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  | | Transforming Urban Transport by Diane E. Davis, Alan Altshuler Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2018 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-087571-8, ISBN: 0-19-087571-2 "Transforming Urban Transport brings into focus the origins and implementation pathways of significant urban transport innovations that have recently been adopted in major, democratically governed world cities that are seeking to advance sustainability aims. It documents how proponents of new transportation initiatives confronted a range of administrative, environmental, fiscal, and political obstacles by using a range of leadership skil ..." |
 | | Political Power and Social Theory(Updated) by Diane E. Davis, Prof Diane Davis Hardcover, 233 Pages, Published 2005 by Jai Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-1190-3, ISBN: 0-7623-1190-8 "Volume 17 of "Political Power and Social Theory" showcases scholarship by historical, political, and economic sociologists grouped around three broad subjects with both contemporary and historical relevance. The first is the relationship between race, class, and urban politics, and specifically, how racial and class identities interact with each other to produce social and political power dynamics in 20th century American cities. The se ..." |
 | | Irregular Armed Forces and their Role in Politics and State Formation by Diane E. Davis, Anthony W. Pereira Hardcover, 430 Pages, Published 2003 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-81277-1, ISBN: 0-521-81277-1 "Existing models of state formation are derived primarily from early Western European experience, and are misleading when applied to nation-states struggling to consolidate their dominion in the present period. In this volume, scholars suggest that the Western European model of armies waging war on behalf of sovereign states does not hold universally. The importance of 'irregular' armed forces - militias, guerrillas, paramilitaries, merc ..." |
 | | My Heart's Cry A Missionary Teacher in Kenya (Paperback) by Diane E. Davis 140 Pages, Published 2019 by - - ISBN-13: 978-1-79450-235-2, ISBN: 1-79450-235-1 "It also reveals how difficult it is to leave the work behind, knowing there is no one coming in to pick up and continue the ministry." |
 | | Discipline and Development Middle Classes and Prosperity in East Asia and Latin America by Diane E. Davis Paperback, 436 Pages, Published 2004 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-00208-0, ISBN: 0-521-00208-7 "Revealing that the key to successful economic development in late industrializers rests in the state's capacity to discipline capitalists, this study sheds light on why certain countries (South Korea and Taiwan) have the capacity to discipline capitalists, while others (Mexico and Argentina) find themselves at the receiving end of industrialists' political and economic power. Closer examination of middle classes, especially rural middle ..." |
 | | Political Power and Social Theory(1st Edition) by Diane E. Davis, Julian Go, Richard W. Woodman, William A. Passmore, Abraham B. Shani Hardcover, 353 Pages, Published 2009 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited ISBN-13: 978-1-84950-667-0, ISBN: 1-84950-667-1 "It is an exciting time to consider changes in the field of comparative-historical sociology, as the discipline seeks to accommodate both old and new trends as well as the transforming spatial scales in which political power and social theory are increasingly embedded. Volume 20 of "Political Power and Social Theory" starts the ball rolling by showcasing articles that pursue similar themes. The question of what is old and what is new hov ..." |
 | | Transforming Urban Transport by Diane E. Davis, Alan Altschuler, Transforming Urban Transport -. Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2018 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-087570-1, ISBN: 0-19-087570-4 "Transforming Urban Transport brings into focus the origins and implementation pathways of significant urban transport innovations that have recently been adopted in major, democratically governed world cities that are seeking to advance sustainability aims. It documents how proponents of new transportation initiatives confronted a range of administrative, environmental, fiscal, and political obstacles by using a range of leadership skil ..." |
 | | Irregular Armed Forces and their Role in Politics and State Formation by Diane E. Davis, Anthony W. Pereira Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2008 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-01218-8, ISBN: 0-521-01218-X "Existing models of state formation are derived primarily from early Western European experience, and are misleading when applied to nation-states struggling to consolidate their dominion in the present period. In this volume, scholars suggest that the Western European model of armies waging war on behalf of sovereign states does not hold universally. The importance of 'irregular' armed forces - militias, guerrillas, paramilitaries, merc ..." |
 | | Urban Leviathan(Updated) Mexico City in the Twentieth Century by Diane E. Davis Paperback, 422 Pages, Published 1994 by Temple University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56639-151-1, ISBN: 1-56639-151-2 "Why, Diane Davis asks, has Mexico City, once known as the city of palaces, turned into a sea of people, poverty, and pollution? Through historical analysis of Mexico City, Davis identifies political actors responsible for the uncontrolled industrialization of Mexico's economic and social center, its capital city. This narrative biography takes a perspective rarely found in studies of third-world urban development: Davis demonstrates h ..." |
 | | Violent Acts and Urban Space in Contemporary Tel Aviv(Reprint) Revisioning Moments (Jewish History, Life, and Culture) by Tali Hatuka, Diane E. Davis Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2011 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-72882-0, ISBN: 0-292-72882-4 "Violent acts over the past fifteen years have profoundly altered civil rituals, cultural identity, and the meaning of place in Tel Aviv. Three events in particular have shed light on the global rule of urban space in the struggle for territory, resources, and power: the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin in 1995 in the city council square; the suicidal bombing at the Dolphinarium Discotheque along the shoreline in 2001; and bombings ..." |
