Tabla de Contenidos: “…Turkey Between Europe and Asia -- 15. Russia as Eurasia: An Innate Cosmopolitanism 16. Out of Europe but not in Europe: Israel between Ethnic Nation State and Jewish Cosmopolitanism -- Part 4: Otherness in Europe and Asia -- 17. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Informal Trade and Globalization in the Caucasus and Post-Soviet Eurasia -- 8. The Economics of Translocality -- Epistemographic Observations from Fieldwork In( -Between) Russia, China, and Kyrgyzstan -- PART 4 : PIOUS ENDEAVOURS: NEAR AND FAR -- 9. iPhones, Emotions, Mediations: Tracing Translocality in the Pious Endeavours of Tajik Migrants in the United Arab Emirates10. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…ItaliaNoruega; Países Bajos; Polonia; Reino Unido; Turquía; An2.4 Eurasia; Eurasia; Kazajistán; Rusia; Ucrania; An2.5 Oriente Medio; Oriente Medio; Arabia Saudí; Catar; Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU); Irak; Irán; Kuwait; An2.6. …”

“…Limiting Institutions examines the security threats in Eurasia and the role of institutions in the post-Cold War international environment. …”

“…Another block of chapters deals with basin formation in peripheral regions of Eurasia and intra-arc / foreland basins under the influence of the fluctuation of stress regimes. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…7 Revealing the cosmopolitan side of Oriental Europe: The eastern origins of European civilisation; 8 Europe and the Mediterranean: A reassessment; 9 Europe and Islam; 10 Citizenship East and West: Reflections on revolutions and civil society; 11 Middle Eastern modernities, Islam and cosmopolitanism; Part III: Between Europe and Asia; 12 Borders and rebordering; 13 Europe after the EU enlargement: 'Cosmopolitanism by small steps'; 14 Turkey between Europe and Asia; 15 Russia as Eurasia: An innate cosmopolitanism…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Transliteration and Orthography -- Abbreviations -- Introduction to the Third Volume -- Preludes -- 1 Beyond the Silk Road: Toward Alternative Models of Transimperial Exchange -- 2 Global History and the Study of Frontier Zones in Ancient Afro-Eurasia: A Postcolonial Endeavor -- Part I: Steppes and Oases -- 3 Beyond Transit and Trade: Embedded Commodity Movement in the Hexi Corridor during the Han Period -- 4 Merchants and Nomads: Political and Economic Organization in Sogdiana and the Middle Syr Darya under the Kangju Confederacy -- 4.A Political Organization -- 4.B Economic Organization -- 5 The Eurasian Steppe: Local Agents and their Participation in Global Networks -- Part II: Oceans and Coasts -- 6 Southern Sea Ports of the Han Empire: Urbanization and Trade in Coastal Lingnan -- 7 Liminalities and Centralities of Early Historic Ports: The Gulf of Khambhat in Perspective -- 8 Frontiers in the Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Exchange Network: The Eastern Desert of Egypt and its Ports -- Part III: Mountains and Deserts -- 9 Multifaceted Highlands: The Economy of Armenia and its South Caucasus Context -- 10 An Empire of Many Frontiers: The Economy of Arsakid Borderlands -- 11 A Caravan City at the Edge of Empire? …”

“…While the "decline of the West" is now almost taken for granted, China's impressive economic performance and the political influence of an assertive Russia in the international arena are combining to make Eurasia a key hub of political and economic power. …”

“…This series of publications addresses different aspects of private sector development in non-OECD regions, including Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Southeast Asia, South East Europe and Eurasia. Reports provide recommendations at the national, regional and sector level to support countries in improving their investment climate, enhancing competitiveness and entrepreneurship, raising living standards and alleviating poverty…”

“…The fate of the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf is seemingly known beforehand, as they are nestled in the midst of Africa-Arabia plate convergence with Eurasia. Over millions of years through the Cenozoic era they progressively shriveled, leaving only a glimpse of the Tethys Ocean. …”

“…In recent decades, a significant number of Pleistocene (ca. 2.6 million years–10,000 years ago) open-air and cave sites yielding elephant or mammoth bones in direct association with hominin remains and/or lithic artifacts have been discovered in Eurasia, Africa and America. Many of them show strong evidence of acquisition and processing of proboscidean carcasses by early humans, leading scientists to interpret them as “elephant butchering sites”. …”

