urban population now generates more than eighty percent of global GDP. Cit…
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- 9780262316958
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Renewables :the politics of a global energy transition
A comprehensive political analysis of the rapid growth in renewable wind and solar power, mapping an energy transition through theory, case studies, and policy.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and G…
""In Prime Movers, Smil's passion for the Cinderellas of civilization focuses on the diesel engines and gas turbines that power ocean vessels and wide-body jets. These engines have made ocean shipping and intercontinental air travel so cheap that they have changed the face of our planet. Marshall McLuhan's dreams of a Global Village have become true in unimagined ways. Being an engineer myself,…
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- 9780262289771
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- 1 online resource (261 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Changing the Atmosphere: Expert Knowledge and Environmental Governance
In recent years, Earth systems science has advanced rapidly, helping to transform climate change and other planetary risks into major political issues. Changing the Atmosphere strengthens our understanding of this important link between expert knowledge and environmental governance. In so doing, it illustrates how the emerging field of science and technology studies can inform our understanding…
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- 1 online resource (xii, 385 pages) :illustrations.
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