Societies, Social Inequalities and Marginalization : Marginal Regions in the 21st Century

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chand, Raghubir (Editor), Nel, Etienne (Editor), Pelc, Stanko (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Perspectives on Geographical Marginality,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Geography.; Ethnology.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Human geography.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319509983
• ISSN: 2367-0002
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50998-3
• Physical Description: XIX, 311 p. 70 illus., 58 illus. in color. online resource.

This book provides an overview of marginality or marginalization, as a concept, characterizing a situation of impediments - social, political, economic, physical, and environmental - that impact the abilities of many people and societies to improve their human condition. It examines a wide range of...