Maps of East Asia -- Complex change and the logics of forms-of-life -- Argument making in social science -- Substantive theoretical traditions -- Livelihood investigated -- The shift to the modern world in East Asia -- Colonialism and modernity : the overall trajectory -- Colonialism and...

Of the 515,000 maternal deaths that occur every year worldwide, 99 percent take place in developing countries. Women In the developing world have a 1 in 48 chance of dying from pregnancy-related causes; the ratio in industrial countries is 1 in 1,800. Of all the human development indicators, the...