In the context of global efforts to control the production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs, China's treatment of the problem provides an important means of understanding the social, political, and economic limits of national and international policies to regulate drug practices. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, China was...

Twentieth century Europe went through a dramatic transition from low income populations experiencing hunger and nutritionally inadequate diets, to the recent era of over-consumption and growing numbers of overweight and obese people. By examining the trends in food history from case studies across Europe, this book offers a historical context to...

"Critical Social Theory and the End of Work" examines the development and sociological significance of the idea that work is being eliminated through the use of advanced production technology. Granter's engagement with the work of key American and European figures such as Marx, Marcuse, Gorz, Habermas and Negri, focuses his arguments...

Understanding the dynamics of the illiberal practices of liberal states is increasingly important in Europe today. This book examines the changing relationship and interaction between immigration, citizenship and integration at the European and national arenas. It studies some of the main effects and open questions as regards the...

"International Relations: A European Perspective" presents the main schools of international relations while underlining the added value of the European approach. Contrary to US or East Asian perspectives, a European viewpoint adopts a critical approach to traditional cleavages. The author demonstrates the added value of a European...

This book seeks to clarify factors that play an important role in securing the effectiveness of legal regimes that aim at protecting public interests of the international community. In Part 1, the authors focus on theoretical problems arising in the implementation process of those legal regimes from both a constitutional and functional...

Building on the success of the Eyewitness Travel Guides and Top 10 Travel Guides, DK has created e>>guides‹the perfect travel companions for the hip, style-conscious traveler. Highlighting the best places to eat and shop, and the coolest local hangouts, each guide has its own regularly updated website, ideal...

Building on the success of the Eyewitness Travel Guides and Top 10 Travel Guides, DK has created e>>guides‹the perfect travel companions for the hip, style-conscious traveler. Highlighting the best places to eat and shop, and the coolest local hangouts, each guide has its own regularly updated website, ideal...

With over a half million copies sold worldwide of the original edition, The Book of Photography is the ultimate book for learning simple techniques for taking better pictures. Revised and updated with 24 new pages that deal with digital photography for the first time and expands on all of Hedgecoe's expert guidance, this book is packed...

Click onto www.esanfrancisco.dk.com for the latest news from and about places listed in the guide, plus readers’  reviews and chat, features on hot topics, and an up-to-the-minute short list of  San Francisco’s most useful service providers. The website is regularly updated, so every time you visit you bring your...