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A obra com base nos Kawahib -etnias Jupaú e Amondawa - da Terra Indígena Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau e procura apresentar suas relações de representação de mundo, modos de vida, identidades e territorialidades. T

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLDThe iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, now fully updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published in 2015One of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine.Evening StandardPrisoners of Geography is the book people need to understand whats happening in the news today, from Chinas ambitions to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Bestselling author and geopolitics expert Tim Marshall looks at the past, present and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determines world history because if you dont know geography, youll never have the full picture. This completely revised and updated edition brings the classic text up to date with the events and trends of the past decade, with new material including: the RussiaUkraine war and Moscows alliances with authoritarian states the conflicts in the Middle East Chinas growing military and strategic power, and its stance on Taiwan American global power and pivot to the Pacific Europes leaning towards more extreme politics, increased defence spending, and the new Iron Curtain Japans remilitarisation and increasing power great power play in Africa the growth of Indian economic and military strength Read Tim Marshalls geopolitical primers (Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography and The Future of Geography) to understand whats happening in our fast-changing world.*Want to test your world knowledge? Challenge friends and family with Prisoners of Geography: The Quiz Book, and discover who is the ultimate armchair explorer! * ** If you are having problems accessing the latest edition of this book, clearing your eReader apps cache and cookies may solve the issue. **

The regional economic development model of the Chinese Pearl River Delta is under increasing pressure to adapt. Local firms and their business models are faced with growing competition from other Chinese regions and Asian economies. Along with a slowdown in economic growth, firms and policy-makers are called for a reorganization of business models as well as for an overall adjustment of the regional economic growth model and economic upgrading.Based on a case study of the electronics industry and supported by a mixed-methods approach, this e-book analyzes the role of formal and informal institutions for the process of regional economic adjustment and allows for an in-depth view into the changing economic landscape of the production cluster in the Pearl River Delta. It contributes to the emerging field of empirical studies on institutions and economic development in geography.Following a discussion of the role of institutions and innovation for regional economic change, four empirical chapters elaborate the role of firms strategic adaptation, the role of financial markets for firm innovation, the use of supply-chains for interactive learning, and the role of the party administration and informality for the process regional economic adjustment.

Este livro discute a questão dos direitos humanos na África, uma vez que este assunto estampa todos os dias os noticiários dos países que olham de maneira distorcida o continente. Esta questão é abor

Um dos objetivos desse livro é revisitar temas que ainda trazem controvérsias acadêmicas e midiáticas. Para tanto, convém pensar nas combinações que focalizem três perspectivas fundamentais: os estoq

Jules Verne, in this chief of his works, has set himself to tell the story of all the most stirring adventure of which we have any written recordto give the history, "from the time of Hanno and Herodotus down to that of Livingstone and Stanley," of those voyages of exploration and discovery which are among the most exciting episodes in the history of human enterprise. The wonderful journey of Marco Polo; the voyages of Columbus and Vasco da Gama; the conquests of Cortez and Pizarro; the old Arctic discoveries; the explorations of the Jesuit missionaries in North Americathese exploits form a worthy subject for the most ambitious work of such a writer; and when he brings to the treatment of such material all the dash and vivid picluresqueness of his own creations, it may be imagined that he makes a book worth reading.

This forms the third and concluding volume of Vernes Celebrated Travels an Travellers. One is struck with the great mass of interesting matter, geographical, ethnological, and other, which is here compacted together; bespeaking as it does no small amount of research, an still more aording fresh evidence of that instinctive perception of the popular which is, to a large extent, the secret of the authors success in his numerous works. A preliminary chapter is devoted to a general survey of explorations by Seetzen, Burckhardt, Webb, an others in the East in the early part of the century-a survey very interesting so far as it goes, but supercial. The value of the work, however, grows as it advances, the story of African travel evidently drawing out the authors enthusiasm more successfully; and the expeditions of Clapperton and the Landers are narrated with greater fulness, and with more sympathy. The whole of the second part of the book is devoted to Polar Explorers and Circumnavigators, and the stirring careers of Kotzebue and Krusenstern, of Bougainville and Freycinet, as well as of James Clark Ross and John Ross, Parry and Franklin, are concisely and graphically recorded.

