Social Unrest and the Poverty Problem in Hong Kong

This book discusses the policy and public health challenges in Hong Kong from the perspective of economic and social welfare challenges, specifically focusing on the poverty and inequality research supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) Charities Trust. Conducted by Prof Yip and his research team at the HKJC’s Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the University of Hong Kong …

Equality

‘Equality’ as an ideal has a long history, and while some progress has obviously been made, the persistence of certain inequalities is remarkable. In order to draw a detailed picture of equality’s nature, value, relevance, and scope, this book provides a multidisciplinary analysis. Using a classic three part framework, the book looks at the macro level (broader systemic, historical, co…

Reproduction of Inequality and Social Exclusion

This book is a detailed account of how hierarchy has been maintained historically by the Nepali state, affirming the uniqueness of a caste-based social order by bringing outsiders, especially ethnic groups and religious minorities, into the caste fold. Focusing on the contemporary state of Dalits, the community that was and is put at the bottom of a very hierarchical social order in Nepal, the …

Bygone Utopias and Farm Protest in the Rural Midwest

This book explores those who long for “bygone utopias,” times before rapid, culturally destructive social change stripped individuals of their perceived agency. The case of the wave of foreclosure protests that swept through the rural American Midwest during the 1930s illustrates these themes. These actions embodied a utopian understanding of agrarian society that had largely disappeared by…

INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE; Constituting State, Society, and the Individual

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0-8039-2892-0

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366 p . : ill. ; 23 cm

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306.2 Ins i 1987

UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL NETWORKS

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0-8039-2010-5

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119 p. : tab. ; 22 cm

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305 Mag u

Undrstanding social networks

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0-8039-2010-5

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119 p. ; tab. ; 21 cm

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305 Mag u

Undrstanding social networks

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

0-8039-2010-5

Collation

119 p. : tab. ; 21 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

305 Mag u