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This book is an archaeological study of the cultures of conflict through an examination of caves and tunnels used during the Pacific War. Referred to here as “karst defenses,” WWII caves and tunnels can be found throughout the karst landscapes of the Pacific. Karst...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-03-12
Collection :
Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
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This book explores how language ideologies have emerged for gangtaiqiang through a combination of indexical and ideological processes in televised media. Gangtaiqiang (Hong Kong-Taiwan accent), a socially recognizable form of mediatized Taiwanese Mandarin, has become a...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-03-11
Collection :
Sinophone and Taiwan Studies
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Feel confident in the ABCs of LGBTQ+Language is a key path to awareness, acceptance and empowerment. It’s central to understanding the world and the communities we live in, but it can often be tricky to keep up with correct and ever-evolving terminology.This easy-to-use...
Editeur :
Summersdale
Parution :
2021-03-11
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Whoosh, crunch, buzz, inhale, exhale . . . Listening for Learning: Performing a Pedagogy of Sound and Listening presents sound, listening, and pedagogical interactions as performances that create relationships, ways of being and knowing, and that provide an opportunity...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2021-03-11
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This book offers a 360° look at breast cancer from individuals who have intimate understanding of and experience with it: patients who have lived or are living with the disease; healthcare providers whose perspectives patients and families rarely get to know; and...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2021-03-11
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This book is all about dementia in Ireland and what has and has not been happening in a country where dementia has been a taboo topic for so long. In particular it examines the dementia landscape since late 2014, following the launch of Ireland’s first National Dementia...
Editeur :
NBN International
Parution :
2021-03-11
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This popular book provides a compelling introduction to thinking about childhood in rigorous and critical ways. Karen Wells offers a unique global perspective on children’s lives, showing how the notion of childhood varies widely and is continuously being radically...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2021-03-11
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This book analyses the presence and impact of Irish drama in Galicia, a minorised cultural context where Ireland has historically been viewed as a recognisable, often inspirational, «other». Through interviews with theatre practitioners and the examination of key...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2021-03-11
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How can we challenge the judgements we don’t even know we’re making?Unconscious bias affects us all. From the smallest assumption to the most sweeping generalization, the way we think about others can unknowingly influence our behaviour and shape our culture. Acting as...
Editeur :
Summersdale
Parution :
2021-03-11
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A new, fully revised edition of this bestselling textbook in linguistic anthropology, updated to address the impacts of globalization, pandemics, and other contemporary socio-economic issues in the study of language Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2021-03-10
Collection :
Primers in Anthropology
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This book discusses the building of comprehensive community support systems, which constitutes a key issue in social security reforms in Japan. The book comprises three parts: (I) Mapping Social Security in Japan, (II) Community-Based Integrated Care Systems in Japan,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-03-09
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From a star theoretical physicist, “a love letter to the wonderous universe we call home, and an urge to think critically about how we explore its depths” (Smithsonian Magazine) In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for...
Editeur :
Bold Type Books
Parution :
2021-03-09
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This book involves a variety of aspects and levels, including the diachronic and synchronic dimensions. Law profoundly affects our daily lives, but its language and culture can at times be nearly impossible to understand. As a comparative study of Chinese and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-03-08
Collection :
Peking University Linguistics Research
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This book presents an anthology of English-language archaeological and anthropological writings by Li Chi, the founding father of modern archaeology in China. It is divided into 15 chapters; in the first two, Dr. Li sets the stage by introducing the principal characters...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-03-05
Collection :
China Academic Library
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This book weaves together research on cultural change in Central Europe and Eurasia: notably, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. Examining massive cultural shifts in erstwhile state-communist nations since 1989, the authors analyze...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-03-05
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"Kann Wissenschaft witzig?“ nimmt ein ebenso innovatives wie zukunftsträchtiges Element moderner Wissenschaftskommunikation unter die Lupe: Die Komik!
Leserinnen und Leser werden durch anschaulich gehaltene akademische Theorie sowie spannende Hands-on- und Best...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-03-05
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Whether it is to look to the past in search of their origins, analyze their present activity, particularly digital, or to think about the effects of their actions on the future, 21st century humans regularly question their ?traces?. Collective questions and technical...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2021-03-05
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This book tells the story of the turbulent decades when the book publishing industry collided with the great technological revolution of our time. From the surge of ebooks to the self-publishing explosion and the growing popularity of audiobooks, Book Wars provides a...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2021-03-04
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The aim of the monograph is to present the application and practical development of the concept of remediation. Two decades after its original proposal by J.D Bolter and R. Grusin, remediation remains one of the major tools of understanding new media.The authors of this...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2021-03-04
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'You could spend a lifetime and fortune finding the perfect therapist, mentor, minister, career coach, and girlfriend - or you could just spend a day reading PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER.' Glennon Doyle, author of #1 NYT Bestseller Untamed'For fans of: Shonda Rhimes's...
Editeur :
Quercus
Parution :
2021-03-02
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