| |
Second fiddle to love, fleeting and inauthentic, a disguise for sexual rivalry, a practice to be policed or, at most, a social mechanism aptly reinforcing traditional gender norms, female friendship did not always have a good reputation in canonical and didactic...
Editeur :
NBN International
Parution :
2021-03-01
PDF, ePub
|
This book offers a novel approach to innovations in theories of communication and social development. It proposes that "the man is the message". It argues that communication is woven into the fabric of people’s daily lives, and a scholar with a keen eye, an...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-03-01
PDF, ePub
|
This book discusses the policy and public health challenges in Hong Kong from the perspective of economic and social welfare challenges, specifically focusing on the poverty and inequality research supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) Charities Trust....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-02-27
PDF, ePub
|
This Open Access book explains that after long periods of prehistoric research in which the importance of the archaeological as well as the natural context of rock art has been constantly underestimated, research has now begun to take this context into focus for...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-02-26
PDF, ePub
|
Traditional learning as we know it has evolved. Gone are the days when students need to travel to a physical location to learn. With the increase of mobile devices and broadband Internet services, learning can take place anywhere at any time. Effective Digital Learning...
Editeur :
Apress
Parution :
2021-02-22
PDF, ePub
|
'A fascinating polemic' Sunday Times 'A powerful, sobering and vital work' The Mail on Sunday 'A page-turning read, peppered with humour' Sight & Sound'A must read' Edgar Wright A call to arms from Empire magazine's 'geek queen', Helen O'Hara, that explores women's...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2021-02-18
ePub
|
Vanessa's husband Paul dies suddenly and tragically on their regular Sunday morning swim. How will she cope with her dilapidated house, her teenage children, the patients who depend on her? Will therapy help? Why do mysterious white feathers start appearing in...
Editeur :
Kyle Books
Parution :
2021-02-18
ePub
|
Eine gute Allgemeinbildung hat so ihre Vorteile. Viele Menschen beurteilen im Privat- und im Berufsleben Menschen danach, was sie so von dem wissen, was sie wissen sollten. Dieses Buch hilft Ihnen, Ihr Wissen zu testen. So erfahren Sie, wie solide Ihr Wissen zu...
Editeur :
Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2021-02-17
Collection :
Für Dummies
ePub
|
Contemporary police service delivery and performance are complex phenomena. Law enforcement, particularly at the local level, must therefore face the additional challenges of globalization, cybercrime, counter-terrorism and calls for reform, at a time when extreme...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-02-16
PDF, ePub
|
THE WILEY BLACKWELL COMPANION TO Medical Sociology The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology is an authoritative overview of the most recent research, major theoretical approaches, and central issues and debates within the field. Bringing together contributions...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2021-02-15
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology
PDF, ePub
|
This book investigates how the state intervenes in the urban system in China in the post-reform period. To do so, it constructs a conceptual framework based on the perspective of political hierarchy, suggesting that the state power is hierarchically organized in China’s...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-02-13
PDF, ePub
|
With the increased digitisation of society comes an increased concern about who is left behind.
From societal causes to the impact of everyday actions, The Digital Disconnect explores the relationship between digital and social inequalities, and the lived consequences...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2021-02-10
PDF, ePub
|
Killer Cities uses a combination of social theory, polemic and close attention to empirical detail to tell the story of how and why cities cause mass animal death and, in the process, hasten the destruction of the planet. This book is not just a lament, however. It is ...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2021-02-10
PDF, ePub
|
Der Sammelband, der Siebenbürgen und Hermannstadt aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven erfasst, eröffnet die Publikationsreihe des Zentrums für linguistische, literarische und kulturelle Forschung (ZLLKF) an der Lucian-Blaga-Universität. Thematisch greift der Band einige...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2021-02-09
PDF, ePub
|
"Digital transformation" sounds harmless, given that the explosion in data volumes, processing power and Artificial Intelligence has driven humanity and the entire world to a point of no return. We will surely see a new civilization, but we are at a crossroads. The...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-02-08
PDF, ePub
|
This open access volume provides an understanding of the different aspects of success, school continuity and social mobility among European Roma, including the motives justifying the high rates of school dropout and failure among this group. It offers a critical and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-02-08
PDF, ePub
|
This book discusses the popularity of temporary and child marriages in Iran and Afghanistan and explores their historical background and the reasons why they still persist today. Further, it offers readers insights into the emotional and psychological violence that the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-02-06
PDF, ePub
|
This book gathers a selection of essays on the multifaceted aspects of cyber culture in India, both online and offline. It presents an in-depth analysis of cyberspace and its components, while also exploring its lived reality. The respective contributions highlight...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-02-06
PDF, ePub
|
*** ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S 'BEST BOOKS OF 2021' ***'One of the most moving books of the new year' STYLIST'Gorgeous and unsettling' NEW YORK TIMES 'Brilliant and devastating...tender and lacerating' PANDORA SYKES 'One of the literary world's most promising new voices'...
Editeur :
Sceptre
Parution :
2021-02-04
ePub
|
At a time dominated by the disappearance of Future, as claimed by the French anthropologist Marc Augé, Utopia and Religion seem to be two different ways of giving back an inner horizon to mankind. Therefore this book, on the one hand, considers the importance of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-02-02
PDF, ePub
|