“…To the north, the Cappadocian frontier was laid out in one of the most inaccessible and remote parts of Eurasia facing extremes of climate and topography, amid a patchwork of client kingdoms. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A Global Perspective for the Comprehension of Fiscal State Formation across Eurasia from the Rise of Venice to the Opium War12. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Contributors -- Comment from Ian Lilley -- Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Professor Peter Bellwood's Ongoing Journey in Archaeology -- Initial Movements of Modern Humans in East Eurasia -- Ancient DNA Analysis of Palaeolithic Ryukyu Islanders -- Mid-Holocene Hunter-Gatherers 'Gaomiao' in Hunan, China: The First of the Two-layer Model in the Population History of East/Southeast Asia -- Using Dental Metrical Analysis to Determine the Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene Population History of Java -- Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene Human Occupation in the Rainforests of East Kalimantan -- Understanding the Callao Cave Depositional History -- Traditions of Jars as Mortuary Containers in the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago -- An Son Ceramics in the Neolithic Landscape of Mainland Southeast Asia -- The Ryukyu Islands and the Northern Frontier of Prehistoric Austronesian Settlement -- The Western Route Migration: A Second Probable Neolithic Diffusion to Indonesia -- Enter the Ceramic Matrix: Identifying the Nature of the Early Austronesian Settlement in the Cagayan Valley, Philippines -- Colonisation and/or Cultural Contacts: A Discussion of the Western Micronesian Case -- Integrating Experimental Archaeology, Phytolith Analysis and Ethnographic Fieldwork to Study the Origin of Farming in China -- The Origins and Arrival of the Earliest Domestic Animals in Mainland and Island Southeast Asia: A Developing Story of Complexity -- Historical Linguistics and Archaeology: An Uneasy Alliance -- Were the First Lapita Colonisers of Remote Oceania Farmers as Well as Foragers? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKRenewable energy data present unique challenges; Country-level approach underpins the renewable electricity analysis; Outlooks for technology and investment guide the global picture; Biofuels for transport and renewable heat round out the analysis; References; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY: OECD; Summary; OECD Americas; OECD Asia Oceania; OECD Europe; References; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY: NON-OECD; Summary; Africa; Asia; China; Europe and Eurasia; Middle East; Non-OECD Americas; References; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY: GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES; Summary…”

“…The result is a holistic interpretation of the next cycle of conflict throughout Eurasia…”

“…Scorzonera is a genus of perennial herbs and dwarf subshrubs widespread in the temperate and subtropical regions of Eurasia and N Africa. It comprises in its common wide sense some 180–190 species and is the largest and name-giving genus of the subtribe Scorzonerinae of the chicory tribe in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). …”

“…Emphasizing aesthetic patterns that transcend national boundaries, Rivi Handler-Spitz explores these works as culturally distinct responses to similar social and economic tensions affecting early modern cultures on both ends of Eurasia. The paradoxes, ironies, and self-contradictions that pervade these works are symptomatic of the hypocrisy, social posturing, and counterfeiting that afflicted both Chinese and European societies at the turn of the seventeenth century…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…MEDIUM-TERM RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET REPORT 2015 -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Shifting technology and geographical drivers of renewable power deployment -- Cost effectiveness of renewable power to further improve, but policies remain key -- Renewables increase in other sectors, though growth lags that for electricity -- With enhanced policy and market frameworks, renewable growth could accelerate -- ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK -- Renewable energy data present unique challenges -- Country-level approach underpins the renewable electricity analysis -- Outlooks for technology and investment guide the global picture -- Biofuels for transport and renewable heat round out the analysis -- References -- RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY: OECD -- Summary -- OECD Americas -- United States dashboard -- OECD Asia Oceania -- Japan dashboard -- OECD Europe -- Turkey dashboard -- United Kingdom dashboard -- References -- RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY: NON-OECD -- Summary -- Africa -- South Africa dashboard -- Other SSA dashboard -- Asia -- India dashboard -- China -- Europe and Eurasia -- Middle East -- Non-OECD Americas -- Brazil dashboard -- References -- RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY: GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES -- Summary -- Global trends in renewable power: Geographic diffusion -- Global trends in renewable power: Economic attractiveness -- Bioenergy for power -- Geothermal power -- Hydropower -- Ocean power -- Offshore wind -- Onshore wind -- Solar PV -- STE -- References -- INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE POWER -- Summary -- Trends in renewable capacity investment -- Trends in renewable capacity investment -- Medium-term outlook for investment in new renewable power capacity -- References -- RENEWABLE TRANSPORT -- Summary -- Global overview -- Regional forecasts -- Advanced biofuels industry -- References -- RENEWABLE HEAT -- Summary…”

“…At a seminar at the University of Bergen, Norway, in September 2018, scholars from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden presented and discussed various forms of source criticism and comparison with examples from the Arctic and Sub-Arctic regions of Eurasia and North America. A selection of the papers read at the seminar are published in this volume. …”