Jules Verne has invented so many tales of adventure that he is quite at home when he comes to chronicle the wonderful feats of exploration which testify that truth is stranger than fiction. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century is the second volume in his work Celebrated Travels and Travelers. It is profusely illustrated and has many maps. The period it deals with is less prolific in wonderful discoveries, but fuller information is accessible concerning those which were made. The voyages of Captain Cook and his predecessors, the exploits of the French navigators and the early African explorations, fill a large portion of the space. Separate chapters are also given to discoveries in Asia and North and South America.

Vietnams cities are not only rapidly transforming under the countrys political and economic change, but are also increasingly exposed to natural hazards and threatened by the projected impacts of climate change. The interaction of both trends leads to substantial shifts in risk and to new challenges for adaptation governance which, however, remain poorly understood empirically, neglected theoretically and underemphasized politically. This e-book therefore draws on 14 months of empirical research in Can Tho City to trace the dynamics of urban vulnerability and to examine how the responsibilities and capacities for risk reduction are negotiated within the countrys transforming political economy.Based on a mixed methods approach, the study offers fresh empirical insights and innovative theoretical explanations targeting some of the most pressing gaps in current risk and adaptation science.These revolve particularly around the vexed causal relations between vulnerability and adaptation, the capture of (future) vulnerability pathways, the role of structural versus agentive factors for explaining adaptation action and the cross-scale synergies but also rifts between state and non-state measures for risk reduction.

Empirical research on the societal and spatial impacts of global change has concentrated either on rural or urban contexts, especially on megacities. The periurban spaces in between are largely left unnoticed, although experiencing the most profound and dynamic transformations. This book presents the first comprehensive study on spatial dynamics of industrial development and social change in this context, taking peri-urban Chennai, the thriving industrial hub in southern India, as an example.The book combines quantitative and qualitative findings to analyse the implications of rapid industrialisation: a dynamic land market, changing labour conditions, strained governance structures and the demise of an agrarian social order. In order to systematically approach this transformation an innovative conceptual framework is developed from Lefebvres theory of the production of space.Following the notion of inclusive development the book explores the contested spatial dynamics of development, contrasting strategies of global players with the local struggles of the vulnerable striving for livelihood security in the peri-urban spaces of today.

In Bangladesh, the sale of food in public space is often contested: Street food is needed, but not wanted. 100,000 street vendors sell dishes, snacks, fruits, and beverages in the megacity of Dhaka. Street food is important for urban food security as mobile labourers and the poor rely on cheap, readily available and nutritious food. The authorities argue that encroachments of streets and footpaths are illegal and disorderly, and that street food is unhygienic. They therefore evict the vendors regularly. But the hawkers are somewhat protected through the informal rules of the street. While some of them are highly vulnerable to poverty and police raids, most navigate well through these contested governance regimes and can successfully sustain their livelihoods.In this e-book, different conceptual perspectives are integrated on the basis of Bourdieus Theory of Practice. It provides fresh insights into the role of street food in urban food system and contributes to a deeper understanding of the vulnerabilities of the urban poor, the informal governance of public space, and the dominant discourses on street food. From a relational and critical perspective it captures "the politics of street food" and sketches innovative solutions towards fair street food governance.

Este livro é um manual essencial sobre o pensamento geográfico brasileiro dos séc. XIX e XX. Supre uma lacuna nos estudos sobre a geografia brasileira, fazendo um apanhado das formulações geográficas

Este livro faz emergir um relevante conhecimento da sociedade contemporânea brasileira, apresentando um universo epistêmico de natureza e ética como processo de compreensão da biodiversidade. O estud

Fronteira significa espaço entre sujeitos diferentes que se encontram. Sujeitos diferentes são sujeitos com identidades específicas. Estados são sujeitos coletivos com identidades específicas. Porém,

En tiempos de crisis económicas parece que el territorio «no importa»... o importa menos que nunca. Este argumento deja de lado, conscientemente o no, la posibilidad de las nuevas formas innovadoras

