Andrea Geiger, "Converging Empires: Citizens and Subjects in the North Pacific Borderlands, 1867-1945 "
English | ISBN: 1469659271 | 2022 | 352 pages | PDF | 35 MB
Making a vital contribution to our understanding of North American borderlands history through its examination of the northernmost stretches of the U.S.-Canada border, Andrea Geiger highlights the role that the North Pacific borderlands played in the construction of race and citizenship on both sides of the international border from 1867, when the United States acquired Russia's interests in Alaska, through the end of World War II. Imperial, national, provincial, territorial, reserve, and municipal borders worked together to create a dynamic legal landscape that both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people negotiated in myriad ways as they traversed these borderlands. Adventurers, prospectors, laborers, and settlers from Europe, Canada, the United States, Latin America, and Asia made and remade themselves as they crossed from one jurisdiction to another.

John G. Gunnell, "Conventional Realism and Political Inquiry: Channeling Wittgenstein"
English | ISBN: 022666127X | 2020 | 208 pages | EPUB | 1011 KB
When social scientists and social theorists turn to the work of philosophers for intellectual and practical authority, they typically assume that truth, reality, and meaning are to be found outside rather than within our conventional discursive practices.

Samuel Totten, "Controversies in the Field of Genocide Studies "
English | ISBN: 1412865166 | 2017 | 272 pages | EPUB | 457 KB
At the heart of the field of Genocide Studies lies an active core of vigorous debate that has led to both heated disagreements and productive disputes. This new volume in the Genocide: A Critical Bibliographic Review series focuses on these, as well as other significant issues.

Continuous Architecture in Practice: Software Architecture in the Age of Agility and DevOps
by Murat Erder
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0136523560 | 336 Pages | True MOBI EPUB | 20 MB

Saba Siddiki, "Contextualizing Compliance in the Public Sector: Individual Motivations, Social Processes, and Institutional Design "
English | ISBN: 0367666057 | 2020 | 160 pages | EPUB | 923 KB
Studying compliance to uncover whether compliance is occurring, and what motivates it, is central to the broader study of governance. Contextualizing Compliance in the Public Sector: Individual Motivations, Social Processes and Institutional Design develops an interdisciplinary approach for answering a classic and essential question in any rule-governed context: What factors influence the decision of an individual or organization to comply (or not) with governing rules?

Amit Ranjan, "Contested Waters: India's Transboundary River Water Disputes in South Asia"
English | ISBN: 1138040339 | 2020 | 204 pages | EPUB | 973 KB
This book examines India's transboundary river water disputes with its South Asian riparian neighbours ― Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. It explores the history of disputes and cooperation over the transboundary river water in this region as well as discusses current disputes and future concerns. It analyses how and why existing transboundary river water sharing treaties between India and its South Asian riparian neighbours are confronted with challenges. The book indicates that India's transboundary river water disputes with its South Asian riparian neighbours are likely to escalate in coming years due to the widening of the demand¬-supply gap in the respective countries. It further shows the impact of bilateral relations on the resolution of transboundary river water disputes, even as cordial relationships do not always guarantee the absence of river water disputes between riparian states. The book looks at some key questions: How political are India's transboundary rivers water disputes in South Asia? Why do the roots of India's river water disputes with Bangladesh and Pakistan lie in the partition of the British India in 1947? Why are there reservations against India's hydroelectricity projects or allegations of water theft? Is it possible to resolve transboundary river water disputes among these South Asian countries?

Ricard Zapata-Barrero, "Contested Concepts in Migration Studies "
English | ISBN: 036763483X | 2021 | 260 pages | EPUB | 629 KB
This volume demonstrates that migration- and diversity-related concepts are always contested, and provides a reflexive critical awareness and better comprehension of the complex questions driving migration studies. The main purpose of this volume is to enhance conceptual thinking on migration studies.

Contested Borders: Territorialization, National Identity and «Imagined Geographies» in Albania (Nationalisms across the Globe) By Ilir Kalemaj
2014 | 267 Pages | ISBN: 3034317840 | PDF | 10 MB
This book argues that power struggles between internal and diasporic elites play a central role in the development of political agendas that have the potential to shift national borders. The author uses Albania as the primary case study, examining how the understanding of the Albanian nation has taken on varying geographical borders over time and why different Albanian communities have often had differing perceptions of the borders of the nation. On the basis of this case study, the author constructs a theoretical model that captures the dynamic of domestic versus international constraints on elite choices and analyses how this leads to the (re)construction of borders. The book explores the way in which competing elites manipulate national symbols to create the necessary environment for personal political gain, using both expansionist and contractionist versions of «virtual» borders that may or may not be congruent with internationally recognized borders.

Bertrand G. Ramcharan, "Contemporary Preventive Diplomacy "
English | ISBN: 0367256223 | 2020 | 118 pages | EPUB | 677 KB
This book offers an explanation and evaluation of preventative diplomacy in an age of increasing precariousness. It emphasises the importance of pursuing diplomacy and human security in connection with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which promote development grounded in peace, justice, and universal respect for human rights.

Contemporary Greek Film Cultures from 1990 to the Present (New Studies in European Cinema) By Tonia Kazakopoulou (editor), Mikela Fotiou (editor)
2017 | 410 Pages | ISBN: 3034319045 | PDF | 6 MB
This collection of new writing on contemporary Greek cinema builds and expands on existing work in the field, providing a coherent analysis of films which, despite their international importance, have so far received limited critical attention. The volume maps key trends in Greek cinema since the 1990s within the wider context of production and consumption at both national and international levels. It offers a wide range of critical analyses of documentary and avant-garde filmmaking, art house and popular cinema, and the work of established and new directors as well as deliberations on teaching methodologies and marketing strategies. The book seeks to highlight the continuities, mutual influences and common contexts that inform, shape and inspire filmmaking in Greece today.