Climatic variation ; Cultural studies ; Environment ; Global change ; Impact ; Island ; Man-environment relations ; Pacific Region ; Sea level ; Society
Environmental changes had severe and lasting impacts on Pacific Island societies, largely associated with a massive reduction in the food resource base on some islands. It is clear that environmental change is a major cause of last-millenium
Activism ; Civil society ; Community ; Conflict ; Decision making process ; Economic crisis ; Poverty ; Social movement ; Society ; Thailand
the development of this national protest movement, analyzing its origins, strategies, and goals within the context of a growing democratic and civil society. The work is divided in 9 chapters : 1- Introduction, 2- Origins, 3- From Local Struggles to National
the State : the Life of a Protest. 7- Democratizing Civil Society Grassroots Democracy and Power within the Assembly, 8- Thailand’s Economic Crisis and the Assembly of the Poor, 9- Conclusion: Sources of Power and Social Transformation. - (GL)
Arunachal Pradesh ; Community ; India ; Legal status ; Legislation ; Slavery ; Society ; Tribe
attempts to provide an alternative perspective of study of tribal societies of north-east India, Burma and Tibet. The themes studied : origin of slavery, position of slaves and abolition of slavery. Although the abolition process started in Arunachal
Amerindians ; Andes ; Concept ; Cultural identity ; Economic system ; Geographical space ; Geography ; High mountain ; History ; Mountain ; Peasantry ; Peru ; Physical geography ; Research ; Rural society ; Spatial organization ; Traditional society
Geographical space ; Global change ; Globalization ; Human geography ; Social change ; Society ; Society-environment relationship ; Space ; Spatial organization ; Uneven development