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Atlas of Empires tells the story of how and why the great empires of history came into being, operated, and ultimately declined, and it discusses the future of the empire in todays globalized world. This book features 60 beautiful and detailed maps of the empires territories at different stages of their existence, and it organizes them thematically to reflect the different driving forces behind empires throughout history (such as faith, nomadic culture, nationhood, and capitalism). Each section discusses the rise and fall of the empires that existed in a region: *Government and society *Wealth and technology *War and military force *Religious beliefs *And more! From the earliest empires of the Sumerians and the Pharaohs to the modern empires of the USSR and the European Union, this is a story that reveals how empires are created and organized, how later empires resolve the problems of governance faced by earlier empires, and how the political and cultural legacies of ancient empires are still felt today.

Esse volume leva o leitor a percorrer uma fascinante viagem que coloca constantemente em questo a ideia de fronteiras. Aqui, as fronteiras no deixam de ser apreciadas enquanto realidade material, que erguem barreiras e que so vasos comunicantes em relaço a diferenças de nacionalidades, linguagens e cultura. Mas o argumento volta insistentemente para a presença de instituiçes nacionais e internacionais na definiço, consolidaço e gesto desses limites. Ha uma analise historica dos documentos de identidade, passaportes e outros papeis cunhados para marcar a individualidade, direitos e deveres de determinados sujeitos. Suas descriçes do vida a experiencia de "estrangeiros" imigrantes, refugiados e, por que no dizer, os migrantes clandestinos , que se mostram eximios analistas das situaçes que enfrentam. Vidas em fluxo de pessoas tentando reconfigurar fronteiras em face aos instrumentos administrativos de governo, em geral, pouco amigaveis. A analise de Denise Jardim nos leva ao coraço do dilema desse conturbado fenomeno contemporaneo de migraço transnacional.

Esta obra discute dois grandes fenômenos sociais: turismo e religião. A realização de deslocamentos por motivações religiosas não é recente, ao contrário, é milenar. Contudo, na contemporaneidade, v

A obra verifica como a comunicação e a cultura se articulam na comunidade quilombola de Itamatatiua, mostrando as lutas e as resistências dos moradores no contexto histórico do Maranhão. Ganhou recon

Esta obra foi escrita por um conjunto de professores com distintas formações e trajetórias acadêmico-científicas, com a perspectiva de contribuir para o entendimento das relações econômicas, política

In the essentially water-rich basin of Mexico City, water taps are now installed in most homes. Yet in many of the citys poorer neighborhoods in particular, water is supplied intermittently and taps often remain dry. How does such a socially constructed water scarcity affect water-related everyday practices in the home? And what is the relation between urban space and domestic practices of water use? In this study, Anke Schwarz employs a sociospatial approach which infuses Pierre Bourdieus Theory of Practice with a relational understanding of space. She draws upon in-depth interviews with 53 residents of Mexico Citys Federal District, taking subjective experience as a starting point, and adds a historical angle through the instrument of habitat biographies. With respect to the pressing issue of urban water supply, Schwarz offers a fresh perspective to urban geography by placing an emphasis on a sociospatial approach on the micro scale. She demonstrates how water use can be a demanding everyday task even in cities where virtually all dwellings do have water taps. Rooftop tanks and jugs of bottled water are only the most visible tokens of the differences made by such supply limitations.

Indawgyi Lake in Kachin State, located in the northern part of Myanmar, is the largest inland freshwater lake in the country, with rich aquatic flora and fauna, high biodiversity and a (largely) intact ecosystem. Since 1999 the "Indawgyi Wetland Bird Sanctuary" has been declared a conservation area. Still, it is a peripheral region and lagging behind in its development. At present the three main economic activities are agriculture, fishing and gold mining.Zin Mar Than offers an in-depth analysis of the socio-economic situation of the area and identifies its future development potentials using the SWOT approach (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats). In this context the author discusses concepts of endogenous development and sustainability. Special emphasis is placed on developing ecotourism as a fourth economic activity in the area and to meet the needs of long-term conservation.

