Download or read book Reports and Documents written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Naked Cities Struggle in the Global Slums written by Mute and published by Mute Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to UN research data, by 2030 half of the world's population will be living in slums. Meanwhile, in Durban, residents of Forman and Kennedy Road settlements risk arrest and police violence to protest forced eviction and demand clean drinking water and sanitation. The statistics are not supposed to talk back. This issue of Mute, largely sparked by Mike Davis' claim that in the megaslums Muhammad and the Holy Ghost have superceded Marx, considers another view of the world's burgeoning 'naked cities'. Where the populace are refugees without rights or basic amenities, are new forms of political action emerging? Texts by: Amita Baviskar, Iain Boal, Anna Dezeuze, Michael Edwards, Melanie Gilligan, Anthony Iles, Demetra Kotouza, Penny Koutrolikou, Josaphat Robert Large, Félix Morisseau-Leroy, Kevin Pina, Richard Pithouse, Benedict Seymour and Rachel Weber
Download or read book Sociological Abstracts written by Leo P. Chall and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mexico City in Contemporary Mexican Cinema written by David William Foster and published by . This book was released on 2002-06-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as Mexican national life has come to center on the sprawling, dynamic, almost indefinable metropolis of Mexico City, so recent Mexican cinema has focused on the city not merely as a setting for films but almost as a protagonist in its own right, whose conditions both create meaning for and receive meaning from the human lives lived in its midst. Through close readings of fourteen recent critically acclaimed films, this book watches Mexican cinema in this process of producing cultural meaning through its creation, enaction, and interpretation of the idea of Mexico City. David William Foster analyzes how Mexican filmmakers have used Mexico City as a vehicle for exploring such issues as crime, living space, street life, youth culture, political and police corruption, safety hazards, gender roles, and ethnic and social identities. The book is divided into three sections. "Politics of the City" examines the films Rojo amanecer,Novia que te vea,Frida, naturaleza viva, and Sexo, pudor y lágrimas. "Human Geographies" looks at El Callejón de los Milagros,Mecánica nacional,El castillo de la pureza,Todo el poder, and Lolo. "Mapping Gender" discusses Danzón,De noche vienes,Esmeralda,La tarea,Lola, and Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda.
Download or read book The State of the Environment written by Essam El-Hinnawi and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State of the Environment is the annual report of the United Nations that contains the current state of the environment and the biosphere as well as certain important environmental issues. The monograph also discusses social and economic issues and their implication to the environment. The book covers environmental concerns - air and atmospheric issues such as indoor air pollution, changes in atmospheric ozone, and the effects of carbon dioxide and other trace gases in the atmosphere; issues related to land and water such as land and soil loss, water quality, and food production; and power-related issues such as energy production and consumption, nuclear power, and energy conservation. Also included are other issues such as chemical wastes and other harmful substances, diseases such as malaria and cancer, and the effects of population on the environment. The text is recommended for environmentalists and scientists who would like to know more about the issues related to the environment.
Download or read book Hispanic American Religious Cultures 2 volumes written by Miguel A. De La Torre and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 945 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia is the first comprehensive survey of Hispanic American religiosity, contextualizing the roles of Latino and Latina Americans within U.S. religious culture. Spanning two volumes, Hispanic American Religious Cultures encompasses the full diversity of faiths and spiritual beliefs practiced among Hispanic Americans. It is the first comprehensive work to provide historic contexts for the many religious identities expressed among Hispanic Americans. The entries of this encyclopedia cover a range of spiritual affiliations, including Christian religious expressions, world faiths, and indigenous practices. Coverage includes historical development, current practices, and key individuals, while additional essays look at issues across various traditions. By examining the distinctive Hispanic interpretations of religious traditions, Hispanic American Religious Cultures explores the history of Latino and Latina Americans and the impact of living in the United States on their culture.
Download or read book Urban Slums and Dimensions of Poverty written by Harish Chandra Upreti and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inequality Among Human Beings Has Been A Universal Phenomenon. In Modern Times, The Rapid Growth Of Urbanisation And Industrialisation Has Further Widened The Gap Between The Rich And The Poor. Poverty Has Forced Poor People To Make Their Abode In Slums And Squatter Settlements. Slums Have Become Part And Parcel Of The Urban World. This Study Makes A Diagnostic Analysis Of The Plight Of The Urban Poor And Dimensions Of Poverty In Slums And Squatter Settlements. The Study Highlights Settlement Patterns, Ecological Setting And Environmental Hazards In Slums. It Gives A Vivid Account Of Female-Headed Households And Position Of Women And Children. The Study Also Focuses On Different Dimensions Of Poverty, Especially Giving An Interesting Account Of The Culture Of Poverty And Gender Discrimination. Scholars Interested In Studying Different Aspects Of Urban Life Will Find This Book Informative And Useful.
