San Antonio College Library

Historical background of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, and study of the position of the populations of the republics as minority groups of the USSR, with particular reference to the stalin era - covers the Turkish and mongol history of the region, demographic aspects and geographical aspects, political leadership, political problems, nationalist movements, nomadism and the social implications of suppression thereof...

"Kremlin Capitalism describes Russia's massive economic transformation. It provides a wealth of data and analyses not previously available. The authors articulate the political and economic goals of Russian privatization, examine the current ownership of the largest enterprises in Russia, and chart the challenges of corporate governance and restructuring in Russia's new private corporations." "Kremlin Capitalism is based on the only continuous study...

An account fo the men and events behind the rise of the world's largest oil companies, their domination of the world petroleum industry, and their current status subsequent to their control being challenged by the producing nations.

"This is the first book to offer an assessment of India's strategic and political power since it became a declared nuclear weapons state in 1998 and fought its 1999 war with Pakistan. Stephen Cohen makes the case that India has become, with China and Japan, one of the three most important states in Asia."--Jacket.

"In 1956, geophysicist M. King Hubbert - then working at the Shell research lab in Houston - predicted that U.S. oil production would reach its highest level in the early 1970s. Though roundly criticized and occasionally ridiculed by oil experts and economists, Hubbert's prediction came true in 1970. The hundred-year period during which most of the world's oil was discovered became known as Hubbert's peak - a span of time almost comically shorter...

Study of the role of developed countries, the role of UN (UN and specialized agencies) and of nongovernmental organizations in providing emergency relief and food aid to alleviate hunger in Cambodia in 1979 - examines the functioning of responsible agencies in response to a disaster, the economic implications and political problems involved; discusses the conflict between politics and humanitarian missions; reports personal observations of the author....

General study of the Iran, Islamic Republic - covers historical and geographical aspects; discusses culture, social structure, religion, language, the arts, population, ethnic groups, education, health, government, economic development, natural resources and infrastructure during the Pahlavi period; describes the transition period from monarchy to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the existing society, economy and political development. Bibliography,...

Monograph on irregular migrants and illegal immigration trends in the Americas - discusses causes and related economic implications, political aspects, and social implications, the historical background, migration policies and demographic aspects, geographic distribution, occupational structure, legal status, etc., of aliens (incl. Refugees) in Canada, Latin America and the USA, and comments on legislation. Bibliography pp. 195 to 204, maps, references...

Examines the gendered nature of social reproduction (i.e. household chores, child care and biological reproduction) and export production in the foreign-owned assembly plants in Nogales and Ciadad Madero at the border with the United States. Studies the intersection of class and gender dynamics in the radical transformation of Mexican industrial strategy, from a State-led import substitution emphasis to a neoliberal export-orientation based on transnational...

Seeks to pull together the many strands of our available knowledge of the new wave of immigration to America and to grasp the diversity and the underlying structures of this immigration.