Explaining Heideggers ideas on spatial phenomena simply and succinctly, this e-book will be provocative and invaluable to anyone interested in space and spatial theory. The author gives incisive, informative, and compelling analyses of Heideggers overall philosophy and of his changing ideas about space, spatiality, the clearing, places, sites, and dwelling. This study also charts the legacy of these ideas in philosophy, geography, architecture, and anthropology and includes a bibliography of select works that examine or are influenced by Heideggers ideas on space.

This book is an account of a zoo-geographic reconnaissance through the Brazilian hinterland. In 1914 Theodore Roosevelt with his son, Kermit and Colonel Rondon traveled to South America on a quest to course the River of Doubt. In the body of this book Roosevelt describes how the scope of the expedition was enlarged, and how it was given a geographic as well as a zoological character. The Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition had experienced great adventures and dangers during its quest including men loss, attacks of cannibalistic tribes and flesh-eating bacteria. Discover the incredible adventures of the ex-president and his crew in one of the most exciting and unexplored parts of the Earth!Contents:Start of the MissionUp the ParaguayA Jaguar-hunt on the TaquaryThe Headwaters of the ParaguayUp the River of TapirsThrough the Highland Wilderness of Western BrazilWith a Mule Train Across Nhambiquara LandThe River of DoubtDown an Unknown River Into the Equatorial ForestTo the Amazon and Home; Zoological and Geographical Results of the ExpeditionThe Work of the Field Zoologist and Field Geographer in South AmericaThe Outfit for Travelling in the South American WildernessLetter of May 1 to General Lauro Muller

The remains of the time-worn Aravalli Mountains that extend through Delhi are known as the Ridge. The range is also the site of Delhis once continuous but now scattered forests, four segments of which are legally protected as wildlife conservation areas today. How did a biodiversity park and a wildlife sanctuary come to be established in a large and rapidly growing megacity with severe competition for land resources? What does this mean for various citizens who use the forests for different purposes? Megha Sud provides an insight into the answers to these questions by examining the negotiations that led to the establishment of conservation as the dominant discourse in the Ridge, highlighting the role of various actors and the unequal power relations embedded in these deliberations and their outcomes. In this study she brings together concepts from political ecology and urban political ecology, using literature on local politics and development to ground the argument in the context. She argues that the forested spaces of Delhi must be understood as implicated in the socio-political structures of the city if urban conservation policies are to be sustainable both socially and environmentally.

Este livro priorizou aspectos teórico-metodológicos relevantes para a compreensão da imigração haitiana no Brasil, ampliando horizontes interdisciplinares. As pesquisas desenvolvidas permitiram compo

Este livro discute a implantação de políticas territoriais destinadas à incorporação da Amazônia Legal ao projeto de consolidação do Estado-Nação brasileiro, processo que começa realmente a ser coloc

Este livro reúne artigos e algumas considerações necessárias para torná-los parte da temática epistemológica geográfica. A autora destaca que foram encontrados fragmentos do pensamento geográfico ins

A história da humanidade é marcada por grandes movimentos migratórios. A partir da década de 1980, muitos brasileiros emigraram para Portugal, o que levou os brasileiros a se tornarem um dos principais grupos de estrangeiros em terras lusitanas. Mas a crise em 2008 fez com que parte desses emigrantes retornasse ao Brasil. Romerito da Silva responde em sua obra, por meio de uma perspectiva geografica, por que alguns escolheram retornar e outros escolheram ficar em Portugal. Entrevistando 125 pessoas, ele se aprofunda na compreenso dessa dinamica migratoria, acreditando que os resultados possam contribuir para ampliar discusses teoricas e fundamentar o desenvolvimento de politicas publicas especificas.

