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This book concentrates on the changing patterns of work and global social order as a result of COVID-19. It scrutinizes these changes in order to point out the possible reasons for these changes following COVID-19. It sheds light on the differences between the condition...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-05-15
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Step into the unknownTales of the paranormal have seduced us and spooked us for centuries, passed around from person to person and frequently retold and reimagined in books, films and TV. Whether they're based on real events or they're simply urban legends which have...
Editeur :
Summersdale
Parution :
2022-05-12
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The book explores, through a reflection on food, the complexity of the concept of well-being. It starts from the consideration that food is a fundamental element for human well-being, and for well-being of the planet as a whole. Not only does food guarantee the survival...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-05-11
Collection :
Social Indicators Research Series
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This "crucial" (The Advocate) and "compelling" (BuzzFeed) history of a prison, and the queer women and trans people held there, is a window into the policing of queerness and radical politics in the twentieth century. The Women’s House...
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Bold Type Books
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2022-05-10
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A renowned judge wonders: What would criminal justice look like if we put respect at the center? The Black and Latina daughter of a working-class family, Victoria Pratt learned to treat everyone with dignity, no matter their background. When she...
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Seal Press
Parution :
2022-05-10
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Bots – automated software applications programmed to perform tasks online – have become a feature of our everyday lives, from helping us navigate online systems to assisting us with online shopping. Yet, despite enabling internet users, bots are increasingly associated...
Editeur :
Polity
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2022-05-10
Collection :
Digital Media and Society
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This volume brings sustainability studies into creative and constructive conversation with actions, practices, and worldviews from religion and theology supportive of the vision and work of the UN SDGs. It features more than 30 chapters from scholars across diverse...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-05-09
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This book identifies “development-oriented poverty reduction” as a crucial part of what is now often billed as China’s unique development path, experience and model. China’s success serves as an example for any society aiming to eradicate poverty. However, there is...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-05-09
Collection :
International Research on Poverty Reduction
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This book aims to increase understanding of alibis and corroborators, examining the role alibis play – or fail to play – in innocence cases. It analyses the factors that can influence the suspect, the defense team, the alibi corroborator, and ultimately the alibi...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-05-09
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This book presents essays that address fundamental issues in social and cultural theory by viewing them through the lens of aesthetic theory. Drawing on the aesthetic theories of Theodor W. Adorno, Gregory Bateson, Jean-Marie Guyau, Talcott Parsons and Georg Simmel, it...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-05-06
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The study is aimed at reconstructing the historical process at the base of any significant theatre architecture.The modern space for the show is no longer intended as a direct derivation from classical types, but as a product of the transformation of the urban fabric in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-05-05
Collection :
The Urban Book Series
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Qualitative research is growing in Asia and globally. In an Asian context, this requires an awareness of a completely different set of norms, practices, and expectations than those covered by books from a western perspective. This handbook truly celebrates these...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2022-05-05
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This open access book presents the trends and patterns of demographic and family changes from all eleven countries in the region for the past 50 years. The rich data are coupled with historical, cultural and policy background to facilitate an understanding of the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-05-05
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This book details how the water quality of the Blesbokspruit River in Gauteng, South Africa was socially constructed by stakeholders and key individuals in the context of acid mine drainage (AMD) and its treatment. Social constructionism is used as the framing for this...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-05-04
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From both theoretical and practical perspectives, this book systematically expounds the important theories, key measures and major achievements in the field of poverty alleviation in China, and sums up the important experience of poverty alleviation, it answers the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-05-03
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This collected volume is based on the proceedings of a symposium held in 2018 at York University, Canada, which was held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Israel.This symposium highlighted contemporary Jewish identity, Israel-Diaspora relations, and how Jewish life...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-05-03
Collection :
Studies of Jews in Society
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The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a threat to our health and economy, but also has strong implications for defence and security. Indeed, defence leaders have highlighted a second fight surrounding the spread of COVID-19, namely disinformation and preparing to face...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-05-03
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This book reports on cutting-edge legal, ethical, social and economic issues relating to robotics and automation, human-machine interaction and artificial intelligence, in different application areas. It discusses important problems such as robotic taxation, social...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-05-03
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This informative monograph focuses on the city of Toyota, located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Aside from the fact that most Toyota passenger vehicles are produced there, generally little is known about its reality.Since the 1960s, the city has continuously attracted...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-05-03
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One of The Times' Best Business Books of 2022A practical guide for bringing gender equality to the workplace with a new imperative: unburden women's careers from work that goes unrewarded.THE NO CLUB started when four women who were crushed by endless to-do lists banded...
Editeur :
Piatkus
Parution :
2022-05-03
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