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The pursuit of wealth has captivated people’s attention for centuries. Yet, as a topic of social research, the way in which wealth is accumulated and unequally distributed has largely been neglected, remaining hidden beneath data on income inequality. Wealth aims to...
Editeur :
Polity
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2020-12-03
Collection :
Economy and Society
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Even as the specter of populism haunts contemporary societies, scholars have not been able to agree about what it is. Except for one thing: a deviation from democracy, the source, it seems, of the precarious position in which so many societies find themselves today....
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Polity
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2020-12-03
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The history of migration is deeply entangled with colonialism. To this day, colonial logics continue to shape the dynamics of migration as well as the responses of states to those arriving at their borders. And yet migration studies has been surprisingly slow to engage...
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Polity
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2020-12-03
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The field of Domestic Violence research has expanded considerably in the past decade and now includes work conducted by researchers in many different disciplines, notably political science, public health, law, psychology, sociology, criminology, anthropology, family...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2020-12-02
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We are in an age of big data where all of our everyday interactions and transactions generate data. Much of this data is spatial – it is collected some-where – and identifying analytical insight from trends and patterns in these increasing rich digital footprints...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2020-12-02
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This book presents the perspectives of some of the main players, both academics and professionals, in communication for sustainable development and social change so as to provide valuable lessons for future generations of change agents. It places emphasis on both the...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-12-01
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There is widespread acknowledgement among anthropologists, archaeologists, ethnobotanists, as well as researchers in related disciplines that specific foods and cuisines are linked very strongly to the formation and maintenance of cultural identity and ethnicity. ...
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Springer
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2020-12-01
Collection :
The Latin American Studies Book Series
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Die Ingenieurwissenschaften tragen wesentlich zur Gestaltung unserer Zukunft bei. Umso mehr überrascht es, dass ethische Fragen in ingenieurwissenschaftliche Curricula kaum einfließen. Auch praktizierenden Ingenieurinnen und Ingenieuren bleibt die Thematik zumeist...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-11-30
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This book covers a broad range of topics relating to architecture and urban design, such as the conservation of cities’ culture and identity through design and planning processes, various ideologies and approaches to achieving more sustainable cities while retaining...
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Springer
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2020-11-28
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The book analyzes the impact of urban movements on government and public policies in a context of rapid urban transformations, public policy crises and increasing social inequalities.The essays show how the impact of the movements is increasing and has effects both in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-11-24
Collection :
Urban and Landscape Perspectives
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This book addresses the mystery and diversity of urbanization in China, especially with regard to urban villages. The “village in the city” is a unique social phenomenon in the process of Chinese urbanization. A local village society composed of deep-rooted social...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-11-24
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A comprehensive overview of feminist scholarship edited by an internationally recognized and leading figure in the field Companion to Feminist Studies provides a broad overview of the rich history and the multitude of approaches, theories, concepts, and debates central...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-11-24
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This book provides perspectives on depopulated areas and regional social capital from positivistic field surveys. Among the developed countries of the world, Japan has a very small amount of national land, with almost 70% of it being in mountainous locations....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-11-23
Collection :
Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
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This book challenges what are, for many people, deep-rooted expectations regarding the routine arming of police and compares jurisdictions in which police are routinely armed (Toronto, Canada and Brisbane, Australia) and those where police are not routinely armed...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-11-20
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This book presents a collection of archaeological and anthropological writings by Li Chi, the founding father of modern archaeology in China. It is divided into two parts, the first of which traces back the rise of Chinese civilization, as well as the origins of the...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-11-19
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Prousts Romanwerk reiht sich in die Tradition abendländischer Hochkultur ein und wird vornehmlich als elitäres Bildungsprodukt rezipiert. Der Autor und sein Werk führen jedoch längst ein Eigenleben im Rezeptionsfeld postmoderner und populärer Medienkulturen des 20. und...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2020-11-19
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Provides a completely updated survey of the major issues in gender history from geographical, chronological, and topical perspectives This new edition examines the history of women over thousands of years, studies their interaction with men in a gendered world, and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-11-19
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History
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News media strongly influence how we picture public affairs across the world, playing a significant and sometimes controversial role in determining which topics are at the centre of public attention and action. Setting the Agenda, first published in 2004, has become the...
Editeur :
Polity
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2020-11-18
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In der vorliegenden Publikation versucht der Autor, die Bedeutung des Fremdsprachenlernens (im Hinblick auf das Erlernen des Deutschen und Bamanan im Ausland) zu beschreiben, damit die interkulturelle
Kommunikation zwischen den jeweiligen Ländern im Norden und im Süden...
Editeur :
Editions L'Harmattan
Parution :
2020-11-18
Collection :
Harmattan Mali
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A major new history of the fight for racial equality in America, arguing that fear of black sexuality has undergirded white supremacy from the start.In White Fright, historian Jane Dailey brilliantly reframes our understanding of the long struggle for African American...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2020-11-17
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