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Human Geography

Explores some of the fundamental questions of diplomacy: What are the common denominators shared by successful alliances? Why do pacts and alliances disintegrate? And is the eventual demise of pacts and alliances inevitable? This title uses empirical case-studies to illustrate fresh diplomatic concepts and political theories.

African Women and Apartheid Migration and Settlement in South Africa Cover

Explores the process and consequences of settlement through the everyday lives and testimonies of three generations of African women in Cape Town during the apartheid (1948-94) and post-apartheid periods.

Meaning of Geography Cover
High Places Cultural Geographies of Mountains and Ice Cover

High mountains, polar expanses, volcanic peaks are exciting and special environments. This book explores different aspects of these environments - disorientation, exploration, native knowledge, polar research. It is suitable for geographers, historians of science, and those interested in polar/mountain studies, landscape, culture and environment.

A History of Water The Political Economy of Water v 2 Cover

This volume is the second of three that explore all aspects of water - social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological - from ancient times to the present day. Empirical and ethnographic case studies from around the world feature.

The Servant Problem Domestic Employment in a Global Economy Cover

Examines the reality of paid domestic labour in Britain and explores the global trends that sustain this growth of domestic employment. The work shows how the economy depends on women working outside the home, and how it is the employment of domestic workers that helps make this possible.

A History of Water The World of Water v 3 Cover

This volume is the third of three that explore all aspects of water - social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological - from ancient times to the present day. Empirical and ethnographic case studies from around the world feature.

A History of Water Water Control and River Biographies Vol 1 Cover

This volume is the first of three that explore all aspects of water - social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological - from ancient times to the present day. Empirical and ethnographic case studies from around the world feature.

Cultural Geography A Critical Dictionary of Key Ideas Cover

This text identifies the territory occupied by cultural geography and the larger network of ideas of which it forms a part. It should be invaluable to students of cultural geography and related disciplines such as cultural studies, anthropology and sociology.