"A Short History of Transport in Japan from Ancient Times to the Present is a unique study: the first by a Western … scholar to place the long-term development of Japanese infrastructure alongside an analysis of its evolving political economy … book consults a range of technical, cultural, and political sources to tease out these interactions between society and …

From the earliest times, the religious factor has said its word on several social systems. The social factor has been … various institutions I have chosen the ones that represent the interests of society. Among these institution is adoption …

How deep are the roots of Latin America's economic inequalities? In this chapter we survey both the history and the …

historical development. However, a history of the soybean and its changing roles within equally changing agrofood systems is …, globalization, environmental history, economic history and social-ecological systems. …This book examines the changing roles and functions of the soybean throughout world history and discusses how this …

more connected, society's anxieties shift. From the science/technology side, we look at interdisciplinary research, system … article's systems view helps make sense of current environmental, political, and psychological crises. It combines original …