The global enterprise social scientists and their work around the world / James D. Wright.

Author/creator Wright, James D.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2019.
Descriptionxiii, 189 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
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Contents Filipino remittances -- Can tourism solve the poverty problem? A case study from China -- The struggle over historical preservation in the People's Republic of China -- Japan's falling birth rate and what to do about it -- Japan's great Tohoku earthquake of 2011 -- The erased of Slovenia -- The peasantry in post-socialist Hungary -- Physical education and social policy in Hungary -- The sociology of everyday life in Russia and Ukraine -- The Russian middle class -- Transylvanian demography and the First World War -- How to preserve indigenous languages : Twitter! -- Sexual abuse of children in New Zealand -- Is hatred of the "other" universal? The curious case of African immigrants in South Africa -- Gender and urban agriculture in Nigeria -- Public health in Nigeria : TB, HIV, depression and quality of life -- Network terrorism and the international jihadi movement -- Muslims in Europe -- Arab sociology -- Social media and the Arab Spring -- The maquiladoras of Mexico : disaster or economic salvation? -- Renationalization in contemporary Argentina -- Street children in Honduras -- Cruise ship economics and sociology -- Indigenous rights and resource governance in the circumpolar regions -- The lessons learned.
Abstract "The Global Enterprise includes research that will intrigue anyone interested in what social scientists contribute to our understanding of contemporary social trends and advances, both locally and globally. Key research is underway in social science around the world, and it is far past time that Western social scientists learned of and learned from these findings"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteIncludes index.
General noteOriginally published by Transaction Publishers, 2017.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Other edition issuedReprint of (manifestation): Wright, James D. Global enterprise. New Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, 2017.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018011342
ISBN9781412865517 (hardcover)

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