Understanding Social Inequality

Moving beyond the traditional dichotomies of social theory, Understanding Social Inequality brings the study of social stratification and inequality into the 21st century. Starting with the widely agreed "fact" that the world is becoming more unequal, this book pulls together the "identity of displacement" in sociology and the "spaces of flow" of geography to show how place has become an increasingly important focus for understanding new trends in social inequality. The book charts a path through current debates and issues that studies of social inequality cannot afford to ignore. Accessible and engagingly written, this book stimulates the "sociological imagination", prompting readers to link personal experiences and public issues.

Politics & Social Sciences

Butler, Tim

Watt, Paul

Social Sciences

Sage Publications Ltd.

Rising East: No 2 (Rising East)

Rustin, Michael

Borthwick, Ruth

Rix, Vikki

Lawrence and Wishart Ltd.

India is in chaos. Giant storms destroy their coastal cities, and searing droughts cripple their agriculture. The country is degenerating into civil war along ethnic lines. Millions want out. People smugglers repurpose massive junked cargo ships as refugee vessels, and hundreds of thousands begin to wash up on Australia's shores. Australia and India quickly descend into war; Australia has to protect its borders and identity, India to protect its citizens who are fleeing a disintegrating nation. Jacqueline Laffite, Prime Minister of Australia has to solve the crisis, but the Indian's are escorting the freighters with warships; it seems that nothing will stop the flow. How can she protect her country without sacrificing her humanity? Glen Robertson is a vaunted naval commander. On the front line, he becomes a pawn in Laffite's war and sacrifices everything for his country. But will it be enough? Dislocation is a thought-provoking novel that resonates with excitement. It explores the distinct possibility that Australia will soon be at war with its neighbours in a post-climate-change world, and the incredibly difficult moral choices our leaders will have to make as a result.

Dislocation: A savage climate, millions of refugees. Embrace them...or shoot them? A story of Australia's future in a post-climate change world

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Independently published

A practical book on real-world NGINX deployments to get you up and running quickly.About This Book* Be the first to immerse yourself in the NGINX 1.9x web server and explore the plethora of advanced features.* Master the skills of load balancing TCP-based applications and implementing HTTP/2.* A recipe-based approach book that provides you with up-to-date information on NGINX, allowing you to implement specific use cases immediately.Who This Book Is ForThis book is aimed at smaller-to-medium developers, who are just getting started with NGINX. It assumes they already understand the basics of how a web server works and how basic networking works.What You Will Learn* Practical, real-world examples and recipes on how to use NGINX* Common CMS deployments such as WordPress, Joomla and more* NGINX configurations for frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Django and more* Detailed SSL recipes, including HTTP/2* Real world rewrite examples* Basic web and TCP load balancing configuration* Bandwidth management and connection limiting* Detailed NGINX deployment scen+BO377arios with Docker* Performance tuning and monitoring of your NGINX deployments* OpenResty deployment guides* Advanced deployments with NGINX Plus featuresIn DetailNGINX Cookbook covers the basics of configuring NGINX as a web server for use with common web frameworks such as WordPress and Ruby on Rails, through to utilization as a reverse proxy. Designed as a go-to reference guide, this book will give you practical answers based on real-world deployments to get you up and running quickly.Recipes have also been provided for multiple SSL configurations, different logging scenarios, practical rewrites, and multiple load balancing scenarios. Advanced topics include covering bandwidth management, Docker container usage, performance tuning, OpenResty, and the NGINX Plus commercial features.By the time you've read this book, you will be able to adapt and use a wide variety of NGINX implementations to solve any problems you have.Style and approachWith practical, real-world examples and recipes on how to use NGINX, this go-to book will remain valid for many years. Included are detailed recipes that solve very specific and sometimes complicated user scenarios with NGINX. Readers will think "Ah, so that's how you do it!" after reading a chapter/sub-chapter.Each scenario in the book is thoroughly tested and validated, especially, when it comes to direct cut and paste code scenarios, where possible, we made test code available so that the reader can instantly see the system in action

NGINX Cookbook

Computers & Technology

Web Development & Design

Packt Publishing

Ethnicity, class and aspiration: Understanding London's new East End

East London has undergone dramatic changes over the last 30 years, primarily as a result of London's large scale de-industrialisation and the rise in its financial sector. Large parts of inner East London remain deprived, but a once overwhelmingly white working class area is now home to a more complex and mobile class and ethnic mix. This topical book focuses on the aspirations of these different groups and the strategies they have pursued about where to live, driven in part by a concern to ensure a good education for their children. The book will be essential reading for students and academics in sociology, urban studies, geography and multicultural studies.

Hamnett, Chris

Policy Press

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