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Japan's explosive transformation from a primarily agrarian society to a highly industrialized modern nation has been the subject in recent years of a great deal of interest and study, particularly in...

This study is presented in three parts: the first part outlines the major historical developments that influenced current Egyptian social policy. The second part details the demographic, socio...

Knowledge of what is in the foods that are eaten around the world is of critical importance and at the same time extremely inadequate. Data on food composition underpin research and policy in a number...

Data on the nutrient composition of foods are of crucial importance for health assessment, the formulation of appropriate therapeutic and institutional diets, food and nutrition training.The reader is...

Brucellosis is a disease of animals and humans that causes serious economic and social distress, especially in developing countries. This volume examines the bacteriological, immunological...

This study traces the small-scale labour-intensive industries in Japan from the Meiji period (1868-1912) up to World War II. With numerous case studies of the shell-button, brush, knit fabric and...

This technical study focuses on outer space technologies and their implications for conflict or peace. It deals with such areas as: space as a source of conflict, civil space activities...

The compilation of these symposium papers of international law experts represents a contribution to efforts to safeguard outer space for peaceful uses and a response to the concerns expressed about...

Four studies cover different questions relating to the use of natural resources in semi-arid lands. Included are special crop cultivation measures, irrigation and water supply provisions and fuel or...

Mangrove forests form a dynamic ecosystem, rich in resources and serving multiple ecological functions and have traditionally supported a variety of human settlements. But they are now threatened with...

Provided here is a comprehensive review of research and available literature related to the recently inaugurated study of cloud forests in the humid tropics.

This book is a sequel to Human Rights and Scientific and Technological Development and follows on the theoretical discussion concerning the interrelation between scientific and technological...

Japan has led the world in high-speed rail development and its industry is nearly unmatched in sophistication - yet just over 100 years ago, people and goods moved mostly on foot and by ox cart. The...

Describes and compares the pattern and distribution of urban ordinary criminal behaviour in a variety of cultural settings; the social, economic and cultural structures or processes that may be...

This is a comparative study of the impact of demographic transitions in Colombia on the lives and families of women in rural and urban areas and of different socio-economic strata. It looks at the...

This study begins with a look at the well-known Ashio Copper Mine pollution case, one of modern Japan's first and most devastating environmental disasters; the country's worst pollution incident in...

This study is a companion to 'Migration of Asian Workers to the Arab World'. The Arab region has witnessed a massive inflow of migrant workers from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Korea, the...

The authors analyze systems designed to integrate, intensify and increase food and energy production by transforming the by-products of one system into the feedstock of another. Strategies to increase...

This study stresses the importance of understanding how resources are distributed within the household in order to design successful and effective development programmes.