SIPRI Yearbook 2015

SIPRI Yearbook 2015

Author: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2015-10

Total Pages: 800

ISBN-13: 0198737815

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The 46th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2014 in security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; non-proliferation; arms control; and disarmament.


Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa

Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa

Author: Sherine Hafez

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2013-06-05

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0253007615

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This volume combines ethnographic accounts of fieldwork with overviews of recent anthropological literature about the region on topics such as Islam, gender, youth, and new media. It addresses contemporary debates about modernity, nation building, and the link between the ideology of power and the production of knowledge. Contributors include established and emerging scholars known for the depth and quality of their ethnographic writing and for their interventions in current theory.


Managing Water Under Uncertainty and Risk: United Nations World Water Development Report #4 (3 Vols.)

Managing Water Under Uncertainty and Risk: United Nations World Water Development Report #4 (3 Vols.)

Author: UNESCO

Publisher: UNESCO

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 913

ISBN-13: 9231042351

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Released every three years since March 2003, the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR), a flagship UN-Water report published by UNESCO, has become the voice of the United Nations system in terms of the state, use and management of the world's freshwater resources. The report is primarily targeted at national decision-makers and water resource managers, but is also aimed at educating and informing a broader audience, from governments to the private sector and civil society. It underlines the important roles water plays in all social, economic and environmental decisions, highlighting policy implications across various sectors, from local and municipal to regional and international levels. Similarly to the first two editions, this report includes a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of several key challenge areas, such as water for food, energy and human health, and governance challenges such as institutional reform, knowledge and capacity-building, and financing, each produced by individual UN agencies.