Amazonia [[electronic resource] ] : resiliency and dynamism of the land and its people
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| Autore: |
Smith Nigel J. H
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| Titolo: |
Amazonia [[electronic resource] ] : resiliency and dynamism of the land and its people
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| Pubblicazione: | Tokyo, : United Nations University Press, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 321.8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Democracy -- History -- 20th century |
| Equality | |
| Environmental protection - Amazon River Valley | |
| Natural resources - Amazon River Valley | |
| Land use - Amazon River Valley | |
| Agriculture - Amazon River Valley | |
| Earth & Environmental Sciences | |
| Ecology | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | SmithNigel J. H |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""The changing nature of democracy""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction: The changing nature of democracy""; ""2 Some basic assumptions about the consolidation of democracy""; ""3 Fifty years after the ��Great Transformation��: Reflections on social order and political agency""; ""4 Toward consolidated democracies""; ""5 Democracy and constitutionalism""; ""6 Mass media and participatory democracy""; ""7 Party representation in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan""; ""8 The democratization process and the market"" |
| ""9 Political representation and economic competitiveness: Is a new democratic synthesis conceivable?""""10 A structure for peace: A democratic, interdependent, and institutionalized order""; ""11 Asian-style democracy?""; ""12 Post-communist Europe: Comparative reflections""; ""13 Religion and democracy: The case of Islam, civil society, and democracy""; ""14 The Philadelphia model""; ""15 Democracy at the United Nations""; ""16 A meditation on democracy""; ""Contributors""; ""Index"" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Balanced, worthwhile book includes chapters on threats to the environment, change and societal response, conservation and management, plantation crops, agroforestry, ranching, floodplain dynamics, and trends and opportunities"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Amazonia |
| ISBN: | 0-585-28784-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910727000703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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