Chinese Diasporas: A Social History of Global Migration (Miles Steven B.)(Paperback)

Chinese Diasporas: A Social History of Global Migration (Miles Steven B.)(Paperback)

Chinese Diasporas provides a concise and compelling new history of internal and external Chinese migration from the sixteenth century to the present day. Steven B. Miles places Chinese migrants and their families at the center of his narrative through a series of engaging case studies taking

Games - A Global History of the Olympics (Goldblatt David)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive sporting, social and political history of the modern Olympic Games, the world that made them and the world they helped to

A History of Chinese Political Thought (Kim Youngmin)(Paperback)

China's rapid rise as a regional and global power is one of the most important political developments of the twenty-first century. Yet the West still largely overlooks or oversimplifies the complex ideas and ideals that have shaped the country's national and international transformation from

Free Speech: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media - Jacob Mchangama

The first global history of free speech shows we need to understand the past to address the challenges of the future.Hailed as the 'first freedom,' free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and

Ball is Round - A Global History of Football (Goldblatt David)(Paperback / softback)

Aims to provide a definitive history of global

Undocumented Migration (Sigona Nando)(Paperback)

Undocumented migration is a global and yet elusive phenomenon. Despite contemporary efforts to patrol national borders and mass deportation programs, it remains firmly placed at the top of the political agenda in many countries where it receives hostile media coverage and generates fierce debate

Buddhism in Chinese History (Wright Arthur F.)(Paperback)

One of the great themes in the history of Eastern Asia is the transformation of Chinese culture by Buddhism. This process can be traced across nearly two millennia and can be seen at work in almost every aspect of Chinese life and thought. This study was undertaken with the object of showing how

Migration Studies and Colonialism (Mayblin Lucy)(Paperback)

The history of migration is deeply entangled with colonialism. To this day, colonial logics continue to shape the dynamics of migration as well as the responses of states to those arriving at their borders. And yet migration studies has been surprisingly slow to engage with colonial histories in

Compassion: A Global History of Social Policy (Finkel Alvin)(Paperback)

Compassion traces the ways in which various societies across the globe have responded to the vulnerable among them from early human history to the present. Along the way, Alvin Finkel assesses the impacts of economic developments, colonialism, political arrangements, gender, race, and social class

What Is Global History? (Conrad Sebastian)(Paperback)

The first comprehensive overview of the innovative new discipline of global history Until very recently, historians have looked at the past with the tools of the nineteenth century. But globalization has fundamentally altered our ways of knowing, and it is no longer possible to study nations in

A Concise History of the Caribbean (Higman B. W.)(Paperback)

A comprehensive narrative, tracing the economic, social and political history of the islands of the Caribbean from the earliest times to the present. Patterns of colonisation and the development of slave societies are linked to the ethnic and cultural features of the region, and to the process of

House of Islam - A Global History (Husain Ed)(Paperback / softback)

First Migrants (Bellwood Peter)(Paperback)

The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence, Peter Bellwood traces the journeys of the earliest hunter-gatherer and agriculturalist migrants as

A History of Language (Fischer Steven Roger)(Paperback)

This second edition of Steven Roger Fischer's fascinating book charts the history of communication from a time before human language was conceived of to the media explosion of the present day. Fischer begins by describing the modes of communication used by whales, birds, insects, and nonhuman

Migration and the Making of Global Christianity (Hanciles Jehu J.)(Pevná vazba)

A Social History of the Media (Briggs Asa)(Paperback)

The first three editions of this bestselling book have established A Social History of the Media as a classic, providing a masterful overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time.This fourth edition has been revised and

Screen Culture: A Global History (Butsch Richard)(Paperback)

In this expansive historical synthesis, Richard Butsch integrates social, economic, and political history to offer a comprehensive and cohesive examination of screen media and screen culture globally - from film and television to computers and smart phones - as they have evolved through the

How Literatures Begin: A Global History (Lande Joel B.)(Paperback)

A comparative history of the practices, technologies, institutions, and people that created distinct literary traditions around the world, from ancient to modern times Literature is such a familiar and widespread form of imaginative expression today that its existence can seem inevitable. But in

A History of the Chinese Language (Dong Hongyuan)(Pevná vazba)

A History of the Chinese Language provides a comprehensive introduction to the historical development of the Chinese language from its Proto-Sino-Tibetan roots in prehistoric times to Modern Standard Chinese. Taking a highly accessible and balanced approach, it presents a chronological survey of

African Migrations (Adi Hakim)(Paperback)

Discover the fascinating history of African migration, from thousands of years ago to the 21st Century. Newly updated, African Migrations explores the history of migration from Africa, from the forced migrations of slavery and the experiences of life in the Americas to the political and economic

A Global History of Architecture (Ching Francis D. K.)(Pevná vazba)

The gold-standard exploration of architecture's global evolution A Global History of Architecture provides a comprehensive tour through the ages, spinning the globe to present the landmark architectural movements that characterized each time period. Spanning from 3,500 b.c.e. to the present, this

The Theory of Social Democracy (Meyer Thomas)(Paperback)

This new book provides a systematic defence of social democracy for our contemporary global age. The authors argue that the claims to legitimation implicit in democratic theory can be honored only by social democracy. Ultimately, social democracy provides both a fairer and more stable social

Global Health Studies: A Social Determinants Perspective (Warwick-Booth Louise)(Paperback)

A global view of health offers a richer understanding of ways of measuring, improving and sustaining health both in individual national settings and in the context of a strongly interconnected world. This book draws on social scientific insights and explanations to examine trends in global health

Games People Played: A Global History of Sports (Vamplew Wray)(Pevná vazba)

Now in paperback, this first global history of sports offers all spectators and participants a reason to cheer--and to think. Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sports. The book shows how sports have been practiced, experienced, and made meaningful by players and fans