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  • Storming the Wheatfield

    John Caldwell's Union Division in the Gettysburg Campaign

    by James M. Smith ...
    This gripping narrative is an in-depth study of the valiant men of General John Caldwell’s Union Division during the Gettysburg Campaign. Caldwell’s Division made a desperate stand against a tough and determined Confederate force in farmer George Rose's nearly 20-acre Wheatfield. Ready for harvest, the infamous Wheatfield would change hands nearly six times in the span of two hours of fighting on ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ireland and the Magdalene Laundries

    A Campaign for Justice

    by Claire McGettrick, Katherine O’Donnell, Maeve O'Rourke, James M. Smith, Mari Steed ...
    Between 1922 and 1996, over 10,000 girls and women were imprisoned in Magdalene Laundries, including those considered 'promiscuous', a burden to their families or the state, those who had been sexually abused or raised in the care of the Church and State, and unmarried mothers. These girls and women were subjected to forced labour as well as psychological and physical maltreatment.Using the Irish ... Read more

    $28.19 USD

  • American Urban Politics in a Global Age

    Edited by Annika Marlen Hinze, James M. Smith ...
    Bringing together a selection of readings that represent some of the most important trends and topics in urban scholarship today, American Urban Politics in a Global Age provides historical context and contemporary commentaries on the economy, politics, culture, and identity of American cities. The eighth edition of this well-rounded and popular urban politics reader maintains the wide variety of ... Read more

    $78.99 USD

  • China's Strategic Arsenal

    Worldview, Doctrine, and Systems

    by James M. Smith, Paul J. Bolt, Andrew Scobell, Christopher P. Twomey, Sugio Takahashi, Hans M. Kristensen, Phillip C. Saunders, David C. Logan, Bates Gill0, Nancy W. Gallagher1, Brad Roberts2 ...
    A critical look at how China’s growing strategic arsenal could impact a rapidly changing world orderChina’s strategic capabilities and doctrine have historically differed from the United States’ and Russia’s. China has continued to modernize and expand its arsenal despite its policy of no first use, while the United States and Russia have decreased deployed weapons stocks.This volume brings ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Landscapes of the Ethnic Economy

    by Jock Collins, Felicitas Hillmann, Bessie House, Lucia Lo, David McEvoy, Pierpaolo Mudu, Alex Oberle, Giles A. Barrett, James M. Smith, Carlos Gustavo Poggio Teixeira, David H. Kaplan, Christopher A. Airriess, Heike Alberts, Wei Li ...
    Immigration has expanded dramatically in both traditional and emerging receiving nations. This worldwide boom has profoundly altered urban areas as new arrivals have transformed inner cities and suburbs alike into bastions of new ethnic economic activity. Examining the essential role of space in assisting and modifying ethnic business activity, this book considers how ethnic economies are ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

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    China's Strategic Arsenal

    Worldview, Doctrine, and Systems

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    China's strategic capabilities and doctrine have historically differed from the United States' and Russia's. China has continued to modernize and expand its arsenal despite its policy of no first use, while the United States and Russia have decreased deployed weapons stocks.This volume brings together an international group of distinguished scholars to provide a fresh assessment of China's ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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    $47.59 USD

  • Cities and Economies

    by Yeong-Hyun Kim, John Rennie Short ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City
    Cities and Economies explores the complex and subtle connections between cities and economies. The rise of the merchant city, the development of the industrial city and the creation of the service-dominated urban economy are all explored, along with economic globalization and its effects on cities in both developed and developing economies. This book provides a thorough examination of the role of ... Read more

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  • Key Concepts in Urban Studies

    by Leslie Budd, Panu Lehtovuori, Mark D. Gottdiener ...
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    "Key Concepts in Urban Studies is written in an accessible, concise way and introduces students to the key topics in urban studies. Drawing examples from different parts of the world, this authoritative resource exposes students to the diverse forms that cities take, and the social, spatial and temporal dimensions of urban living. It is an essential resource for students across disciplines ... Read more

    $54.89 USD

  • Urban Sociology

    Images and Structure

    by William G. Flanagan ...
    The fifth edition of this text presents a balanced review of the ecological arguments that the urban arena produces unique experiential and urban-based cultural effects while exploring the broader political and economic contexts that produce and modify the urban environment. In addition to examining the urban dimensions of such topics as community formation and continuity, minority and majority ... Read more

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  • Introduction to Cities

    How Place and Space Shape Human Experience

    by Xiangming Chen, Anthony M. Orum, Krista E. Paulsen ...
    The revised and updated second edition of Introduction to Citiesexplores why cities are such a vital part of the human experience and how they shape our everyday lives. Written in engaging and accessible terms, Introduction to Citiesexamines the study of cities through two central concepts: that cities are places, where people live, form communities, and establish their own identities, and that ... Read more

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  • The Power of Cities in International Relations

    Edited by Simon Curtis ...
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    $59.99 USD