Estrabón fue un sincero admirador de la pacificación augústea, que a su juicio reportó bienestar a los heterogéneos pueblos sometidos en la inmensidad de los dominios romanos.Como el resto de griegos de su tiempo, Estrabon vivia en un mundo dominado por Roma. Nacido en la zona del Ponto (costa septentrional de Asia Menor), fue la suya la region que resistio con mayor teson, hasta la victoria de Octavio sobre las tropas de Cleopatra y Marco Antonio en la batalla de Actio (31 a.C.). Al igual que tantos escritores helenos, Estrabon viajo a la capital cultural del mundo, sucesora de Atenas y Alejandria. Fue un sincero admirador de la pacificacion augustea, que a su juicio reporto bienestar a los heterogeneos pueblos sometidos en la inmensidad de los dominios romanos. Precisamente gracias a esta paz pudo escribir historia para una nueva generacion de griegos y romanos.En los libros V y VI describe la peninsula Italica y Sicilia; en el VII, el norte de la Europa que el conocia: Epiro, Macedonia y Tracia.

The hegemonic perspective on adaptation solely focuses on climate stimuli as the driving force behind peoples adaptation. Such a perspective underestimates the role played by historical trajectories of political and social forces of change in shaping current adaptation practices. In doing so, it also separates the environment from processes of social change. This work challenges this dominant view by arguing that adaptation practices pursued by pastoral communities need to be seen at the intersection of state-environment-pastoralists-interactions. In other words, the understanding of pastoralists risk management and livelihood practices requires a perspective that situates local actors into their broader socio-political and environmental contexts. By using a political ecology approach that emphasizes on the agency of pastoral actors, this work demonstrates how the Karrayyu pastoral groups of upper Awash valley develop and use various risk management and livelihood practices under the influence of both socio-political and ecological sources of change.

Dos estudos clássicos da geografia histórica, da geografia cultural e da percepção ambiental, nasce a geografia humanista: campo preocupado em religar a ciência geográfica com a tradição das humanida

Existing research analyzes riverfront developments largely from a city-centric point of view, assuming a clear boundary between the river and the city. The research presented in this e-book shows that the complexity of urban environmental transformation along rivers in the megacities of the Global South requires a change of perspective, going beyond such a dichotomous view.By linking a discourse analytical approach with concepts from governance research and urban political ecology, this study introduces the theoretical framework of riverscapes as socio-ecological hybrids for a comprehensive analysis. The concept is applied to the river Yamuna.Delhis riverscapes have recently seen large-scale slum demolitions and the development of urban mega-projects. These dynamic land-use changes are deeply connected to changing discursive framings of the role and function of Delhis riverscapes in the remaking of the megacity. The study shows how dominant discourses and their associated narratives have remained persistent over long periods of time and the influence they continue to have on urban environmental change and governance.

In 2007 and 2008, Bangladesh was subject to a food crisis, which intensely hit the countrys capital. Dhakas food supplies were repeatedly disconnected due to floods and cyclones and world market prices for staple foods increased dramatically. In the middle of this situation, the national government launched eviction drives of numerous informal markets in Dhaka. Yet, despite of all these constraints, food traders still managed to guarantee steady supplies. Who are these traders and how did they make Dhakas food system robust enough to avoid a catastrophe? This study concentrates on Dhakas wholesale markets where food enters the city, and from where it flows into the urban food system. The e-book offers a fresh analytic perspective for economic geography by placing emphasis on "real markets", their institutional architectures, their actors and networks, and their specific political arena. Its focus is on the resilience of Dhakas food wholesale traders. The study demystifies megacities as synonyms for human misery and hardship not by overlooking poverty, exclusion and vulnerability, but by highlighting peoples strengths, their confidence and their capacities to cope with crisis.

A obra enriquece a geografia brasileira por meio da abordagem cultural pós-80, e ao colocar a prática da fé em sua espacialidade no contexto pós-moderno. A originalidade desta leitura está em repensar a religio e a religiosidade num tempo marcado por multiplas vises de mundo. A singularidade da Hieropolis Carismatica de Cachoeira Paulista ocorre na fantastica transformaço espacial que tanto os sacerdotes como os visitantes qualificam o lugar com sua identidade religiosa num continuo fervor religioso.