 | | Political Power and Social Theory, Volume 18(1st Edition) by Diane E. Davis, Maurice Zeitlin Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2006 by Jai Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-1340-2, ISBN: 0-7623-1340-4 "... Chapel Hill Charles Tilly Columbia University Maurice Zeitlin University of California, Los Angeles Sharon Zukin City University of New York ..." |
 | | Political Power and Social Theory, Volume 14 (Political Power and Social Theory) by Diane E. Davis Hardcover, 374 Pages, Published 2001 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-0763-0, ISBN: 0-7623-0763-3 "This volume of "Political Power and Social Theory" deliberately grapples with some of the weightiest subjects in the contemporary social sciences: race and class and their impact on political and economic organization. Three historical papers on Cuba, Tanzania, and Mexico open the volume by exploring the complex relations between race, class, ethnicity, and nationalism. Two subsequent papers, which draw on the contemporary case studies ..." |
 | | Violence and Crime in Latin America Representations and Politics by David Carey Jr., Diane E. Davis, Gema Santamaría, Cecilia Menjívar, Gema SantamarãA Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of Oklahoma Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-5574-6, ISBN: 0-8061-5574-4 " According to media reports, Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world a distinction it held throughout the twentieth century. The authors of Violence and Crime in Latin America contend that perceptions and representations of violence and crime directly impact such behaviors, creating profound consequences for the political and social fabric of Latin American nations. Written by distinguished scholars of Latin Ameri ..." |
 | | Political Power and Social Theory, Volume 15(Updated) by Diane E. Davis, Paul K. Davis, Harold Davis, Maurice Zeitlin, Edavis Diane E. Hardcover, 302 Pages, Published 2002 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-0883-5, ISBN: 0-7623-0883-4 "Volume 15 offers a series of critical articles and commentaries by some of the leading historically-oriented social scientists writing in academia today. Collectively, the articles examine issues ranging from the relations between class, power and history, to the role of states and culture in mediating those dynamics. Special attention is paid to race, gender, citizenship and civil society in the formation of such structures and process ..." |
 | | Political Power and Social Theory, Volume 16 Davis, D. E.; Davis D. E. and Davis, Diane E. by Diane E. Davis, Davis D.L. Published 2004 by - - ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-1036-4, ISBN: 0-7623-1036-7 |
 | | Cities and Sovereignty Identity Politics in Urban Spaces by Diane E. Davis 284 Pages, Published 2011 by Indiana University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-253-00506-9, ISBN: 0-253-00506-X "Identity Politics in Urban Spaces Diane E. Davis, Nora Libertun de Duren. sia ( Kusno 2000), Malaysia (Marshall 2003, chapter 10), and a more general one by ... and its offspring to local and national traditions in architecture. In a book, significantly titled Architecture and Identity in a Globalized World, Lefaivre and Tzonis (2003) abandon the term “critical regionalism” and replace it with “critical realism,” suggesting that the ..." |
 | | Discipline and Development(Updated) Middle Classes and Prosperity in East Asia and Latin America by Diane E. Davis Hardcover, 436 Pages, Published 2004 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-80748-7, ISBN: 0-521-80748-4 "Revealing that the key to successful economic development in late industrializers rests in the state's capacity to discipline capitalists, this study sheds light on why certain countries (South Korea and Taiwan) have the capacity to discipline capitalists, while others (Mexico and Argentina) find themselves at the receiving end of industrialists' political and economic power. Closer examination of middle classes, especially rural middle ..." |
 | | Discipline and Development Middle Classes and Prosperity in East Asia and Latin America by Diane E. Davis 421 Pages, Published 2004 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-139-45148-2, ISBN: 1-139-45148-0 "American Sociological Review 64/5: 748-765. Evans, Peter. 1995. Embedded Autonomy: States and Industrial Transformation. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. Evans, Peter, Dietrich Rueschemeyer, and Theda Skocpol (eds. ). 1985. Bringing the State Back In. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Evans, Peter. 1978. Dependent Development: The Alliance of Multinational, State , and Local Capital in Brazil, Princeton, N.J.: Prince ..." |
 | | Irregular Armed Forces and their Role in Politics and State Formation by Diane E. Davis, Anthony W. Pereira Published 2003 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-139-43998-5, ISBN: 1-139-43998-7 "Seattle: University of Washington Press. Jenkins, Romilly James Heald. 1961. The Dilessi Murders. New York: Longmans, Green. Kitromilides, Paschalis. 1976. “The Dialectic of Intolerance: Ideological Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict,” Journal of the Hellenic Diaspora 6: 5–30. 1990. “'Imagined Communities' and the Origins of the National Question in the Balkans,” in Martin Blinkhorn and Thanos Veremis , eds., Modern Greece: Nationalism a ..." |
 | | Political Power and Social Theory, Volume 19(1st Edition) (Political Power and Social Theory) by Diane E. Davis, Christina Proenza-Coles, Jai Press Inc Hardcover, 294 Pages, Published 2008 by Jai Press(Ny) ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-1418-8, ISBN: 0-7623-1418-4 ""Political Power and Social Theory" continues its longstanding run as a premier volume of comparative and historical social science. The volume focuses on a variety of questions relating to states, citizenship, and power, common themes examined with divergent analytical entry points and through deep knowledge of country cases as diverse as Russia, the United States, El Salvador, South Africa, and Israel. Whether examined with a focus on ..." |
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