LES MAURITANIENS RE FUGIE S AU SE NE GAL - Une anthropologie critique de l'asile et de l'aide humanitaire

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Lionel Vairon

From the long-term threat of nuclear war between the United States and China, to the disappearance of the African elephant due to Chinese demand for ivory, each week brings a new round of critique and denunciation of the risks China poses to the stability of the entire planet. While critics raise a certain number of fundamental questions that bear asking about this nascent superpower, the answers put forth are usually based on ideological or economic considerations. Systematically challenges these views in this updated edition, with an incisive review of China's economic strategy, deployment of resources, national defense, political reform, ethnicity and religion, terrorism, and developments in human rights, Vairon amply demonstrates that China poses no threat to the world. --Publiosher's description.

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Stephen Lovell

Almost twenty years after the Soviet Union's end, what are we to make of its existence? Was it a heroic experiment, an unmitigated disaster, or a viable if flawed response to the modern world? What was the Soviet Union like? How did it evolve over seven decades? What was the relationship between the regime and the general population? This introduction blends political history with an investigation into the society and culture at the time. The author examines aspects of patriotism, mass culture, political violence, poverty, and ideology; and provides answers to some of the big questions about the Soviet experience.

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sous la direction de Dominique Bendo-Soupou

Depuis la crise du système bipolaire, la Méditerranée acquiert une importance stratégique majeure. Malgré ses crises, conflits et guerres persistantes, la Méditerranée se présente comme un espace du dialogue et de la communication forcés et difficiles depuis 2001, de la multiplication et de la recomposition des États-Nations ethniques traditionnels, de la promotion de la globalisation-mondialisation économique. Mais elle est quand même le lieu où s'entrecroisent les flux migratoires naturels et multi-ethniques des trois grands continents qui le marquent sur tous les plans malgré les ingérences des puissances extra-méditerranéennes.

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Angelia R. Wilson

The author examines the differences in politics, policy, and culture in leading Western democracies and offers an explanation as to why lesbian and gay citizens in Europe reap more benefits of equality. This analysis of the political economy of care calls attention to the ways in which care is negotiated by various investors (the state, families, individuals, and the faith-based voluntary sector) and the power dynamics of this negotiation. historically, Christian churches have been leading primary investors in care, providing a direct safety net for children and the elderly. Despite European secularization, the involvement of the Christian church elites in both the provision of service and the setting of the values frame for welfare cannot be underestimated. The historical involvement of Christian churches is unique in each country, but one common factor is the normative interpretation of "the family." The role of Christian values-from left-leaning social justice, Reformed Protestant individualism, or social conservatism-in relation to the political economy of care gives a distinctive flavor to questions about under what circumstances policymakers are compelled, or not, to expand policies to include lesbian and gay citizens.