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This book examines how urban agriculture (UA) is valued in the sustainable city. Through a comparative examination of UA projects in four cities across the Americas – Rosario, Argentina; Toronto, Canada; Medellín, Colombia; and Charlotte, USA – the book illustrates...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-01-03
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This book includes a number of distinct religious and secular views on the anthropological, ethical and social challenges of reproductive technologies in the light of human rights and in the context of global bioethics. It includes contributions of bioethics...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-01-03
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This is a pioneering study of virtuality through human history: ancient-to-modern evolution and recent expansion; expression in many fields (chapters on Religion; Philosophy, Math, Physics; Literature and the Arts; Economics; Nationhood, Government and War;...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-01-01
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This book examines the role of voluntary organizations (VOs) in rural development in the south Asian context. While addressing the existing knowledge gap for developmental task sharing with non-government social forces in developing nations; It provides...
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Springer
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2022-01-01
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Science needs to tell good stories to combat fake news and to communicate complex issues. To do this, there are proven techniques, structures, recurring patterns, and elements that no good story should be without. This essential shows why we are wired to respond to...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-01-01
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The American Jewish Year Book, which spans three different centuries, is the annual record of the North American Jewish communities and provides insight into their major trends. Part I of the current volume contains the lead article: Chapter 1,...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-01-01
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American Jewish Year Book
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This volume brings together chapters about aging in many non-Western cultures, from Africa and Asia to South America, from American Indians to Australian and Hawaii Aboriginals. It also includes articles on other issues of aging, such as falling, dementia, and elder...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-01-01
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Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science
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This topical book shows that racism by skin color is much more embedded and prevalent in the modern world than racism by race. In the aftermath of globalization, humanity has experienced unprecedented levels of interaction.This book presents evidence to show that in the...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-01-01
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Viele Menschen nutzen täglich die Vorteile des digitalen Zeitalters: wenn sie mal eben ihr Zugticket mit dem Smartphone buchen, sich von ebendiesem zum vereinbarten Treffpunkt navigieren lassen und dann per Textnachricht erfahren, dass die werten Kolleg*innen ein...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-01-01
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This book is the first interdisciplinary study of the rule of law in an environment of complementary culture. It argues that the rule of law should not be defined solely through the development of institutions, but also through the mobilization of existing culture...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-01-01
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This two-volume set highlights the importance of Iberian shipbuilding in the centuries of the so-called first globalization (15th to 18th), in confluence with an unprecedented extension of ocean navigation and seafaring and a greater demand for natural resources...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-01-01
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Professionalisation of Journalism has been a subject under global scrutiny since the nineteenth century. Contemporary studies show how journalism profession grapples with the implementation of standard journalism education and practices across the globe. The author...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2021-12-30
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A fascinating exploration of modern podcasting as a tool for decolonization In The Podcaster's Dilemma: Decolonizing Podcasters in the Era of Surveillance Capitalism, Drs. Nolan Higdon and Nicholas Baham III connect contemporary podcasting to the broader history of the...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2021-12-29
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The Journey Home is an engrossing anthology of twenty essays. Each one tells a different story about what it means to grow up in the shadow of the Holocaust and then to find a way of breaking free of the residual darkness of childhood by making a physical and emotional...
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Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2021-12-29
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Tifo refers to the artistic renderings that supporters at football/soccer matches perform. This can involve large banners, coordinated mosaic displays, and pyrotechnics. Originating in Europe, the tradition has spread across the world and to other sports. Tifos vary in...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2021-12-27
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International migration is one of the prominent facts in the contemporary world, which affects the political, socio-economic and cultural processes both in origin and destination countries. Historically, Western Europe has been one of the most attractive destinations...
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P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2021-12-27
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Online dating has become a widespread feature of modern social life. In less than two decades, seeking partners through commercial intermediaries went from being a marginal and stigmatized practice to being a common activity. How can we explain this rapid change and...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2021-12-21
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Stolen Cars is an innovative ethnography of urban inequalities and violence in São Paulo, Brazil. Organized around the journeys of five stolen cars, each chapter discusses a specific theme, such as the distinctions between violent robbery and the more commercial...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2021-12-17
Collection :
IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
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Interkulturelle Kommunikation ist eine Voraussetzung für Beziehungen von Menschen, Völkern und Staaten, die über zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen hinaus gehen. Aus diesem Grund kann eine erfolgreiche interkulturelle Kommunikation nicht von sich selbst aus, d.h. spontan,...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2021-12-16
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This open access book brings together a range of contributions that seek to explore the ethical issues arising from the overlap between counter-terrorism, ethics, and technologies. Terrorism and our responses pose some of the most significant ethical challenges to...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-12-14
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