Recent developments in the organization of work and production have facilitated the decline of wage employment in many regions of the world. However, the idea of the wage continues to dominate the political imaginations of governments, researchers and activists, based on the historical experiences of industrial workers in the global North. This edited collection revitalises deb...(展开全部)

Drawing on a wide range of anthropological case studies, this book focuses on ordinary ethics in contemporary China. The book examines the kinds of moral and ethical issues that emerge (sometimes almost unnoticed) in the flow of everyday life in Chinese communities. How are schoolchildren judged to be good or bad by their teachers and their peers - and how should a 'bad' studen...(展开全部)

The contrast in the rate of growth between Western and Eastern societies since 1800 has caused Asian societies to be characterized as backward and resistant to change, though until 1600 or so certain Asian states were technologically far in advance of Europe. "The Rice Economies", drawing on original source materials, examines patterns of technological and social evolution spec...(展开全部)

“Low-income mothers toil overnight in warehouses assembling our packages, they ring up our groceries, they mother our children when we’re at work, and they care for our ailing loved ones. Are we ready to stand up for them?” —from Getting Me Cheap Many Americans take comfort and convenience for granted. We eat at nice restaurants, order groceries online, and hire nannies to care...(展开全部)

“Low-income mothers toil overnight in warehouses assembling our packages, they ring up our groceries, they mother our children when we’re at work, and they care for our ailing loved ones. Are we ready to stand up for them?” —from Getting Me Cheap Many Americans take comfort and convenience for granted. We eat at nice restaurants, order groceries online, and hire nannies to care...(展开全部)

唐娜·罗森塔尔(Donna Rosenthal) 伦敦经济学院国际关系(中东)硕士，以色列电视台新闻制作人，以色列广播电台和《耶路撒冷邮报》的记者，希伯来大学的讲师。在《纽约时报》、《洛杉矶时报》、《华盛顿邮报》、《纽约每日新闻》、《新闻周刊》和《大西洋》等报刊上发表许多文章。周游了60多个国家。曾报道了来自伊朗、黎巴嫩、埃及和约旦的消息，是第一个采访埃塞俄比亚边远山村。向以色列广播电台的听众介绍在草棚犹太会堂中村民向移民以色列的埃塞俄比亚犹太人祈祷的记者。三项罗威尔·托马斯奖的获得者(最佳调研报道、最佳冒险游记和外国报道)。

Since the first edition of this book, geometrical methods in the theory of ordinary differential equations have become very popular and some progress has been made partly with the help of computers. Much of this progress is represented in this revised, expanded edition, including such topics as the Feigenbaum universality of period doubling, the Zoladec solution, the Iljashenko...(展开全部)