Download or read book The Law of the Future and the Future of Law written by Sam Muller and published by Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher. This book was released on 2011-06-21 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Law of the Future and the Future of Law is a unique collection of 'think pieces' in which a wide variety of experts share their thoughts on how they envision the future of law. By asking the question -What do you see as the most significant challenges for the development of the law? What developments are we likely to see in the coming two to three decades? What do those developments mean for national legal systems as a whole?- the Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL) has canvassed the views of a large number of renowned experts in particular areas of law. This volume was prepared as part of the Law of the Future Joint Action Programme and as the basis of the Law of the Future Conference on 23 and 24 June 2011. The Law of the Future Joint Action Programme is based on the premise that prospective thinking about law is not only desirable but also required in order to ensure that law and legal systems do not become obsolete, ineffective or unjust. The aim is to set a world standard in thinking ahead, to guide decision makers today. For more information, visit www.lawofthefuture.org.
Download or read book National Urban Problems written by Harry Beller Yoshpe and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building the American City written by United States. National Commission on Urban Problems and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President Lyndon B. Johnson in his message to Congress on March 2, 1965, called for the creation of a commission to study building codes, housing codes, zoning, local and Federal tax policies and development standards. He said such a commission could provide knowledge that would be useful in dealing with slums, urban growth, sprawl and blight, and to insure decent and durable housing.
Download or read book The Journal of Comparative Cultures written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chicano Mexican Conflict and Cohesion in San Pablo California written by Martha Menchaca and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mobility Modernity and the Slum written by Rodanthi Tzanelli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-20 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only virtuous humans are supposed to move in time to meet their happy destiny or karma. The tale of Jamal in Slumdog Millionaire is such a case of serendipitous mobility towards riches and love – a ‘journey’ in which good heroes and urban communities respecting solidarity are successfully modernised. Unsurprisingly, the film became tangled in many controversies around India’s destiny in the world: the film inserted Mumbai into various financial, political and artistic scenes, increased tourism in its filmed slums, and brought about charity projects in which celebrities and tourist businesses were involved. Slumdog Millionaire served as a global example of a ‘developing country’s’ uneven but unique modernisation. This book examines such mobilities of ideas, art, tourism and activism together. In doing so, it reveals the significance of Mumbai as a post-colonial city in discussions of modernity – a form of mobile adaptation to new world realities. Tzanelli examines the various agents involved in controversies through multiple virtual and real journeys to India’s colonial history and present social complexity, with a view to actualise a post-colonial future, a ‘destiny’ as the country’s serendipitous destination. Addressed to interdisciplinary audiences, the book will be a useful text for students and scholars of globalisation, mobility, tourism, media and social movement theory.
Download or read book Seeking El Dorado written by Lawrence B. de Graaf and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 18th century, African Americans, like many others, have migrated to California to seek fortunes or, often, the more modest goals of being able to find work, own a home, and raise a family relatively free of discrimination. Not only their search but also its outcome is covered in Seeking El Dorado. Whether they settled in major cities or smaller towns, African Americans created institutions and organizations—churches, social clubs, literary societies, fraternal orders, civil rights organizations—that embodied the legacy of their past and the values they shared. Blacks came in search of the same jobs as other Americans, but the search often proved frustrating. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, African American leadership in the state consistently focused on achieving racial justice. The essays in this book speak of triumph and hardship, success, discrimination, and disappointment. Seeking El Dorado is a major contribution to black history and the history of the American West and will be of interest to both scholars and general readers.
Download or read book Industrial Ecology and Global Change written by R. Socolow and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses a different approach to addressing environmental problems, aimed at a broad interdisciplinary audience.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature 1900 2003 written by Daniel Balderston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003 draws together entries on all aspects of literature including authors, critics, major works, magazines, genres, schools and movements in these regions from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. With more than 200 entries written by a team of international contributors, this Encyclopedia successfully covers the popular to the esoteric.The Encyclopedia is an invaluable reference resource for those studying Latin American and/or Caribbean literature as well.
Download or read book Bibliography on Racism written by Center for Minority Group Mental Health Programs (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