Some of the greatest festivals that you need to attend before you die!! Festa Do So Joo - Portugal, Fete De La Musique - Brussels, Fiesta de la Dama - Spain, Frozen Dead Guy Days In Nederland Colorado - USA, Full Moon Party - Thailand, Gawai Dayak In Sarawak Borneo, Gay Pride Parade In Amsterdam Netherlands, Gilroy Garlic Festival - USA, Glastonbury Music Festival UK, Grape Throwing Festival In Mallorca Spain, Hafengeburtstag Festival - Germany, Halloween Festival Of The Dead In Salem Massachusetts - USA, Hamburger Dom In Hamburg - Germany, Harbin Ice And Snow Festival - China, Harvest Parade - Curacao, Holi India, Ichtus Festival In Wilmore USA, Jain Festival - India, Jamaica Spice Festival - Jamaica, Junkanoo In Nassau Bahamas, Keene Pumpkin Festival In New Hampshire USA, Koninginnendag Netherlands, Kukeri Carnival - Bulgaria, Las Fallas De San Jose Spain, La Tomatina Spain, Lollapalooza In Chicago USA, Love Parade Germany, Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade In New York USA, Magh Mela Festival - India ....

Some of the greatest landmarks that you need to see before you die!!Acropolis - Greece, Ajanta Caves - India, Alcatraz Island - USA, Alpirsbach Monastery - Germany, Arequipa (The White City) - Peru, Aurora Borealis - Scandinavia, Berlin Wall - Germany, Big Ben - UK, Blarney Castle Republic Of Ireland, Blue Lagoon -Iceland, Bora Bora French Polynesia, Brandenburg Gate - Germany, Buckingham Palace - UK, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park And The Mountain Gorillas - Uganda, Canterbury Cathedral - UK, Carthage - Tunisia, Champs Elysees - France, Chateau Of Versailles - France, Chichen Itza Ruins - Mexico, Christ The Redeemer Statue Brazil, Cliffs Of Moher Republic Of Ireland, Coliseum - Rome, Crazy Horse Monument and Memorial - USA, David (Michelangelo) Florence, Dead Sea - Israel, Death Valley - USA, Devils Tower - USA, Easter Island - Polynesia, Edinburgh Castle - ScotlandAnd of course there are many more.......

Production and upgrading processes in emerging economies are studied by geographers and economists since many years. However, the relevance of institutions, in particular the informal ones, has not yet been fully understood. The institutional perspective of this e-book is relevant because regional production and innovation are embedded within multi-layered institutional settings which are enforced by actors at different spatial scales, e.g. local stakeholders, national policy makers, and multinational firms.This e-book analyses the electronics industry of the mega-urban region of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta which is the worlds most important production cluster of the industry. A conceptual discussion on the institutional approach to informality and an overview of methods to measure it set the scene for five empirical chapters. The description of the spatial and organisational transition of the electronics industry in the region is followed by a thorough analysis of the role of personal relations for doing business. Finally, the most important issue for the long-term competitiveness of the region is discussed: upgrading and innovation.

Constructing more inclusive political spaces has been a central concern of social movements in postcolonial societies. This e-book engages with Ecuadors recent processes of political transformation by questioning to what extent these contribute to a decolonization of Ecuadors democracy.Based on visual ethnographic research in Ecuadorian local politics, it interrogates the effect of womens and indigenous peoples political participation on building more inclusive, intercultural political spaces. The volume develops a poststructuralist electoral geography capturing the embodied, emotional, and intersectional performances that produce political spaces.In doing so, it breaks new empirical ground and expands the field of electoral geography, connecting it to current conceptual debates in human geography.

Offering an alternative reading of the contested nature of access to public resources in Dhaka, this e-book argues that the contestation of access cannot be explained only by the citys rapidly growing population; it rather describes it as a product of context-specific structures of power and dependency "the politics of regulation".This study gives a detailed account of the large diversity of local arrangements and their underlying strategies for negotiation and legitimation in the process of claim making to water supply. It presents constellations of influential actors and their interests and explains how their negotiations in an unbalanced power structure determine the distribution of and access to public water supplies.The author followed an ethnographic research approach and applied a complex and innovative set of qualitative methods for investigation in a low income inner-city squatter area and in a growing peripheral settlement of Dhaka. Frequent participation in adda (casual talks), and personal access to the water supply authority enabled him to observe the routines of everyday life and the complexities of public decision making.