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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Boston and London, Ginn ... Read more

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Thoroughly researched
This is a very detailed review of deforestation and the logging industry.The author did a great job of compiling many sources of data and explained the discrepancies and difficulties of comparing the different data sources.Like many scholarly books with extensive detail, it is not fast reading because it is written like a journal article.However, it is excellently sourced.The statistical analysis is not fast reading, but if the reader is willing to knock the dust off the stats textbooks, the quantitative data analysis is greatly appreciated.The writing style and format, including the reference citations, was tremendously helpful to me while I was writing a research paper for my graduate studies. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Globalization has been touted as the driving force behind the dynamism of Pacific Asian, and particularly Southeast Asian, economies. Indeed, globalization has, in recent years, become a preoccupation of academic, business and political debate across the world.
The aim of this book is to contribute a theoretically-informed but empirically detailed account of the multiple dimensions of globalization processes as they are being socially constructed and materially experienced in the Philippines of the 1990s. ... Read more

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Labor migration is regulated by the government private, and non-governmental/non-private organizations. Tyner argues that migrants are socially constructed by these parties and that migrants in turn become political resources. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A unique, revealing look at the history and contemporary culture of the Philippine Islands and their multicultural and foreign-influenced facets. ... Read more

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Explores the geography, history, people, and culture of the Philippines. ... Read more